Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-25
Vaudeville for Cemetery Road
Association Proves Big
Success.
PROGRAM OF NOVELTIES
Reception Held on Stage at Conclu.
sion Of Perform
ance.

last evening under the auspices of the
Cemetery Road Improvement associa-
ton.
From social and financial stand
point it was pronounced success
while its chief charm lay in the high
ly artistic character of the perform
ance itself.
Beauty, grace and refined accom-
plishments on the Part of the. artists
themselves, and good taste and pains
taking care frnm Mrs Ben II. Cable
and the other ladies in charge. gave
the affair an elegance that cnptiyated
all who witnessed it,
1t reflected in a most fiattering
manner the gracious attributes of
Rock Islands polite set when given
under favorable conditions, and much
praise is due the ladies' who managed
it for the charming finesse that char
acterized the entire entertainment.
Women as Jurors Fail.
The performance opened with 1.-The
Gentle ,Iury"-Mesdames Carter, Call.
Wadsworth, Chandler. Frank Mixter.
Banding, McHugh. Misses Case. War
ner, Battles, Whistler and Entrikin-
announced as the first case whose is
sues were to be determined by jury
composed of members of the gentler
sex. They discussed dress and other
topics until they grew weary and
then turned to the merits of the mat
ter they were brought together to
settle. DR.. r. NJ. Pearce, in the role
of sheriff, was kept running in and
out of the jury room answering ques-
lions relative to the case, and some
of those asked were most excrucia-
tingly ridiculous, showing that the
good women had paid little attention
to the duties they were charged to
perform. Finally there was an unsuc-
cessful attempt at a ballot. an ami
mated debate among those of the
jurors who thought they knew the
law, some quoting their husbands. and
then requests of the sheriff that they
be let go home to their families. One
of the jurors had Mysteries, others
broke into tears. and the scene pre-
scented was a sorry one when relief
came in an order from the Judge that
the jury be discharged. as he had
reached the conclusion they would
never be able to agree. The sketch
delighted the audience.
\ scene from The Little Duchess
was charmingly enacted by Mrs.
Thomas Casey. assisted by Messrs.
Anderson. Gilbert Graves. John Haz-
ard. Louis Jones, Harry and Leo Lar
kin, VIII Collins and DIR. Crissman, the
young gentlemen, while singing the
chorus, being hitched to a carriage
with silk ribbons and driven by Mrs.
Casey.
Abe Rosenfield and j. NJ. Colligan
appeared as Gus and Gussie." the
former impersonating a German and
the latter an American girl. They
lad original dialogue and songs that
were hugely enjoyed by the audience
and were recalled several times.
DIR. Il. NJ. Pearce, in the guise of a
woman. effectively aided Messrs. Ro-
|senfield and Colligan in the execution
of one of their gags.
Spanish Dance "A Hit.
Miss Florence Hall, in costume, fol-
lowed with a Spanish dance. in the cX-
|ecution of which she displayed rare
grace of movement. She was obliged
to repeat the dance as an encore.
Then came the Twin-City Silver Cor
net band. under the direction of w.
y. ROsenfield. who staggered under
the weight of the many medals that
had been bestowed upon him. Popu-
lar selections were played with dash
and. delicacy that would have made
Sousa green with envy The must
clans were attired in a variety of pic
turesque toys. Their numbers, all of
the popular order, caught the audi
ence, and Director Rosenfield had to
lead his artists before the footlights
a number of times after the set pro-
gram had been carried out. The mem
bers of the band were Fay Harper. j.
n. Stafford. William Butterworth,
Abe Rosenfield, j. NJ Colligan, Gus
|Tegeler, Louis Jones and Charles Call.
most artistic feature came next
the fencing girls drill. The young
ladies, all in natty costume, were
Misses Fay Warren. Gertrude Don.
Nellie Folsom, Alma Holt, Zoe Bern
hardi. Marion West. Myrtle Gilmore
and Tina McNevin. They went
through a series of maneuvers with
an ease and smoothness that thor
oughly captivated the audience. They
were recalled.
The next number was THE Picka-
ninny Chorus" led by Mrs. Casey,
made up as an old-fashioned nanny,
singing ''Close Dat Eye" and answer
ed from the wings by quartet com
posed of S. Edwards, Leo Larllin,
John Hazard and DR.. George Crisis
man. The audience demanded and
was favored with an encore.
Pretty Dance Scene
The minuet, danced by the Misses
Warren. Chamberlin, Perrin. Bes-
sic Gilmore. Streckfus, Agnes
Gilmore. and Messrs. Tarbox.
Ben Mitchell, Collins, JONES' Call
and Shields. with Messrs. Larkin
and Ball as fiddlers, concluded the en-
tertainment. The dancers appeared
1 in rich costumes, and during the