Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-10

princess. Three young men about
town have heard Of Trentoni's beauty
and each bets $1,000 that he will sue
ceed in making an impression upon
the singer. They meet at the pier
and Captain Jinks is apparently the
fayorite one. He feels, upon discover
ing the girls real sweetness of ma
ture, that his bet is Il dishonorablc
one and withdraws from it, determine
ing to make a sincere effort to win
her affections. In this he is success
full, but his former friends, through
motives of jealousy, endeavor to
thwart him. They represent to the
young woman, who has become en-
gagged to ,Jinks, that he has trifled
with her affections only to win the
wager and to marry her for her mon
ey. Her foster father takes the mat
ter in hand upon the night of her
operate debut and peremptorily dis
misses Jinks. The girl is heartbroken
and determines to return to Europe.
links, however, insists upon seeing
her and soon sets matters right. Miss
Kennedy. as the heroine dressed in
beautiful in spite of that handicap.
gives full force TO the humorous value
of her lines, and is said to be equally
effective in the sentimental passages.
The popularity of the play in New
York was such that all records we're
broken last season, by a run of 200
nights at the GarHick theatre.
De Angels at Best
It's very droIl roll that Comedian
Jefferson De Angels has in The En-
erald Isle the last Sir Arthur Sulli-
van opera, which we are to see here
Friday. It's that of a wayside enter
tainer, happy-go-lucky, never Sc
rious charlatan of the highway. If
YOU would enjoy an impersonation of
a typical Irfshman, the broth of a
boy with red beard, stumpy clay
pipe, shillelagh and comic grimace,
the strolling mimic pokes his head in
to a bag he carries. turns his back on
you for an ace, and presto! the Celt
of the comic papers is before you.
If it's a Frenchman you'd see and
hear, one of the jesticulating Pari-
isians. with quick, short, miHcing
steps, 10 and behold! he is before you.
If you'd have a rabbit taken alive
from your own coat pocket. or sinu-
Gus snake from your sleeve. just say
so. and wondersi the rabbit and snake
comfort you in impossible friendship.
The opera enjoyed run of a whole
year at the Savoy theatre. in Lon
don. and comes here after a long and
eminently successful enga cement at
the New York Herald Square thea
tire.
Hi Henry's NIInstreIs
Hi Henry's MINISTRIES come to the
Illinois Sunday. The company since
here last has entirely changed. every
thing is entirely new. This season
nothing is presented that was given
last season. New scenery. new pro-
gram. new specialties, new first part.
The company includes Billy Clark,
premier of black-faced comedians,
and John Dove and Jimmy Corrigan,
the character comedians. Among the
singers areJ. p. Moore, Robert Sinclair,
George Hassell and George b. Van.
The Clio is exceptionally strong this
season and includes two European
novelties. One of these is the Broth
ers Satoy, voltegerns extraordinary.
The other act is the wonderful troup
of acrobats. the Renzeatta family.
Two PERFORMANCES Saturday.
The title of Royal Slave" which
comes to the Illinois matinee and
night Saturday, suggests story of
the sunny south. embodying all that is
wooing in the song of the nighten-
gale; all that is lovely in the tropical
land of Mexico, with its signing palms
and soft vistas of purple leagues; all
that is beautiful and grand in nature.
Clarence Bennett carries with him
a strong personality, Il charming in
dividuality, finesse that stamps him
as an actor well fitted to the great
character Aguila, the Slave. His sup
port, headed by Margaret Neville Cast
season with MacLean Tyler com
pany) is selected according to his or
her fitness for their respective char
aeters+s THE plot of the play is most
bowel and original, and there is "A
strong vein of comedy running
through it, which lends greatly to
its success.
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