Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-02
JOHNNY is COMING.
New Comic Opera to be Present.
ed in Rock Island
Oct. 10.
ORIGINAL COMPANY TO BE HERE
One of the Most Pretentious Pro-
ducLiOns of Year-Other
Attractions.

announcement by Manager George
German that the popular comic opera,
when Johnny Comes Marching
Home" has been booked for an APP
pearance at the Illinois Oct. 13.
There are strains Of every war song
of 40 years ago from Marching
Through Georgia" to when Johnny
Comes Marching Home" together
with touches from the old-fashioned
negro melodies in the score of this
new opera.
The plot is at times melodramatic
and the humor is of a legitimate char
acter in which the music plays
strong part.
The entire production, which is said
to be one of the most pretentious that
has been given comic opera for some
years, will be the same as that which
enjoyed a four months run last win
ter in New York and for two months
IA Chicago.
For Mothers sake Tonight.
Marie Heath, the dainty little SOU
brettc. will play an engagement at
the Illinois tonight, presenting a
story of New England life entitled
For Mothers Sake" Miss Heath is
certainly a diminutivc actress. and has
that happy mack of pleasing an audi
ance without any apparent effort. One
.ritic. in writing of the lady's perfor
nance refers to her as Il dainty dra-
matte cocktail, bubbling with natural
comedy of the refined sort. with
voice like a linnet, nightingale and ca
nary rolled in one. Among the songs
made popular by Miss Heath are
Won't You Come Out and Play" and
Listen to My Tale of Woe" All in all
shc has made many friends and now
that she has appeared in the broad
eT scope of drama, she has firmly es-
tablished herself as a great favorite.
Though a small actress her new role
IF 10 Pemberton, country boy from
New England. fits her to Il nicely.
Physically Miss Heath has marked adj
vantages over most sOubrettes, weigh
ing only about so pounds, and all the
little actress needed was the oppor-
tunity she has in her new play to
make great success. Marie Heath
began her stage career in opera with
Fay Tcmpleton, in the days when Fay
was sailing in the midocean of sue
cess and notoriety. and it was here
her sweet and powerful voice received
It's 6rst public recognition. j. NJ. Hill
saws her value some Years ago and
starred her with financial and artistic
success in The Little General" The
present management has spared no
expense to make success of the en-
terprise. and will carry their own
dHctiCn. The cast is composed of peo-
pie well known to the profession, in
GLIDING Eunice Goodrich. Adelaide
Plunkctt, Clara Bevers. Theodore Pot
tie, Ella Blake, Rose Evans. Nirgie Me
Einley, The Mckinley Twins"
Charles Plunkett, George W. Lyons,
Joseph Schafer, Joseph w. Walsh, Al
eXander Lawrence and Pete Raymond.
The Ministers Son Tomorrow.
At no time since the dark ages has
the drama been so thoroughly eriti-
cised as at the present day. The pub
lie is always on the demand for some
thing new and original. The failure
of so many dramatizations of popular
novels the past season has been due
to sensational effects introduced in
bringing them into prominence. The
public has gnown tired of sensation
and now desires relaxation. 1t wants
something true to nature, something
it can grasp, something with moral,
something that will please, something
new but realistic. ''The Minister'S
Son" is one of this class of plays that
is destined to head the list the coming
season. w. b. Patton is comedian
of the popular type that fascinates
and pleases. man who can cause
mirth or tears in the same breath. The
play is Il reality of true genius. The
play is to be here Saturday matinee
and night.
Uncle Josh Sunday.