Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-19

with the matchless record that the
play has made all over this continent
insures one of the best shows of the
season when The Two Sisters" come
to town next Sunday
With Lionel Barrymore making Il
new hit as a prize fighter in The
Other Girl" Tthel Barrymore cortinu-
ing her success in Cousin Kate" and
John Barrymore playing acceptably n
small part in Glad of It." public in
terest is very naturally considerably
taken up with the three children of
Maurice Barrymore and Georgia Drew
Barrymore. There is no false senti-
ment in public curiosity in the three
children Just now. PlaygOeTS have
rejoiced i'm theSquality shown by Lio-
mel and Ethel. What heritage of tai
ent Jack may possess is still a mys-
terry, for his part is too trifling TO
show whether he has been wise in
abandoning the studio for the stage.
In his drawings Jack has shown a
wierd imagination, and if he develops
the same gift an actor he will at
tract more attention than his brother
and sister. At present. however. in
terest centers in Lionel. In Il year he
has shown exceptional ability in three
contrasting parts. He has been n sue
cess as an Italian. BOer, and as an
American prize fighter. All three
performances stamp him as a youth
of great promise. He is best as the
the pugilist. Excellent as were his
emotional Outbursts as the organ
grinder. his tongue rolls better around
the slang phrases of the fighter. He
looks the part and acts it. Probably
Mr.. Thomas has given him many les
sons in gait and gestures.
In The Other Girl Augustus
Thomas newest comedy. appear the
De Wolfe girls. Elsie and Drina. the
former society" actress, with whom
the world theatrical is well acquairt-
ed. the latter chorus girl, whose
beauty threw her into prominence re
Gently in New York. Elsie De Wolfe
was born in the proud old New York
family of De Wolfe. ana Drina De
Wolfe married into it. They are sis
ters-in-law, or were before divorce
sundered the relationship. but il was
matter of publication at the time
of Drinas exploitation at Mrs. Os
bourne's peculiarly interesting play
house that Elsie would not recognize
Drina socially. But in the present
NAV they are both together profess
sioDally. and the most affectionate of
chums. Drina is the impulsive maiden
who consents to run away with the
pugilist, and Elsie is the considerable
one who averts the misfortune. Car
esses. embraces and kisses are pre-
scrihcd by the author. and the two
De WCIfe's give them with no show
of dislike. Those i'm the audience who
know of the family affair. which has
been town topic. see nothing I'M
reasonable i'm Drina kiting off to mar
ry whimsically. or i'm Elsie clcverly
the "othcr girl who elopes
AMI making of herself the ''other
girl" who wells hcrscE to surprise and
confound the pugilist when they got
To the clergyman. who il expected to
perform the ceremony. But there *
wonder and there * guessing when
the De Wolfe former siSter-in-Iaw
assume the manner of fond cronieS.
Have they made up? Or do they hate
each other while Stimulating mutual
love? of course. il i none of the audi
ence's business. Yet the amused curl
osity is manifest.
dolly Warden" the STANCE and Ed
wards comic opera. with Miss Lulu
Chaser in The title role. comes next
Tuesday. This particular Dolly Var
den" which Miss CHASER imperSonateS
has no connection whatever with the
Dickens character i'm "Barnaby
Rudge." but is rather founded on Il
somewhat mythical parsonage, whose
name some years ago was 50 gener-
ally used i'm naming feminine ar
ticleS of attire. In fact. that this * |
the case is perhaps doubtful. and
more than likely the authors of the
play simply took the name for the
title because it sounded well. The |
Dolly of the opera il hoydenish |
country girl who i in London for the |
first time. and the unconscious and in |
geniOuS mistakes which she makes |
while in polite society form the OPP
pcrtunity which Miss CHASER has seiz-
ed to display her talents as n comedi- |
enne. Miss GlaSer's company this !
season includes among its members |
Harry Girard. Harold Blake. John |
Dunsmure. W. II. Fitzgerald. Eunice
Drake. and many others. 1t j. prom |
ised that Manager F. c. Whitney has |
provided an entirely new production |
for Dolly Warden" which includes |
new scenery and new costumes |