Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-10

March 13.-'The Missouri Girl
March 14.-"Erminie.''
March 15.-"Ghosts'
March 16.-Al G. Fields MINISTRIES.
THE Missouri Girl" which comes
to the Illinois Sunday. is Il play of the
odd Homestead order. and one of the
first of the kind written. That ''imi-
tatiOn is the sincerest flattery" is
clearly proven by the fact that in
nearly everyone of the later domestic
comedies can be seen traces Of ''The
Missouri Girl" This is the ninth sea
son of this nowyfamous comedy and
it attracts larger audience at each
succeeding appearance in every city
that it visits.
In the history of the stage there has
been no GTamatist who holds the mir
ror up to nature as clearly as Ibsen,
the Norwegian dramatist, whose plays
since the early SOS have been gradual
ly taking a strong hold on our in
tellectual theatregoers. Ibsena looks
to life itself instead of conventions
for his dramatic material. His pic
lures frame living, breathing men and
women of cur every day existence. He
knows that character is the root of
all drama and it is to The lifelike con-
vincing. consistent portrayal of char
acter that he deyotes his powers. The
average theatregoer shuns Ibsen be-
cause he thinks his plays too daring,
too near the actual. When, however.
he does condescend to witness one, the
artistic excellence of the work, the
clear cut lifelike picture. the compell-
ing attention obtained by the methods
employed by IEsen. usually makes n
convert of the scoffer and adds one
more to the ever increasing clientele
Of our greatest of playwrights. In
Ghosts" the most widely discussed of
Ibsen's dramas, the master has achiev-
ed his greatest success. As rtyed by
Alberta Gallatin and her company it is
looked upon as one of the strongest
and most convincing Of dramas. even
rivaling that of shakespeare, Rostand,
Bulwer tytton, The production of
Ghosts" at the Illinois March Is viii
he one of the most complete dramatic
triumphs of the theatrical year.
The members of the Al G.. Field
great minstrel company, who appear
here March Is. travel in their own
special. palatial cars and are therefore
in condition to give the public their
best efforts. This was not 50 when
the organization was. compelled to
travel in the regular coaches and
sIeepers. But in line with his pro-
@rcsSive IDEAS in all things Al g. Field
has provided a special train for his
troupe, and they have the best and
most comfortable trans portatiou pos
sible. The first sleeping ear was de-
vised by Theodore T. Woodruff i'm 1851
and the first patent was issued year
later. Since that time tremend-
Gus advance has taken place in the
railway cars in use in this country.
and the elegant and comfortable
sleeping coaches used by this company
represent the highest type of the evo-
luton. Under the circumstances the
tours are seasons Of real pleasure.
The fame in this country Of Robert /
Taber, who died yesterday, rested al
most entirely on his association dur
ing the early 90's with Julia Marlowe /
Since he took up his residence and !
professional activity in London in |
1897 American playgeers have not had !
an opportunity To see him. Born in !
1905 at Staten Island. y. Y. Mr.. Talper !
made his first appearance as an actor /
in 1856 in New York. playing the same /
role OF Amiens in As You Like It."