Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-17
STORIES OF STAGE.

Harry Davenport has been engaged
as a member of the Lew Fields Stock
company.
Charles A. Bigelow has been en-
gagged as one of the principal come
dams of the "Higgledy Piggledy' pro
duction soon TO be seen at Weber &
Ziegfeld's Music hall.
Joseph MCCadden. bTother-in-law of
James A. Bailey, and for many years
the manager of the Forepaugh circus
has completed arrangements for the
organization of an immense railroad
| circus to tour continental Europe.
Louis Mann was called before the
curtain six times at the close of the
| first act of The Second Fiddle" which
was presented by Charles b. Dilling-
ham at the Star theatre in Buffalo.
Monday night for the first time on any
stage. 1t made decided hit.
Charles Frohman has engaged Ar
| thur Byron as leading man for Miss
Maude Adams this season. Miss Adams
will begin her season II Norfolk. Va.
November Is in a revival of THE Lit
tie Minister" Mr.. Byron has been APP
! pearing in the leading role of Jacks
| Little Surprise" at the Princess thea
| ire in New York. Miss Della Fox. in
her new musical comedy THE West
Point Cadet" will reopen the Princess
| Sept. 80.
! When the curtain goes up on a Girl
From Dixie at the formal opening of
| the Lyceum, says the st. Joe News
patrons of the play will find at every
opera chair a clever new device which
Will effectually do away with the old
nervous dread of the woman with the
picture hat. The device, which is the
invention of Mrs. S. w. Van Nostran.
of Minneapolis. consists of a folding
metal case large enough to hold card
for the announcement of coming at
fractions. When opened the case re-
tvealS handsome plate glass mirror
conveniently situated for the adjust
ment of the unruly curl, and of the
troublesome hat at the conclusion of
the performance. Nor is that all, the
ingenious continuance is clever COM
bination with a convenient hook be-
hind the mirror. upon which TO hang
hats or other articles during the pro-
Sress of the play. When not in use
this hook may be folded in a way to
not interfere with the proper use of the
passageway for the entrance or exit of
patrons.
Carl Eek the yOuOppSt racnp-
nized star in the theatrical profess
sion. and a company of unusually COM
petent actors. will present "A Modern
Viking" a successful and interesting
comedy drama. by u. 3. SOrlin. at the
Illinois this afternoon and this even
ing. The play is very completely and
handsomely mounted. a carload of
scenery; big St. Bernard and hand
some educated horse. being carried as
accessories to perfect production.
Although DIR. Jekyll and Mr.. HYDE
was written some time before Robert
Louis Stevenson's death. and was from
its publication considered a literary
= masterpiece. il has never been so popu.
lar and widely read as it is at the pres.
ent day. In selecting a dramatizatiOn
for this book for the tour of Elwyn
Strong, Dave r. Lewis is said to have
shown an excellent insight into the
wants of the theatrical public. BY the
aid of modern scenic and electrical
equipment Mr. Lewis has been able to
equal the Mansfield production. The
parts are all in the hands of compe-
tent actors. and an excellent perform
anCe is assured. The play comes to-
morrow night.