Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-12

The Illinois has an unusually pre-
tentfous and popular Offering for Its
patrons in the big new musical com
eGy. The Good Old Summer Time. .
which will be seen tomorrow evening
for the first time. coming almost di-
rectly to this city from New York
where il has Just finished its engage
ment. Previous 10 its New York run
the piece has made a big hit i'm Chr
ca"o. -. Louis. Kansas City. Milwau-
kee, Louisville. Cincinnati. Cleveland.
Baltimore and Philadelphia. The or
ganization numbers 30 people. - of
whom are stunning show girls OF the
beauty chorus"
! Many men know how to get wife,
but not all men know how to treat
and keep her. There is no room for
argument on this point. no more than
there is that all men should know how
To treat a woman. The youth. the
young man. the husband. the father.
and the confirmed old bachelor. each
will find il will lie worth his while TO
study the method Of Lord LlImley. the
dear Mummy in The Mummy and the
II RUNNING IblIN4. WHICH fdNl AHllIlitlIt
viii present here April II at the Hi
nois. 1t is The sweetness of the play.
it, genuine human nature. its real
living. breathing. human and humane
characters which have made il a uni
VerSal success. Love and courage are
its hypothesis. and these appeal To all
young and old, male and female. Sir
Charles Wyndham took London by
storm with this play. John Drew
made the greatest hit Of his career
with it. and Paul Gilmore is not only
reaping golden opinions. hut actually
testing the capacity of all theatres in
which he appears The Mummy and
the Humming Bird" is a play which
ON one can afford To miss seeing 1t
is modern comedy in which the I'M
expected is continually making its APP
pcarance: masterpiece of stage
craft. presented by a company Of ar
fists. and staged with a completeness
of detail such as only London and
New York productions enjoy.
From the Rochester q. " Demo-
crat ami Chronicle, Nov. -: "Cne of
the most complete exhibitions Of its
Kind that has ever been seen in this
city was given at the Baker theatre.
when a series of fiat views. termed by
their owner. William II. JosseIyn, The
Congress Of Nations" was shown be
fore q big audience-one of the larg-
est. i'm fact. that has attended that
house this season. The pictures shown
embraced almost every subject Of in
terest from the crucifiXion down TO
he present time. The views shown
are Il happy medium between the
moving pictures Of the present and
the oid-Style Stereopticon of the past.
There j. not the blur that sometimes
spoilS the views of Il moving picture
nor the faiHtncSS that strained the
eyes viewing the old stereopticon. Ev-
cry picture that was shown stood out
clearly and distinctly and perfect in
every detail. There were SIS views of
all sorts. from all parts of the old and
new world" JusSelNn's Congress of
Nations" viii ne at the Illinois theatre
Friday ana Saturday evenings and
Saturday matinee. April 15-1G.
In hooking North Bros. comedians.
the management If the Illinois has
fcunE one of the largest popular
priced attractions on the roaG-2j act
ing people. Il speciality acts. Including
those funny little chaps. the Ferguson
Bros. North Bros. will present for
the first time in this city Lem l..
PaTE-r'~ sensational comcr y-arama,
The Hand Of Man This i Il new
play. a thrillin" story we'll told. fun
of good clean comedy. y feature is
made If continuous performances.
There seems to Ice considerable di-
ver"euCc Of opinion a. To the correct
pronunciation Of Lulu Giaser'S name.
y great many people insist on pro
uouncing il a. though it was spelled
GIazcr. but the cumedienne herself
insists on being Miss Gla~s-er. al
though she spells it. with only one -.
The Tenderfcut." which was So Un-
mercifuIly scored 10y the New York
critics when it went there several
months ago with its record of pro-
ruuuin. at the New York theatre and
to good business which makes its
STAY during the summer virtually GER
tain.
The Wizard OF o." which went in
to New York few weeks ago for a
return engagement. Will remain only
until May ut the Majestic theatre.
The Man From China" a new musi-
cal comedy. j. now in rehearsal. and
i scheduled for a first performance
on that date.
The betrothaI of David Montgom-
cry. the tin woodman in the Wizard
Of o." and Anna Fitzhugh. who plays
Tommy Top in the same production,
has been announced