Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-15
CAYETY IS LACKING.
Audience Disappointed With the
Sam 7. Jack
Show.
NINE PEOPLE IN COMPANY
Four Of Chorus Girls Desert After At
taehins Baggage at cIin-
ton.

Six women and five men comprised
the roster of the Sam T. Jack Bur
lesque company that held the boards
at the Illinois theatre last evening. In
justice to the memory of the lamented
( Jack. it should be stated that If he
were on earth II is not probable that
he would permit such a small and anna
flourish band to be parading through
the country with his name and picture
holding a conspicuous place on the
billboards. Jack never was accused of
having produced show with morality
as the long suit. but he did make it a
point never TO disappoint the boys with
the slickery pates who edge into the
front seats before the lights are turned
on full force.
The announcement Of '.for men on
ly'' attracted an audience of goodly
size In fact. it appeared that larger
number of our citizens had lodge meet
| ings or other important business on
hand TO bring them down town last
evening than is usually the case on
Wednesday evening.
disappointment mt Start.
The front seats were at a premium.
When the curtain arose disappoiE:-
ment set in at the start. The co =
pany was small and the costumes very
ordinary poor showing for what was
expected to be a sparkling and gay
burlesque company.
Had Sam T. Jack been transported
back 10 earth just long enough to take
a peep in at the Illinois last evening,
he would undoubtedly have repudiated
the entire company which is now bear
ing his name. Last evenings show
was very tame from start to- finish.
and those who expected to see some
thing out of the ordinary were WY
much disappointed. for the company
was incapable of giving them such.
Trouble mt Clinton.
Up i'm Clinton Tuesday evening The
company had a strenuous time of it.
chorus. brought charge of assault
and battery against Mrs. Seyan. wife
OF the stage manager. Mrs. Seyan did
not receive the right kind of glad
hand when she did her little stunt in
the performance. and she promptly
laid the blame to Miss DeForrest. who
had. in her best judgment and opinion,
"queered the audience" Accordingly.
she called Miss DeForrest an impolite
name. according To the latter's story.
and followed the insult with injury,
striking the chorus girl so hard that
she saw stars. While Miss DeForrest
was filing her charge against the wife
of the manager. four of the other cho-
rus girls were busy attaching the bag
gage of the burlesque troupe, for alleg-
ed unpaid wages of several weeks
standing. Constable Stebbins was the
busiest man in town for an hour or
two. until the matters at issue were
adjusted.
Pleads Guilty.
Mrs. Seyan was escorted to the of
fee OF the justice by a platoon of POI
lice. There she pleaded guilty. readily
acknowledging that she had handed
the sassy" chorus girl a bunch of
fives. She paid the fine imposed by
Squire O'Connell. and the manager of
the company paid the back wages of
the four claimants before the outfit was
allowed to leave for Davenport. The
four girls VINO attached the baggage
deserted the company and say they
are going home. The troupe missed
the Milwaukee passenger. matters not
having been adjusted until after the