Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-24
Surprisingly Clever Performance by
Young Folks at Illinois
Theatre.
BIG AUDIENCE is PRESENT
Pretty Music and Graceful Dances
Make Up an Entertaining
Program.

IteTtainments furnished by local talent,
out it is doubtful if there ever was
presented here prettier performance
than that seen at the Illinois theatre
last evening under the name of King
Industry and Queen Pleasure having
been arranged for the benefit of Beth
any Home. formerly the Union Mission,
an institution that cares for the waif
children Of the community and is sup
lpOrted through local charities.
The theatre was filled by an audi
Ience that was alternately surprised
and delighted. At best, the ordinary
entertainment given by amateurs. par
IticUiaTly when the little folks are con-
cerned, is tiresOme, because of the
painful waits that are occasioned by
the direction of the youngsters and
making sure that they are not going
to walk into the audience when the
curtain is rolled up, but those who
were present last evening with any
such expectations were agTeeably dis
appointed, for it has been many a day
since a smoother show has been on
view On the stage of the Illinois in
which amateurs were the performers.
This was due to the manage
ment Of Mrs. Florence Magill Wallace,
whose years of experience in this line
of business peculiarly fit her for
handling little folks.
Children Make Hit.
The children were just as cunning
and cute as they could be, the hit of
the evening having been made by
| Mabel Parker, aged > years. daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Parker, Of this
city. whose singing brought down the
house. Her first number was ANY
Rags" and foran encore she gave Meet
Me at St LOuey. LOuey,' 4 song that
has been popular during the summer
on the vaudeville stage. with all the
frilis and fancies of one who has been
appearing before the public for a
| decade There were two acts. the first
representing the court of the queen of
pleasure. The cast of characters were
as follows: Queen of Pleasure Miss
Dorothca Stephens; King of Industry.
Stewart Marquis; Page. Virgil Bland
ling; Old Woman in the Shoe, Miss
Alma Shaw; Old Mother Hubbard,
Miss Jessie Van Arsdale; Mary, Quite
! Contrary. Miss Katharine Thatcher;
|
court attendants were Gertrude Ben
nett. Mary Hubbard. Max West. John
Francis. and Harry Mosenfelder The
king and queen, attired in beautiful
Icourt costumes. occupied throne i'm
Iprovised at the rear of the stage. with
Ivari-colOred electric lamps diffUsing il
Elimination on their crowns. The stage
Isotting for the opening act was Glc-
giant, special scenery of the colonial
Icra having been secured specially for
1.-THE occasion. For the amusement of
royalty the following acts were intro
Iduced. all Of which were hits with the
audience and were warmly applauded:
Opens with Flower Dance.
Flower Dance-Miss Sue Denkmann;
chapcron; Julia Crawford, Doro-
! Thy Simpson. Naomi Johnson, Eleanor
| Cleveland. Jean WEIGH Elizabeth Sper-
~. Jessie Thatcher. jeanette Morri-
| son. Alice Dodge Dorothy Tremann.
/ Marguerite Silvis. Helen Marshall.
! Marguerite Bennett. May Harris.
Song-"Any Rags" Mabel Parker.
Butterfly Dancc-Mrs. NJ. W. Tay-
| Tor, chaperon; Annie Frost Taylor. Ma
/ bel Parker. Elizabeth Sharpe. Alberta
Richards. Gertrude Ellinwood, Doro-
Ithy Rhoades. Frances Rhoades, Mar
/ guerite Searle, Marian Cleaveland.
! King Of Industry and Attendants
Song. Pride Of Newspaper Row" Mrs.
/ w. II. Gcst. chaperon; News boys. Ed
/ win Mcintyre. Berne Brinkerhoff, John
Streckfus. George Schneider, Walter
/ Taylor. Ernest Taylor. James Bland
ling, Omer Sharpe, Richard Taylor.
John Kahlke Kenneth Kahlke, Leon
/ KingsbuTy. Willie Dempsey.
Song-"The Girls From Illinois.
Ms. Julia Rosenfield chaperon: Rock
[ Island girls. Misses Gertrude Don, Amy
Thompson, Luella Stoddard. Katharine
Gilmore, Edna Eahlke: Moline girls. |
Mrs. Frank MiXtor chaperon: Misses
Fay Warren. Myrtle Gilmore. Eleanor |
West. Charlotte Chamberlfn. Josephine |
Schneider.
Davenport-VocaI solo. Cuckoo - |
Master John Van Patten Swiney. This |
boy has remarkably clear soprano !
voice. He was Obliged TO give an en-
core number
\ question of vital Importance, |
What's in a Name" or should Rock /
Island and Moline consolidate. was or |
dered settled by a test of the manly |
lar between two boys representing the |
two cities. The lads appeared GLOW
erred in mitts as big as those wore by |
J fries. The fight lasted TWO rounds. /
Both were knocked ont. hence the |
question remains unsettled.
Campbelrs Island-A dance. The |
Highland Fling" by Misses Julia Craw-
ford and Dorothy Simpson. Mrs. J. p. /
Comegys was chaperon.
Black Hawks Watch TOwer-Mrs.
David Don. chaperon. song. The Big
White Chief" by !. II CoIliean. with
chorus composed OF Misses Marian
McCandless. Irene Don. Mildred Cool. |
Jeanette Mosenfelder. Mary Simpson.
C,arr rlrfa Rrie-s Eleanor E,r-,--ir,, rlr