Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-24

stance, there is the philosophical
young sport with a mine of wisdom
expressed in clean and down-to-date
slang; the trained nurse, worldly wise,
but a gentlewoman; the proud and
petulant daughter of the rich who
is tanned by the sport; the Italian
laborer who provides the sentiment;
the coal HEAVIER who is Just going to
be married. and the classy man-about-
town. whose wild oats are harvested as
Gamely as they are sown. With these
types cleverly exploited THE Time, the
Place and the Girl keeps safely out
of the conventional rut 1t is distin-
guished by comedy rather than clown
ing though there is a bit or two of
genuine burlesque interpolated to mag
Nifty the contrasts. Arthur DEACON
will be seen in the leading role-one
that seems peculiarly suited to the
droll amiability of his methods.
"Pecks Bad Boy."-The world is full
of ups and downs, of sunshine and
shadows. 1t is duty you owe to your
self to struggle for the ups and seek
the sunshine If you are in the shadow
and meet with one of the downs go to
the. Illinois theater on Wednesday
evening and see "Peck's Bad Boy" he
will tighten the one and make you for
get the other. He has a full stock of
new and funny things for you, that
cannot fail to make you think for the
time at least that life is all sunshine.
charitable Run of "Flower Girl."-l
When every critic in Chicago speaks
in the highest praise OF the Flower
Girl" music, this Shubert musical
opera now playing at the Studebaker
must have somewhere near the ideal
of what an ideal comic opera score
should be. Years ago we had music
like this-when Gilbert and Sullivan
gave us 'Pinafore" and Patience" but
not for long time has such flow of
melody been heard on a Chicago stage.
Every night for three weeks. Chica-
goans and theatergoers generally have
crowded to the Studebaker to really
hear for themselves and decide on the
merits of THE Flower Girl" That
their decision has been warmly favor
able would seem evident from the
crowds of enthusiasts that fill the big
theater every evening. Dainty and
charming, yet with life and interest for
the lover of the mildly bosterous, this !
gem of all musical comedies is one of
the seasons favOrites. Louise Gun
ming has been feted and interviewed !
and musical Chicago has unstintingly |
acclaimed her the queen of light opera |
prima donnas. In like production no |
such voice was ever heard here Not |
only can Miss Cunning win encore af- |
ter encore every night, but others in |
the cast have scored heavily as well. |
The chorus can sing and the girls are
comely The fun of
Louis Harrison, who appears as co-star
with Miss Cunning, never fails to
amuse and please. 1t is the legitimate
humor of his seriousness that appeals
so strongly to lovers of the best comic /
opera amusement. Harry Farleigh, Of
Pilsen fame, is another of the cast
whose rich tenor voice entities him TO
as one of the really bril-
liant features of 1.-The Flower Girl" In
fact, every detail is carefully worked I
out in the fragrant. beautiful, musical i
'baby-grand'' opera and there can now
be no question as to its popularity. A Il
bargain matinee is- given Wednesday H
and the regular matinee Saturday of
each week.