Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-08
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Play 20 Standing Room oniy.-In a
personal letter TO a member of the To-
cal committee of arrangements, Henry
B. Roney says of 'Roneys Boys:
I'VE have been playing to standing
room only nearly every night for six
or seven weeks, sometimes with 80 to
100 people steated upon the stage, who
could not get seats elsewhere. Last
week Canton, Ohio. gave us an audi
ence of 3,C00rpeople." "Roney's Boys"
under the auspices of Trinity Guild
will be at the Illinois tomorrow mat
inee and night. The matine will begin
at 4 o'clock, giving opportunity for
school children to attend. The even
ing's entertainment viii not begin until
$50, owing to the prayer meetings
in the churches. Following are
the patrOnesses: Rock Island
Mesdames Frank Baker. George Ben
nett. Ben T. Cable, George Castleman,
c.. p. Com Igys. J. P. Comegys, James
Connor, G. l.. Eyster, E. W. Hurst. H.
B. Hayden. Alphonse Mosenfelder, L..
S. McCabe. A. II. McCandiess. Charles
McHugh. Adair Peasants, J. w. Pot
ter. Fred Reimers, Frank Robinson,
Julia Rosenfield, Granville H. Sher-
wood, T. II. Thomas, M. H. Wadsworth,
c. L. Walker, j. S. White, b. III. VIII
son. Misses Entrikin, Kahlke, Larkin,
Ralston, Warnock and Johnson. Mo-
line-Mesdames Frank Gates Allen, A.
r. Bryant, F. H. Burrell. George b..
Hall; Misses Entrikin, Mitchell
"The Marriage of Hitty."-'Tne Mar
riage of Kitty" will be presented at the
Illinois theatre on Friday evening. Jan.
II. The company this season is re-
ported as an unusually clever one
throughout. The play is so delightful
ly funny and all the characters in it
win such popular favor that an UNI
usual laughing treat is in store for
local theatregoers. THE Marriage of
Kitty depicts some uniquely amusing
situations. developed out of marriage
entered into between Kitty Silverton
and Reginald Belsize, unknown to each
other. in order to satisfy the exigen-
cies of a will of the latter's uncle by
which he loses a large annual income
unless he is married by a certain date.
At the Crystal Theatre Another
strong bill has been booked by Mana
ger Erb for the week commencing
with today's matinee. Howard and
Rutherford first class singing, dane
ing and talking act; La Ear and La
Ear, comedy musical sketch, introduc
ing their singing dog; La Dent, Euro
pean juggler; Harry Howard, mimic
and comedian; Edythe Stanley, sing
ing Dear Old Georgia, illustrated, and
the Crystaloscope, showing latest NOV
ing picture films-six acts in all. Three
shows are given every day, with two
afternoon performances on Sundays.
Carries Back Four Centuries.-Not
like Jules Verne, TO be carried ahead
Of his time many years, but rather TO
De transported rearward nearly four
centuries in less than four minutes. is
What happens to him who witnesses
Kane, Shipman and Colvin's production
If when Knighthood Was In Flower"
The scenery used in staging the play
,as been prepared by the best scenic
artists IN New York after minute de-
scr;pt:ons of the different localities
about which the play is woven. This
)lay will be at the Illinois Sunday,
Ian. IA.
Buster Brown.-Manage Taylor. Of
he Illinois, announces for Saturday,
IAN. 13. the cartoon comedy, Buster
Brown" with it's wealth of new and |
handsome costumes, show girls.
cenery, and the funny antics of Bus
err and his dog Tige, No end of ex-
,ense has been incurred to make this
he comedy of comedies. The play, as
most every thatregoer knows, abounds
n laugh after laugh. and il seems a |