Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-01


Bill Simmons" or Il Can't Keep Still
When the Music Plays" sung in char
acter by "BeeZy," the manicure at
tendant, is being played by bands and
orchestras throughout the country, and
has made a big hit. 1t carries an ORR
ginal and neat dance during the chorus
,, and the tuneful refrain with just enough
of ragtime to make it steppy, is al
ways accompanied by the sound of
| feet patting in the audience You're
Just the Girl I'm Looking For,'' COM
posed for the piece by E. Ray Goetz, is
another hit, carrying unique chorus and
| light effects with melody which is of
the type that people whistle. Just
Kids" arranged by Charles ]. Ross. is
musical sketch introducing a number
of incidental sketches and dances.
Among the other numbers which have
won popularity are: "a Rainy Day"
"Old Man Manhattan" also arranged
| by Mr.. Ross; The Profession of a
Manicure" xvi, VII" Love Among the
Freaks" and Run Away, Naughty
Man" The ensemble numbers are I'M
usually spirited and full of action.
The Only ReaI.-The public from
| time to time has been imposed upon
by various socalled tramp" plays, but
the only original and reputable drama
of this character is Elmer Walters "A
Millionaire Tramp" which is at the IL
linois today.
Carries Big cast.-One of the most
important musical events on the sea
sons calendar is announced for Thurs
day. Jan. 5, when George NJ. Cohen's
biggest success. "Forty-five Minutes
from Broadway" will be presented at
the Illinois theater. This attraction
comes under the managerial banner of
Klaw & Erlanger, which lends to it
the prestige of this great theatrical
firm 1t signifies a cast of prominence
and a production that will leave moth
ing to be desired. The company is
one of the largest and most expensive
organizations ON tour this season. Its
cast of principals is headed by Cor
inne, whose popularity is unbounded.
There is the usual attractive and lively
the greatest song hits this popular
young man has ever composed, nota-
bly, famous of which are so Long,
Mary" "a Popular Millionaire" Only
45 Minutes from Broadway" and
Mary Is a Grand Old Name" In writ
ing this play Mr. Cohan has departed
from his usual field and given the
stage a play Astounding in sentiment,
pathos, dramatic situations and fetch
ing climaxes. Combined with the mu-
steal background it has resulted in an
that will undoubtedly
prove a lasting monument TO the ge-
MUS of this young writer, whose witty
lines and Cohanisms have already in
waited three continents and evoked
laughter and comment wherever the
English language is spoken.
son the Bridge at Midnight."-The |
widely known scene which made ''On |
the Bridge at Midnight" one of the |
most talked about plays before the
American public is not the only at i
traction of the play. 1t has a remark |
able story in which a blind mother |
seeks in the highways and byways of |
a great city for her stolen child. The
bridge scene Eliminates one of the
climaxes besides giving a faithful and
realistic glimpse of a characteristic
river scene in the heart of Chicago
with the lifting drawbridge and the
passing ships. At the Illinois Jan. 6.
Out of Conventional Rut.-"In the
Bishops Carriage" which is announc-
ed as the attraction at the Illinois thea
ter Sunday, Jan. 6, is one of the dra-
matte successes of the present season.
The play is refreshing because it de-
parts widely from the conventional
lines, having a distinctive character
all its own. The company is a most
capable one and the play is richly
Liebler & Co., whose many
productions. such as 1.-The
Cup ''The Squaw Man."
and Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch" are well known, direct the
-our.
Scenes Laid in ItaIy.-Mildred Hol-
and, in "a Paradise of Lies" a pow
erful and beautiful romantic drama of
sunny Italy at the end of the 18th cen
ury, written by Matthew Barry and
produced under the direction of Ed
ward C. White, will be the attraction
1t the Illinois theater on Friday, Jan.
l. The coming of Miss Holland to this
,ity is always one of the theatrical
events of the season. This year more
han ever it promises to be the theatri-
al event of the season. Miss Holland
las established her reputation by hard,