Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-03

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and there are some spots in ii which
may have a chance to improve. but
it is youthful, so wholesome and big
that those spots are of little moment
to the splendid audience that greets
1t, and it sure gets a splendid audience |
wherever there is an appreciatiye pop
ulatiOn. Paul Gilmore, who made such |
good impression when seen here last |
year, makes an ideal college man, the |
part of Dick Seeley fitting him exactly. |
He is at his best as stroke of the |
crew, though it must be owned he has |
| little inspiration in the fair maid Doro- |
| thy. But perhaps he was more in
| touch with the audience when, in re-
| Spouse TO repeated curtain calls at the
, end of the second act, he came for
ward 10 make his little speech in Il
! hastily adjusted bath robe, and eX-
planned in his own clever way that he
would say more only for his exhaustion
in the race. The cheering for him and
his crew was met in a true college
spirit by repeated cheers from the
crew for the L. of L. whose hos IS
filed the gallery and whose enthusiasts
tice yells filled the house. And whe
he showed himself in u sweater
1.-the noise was deafening. But the
cheers were not limited To the top IF
the house by any means, for cordial
appreciation greeted the young actor
and his capable crew from every side
Nearly dividing the honors with the
star was the bad man" Dave Burley,
the unlovely part taken by Henry z.
McClain. Ii was a difficult part to
play and it was exceedingly well done.
The acting was excellent, but it was
hard TO reconcile the very personable
young man with the wickedness of the
part he presented. Clinton Clay made
a very capable Jack Randall and Will
liam Burdett's work as captain of the
crew was above criticism. Jimsey,
the messenger boy, as done by Master
Edward Merrigan, was one of the
bright parts in the play, and the only
real noise" as the Kid Burns would
say. among the ''loidies" was Name
his sister, part taken in most capa-
bic manner by Miss Frances Scarth
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the Illinois theater, matinee and night.
a very excellent company Of players
will appear in the best of all comedy
dramas, "O!e Olson" The central
character in this play is a young man
from Sweden, who has been in this
, country Won year, femt mont and sex
: week. and he ban purity guide fallah.
; ole is always goOd-natured. ever
;. ready with a song. and his Swedish ac-
, cent so easily understood and so pleas
! ant to the ear. makes YOU laugh just
F., to hear him talk.
/ "Charleys Aunt" Coming.-"Char-
ley's Aunt" the most popular farce
! comedy ever written. is being revived
this season on an elaborate scale by
Wilfrid North. with Etienne Girardot
in his original role. supported by a
very capable company of artists II
will be presented at the Grand opera
house at an early date.
"CIansman" Much Apprenticeship
turally the audience that saw "ThC
Clansman" at the Illinois last evening
was not so large as it would have beer
had there been no election on. but tn
performance was thoroughly appreciat
ed. The company is the same one
that appeared at Davenport last season
and is strong in every particular.
Based on Love and Politics.-Lov'
and politics, which between them hole
in thrall all the enthusiastic and i'm
questionable people of our land, form
the theme of The Powers That Be-
the stirring and romantic play of con
temporary life in a big American city
s which will hold the boards at the Gran'
-, opera house, Davenport, on Thursda.
\ evening, April 4, presented by capi
tai cast, the features of which are thos
d talented and popular players, Davi
IS Proctor, Edwin Holt, and Ann SutheI
l. land. The play deals with 'bossism
u and handles the subject in vivid
), vigorous way that will amaze the III
initiated while appearing quite matte
al of fact and familiar to the leaders
n and ''heeIers" who contrive to hav
S the will of the people defeated at tn
10 polls. The clever author, Avery Hor
wood, throws light upon the method
of the grafters, thugs, blackmailers an
cy all around rapscallions who run tn
- government of many large cities, whic
Il is certain to be appreciated by all VIII
II have civil purity, and he does it in
II dramatic, and often in a downright e.
ii letting manner that will please all VIII
Il respond to an intense drama. Romano
Il is projected into the story by the fac
y that the girl with whom the hero Blu
u ton Clark. is in love with, is the nice
of a sanctimonious hypocrite who, Will
mi pleading the best interests of the con
NJ munity, is in league with Buntz, tn
q municipal boss, to put through a ga
~ franchise steal. The opposition {
E Clark means the ruin of this schem