Rock Island Argus., 1907-12-10
LOUIS JAMES, AT THE ILLINOIS
SATURDAY, IN THE MERRY
WIVES OF WINDSOR

much lighter make. and the Oriental
races the fantastic weapon symbolic
of their creed ana customs; thus from
a time older than history itself the
sword has been the weapon of ma
tions, creeds and people. Mr.. James
has carefully classified his arms, be
ginning with the sword of "Tiberius,"
lof Rome, then comes the gladius or
weapon used in the arena by the gla-
| diators. Close beside this hangs a
| German "F'lamberg," a Scotch CLAY
more" and an English "Broadsword.' -
| y French duelling foil hangs peace
| fully between an Italian "F'errara"
and a Spanish "Rapier,'' while a
Cuban ''Machetta'' rests close by a
| Venetian "Schiavone" An Indian
"Kukri." a Saracen "Scimiter," Per-
sian 'Talwar" and a Chinese "Snick-
ersnce" form another interesting
group. The medieval two-handed
sword of Scotland with the double
edged battle sword of England hang
side by. side recalling the conflict of
Bruce and Edward at Bannockburn.
His modern collection is nearly per
feet. and embraces all the modern
weapons up to the sharpened saber so
recently advocated by President
Roosevelt Mr.. James will appear in
The Merry Wives Of Windsor at the
Illinois. Saturday night, Dec. II.
Olga NethersoIe at the Burtis.-To-
morrow evening, Olga Nethersole, the
noted English artistic, will present
Clyde Fftch's adaptation of Daudets
masterpiece, "Sapho,' at the Burtis
opera house, Davenport. where she
will be supported by her own London
company. including Frank Mills. In
this production of "Sapho" Miss Meth
ersOle has achieved an undoubted
triumph. one which she deserves by
| virtue of the sincerity of her acting
and her faculty for touching the right
key of passion. Her Interpretation of
the. artists model. who becomes i'll
fatuated with the young country stu
dent. and wins him, is a strong and
vivid portrayal. For powerful emo
tional ability this great actress has no
/ better medium than the character of
Sapho The production from a scenic
point of view is gorgeous one.
First act shows a fancy dress ball at
Dechelette's studio and is staged
most lavishly. Last June Miss Meth
ersole did what no other foreign born
actress has ever accomplished. when
she appeared in Paris for a two
weeks engagement at the Theater
Sarah Bernhardt and won unanimous
applause from the critical theater
goers of Paris.
"Hedda GabIsr."-Next Friday night
the great English actress. Constance
| Crawley, will be seen in Henrik Ib.
sens wonderful drama 'Hedda Cab
ler' at the Illinois, This will be the
second appearance of Constance
Crawley in this city, she appearing
as ''Everyman'' with Ben Greet be
fore. Miss Crawley is one of the fore.
most artists on the English speaking
stage. She, came to this country
some three years ago with Ben Greet
in the famous old morality play
l"Everyman" which evoked such en-
thusiasm in press and in public il
America. When this magnetic youna
Englishwoman departed from oul
shores she left behind her such last
ing impression that upon her SECOND
appearance in this country she awokt
to find herself famous in a night. Sht
has. now appeared before large audi
fences i'll all of the principal cities o
America where she has charmed Ii,
throngs who have seen her. Con
stance Crawley is essentially a rat,