Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-03
AT THE THEATER
BOOKINGS AT THE ILLINOIS.
June 3-4-5-BiIly Link, in vaudeville.

THE Man of the Hour."-"The Man
of the Hour" is become easily the SUI
preme success of the summer season
in Chicago. where it has been jamming
the handsome Illinois theatcr ever
since its production there on Sunday
night. May -. when the play and the
| special Chicago cast combined in a hit
such as has not been known in Chi.
cagO for many seasons. 1t was night
of triumph for the play. for the splen-
| did company Mossrs. William A. Brady
and Joseph r. Grimer had assembled
and for everybody and everything con
cerned, and gave to the Illinois another
hot weather hit. such as will. dOubtelss
before the run is ended, surpass IN
popularity and attractiveness last
years success. The Lion and the
Mouse"
On the opening night of The Man
of the Hour" TIE company was recall
ed five times after Act l., seven times
after Act H.. seven times after Act Ill.
| when Mr.. George Broadhurst was com
PEELED TO make a speech. and even al
ter the final act got the uncommon
compliment of a double recall.
| The Chicago newspapers have ever
since been singing the praises of tha
Broadhurst play. The Tribune The
Record-Herald. The Inter Ocean. The
! Chronicle, The Post. The News. aud
The Journal of Monday. May Il, were
unanimous in calling the play not on;y
q genuine popular success, but one Of
| the best plays ever written. Amy Les
| lie in The News, said The Man of the
Hour" was the best play. in many -
spects. ever written by an American
author" Percy Hammond, in The
Post. said that the New York city ruI
of the play was easy to understand.
and that there was no reason why the
play should not run for months in the
! Illinois.
Performances are given nightly. in
GLIDING Sundays, and on Wednesday
and Saturday afternoon. a special
holiday matinee is announced for the
afternoon for Thursday. July t.
The admirable situation of the Hi
nois theater makes it an ideal pla;-
house for a summer run. Ii is on thy
very shore of the lake. and is far an,
away the coolest playhouse in the CITY
when il is necessary to make its in
terror temperature fit the conditions Of
the weather. The special summer sca;e
of prices is on for The Man of the
Hour''-50 cents to $3.50.
Orrin Johnson. Harry HarwOOd Rob
ert A. Fischer. Thomas Meighan. Fran;
Sheridan, Bennett Southland, W. J.
Deming, Samuel Forrest. Frank Rus
sell. Frances Ring. Alice Martin, ana
Kate Lester are the principals in the
big cast of firstclass players.
The Majestic.-For the week of juno
10th at the Majestic. Chicago. a most
diversified bill is arranged, partly IN
honor of two of the largest theater
parties ever entertained in any theatcr.
One of these is the Texas Bankers as
sociation, under the guidance of the
Chicago bankers, and the other is the
National Credit Mems association whl
will be guests of the Chicago Credit
Mems association. For this theater
party which occurs on the evening Of
June Is. the entire theater has been
Preserved. Such an endorsement from
high financial bodies is certainly cred
liable to the Majestic theater. The bill
includes no less a celebrity than James
J. Corbett. the famous boxer, who has
achieved a brilliant success as an ac-
tor and is now regarded as one of the
most interesting men on the stage. He
plays a smart sketch about which there
is no faint of pugilism. In the way u
comedy there will be bright plays by
William Bramwell and Eleanor Gordon
universal favorites. by Burton AMI
Brooks. the celebrated vaudevillians
and by the Bison City quartet, who
combine with mirth and melody. C.IIi
iGordon. the brilliant monologist, wac
has made a name for himself as one oi
the best entertainers in vaudeville Is
down for an important place on th@
, bill. and Sophie Brandt. the beautiful
: comic opera prima donna. will supply
: several of those charming songs fo'
which she is noted. Another attrac :
tive musical number is that OF tn: