Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-27

time methods and marks new epoch
in fun making vehicles. It's humor is
Infectious; its comedy sparkling and
the dialogue crisp and scintillating
with wit Its phenomenal record of
success, both in this country and in
Europe eloquently attests its popular
ity and press and public alike concede
that it is the best comedy that has
been written in the past decade. The
forthcoming revival will be a sump-
tuous one and the cast of players
headed by that sterling comedian,
John w. Dugan, is an exceptionally
clever and well balanced aggregation
whose names are synonyms of merit
orious work Such favorites as Charles
!. hammers. Esther Noble. Lillian
Dilworth, Katheryn German, Ernest p.
Evers, Myrtle Tyson, Vivian Gill. A.
j, Price. Sydney Ewing and Albert
johnson, are enrolled on the poster.
painting the Town."-Next Satur-
day. Nov. 80. matinee and evening.
Manager Taylor of the Illinois an
nounces Charles Fl. Yale's Painting
the Town. direction of the Charles
Fl. Yale Amusement company 1t is
beautifully staged and everything goes
with jolly swing. No long waits
Scenery, costumes and electrical eff
fects are a pronounced feature.
East lynne."-"East Lynne is an
Told play, but it is one of the best. Jo-
seph Kings company will appear at
| the Illinois Monday, Dec .. and a fine
performance is assured. The story of
East Lynne is so familiar it seems
almost superfluous to attempt any out
| line of it. but paragraph or two in
! that direction may not be amiss. Lady
Isabelle is married to Archibald Car
J lyle, and. though in love with her hus-
band, is insanely and unjustly jealous
of Barbara Hare, family friend and
| lifelong acquaintance of Archibald.
| Her jealousy is famed into hatred by
a designing villain, Sir Francis Levi
son. and she. after several years of
happy married life, is induced to leave
| her husband through the false repre-
sensations of Levison. Deserted by the
destroyer of her peace, she if left
alone to the mercy of the world.
Miserable and remorseful she gains en-
| trance into her former husbands home
| in the guise of a French governess
and is enabled to see and be with her
children. although unable to reestab-
| lish herself as his wife. for. on her de-
sertion, Archibald had married Barbara
Hare. She finds some solace and COM
dren. The death of her eldest. how
ever, undermines her own health, and
| finding herself at deaths door. she
calls for her former husband, discloses
her identity. and with his forgiveness
passes into the great beyond.
| "The Claim of BIood."-The Claim
of Blood" is a study in consanguinity.
II is so human in its intensity as to
assume a reality altogether refresh.
ingly foreign to plays of the latter day
stage The charm lies in its absolute
naturalness and fidelity to the common
current of life Even in its idealiZa
tions it but pictures the hopes and
struggles. the ambitions and aspira
lions of thousands of the youth in
whose breasts are surging high
thoughts and purposes. Walker White
side has done nothing better in the
long career which has gained him the
affectionate respect of the theatergo'
ing public. His appearance here at
the Illinois will be hailed with delight
| by those who look to the theater FOR
keen mental enjoyment. His engage
ment is for Friday, Nov. 90.