Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-08


striking climax, of the play. After see
ing it there was a reasonable suspic-
ion that a fourth act might spoil the
drama, at least might destroy the
force of the third. However, Mr.. Wal
ter's fourth act does not mar his play
in any way; if anything, it adds in ac-
centuating the strength of the one
which preceded it, paid in Full
will be the attraction at the Illinois
Sunday, Dec. IS, matinee and evening.
The Wagenhals and Kemper company
promise fine production and not
able cast of players. The play is in
| its second year in New York and has
also to its credit a run of over six
months in Chicago
"A Honeymoon Traii."-For those
of our theater-goers who like musical
| comedies, the announcement that the
greatest of all Chicago successes,
Honeymoon Trail is to appear here
Thursday evening, Dec. 10, at the
Illinois will be welcome news The
play is by Messrs. Adams, Hough and
| Howard, the authors of "The Time, the
| Place and the Girl" and "The Girl
| Question," and ran for 200 nights
at the La Sale theater, Chicago
last season. IT has very clever and
consistent story, augmented with good
comedy, catchy music, delightful songs
and beauty chorus of forty clever
dancers and singers.
"Girls' Delightful Comedy
lClyde Fitch's comedy, Girls" should
have much larger audience than wit.
messed it at the Illinois last night
Those who were present, however
lwere well repaid. 1t is an exceedingly
bright and breezy play, being staged
land cast by the Messrs. Shubert and is
in every essential respect one of the
best attractions of the season. 1t is
unfortunate that the appreciative play
going public of Rock Island neglect t.
signify their appreciation of attraction:
of the first order as they come along
The FamiIy-The American Zouaves
probably the largest act being pre-
sented in vaudeville in this country
Is featuring the bill at the Famil,
theater the first half of this week. TIL,
act is made up of II well drilled men
and as a whole it is one of the mill
tary marvels of the world. All of tn
men with the exception of the captain
in charge dress in the garb of the Turk
ish soldier, and every member is al
expert gun spinner. After goin
through number of pretty drills tn
men at the command of the captain
in charge scale wall IA feet i
height at the rear of the stage. Ever
member of the squad is on the wall i
less than two minutes after the call
issued. AS fitting climax to tn
act, the American flag is waved owe
the wall, and a salute fired. closin
the act. In addition to this there ar
three other good acts on the bill. Th
Alberta sisters are presenting a uniqu
singing and dancing act, that is NEE
ing with approval. The act that inte
ests the children is De Forest and hi
performing dogs. He has a number c
CANNES in the act and all of them ar
well trained. AS feature to the &C
he has four beautiful greyhounds VIII
are made to perform a number of hig
jumping feats. Sopora and Bonny,
colored team, are presenting cleve
L comedy singing and dancing act. Bot
:. members of the team are old head
at the business, and every move is
laugh. Mrs. Mae Casey is singin
Sweet Sixteen" by Kerry Mills, fo
the illustrated song this half