Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-27

that the American people see a truly ,
great playa play that touches the ,
heart, that appeals to the human side .
| of us and contains volume of whole
| some sermons Such a play is Booth ;
Tarkington's Man from Home" All
Iof us like musical comedy. We like
| the jingle, the rythm, the spice, the
ginger, the pretty girls, the dances.
and all that sort of thing. We like to
pass a pleasant two hours slipping the
wine of the rythmic, dashing music
and yet there isn't that in the musical
comedy which we remember, and re-
we're and cherish. Truly. one little
touch of nature makes the whole world
kim and there is that wholesome
hearty, touch of nature in The Man
| from Home that forms close kinship
in those of us who see and appreciate
1.-THE human side of life. In every town
and every city in America there is n
sort of Goldfish aristocracy.' class of
Ipeople who wish 10 affect the ways of
others, and make themselves believe
that their blood which they should be
Iproud to believe is rich, and red and
warm-and humans as blue as if it
were of indigo, and that they are bet
ter than their neighbors because they
possess a little more of the worlds
| goods. or happened TO have an anceS-
tor who raised a particular fine breed
of horses, or housed the hounds of the
I king of Timbustoo There are title
hunters in Kokomo just as there are in
New York or London or Paris. or any
where else on earth. There are people
Iseeking a seat in the easy chair with
luxury and what is known as breed
ling There are those who see a bril-
liant diamond sparkling on my lady's
finger and forget that it was a rough
junsightly stone hidden deep in the
Iearth en- its couch of clay. They do
not accept many of their fellows for
their worth and upon their merits, but
are willing TO spend their money for
foreign titles that are naught but the
Itawdry tinsel to adorn name, which,
when robbed of the glitter of the title,
would mean no more than coarse bru-
tally. 1t is Of these and such as these
that The Man from Home deals. It
is simple tale of the new rich of
America who think money everything,
and believe when they have bought a
title that they have become the pos
SCISSOR of honor and distinction"
At the Elite--Lottie Gibson, known
! all over the country as one of the most
entertaining of vaudeville stars. is at
the Elite this week. and her act is
bringing down the house. Lottie is
not quite as young as she appears on
the stage, but she is none the less at
; tractive. The rest of the bill is on a
par with the feature act. Edward Jul
liam, the equilibrist, heads the bill. and
then comes the illustrated song which
Miss Martins sings The chorus is
taken up and sang by little Barney
Brockman, the street arab, whose won
derful voice has attracted attention.
, Barney is we'll known among all who
frequent the down town district, and
his sweet voice is one of the features
: of the BILL The comical Tourists Trio
comes next on the bill, and then the
Bella Italia troupe of musicians who
furnish some wonderful harmony on
lstringed instruments. The moving
pictures showing the Female Politi-
!, clan" closes the bill.
Ludwig Becker in RecitaI.-Ludwig
Becker, second concert meister of the
j Chicago Thomas orchestra, will appear
! in violin recital at the First Congrega
Itional church, Moline. Monday even
a ing, Nov. Is. In this recital tri-city
I music lovers will be afforded an I'M
e usual treat. Mr.. Becker will be as
$ sisted by Mrs. Edla Lund. mezzo SO
T prano of Augustana college. and Miss
e Effie Johnson of this city, who has
e studied ensemble playing with Mr.