Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-19

lleu all over chicago. Inc piece haQ
long and successful run in New
York where it pleased the Gothamites
and the large visiting population that
is always circulating about and ira
versing the city in search of merry
amusement. The piece has made
fine impression in Chicago also, and
will be the summer attraction at that
popular playhouse. Those who want
to see beautiful women. hear bright
and melodious music, and want to
watch the intricate eyolutions of
good chorus should by no means fail
to drop in and see wine. Woman
and Song The matinee days are
Sunday, Wednesday and Saturday.
"Paid in FuIl."-"Paid in Full" Eu-
gene Walters great play of American
life now running at the Grand opera
house, has become the talk of Chi
oago. as it already has been the talk
of New York for nearly five months.
The company which those enterpris-
ing managers, Wagenhals and KEN
per, have got together for the Chicago
presentation has been pronounced by
those who have seen the two per-
fCrmances as the equal, if not the SUI
perior of the New York one. Certain
it is that the acting Of Guy Bates Post
as the cowardly, dishonest, selfish
husband, of Helen Ware as the sweet,
helpful, pure-hearted wife, of Scott
Cooper as the flint-hearted old sea
pirate with vein of gold in this gran
lite like composition, and of Alfred
Brown as the honest, faithful friend
"Jimsy' could not be improved upon.
Clever contributions are those also of
i Florence Robinson as the frivolous
mother, Marion Berg as the Fittenish
sister and George Belden as the willy
Jap valet Sato. All these characters
are living, breathing types, vibrating
with life and realness. They are so
genuine and human that we feel for
| their SORROWS and rejoice in their hap
piness as we would with old friends.
, Paid in Full" belongs in the van OF
the best dramatic achievements of the
year, and places it's young author. Eu-
gene Walter. in the front rank of
American playwrights. In construc'
tive skill, in human interest and in
consummate character drawing it has
had no equal in decade.
at the Majestic theater. Chicago for
the week of May % is Della Fox one
of the most famous of all the comic
opera singers, who has been associ
ated with De Wolf Hopper and Others
in some OF the greatest productions
this country has ever seen. Having
entered upon stage work when she
was scarcely more than child Della
Fox is still in her prime and is prov
ing throughout the country TO be one
of the most attractive stars now in
vaudeville. Possessing undoubted
1 which is quite rare she succeeds il
vaudeville as she did i'll opera in car
rying an audience along with her. and
very few of those who have become
famous during recent years can com
pare with her in the certainty o
method or the attractive feature!
which win success on the. stage. Clay
i ton White and Marie Stuart, who are
4 known as the most versatile farceur.
in vaudeville, will appear in thei
wonderful bright and amusing one ac
lplay entitled "Cherrie.' Although
compressed into 20 minutes this is ;
complete and well rounded farce com
edy lacking only the padding and yer
biage which would transform it int
a better three-act comedy than is com
monty seen on the dramatic stage
Both of these people have demon
strated unusual ability In the art o
entertaining general audiences and
is generally conceded that their &C
alone Is well worth the price of ad
mission. The Colonial Septet, a big
and beautiful musical act involvin:
Iseyen artists, is conceded to be ont
of the strongest and most artisti
acts of the kind now upon the stage
| 1t is exceedingly refined. and not onl.
the music but the scenic atmospher,
OF the act commands admiration. TIL,
4 Sisters Macarte offer very exper
land interesting wire act which is full
of daring and grace and quite ava.
from that sort of acrobatic which ha
become tiresome through constan
repetition. Alice Norton, the alchen
ist, who conducts certain popula
! scientific experiments on the stage
producing from raw material beautiful
truhiace aod cannhiraS is n very dis