Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-16

"Mouse" Proves Big Wlnner.-Clyde
Fitch has scored again. This time
he has given the contemporary stage
a farcical comedy which, it is said,
is sure to prove a masterpiece. The
farce, although it has already run
for over a year in Germany and
France. is still going" 1t has also
been presented in Australia, Sweden
and Denmark and now New York is
said to be laughing itself sick over
the funny complications of the play.
The play is THE Blue Mouse"
While the piece is being shown in
New YOrk-where it is likely to re-
main for year or more-the
Messrs. Shubert have organized a
company equally as strong and are
sending it on tour. With a cast in
Guiding Alma Earle, o. F. Italian,
Jack Bergrave, Charles E. Clarke,
Frank V. French, H. n. Dudgeon,
Leo DU Mont, Lavinia Thomson, Ger
trude Steele, Josephine Kematy and
Inez Raglan, and others, The Blue
Mouse" will be seen at the Illinois
next Saturday.
True to Life Characters.-W. F.
Mann's latest production is l.. B. Par
ker's dramatization of Miss NJ. E.
Braddon's popular novel, Married in
Haste" This play is so intensely
human that it holds something of in
terest for theatergoers of every class.
The characters are true to life, hence
loveable and easily sympathized
with. None of the little shortcom-
ings so prevalent in all have been
rubbed away for passing effect, so
every character is paIpitating and
interesting because of this very HUI
manity, when to the keynote of this
fine play a superb company equally
balanced in all it's units has been
specially selected to interpret each
part. and to give a performance thor
Oughly in harmony with the authors
of each individual char
aCter. This performance is meeting
with unqualified success everywhere.
Married in Haste will be presented
at the Illinois next Sunday, matinee
and night.
Drew Leaves HospitaI.-New York. |
Dec. 16.-John Drew. apparently al |
most entirely recovered from the in
uries he received by falling under his |
'olo pony while riding in Central park /
With his daughter last Tuesday, has
eft the Presbyterian hospital
Drops $500 as Play AngeI-Chicago
Dec. 16.-Treasurer of a company play
ng the "Hallroom Boys" a three-act
comedy. was the position Herman
Shoemaker. a farmer of Kewanee.
Wis, held, according to his testimony
oven yesterday afternoon at the pre- 4
hearing of Mrs. Donna Sey- Il
nour an actress who lived at the La Il
sale hotel, accused of swindIing a H
lumber of young men out of sums L
angling from SO to $780,
Although Shoemaker says he paid
500 for the privilege of acting as f.
ancial guardian for the company. 1t
roved Improbable and he was strand
d in Wabash, Ind, where the show
isbanded. Mrs. Seymour was held to
he grand jury by Municipal Judge
AXE. sitting in the Harrison street
curt. in bonds of $1,000.
The others who alleged they were
windled are: John Drunthe, a chauf-
eur, 10011 Wallace street, $3.50 paid,
ut $145 was refunded; Robert Hack
T, 2643 Hirsch street, SO, and Will
am Exner, 413S Lincoln avenue, 1920.
ut was just one of those unfortun-
tie affairs in theatrical circles said
irs. Seymour, who was on the verge
tears. "The show was stranded and
lost much money. There was nothing
'rong criminally." II