Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-04

Messenger; William c. Weldon, the
Camille de Jollidon. and Carl Schultz
will conduct the Madam Butterfly
grand opera orchestra.
Star In a Night. From show girl
! to star i'll musical comedy is long
| step, but it has been taken by Miss
J Nan Brennan, who made her debut IN
| the leading role in The Midnight
Sons" at the Broadway theater Satur-
day night She owes her opportunity
TO severe cold which prevented Miss
Maud Lambert from filling her regular
place Miss Brennan'S finished per-
Torrance of her first important role so
impressed Lew Fields that he imme-
diately engaged her to continue i'll the
leading role on the road. Miss Bren-
nan had been on the stage only three
years and her work has been confined
| to the chorus. She is only 10 years
old and resembles Edna May.
Billie Burke Coming.-Tri-city thea
/ tergOcrs will welcome the announce
ment that Miss Billie Burke is to ap-
| pear at the Grand opera house in Da"-
export next Monday Manager ID. j..
| Hughes was notified to this effect Sat
urday afternoon. Miss Burke, who he
quired national fame in the support
| of John Drew, will present her great
success, Love Watches" which has
been warmly praised in all the met
ropolitan cities This is Miss Burke :
| first visit to this territory, and she will
doubtless receive a warm welcome.
Thomas Jefferson at Majestic.-For
the week of Oct. IL no less a star than
Thomas Jefferson, the well known ac-
tor son of the late Joseph jefferson,
will headline a strong vaudeville bill
at the Majestic theater. Chicago, pre-
senting a condensed version of his
famous fathers great play, RIP Van
Wrinkle" This is the first time that
Thomas jefferson has been seen In
vaudeville and his debut i'll this newer
field is being looked forward TO with
interest both on the part Of his friends
in the profession and the general
theatergoing public. Thomas Jeffer
son comes from a long line of players.
He is Jefferson the fifth, and at the
Players club in Grammcrcy Park, New
York, hangs an old playbill of David
Garrick as Hamlet with that jefferson
who was Jefferson the first, Thomas
JofferSOn's great grandfather, as the
King, he being also named Thomas
Jefferson. 1t is said that the charac-
teristics of Joseph jefferson are mark
cd in the work of the son Thomas,
who has carefully studied every subtle
move of his father as Rip Van Wrinkle.
i'll fact that Joseph Jefferson lives i'll
the son. The Electrified Girl Review,
one of those pretty girl ensemble mum
bers, in which all the young women
are of the striking Gibson type, will
be another of the featured attractions.
There are three scenes in this beau
tifully staged speciality. and the poses
are from the drawings of Charles Dana
Gibson. The third scene shows a
motor boat going at full speed through
The sea, with the waves splashing
around the sides of the boat, together
with boat load of happy, laughing
girls. Billy Gould, one of the best
story tellcrs and monologiSts in vaude-
vile and formerly of the vaudeville
team of Billy Gould and Valeska Sur
raft, will be sure to entertain with his
stories. Mr. Gould has just returned
from Il tour of Europe and will doubt
less tell several entertaining stories of
his trip abroad. Selma Braatz, the
famous juggler, Jean Clormont's cir
Gus, and several other important feat
urcs complete the program, which is
one well worth seeing