Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-02
as they did. but he promises something
great for next week.

as they did but he promises something,
great for next week.
"The Woif."-In .'The Wolf" the
New York Lyric theater success
which will be presented at the Illinois
theater Saturday, April 10, matinee
and evening, we are taken to the
Canadian northwest. An American en-
gineer has designs to seduce the
daughter of an old Scotch settler. The
latter. MacTavish by name. hates his
/, daughter, Hilda. because he believes
her mother was untrue to him. He
welcomes the suggestion that Mac
Donald. the engineer, take the girl
away to New York. where she will BE
cared for by MacDonald's mother.
But in the way of this scheme is jules
Beaubien. Years before the play be-
gins Beaubien's half sister, Annette,
was betrayed by man. BY chain
of circumstances, Beaubein discovers
that Macdonald is the man who did
the wrong Beaubien is in love with
Elilda, who returns his love. She vio-
lently refuses 10 go with Macdonald
despite her fathers commands. Beaii-
I bien denounces Macdonald as the be-
trayer of his sister. Beaubien elopes
, with the girl but is overtaken by Mac
Donald in gloomy but picturesque
glen-MacDonald creeping down the
narrow path fires OH his adversary,
i who falls and pretends to have been
killed. Then follows one of the most
realistic duels ever seen on the stage.
Andrew Robson is cast for the hand
home half-breed, Jules. and is said u
play the role. which demands an eX
hibition of honest manlines, to per-
| lection.
"The Two Johns."-"The Two
Johns" which comes to the Illinois
Sunday. April 4, matinee and evening,
| comes with the best newspaper criti-
cisms. This company has been en-
tirely changed in its entire makeup,
new faces, and no expense has been
| spared by Manager Stewards to main
tain the high standard this attraction
| has always borne. 1t contains some
pretty girls, deliberately costumed and
funny comedians, among others F.
Longley. who takes the part of Phillip
John and R. B. Pell, who takes the
part of Peter John who head the list
The piece is a scream from start to
| finish. containing the best specialties;
| the latest songs; the brightest jokes;
the funniest situations, and the most
| ridiculous complications caused by
the great likeness of Phillip and Peter
Johns, which is so great that even
their own wives cannot distinguish
them apart. The songs are of the
catchy up-todate variety.
"a Girl at the HeIm."-The fact
that "A Girl at the Helm is a LaSalle
theater, Chicago, production is per
| haps the very best assurance that
could possibly be offered with regard
to its worthiness. In the past the La
Sale theater has sent us "The Time.
the Place and the Girl THE Umpire
and 1.-THE Girl Question and without
exception they have been honest en-
tertainments-good shows, deliberately
produced with good companies and
given with the same attention to de-
tail here as when they were playing
Ito possibly more metropolitan Chicago.
And so when "a Girl at the Helm
begins at the Illinois theater Tuesday
Ievening there is every reason .to pre-
dict that it will meet with warm wei
come and a bountiful attendance. The
Princess Amusement company. OF
which Mort H. Singer, well known i'll
this city, is managing director viii
| bring "a Girl at the Helm here and
Mr.. Singer has declared that this is
positively the best of any of the shows
with which he has been identified al
the LaSalle. The book is the bright
est and liveliest, the music is the
) catchest, the production the mos
elaborate and the company headed by
Billy S. Clifford and Maud Lambert
contains the best known-names which
command good stiff salaries TIT
piece closed a successful engagement
of more than six months at the j.;
Sale theater a few days ago and th'
: company which comes here is the onl.
J. one in existence. The story of "a Cir
at the Helm hinges on the old adag
Love Will Always Find Way.
1 Briefly it concerns young man VIII
to win the girl of his heart must vii
a motor boat race for her fathe
u against one of the best motor boa
: racing men in the world. The youn
$ man knows little or nothing about tn
sport but with the Girl at the Helm
he wins both the race and his swee
IL heart. This description of the plot col
$ veys no idea, however, of the char
IL of the piece 1t would be Impossible