Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-06

in an American operate production. |
The costumes were all made in Paris, |
as well as the wonderful hats which
are now as famous in the millinery
world as the Lehar score is in the
world.
At the Majestie.-In many ways the
most unique vaudeville attraction of
the season is Mabel Hite, one of the
best liked and most talented come
diennes, and her famous husband and
popular ball player, Mike Donlin.
whose remarkable work on the dia-
mond has had much to do with the
Giants" success in the past and who
had great bill at the Majestic thea
ter, Chicago, the week of January IL.
While Miss Hite needs no introduce
ton to theater goers. Mr. Donlin, now
making his debut as a stage enter
tainer, will attract considerable atten-
ton. Their sketch is called Stealing
Home" with just the right amount of
musical incidents, and neat little
dance executed by Miss Hite and Mr.
Donlin, at the conclusion of their act.
BY the way, it is this little dance
which won for Mr.. Donlin the plaudits
of the eastern audiences, as it is said
to be one of the cieevreSt ever done on
the stage. Another important feature
will be the famous Grigolati's aerial
ballot from the New York hippodrome
and the Berlin wintergarden. The
sensation these graceful flying girls
created when they first appeared in
New York eight years ago Is now stage
history. and in every one OF the pam
tomimes to follow in New York they
were feature. There are half dozen
aerial coryphees, and Mile Floretta,
the premiere, who present the beauti-
full butterfly ballet and the graceful
specially by Floretta, and concluded
, with the gorgeous dove ballet in which
live pigeons are used for the pictures
and figures. Miss Vinie DAILY, the
younger of the famous Daily family
which has furnished the stage with so
many clever people will offer series
| of numbers selected carefully from
musical comedies in which she has
| made successes and created original
roles. She is talented young artistic.
| a skillful dancer. a gifted singer, and
| last season was a member of George
NJ Cohan's company in George Wash
ington, Jr." Edna Phillips win present
a one act comedy sketch called, Lost,
a Kiss in Central Park" which by tho
| to1l toll
title WEIGH, Mealy and Montrose Of
fer assorted nonsense, and w. E. Whip
pie. made up to resemble President
Roosevelt, has a clever specially. The
two Pucks will sing and dance, and a
number of other well known vaudeville
entertainers complete very interest.
ing program. \
| Otis Skinner.-The brilliant per
i Torrance of Otis Skinner as Philips
Bridau in his play 1.-The Honor of the
Family" founded on "Menage dc
Garcon,'' is delighting immense audi
ences at the Grand opera house, Chi
icago, as it did last season in New
York, and the same intense Interest
lin Otis SINNERS acting and his splen
did production of the play is nanifes
Iamong play goers of all classes. AL
familiar with Balzacs' great novel ma.
have looked forward with misgiving t.
; the attempt to transfer the vital par
of it-and that vital part of it Il
Philippe Bridau-to the stage in am.
tseries of circumstances that would d.
no violence to the original. The re
ception of the play everywhere mega
tiyed any theory of failure. for Oti.
Skinner is consummate actor VIII,
pictures Philippe as we'll as even tn,
most ultra-literary faddist could hop,
to see him pictured; and the pla,
litself-which makes no pretense of be
ing "dramatization' Of Balzac's vol
luminous story-presents the main in
cidents in Philippe's career with re
markable consistency, reflecting Bal
tzac with astonishing skill at time
and initiating him with skill NOR
amazing at other times. Moreover, thu
lproduction itself has an interest grea
enough almost to divorce it from tn
fbook. and taken altogether the achieve
ment is tinquestionably one of tn
most noteworthy of which the Chicag,
! stage has recent record.
q Williams and Waiker-Williams an
81 Walker. those famous colored come
, dians, will oper at the Great Northerl
Chicago. this week, for limited engage
: lment, in their New Bandanna Land,
which was the society fad" of Ne,
: York city for over months Not onl
I lis it new in the matter of costume.
Iscenery and electrical effects. but 1t
songs are all new and up to date. Fo
Instance. Miss Aida overton Wake