Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-11

IlleStlc happiness Ill Hef -fneetlHS WIFI
THE First Violin" This company pre-
senting this human story is headed by
True S. James and Miss Ella MAY
Fitch and win appear at the Illinois
Saturday, matinee and evening, Feb.
IS.
At the EIite.-The stock company at
the Elite theater is not only keeping
up the reputation for giving some Of
the best shows of the kind Rock Is
land has ever seen, but is even pre-
pairing to Guido itself with a special
production of well known play the
latter half of this week. This is say
ing a great deal when the remarkable
excellence of some of the past per-
formances is taken into consideration.
The little stock company won favor
with the theater going public almost
from the start. People have been
heard to say. 81 can't see how they
can do it for the money The i'm
portant fact is, however. that they
are doing it. The play, beginning
tonight and continuing for the
rest of the week is the most elaborate
production yet attempted. Mr.. Raj
fles is character that has a nalo of
mystery surrounding him, and just
what his fate will be is calculated 10
keep the shrewdest guesser guessing
for a while. Manager Friedenwald
says: Il guess you had better come
early if you don't want to miss COOL
thing"
Is Saome Dancer.-The greatest
of all Salome dancers. Gertrude Hoff
mann, who made New York sit up and
take notice, and who is conceded to
be the most artistic dancer in Amer
lea, is to appear here in "A Vision OF
Salome" and Mendelssohn' Spring
Song" with THE Mimic World at the
Burtis in Davenport. Tuesday, Feb. 1G
Is Powerful Play.-Miss Hortense
Nielsen, well known actress of emo
| tional roles, comes to the Illinois Mon
day evening, Feb. Is, with her com
pany of players in Herman Sude
mann's play, 'Magda.' in four acts
Miss Nielsen last season toured the
larger cities in the successful drama
Mrs. Danes Defense" presenting al
special matinees "Magda." Her sue
cess in the latter was so instantaneous
that it was decided by her manager
Charles A. Quintard, to devote the en-
tire present season to that play. TIC
present Sudemann's plays to Ameri
can audiences few years ago was
considered a foolhardy undertaking
for the great master had been derided
and was little understood. Since then
his works have been diligently stud
led and today he stands preeminently
as the greatest dramatic author oil
modern times. Miss Nielsen gives q
beautifully artistic performance Of
Magda in the great dramatists master
lpiece, "Magda."
| Breathes of the South.-Just as the
magnolia blooms, and orange grove
that grows in the, southern gardens
make 1t the fairest landscape under
the dome of heavens blue, just sc
there is a sweet and low cadence as
sociated with play of the southland
that makes the slumbering emotion.
bring memories of fair maids ant
brave men in its wake. Such a pro
duction is Under Southern. Skies
which will be seen at the Illinois Sun
lday. matinee and evening, Feb. IA
THE Halloween party is a riotousl.
funny scene in which the entire .dra
matte personnel make merry, the seem
calling up memories of youthful day
land reviving troupe of sentimental
frolics. The scene is made very pfc,