Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-13

many OF MT. SdNdSe > past SuCSSSoSS'
For .ne Interpretation of "The Wife
Tanners" the cast was selected with a
view 10 an even performance of the
play and not for the promotion of any
individual players. Among the mem
bers of the company are Lionel Walsh,
Florence Reid. Nine. Juliette Dika, Lii
liam Fitz Gerald. Rose Botti, Wallace
McCuteheon. Jr.. Florida Forrest, Lou
Use sylvester. Richard Freeman, Cor
enc Uzxel. Gertrude Bryan and Percy
Helton. In addition TO the cast there
Is a chorus of demure beauties, whose
charms are vocal as well as pulchritud-
nous.
"The Midnight Sons."-Lew Fields
THE Midnight Sons" at the Lyric the
atre. Jackson boulevard, Chicago, has
evidently settled down for long en-
gagement The business has been ex-
cellent and this musical show is caus-
ing no end of comment. One of the
features is the theatre, scene, by the
way, which shows a practical opera
house, with stage, orchestra seats.
IlSto VI OOACo, OoiNOhS anu 6eAANAJ
The central figures in THE Midnight
Sons" are Senator Constant Noyes, an
indulgent father; his four rowing sons;
Mrs. Carrie Margin; Merri Murray,
chorus lady; PaHsy Burns, who won't
cook for everybody; Lille Burns, who
won't cook for anybody, and 25 aiders
and abetters. Senator Noyes desires
his sons to engage in business, with
the fond hope that they may lose mon
ey. One of them starts a shoe store,
another hotel, and the third builds a
theatre for Merri Murray. All of the
ventures are fiascos. 1t takes two acts
and eight scenes, however, to finally
deplete the senator's exchequer. and
they only do SO by giving a line of sup
pers to the respective ladies whom
they most admire. The cast includes
George Monroe, Harry Fisher, George
A Schiller, Joseph NJ. Ratliff, Denman
Maley, Maude Lambert, Stella Tracy,
Willard Curtiss, Maria Harris, All0n
Brooks, Gladys Moore, and 125 others.
"The Fortune Hunter."-With the
definite announcement of the closing
of its long and prosperous run at the
Olympic theatre, The Fortune Hunt
err" with Thomas ". Ross in the lead
ing role is meeting with such an in
creased demand for seats that capacity
business is predicted for the last three
weeks of its appearance in Chicago.
No other play ever has established
such records as Winchell Smiths de-
lightful comedy of rural life. 1t is not
unusual for a play, especially of the
musical variety, TO begin run in Sep
TENDER and run to the following sum-
mer, but warm weather usually puts
an end to the prosperous run. In the
case of THE Fortune Hunter" all prec-
edents have been broken, for this play
began in mid-winter and continued the
biggest attraction in Chicago against
new plays coming to the other theatres
every two or four weeks, and found an
impetus rather chan drop in its bus
mess when summer arrived, continu-
ing its prosperity when the other and
newer attractions were compelled to
close because of the heated period.
Mr.. Ross and The Fortune Hunter"
will carry with them the historical rec
ord of Chicago for non-musical plays,
recording 329 performances on the
night of the closing, Sept. 8. "The
Man From Home" held the former rec
ord with 323 performances, and it is
not probable that another straight COM
edy will be written in the next decade
that will be able to pass or approach
these two records. With Mr.. Ross the
principal characters are taken by Frank
Bacon, Edward Saxon, Francis X. Con
Ian, Robert Lowe, Alma Belwin, Lento
Fulwell and Regina Connolly. When
The Fortune Hunter" begins its tour
the entire Chicago company will go
with it.