Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-02

and quarter from the time the cur
tain was rung up the last tableau was
presented, an exceptional record for
home attraction.
All Do Admirably.
1t would be impossible to specialize
in the various features, enlisting as
they do the capabilities of so many
young people, striving with single
desire to please and that, too, without
| an apparent effort That was the nota-
| BILE part of it from the strictly dra-
matte side
The stage settings, all entirely orig
inal. are rarely beautiful and singularly
suitable TO each act. The costumes
are in every instance pretty and APP
propriate.
The production opened with a beauti-
full Tableau of Nations, showing the
entire cast, effectively grouped, and
with attractive light effects. Then
came Mrs. Gertrude Carse-Appel-
quist's solo. Dreaming with chorus.
'The Fairies" were next, a wonderfully
| sweet feature, in which little tots did
their part well. 'I Am Waiting for You.
! Ctndy," followed, with Miss Irene Mac
Leay as the soloist, supported by
| finely drilled chorus. "Snowfiakes," an
| exquisite feature, was presented, and
then came the Japanese number, quaint
and novel, with Edwin Mcintyre as
the mtkado, and a bevy of NippOnese
maidens, not the least entertaining of
whom was little Miss Bertha Pollock
as the page to his majesty. Wilmer
Cox and Franklin Searle sang excel
lently the -Newsboys" song, with cho-
rus, followed by the Floral Arch"
rarely beautiful number. Miss Alice
/ Quinlan sang the verses OF THE Dais-
! ies," with chorus, and after Miss Dor
othy Simpson had given her Classic
Dance" gracefully, the first part was
concluded with the Imperial Pageant
| of the Nations" in which to the ia
miliar patriotic tunes of the respective
countries represented, quartet
| of graceful dancers appeared
| for each country, all finally
/ taking their places in the formation of
a richly variegated picture. the stand
ards of the different nations being
| borne as follows: English, Miss Tire
mann; Japanese, Miss Potter; Irish,
American, Miss McCombs.
Part two opened with the Gypsy
Camp and Home of the Gypsy Bride"
Miss Irene Woodyatt gave the Dec
laration by the Queen" Miss Delpha
Dooley sang Jane from Maine" and
then little Miss Eunice Lambert pre-
scented a rare bit of child acting, re-
citing, in quaint costume, La Petite
Minuet." Mrs. Gertrude Carse-Appel-
quist sang sweetly "A Gypsy Maiden.
t. and the act concluded with gypsy
revelries.
Old Soldiers on the Stage.
Part three, the military feature of
the program entitled "A Night in
Camp" brought back tender and af-
fectionate remembrances of the civil
war, presenting a realistic campfire
scene, with members of Buford post.
G. A. r., in uniform, and after Tent
ing Tonight" had been presented once
more, the entire audience stood, as If
by common impulse, while THE Star
Spangled Banner" was rendered, the
spectacle being an inspiring QUE
throughout The veterans who appear
ed on the stage were: William Nc
ConOchie, ]. c. Stanton, w H. Carpen-
ter, E. c. Glow. B. F. Cox. G. e.
Bailey, J. w. Crandall, James Kinney,
D. c. Wright, P. l. Heverling and Dr.
NJ. H. Patten.
At the opening OF part four the "Par-
asol Girls" came on, with Mrs. A. A.
Ellison as soloist Miss Irma Kohn
danced artistically "The Cachuca;"
the Nationals" followed. then Just
You and T. by Mrs. Ellison and cho-
rus, THE Bellies" in turn, then Vanity
Fair" with Miss Irene Woodyatt as
the soloist, and finally a darkey act
with Homer Hinkley's song, Mandy"
THE Hussars," easily one of the
most enthusiastically applauded feat
ures Of the evening; went through a
series Of difficult maneuvers, the final
ensemble presenting Mrs. Appelquist's
song, 20, Listen to the Band" as cap
tain of the guard, while the company
grouped for the final tableau, with
Miss Tremann gracefully posing as
''The Goddess Of Liberty"
Those Who Took Part.
The musical, dance and drill choruses,
in the order in which they appeared on
the program, are as follows:
"DreamIng."
Mrs. Charles E. Sharpe, chaperon:
Mrs. Gertrude Carse Applequist, So
loist; Misses Eleanor Craig, Laura
Marquis, Nina Munger, Gertrude
briggs, Mabel Payne, Nettie Myers,
Jennie Collins, Eleanora Baumbach,
Alice Quinlan, Steena Volk, Augusta
Dart. Lillian Wiley
Fairies.
Mrs. H. J. Olmsted, chaperon;
Misses Elva Hill, Celeste Olson, Ruth
Clement, Helen Mclean, Eunice Lam
bert, Florence Olson, Helen Hoskin-
son, Anneta Mclean, Ruth Passig,
Florence Trenkenschuh, Ethel Ste
phens, Charlotte Thompson, Eileen
Marion, Esther Brooks, Esther Peter
son, Georgia Shaffer, Eva Jennich.