Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-28


of an Italian woman, who turns to her
church for comfort after she has been
robbed of the man to whom she is be-
trothed. The keenest interest of the
play Is centered in the love of these
beings, the nun and the soldier, whose
ways have led them far apart, both
in actual distance and in beliefs
So much has been said and written
concerning The Two Orphans" which
is to be presented at the Illinois next
Saturday, that it would seem as if the
mere announcement of this great play
would be sufficient to pack the theatre
from pit to dome. However, for the
benefit OF the few who have not read
the book, we offer the following his
tory and synopsis of what is correctly
classed as the strongest French melo-
drama ever written. The Two Or
phans" was written by D'Enery, and
the theme was inspired by the profit
gacy and wantonness Of the mobiles in
France during the reign of the Louis
in the 18th century. This shortly led
up to an utter disregard on the part
of the nobility for the political as well
as the moral rights of the common
people, and was directly responsible
for the French revolution. 1t was into
this seething mold that DEnery
poured the genius that was to make
him famous as one of the foremost
French authors. Fired by the terrible
condition and the wrongs of his com
patriots, he produced this play that
stirred the blood of the French people
to the boiling point and assured his
popularity for all time. The play was
first produced in this country by a II.
Palmer, who used the Kate Claxton
version, and from the rise of the cur
tain on the initial performance, this
struggling manager was assured of a
| successful future and of a fortune
from this great piece, in which old
and more experienced producers had
refused to risk their money. The fact
that the majority of people are not
satisfied with witnessing 1t once, but
go to see it again and again, attests
its wonderful effectiveness and human
interest which accounts for its won.
derful popularity.
No one but the man himself knows
what trials and tribulations the parson
Of small church in little town has
What he has to put up with from the
narrow minded, ignorant native is
enough at times to try the patience OF
a saint The parson in the funny play
Three Years in Arkansas" which
comes to the Illinois, matinee ant
night, next Sunday. certainly has hi:
troubles. The scene of the play is il
the hills of Arkansas, where more mis-
sionaries are really needed today thai
in China. The parson in the play has
a busy time trying to unravel thu
funny situations the author has woveI
around him and in the meantime get!
tangled up in an affair that is of quit,
a serious nature.
Rock Island will get its first view
of real colored motion photography a
, the Illinois, Jan. 1, matinee and night
4 when the Kinemacolor company will
; display for the first time original col
ored films of scenes attending tn
, coronation of King George. The Kline
/ macolor films are said to be as differ
ent from the ordinary moving pictur
films as is day from night. Instead o
being in black and white or a schem
of hand or stencil coloring, they ar
; taken in colors originally. by paten
: process, whereby the actual hues o
; nature are reproduced on the screen
These colors are secured by bichro
matte disc, which breaks up the ligh
rays into the component parts an,
fixes them on the celluloid films il
such way that, when run through tn
. projecting machine, each color take
: its original value. To accomplish thi
two pictures are shown where one OF
dinarily is placed, but so fast do the
run that the eye never knows the di
ference, but sees the two as one in
continuous stream, thus giving all tn
color values and making the whole
. continuous series of views as nature
!, in motion, effect and hue as If on
:, viewed the actual happenings throug
an open window in broad sunlight.
marks the great advance steps in pht
Biography since motion pictures wer
d invented and will revolutionize tn
business completely.
AT THE EMPIRE.
For the last half of the week at tn