The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-24

NOR that he has seen him on the
street in company with strange girl
at time when the hero's parents de-
clared that he was at home recover
ing from the injury The reference to
-four of them and his walk with the
strange girl" easily induces Mrs.
Sloane to believe that Billy is mar
ried and has -four of them" The
ships surgeon calls it case of plain
drunkenness. The hero, however,
bides his time. The first night out the
audience sees him with an electric
search-light in hand, crawling along
the deck looking for his missing
"tombstones." Abandoning the search,
Billy" knocks at the door of the cab
in he believes to be occupied by his
| sister and through mistake raises the
| latticed window. Joy comes to his
/ heart when he sees within the state
room a glass containing a set of false
teeth. Without knowing why he does
SO, he steals the set. Next morning it
| develops that burglar has robbed
4 Mrs Sloane of most valuable proper
ty and her absence from the breakfast
table and the additional fact that she
orders her lunch to be sent to her
4 room conyinces Billy that he has
robbed an innocent party Two sea
4 men find "Billy's" teeth and turn
them over to the purser. This officer
decides to auction them off for the
!, benefit of the Seamen's home. Eustace
is appealed to by Beatrice to recover
her mothers false teeth, therefore
when the auction takes place, Eustace
under the impression that he is bid
ding in his prospective mother-in
laws incisors, offers large amour
which is "coppered" by "Billy's" sis
ter, who bids thousand dollars. Tit
, hero. once in possession of his owl
!, teeth slips them into his mouth, re
turns to Mrs Sloane her own set
and sweetly sounds the name o
J, Beatrice"
. Frank G. King will appear as "Bi
: ly, and Chic Perkins as "Billy's'' sis
ter, with a company of fifteen others
keokuk Metropolitan City.
The inaugural concert of one Of tn
! worlds great artists is always a
! event of great importance. 1t is onl
4 the largest cities of the country whic
n are chosen for such an event but TIL
! wear Keokuk has mSde scoop an
/. has induced Madame Nordica to ope
:. her season here. Her concerts Away
" call out most brilliant and enthus
4 .astic audience and doubly SO when
Is an inaugural concert SO that thos
. who attend the Grand opera hous
next Friday evening to listen to IL
- most wonderful of dramatic soprano
10 will be assured of participating in g
n event that will be marked by it's br
If lance. The culture not only OF tn
N city but of the surrounding cities W.
n be on hand to greet the great arti
If. with the enthusiasm which her a
Ia demands. AS a social event, it W
r. easily be the leader of the seaso
id Everything has been done to make Il
to evening one that will not only char
ty the ear but the eye as we'll MADAM
j. Nordica has long held the title Of t
er Her gowns and jewels are likewis
it and her stage presence and PERSONAL
tn are so fascinating that her entire a
of dience at once becomes her enthusi
,e. tic admirers. This enthusiasm seer
DIS to know no limits when once the We
is derfully pure and sympathetic vol
in makes it appeal. At one Of her
a cent triumphs in Washington VIII
,k- the elite of the nations capital h
IN assembled to hear her, so high r
TIL the enthusiasm that she was oblig
%" to return again and again in ansv
y" to insistent encores. Never was
lb- more brilliant audience assembled
Use welcome a world-renowned artist. ],
of so will the most brilliant audier
VS. that can be drawn from this co
lot munity be present Friday evening
ge greet the great diva. To hear Nj
ru- anne Nordica sing the favorite a