Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-28
LOCAL GIRL WINS
FAME ON STAGE
Miss Maureen Englin, Formerly
Of This City, Is Max
ing Good.
PLAYING IN VAUDEVILLE
Was Last Season With Chocolate
soldier"-eoes to Los Angeles
az Band Soloist

Perhaps in your travels about the
country you have happened TO drop
into some vaudeville theatre, in front
Of which huge Autographs announced
the appearance OF "Maureen Englin,
the Singing Pianist" and her act de-
lighted you immensely. or perhaps
you were touring the west last sea
sen and, upon attending a perform
ance OF The Chocolate Soldier" we're
nightly impressed with the work OF
petite, charming brunette, whose
voice excited favorable comment
from everyone. Maureen Englin is a
Rock Island girl, born and raised in
this city, and in a brief period OF
three and a half years has made
lame for herself in the world of foot
lights. She is at present visiting
with friends and relatives mere. leav-
ing tomorrow night to fill an extended
engagement as soloist with big band
az the Frazer Million Pier, Ocean
park, Los Angeles.
NAMES BIG HIT.
Miss Englin is the daughter of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Englin. When
mere child she displayed great tai
ent in both musical and dramatic
work. She was a pupil Of Professor
S T. Bowlby and appeared in many
of his recitals. After leaving Rock
Island she studied Italian under SiEnOr
Taglieri Of Duluth and German under
Lewis Shaw OF ST Paul With but
very little preliminary training, she
Eit the variety game and made i a
20 from the start she put on a
single in many OF the theatres in
ST. Paul and Minneapolis, and her act
went big She then took up cabaret
work. filing an extended engagement
az Carvings Up Town cafe. St Paul.
She then tried straight vaudeville, put
ting on a pianologue. She toured
North and South Dakota, Canada,
Minnesota and number OF the north.
ern states, where she made good
with a jump. Miss EnGlin is the
possessor OF an exceptionally clear
and sweet soprano voice, which has
wonderful range Her impersona-
tons and dialect songs are true and
artistic
N LIGHT OPERA.
Last season she signed a contract
with one OF the four western com.
pauies playing THE Chocolate Sol
der" and her work in the role as
,igned was eminently satisfactory. not
only 20 the producers but the public
as WELL and gave evidence OF her abil-
''v 10 make good In the light opera
field Last summer she put on cabaret
entertainment az Rogers cafe in Mn.
ueapOlis and at the Hotel Holland cafe
In Duluth Previous 10 that she work
81 with Miss Marguerite Richare, late
Of the Manhattan Opera company, in
vaudeville double. and the press
throughout the country has had moth,
ing but the highest praise for the act
ELK FANOuITE.
Miss EnGlin has entertained the
Flks throughout the country. and is
az especial favorite with the Best
People on Earth. She now has in
her possession a visiting card, which
entities her 10 the Courtesies OF every
Elk home in the United States. At a
benefit performance for the fremer
az Minneapolis. in which Il OF the
hest acts then playing the city worked
Miss Englin was honored by beins
chosen 10 appear and nearly broke
Ut the show with a rag song entitled
I'm a Firemans Love"
MANY ADVENTURES.
That life on the road is not all JOY
will be testified TO by Miss Engln
who tells the following: Il was put
ting on my pianologue act and hit &