Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-12
Percy Dickens -. George Naughton
SYNOPSIS.

fercy Dickens -. George Naughton
SYNOPSIS.
Act Room of Henry Disney,
milkman, in the slums. Night.
Act ia country club. Next aft
ernoon.
Act III.-A theatre passage behind
boxes. Same night.
Excellence of Interpretation saves
"Snobs," the Bronson-Howard satire
built, apparently on a rush order, for
the exploitation of the peculiar tai
ents of huge and jolly Frank Nc
Intyre, whose first bid for fame came
with his introduction to stardom in
The Travelling Salesman two years
ago. "Snobs" is a caustic arraign-
ment of aristocracy, and the text
is carried out most effectively by a
company of extraordinary fitness. Nc
Intyre, while driving a milk wagon
route, discovers that he is a scion of
English royalty, and that he is the
owner of extensive estates. He in
sists on keeping his identity a secret
until he comes into actual posse ssion
VI LIS III l1S lhlSl
he desires to brush up on social GUS
toms. His lawyer, an English bachel-
or, undertakes the task. Buck
Reade, who looks and acts the part
of one of social polish, and an old in.
innate of Henry Disney (McIntyre)
is appointed by the latter his private
secretary, and is picked for the real
duke by Laura Lanvale and her chap
eron, Mrs. Pendleton Beauregard. OF
course, eventually, there is light, and
in the meantime Nondas Parkyn, who
is snubbed by aristocracy because heI
father accumulated 100000 in the
pickle business, attracts Disney. They
have a mutual grievance, although
they do not take the indignities they
suffer at the clubs seriously to heart
Disney marries the pickle makers
daughter, and Miss Lanvale. of course
turns her back on the dukes secre
tary, to whom she had made descer
was of the royal house of England
Mcintyre and Miss Tannehtll, a cir
of unusual cleverness and beauty, fur
nish the bulk of the comedy of thu
three acts. Miss Tannehill was Nc
Intyre's chief support in 1.-THE Travel
ing Salesman" The comedy is eX
quisitely staged. The company wa
warmly received at the Illinois las
night, and Mcintyre made
place for himself in the heart of lo
cal theatregoers. The Performance
was a half hour late in starting oW
ing to delayed train.
Pretty little Tessa Kosta, leadin
light in the production of Madam
Sherry in its second appearance il
Rock Island, proved a most charmin
and graceful entertainer to the larg
audiences which witnessed the pei
. formances Saturday afternoon an
evening at the Illinois theatre. A
, the portrayer of the character
"Yvonne Sherry Miss Kosta presen
ed her portion of the French play /
an apt and pleasing manner. She
the possessor of a remarkably swee
voice, set off to best advantag
Through her pleasing and charmiu
y personality. Her rendition of 9Th
E Birth of the Butterfly" was mo.
r pleasing. And, too, she is a most will
o ing worker and puts all her life int
: the Interpretation of her part. Thong
it Dis one of five companies playip
n Madame Sherry now, the producer
d Woods, FTazee and Lederer, hay
q made it a production worth seeini
8 Anna Boyd, as Edward Sherry's nous
O keeper, is second TO Miss Kosta. Tt
remainder of the cast is up above ii
Il standard of a second road compan
h The play itself contains a pleasir
= plo: which is brought TO clims
b through a series of grotesque and b
], morous situations. Members of Kaat
= Shrine witnessed the evening pc
= Torrance. Each Shriner wore the II
8 fez, the symbol of the order. Manag
+ Klinck, himself a Shriner, saw to
II that the house was made attractir
% with emblems of the order.
,r The Galesburg Republican-Reg
" ter of Saturday said of tonight's
'r traction at the Illinois,: =" 'ExcU
s Me- Rupert Hughes side splitti
!. comedy appeared at the AuditoriI
- Friday night before a fair audien
r The comedy dealt with situationG
= lerrrirIR In a Pullman car snroute