Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-30
Jewellers WHIRL.
TANGOLAST Time
Chicago Guests Dance With
Abandon Until 1 a m. on
Final Day of Grace.


lists in one mad swirl and dip kicked
with spiteful grace the Argentina
waking, wiggling dance" out of this
city's restaurants this morning.
At exactly o'clock, or Whereabouts,
in the Lambs cafe, the States restaur-
ant, College Inn, Bismarck Garden,
White City, San Souci and other
places of public refreshment' the out
lawed swaying glide was banished,
and the public hereafter viii enjoy its
tango as spectators, not as partici-
rants, in the cafes and restaurants.
At o'clock the dance had been a
violation of the statute wisdom of the
city guardians for an hour. Technical
ly the seductive sway and sidestep
was barred from midnight, beginning
Aug. 80.
"Oh. We won't split hairs; they will
be allowed TO continue to the usual
closing hour of the place, l o'clock
Mayor Harrison had said.
Maybe 1:15?' was queried.
Just L. was the reply.
In the places where a section of
floor has furnished scant room for the
lifting, whiriing capers of the various
schools" OF tango dancers, another
row Of tables had been removed, so the
kneli of public enjoyment, If such it
may be called. OF the terpsichorean
product OF Argentina might have
room to die comfortably in as one
manager expressed it.
Devotees Of the skip and halt, the
slide and dip and the sidestep and
rhythmic walk foregathered before s
O'Clock last night as there would be
lost none of the precious time fast
slipping away.
Garmenture such as has not graced
the dancing places before this season
began 10 appear before O'Clock
Tango dresses, tango wraps, tango
knee.ets, perhaps, tango hosiery and
filmy lace draped about charming
femininity prepared for its final exhi.
bition. Conservative watchers agreed
the exposition must have justified the
trouble fair wearers had gone to.
It's a sad hour" agreed "Frowney"
Corbett, formerly Smiley" Corbett,
manager Of Lambs cafe, as the hour
drew near for closing. AS a special
favor the orchestra cut short, the in
termissiOns and the rapid-time har-
monies continued with little time
wasted
Manager Bering of the Chicago Inn
was sympathetic, but not depressed.
We're always filled in the winter any
way" he explained. The tango was
all riglt as an attraction during the
summer. but | think the patrons them
selves were growing somewhat tired
OF Il. Well have teams of professional
dancers here this winter, The best we.
can obtain, and a singer of renown.
Is We did before, and viii begin
searching for some substitute for the
tango for next summer"
Albert II. Rey. new manager for the
States restaurant, was uncertain
what expression TO make. His patrons
danced IN mad revelry and. even in the
Judgment Of the orchestra leader.
. "ou,tangoed' anything that had been
danced in the cafe before.
AT Bismarck Garden, White CITY and
elsewhere the patrons were making a
New Years night" time Of it. There
was quite IS much revelry among the
observers as among the dancers them.
selves. l. appeared to have been com
mon agreement to make it a regular
night"
Grace Shirley led a band of fellow
performers from The Whip through
the loop cafes, giving TO the last fling
an English version of the new exi.ed
South American dance. In her train
followed French tangoists, German
tangoists and tangoists from Russia.
Norway. Austria, Spain and Italy-aIl
with variations wing with the original
in flashing displays of silken stockings
and quantities of diaphanous lingerie.
sht the snappy, swinging tango
mul.c will thrill its hearers at the
same tables IN the same cafes. The
tango will be danced But it will be
beyond the pale OF the mere patron.
and its execution will be by profess
SIGNALS who will tsntalize the ex-tan-
goers with the abandon Of the perform
ance. Singers will MARBLE impersh-
able airs.
But the common or garden variety
Of tango. the tango Of the masses C?),
the poor mans tango" that of the
toiling citizen who hastens from his
bench or forge TO the loop cafe 10
while away the nigh, with. is dead
Two Big Labor Day Excursions.
Afternoon 70 Grotto. Evening Moon
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