Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-02

tions Of grandeur and sublimity. At
first sight the scenes depicted bewild-
er the mind. Spectators are lost in
astonishment and hushed in awe at
the colossal panorama unfolded be-
fore their eyes. The glory of this wi
sion supreme" is entirely beyond the
power of pen to describe or tongue
to translate. But where these med
iums fail, the modern motion camera
with its powerful and long range tel
escopic lenses opens a new wonder
land for stay-at-homes which they
could not appreciate or conceive by
other means and which no magma
ton could possibly pre-conceive. Spec
tators absorb sense of the scope of
the infinite which nothing else on
earth can convey. The spectacle is so
overwhelmingly magnificent that it
inspires a feeling of exaltation. 1t is
so gigantic that it can never vanish
from the mind after it has once been
reflected on the retina of the eye.
Everything in sight is superlative.
William a. Brady, Ltd, presents the
second local presentation of BABY
Nine" Margaret Mayo's laughing play,
at the Illinois Friday night. Baby
Mine" comes with record of one
solid year at Days theatre. New York,
and reached it's second year at Sir
Charles Wyndham's Criterion theatre,
London. Productions have also been
made in Paris. Berlin, Vienna and st.
Petersburg. The farcical possibilities
of Baby Mine" are obvious, and Mar
garet Mayo, the author, is said to have
handled them with unusual ingenuity
and skill. Indeed, no comedy within
memory is said to have surpassed
this in it's swift, compact technique.
II will be presented here with an ex-
cellent company of players and
makes an hilarious evenings enter
tainment.
The great interest taken by the mu-
steal public last season in the elab-
crate production Of Robin Hood" to
be sung at the Illinois next Sunday
night, is an answer to the charge that
The taste for fine comic opera has been
iebased by trashy musical comedy. |
The truth is that the demand is as
keen as ever for good music of the
lighter order, and such entertainment, !
when presented properly, will always !
De literally patronized by the large !
class of music lovers who enjoy the |
pest in comic opera. During the long !
'un of Robin Hood" in New York |
asst year the opera Yves witnessed by |
thousands of the older generation who !
lad seen the original production 6y
he old Bostonians % years ago, and
heir apparent enjoyment of the de-
ightfuI melodies and clever dialogue
vas ample proof that the best in
american comic opera will always be
appreciated. To the younger genera
ion the melodic charm of Mr.. De ko-
ems music made a fresh appeal TO
heir musical taste which was inspir-
ng Encouraged by the financial re-
urns of the New York engagement.
he De Koven Opera company will pro-
luce this season another success by
he same authors. Rob Roy" is the
pera selected and will be given a
rst class production under the d.
ection of Daniel V. Arthur, to whom
he public owes a debt of gratitude
or his splendid production of Robin
Iood" The musicianly qualities OF
UGH a comic opera as Robin Hood
equire the services of the best sing
rs and voices of the finest calibre
yere employed last season TO inter
ret the score. The same company is
ow on tour and with few excep-
ions the cast remains as during the
Jew York engagement. Enrica Clay,
ramatic soprano of the Grand opera
'aris, will sing the part of Maid Mar
an. Miss Clay possesses a lovely .
dice of dramatic quality and her art
4 using il is equal to the exacting
emands of De Koven's masterpiece
Iisha Ferenzo will again be heard in
ne title role of Robin Hood, part
! which his ringing tenor voice is
card to the greatest advantage. An
specially interesting member OF the
asst is George rockingham, the jolly
riar Tuck, a part he originated and
-hich he has performed more than
900 times. Mr. rockingham is