Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-23
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FAMILY, MOLINE.
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CAST OF CHARACTERs.

CASI Of ChAhAO EEhs.
Betsy Bobbin, an Oklahoma girl. =.
Lenora Novasio
Hank, her pet mule. Fred Woodward
The Shaggy Man 49,. Frank Moore
Polychrome, the rainbow's daughter
northumberland, Dolly Castles
Tik-Tok, a clockwork man. .....
......-.... James c. Morton
Queen Ann Soforth ........
........ Charlotte Greenwood
Private Files ...... Sydney Grant
Ruggedo, metal monarch ......
Observation-Disclosures. John Dunsmore
Flash, his attendant -. Mary Mooney
Charlotte Greenwood, an angular
good-natured girl whose every move
ment of face and form is funny, was
the life of the party last night at the
Illinois theatre. 1t is she who puts
the punch in 1.-The Tik-Tok Man of
o." despite that she is not pro-
grained as an important factor in the
main proceedings While she is stand
ing by waiting fer her turn at dialogue
she keeps her feet and her hands and
her face busy, apparently because
she just can't make them behave.
Here's a girl you are going to hear
more from as comedienne, unless we
miss our guess. She radiated the en-
tire performance last night, and she
seemingly got as much enjoyment out
of her fooling as those who witnessed
it from in front. Miss Greenwood has
couple of songs and dances with Mr..
Grant, the latter also finished per-
former. While she is a most graceful
person, she does not try to be STACEY
and attract with the dignity of her
work. On the contrary, she throws
dignity to the winds, and cuts loose
and just acts naturally. She uses her
legs with the same ease as she swings
her arms. For instance, when an ad.
mirer attempts to embrace her she
places her dainty foot squarely in his
eye. Not a very pretty thing to do
We might remark, but if you were
among those present you will have to
admit that Miss Greenwood gets away
\ with the stunt so inoffensively that
you can't restrain laughter. She is a
young woman OF beauty OF face and
| figure, but she does not seek to win
approval in these directions. Rather
does she tell US that she does not al
low her handicaps in the beauty race
70 worry her, for she still is grateful
for her possession of nice DISPOSE
| ton.
The fact that Miss Greenwood car
! ries off the comedy honors does no;
reflect on the other principals Of the
company, for they perform we'll the
parts allotted to them. Where they
stick to the text. Miss Greenwood re
fuses to be suppressed-at least that
/ is the way It strikes the observer MIR
kMorton as the "Tik-Tok Man" /:
amusing at all times. also hayins
a pleasing singing voice. With Mr.
Moore-the two constituting a team
long appearing in vaudeyiHe-he intro
duces several original scenes durins
the progress of the two acts of tht
comedy. Woodward as the mule i,
one Of the hits of the play, his antic,
with Miss Novasio, a dainty bit o.
femininity, drawing generous atten
ton from the audience Many woult
I have liked 10 have heard more sineins
by Miss Dale, who had the most pleas
ing voice in the female division.
The story is told in two acts and ;
prologue The Tik-Tok Man OF Or
is stage version of some Of L. Franz
Baum's fairy tales OF the mythica
land Of Or, and has TO do with tn,
search of Betsy Bobbin, Hank. her pc
mule, the ClockWork Man, Princes
ozma, and others of his delightful ant
fantastic characters for the brother o
the Shaggy Man, who is imprisoned
IN the Land of the Metal Monarch.
Oliver Morosco, the producer, Ia
been unstintinC in stage establishment
with the result that he is present
ing one Of the prettiest musical speC