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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-22

Trinity Episcopal affinity Boys
club meets this evening at 6 in the par
ish house
The Vestment guild will meet with
Mrs. !. S. White Tuesday afternoon at
$50.
Dorcas guild will hold social meet
ing Tuesday evening at $50 in the
parish house.
Trinity guild will meet with Mrs. W.
l. Gansert, scr Twenty-second street.
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30.
Services Thanksgiving day will be
held at o'clock in the chapel and at
10 o'clock in the church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-22

South Park Presbyterian Tuesday
evening the Sunday school class taught
by Miss Florence Weigand will serve
supper at the church beginning at $50.
They will sell fancy articles in con
nection with the supper
Wednesday afternoon al Ais the jun
ior association will hold its annual
Thanksgiving program, There will be
program of songs and recitations and
they invite all those not able to attend
the Thanksgiving services of this pro
gram.
Prayer services will be held We'd
nesday evening at 100 and the teacher
training class will meet at Sis.
Thursday morning at 1890 the hill
Thanksgiving services will be held at
Oak Grove chapel, United Presbyterian
chapel, Nineteenth avenue and Twenty
fourth street, Rev d. A. Johnson
preach the sermon.
Friday evening the Brotherhood will
meet at the church. also the choir will
meet for rehearsal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-22

First Baptist-This evening there
will be dime sociable given by the
B. Y. P. u. in the home Of the Misses
Rebb. lle8 Fourteenth-and-a -half
street
Prayer services will be held Wednes-
day evening at the church,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-22

+ mon for children will be preached and
in the evening Rev Edward Ekstrom
Of Moline will preach
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-22

United Presbyterian Wednesday
evening prayer services will be fol-
lowed by the mission study class with
Doughty's Call of the World as the
text book.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-22

First Lntberan-Thanksgiying serv-
ices will be held at the church Thurs
dsy evening at O'Clock. At 6 o'clock
supper will be served in the church
dining room and members and friends
OF the congregation are invited
Mex. Sunday morning a special SER
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suggesting the passage of an amend
ment to the State Constitution which
would make It unlawful for the man
ager of any place Of amusement to
accept for admission any ticket for
which a price Is paid other than that
printed on the ticket. Her letter to
Mr.. Root follows
II have the honor to suggest to
your convention the passage of an
amendment requiring the enactment
Of proper legislation dealing with the
ticket speculation evil as II now ex-
lists in this State, l believe that the
theatre manager and his employee are
as much to blame for the present
state OF affairs as the Spectator and
the so-called 'scalper,' and | there
fore suggest that the proposed amend
ment involve the following general
regulations:
Making II unlawful for the man
ager OF any place of amusement or
his employee to accept for admission
to his place OF amusement any ticket
for which a price has been paid other
than the price printed on the face Of
the ticket.
Making II unlawful for said man
ager or employee to accept any ticket
OF admission OF any sort which has
not printed on the face OF 1t the exact
valuation OF the ticket.
From my experience a. the man
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ager of my own companies ! believe
That such an amendment. followed by
the proper enactments by our leglsla-
tive body, will bring about the much
desired effect OF removing this great
imposition on the public.
ANY one familiar with the work
ings OF the theatre knows who the
real culprit is, and the only remedy
II appears to me-, is to place him
under the regulation of the proper
authority"
Miss Irwin interrupted "A busy dress
rehearsal of her new play, mo. IS
washington square" at the Park
Theatre the other afternoon 10 discuss
her proposed amendment in detail.
"Ther are two great evils besct-
ting the theatre to-day she said,
particularly in New York city, and
the opportunity of the present Con-
stitutional Convention to remedy at
least n of these should not be over
'oc-ed by those who honestly wish
for the prosperity OF the stage and
the preservation Of its popularity with
the American public.
One evil Is the price question. This
cannot he reached by legislation. be-
cause a man has the inherent right
in private enterprises to charge as
high a sum for his wares as he is
fool enough - charge. Years ago
when the high price vas 1880 and 1t
became necsnAn%se HAAss tsts to 81
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Ira noino
SOME BABY"
DarTlmOTe IN
Fulton Theatre
VAUDEVILLE AND BURLESOUE.

PALACE THEATRE-Gertrude Hoffman, in the wordless play
"Sumurun." with Richard Ordynski playing the part of the
hunchback. Others will be Mercedes, aided by Mile. Stantone;
Belle Baker, Dooley and Sales, Moran and Wiser, boomerang
hat throwers; Borden, Haydn and Haydn in Bits of Vaudeville"
and Bradley Norris.
COLUMBIA THEATRE-"The Golden Crook" a burlesque attrac-
ton, will open tomorrow as the beginning of the regular fall and
winter season. Among the principals are Billy Arlington, Frank
Dobson, Eleanor Cochran and Alva McGill. The Pail Mall Trio
and Hte and ReAow head the vaudeville portion of the pro-
gramme.
YORKVILLE THEATRE-Two one-act burlesoues called Fun in
the Founders Club" and AT the Panama Exposition" 1t is
given by the Cherry Blossoms organization. The principals are
Harry Sheppel, Al Raycob, James Maize. Belle Costello, Charles
Relyea' Babe Burnett Helen Relyea and Al Turpie.
LEXINGTON TH~EATRE-Formerly Hammersteins Lexington
Avenue Opera House, now controlled by John Cort, will open
Saturday a S a combination house playing stock productions. The
first offering will be Potash & Perlmutter."
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BYRON AND SUPERSTITION

BYRON said NJ the RELEASE Tbsatr. tho
other day.
81 did speak H. answered hut
was so nervous that 7 had inst
made the motion of speaking the linz
with my lips. and no sound came ont
And hat is interesting, too. in con-
nection with The boomerang II
shows another thing that
will do to a man.
During the past sprinr I was star.
ring I'm To-day out in California
when I received an offer 70 annsa- an
The Boomeranr' II ia n curious
thing. but for a numhe az vears sew
eral doctor friends az mine have urgea
me 10 ger some one 10 u-rita a NAV
ahout n doc,or f,r ,na o,a ,n ba,a,ho
scene laid in a Doctors office, telling
me that such a play would be a great
success ! have always told a lot of
doctor stories, and az last my friends
everlasting suggestions about play
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Superstition has played a remark
able part in the career of Arthur
Byron. playing one OF tho leading
roles in David Belasco's production OF
THE Boomerang" the new Wlnchell
Smith and Victor Mapes comedy now
playing in the Belasco Theatre. Hav-
ing set his heart upon going on the
stage when a boy OF 16, his father.
Oliver Doud Byron, a famous melo-
dramatic star of former days and a
great believer in superstition, put Ar
thur in a play he had had much sue
cess with, Across the Continent
this was at the Grand Opera House
in New York city In 1890.
In this old play. Across the Con-
tinent," which Oliver Doud Byron had
beer presenting for a number of years.
superstition az regards stase careers
had played an nusua par; 1t was
in this play that the elder Byron
started Ada Rehan on hc.' profess
sional career Miss Rehail. by the
way, was the youngest sister OF Au-
thur Byron's mother. 1t Is interest
ing to note that Arthur Byron's his
tr!onlc family connections extend way
back 10 the famous Mrs. Farren. one
of the most celebrated Of English
actresses of other days,
In addition To Ada Rehan having
made her first appearance on any
stage under Arthur Byron's father
in his great old play Across the Con-
t%inent." William Gillette also made his
first appearance in the same play on
the stage. Gillette played an Indian.
a character part. Arthur Byron's first
part, however, was a comedy one.
Superstition runs all the way
through Arthur Byron's career. In
his first part he had m line To speak
in the first scene, II was mo, thanks,
| don't drink"
when I got of the stage after this
scene the stage manager said Why
didn't you speak your liner" Mr..
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"SUMURUN" AT THE PALACE
Mr.. Ordynski Tells somrthina
About the Production.

To set "Sumurun' on tho stag"
America Richard Ordynski, one CO.. .g
young men whom Max Kc!nha ~ .
Berlin has Allied with his id,As i..
trained with his methods, came &" N''
York a few years = WIN ="
Deutsches Theatre COMPANY for.
gagement at the Casino Thea'r. I"'
company came direct from the sag
direction of Reinhardt himself '"
now Ordynski has put on 'SIma'I'
independently for Gertrude II 'fm'.'
at the Palace Theatre, where >t" 81.
appear as the beautiful STARE ~ t''.'
EnChdntmcnt this week. Ml-, Hon
mann and Mr., Ordynsk! have TO ."N''
Reinhardt in the main, hu, 20 m.''
details they consider that 'tt .''
production outdoes the ur.-
Ordynski will he the Hnnchb1"k ~ i.'
Palace and will direct the p"rturm-
ance.
"Reinhardt," said Mr. Ordynsk. '''
terday. conceived the idea Of i%l..It.-
ing in his theatre a play without N"'''
because he wished acting pt'" '.
simple TO have full sway 2" p.n.."
a wider field for the artists p'r~ ''
atty. He took from the actor .'
chief means Of expression and cove
fined him to the art ~ m.m.rrl .'.
gesture: at the same time ho f''.'
him from the often hamper ~
shackles of the text and revealed N"'.
in the actors art is common e." a..
times and all countries showed PIE
untrammelled native quality b" ~
purest form.
The masters motive for pr'jI. ~
plays without words Will Clearly a..
plain wherein he differs from 'H" 'i
Italian school Of pantom me-.
Italian pantomimist used gesture h9i
m!micry to supply the place ,t 0.r''
In Reinhardt's play without WORKS '.s
artist expressed through his I'i' d.
atty, his bearing, his eyes, ts a '
his whole being, feelings which N',.
otherwise need expression So H'"'-
full and pregnant as TO he w 40
reach OF only the great poets
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ress judgment but am setting a good
example.
AS for the other evil, that of ticket
speculation and 'scalping,' my letter
to Mr.. Root tells the story in general
terms. True the ticket Spectator and
'scalper' has been forced off the
street in most instances, but he is yet
holding a to the heads Of the
public from his tore. He is not the
mar to be r,aCned in order to remedy
the evil. 1t is the nan who sells him
the ticket and thus permits him to
trade who is the real culprit. And the
sooner the mask OF hypocrisy is pulled
from the face of the real offender the
better for all concerned"
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you noticed that non of the company
has any predictions Of success for
this piece? That's a sure sign it's a
winner
so, o see, superstition does play
an important part IN the stage" con-
cluded Arthur Byron. and 1t certainly
mas In his his nusua career. Like
The Boomerang" It seems to re-
bound and rebound.
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THE BOOMRRANG
belasco Theatre

the only sensible reason for the
change In the mind OF the sane dealer
in theatrical wares was the fact that
a certain section Of the public was
willing TO pay this price. But that did
not Justify the theatre manager In
hosging things and making the pleas
ure OF attending the play so great a
luxury that the person OF ordinary
means could not afford to indulge in
1t. It's a long and threadbare story
and will dismiss 1t with the announce
ment that / have provided for my COM
ing engagement at the Park Theatre a
scale of prices in the orchestra Of the
house which will enable any one TO see
the play at 81 alongside OF his neigh
Dor who pays 50. l believe that in
this I am not only showing good bust
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MAY IRWIN IN A NEW PLAY.

mo. 10 Warrington Square, at the Park Theatre-Julian
Eltinge in cousin Lucy at the Cohan.
MONDAY-Park Theatre-May Irwin will return to the legitimate
stage in mo. 10 Washington Square" a dramatization of the
novel of the same name by Leroy Scott. William Collier is acting
as Miss Twins general stage director and she is under the man.
agement of her husband, Kurt Eisfedt. A capable cast has been
procured to support her. She was last seen in Widow by Proxy"
and lately oil the variety stage.
FRIDAY-Cohan Theaue-Juian Eltinge will be seen in cousin
Lucy" a comedy with music by the late Charles Klein and Jerome
Kern in three acts. In the supporting cast are Dallas Wexford,
Cleo Donnelly, Austin Webb, Marie Chambers, Mark Smith.
James Budd, Claiborne Foster and others.
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J lore ~,, ron
Walton IN HAND0 w

Catholics generally throughout Brook
lyn and the country districts OF Long
Island, It develops. have been re-
requested in an appeal recently pro-
mulgated by the Brooklyn Brancn OF
the National Federation Of Catholic
Societies to cooperate with the Fed
e%rationists in endeavors to bring about
a higher standard Of amusements in
the theatres in this particular section.
A campaign Is being launched to
purify the movies" Already a white
list" has been issued regarding plays
which were seen in New York last
year and which were deemed proper.
Now this anne activity is TO be ex-
tended to the moving pictures az we'll
as to the dramas OF the legitimate
stage. A pledge OF support is to be
extended to the managers of theatres
producing dramas and comedies upon
their opening a few weeks hence, pro-
vided the management declares that
no offensive plays will be booked.
The experiment. will undoubtedly be
watched with some degree OF interest
by both the public and the theatre
manager. Whether It will succeed is a
matter over which only the widest
speculation can now be INDUCED.
One OF h many matters that an
nually come to plague the theatrical
managers this season will be the pres
ent controversy with the American
Federation OF Musicians. There Is
reason to believe that a majority of
the orchestras now employed for
strictly dramatic performances will be
done away with this year and instead
Of carrying union men for their musi-
cal plays the managers vii. hereafter
use their W orchestra whether the
personnel be union or non-union. This
comes as a result Of certain demands
made by local unions throughout the
country that they be allowed to fix the
number Of men to play In each or
chestra, and in addition be allowed to
receive a season contract for their
work lasting from August until. June
OF each year.
The managers are said TO contend
that having suffered losses during last
a they are In no position this
year to 20 on paying heavy rates for
o%rchestras that are not needed. They
are therefore about to eliminate many
OF their orchestras, particularly from
offerings which are this year to be
sent ION the road"
The question Of the use of the cut
rate theatre ticket Is again likely to
come TO their attention this year. No
satisfactory solution Of the question
was obtained last season and whether
the same condition will prevail now
depends altogether on whether the
managers can get together on a COM
mon understanding and with concerted
action eliminate the obnoxious form
of ticket selling.
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AGAINST CUT RATE TICKETS,

May Irwin has taken up the fght
against the cut rate theatre ticket,
a question which is again due to bob
up before the public this season. She
has sent a letter to Elihu Root, chair
mar Of the Constitutional Convention,
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One Of the new plays OF the week
will be the temperance OF May IT.
win In a dramatization of the novel
by Leroy Scott, mo. 10 Washington
Square," at the Park Theatre begin
ming tomorrow evening. Miss Irwin
has obtained the services OF William
Collier as her stage director. Con-
corning the production the following
announcement is made:
MAY Irwin, the comedy star. in a
new laugh maker staged by William
Collier, star comedian, Is the cheer
full programme at the Park Theatre,
opening tomorrow night. This new
Fun Trust, Inc, is designed to supply
good humor to the New York public
through the medium Of a four act far
cical comedy of little old New York,
entitled No. IS Washington Square"
Leroy Scott, author of the novel of
that name, became a playwright at
the instigation OF May Irwin, who read
his book and wanted a play made OF It.
Because May Irwin has become an
American habit-like the circus, the
funny sheet and baseball-when May
Irwin comes to town the news fact
of chief importance Is May Irwin,
whatever and whoever she brings with
her.
But this season the fact that Will
lam Collier makes his debut as May
Irwin's stage director complicates the
fun. Neither Miss Irwin nor Mr.. Col
lier have ever been known TO let a
laugh in a line escape them, and their
comedy efforts will be REINFORCED by a
cast that includes Ffolliott Paget, Clara
Blandick, Leonard HOLSTER, Charles
Able, Lark Taylor. Julia Ralph. John
Junior, Charlotte Carter, George
Clarke, Marion Doyle, Joseph Wood
burn, Richard Collins and Max Meyer.
>SSy Jrwin's last contribution TO the
$oy Of New York wa- widow by
Proxv." which ran a year at the Conan
Theatre, and Mr., Collier was but re-
Gently a source Of merriment In Hello
broadway" The new play, mo. IS
Washington Square" will be produced
under the management OF Kurt Els
feldt.
Members Of societies attached to
may Roman Catholic churches and
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Members Of societies attached to
may Roman Catholic churches and
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cal comedy ana farce have proved
the rule rather than the exception.
A close watch Is being kept on the
current wal play In order to see what
effect Il will have on the public
taste. There are so many conflicting
opinions as to the suitability Of stag
ing productions that have to do d.
rectly with the conflict in Europe that
the managers hope to get an accurate
idea Of just what the public wants
In the way OF war plays by watch
ing the present piece.
William A. Brady is one manager
who is against the war play unless
the wal element Is greatly eliminated
Or reduced t o a minimum. He pro-
duced last season THE white
Feather" and insisted on keeping all
reference to its actual subject away
from its billing. The play did well
in New York, but did o meet with
a. great a success on the road. This
Mr.. Brady attributes to the subject.
A war play in time of war is not the
proper kind Of subject to give the
American public. Mr.. Brady holds.
People read about all the horrors Of
war in the newspapers and as a gen
eral idea do not like to see their
mental images visualized on the stage.
However. there are one or two So
called war plays in process OF
preparation which are promised met
ropolitan showing this season. 1t is
too early as yet to make predictions
as 10 their reception by the public
and time alone will tell the tale
whether the t%heatregoer wants to see
war plays or would rather stick to the
old established forms Of farce, musical
comedy and the more serious forms of
the drama.
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season or two. and when The NJ,
Leading Lady" was in need Of =,
actor for the principal role DicL,"
stepped in and saved the play from
closing.
Benrimo has had a varied own,
rience. not only as an actor bu,
a very much travelled man. Ha 10
Moor by birth and speaks several Ia,
guages. He has staged PLAYS in To-.
don. Paris, Berlin. Vienna, Mad,ta
Moscow, Petrograd and C~onstan,i,o
pie. He regards THE yellow Ticko, ,
produced some two seasons ago n, ~.
Fulton Theatre, as his most artis,,o
achievement. After the piece had r"s
here Benrimo staged it in London
Berlin and Moscow. In Russia il no.
came known as "The Yellow ,Iacte.
This play was practically written no
Benrimo. who also had "a hand in N.
construction of Taking Chances h,
which Lou-Tellegen played last spring
Being able to act or having ac,s5
at one time or other isn't necessary
for every director" says Benrimo. so,
most OF our producing managers ars
hDlc W uitttNt subbtS anu make IN
portant and radical changes in plays
and few of them have ever trod the
boards"
80 much trash II found on the
shelves of the song shops nowadays
that n begins to wonder whether
we as a nation have entirely lost our
appreciation of good music and our
understanding of rhyme" SAYS Miss
Franklin OF Hands Up Il should say
the ratio of m%eritorious songs Of the
number offered for sale is one in 5000
People who have no conception ol
what words mean are writing lyric,
and others who do not know the FRS,
principle OF harmony are composing
scores.
'There are still others who belong to
the charlatan class. think II you
we're able to trace their ancestry YOU
would find they are descended from
Capt. Kidd or some other great pirate
or highwayman. They hear Il song
successfully sung or played 10y an art.
list. then they say to themselves sen.
tentiously. That's a good song.
think I'll compose it, and they 20 %
work and soon we have the SANE Ola
theme with not enough variation %
disguise the theft. You u have n.
ticed it-how songs run in cycles Go
back as far as 'Hiawatha' and trace
all the lineal descendants that came
from that song. Look into the bg
musical show and see how they have
stolen the old melodies. Listen To- the
words OF the book and rack your
memory to find where YOU heard the
selfsame thing before.
almost everything Is reminiSceu,
nowadays. That's because people try
to write without inspiration. 1t sim
ply can't be done. II isn't in human
nature to do that sort of thing hy ro'e
That's why l keep all my songs to'
my exclusive use. | know If | ever
run out OF ideas it's going To he ~
fully hard 10 find a lyricist and CON.
poser who can write for me.
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NOTES OF MUSIC.

Mischa Elman, the youns Russ
violinist, has locked his S'rad N'raS
fiddle In a safe deposit vau,t I"nN"
Is summering at Avon-by .''
shortly after his arrival there b.. '''
covered that the damp atmus' ."I'
was affecting the valuable instrument
so on the advice OF a lead.uE N"
dealer the 'Strad" was tucked a"h
in a strongboX. where II w. .v'
a vacation of its own until Oc,'..
Morlz Rosenthal, the Rum .'
pianist who came to America wen
years aGo in concert perform '-
has Cabled to his manaGcr q" :
side that he will no have to d' n..'
tary duty. Contracts for his N''l.'
| can tour were signed over Il l'' .-'
and II is now definitely know '.''
he will be here for the comir r"'
son.
I John Mccormack. the lrisA - ~
will give another ConCer in The N.''
torium. Ocean Grove. on the n ny
September 6. Special trains "a ''
run from New York, Jersey C'F '''
Newark in connection VI
event. II Will I've Mr., Mco'."'
second appearance this scasrG '
New Jersey summer resort
sung to 10000 people there .r :
I This will he his orly y
until the opening Of the reg 'es'
son IN November,