Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-24

OF General Won Hindenburg. and the
demand for her photographs IN the
book shops exceeds those OF any other
parsonage save the kaiser himself
The stock seasons OF the eastern
companies will be OF greater interest
TO the general pi1yEoer this season
than heretofore. due IN large meas
IRE 20 the new PLAYS which VIII have
their first trial ia these companies.
later 10 be seen in New York AID
other theatrical Centers. In Hartford.
where an excellent company has been
assembled with Marguerite Skirvin as
its principal artistic. a number Of new
plays are 10 be done with her own
services in prospect when they are re
moved TO the wider field.
Gilbert White. who is American, but
whose long experience in Paris and
London enables him 20 size up with
fidelity the art situation OF the world.
declares that American art viii be in
greater demand after this year than
ever before. Ffe declares that Ger
many. France. England and in all like
lhood. italy. viii soon have its chief
artists. musicians and painters Al the
front. and as art does not recognize
such conditions. the present demand
must be allied by Americans And
America viii meet this artistic obliEa-
tion as % meets all others, with no
fear for the outcome he concludes
Wallis Clark has returned 70 Phila-
delphia In the support OF William
Faversham In "Tbe Hawk making
. his second successful appearance in
the Quaker City this season II was
iu Philadelphia that Mr. Clark won
distinction as a character actor with
the excellent repertoire company con
Quoted az the Little Theatre II was
also in Philadelphia that Mr. Clark
was informed that ne was not good
enough for the ten-cent vaudeville au-
dfcucss. Nir. Clark has his own ideas
as 90 which was wrong. the two-dollar
audiences which accepted him. or the
manager 90 the ten-cent audience
which refused him
Harmon 1TurG-nrur is q comedian.
bat hr failed totally 90 see the humor
uf O. situation recently thrust upon
him with q brilliant list OF associates
he was engaged 90 introduce "a high
class company ro 50. Louis ar the
afrr known as the Kings Theatre.
After two weeks. when salaries were
not forthcoming. @ rCmoustranCe was
LODGED with thc manager who. after
ferkur The dust from his diamond
shirt front. and crEuked his limousine
car. declared be was broke ~ any
rate. the courts In s.. Louis VIII try
90 md ont % the manager told the
t-lth. The actors relish less and less
the i5ea OF working without pay, ac-
curtluE 90 SIR. EarGrcEo-.
Bertha Mann who has concluded
an extended theatrical tour, when she
put q belt of high artistic success
around the continent. believes this is
90 be the year when the United states
viii establish "a new era %. artistic
progress. cit is not To- the credit Of
our people that they must be made
20 see and realize our superior adj
vantage only because there IS no
ether alternative. but the end viii
Justify tine means. Our native dTa-
matte writer's ana producers will find
their services appreciated after this
year. because we cannot get foreign
material end must rely upon our home
product. This product. so far as it has
some. measures up 20 the highest
standard OF the imported article. and
. pia.EoCrs ana producers alike are be
ginning rl see that we have been go
ms 90 foreign markets for plays. play
ers and productions when we have as
s1oi-lGG ar times much better
r.ehr here" THAT is the way one
clever woman and actress sizes it up.
and 30 surely possesses much Uaterfa!
Tor mental digestion
clara Blaudick is not only a talent
cd but versatile actress. She has
done much brilliant work on Broad
way. and makes the transition from
dramatic 90 the vaudeville stage with
ease and grace. and slips over 70 the
screen when needed. Al present she
has in contemplation a dramatic
sketch for vaudeville, and believes
that this field VIII be one Of the most
interesting OF the present year. The
European war has been charged with
responsibility for most things tlat
have happened this year. she de
cia-ss. and I believe Do VIII have a
tendency To- improve the standard Of
the vaudeville stage mean that
with the closing OF the theatres in
Europe the foreign players have
swarmed TO the United States. and this
(. has made competition keencr. forcing
many excellent dramatic actors and
actresses into vaudeville. They have
taken with them the high artistic
ideals which they enoyjed while act
ins on the dramatic stage. and this
has had its effect upon the new audi
ences. Never IN the history of amuse-
ments has there been so many excel
lent dramatic actors appearing on the
vaudeville stage. They have brought
their own companies and excellent
dramatic sketches. many of them con-
densed from long PLAYS. The vaude-
Vile audiences are enjoying the very
/ highest dramatic talent. and new
clientele is being built up which will
be valuable aid TO the future de-
LNelopment Of this form OF entertain