Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17
At the Illinois.

At the Illinois.
Girls and gayety will share hon
ors equally in the big laugh pro-
duct.on, Make Yourself At Home"
which will be at the Illinois thea
ire tonight.
Make Yourself At Home Is q
comedy with music, the book is by
Harry Segall and the lyrics and
music by Earl Carroll, who wrote
the music for Pretty Mrs. Smith
80 Long Lefty" Canary Cottage"
and The Love Mill" Beside the
above mentioned productions, Mr..
Carroll is the composer Of that
world-renown hit isle D'Amour,"
which was whistled and hummed
from one end OF the globe to the
other
The book OF Make Yourself At
Home" has the advantage OF a de-
cided and entertaining plot and 1t
has proven a big laugh show at
every performance.
Special attention was paid to the
selection Of the chorus. the out
come was most astonishing.
The cast includes Milton Schus-
ter, Vera Stanley, Grace WATSON.
and many others.
At the Spencer.
Tom Moore and Charlie Chaplin
will share the bill at the Spencer
beginning tomorrow. Tom Moore
plays the rash and genial lover in
"The Gay Lord Quex," and his very
fickleness is enchanting. Naomi
Chllders has the leading female
role. ts
Unwittingly and unwillingly
Charlie Chaplin in his latest pro-
duction, entitled. "A Days Pleas
ure,' is the cause Of 250-pound
traffic cop falling into the CRIME of
large city sewer.
It all happens when the Chaplin
(film) family decides to take a
days recreation. They repair to
the family automobile which is
neither expense. good looking or
reliable. and attempt to wander to
the brooklets. The traffic cop de-
rides that It Is impossible for him
10 reorganize the street regulations
of the city to At the Chaplin auto
mobile and he serves the famous
comedian with . summons.
With the dignity that made him
famous Chaplin undertakes to put
the unfortunate car through
series Of legal maneuvers with
poor avail. The climax Of the Incl
dent arises when the street re-
pairers spill a bucket of hot ant
sticky tar tn front Of the famil,
machine.
At the RialtO.
Death IN its most horrible form
faces william Duncan, star o
Smashing Barriers" Vitagraph'
latest serial thriller, during thu
eighth episode, which will be shown
q. the Rialto theatre on Wednes
day. Duncan. his pal and dctec
tive, aiding him in the hunt fol
his kidnapped sweetheart. Edit
Johnson bella Manners, g
aboard ferryboat in an auto. I'm
known to them, the gang Of OUTLAW
Iumte-jacks,. who have captures
he girl and her father. overpowe
he crew OF the boat and TAX
charge.
Duncan and his friends are seat
ed within their auto discusstn
their plans. When the boa
reaches the middle Of the bay, tn
gangsters push the automobil
through the deck gates Of the boa
and into the bay. holding the door
closed to prevent their victim
from escaping.
The machine and its trapped OK
cupants plunge under the waite
and the boat keeps on its cours
Duncan manages to get one Of tn
doors open as the auto sinks. All
helping the others out, they rise
the surface. Fortunately motto
boat, cruising near, is attracted /
their shouts and plight and goes
their rescue.
At the Majestic.
Mystery. love and intrigue
aristocratic London society. a,
oriental vengeance, are the ell
ments which make THE Illustrio,
Prince" q photo-drama based {
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