Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-19
CLUBS TO HAVE
GENUINE TREAT
Entertainment Course Of Five Num-
bers to Be Presented Before
Community Societies.

A4uSiC iOTCIS VI Ine LI1-clL1eS as
well as those VINO appreciate ex-
ceilent lyceum entertainments, are
to be given an opportunity to enjoy
a musical and entertainment course
OF five numbers, starting next week
under the joint auspices of the Com
munity club OF Rock Island and the
Arsenal club OF Davenport, In the
auditoriums OF the respective
clubs.
Following are the attractions:
Elias Day, characterist.
The Zedeler symphonic quartet.
The Sam Lewis company.
The Bertha Farmer company.
Ncah BeiIharZ, character artist
and reader of plays.
Knowing that these clubs are
working for community better
meHt. these numbers are coming to
the tri-cities because they are will
ing to cooperate with the war camp
community service in making a
success of these organizations for
their members and friends, All five
attractions are sacrificing their big
fees to appear before these clubs
and lend their enthusiasm to a pro-
gram of welfare work for the com
inunities,
Tickets for this artistic feast
can be had through the ticket COM
Inittee Of the two clubs and will
be on sale at the secretary's desk
in each of the clubs and at the Nor
berg music houses in both Rock
Island and Moline,
The first of these numbers, Elias
Day, will appear at the Rock Island
club, Third avenue and Sixteenth
street, Tuesday night, Feb, %, and
Davenport club, Fifth and Main
streets, Teb, cd, in the following
program;
Character sketches
"Battina and the Baby"
'Dennis McCarty on Ancient His
tory
Group of musical readings
TAI ''The Man That Done Wrong
to His Parents" (OId English),
tb) ooh. Memory CNew Eng
iish),
(ei '~The Road to Mandalay"
fkipllng),
oTtpperary" tservoss).
"The Scoop Shovel"
''Good Night"
OF all Mr., Days original sketches
there is not one more rich in that
humoF which, although melting the
most sedate to laughter, creates in
the heart of the nearer love or
bond of sympathy for the object Of
miFth, than Dennis Mccarthy, the /
most genial Celtic instructor who (
ever attempted to interpret history /
In such a manner as to be readily /
understood by children,
The second number on the course !
will be Noah Beilharz, a reader OF /
plays, a platform entertainer of, IL /
years experience and a leader in |
his class, He will give '@The Mu- !
sic Master" by Charles Klein, one |
of the greatest plays on the Ameri-
can stage, a David BeIaseo pFodue-
ton,
Following BeilhaFz will come the /
Bertha Farmer company, a group of |
four artists headed by Bertha Far
aeF, who has sung with the Los
Angeles Symphony orchestra, with +
the Maneini Opera company of New
York, the English Grand Opera
company, the San Carlo Opera
company and other famous ergani
cations, Miss Farmer is a woman .
of wonderful charm and rare mu
steal ability, and her supporting .
artists are all that could be de-
sired, This company will appear
Friday, March IS, and Sunday,
March so,
Tie fourth number on the
course will be the Sam Lewis COM
pany, a four-aTtist group, headed /
by Sam Lewis, who is known as the /
"Jehn Mccormick" of the lyceum .
and ehautauaua field, This Welsh /
tenor is one Of the most popular
ballad singers in America, The date
of the appearance of this company
is April % and %,
The fifth and last attraction is
the ZedeleF Symphonic quintet.
headed by Nicolai Zedeler, the dis
tinguished cellist. Mr., Zedeler,
with his four assisting artists.
makes speciality Of interpreting
the music Of the masters to the
masses, 4 specially constructed
Reed organ carried by this com
pany makes possible the securing
OF symphonic effects never before
heard in the work of the small
number of artists, The date of
their appearance will be announced
later.