Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-19
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] DIR some reason the musical
emady. Bringing Up Father In
Society," brought . capacity crowd
~ the Illinois last night. several
hundred being turned away from
The ticket window when the 8. T.
o. sign was tackled up at $50. The
patrons were not disappointed, as
Gus Hills presentation, founded on
George McManus' famous cartoons,
wa1 an immense success from q
histrfonic standpoint.
"Jiggs," Walter Vernon, and
Maggie" his wife. Alice Dudley.
wsre tho comic supplement char
acters taken intact from the pa
pers and placed on the stage. Their
comedy and their genuine Irish
brogue tickled the fancles Of the
audience, and their antics were
spplauded and brought gusts Of
laughter again and again. Kittie,
the daughter, q dream she was
called in the bald-headed row and
other perceiving sections. bore out
the appellation. On down the list
of principals the talent was mark
ed, 4-
The plot was accentuated. It
Was a clear case Of the poor sutton.
smiled upon by the daughter and
the husband, frowned upon by the
society-sspiring Mrs. Mahoney, and
trying to combat with a man sup
posed to have both wealth and po-
sition. In the end the poor sutton
turns out to be the scion Of q
wealthy house. and the Baron"
formerly In favor, is discovered to
be a crook.
While the music was not fault
less throughout, 1t possessed the
quality of being live and snappy.
The chorus, besides being pretty
and shapely, could actually sing.
The Illinois scored as big success
with bringing Up Father" as it
did with Scandal" last week.
At the Illinois.
Music lovers, and especially
those partial to comic opera of the
real sort will be interested in the
announcement which is made today
BY Manager G. C. Edwards that
Ralph Dunbar, who won such favor
with his production of Robin
Hood" now has 1.-The Chocolate
Soldier" on tour, and proposes to
send it to the Illinois, Saturday,
Nov. 20, provided those who are
interested will make that fact
known to the manager and be
counted as supporters of the plan
Z to bring 1t here. 1.-THE Chocolate
Soldier" says the genial manager
rs q wonderful comic opera.
George Bernard Shaw, the clever
ct satirist Of the generation wrote
the story under the title Arms and
the Man." = scintillating trayesty
ON modern militarism. No less q
genius than Oscar Straus wrote the
music. The locale Of the story in
Bulgaria. The army" while ade-
quatelk frce contribute fun in
abundance, while the comedy
chorus Of Balkan girls assures that
beauty 10 q feature Of tho produc-
ton. Mr.. Dunbar's unerring Judge.
ment 10 amply attested ip the SO.
lection Of the cast which includes q
number Of the most prominent ol
those who participated in tho two
years' run It the Casino in New
York. The company carries its OWL
orchestra, mechanical force and
complete scenery. properties and
! lights for the entire production
At the Majestic.
Elsie Janis, who comes to the
Majestic theatre tonight for three
) days, in her first Selznick picture
"A Regular Girl" found her first
J comparison between the stage and
\ movies the day she went to thu
:. 6elxnick studio to mako up for thu
camera. She had been on the stag
20 years, and never before in ihel
! experience used grease paint. TIT
r detailed instructions she had re
) ceived about her makeup for thu
. screen were . hard blow, but hard
ar yet were the minutes when Elsi'
!. had to become accustomed to car
rying them out. Shrapnel had hat
charms compared to this yellow
sticky paste. and travelling through
4 trenches did not hold half the ter
ror for her that green pencil-linel
did.
I, "Elsie was miserable" her moth
Z er explains. 1T almost distracte,
her to get smeared up like that
and it pretty nearly made her cam
eraman and director collapse whel
they could not get her to stop con
torting her face"
+ And 1t Isl q known fact aroun'
1.-The studio that Elsie Janis woul'
mot permit anyone who did no
know her we'll to interview her o.
the set, because of the CHASTITY ef
fects that Emerson No. 3 had.
ia At the spencer.
.a Enid Bennett, who Is featured Il
Thomas H. Ince's latest Paramoun
photoplay, Stepping Out" whicl
will be shown at the Spence
Square theatre tonight and tomor
row, will be appreciated in NOR
ways than one in this picture
Aside from the story theme, II is
matter of film record that Emf
Bennett has been rapidly steppin
out since her debut in FINLAND
i Some Of her more recent photo
plays that have attracted very "a
evorable comment are Partner
slThree,"i 1.-THE Law Of Men" an
sThe Haunted Bedroom" Az ha
/ been often said, Miss Bennett l
from Australia, but she Is q typ
| cal American girl and loves every
thing about this country.