Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-19
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At the Liberty.

At the Liberty.
Diane of the Green Van" at the
Liberty theatre, Davenport, Sunday,
Monday and Tuesday, starring the
beautiful Alma Rubens, released
through Exhibitors Mutual ex-
changes, engages an exceptionally
strong cast for her first Winsome
Stars production. Miss Rubens, of
course, plays Diane, the girl with
the gypsying impulse for adventure.
Her meteoric rise to stardom was
attained through remarkable work
in the support Of Douglas Fair
banks, Bill Hart and others. Nigel
Barrie, who joined Miss Rubens'
company, Immediately upon his dis
charge from the royal aviation ser
vice, is an Anglo-Indian, born in
Calcutta, India, and educated in
England. Mr.. Barrie has played
opposite Grace George, Marguerite
Clark, Clara Kimbau Young, and
other noted stars. He plays Phil
lip Poynter in the production.
Frank KEENAN,, Americas great
est character actor, announces that
The Midnight Stage" in which he
plays a dual role, at the Liberty
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
will undoubtedly score all of the
points necessary to establish its
rating as a perfect picture. This
has been an ideal towards which
he has worked for years and which
he Is certain he can maintain whom
he, himself, as already planned, be-
comes q producer and actor at the
same time. Better pictures are
being made now, he indicates, and
still better ones will be made in the
future.
At the Burtis.
OF far more than ordinary inter-
est IL the announcement OF the
coming to the Burtis opera house,
Davenport, for one performance,
Friday evening, April 25, OF Ethel
Barrymore, since this welcome visit
marks the first appearance here OIL
this delightful actress in several
years. Miss Barrymore remained in
New York the whole Of last season,
appearing at the Empire theatre IN
a repertoire of plays, including
s"The Lady of the Camellias," THE
Of Chance" and Belinda" OF these
three by far the most popular with
the enormous Barrymore following
was "The OF Chance" and it is in
this comedy that the Charles Froh-
man company presents her through
out her present tour.
The on Chance" Is the work of
r. G, Carton, one of the most dis
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lists and recalled happily for his
Lord and Lady Algy," Wheels
Within Wheels" Liberty Hall" and
numerous other plays equally sue
cessful in England and America.
s"The on Chance" is said TO be one of
his most pleasing efforts and in it
Miss Barrymore is fitted with one Of
the best roles she has had in recent
years. Her portrayal is Of the kind
In which she excels, one allowing
her abundant opportunity for the
play of all that exquisite sense of
humor and flashing comedy beloved
of her admirers. Nor are moments
OF more serious characterization
lacking, since, in Mr.. Cartons story,
Miss Barrymore portrays middle
aged woman of great charm and
beauty, divorced, who returns to
young daughter who does not know |
her, who helps the latter over a !
marital difficulty in which she finds |
herself. For the daughters young |
husband, claiming his wife to lack |
warmth and passion, is about to
bolt with an attractive dancer.
Lady CardonneIl, for this is Miss |
name in Mr.. Cartons |
play, is little like the traditional |
nor are the methods |
she adopts to smooth out the diff |
culties Of the young couple while i
her identity Is unknown to them, at |
all unusual or ordinary. In fact, |
they become at times as startling as
they are amusing. Needless to say, |
they meet with immense success !
and not until all is well does the !
young man realize that the charm |
ing woman TO whom he owes his |
rescue is his own mother-in-law.
The Charles Frohman company |
has surrounded Miss Barrymore |
with a most distinguished company, |
Eva La Gallienne, Anita |
Rothe, Marcel1e Roussillon, Cecilia |
Radcliffe, Mary Balfour, William |
Boyd, Edward Emery. Harry Plim-
mer, Albert Gran, Joseph Brennan |
and others.