The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-18
Mcintyre and Heath
at the Burtis for
2Days, Dec. 25-26

The Messrs. Lee and ]. J. Shubert
will present the Inevitable enter
tainers, James Mcintyre and
Thomas Heath, in the musical ex-
travaganxa Hello, Alexander, at
the Burtis in Davenport Saturday
and Sunday, Dec. rs and rs, matt
nee each day. The book of Hello,
is by Edgar Smith and
Emily M. Young; the lyrics by Al
fred Bryan; and the music by Jean
Schwartz. Mr.. Schwartz wrote the
music for the musical comedy 'The
Ham Tree" in which Mcintyre and
Heath appeared with extraordinary
success for three seasons. Mcintyre
and Heath. in the delineation Of
negro characters. are supreme in
their line. To support the stars in
Hello, Alexander" the Messrs.l
Shubert have brought together a
brilliant array Of fun-makers, sing
ers and dancers. Not in recent years
has there been seen here SO many
clever people in single entertain
ment as will be seen in Hello, Alex
ander." Some OF the more import
ant are Homer Dickson and Oracle
DEACON, Vivian Holt, Lillian Rose
dale, Mabel Elaine. Betty Lewis,
Dorothy Moore, Dan Quinlan. Ed
ward Scanlon. Dan Mcneil, Earl
Richards, Phyllis Ray, Newport and
Stirk. Chic Barrymore and others.
Edgar Smith and Emily M. Young,
in providing the story for Hello.
Alexander" for Mcintyre and Heath,
have continued the adventures Of
Henry Jones, proprietor Of the
Georgia Minstrel" troupe, and the
Hungry Alexander, who was lured
away from the livery stable to be-
come q comedian. In this musical
extravaganza in two acts and nine
scenes, Alexander, unprecedented by
James Mcintyre, is discovered in
the first scene back in the livery
stable, from which he was lured
by the fiippant and imaginative
Henry Jones, impersonated by
Thomas Heath. This scene is locat-
ed at Tampa Bay. Colonel Wins
low has q son who is an aviator
The colonel, when q boy, had min
strel aspirations, and SO, when call
ed upon to get up an entertain
; ment for the boys at the aviation
camp. he thinks to provide q min
strel show. Colonel Winslov learns
that Henry Jones and his Ever
Ready Minstrels" are playing ut q
nearby town and 50 makes arrange
ments for them to come to Tampa
and give Q show. It Is then that
Henry Jones again meets Alexan-
der. A feature Of this meeting is
Henfy's teaching Alexander how tc
loan him money Alexander now
owns . mule which he has sold 70,
$50 and IN I. o. U. The SECOND
scene occurs at the aviation camr
where Alexander 10 discovered a. ;
bill poster putting up the bills fol
the Ever Ready Minstrels." tn,
third scene n the brilliant minstre
first part. In the next scene Alexan
der has had Z quarrel with . 90
ciety, leader who is to impersonat,
the queen Of the Aardi Gras. Ii
order to have revenge On this 30
ciety monarch they arrange tina
the real king Of the Mardi, Ora
should be abducted and that Alex
ander be paimed Of in his place .
the king Of Kakaroo. As this I'd
venture promises to provide Alex
ander with food he engages In
with enthusiasm. The second seen,
Of the second act 10 at Colonel Wins
lows homo q Lake Ponchertain
where Alexander II initiated int
the mysteries Of hngship. In tn
third scane Of the Mardi Gras Il
New Orleans, Alexander appears q
/; the King Of Kakaroo. One Of tn
largest ensembles Of girls and boy
/. from the New York Winter Gafdel
forces sveF eent on tour are Q Tea
ture Of the ttg spectacle
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