The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-31
Ar THE COLUMBIA.

Harry b. TO0mer Is . real comedian.
Z Hes one Of those fellows with gift
!. nary vehicle and make 1t go over biz. He
has the feature act on the closing holi-
day bill 1t The Columbia theatre for the
last half Of the week.
The title Of his sketch IL The Wife
Saver and it possesses all the comedy
That its name implies. Toomer sells
shady" real estate in his ofRce and 10
flaying The attentions Of . Mrs.. Boards
~ while his wife 10 neglected. A girl
tohng ~ deaf and dumb comes to his
Sacs for employment as a sten0grApher
nd later after he makes an appointment
30 10 Atlantic City with Mrs. Boards
4 ~ and then leaves the office for few
nements. the stenosrapher reveals she IL
lot deaf and dumb and calls Mrs. Boards
~ on the phone. tells her she is TONERS
+ Sifs and will scratch her eyes out II she
ooes 70 Atlantic City with T0omer. Toomer
inter learns OF this and the stenographer
4 tolls him she IL an agent for society to
( nve wives 70 husbands and save husbands
ssc wives. II costs Toomer 500 TO square
~ but he laughs last, - the check he
( Aves the steno - she levaes IL worthless.
Ia The Rube Town Follies presents . cast
Ut dx singers, dancers and musicians with
q setting In front Of the village grocery
Store where they display their talent. In
! strumssnal numbers they offer as the viii
lage band are particularly entertaining.
The Stuart Girls have fetching sing
ing act. They're . comely pair of maid
ems whose voices harmonic beautifully
and their hist Of numbers include the very
latest In popular pieces. They wcro
Z warmly received. Harry Ellis. tenor. add
\ - 70 the musical entertainment Of the bill
nth his pleasing voice. His songs wero
Mos that ring with sentiment and he
= A,gs with much feeling. First-nighters
Il Oc0eed him repeatedly.
lshtkAwA Brother-four Of them-afe
SSt troupe ~ Japs who revealed series of
nv stunts in ecuilibristics. The Bijou
4 uFcus. dog and cat gymnastic act. drew
ppiause unusual for acts Of the kind.
AT THE RlALro.
says Kid Burns. the slangy but vivac.
~ ex-pueihst in Charles Rays picturi-
sSuon OF George N. Cohans great play
xorvltve Minutes From Broadway" re-
eesd through The First National and
llng 70 the Rialto New Years day.
sN. pal. you could have knocked mo
= goal when the A. D. T. hands me .
ofse, s!ppin' me the big invite 10 visit
PAL iom Bennett At New Rochelle.
Wnefo the deuce was dat burg any
does Sherlock Holmes an dis
- "a i is Just Forty Five Minutes
hfoadway." due north. searched
eene and found dat me worldly pos
nos Wa luse two bits There was
pa 70 do but soak me ticker, when I
- - friend, d book shop keeper. what
wanted he said Nothing Doinr" keen
y ticker an IN make you personal
p outen me own kick |"
50 ! hit &c rattler an boy when
ock das burg dere was . buE.h Al d
- choo dat looked like deg was waitin'
q vfdtin delegation Of Volunteer
emen from Cohoes. Deg cotaened 10
- 1em Bennett. who had suddenly be.
= neir to about . million bucks, An
Aevne dey gave ne some reception.
We'll, Dry carried me on 70 4 srand
Ace where Bennett vas booked 70 haBe
has IN dere l met one of d sweliest
p ever lamped Her name was May
grand old name. AZ she was spme
p petootee. She liked me TO an Ne
u 81 = . great rate Den Bennett
ned up an you should have eesu dan
y give ne Dc frosea mitt when dey
ID out was not d real chsese. But
b stuck.
AT THE COLONIAL.
n aherR In SHUTDOWN sim" is no
y. He il sure 'nongh." Year, ago
Jsoes was . sheriR in Arizhaa. and
than once he had notorious bad"
Y his custody.
~ - mot the ffst time "a Jonee has
- sheriff fos Harry Carsy. He
~ ways Of the cattle country end
c0asao tAR&of. and in his hfief
e9sA he ha1 played naAg vsstesn
IN fact. he 10 Z real cnatlemna
u--or Nas. J, ID Jeaoe snd his dAd.
from TxaA. Aad 1900 hseA a