The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-18

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a Il Nftl( = llniah khsR t1le1 6aly
from sl0nS exi1gonco boeere fhel
Gamers. She pitt into 4 he samei
thrill that made ~ many trends
for her dtk4n9 hefDerfal days. And
In addition, she gives evidence Of
dramatic ability that vas kept
down njserials. The audiences q
every Slowing yDsterday appiaadsd
her work
1t The ullnsis.
The Selwyns' production Of
"Buddies" 1hich Will Be- the attrac-
ton at the Illinois theatre next
Tuesday evening. Web ~. proved
during its full year in thss6efwynl
theatre, New York. the cumulative
power Of q romance that b - frag-
rant as June and music which Il
altogether charming in It's ina
terpolation Of the story aL>wellsas
the lifting equality Of its melody.
1t also proved that the public en-
Joys ian entertainment that 10
wholesome and sweet IN its every
detail, for "Buddies" played tol
capacity business during the en-
tire period Of its IL consecutive
months in the Metropolis. from
which it comes direntlv to this city.
AZ Inc C0lul......
It's real treat to see and hear
Alice Lloyd, who features the bill
at the Columbia theatre for the last
half of the week. She's an English
coincidence, possessing a charming
personality and the talent that COED
to maze star. Her act is parties
ularly refreshing, because the
songs she sings are different from
the average run heard from the
vaudeville stage. She will long be
remembered hereabouts for the dis
tinctly English character OF her
4 songs. all Of which bounded with
fun.
| Rilla Willard and her company
presented a timely comedy, Amy
Home" which it was said was too
true to life in some respects to be
IA bit funny. 1t showed what would
happen in the home if mother went
ION q strike and then turned around
and came back INTO the same home
| as a paid cook, obtaining all the
privileges a hired servant demands
Of the family. 1t was strong
enough to draw outbursts Of ap-
plause during various parts Of the
story.
i Murr.y Voelk has an act that
A goes over big. It's of the chatter
:, and song type and the audience en-
joyed it sufficiently to call Voe.k
Land his partner back for more, sew
eral times. Leon Varvara enter
tains at the piano, everything from
the classics to sync0pation, present
ing the Evolution Of a Pianist"
, His work was warmly received.
!. Frear, Baggott and Frear have a
4 juggling and hat throwing Offering,
with plenty Of comedy, which goes
through nine innings under the
caption of Baseball 1diosyncra-
: cies." They were enjoyed. .Tesl
g elbows cats present a remarkable
J, exhibition of feline intelligence
: Particularly funny is the fight
s staged between "Nigger" y and a
!. black and tan, on a large rope
r stretched between two poles. II
: takes you back to the last time you
I threw a shoe out the window at a
serenading pair of felines on the
:: back fence. ITS good sho,. -
4 At The Colonial.
: The attraction at the Colonial
theatre beginning today will be
1.-TWO Moons" starring Buck Jones
e the Fox cowboy star. Great things
: in the way Of a treat for the thou.
!. sands of admirers of this hand.
= some young actor are promised in
this picture, which was adapted
from Robert Welles Ritchie's novel
Trails to Two Moons" an exhii.
, arating tale of the bitter feud be.
= tween the cattle men and the sheer
n herders Of Wyoming.
\ New stunts of daring. new sit.
uations to stir the blood and thrill
: the heart, are said to have been
used in Two Moons" with the
star himself at his best. Jones
winning personality and his prov.
ess as daredevil never were
, given fuller play in any picture
It is said. As foil to his mascu.
| line masterfulness are the charms
OF Carol Holloway,-who plays the
part of Hilma Ring, a daughter OF
the sheepmen's faction. Hilma 3
hatred for everything and every-
make good in the distinguished
SHOWN when she deliberately tries
/ to shoot Original Blunt fBuck
Jones) at their first encounter
At the Rialto.
E Lively interest has been aroused
5 Dy Shirley Mason's latest picture
. to be presented here, net only be-
cause of the success recently At
tanned by this young Fox star in
hor Elephant Man." Loves Har-
: vest" and THE Little Wandefer."
but also because of the world re-
| nown OF the play in which she is to
appear. This is Merely Mary Ann. I"
the great stage success by Israel
, zangwill. 1t has been made into
a motion picture by Fox Film cor
poration, and will be shown at the
Rialto theatre. beginning today.
Merely Mary Ann" tells the
story of a poor little maid-of-all-
work in a cheap London boarding
house, who fell in love with one Of
the boarders, musician who had
fgiven up a fortune and ease for
his art Later on Mary Ann showeA