The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-07
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ILLINOIS
March 1o-'-rhe BesEars Opera
March IL and 12-tsunday Matinee)-
Three Wise Fools"
FORT ARMsTRONG.
Anna Nilsson in Three Live Ghosts"
Starting Thursday-WiIliam s. Hart Ia
Travelling on
SPENCER SQUARE.
Richard Bartheimees in ''Torabie David. "
MAJESTIC.
Elaine Hammerstein In Tho Way Of a
Msid.'
AMERICAN.
Marie Provost in "A Partisan Scandal"
RLALTo.
LILLIAN Gish in The Ghost Of tAn
Garnet"
AUGUSTANA GYMNASIUM.
tConcerts)
Marrh 2o-Margaret MatLenauer. CON
tralto. recital.
April 2s-Lucicn Muratore. tenor.
March 13-Tri-City Symphony Orchestra
concert.
COLISEUM.
(DaveuP0rSb
Coming-Galli- Curci and Jascha Heifetx
March 12-Tri-City Symphony or
chestra.
COLUMBIA.
Orpheum Circuit Vaudeville.
First half-'The District School
Hanako JAMS novelty entertainers; Con-
mol md
lon, Demo Brothers and Scanlou in or1gi-
nal waltz quartet and Vallan and Ter
maine diverting characters.
Last half-Billy Gerber's revue present
Camerons' Winton Brothers, On Time !:
Jack George Duo, who Dat Said Who?"
and Slgsbees Dogs.
GRAND.
THE Broken Wing"
CAPITOL
"A Mans Home"
Starting Neutrality-suspicious. Talmadge
in THE Barn Stormer."
FAMILY.
Why Girls Leave Home"
GARDEN.
Follies.''
At the Illinois.
1t is an admitted fact that in Lon
don for the last two years during
the run of that spicy old classic.
The Beggar's Opera" the Lyric
theatre, Hammersmith, where it
has been housed, is known to have
held within its walls a great num-
Der of celebrities-a sort of meet
ing place for great minds seeking
relaxation. At one performance
there were seated in different parts
of the house, Lloyd George, Arthur
Balfour. Winston Churchill and
Lord Reading-all of whom had
heard the opera frequently before,
but who just dropped in for an
other look The Beggar's Opera"
at the Illinois theatre, Friday night.
At the Spencer Square.
When Joseph Hergesheimer fl
nally allowed one of his stories to
be translated into screen reels he
entrusted the task to Richard Bar
thickness. The result has justified
his judgment for "Tol'able David -
the First National attraction which
opened its run at the Spencer
Square Sunday, ranks far ahead
of the seasons offerings.
The production marks Barthel-
mess first appearance as a star.
His role as David Kinemon is one
that calls for sympathetic acting
and the capable handling which it
10 # n al he
the character an outstanding one.
The star registers high in the role
of the mountain youth whose I'M
wavering ambition is the keynote
of his character.
"ToPable David" is one of those
appealing stories of the Virginia
mountains that calls for red
blooded manhood, appeals with its
smooth simplicity, and at the same
time tugs with genuine heart
throbs.
The story is simple one. David
Kinemon, the baby of the Kinemon
family. suddenly finds himself its
head. David's elder brother Allen
has been crippled by the Hatburn
trio. outlaws from another state,
and David's father is seized with a
fatal stroke as he is about to go
out, gun in hand, to ayenge Aliens
injury.
Because David is considered too
young to handle the farm, they are
forced to leave their home. David
is refused the chance to take up
Aliens job as driver of the govern
ment mail And to add to his
troubles the Hatburns have forced
themselves upon Grandpa Hatburn,
and David believes that Esther
Hatburn. his sweetheart and the
old mans granddaughter, is re-
sponsible for his griefs.
In one day the world is trans
formed for David. He has his
chance to drive the government
mail, and because he regards it as
a sacret trust the opportunity
comes all at once to prove his
qualifications for the job, wipe out
the stain on the family honor and
regain the affections of his girl.
The climax comes in smashing
fight that is a real sensation for
Pun NAV and tWO-fl5ted