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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1919

Page

2

Amusements Viola Dana Stars In Satan Junior At Belasco

Viola Dana, Metro screen star, headlines Satan Junior a romantic comedy at the Belasco theater today and Monday. The piece follows her rapid rise from toe dancer in Brooklyn to noted film actress with hits in The Gold Cure Opportunity and many others. Also featured is The Man Hunter with Douglas Farnum showing three fights with police and ship officers, culminating in a desert island finale amid striking photography and scenes on land and sea.

Viola Dana Metro Satan Belasco Rip van Winkle Gtr New York Miss Dana Edison Company The Brooklyn Belasco Theater Mr. Farnum

William Farnum in Three Big Fights

William Farnum stars in action packed reels including When a Man Sees Red and The Rainbow Trail as his screen battles captivate audiences across major venues. Fans anticipate three major fight scenes highlighted by Farnum’s bold on screen confrontations.

William Farnum

Perilous Riding In Hearts Of The Wild

Elsie Ferguson stars in Heart of the Wilds at the Princess theater next Thursday through Saturday. Matt Moore co stars as her brother and pursuer of the mounted police after an insulted sister. Moore performs dangerous riding down a shale cliff as part of the photoplay’s thrilling dramatic sequence. Thomas Meighan appears in a supporting role as the film’s leading man.

Thomas Meighan Miss Ferguson

AT BIJOU The Mystery Maids at Bijou theater in Quincy

The Mystery Maids at the Bijou draws strong Quincy crowds as a clean and lively musical tale. Herbert Garing directs a balanced company with pep in numbers and dancing. Delltie Marmion stands out, with the chorus delivering clever singing and dancing. The closing war sequence in costume is a notable feature. The vaudeville act complements a first rate show for theatergoers.

Quincy Herbert Garing Delltie Marmion America

Constance Talmadge Shines In Who Cares at Star Theater

Constance Talmadge embodies youth and growth in the role of Joan Ludlow in Who Cares? by Lewis J. Selznick. The film, featuring her beauty and acting, shows a demure 17 year old maturing into a sophisticated woman who pursues life’s fast lane with dramatic consequences. Performances captivate as the transformation unfolds on screen Tuesday through Thursday at Star theater.

Constance Talmadge Joan Ludlow Lewis J. Selznick Star Theater Joan Constane Constance

Creeping Barrage Shown In The Greatest Thing In Life

The film The Greatest Thing in Life by D. W. Griffith features Lillian Gish and presents a graphic depiction of the creeping barrage, described as a wonderful device of modern warfare. It will be shown at the Princess theater today.

D. W. Griffith Lillian Gish Princess Theater

This Week's Photo Plays at Multiple Theaters

A sprawling schedule lists films and stars at Belasco, Star, Gem, Savoy, Princesa, Quincy, and Colonial theaters. It notes specific showings across Sunday through Saturday, naming actors like Viola Dana, Constance Talmadge, Mabel Normand, and Douglas Fairbanks, plus titles such as Satan Jr, Love Defender, The Vigilants, and The Lightning Raider.

Fragmentary OCR warns of early air war visuals

The text describes wartime imagery and devices amid clouded imagery, mentioning barrage development and eerie depictions of aerial combat. It references telephones and tenure, with unclear proper names and dates, forming a fragmented report on early war visuals and technology.

Daring Girl Risks Her Life Four Times

Daring Girl Carol Toolloway imperiled her life four times to ventism to The Wharting Triup in The Tron Pest serial episode shown at lines theater telias Inocone scedea she escapes a fast moving express tramn. A gasoline tack explodes during a fleeing scene and the heroines must survive the car blaze then swim to safety amid fumes.

Carol Toolloway Tron Pest Vitagrandt Lines Theater Telias Morena Buting Gbo

Council Of Four Moves Toward Harmony In East Talks

Paris April 12 The Temps reports a conciliatory spirit in the council of four on Asiatic Turkey Syria Mesopotamia and Palestine. Government leaders plan a fresh exchange of views with hopes of reaching a satisfactory agreement without an inter allied mission to the East.

Paris Havas The Temps Council of Four Turkey Syria Mesopotamia Palestine

Transport Sails From Brest With Casuals

Washington April 13 The transport West Galeta sailed from Brest April 9 for New York with one casual company of Illinois troops aboard, part of an early World War I movement of forces to the United States.

Fm Cree United States Washington Galeta Brest New York

Transports Due at New York and Boston In Late April

Other transports due at New York and Boston between April 20 and 24 include the battleship New Jersey cruiser Charleston Suriname Duca D Abru z i and Panaman. They carry scattered army units and several casual companies.

New York Boston New Jersey Charleston Suriname

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Quincy Theater Antonio Moreno and Carol Holloway Larry Lemon George Lark Billy Compson Patha Weekly L-Ko Call the Cops Screen Magazine Lions and Moran Harold Lloyd Eeee Goooe Paco Cabinet Quincy Gas, Electric & Heating Co Bijou Savoy Fairbanks Gem Theater Harry Griffin Myrtle Lind Matt and Jeff Pause Cafe Bery Chapin WS. Hart Yates Kamilys Phenter Matt Loving Mermier Crriffith Journas William Wart Princesa Theater Burton Holmes Elsie Ferguson Bray Pictograph George Larkin Betty Compson Thester Ace Dush Hartes Chapin Royal Minshers Thursiday Eddie Defoo Circus Roxy Peettiae Rosese Arbuckle Shorty Hamilton Shorty Princess Lilian Gishue DW. Griffith Missouri D.C. O Griffith Lillian Gish and Robert Harron Princess Theatre Adoolph Zurellie Serguson Heart of the Savoy Theater Douglas Fairbanks Lamb Harry Griff Family Theater Mutt and Charley Chaplin Family Theatre William S. Hart
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