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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1918
Page
2
A fragment from a Washington scene notes Amusements President Wilson paying tribute to a film set to be shown here. The item mentions dignitaries, a celebration of the new release, and local theater events amid a ceremonial atmosphere.
Wallace Reid stars as a wealthy town figure in a melodrama about forgery and pursuit. The production, titled Beleve Meo Naztype, centers on a wager and a staged fugitive plot, with Reid delivering a standout performance in a western theft tale to be shown at the Bavov theater Thursday.
Clara Kimball Young Keenan appears at the Savoy and Star in The Claw, with the Family Sun and Mon showings. The production, praised as lively and nonviolent, is advertised with dates and venue details, highlighting Miss Yoo's performances and the star’s appeal.
A film presented at the Prince theater features a sweeping love story amid exotic warfare. The production, inspired by Mr Geifftty's works The Wirth of a Nation and The Threats of that Weed, dramatizes a dramatic conflict with vivid scenes of naval action and city turmoil.
Clara Kimball Young delivers a stellar performance in The Road Through the Dark, a massy second Select studio feature. The film, shot in Hollywood over two months, follows a French girl who sacrifices for noble ideals, with Young praised for beauty and versatile acting across emotional passages.
Fragmented OCR summary notes Geraldine Farrar in Wyoming during a December visit. The text appears garbled with names and lines about performances, veterans, and a possible historical context but lacks clear details or coherent events.
A dense listing of daily film showings across multiple venues Colonial Theater Star Theater Family Theater and more including acts like Faron Nell Lookout Reckless Hover The City Type Dim Faces and The Great Love plus stars Lillian gish Florence Vidor Fatty Arbuckle Mae Murray and Dorothy Dalton with weeks schedule of Westerns travelogues and serials shaping a busy cinema week across town
Bert Lytell, the Metra star, plans a shift toward farming after an acting career. The article notes his vineyard focus, livestock raising, and a period off to support a film production, with new plans to manage a farm and harvest grapes while continuing work on screen projects.
A cinema review notes the tale of a girl raised in the Ghetto who carves a path to Riverside society. Carmel Myers stars under Paul Powell’s direction with a script by Levien and scenario by Fred Myron.
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