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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1915
Page
10
The Birth of a Nation by David W. Griffith comes to the city for four days beginning today. Earlier plans grew from the clan idea, and Griffith kept his thoughts private for weeks before announcing the project.
The Fifth Infantry band will entertain children and adults this afternoon at 3 p m in the armory for a Pop concert. Miss Mae Trescher returns as soloist. Free for children with adult supervision. adults pay 15 cents. A large Christmas tree decorates the hall and a playground space is reserved. The program includes Onward Christian Soldiers and My Old Kentucky Home with solos and a grand American Fantasy America Forever. The event promises holiday entertainment for families with a wide range of music and performances.
Centered among the newcomers, she has established a reputation for standing first in entertainment of this kind. It can be said she is doing the best in her career, offering fun rivaling any male comedy purveyor who wears blackface makeup.
Mrs Fiske appears as Becky Sharp in the Edison film Vanity Fair shown at the Princess theater Friday. The stage impersonation has been performed a thousand times, with extensive interior set hangings and furnishings gathered over four months and scenes featuring over four hundred people. Filming included trips to Boston to locate replicas of Russell Square and other London locales. The release comes via the Kleine Edison Feature service.
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