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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Mar 04, 1917

Page

12

Orpheum Vaudeville Tops Bill Opens Monday

The Orpheum returns to vaudeville Monday with Kay and Belle the Top of the World dancers in a five act confection. Lono's Hawaiians from Chicago theaters headline with scenic and Hawaiian numbers. Fat Thompson Co performs a new blackface act alongside Clifford and Mack the songsters and Gladys Carrier singing southern melodies.

The Orpheum Kay Belle Lono Chicago Fat Thompson & Co Clifford and Mack Gladys Carrier

Quincy Woman Writes Songs And Sketches

Mira Laura Grigsby of Quincy writes songs after breakfast, learned to compress tunes to eight syllables per measure, and authored popular pieces like My Lew Will Some Day Shine. She also creates vaudeville sketches and reader entertainments, with works published in St. Aupuis and Chicas. Eva Tanguay may join Lewis Selznick in a new releasing venture, while Hawaii sees growing demand for American shoes among Japanese, Chinese, and Korean communities.

Mira Laura Grigsby Quincey Miss Gresby St. Aupuis Chicas Quincy Reuben Sarah Tut Vie Empire Gugsby

Weekly Features and Film Schedule Highlights

A dense listing of current and upcoming features across theatres. Includes performers such as Viola Dana, Lillian Gish, Mary Boland, Marguerite Clark, and Charlie Chaplin in a mix of dramas, comedies, and serials. Also notes Pathe, Keystone, and Mutual Master pictures with showings through the week and weekend, listing dates, titles, and duties for each day.

Cavalry and Indians Pictured in Battles at Savoy and Family

In Bessanav's feature Adventures of Buffalo Bill at Savoy and Family theaters March 11 and 12 Lt General Nelson Miles and Col William Cody lead Seventh and Twelfth Cavalry against Stoux, Cheyenne and Brule in staged battle scenes with over 3,000 soldiers and Indians. Edith Storey left Vitagraph while Alice Joyce reportedly renewed her contract for two years.

United States Cavalry Nelson .A. Miles Wiliam F. Cody Bessanav Savoy Edith Storey Vitagraph Alice Joyce Buffalo Bill Col Buck McCandell Duck Tony Buffalo Pill Buffalo Buota United Stated Fifth Cavalry U.S. A General Carr Plas Yellow Eland United States Custer

Delayed in Transit and Week of Features at Quincy

Week of theater at Quincy offers Tom Mix in Delayed in Transit and The Vagabond. Prank Daniels and Hughie Mack stars in comedies with Monday Stingaree and The Girl From Frisco. Helen Gibson in The Lineman's Peril. Sehy Tribune Weekly and Plump and Runt. Tuesday holds The Hold Up at Devil's Pass plus Heinie and Louie. Wednesday features Fruits of Desire with Robert Warwick in five acts. Thursday shows Battle of Hearts with William Farnum. Friday brings The Valley of Lost Hope with Romaine Fielding and The Dangers of Doris with Sunshine Mary Anderson. Saturday presents The Valley of Lost Hope, plus Grant the Police Reporter and Ham and Bud. Alice Brady appears March 14 in The Woman in 47.

Quincy Tom Mix

Mary Pickford Flirts With The Poor Little Rich Girl

Mary Pickford enjoys a glamorous filming spell for The Poor Little Rich Girl. She sports rompers knickers a muff and her famed curls amid production bustle and studio energy.

Mary Pickford

Glimpses of Reel Life at St Augustine Florida

Senator and Mrs Chauncey Depew watched scenes filmed in the Ponce De Leon gardens featuring Miss Thede Bara as lead. Jean Sawyer debuts March 2 in Love's Law, while Chaplin's next project is The Cure. Ann Murdock stars in The Outcast for Frohman and Mutual. A Tale of Two Cities will be released as a deluxe Fox production the week of March 12. E K Lincoln shoots The Grey Seal in Canada, Marguerite Snow heads to Toronto for a new Canadian company, Douglas Fairbanks aligns with Artcraft, Emila Chautard ends World Film work to join Goldwyn.

Chauncey M. Depew New York St Augustine Florida Ponce de Leon William Fox Thede Bara Two Cities Charles Dickens Fox Film Corporation E. K. Lincoln Jimmy Dale Canada Montreal Quebec Marguerite Snow George M. Cohan Jones Toronto Douglas Fairbanks Artcraft Pictures Corporation Triangle Mr. Fairbanks Artcraft

Notable Stars Headline 1920s film lineup

Clara Kimball Young will set a new standard in The Price She Paid while Robert Warwick scores his top solo achievement in The Arevue Case. Marjorie Rambeau’s next film The Greater Woman debuts February 26, Doris Grey in The Enemy March 4, and Enid Bennett, new Princess of the Dark star, arrives today with a promising screen season.

Clara Kimball Young

Also Mentioned on This Page

Quincy Woman Eva Tanguay Lewis T Selznick Mr. Selznick Robert Warwick Norma Talmadge Eva Hawaii Thomas H. Inces Triangle Princess Red Bullet Witliam Desmond Nina the Flower Girl Besse Love Wii Kiddies Baby Marie Osborn the Linerabie Algy Charles Ras Star Carlsie Blackwell Vannie Ward Betty Owen Moore Louise Hult Marguerite Clark Lady Eileen Belasco Viola Dana Peggy Hyland Leonora Ulrich Intigue King Baggott Charley Chaplin Cinderella Margarita Fischer Mutual Polly Roy Stewart Wadsworth Parris Itarry Cary Priscilla Dean Cheyenne Mary Boland Frank Keenan Lillian Gishin Freels Bill Durham Douglas Gerard Marie Walcamp Eddie Pola Keystone Wank Mann George Ovey Gerry Warren Kerrigan America Shorty Shorty Hamilton Hank Mann Iris Laat Margarita Pischer Miss Jackie King Raggott Broadway Mise Jackle Navy Margarita Mischer Charles Chaplin Peter & Pinkelmann TRE Cossack Jean Sawyer Miss Sawyer Ann Murdock Empire All Star Corporation Charles Frohman Frohman Mutual Film Corporation Emila Chautard World Film Corporation Goldwyn Picture Corporation Lono’s Sweet Singers Land of Gladys Corriel Clifford & Mack James Fat Thompson & Company Marjorie Rambea John R. Freuler California Charlie Chaplin Mack Sennett Keystone Maggie Doris Grey Thanhouser Romiance Ethel Clayton Champaign Eelen Wohnes Dhce Princess Today Enid Bennet Australia Dark Wm. Desmond Ray Gee Iced Bullet Wihip Savoy & Family Theaters Quincy Gas, Electric & Heating Co
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