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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1919
Page
14
At the Belasco Theatre George Walsh stars in I'll Say So a wartime melodrama where a hero married in disguise confronts German spies. The plot features patriotic sacrifice, a secret private war, and surprising twists as Walsh battles villains to win love and save the day.
A garbled review notes Crook Of Dreams stars Jacqueline Path and Copistanec in a melodramatic stage piece. The plot centers on a thief from the east coast with NYC ties, exploring crime, innocence, and urban fate amidst a troubled environment.
A fragmentary, peculiar plot line centers on a young man named Nosh Corcoran and a budding romance with Mabel de Cohaest. The narrative hints at dramatic misdirections, staged letters, and a bet leading to enticement and engagement dynamics.
Constance Tachimadge stars in a melodrama where a Lady's Name drives misunderstandings and social tests. The story centers on secrecy, betrayals, and a contentious marriage plot unfolding through cloistered social circles.
Roy Stewart stars in The Fly God at Quincy Theatre where a juror’s fate hinges on a coin toss like a German melodrama. Tom Cumulles a henpecked husband contends with pressure as a verdict rests on a window pane. Cast includes Edward Pearl Clavie Anderson Aston Edwards Percy Challenger Walter Perry.
William S. Hart stars as Steve Ransom in Theaters Wireless, a Hart film with bandit past, reform, and a patriotic plot. Set against German spies plotting a wireless message to Berlin, Hart seeks army service but is pardoned after his heroism. A love story accompanies the action and the cast delivers solid support.
The Quin cy skating title pits Cyrlone Holbert against the Black Strea's in a three mile race for a purse funded by Quincy skaters. The event begins at 9 o'clock amid pavilion preparations by Highland management ahead of summer opening.
A busy slate across Belasco and Savoy features George Walsh in To Say So and Pauline Frederick in The Woman on the Index, with many weekdays offering star turnings such as Edith Storey in As the Sun Went Down and Frank Mayo in Crook of Dreams. Eve nings showcase W S Hart in Border Wireless and Dor otty Dalton in Green Eyes, plus Fatty Arbuckle and Jack Pickford comedies, and Pathe News and weekly reels.
Tithel and James Dorrance, novelists and magazine writers, are not yet in the motion picture industry though deeply involved. They never wrote scenarios but publish photoplays such as Whitewashed Walls produced by Jesse D Hampton and William Desmond. The Dorrances’ action stories appear first in local seeds then go to studios.
Pauline Frederick stars in The Woman on the Index at Belasco Theatre starting Tuesday. Fashion notes praise her lavish Goldwyn Pictures costumes with diverse furs, including a chinchilla trim coat and tango velvet fur ensemble. The article emphasizes the actress’s habit of never repeating costumes and the striking wardrobe.
The article recounts Houdini exposing a false claim about forcing an ex Kaiser to apologize during a Cologne theater show. A German police hearing reportedly validated Houdini’s demonstration of escaping chains, and the magician allegedly received an official open gesture in the Kaiser’s name after court proceedings.
Whomas Gf. Twee, famed producer, will stage a New Year’s Eve party for a Dorothy Dalton film. A 60 by 75 foot cabaret set, night filming, a jazz orchestra, and hundreds in evening dress will illuminate the sequence. Miss Dalton plays a nurse from upstate New York entering wild New York festivities, directed by Joseph DeGrass.
Ruth Roland described a harsh stunt scene for Pathe's The Tiger Face where she lay bound in a tank of near freez ing water and endured shouted directions from a cameraman. The piece also notes Viola Dana's car upholstering in Pershing blue, likened to Hindenburg’s mood.
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