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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1916
Page
12
The Orpheum Players begin a farewell week with Woman Against Woman as today’s bill. A Labor Day extra matinee features Wife in Name Only, followed by usual matinees and a Wednesday reception on stage. The last half week showcases The Newlyweds, touted as one of the funniest comedies.
Listings detail Belasco productions today and Monday with Mme Petrova in The Beran Question, plus a slate of films and stage pieces at Savoy, Princess, Colonial, Orpheum, Bijou, Quincy in a busy weekly program. Notables include Hart in The Captive God, Fatty Arbuckle in The Waiters Ball, and Kathleen Williams in The Return among others.
Eleven beauty and brains winners arrive in New York on September 8 to seek roles in World Film productions. Griffiths Mother and The Law will be shown in October. A new 7,500,000 film corporation launched. Frohman Amusement Corp making Conquest of Canaan under Booth Tarkington. Mary Pickford in a seven reel feature. Mary Miles Minting at Santa Barbara in American Mutuals. Harry Reichenbach leaves World Film for Frohman Amusement Corp. He wrote this sheet and many others. New York quarantined by surrounding states. Presidential candidates to be influenced by film industry. Jack Sherrill in Conquest of Canaan. Alice Brady seen in Her Majesty, not a costume play. Costume plays are dreaded. the public dislikes them.
George Rookaird, a North Eighth Street teamster, was bound over in police court to keep the peace after threatening to kill his wife and beating her on multiple occasions. His $300 bond could not be paid and he was sent to county jail. The incident began Friday night and led to the Saturday morning police call.
The break between William Fox and Herbert Brenon over A Daughter of the Gods leads Brenon to sue for billing rights while Fox will release the film without his name. Annette Kellerman stars in the feature as Brenon launches his own company. The article lists several actors and productions including The Suspect censors, The Wolf Woman, La Boheme, Miss Petticoats, The Gilded Cage, A Woman Alone, Friday the 13th, The Velvet Paw, The Heart of a Hero, The Whip, Bought and Paid For, An Enemy of the King, with Lew Fields and Marie Dressler joining World Film.
Top billing for the Orpheum season opener on September 11 promises big vaudeville, musical comedies, and a diverse bill. Acts include Caesar Rivoli rapid-change artist Fred Ardath’s Fun on a Farm Hal Stevens and company Princess Kalama and Hawaiian entertainers The Edge of the World The Society Circus Charles Howard & Co Little Miss Up to Date The Six Waterlilies and more. Musical comedies listed are Vanity Fair What Do You Sell The Blow Out The Night Clerk The Four Husbands Six Little Wives The Movie Kid and others popular last season.
Music lovers will hear symphony at Highland Park this evening with a gala Labor Day program. Two concerts are planned, one in the afternoon and one at night, featuring a lively mix of selections and novelty numbers.
Baltimore September 2 Daniel Willard, president of the B O, issued his first formal appeal to the brotherhoods of his system. He said past pleasant relations should avoid calling any employer disloyal. A strike hint suggested that those who strike would not be treated the same in the future. Many men have told the railroad they intend to face ostracism and stick.
An advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a gentle bowel and liver treatment for a clear complexion. It claims cleansing the system combats skin trouble and suits young, adults, and the aged, priced at 25 cents at druggists.
Wanted-3 waitresses with experience earn $7 per week with transportation paid and experienced chef at $16 per week. Syngel Cafe Keokuk Iowa. For sale- auction Tuesday afternoon Sept 5 at 2 on the premises 1309 Madison St a room home and good lot with a good abstract. S A Hubbard.
E. Buerkin faced arraignment for exceeding the speed limit but was discharged after weak evidence. The incidents occurred on East Hampshire street. B. F. Snow, an old soldier, paid a $2 fine plus costs for intoxication.
Fabius drainage district supervisors reported the levees protecting the Taylor Quincy road are completed and ready. If high water arrives today the roadway is deemed safe after favorable reports read in the Illinois State Bank building.
Ditches and drainage in the district will be finished within 90 days with a complete pumping plant and weatherproofing to keep the area dry during the wet season. The work adds 14 000 fertile acres across the river from Quincy, visible from River View park bluffs. Woodmen are clearing timber as land near the river is prepared for wheat this fall.
A man learns a woman has deceived him and his vanity suffers a sharp setback. The line suggests male ego and betrayal themes without details or names.
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