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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1917

Page

15

Big shows planned at the Orpheum this week

Orpheum audiences will enjoy a full lineup Monday through Wednesday headlined by The Black and White Revue, La Chesta, a clever toe dancer, and The Famous Arco Brothers, Polish gymnasts. The program also features Lonzon Cox the Silhouette Artist, Morgan and Stuart in The Jitney Banquet, Archie Nicholson Trio, and a versatile musical act trio with multiple instruments.

The Orpheum la Chesta Arco Brothers Lonzon Cox Morgan and Stuart Archie Nicholson

Weekday Theatre Cards Preview of Sly Plots and Puns

Monday through Saturday lists of play titles include Daughter of Gas House Dan Tom's Sacrifice Weary Wil lie's Birthday Mud Cure Uncle Bill Tracking of Stingaree Flowey Moon Billy's Melodrama Meddling With Marriage Daring Chance In the Ranks Son of Cain Train Flats Pencil Cure, suggesting a small local program of comic melodramas and curiosities for a weekly residents' event.

Tom Willie Bill Stingaree Billy Son of Cain

Battle of Angre War Pictures At Star Theater

War cinema at Star Theater presents The Tanks at the Battle of the Ancre. Footage shows mud laden trenches ladders lumber and tanks in action with guns firing and soldiers advancing through the front. Filmed scenes include rationing hip boots and moments of relief but omit grisly details.

Star Theater Battle of the Ancre

An Even Break on Broadway Shown at Princess

Olive Thomas stars in An Even Break at the Princess today and Monday in a tale of a small town girl who goes to New York to seek fame. The Triangle production features 500 actors, riotous splendor, lavish costumes, and scenes of Broadway life with choruses, dancers, and a big jazz band.

Olive Thomas Harrison Fisher Beauty Broadway Misa Thomas New York

Beautiful scenery in Jury of Fate at Belasco theater

Magnificent Canadian mountain backdrop with snowy cascades and views of the St. Lawrence river. The five part feature at Belasco theater today and Monday stars Mabel Taliaferro as Jeanne Labordie and plays opposite her sickly brother Jacques. Remarkable photography uses double exposure to show both siblings in scene.

Metro Jury of Fate Belasco Theater Canadian St. Lawrence Thousand Islands Jeanne Labordie Mabel Taliaferro Jacques

Jackie Saunders Tomboy Character in The Wildcat

In The Wildcat a five reel Horkheimer Mutual production at the Savoy today and Family Monday Miss Jackie Saunders plays the wicked little heart smasher who defies permanent stock in males until Mortimer Hunt alias Arthur Shirley drives her to the mountains and wins her respect by making her dig for daily bread.

Savoy Today Family Monday Jackie Saunders Mortimer Hunt Arthur Shirley

Week of film plays with stars and titles at Savoy

This listing names a wide slate of screenings and performers across theaters, including Belasco, Savoy, and Quincy venues. The bills feature stars such as Mabel Taliaferro, Louise Glaum, Dorothy Gish, and Harry Carey in multiple serials and features like The Jury of Fate, The Slacker, The Calico Vampire, and Yellowstone Park as part of ongoing runs this week.

Wilfred Lucas Lita Millar Gretchen Lederer Universal Screen Magazine Harry Carey Herbert Rawlinson Neva Gerber Ruth Stonehouse Dan Eddie Polo Priscilla Dean Priscilla Dean In “the Gray Ghost.” Episode No. 4. Cody Road, “Yellowstone Park Western America Dorothy Dalton Dorothy Gish Fay Tincher William Russell Neal Hart Mignon Anderson

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