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Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1917

Page

4

Amusements Tonight at Plaza Crystal Family and To The Crystal

Amusements Tonight presents picks at Plaza Jack Pickford in The Varmint and Crystal Nora Talmadge in Popp y with a Charlie Chaplin comedy. Electric Park shows The Battle of the Somme war pictures. To The Crystal offers One Touch of Nature with Viola Cain and John Drew Bennett plus Geo Ovey and Pathe News. other days feature The Desert Man Pearl White The Fatal Ring and Souls Adrift and Her Circus Knight. To The Plaza Margueysie Clark in The Amazons and Down to Earth at fore week. To The Family Florence La Badie When Love Was Blind Luke the Lawyer Jerry on the Job and more with a mix of comedies through the week.

Plaza Jack Pickford Crystal Norma Talmadge Poppy Q. Henry Charlie Chaplin Electric Park Battle of the Somme War Pictures THE Viola Cain John Drew Bennett Nature Geo. Ovey Pathe News W. S. Hart Florence la Badie

Marguerite Clark Trains as Pugilist for The Amazons

Marguerite Clark sports a boxing role for The Amazons at Plaza screenings this Sunday to Tuesday. She hired a trainer, endured blisters and a stiff arm yet says the effort was worth it and she will defend herself on screen, not via the Women’s Defense league.

Marguerite Clark Marguerite the Plaza Clark Women’s Defense League

Mystery Gymnasium Exhibit Showcases Vast Apparatus

A description notes a display of gymnasium equipment including dumbbells Indian clubs complex pulleys and ladders. The item highlights the breadth of apparatus in a single roomed exhibit and implies a comprehensive collection for fitness training and demonstration.

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Warren Kerrigan in Lighting Parson at Family Theatre

J Warren Kerrigan will appear as The Fighting Parson at the Family Theatre next Thursday The Meas ure of a Man is the title of the play. Kerrigan fits the role with vigor and respectful bearing while Miss Lovely charms as the mountain girl who inspires the parson and aids his battles for neighbors benefit

J. Warren Kerrigan Family Theatre Kerrigan Miss Lovely

The Measure of a Man photoplay praised for acting

A review lauds The Measure of a Man as an unusual photoplay with admirable acting and production, noting its distinctive handling and strong performances that elevate the film.

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Navy Life On Screen At Waterloo Plaza

A film titled Life and Training in the Navy offers a close look at actual scenes from sailor life to humanize the navy. It plays today at the Plaza in Waterloo while Army recruiting stalls as drafted men are called for examinations. Sergeant George S. Brown notes few volunteers, and qualified applicants with an ordnance chiefs letter may enlist in the national army. An opportunity exists to volunteer at the government arsenal in Rock Island. Read the big ROUND OAK FURNACE ad in this issue.

Navy Waterloo Plaza George S. Brown Brown Ordnance Corps National Army Office Chief of Ordnance Tere Government Rock Island

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