The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-24

that over $4,000 people were used In
making Antony and Cleopatra, and
thousands OF feet Of film were ruined
before the director E. Guazzoni, was
satisfied with the effects secured. The
cast is made up OF notable Italian &C
tors. Matinee at $3.50, all seats 10
cents. Night at 7:15 and 8, main floor
20 cents, upstairs 10tcents.
Tuesday night brings the closing
episode OF Zudora. wherein with a
whirlwind series OF thrills. occurs the
death OF Hassam Ali and love and
.heroism conquers. Regular prices OF
5 and 10 cents, with matinee at
4:15 and night shows at Z, and 9,
as usual.
Wednesday marks the opening OF
series of Shubert and Brady photo
plays with well known stars that will
be offered each week at the Grand.
"The Wishing Ring at regular prices
Of and 10 cents, as special intro
ductory offer, will be shown at 2:3O
matinee, night at Z, s and 9:15. THE
Wishing Ring" is five reel photo
play with Vivian Martin In the lead
ing role and Is often spoken of as the
peg O. My Heart Of the films. It
is certain to please.
The dramatic production Under
Cover for Thursday is announced
elsewhere, and Friday will be shown
the second episode Of Runaway
June" with one reel Of Pathe News
and one OF those funny cartoon com
edies. At the matinee, free souvenirs
will be distributed at and o'clock.
Shows In the evening at Z, s and 8.
Usual and 10 cent prices
Saturday and Sunday, matinee at
2:3O Saturday Afternoon, a new and
selected program OF the best in motion
pictures. The old time favorites OF
Lubin, vitagraph, Biograph and 9TH
ers will return to entertain the pat
rons of the Grand.-Advertisement.
"Under Cover At the Grand. !.
Theatre-goers are promise6 one of
the real treats OF the season in the
announcement that Selwyn and Com
pany. the firm that won fame and
fortune by sponsoring within the
Law" will present their newest melo-
dramatic success, Under Cover" Roi
Cooper Megrue's exciting new Ameri-
can play OF love, laughs, mystery and
thrills at the Grand opera house on
next Thursday evening.
"Under Cover" which Is enthusiast
tically acclaimed by both press ana
public in New York and Chicago, in
each Of which cities it delighted capa-
CITY audiences at every performance,
broke all records for long runs In
Boston last season by remaining for
over thirty-one weeks at the Plymouth
theatre. and the excellent cast that
will be seen here comes from that
playhouse.
Selecting the comparatively new
environment of the customs house as
the background for his story, Mr.. Me-
grue, in Under Cover has wrought
thrilling detective play Of the secret
service, deep sea smuggling and the
fashionable smart set that grips the
auditor at the rise OF the curtain and
is answering in its appeal up to It's
last minute climax which provides the
stage with one OF the most unexpect-
ed and startling denouements any
drama Of recent years has brought
forth. Into his engrossing narrative
of customs frauds and secret service
ulGIUOOS Tue duthOE usSo WoNoh NhS
story Of a woman's love and keen
duel Of wits. Through the smuggling
into this country Of necklace valued
at 5000, 900, a pretty young woman Of
gentle birth and established social
position is, through force of circum-
stances, trapped into acting as a spe-
cial agent of the secret service and
Is forced to spy upon the man she
loves. who is the suspected SNUG
gler. Then ensues an exciting battle
of ruse against resource and WIT
against vile. theoretically told
through many turn and twist and
recurrent suspense and surprise
The excellent cast provided for
Under Cover Is fully in keeping
with the high artistic standard estab-
lished by other Selwyn offerings
Advertisement.
Runaway june.
Runaway Juns,' the new serial
photo play being put on every Friday
evening at the Grand, promises to be
the biggest success SO far at this