The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-18
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Charles Chaplin Again at the Hippo.
drome.
Charles Chaplin, the worlds grelt-
est comedian, heads splendid all star
feature program at the Hippodrome to-
night, where he is featured in COM
edy version of Face on the Bar-room
FLOOR" the famous melodrama. In
this rousing farce comedy, the cele.
DRAFTED comedian goes through some OF
the funniest facial contortions of MS
career. and the manner In which he
does it is sure to convulse the spec.
tators present with laughter.
In addition to this great comedy,
Will be shown a thrilling Vitagrapll
society drama, entitled 1.-THE Radium
Thieves"
The Radium Thieves" is a splendid
production and comes direct from the
Vftagraph theatre, New York, and In
1t is featured such a notable all star
cast Of Broadway favorites as Leah
Baird, Charles Kent, Leo Delaney,
Rogers Lytton. GLADDEN. James, Julia
Gordon, Denton Vane, and host of
others too numerous to mention.
Be .sure to make arrangements to
see this extraordinary program o.
celebrated stars. There will be four
shows, the first starting promptly at
Z p. M, the second at 8, third at q
and the last at 10 p. m. You may come
as late as 10 p. m. and see the entire
show.
|, On Tuesday That famous comedy
drama, Mrs. wigs OF the Cabbage
Patch" will be shown. Beatriz Mich.
elana. the most beautiful woman of
the stage, is featured in the role OF
"Lovey Mary" Other actors of prom
inence give splendid support to Miss
Nichelana.
On Wednesday, 1.-THE Lion and the
Mouse the most talked of play o.
the stage, will be exhibited at five
performances. Two at the matinee,
and three at night-Advertisen
IT'S Long Lane That Has no Turning.
That the proper relation between
the performer and the audience is a
vital thing in determining one way or
the other the success of any stage o..
fering, is established anew by the
widespread vogue being created Tor
the song, TITS Long Lane That Has
no Turning" rendered in the Al c.
Field Minstrel performance this year.
Originally composed by Manuel
Klein for the big program of the New
York Hippodrome, Al G. Field at once
realized the reason this tuneful dittyI
was only meeting with fair success
there, was because Of the separation
between singer and audience The
vastness OF the Hippodrome and the
impersonal nature of the pantomine1
acting there does not establish a close
feeling between the audience and
performer. He appreciated, however,
what the quaintness and charming.
melody Of the number would do III
presented under circumstances suchl
as created by the personal touch es-I
listing between his minstrel perform
ance and the patrons. He thereforet
obtained the piece, and it is now onet
OF the big hits of the stage. 1t cap
tivates the audiences SO completely
that as the crowds leave the theatrel
you can hear 1t nummed on all Sides.
Responding at once to this favor, the |
orchestra now uses It as the number
to play as the audiences leave the
position Of honor fo-
At the Grand next Satvr-
day, matinee and night.-Adverti 81
ment. |
Baseball Benefit MinstreIs,
The colored Ministries for the bene-
fit Of the Keokuk baseball association
are ready for the curtain to rise at |
the Hippodrome theatre tomorrow |
evening. The show promises to be
one grand success and the young col
pred men who are to take part in it
deserve much credit for their pains
taking care in the preparation Of the
show. The performance will be fea-
tured by the introduction Of many
novelties that are certain to meet |
with the greatest approval. Besides
these there will be all Of the old
specialties in which the superiority |
IF the colored race is acknowledged |
buck and wing dancing, and the
singing OF rag time melodies. Taken
Ill in all the people Of Keokuk are to
be given an opportunity Monday
evening Of seeing minstrel show
hey never will forget. The prices
nave been set at twenty-five and fifty
,ents. Everybody is invited to come.
Orpheum.
"The Phantom of the Violin" a
hree-reel Gold Seal melodrama, tells
he tragic story of musicians weird
evenge upon his wife in the dungeon
II an old monastery.
Cast:
ellis Zehring. ......... Francis Ford
aosa Retina. -. Grace Cunard
roco Uyroy,
larry Norman. $500. Harry Schumm
Grace Cunard and Francis Ford
ave produced many stirring me1o-
ramas and romantic features, but in
The Phantom of the VIOLIN they :.
ave brought forth a three-neel mas
erpiece of terror and tragedy. Some ,
f the scenes are of the most startling !,
haracter. ,
In the first scenes Francis Ford is i.
hown as Ellis Zehring, master vio-
mist. Grace Cunard enacts the role ,
f Rosa, beautiful young woman !
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