The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-12
A SPECIAL OF LOCAL INTEREST.
Idle Hour Theatre Will Present 1.-THE
Quest" by +. McGrew Willis,
Decatur County Boy.

The Idle Hour theatre on next
Monday, August 18th, will present a
big special feature play, THE Quest
a distinctive American creation writ
ten by F. McGrew Willis, son of j.
NJ. Willis, OF Pleasanton, who is well
known here, having spent his boy
hood days at the town OF Pleasanton.
The play is five part feature play
presented by the American Film Co.,
featuring Margarita Fischer, AIneri-
cas- most beautiful and attractive
photoplay artist, supported by an all
star cast including Harry Pollard
and Joseph Singleton, Robyn Adair,
William Carroll, Lucille Ward, Nan
Christy and other stars OF unusual
ability.
The story of the play follows:
John Douglas, a bachelor and So
ciety man, is a tynic concerning the
women of society and has pictured
as his ideal one whom he calls his
dream girl. Often in his musings
she has appeared to him, but he has
never seen her in the flesh. Tired of
society and wishing to avoid the APP
preaching social season, he sails on
freighter for trip to the orient,
but the ship is wrecked and he is
the sole survivor. Exhausted among
the wreckage, vision of the dream
girl appears as ii drawing him on to
place of safety. Finally he lands
on an island inhabited by a strange
race of white people, who never be-
fore have seen any one but members
of the tribe
Mai, daughter Of the chief, Neto,
rescues John from the water, and he
recognizes her as his girl OF dreams.
Frightened at his behavior when first
rescued, Mai defends herself and
knocks John unconscious with a
rock. Summoning help, she has him
carried to the village, where he is
received guest of the tribe.
John learns from the priest OF the
tribe than an old legion relates that
their ancestors landed on the island
from shipwreck. Kaura, growing
more jealous. demands that Mai be
married to him at once, but this
awakens her love for John and she
appeals to him to save her. In a
primitive battle with Kaura, John is
| worsted and cast out of the tribe,
| while Mai is placed in her fathers
hut, with a guard to watch her. At
night John overpowers the guard
and escapes with Mai to the priests
cave, where they are married. Pur-
sued by kaura and his men, they
flee to the rocky coast, and in the
storm which breaks, kaura is killed
| by lightning. ....,
| For months they live in the forest,
Mai growing more proficient at play
| ing upon a large harp that John has
made for her. Finally a yacht is seen
anchored some distance off shore,
and John hurries to erect signal,
but before it is completed, night
comes on and they retire into the
forest. Here they find the priest,
who has come with the word from
Nai's father that if they will return
they can rule the tribe. John re-
fuses and takes his accustomed place
before Nai's hut to guard her during
the night He falls asleep and dreams
of their rescue. On the ship is De
Villiers, his former close friend, a
bachelor and a f1irt. John grows
! Jealous of DeVilliers' attention to his
wife, and the climax is reached at
Nais first reception. In a terrible
struggle, he shoots Mai and is about
to strangle De Villiers, when Mai
seizes his arm and he awakes from
his dream, finding her trying to
rouse him. He tears down the signal
and he and Mai and the priest watch
the yacht sail away. Then the three
start back to the village of the tribe.
The usual 3 o'clock afternoon
matinee will be given and the first
evening show will start at o'clock,
admission 10 and Is cents.