The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-04
ADJUSTMENTS.


Appeal to the Eye,
| The motion picture presentation
designed to drive home q lesson OF
advance the popularity OF an idea o.
cult has taken such firm hold OF the
public, notably since "The Birth OF 9
Nation" was first protected, that
there apparently has grown to un
! usual proportions a multitude Of
people who are content to DO con
vinced Of the truth OF an alleged fact
mainly through the sense rather than
in an appeal to reason, Judgment and
probability. But it Is to the credit
OF the large audience which assem-
bled at the Grand Opera house last
-evening that 1t was not sway0d to
any appreciable extent by the false
note in the appeal for world wide
peace which was the particular reason
for the showing on the screen OF
Thomas II. Ince's million dollar spec
tacle, Civilization" As q triumph
OF bigness the production equals any
that have been placed before the pub
Tic. Incid entail music, vocal and
orchestral, add to the interest aroused
by the passing scenes, and one novel
ty introduced, pantomimic first
part, in which living actors appear,
was beautiful showing Of costumes
and scenery.
Civilization" Is wen worth seeing.
even though It seeks to teach les
son that Is constructed on a false
premise. The motive IS good but
some Of the material used Is likely
to cause feeling that the Man Of
1~- ~, In
ent in the production. This leads 10
those who attend the performances
must settle for themselves.
This afternoon the picture was
again shown and its final representa-
ton in Keokuk will be had tonight.
THE House Of Lies"
With regular house orchestra
music. the Grand offers beautiful
Edna Goodrich in a new Morosco-
Paramount picture. for Sunday night
only. entitled "The House of Lies"
The photoplay, superbly mounted and
with some wonderful gowns OF the
newest mode, is high society drama
Of most unusual strength.
"The House Of Lies" tells Of Edna
Coleman possessing the Quahfica-
lions OF lovely woman, yet strange
ly handicapped by her beauty.
She was Of charming appearance
but her mercenary and ambitious
step.mother was determined to utilize
her outward charms in the modern
"marriage-market."
No one seemed to comprehend,
much less to understand her inward
beauty-the beauty of her soul.
When she was about to be utilized
as the snare to capture the rich.
young, handsome dramatist-the one
whose writings had touched her soul,
DISQUALIFICATION it was that she re-
belled.
Her rebellion, against the material
and money-seeking modern marriage,
connived in by the genial family doc
tor, led to the destruction of her
beauty and brought many difficulties
hard to bear.
But in her amazing revelation on
her wedding day the end surely
justified the means.
"A new and better than ever vaude-
Vile bill is offered at the Grand next
Tuesday and Wednesday Some very
clever acts are included in the pro
,gram.-Advertisem
Uncle Toms Cabin.
Kibble's mammoth scenic and spec
tacular $4,000 revival Of the great
and everlasting celebrated master
piece of Harriet Beecher Stowe, en-
titled Uncle Toms Cabin" will be
given at the Grand, Monday, with
matinee after school and night show
at S:15. It is one OF the gTandest
and most interesting and feart-rend-
ing plays ever placed upon the stage.
and it will live forever in the mem
DRY OF the theatre-godng public. Mr..
VIM. H. Kbble, the enterprfsing man
ager, has taken great pains in stag
ing and producing the original YER
sion Of Mrs. Stoves beautiful story,
every year trying to Guido the prev
ious. The company this season Num-
bers over forty people, some Of whom
are colored, engaged to fill out the
many pictures Of the play and intro
duce their many old and new songs,
dances and plantation shines. Two
special cars are required to transport
the people and scenery.
Special prices at the Grand for
Monday are 10 cents for children at
the matinee and % cents for adults.
In the evening seats are being re-
ing reserved at rs. IS and SO cents.
Advertiser ent.
Vaudeville at Orpheum.
The Kentucky Bells Co. open a
weeks engagement today with ore
Of their most popular bulls entitled
Colonial Minstrel Maids" Tbs
popular company has been playing to
packed houses everywhere they have
shown and with this unusual bill,
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