The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-28


The Spider
and the Fly" Is by far the most Law
ishIy produced society drama OF the
year, being enacted for the camera
In the beautiful scenic splendor OF the
West Indies.
The most brilliant array Of noted
actors ever assembled for one photo
play are featured In this marvellous
production
Among those most prominent are
Robert Mantell, Genevieye Hamper,
Stuart Holmes. Claire Whitney. Wal
ter Miller, Jane Lee, Ge1evieve Blinn,
Ethel Bruce and Henry Leone. Gene
We've Hamper who enacts the role of
the Spider" In this play, Las the dis
tinctiye honor Of having the most
beautiful face In the world--Adver-
tfsement-
sNot Ny sister,
A photoplay with a story Of abb
sorbing interest, q modern-day theme,
Is the Thos. H Ince photopiay Not
Ny Sister," which has its final show
ing at the Grand tonight. Bessie Bar.
riscale and William Desmond are CO
stars in this excellent production ana
on the same program II . comic two
act keystone farce entitled His Bit
ter Pill" and featuring Mack Swain
Grace Tyler, the principal character
OF Not My Sister" the TriAngleInce
feature, is an artists model In q
moment Of abandon. she yields to me
advances of her employer, Michael Ar
mold. As the years pass. her secret
remains undiscovered, and she be
comes the happy wife of John MAJ
shall But Arnold comes again INTO
her life. He wants her sister Ruth to
pose for him. Grace, in fear that Ruth
win suffer her own fate, accompanies
| her. This arouses the jealousy Of
Marshall, who threatens to kill Ar
mold. But arriving at the studio, gun
| in hand, Marshall finds that Ruth, who
has been attacked by Arnold, stabs
| him to death. Circumstantfal evi-
dence points to Marshall as the mur-
derer, and he is brought to trial The
outcome Is thrilling and unexpected.
Tomorrow the Grand offers . very
amusing and highly entertaining five
act Paramount comedy, The Snug
glers, in which Donald Brian is fea-
tured. On the same program Is an
especially interesting reel OF the very
latest events told in motion pictures
/ by Hearst's News Pctoria1.-Adver-
tisement.
Are You Going to the Circus.
! The advance billing announcing
the scheduled appearance here on
Tuesday, August %, of the John
Robinson Ten Big Shows. Is being
posted and from now until the open
| ing time of the entrance to the main
tent, this familiar query, as old as
the proverbial bills, will be on the
tongue of about every sTrcil boy and
| little miss, and grown ups as well,
| in Keokuk and its environs.
| The attractions offered this season
BY the John Robinson circus, now on
! the eighty-ninth annual tour and COM
ing here Dor the first time in many
years, are said to be high class and
multitudinous The "Ten Big Shows,
as the Robinson outfit is called in the
billing matter, are reported to fairly
TEEN with feature acts that have
been culIed from the worlds leading
amusement marts, regardless of ef-
/ fort and expense. The old John
Robinson slogan, Get the very best
/ entertainment that money can buy,
appears to have been almost re1ig-
i iously bserved this season by the
show management and with very
satisfactory results.
From the famous Nelson family OF
acrobats, the Uyenc Troupe OF Jap
anese equihbrists, the eminent eques-
| trienne, Madame Bedini. and her snow
white equine performer, "Firef1y,"
j the noted Melrose and Meers, and
I the Corners duo OF bareback riding