Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-29
MOVIE BY LOCAL
TALENT SURPRISE
SNaid Of the Mississippi" Is Run on
at Spencer Square for Benefit OF
Members of Caste and Press.
PHOTOGRAPHY IS BEAUTIFUL
amateur Actors and Actresses Do
Splendidly Before Camera-Wm
Re shown Next Week.

Rock Islands home talent movie
rrnduction, Maid of the Mississippi"
was run of this morning at the Spen-
rer Square theatre for the benefit of
the members of the cast. officials of the
pnck Island club. under whose aus
n,xes II will be shown. and local news
nsnar men All were agreeably sur
nrised. The picture IS complete in ev-
arv detail and all OF those who took
mart did splendidly. The photography
K superb. Rock Island and vicinity
have many beauty spots and none of
ham is overlooked. The leads are
srfisttcally arranged and the film is
Hnished IN 4 high class manner
tbroughout The directors and cam
era men Of The Paragon Feature Film
company must be complimented on
their work.
The play opens at the Beck farm
south of Milan. where threshing scenes
are shown. The postof1ce, Y. NJ c. A,
Second and Third avenue scenes and
others Of Rock Island are shown, some
through binoculars. The beauties of
Long View park. Watch Tower, the
Sears power dam. river front, Villa
yelie in Moline Hauberg residence and
others are depicted artistically.
Al the Milan railroad station an excit-
ing rescue scene is staged, the heroine
being tied 10 the rails by two thugs
while the hero diverts the speeding
train at the switch. saving her life.
Passengers on the train were greatly
excited over the stunt. Then there Is q
thrilling holdup and auto chase at Rock
river. The elOpement scene at Villa
Velie and the chase by the girls par
ents. ending up by the couple escap-
ing In a launch at the foot Of Forty
eighth street. Moline, cannot be too
highly commended. Both are thrown
IN the water when the launch catches
fire but rescued of course. The we'd
ding scene at Trinity church is artis-
rcally carried out
Each member of the caste must come
in for word of praise, and especially
the leading characters. Miss DOrOthea
Stephens OF Moline. in the part of the
city girl did splendidly. displaying no
self consciousness, so evident to those
who pose the first time before the
camera. Miss Alice Skinner Of Moline
looked every inch OF the country girl,
with Leon Mitchell Of Rock Island as
the country boy. Mrs, ArdO Mitchell
and O. F. Smith. as parents of the city
ElTi G6GIlEQ out tflFll NnOSEil pa - ~
perfection and Mrs. B. d. Connolly and
A. r. Cline. as parents of the country
girl. did equally we'll
The announcement party scene at
the Hauberg residence AMI children S
party scene al Villa Velie were espe-
cially fine. The film. which is to be
shown at the Spencer Square theatre
In addition TO the regular programs,
Oct. >. 3. and 5. and in Moline the fol-
lowing three DAYS. is sure to draw we'll.
The cast follows:
Cast of Characters.
Country boy Leon Mitchell
City girl. ..... Miss DOrOthea Stephens
Country boys father. ......A. r. Cline
Country BOYS mother.
......... Mrs B. ID. Connolly
City girls mother Mrs. Ardo Mitchell
City girls father .........O. F. Smith
Country girls mother. ..---........
................ Mrs. r. NJ. Pearce
Country girls father. DR.. B. E. Jones
Minister. ......--R Rev. G. H Sherwood
Holdup man --...-.-..- r l.. NIlLcneIi
Holdup man ....... George Schneider
Maid OF honor Miss Helen Davis
Workman Nelson McClelland
Workman Thomas McCIelland
Best man .....-.--.....-. E R Guyer
Bridesmaids-Mr r. G. Mitchell,
Mrs Harry Good, Mrs. Elizabeth Peet
and the Misses Catherine Marshall
Helen GObble, Susanna Davis, AIDE
latde Carson. Margaret Won Maur, Dor
othy Dain, Edwina Frazer, Marie De
Silva, Celeste Comegys, Dorothy Simp-
son. Ella Searle, Mabel Bruner, Marie
Robson and Miriam Walker.
Groomsmen-Ne1s McClelland, Har-
old Lusk. Larned Allen. Tom MCClel-
land Ben Hartz. George Schneider, F,
L. Mitchell. Henry Arp, jennie Schu-
Ter. Dick Won Maur. Warren Skinner,
Willard Larkin, Walter Kelly and IT.
win HOlbrook.