Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-05
At Spencer Square.

Black nav A-odUy NhIlc OSOOTuc
in 1.-THE Patriot; also a comedy.
At Spencer Square.
Vengeance and the Woman" Vita
graphs remarkable serial, will open
at the Spencer Square theatre Sunday
and Monday with Carol Holloway and
william Duncan In the leading roles
This serial is wonderful illustra-
ton OF the recklessness in the mat
ter Of expense and personal risk,
which motion picture makers today
display The play is in Is acts Of
30 minutes each. In the progress Of
the story more than one thousand
persons are employed-something un-
heard of on the speaking stage. The
great out Of doors, mountain, prairie
and desert are all utilized in the max.
INK Of these scenes and there Is one
instance where a mountain is blown
to bits with dynamite. Three charges
reduce the great hill to dust and deb
ris. The play is the work Of Albert
E. Smith and DR.. Cyrus Townsend
Brady. William Duncan, the star, d.
rected the course of the production.
Dorothy Dalton will be seen in Love
Letters" at the Spencer Square thea
ire on Tuesday. Wednesday and
Thursday. This is a story Of the wife
falsely accused of a crime. Miss Dali
toms amazing dramatic powers were
never so forcibly visualized as in Love
Letters" 1t is true that when with
Triangle she appeared in some STIR
ring plays under the direction Of
Thomas Ince,. but when Mr.. Ince went
to Paramount and took Miss Dalton
with him he also reserved some Of his
greatest scenarios. Love Letters" Is
one Of these and there is little doubt
that anyone seeing 1t will be other
than highly pleased. Tonight Alice
Brady appears in THE Maid OF Bel
GUM" and on Sunday and Monday the
feature attraction will be Charles Ray
in His Mothers Boy" a play made
from Rupert Hughes story. When
Life is Marked Down"
In addition to the regular pictures
there Is to be offered Monday at the
Spencer Safety First" film, which
shows how accidents may tc prevent
ed. 1t is entitled "The House That
Jack Built" and the story was pre-
pared by Marcus A. Dow. general
safety agent OF the New York Gen.
trail lines. 1t Is in two reels and IFS
scenes. In those cities where the pic
ture has been displayed 1t has been
generally commended. 1t is brought
here for presentation by the Rock Is
land arsenal safety zone committee.
At Fifth Avenue
Souls Adrift" is the title of the new
World-Picture Brady-Made in which
charming Ethel Clayton will be seen
at the Fifth Avenue theatre tomorrow
The main action in this drama trans
pires on a desert island, where the
hero and heroine are shipwrecked. Ar
the hero is a former lover Of the wo-
man, and as she has turned him down
cold, it is evident that the situation Of
the two being together alone on the
island is replete with possibilities
Supporting Miss Clayton is handsome
Milton SillS and seen in the cast are
number of favorites who do splen-
did work. For the purpose of taking
'A4iD PiSlulC Liz CuLAA SOuP0hy AhauS
a trip to the Bahamas and some scenes
Of remarkable natural beauty were Sc.
cured on the trip. Souls Adrift" is
splendidly satisfying production
Nothing has been overlooked which
would add to the interest and enter
tainment values OF the attraction.
At the Majestic.
The Majestic theatre has gone tc
considerable expense and unusua
lengths in arranging the program fol
the coming week. That the manage
ment has been successful is shown ir
the program of attractions which was
announced today and which includes
list OF some Of the finest stars ant
plays to be seen anywhere. Today
Nine. Olga Petrova closes two days
engagement In THE Daughter Of Des
, tiny" Sunday and Monday will brint
the favorite American actress, Ethe
barrymore, in THE American Widow,
together with one of the funniest o
the Drew domestic comedies. Tues
day will see Edna Goodrich In "HeI
Second Husband" and on Wednesda!
and Thursday Marguerite Clark will
be seen in the most pretentious pla!
OF childhood ever filmed, Tho Sever