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At IKE Palace.

At TIE Palace.
For real class, pretty tunes and
elaborate stage settings, Joseph
Sankey's miniature globetrotter,
1.-The Girl on the Magazine" show
ing for the first half of the week at
the Palace theatre, Moline, is the
niftiest attraction now entour.
Florrie Millership has more than
good looks, she has personality
plus, and a pleasing voice, while
Charles O'Connor knows how to
shake a foot. It's the music that
is the principal feature of the Of
fering, Irving Berlin and Buck and
Stamper having written some
especially catchy airs for the pro-
duction. Rawls and Van Kaufman
in their minstrel comedy, 1.-THE
Willing Worker" brings many
laughs, the former being very
clever. The Panama trio, COM
posed of colored lassies have I'M
usually well trained voices and put
over their act with a bang. Way
above the ordinary. In "Mr.
F1aynn From Lynn" Pete Curley
and Joe Hall have a satirical rail-
road episode that is replete with
wholesome humor. Will and Linda
Newman, unicyboxologists, vary
the bill with new cycling stunts.
At the BurtiS.
Two years in New York city is
the record of the greatest musical
comedy revue of the century,
"Hitchy Koo," which Raymond
Hitchcock and Martin Sampler
will present at the Burtis, Daven-
port, tonight and Wednesday. Al
B. White, Myrtle Young, Stan
Stanley, Eddie Conrad. George
Mayo, Three White Kuhns, Vera
Gray, Artie Leeming and May
Shirk are some of the principal
funmakers, and the famous chorus
of 16 sweet sixteens" is said to be
the most beautiful aggregation of
girls that has ever consented to
travel away from Broadway. The
book and lyrics are by Glen Mac
donough and E. Ray Goetz, COM
posed the music. His big song hit
is entitled, when You've Picked
Your Basket of Peaches" and is
sung by Al B. White and Myrtle
Young with the chorus.
At the American.
1.-THE Return of Mary" with
charming May Allison as the star
will be the attraction at the Amer
lean theatre tomorrow.
The picture was adapted for the
screen by George D. Baker from
the play by Hale Hamilton and
was directed by Wilfred Lucas.
The part of Mary is particularly
suited to May Allison, who plays it
in a vivacious and altogether VIM
some manner. Also Billy West in
"a Rolling Stone" and "Gaumont
News Weekly"
At the Majestic.
Margarita Fisher will be present
ed in her latest picture, Molly of
the Follies" today at the Majestic
theatre.
This is a novel picture, written by
Peter Clark MacFarlane, famous
author of many interesting stories,
in which Miss Fisher portrays the
role of Molly, the sideshow ballyhoo
dancer. Miss Fisher does dainty and
work in this feature, and
those who are acquainted with her
performances in the past, can read
lily realize that this role is exactly
suited to her. Her support includes
Jack Mower, J. Farrell Macdonald,
character man, Lule Warrenton and !
other prominent screen folk.
At the Illinois.
The most daring feat accomplish |
ed by Pearl White in her new |
Pathe serial 1.-THE Lightning Raid |
err" showing at the Illinois theatre,
comes at the close of the fifth |
episode entitled 1.-THE Brass Key"
and her associate, Tom |
have taken a railroad jour
ney to Manton, N. Y, following
clue given them by a brass key.