The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-26
MOVING PICTURES.
Colonial.

Colonial.
A thumb nail synopsis of "a Live
Wire Hick," which comes to the Co
lonial tonight and tomorrow.
Nick Fowler of Hohokus gets a
closeup of the wonders of New York
when a beautiful movie actress and
Jimmie Keen, her director, change
trains in his town The latter was
friend of Dads, once of Hohokus-
Nick's ambition to see New York was
realized, but his first week ends with
Illusions gone. Discouraged. he starts
to write home of his failure, but not
wishing to disappoint dad, he writes
otherwise
While trying to find the wonderful
girl who has become his inspiration,
and return the handbag she had lost,
Nick falls in with crook who has
scheme on foot to rob her family.
Nick goes to her house. but by mis-
take passes out the card the crook
gs.ye him. The butler, taking Nick
for his expected accomplice, arouses
the hicks suspicious. He remembers
his correspondence course IN sieuth-
ing. gets all the facts and ends by cap
turing both of the crooks after a SEN
sational fight in the elevator shaft
two against one. The girl of his
dreams witness his bravery and Nick
sits misunderstanding how she seals
her gratitude with her lips.
Just at this moment into the hotel
library walks Jimmie Keen, greets his
old friends son, sees what he has been
writing. and with much enthusiasm
paws Nick $1,000 to use it for his next
picture. After offering him a steady
lob on the staff of regular writer's,
Keen drags Nick off to meet the girl
who changed cars at Hohokus!
Hippodrome.
One of the pathetic situations IN
~The Family Honor" which picture
will be shown at the Hlppodrone
theater tonight, is that in which a
youth in his teens loses all OF MS
money in a gambling hells secretly
run by the mayor of the town. Not
only does he lose his own money, but
some entrusted to him by his en-
pIoyer.
Fearing Jail, he pleads with the
dealer to return his money, but In
stead the dealer has him thrown out
of the place Desperate, he decides
on burglary, anu 5oSo " IhO iioi't~ -
the gambling sharp. He is discov-
cred by a small boy, however, and.
though the youth tries TO strike the
child, his better self stays his hand.
Finally the sister Of the gambler
comes into the room and the youth
breaks down and tells her the whole
story.
She is Mortified to learn OF the oc-
cupation Of her brother, but pays the
money back to the boy and then
rushes to the gambling den to try to
persuade her brother TO quit the place
forever. There she is nearly caught
In a raid. in q scene that is vibrant
with action and filled with thrills.
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Grand
Attempting to score big success
IN business working for a man who
regards q typewriter as closely akin
to a contraption Of Satan himself is =
task that would discourage the aver.
age youth. Il doesn't bother ives"
Tibble, as portrayed by Wallace Reid
In "The Dancin' Fool" coming TO the
Grand theater tonight.
ives" is fresh from the country,
but he knows a thing or two about
business. and ho has pair OF synco-
pated legs that make him big SEN
sation as a dancer on Broadway. He
lniects the same Jazz into his Uncle
Enoch's broken down jug business
with startling but satisfactory re-
suits. Also Al st. John comedy,
SCleaning Up
Charles Ray radiates a charm and