The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-14
MOVING PICTURES.
Colonial.

| One OF the most remarkable mar
riage 'frame-upS" ever conceived is
that enacted in Vitagraphs new pro-
duction, The Darkest Hour" This
feature will be shown at the Colonial
theatre ON Thursday and Friday.
Harry 7. Morey is the star. Mr..
Morey, playing the role of Peter
Schuyler, a wealthy clubman. be-
comes the victim of the "fraule-up."
He is sought after by dozen beau
tiful debutantes who are attracted by
his wealth as well as his personal
qualities. One of the young women,
Marion Dinsmore, whose family has
high social standing but low funds,
! is Influenced by her parents and
scheming sweetheart to deliberately
frame-up the Wealthy clubman. The
girl guilefully gets Peter into the
position of having unconsciously pro-
posed to her. The engagement is
announced instantly, and Peter seems
to be thoroughly 'roped." On that
evening Peter is attacked by burg
lars in his apartment A blow on the !
head causes him to suffer amnesia, or
the total loss of memory. He wan |
ders forth and is picked up by the !;
agent of a lumber camp, and is soon |
converted into a lumberjack When |
he returns, several months later, !
with his memory restored, he finds |
to his surprise that he is supposed |
to be married to Marion. This re-
suits in a tremendously dramatic
climax
Hippodrome.
Better go to the Hippodrome TO-
nj oh opI pilIio Rr,rlo in 10 !
Love" It's a dandy little picture;
you've never seen her in a more fit
ting role. The love triangle will
more than please you. There will
also be late Pathe News reel.
Tomorrow and Friday, Geraldine
Farrar in the massive spectacle,
ELAINE of the Desert" the biggest
production in which Miss Farrar has
ever appeared.
Nine hundred Arabs and Hindoos
were gathered from all corners OF
Los Angeles and vicinity to play in
Geraldine Farrar's newest Goldwyn
picture. Flame of the Desert" The
scenes are laid in Egypt, and this
great throng of extras take part in
the procession celebrating the wor-
ship of the sacred carpet or MAMMAL
Some of them are splendid horsemen
and appear in the procession mount
ed. others act as Arabian soldiers ana
dozens of dusky boys lead pack mules
and beat tomtoms to make way for
majestic Eheik Essad Nou TeIle-
GEM. Camels, elephants and flying
iervishes help to create one of the
spectacles ever conceived in
eellutoid drama. Don't miss it No
advance in price.
Grand
The presen tat1on Of "Everywoman,"
Walter Brownies celebrated modem
play, as a screen spectacle,
1t the Grand theatre tonight and to-
morrow, recalls the enthusiastic re-
.eption which it received upon it's
initial production upon the stage at
he Herald Square theatre, New
York, in February 1911. The cast
Included Patricia Collinge, Laura Mel
ne like it had ever been seen before
md the metropolitan critics hailed it
IS something gloriously new in the
American drama. Almost continu.
,usly since that time it has been
,laying on the road and has been
.reat artistic and financial success,
t was followed by several other
lays of similar character, but none
# them attained its popularity
The screen version Is said to have
zen arranged upon a most elaborate
Gale. The title role IS played by
Toilet Heming and in the cast are
theodore Roberts, Wanda Hawfey,
Iargaret Loomis, Monte Blue, Ray
1ond Hatton, and Irving Cummings.
George Melford was the director and
is Paramount-Artcraft picture.
letter come early.