The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-25
THE THEATRE CALKNDAR
NOTION PICIURESE
DOWNTOWN
epeoesP Square-"Something TO Thinh
HINT

-M0f1ON PIC1URES-
DOWNTOWN
specer Misunderstanding 70 Think
About"
Majestic-''Backmial."
Colonial-william s. Hart In The ST.
lent Man: and Jean Dawn. the mystery
girl.
Ameriean-wiIliam 8. Hart in the
Cold Deck"
OUTLYING
-Thirty-eighth street. Fourteenth
avenue-Bryant Washburn in why smith
Left Home"
Black Hawk-l10s Twelfth avenue
Law Of Nature"
Brotmsn's Rialto-624 Ninth street.
Harry Carey in Overland Red
Fifth Avenue-2532 Fifth avenue
Frank keenan, in The World Adame'
nllno,s rheatrs.
Nov. 27-Gus Hills minftrels.
Burtis Theatre.
Davenport
Nov 25-Nance oNeilI in The Pas
''o Nov. 20 and 's7-hay Robson in Ne
Dec. 4 and 5-'"rake It Fron Ne"
VAUDEVILLE
(Davenport)
Columbia Theatre-Change OF bill tVice
. week.
Palace Thsatre-chanse Of bill twice .
| week.
AT THE MAJESTIC.
In the story of 'Blackmail" special
! Metro production which comes to the Ma
jestic theatre today for two days, that
seamy side of life which has such
wicr,i attraction for the other half plays
an important part The screen version Is
from the story by Lucia Chamberlain as
published in The Saturday Evening fost.
J, II tells the story OF the beautiful
| scheming daughter Of . master Crook VINO
when dying urges her not to let tho cops
forget the name he has made notorious.
Acting upon her fathers last request the
girl ensnares a rich young man whose
main bid for fame is the size OF MS oank-
roll. But the mother OF the young
Creosus arrogantly steps in and with the
aid of q resourceful lawyer gives the plot
an entirely unexpected twists
In this Metro special production OF the
nolite underworld Viola Dana stars In
role which gives her unusual opportunity
to display her extensive repertoire ner
characterization of the sharp beauty OF
| the demi mode shows her In Unerens
vein from her other pictures.
She is capably supported BY taientoo
~ounany with the tall star OF tho Eng
fish stage. wyndham Standing. IN the lead
ing male role Others id the cas-! arc
Florence Turner. Alfred Allen. Edward
Cecil. Lydia Knott. Jack hoi and froo
| Kelsey.
| Levine and directed BY Dallas n. F1ts-
gerald. John Arnold was camefsman
while A, Z. Mantz is responsible for the
| special art interiors
AT THE ILLINOIS.
| Fresh from its tremsudous succec ~
IL scored an artistic as vel las nnancaAi
! triumph, -sus Hills Minstrels appears a.
the Illinois Saturday night. Ihe Many
| lovers of minstfelsy will Be dehgnteo 70
learn that this splep6id organisation VII
be seen In this city.
Although this Is the MIN annual touf
| of Gus Hills Minstrels, this seasons pro-
duction is an entirely new and novel
entertainment devised and staged ~
| James German, Who has been Responsible
! for the success Of many minstrel showA
This seasons offering viii embrace Al
the charm and romance OF old-ume min
| treisy and the dash and speed OF The more
. modern school with old king Jazz" the
Monarch of Harmony. playing very I'M
portant part in the performance.
Gus Hills Minstrels 10 typicaIly m
! American institution, with SO wel-known
| black face artists. with ecenic tnvcsti-
turs Of fabulous cost. and with 2 bag a.
errratio uof sweet Gngera. skillful dane
rrrgation of sweet Fingers. skiilfuF dane
splendid organization OF mirth and melody
hae been creating records. which xEe the
| talk OF tho theatrical world II 10 Z