The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-10
MOVING PICTURES,
Grand.

.ctal return showings b. popular re
quest. 1.-THE Lincoln Eighwayuan-
You'll simply throw up your hands
with delight Also George Day coI1l-
edy, Are Piirts FooIfsh2" Tomorrow
and Monday.
The perplexiDg and embarrassing
situations IN which n1arriag s-5bIrker
finds himself when, after exchanging
clothes with an escaped convict on a
generous impulse TO further his eli
cape. taking refuge in q fashionable
country home, he lis discovered IN
young iady's bedroom, forced into an
& engagement with her 10 save COM
promising situation; accused Of being
an escaped convict; suspected OF the
theft Of the family jewels: and final
by becoming involved in miniature
riot II den Of Lhieye1s, from which
!, he rescues the girl: all make for a
3coaedy-drama d thrills and laughs.
4 Grand.
The showing Of the lavish pictust-
3zation Of Walter Brownies famous
morality play. "Eyerywo1nan," At the
Grand theatre next week recalls the
tragic circumstances Of the death Of
iftg gifted author, M Browne wac
7 q newspaper reporter on prominent
New York daily. His burning anbi-
ton was 70 write great play for
the stage that would be something
wonderfully different and would liya
forever. he conceived the brilliant
idea Of transforming the old morality
play Of the sixteenth century into an
elaborate modern counterpart The
conception Of ''Eyerywoman" grew N
his brain and became vital living
thing He worked upon IL feverishly
for years-egery moment that ne
could spare from his newspaper
duties-writipg, revising. and polish
ing. Il became an ob6egsion with
MIN. and his life was bound UP with
the success or failure OF his grea,
venture.
Colonial
When Eleanor II. Porter wrote
t'PoIlyanna," thug stunning the
heart-strioss Of the people with the
magic OF her genius, she little real
lzed that She Was creating An ideal
vehicle for the worlds greatest mo-
ton picture actress. Yet that III
exactly Ynat Ills appealing novel has
proved 10 be, and in the film version
By the United Artigts cor.
poratjon. 10 be shown at the Colonial
theatre. beginning Sunday, Mary
Pickford paints In black and white
the most pathetic, adorable, loyabie
P3iIyanna that could possibly be con
ceiyed. There rs depth Of feeling
I'm her Characterization that reaches
out and grips the heart. The humor,
the pathos, the genuine humanness
that she puts into her work in this
picture add the largest and by Eai
the most brilliant jewel 10 her al
ready sparkling crown OF sUccegs..
Undoubtedly Mary Pfckford'g Polly
anna will Iinger long in the memories
of thoge who follow the flicker arr.
Hippodrone.
See Frank Mayo and Ora Owen at
the Hippodrome in the thrilling love
drama, THE PeddIer vi Lies" and
Snub Pollard's new comedy hit, Cut
the Cards" Tomorrow and Monday
Ethel Clayton and notable cast in
the "ThIrteenth Amendment"
What is your idea of what a wife
ought to be? Do you like the pretty
ones who make the men in the audi
ence crane their necks when you es-
cort. her TO the theatre, but who can
not scramble eggs or make drinkabIe
coffee? Or do you prefer the domes-
tic kind who keep your house spot
less and are natural born cooks, but
who always greet you in apron and
busting cap and are always too tired
TO go out evenings? "The Thirteenth
Commandment" the picture in which
Ethel Clayton is coming to the Hip.
podrome theatre will tell you about
still another type Of wife. TO describe
her would spoil the pleasure you will
derive from the picture.
Also new comedy feature. His
Own Medium" Regular prices.
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