The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-08
MOVING PICTURES.
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any appeal for Lionel Barrymore, the
stage and screen star who Is appear
ing this week at the Grand theatre
tus Thomas's play, "@The Copperhead' q
In his character as MiIt Shanks, Mr..
Barrymore was called upon to do
some ploughing in the early scene.
/ of the picture. After taking several
lessons from farmer, lest he appear
too rank an amateur, the actor toon
up the reins and started to demon
straye his phoughing ability before
the camera. All went well and Mr..
Barrymore was quite astonishing MS
director with his proficiency when
suddenly he ran into hornets nest.
The whole company scattered TO the
four winds and Farmer" Barrymore,
who had been special target for
the insects announced that he was
through with pictures for the day
and with pioughing forever.
I Grand.
THE spirit of man is the candle of
the Lord" was the quotation which
the grandfather Of John Genarm had
written over the fireplace in the cur
| ious old castle in which he had willed
that his grandson must remain a year
In order to inherit his money. How
much like a weak and Pickering
! flame Glenarm grew to regard him
self as the days went on is told IN
Hauling Shadows" the Robertson.
| Cole superior picture which is open
run Of two days.
As the hero Of this picture 81. B.
Warner engages in gun fights, knock
about battles, and in the. strsngest
sort of love affair.
| Also Mack Senett's new Paramount
comedy, Uncle Tom without the
Cabin" declared to be one of the fast
est and funniest films ever produced
which shows the troubles of the much
ikidded one-night stand theatrical
/ troupe 1t is filed with new and
original situations and gags and will
he shown at the Grand theatre tonight
/ and tomorrow,
/ Funny Ben Turpin, Charles Lynn
and Marie Provost, the beautiful little
! comedienne, are the principals.
Regular prices.
-. Hippodrome.
The tremendous energy and zeal
with which Boudini, the famous
ihandcuff king, entered upon the
thrilling stunts laid out for him by
the scenarist in his new Paramount
AIRCRAFT picture, THE Grim Game
on view at the Hippodrome theatre
this week, nearly proved his undoing:
! In a fierce battle in which ,Houdini
fights with quartet OF bur1y ex-
tras," his wrist snapped in the midst
Of the action, and, though the scene
was finished, further work on the
picture had to be postponed for sew
eraI weeks, for 1t was found that
large bone IN his wrist had been
broken Clearly in two.
/ The result is probably the most
thrilling stunt picture" ever shown,
into which an entertaining mystery
story has been worked by Arthur b.
Reeve, of Craig Kennedy fame, and
John W: Gray. Ann Forrest heads =
notable supporting cast, including
Thomas Jefferson and Tully Maj
shall. Irwin WiIat was the director:
Also Jack Dempsey In Daredevil
Jack" Regular prices.
Colonial.
After Skinner sees the utter JOY OF
the head bookkeeper in the office, who
has Just become a proud father, he
realizes that he is missing lfe's
greates. pleasure. This realization
deepens on his way home that even
ing as he sees other people joyously
,fondfing their babies, and even an
old hen happily clucking to her
Young, He talks the matter over with
Honey. Some time later the adorins
little Honey confides her great secret
to her wonderful boy, who goes into
an ecstacy of delight. Immediately
they begin elaborate plans for him.,
for. of course it viii be boy. The
day of the great event, Skinner gets
first news of the little strangers ar
rival via telephone and proudly an-
uounces the arrival of William Man
ming Skinner, Jr., to the office. Every
body rushes out TO buy presents and
gets to the house as quickly as the
new father himself with toy guns,
hobby horses and everything else A
lbaby boy could wish. Alas, though,