The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-11

n IL snow plctarss you
- sesu fOgsthsr sAd they
insigniAcaat ~compafed to
Of tie North. which
fsfth - one q the greatest
utions 70 the screen. ana
6 cDens = week's eneagsmsnt
e ron Armstrong; tomorrow.
$50 = puny compased TO this
1rama OF the farthest reaches
n xa north, where the tempsra-
~ Il IS degrees below zero.
he scheme Of life expresses
RI uagest instilct, that Of self
Jation. You look upon an
SS7Io family who dwell among
4 races Of Ice and snow. A
rne of human existence which IL
1 ~ a scenic. but also an edu-
- In itself. You marvel at -
n % live, Of the barren, frozeh
nltss; you marvel ct these people
~ must constantly search for
|nlnon, walruses and seals for
1kligtence.
~ photography IL exceptional.
|reook and his tribe-his dogs-
|hoe are all clearly focused
|sninst backgrounds Of compelling
|ykiteness. He is a mighty hunter,
watch him fish for salmon y,Iying
y hIs side and catching theM with
|lpoked spears. Follow him as he
|eDtures a walrus weighing two
|blA 1t is a mighty tug Of war.
h bis family aids him in pulling
b monster ashore. Your eyes are
|tmtsd to the screen as he creeps
ding the ice and catches a white
10 He has no weapon but a har-
Jon and long curved knife. And
De knife is used for everything.
Humor is abundant when he spears
! seal and Nanook is unable to
ecure a purchase upon the slip
ery Ice and he tumbles about and
nfrs somersaults in his battle to
rep hold Of the rope.
You marvel again at the immens-
y Of the ice floes-the wide piano.
nina Of unbroken sky and snow.
me dogs take, them over the
ptstes. for Nanook must live and
b must find food. They eat their
lsat raw. And. though the atmos-
Mere is bitter cold, they wear
lothing next to their skins except
ns hides Of polar bears and wal
mes.
Perhaps the most interesting shot
4 this picture of startling sur
lnses is the family life in the ig-
ncs. The snow house is built in
2 hour. A do0r is cut through.
cake Of Ice Is used for a window
nd Nanook and his tribe turn in
~ the night. a few robes under
Dem and over them. In the morn
hs his wife chews his boots to
axe them pliable. Think of that,
ne bathes the baby In primitive
asnlon-spitting on him. 1t is all
Asmental. Life is cruel and the
slll to conquer is foremost. The
y huskies howl in a blizzard and
filly sleep half frozen outside the
eo. Next day the search for food
lon.
Life never varies. They are a
antented. happy 'lot-these Eski-
90 You marvel at their endur-
-. You follow Nanook and his
'iDe with enthusiastic attention.
leu never think that a cameraman
mot the picture, so tense is the
alerest in this stark drama. Eight
undred miles from civilization.
ais vivid pattern is being enacted.
lou leave the theatre awed. You
e an object lesson in stole pa-
lence with life.
The management Of the Fort
lmstrong theatre announces that
mas made special arrangements
Hn Madame Olson-Solen, the op-
fatic soprano, who has made so
Ahy friends in Rock Island the
~ week with her remarkable
oice, to remain over an additional
rex and sing the famous ma
'Ook number that was written
specially for "Nanook of the
'oltn, which will be seen all next ,
.sek at the Fort Armstrong. In
.saition to the special numbers
\, for this feature, Madame
Mson-SoHn will also sing three
0palar numbers from the latest
aaslcal successes. She will be
..tu both afternoon and evening
/, s s day during the engagement
Nanook Of the North i