The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-01

With the feature picture, 1.-THE
Worlds Champion, starring Wally
Reid, popular screen fayorite,
opening at the Capitol Sunday,
Manager John Loveridge today an
nounced that beginning on Monday
q new price schedule would 60 into
effect for all weekday shows, ex-
cepting for the showing of super
features
Balcony charges at night will be
reduced to rs cents, intending tax.
and matinees week days will be 20
cents, including tax, all over the
house. This schedule of prices is
not in effect on Sundays, the pres
ent charges being made on the
Sabbath
"Orphans of the Storm, much
heralded David Wark Griffith super
feature, starring the Gish sisters,
which has enjoyed long runs both
! in New York and Chicago at top
prices will be shown at the Capitol
I the week of April 80. This show
ing will be exclusive for eastern
Iowa and western Illinois at the
Capitol. There will be but slight
advance in prices for this photo
play.
Easter Sunday Mary Pickford
will be seen in Little Lord Faunt-
leroy" at the Capitol.
Wally Reid takes the part of Will
liam Burroughs in THE Worlds
Champion, which opens at the
Capitol tomorrow for four days.
William Burroughs, son of John
Burroughs, a prosperous Britisher,
who aspires to the society of no
blemen, prefers fishing to studying
theology and while indulging in
that pastime meets Lady Elizabeth
Gallon, woos her and is thrashed
by her cousin, Lord Brockington,
who also loves her.
Denounced by Burroughs, Will
liam leaves that night and soon
afterward is working his way
aboard ship to America. Seven
years later William returns and
finds Lady Elizabeth, her fortunes
diminished, working as social sec
rotary for his people. Burroughs
is still clambering for a social rise
and when he learns William has
been prizefghter in America, is
greatly distressed. The reporters
get wind of the story, and the next
issues of the newspapers announce
the homecoming of Gunboat Will
liams, middleweight champion.
To Burroughs surprise, several
of the nobility call to pay theil
respects 10 William, eacn asking
him to be his guest. Reaiizing he
had made a mistake, Burroughs
changes his attitude and gives &
banquet in honor of his famous son
William resumes his romantic &C
quaintance with Lady Elizabeth
who turns cold, however, upor
learning he has been ring fighter
Lord Brockington calls upor
Lady Elizabeth and tries to per
suade her to leave the Burroughs
home. offering to marry her. She
refuses him. On the evening O
the banquet he calls again anC
when he becomes angry at her sec
end refusal to leave the Burrough.
home. William enters and hand.
him his hat.
In answer to his inquiry, william
gives him card which reads, will
liam Burroughs, attorney-at-law"
Brockington remembers him ant
they go into the garden by mutua
consent to fight it out. William:
thrashes Brockington soundly. the
latter. to his great discontinue
learning after the engagement thai
he has fought champ. All learr
that William is an American citi
zen and they sing yankee Doodle"
The fact that William lras retir
ed from the fight game and is now
an attorney, makes Lady Elizabeth
regard him in a different light NHt
tells her he is leaving for Amerie7
in the morning, but instead of tell
ing him goodby, she announces she
is also going to America on hel
honeymoon. He gives her his caro-
and asks her to look him up. She
writes her American address on the
card and hands it back to him. II
great delight, William reads. MRS
Killiam Burroughs 156 Elm Street
Haven Conn"