Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 28 Mar 1924, p. 11

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WILMl:<.TTE LIFE, FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1924 11 HERE AND THERE ON STAGE AND SCREEN lesquc comedian. J;iarnes, as a press North Shore Ranlu Well ag ent, is about as true to ;ife as anyin Chriatmu Seal Salea one could be. By Thespian Final reports· on the results of the If you like plenty of action, some real comedy moments .and glimpses Under the auspices of the "In and sale of Christmas seals last Decem1f Brcadways's celcbraties, you . can't About Chicar o Music Suprnisors' her in the intere1:t of the Chicago AMATEUR he lp hut enjoy "The Great White club" the Third Annua111 nsic ).!emory Tuberculosis Institute how the north Way." At Kenilworth on Tuesday evt>ning contest is to be held in Orchestra !-.hore communities well in the forehall. Chicago, 111arch 29. at 2 :15 one of the smallest audiences that has o'clock. For month thou~ands of front of the contributor~. attended a Theatre Guild productiOn boys and girls have be en listening to Christmas seal sales were a great saw that talented organization pro"FLOWING GOLD" world's Master Mu~ic from the vari- success in 1923, according to Mrs. duc e Rachel Crother's. "Mary the Chicago Theatre ous mechanical reproducing devices Theodore B. Sachs, superintendent of Third ." of the time into the wee small hours. the institute. They were handled by For the helll·fit of those who did Here is A First National picture What for? The reason: means of the mails in Chicago and not attend let it be recorded that the from Rex · Beach's novel that is a Frederick Stock and the Chicago author provided an excellent comedy !hriller of the oil fields. A proud but Symphony orchestra will play the and Mr. Dean a well rounded cast. " Oor family in Texas strike oil in final cont('st as one reward and the By tonight, when the last perform- their back yard and then the gushers sponsoring cluh will present prizes in ance is given at Skokie school, Win- begin to spring up all around them. recognition of the memory chamnetka, the kinks should be entirely Into the "field" comes the hero, with pions. Much interest is shown in the eliminated and the performance should a resulting love story that is inter- local preliminary contest being held in he· a ' smooth as the aYerage profes- c~ting and full of complications which the various suburbs; some of the con ~ sional endeavor. keep one in suspense. Then, when test programs being played by musiAs has heen chronicled in other ' hey seem to have everything settled. cians of the immediate vicinity. N. W . "'L" Statioa at Howa..d columns of this paper in previous someone had a11 idea that they needed Specially designed prizes are being werk'. the story is one of "contem- more action. Concequently, we see executed for the winning teams . No porary domesticity" and concerns the lightning strike an oil well , the hero orizc~ will h<' rewarded this vear l'f1nrt 0f a youtH!' lady to oick her life climbing into the flames to shut off hearing monetary values. They ·will WESLEY BARRY mate in a· somewhat different wa a valve, with the heroine saving him. be more appropriat(', however, befrom that followed by her mother and Entering a shack to avoid a storm cau~e of the significance of the design 'George Washington, Jr.' grandmother. ·hcv are swept away by a cloudburst and the spirit of its gi,·ing. AccordThe play consists of two proloflut>s "'nd surrounded by burning oil on the ing to authorities of the Symphony water. Into this they dive and event orchestra these contests are creating nnrl three :>rt~. Prologue number one . laid in 1870, shows how grandma nally swim to safety. To one who. a new listening public for Chicago BUSTER KEATON , picker! her mate. Prologue number is in the habit of seeing many pic- and surrounding Musical organizathis wild melodramatic ending tions. two concerns mother and her deci~ion tures, "Hospitality" is unnecessary and unconvincing. hetween two admirers. The three Others may view it in a different lij;{ht. HEALTHY MONTHS acts. with a 1923 settin~r. ~ive d:nwh- nut regardles.s. you will appreciate Wednead ay aad T h araday The first two month'i of 1924 were ter. who is Marv the Third. her op- th(' most excellent work of Anna Q. unusuallv healthful according to reCONRAD NAGEL in portunity to develop the modern irle<1s lilsson and Milton Sills. ports fr.om the state health departthat are stru"'glin!l' within her. Many . " Rendevous" ment. A total of 29811 cases of comof thP lines are hoth clever and witty, municable diseases were reported for oprning avl'nttes for some very sucFrl4a7 the two months as compared with "A SOCIAL SCANDAL" cessful work. ~7459 for the corresponding period of A., frequt>ntlv haopens. this per"The Love Master" McVickrrs Theatre the year before. formance brou~ht to the front :mFeaturlaK othPr nt>w and clever amateur. Mr. I confess I enjoyed Gloria Swanson's "STRONG HEART" MPlvin Wamboldt. taking the part of work in this adaption of Sutro's, "The a l ao Bohhv. the eighteen vear old ~on. is Laughing Lady." She is easy to look "TELEPHONE GIRL" No. Z entitlf'd to much oraisf' for the <k- upon, wears gorgeous clothes and does cirledlv n:~tural wav in whirh h,. some successful vamping. hanctlt>rl his lines . MB. Laird Bell The story in itself is simple and arrain rlrmonstraterl her ability to suc- those who are responsible for it in 11 cessfullv portr<~y "P'randmother" parts this screen ,·ersion can he accused of Tiae Big Picture· Firat" and somr of the best lines in the nlay dragging it our unduly . But the frll to her lot. Erma ntaine 1-.fc 'icenes are excellent and the work o{ Krndrv rn::trle a he;ontiful and ::toneal- the principals make up for a lot of ing mother and Virginia Fitzhu""h. things. STARTING MONDAY. with what was probably thr most d'ifThe plot concerns a young attorney ficult part, gave a splendid perform- who, as counsel for the husband, takes ance. certain circumstantial evidence and Jn my humble opinion, this olay and practically ruins the wife's reputation the performance · of it excels either at the same time winning the divorce of its. two predecessors this sea~on . for his client. Later the wife and IN If you have not seen it this wet>k a the attorney meet at a dinner party suggestion that you attend at Win- and she succeeds, through the sucnetka tonight is not out of place. ceeding scenes, in captivating him. Incidently, she creates circumstances which practically ruin his reputation. Sort of a case of tit for tat. Then STAGE she clears him and all ends well. Ernest Truex, in "New Toys," a Rod LaRocque, Ricardo Peters and comedy by Oscar Hammerstein, Jr. Miss Swanson are excellent. The and Milton Gropper, opened at the balance of the cast is entirely adePlayhouse this week after a run in quate. Elaborate scenes abound but New York. Besides Mr. Truex. the there seemed to be just a little too Savin· Tirrwl cast includes James Spottswood, Vivi- much of court room action although enne Osborne and Mary Curtis. Saviq Money! the work of the young attorney in Another new offering- of the week this scene was quite convincing. SavU., tlacir Clotlae·ll was Miss Ina Claire who came to the Princess in "Grounds for Divorce," a EASTER VACATIONS Hungarian comedy adapted by Guy The Wilmette pCiblic schools will Bolton. It deals with difficulties that take the week of April 14th for the arise between husband and wife con - Easter holidays, while the Kenilworth cerning other women who are clients schools will close on Good Friday, and of the lawyer-husband. H. Reeves will not hold classes during the week Smith and Bruce McRae are prominent following Easter. in the cast. New openings this week include "Kelly's Vacation" at the Adelphi and "In ·Bamville," a musical comedy, at the Illinois. lXurious lltstandmghtful holstery Reviews of the Week THIRD ANNUAL MUSIC CONTEST THIS WEEK llfiiiiJJt, es r98-8799 ----==-- bY. committee in the suburb . Reports from the county chairmen show the north shor~ figures as follow : 1923 1922 Glencoe ........ $429.32 $480.76 Arthur B. Rowell, chairman. Glenview . . . . . . . 35.27 15.00 Miss Norton, chairman. :-.Jorthbrook . . . . . 62.51 33.01 Miss Johnson, chairman. Wilmette ) Gro~ Point ) ... 1210.42 940.19 Kemlworth ) Winnetka ) Mrs. John Hoffman, chairman. NEWELL & RETCHIN HT OWARD ADELPHI 7t74 North Clar . S t. Frlda7 aad 8ataNa 'J' MILDRED HARRIS NORMAN KE RRY WGUE " Shadows of the Eut" 8ata rda7 M a tlaee OaJ7 'Jack and the Beanatalk' 8uat1a7, Moa d a 7, Tae. .· 7 CONWAY TEAR LE r "The Next Comer" AL ST. JOHN "BE YOURSELF" weaaeHa 7 a all T llluftlll a 7 BB EVANSTO . "Shadows of Paris" VIOLA DANA THENEWN "In Search of a Thrill" The North Shore's Moat Representative Theatre~ POLA NEGRI Over :9,000 Chl~go Housewives ncy) onWashd~ SMILE witA ME I SCREEN Note These Amazing Coffee Values! Reid, Mwdoch &.Co. h ave .erved quality "THE GREAT WHITE WAY" Roosevt!lt Theatre Not so long ago they took an ordinary love story, surrounded it w :th views of prominent screen stars and called it "Hollywood." 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