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May 6, 1927 WILMETTE L ·I FE -· if - -· ·· · ··- - ~ EASTMAN STAR IN ROLE OF FARMER IN "DETOUR" By Rutheda L. -Pretzel Tn "The Detour" by Owen Davis, played during the past week . by the ~orth Shore Theater guild along the north shore towns, Charles Eastman made the ·role of "Stephen Hardy". so human and true that it will be remembered long. Owen Davis knew farmers when he wrote the lines · for his Stephen-and Charles Eastman knew farmers when he spoke the lines. He had . all the important small gestures, too, knew how to slouch into a kitchen chair and tug at a corncob pipe, how to put his hand in an awkward o\·erall pocket, and he had a knack of pushing out his sentences in an overthe-shoulder way that made his Stephen actually live. The play concerns itself '"ith the struggle of Steve Hardy's wife. Helen, to nurture in her daughter Kate the passion for painting . she had, and \\'hich she gave up \\'hen she married Steve. From the daughter's infancy ttntil she is almost of age, the mother has talked of and planned for the time when Kate may go to New York to . tudy art. For twenty years she and Ste\'C ha vc toiled with poor land. in a Yillage "·here "being horn and dead arc the only things that happen," and she has saved pennies by the infinitely small sacrifices farmers' wi\·es know. . o that her daughter may get free of thv l1ard life she has lived. :\t the opening of the play, the 111ntiH r and daughter discover they han' -,avrd $700. and by selling an old i:tshioned heel they make up the thou'iancl dollars needed . ·It i.:; derided Kat t ~houlcl leayc that da,·. Stc\·c, \\'ith a farmer's urH]ttencha.hlc thir.:;t f nr Janel. decides to huv 20 acres o\\·ned ~~~· Tom Lane. a neighbor lad who is in 10\·e with Kate, and Tom offers to ~t· ll at ~1500 ca h in order to pay off in,tallments due on his new garage. :\ "D<"tnur" sign has just been put up, clt)'iing the road to his garage, and Tnm i. desperate for cash. Ste,·e fin<ls hi, " ·ife has SlOOO and demands it. There arc hard \\'Ords het"·cen the 1\\0. and Steve finaltv orders them hPl h to go and never COI1le hack, They brgin to pack a little fearfully. and a little excitedly, while SteYe tries his hand at making supper for himself and Tom. After some clever dialogues. an artist and his wife come in for eggs. Kate comes in to hear the artist telling Steve that a water-color of hers shows no sign of artistic talent. Kate sensibly decides to stay at home, and she and Tom proceed happily as a man takes away the "Detour" sign. Steve and his wife find them. eh·es where they ~.tarted, and as the play closes, Helen is starting to save pennies ag-:l.in for Kate's children. . -- '"liP"'? To You:. if you have an I OIL BUR . NE ~ R in your hom~ Prices declined again. . May 1st On Saturday, April 30th, we mailed out 1,000 Heating Oil Contracts to home owners and business houses in Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Glencoe and H.i ghland Park. On Tuesday and Wednesday of this ·week, dozens of these contracts were returned to us ... signed by our customers of previous years. If yol!. are interesteJ in recetvtng one of these special con tracts, we will be glad to mail one to you upon receipt of the ·following information. ') I j· ~······························r NAME ... 'Witherell Does Well . ADDRESS .................... . NAME OF BURNER ............ . CAPACITY OF TANK ............ ~--···························-~ ~ ' James Witherell did some skillful work as Tom Lane in the third performance and the dialogues between Mr. Eastman and him were r'ich with the fine points of tonal inflection and gesture intended by the author. Gordon Van Kirk as Ben Glenny, the small town p o 1it i c·a 1 job-holder, hrought out the breezy, matter-of-fact character of Ben that is so humorous. The part of Weinstein, a Jewish second-hand furniture dealer, was port!"ayed by Moncure Paynter with a slap-stick comedy tone that delighted the audience. Malcolm Smith pleased as Dana Lamont, the artist. and Mrs. S. Paul Perry was charming as his \\·ife. . The two leading women's roles were taken bv Mrs. Taliaferro Milton as Helen Hardy, and Margaret De Lay as her daughter, Kate. BRAUN BROS. OIL CO. "For Fuel-Use Oil" TELEPHONE WINNETKA 1565