July 15, 192i WILMETTE LIFE Shore Th t -·---·-·---·-· e a e r s i =============- ---·-·_....,~~~~-·-INIIM-..f·~~-·-·-·-·-·-·-·· 1 N ::. i !1 I· Th is an d ~~-~-·-INIIM-~·:·---·-·-·----- on Actors and Plays That I! 1 . .ty v·t h : [vatSl l ap one I ~1onday, Delights Audience. . · ' Illuston Flawless . p ree aramount Junior ' I Stars in Norshore Film I " . , . lTh -==========JI By Hub Tl . . it . . .. · .. . H.~{: 0 tn appl'<tl '· 111 tiH.: 'mcmotrs ot the stage," the names of actors and actre:.:.L· s that \\'tr_ c once iamous lnn \\'h , arL' no longer rcm t·mbe rcd; actor:-- that were IJH:rcly the idol:. oi that no . one had attended a better J.tdul " 1th tm: pas:,mg year.~. · presentatwn. But occa:-iunally in:-cribecl th<.:rcin In the Vitaphone the synchronizaran be iound tHher nanH's that arc in- tion of sound and pi t . f : . c ure IS per ect, · tantly recognized and arc kn u\\'n to and the tllus10n of the actual presence the peoplt: of all tonguo. _1 enny Lind rf the performer is uncanny. In a very i:-- n:ml'lllhen.'d hy auditllCl'~ that have ew moments the observer almost fornever heard her sing. Sarah llern- ~ets. tha.t he is looking .at a pictur" so hart: J ::be ph J d f <.:rsnn. l·:d \\·in Booth hfelrke IS the. presentatiOn. · Dand (~arr_i-ck, Fanny Dan:npurt-a d The acoustics of the Varsity pro,·e~i I: a \'e long s1nc~ pa:-.s<.:cl a \\·ay, yet their to be all that Vita phone engineers had tan_Ie ha:. _survi\'ed their pa:-- .. ing; their hoped for and the sound penetrated to artistry still lives Oil. an parts of the house with a tonal lt is said by some that \rhile the quality and volume that was eminentlv \\'Urld pause!-. today in its hu~y activity satisfactory. Clyde Elliot, owner . to pay homage to John Drc\Y tomor- the t~1eater, had in~tructed the engirow will find him tntin·ly f~rgotten. neer 111 charge to bnng the installation But John Drew \\;is an art ist_:_the to a. s.t~te of perfection before giving dean of all actors on scrl'tn or ~ tagc t~1e 1n1t1al performance. The instrucand the supreme master oi the ~poken t10ns appear to have been carried out drama. Contemporary actor, 111 a,· iadL· to the letter as the first _ presentation i_nto oblivion; new stars ma \. ari~e and was appreciably superior to those of 1all, but John Drew \\'ill pta;· iorn·er in older insta1tations in Chicago. thc "halls of memon·' ' for th(' audi The first program adequatelv illust· ncc~ 0f the \VOrld. · trated the high type of artists that are *** engaged i~ making films for the Vital am inclined to wonder il there has phone. \VJ!l Hayes, czar of the movie.; . introduced this latest invention to th~ \'\·e r 1 )ecn a c1 ass ot peoplt: more tllli· ,·er:--ally cli~Iiked than the critics. The,· audience and 'vvas followcn on thr .trc genuinely disliked b,· the ;u:tor.s screen hy ~fartinelli. George Tessel \\·ho m tiH'y chance ·to ;peak of ad~ and \\.aring's Pennsylvanians. One oi n·rscly, Thry arc suspiciuu:--h· lnokul the outstanding reasons for the succes :-; llJlJll hy those other ani .. h "l~om thn· of the Vitaphone is the qualitv of the rhancc to haYe favon·d. hl'cau:-c oi ~~ talent that has been :-rcmcd t~ appear on its programs. tar t I1_at. the next i:-:-.ut· of the papt:r \\·ill "k1ck the prop:--" irolll un(kr that ···-"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"_·~···· lllOill('Jl (an· 'tanding. :\iHI iinalh· the\· .! ta111c ~-H. 1 . . . 1 wu: .tn,d . . . Judging hy it enthusiastic reception when it made its Evanston . . ' 1 j c1 e mt .a t the Varstty, the . V1taphone i~; going to he extremely popular l1ere. E\·eryonc in the audience had proba , bly \Yitnes se d the marvelous "talkin~ pictures" before but it is safe to sa.\· 1 J II · - \\ h():--.L' tr<t!hltllt of making the ·season's first ascent of Mount Blanc this week, discovered the bodies of three Alpine climbers who perished .last autumn. Mr. Lloy~'s sister, J ess1e, who had been studymg at Rolled Stockmgs Will be the feat~re Geneva through the winter, has started Picture at the Norshore theater startmg ·for Moscow, it is announced. Sunday. I It is a story of c.ollege .life. Two T' COMMU.NITY HOUSE;o " ·· brothers-one a senous-mmded ath1m McCoy w1ll be featured m Cabletic individual the other a ·a phil- fornia" at tje Community House in anderer-Iall ir; love with th~ ~arne co- l \Vinnetka, Tuesday of next week, and eel .. She can't qu~te make up har mind I "Slide, Kelly, ~tide·' will b~ the feawh1ch one she ltkes. but later, when ture for F:1day s program. tt was anthe athlfete hleave~ the . strahight dahn? noynced this week. narrow or t e prrmrose pat , an 1s -------happy-go-lucky ~rather takes the ).Irs. l\aymond ]. Burgert. ~W Park blame for somethmg the other has ~\·enuc, ha had as her guest ior some done, Miss Coed (Lo\lise Brooks) finds time her mother, Mrs. Anna M. Heinz. out exactly to whom her heart belongs. Incidentally, one of the most exciting boat races ever · filmed provides a smashing thrill at (rye. climax. In the cast are the Paramount junior stars. James Hall ' takes the part of the dissc 'ute and philandering older brother. Richard Arlen is his kid brother, and Louise Brooks is the . Friday and Saturday charming coed. They are ably assisted by Ed Brindel and Nancy Phillips. This is said to be a different type of college story than has been done bef?re. It not .only .shows the athletic in His Latest Sid~ of coll.eg1ate hfe but .~o shows the temptations and errors·' that usually beset young c~tlege tt:len. Alo...Qg with ·..:this feature there will be a strong stage program that has been . I· pla~p.ed especially for this pi,c ture. Roaring-Railroad-Romance :~l Many artists will appear and extra ef- -0 - forts will be made to make this one of th~ best programs that has been offered this summer. \ Presents ; e w V .· ~:Y.1~~~:aJ~L:£~;:·ki~f:::~!:~11 · z; Winnetka Youth Ascends Mt. Blanc; Finds 3 Dead Monte Blue Diamond·. .Express' ~\i I VITAPHONE ;., (A) Elsie Janis With Men's . Chorus of 107th Regiment v·u Th ,~:;~,i~r~~~ ~~~~~~~~~gb;:i,,:",~,"'~e~~~~~ 1 I age eatre i (B) Four -Now PlayingThe Ugly Duckling who bad "it" COLLEEN MOORE in Aristocrats The Melody Boys 1 tnt: nH: nb ot an 1dol. I W II~ JI.ETTE, ILI.. : . The ~rit ic, according to the gt:ncral : ·11.:\\. ot t 1c subject. ha:-- t\\'O excuse~ ~ I 1ur l~eing alive: the fir:--t is to keep the ~puhhc acquainted \\'ith what i.; going e: ~~n and " ·hether or not it is worth stc-= mg: the ~econd, to aid the hox 0ifice iJ_l attracting the crowds. Both concep- I Your nome Theater tloRns arc p<.:rhaps, true. But1; .J. H. t\uJIJlt·J, Jlnnaglng 1Hr·Htol' ecently ~[adame Ernestine Schu- ~ Phon .. Wilmette lHl mann-Heink made a statement that I Elf'nln!Cs i:!lO: Jlut. Tues. :s::w places a~1 entirely different light up::m Sutunht:r : u ats., 2 and 4 t_hc subJect. "The critic", sta tes this ~ Jlun .. Tut·!ot,, July 18·19 tamous opera star, "howeYer scathing _ T wu IH.YS o~ LY ' Zane {inr's · opmwns · · I11s may .be, genera 1ly proves ,. " ~ help to any one 111 any phase of pub- ·= he hfe. Any singer or actress mu st ; i admit, as I do in my old age that the ! c.ritics . are. a ?Iessing, th~ugh some- ~ wlt.h tnnes 111 dtsgu 1se. I haYe lear 11 ed to = Wurnt·r Huxtt·r and Ford Sterlln!C i .\ lso 2 Rt't·l llul Roarh Comedy ila·l ! belic,·e, even when lambasted that theY I _ Putht· :Xtws i w~re h~·o - thirds rig!1t-and the oth·_,·r ! th.1.rd tmght be left m question. i "'~~~f 4 ~'h1~l".£sJ~l~f~: 21 From whom do you learn the truth. '· l.uura I.a Plante In ln~t only from the critics? Friends will always praise you: always they haYe a thousand excuses for ,·our ~ 1 iaults. But tht' critics-the~· pick. out with 'l'um Jloore 1_ tI f 1t f' () 1 ~- .\ bo "Hnan' f'()wards" Comecly- ! 1e au s. 1rst. 1 .1c ( ay I "·oul<l he J>utht· llHif'w-:Xews !~leased w1th tnys<.:lt and think I sa ng I; hk.·e an angel ·Rut the next mornin,cT ; ·Fri., ~at .· JuJ)· 22·23 I TWO IHY~ ONLY atter the concert. thr iir.;;t thing wa 11u.rlon Xlxon In two cents for the paper to read wl1at t\c critics ,,.,d ~a iel. And then ii it \\'ib ~ ~ad-ach, how I cried. But even so 1t was all for the be st and I bless my hw Llord Humllton in "Breezing rritcs tod:'lY:" . i .-\ lon~r" ( 'omPdJ-Pnthf' X.-ws ' And this 1 s that until next week. ·:··---.,--.,-~-·-~~-·-·-·- ·:· 1 = 1 I I i I ! "NAUGHTY BUT NICE" - On the StageKHEA and FANTORA (C) Willie 8 Eugene Howard Between the Acts at the Opera Vitaphone Presentations I I 1 I li "DIVERSIFIED . DIVERTISEMENT" FORSYTHE and KELLY i "GETIINC A LICENSE" -Starting SundayAnd if Youth and Beauty alone do not satisfy you-here's something diffuent in stories. 3 : 30, 7 : 3 0 ~ 9 : 3 0 P. M. No Advance in Price! COMING MONDAY ""DRUMS I I OF THE DESERT" I I "ROLLED STOCKINGS" with JAMES HALL LOUISE BROOKS RICHARD ARLEN -On the StageSTERLANEY TROUPE AL JOLSON World's Greatest Sur I I i I 1; ""THE I I I 1 The Rollickers Famous Collegiate Quartet LOVE THRILL" "ART AND STRENGTH" FLANDERS and BUTLER ANNA CASE A Spanish Fiesta assisted by the Metropolitan Opera Chorus FEATURE PRODUCTION A VODEVIL CONCERT MLLE. IVY and COMPANY Famous exponent of Toe Dancing 1'--, I I . "'DOWN THE STRETCH" Dolores Costello in 1 "A Million Bid"