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November 1, 1929 WILME'TT ·E of EvallftOn, perhaps the best known amateur actor on· the' north shore. Mr. Gibson. too; has appeared. in· several of the Guild plays, his latest role' being that of old Jos~ Hopkins in last year's "The Old ;Homestead." It is a tribute to Mr. Gibson's versjttility that he cau play SlJCcessfully the part , of Uncle· J os·h a tid then he the logical choice fot the Tole of the young swaggeri~ Devil's disciple. ' Perry Dunlap Smith in Caat Parson J\nderson _is played by Perry Ounlap Snuth of \Vmnetka. Mr. Smith known. off the Guild stage as the head~ master of the North Shore Country Day . school, has played with the guild before, iti fact was one of the cast of the Guild's first production, "Tweln Hundred a Year," in 1921. Opposite Mr . Smith, as · his wife, Judith Anderson is Dorothy Pickarq Platt of Evansto 11 : Mrs. Platt is making her debut on the Theater Guild stage, but she has had C:?nsiderable experience ·with plays ~Jven by other · Evai1ston and North Shore groups. She i~ a member . of LIFE ' SUPERLATIVE (AST ·JN THEATER GUILD DRAMA _ Make . Careful · Selections for · · ha Pl · George Bernard S w ay "The Devil'a DiM:iple" BY JOHN .~LLEN STEWART vVhen presenting a play by an author whose . works are as well kriown and as l nuch discussed as a'r e those of Ber'n ard Shaw, an organization cannot take too much pains· in the selection of its actors. Shaw 'is the author of four novels 'and twenty-seven plays., all of which are of considerable importance· to a student of English letters, and, with regard ' to the plays, each of whic:h can be very poorly pro-· duced if the actors . are not suited to t·heir parts. For Shaw, in . his plays · clraws such keen characterizations and makes his principals stand out so from the ' Kene of the that a poor performance . of any part wi.ll spoil t.he play by providing a weaknes·s through which the plot will fa_ ll into lost space. With thi's very clearly in mind, the Nbrth Shore Theater G11ild has called together a cast of its best amateurs for the first production of the Guild's ninth season, "The Devil's · J)isciple." - ..- Northwestern universfty, and a prominent member of the Junior league and the Evanston Country club dramatic groups. The colorful part of General Burgoyne is taken by f.l. K. Webster · of Evanston. Mr. \Vebster, ·well-known in north shore circles, has never · be:. fore l~een cast in ·a pro?uction of the Theater Guild, ·of which he is a vicepresident, hut IJis playing of this im. portant part will he of great interest to his many frien,ds. The part of General Burgoyne is not one of fiction alone, ·History hears his name ri10st prominCtltly in the annals of the American· Revolutionary war, aAtf· the i 11 cide 11 ts around · which his connection with the (Continued on· page 24) DAMASK DINNER CLOTH for twelve with napkins tn perfect condition: Js offered for sale. · Heirloom A Jl)useum ptece. Phone Kenil- . WQrth 3944, eventngs. Ijijijijijijijijijijijijiiijijij II I · ~ ~~ A- " ~tory ~t~h~e~P~I~a~y~S~h~o~p~~A~c~tt~n~g~c~o~n~1p~a~1~ty~~o~f~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ r Made to Order ., Estimates Free · ~ Set ~t~!~ as ·. . $lS . Brlargate $!48 1381 Howard Av~,. .. ! e;t · . SLIP COVERS · FOODS New Manage.m ent Sin~e July lsi · ... f .. ~ I. Exciting Plot The play, written in 1897, is a melodrama with a most interesting and exciting plot. Dick Dudgeon, . an outcast from his fami1v becai1se of his complete djsregard ~f pi,e ty and respectability. cqmes home to a family gathering to hear the readit~g of his father's will. To hi.s delight, and his mother's dismay, he is left practically the entire estate, even the homestead. _ Dick, commonly known as the. Devil's Disciple, cares not a whit for hts moth-:.-r's unfortunate plight. and proceeds to Jive . up to his reputation to such an extent that he arouses tqe . inter.est ·of Parson Anderson ~.atfd the hatred of the Parson's young wife. · News ,has reached the to.w n, howe\·er, of an · ap·proachit1g r<iidi.ng pqrty fr.om' King George's army, apd a .·r.il'rhor is ; persistent. that some ' tiotorious rebel will .he hang~d as ··an example to . his ~eUow~· Americans. Dick call's at th~ t)arsonC;lgc in the Parsot. 1's; ab~cnce. , an~- a)lows himself to he arrested ' as the ·Par.. ' son; and to be tried and sen.t~nced .to 'death. .Hi · trial, the scene of' the anticipated haitging, : and . the rescue are extren1ely .excit ... tg *n;d . ;tmusing, .anrl th~ play ei1'ds ·" with D1ck freed . from custodv . and the· Parsor\ in possessioil o·f ·an· · ~rder for his 's afe-'condutt ) through the·. Jines. 'Shaw has ~om.hin~d · s cenes that ·arc funny · \yith thri!Hng . scenes and scenes that are . truly serious in .such a way that the whole play is intensely enjoyable, atul it will be ~iven a most complete pro(luction under the direction of the Guild's pro.duction committee. Mri. BeJI .in. Character.· R'ol~ . · Mrs. La'itd Be.ll o·f _ \V,inl1etka plays the role of- Mrs. Dudgeon. ~1 t:s.: Dud· : ' g~on,.t~;in the words of · Shay.·, "bei1_1g exceedingly disagreeable;' 'is helCI ' to be .,. exceedingly good." Certain it is that her positive views on Purit~anism and her absolute refusal to . countenance anything 'not within her views makes a complet~ introduction to the play. · Mrs. Bell is very well-known to the Guild audiences, who have seen her in many of the Guild's plays. She played in "The Old Homestead," in "The Detour" and in "Ariadne," among manv. and her role of Mrs. Dudgeon will again provide an excellent opportunity for her fin~ handling of a character part. . .· As Di;k, th~. · n~vil's Disciple, the Guild is preseJ:tting J. '~incoln Gibson 'KENILWORTH 315 Kenilworth .INN Cumnor Rd .. 167 Meals Served Quiet Environments .DIRECT TO CONSUMER from this Bunga- · 1 o w P.reserving Kitchen and GARDEN DISPLAY ROOM ·,· ~dtalffl DRESSER.SILVER . ·' . ; at 517 Main St· Wilmette Fruits Vegetables Olives and Pickles Orange Marmalade Chili Sauce Mrs. Fish leigh~ s Jellies · Ji'ipp & Coburn Co. Jewelers and Silversmiths WRIGLEY BUILDING CHICAGO I