Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 14 Nov 1930, p. 47

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The play. has the energy, uproar- ious Iaughter and -pathos inherent in the honest portrayal of one of the most amazing women ever born in' the United, Statesi. Tbe author bas taken no stand on Prohibition, for or, against. She bas merely pictured the inner life of the famious smasher, with, its outer manifestations.. Ii the result is irony of the .first order, stir- ring both Iaughter and, tears'in those who see it, it is from,.no effort of the author,. but rather f rom the nature. of the turbulent Mie portraYed. "Crusading Carrne" is in seven. scenes, each one a high point in Car- riels life. The first two show her erylife, hectored by,,ber insanle niother, wbo sweeps through the first sceiie in purpie velvet and 'a- crown, under the delusion thiatsbie isQueen Victoria; and second,, swept into a tragic marriage .with a drunkard, who dies to leave ber alone in the %%orld with a half-witted cbil d. Tragic, but full, of irrepressible Iaughter at the strange cbaracters and' grotesque The next three show the beginniing and growtb of bier belief that sle is God's chosen instrument to starnp out of the world the force that b as wrecked her own love. They are re- plete with absurdities, extravagances and the exaltation wbich spread frorn ber to bier followers. Tbey corne to cliniax in the smashing .up of Bull Tanner's saloon, am id siMging, shouts and .halleluiahs, and wild coin edy on the part of the saloon habitues. The play ends with the fain.ous scene in Boston vaudeville., bouse, in.which a.group of'Harvard students .heckled.the. oldwoman, with jests, horse-play, and songs. tilt, the strai n of it brought ona strôke which ended in lier death. No pains are spared on' the production. The scenies are staged in inipressionistic 'stice uay assembly sPecial exercises, were beld and patriotic songs were Sung. Mr. and Mrs. Thom~as G. Mo ulding ,&f 1004 Greenwood avenue are spend- ing several w eeks iii Ashevilie, N. C. A part of the time willbe spent with their, son-in-law and dauighter, .Mr. and Mrs., Robert E. Woodep of Win- netka, who also are in Asher.t'u, FEET, ACHING-, PAINING. Ir'b Endure 1:? A MESSAGE TO FOOT SUFFERERS F101..... '. p Ground Gripper shoes have broôughr relief to thousands of foot. suffierers ..and thcyll hclp you, too. Corne in tocfay and get a eeGripper-graph analysis of pour feet. It's only a matter of minutes. M m'M M w m ' ww- " w ma ; 9A AM. to 5:30 P.M. Saturdays, 9.A. Tel.plione Greenef 6M0 Two.'Eve'nts Of .Importance, to CH LDREN wiII appear ur schedole> of features in celebration of BOOK WE[K NoveMber 16, ta 22 UN O-UR,8 0K SECTION on Novem~br 15 at 11 A. M. JohnnhyGruelle author of the Raggedy nncnd RaggedyAndy ok "Il, give an interesting ta1k to'littie boy an girls andlie will be glad to autograph bis books.for thernThe deligltfiil characters, Rag- gedy Ami and lier brother Andy, have corne to life and will make a personal appearance here. - -- ~ à E 10 corne Rockford on Saturday, November 22. at the Wihixette Lutheran church, with the Rev. Mr. Hermnan Meyer officiating. The. reception at Mrs. Duwner's home will be bheld at 5 o'clock Saturday> afternoon. 1735 SHIERMAN AVENUK EVANSTON TIIIRD FLOO0R: your

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