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WILMETTE LIFE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1924 HERE AND THERE. ()N STAGE AND . SCHEEN for embezzlement is also deductible. All losses are deductible only to the extent by which they are compensated The Public Service company's elec- for by insurance or otherwise. tric power load has crept up in 13 FOUND I years from a subordinate place to the You have lost a diamond ring worth STAGE dominating position in the demand in money $500 and worth in sentiment proposition. In 1911 lighting required more than dollars can express. A "GIVE AND TAKE" Anybody who thinks a groundhog !s the greatest quantity of the energy Want Ad read by more than 5000 perLaSalle Theatre a timid little animal who dives into hts produced by the company for distribu- sons will find it for you. And it will hole, scared stiff, at the sight of . his tion. But three years later the sit- cost you for insertion in all three of Here is where Louis Mann and George own shadow, has another guess commg. uation had been transformed and the our papers only 60 cents. Sidney set about to settle the labor quesIn a window of the Wilmette Bird ascendancy attained in that year by tion. Mr. Mann is "Capi~al" and Mr. House at 326 Linden avenue, is a gen- power has steadily increased. The Sidney is "La~r," "Capttal h~~ been uine, live groundhog-a vicious, scrap-· total gain in the power load in twelve dominating . thmgs long enough says ping little beast who puts the shadow years was 491 per cent. "Labor" and so with the help .of the son superstition into the scrap heap. Not Of the gain made in 1923, expressed of "Capital," it forces ~he tssue to ~ only does he bare a wicked-looking row in kilowatts, 23,930 kilowatts · were for point where the "lndustnal Democracy ATeJ·ghbo-.J·d ,.,..L~,.ters of sharp teeth but he docs not hestita.te lighting and 28,756 were for power is formed and "Labor" is slated for JV 4 '"~ I.~... to sink them into the leg of a1.1ybody railways, battery charging and miscelfi'fty per cent of the expe<;ted profits. who molests his slumbers inside the log laneous purposes. Included in the "Tite Big Picturu Fint" But things don't go as well as expected -------------in the center of the window. That is power classification is the electric NEW EVANSTON why Edward H . Brammer, owner of the range load. It increased from 5,350 and it looks like the hard h~rted ban~er NOW PLAYING will finally foreclose w~en m pops a l.tfe store, steps warily when . he goes in- kilowatts at the end of 1922, to 7,772 "The Call or the Ciinyon,.. a Zane side with corn, dog biscu 1ts or acorns. kilowatts at the end of 1923. saver who has a new tdea o! travelmg stores Then more fun begms but to Grey story is the week-end attraction for his pugnacious little captive. During 1923 a number of new proptell y~u what happens wouldn't b~ qui~e at the New Evanston. Richard Dix It was several months ago when a fair. Everything comes out all nght m and Lois Wil5on are the leading hunter, roaming through the woods west erties were required. On the going properties-that is, the concerns opthe end, however. . . actors in this screen production which of Wilmette, stumbled upon the groundwith There are more laughs Ill thts than is a typical western drama permitting hog and decided to captare him..for erating plants and furnishing serviceRICHARD DICK in any comedy in town or in. any that of splendid opportunity for outdoor Brammer. But while he was dectdmg, by far the larger part of the demand has been. here for a long ttme. M~. photography. Agnes Ayres and Jack the groundhog ducked into his hole, was for lighting. a ad They did not possess the facilities Mann has a part that exactl~ fits hts Holt will be seen at the New Evans- stuck out his for~feet and chuckled to LOIS WILSON well known ability and Mr. Sidney has :on beginning Monday, February 11, himself as he tobogganed to the bottom to handle much power service. a manner and a way about him that just in their latest co-starring vehicle, of a fifteen foot tunnel where he STARTING MONDAY naturally brings forth a laugh. About "Don't Call It Love." hunched together among the warm The usual sprightly comedy features leaves and sticks for a long, warm sleep. Income Tax Facta the end of the second act you find you are nearly out of laughs and you try to and excellent musical specialties are But the hunter. was not to be outwitted rest up a bit when along comes. "crazy promised ih connection with next so .easily and anyway it was Sunday so Official Information, Bureau of Craig" and away you go agam only week's programs. he had plenty of time to spare. With Internal Revenue louder than before. __ a do or die determination he began to with ·:Give and Take" should ~ better than dig. He worked for hours, removing AGNES AYRES HOWARD what seemed to be tons of dirt but he medicine for a number of people I know, Losses arising from fires, storms, and if you want to laugh or if you ought finally reached the bottom of the hole shipwreck, or "other casua\ty"-for exto laugh, here's your chance. The continued popularity of "Little where he promptly appropriated Mr. ample, a flood or frost-whether or not JACK HOLT Old New York," the Cosmopolitan pro- Groundhog,· full-grown, unhurt and connected with the taxpayer's business, duction 9tarring Marion Davies, pro- very much alive. That is how it hap- may be deducted from gross income in COMEDY longs its stay at the Howard throughout pened that Mr. Brammer .now bas t~e his 1923 income-tax return. If his "THE CHANGELINGS" this week. Scheduled at first to show diminutive beast in the wmdow of hts home or automubile is destroyed by fire, K.&.TIXIIIIII Blackstone Theatre only through Thursday, the picture has bird house. the loss is deductible for the year in Although he is a prisoner, the ground- which it occurred. been held over for the week-end and will I t . .... Mr. Henry Miller and a cast of stars close its run on Saturday night. A hog has tittle to complain of as the Loss of property by theft or b~rglary presenting the very smart and unusually special musical score has been arranged window setting is as near like his home interesting come<Jy by Lee Wilson Dodd. for tbls production by James Thatcher, in the woods as possibl«! Logs, sticks 's an allowable deduction and need not he incurred in trade or business. A loss While the appearance on the same' pro- conductor of the Howard ensemble. and leaves lie scattered about realistigram of such favorites as Mr. Miller, For Sunday, February 10, the How- cally on a floor of yellow sand with a Blanche Bates, Ruth Chatterton and ard will show "Just off Broadway," painted woods on the wall as a backEmma Dunn would be a distinct event starring John Gilbert. A brilliant sup- ground. Far back in the hollow log the regardless of the material used, in this rorting cast is to be found in this pro- groundhog sleeps showin_.g no ~igns of case there are no regrets. The story Juction, it is announced. life other than an occastonal wtggle of is interesting, plausible and entirely satNorma Talmadge brings her latest hi~ ·>:'!;lU'. Sleeping is his favorite sport isfying to those past the adolescent triumph "The Song o{ ~- ., to the and he i~ now making up for the sleep~riod. . . Howard for Monday, Tuesday and less days hP spent in an open cage a It deals with 'Pt!""oisturbed love af- Wednesday of next week. few weeks ago. ~ ··.t: th.:r w~ be esfairs of a young couple whose parents The comedy attraction for the first caped, Mr. Brammer says, he ha<l a Tbritty \.U\o..c.-..r.e· an paerally quick to take also find themserves slightly uncertain three days of next week will be Lloyd pcdectly gooc\ chance t9 skip out £or advaata1· of aay Gtw con......~;....&y ..... to as to the wisdom of their own respective Hamilton in "My Friend." a clean getaway but instead he collected <toicc of helpmate and who almost ~everal pieces of paper from the floor, Sal)e Time, Money anJ Healtltl reach the point of firm conviction on dragged an old sack or two with the!" the subject. But the conventions /inally hack into a cozy corner, curled up m ADELPHI prevail after daughter has ,discovered the In <Hferinar to Place the the middle of his nest and went to sleep error of her parents' ways and the parBessie Love, in "Gentle ] ulia," was where the bird man fcund him "dead to ents have had an encounter with the ad- viewed at the Adelphi for the last time the world" a few hours later. mirer who all but lead daughter astray. on Thursday of this week. The lazy liLd..: burrower doesn't give A highly modern entertainment, this, Ttfe week-end showing is "Pleasure a snap about the terrible mistake his full of crisp lines and interesting situ".. Mad" with Mary Alden and William tribe made on February 2. In fact Mr. ations. And how well it was acted. No Collier, Jr., in the leading roles. It Bramm er doesn't know whether he even individual "starring," team work pre- will be seen on Friday and Saturday bothered to come out on the traditional vailing from start to finish. Result, a programs. day or not. If be really did come out wdl rounded performance. Even the "To the Ladies" is the p:cture prom- and as the story goes, did fail to see more or less minor parts were welt ised for Sunday, February 10. It has his 'shadow the fact that he ruined his ca-t. \Vatter Baldwin, as a valet, being been classed by many cntics as one of reputation as a weather prophet i.sn't esJwcially grod. the best of the later productions and is worry:ng him at all for he roes nght replete with laugh-provoking situations, ahead sleeping as if there wasn't snow with here and there a touch of pathos. and icicles sticking all over the plate Theodore Roberts, Edward Horton, glass in front of him. He dido'~ ev~n In Your Home Now for SCREEN Louise Dresser and Helen Jerome Eddy cock up his ear when a man, lookmg m "WF:ST OF THE WATER TOWER" have the important roles. The picture at the window, threatened to sue Mr. Brammer for deceiving the public with ": will also show on Monday. A Paramormt Picture The film secured for Tuesday ancl false weather report. and Wednesday of next week is "Held tu What will eventually become of the Cllicago Tl&t'alrc Answer." House Peters is the leading groundhog, Mr. Brammer doesn't know. Only As long as he continues to be a curiosGlenn Hunter and May McAvoy ar e figure on the cast. ity and remains fat and healthy he will the life of the ,party in this adaptiou BRINGS IN PROFITS I probably remain in the window and then of Homer Croy s popular novel. And some fine summer day, perhaps, he will Only 60 cents for a 3-line Want Ad how the producer did adapt it. Mr. Croy in 3 papers I And yet this inexpensive be realeased in the woods back near would hardly recognize his child. his old home. will enable you to get the .f ull aM The story, in the film · version, con- ad may sell for you a $20,000 house. cerns the son of a minister and the and beDe&t of thia woaderfal daughter of an atheist. After a secret washer by payina leaa than half marriage is announced to be a fake, a your replar laundry biD. child is born. Consternation of course hreaks loose in the small town, tongues wag and there is much ado until the boy does a big thing for the town and the fake marriage turns out to be the real thing. In the book there was no mar7074 North Clark St. N. W ... L" Station at Howard riage and the child died so you can see why the author might have gasped when Laat T··radaJ' he ·aw the picture. To-Da)'--ll'rlda:r aad !llatwrda)' BESSIE LOVE There are a number · of interesting Ia MARION DAVIES situations and one or two not so true "GENTLE JULIA" ia the Sea-·'· Sea.atito life. But as said before Glenn Hunter and Miss McAvoy, with the able "LITrLE OLD tu lt Cleatu tU Sweep.r It BEATS··. assistance of Ernest Torrence really 'I NEW YORK" Brtd·7 a·· 8atarda7 make the picture and cause you to more M...,. AW--w ... Colli·, Jr. or less forget the fact that there is not Special Muical Score by Free demonatra· Tll1 HoiJttr much to the plot. If you saw Mr. "Pieuure Jam·· Thatcher'· Orche·tra tion in yoar home u f'UI'·rrlld Hunter in "Merton of the Movies" at j -c:all JMU·t Ill lf'O/o"f IM the Blackstone recently, you will enjoy .,. watching him here and noting how he atore. IU· e/ n1s ....a.,. a·· ····a.,. JOHN GILBERT carries his delightful mannerisms before P·ramo-t'· Lateat S.c.... the camera. Reviews of the Week however, is sent to prison, escapes when Paris is bombed and rushes to a palatial residence where lies the American, pretty well shot to pieces, There, (overnight apparently) she cnanges trom rags and rough manner:, ;tunning gowns , and drawing room conversation. Fast work, but Miss Swanson handles it gracefully. The picture develops considerable action and a few real thrills but on the whole I can't especially care for Gloria Swanson in her new character. I much prefer her in fashionable clothes. The direction and photography seem very good and a goodly number of people will probably like the picture. to · Who Believes Now Mr. Groundhog Is Afraid Of Shadow( Public Service Company · __ ..J__ m· F=-ld I. True J..CIIUa' -. !l '] EVANSToN "THE CALL OF THE CANYON" .... ..DON'T CALL IT LOVE" -· .... I I AN OFFER You Can Hardly Afford to Refuse NEW CABINET APEX a Week ELEC fRIC WASHER DOWN NEWELL & RETCHIN HOWA-RD ADEI],-HI Tl·-· THIS OFFER IS UMITED-ACT TODAY! $3.25 o· .= OWNf.nables Everyone to Own a Hoover it I VheHOOVER Suction Sweeper ~fferecl DOW OD ..... Mad" "Juaf Off Broadway" Tlletlda7, "To the La.diea" Wltll M···aJ'· WHae.iaJ' the "THE HUMMING BIRD" P~JraffWtl..t NORMA TALMADGE ia her N--t Picture Plct- Th-. Robert.-Helea Jerome E4Wy ............. WHae.la7 McViclers TMalre Gloria Swanson is the "Humming Bird," an apache thief leading a band of French ruffians known as the "Wolves of Montmartre." After a reel of robbery durinc which she falls in love with the Paris correspondent of a New York , paper, the war breaks out thereby at- ' lowinc the director to inject some rqly "The Sona of Love" Loweat Terma lmowal I I LLOYD HAMILTON "HeLl to Anawer" Wltll "MY FRIEND" Ia HOUSE PETERS thrillinc war scenes. The The North Shore's Most RePI'··tative Theatres H~ ~ro mu ~d ..X, ~----------------------~------------~----~---