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WILMETTE 1924 15 THERE ON STAGE AND SCREEN of the Week n ts:tertwo By Tiuspi/Mf the Llipting e is r ine r;a y ery ine t. STAGE Tamisll Playhouse There an: t11:o things now showing ChiL.tt.:Ll wluch eve.~r~ lo':er ··~f the an:. ,lwuld .~ ee and Tarmsh. 1s one t!J,· m~ l t 1s a re~l play w1th real n ·da\' people actm~ .as yo~ and ":ould act under s1m1lar Clrcumtan c..:s. And it is portrayed by a ast haring at leas t three stars as 11 as se veral lesser lights who shine rightlr none the less. The ~ tory co ncerns a young couple, a rising young lawyer and she a ographer. Her salary and an anity of one thousand dollars take are of the wants of her mother, her father and herse lf. They have had much more in their time, these three, hut father has spent not wisely nor too well and mother has difficulty in beco ming accustomed to her new low financial level. New Year's eve arri\· c~ and daughter has given up her position to avoid the advances of her player. Father has been given the · hundred dollar semi-annual check . profligate that he is, has let it .through his fingers into the hands a designing manicurist. The young wyer. himself a bit tarnished through pre1·ious association' with the same girl is caught in the girl's room under circumstances that seem difficult to explain. His protestations of love and his endeavors to explain are apparently wasted. But Gilbert Emery has carefully worked out his play in a war that is entirely believable and that allows for a full display of natural emotions. "Tarnish" will imre ss you as good stuff; the kind you e glad to rave about. Patricia Co llinge is the sad-glad girl \\'hose good breeding and intense de;i re to enjoy the clean and decent thin gs are always in the foreground. Her sce nt: s are deeply emotional and ~he plays them with a finesse that is a joy to witness . Henry E. Dixey is the dotty old father. He is a picture and his work is splendid. But Frederic March for sheer dramatic bility m; de a tremendous impression me. It ha s been a long time since ha ,.e seen any actor portray the young swain with the sincere and hone st feeling he manifested. With any number of chances to over-do, voided them all beautifully. VAUDEVILLE nish" delivers a new drat~latic Majestic Theatre r ·~: l111F at1on: it carries a tremenduous A. LeRoy, Talma and Bosco perin each hand. forming several new and extremely interesting feats of magic. The kind "THE COVERED WAGON" of tricks which leave little, if any, Roosn·elt Theatre <;lue as to how they are manipulated. For many months "The Covered \1\T agon" ran in Chicago at regular theatre prices and was witnessed by thou sa nd s. Now it is back at the RoosC\'e lt at popular prices and there is littl e reason why every one inerested in this country's histot'y shouldn't see it. It is really a piece right out of our Contlnuoua old geography book and with it is Every Day-2:16 to 11:16 giren. for good measure, a most inN. W. ,.L" Station at H oward teresting story. It deals. you may remember. with the '49ers, those stalSundn)', J l ontla)' anti Tuewo lay warts who traveled in wagon trains Septt"mbt"r 2R, 29, 30 to Oregon or joined those who rushed to the California gold fields. GLOR IA S W ANS O N There is much excitement on thi s trip from Kansas City to the coast. "HER LOVE STORY" The fight with the Indians and the buffalo hunt. particularly, keep one on Pathe Comedy the edge of his scat. Hundreds were 11 T HE FIRST 100 YE ARS employed in the production and the scenes arc true to life and show the ARE THE HARDEST" sp lendid direction of Jame s Cruze. Some of the stars of moving picture fame take part in the picture. 'Vt"d., 'l'hurw., Fri ·· Sat. Ernest Torrance does the best work oetobt"r J, 2, 3, 4 of hi ~ career and Tully Marshall is The Seaaon'· Senaation simp ly splendid. You feel like applaudin;:! e\'cry time these two griz"THE HUNCHBACK OF zled plain~men appear in the picture. Loi~ \\'il ~ on and J. M. Kerrigan are NOTRE DAME" the two youn~ oeonle around whom with lo' e story developes. i \'Oil ha \'en't seen The C'o\'ered LON CHANEY agon hy all means go as a part of ·our t:dcation. And be sure and take and a alar call together with th e )OUJlg- folks. 3,000 othen "~VI.\'E" the clothing business for awhile and entering the moving picture field as producers. In Hollywood they make two productions which fail to produce any ready money. Then a banker makes ~ deal wit~ them to pay real money 1f they w1ll engage his lady friend in the!r next picture . They agree and the p1cture starts. But the lady is somewhat of a vampire and before she is through the Potash and Perlmutter families are well nigh disrupted. The picture is extremely funny and if you like to laugh will repay an early visit. Alexander Carr and George Sidney take the two leading parts and are ably assisted by Vera Gordon and Betty Blythe. The subtitles are screams in most instances, the direction excellent and the scenes in the moving picture studio quite realistic. Go see it. ried back three generations and shows Colonel Valentia, an English huntsmaa Miss Talmadge in three ages, as a young noted for his ability in the chase foegirl, a woman and a middle aged wife. wild game. There are a number of fine On the same program will be Ben scenes which bring about the sort of Turpin in a comedy burlesque entitled, ending one would wish to see. "Romeo and Juliet." Dolores GassineiJi · who has a role Marie Prevost plays the double role in "Cornered," that combination of the in support of Bebe Daniels in "Dan· underworld and society. The story deals gerous Money," is one of the foremost with a woman member of. a gang .of women fencers in this country. She robbers who impersonates a society girl received daily fencing instruction from who is a perfect double. Things move Giacinta Sanges, champion fencer of Miss Cassinelli shared bet' rapidly, and the double is practically Italy. knowledge of swordmanship witb undid. Bebe Daniels, initiated the new AI St. John in "His First Car" is Paramount starand AROUND THE THEATRES in the art of lunge, on the same bill on Wednesday and thrust and parry. Garrick Thursday, October 1 and 2, with "CorFollowing "Mary Jane" at the Gar- nered." Those who enjoy a good nlm fight rick tomorrow night will be a piece For Friday and Saturday, October 3 will rejoice when Richard Dix's picwith music called "Sweet Little Devil" in which Miss Constance Binney is and 4, the Adelphi has booked Betty ture, "Manhattan" comes to the screen. Compson in "The Female." This is a Director R. H. Burnside has not only named as the star. Miss Binney has had much experi- story of a girl who as a child was one fight to film, but a series of batence both in the drama and the song mothered by a lioness for a short time. tles in a poolroom between Dix and and dance. "Sweet Little Devil" She grew up in the South African George Siegmann, Dix and two yeggs, "SINNERS IN HEAVEN" comes from New York where it was country and later becomes the wife of and an assortment of minQr scuffles. well received. George Gershwin, her guardian, who is more than twice Jarqueline Logan and Gregory Kelly Paramo11nt Prod"ctoio" Frank Mandel and Laurence Schwab her own age. She is also in love with are in the cast. McVickers Theatre A terrible and uncalled for title are responsible for the tunes and the which has no reference of conse- libretto. quence to the picture and cannot be La Salle accounted for except on the theory "Early to Bed" (re-named "The that it might draw a crowd. After seeing the picture one realizes that Busybody" for which name the man' Mon., Tue a., and W ed. they need something to get them in. agement paid prize money to Fred Mon., Tuea., and Wed. The story is perhaps the most highly Robinson of Motor Age) leaves the BETrY COMPSON improbable tale it has been my lot LaSalle tonight for New York and to witness in many a week . will be succeeded by "Applesauce" a An engaged lady, afflicted with a comedy which Barry Connors wrote in desire to have an exciting adventure and in which Allan Dinehart and Miss before she settles down, leaves her Claiborne Foster will have the leadintended behind and takes an air- ing parts. in plane trip . which lands her unexGreat Northern pectedly somewhere in the South Sea Islands with only the gentleman pilot Opening tomorrow night with WalT hur., Fri., and Sat. as her companion. And what a time ter Hampden in "Cyrano de Bergerac" LIONEL BARRYMORE they have on the island. With noth- which was revived as a possibility in ing to work with apparently, they New York, became an instant sucin manage to erect creditable shelters cess and ran for 250 performances at and live quite in ease. Natives, wildly the National Theatre. The New York painted and dressed, consider them critics were profuse in their praise of white Gods for awhile. Then a dark Mr. Hampden and the production. It skinned beauty becomes susp1c1ous will be on view at the Great Northern because her "white God" bleeds and for but two weeks. with there are terrible uprisings on the Pri11ccss part of said natives. But at the All Star Cast "In the Next Room," a gripping moment when all seems lost a rescuing airplane appears overhead. (Some- mystery play nicely tempered with day I feel sure that help will fail to comedy, continues to draw crowds to Newe Weekly Co medy Comedy arrive at the right moment and then the Princess. It is decidedly interestwe'll have a good picture). ing and is acted by an excellent cast. Bebe Daniels and Richard Dix do some very creditable work in spite of Daily S how· a t Z, 4, 7 and 1-Satw-da:J Conlin~ Z to II P · M. the story and your enjoyment (if you Neighboring Theaters go) will be in watching them work. B. "By the Sea," several pretty dancing girls and Billy Pearl, a good comedian, in a sketch with bathing beach accessories. C. Faber and King. Sidewalk jokers in some fair patter and nonsense? The lady sings. D. Burt and Lehman. A jewish hoy and his partner with a few songs, some new nifties and a bit of general comedy. E. Ward Bros. The Englishman at the ball game etc., with all the rest of their time worn act. ··· New Evanston Hoyburn Pricilla Dean "Siren of Seville" "The Female" "Eternal City" ADELPHI "Secrets," which has been proclaimed as the best picture that Norma Talmadge has done, comes to the Adelphi theatre for three days commencing Sunday, September 28. 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