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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 10 Oct 1924, p. 18

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'AMACHOOR' IS I ex: RELIC OF PAST f~~:: ·i.;:2:.i1i:: ·,~.;; r' ~~; ;;·'J.:::~ ~·, !(~;~:. :::.:. ,".._. _., .~. ,,, ~: :;::·~.~~ I I~ \VIL~J ETTE LIFE, FRIDA\'. OCTOBER 10, 1924 tions clo>t' h parallt·'s th e profes;;ion : \1 <fcttch lwre a new notc .oi sympathy ~or ~tyle. And. why no . ? f,n't a Little the. v . ct.J~l~ wh . ~h is ;,tn ·n~~· r than t:c Theater or ;1 111'1 teur o;- .{an iz:t! ion ~nch ' at. rL· With wh1ch ~In. \\ ha:tnn "The am a teur a cto r has come imo l11s :\'o morL' \'ivid or c(llortul rnmaiJ.:e O \\ 1 1. Ht· j, rc-.:ognJZl'd , sought aiter.,than thh ~tory ui Admiral ::\e_ l on an r) 's pon>ored hy hi~ communities and l.:tdy Jl .unilton has appeared Ill years . North Shore Players Follow : lnb>. and ht· i, l'\·er u!Hier the watch - :\ n ·ry l'tl!{aging style add s much to the Modem Idea ful eye oi the professiOnal producer'· I r~adt· r\ t:njo) mcnt of the tale. W oul d H av~ Own Thea t e r \an Dyke · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ··~ran,· am utcur organizations oldt·r Crall() Canyon ~f. the Colorado than the ::\orth Shore Players own . 1lmts of people ha\·e \'tStted the Gra~HI ··Jt \ a far cry from the dan of old their own theater . Thi s. of cour;,t' .l (. a'!Y' '"· and nearly _ e,·cr?' one h~s r~.td ' a mat('hoor' ~hows to the prl·;,ent up - is our ultimate .goal. Right now we ,. j '!· hut no one ha_s '1"\'rttte~l ?~ 1t w_I~h tC' · date productions as gi\'cn hy the usc profc~~ional directors. eng-a!.{e ~>ur a,_ tull knoll'ledge. Ill _as expltct_t det~tl: Korth Shore'!> leading dramatic organ - ~hows seasons ahead, and are putllng wlth as ample preparat!un, or. w1th qutte tLations." according to ~r. Hawley show' on the road . Our own com - th,· ~ame power of mtpartmg; to the Ladies ', Men 's and Children 's Furnishing& .\ll·rtz, ll' tcran ; 11 unity play - hou'c is the next amhi - rl'adt·r the overwhdmi11g s~nsattons pn;· north ,IJorl' a<:tor. tiou;.. mo\·e. This is ju,t a part of the duced hy tins grcate;,t ot the \\'nrld > I\ ho i, t1· lit· i<·a Carter 's Knit Underu·ear 110rk going 011 in a field rich with p o;, - 1\llnders. a-; Pruf. Van Dyke. The hO<lk, tnn·d in thl' o,ibilitics. l1caut i iully illmtrated from photographs. Xorth :-.;hore "\Ve feel that the ::\orth Shore is at once a guide, an t:xplanation, and Playa,' producShoes That ~ear tion of "The Players rep~e ents an org-anization far an i11sipration. \\"n·n." soon to remoHd from the old order, whrn the Forster . . . . . . . . . . . . Passage lo Ind!a The London Times says of this booK: I. H' pre ented in local dramas were put on O\·er the fire-hall or upstairs aho1·e the hig "\\'ith its >uhtle portraiture, its acutc thi~ \"icinity. ll. which ,tutlit·s of the ~1oslcm and the Hinuu "An example of furniture store, in the big ha _ sue h an up-to- was used for d~n~es. wed,~!ngs, fu - mind, its irony and its poetry, the st<;>ry has imaginative breadth and generostty. datl' organization nerals, and the alltcd arts . 1125-1127 Central Avenue Phone Wilmette 1914 is the North ~ir. Forster seldom lacks the power to M . H aw ley M ertz Shore PlaHrs, go heneath the surface of the trivial ocWE DELIVER founder several currcnces of every day life. He sug) lar, ago h_ , . a g-roup of talented gests the hidden workings of the soul." amateur actors. Not only has this ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Noy~ ........... ~a~~~ of ilie Sk; ~~~§~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~·~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ organization pro\"ed to be a success. Old N y k Mr. Noyes believes that the great sci- , ,, hut it has also earnl·d ior its com- \\'harton · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ew or enlists, discoverers, and inventors are munity the reputation of doing the False dawn (The 'forties) the torch bearers of the world. In this alert and interesting things in draThe old maid (The 'fifties) enthralling work, in narrative verse inThe spark (The 'sixties) 1 matics. The Korth Shore Players beKew Year's Day (The 'seventies) ter~per~l'd with delightful lyrics, he tel s lieve that it i5 a good thing for comThese four stories of four successivt' the !.tory of the astronomers, from Cop muitie;, to enter into Sl'rious dramatic " :ork," continued the youthful thcs- dt·cade . in 1\ew York together form a ernicu~, Cali leo, Kewton and others, picture oi a iragment ui 'Old New down to the mo<.lerns in the Lick ohscrp1an. "In using this phrase 'serious dra- \"ork' snciety during the middle years vatory. t'Jatic work,' Sidney l\L Spiegel, Jr., of the last century. The worth of RADIO NIGHT FOR CLUB presideut of the North Shore Players, thes~ stories lies in their depiction of the deadly pressure of convention, The Men's club of the First Congresays: "VIe do not mean by it that we and poignant human suffering in a so- gational church will have a Rad1o have only sombre, blank-verse trag- ciety almost wholly materiali tic. One night in the church parlors Monday <·dics in mind nor the usual run of t 1·arf ul 'legit imatc drame\·s.' Not at all. \\'e do mean that \Ve are going Fall is the time to get about our work seriously and careyour rugs cleaned. The air iully." is clear and dry and winter "As Mr. Spiegel point out, this applies to the choosing of the plays· as is coming along. well as the casting. Our professional The rainy season has done great damage to many director. ~fr. \Veil, usually looks for Remember that we can beautiful lawns. They should be taken care of. the following qualities in selecti11g an fill your requirements for amateur cast-1. intelligence; 2, a Let me give your la\'m an application of Pulverized NE'V rugs and carpets at good !.trong speaking 1·oin·: J, willing Lime Ruck. which will sweeten the soil, kill the weeds less than city prices. tlcs~ to work.- anJ, as l.lr. \\'eil. put~ and moss that grow in sour gr,ound. it, 'the gn·atC'st of thest· is- willingJJess to work!' This lime is not ordinary white plaster's lime wh ich Intellirent Work Important must be used each year, but pure lime as it comes from "Jt is the habit now in profc~sional theater~ to cast by type. l,ikcwise the ground. One application will last from three to six with the North Shore Players. Howyears. ~ ever, careful int~lligent work i~ likely Thi lime is not unsightly. When applied, it is rak ed to he more important than the mere North Shore's Leading Rug Cleaners fact that the actor looks, speaks, and down into the grass and soil. 1110\'t's like the characttr depicted in Let me call, explain what this lime is, what it wi ll the play chosen. "In other matters, too, the orth do, and our price and service. This is part ,o f the Phones Shon· Players in their work follow Bolinger service to North Shore property owners. Wilmette 1949 511 Main St. ciOsl'ly the practict·s of the ~ rofessional Evanaton 5850 Wilmette Ill. qage. The director chosen is strictly and e!-o~entially a professional director. '"The !'t..tging of all the North Shore Player!>' Productions is under the car~ Tree Expert and Gardener ful supenision o( expert managers, 1230 Wilmette Avenue Phon~ Wilmette 3163 artists, electricians, and property peo.1' . 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