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December 18, 1925 · WILMETTE ity contest conducted by a metropolitan newspaper, goes abroad and walks right into all sorts of adventures-and romance. Lois Wilson, featured opposite the star, Mary Foy, Claude King and Cecil Humphreys appear in the ~; upporting cast. Victor Beerman di·· rected the production which was written for the screen by Tom Geraghty. Wednesday the picture will be "The People vs. Nancy Preston" with Marguerite De La Motte and John Bowers. Thursday and I~~riday William Fox's picture, taken from "The Ancient \Iariner," by Coleridge will be shown. Saturday the attraction will be "Lazybones," from Owen Davis' stage sue, cess. The cast includes Madge Bellamy, Buck Jone s and many others. LIFE 47 loved 'the little boy who lived in the stove and clambered in and out of it as though he had been doing it all his life. The story of the Nurnberg Stove has splendid dramatic possibilities. These were fully realized in the play as adapted by Miss Etta Mount and Miss Clara Baker, and the students' interpretation of the various characters surpassed, on the wJ10le, their previous efforts in these plays for children. WEDS RACINE GIRL Announcement is made of the marriage in November of Henry F. Griswold, son of Mrs. H. S. Griswold of the Linden Crest apartments, to Edna ~1. Solper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Solper, of Racine, Wis. Mr. and 1frs. Griswold are now at home at 3605 Haven avenue, Racine. ·-~-~-D-D_D Stage and Screen Newa and Reviews THE NEW EVANSTON "A Woman of the World" wilt be the feature attraction at the New Evanston theatre on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, December 21, 22 and 23. The fans have been clamoring to see Pola Negri in a story of today with an Amercian setting. They have it here. A drama packed with dazzle and comedy as well as emotional strength. A production by Raoul Walsh who made "The Thief of Bagdad" and "The Spaniard." Four people come adYenturing from the four nethermost ends of the world. The heroine, the hero, the villian and the other woman. They have never se en each other. At the corner of Broadway and 42nd street, New York City-the heart of the primrose path, the gay centre of passion, wealth and crime, the crossroads of the worldthey dramatically meet. And from the moment of their meeting fate entwines their \·a rious lives into as skillfully wo,·en a net of exciting action, tempc ~tOtt!:! Jo,·c, and amazing climaxe s as the screen has eYer seen. VILLAGE THEATRE James Oliver Curwoo<l's great nove 1, '·The Ancient Highway," has been put on the sc reen and \viii com~ to the Village theatre ~fonday and Tuesday, December 21 and 22. The ~tar of this picture is Jack Holt, who has done such ~·ood work recently in "The Pony Express" and n umero u · other productions. The film is a dramatic ston· of the great northwest which give.s Holt a chance to di-,play hi:-; best actir·g. "Bewar<:," a ~lcrmaid comedy. and a Pathe JH·\\·:-- re el will complete the bill. At the Tuesday afternoon matinee only, Chapter 5 of the serial ' "\Vild West" will be shown . On \Vedne s<lay and Thursday, De- . re mber 23 and 24. Harry ( ·a rcy will he "een in his late st, "The Texas Trail." T his is another picture which is full ()f action and will de light those who lo,·e a red-blooded storv of adventure. In addition then~ wil( be a Charles ' ~ hase comedy, "Danger" an(l a Pathe re view. On Chri~trnas En'. Thursdav, December 24, there will be .mly o~e how, which begin at 7:30 o.'cJock. On Friday and Saturday, December ~j and 26, Larry Semon is coming in "The \\ izard of Oz," taken from tht stage play made famous long ago by Montgomery and , tone. Semon does the best acting of his career in this picture and it is beautifully staged and an excellent production in en~ry way. :\ !though it is a fairy talc, and partict. !<t rly adapted for the eyes for childre n, it has delighted grown-up au~·e nces all over the country for many .\cars when it has appeared in various fqrms. In addition to this picture Lloyd Hamilton will be seen in a cn medy entitled "Waiting" and there ,. ill be a Fable in two colors and :t I' t the news reel. There is to be · a ~Jwc ial matinee Christmas dav at 3:30 u'rlock in the afternoon. - Children Thrilled at Dramatization of "The Fire King,, Children from all along the north shore flocked to Evanston last Saturday to see "The Fire l(.ing," presented by the students of the National Kindergarten and Elementary college. ] udging from the rapt attention of the audience it would be difficult to decide which act was the more popular. The little ones wanted to get up on the stage and play with the happy family of children in front of the big porcelain stove; the middle sized children shrieked with delight over the antics of the clown and jolly old King Cole and his fiddlers, and the court of the King, with its lovely ladies, nimble HOYBURN THEATRE jester and stately king, brought sighs Dori s Kenyon and Lloyd Hughes will oi ecstacy from the fairy tale lovers. he seen in their new picture "The But most of all, big and small, they Halfway Girl" at the Hoyburn theatre ·~~ _D_D_~ next Monday, Tue sday and Wednesday, December 21, 22 and 23. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday the feature attraction will be Maurice Tourneur' s melodramatic production "Sporting Life." Tourncur declares that action is what Every Day-2 :15 to 11 :U. oud icnces want. By action, Tourneur N. W. "L" Station at Howard declare he means mo\·e ment- physical action of the characters in the play. It is for thi s reason Tourneur believes c;:i·;:n~i:~:~r::o;.:d "Sporting Liic" i:-; possibly the best picture material he eYer ha s I-. ad with which to work. in ' The picture include . prize fights, horse races, physical combats in large quantities, an automobile wreck. ~Ielo :uon. urul 'l'Ut"M., ::t-:::: drama, possibly, but intelligent. plausible melodrama. Milton Sills Tourneur, in illustration of his claim, points out the tremendous drawing power of auto races, prize fights, foothall games, baseball and simil<u event IH~~~iD II II I ! "SOULS FOR SALE" I II I _____ Village Theatre Your Home Theatre J. D. Koppt-1, Manasln.r Director I I I I J Eugene O'Brien I i I - II \lon. and 'l'ut"N ·· In Dec. Jack Holt 21-22 I '-'AMPU 'l'ODAY Friday I"' MEWS Cont. from 1 :30 to 11 P. M. I "THE I \\·t-.1. I Mae I nnd KN~CKOUT" I ·rtaurM., 23-~4 "THE ANCIENT HIGHWAY" .\h10, .. llt·n·art·," :: reel l'Uermald f'om·tl,- and Pathf' Xew·. "Wild \\"f'"t" only. ~o. ~. Tue8day Matinee \\"edlll. anti 'l'hur,.., Dec. 23-24 Harry Cary In Murray In "THE TEXAS TRAIL" .\lso, "Danger," 2 rt>el Charlc8 C'haHe {'omf'dy and Pathe Reo, ·len·. (Only on show Christmas eve at 7 :30) Fri. anti Sat., Dec. 2S-26 in I "THE LAST BRIDE" I l<,ri. UD(l Syncopation Mite Charleston Revue and "THE WEDDING SONG" with Leatrice Joy '1'0.:\IOUUO\V Saturday f Sat.. I Thomas Meighan I in I I "IRISH LUCK" I I .t\11 :\-orth Shore ·rrain8 Stop at 25-26 Larry Semon "THE WIZARD OF OZ" Lloyd Hamilton in "Waltla.r." ~ re-el Comt>dy Extra; Fable Ia : l'Oior.. and Pathe Ne'"'"· Special matinee Chrilltma· da7 at 3:30. Howard c·~-D- --·-D--·:· NEW i Sat. 1\latlaee·--2 and 4 p. m. I THE Special School Matinee "Treasure Island" "DURAND ol the BAD LANDS" Comedy-Fables-Sportliebt :\lou., 'l'uet1., Dec. EVANSTON Starting Monday POLA NEGRI in BOYBURN Mon., Tues., Wed. :n-::2 Doris Kenyon Lloyd Hughes Thomas Megban "IRISH LUCK" "\Vedne8day CHAR~ESTOH Contest and Orchestra "THE HALF WAY GIRL" Th1Jra., . F ri., Sat. "The People vs. Maney Preston" Thur..day-Frlday "A WOMAN OF THE WORLD" A SCREEN CLASSIC Daily Sbo,...,at ~ 4., Bert Lytell in THE NEW CAMPUS ';' !J omas Meighan and Lois \Vilson , h o of the most popular stars on the srr(·en, will be featured in their new Pitt ure "Irish Luck" at the New Cam1 tJ:J theatre Monday and Tuesday, De' C C"lllber 21 and 22. This picture tells the story of Tom Donahue, New York traffic policeman who wins a popular- Special Christmas Procram "THE ANCIENT MARINER" Don't mis~ this marvelous production. 'V.' guarantee the besr Christmas <>ntertainrnen t on the North Shor·e. "SPORTING LIFE" 7 anCI 9-Sat1U'Clay Coatiau.o ua 2 to 11 P. M.