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January 1, 1926 WILMETTE LIFE 21 e tt. 1\tioranzoni will conduct. Tuesday evening brings (the first performance of the year of the wistful, pathetic, poetic and altogether delightful "Pelleas and Melisande," with Garden, Freund, Claessens, Mojica, Baklanoff and Kipnis. Polacco will conduct, \ Vednes day evening "Herodiade" \\"ill be ung for the last time this seaThe cast for the ponderous and so n. t '11 · 1 d Mason, ar opera WI me u e s pec acu 1 Van Gordon Ansseau and Bonelli. C c1 t G' 1 on uc or. rov ez. . \Vagt;enan et;thust~sts and lovers ?f opera 111 · Engltsh wtll find much tn ~ommon .m, the appeal presented by Lo.h.eng:m. to. be sung on ~hursday e\:enmg m Engltsh. The. l~admg roles \\"Ill be assumed b y Fttzt_u, . Lenska, Lamont, Baklanoff and Ktpms. The conducto r \\·ill be \Veber. (··-a_o_o_a_a-~~ Stage and Screen · OPERA APPROACIIES News and Reviews HOWARD THEATRE ,. "The 1ficL_hipman," featuring Ramon 1'\ovarro, will come to the Howard tltc_att:e Sunday, January J, 4 and S. Thts ts the picture that was taken at Annapolis with the co-operation of naval authorities and is !:>aiel to be the la s t word in the realistic portrayal of the lives of our future naval o-fficers at the school. The picture is a thrilling drama, with an uncx]H"Ct<'d punch at the c limax which fairh· take s audicnces out of thrir scats. \Vednesday and Thursday, January() and 7. Vilma Banky, the new European . creen star will be see n p laying O{.~postte Ronald Coleman in "The Dark Angel," from the :-tory which ran in the Cosmopolitan ma . !..:·az inl·. ).f i:-. s Ban ky de light s Arne rica 11 audience:-; in this picture and C:-,tablishcs herself a-; a popular star in thi s countrv. The sto r y is particularly strong wit!; a mo~t dramatic climax ,,·hich run.., through aimo s t two reel -, at the rl()-..e of the picture. Ronald Coleman doc:-, ~o me oi the hc:-,t work f hi ~ rarn-r a<; the blind so.l dier who gin·. up thl; womat 1 of hi~ heart because of hi-; infirmity. The week will rlo-,e with a picture ra lied "~tee 1. Prcf nre d." which will be . hown Friday and . atunl;l\·. Tan uary 8 and 9. · - BRILLIANT FINALE Last Three Weeks of Home Engagement to be Replete With Masterful Productions \\ · 1 1 ·It 1 t 1e close of the Chicago scaso n of grand opera onl.\' three weeks off, the Chicago Civic Opera company is pre se nting magnificent Ia t performances of npc ra s on a sca le more elaborate and pcricct, if po ssible, than during the earlier \H'eks oi the seaso n. Two wodd premieres oi works in J·: ngli~h han.> been presented and acrepted I>~· the Chica~ public as \\()rthy of the high ~tandards set by the Chicago company. and hoth··.\am iko San," by AI d o Franchetti, and "A Light from St. Agne s," by \\ ·. Franke IL. :-:, ng- altlwugh of ,,·idely di ff eren t mu:--ica l contpo~ition and c Ita racter. han· more than i ul filled the l'XJH.:ctati(J11'-o oi their rc . ..,pcctive compo-..cr~ and audiences. ··Re~urn:c tion , " giYcn ior the fir s t timl' in :\merica. (Jil .:\e\': Year's Eve ,,·ith ).1 ary Carden in the leading role, foll(m·ed rlo:-,el\· (Ill th<:sc. Be~ides atlracting a large attd ien ·.: e. the work, ,,·ltich i.., ha:--cd on Tobtoi' famous hook of th' ~amc name. \\"(h receiYcd ia\·cJ rably, indicating future demands r (11: 1b n:-a ppca ranee. All ~h rce may =--_arc ly he regankd as h ;l\·.mg cs tab 1t . . hcc~ a J!ermanl'nt plac\.' 111 the re- ~ pnto1rl· ot the company. 1 conductor St. Legor, after which an elaborate ballet ~'La Fote A Robin son" will be staged by Serge Oukrains ky and the Pavley~Oukrainsky h~llet. The composer, Gabriel Grovl e z, w1ll conduct. Following these special features the tenth week o ' the Chicago Civic opera seas on will sett le down to its routine ,,·ith a repetition on Monday evening of "A Light From St. Agnes" as the fir s t half of a double bill. The work ,,·ill be s ung in English by the original . ca~t- R a1sa, Lamont and Baklanoff; conductor (compo er) \V. Franke Harling, and will be followed by "The Daughter of the Regiment." The tatt('r, a novelty t h at has not been heard in Chicago in many yea r s. It was prepared for presentation on C hri stma s Eve, but the illne ss of Giacomo Rimini nece ss it ated deferring the peri ormance. In ad dition to Rimini th e ca:-.t " ·ill include Dal ).f onte and Hack- Wagner in English I '-AMPU in I" MEWS Cont. from 1 :30 to 11 P. M. 'I'OU .\ Y - -1'0liORROW ! HTO ViA RI> D I 7 ~ Newell & Retchin ' TOM MIX and TONY ""The Best Bad Man" SENNETT COMEDY Saturday Matinee Only ALIBABA and 40 THIEVES :'\E .\:'1' \\' EEK IS I N. ~~r:L~a~::i~: :: ~~~ard I I 1· I I j Sundny, Conunuouo Jlonday nn·l Tuesday ,Jan. 3, 4 and 5 1 Ramon Navarro in , 1 I . I The rurr('nt \\"<.'L'k \\·ill be hrou01T to . ' Y ~ orma 1 a_mac gc. 111 one a do-,e ~aturda\' night. lantt<~n· 2, nt h· ·r gn·ate-,t r(dv-... ,,·t]J rome t(J th 1· · . . . :· . . .. ·. · · · tl t. 'I I \\lth .t .L:<~Lt pc1lclt1ll,tnc<: .tt popular . \ ..111 .tge wa 1 e _, one 1aY · 1 · · ·· 1 1 lll'-..da , . · )lrtrt·:-- - t 1e !a~.~ pre:--entatton ol_ ~ ad\\ .ed ;1c-..da\· and Thur:--.ch;. · ] ·t·lln.n· -. .. , · '.; ·, '· '. - 4 · ;tllll' ButtL·rt iY to he made till:- \'ta r. 1 :"!.(,and 7· 111 (.rau~t ·trk fl1l' Jl1l'tt · t' L · ·1 ·1ll' ra:--t " 1 ··1,. em 1>race ·' '[ a~(ln. ·P aY- , · · < · · The lo ·el VILLAGE THEATRE X "Hansel and Gretel" Sunday Comedy Week 'lon ·· Tn t·N. " THE MIDSHIPMAN" nncl \\"t'd. 1 ADOLPHE MENJOU in ,,11 1 t lrtll and ·!..!or~t·ou .. --vtttn"-.. . ,. . '·tnd a '-tron~· '-llJiportJn~ ra..,t hl'lp-.. ).fi -.'1 '!' 1 1 . · : t 111 a~ ~ e m .t k c t h c 111 o-.. t o t 1 h e e x · l · n 11 ettt pot. fn addition to th<' ieaturv 111l'rc will J, a Jfal l~ · >:trlt l"ll!l1Vch· and. on ).fon da\· and TtH ·-- da~-. a P~t tlte Ill'\\"" ree l. \\.eclne .. da, and T!tur :-da,· thvre \\ill he a l';ttlte rn·in\". :\ t tlt.t· Tm·.., . c:ay aitnnonn 1ll:ttint·e c·nly. l'hapter 7 oi the :-nial " \\'ild \\'c ~t " will he :-:t mday altl'rtlcH'n . Jantiary 3 \\ill in- · 1 1· 1 I r < H 1un· t 1tv " c r 1 11 H 1 p o 11 ula r p r i r e <I \\ H·n pu 1 t" H·d and ha-.. lltTit ,,·irll'h· l .. ·· - 1 ·' l':tr-a · rvad l'\·er ~inn·. Till' 1Jirturv h r. ,J. · -t1 1>~tr 1.a_n tnatlll_cv or t 1l' ·1 1 . . lJ tit dt 1 11hk lnll. It ·o. !<1r ~l· ner(ltb 11ll· a~ure. 1 · r 111·1 (11. , 'l'l tv r 1 a ""· tr o r 1u (I ( 1· "II a th l' 1 a tH I <' ·. L'l Jl 1 .r vtt· 1 . \\ t11 1 H " -..ttlll:" 1 J\" ;--. 1ear. a\·1 1 1 1 l'l · · [ > t <, ... ,:t . .l"ll ... .;;1. ae-..:-;en ... . r~.:-, un: ~.". ht·r btl·.~t. 1akt·~1 trom thl' tH)\"el ( l"()ro-l· (.( .rau~lark . ·. · ,. ]J,· .. ' .. . . l)),·tt·r 'fl· -~ , lltlhLC>n. fl1h :--tc·r} CJI :t 111\ th1cal kin~clom in Fttr<lpl· ,,.a.., a ht·-..t· :--eller l< .... ka. llackl·lt. 1\ imini 1,, , 1 arr() " t·11 ron< 1 uc-t. and ~fojica. I ""The Grand Duehess and the Waiter" 't·" ( "hurlt·s ( "hrtNt' ('om('cly s -'l~tlt i~·~ -·~ _ t lw Dny_ 'l'hnrs., Fri. _. nncl !Oint~ I I I I I I I - j \\ .... nud 'J'hnrM., .Jun. 6-7 Vilma Banky and Ronald Colman in I i I i - i ~ '·THE DARK ANGEL" Fri. uncl li.lnt., Jan. i I I -9 Vera Re ynolds and Hobart Bosworth in I . - i i ' Bust~r Keaton in n1; ~h0\\"11. "The ne-..t nad ~fan." \\·i1h Tom ~lix. will he the it·ature altr:trtion Fricla,and Saturday. J a nua n · R a ncl 9. Thi-.., i· another one o( ~fix' . speech· we~tern-... iull oi thrill.s and drama. There \\"ill a!-.(, ht· a Charles Chase (Omrdy and a t\\·n ree l nt>n·lty Jilm . , I . age I " I I I J. B. r-v·-ill---· -· -Th-· - --· -i 'i eatre : ~~ I Yo!-:::ng NEW .. GO WEST, I I ··sTEEL PREFERRED" \II ,,,., .. _....... 'l'·nl n· Stop nt II Back Yard" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Director '·-· -· ---==---..! THE Mon., Tues. , Wed. I I Your Home Theatre lUonoglng l{oplu~J, EVAMSTON HO,YBURN' Mon. Tues. Wed. Mary Astor Lloyd Ht1ghes January 4 5 6 HOY.BURN THEATRE ··. \ Sea rlct Saint.·· ary_ :\.tot <nHI Lloyd I lu g ht·:-, wtll he th f~ t ea tur e attraction at lhe l{ oylntrn theatre next ~I oncla~· . T~te"day and \\' ednes day. January 4. :"!. and (J. There will al~o he a comcch· and the u s ual n e w :-; \'."tC'kl". .Charlie ..Chaplin's latc~t at.1.d g~catest p1rturc. The Gold h.u -, h wtll he ~!town the r:n.laindcr of tlw week. fhur s day, l· rH!a~· and SaturdaY. This picture was wri~ten a!Hl direc-t~d hy the great comecltan hunsetf, and makes a splendid ,·e hic-le for the dis pia:· of _his g-~ niu s for creating laughs. ( haplm hnngs out the humorou s ludic-rous in the g-reat rush for the ~olct field:-. in '49. He makes greed f L:nny and hungrr funnier :-;till. The wholc ten rec 1 s of the production are rcplctc v.·ith laug-hs · a net anyone who likes Chaplin will n')t wan~ to miss it. ~,·ith ~I II I 11 I, - En·JdngH, 7:30-U; )lot. Tues., 3:30 .U on., 'l'u.-l'l., " ' t.·tll'l. and Thurs., Jnn. 4, 5, G and 7 I 1 t 1 Norma Talmadge in I I I t "GRAUSTARK" Ahw, Jlntht· :\t·" s, :: Het·l, Hal ll ont'lt ( ·umt·cl )". 'l'ut·sclny Jlnthu·t·. '"\\"ilcl ,,.t-st" ::\o, 7, '"eclnt·scluy nncl 'l'hursclny, Pnthe I 1 Ht·,·i.-"·· ··ri. ~ rn;~~:l~i~nn. in I I ~ I JACKIE COOGAN "A Scarlet Saint" Comedy News Thur., Fri., Sat. By Popular Demand "Old Clothes" Gomedy News 1 "THE BEST BAD MAN" A I so, J·nt h_. :'\ t·ws, :: Ut·el CltaH. ( "hnsc·, t'omt·cly. uucl :: Rt'eh1 of ::\o,·t·lt)·. I I t ; t Charlie Chaplin "Gold Rush" Comedy News Sat. 1\latlnees-:: 1uad 4 p. m. e. ~ ~ .-... ._.....~,..., . .._... .._....~ , .._ ..... . . . \.;