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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 19 Mar 1926, p. 5

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:March 19, 1926 WILMETTE LIFE I HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTS FAMED CRICHTON PLAY m- on >ril Barrie's Great Four-Act Comedy to be Seen This Saturday at Auditorium BY H. E. D . For the greater part of la~t week and all oi thi:-; wc;ck the students of ~ew Trier have been reading teasing and mysterious notices in the daily bulletins, all of which have to do with shitn,·reck, South Sea Island, and horrible tropical pc . b. of ,ehe tn- lre be he (: (' 'to )~ 1~ ch ~ss lty ty [:- . are ate 11 en (·! I~ 1 Some or t11em read like thi~: "\\'hat "·ould you do if you were shipwrecked on a South Sea Island and onlv one of your party had shoes with ,~·hich to protect his poor toes from the numberless unknown creatures of the tropics \\·hich bite and sting and cut? \Vhat would the rest of vou do to ·ave vour tortured feet from -such discomfort-?" ~!any other notices speak of the lll'Cessity of having a cook under such circumstances. or needles with ,,·hich to make ,,·caring apparel. Xeedless to :-.ay. all these strange announcements have stir red the curiositv of e,·erv student and teacher at K ew Trier.- The an:-.\\·er to all these riddles is the same : ··seL' 'The Admirable Crichton' Satur~ d;t,. night and learn from tht· cxperit:nh· of the . ufferer s." "The Admirable Crichton." a comedv in four acts. by S~r James :\1. Barrie. i-, to he given Saturday e,·ening. :\larch 20 in the X ew Trier auditorium, at 8 o'rlt.ck. In· the ~e\\· Trier Dramatic rluh. under the coaching of :\fi~s Eli,ahl·th Stanwood. /Jfl;aturday-Monday· Tuesday .f J March 20th to 23rd WORTHEN--CARRICO CO'S Cook Has Title Ro ~ .. SPRING OPENING THE KEYNOTE TO SMART DRESSES is found in the proper selection of ac· cessories. They are the variables of the n'lode, and to be right they must be new, must match or harmonize. 1 ~his store always knows the latest accessories and carries them in matching groups. 1 'l ilt ThL' title r ole ('it Crichton. the pcriert butler. is to be played by \\ hitfield ( '()ok. It is a particularly difficult part t11 portray,-that of a stiff. impersonal automaton. \\·ho. true t o English form. hear:-. naught. see:-; naught. feels naught. unk~~ it ht~ something in connection with hi..; ceremonious <luties. Then. a itt'r the -..hiJn\Teck. when the entire the \\aYs oi Xature much more than yachtin-g party arc thrown hack into · l'rirhton's mast(·r. Lord Loam. had bar- I l!ained for. his lordship fatts from his , noble pede:-.tal and it is Crichton whl) I i:; the best man of them all and a:;s ume :-. rompkte . command. For t \\'O year:'. Lord Loam. (played hy Don :\f cGill). 1 i-. a mere flunkeY for hi:; own iormer I but 1e r. fl i" da ttgh tl'r:'. a 1'o. ht·come' Crichton's sen·anb. and ,·ie with each other for the honor of waiting on him at table. It is Ladv ~fan·. characterized hy Loui:-;e Clah~lllgh. ,~·ho seems to please Crichton most. and he finally propose . to her. Her t\\·o ..; i::;ters. Agatha and Catherine. plaYed hy :\fargarl't \Vhit set t and Jane Philbrick. are extremely jealou". and prote . t. e\·en ..;nnpathizitH! \\·ith T\\·eetw. who lm·es Crichton \\·ith all her loyat' hut plebeian little heart. Tweenv. balfway between a serving maid and kitchen- girl. is a laugh-proYoking character. \Yonderfully acted ln· Susan Conlr,·. Tn ...;t ahout the time Lord L oam has ·~6\·rn hi. con . ent to Lady :\fary's marriage with Crichton. a .rescue party arrives. Tt lie:' \Vithin Crichton's power to send them away. thus making it possible for him to marn· Ladv ~fan·. hut true hero that he i'. J{e call~ the rescuers in to their island home. and the \\·hole party returns to F.ngland. You Are Cordially Invited to attend our opening on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday. Everybody likes new things, and our store is filled brim-full of fresh, in· teresting merchandise for Spring. We are making an unusual effort at this time to display it attractively for your inspection. Take advantage of these special displays during our Opening. Women Will Be Guests of Rotary on April 7 \Yomen will he guests of the \Vilmette Rotary club upon the occasion of the regular club meeting \Vednesday noon April 7. at the Ouilmette Countrv cluh. At that time the wives of th-e Rotarians-designated "Rotary-Anns" will he given a d emonstration of just how a Rotary meeting is conducted. A prominent woman speaker is heing secured for the program, ·t is announced. W orthen. .Carrico Co. 114648 Wilmette Avenue Wilmette

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