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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 16 Apr 1926, p. 37

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April 16, 1926 WILMETTE Marmon't takes the part of the husband and is unusually good in it. All the characters are well cast and present a pleasing performance and some of the settings are magnificent. The plot is good and has an unusual twist at the end which you will like. . "The. Sap," William ' A. Grew's play 111 wh1ch Raymond Hitchcock scored a hit during a long New Yo rk run·, and which, in the hands of other stage ~omp~nies, has since been repeating 1ts tnumphs all over the country, has been picturized and will be shown' Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The part which Hitchcock played, and which Edward Everett Horton took durin g- a notable run "at the Majestic theatre, Los Angeles, is played by Kenneth Harlan. The cast al so includes Mary McAlister, Heinie Conklin, David Butler, Eulalie Jensen and John Cussar. Erie Kenton directe(l. LIFE BUYS WILMETTE HOUSE 37 Max Kramer of Evanston, has purchased the residence of William 0. Fox, 1134 Oakwood avenue, and will take occupancy on or about May 15. This sale was negoti.ated through Mr. E. C . Phillips of the E. E. Stults Realty company, \Vilmette. Stage and Screen · . News and Reviews ·----------------' . VILLAGE THEATRE .,. · ... 4 · Richard Dix, in . one of his funniest -comedies, wi ll be seen at the village the~tn. . · 1ext Mot~<la_y _and T u esday, Apnl 19 and 20. fh1s picture is called ·'\Vomanhandled" and deal s with the ·efforts of a \\·ealthy young Nevv· Yorker to win the girl of hi s heart hy proving himself a real "he-man" from the west. His efforts to \Onvert his thoroughh· modern ranch in Texas into an old-fashioned western ranch furnish a laugh a minute throughout the picture. Jn addition then: wilt he a Barr,· Langdon comedy, "Boobs in the \o\'omJ..;" and a Pathe new s reel. Rex Beach wrote "The Goose \\'om an," a Cniversai-Jcwel \\·hic h is coming \Vedne . day and Thursday. April 21 and 22, with an all-star cast. The .;tory \\·a s taken front an actual mur der case which happ ene d in the East. rn the ca.st are Loui :-.t· Dres ser, Jack Pickford, Con-;tance B'"nnett, Spotti swood Aitken, Custa ,. Y on Scdfert itz, George Xichols and ~l<ur .:\1 acbnmott. ··~ t oYing Day," a 1Jelen and \Y arren comed _ ,-, and a Pathe llC\\-_ reel will ro mplctc the prngran1. Hl'x lh·ach's "\\"inds 11f l'ktrH.:(' " will ilL' tlH· ieature attraction on Friday anrl Saturday, April 23 and 24. Anna Q. N i1s son, \ ·i o I a Dan a. lh·n L ,.o 11 · Victor .:\1 c Lagll'n·. HoLart Hos\\·ort h. Dorothv Scba-.tian. Claude Gilling" ·ater, f Philo .:\f cCo llough. Charles Crockett, Freel Kohler, John T . .:\furra\· and \\'ade Boteler are atllCIItg the prin-ciple members of the company which has reenacted th e thrilling s truggle s and rotlilance o f the Alaskan gold ru sh nf 1R97 and 1898 which ~~ r. Beach wove into an ab sorbing yarn. · ""\Vind s of Chance" is sa id to represent the mo s t accurate film play of it s kind ever attempted, and, pr o duced by the man who made the famous "The Sea Hawk" on the same pretentious scale, the pictorial story of our last iron tier, with its wildne ss, its unique friendships, its quick fortunes and its iailures. is reputed to be replete with thrilling incidents, surprises and tense dramatic scen~s. In addition there is an Our Gang comech·. "Better ~1 o vic:'." and a Pathe- new s rrel. \Vatch io r the announcement regarding the Bu ster Hrown contest to be staged :-;oon hy the Village theatre . Some lucky h oy i-; going to win a wonderful priu . which resulted in a material improve ment of conditions at Ellis Island. Since gaining renown in the role of an immigrant Mrs. Herrick has been iden~ified wit~ . some of the biggest ne\-..·spa per stones of recent years, including the famous Leopold-Loeb case in Chicago. Prominent articles appea r over her s ignature daily. She has also interviewed many person s of world r enutation including Lloyd George, Lady Astor, . President Coolidge and Conan Doyle . The soloist at thi s week's Sunday club service will be J oel Lay, the well known baritone _ ~f rs. Olin C. Eastman of 1027 Elmwood a venue will enterta in the H. and W. c lub at dinner this evening. .,.NEws ·· '-AMPU t-·-·-·J ! : : : 4 4 Vaudeville Aets ol Loop also TODAY, SATURDAY -·-·-~-..-..._.._~.·. Newell & Retchin Sunday Club to Hear Well Known U' oman Journalist Gtlll'\·ien· Forbes Herrick. well kn c,\\· n \\Titl'r io r the Chicago Tribune an<l Lihnty ~fagazine, ""ill ;;; peak at the \\ · i !met t t· Sun d a~- En' n in g c1 u b, .\pril JR. Sit(: \\·ill re late her experit·nces ,,-!tile pa..;sing through Elli s f.:;land in :\u gu..;t 192 1 di . -.g ni sed a~ an IHOWARDI I R~::;;::::rmo1l~ . ~~ 'rb· f Tom Mix in His Latest ttttMY OWN PAL" Ralph Graves Comedy Monday· Tuesday William De Mille's Evrrv D;:~ \'- 2 :15 tn 11 :15 I ' ! ' I I . I . N . W . "L" Station at Howard i Sunday, Anril 18 Lillian Rich and H. B. Warner I : in I ttttTBE RUNAWAY" Clara Bow-W a mer Baxter Hal Roach Comedy Topics Pathe Newl Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Tri -.h i111migrant. ~Ll.jor 1I enn· B. Curran. l'. S. Commi ss ionn nf - Immigration. who wa s scheduled to acid re ~s thr Snnda,- club this \\'eek, "'ill he unable to appear be cause of illn ess. according to \V . Frank ~f cC iur e, pres ident of th e club. v: ho. de siring to go through with the program on immigration. turned to Mrs. Herrick as the logi ca l spea ker. ~f rs. Herrick. th o ugh quite young, ha s had a seaso ned experience during her hrief ca r etr in the news paper profes sion . It wa s in Augu s t 1921 that she wa s sent to Treland hy the 'Chicago Tribun~:. thenc e to .return in the steerage as an immigrant . Her revelations of the un savorv conditions at the famous l~. s. port entry. not on ly created a sensation throughout the country, hut prompted an inve stigation h\' the Congressional Committee on T;nmigration ""WHISPERING SMITH" 1 i I I : w 1 : Also· comedy "SHORE SHY" Monday and- Tuesday 19-20Ben Lyon and.nBianche Sweet " I : ; i ""BLUEBEARDS 1: I SEVEN WIVES" _ I Also comedy "THE SUITOR" 1 _ I Wednesday ·and Thursday 21-22 I Lionel Barrymore and Yetta Go udal in 1 I ttttOPERA vs. CHARLESTON" also i , = ttttDANCING MOTHERS" with Conway Tearle, Alice Joyce and Clara Bow Added Mack Sennett Comedy Saturday· Pri1cilla Dean in I of i AT I I f ' I ""PARIS I I MIDNIGHT" , I Also comedy "HAYFOOT -STRA WFOOT" - Friday and Saturd;y23-24 Lila Lee and Tnhomas Meighan I I I · I ""THE I I NEW KLONDIKE" i Also comedy "DOG SHY" All ll - ttttFORBIDDEN WATERS" Also I ~ ~ LOOP VAUDEVILLE THE ~orth T - Shore Trnha· Stop at Howazd T- I D · THE NEW EVANSTON Ricardo Cortez and Greta Garbo will he see n at the :r\ ew E\' anston theatre next '.Mo nday, Tuesday and \ · V ednesday in "The Torrent," from the great noYel by l hanez. This 'picture te 11 s the s tory of a great,.}oye, and give Co rtez a chance to display some of his best brand of acti n g. In addition there will he a Helen and \Varren comedy, "Moving Day" and the u s ual news weekly and features . . .:\1iss Garbo, brought to the ~f-G-M st udios following her sensational European succ~ss in "Goesta Berling;" a Swedish film, plays a vivid Spanish opera singer in the new Blasco Ibanez story. The cast is a notable one, including, besides Ricardo Cortez in the leading male role, Gertrude OlmBed, Tully Marshall and Mario Carillo. Monta Bell is the director. I lw .:. D- D- D - ae) NEW Your Home Theatre .J. ( .'. KoltJtt"l, ~luunging I Dirt"dor I·: ,·enings 7::.!0-D; 1\lut. 'l'ues., 3::Jo I EVANSTON Mon .. Tu~s .. BOYBURM Mon .. Tues. , Wed. )Jun .. 'l'ut-!'1., AJtril 19 nnd 20 H ichnrd Dix In ""WOMAN HANDLED" .l~>o~o, lnh·~>o~t :.: rt>el Harry Lungdon c.·o·nc.·dy anul Pnthe :\'"ews I Wed. \\ 't·d., 'l'hur~>o~,, :\.ttr, 21 anti 22 .hac.·k I·ic.·kford In ' I I Cori.nne Grillith and 'Infatuation' CHRISTY COMEDY FIRST RUN NEWS WEEKLY . Thurs., Fri. and Sat. GreJa Garbo in ""THE GOOSE WOMAN" _ \ bto, Re,·lt"w Lntf'Kt 2 rt"t"l Helen & " ' nrrt"n c.·omf'tly and Pathe IB.f\NEZ· HOYBURN THEATRE "Infatuation," with Corinne Griffith, will be the feature attraction at the Hoyburn theatre next Monday, Tues~ day and Wednesday, April 19, 20 and 21. This story is filmed against the exotic background of the British embassy in Eygpt. Miss Griffith takes the part of a young wife neglected by her older husband, the ambassador, who is absorbed in his work. Percy I Fri ·· Sat ·· i\pr, 23 and 24 ltex Deaeh'J>4 ..Torrent' Also Kenneth Harlan Mary MeAIIIster ""WINDS OF ~loo, Our "Better (;ang (.'omedy aad Pathe News ~o~!!'~e: Helen and Warren in ··TBB lAP·· and Saturday matinee only-Coatest No. 1 of Bustf'r Drown and Ttse Sat. Mat·., 2 aad 4 p. ·· _ ""MOVIMG DAY" ANDY GUMP . -· ""DYNAMITED" - .

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