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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 20 Aug 1926, p. 27

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August 20, 1926 WILMETTE LIFE design, and in a vein of humor entirely foreign to that which has made her beloved by fans. You have not really knm\·n Louise Fazenda until vou have seen her in "Footloose \Vido.ws." There will also be a Hal Roach comedy, "Cnder T,,.o Jags," and a Pathe review. lo lmm· Hines fans will haYe a ch.ance to sec him in what has been call ed l.1i s best picture when "The Brom1 Derby" comes to the Village theatre on Friciay and Saturday, August 27 ancl 28. This fast mo\'ing comedy is built around Johnny's lucky hrnwn derby anrl is full of laughs. In aclclition there will he an Our Gang comccly. "C nclc Tom' s Cnclc," and a Pa the ne\Ys reel. Z1 Stage .and Screen News and Reviews . VILLAGE THEATRE Ifoot Gibson of the sunm· smile comes ,to the Villag-e theatre next ~fonday and Tuesday, August 23 and 2~. in one of hi s fa"t western comcdYdrarna::;. The title is "The ~[an in ti1e ~aclclk." Gihs()n is as satisfying in the ste llar rolL· as usual, and is ably . uppurtcd by a strotig cas!. His leading lady, Fay ]{ay. is especially pleasing. To complete the bill there· wilt be a Charlie Chase comedy, "Long Fliv the ~in~ ... and a Pathe ne"·s reel. "Footlon"e \\' irl ows," Beatrice Burton's widely -read newspaper se rial. · hrt., been picturizcd ln· \Varner Brothers. under the direction · of Rov Del Ruth, and, featuring Louise Fazenda a nd Jacquelin e Logan, will be the feature attraction on \Vednesday and Thursday. "Fonti~Jo.,t· \\'ido\\'s" i:-; the ston· of Fkl and ).f arion. two appealing iittle Happers in an exclusiH' "!\ ew York :-h_rlp: ).ferel~· mannequins, they glimpse " 't."trully at the gorgeous liic of thc· ir \n:althy patrons, and, themseln~ . vearning tO han· SCHilL' ni the thrilJ of ad\'L'IItUrC ancl love. hdor(' it is too late. plan to storm t lie citadel of \n~a l th as t\\'C> l nvt l ~· l aclie~ in \Yidow's \Yecdsextremely becoming \Heds. at that. Their sta rtling ancl intriguing plan loc·ks easy and plausible in the beginning-- hut the ludicrous s ituation . in \\'hich they e111broil themse lv es. for a time put rather a damper on their entlnrsiasm . One laugh s at them hut lm·e:-; t hen1 all the while. C\'e n " ·hen in the m·rrmagnificrnt Florida hotel, surrounded 1)\· th e nrwlv-rich thcm"eh·es JH'nn~lts~ and jobless. th~v make a hraH· front. while th ey quake inwardly at tilt approaching calamit\'. · f rt)\\' )oye. in t ht i onn n( an unkncl\\'11 y()uth. come:; to the re sc ue. and )lCl\\' the_,. rl'turn tn the citY, " ·iser tiH' n the~· !cit. make s a picture of indescribable uprllarious and at the <UllL' timl' IH'ar t-lll<i \·in g apprat. The lon:h· Lnui sL' Fazcnda, that tach· oi laught er. is st'Cil as her heautiiul :;elf. in fi!Jny g(' \\'ns of Parisian ~· ~ .,._..~ BALABAlf de KATZ MBWBST TBEATBB HOWARD 6VI. 8ETWIIN 11 '-" AND The Theatre for Evansto~ and the Great North Shore -NOW PLAYING- HO Colleen Moore in 'ELLA CINDERS' CINDERELLA IN THE MOVIES Better than '·Sally," Bigger than .. Irene" Starting Sunday, August 22 NORSHORE THEATRE Th e man \\'hO lH. ' Yer laugh s, and yet who neYer iails to make e\·enhod'; t' lse laugh is due at Balaban and. Kat·z Buster :\nr:-;lwre Theatre Sunda,·. Keaton. the most tragic funny man on the scrt:cn ha s been filmed as a I hoxer in " Battling Butler." Little ~all\- ()';\ eil has he en chosen as hi s lea<iing lady. The picture is chuck ittll oi laugh s and thrill.;. Thrilling battle sce ne s. ~litton Sills 1 and Francis ).f cDonald battling \\'ildl~· \\·itll c;tch other in a burning theatre \\'ith th e fl ;un ing scenery falling all about them. Certrudc Olmstrd stand in!! by watching t\\'o men fight for her while the flames threaten their lh·esthese arc hut a fe\\· of the thrills that ,,·ill lw see n ii1 First Kational's latest photoplay. "Puppets," ,,·hich comes Thursda,· to the ;\orshore and runs i or thre e days. AT THE HOYBURN ]{nbert \ f c~ im. one . of the sc reen· s perennial Yillain s. has an important role in "The Bat." the mystery play 110\Y nn thl' screen at the HO\·hurn theater. ~fnnda}: \\·ill .bring- "Ella Cinders." ieaturing Collnn ~f oore. for two day :;' :;hmdn .~. \\'rclne day and Thursda,· \\'ill offer an unu sual treat in "Xell c,,·yn." st arring Dorothy Gish in a highh· entertaining characte r stud~· of thl'- .madcap girl \\'ho became England's fa,-orite actress and "·on the Jon of her gay bachelor king. BUSTER KEATON In his greatest Comedy Knockout "BATTLING BUTLER" with SALLY O'NEIL ALSO Stage Presentations IT'S A PLEASURE TO HEAR Norshore Theatre Orchestra · Direction J. WALTER DAVIDSON NORSHORE GRANDE ORGAN Chauncey Haines, Jr., Soloist Come before 6:30 p. m. week day a, Saturdays 6 p. m. and see the first evening De Luxe performance at Matinee price, 2Sc. ·------------·- --- . NE \YThe ~g~~!i~t! 0 N ~0\V I 1 f Village Theatre ,.MEWS '-AMPU ··conneetieut Yankee" Tomorrow SHO\VING " I {'ontlnuou!il front 1 :36 to tt P. M. RIM·TIM·TIM ··A Hero ol the Big Snows·· · Also O'HENRY in-"COMPLETE LIFE" :\IO~D~-\Y, Tn·lar Blt.r Snrprhf' fnr tht> ('hfhlrl'tt or Eran)'Otnn atHl tht> Xorth Shore also TCESDAY ~nd \VEDNESDAY I I ' FLORENCE VIDOR-CLIVE BROOKS Your Home Thetttre .T. B. 1\oJ·l·t·l, )lanaglng ])Jrcctor Eri·nlngs 1 I ·"THE MAN IN I THE SADDLE" I I Chns. Chase I I J.ate·)'Ot Pnfht> x.~~~!~lllll ('omc·lY i aoo.r·Gi&So~·- , j:~~'fues.,- :f::HJ I I "You Kever Know Women" also SMITH FAMILY in "SMITH'S BABY" STRONG HEART THE W0\'1\EH I I I I I '"Brawn ( 'omwly - l ' allll'" - Spurt;; \~T ~~ff. ci-:-Tu t.r. :?:~ :-:! l-:-!'1 .\1 ( 'hrl ... tl··'l>l J,au~.rh s1wdal ~1 . \HIE l,HE\' OST In 1'~:;.~ non In North" T H ~An Ev!!o?~~oY. R N NO\V SHO\iVING Return by Popular Request I I . I 1 ! I L'oulsi., Pl.z£iiol- i TRE FOOTLOOSE l.ute·l'lt lfnl UotH·h f'omc1Jy and 44 w~~~s" I ""UP IN MABEL'S ROOM" llarn 1ht·rs-Hnrrlsnn · nll'lo }'nrll i·1 TIH'ir J,ntf'st Riot "T II f ' XllE lUX(; FJ,l:}~S" -Th n r"·l ~~~ .\ ng. 26 _ ___._ oru f~ . xn - lACK. PICKI'ORD "THE BAT" ?\IOND.\ Y and TUESDAY ONLY Pnthe Review _ ---=-= 1-'~r1=-.,--:-:-~n t·., Aug. 2 i and 2 8 "'-Yellow Fingers" r· ,~ntt··l.r JOHNNY HIMES "THE BROWN DERBY" I.utf'St "Our Gan~r" j With nn .\11 Star f'nst - Uf'rlt>w Xt·ws l<'ri ·· - Snt.: Anll. 2j·2R FRF.n THo:usox in Also t ···- I Pnthe News Comedy and '-'LOME BAND SANDERS" Also Buster Keaton With Silver King COLLE EM MOORE in ··ELLA CINDERS" WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY I 1- _D_I_D __ I_A_D_I_Ii ·~=============:::!~ Snt. Mata., 2 and 4 p. m. DOROTHY GISH in "NELL GWYN"

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