28 "THE PASSING SHOW" Four Cohaas theatre The new passing show of 1926, spon~ored by the Messrs. Shubert who are booking the Four Cohans theatre, is one of their elaborate entertainments. Much time and effort has been spent to produce beautiful scenes and gorgeous costumes as well as to include a fair share of musical and dramatic talent. Several new people and manv old· favorites are included in a large cast, Grace Hayes, Walter C. Kellv, and the team called Salt and Pepj)er being especia lly liked. If you liked the last Passing Show you will probably enjoy this one more. WILMETTE THE ·HOYBURN . "The Wilderness .Woman," the screen interpretation of a Saturday Evening Post story by Arthur Stringer, is the current showing at the Hoyburn proving popular with its patrons. It features Chester Conklin in a highly amusing role as a wealthy Alaskan miner who comes to New York with a wad of dollars, accompanied by his daughter, played by Aileen Pringle. When the bill changes Monday the attraction will be "The Wise Guy/' the cast including Mary Astor, Betty Compson, ] ames Kirkwood and Mary Carr. "The Honeymoon .Express," featuring Willard Louis and Irene Rich, a story of the dangerous age in married life, will be the offering Wednesday. LIFE I September 24, 1926 At the Movies Stage and . Screen News and Reviews VILLAGE THEATRE Motion pictures have only one country boy-C harles Ray. When this popular favorite saw fit to drop hi s rural character and appear as the sophisticat~d and_.disdainf.ul] ohn Al.det~ in "The Courtshtp of M tic .~ Standtsh the country !llourncd the loss of the greatest creator oi homespun parts that tli~ ..:screen has eyer ha d. But Charles ·na,· has returned to the fold. . He i:-; hack -in his original role. In "Sweet Adeline," his seco nd picture for Chad\\'ick Pictures Corpora tion \\'hich comes to the Village theatre next ).f on day and Tuesday, September 27 an d 2H, Charles has again. donned the strav; hat and hoot:-; of th e small-to\\'n youth. too ::;hy for the village under sta nding. yet harboring in his soul the kno\\·ltdgc that he is fit for great things. if he can hut get the chance to pro\'l' hintsclf. "So lid Cold." a tncnuaid conJcdy, a Sportlight reel ~ho\\· ing Rt.·cl Cr~lllgt: in action and a Pathc IlL' \\' :- \\'ill COillplete the hill. George \\ 'ab h. " ·ll!1 "ill hl' :-een at the \ 'i!Ligl' theatre \\' t.·clnt.·:-.da _ ,- and Tlmr:-.day. J>luck," nlll' !_<) 30. in ":\nltrican ni and his typical t hr iII i 11 g . a · t i 11 .Pi r t ur l' :-. . "'iII h c . , tt p ported hy a ca..,t r1i popular iaYoritt:-.. \\· ho~c spil'nclid pnlorrnanrl'.., h;t\'l' \\' <111 t hc111 prolllincn t pl:t Ct' !'- :till< n1g till' stars oi thl' scn·t.·JJ. \\'anrla Jfa"·ln·. one of the mo~t ht.·autiful blondes ;f the sill'nt clr;una. heads the supporting compan_,- in the role ni Princes s Alicia of Bargonia . There \\·ill al so he a Tuxedn comeely, "IJoJJe:.;t 1njun." and a Pathc review. \\"hen Sa111nel Gnldwyn's late't pro· (J . THE NEW EVANSTON Raymond Griffith in · the widelylauded comedy, "You'd Be Surprised," leads the current bill at the New Evanston. '"Bad Men," a story revolving around three bad men and a girl in the western country, with George O'Brien and Olive Borden in the leads, Lou Tellegan.; Alec Francis, ] ay Hunt and others in the cast, will be the feature beginning Monday. Scenes were made in the Mofave desert, and are said to dwarf most western pictures with their scope and excitements. .. l·. ·., ·fit "7. ·. . ·.. 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