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. January 14, 1927 WILMETTE LIFE the Little Theatre movement, delicious refreshments were served. Two one-act plays are to be given at the next meeting of The Threshold Players, which will he in National Drama week, between February 13 and 19. This will be given for the active and asso~iated members. Another evening of two one-act plays will be presented at the March meeting, at which associate members will be invited, besides the three act play to which they are entitled to come, which will probahly be presented the first part of June. 7 GLENCOE PLAYERS HEAR ABOUT LlnLE THEATER Miss Sue Ann .-Wilson of Drama League of America Tells ' History of Movement Takes Tumble on Ice; Then Goes to Florida r-------,... At a meeting of the Threshold Players of Glencoe on Tuesday evening, January 11, at the home of Miss Ruth V. Thomas, 595 Sheridan road, Miss Sue Ann Wilson, executive secretary of the Drama League of America, spoke on the drama, and especially the Little Theatre movement. She spoke of the dramatic ritual found among the primitives in their celebration <; of feast days, and the beginning of dialogue in Greece, which was followed by the introduction of a third character by Sophocles. This introduced conflict, which is the basis of all drama. Drama gradually became more secular, hut degenerated as it developed. Rome took it over and made it a gorge9us thing, on the order of a circus, which 111adc is an outcast of th · church. In the Dark Ages it wa~; kept alive by minstn:ls. and finally the church tqok it over ag-ain as a form of religious education. It grew too large and was given ovc·r to secular control, and tl}c earlier forms oi pageantry were then cvoh·cd in marke~ place:-;, on movable platforms. Paris Starts Little Theater As the players began to stroll about the country, they attracted the attention of kings, and some were invited to become a permanent part oi court life. Then came the Reformat ion, and players were con:-;idered as being of a IO\\'t.' r social cast.-and until about t\\-cnty year~ ago people of the theatre \\'ere regarded as outcasts. The drama develoJh.'d along \·cry traditional lines until about IR89 " ·hen .-\ndrc Antoin in Pari:-; started the first Little Theatre in the \Yorld. Old traditions were broken, and acting was done for its own sake.. . non there were other little group:- in German~. Fngland a'nd Russia, breaking old prejudices and interprctin .~· realistically. t 'hicago wa~ the first rity in the Cnitcd States to fnrlll a Little Tht·atre, whirh \\·as done in 1911. :\lmo:-.t simultane- · ously, similar groups sprung up all oyer the country. America approached the Lit tic Theatn... in a pioneer spirit. Because plays had to he given in barns, attics or school basements, the settings 11ercs·sarily had to he very simple. l'laywrights \\'rotc plays c:--pcrially for thesr. g-roups, and there has dcn·lopcd a definite suggestin· and simplifit·d staging art. an art that Broadwa ,. is 11mY taking on. Schools Encourage Drama :\{iss \Vil son then told of the :-.perifir acti\·ities of some of the cxisti1w Little Theatres in the country," and pointed out the fart that uni\'crsities and evr11 l1igh schools arc having specia l drama departments. Glencoe, ~li~s \Vil son said. is a part of a tremendous mO\·rmcnt in this CI'Juntry. The Little Theatre players know good plays and put them on, regardless of box office receipts. There is a fine spirit of camaraderie in these groups. Our country has developed all branches,-all the costuming and staging is done by the group. In concluding, Miss \Vilson said the church is again putting on plays and endorsing them. "W c arc living and working with something that is very vital and alive," said Miss \Vilson, "and \Yhere it will go, no one knows. I think .we are in a third big Renaissance of the drama, working towards a different drama and finer playwrights. . . . . We are in a crusade, which has a . banner of community service, and we are going towards real, worthwhile dramatic art . . . . ." After questions and discussions on \V. T. Blasde11, former proprietor of the Terminal barber shop at 505 Fourth street, Wilmette, has been carrying his good right arm in a heavy bandage since the first of the year, when he cut a figure eight, or some other hieroglyphic on the ice and severely sprained a wrist. Skating has always 'been one of Blasdell's favorite sports, and he started the New Year by spending a few hours oti the icc. Everything went well, he said, so long as he remained on hi s feet, hut when he tried to skate on his hands, it CHURCH SOCIETY TO MEET wasn't so good. Mr. Blasdell is leavThe regular monthly meeting of the ing for Florida this week, which will Woman's Home Missionary society of be another reason for putting aside the 11ethodist Episcopal church wilt be his skates, for the time, at least. held on Thursday afternoon, January 20. at the home of Mrs. Leslie MISSIONARY SOCIETY MEETS Han awaIt, 1344 Ashland avenue, at !. The semi-annual meeting of the o'clock. A good program has bern ar\Voman's Home Missionary society of ranged for the afternoon. the Methodist Episcopal church of the northern district will be held on Tues:\1 rs. :\f onroe "McKillip of Evanston day, January 18, at the Albany Park and ~Irs. \Villiam Frederick Froeschle 1lcthodist church, beginning at 10 of Chicago, both former residents of o'clock in the morning. Dr. G. Cope\Yilmettc, left Sunday noon for Florida land Smith will be the speaker at 2 to spend month in the vicinity of o'clock. It is hoped that there will be lake regions around Lakeland, Fla. · a complete attendance at the meeting. IFURS I and The Best I FUR SERVICE I . I I I I Expert Remodeling Cleaning, Glazing I SUPERIOR I I FUR SHOP I I I I 1 1·-··---·------J t I a l 1122 Central Ave. Wilmette Ph. Wilmette 3527 I 1 "Luncheon at The Central Cafeteria Is a Part of Every Bttsiness Day." WALTER NELSON. treasurer of the Nelson Laundry, is a familiar figure in the circle of \Vilmette busine~> ~ men at the daily "round table. " -No. 1 of a series . 1 LuNCH over at Fred Miller's Cafeteria is a pleasant daily anticipation. The informal discussion of the "Boosters and Kickers" at the round table is always an interesting interval in the day's work. The meeting of this representative group day after day the year around is a pretty good tribute tQ Fred's ingenuity as a skilled caterer. PERSONAL SUPER VISION OF FRED A. MILLER I I C E N .T R A L CAFETERIA Central Avenue East of Wilmette Avenue WILMETTE