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~~ ay 13, 1927 W ·I LME TTE L ·I FE 3J Ivy Mertons ·Takes Honors in Comedy at New Evanston for _the fact that "Pig's ." ,,,..ith \rl11ch the Mmturn Players close their season Saturday night at the New I·:\-:anston theater, contains no part su1table for Harry Minturn, and throws on Ivy Mertons' slim shoulders the whole weight of the show, followers of the local stock company found Mon~tay night, that this week's production 1s up to standard. Ivy carried off the honors with her vivacious portrayal of ).[ ildrcd Cushing. Earl Jan:tison as Tommy Atkins, Jr., co-stars wtth her in a very creditable war and the other eight members of the c_ast give the two leads ample and plcasmg support.· Be-cause the public l?oks to Harry Minturn for .the good ltnes that would turn a morticians' convcnt_ion into a hilarious mardi gras he ts somewhat disappointing in the role of Hector Spencer. Anne Morrisou and Patterson Mc!\utt, the authors ei "Pigs," have thrown a few laughs t< · Hector but not so many. Grandma Spencer, the nagging annstor of Mrs. Ellen Atkins, Hector and Tommy Jr .. - played by ~'fadge Tucker-holds the interest of the audience whenever she appears on the ~tagc and extracts therefrom some ...:boice guffaws. Jack Marvin makes an excellent husband to Mrs. Atkin and father to ] U!1ior, playing the part o i the worried head of the f amity with grl'at fidelity to type. . "'Pigs" is a delightful snapshot of tho..: youth of high school age who con-,iders that the weight of the world re~ts on his shoulders, that he is misunderstood and slighted by the older ;:·t'tlcration, and who feels humiliated and .~nsulted by his father's ;!Papa ,a_vs. Ftmny enough in rt>al life he's fun}~icr in the hands of the playwright. J,Jmmy, Jr., of course, is the bov and .\I ildred is his "girl f ricnd," his hrains and. hy the final curtain, his wife. \I ilton Good hand pian the debonair ol<kr hrr,ther, Speqcer, -with distinction :md Henrietta Tcdro as ).Irs. Atkins is up to the standard of the whole cast. :\" for the pigs~the boy wants to raise them so that he can help his iathcr raise the mortgage or make a payment on the farm or something. .. Papa" squelches the proje-ct but the n0ble lad goes ahead on the capital borrowed on his doting mother's en-~agl'ment ring. When the time comes, needless to say, the pigs are sold at a hug e profit and the father is saved from financial ruin. Selah. C. V. K. At the Villagt;, Varsity Audience Views · Performance of Puppets l~xc~pt Theodore B. Robertson, 215 Fourth street, Wilmette, and J e.rry Wilson of 415 Ninth street, Wilmette, appeared ..The Telephone Git·l" at the Varsity theater, Eva n s t on, The little lady who daily brightens April 7, with their puppet-show and our. lives by sweetly asking, ".Number gave an interpretation of the play, .. The Green Beetle." please?" is about to takt her rightful place in the sun. Covered wagons, Mr. and Mrs. David Nelson, 821 Elmgun boats, pony riders, r.:tilway build- wood avenue, spent Mother's day at ers and footba 11 player:; have all been Culver Military academy with their glorified. Now comes the "hello" girl's son, Earl. turn.. She's the heroine of :t brand new picture which Herbert Hrenon has just completed for Paramount release, .. The Telephone Girl," which comes to the Village next Monday and Tuesday with what is really a topnotch -cast. Leading roles in this aJaptation of William C. De Mille s play "The Woman" are enacted by Madge Bellamy, Holbrook Blinn, \Varner Bax-NOW PLAYINGter. May Allison and Lawrence Gray. VARSITY "Pride of the North Shore" FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ----·----- Laura La Plante in Her Latest Production .. High Hats" "\V cndy" has grown up and Mary Brian, whom film fans had always associated with sweet, demure roles has blossomed into a sparkling, sophisticated actress in "High Hats." Rober~ Kane's burlesque of the movies. showing \Vednesclay and Thursday. Co-featured with Ben L\'on and Salll Hardy in this James A. Creelman story of the studios, Miss Brian clothed herself in a brand new character, that of a slangy, worldly wise little boss of a moving picture lot's wardrobe, and New York's critics arc raying about the change. Milton Sills in the sea thrillu "THE SEA with Mary Astor STAGE PROGRAM -SUNDAYOne Day Only Rollicking Farce Comedy "The LOVE THRILL" Matt Moore and Anna May Wong in Hal R.oa"Cb Comedy "HON. MR. BUGG" Monday-Richard Dix "KNOCKOUT RILEY" Wednesday-Monte Blue "BITTER APPLES" Coming-Constance Talmadge "VENUS OF VENICE" LOTS OF FUN Saturday Matinee BARREL OF. TIGER" HThe Princess of Hoboken" Ethel Clayton Lou T ellegen STAGE NOVEL TIES - -MON. , TUES.. WED.Captivating Conny in a highpowered co~edy hit "Tarzan" :\ unique picture of rare charm and distinction has been made from the ston·. "Tarzan and the Golden Lion," fron1 the pen of the famous author, Ed~ar Rice Burroug-hs. The productic n is an FBO Gold Bond Special, and will br presented on Fridav and Saturda\·: The story is a fantasy,- set in the heart of Africa. and has as its principal character, Tarzan, the white man who lived in the "l nknown Land" and had for his friends the sa\·ag-cs and animais wl10 were the onh- inhabitants of this strange world. The picture is a delight inasmuch as it is refreshingly diff crent and deals with the most fascinating of all subjects, a hunt for t rcasun.· in a hidden city. The cast includes ] ames Pierce, Fred Peters, Edna Murphy, Harold Goodwin, Liu Yu-Ching, Dorothy Dunbar, D'Arcy Corrigan, Boris Karloff and Rohert Bolder. Constance Talmadge FUN "VENUS OF VENICE" with Antonio Moreno Extra--Tad Tieman and his Tunesmiths in "College Capers." -Saturday Matinee OnlyBARREL OF FUN A ueat for the Kiddies and grown-ups too. For the Cbildrtn NEWEVANSTON FAREWELL WEEK of MINTURN PLAYERS wilh Part of Tarzan Played by Indiana Grid Star James Pierce, who plays Ta.rzan in FBO's production of "Tarzan and the <~olden Lion," which is to be pre:- en ted at the Village next Friday and Saturday, is another potential screen star who arrived via the foothall route, a Ia "Red" . Grange. Pierce, who weighs 225 pounds and stands six ·feet three inches, played center at the l.Ini·· Yersity of Indiana, and was selected hy Walte.r Camp as a member of the famous "All-American" ele,·en. This is his first starring role, but from appearances, wm not be the last by any ~neans, as he shows remarkable promlSe. HAVE YOU? Bought Your Tickets for the Harry Minturn and Ivy Mertons 10 MUSIC FESTIVAL Northwestern University Gymnasium May 23 - 24 - 26 - 28 If not, they are on sale NOW at 1580 Sherman Ave., Evanston. Tel. University 40 and 58. "PIGS" NEW EVANSTON Opens Next Monday, May 16 with PAULINE STARKE LIONEL BARRYMORE OWEN MOOR.E in Prices, $3. 50, $3.00, -$2.00, $I. 50, $I .oo Prominent Artists appeat at each Concert. 1st Concert-"ELIJAH." Soloists: Louise Loring. Doris Doe, Paul Althouse, Horace Stevens. 1nd Concert-Soloists: Edward Johnson. Mischa Levitzki. 3rd Concert-"A SEA SYMPHONY" and miscellaneous progum. Soloists: Florence Austral, Horace Stevrns. 4th Concert-Soloist: Sophie Braslau. 5th Concert-Soloists: Anna Cast, Lawrence Tibbett. Chicago Symphony Orcbtstra, all Concerts. WINS EDITORSHIP Elizabeth Stutson of \Vinnetka \\"as elected women's editor of the Daily lllini, University of Illinois daily, for 1927 -2R, early this week. Miss Stutson was also pledged to Mortar Board, senior women's honor society, at a pledging and initiation held Tue5day of this week. "WOMEN LOVE DIAMONDS" 7 P. M. and Sat. ·c ont. 2 to 1 1 P. M. P.cicts: Children 1oc-Adults .fOC Evt'"V Evening u I