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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 20 May 1927, p. 15

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May 20, 1927 WILMETTE LIFE PREHISTORIC THEME i'~.~.;::;.;:;·::·;i!·!ii!·!ii!·~·~·~·~·~·~·;:;·;:;;·;:;·~·:;·;:;·;::;·;:;·~·Pi!=!·~i~ ·.;.,.;:!·;:;;·;:;·::·;:·;;;. ;;.;:.;:.;:;.;,;::!·;:;·::·~·;;·;:;·:;·:·;:;;::;·;·Ei f lAKES AFINE PLAY · · · · · · Clever Thruata Sprinkle BuniU ' · · Production Given at Voters' · cmm< enallmm · League Affair by Critic "Why can't Flora marry Ah ?" asked the irate Paley O'Lith, of the mfur;ated Mrs. Paley O'Lith. "Why, Paley, father knew his family before they could stand on their hind legs!" "Well," retorted the determined Paley, "Ab's present wife has one of the finest strings of matched sabrttoothed tiger teeth I ever saw." · "Yes," snapped the Missus, "an· J she's the kind of a person who wears them while she does he.r work in the morning!" This line and many others made up the clever play, "As It \Vas in the Beginning, or, A Daughter of the Evolution," written and directed hy . Mrs. ] ames A. Burrill, of \Vilmrttc, and presented \Vcdncsday, May 18, before the \Vilmettc League ·of \Vomen Voters. at the \Voman's club. Slaps, witty digs and open slam.;, all coated with chocolate, and easy to take, Mrs. Burrill incorporated into a .;hort play worthy of copyright, awl ' rertainly worthy of being presented either by <:rcry League in the c~un try, or sold nu1right as a sk t·trh to lw u~ed in the next "~1u s ic Box Rt' \'ltl·." Clever Stage Set The .. bust of dear old grandpa, (prehistoric, and with a startling set of teeth) wa s modeled by Flora, and sat on the ca\'C fireplace mantel, skins hung on th<: walls and the costttnlt" \\·orn bv tlte actors W<'fl' eitlwr lcow,nl ~ killS, or a splendid imitation. Flo;·a rt'!lla rkcd to h cr mot her t Ita l she was gbing out hunting for rabbits to make herself a new seal-skin coat. The cave-mannish voice of Palrv. played by M incr Cohurn " ·as terrif~· ing . and drcidcly in krcpi11g with hi:; threc-wrck~' growth of ht:ard, husky arms and club for heating animals and, perhaps, wives. 11 r~. O'I,ith wa~ :1 modern wife of olden davs, and ha·l just as irritating times with her husband as win.·s do t:>da~·. ior pa:1:' O'Lith seemed to cn'ltinuall~· he h;1,·ing to attend the harhccuc of tile Ladies' Cave Dwrllers Aid society against his will. Thr other charach'r 'in the cast were well-played, even to I· The Monster. '!\frs. Burrill has written a very dcver play, ('Very line a thrust at 8 something, hut a nice funny thrust. 0 The enthusiastic audience calling for "Author! Author!", was decided proof 0 oi her ability. Mrs. M. L. Redfield and her son, Charles, 1131 Forest avenue, have left on a two weeks' automobile trip to \;vashiagton and New York. They will motor to National Park seminary at Forest G.!.cnn, M d. to join Miss Nat a lie Redfield who has been atte nd ing the seminary this past year. ~,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, · · · · · · · · · · · · · Henl'JJ C.Lytton I Sons State and J~~kson-Ltuca&o Orrington and l..nurcu-£ vanston · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . j: · · · · · · · · In Our Evanston Shop · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · You want a light shade, of course-everybody · I ComingI: does. Bnt the s11181'1De88 of the color you choose · · I Witb I 1· depends ou the exact tone! These wonderful · P.S. . · Yoa ea..., · .-. oiPIJUI ftannels eo·me in tans, grays and browns never · I All SaD· I · Badset seen before. They're the smartest there are. Ex· ~ ·~ e · ~Set · · · ~ · .. w-ee elusive (Dilturally) with Society Brand. : I . . ~ · · I The Greatest Drive Ever!~ · · '1.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,..! IB~····················~··························BI . ~ 1 · · · ~ · · · · · · · ct · · · Soctefg!Brana PIPING ROCKS Flannels in new colors for the Spring suit · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · $·so Roeb oa .._ L)1toa J.llan - 110 a& llle .ao~~~eat, oYCI' lea weeb.

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