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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 16 Mar 1928, p. 53

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.. ·· Pict re Reviews r Line-0-Newa With bright sunshiny days, inter.________________. mingled with light showers, and other predicative occurrences, AI and his clownsters have begun to feel lazy on "The Patriot," taken from a Ger- and inclined to blast forth nothing man drama about royalist Russia of a but langui'.;hing harmony, which oozes hundred years ago. "The Patriot" is from their instruments in slow, tannothing like "The Last Command" for talizing fashion. As a result, AI has it deals with Russia long before tht! decided to call his next show at the revolution. The production is ahead norshore, "Spring Fever." It will be of schedule and should be announced a gay jazz jamboree chock full of soon. light-hearted melodies, in accordance · · * with that reckless feeling usually George J essel will make the Chicago accompanying the spring season. theater in person next week, supported Featured in this production is Julia by about twenty-five New York ar- Garrity, who is noted in Chicago for tists and stars. He will, B. & K. an- her talent at blues singing, which nounce, present an entirely new pro- she exhibited while working ·.some time gram of songs, dances and comedy ago with Paul Ash at his Oriental numbers. theater, where she scored a tremen· dous hit. · · · Greta Garbo, the beautiful woman The long heralded "Tillie's Punctured Romance," in which Chester Conklin, from foreign soil who has won the Louise Fazenda, W. C. Fields and acclaim of American movie-goers, Mack Swain co-operate to make life · comes to the Norshore screen in her one laugh after another, is to be re- latest picture, "The Divine Woman," leased at the Oriental next week. with Lars Hanson as the hero. It i3 · * · an odd picture, with a foreign locale, A picture of New England life is and an extremely unusual plot. Miss to be filmed this summer with Miss Garbo runs the gamut of human emoLaura Hope Crews, now appearing in tions in this film, from an innocent "The Silver Cord" at the Studebaker, convent girl to a temperamental in the principal role. Her farm near prima donna and idol of her audiences. West Hartford, Conn., is to be the lo- Lowell Sherman is his sophisticated self, conceited but likeable, while cale. Ha~son performs in good fashion. * * · "The Letter," with l{~tharine Cornell and a New York cast, was made known last Monday night at the Olympic theater. "The Trial of Donald Westhoff," a U. F. A. production, is unusual and sounds very interesting. It is playing at the Playhouse this week. "Chicago," satire by Pathe-De-Mille on the lady murderess, replaces ..Old Ironsides" at the Roosevelt this Sunday. Ibsen's "The Viking" is scheduled to be made known at the Goodman Memorial theater on Tuesday, March 20, replacing " 'Camille' in Roarin~ Camp." "Straight Through the Door," with William Hodge, will open next Monday at the Princess. With regard to this week's releases : They seem to be mainly mediocre. "The Secret Hour," with Pola Negri and Jean Hershott. is a whitewash of the play, "They Knew What They Wanted," and is only an indifferent success. "Flying Romeos," a George Sidney and Chester ConkUn comedy, is not at all bad and will certainly tickle you. "Square Crooks" ,.rates as a fair prOKJ;'am." -llub. MIL JANNINGS, under the direcEtion of Ernst Lubitsch, is at work I "The Divine Woman" Next Presentation at Nonhore -THIS WE ONLY- CLYDE ELLIOn . PRES£NTS A SENSATIONAL HIT 1 nt de ~d LSt ~n- )W te its he ~ly '·' Comp..__ionate. ar·-,. ·=----ge" THE REMARKABLE NEW PLAY BY JEAN .BALL-PRESENTED BY · re er tee ain ~er1 A CAST OF DRAMATIC STARS · ID· ras ~:: to ion the -NOTEIIIIJDediately after this eqqemeat this prodactioa wiD be ataged in New York aad Giea1o at $131 adnr!··-- ers og * * · Fr- ts. the I tng ··· a shrewd * · * -EVANSTON PRICES--EVENING-Every Friday Nlcht Is \ "110BTHWB8TB·B lOGHT" hat it as l se- rue and "'College" Frolic bealns at 9 P. K. 500 Seats · · · · · $1.10 STARTING SUNDAY ~nd 200 Seats 200 Seats · · · · · 75e SOc 1 ted tlar * * * · * * ALKVALE AND HIS JAZZ COLLEGIANS ia · · · · · Ly's bn- te," ave of the to ·les "SPRING SA1UJU)AY MATINEE -SEATS Sic3M SEATS ZSc . FEVER" less ion rial is ate IHturinr JULIA GERITY JEANNE HOUSTON WILL COWAN BARTON 8 YOUNG t is her ~a ring use nay COMMUNITY HOUSE Taet., Xar. It Fri., Xar. GRETA GARBO in "THE DMNE After aeein· thia excelleat play we woaW alae a letter from y· yoar opiDiaa of .ma. n- the a WOMAN" le-- 11 a As E····· Lewe -7 ·PUBLICITY MADNESS· .&.alta ..... Lolt )(ora· JACKIE COOGAN Lan Baa·· Gert. Olattead . .71t'An7 ~re :en- rer- ~sed A·l. .l Ce..e ·sUTTONS" '..:

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