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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 8 Nov 1929, p. 53

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Novembet 8.·:Ml'Z9 WI . L 'METTE ·: ~LIFE "SUN-UP" HAS THRILLS Adele Bradford A c qui t · Herself SpleadidiJ iD EmotioDal Climax- Has Male Lead "Trent's Last Case" at· Community Hquse ~-~~---~~----~ "Trent's Last Case," a ·Fox feature · film, comes to Community House in Winnetka next \ uesday. The story is based on what many literary critics have acclaimed as one of the finest mystery stories ever written. The story, under the same title, appeared some years ago and is declared to be the forerunner of the modern type. of . mystery novel. E. C. Bentley ·is its author. "Chasing Through E urope" is th ~ ·fa_re for Friday of next week. In tht s ptcture some very fine scenes of Rome arc shown, taken under a permit sec ured hy Nick Stuart, featured in the male lead, from Premier M ussolini after other repre se ntatives of Fox films h~(l failGd to secure permission to fly · O Yer th e city. M ussolini even consented to be photographed in one of the se quence~. just as did the Prince of \\'ales iu England. "The Student Prince," with }{amon ?\ovarro, is being shn\\'n on Friday aud Saturday of thi s week. "S un-up," a wartime play of the Carolina mountain folk, was played for thr first time Monday evening by th ~ La ke Shore Productions company of .. Jayers. and is being played every eve ;,i ng this week and at matinees. Radical contrast to the company's nYo previous offerings, "Young \\Tood le \·" and "The Patsy," is evident in thi ~ c<~r rent choice of vehicle for displa y· of 1he work of this accompli hed grou'). ! n the primitive cabin ·su rroundi·J·c\\·it h the inarticulate qtiietude of th e two first acts, the play works to thrilling- climax in the third. and at the brp-i nning of that part of the performatHY takes on the sudden spurt and stir tha t one hegins to wish would maniies t itself before it does. It entail.; "..!rca t art to avoid some monc,tony in · :o-uc h casual playing as th e first t wo arts it'n·ite: and when Baker ~f oore ,· ame on the sce ne for the first tillll' at the third's beginning, and injL·ttPd hi-; characteristic !'timulation. it wa-. \\ eknme relief. The play, however, had an ar!:ni rahll' pl'dt Jrman cc in the per. ons of thr pby crs wh o arc now well in tated int 11 the north shore entertainment nrot!ram . Adele Bradford rose to noble i1 L·ights in the role of the sufTcring ll lt1thcr with the last act's climax. and · L';tr ried well it s sn\,.>Uld.t rin g rebel~ion :pHI st od7y ditf'iden ce ~f earlier sct·n~" ·l I :ak1 .r \I ' "'rt·, 111 ':llllar l11L'lllhcr uf the! \lartha l o\\'n :c nd brtn gs a ptcttlt1r l.ak~· ;-;l! ,,rt· l'rt~dllt:tll ' lh t:tllllpatl\·, apire:-; hness to ingenue role:-. and a.; Jil';tr . . thi-. " L·t·k rarr.' in~ th<: lcacling hnnn · she was extrcmeh· ~\\" L'l't :t~l.l 1 malt: r11k· in .. ~u n-ut' ... th e Tennc:- sce iell \~·ith natural grace i;1to the rok . l ml)\IJJta in \rartimv l,Ja,· \\ hich l1 < t-. had l~aktr Moore as the dese rter dirl :le - nati tl tlal :-urcc :--. llc apptan:d la:-t li~htf ul work, and th e r ule oi Bud. thr \\u·k in tht· p;trt 111 Tt~J l\. :\ ndnso n in hnr ildcred, dumb young brother. Lc ~;- '"TLv l':tt . . , .... and i11 ··y,qmg \\'otHlky" lie Kirk played very well. Xod \\'ar- :-rurTd .- lll'L't,.., a: thL" intndl.r :\ngt:r. \\ ick carried tl1c part of tltc ~oldicr - - - · ' '"I. Hufe, admirabh·. and as the shtri 1T John \Vinthrop, director of the players. "as quite convincing. Gene Lane i~ ..,o pop ular with the regul ars · in the audie nce that he gets a hand with t:\ ery new entrance, and hi 5 portrayal t1l the father colored ' the seriom l ::,L"quence of scenes with occasional Ct 'medy relief. Clare Hatton, as the fatherly ani! ki1Hlly mountain preacher fell cxc"cllently into the colloqui~disms and character of the part. I. F. D. lake . sbo·e p·oduetlons Playing now and continuing until November 9th Drama of the Tennessee Mountains COMMUNITY HOUSE Fri. and Sat., Nov. 8-9 at New Evaaaton Theatre Pre~ented by an txttlltnt C411t of New York playen Coming for the W ~ek of November lith RAMON NOVARRO F~ .· Nov. 15 :S lck Shutrt ~ut· ( 'urol NORMA SHEARER "THE CREAKING CHAIR" A Mystery Play "The Student Prince" Tues., Nov. 12 Rsnmond (; rltllth EVENINGS AT 8:30 Prices SOc .to $1.50 MATINEES AT 2:10 Wednesday, SOc Saturday, SOc & 75c TEL. UNIVERSITY 3000 in .. CHASING THRU EUROPE" Our Ga n.c Co m edy Lawrt·nre (;rt'y ltltYmond ·'farc<'llne Day Hatton In Read the Want Ads .. TRENT'S LAST CASE" A CORRECTION In an article in la st week's is : > ue oi \yr1.~1£TTE LIFE headed· "Korth Sh ore ) uuth Has Part in Flying Circus" it '"a incorrectly stated that Ros\\'l'll l'n\" nc, son of ~f r. and ).hs. Thonu s Cl" ne , 240 Melrose avenue, Kenilworth, ~~~::,. his commercial license in sight and 1s ll1 possession of a private liccn..,c shuw ing ten hours of flight. Mr. CH" ne won his commercial licen se thrc\? nwnths ago and has had fift y-six hours of solo flying, ,besides twelve hours of cl~Ja! fl ying with his pilot, and five days ot cross-country flying in an eightpa . , enger Bellanca. TO RETURN FROM HOSPITAL .~1rs. Carrie M. Bryant, who re sides '\ 1t h her daughter and her family the l.ar!e D. Lvons, 1504 Elmwood avenue, a~HI who has been ill at the Grant hosPlta l for three weeks, is expected to rdurn to her home the latter part of ~~l'xt. week. Mrs. Bryant, who ha s heen 111 :' tnce last June, is now greath- im Prnvc d. T1r rnard W. Lynch, vice-president of 11. . \f. Byltesby and company and ckurman of the finance committee of 1!w Standard Gas and Electric company, has purchased the sixteen room r~r;,Ide nce of Mrs. Lydia S. Sprenger, ~-3 Melrose avenue, Kenilworth. It h on e of the show places on the north -~ It ore. -o' I There is a luncheon and hridge ;lt the i~nilworth club today. Mrs. George tchards and Mrs. Clyde P. Ross are t lte hostesses. SUNDAY DINNER Friday, Saturday November 8, 9 November 10, 1929 · Price: $1.35 MENU Fresh Fruit Cocktail or Caviar Canape Celery-Mixed )umbo Olives-Sweet Pickles Chicken Consomme with Rice Cream of Asparagus ENTREE Roast Vermont Turkey, Giblet and Celery Dressing · Half Fried Spring Chicken with Cream Gravy Baked Virginia Ham, Spinach and Raisin Sauce Roast Prime of Beef Au Jus Broiled Superior ' Vhite Fish, Lemon and Tartar Sauce Roast Leg of Lamb with Mint Jelly Ridgeview Special C1ub Steak with Mushroom Sauce Whipped Potatoes Candied Sweet Potatoes Baked Idaho Potatoes · Parsley Butter Potatoes Buttered Beets Yellow String Beans Stewed Tomatoes New Brocolli with Butter Sauce · Parker House Rolls and Home-made Jelly Blair Salad Panama Salad CHOICE Apple Pie Mince Pie Pumpkin Pie Plum Pudding with Fruit ·Sauce · or Hot Sauce · Chocolate Parfait Meringue Glace Ice Cream and Cake Coffee Tea Milk Buttermilk Sandwiches to Order Weekday Luncheon &Sc: Evenina Dinner $1.10 All pastries and . Rolls at Tht Ridgtuiew Art Homt MtUle. Nancy Caroll and Hal Skelly in "The Dance of Life" Monday, . Tuesday November 11 , 12 "Lucky Star" Janet Gaynor and Chas. Farrell . Wednesday, Thursday November 13, 14 Lionel Barrymore and Lloyd Hughes in "The Mysterious Island" THE RIDGEVIEW MAIN STREET AND MAPLE AVENUE, EVANSTON UNIVERSITY 10000 TRY OUR DELTCIOUA WAFFLES AND TOASTED SANDWICHES IN OUR COFFEE SHOP. ##. . . . . . . . . . . . .~~··~·············._. · ·, · · · · · ·. . ,. . . . . . . . . ..

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