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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 1 Mar 1929, p. 5

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March t, .1929 WILMETTE' LIFE s teen members of their club at dinner and bridge, Wednesday evening. OLD-TIME M.ODIES TO FEATURE "HOMESTEAD" Mrs. L. Philip Denoyer · · Miss Eugenie Sampson, 372 Elder · Orl · do Fl lane, Winnetka, was taken to the Ev. · D.tel at an , a.. anston hospital last Friday morning ·North Shore Theatre Guild Drama Repr~nta Unprecedented w~~ilie&~~ S~w~ilie~u~- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~i Effort for Large Staff Among the many features that will mark the revival of Denman Thomp son't.s drama of a decade ago, "The Old Homestead," which . will be given · at the Wilmette Woman's club Tuesday, March 12, will be the rendition of many old-time ·favorite melodies by a mixed quartet made up of Mrs. A. F . Bayfi eld, Miss ·Margaret Stafford, Dr. Davie·3 Lazear, and Dr. Wilson Fisher. "Where Is My Wandering Boy Tonight ?" "Roll on Silver Moon," and "By the Light of the Way" are a few of the songs that will add to the popularity of the drama. A special "farmers quartet" which has not yet been selected will popularize ' ~ The Old Oaken Bucket" and "Hard Times Come Again No More." 4 Mrs. L. Philip Denoyer, 643 Abbotts- and operated upon for appendicitis. Burt Crowe, 234 Raleigh road, Kens t week in Owosso, ilworth spent la. , -<>ford road, Ken.itworth, died Sunday, February 24, in a hospital at Orlando, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Newton, 348 Mich. where he went on account of Fla. Mrs. Denoyer became ill on her Washington avenue, entertained six- the death of his uncle, Fred M. Crowe. -o- ter of a Methodist minister. Born in Burlington, Ia., in 1876, she was graduated from Ohio Wesleyan university in 1901. The Denoyer family moved to Kenilworth from Chicago four years ago. Mrs. Denoyer is survived by her husband, L. ·Philip Denoyer; one daughter, Many of the best known names of the North Miss Muriel, of Washington, D. C.; one Shore have been on Millen's 44 books" for over .sister, Mrs. Emilie Munster of Litts, Ia., and five brothers, the Rev. F. A. Havigtwentty years. Each day finds the circle hurst of Bloomington, Ill., the Rev. E. widening. ' S. Havighurst of Warrenton, Mo., the Rev. C. R. Havighurst of Alliance, 0 ., Dr. H. S. Havighurst of Toledo, and Julius Havighurst of Spokane, Wash. Funeral serv.ice'.s were held at the residence, 643 Abbottsford road, yesterday afternoon at l o'clock with Dr. WILMETTE 1219 WILMETTE AVE. Horace G. Smith, of the Wilmette· Exceptional Staff Parish Methodist church officiating. The incidental music for the program Phone 3060-3061 will be provided by the North Shore Burial took place at Memorial Park Concert en3emble under the direction cemetery. of W. N. Pilgrim. The staff, which is made up of eighteen residents of the north shore, members of the Theater Guild, promises something very unu'. ; ual in compari'3 on with the drama of the present day. The revival by the Guild marks the fir st time that the play has been presented in ·t he Chicago area by any group, either amateur or professional, within the la'.st five years. The play was an unparalleled success when reEvery thrifty housewife will welcome this news! Everyone who needs new vived by the Pasadena, Cal., Little curtains now or later, will take advantage of this offer, made possible by a theater a few months ago. A Store is Known by the Customers it Keeps MILLEN HARDWARE COMPANY Spring Curtain Sale These Exceptional Offers. special purchase in combination with a group of out-of -town stores. Modern Prodigal Son It deals with the modern prodigal son, and a father seeking 'said son in the bi g city. The Guild will carry ou.t the spirit of the play in its entirety. The costumes, scenes, and set'3 will be exactly as if they were of the late nineties. "The Old Homestead" was the fir3t play to break away from the continental fashion of production, that is, leaving a great deaJ up to the. imagination of the audience. It will be put on in regular Guild fashion and on their regular schedule. The local committees will look after the arrangements and ticket sales in their indi vidual towns. The play i13 under the direction of David Owen, director for the Guild.' Arthur H. Boettcher is president of the board of directors of the organization and John Allen S.tewart, of Evanston, is the Business Manager. .s chairman for Mrs. Merrit Lum i· Wilmette. 4 Criss, Cross Curtains of Fine Dotted Grenadine A Special Selling + I Announce Program for Musicale at Orrington The Sunday Evening Musicale in the Tudor Lounge of 'the Orrington hotel, March J, wilt be given by George Grammer Smith, baritone, and Florence Gullons Smith, accompanist. The program will be broadcast over station WEHS. 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