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. . Ltldie$ and Gentlemen-The Greatest Show on Earth/ . To Appear May Z at E'ftlllatoa Couatry Cluh Under Drama Group Auapicea Various and ·.sundry highly important business concerns in Chicago and vicinity alone ·stand between this group of black-faced gentlemen (the feminine contingent comprises recruited daughters) and noteworthy careers on the variety stage. AJJ prosperous Glencoe men and members of the Wayfarers' club who last Friday staged the greatest Minstrel Show on earth, in the Glencoe Central school au rlitorium that was packed to the proverbial rafters for the gladsome occasion. (Photo by Staff Photographer.) Dances which he presented on the Acropolis at Athens will be a feature of the · program to. be presented by Paul Swan at the Evanston Country club Thursday, May 2, when he appea;s under auspices of the Evanston Drama club. He will be assisted by Bertha Ochsner arid Lester Luther of the Goodman theater guild. They will present Mr. Swan's play, "An Hour of Destiny," he will give a number of interpretive dances, · and Mr. Luther will read from his poems. The exhibit of original drawings and mural paintings by Mr. Swan, which opened at the Georgian hotel Saturday afternoon, was ushered in with an informal tea in the French room at which members of the Drama club presided. Among the hostesses were Mrs. Eugene H. Garnett, Mrs. Edwin F. Pierce, Mrs. Clifford Grulee, Mrs. Edwin Mills, Miss Corneli.1. Lunt, Mrs. Lew Sarett, Mrs. Ralph Dennis. Mrs. A. Starr Best, Mrs. Cyrus L. Garnett, president of the Drama club, Mrs. L. Octigan White, Mrs. William Burdett Johnson, Mrs. Eugene M. St~vens, Mrs. Melvin Ericson and Mrs. Norman Westerhold. The exhibit includes also a group of unusual wall tapestries, painted by Mr: Swan, which were recently hung in the Goodman theater. These are unique in design and coloring and are on view in the lobby and French room of the Georgian. (Continued from page 63) AL JOLSON Teatro Starts Third Year; · t IDl t aIII Sound Equtpmen PICTURE "The Siaaiaa Fool" Now Showing at Community Houae; Bebe Daniela Film Oil Bill for Tuesday The Singing Fool," starr.ing the famous At J olson, is being shown at the Community House in Winnetka this Friday and Saturday, April 26 and 27. This picture, which broke all records for theater attendance at McVickers theater, Chicago, ts ranked as one of the best of the year by leading critics. Bebe Daniels has turned to the newspapers for the theme of her latest comedy, 41 What a Night," the Community House picture for Tuesday, April 30. Crooked politicians, gang leaders, reporters and Bebe, herself, make up the character3 of this story of newspaper life and newspaper doings. Neil Hamilton has the le~ding male role. William Austin has an important part as a male society editor. 41 White Shadows of the South Seas," with Monte Blue and Raquel Torres, will be on the screen at Community House Friday, May 3. Monte Blue is Dr. Lloyd, a beechcomber phy·.;ician, who salvages the lives of native pearl divers on a South Sea island. These natives, urged on by the white man's stupidity, dive to great depths in search he pearls, and as a result are dying of t_ out rapidly from the tremendou3 pressure of the water. Raquel Torres is Fayaway, daughter of a native ·chief. The physician loves her. and his determination to keep her and her people away from the contaminating influence -of ~!s fellow whites provides a story of absorbing interest. 4 ' Ina Claire's first picture for Pathe will be "Tite Awful Truth," Arthur Richman play in which she made a hit on Broadway several years ago. DONAHUE IN NEW SHOW Those who liked Jack Donahue's dancing in 41 Rosalie," Ziegfeld show The Teatro del Lago celebrated the. which has closed a successful run at advent of it~ second birt~day on April the Illinois theater, Chicago, will be 25. As a g1ft to the res1dents of the pleased, no doubt, with the announcenorth shore who have, for the past two ment that he is to be · one of the years, patronized this charming theater principal entertainers itt "Boom Boom," the management has completed the in- new musical show opening this Sunstatlation of additional equipment which day night, April 28, at the Apollo. enables the presentation of all talking pictures, musical comedie's. and synMAKE NEW DANCE SHOW chronized presentations. Because of the overwhelming success It was only after· extensive research and intense analysis that it was ~e of "The Broadway Melody," which has cided to install thh equipment, for the been having an extended run at a loop management wished to be certain that theater, M-G-M announces its intenthe trend of the motion picture industry tion to make another song and dance was really swinging to the type . of production. It is to be called "Metroentertainment that hrings the hitherto Goldwyn-Mayer's Revue of Revues." silent screen to life. And so, after Christy Cabanne will direct an all-star such studios as Paramount-Famous- cast, already assembled for work. Lasky. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Warner Brothers. Fox, and Pathe announced FILMED FOR THIRD TIME that their production schedules for the wrhe Great Divide," William Vaugfuture were to be on a basis of all han Moody play, is to be filmed by sound film, Teatrq del Lago immediatelv hurried about the tedious and First National, with Dorotl.y Mackaill experisive task of sound-equipment in- in the lead. The play has previously been put on the screen by Parastallation. mount in 1915, and by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1925, with Alice Terry POPULAR IN TALKIES featured. William Powell, who has become po~ular lately in the talking pictures, GIVEN FEMININE LEAD has been drafted for 'a role in "The Edwina Booth, who has been play.Marriage Holiday." the talking film adaptation of a W. Somerset Maug- ing minor roles for M-G-M, has been chosen for the feminine lead in ham story. ~'Trader Horn," W. S. VanDyke will direct. The ' 4Trader Horn" company OSCAR SHAW IN MOVIES Oscara Shaw, recently seen in Chi- has left for the African jungles, where most of the important scenes are cago in the musical comedy, "The Five laid. O'Clock Girl," is a new arrival at Hollywood. He, is to play opposite PURCHASE SCREEN RIGHTS Marion Davies in her next picture, 14 Marianna." Screen rights to Fannie Hurst's "Back Pay" have been purchased. CorThe leading role in "Behind That inne Griffith will star in a picture of Curtain," motion picture version of the same name as soon as she finishes the popular mystery story, will be work on "Lilies of the Field," which played by June Collyer. she is now making. NEW COMEDY Charles Dillingham, Eddie Dowling, and Edgar MacGregor have joined forces to produce a new comedy this season, called 14 Merry W1ves" and described as a comedv about married ~ life 'in Hollywood. George M. Cohan's newest musical comedy, Billy." is scheduled to open an engagement at the Erlanger theater, Chicago, Monday, April 29. with Polly Walker as the star. 14 SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE VILLAGE OF WILMETTE SPECIAL ASS~SSMENT NO. !50 NOTICE is hereby given to all persons interested that the Preaident and Board of Trustees of the Village of Wilmette, in the County of Cook and State of Illinois, having ordered that the east side of Twenty-third Street between Lake Avenue and Elmwood Avenue, and on the south side of Elmwood Avenue from Twenty-third Street to a point two hundred and eighty-five (285) feet west thereof, and on both sides of Iroquois Road from Illinois Road to Twenty-third Str~et, and on both sides of Pontiac Road, Pawnee Road, Cherokee Road and Miami Road between Lake Avenue and Elmwood Avenue, all in the Village of Wtlmette, Cook County, Illinois, be improved by constructing along and under all said roads, streets and avenues an ornamental street lighting system, the ordinance for the same being on file tn the office of the Village Clerk of said Village and said VIllage having applied to the County Court of Cook County. Illinois, for an assessment of the cost of said Improvement, according to bene:. fits, and an assessment therefor having been made and returned to said Court, (Docket No. 250), the final hearing thereon wlll be had on the 6th day of May, A. D. 1929, at ten o'clock A. M. or as soon thereafter as the business of the Court will permit. All persons desiring may ftle objections In said court before said day and may appear on the hearing and make their defen~. Said ordinance provides for the collection of sald assessment In ten (10) annual Installments with annual Interest thereon at the rate of six per centum per annum as pro~vlde«) by law. Dated Wllmette, Illinois, April 19th, A. ' · 1929. CHARLES N. EVANS, Person appointed by the President of the Board of Local Improvements of the Village of Wllmette, C o o k County. Illinois, to make said asse88Jilents. LI0..2tc ·