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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 20 Jul 1933, p. 31

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A week of thrills and fine storice beckons to patrons of the Wilmette theater. On Thursday and Friday, July 20 and 21, -Song of the Eagle" pre- sents a panorarnic story of. two decý- ades of tempestuons American* life, as seen through the eyes of a family of hrewery owners.. Playing promi- nient parts in the rapid-fire action and, mnigbity drama of this picture, are Chanles Bickford,; ihr r lenl, Mary Bnian, jean Hersholt, Louise Dresser, Andy- Devine. and George E. Stone. Three of the, world's worst cow- boys make the best Western, action' romance you .vc ev er told.vu friends to séecini Zane Grev's twenty- seventh novel- to r.each tbe- screen, -Unde r the Tônto Rim." -the picture whlich the Wilmette offers one day onVl-, Saturday, July 22, with' Stuart Erwin, Fred Kohier, Raymond Hat- ton and. Verna Hillie in the, featured *cs.Tliree 1ifit CowpuncIhers Erwin. Hatton and Fuzzv Knight are the three cow-puncbers, Îlot one of whom blas ever been ini a Western opus I)efore, and thev dIrive this one to the top of this week's entertain- ment list. Erwin plays the role of the dumhest round-up man a 'West- ern ranch owner ever chased off the plains. He gets into scrape aftcr scrape-branding the steers with a waffle iron-sbipping the boss., in- stead of the. cows, to tbe stockyard- ptitting aluin, instcad of sait intô the feed box. Another mnirtb success hits the WVilmette Sunday, JuIY 23-"Out Al Night," starring Slim Summerville and ZaSu Pitts in the ridicuIôus, light of two love birds wbo bave to hqncymoûon witb mamima righit alo'ng. Laura Hope' Crews' is the perfect. coddli!ng motheër. Slim (yon'.e guessed it) i the mamma's boy. Romance of 1tlile torrid variety interspersed with. delectable comfedy' sequences, make Ramon Novarro's new ,starriiîg vehicle, "Tbe Barbar- ian," which shows at the Wilniette Mon.day anid uesday, JuIv 24 and Varsity Theater The Varsity theater has a bilarious treat for tbe wbo1e family Fniday and Saturday, july 21 and 22. "The Devil",; Br other" is tbe titie. of, this musical. based on that old .ligbt opera favorite, "Fra Diavolo," about an Itàlian Rob- in Hood, wvitb Dennis King Ieadingý in, the mnelodi.es-and, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy adding Iaugbs hby tbe dozen!, The singing cast Willdeligbt..mfusic loyers, and1 Thelma Todd adds an eSe- fui for good measure. Sunday, M onday,. Tuesdav; and Xednesdav, juIy 23, 24, 25 and 26. l)ring great entcrtainment to - the Varsit-v ,tbeater - "Whenà Ladies Meet," starring. Aun Harding, Rob- ert Montgomery, Myrna Loy and Frank Morgan. The deligbtfully polisbed and per- fect 'acting of the cast suggests tbe undercurrent of intense dramfa which pulses through. this sparkling polite corne dy. .Frank Morgan sets the plot into) motion whcn bis roving cye lights upon the young and "modern" author, Myrna Loy. Myrna's devoted boy fniend, Bob Monitgomery, strugglcs desperately against the consequences, and the gusbing widow AliceIBrady urges the match on. At Iast, Bob, in despair, by a trick brings Frank Morgan's wife, Ann Harding, into the mix-up--and now the smoldering drania *gathers re pj reci. u mui4vy. Today (Thursday) the ,Varsity of- fers the supcrb performance'of 1 red- ric March as the war' ace who cracks up under the sýtrain of killing in "The Eagle: and the,.Hawk." ment 'of 'New York's Bohernia-t he colorful atmnospbere of the artist col- ony-witb other scepcs laid in Ha- *vana casinos and nighit clubs.j Kay Strozzi, who plays the vamp role in the Warner Brothers picture "Ex-Lady," is back in Hollywood af- ter an absence of several years. She p1ayed in. pictures in the silent days and then left the sicreen -for the stage where she was under contract for leading roles, with thée Shuberts. Re- cetyshe_ retur "n d to play in, the- take. 'Captain Applejack" vas.her first -picture and "ýEx-Lady," her'se C- ond. Bette Davis bas her first star- ring role in ."Ex-Lady." H*IS TITLES. STAY Zane Grey must believe hixnself, to be-the world's most expert titie, writ- er. "Under the Tonto Rim*," With Stu-, art Erwin, Raymond Hatioh, Fred Kohier and Verqa Hillie, is- the twenty-seventh of bis.,novels to, be às-creened-without' a change from the original title. PICTORIAL OF FAIR 'Ceritury of Progrèss," a brief pic- tonial of the Fair, will add interest tp the program soon to be offered at a north shore theater. Adulte ZSo-ClIdre. 1h Thurs., Fri., JuIy 20-21 Rkbard Arien--Mary Orian THE IEAGLIE1' end Charlie (.hase Com.dy Sat., JuIy.22-Zane Groy's. TONTO RIM"9 Charlie tChaplin in "Iho Cure" Suni., July 23 Oaly ZaSu Pitts end- SIim Summerville 'in "OUT ALL NIGHT" Col.. Stoopniaqle & Budd of Radio in 7Sky Symphony" Mickey M.... Cartoon "BUILDING A BUILDING" CoIfbJy-UDIEAM STUFF" Franklin Pangbmia-News rHappens" blonde Bette Davis to strmom. rier tremendous success in pictures dur- ing the past ycar resultèd in Warner Bros. giving her the starring rôle in "E~x-Lady " whicb the Wilmette theater presents. cnsa n Tursday JuIy 26 a d 27. 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