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3 x Sin WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1924 7 HERE AND THERE ON STAGE AND SCREEN Reviews of the Week By Thespian STAGE "LITTLE JESSIE JAMES" A Musical Comedy Garrick Theatre Seven or eight months in New York and still going strong. Seven or eight weeks in Chicago and just fairly started on what will doubtless prove 'to be a most successful run. There are good reasons. Little Jes- sie James is excellent musical comedy, well presented and well sung. There 1s nothing so very costly about it, the chorus numbers less than a baker's dozen and there are none too many voices, but still it's a hit. A hit be- cause the chorus is well trained, the tunes "catchy" and the comedy suf- ficient, albeit at times a trifle spicy. The plot is thin but from a musical comedy standpoint all that is neces- sary. It concerns the affairs of a dealer in antique' furniture who ex- hibits his wares in a house loaned, rent iree, to a couple of poor, but handsome, young men. John Hund- ley, with a splendid voice, is one of these young men. Gregory Kelly, less of voice but with a comedy touch that is refreshing, plays the other. Mad- eline Grey, Martha Throop and Olga Steck are the young ladies who make possible the love scenes. Each has her song or songs to sing; and there is little choice between them in the matter of voice. Two of the songs seemed to make a particular hit: one the familiar, "I Love You" and the other "Such is Life in a Love Song." ¢ You will be interested in the chorus because of the fact that it consists of some ten large show girls of the type seldom' seen these days; actively en- gaged in high kicking and athletic dancing. They are remarkably well trained, have a few individual stunts of their own and exhibit a goodly share of good-tooks. In fact several are beauties. The chances are you will like Little Jessie James and it is sure to give you some good laughs during the course of the evening. SCREEN "THE ENCHANTED COTTAGE" First National Production Chicago Theatre From the stage play by Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, John S. Robertson, the director has made a somewhat un- usual picture. In the story is a crippled soldier, at outs with the world in general be- cause of his affliction. Also a plain and homely girl fully aware of the fact that her ugliness and general un- attractiveness would be an unsur- mountable barrier as far as attention from the opposite sex is concerned. They marry, each finding something to think about in the other's mis- fortune. Into their lives and their 'Honeymoon cottage" comes a blind gentlement whose talk of love, hope and faith brings each to a realiza- tion, that in their own minds at least, she is a most beautiful woman and he a straight handsome man. Their il- lusion, seen through the eyes of love, has a lapse when they begin to realize that to the outside world there has been no change in their physical ap- pearance. But back it comes in a beautiful scene and it remains to the end. Richard Barthelmess, as the crippled soldier, does his best work for a long time. At times he makes a cold shudder run through you so realistic is his work. May McAvoy is the ugly duckling and you would not know her in the part without a pro- gram. Her change to a beautiful woman in the midst of the picture is most startling. These two players are the life of a picture, odd and un- usual, which must have been a hard one to successfully film. "THE DAWN OF TOMORROW?" Paramount Picture McVickers Theatre The story is from Mrs. Burnett's novel and the picture employs the COMING TO THE HOWAR i NY Anna Q. Nilsson and Milton Sills in Flowing Gol services of Jacqueline Logan and others to good advantage. There is much of underworld life with a considerable plot in which a rich and some what eccentric old gentlemen makes some experiments among the poor and unfortunate. In- cidentally, he finds that his own nephew is about as much of a crook as those he has endeavored to study. Miss Logan is the girl, and hers has been a careful study of the type she endeavors to portray. She is simple, attractive and convincing even when she says that if she had ten pounds she would buy her man the best set of burglar tools in New York. Ray- mond Griffith, a very capable actor, makes much of -his-part. VAUDEVILLE National Vaudeville Association week ushered in some excellent per-. formers to local vaudeville houses and the Majestic theatre had its full share. The Yip Yip Yaphangers, who have been seen locally on several occasions practically stopped the show with their songs and acrobatic stunts. in war time costumes. Harmon and Sands, a large young woman and a thin companion, singing topical songs and exhibiting a line of comedy were a close second. Barrett and Cunneen, the old man and the flapper, seemed to tickle the fancy of the capacity audience while Carlton Emmy's dogs was the best act of its kind seen here Neighboring Theaters st 't is taken from the famous novel by Owen Wister, which has been made immortal on the spoken stage. "The Fighting Coward," -a real southern drama of the thirties will be viewed at the Adelplii on Sunday, Monday and Tuésday, April 27, 28 and 29. Cullen Landis, Ernest Tor- rence, Mary Astor, Phyllis Haver and Noah Beery are among the stars in this extremely interesting drama of the South. For Wednesday and Thursday of next week the Adelphi has secured Charles Chaplin's = production "A Woman of Paris," starring Edna Pur- viance, made famous in the leading feminine roles in all of the recent Chaplin comedies. "A Woman of Paris" has enjoyed record runs in leading downtown theaters and is ex- pected to bring packed houses to the Adelphi next week. COMMUNITY HOUSE "The most dynamic love story ever written." That was the consensus of opinion of the literary critics when Sir Hall Caine's novel, "The Eternal City," was published. Perhaps never before or COMMUNITY HOUSE MOTION PICTURES in a long time. / HOWARD "Painted People," starring the youthful and vivacious Colleen Moore, is the feature booking at the Howard for this week-end. The "Telephone Girl" series will also be shown in its third episode. Constance Talmadge will be the at- traction at the Howard for one day only, Sunday, April 27, in her latest comedy triumph, "The Dangerous Maid," said to be one of her best ef- forts for the screen. "Flaming Passion," starring Irene Rich and Monte Blue, and with an all-star supporting cast, will be seen at the Howard on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. A story of society life, marriage of "May and December," forest fires and other thrills are there as well as the es- sential happy ending. "Flowing Gold," a Rex Beach story, will be pictured at the Howard on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 1, 2 and 3. Milton Sills and Anna Q. Nilsson, stars of the revived ver- sion of "The Spoilers," have the lead- ing roles in this picture. ADELPHI "The Virginian," starring Kenneth Harlan, and with a genuine cattle country setting, the directing having been done by a real cowboy, is sche- duled for appearance at the Adelphi on Friday and Saturday of this week. TUESDAY Sir Hall Caine's 9% ETERNAL CITY FRIDAY THOMAS MEIGHAN IN "The Ne'er-Do-Well"' "The Musical Center Of Evanston" AFTER 712 Church Street EVANSTON 554 Center St. 603 Davis St. WINNETKA EVANSTON MAY 1st Phone 1793 Phone 4523 NORTH SHORE Talking Maching Co. since has there been such unanimity oi opinion among book reviewers, and you will understand why when you see the Community House next Tuesday. This picture was filmed in Rome and boasts of a cast of twenty thousand veople including Barbara La Marr, Lionel Barrymore, Bert Lytell, Rich- ard Bennett and Montague Love. On Friday, May 2, Thomas Meighan will appear in the well known Rex Beach story "The Ne'er Do Well." From Broadway to Panama--from the gay whirl of pleasure seekers to the feverish activity of the Canal Zone. That's the course taken by the hero in "The Ne'er Do Well," a course that takes him from the depths of life to the heights of red-hot adventure, with love and happiness as the final thrill. There will be matinees both days at 4 and evening shows at 7:15 and 9. Children are requested to attend the matinees. the film version which is. coming to- | Russ Noblewoman Stars In American-Made Film Mlle. Countess Marie Anne de Tie- senhausen, daughter of the late Col- onel Count Paul de Tiesenhausen, who for fifteen years held the office of Russian vice counsel in New York city, will make her debut before the camera in the Cosmopolitan's pictur- ization of Paul Leicester Ford's story of the American Revolution. "Janice Meredith," in which Marion Davies will star, following her appear- ance in "Yolanda." Mlle. de Tiesenhausen, although born in this country, is a member of the told-time Russian nobility. Her father, Count de Tiesenhausen, was well-known in diplomatic circles in this country and Russia and a trusted representative of the late Czar Nich- olas. He also served as a colonel with the Russian army during the Turko- Russian war. NEWELL & OWARD 'N. W. "L" Station at Howard Friday and Saturday COLLEEN MOORE "Painted People" TELEPHONE GIRL NO 3 Sunday One Day Only CONSTANCE TALMADGE "The Dangerous Maid" Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday IRENE RICH "Flaming Passion" Thursday-Friday-Saturday MILTON SILLS ANNA Q. NILSSON. "Flowing Gold" RETCHIN A Pick of the Pictures DELPH 7074 North Clark St. I Friday and Saturday KENNETH HARLAN "The Virginian" Sunday-Monday-Tuesday JAS. CRUZE'S "The Fighting Coward" Wednesday and Thursday CHAS. CHAPLIN'S "A Woman of Paris" with EDNA PURVIANCE The North Shore's Most Representative Theatres Son. tery needs recharging. busy and neglected it. tightened. you. satisfied customer--to possibly can. 48 ho Battery Service Batvery Service : Phone Winnetka 1387 Se Now is a good time to determine to use our battery service during the 1924 motoring sea- And now is a good time to introduce yourself to that service. 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