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WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1924 15 HERE AND THERE ON STAGE AND Reviews of the Week By Thespian AMATEUR "THE ENCHANTED COTTAGE" Written by Sir Arthur Pinero and presented in north shore towns during the week of November 5, by the North Shore Theatre Guild. Reviewed at Skokie school, Winnetka. Presented by the following cast: Mrs. Minnet-....... Margaret Fabian Laura Pendleton ....Eleanor Eckhart Major Hillgrove ..J. Williams Macy Oliver Bashforth Stuart Bailey The Rev. Mr. Corsellis . Thomas Rollo Mrs. Corsellis ER Mrs. Alexander O. Mason Mrs. Smallwood .Mrs. E. V. L. Brown Mr. Smallwood ...... Percy Eckhart Riggs lide van. Kenneth Maltby There are some who may not be satisfied with the "Enchanted Cot- tage" as a play. A few will call at- tention to the fact that it lacks thrills and that there is little action. Others who happened to see it as a motion picture will note the difficulty of bringing out on the stage many of the things which they saw on the screen. They will also point to the fact that on the screen the two lead- ing characters actually showed, in a physical manner, the change which they believed came over them, where- as on the stage these physical defects still remained. The story concerns a war crippled young man and a homely girl. They marry and through the eyes of love see each other in a new light. He is to her, a strong healthy and hand- some man while she is to him the most beautiful of women. This feel- ing is strongly entrenched, so strong- ly in fact, that they literally believe a transformation has taken place. But there is a rude awakening when those about them fail to see any physical change in their make-up. The play, beautifully written, in- cluded a dream, staged and executed in a manner seldom seen on the amateur stage. In fact, the staging of the entire production should be com- mended and the cast certainly had ex- cellent direction. The outstanding performance of the evening was the interpretation of the war cripple by Mr. Guy Stuart Bailey who gave as finished a portrayal as I have been privileged to see in con- nection with the Theatre Guild. It stamped him as a finished actor in every sense of the word. Miss FEle- anor Eckhart, with a marvelous make- up, was the homely young girl who later becomes his wife. Her pathetic moments were especially interesting. Mr. J. Williams Macy, who was the the blind major, did an excellent piece of work despite the fact that some of his lines failed to carry to all parts of the auditorium. There were others in the cast who should not be over- looked including Mr. Percy Eckhart and Mrs. Brown, who, as Mr. and Mrs. Smallwood, furnished a number of good comedy moments. Regardless of your particular ideas regarding "The Enchanted Cottage," as a play, there is no disputing that the Theatre Guild is to be congrat- ulated upon starting its new season In a most satisfactory manner as far as direction, stage management and pleasing interpretation of lines is con- cerned. SCREEN "FORBIDDEN PARADISE" McVickers Theatre A Paramount picture with a spicy name taken from the stage play The Czarina, by Biro. It stars Pola Negri and is directed by Ernst Lu- bitsch who handled the same star in "Passion." Tt is all about the woman ruler of a small kingdom who seems to have been a woman of many love af- fairs and has a particular hankering for each new and handsome man who crosses her path. Most of the story concerns her affair with Alexei, play- ed by Rod LaRocque. He is a young officer in the suard and in love with a lady-in-waiting. But that matters not to the aueen who uses all her wiles to win him for herself. A revolu- tion intervenes, Alexei learns a few things about the queen, joins the revolutionists, is condemned to death but saved by his ruler because as she says, he is not worth all the trouble of killing. Then she starts an affair with a visiting ambassador and leaves Alexei for his original and onlv love. The picture is a clever one and com- hines good acting with fine direction. At the same time it is not a master- piece in the commonly accepted mean- ing of that term. You enjoy watching the manouvers of the queen and the tempting of the young soldier. And vou will revel in the wonderful work done by Adolphe Menjou as the chan- cellor of the kingdom. Tt is the finest thing IT have seen him do. Miss Pola Negri is far from being over-taxed in the things she is called upon to do. But she does them with much skill. Even though it is said that the pic- ture has been tempered in its screen adaption it is still a somewhat so- phisticated endeavor and some may find a little that may cause a momen- tary shock. But it differs from many others you have seen containing SCREEN similar situations in that it is not dripping with sentimentalism and preaches no sermon. It is just a Pola Negri in the Emst Lubitsch, Production *Forbidden Paradise * A Paramount Picture straightforward story about a queen who would a-wooing go. - "HER NIGHT OF ROMANCE" Chicago Theatre Stripped of all its embellishments this story is about the daughter of a very rich man, who thinks all men are fortune seekers, and a titled young man who would marry her. But they have surrounded the simple story with so many different bits that it carries a considerable interest to the very end. In the first place it employs the services of Constance Talmadge as the young woman and Ronald Colman as the young man. Both are refreshing. Then it adds various complications which must be over-come before the wedding can be arranged. The girl pretends to be homely because she hates all men until she falls in love with Colman when she goes to the other extreme. The young man through peculiar circumstances is taken for a physician which only helps him to see more of the fair lady. Even her father, a butler and a chauffeur figure in the mixups with which the picture is filled and a broker who would arrange the match nearly suc- ceeds in breaking it up. It is just a mad love race with cupid winning as per usual. The story was written by Hans Kraly and di- rection is by Sidney Franklin. First National put it out. Neighboring Theaters HOWARD Agnes Ayres and Antonio Moreno are featured in "The Story Without a Name," which will be the attrac- tion at the Howard theater Sunday, November 16. The picture was di- rected by Irvin Willat from Arthur Stringer's Photoplay Magazine radio tale. The old days so famous for ad- venture and down in history as the days of the birth of the American nation, have been turned back and are shown in "The Covered Wagon," which comes to the Howard theater for four days commencing Monday, November 17. The great stretch of the western plains forms a most significant background and five hun- dred or more covered wagons or "prairie schooners," add greatness to this picture. There is a love tale of the desert wastes, long and enduring with its thrilling climax, leading to the reunion of the young couple, play- ed by J. Warren Kerrigan and Lois TELEPHONE (NOV. 17, TO 23) HARRISON F800 Wilson, in a frontier homestead in Oregon. Irene Rich, Louise Fazenda and Ricardo Cortez head the cast in "This Woman," which will have a two days' run at the Howard beginning Friday, November 21. The story tells of a beautiful and talented girl alone in New York, iriendless and broke. The depths of despair and then a sudden meteoric rise to luxury and fame. Carol Drayton, the student of music, is saved from suicide by a girl of the streets and later finds a patron. ADELPHI] The radio plays a big role in "The Story Without a Name," which is booked for the Adelphi theater for Sunday, November 16. The two lovers, Agnes Ayres and Antonio Moreno are able to communicate by use of the radio which is on the boat and on the island. Also by broadcasting a call for help when most of the sta- tions are closed to allow the president to deliver an address, saves the couple from the villainous men. "The City That Never Sleeps" will be the feature film Monday and Tues- day, November 17 and 18. Ricardo Cortez, who has become one of the most sought after screen stars, is star- red in this film. Wednesday and Thursday, Novem- ber 19 and 20, Milton Sills and Alla Nazimova will be seen in "Madonna of the Streets," which marks the re- turn of Nazimova to the silversheet after an absence of several years. Nazimova performs in this picture with her usual emotional and clever acting. "Merton of the Movies," adapted for the screen from the stage play of the same name, shows the difference between what Some ambitious thes- pians think they want to produce and what they actually portray. Merton (Glenn Hunter) wants to act in the serious and highbrow films but when he sees his finished product he sees himself as a comedian. NEW EVANSTON Two classes of religious devotees who have come to be known by the terms "modernists" and '"fundamental- ists," because of their belief or lack of belief, in the existence of Hell as a place of eternal punishment for earthly sins, are found to be equally interested in "Dante's Inferno," which will be seen at the New Evanston theater for a lim- ited engagement starting Monday, No- vember 17. Incidentally, no one will deny that Dante, in writing his great classic "The Divine Comedy," including as it does three allegories describing the hereafter, proved himself a consistent fundamental- ist. It is said that his conception of Training in Authorship I will conduct an Authotship Class this winter. Subjects to be studied: The novel, the short story, the es- say, and the article. . The course comprises fifteen weekly sessions. It is especially adapted as a finishing course for women who have had some training in writ- ing. Sor terms and further infor- mation write or telephone to MRS. W. L. BALLARD 219-9th St. Wilmette, Ill. Tel. Wil. 2412 future life and all the various circles and gradations of Hell and Purgatory, are largely in accordance with the Cath- olic version of the time. Whether his conception as picturized in the film meets with the beliefs of present day '"'fundamentalists" has caused much controversy since this picture has been released. "These who believe in a hereafter of celestial bliss or of eternal fire and brimstone are pointing to the picture as a true and faithful repre- sentation of what sinners and saints have in store for the future. The 'modernists" have expressed an opposite opinion. Back to civilization! That was the cry of the Irwin Willat company which left Houston, Texas, last week en route to Hollywood after two months on a strenuous location. The company, headed by producer Irwin Willat, Jack 'Holt, Ernest Tor- rence, Wilson and Noah Beery were in the southwestern part of Texas filming the drive of four thousand cat- tle for Emerson Hough's "North of 36." Upon the arrival the company re- sumed its work to complete the interior scenes. Lois "Contraband," Alan Crosland's new production for Paramount, has been be- gun at the West Coast studio. The screen play was prepared by Jack Cunningham from the novel of the same name by Clarence Budington Kelland. New Evanston Starting Monday Wm. Fox presents "DANTE'S INFERNO" With Ralph Lewis and Pauline Stark A spectacle of drama and beau- ty based on the classic of litera- ture. ALL STAR CAST Comey Pathe Weekly Hoyburn Marie Provost Monte Blue "THE LOVER OF CAMILLE" COMEDY Mon., Tues. NEWS Thurs., Fri, and Sat. Agnes Ayres Antonio Moreno "The Story Without a Name' COMEDY NEWS Daily Shows at 2, 4, 7 and 9--Saturday Continuous 2 to 11 P. M. PLL; & HOWARD Re Jil 1 ge WRI N. W. "L" Station at Howard RETCHIN ADELPHI 7074 North Clark St. Sunday, November 16 Agnes Ayres and Antonio Moreno "Story Without a Name" Mon., Tues.,, Wed., Thur., Nov. 17-18-19-20 J. W. Kerrigan "Covered Wagon" Fri. and Sat. Nov. 21-22 Irene Rich and Ricardo Cortez "THIS WOMAN" Sunday, November 16 Agnes Ayres and Antonio Moreno "Story Without a Name" Mon. and Tues., Nov. 17-18 Ricardo Cortez "City That Never Sleeps" Wed. and Thurs., Nov. 19-20 Milton Sills and Nazimova "Madonna of the Streets" Fri. and Sat.,, Nov. 21-22 Glenn Hunter and Viola Dana "Merton of the Movies" The North Shore's Most Representative Theaters Co To Be Satisfactory glasses must not only improve vision or relieve eye-strain, but must be properly adjusted, fit snug over the nose far enough away from the eyes to clear the eye-lashes and no farther, and just enough tension on the bows to prevent them from sliding down on the nose. This is the work of an expert and is second in importance only to a thorough examination. No matter how careful the examin- ation or how correct the lenses, these can be offset by poorly ad- justed or ill fitting frames. 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