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August 11, 1928 WINNETKA TALK 43 Theater News Junior Coughlin Is on Alcyon Picture Program for Today The Alcyon theater of Highland Park has booked "Let 'er Go Galla- gher," starring Junior Coughlin, for today's showing. The entertainment for today and also for tomorrow at the Alcyon includes vaudeville, Tomorrow Charles Murray will be seen in "The Head Man." It is a com- edy drama. The picture is funny, yes, and a bit sad too. It is about a smart and lovable small town attorney who drinks himself into disrepute and then makes a smashing comeback. Charles Murray is great in the lead. Lucien Littlefield as his bibulous pal is funny. Loretta Young as his daughter is ut- terly adorable. Rod LaRocque in "Hold 'em Yale" is the attraction for Monday and Tuesday, August 13 and 14. A col- legiate romance it is, and like many such romances it will go over big with those who like that type of picture. Mr. LaRocque cuts loose as a football star. Good Picture Wednesday "A Ship Comes In," Alcyon offering for next Wednesday and Thursday, is the simply told, excellently directed, beautifully acted, and charmingly pho- tographed story of a great patriot-- Peter Pleznik, and his family. When the ship comes in it brings him and Mamma Pleznik, the two Pleznik girls and the Pleznik boy. They have come to be American citizens, and from the moment of their landing find just one thing after another to thrill and en- thuse them. Rudolph Schildkraut is magnificent as Pleznik, and Louise Dresser is no less so as Mamma. George K. Arthur and Karl Dane will perform in "Detectives," coming to the Alcyon next Friday. This is a foolish number featuring a bonehead hotel house detective, a smartaleck bell hop, and the Public stenographer whom both adore. Most of the action has to do with the recovery of jewels stolen in the hotel by a suave gentle- man who apparently exists by lectur- ing, but whose ways of producing his bread and butter are really many, de- vious, and unsavory. SHOW WAR PICTURE Community House Books "Legion of the Condemned" for Next Tuesday Night; Comedy on Friday Fourteen years ago this month the World War began in Europe, and the Community House is remembering the event by showing a war picture next Tuesday night. There have been many aviation pic- tures set to the screen since the Armistice was signed, but never has there been one with such an impos- ing cast of war birds as "Legion of the Condemned." Not only does this picture of the air boast of its authen- tic cast, but the production itself was directed by a former member of the Lafayette Flying corps, William Well- man. Heading the list of aviators who fought in the air during the war is Captain Sterling Campbell, one of the five ranking aces of the Royal Air force, who has many planes to his credit. On the enemy side is Lieut. Rudolph Schad, a member of the fam- ous Richthofen's Circus, No. 15, who has twelve allied planes to his credit. Others who saw service, and who have more than five planes each to their credit are: Ted Parsons, of Detroit, who flew for five years with the French; Ross Cook, Robert de Couedic, Tom Watton and Al Johns- ton. The leads in "Legion of the Con- demned" are played by Gary Cooper and Fay Wray. Noted as the portrayer, par excel- lence, of the aristocratic type, Alice Joyce co-stars with Jean Hersholt in Universal's "13 Washington Square," which will be shown at the Community House next Friday, August 17. It is a riotous comedy, but it has also a serious theme carried by Miss Joyce and Mr. Hersholt. The love interest in this picture is capably handled by George Lewis of "The Collegians" fame, and Helen Foster, a new and very pretty new- comer. The production was directed by Melville Brown. New Star Will Play in Teatro del Lago Movie Jeanette Loff, a recent DeMille dis- covery, who less than two years ago was an organist in a Portland, Ore. theater, is Rod LaRocque's leading woman in "Held Em Yale," which will be on view at the Teatro del Lago this Saturday, August 11. The story deals with a young chap reared in Ar- gentina and his romantic love for the daughter of a university professor. He does big things for his college and in doing them provides spectators with a few thrills. A "hick" house detective and a bell- boy with aspiraticns to be a Sherlock Holmes--these are the central charac- ters in the latest adventure of Karl Dane and George K. Arthur, heroes of "Rookies." The name of their new picture is "Detective," coming to the Teatro del Lago this Sunday- The two heroes are working in a hotel, both rivals for the hand cf the pretty house stenographer, played by Marce- line Day, when the mysterious Orloff, master crook, starts his depredations. They begin a race, with the girl as a prize and stolen jewels as the object, and from then on their hilarious ad- ventures and comical mishaps keep the fun going. "A Ship Comes In," an original story by Julien Josephson, who wrote the scenarios for "The Bat" and "Lady Windermere's Fan," will be the at- traction at the Teatro del Lago next Monday and Tuesday, August 13 and 14, It is the story of a foreigner's adopticn of an alien land in which he learns to love the nation that pro- vides him food and clothing. The role is played by Rudolph Schildkraut. COLLEEN MAKING GOOD Colleen Moore, recently so successful in "Happiness Ahead" with Edmund Lowe, is to be seen in Chicago soon in a new one called "Lilac Time," which the critics are giving equally high praise. Gary Cooper is the leading man. Richard Barthelmess has returned from a yachting vacation and is occu- pying much of his time conferring with Henry Hobart, producer, and John Francis Dillon, director, of "Scarlet Seas," which will go into production immediately. Sd MRS.ROBINSON CRUSOE Zz $7 OOR Robinson Crusoe had only a few tools to help hew his way to comfort on an un- friendlyislethat he couldn'tleave. But blessed indeed would be the woman of today "maroon Uptown Chicago. 9 in There's no William Haines Will Play Reporter in Varsity Film An unusual combination of male and female athletes is presented in "("nited States Smith," Varsity theater film offering for this Saturday, Aug- ust 11. Eddie Gribbon, Kenneth Har- lan. Mickey Bennett, and Lila Lee are all athletes of no mean ability. In the case of Gribbon and Harlan this comes in particularly handy, since they take the roles of fighting Marines with dvnamite in their fists, and climax the film with a smashing heavyweight boxing match. Lila Lee bears the laurels of beauty with her customary peise and grace. William Haines a newspaper repor- ter--that is his role in "Telling the World." The picture will be shown at the Varsity for three days next week --Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. 'lie lucky star never deserts William reason for wanting to leave! You could explore shops and places of amusement here for days and never repeat your pleasures. Everything for yourself, your family or your home is for sale in Uptown Chicago. Every type of resi- dence, apartment and hotel is here for those who wish to be smartly at the center of things. Get acquainted with convenient Uptown Chicago! Live here, shop here, or come up of an evening for good times! 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