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WILMETTE LIFE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1924 15 D AND THERE ON STAGE AND SCREEN Reviews of the Week ?t roses as far as their married life f3:ther, it seems, do not travel a bed s X R CO. i1 Davia St. STAGE SF.VENTH HEAVEN Colla~~·s Gra"d Opera House Aitcr running far months and months in Xcw York, " Seventh Heaven" packed up hag and bag~age ~nd mo~ed to Chicagt'. And it h1t Ch1cago ~1th a bang, according to press agent adv1ce as to the box office situation at Cohan's Grand. It is what most people call a good show. There is a little of everything in it and most of it is relished by the average play-goer. At the end of each act your neighbor opines that this is an "odd" piece and you agree. The sce ne is laid in Paris, the slums of Paris it seems, and Diane and her sister are · rather low in the social Chico, scale of even this district. a sewer worker with ambitions to become a street sweeper and with some well defined ideas as to many things including atheism, is always complainnig that he is called upon to do just th e things he does not want to do. It is in this mood that he pretends th at Diana is his wife in order to Yc her from the police. To come the deception he takes her to at tic room where she does his nece ssa ry housework in a most engaging manner. He decides he is really in love with the girl, repulses rich relative s who would take Diana away with them and proceeds to marry the girl in hi s own unique way, sans priest or license. War arrives almost as the pledging of their troth is completed and he is called awa)y. (The rest should he seen rather than told. Into this story are woven some unusual charaterizations including the sister who dominates Diane and uses a horse whip to accentuate her commands. It is reverse English at the end of the second act however, Diane being the wielder of the whip and causing much excitement therewith. Mi ss Helen Menken takes the role of Diane and does an excellent job notwithstanding the fact that she has been doing it over and over for many months. She has many emotional moments and the dramatic bits do not suffer in her hands. Jason Robards is the sewer worker, not just such an one as you might think of when that trade is mentioned but entirely suitable for the lines the author "·t.tse~ .ltim to. use, in carrying on his 1c;!J. RegmaJG Barl-vw as Hie l.xi 1ro·· 'er is capital and one of the hits the show as is WiiJiam H. Post as e priest. Seventh Heaven is general all around "theatre." "IN THE NEXT ROOM" Princess Theatre If you are looking for a few plain and fancy thrills here's your chance. "In the Next Room" is that kind of a play and to my way of thinking one of the best mystery plays that has been presented. It is more plausible than "The Bat" and more exciting than "Cat and Canary." And there are no long white hands pushing their way through book cases. But it will make many a shiver run down your spine and you will be inclined to jump at queer noises far awhile after your visit. The play is based on a novel written by Burton Stevenson and Eleanor Robson and Harriett Ford had a hand in its theatrical version . It involves a double mystery, two murders the same night. There are jewels, secret cabinets, the letters and some antique furniture. And there is a little fun caused by a fat butler who has theories oi his own a to how it all happened. The solution of the murders is legically worked out and white the suspense is terrible at times they never allow you to be badly scared and there is always a touch of humor relieve the situation . 'ou will particularly enjoy the ndid performance of George Rid1 as the butler. Seldom does one nd a butler capturing major honors hut it is a real joy to watch him perform . Betty Linley as the niece will also strike your fancy. She is pretty and clever. H. Langdon Bruce plays the father sincerely and with unusual regard far detail. The balance of the cast is well up to standard, in fact as well balanced as one could ask. "In the Next Room" is a perfectly safe bet for a pleasant evening's entertainment. ts c~ncerned and son and daughter find tt out. .They proceed to express ..__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __, themselves m no uncertain terms ~gree that mother is right in want~ mg to leave and daughter orders the man of h~r ~h~ice to come and get her e.ven tf tt ' ts five o'clock in the morn mg. The cast is one of the youngest I have ever seen assembled with the exception of E. J . Ratcliffe wh~ portrays the modern father. In his seri?US moments as a business man he 1s fine but fails to register as well when he attempts to be sentimental. The same is true of the young man who portrays his son. He is a good comedian but when he is made to cry -well-the audience started to laugh and nearly ruined the show. Gertrude Claire and Eulalie Jensen are very acceptable. At the Howard I "EMPTY HANDS" McVickers Theatre Jack Holt and Norma Shearer do the principal work in this film. She portrays a young girl of rather wild ways who lives a life of leisure and who is the particular pet of her widowed father. Through certain circumstances she is cast on a deserted island with a rather up-standing young man who proceeds to teach her a few things about a side of life with which she is not particularly familiar. Eventually rescued, she apparently goes back to her old ways because of gossip but at the final curtain all is well. There is some excitement in the scene~ showing them in the treacherous stream and going over the waterfalls. Also some comedy in the island scenes. .Taken as a whole, however, the picture is not a strong one in spite of the fact that Jack Holt does some very capable work. AROUND THE THEATRES GREAT NORTHERN Florence Mills and her "Dixie to Broadway" company are in their last two weeks of this revue which will find a place on Broadway after leaving Chicago. eett{ Com plOD. lat&moullt Ill ""w Female" Ptctun t!ai HOWARD ending. Warner Baxter and Noah "The Female," a Sam Wood Para- Beery have the male leads. In her most recent productioa1 mount production starring Betty Compson and adapted by Agnu Chris- Norma Talmadge portrays the roles 01 a woman from the time she is 19 tine Johnston from the popular magazine serial, "Dalla, the Lion Cub," by years until she is an old woman ill Cynthia Stockley, is booked for a her last span of life. "Secrets," hu three days ' run at the Howard theatre latest production, will find Miss Tal· madge doing some of her best work beginning ~unday, September 21. Miss Compson in the title role is at the Howard for four days startiq Wednesday, September 24. The stOf"Y known as "the lion cub" because in infancy she was lost in the jungle of is of one marriage which gives all South Africa and mothered by a lion- the secrets that are involved. ess until rescued by her guardian. Now that the babbitteers are beShe meets Colonel Valentia, a young Englishman, at the dress ball in the coming a little tiresome to the theatregrand hotel at Johannesburg, and falls goers, the producers have taken Oft "Havoc," ·"Nerves" and in love with him. He is attracted to war plays. her but their friendship is broken "What Price Glory?" are stories of the recent war, with the last named when she hears a malicious conversation engineered by an English play getting the pet phrases of the woman who is in love with Valentia. New York critics. The cub marries her guardian on the condition that she spend three years The making of the great west will in England to become a cultured be one of the most vital topics ol woman. Shortly after the return she "Sundown," with Bessie Love, which goes on a lion hunt and the things will be a First National film to be that follow bring about a desirable released soon. GARRICK "Mary Jane McKane" musical comedy with the Hal Skelly seems to have It has many good tunes girls. Jack Holt and Norma Sherer in the leading parts. "Empty Hands" is an adaptation from the story by Arthur Stringer. It deals with the adventures of Grimshaw, a mining engineer, and Claire Endicott, a wealthy society girl, who are lost in the wilderness and have to use natural means and methods in secur.ing a living. The two start their adventures in wresting from nature their needs, with the man finding things a little easier because of his acquaintance with outdoor life while the girl was used to the satin slippers and shining ballroom. After starvation is driven away, the honor of the two is questioned, b.ut they find everything in their favor when they show an intense love for each other. Among the supporting cast are Gertrude Olmstead, Ramsey Wallace, Ward Crane and Hank Mann. The last half of the week, the New Evanston will present "Spitfire," which has been requested by a number of patrons who did not have an opportunity to see the film before. New Evanston Hoyburn Jack Mon., Tuee. aad Wed. ANNA Q. NILSSON ERNEST TORRENCE Holt in " T e Side Show of Life" Gump Comedy T bur., F ri. aad Sat. "Empty Double Feature HELENE CHADWICK Hands" Comedy Weekly "Her Own Free WUl" aad LLOYD HAMILTON "Hia Darker Self" a snappy very funny caught on. and pretty Daily Sbowe at Z. 4. 7 aad t-Sata.rday Coatia..... Z to 11 P . M. C,A SALI.R THEATRE "Early to Bed" will be renamed this week because some people have an idea it is a bedroom farce. Rather is it a very funny comedy of family life. It is attracting large crowds. BUY YOUR COAL NOW IGNITY marks our service at all times. Experience has taught us how to serve in such a way as to relieve the situation a£ all confusion and misunderstanding. We Understand REDUCED PRICES FOR CASH - AUDITORIUM The life of Shubert set to his music and called "Blossom Time" is doing big business here in spite of the fact that it was in Chicago for many weeks last year. It is beautiful and welt worth a visit before it leaves on September 27. ALLEGHENEY ANTHRACITE D Egg ........................... $18.10 per too Ranae ......................... $17.15 per t oo Nut ............................ $18.10 per too Neighboring Theaters NEW EVANSTON Every youth, in his romantic moments, has dreamed of being shipwrecked on a desert isle, or lost in the wilderness, with a beautiful maiden. The first half of the week, commencing Monday, September 22, such an opportunity will be given to every person from five years to ninety, at the New Evanston theatre, when "Empty Hands" will be shown with ·aacr::=..:r E..-anetoa ~ldfiz Edinger & Sons Eatabliahed IN7 EVANSTON WILMETIE Noyu aad Colfa:a 1301 Lake AYeaae £yanaton 5035 Wilmette 841-MZ WINNETKA 7ZZ Elm Street Winnetka M3 How·AnaRD ADElPHI Continuous Every Day-2 :16 to 1 1:115 Ma tlneea Saturdays, Sundaye, Holldaya NEWELL & RETCH IN N. W . ..L" Statioa at Howanl Sunday, Monday, Tu~>sday Sept. 21, 22, 23 7074 Nortll Clark St. Sunday, Sept. 21 PATSY RUTH MILLER BE'ITY COMPSON "The Wise Virgin" Monday, Tuesday Sept. 22, 23 "The Female" BEN TURPIN "ROMEO AND JULIET" Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat. Sept. 24, 25, 26, 27 ERNEST TORRENCE ANNA C. NILSSON "The Side Show of Life" \Ve(lnesday, Thursday , s "WINE OF YOUTH" Chicago Theatre "Mary the Third" was a splendid . Here it is in picture form. It ts out right welt, shows the 1870 e and the one in 1897. Then unges into the modern story and a deal of theorizing and morafto the detriment of the entire covers life in grandmas day and in mothers day and points out the fundamentals today are little bram previous generations n though differently expressed. In modern episode they show a modflapper doing many of the things are supposed to do much to the 1smay of a business like father and a patient mother. 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