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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 5 Mar 1926, p. 33

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~larch 5, 1926 WILM E TT E LI FE K. OF C. MEETING TUESDAY 33 · .. I of Old Broadway," her first starring vehicle for 1\1 et ro-Gold"·yn- ~f aycr, to he shown at the Kcw Evan:--ton Thcat re beginning nex't :Monday In th · role of a daughter of an Irish . . quattcr who was about to be evicted, ~I iss Davies handled clubs and hrick. with an accuracy that damaged Currier "GAY PAREE" and his henchtncn during the eviction Apollo Theatre The :Messrs. Shubert arc re . ponsil,le scenes and left the actress in full comior the presentation of "Gay Paree" mand long a iter the camera had faded and had the assistance of a score of out. writers and others in their efforts to HOYBURN THEATRE riv.al the eye and car entertainments Cirls, arc you "moderns" now, or f o . imilar purport. They have been :- till just "flappers." successful to a considerable extent and The "modern" \vas introduced rca · now on view at the Apollo the show cently by the Camp Fire girls as a is the equal of and superior to a num- :--uh~titute for the "flapper" term. her of· others which have preceded it. The Camp Fire organization select~d The action is continuous and fast, there Colleen 11oore, film star, to lead their is no plot to requi re thought or at- campaign, declaring that she is most tention and the comedy, though sophis- typical of the "modern." And Colleen, ticated, is abundant. One gathers jumping into the fray with "modernsomething of the extent of the show istic" methods, has just completed a through the bare statement that there filtn called "\Ve Moderns." It is an are 32 .: ccnc. which occupy a good adaptation of Israel Zangwell's novel, three hours. and she plays the role of a young soProminent in the various scenes arc riet,· "modern." Billy B. Van. \\'innie Lightner and The picture. produced by John 1fc. Chic Sale, the latter one of the real Cormick for First Kational, is coming character artists of ,·audcville for these !~, the Hoyburn. theatre next ·Monday, many years. Eddie Conrad, Jack Ha- _1 tt~· :--~~fY and \\ cdnc. day, ~farch 8, 9 ley ancl Lorraine \ \'eimar arc also cll1'~1' I. I r. " th \\T Cl much in evidence. The chorus work . >tf' 0 ' '· t lC ,mt?, . e . arne~ as1 1 1 . 11 1 · l "c <1 t 1e screen w 11c 1 ts openmg on h exce _ e.nt a.n< 111 numbers ~urp~sses 'l'lltlr-.daY. ha" for its theme the cxcittll·>~t ot th rl\·ak The ~cet~tc <:ffl'cts in~.!' ~tnr·,. of a Yicious, snarling dog arc..· n·r~· . !..!ood and .the :--tngmg about · made ln~· al and bra,·c through lo,·ing all that C<·uld he <k:--tred . 1 'raining.· T~in-Tin-Tin, "·ho will he re< )n tlw \\·h<·lt·. Cay Paret· i:-- a ~uc -1 "'· ·nlhen·d hy all rnthu-.,ia"h nf dog c~·-.-,iul ri,·al ()i the Pa . . :--ing Shows, picturr . , inr hi..; remarkahll' \\·ork in the variott-. "Scandals," and, from 1"\\.IH're the :\orth Begins." i . . the ;:;tar. wlt\'re I ~it. a nlttch hettc..·r entertainll ll' llt than the .. Follie-." rcrentlv on HOWARD THEATR E ,·ic \\. in the..· lllin,,j, T!tc..·-.ji~ttl. :\ faithful reproduction of the night 1 liit· oi Pari.;; i . . gin·n in "The Girl From VILLAGE TH E AT R E \funtmartre," ~,· hich i.;; coming to the \1 onday and Tuesday, ~[arch 8 and I r()\\·arcl theatre SundaY. ~[onda\· and (J. \\·ill l,c ktrgain day:- at the Yillage Ttte:-da,·. ~larch 7. R <ll;d 9. On \Yedtheatre, \\ hc1~ ,two featu~.~· yictu:.e ':'ill nesday - and Thursday the featu~~ athe :--h< 1 \\'IL 1 hey are I he hghtmg traction will he "Dance ~Iadnc . s and Edge," with l'enm·th 1farlan and I 011 Friday ancl SaturdaY Tom ·Moore J>;_thY Huth \J ilkr. and "C , mpromi~c." \\·ill he -.c..:cn in "The Song and Dance wtth Irene J{irh. "The Fighting Edge" \fan .·· Tnm ha:-; been doing hettrr i..., a thrillin!...!' melodrama which gi,·es \\ ork in en. ry picture recently and this J farlan a rhanrt· to put on·r a particu- one i" l1etter than c\·cr. :\ext Sundav. larly effect in· piece ui acting. The \fa rrh 14. Tohnn \. Hinc..; will be SCl~ll . ., tory concerns the smuggling of aliens in hi:-~ tH.· w~·s t Ia ttgh producer, '·Raininto the tTnited States, and gives the hm,· RileY." Th(J~e 'd10 like Johnny hero, a Spani:-,h-Irish young man, an Hine.; an~l what he stands for-hilar(Jpportunity to engage in :->ome excitint; ious comech·- will not want to mi s this t1~hts with the smugglers, and to con·- picture. nncc the pretty heroine that beneath hi-. indolent manner lurks the fighting ed~e that carries him ~ucccssfullv Kenilworth Garden Clubs through all diff-iculties. Invite to Joint Meeting "Compromise" is a ston· of married The Kenilworth Carden club and the life with an t111u ual ending. Irene l~ich KenihYorth llotll(~ and Carden club will i:, supported by a strong cast, includ- hold a joint meeting ·at the home of ing , uch stan a..; Clive Brook. Louise .\f rs. Edward Phelp. , 328 Leiccs ter Fazenda, Pauline Garon, \\.inter Hall road. at 4 o'clock, .\[onclay afternoon. and other-,. .1\ news weekly will \1 arch 8. ( .: ,)mplctc the bill. The vital question of getting rid of On \\'ednc:-~day and Thursday the the mosquito '"ill he the subject. 1fr. \\.ilmettc po:t of the American Leo·ion ~kinner. the expert from the Gorgas has taken OYer the theatre and t'>'"ill \1 <·morial Institute. will he there to show a pirturc called "Illinois in ·xplain his theories and answer quesFrance... There wi ll he a special :ions. The meeting "·ill he open and matinee at J :30 o'clock Thursda\· af- ., cordial im·itation is extended to a ll ;n·nestcd. The clubs a. k you to keep ternoon for the school children. · On Friday and Saturday, ~larch 12 t hr date in mind and come and bring and 13, there will he an a 11-comech· ,·uur iriends. hill. Thr feature attraction will GU£STS HERE "\Vha t Happened to Jones," \Yith ~f rs. A. R. Eddington. who has been Reginald Denny, said to be one of the fastest and funnic t farces of the sea- spending thr winter in Ft. Lauderdale, ~o'n, and a Charlie Chase come(h·, "Hi~ Fla., and hrr little daughter, Mary \\'ooden \ Veclding-." There will ;llso be Jane. arr the gut?sts of .\Irs. l\L \ Vila Pathc news reel. lar·,l. 90.::; Linden a ,·en ue. !\! rs. Eddington has hrcn called from the south hv the scriotl:-> illness of her father, THE NEW EVANSTON ~[arion D;l\·ie~ ma,· not know it but \\r. R. \\.illiam..;, \Yho is in St. Luke's that charming little ~·tar has Irish fore- hospital at Racine. \ Vis. hears on at lca-.,t one side of her fam~frs. PerC\· B. D. Teller of 1017 Ashih'. -"Nobody, who isn't of Tri~h ancestry, land avenue .!cit February 25, for Los cou ld wield a shilla lah like ~1 iss Da- Angeles. Cal.. whe1 c she will visit her Yics," says Frank Currier, "·ell-kno\\·n sister and Dr. Idler's mother. -ocharactrr ador. And Frank ought to M iss )Jettic Selhv. of Decatur. kno"·· He is the one "·ho "·as beaned more than once bY the fair ~farion coming Saturday for a brief visit during the taking o.f scenes of "Lights her brother's home. Stage and Screen News and Reviews High Wind Tears Off Xavier School Cornice Residents in the neighborhood of Xintlt :--treet and Linden avenue were frightened .early la~t ~1 on day morning when the cornice along the south wall of the St Franci~ Xavier school, 502 ;\inth :- trect, frll to the ground. The accidl'nt occurred about 5 o'clock in the morning, and no one was injured. The school was closed for the dav and the remainder of the cornice \\·as removed. The Rev. Bernard Brady, in charge of the ·chool, said that the high winds had probably caused the cornice tCI iall. Tt \\·ill he replaced in the ncar future. it "·as said. Persons who heard the HQisc of the fall thought that another tornado " ·as in progress. Guilmette council, Knights of Columbus will hold its regular meeting in Odd Fellow's hall, Wilmette, Tuesday evening, March 9. At the last meeting of the council John J. Moran gave the members an outline of the plans for the great Eucharistic Congtcss to be held at Mundelein, Ill., this summer. l\1rs. Oscar E. Chapman of 1222 Wilmette avenue is expecting her mother, and sister, ~Irs. John Dempster, and her daughter, to arrive from Foley, Ala., to be her guests for sever al weeks. ~Irs. Leland .Pierson were hostesses at a ~r rs. Harry Brown was hostess to the vanishing luncheon Tuesday, March 2, members of her bridge club Tues d ay at their home, 804 F o rest avenu e. of t h is w eek. -o-\V. E. Ingersoll, 518 Central avenue, will entertain the Reading circle Monday afternoon, M arch 8. 'M rs. E. L. Scheidenhelm and Mrs. -o-- ·!·· - - a _ _ _ a_a _ _ _ _ ·) Village Theatre I 1 I · .r. ' Newell & Retchin I n. l{oJtltt·l, Your Home Theatrf' 1\lanaglng Dlr~etor 7:30-U ; :\lat. TueM ·· - E , ·,·nhtJCN. 1 3 ::~n Ill. ~~coM;i;~ISE" l·' iJ:; htin~· und 'l ' ut·Nd:t y 'l ar . ... u nd H- 7:1 :J nntl D I·· u u uhlt· Ft· nrurt· na ~·s \lu n da ~· , I N. W . "L" Station at 1 - 1 I - foo nn .. -'lon .. ·· 'lar. I - L ewas · St one - B a rbara _1 I , I ; :: i I Cont,nuoua F.vf"ry Day- 2 :15 to 11 :15 Howard 7. S, 9 ' :: Tu ..-~ LaMarr in 1 '-'-The Girl &rODl 11 Montmartre" , - ~ I \ INo lit·nnt·th n ntl E tl~· ···· ancl Harlun P:ttht· -' t· w ~ in "'l ' h t· ~ ~ ~I ~ ' ~ I i _ 'I nr. 10 , 1 1 \\' t·d ., ' I ' h u r~ ·· . \ \ t' d . 1 ' hurs ·· I I I Wilmette American : I Legion No. 46 I I ··r··st'nts ; I I ""ILLINOIS ! I \l s o, ( 'umt·d y und J·ntht' ~p t· t·inl ":atint·t· 'l' lturNtln y, Fri. .:n ut·. 1 0 -11 Claire Windsor - Conrad Nagel f in I ""Dance Madness" 1 I JN FRANCE" I I I I I n..-,·1 . - w. , -. :l:ao. ; l·' rl ·· ' "'" llaor. 12, 1:1 I I I , - Tom Moore - Bessie Love in nud !'\ut.. Dt'un 'lnr. y t::-1 a · Ut·giuald ·~ - -.WHAT HAPPENED I TO JONES" I I \l s u , ··His \\' nnd..-n ' " Nidhag.. j i and Pathe News. ~ l ! 6,6, s 0 ft g ~ortla aft d Dance Man" ShortHo\VIU'd r\11 Tralaa Stop at I i .......~.._..,._.. , ~. , ~, ._.. .._c.._.~(· (·.,._...._....._..._- i -·~-n-a-a-4 NEW THE EVANSTON Starting Monday HOYBURN Mon., Tues., Wed. Ma·ion Davies in Colleen Moo·e "WE MODERNS' Latest Comedy he "LiRhts or Old Broadwa.,·· with Conrad Nagel also "SPOT LIGHTS" Hodge Podge Newa Thurs., Fri., Sat Rin·Tin·Tin Latest Comedy Fox Variety First Run "Below the Line·· ~nd Jimmy Adams News Weekly "FAIR BUT FOOLISH" Hodge Podge News

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