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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 15 Apr 1927, p. 52

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52 WI LME TT E' LIFE VILLAGE THEATER April 15, 1927 Arizona and Mexico, and herein li e:.; nne of its unu-;ual phases. For, whik it deals with Mexico and bandits, thi:-; will be one motion picture in which , the abused Mexican will not appear a~ the villain. In fact it is the Mexican · ·l10 15 · · CX!)loited a~ the hero Jllayin(Y " , r. · up his f.riendshtp for the man acros~ the border who is wilting to give him a square deal. 1t will he pn·scnted on l S t trdav F ·1 nc ay anc "a 1 - · - - - -- AT THE EVANSTON THEATRES "The Cheerful Fraud" Reginald Denny is playing tn tlle " Ch eer f u l F raut1 at t le 1 age ~nday and Tuesday. It's .a comedy wtth ] · d ancI ac t 1011 · laugh s · and Pen t )· o f spee · then mo~e laug!1s and-\Y~I~, Dent~~: !he ~tor~. runs JUSt about as folio~~. fhe chcertul f.raud (Denm·) return-. to find his home town all ,~·ct and tttn hrellas as scarce as hen's teeth on a giraffe. One of the cutest little girb imaginable, the kind ~·o tt read about. is standing in the rain g et ting all wet. too. He fnlto\\'S her home-meets himself there and gets mixed up with the family "je\\'els" and a lurid blonde ·'gold digger" who passe s herseli :ts his wife. There's a hectic flight in a runa \Yay automobile and-bctt<:r sec it. "Her Father Said No" "lltr iather said ~ll." hut instc:td of making a· tragedy oi it, the heautiful young girl turned it into a comedy and eventually eYerything ended happily for her. This story, from the pen of H. C. \Vitwer, is offered by F. B. 0. as one of the Gold Bond Specials, and will he shown on \V ednesday ancl Thursday. Thl' paternal objections arl· ha:-;o:d solely on the fact that the young man \\'ho receives the "No" is a prize fighter and father has a ve.ry decided aversion to that profession. \Vhen t.he boy, all for the sake of ILwe, change:.; his livelihood, father still can't think of him in any other light, and it :s up to the enamoured youth to convinet· him of his worth. 'l'hl· gtrl and hoy are played hy ~.fary Brian and Danny O'Shea. "Somewhere in Sonora," the new Fi.rst National picture produced by C h a r I e s R. Rogers starring Ken ·M avnard. is an adaptation of the tH.w.el bY \Vill Levington Comfort, origin all)· known as "S o m e w h e r e I South in Sonora." It is a story of .. I · V'll M . VARSITY· "Pride of the North Shore" - NOW PLAYING. Delightful Farce Come·d y FRIDAY 8 SATURDAY LOUISE DRESSER and All Star Cast in "White FLANNELS" ) ··Florence Vidor HAFRAIDTO LOVE" Clive Brook. Jocelyn Lee and Norman Trevor MINTURN PLAYERS "The Home Townera "The Home Tn\\'ncrs," that engag ing farce comedy hy George 1f. Cohan which opens next Monday night at the 1\ cw Eva ns·ton theater is a s ton of vrhat happened when a chap ram~· all the \ray frnm ~ott.th Bend to Xt'\\ York trent on making trouhle. Tho:.;e \\'ho ha \'l' seen the pi<.:cl· ;til agree that he made plenty of trouble. but in doing so he affords an evening of laughter such as has not echoed in the at c r s i 11 111 a 11 , . a d a\'. A t Ias t h c becomes converted to tl~c fact that hi, old pal is not the victim of scheming parents who are trying to kcch hin1 of his fortune. using their h(·autiful daughter as bait, and the play end" with an hilarious flourish. That Cohan's products for the thea ter arc among the hest and cleanest is well known to theatergoers. Like wise that "The Home 'fowners" :.,. typical Cohan is shown in the manner it has he en received wherev~r shown. l STAGE SPECIAL TIES - STARTING SUNDAYA thousand thrills and throbs. Paris gone mad. A New Story of College Life and Sports. Renee Adoree EXTRA FEATURE HTHE Conrad Nagel COLLEGIANS" "Flashing Oars" MONDAY, APRIL 18 Lon Chaney 44 "HEAVEN ON·EARTH" - STAGE PROGRAMCALM ~ GALE REVUE "A Rhinestone Rtvue" GEORGE LOVETT in "Concentration" THE NORSHORE "Heaven on Earth" ReiH'l' Adoree is \\'Caring long hair for the first time in many motion pic ture moons in Phil Hosen's production of ··Heaven on Earth," the ~[etro Gold"·yn-M ayer picture which conH :to the r\orshorc . theater un Sunday. and picture fans arc due fo r a sur prise when the\· sec her. · Conrad Kagel appears opposite ~f i:-" Adoree, and Gwt.·n Lee. Pat Hartigan. Marcie Manon and Jnlia Swayne Gor don complete the cast. The story wa~ adapted to the scrct.'n by ~~arion Or1 ;, ancl Harry .Gates. . . TELL IT TO THE MARINES" COMING Harry Langdon HLONG PANTS" grown-ups too. LOTS OF FUN EVERY THURSDAY ~'DISCOVERY NIGHT" Amateurt wishing to enter this contest and compete for CASH PRIZES communicate Theatre. with Mgr. Varsity A GEORGIAN DINETTE 1············-------------i I I : Village Theatre : : WILMJJTTB, ILL. : I I I I I I I NEWEYANSTON NOW PLAYING I I I MINTURN PLAYERS in Harold Bell Wright's I .r. Your Home Theater B. Koppel, Managlnr Dlreetor Phone Wilmette 14ft Evenings 7:10; Mat. 1'aes., l:iu Saturday Mats., t and 4 )fon. an·l Tues., April 18·1fl TWO DAYS ONLY Reginald Denny 111 "SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS" STARTING MONDAY. APRIL z8 4 Where Good Taste Is Combined With the Utmost in Comfort you select a GEORGIAN apartment, to choose from a delightful variety your own co_Jor schemes and furnishings so .that your apartment wall be an expression of your individuality. You are cordi;tlly invited to inspect THE GEORGIA!'\ suites. Only through inspection will you realize their unusual .b~auty and spaciousness. ~~THE CHEERFUL FRAUD" It is your privilege when .\ lsu Ullllt· Hoult·y In "l"lnllur Bt-wurc·" :! Ut·t·l 1-:tlut·utlunnl ('umt'cly nnd Pntbt· N.-ws W···l. auttl Thurs., A}lrll 211-:!l TWO U.\l' S ONI.Y 11. (', Wltwtr'"' ~~HER 'THE HOME TOWNERS" Society Drama Our Travel Bureau under the direction of Byrnes' Travel Service. Live at 1 FATHER SAm NO'" ~r u.ry WIth Brian Read Our Program How to Win $1 oo.oo Phone University 8soo 'll'bt ~rorAitft u Also "Chl<·kt·n Jo'eatht-n" 2 Reel Chrl!\th· {'omt>lly uncl Pnthe Rt>vlew Fri. anti Sat., AJirll 22·2!l 'l'WO DAYS ONLY Ken )laynard In An Addrtaa of Di1tinction" ~~soMEWHERE Da vi~ at Hinman-Evanston · Phone GreenJeaf 4100 . IN SONORA" ······-·········-·-······ Also "Suookunts Phtymatt>" :! Ut>t.-1 Snookums ('omt'dy uncl Pathe News

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