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SEASON‘S LAST PLAY BY CIRCUIT THEATRE To close its ninth season, the Cirâ€" cuit Theatre association of the north shore, formerly the North Shore Theâ€" atre Guild, has chosen to produce a comedy written by Elmer Rice, author of the prize play "Street Scene," in collaboration with Dorothy Parker. "The Lady Next Door" is the name of the play, and under the title of "Close Harmony" it enjoyed several successful productions on the Amerâ€" ican professional stage. "The Lady Next Door" has been selected by the Circuit theatre playâ€"reading commitâ€" tee as a comedy of American life well above the average play of that charâ€" acter, and the producers recommend it to the Circuit theatre audiences as a play which will interest and amuse them, one which they will beâ€"glad to have seen and which is entirely worthâ€"while in every way. Life in Small Town "The Lady Next Door" deals with American life in a small town, of life not in the upper stratum, but of the sort that exists in all parts of the country and with which we are all familiar. Rather than deal with the shortâ€"comingsâ€" of the American (Continued on page 14) To Give "Lady Next Door" in Highland Park May 15; in Lake Forest May 23 ; Captain Cyrus H. Sinclair, well known in marine circles died Thursâ€" day in the Highland Park hospital. Since the dezth of his wife four years ago he has divided his time between his two sons, C. F. Sinclair of San Antonio, and Lewis ‘B. of Highland Park. He was born in Simeo, Canada, August 12, 1846. Captain Sinclair has had a very inâ€" teresting career beginning back in the days of the War of the Rebellion when he and Thomas A. Edison sold papers together on the trains between Port Huron and Detroit. His father and seven clder brothers were . ali captains on the Great Lakes and beâ€" fore he was 21 he had his captain‘s papers and was later spoken of as "the coolestâ€"headed captain on the Lakes." _ President Cleveland appointed Capâ€" tain Sinclair inspector of hulls at the Port of Chicago, and he later became general manager of the Great Lakes Towing Co. * Previous to his retirement ten years ago he represented the Lloyds of Engâ€" land and various other marine underâ€" writers in the very hazardous busiâ€" ness of wreckingâ€"master, salvaging great and valuable cargoes, and raisâ€" ing and saving ships which had been wrecked. Many times his life was endangered in the ice and storms of Lake Superior and he was shipâ€" wrecked himself on two occasions. The funeral services and interment were held in Port Huron on Sunday. Thursday, April 24, 1930 Surviving Capt. Sinclair are his two sons, two granddaughters, and a great grandson. eC . Sinclair‘s Father Passes Away Thursday Chairman C. H. Stratton of the county board of supervisors, who was elevated at a meeting held last week, today at a special meeting of the board announced the standing comâ€" mittees for the ensuing year. Deerâ€" field and West Deerfield supervisors are cn the following committees; each is chairman of the committee first mentioned following his name: Local Supervisors on Important Committees of the County Board Harbaughâ€"settlement with treasâ€" urer, County Farm, resolutions and settlement with probate clerk, public grounds audit. Bletschâ€"poor for balance of county (except Waukegan, Shields, and Deerâ€" field townships), Detention Home, edâ€" ucational. O‘Connorâ€"license and Farmers‘ inâ€" titute, road and ridge, judiciary. Obeeâ€"public buildings and grounds, resolutions and settlement with proâ€" bate clerk, road and bridge. Udell â€" Gounty Farm audit, print ing, purchasing. Vercoeâ€"finance, road and bridge audit, settlement with states attorney. Catholic Women Hold Spring Luncheon May 6 The North Shore Catholie Woman‘s league will have its annual Spring luncheon this year at the Town and Tennis club, Ridge and Thome aveâ€" nue, Chicago, Tuesday, May 6. The luncheon is to be at 12 o‘clock, folâ€" lowed by cards, bridge, 500 and bunco. On Tuesday, April 15 the last meetâ€" ing for the year of the League‘s Study class was held at the home of Mrs. Wm. Brown, 1173 Scott avenue. "The Woman of Andros" was the book discussed. Mrs. Sidney Beech of Glencoe, who has read for the Study class this past year, was preâ€" sented with a "bon voyage" gift by the members, as a token of their apâ€" preciation for her work. Mrs. Beech leaves this week for an extended Euâ€" ropean tour. Mass Meeting Friday Night at Deerfield A mass meeting will be held Friâ€" day evening of this week in the Maâ€" sonic temple at Deerfield to hear disâ€" cussion of the proposed county road bond issue, to be voted on Tuesday, April 29. County Highway Superâ€" intendent R. M. Lobdell is the speaker who is expected to explain the matâ€" ter at this meeting. Dance to the music of Henderson‘s orchestra, Saturday evening, April 26, at the Masonic hall. Good music and a jolly, good time. Everybody welcome. 8pd Dance April 26 T HE PRESS Margaret McCarthy Dies This Morning "Show of Shows" at Alcyon Next Monday ; Is Notable Feature An event of prime importance in the local entertainment world is the ecming of Warner Bros. talking, singing, dancing, natural color superâ€" revue, the "Show of Shows," which arrives at the Alcyon theater Monday next. Every form of the dance known, and many new creations by those wizards of the lightâ€"fantastic, Ceâ€" balios and Haskell, are included in the glittering and melodious numâ€" bers of the extravaganza. Every sort of theatrics has its especial "spot" during the panorama of tinseled glory, John Barrymore magnificently presents a scene from Shakespeare‘s "King Henry VI," Irene Bordoni sings her chic songs in her delightfully broken English; Winnie Lightner does her tomfoolery with the aid of gentle Bull Montana; Myrna Loy and Nick Lucas put on a Chinese Fantasy which has all the magic of the East; there are songs tuneful and hauntâ€" ing; Georges Carpentier and several hundred athletic maidens do calisâ€" thenics in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower; there are famous stage heavâ€" ies doing swashbuckling pirates with as famous ladies of stage and screen as their "damsels in distress" and so cn ad infinitum. i Funeral services will be held Satâ€" day morning at nine o‘clock at the Immaculate Conception church with interment in Calvary cemetery. She leaves to survive her, a father, Edmund J. McCarthy, and five brothâ€" ers, John J., Edmund J.‘Jr., William J., Francis J., and Robert Lee. Mrs.|! McCarthy died in 1913. f This spectacular production . inâ€" cludes scores upon scoresof stars of stage and screen and supporting peoâ€" ple numbering over half a thousand. The grand finale, for instance, inâ€" cludes ten specialty dancing teams, three hundred and fifty dancing girls and men, one hundred and fifty negro hoofers and hallelujah shouters and the rainbow throng is led by Alexâ€" ander Gray and the Queen of the Reâ€" velsâ€"Betty Compson. The screen has offered no producâ€" tion comparable with the "Show of Shows." At Alcyon theater Monday next. 1 Miss Margaret Veronica McCarthy, aged 25, daughter of Mr. E. J. Mcâ€" Carthyâ€"of 832 Sheridan road, passed away this morning at her home folâ€" lowing a nervous breakdown. She had been ill for the past three weeks. Previous to 1923 the family resided in Ravenswood. Annual Flower Sale at Woman‘s Club May 21 The Highland Park Woman‘s club community garden class will hold its annual flower sale at the Highland Park Weman‘s club Wednesday mornâ€" ing at 10 o‘clock, May 21. | They have been fortunate in obâ€" taining a choice variety of perennials, also annalsâ€"and hope members and friends will avail themselves of this opportunity to buy their plants at a low price. â€"$1195 505 Elm Place Prices {. 0. b. Auburn or Connersville, Indiana. Equipment other than standard extra. Straight EIGHT 100 Horsepower 125 Wheelbase Straight EIGHT 125 Horsepower }30” Wheelbase $1495 AUBURN CORD Sales and Service HIGHLAND PARK AUBURN CO. Phone 2830