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16 ay-- WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1923 i 'fosters the one-act play. LITTLE THEATRE NATIONAL NEED (Continued from Page 1) reached stardom as yet for it is only a matter of some five or six years since the Little Theatre to any amount or degree began to furnish actors. Not True Drama Many a community in this country de- pends solely for its dramatic fare upon the community theatre. If present con- ditions continue the same during the next fifteen years in the commercial theatre there will be five or six cities which will be the great theatrical centers of the country and the small towns and the majority of our public will have no drama at all unless the Little Theatre furnishes them with their dramatic fare. The theaters in New York have a transient trade. This audience demands a pro- duction which is not typically American. It is a holiday and a festival fare and not the embodiment of a true drama of the people. The drama which grows up as a result of these people cannot be dis- tinctly native or true to life. On the other hand the drama written by the people of this country which reflects life unadulterated is bound eventually to give the innate expression of Ameri- canism, Just as the European drama of today is being fed and is being represented by the plays from the by-paths and lanes and out-of-way places, from Czecho- Slovakia. Russia, Scandinavia, Hun- gary and Germany where the life is sim- ple and direct and true and imaginative rather than by the sophisticated and so- called cultured centers such a London and Paris; just so the drama of this country which is going to be distinctive and true and sincere and national will come from outlying districts where it is easier to obtain an unadulterated view of life. It is then in the Little Theatre in the hill town and of the prairie, which not only furnishes these people with the only theatrical expression an inhabitant of these towns may receive, where the drama written by these people may be produced. It is to these then that we may look for our drama of the future. ; Not Standardized Formula The Little Theatre movement is not a standardized formula. They are elas- 'tic and just as the needs of each com- munity vary so the needs of each com- 'munity may be satisfied. In the uni- 'versities we have something of an ex- perimental workshop, not only experi- mental for the playwright but for the producer and actor. They produce plays 'which are interesting to people who are specifically enwrapped in the problems 'of the playwright and the development of the undergraduate dramatist. Their following is not general but specific. In certain cities where the theatrical pro- ductions are profuse a small group of one-act play enthusiasts may congregate and of the thirty-seven Little Theatres within a 25 mile radius of New York the policy there is invariably one which In larger cen- ters such as Dallas, Texas, New Orleans, St. Louis, Kansas City, Cleveland, and Richmond, Virginia, which the commer- cial theatre has practically deserted, we find the Little Theatres have adopted dis- 'tinctly the policy of producing the long standard plays, those which have proven successful in the cities of the East but which have not gone on the road. We find these theatres existing in order, to satisfy the dramatic interests of the com- munity by furnishing theatrical perform- ances. In St. Louis also we have one of the few examples of an art theatre where the productions are put on with greater emphasis on the production than on the drama. A group of artists and architects are experimenting most interestingly with the art of the theatre. Tells North Shore Policy « It is in accordance with such a policy that the plays of the North Shore Theatre Guild are selected. Each year fewer and fewer plays are taken out of New York. It is from those which have | been successful but for some reason or other have never been taken out on the road that the directors are selecting their plays. This is so that the people who are constant visitors of the "Loop" may have a program with which they are un- familiar and so that these people that like to go to the Theatre of an evening around the corner may be pleased. The plays are to be of a tried and proven worth and enjoyment. The fact that the Theatre Guild is producing its plays "around the corner" makes it one of the distinctive and unique Little Theatre organizations of the country for there are not more than a half dozen of the Little Theatre organizations which go on tour and the North Shore boasts of one of these. Iowa, North Carolina, Montana, and New York state have uni- versities which regularly and systemati- cally tour the state. The North Shore Theatre Guild is the only Little Theatre not sponsored by a university which carries its drama to the members of sev- eral different communities. It is a part of such a movement, with such ideals, with such a unique position that the North Shore Theatre Guild be- gins its third season the last week - im this month, and it is with a determination, and courage, and ideals that the directors are bound more than ever to make the work of the! Guild not only of interest on the north | shore and in Chicago, but also in the | United States. CONCERT SEATS AT A PREMIUM Old Subscribers Must Hasten To Sign or Lose Out Just which 350 people in the four north shore villages will be the disappointed | ones who cannot attend the evening ser- ies of symphony concerts to be given dur- ing the next seven months at New Trier Hiigh school by the Little Symphony of Chicago under the auspices of the New Trier Township Orchestral association? The management of the association has made a careful survey of the auditorium and finds that additional seats cannot be installed for the concerts and kept with- in the fire ordinance, This means that if no old subscribers give up their res- ervations there will be no surplus to pass around as had been hoped. At this writing there is a large number of old subscribers who, notwithstanding two written notices from the executive committee of the association, have failed to pay for their tickets. Of course the association cannot let this situation con- tinue right up to the date of the first con- cert, which is only ten days off, October 15. Perhaps even by this time the com- mittee has begun to allot tickets to the waiting list. If you have not secured your coveted membership card, get in touch with Her- bert B. Mulford, 835 Elmwood avenue, Wilmette, before it is too late, is the ad- vice. WE DISCOVERED THAT GAS MAN HAS WORRIES According to John Carlson of the Pennsylvama Filling station in Wilmette, the greatest difficulty in the gasoline business is the time and work spent in an effort to get the gas hose into some of the gas tanks which are, on some cars, almost hidden from view. The fact is that there are only about two cars out ot every ten that have the gas tank in such a position that it can be easily reached. On some makes of autos the mouth of the tank is bent around in such a way that it takes nearly ten min- utes to put in five gallons of gasoline. In such cases the gas flies all over the rear end of the machine if the pumper put the gas into the car at anything more than a gallon every two or three minutes. At that rate, Mr. Carlson says, a gas station attendant will freeze this winter when the thermoneter drops below the zero point. On other cars, the tank is almost com- pletely covered by tire holders and other accessories which makes it necessary for for the gas man to compel the hose to do a "contortionist stunt" in order to fill up the car. Mr. Carlson says that every trade has a grievance and that is urety it in the gas business. ONE CAR TO EVERY 4 PEOPLE IN NEW TRIER According to the records in the offices of the four villages, Wilmette, Kenil- worth, Winnetka, and Glencoe, there have been over 200 automobile licenses issued since August. This number is practically 5% of all the cars owned by people in the four villages. The following statistics give an idea of the number of cars in each village up to the present time: Wilmette 2064: Ken- ilworth 348; Winnetka 1709; Glencoe 678. The number of licenses issued since August 1 in the various villages are: Wilmette 91; Kenilworth 20; Winnetka 74; and Glencoe 15, In the August is- sue of the automobile section, it was stated that there was, approximately, one car to every five persons. This figure has been comparatively reduced and, as nearly as can be estimated there is at present, one car to every four people. It might be of interest to note that, in proportion to population, there are cars in New Trier than in any section of the north shore. The new furnishings and delightful new environment of THE ORRINGTON bring keen enjoyment to those who engage quarters in this bet- ter place to live. more other Prominent North Shore Residents Move to Deerfield il Reprint from Daily News August 18th Highland Park. Deerfield was discovered a few years, ago by north snore golfers when the! Briergate Golf club was opened. The golfers and motorists along Waukegan road suddenly became conscious of the fact that in and around Deerfield were some of the finest patches of wooarand in this part of the country--woods that have remained intact since the days O residents of the North Shore, especially those of the younger set, who seek a Erect Homes on Beautifully Wooded Tracts of Generous Size when the Pottawattomies camped he- neath their limbs. An exodus from Wilmette, Glencoe and other. north shore villages to Deerfield had attained considerable magnitude before it was natural and social environment, comparable to their home vil- lages, but prefer property not observed. nien headed by Reed.Landis has of the Brigrgate club from ach ' Landis. who - will remodel house logated on his six acres. few months ago. A syndicate of half a dozen Wig ie Just purchased a forty acre sarm wortheast and isl. putting In roacways and improvements. member gels "between six and | seven acres for a homesite and "all ex: pect to build in the spring - except. Mr. ; the farny A similar project is under way just, west of the club where a' small-group of Wilmette men bought forty acres a clipping here produced. 'We Offer Just a Few 2 to 3 ACRE HOMESITES $1250 per acre and up in Northwoods, at Deerfield where values are rapidly increasing EERFIELD is situated 3 miles west trom Highland Park at the junction of the Waukegan Road and the new con- crete highway just completed westward from [t 1s adequately supplied with local shopping facilities, school and churches. It connects by bus line with the North Shore Electric and has a station on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.Paul Railroad. The St. Paul will inaugurate an improved suburban service when the new Union Sta- tion, now under construction, is completed. Northwoods consists of spacious, finely Representatives are on the property Saturda, afternoon and all day Sunday McGUIRE & ORR Established 1894 69 W. Washington St., Chicago timbered homesites to which a private wind- ing roadway gives access. [tis situated just north of Deerfield, where town taxes do not apply. Indeed, to residents of the North Shore the taxation on this property wil seem unbelievably low. Just g of these tracts remain tobe purchased in Northwoods, they will be sold not n- discriminately, but only upon application. | McGuire & Orr will consider and carefully pass upon each application received, ro the end that you may have certain assurance of the high character of your neighbors. so advanced in price, McGuire & Orr offer opportunity to follow the lead of their former neighbors whose good move is described in the rewspape.