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| | { ! | | WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1923 19 HERE and THERE on Stage and Screen By Thespian This column reviews professional or amateur productions and discusses screen and stage. News items are welcomed. Amateur Alexander Dean, the new director of the North Shore Theatre Guild, was responsible for an interesting article in last week's issue on the Lit- tle Theatre movement. But he didn't answer the question that someone hurled at me recently as to "where all of the amateur players come from." It's an interesting question, especially when one considers the many fine performances that some of our ama- teurs have given. A survey of a few in a recent cast might shed some light on the sub- ject. The "leading lady," a well known society matron, had eight or nine years of experience. Another female role was undertaken by one who had spent four years in college dramatics and, although the mother of several children, still found time to attend a dramatic school. One of the "male leads" came from a family of actors, some of whom are now on the stage. He has been doing amateur work many years. Another man in the cast had been working in amateur pro- ductions since 1900. He has appeared in over seventy amateur plays. These people are typical of many who live in our north shore suburbs and, while amateurs, as Websters de- fines the word, it ts not difficult to figure out why some of their work so closely resemble professional efforts. Screen "The Marriage Maker" was the new Paramount release used as the feature picture last week by Mec- Vickers Theatre. Robert lee wrote the scenario and William DeMille di- rected it. The plot centers around a robust, masculine faun (whatever that is) who cavorts hither and yon about a magnificent estate and assists two perfectly nice girls to marry the men they ought to marry . It is loose and limpy; the height of nothing to rave about. Charles DeRoche, dressed in a bear skin, acts the faun and does the best he can: Jack Holt looks out of place as an English lord. Agnes Ayres makes a pretty picture in one of the leading roles. The scenery is not bad but as a motion picture--QO well, what's the use? What pictures are worth seeing? The recent crop has some good, some bad and some indifferent. My score card may not be in accord with yours but it looks something like this: Covered "Wagon..........!. Excellent SC CATamMOHCE i aie as Excellent Merry go Round .......... Very Good Monmna Vanna uv poo T a Good LL Re EE DR SE Good ZoZ0 i ait ts ev den le i Good SIRE Tae a A col Re Fair TRE CReRE i. ren corse svn s Fair The Marriage Maker .......... Poor Girl Who Came Back' .......... Poor Rupert of Hentzau ....... Indifferent The directors of Scaramouche, now being shown at Woods Theatre, hunt- ed a long time before being able to find genuine old time fircarms of the French Revolution p2riod. They were finally located through one J. H. All- ard, who was given a small part in the picture and took charge of his | precious property at the end of each day's work. Consequently the flint locks, swords etc. in Sacramouche, are the genuine article. Stage When Mr. Garrity, the well known manager of the Garrick Theatre ad- mits that "The Gingham Girl," now playing there, is a good production, he is one hundred per cent correct. It is an unusual show. There are many people who are ter- ribly bored by the average musical comedy. Sometimes I think it is be- cause a well advertised star is sur- rounded by a host of mediocre help- ers who try hard but don't get very far. But the "Gingham Girl" is dif- ferent in so many ways. There is quite a perceptible plot, never lost from sight at any time. The songs are refreshing and the dancing unusu- al. Joe Laurie, Jr. is very droll and Midgie Miller dances and acts just like her name sounds. The "Gingham Girl" is clean and clever and should be here for a long time. I recommend it for serious consideration on your theater-going program. ELECTRIC USERS INCREASE Judging from the increase in electric light and power customers for the first six months of 1923 it is estimated that by the first of next year there will be 1,550,000 added to the present army of 12206,590. Of this increase it is estimated that 1,000,000 will be residential customers. Bill the Barber IF YOU DO HOUSE- WORK FOR TEN DOLLARS A WEEK THATS DOMESTIC SERVICE, IF YOU DO IT FOR NOTHING THAT'S MATRIMONY. RAZOR BLADES Sharpened Mail us your old dull safety razor bludes. We will sharpen them like new and mail back to you. Double edge blades. ..35¢c dozen Single edge blades ...25¢ dozen Satisfaction guaranteed -- 24 hour service. (Give us a trial. 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The committee of women in charge of the sale includes Mrs. Ayres Boal, Mrs. Hathaway Watson, Mrs. J. R. Montgom- ery, Mrs, Heyliger A. de Windt, Mrs. Frederick H. Scott and Mrs. Charles T. Mordock. GROVER CLEVELAND SAID "While the people should support che government, the government should not support the people." Little Garden Club Has Meeting at Peard Home The Little Garden club held its Octo- hr meeting th.s week at the home of Mrs. A. W. Peard, 110. Third street, Wilmette. At this meeting several new members were welcomed, showing a most gratifying growth in membership ior a club wh ch has so recently passed its first birthday. The program of the afternoon was given by the members themselves, and censisted of detailed reports of garden work of the summer, and individual solutions of various garden problems. 6-40 Roadster 1029 Davis Street Evanston, Illinois Phone 8798 the interest and the service of the motor car dealer who sells that car to you. 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