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WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1924 HERE AND THERE ON STAGE AND SCREE. Reviews of the Week By Thespian STAGE "ABIE'S IRISH ROSE" Studebaker Theatre Anne Nichol"s comedy drama con- tinues to bloom at the Studebaker. It displays the troubles. all of a humor- ous trend, that follow the secret mar- riage of Abhrahan ; Murphy. After the ceremony Abie tries to make his father believe that his wife is Jewish and he succeeds temporarily. Rosemary's father, find- ing his son-in-law a descendant of King Solomon, blows up with the righteous wrath of a loyal member of the Order of Hibernians. Both syc- cumb when they find themselves grand- fathers. Underlying the comedy is a plea for religious tolerance. The plot is but a thread, obviously measured, cut and fitted for laughs. Mannerisms, costumes and actions are frequently exaggerated with. but one auection in mind. "Wil they produce laughs"? The answer is that they do. The cast is not brilliant but with one exception is adequate for the material involved. The best of the comedy falls to Toe Greenwald, who, as Solomon Levy, d'sowns. but finally forgives his son. The peacemakers are the rabbi and the priest played by Tom Bur- rough and Bertram Marburgh respec- tively. eve oo qt - After a series of announcements and withdrawal of annonncements, T,ector Bryant has apparently finally decided that "Patches" will succeed Mr. Whitn. side at the Playhouse tomorrow night. * kk x % kx Miss Anglin will change her bill at the Blackstone Theatre on next Tuesday night instead of Mon- day as originally planned. Her new offering will be "The Great Lady Ded- lock" a romantic play by Paul Kester and founded on Dickens "Bleak House." * * * * * % % wp, Lullaby" here recently at the Illinois with Miss Reed is said to have been unsuccess. ful elsewhere and has been discon- tinued as far as this country is con- cerned. -- SCREEN "PIED PIPER MALONE" Paramount Picture McVickers Theatre Written by Booth Tarkington espe- cially for screen purposes, the plot ap- pears slow in develonine, thins out in many spots and displays a number of unreal and improbable situations. But--it is a welcome relief from the jazzy society things which have re- cently been flung in our eyes. It car- ries with it the small town atmos- phere, real people and little children. Above all, it gives Thomas Meighan and George Fawcett another gnod chance to display their many fine talents. The story, such as it is, concerns a misunderstood sailor. standing un for his intoxicated captain and bring- ing down on his own head the wrath of the small town people who are led to believe that he is something of a "scofflaw" himself. The picture de- rives its title from the fact that a host of kiddies love Tom Malone in spite of the distrust of their elders and follow him much as in the "Pied Piper" story. Even to the last the children remain his faithful followers trooping down to the wharf to wave im a farewell as he leaves for an- other cruise. } The picture should be popular and it is recommended as suitable for any member of the family. You will like Thomas Meighan in this role of a mis- understood hero. He is a fine actor and his smile and general attractive- ness will appeal to his host of ad- mirers. But with almost as much pleasure will you watch George Fawcett as the old captain. He is fine. "PAINTED PEOPLE" Associated National Chicago Theatre Mary Alden, Mary Carr, Anna Q. Nilsson, Bull Montana and Colleen Moore all appear in this picture and ROOFING over the Old Shingles ESTIMATES FREE NORIH SHOR ROOF CRAFTERS "N Incorporated 804 342 Davis St. Park Ave. Evanston Glencoe Phone 7026 Phone 166 yet when you have seen it you will come away thinkhing only of the ir- repressable Colleen and forget all about the others. The story is all about ambition and has a title slightly obscure. I suspect it was chosen for advertising purposes. Colleen Moore and Ben Lyon have great aspirations as the daughter and son respectively of two neighboring working families Eventually she becomes a great ac- tress and he a well known writer. Then they discover that they were nade for each other and not for the 'dols they had set up as their goal. Colleen Moore is different and to ny way of thinking much better than n "Flaming Youth." . She portrays a 'cugh and tumble eirl, impulsive but warm hearted. She plays baseball with the boys, carries washing for her mother, is 'genuinely natural and lov- able. Mary Alden plays hre mother and Mary Carr the mother of the hero. Bull Montana is the ring leader of the glass blowers and Charles Mur- ray as Colleen's father displays a few good comedy moments. 4 While the story involved is not par- ticularly new or of any great impor- tance, the picture, as a whole, is enter- taining and full of action. It is worth 1 visit on Colleen's account. "LADIES TO BOARD" Fox Production Monroe Theatre When you have a star like Tom Mix on the pay roll you have to find something for him to do and so they wrote this story combining some west- ern stuff with a dose of Vermont comedy and then called it a day. To open up, Tom is in his usual western costume and riding his "won- der" horse. He saves a woman's life 2nd she wills him an Old Ladies Home "n Vermont provided he will run it. And so he and his pal put on some trick clothes and set out to see what can be done. There is a little comedy, a touch of pathos and a falling in love with a young lady. Here and there is a stretching to be funny and mixed with it a few things that approach burlesque so that it is hard to take the entir~ picture with any degree of seriousness. The cas . outside of Mix, is not par- ticularly impressive except for some rather zttractive work on the part of Gertrudz Olmstead, who was heralded in local circles as a beauty some few year ago. Personally I think Tom Mix would do just as well and per- haps better if he stayed out west where he won his spurs. Noah's Boy, Shem, Was The Edison of His Time Probably the most primitive form of artificial light is the wax taper. In Tur- key the guild of candlemakers venerate Shem, the son of Noah, as their patron saint. It was he, according to legendary history, who invented this early form of light--the wax taper. When the Ark was already afloat, so the story goes, a swarm of bees settled upon the roof. Shem, seeing this, re- moved them carefully to a corner of the Ark, where they hived and multiplied. When the Ark rested on Mount Ararat, Shem took some of the bees-wax, melted it in an earthen pot, and in it dipped strips of wool. These, when cool, he rolled in his hands thus making the first candle. Until 1908, the Sultan of Turkey would permit no other artificial light than wax tapers to be burned, except in his own palace where he had electric lights. But after the Revolution, the light of the modern world was permitted to enter Turkey and electricity was of the first to frighten their "dark days" and nights. r Neighboring Theaters NEW EVANSTON. Harold Lloyd's "Why Worry™ is re- ceiving enthusistic response from New Evanston patrons this week. One of the outstanding features of the comedy is the first appearance in motion pictures of the giant Aassen who towers somc 8 feet 8, and, by reason of his "longti- tude," provides some grotesque situations that are hilariously funny. The secon and final episode of the tour around th world of the "Speejacks" is also show- ing this week. Gloria Swanson's latest success, "The Humming Bird," recently reviewed on this page, comes to the New Evanston on Monday, March 3, for a full week's stay. Miss Swanson adopts a new role in this picture that should prove most interesting to the fans who patronize the New Evanston. HOWARD "Her Temporary Husband," starring Owen Moore, Sydney Chaplin and Sylvia Breamer, will be shown at the Howard Friday and Saturday. of this week. It endeavors to answer such questions as, "How long should a husband last? "Should Marriage last longer than love?" Ben Turpin provides the comedy with his latest, "The Pitfalls of a Grea: City." Anna Q. Nilsson will be the star on Sunday's program with her latest pro- duction, "Half a Dollar Bill." "The Meanest Man in the World," with Bert Lytell in the leading role will be the feature attraction at the Howard on Monday and Tuesday, March 3 and "Lionel Barrymore will be seen at the Howard on Wednesday and Thursday of next week in his most recent screen success, "Unseeing Eyes." ; Early attractions for the Howard in- clude "Why Worry," "The Eternal City," "Shadows of the East," "The Wanters" and "George Washington, Jr." ADELPHI "The Shepherd King," the story of David, will be seen at the Adelphi this F.iday and Saturday. On Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, Adelphi patrons will view Gloria Swan- son's latest picture, 'The Humming Bird," a story of underworld life in Paris. . 3 . 'The booking for Wednesday and Thursday of next week is Anna Q. Nils- son in "Half a Dollar Bill." "Tiger Rose," Lenore Ulrich's fa- mous stage and screen success will be seen at the Adelphi next week-end. "West of the Water Tower" and Con- stance Talmadge's "Dangerous Maid" are other early bookings for this theater. N. U. Dean of Women Is Returning from Europe Dean Mary Ross Potter, who has been abroad most of last year, is to sail for the United States, April 9, is the word she sends to a friend on the Evanston campus of Northwestern university. : Dean Potter spent the winter in vari- ous parts of Italy, much of the time in Florence, and recently left for a few weeks in the French Riviera. She ex- pected to be in Paris for a while the latter part of February and the first part of March and go to England some- what later. 4 Before sailing for home Miss Potter has planned to visit an English family at their home in Brighton. While ab- sent in Kurope Miss Potter's duties as dean of women have been successfully dispatched by Mrs. Winifred G. Richard- son. HowARD N. W. "L" Station at Howard Friday and Saturday "HER TEMPORARY HUSBAND" Also BEN TURPIN "THE PITFALLS OF A GREAT CITY" Sunda "HALF A DOLLAR BILL" WITH ANNA Q. NILSSON Monday and Tuesday BERT LYTELL "MEANEST MAN IN THE WORLD" Wednesday and Thursday LIONEL BARRYMORE "UNSEEING EYES" NEWELL & RETCHIN Pick of the Pictures I ADELPH 7074 North Clark St. Friday and Saturday "SHEPHERD KING" Sun., Mon., and Tues. "THE HUMMING BIRD" with GLORIA SWANSON Wednesday and Thursday "HALF A DOLLAR BILL" The North Shore's Most Representative Theatres possible manner at popular prices, and Income Tax Facts Official dnformation, Bureau of { "uno. Internal Revenue ih For the purpose of the income tax law a person's marital status is deter- minded as of the last day of his or her taxable year, December 31, if the re- turn is made on the calendar year basis, as most are. If on that day he was single, he must file a return if his net income for 1923 was $1,000 or more, or if his gross income was $5,000 or more. "He is entitled to a personal ex- emption of only $1,600. If he was mar- ried, although the ceremony 'was per- formed on December 31, he is granted the exemption dllowed a married person for the full year, $2,500, if his net in- ceme and his wife's combined was. $5,000 or less, and $2,000 if the combined net 'ncome exceeded $5,000. If the combined net income of husband and wife for the year 1923 equaled or exceeded $2,000 or the gross income equaled or exceeded $5,000, a return must be filed. A widow or widower whose spouse died before the end of the year is class- ed as a single person. Divorcees and classed as single persons. San Catlo. Grand Opera Is Coming to Chicago Sighing, like Alexander the Great, for new worlds to conquer, Fortune Gallo the well-known New York impresario, has decided to bring his widely known San' Carlo Grand Opera company to Chicago, and between March 31 and | April 6, it will give nine performances at the Auditorium. Fortune Gallo, it is explained, does not '"tfemnt to compete with the Metropoli- tan in New York or the Chicago Civic Opera on its own ground. His aim is to present grand opera in the worthiest he has succeeded in doing this for many years all over the United States, in Canada and parts of South America. He has, in fact, popularized grand opera by bringing it within the means of the masses. tle presents works from the standard repertory with artists of high standing. 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