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January 30, 1926 WINNETKA TALK 37 "THE PIPER" PROMISES UNIQUE ENTERTAINMENT Production Now in Rehearsal by Community Players Tells Beautiful Story By OBSERVER In "The Piper" one finds a play so good as to have been translated into French, German and Swedish. It is a prize play, first performed at Strat- ford-on-Avon, in 1910, and in later years in New York at the New Theater, with Edith Wynne Mathison in the title role. And now, after it has attained fame, the Community players of Win- netka will produce it at the Jane Kup- penheimer Memorial hall at Skokie school, February 12 and 13. The rehearsals are creating the greatest enthusiasm among the players, all considering the play the most beautiful piece they have yet attempt- ed. They are enthusiastic, too, over the costumes which are being made by a large group of women under the di- rection of Mrs. Roger K. Ballard--not Mr. Ballard, despite the announcement last week due to a slip of pen or type. Children Have Part Still another cause for enthusiasm is the smooth working-out of the co- operation of school children and adults, by which arrangement, work, fun, ex- pense and honors are shared with the Skokie school on a 50-50 basis. Thanks to Mrs. Ballard's committee, their stage properties will be increased by fifty fine medieval costumes. These, by the way, represent a considerable ex- penditure for fabrics, more than would be justified did not the Communty Players believe that their work is ap- preciated by the community they aim to serve, and that they must, in turn, constantly enrich the quality of their offerings. This charming play is founded on the tradition used by Browning in "The Piped Piper of Hamelin." You re- member, of course, the appearance of the fantastically dressed Piper in rat- infested Hamelin, the bargain for so many guiders to destroy the rodents, the repudiation of the debt by the 2011 HI WINTER WARMTH O-OPERATE with the fur- nace by supplying yourself with the natural heat of a healthy diet. Winnetka Sanitary Dairy Co.'s Milk and Dairy Products sustain because they abound in vitamines. PHONE 137 | WINNE TKA FE SANITARY DA DAIRY CO. 2 revenge in the And one may scll read upon a certain stone in the village how "in the year 1284, on the day of John and Paul, which was the 26th day of June, by a Piper ar- rayed in many colors 130 children were burgomaster, and his abduction of all the children. led astray, born within Hamelin and lost near the shrine of the Koppel- berg." With this record and Brown- playwright has inter- woven many other matters of history and tradition. There were, for instance, in those days Strolling Players, who carried from town to town much in- formation, as well as entertainment. ing's poem, the For each town was a little world of itself. But the Church {frowned on these wanderers, tramps, outcasts-- "masterless dogs" some called them; "without honor, without rights," says the law of that period. '"As citizens of nowhere, they had no legal protection at any time." Tells Age-Old Tale It is easy to see how, by making the Piper out of a band of strolling play- ers, the plot enlarged and "motivated." The "Strollers" erected a rude ark in the village street, with Hell-mouth, a common stage property of the time, nearby. = While the Piper piped and Michael, the sword swallower, per- formed his magic act, a scarlet monte- bank with a pitchfork pushed lost souls into, the jaws of hell. All was the boldest farce of which the bargain struck with the burgomaster for the extermination of the rats and the pip- ing them out of the houses into the river was but one act. The play opens with the refusal to pay the sum stipulated, frankly on the ground that the Piper being without honor and without rights cannot col- lect the debt. Well, there is no haste about avenging himself. There is time taken to win the children. The animals that thrust their waggish heads out of the windows of the ark are amusing, especially when they remove their heads. And the Piper--again and again he responds to the pleading "Oh, Pipe for me!" "Oh, play and make us dance!" "We're mice, mice, mice!" they cry at last, but he bides 'his time, till the grownups have gone to church. There is time, too, for the birth of cre he sur at tyy the love story. children, yunished, But it is the Hamelin, the Next week's how the burgomaster Love of a Child not the "Peter Pan," ation of a unique character. children, eating out the which would in ne the children, too. the shrine of the Lonely ifies all lonely men, "despised and steal the greed time rejected," ness. But he: himself lacks love, till it comes to him in the caress of a little child. TALK What becomes of the and how a mother's love re- stores the children is all delightfully enacted. happy develop- ment of plot that makes this a great play. . .It is, as in the Not because the Piper had been cheated did but because of heart of con- Worshiper Man, he the homeless, whose champion he is in the lists against not only greed, but pride and uncharitable- will give the cast. Christian Science 'Lesson- Sermon Will Be "Love" The lesson sermon at First Church of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday morn- ning, January 31, will be "Love." Services are held in the Masonic temple at 708 Elm street, at 11 o'clock, and the testimonial meeting is held on Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. Sunday school convenes at o'clock. The Christian Science reading room at 526 Linden street, is open daily from 12 until 6:30 P. M. 9:35 Mrs. William Sherman Hay of 645 Sheridan road, with others, assisted Mrs. Albert F. Madlener at her tea for Mrs. Albert F. Madlener, Jr., Tues- day at her home in Chicago. Mrs. Madlener, Mrs. Madlener, Jr., and the latter's mother, Mrs. Frank O. Lowden, received. 576% Lincoln Avenue Winnetka, Illinois MISS HERBST eels DNR Now is the time to start thinking about new decorations for the spring. I will be glad to assist you in your plans, from a smart little lamp shade to furnishing your entire home. BEAUTY IS PRICELESS No one can look at a beautiful face and fail to register appre- ciation. Beauty is the priceless possession of women. It is her duty to preserve it and guard it as she would a pearl of great price. To do this make it a point to visit our beauty parlors reg- ularly for facial, scalp and hair treatments. Our operators are experts. Phone: Winnetka 800 ALICE BEAUTY SHOP ALICE FJELLMAN, Prop. Permanent Marcel Oil Wave Expert Shingling - Marcelling Manicuring-0il Shampoo - Facial Children's Hair Bobbing 522 Linden St. Winnetka, IIL. di Telephone Winnetka 1811 DO YOUR SHOPPING AT THE Winnetka Fruit House SPECIALS FOR SATURDAY Best White Potatoes, pk. 85¢ Jersey Sweet Potatoes, 368 ar trams 35¢ Fancy dry Onions, 4 lbs. 25¢ Yellow Turnips, Ib........ 5c Beets and Carrots, bunch 10¢ Spinach, peck Florida Grapefruit 3 for 25¢, 2 for 25¢ and 15¢ Open 7 A. M. to 10 P. M. 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