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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 13 Feb 1926, p. 14

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A DRE RAI 50 gh A ys i i | t WINNETKA TALK February 13, 1926 Rosenberg's DAVIS ST. AT THE "L" Wednesday, February 17 Supreme Values Throughout the Store Fine Rayon Step-ins 51 Regularly, $1.69, at 86 Women's Blouses $7] Worth to $4.95 at Children's Spring 51 Dresses, 7 to 14, Sanitary Aprons of § Regular $1.95 value, '1 284 Velvet, Felt and Silk Hats at, each, 1 1 Men's Shirts, Regu- larly $1.65, at Men's Athletic Union Suits, $2 value, at Nested Decorated Bowls, 5 to set, $1.25 51 value, "Champion" Step 51 Ladders, $1.75 value, New Envelope Hand 51 Bags, silk, leather, Stamped Aprons, 59c $1 value, 3 for In the Annual February Sales Lace Clocked Silk Hose $1.59 The latest thing from Paris-- luxurious lace clocked silk hose slightly imperfect--costly in appearance, low in price. Women's Shoes Fine footwear in the favored styles previously priced at $8.00 and $8.50, now. $5.45 First Floor "THIRD FLOOR BACK," NEXT NEW TRIER PLAY Dramatic Club to Stage "Pass- ing of Third Floor Back" at Auditorium February 20 By H. E. D. The players of the New Trier Dra- matic club will present, as their sec- ond venture of this school term, the | drama, "The Passing of the Third Floor | Back", by Jerome K. Jerome, Saturday February 20. On the title page of the manuscript of this drama, are printed these words: | "An Idle Fancy, In a Prologue, a Play, and an Epilogue". These whimsical words, by way of description, give on- ly a faint idea of the unique plot which threads its way through the drama. In the first place, the play has the tree divisions named above, --pro- logue, play, and epilogue, instead of just so many acts as is ordinarily the case. The second unusual feature is the manner of casting the roles for each scene. For the prologue, the char- acters are cast as "a satyr, a coward, a bully, a shrew," and so on. For the | the same, yet different in a way scarcely tangible. In this second scene, they become ordinary types, still pos- | sessing, albeit to a somewhat softer | the types for which they were cast [in the prologue. Then there follows the | epilogue in which the transformation which was developing in the second scene is completely accomplished. That is, the "satyr", of the prologue, becomes an "old bachelor" in the ep- ilogue ; the "coward" and the "hussy", _"two lovers"; the "bully" and the "shrew" are cast as "husband and wife". All through the entire drama, moves the "Third Floor Back", a stranger who yet seems familiar to each of the other characters in the play. From a "Passer-by" in the pro- logue, he becomes a "Friend", in the epilogue. Study of Sweet Character The plot concerns the advent of a new boarder in a London lodging house and the mysterious influence which his sweet and magnetic person- ality brings to bear on all the other lodgers. Somehow, because he seeks only the good and beautiful in the people he meets, their finest qualities triumph. Thus, in the first scene, the atmosphere is charged with petty cat- For Professional Men Doctors, lawyers--all profes- sional men, in fact--have need . for a particular type of car-- One that parks easily, handles without effort in traffic, serves with maximum dependability, and looks the property of the alert man of affairs. To fill these specifications Reo suggests the Series G Coupe, priced extremely low at $1495, -f. 0. b. Lansing. Reo EvanstonCo. 1101 Chicago Ave. Univ.6194 "Buy Where Service is Handy" | play proper, one finds these characters | | degree, the characteristics peculiar to | tishness, dishonesty, unkindness and all the other small meannesses of which nature is so apt to be guilty. Such is the state of affairs until the "stranger", or the "Third Floor Back" passes through their midst. is passing clears | and freshens the atmosphere remark- | ably, until, in the epilogue, the one quality which seems to reign in all their hearts and minds, is love for their neighbors that which envelopes all that is best and finest. Still, one is | puzzled; who is the stranger who has brought so much good to pass? What and wherefore is his mission? When the play ends, one feels a lump in one's throat--whether of sadness or happiness, it cannot be determined. However, one appreciates the play deeply, and feels that the "Third Floor | Back" has passed through one's own | life, also. | Play Is Different This play is different from anything yet given at New Trier. This season, the Dramatic club seems to be em- bracing a wide variety of plays. First, they gave "A Thousand Years Ago", a beautiful and gay fantasy. Then, the first appearance of the players was in the two one-act comedies: "The Trysting Place," and "Thursday Evening". Just last week, the un- dgrclassmen presented the fairy tale, "Snow White". Now, the players a- gain step forward, but with a very different type of play. It has mystery plus fine character roles: a novel plot and that indefinable something most nearly described as "appealing charm". All in all, the coming play is a drama worthy of an overflowing house. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Sommer of Provident avenue will spend this week- end at Delafield, Wis., where their son, Norman, is attending St. John's Mil- itary academy. 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