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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 22 Jan 1927, p. 43

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42 WINNETKA TALK January 22, 1927 B ALA & AN b K ATZ | his monacle, the tone of pyolce for = 3 ach line, has bee 3 lly studied. ) | Stage and Screen | [si "ie, ring, the grt. has B&B been given some real work to do : and acquits herself with considerable News and Reviews ease. Most of her dramatic moments ! are well played and the audience be | liked her from the start. Crane Wil- "THE WOMAN DISPUTED" : ar Here is a new war play, a melo- [bur is a welcome addition to the cast drama which begins before the war |and makes quite a hit as the clergy- and ends at or near the end of that | man. conflict. Despite several situations Norshore Theatre which have been borrowed for the- The veniently atrical effect it is quite a play and has VILLAGE THEATRE Is Con much in it of interest in the way of | «gu bwav Sadie" is a s riser in tho te . 3 a w Subway Sadie 1s a surprise in tig Loca ' thrills and entertainment. lov of Dictires. To. sonic fhe=title rt ot \ a a : way ol pictures. o some the title Atter wha e sto 1as to do with two g O matter hat "North The story has to do with two good N Evanston OF the s i | friends, one a German and the other v live in, there is in the Foreign Legion. Both love the HOWARD AVE . owean ARK ST. --Thespian. | presents an imaginary picture of the slums and its inhabitants--not so for in y reality it is, to put it very simply, the story of Subway Sadie, a snappy, good looking working girl, who gives up her life's ambition--a trip to Paris--to marry a poor subway guard. The plot is not especially new but in its pre- sentation it is decidedly original and well done. The work of Dorothy Mackaill, Jack Mulhali and Charles Murray, the first two the heroine and hero and the latter in the role of a taxi driver, is especially noteworthy. It will be shown at the Village Mon- | ¢ [same girl whom they have helped from conv eniel our very | difficulties resulting from the fact that that takes SR\U a careless voung man has committed door. p-- : suicide in her room. They part as the war starts only to meet later, with the girl as the central figure in a tense situation. Here she is called CA LLIA 4 upon to give herself to the German "A LITTLE JO : officer or witness the execution of : : several non-combatants who have violated a minor martial law. How she solves the problem and in- cidentally saves an army or two, has been carefully worked out and makes |day and Tuesday, January 25 and 26. 'nteresting theatrical fare. The mil- Coming as the second of two major itary atmosphere prevails, even to films to be shown during the week the point of having a machine: gun Dougl as Fairbank's "The Black Pirate" PAULINE 8 give a thrilling exhibition on stage, is by far the "bigger" of the two. Done f while the cathedral, in which it is|in color, it represents an innovation in " VIRGINIA LE located, is being bombed. films, and Mr. Fairbanks has certainly Lowell Sherman is the smooth and [produced a picture of exquisite delicacy S arrogant German officer and gives a |and beauty, a composition in subdued «The Perfect ap A gant German g | beauty, a composition in subdue, Shore You sportation nt trans you to ARTY ody! Perfect Come fect. Joy! typical Lowell Sherman performance. |sepias, pale greens and buffs. The pic- E SPECIAL-- I'he twist of his mustache, the fit of | ture itself is done in the usual Fair- = banks style "of which there is no STAG -. o J whicher." More than that need not be a i, i ; +! said. "The Black Pirate" will be { Other Sct Attractions 08/8 b Village Theatre shown for the remainder of the week, i Fil?" * v VEEL l& esdav Iz ary. ? ye { : : ' ps WILMETTE, ILL. starting Wednesday, January 26. Ow ing to the usual length of the program the first show will start promptly at 7:15 o'clock. THE NORSHORE i FREDERICK E. LEWIS 3en Lyon 1s said to have the most { unusual role of his screen career in ; Lon: ' Y Home Theater . . . m : Resident North Shore Funeral Director 4. B. Keppel, Managing Director his latest feature vehicle, "The Perfect { Phone Wilmette 1441 Sap," which comes to the Norshore | i Evenings 7:30; Mat. Tues. 3:30 theater Sunday. Ihe popular player ; wenty-two years of suc- saturday Mats, 2 and 4 is cast as a would-be detective in a : cessful professional service.® fast, farcical "mystery" story. Pers : Mon., Tues. Jan. 24-25 ; "Lyon has had some wonderful roles : : or uneny ZOE eo by --TWO DAYS ONLY-- in past pictures," says Director Roc- ' as. A. Stevens of Chicago Dorothy MacKaill, Jack Mulhall kett, "but never before has he had such opportunities to show his talent for real acting. It is one of the best roles in "SUBWAY that could possibly be created for this young actor." | youn SADIE" "The Perfect Sap" was filmed from and a host of others whom we have served on the north shore. | We personally attend all X ! ra Broad calls, rendering the most Also a1 gdapaiion 3 Tos i ay t careful, courteous and "Close Shave"--2 Reel Edu. Comedy stage success, "Not Herbert," by How- tenth y 1S an Son; and Latest Pathe News ard Irving Young. scientious service. rs. : . Wed., Thurs., Fri, Sat, | Lewis attends to all ladies' Jan. 26-37-28-29 THE NEW CAMPUS i and children's calls. --FOUR DAYS ONLY-- "Summer Bachelors, the screen ver- DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS sion of Warner Fabian's story; will be on the screen at the New Campus to- dav and tomorrow, featuring Madge "THE BLACK Bellamy. PIRATE" Saturday's change of bill will bring Peter B. Kyne's "Breed of thc Sea" with an all-star cast; and Bessie Love 1 "Going Crooked" will be on the sil- Private De Luxe Ambulance Service The growing demand for prompt and reasonable ambus Photography in Technicolor . . Also lance service has made it nec- Pathe News -- Comedy -- Review ver sheet Monday and Tuesday. Wed- . cessary for us to add to our A nesday will come Rod La Rocque in : = ** | "The Cruise of the Jasper B." Limousine Equipment, an In- valid Coach which is the last e THE VARSITY i word in Ambulance Service. Oud Oo That Mary Pickford in her inimitable i [Located in Wilmette. "Sparrows" is coming soon to the Var- Comer Grove Street # Sherman Avenue EVANSTON d Place to Ex 3.500 And PE Metty at Ei wl sity, is the best news handed out from that amusement center for some days. The picture will be shown the latter part of next week. Thomas Meighan in Our Display Rooms Are Complete Our Motto: "Golden Rule" "wr T'he Canadian" HE ------ SS SE oy - is now playing at the Varsity and MRS. F. E. LEWIS FREDERICK E. LEWIS there is an added comedy, "Heilo, La- Lady Attendant Fayette." Lester, Howson and Clark, Residence: Phone Parlor Phone "three boys and a piano," supply mer- i Wilmette 3552 Wilmette 3552 rymaking, and the great Geneva organ { and the orchestra are in good tune as usual.

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