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Northrup, who, on that date, will move his office from 556 Center street, where he has been for the' past six years, to Room No. 4 in the Frank- lin building, at the southwest corner of Elm and Center streets. Leonard and Gleason, the builders, who have also maintained offices at 556 Center street, moved last week to their new Tower Court building, on Linden avenue and Tower road, in Hubbard Woods. Mme BABY WEEK May 2nd to Sth During Baby Week you'll want to get all the necessary items for baby--and this is the one place to get them. Only quality merchandise at exceedingly modern prices. LEONARD SHOPPE ' Exclusive Baby Shop 795 ELM STREET Robust Comedy by Old Irish Writer to Open Theatron By Paul McPharlin (Editor's Note: Mr. McPharlin, who will design and stage the productions to be presented by Theatron, beginning in November, at the Evanston Woman's club, has written a series of articles hav- ing to do with the quaint plays to be presented in this unique dramatic venture. In this initial article he discusses Farquhar's "The Recruiting Officer," the first play to be presented.) The advent of cup-and-saucer drama in the middle of the last century drove the robust old plays from the boards. "The Recruiting Officer," written by George Farquhar in 1706 and played that year at Drury Lane theater, Lon- don, with a distinguished cast includ- ing Wilks, Cibber, Keene, Nance Old- field and Mrs. Rogers, held the stage in England and America for over 150 vears. Indeed, one of New York's earliest theaters was in 1732 opened with a performance of "The Recruiting Officer," and as late as 1885 Augustin Daly's famous company, 'with John Drew, May Irwin and Ada Rehan, revived the piece. . Dialog Is Glib Farquhar, like two other witty Eng- lish dramatists, Oscar Wilde and Ber- nard Shaw, was born in Ireland. The glibness of his dialog betrays the fact. Although he manages his flow of words with the artistry of Wilde, he never quite approaches the volubility of Shaw. Unlike either, he attaches his epigrams and repartees so well to the dramatic situation that they do not seem to be mere ornament, but natural and necessary parts of the whole, Farquhar is not a serious dramatist; he had no message to impart and no problems to dissect. Both Shaw and Wilde, coming under the influence of Ibsen and his drama of ideas, grafted their wit to a strangely incongruous stock. Wilde's duchesses, while .spark- ling with small talk, suffer darkly as SOMETHING CAN DO-- SUCCEED opportunities. style and quality sense. that will do their part. 786, Elm Street - Winnetka Phone 307 re rr EVERY WOMAN TO HELP A MAN Women desire success for the men in their families--often- times more deeply than men do themselves. Here's one way to help get. it. 32 £4 Take an interest in his clothes--a good appearance makes . Most. men welcome help and know women have a "natural Suggest to him that dressing up is a compliment to you and a step ahead on the road to success. 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He took to writing plays for their support, for he had acted in Dublin, until, by accident, he almost killed a player with a real foil in a-duel scene. His pieces were well received, but in those days no. playwright made a fortune. The year before he wrote "The Recruiting Officer" he went on an expedition as a captain to enlist men from Shropshire in the army. This business was hard work, for the English were then belaboring their hereditary foes, the French, and Flan- ders, Portugal and Spain were "over the hills and far away." The men of Shropshire were not unlike our Yankees; they were cautious about going into anything, and even the prospect of slaughtering Frenchmen could not tempt them from their hearths. Farquhar livened the work for his companions, however, and almost made a lark of it. In the play he wrote about his experiences, and showed many a trick to impress timid six-foot- ers into the service. He also draws a picture of the kindly and tolerant Eng- lish squire of Queen Anne's day, of his self-reliant daughter, of his fashionable and snippy niece, and of the recruiting officers, dashing and hot-hearted, brag- ging and lax--in short, he gives a cross-section of the bustling life of the town of Shrewsbury when it is flut- tered by military men. After this play Farquhar lived to write only "The Beaux's Stratagem," which is considered his masterpiece, although it lacks some of the fresh- ness and verve of the piece that was so close to his experience. ed a a iain caactieafacaiditusadihatatuseti VV YY VV VY VV VV VV VV VV VV VY VY ve wy Attractive Window Boxes Window boxes filled with choice blooming flowers constitute a de- lightful contact between out and in doors. They are easily cared for and if you will commission us to arrange the plantings they will afford you something pleasant to contemplate and give the home an attractive appearance. 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