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WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1924 11 HERE AND THERE ON STA Reviews of the Week By Thespian VAUDEVILLE With the exception of Walter Weem's monologue, which was badly in need of fumigation, the bill at the Majestic theate cellent, sistance r last week was ex- Paul Kirkland, with the as- : of a young lady, made the audience gasp with some stunts on a ladder. George Brown and his part- ner presented their familiar walking contest and Guy Basil, one of the best of the time-honored xylophone players, was well received. The two acts which seemed to tickle the fancy of the audience to the great- est extent, however, were Harry Faber & Co., with a musical sketch and Monroe and Adams who did a blackface turn. SCREEN "BLUFF" A Paramount Picture McVickers Theater This is from the story by Rita Wei- man and Josephine Quirk. Direction by Sam Wood and scenario by Willis Goldbeck. It is a light and improb- able bit of work as far as the story 1s concerned, but serves well enough for entertainment and gives Miss Agnes Ayres an opportunity to do some work which is quite acceptable. According to the story, "Bluff" is a great thing and they show you how 1t works out for at least three people in three different walks of life. The young lady is a designer of gowns, but without reputation, so she starts the bluffing by assuming the name of a society leader who has (con- veniently) disappeared. Shop pro- prietors begin to flock to her, but com- plications set in so that the man who loves her does some masculine bluff- ing and puts things right. Incidently he calls the bluff of a politician who has caused much of the trouble. Assisting Miss Ayres is a very cap- able cast. Antonio Moreno is the young lover, Clarence Burton a good police officer and Jack Gardner the doctor friend. . Perhaps the best feature of the film is its direction which helped to make it considerable better than it might have been in less capable hands. -- "THE GOLDFISH" With Constance Talmadge Chicago Theater On the stage this was acceptably GE AND SCREEN something. The rest of the picture shows what happens to her when she leaves her husband and sets out to gain her ambition. There are some rather interesting scenes when she becomes the wife of a rich merchant and studies to ac- quire the mannerisms of a lady of society. In fact, it was in this par- ticular part of the film that Miss Tal- madge managed to do her best work and it was a pleasure to watch her. But having graduated from her study in etiquette and diction, she di- vorces her husband and engages her- self to a title, Whereupon the plot thickens and an acceptable ending takes place. It is easy to see, after viewing ef- forts like "The Goldfish," why Miss Constance Talmadge has such a host of admirers. But in addition, the work of such people as Jack Mulhall, Zazu Pitts and Jean Hersholt should not be overlooked. They certainly rendered fine support. In addition to the feature picture, the Chicago theater presented on their program a most inane comedy and a decidedly excellent musical number. The latter consisted of those well known saxaphone players. The Six Brown Brothers, assisted by some twenty others playing on similar in- struments. Perhaps you can't imagine good music from twenty-five saxa- phones but--well you should have heard them play. Neighboring Theaters | HOWARD Tom Mix will have the holiday as- signment at the Howard theater this week-end, appearing in his latest suc- cess, entitled, "The Trouble Shooter." A special de luxe matinee is promised for Memorial Day. "The Woman on the Jury," with Sylvia Breamer, Lew Cody, Bessie Love and Henry B. Walthall featured in an all-star cast, will be the Howard showing for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, June 1, 2 and 3. On Wednesday and Thursday of next week Howard patrons will view Thomas Meighan's most recent tri- umph, "The Confidence Man," which many critics regard as one of his fin- est portrayals. It depicts the incom- parable Thomas in the role of a crook, who, of course, turns out to be a very decent sort of a chap before the story ends. An Andy Gump comedy is booked for Wednesday and Thursday. ADELPHI The William Fox film version of Lincoln J. Carter's celebrated novel, "The Arizona Express" will provide the feature entertainment at the Adel- phi on Friday and Saturday of this week. Thomas Meighan, in "The Confi- dence Man," will be shown on Sun- day, Monday and Tuesday. "The Uninvited Guest," starring, Mary MacLaren and Maurice Flynn, has been secured for the Adelphi screen for Wednesday and Thursday, June 4 and 5. COMMUNITY HOUSE PICTURE Next month, June, promises to be the crowning triumph of a season of successful pictures at Community House by virtue of the unquestioned superiority of the productions to be shown. As a starter, Tom Mix will be fea- tured next Tuesday in "North of Hudson Bay." This film takes Tom into the vast, white wilderness of Canada where he "does his stuff" among the gold fields. In addition to this, the last half of "The Cruise of the Speejacks" will be shown which will complete the record of the famous 'round the world trip of a 98-foot yacht. On Friday, June 6, Zane Grey's pop- ular story "The Call of the Canyon" will be shown. Disgusted with the shallowness of gay society in New York City, Glenn Kilbourne, a world war veteran, goes to Arizona, to regain his shattered health. Arizona brings about many changes. Not only does Kilbourne re- cover from his ailment, but wins the love of a charming city girl in the bargain. But "there's more to the West than scenery," says a subtitle, so you'd better see the picture. Viec- tor Fleming directed. SENIORS SCORE IN 'BOOMERANG High School Play Proves Splendid Success A splendid piece of work from the first lifting of the curtain to its final lowering! Those who saw the "Boom- erang" when it was presented some years ago at Power's theater in Chi- cago say that it was better played at New Trier by the senior class on Saturday evening, May 24. In the first place the hall was filled with a happy, enthusiastic, ready-to- be-pleased audience. In the second place the High School orchestra and Mrs. Marian V. Cotton preluded and interluded delightful music. From the big bass viols on the extreme south to the seductive trombones on the ex- treme north the young musicians pro- duced sweet sounds with unity, fluency, and discrimination. Their hearers en- joyed most of all "Mighty lak a rose" and "March of the Boyards." But the audience, though truly creat- ive , and the orchestra, though sur- prisingly professional, melted into the background soon after the rising of the curtain. Dick Cody as the good- looking, resourceful, able, and at first patientless doctor was true to his role throughout the play. Ada Boulter was an attractive nurse and spoke her lines with convincing naturalness. Without discredit to the others it must be acknowledged that Edwin Felke's "Budd" was the hit of the eve- ning. Budd was a simple-natured love-sick young fellow and Felke's acting brought out those fundamental facts with great vividness. It would not be surprising if he were known hereafter by his classmates as "Budd." Virginia Bixby, who played opposite Felke, presented her part commend- ably. 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