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LEGION SHOW NEWS A Broadway Musical Comedy With a Kick May 9th and 10th, 1924 SUPPLEMENT OF WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK Opening Chorus 8:15 P. M. Sharp "GAY ADVENTURESS" COMES TO TOWN LEGION POSTS DO REAL WORK Winnetka Post an Excellent Example of What is being Accomplished AID FOR DISABLED MEN Americanization Work also Big Feature By THOMAS J. LYNCH (Commander, Winnetka Post) Winnetka Post No. 10, of the Amer- ican Legion, is a live, active organiza- tion which embraces in its membership men of every station in life--from the man who digs the ditch to lay the sew- er to your new home to the greatest lawyer, doctor, or baron of industry. Membership in the Legion is a unique privilege, reserved to those who can show the greatest certificate of merit in the world--an Honorable Discharge from the Military or Naval Service of the United States. It was formed to preserve the friend- ships which grew out of the late war, and its main purpose is to assist those comrades who are still fighting the war in the various Hospitals throughout the country. A great majority of the peo- ple of the country ask us "Why should not the Government care for its wound- ed?" We can only answer that the Government does care for the wounded to a great extent but it is up to the Legion to continue its work until every one of our "buddies" receives all that a grateful Government owes him. Still Fighting In our Village of Winnetka there are two ex-service men who are still fight- ing the war, one in the fresh-air hospi- tal at Milwaukee and the other going blind day by day, as a result of the ser- vice he rendered to the Government in '17 and '18. The claims of these men must be presented to the Government and fought through by some one before they can be given compensation. The Win- netka Post is at present handling these claims and will see them through. Last year the Post subscribed to the Illinois Department Service Office of the Legion the sum of $500 to be used to fight claims of men from all over the State. The Post also gave over $500 to the American Legion Rehabilitation Service for the states of Illinois, Michi- gan and Wisconsin. Additional donations by individual members brought the total up to about $1,500. The members of the Post make trips to Great Lakes Hospital from time to time, to visit the boys there--bringing them entertainment and a few luxuries of life. They visit other hospitals, as well, including those State asylums con- taining most of the thousand mentally afflicted soldiers of Illinois. It would seem their Government had forgotten them. _ The Legion never forgets! On one trip the writer was surprised to find three of his old "buddies" whom he had not seen since the day in the Argonne (Continued on next page.) "Sally Singer" Mrs. McClain Reinhart THESE LEADERS GIVE SHOW THEIR BACKING We are very fortunate in having won- derful backing for our activities. Our chairman of this committee, Mr. Mar- cus D. Richards, has secured a very rep- reseatative list of patrons -and patron- esses which includes many along the North Shore who are very much in ac- cord with our cause. The list includes : Dr. and Mrs. Frank Blatchford Mr. and Mrs. Ayres Boal Mr. and Mrs. William C. Boyden Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Dickinson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. S. Edwin Earle Dr. and Mrs. J. O. Ely Mr. and Mrs. Clifford W. Ewart Judge and Mrs. Stephen A. Foster Rev. and Mrs. E. Ashley Gerhard Mr. and Mrs. William Sherman Hay Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Hamill Mrs. William Hibbard Mrs. Howard H. Hoyt, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Karl B. Korrady Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Lynch Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Mac eish Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. McCordic Mr. and Mrs. William B. McIlvaine Mr. and Mrs. John S. Miller, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James C. Murray Mr. and Mrs. Irving Odell Mr. and Mrs. William A. Otis Mr. and Mrs. John Nash Ott Mr. and Mrs. George J. Pope Mr. and Mrs. James H. Prentiss Rev. and Mrs. James Austin Richards Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Scott Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Starr Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. Snell Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Stout Judge and Mrs. George M. Thomson Mr. and Mrs. William W. Wheelock Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Young The Gay Adventuress Come Take Me in Your Arms Dance Specialty SONG HITS OF THE SHOW RUSE Frances LaBoy and Race Track Johnnies The Vows We Makes. ivi oils io alirh si se Frank Watson You Made Me What I Am Today ..Sally, Ralph, and Jack and Chorus Ragoedy Ann .....o..hoss Sally Watson and Ralph Dudley and Chorus Let's Make A Wish On Stars........ Mrs. Edward W. Ellis and Mr. Henry Lane ....Levy, Moritz, Corinne and Nora For Pminlove 0.x... ......0... PERI Sally Watson WA Jack Taylor and Lilian .. Lilian and Jack Taylor and Chorus ..Sally Watson and Ralph Dudley Mr. and Mrs. Barton Walker re CR I a Frances LaBoy JUST A GLIMPSE INTO THE PLOT Racetrack and Coney Island Scenes "The Gay Adventuress" takes us to two lively places in two acts. In the first act, we will be in front of the Cafe at the Chevy Chase Racetrack: in the second, on Coney Island. Now, you can imagine that horseracing plays an im- portant part, and you will 'be thrilled at the race pictured in words in the mid- dle of the first act. The pursuit of a contract which will make or break one 'family or will turn the tide of love and marriage for the daughter, and the com- plications in the pursuit as made by Mor- itz and Levy thread a most interesting story together. It's a discerning person who can see through to the end before the final chorus. We must not tell you too much about the plot, but we want you to come so we will tell you enough that you will come to learn the rest. Contrary to the usual run of things, the Gay Adventuress, Frances LaBoy by name, is not the sweet favorite heroine in the show. She and Frank Watson want the written confes- sion of a Jimmy O'Brien, who has poisoned the race horse "Wild Fire." Sally, Frank Watson's daughter, is in love with Ralph Dudley, a jockey; Frank is not a "has-been" because he seeks the hand of Lilian, the daughter of Col. Allison. Jack Taylor is his rival. Ralph has the confession; Frank's dis- approval of Ralph changes when he learns about this. Plinkus and Plunkus gum up the works with their misunder- standings; dirty work follows No, we must stop right here. can see there is a plot. And the music runs right along with it. We know you will be humming or whistling "You'll Suit Me Then," and "Come Take Me In Your Arms" when you leave the per- formance. The eighteen piece orchestra from Chicago theatres will help you out. You will enjoy every minute of the show ! Now, read the article "Legion Posts do real Work" and get the "hot" dope of our Post from its Commander. Production Staff Has Some Fine Talent Too Behind this production is quite a staff of workers, some on the business side while the rest take care of the show itself. We're going over big or know the reason why. Samuel S. Otis is the general chair- man, appointed by the Legion. He has had so much experience with. the North Shore Theatre Guild that he knew where to pick the people to help him. The program committee is headed by Ralph K. Rockwood and assisted by Samuel C. Smart and Harold Snell. The patrons and pa- tronesses were selected by a commit- tee, of which Marcus D. Richards is chairman. The publicity is being handled by S. Edwin Earle and J. Endicott Bradstreet. As you know, the director of the show is Howard H. Hoyt. The tech- nical work is under the direction of Gregory Foley, who has as electric- ians, Harold J. Bohnen and William J. Wlssman, The talent was secured by a committee including Mrs. Edward W. Ellis, Mrs. John K. Coolidge, Mrs. Stanley Parker, Jesse Cain, and Sher- man Orwig. The costumes are under the direction of Mrs. Delbert Poff, as- sisted by Mrs. James N. Rawleigh. The properties are being secured by a committee of which Mrs. Ayers Boal is chairman. So you see there are many others doing their bit for the Legion cause than appear in the cast and choruses. You will find the show one of the best you ever saw, a real honest-to- goodness Broadway Musical Comedy with a kick! If You're Not There on Time You'll Miss a Lot Everything is fixed for the arrvial of the "Gay Adventuress." All that remains is for you to get your tickets early and find you're place in the auditorium be- fore the "orchestry" strikes up the live- ly overture. a Whatever happens, don't be opening chorus, 8:15 o'clock. You late-- ' "Corinne Kelly' Mrs. Wm. C. Boyden, Jr. WE'VE TOLD YOU ALL: BUY SEATS EARLY! We want you to buy tickets for our show--we want you to awfly bad! We know you will get your money's worth if you come either night, May 9th and 10th--and perhaps you will want to come both nights, -- so much the better! We hope you are with us 100% to help the wonder- ful cause which our Post is trying to forward. Our publicity shows you our en- thusiasm. Blind posters have seldom been used in Winnetka, but the ex- periences of the last two weeks have been interesting. On April 8th we spread in Glencoe, Hubbard Woods, Winnetka, Indian Hill, Kenilworth, Wilmette and Evanston posters bear- ing "The Gay Adventuress Is Coming On May 9th and 10th." A week later, the posters changed to "The Gay Ad- venturess Is Coming On May 9th and 10th to Skokie School Memorial Hall." We had "stories" in the local news- papers about them. Then last Tues- day, the third poster told the whole story. This sheet, "Legion Show News" elaborates on the details. Now, to go over the top! We as- sume you were curious and desired to know the facts. Let that desire be- come a buyer of your tickets! Tickets can be secured at the fol- lowing places: Glencoe: Hillman's Pharmacy. Hubbard Woods: Hubbard Woods Pharmacy. Winnetka: Adams Pharmacy. Kenilworth: Kenilworth Pharmacy. Wilmette: Snider-Cazel Pharmacy. Evanston: Chandler's Bookstore. And, besides, a coupon is all ar- ranged on this sheet for your con- venience ! WHO'S WHO IN THE BIG SHOW Finest Stage and Musical Talent of North Shore to be Heard A HOYT PRODUCTION More than 50 People in All- Star Cast The American Legion cause brought a ready response from many men and women to help in making this show a big success. "The Gay Adventuress" is more elaborate, more spectacular, more of a real musical show than has ever before been attempted in Winnetka. The lines, songs, and plot take away the oft-time amateur faults in many home- made productions. For many years, Mr. Howard H. Hoyt, of Winnetka, has en- joyed an enviable reputation as a producer of musical comedies. His activities in this line have in- cluded the student dramatics at Northwestern and The University of Chicago. He has extended his efforts to the professional stage, where many of his playlets and sketches have been produced on the vaudeville stage. His services were secured for the American Legion, and he has untir- ingly worked for the past six weeks to make a show which will be be- yond your highest expectations. He wrote the words and music, and is in the cast of "The Gay Adventuress." The plot is well put together, and the twelve songs, besides the two opening choruses and two finales will keep you amused for an enjoyable evening. A Broadway musical comedy with a kick! Fifty in the Cast Over fifty men and women take part in the production. There are fifteen in the cast, twenty-four chorus girls, and twelve chorus men. Sev- eral are well-known artists on the stage, and the choruses have been drilled many, many times. You will see a stupendous array of costumes, color, and class. We are very fortunate in having Mr. Harold Rigler play one of the leading parts. He is recognized as one of the finest. tenors around Chicago, and with Mrs. Warner Robinson will sing one of the song hits of the show--"Let's Make A Wish On Stars." Mr. Rigler sings regularly at the Fourth Pres- byterian Church in Chicago, and Mrs. Robinson is prominently identified with the North Shore MacDowell Club. (Continued on next page.) TICKET MR. GEORGE McKINNEY, Chairman Ticket Committee, 605 Cherry St, WINNETKA, ILL. f May 9th' Legion show on 1 May 10th. Broadway Musical Comedy. Please send me ......... eos tickets, at $1.50 each, for the American T enclose $...%...... to pay for them. NOTE: These tickets will be mailed to you. Read Tom Lynch's article and you will cheerfully give for the cause only--aside from seeing a COUPON 5 b-- ua Cd