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Aoril 23. 1927 WINNETKA TALK 55 "The Home Towners" Hilarious Comedy; Minturns at Best "The Home Towners" Produced by the Minturn Players. Written by George Cohan. Presented at the New Evanston. Cast Vic Arnold ........Mr. Harry Minturn P. H. Bancroft ......Mr, Jack Marvin CaASeY ive. viun Mr. Eugene McGillan Wally Calhoun ....Mr. Earl Jamison Joe Roberts ........Mr. Ewing Cherry ....Miss June Kerwin Ir. William B. Swift .Miss Nora Cook Miss Nancy Harris Mort Calhoun . Ir. Edwin Burnham Nellie Calhoun ss Henrietta Tedro Sone ee Mr. Edwin Clark Lottie Bancroft Bell Boy . Mal@ ......... Beth Calhoun (By Critic) After the first two acts it was a scream in more than one sense. Vic Arnold, a New York millionaire, and then some, entertains at his handsome city home P. H. Bancroft, an old time school pal from Arnold's home town, South Bend, Ind. After dinner the two talk over old times, but soon take up the discussion of Arnold's approaching marriage to a girl of 21, he being past 40. Brancroft opposes the marriage, and from this point on the friends drift rapidly apart, until in the second act Bancroft becomes hysterical in his an- tagonism to the fiancee and her family. Finally, however, the Home Towner apoligizes for his stubborn hostility and becomes reconciled to his pal and the latter's future in-laws. Harry Minturn played the part of the good looking, urbane, and rather forceful Vic Arnold wonderfully well. His friend, Bancroft, from South Bend 1s strongly delineated by Jack Marvin, who, we fear, will have lost his voice after his violent use of it in the stormy second act, which you must see and hear to fully appreciate. We liked Eu- gene McMillan's showing of the role of Wally Calhoun, the breezy, perhaps, windy young Wall Street broker. : Of the ladies June Kerwin, imper- sonated Mrs. Bancroft, the other Home Towner, with her usual exuber- ant and somewhat salty faculty of re- tory. The maid, taken by Nora Cook, had little to do but did that little re- markably well. The leading feminine part, Beth Calhoun, played by Nancy Harris, was not a grateful part but was carried adequately. Next week's offering at the New Ev- anston will be "Lawful Larceny." THE NORSHORE The Demi-Bride The frequent appearance of Norma Shearer and Lew Cody in the same pictures is rapidly identifying them as a team of screen stars that is almost unbeatable for comedy. Last year this team gave to picture- goers "A Slave of Fashion," which proved one of the most popular box office successes of the season. Early this year they appeared together in "His Secretary," Lew as the first half and Norma as the last word of the title. The success of this comedy is his- tory. And now comes "The Demi- Bride," another Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer comedy, starring Miss Shearer with Cody. It is a French farce from the pens of F. Hugh Herbert, a distin- guished British writer, and Florence, Ryerson, the well known scenarist. In the latter picture, starting Mon- day at the Norshore theatre, Norma has the role of a saucy and mischiey- ous French school girl. Cody, of course, is the man, and Carmel Meyers the stepmother. Other members of the cast are Doro- thy Sebastian, Lionel Belmore, Tenen Holtz and Nora Cecil. The picture was directed by Robert Z. Leonard. Plays Minturn Lead Miss Ivy Mertons. the new leading lady with the Minturn Players, makes her first appearance in "Lawful Lar- ceny," opening at the New Evanston theater next Monday night. Miss Mertons has had quite a colorful ~areer. She was born in San Fran- ~isco and studied to be a nurse. Later inding that it was not to her liking she followed the advice of several iriends and took up professional thea trical work. After many trials and lisappointments she obtained a smal' vart with Frank Bacon of "Lightnin' fame and from then on advanced rapidly. After several seasons on the oast she returned to San Francisco 1s the leading lady in a production in the Casino theater. This was followed by stock engagements at Spokane, Ta coma and Los Angeles and a season n Honolulu. Shortly thereafter, she toured the Orient in "Peg o My Heart." Miss Merton is an actress of exceptional ability; is "plenty good looking," and will no doubt make many friends among North Shore and Evanston theater goers. *e ' Village Theatre WILMETTE, ILL. Your Home Theater J. B. Koppel, anaging Director Phone Wilmette 1441 Evenings 7:30; Mat, Tues. Saturday Mats, 2 and 4 Mon. and Tues., April 25-26 . TWO DAYS ONLY Gene Stratton Porter's "THE MAGIC GARDEN" ith Margaret Morris--Raymond Keane Iso "Cash and Carry" 2 Reel Christie Comedy and Pathe News. Wed. and Thurs., April 27-28 TWO DAYS ONLY "HELD BY THE LAW" with Walker and Marguerite De La Motte. Also "First Prize" Latest Educational Comedy and Pathe Review. Fri. and Sat., April 29-30 TWO DAYS ONLY Buster Keaton in "THE GENERAL" Also "Buster's Picnic" 2 Reel Buster and Tige Comedy ri Latest Pathe News, B30 Johnnie AT THE VARSITY Technicolor photography, long re- garded as sacred to the heavier drama, has been brought to screen comedy by Harry Langdon in his new laugh epic, "Long Pants," at the Varsity tomor- row and Saturday. An enormous set, one of the most elaborate ever built for comedy pur- poses, was erected for the technicolor sequence. It represented a medieval castle, complete with moat, courtyard and garden. Full-grown {fruit trees were erected in the garden, and by the magic of the movies' "back-stage" wizardry, were made to bloom al- though the date was mid-December. In this exotic setting, Langdon and Alma Bennett enacted a series of ro- mantic scenes which form ene of the deliciously appealing highlights of the picture, which Harry as an adolescent dreams. An entire grove of trees crossed the Atlantic to appear in "Flesh and the Devil," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's dra- matic European romance coming Mon- day to the Varsity theater. A grove of genuine German linden trees was imported and transplanted at the studios for the garden scenes in which John Gilbert, Greta Garbo and Lars Hanson take part, in the new produc- tion. It is a vivid drama of conti- nental Europe, adapted from Suder- mann's "The Undying Past,' and di- rected by Clarence Brown. Madge Bellamy in "The Telephone Girl" will be the attraction at the Var- sity next Wednesday and Thursday. Thusday will be "Big Discovery Night" with local talent appearing. A high old time is promised. GOLF CLUB DINNER DANCE The North Shore Golf club will hold its opening dinner dance Saturday eve- ning at the clubhouse. BALABAN KAT 7 ORFHOR HOWARD a\"4 TER CLARK --NOW PLAYING-- D. W. Griffith's "SORROWS OF SATAN" Adolphe Menjou Carol Dempster Ricardo Cortez --SUNDAY-- --One Day Only-- Shirley Mason Malcolm McGregor "THE WRECK" added attraction CHASE BOY SINGERS 50 talented boy singers --MON., TUES. and WED.-- NORMA SHEARER "THE DEMI- BRIDE" Lew Cody, Carmel Myers SMART STAGE SHOW | --sacurday Matinee Only-- BARREL OF FUN A treat for the Kiddies and grown-ups too. AT THE EVANSTON THEATRES VARSITY 'Pride of the North Shore" Now Playing HARRY LANGDON in His Latest Laugh Production! "LONG PANTS" BRING THE CHILDREN Monday, April 25 John Gilbert "Flesh and The Devil" Coming Madge Bellamy "The Telephone Girl" LOTS OF FUN EVERY THURSDAY "DISCOVERY NIGHT" Amateurs wishing to enter this contest and compete for CASH PRIZES communicate with Mgr. Theatre. Varsity NEWEVANSTON Now Playing MINTURN PLAYERS in Geo. M. Cohan's Laughing Success "THE HOME TOWNERS" Starting Mon., April 25 "LAWFUL LARCENY" New York's Great Success! Phone University 8500