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52 WILMETTE LIFE D ecem ber 18, 1925 wife, Virgin ia F itzh ug and Me lvin .Wamboldt as the poet's cynical, b lase, a1'd rat h er in consistent grandc h ildren, and ]. Williams Macy as A. L. Royce, his daughter's suitor, were convinc1ngSubscriber to the North Shore Thea- 1_,. and well played. tre Guild and interested friends. who were the guests of ~~ r. and ~r rs. RobCENTER AWARDS CUP ert Stoddard of \Vilmette Saturdav The sih·er cup to he awarded to the en."ning, December 12. at the speci~l sc hoot in \\'ilmette or Kenilworth performance oi "The Truth About which has the larg-est per capita sal<' Blayds" giYcn hy the Guild as the gift of Christn)as seals this season is given of the host and hostess at the Bvron hy the Gro:-;:-;e Point Health Center . . tolp school. listened to a f111ishcd ·pro- It had beell preYiously stated that the duction by a ca:;t of truly talented award was made by the Chic;wo Tuher· amateur actors. rttlosi:-; Institute. The three act play hy A. A. Milne, and considered hy many. the playwrights best work. has been gin·n for the eighth time by the ::-\orth Shore Theatre Guild. At the time of its premier on th(' North Shore. it was duly lauded. and Saturday's prod11rt was splendidly put on. ('<tch rharacter well por trayed. Briefly, the story concerns itself with a small Fnglish family oi the noted poet, O liver Blayds, an aged man. approach ing the end of life's ro~d, a man (supposed ly) of genius sti ll. whose aims and desires ha \·e swayed and dom inated t h e lives of his entire fami lv. Perc\· Ec k ha r t in t he ro le of O li\·er, -disp l aye~l fi n e acti n g in h is rep r esentation of t h e t re mulous ol d man, men t a ll y a lert, w it h hu m o r st ill keen. a n d probab ly a litt le bor e d wi t h a ll of the tribute payed h im hy some me m b~rs of his fa mil y, ca rr ying on h is b lu ff unti l . n e arl y th e e nd . h u t fina ll y yie !ding to t o h is con sc ie n ce and t h e ron fessor th a t h is fa m e h as been ac h ieYed throu g ht hi s bet r ayal of a friend. H is da u ghter. Isabe l lllayds, who has g ive n up h er own happiness to be t h e h e lp and insoiration of one whom s h e c'on s iders a great ge n ius. was p lay(' d by E r ma Blai n e McKendry, a wistful , g r acio u s, an d charm in g Isobel, embit t e r ed for a time w it h t h e rea li zat ion · of her sacrifice. and then yielding to the yo u th wit h in her. ~frs. ~'fcKendn· is an actor of abi litv. Sa m ue l S. Oti~, as the son-in-law, ;.~. li t! le pon.lpous, .self seekin . !.!, and ~h- 1 :-.cq u tOus, hved h1s part. 1[ r:-.. La1r<l Be ll as :Marian Blayds Conwa~·. his I Theatre Guild Gives Fine Performance of Truth About Blayds VOTE To · PAVE ALLEY The Vi llage hoard of loca l improvements at a public hearing held last Tuesday at the Village hall, adopted a resol~ttion providing for the paving of the alley beh\·een ·M ain street and Park aYenue, extending from \\.ilnll'tte avenue. to Lake a\"enue. Auto Repairing . Guaranteed Work Reasonable R ates Ross Skelton 4 I o Prai rie Ave. -~ W ilm ette 3555 I ROUGI-IT I RON ART SI-IOPPJ;: MANUFACTURERS ~ Ghe 1j I I NOVELTIES . ETC. 4248N. KEDZIE AVE. PI-ION£ IR..VING 9':105 C~ICAGO ARTISTIC 1-I.t.\NDWR._OUGHT LAMPS. n-~~~ FU R..N IT U ~E Now! The Gift of Sight G r a n d moth e r. gra nd fa t her, 11ot he-r. father and the children ,,·ho need gla . scs will indeed knO\\' a "'~fern· Christmas" if San t a (') au s h r i ;, g s t h em s u c h a ~· ift. You can get NEW LAID QUALITY EGGS at all seasons and at moderate price THE SHELLS OF DR.O.H.BERSCH Optometrist Wilmette For :\JtltOintment Phon e Wll. 2766 lf> 1·rars nf sucNssful 1rartirr 1177 Wilmette Avenue Now Open Evenings! For the further conventence of Holiday shoppers this store will rematn open evenings until 9. o· clock ~ beginning Monday. D ecember 14th, and continuing to Christmas. today ~ Shell Sealed Eggs Are sealed air-tite by an invisible coating soon after taken from the nest. Odors and bacteria are sealed out ; the goodness and nutrition sealed in. Try them ASK YO U R GROCE R FOR EGGS PACKED IN T HIS C ARTON "Give Something Electrical" PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS 1141 Central Avenue, Wilmette Wilmette 2899 )no. S. Reesman, District Manager H. C. CHRISTIANS & CO. ' 116-122 W. Illinois Street CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Main Office Dear. 2110 JOHNSON CREEK, WISCONSIN