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April 1, 1927 WILMETT,E LIFE 45 · I Stage .and Screen News and Reviews THE NORSHORE "Too Many Crooks" Laugh waves · mingled with cnm~ waves arc the ruling forces of "Too Ma.ny Crooks/' the Paramount picture wh1ch cotll" t tl ,, , ... s o 1e .,ors1 wre theatrr .'"iunday. Tl ~c, P1 wtop 1 ay which mark:- ~fildn: d Davis return to · the screen after an absence of almost four year;;, is a farce comedy of a wealthy debutante who believes she is capable of writing ~ good crook drama. To o1Jtain realt~m ks.l1 e im·ites four members o{ New "\ or sf 1 )est undckrworld :ocietv to her 1 lome or a wre · end pari\· that ~he may study them fir . t hanrl-which is wha. t starts thC' laughs, mixllJ)S and thnlls. ta_le of mo~ern New York City life, ···-~~-·--.._ With cye-fi.llmg glimpses of the Holly- ,' wood Mustc Box Revue, and other interesting hackgroimcls for a strong dramatic plot. ··: WILliETTE, ILL. "Hills of Kentucky" : In "Hills of Kentucky," the \\' arner 1 Bros. production starring Rin- Tin- Tin ; and directed by Howard Brctherton, Dorothy Dwan plays the part of a I pretty teacher with whom two halfbrothers, Ste\'C and Ben, arc in love. : 1 Your Home Theater tcv(', played hy Jason Robards, is ,., J B Koppel, .1\tanaglng lltreetor · · an easy-going fellow who, to aYoi<l I Phone Wllm.e tte 1Hl trouble, lets his bullying rclatiYe, por- 1= Evenings ?:UO; 1\lat. ·rues., u:su trayc<l by Tom Sant:;chi, rule the roo _t. : Saturday 1\lats., ! and t \Vhen the crucial moment comes Ben ~~ is prepared to tah· the girl dishonor)[on., 'l'ues., April .t-5 ahly. Steve's honest intentions find · TWO ))AYS ONL"\- 111 their reward after man'y thrilling a(lChas. ·Ray, Leatrice .Joy ventures in which Rin-Tin-Tin plays t.t.)fOBODY'S t1 H' star part. '·H-11 1 s of K - cntuc k v " wt'11 I ,. WIDOW" he shown on Frida\- and SaturdaY. : -~I Also , = "'fhe Fighting Spirit"! MINTURN PLAYERS 6th of the Collegian Series , vm ·age·-T-I h_e_a_tr_e-·~1· I I I I . i ! .- f 1· I i ! ,. - NOW PLAYING- Joafl Crawford Owen Moore in 1 I ,. I I I ~- - "THE TAXI DANCER" Drama of jazz~mad youth 1 I and Pathe News 1 Thr?ugh the l'ntirl' procluction. dc- 1 "Smilin' Through" :pttc tis farcical nature. there runs a 1 '·Smilin' Through," to be prest:ntcd f111c. thread of romance httween ~fiss by the Minturn Players at the New Dav1s and Lloyd Hug-lH's. who i-; co- Evanston next week, is one of the featured with her. most plays of the past few Frrd Newmeyer. the clirutor_ made years. It .is a fantastic cgn:cdy "A Sailor Made Man" "Dr. Jack ·· and contams all of the senttmcnt w1th' 1Grandma's ·Boy" and '"Safct _ \- ·Last> ont the. sentimentality 1of the s.creen t h t 1er members of the featur ed ca~;t pro<1uctton. F ·or sevcra se~sons I a'S 0 I a r~ ~corge Brancroft atHl El Brendel. I packcc~ theatres ?n hoth. s1cles ~f the \V !I ham ~~ ong, Beth- Francisco. Atlanttc and ~1as 111 that time, bUtl.t for Otto Mat1esen. John St. Pr 1h and Tom Janc Cowl. 1ts author, a . promtnen,! Ricketts head the supporting companY. place ~n the "hall of playwnght fame. - Its \\·tstful appeal and sincere charm arr certain to please. · VILLAGE T-HEATRE I I I _ winni~s- dr~ma i : ,c I ""AM APPAIR 01' I THE .,OLLJES', I II: Wecl., 'fhnrs., April 6·'i TWO ))AYS ONLY Lewis Stone, Billie Do·n and · Lloyll Hughes In . 1 · 8 1= _ I .--STARTING SUNDAYA smiling comedy drama of Long Island society · HTOOMANY CROOKS" with a star-studded cast y. I · i Also Lloyd Hamilton In "Peaceful Osr·r"-2 Ret'l Educotlonal Comedy arul Pathe Review I · -~ 1 i ! 1 ,. :.;,r~\1o :-i~~~"\-~ll~I~Lsl_9 I Rln·Tin-Tin In I tt"BILLS OP MILDRED DAVIS LLOYD HUGHES GEORGE BANCROFT EL BRENDEL - STAGE SHOWJACK KNELLAND and his Merrymakers LUSTER BROTHERS American Athletes _ "Nobody's Widow" Study Club Meets KEM'rUCKY" s.·.. ,.e ".rothrr (dum ph r.. ,. t "·,,rb ' With Winnetka Musicians Also Ra~! Th1:-; versatile actor, who first llohll~· V!'rnon In ,0 f tl l·,~mbining their meeting \Yith that "Ouck Out"-2 Reel l:du. ('onH'tiY \\" 11 ,,amc as ~c portra.yer of "hick I and Pathe UHicw · = h 1 1 oi the \Vinnetka music .club, members 1 s 1 role . . 1as, v 11s cxccptiona work in a ,..._. 1 ...1 ' \\r· t " · !· i the 1. [uo;; _ ic Stu<.lv clul) of Evanston · · _,o )Ou~- s If O\V, starnng Leatrice ····-·-~~-~-·-·-·--~~---··· _To~·. stilled thr criticism of those wh 1 , \\'Crc entertained 1Iondav in the home l1arl him tagged as a "nne -typt" plan·r ni ~trs. Gardner Read, 1300 DaYi. :\' the H on. John Clayton, an EIH~; - "treet. 1i;;h gentlrman. lw doe<> . ome of thl' :\ssisting hostesses \YCrc :Mrs. H. L. 1>e ... t \\'ork of ~is career in the rmrtnt Strect 1 June \Vilson Thrall and Mrs. production. He ha" ampk opp c ~r : uni- l ll. F. Harrington. The program: ti('~ ic1r poli1e romed\· :tnd gd ... it 0\-er !Iarp, Yiolin antl 'cello trio: in tlll' inimitable HaY :-tdc. To hr !~our·' ~" .... ---.-- .......... - ... Grieg · trl':'C'lltrd at the VilJan·c -r, . . fotlcl.-l\' c;rarul Pa~Knn <1Ps Feance~ .... Glazounov .-. :\Trs. 1 farold pp, 1\Trs. Yaler3. Brewer, 11 .\ 1 :t tl(! Tuc. da\'. · :\Tiss Miriam ~nyuer "Affairs of the Follies" Rn !-:P nc' CroyPz pas ............ ~erini Experirnce in two ,,-ars and life- ninl of thr \Vild ·rness .... _ .IIor..:rman . RyP n ncl Dye ....... _ ... _a rr. Burleigh lon~ milttary training has stamped its Joslnt < l ·nt thP battl~" . ___ .... arr. Brown impress upon Lewis Stone so that he ".\Trs. J()hn Hansel make<> tbc heau-i<le:d soldier of the Patronc·lle --............ Hnssl"'lman Prelude ...... _____ ... _... _ .... Pro1<3. fief o;;cn'en. ~fnrronr. thr dip;nifiecl and ).JrR. Knapp clean-rut nir it has giYen him is usc- Tn Cubn. .................. :. La. Forg-e ful in othrr roles. and is a <lelmite part On \\.ing-~ nftin~· ~ig-ht · · · · · · · · · · · ·-'Vatt ".\Tnnn ::\lark _ ............. ,VC'n.ver of the fanwu.;; picture personality. Hill~ .......... _. _. ___ ....... La Forg-~ He i.; {eaturrd with Dillie Dove and Xorm:l Hopkins nosworth LJo,_·d Hughes in "An :\ffair of the Sonnta. ".\frs. for Yiolin nnd Piano .... Franck ( 'IH' lTY, MrR. Burg-C'SS Follies" on \Ycclne sda\' and Thursclav. LorPif'i _ .... ,- __ .................. Liszt The picture. which wa s produced for Two Prelude's - ............... Scriabin(' Fir~t \"ational bY Al Rockett and eli- In :1. T:oat · · · · · · · · · · · · ·- · · · :. · · V<'chwer rected hy 1f illar·cl \Vehh. is a c-olorful Sonata ri~f~ ~~~~~~~~) n~~1j 1 ~~l~;Fayrlen I . Mu~ic Ii i I! ' ' I I 1 BARGAINS IN - SHRU.S DELIVERED PREE A. No. 1. 4~to~5 For You In the heart of Evans.ton . , . .. in an exceptionally exclusive and smart location . . . . 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