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Wilmette Life

Location

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1924

Page

20

Meighan's The Confidence Man and varied vaudeville acts at Majestic

The Majestic showcased a mixed bill with Walter Weem's monologue mocked for fumigation and acts by Paul Kirkland George Brown and partner, Harry Faber & Co, and Monroe and Adams. Meighan's The Confidence Man headlines Adelphi for next week along with The Arizona Express at Adelphi Friday and Saturday. Memorial Day auto eliminations begin at 9 am with a 50 mile race at 3 pm. Sunday features six events including a ten mile Frontenacs duel and a Straw Hat Derby with light and heavy car races and a 15 mile final.

Walter Weem Majestic Theater Paul Kirkland George Brown Guy Basil Harry Faber & Co Monroe Adams William Fox Lincoln J. Carter Arizona Express Adelphi Thomas Meighan Mary MacLaren Maurice Flynn Curley Young Cliff Woodbury Fuzzy Davidson Frontenacs Ascot Los Angeles Davidson Ralph DePalma

Bluff at the Paramount: Agnes Ayres Stars in a Light Caprice

Rita Wei man and Josephine Quirk write Bluff a light entertainment showing a gown designer who bluff s by adopting a vanished society leader name. Antonio Moreno plays the lover, Clarence Burton the police officer and Jack Gardner the doctor friend. Sam Wood directs shaping the film into a serviceable entertainment with Willis Goldbeck on the scenario.

Rita Weiman Josephine Quirk Sam Wood Willis Goldbeck Agnes Ayres Miss Ayres Antonio Moreno Clarence Burton Jack Gardner

Goldfish on stage and screen with Talmadge leads

Miss Marjorie Rambeau and Constance Talmadge star in The Goldfish about a young pianist who leaves her husband to seek status. Talmadge shines as she becomes a society wife then a titled woman. Supporting turns from Jack Mulhall, Zazu Pitts, and Jean Hersholt add depth. Chicago program includes Six Brown Brothers saxophones.

Edwin Felke Budd Felke Virginia Bixby Florence Scribner Richard Burke Marjorie Rambeau Miss Talmadge Constance Talmadge Jack Mulhall Zazu Pitts Jean Hersholt

The Trouble Shooter and The Woman on the Jury at Howard Theater

Tom Mix stars in The Trouble Shooter at the Howard Theater with a special deluxe Memorial Day matinee. The Woman on the Jury features Sylvia Breamer Lew Cody Bessie Love and Henry B Walthall and screens Sunday Monday Tuesday June 1 2 and 3.

Howard Tom Mix Howard Theater Trouble Shooter Sylvia Breamer Lew Cody Bessie Love Henry B. Walthall the Woman

Boomerang at New Trier Seniors Shine in Play

The Friday May 24 performance at New Trier impressed with a packed hall joyous audience and a polished high school orchestra led by Mrs. Marian V. Cotton. Dick Cody played the eager doctor and Ada Boulter portrayed the nurse with engaging charm.

Power’s Chicago New Trier Marian V. Cotton Bayards Dick Cody Ada Boulter

Dirt track speed kings at North Shore Polo Club meet

Dirt track auto speed kings race at the North Shore Polo Club speedway in Chicago on Memorial Day and Sunday June 1 under United Race Drivers' association sanction. Rivalries spark two day meet on a rebuilt half mile oval with drivers like George Beck Eddie Heckler Ernie Osnaugh Jim Leonard Harry Nichols among entrants.

Auto Speed Kings North Shore Polo Club Speedway Lincoln Avenue Peterson Road Chicago United Race Drivers’ Association North Side Auto George Beck Zepp Eddie Heckler

Disorderly conduct fines in Wilmette police court

H F Steel and George Hill of Highland Park were fined $50 and costs each in Wilmette police court early this week on a charge of disorderly conduct.

H. F. Steel George Hill Highland Park Wilmette

Speedy salesman promises big cash for quick sale

A brisk seller arrives with quick calls and low charges, turning prospects into buyers. He offers goods and services at low prices and implies a home sale could yield about $15,000 in cash.

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