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Show "Chicago SaT At the American "Chicago Hal" Is the feature pn-ntr at the American theatre this week. It Is a picture of sharp con flirts and contrasts. . There la the heart inter, est of the roshantlc pas-ages aa via-uaifaed via-uaifaed In the open country scenes and thara la a melodramatic flavor as tasted In ths picturesque underworld Ufe of Chicago. It la a truly remarkable story full of tense action, rich In local color and background and movea with a vigor which will keep the spectator at i strict attention throughout Its en- I fold m en t. Ably supporting Alice Laka and Milton fc)iHa are such stars aa i Ralph .Lewis, Ben Hewlett. Gertrude Claire and Richard Head rick. All l.ave been selected because of their ability to portray the parts of Ibis famous story. The program Is completed by Larry Remon's htlest comedy, "The Midnight Mid-night C'sbaret." and Is a continuous aertf-a of l&ughe from beginning U end. Lltt!s did Richard O. Kerndon ; dream that In foeterlng the Harvard Har-vard price ploy contest he would be swamped to the tune of mora i than fifty plsya. And nas ap- pointed himself a committee of ona , to wade through each and ovary I Frank Egan, who operates the Little Theater In lx An galea, plans to present several playa this season sea-son In Kew York. His last venvure In tho East was Maude Kultona piay, "The Humming Bird." wnicb was withdrawn laat season after a brief career. Helen Westley has returned to the cast of 'The Devil's lMsciple' at the Oarrick theatre, New York. Virginia Oregory played the part of Mra Annie Primrose Dudgeon during dur-ing Mlas Wesiley s absence from tha company. Olga Petrova, accompanied by her husband. Dr. Jon D. Stewart, will sell ;hls week for Europe on the Majestic Upon her return Mme. Petrova will begin sen ears Is of hr own play 'Hurricane," tn which she tourned laat seasoa. rawrenre Weher Is determined not to let "First of Spring" become n ors covered since a recent an-nrunccment an-nrunccment nae It that Josephine Victor will again be presented in this drama In the course of 4he present aesson. Robert Wclaugh-lin Wclaugh-lin a play aas given a brief iryout In Brooklyn last spring. Msrtraret Tebeau has been en gaged for one of the road companies1 com-panies1 of "The Fool" for ne. sea- ' son Miss Tebesu appeared here . laat in 'Evvtnd of the Hills." |