The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-07-12
FIRST MINI. SHOWING
OF MAIN STREET"
CAUGHREN THEATRE INTRO.
DUCES PHOTOPLAY OF SIM
CLAIR LEWIS NOVEL
MEETING WITH ACCLAIM
GREAT CAST OF CHARACTER
ACTORS-HERE JULY IL,
Is AND 10

Every nation in the world has it's
Main Street!
'1t isn't limited to Gopher, Prairie
or any other small town of the United
States"
These statements come from SIN
clair Lewis, the author of ''Main
Street." that incisive study of our
back-water towns, whose sensational
novel has been adapted for the
screen.
Mr.. Lewis came to the above con-
clusion after year spent touring
England, France and Italy. In these
countries he found every quality of
our Main Streets in foreign cities,
with small difference here and
there.
The differences are as follows:
There are fewer material comforts
in the European towns.
They don't boost the home prod
ucts.
Scenery and buildings are more.
beautiful.
Snobbery is less pronounced.
There are more money-grabbers.
The women don't dress with the
finish of our American girls.
81 have decided that every person
in the world, including myself, is
provincial" he says. "And whatever
group Of provincial people get to-
gether there you have typical Main
Street. The difference between the
European and American brands of
Main Streetism, is that we pretend
we aren't provincial, but broad
minded and cultured and progress
sive. l myself think we have less
excuse for provincialism than any
other country; that is one reason why
l wrote about our kind.
"We aren't broad-minded; we pre-
tend to be SO. But Europe makes no
bones about being provincial. Now,
provincialism is a perfectly natural
human instinct, but it's something we
should try to get out of-and our
future ought to be the effort to
change it..
"But with all it's faults, l prefer
the American Main Street to the
European, because we have youth and
the desire to mend our faults. Eu-
rope is slipping down on the other
side; they've seen their best days.
A strong man never swaggers into
room and offers to lick anyone
there; you'll find the man insure of
himself who tries these tactics. What
we want to do is to cultivate genuine
pride-not boastfulness. We can
learn from the Main Streeters of Eu-
rope one thing; that the only way
really to rub along in the world is
more or less to go your own gait and
let the other fellow go his"
In the story of "Main Street"
which has been made into Warner
Brothers classic of the screen, and
will play as the feature attraction
for three days at the Caughren
Theatre, young Carol Kennicott
comes to Gopher Prairie and immed-
lately tries to reform it and make it
as progressive as the large town. She
wants to instill all the new-fangled
ideas into it, but meets with resis-
lance.
The picture follows the famous
novel in the important details. Direc--
tor Harry Beaumont is himself
Main Street product, and as such was
able to give the. production the ben
eft of his experiences and impress
sions of small town life.
Florence Vidor and Monte Blue
have the featured leading parts as
Carol and Doctor Kennicott. They
are supported by notable cast among
whom are the following: Harry Mey-
ers; Noah Berry, Louise Fazenda,
Robert Gordon, Josephine Crowell,
Gordon Griffith, Otis Harlan and
Alan Hale. Julien Josephson wrote
the scenario for the picture.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. SaathoT in
ssuk Centre Monday from their.
honeymoon trip through the northern
part of the state. Mrs. Saathoff will
remain for visit with her mother,
Mrs. O. Wheeler, but her husband
left this Thursday morning.
Mrs. Leo. F. McDonough and son
Charles of Dubuque, Ia, who have
been visiting at the home of the
1 lady's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Beck, for several weeks, left for
their home last Saturday. They were
accompanied by the lady's Inother-in-
law, Mrs. John McDcnough of Oel-
weE, Ia, who had visited with her
daughter, Mrs. Frank Kinsella Tor the
came length of TINA.
Stearns and Wabasha counties are
the only ones in the state to receive
Federal aid this year by reason OF
their having voted bonds for hihway
improvement.