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When young star James Elly first pounced on stage in “The Mark of Zorro,” last spring, in full swashbuckle mode, Lifeline Theatre found it had a sure-fire hit on its hands for anybody older than 10. Elly made the hero real: a foppish son of a wealthy ranchero, in love with Lolita, but when the black mask went on, the action was bigger than anything you thought they could fit off-Loop. Through Nov. 23; $30. Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 W. Belmont Ave.; 773-327-5252, www.theatrebuildingchicago.org.
