Indianapolis Times, Volume 32, Number 246, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 February 1920 — Page 6

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STARS COMING DURING WEEK; MORE ON WAY ‘Look Who’s Here,’ ‘A TailorMade Man’ and ‘Dear Bratus’ Top Liners Here. THE show season of Indianapolis is at its height. Big names and big show-s are on their way. Some of the biggest attractions of the season are headed this way. The big names at the Murate next 'eek are Cecil Lean and Cleo Mayheld in “Look Who’s Here.” English’* for the first half of next week will shelter that joyous comedy. “A Tailor-Made Man.” The last half William •'illette In ‘‘Dear Brutus.” Unusually big bills make up the offerings next week of Keith’s, the Lyric, the Broadway, the Rialto and the Park has >ne of the Mg shows of the wheel. And looking into the future: “Oh, My Dear” comes to the Murat during the entire week of March TANARUS, comes direct from the Chicago run. It is one of the famous “Oh” shows of the Princess theatef. AH! AND IT’S ROSE-PINK. TO. A rose-pink chemise is the center of attraction In “Up In Mabel’s Room." It is a farce. Rapid at that. Due at the Murat during week of March Bth. We get a look at anew show during the week of March 1 at the English. It Is called "Howdy Folks." .Tohn Golden is responsible for this show. He made a home run with ‘‘Turn to the Right" and “Lightnin’.” It concerns -the natives of the Blue Ridge range. "Ben-Hur" is due at the English the week of March 22. One of the biggest bookings at the English will bu Grant Mitchell in “A Prince There Was,” for three days, beginning March Stb. ENGLISH’S. John Paul Bart has the idea that clothes and the gift of talk can put a man into society. John Paul tries It. He swipes a dress suit of a rich society man. John didn't have to break into a house to get the suit. lie Is a tailor and presser. John Paul has a big vocabulary. He goes to a swell reception in the "borrowed spult' 'and there meets its owner. An awful mess follows. John Paul fails in love. This is the story of “A Tailor-Made Man.” , Harold Vermilye plays the role of John Paul. Assisted by thirty-five people. To be seen Monday and the following two days at English’s. Remembered from last season. It Is good comedy. Rea! comedy, too. WILLIAM GILLETTE. William Gillette In ‘‘Dear Brutus" '■ comes to the English beginning Thursday, Feb. 26, for three days. It is a play by J. M. Barrie. It is In three acts. Its action takes place on midsummer eve and one of the chief characters is Lob. who Is the host of the other figures in the story. The big scene is the magic wood. A lot of Important people surround the star. Included are Marie Walnwrlght. Violet Kemble Cooper. Hilda Moore, Madge Bellamy, Anne Morrison, Grant Stewart, Fred Russell and others. The coming of Mr. Gillette is of the big events of the season at the English.

■MURAT. Cecil Lean and Cleo Mayfield. That is the combination at the Murat all next week. Their vehicle will be “Look Who’s Here.” Fred Mandel and Edward Paulton wrote the book and lyrics. Silvio Hein as the composer. The story concerns an author who writes tender love stories! He doesn't practice what he preaches. The author's wife is neglected. The wife declds to have some love. Her methods result iu j an evening of complications. Included In the cast are Georgle Mack, Louise Kelly. Silvie De Frankie, George R. Lynch, John F. Morrisey, Madge Bush, the McCarthy sisters and others. Reports Indicate that the stars and I company are excellent. Chicago loved 'em. That's the report. FINISHING TODAY. ‘ "The Canary," -with Julia Sanderson and all the others, will close Its engagein* nt at the English with today's matinee j and night performances. Th# same with Frank Tinney in “Some ! time" at the Murat. The show and its music made a substantial hit here this week. Final performances today. B. F. KEITH’S. ‘ ‘ ' Charles King is featured in “Dream Stars." It is a musical novelty. Remember Charlie King? He was once the star In George Cohan’s “Little Millionaire.” Surrounding him are Marie Hollywell, Jane Castle, Josephine Adams and others. King has the place of honor on next week’s bill at Keith’s. Our old friend George Kelly wrote n one-act comedy called “Mrs. Wellington’s j Surprise.” His sketch is also one of the j features. It employes Lottie Briscoe, Jean Barrett, Frederic Sumner and Wal- j ter. Daisy Nellis plays the piano. She is a noted American pianist. She studied with Rudolph Ganz. Enough recommendation. This Is her first appearance In j vaudeville after a concert tour. Ben Bernle calls himself a nut comedian. His comedy Is called “Not a Movie.” Agnes Finlay and Charles Hill appear together in “Vedvil ala Mode." Combination of song and comedy. Stunts of daring are done by Emile and John Nathane. The Royal Gascoignes and Bertha, a somersaulting dog, are prominent because of their reputation. Bill Includes the news happening and the Literary Digest. All to be seen on the new Keith's hill next week. -|. -|- -|. LYRIC. Like Instrumental music with dancin’ thrown In? The Lyric supplies the demand all next week. Bill Includes: Brown’s .Seven Musical Highlanders. They sing, dance and play Instrumental selections. Tom Brown, one of the famous saxophone Brown Brothers, staged the act. Sweeney and 'Newton In gymnastlo stunts. Johnson and Crane. T'hey sing. They talk. They dance. Warren and Frost In bits of by-play. Hugo Luthens is known as the “Swede Billy Sunday.” He Impersonates an evangelist. f SI Jenks and Victoria Allen have a THEATERS NEXT WEEK ENGLISH’S—“A Tailor-Made Man,” ! first half; William Gillette in “Dear Brutus," the last half. MURAT—CeciI Lean and Cleo Mayfield in “Look Who’s Here,” all week. B. F. KEITH’S—Mg' ropolitan vaudeville, at 2:15 and S:ls. LYRlC—Vaudeville, continuous from 1 until 11. BROADWAY—Vaudeville, continuous. I RlALTO—Vaudeville and pictures, continuous. MRK — Musical extravaganza at 2:15

THEATERS TODAY ENGLISH’S—JuIia Sanderson and Joseph Cavvthorn In "The Canary," at 2:15 and 8:15. Ml HAT—Frank Tinney in "Sometime,” at 2:15 and 8:15. I*. F. KElTH’S —Metropolitan vaudeville. at 2:15 and 8:15. LYRlC—Vaudeville, continuous from 1 until 11. BROADWAY—Vaudeville, continuous. •RlALTO—Vaudeville and pictures, continuous. rural skit called “SmMI Town Wise Crackers.” Everette’s monkey hippodrome. He lias twenty performing moTtkeys. A movie of unusual Interest is on th? bill next week. It is a movie taken by a German crew of a German l -boat during fbn war. \ real boat is sunk. Passengers are tossed to death in the ocean. Remember. All on the new bill at th-* Lyric. .!. .1. RIALTO. “The Current of Fun” Is brisk musical comedy. It is in condensed form. Fred Lnßaine plays the lead. Then there is Edzola and company. I'bey do aerial casting and somersaulting. Hooker and Davis are dancers. They do an old-fashioned dance and then some modem steps. Xevelle and Stetson. They’re musical. “Just You Wait” is the name of a comedy offering of El Broadwell and company. The movie—Shirley Mason takes the lead in “Her Elephant Man.” Stotj of circus life. To be seen at the Illalfo all next week. I BROADWAY. In a modiste's shop one would expect to find pretty girls and clothes. The expectation Is realized In “Oh, Billy,” a musical comedy showing things that go on in a fashionable modiste’s shop. Harry Bugler .Tr. and Elaine Gray have the chief roles. To wear the gowns there are twelve models. Another act is Mile. Lengarde. Pauline Starr is next. She sings. Comedy is the strong points of Carl and Emma Trabel. “Off With the- Old Love” is the name of a comedy plated by Hall Don and company. Other acts complete the bill and also new comedy reel subjects. This bill of promising worth as amusement makes up the entertainment at the Broadway all next week. PARK. “The Girls From Joyland” Is the name of the show at the Park all next week. Billy Gilbert is the comedian. Sim Williams is responsible for the show. With Gilbert will be George Wright, Billie Davis, Doris Clark, Belle Young, Ida Nicolia, Roy Burke, Billy Leßoy, Billie Barker. There Is a big chorus. Directs Campaign to Win Aid for Starving Babies

i - TH MRS. E. C. RI.MPI.EK. Providing relief for'2,ooo starving Armenian babes is a task assigned by tlie Near East Kelief committee of Indinua to Mrs. Ey'C. Bumpier, well-known Indianapolis club woman. Many little orphans in Armenia will perish befor* the winter Js over if the American public does not respond to pleas of relief workers, it is said. Indiana workers under direction of Mrs. Rumpler, chairman of the wrfmen’a division of the committee, will attempt to save 1,000 children. \

HE VERSUS SHE NEXT WEEK AT MOVIE SHOWS Women Stars Must Share Honors With Men at Leading Screen Play Houses. MKN will outshadow tho women next week. Well-known movie stars will flicker on the movie screens beginning Sunday. There are many well-known women stars, too. The male stars include [,ewls Stone at the Circle; Emmett Dalton at the Regent; Charlie Ray. at the Isis; Holmes E. Herbert at the Alhambra. and Eugene O'Brien at the Colonial. The feminine delegation Is headed hy Dorothy Dalton at the Alhambra: Zena Keefe at the Colonial; Francellla Billing ton at the Ohio, and Madge Kennedy at' Mr. Smith’s. CIRCLE. John Keith is hunted for years for the murder of Peter Kfrkstone. Derwent Connister of the Canadian i mounted police raptures Keith. Keith and Cr,nnlßter look alike—ao ■ much so that no one can tell them : apart. Connister Is taken ill. Before he (flea he urges Keith to don his uniform ns u mounted police and Impersonate Con nlster. Keßh puts on the uniform of the dead officer and returns to the post. 1 Keith, the outlaw, now dressed up like | a mounted poliramnn, Informs the officers of the post that Keith died before he could be brought to the post. Shun Tung, a mem Chinaman at the post, discovers the deception. Tung will talk unless K<dth Influences Miriam Kirstone. daughter of the murdered man, to ! marry the Chinaman. In a mob riot the Chlnamnn Is killed. A younger sister of the dead mounted police officer arrives. She fails to detect the deception. Keith falls In love with her. Makes a confession. This is the story of "The River's End.” It opens Sunday at the Circle. Risk All Yours on London Cars LONDON, Feb. 21.—The motormnn i doesn't have to tell the pn.snengers j when he’s going to twist the handle, j In a lawsuit here the judge held It not the duty of the company to In- I form passengers of Intention to start, i A sudden Jolt on a street car hero threw a woman through a window. No damages were allowed.

Lewis Stone plays the dual role. Marjorie Paw is in the cast. Many others. Marshall Netlan is the director. Bill includes: The news weekly, travel feature, the orchestral concert and Robert White, light opera baritone. AN INVEIXING. Anew stage setting is to be on view all next, week at the Circle. It will be unveiled Sunday for the tirst time. Mr. Zimmerer calls his new stage set “The Palace of the Arts." It suggests the Egyptian. An oriental festival will ba presented to give life to the setting. A feature of the festival will be an Oriental Fashion Parade. Pretty models will wear the costumes. S. Barrett McCormick is the creator of the production. OHIO. Po husbands forget that their wives are their sweethearts? The answer: A movie called ‘‘Blind Husbands." The place—The Ohio. Begins Sunday and remains all week. The story concerns a Roc. Armstrong,' a famous U. S. surgeon. He Is ail business. Forgets his beautiful wife. The villain arrives. Tie is an Austrian lieutenant. This lewey is some lover and he nearly takes Doc’s wife away from’ him. Then Doc discovers that wives like to be loved by their husbands after marriage, Just as prior to the time of marching to the altar. Eric Stroheim is the villain lover. 'Member Erie? He is the fellow who made such a crackin' of a good villain in “The Heart of Humanity.” You ought to remember Eric, because be Is the real thing In this villain lovin’ business. Franeellla Blllington, who la so pretty, plays the role of Doc's wife.

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PICTURES NEXT WEEK CIRCLE—"The River's End.” MK. SMlTH’S—Madge Kennedy In “The Blooming Angel.” OHIO—“Blind Husbands." ALHAMBRA—Dorothy Dalton In •Black rs White” IMS—“The Clodhopper.” CdH.OMAL—“Mis Wife's Money.” REGENT—Emmett DaUon iu "Beyond the Law.” Can't blame Erie for being the villain when Francellla Is around. I.ooka like a mighty good movie, included: A Mutt and Jeff comedy. Literary Digest, "Daffy News" snd spe cial music by Director Madeline Sacks. MR. SMITHS, Madge Kennedy is Rising Cain. Madge is Floss, who Is the disturbing Influente at college. Made Is “canned" by the profs. Floss' aunty decides that Floss must n.arry a man to be chosen hy the aunt. Auntie wants Floss li>\"ettle down.” Floss decides that auntie Is wrong. , Floss hikes o\er to the College Inn and marries Chester Traimn, the college ora ; tor. The newly weds haven’t enough funds Floss derides to Invent a face cream. She does. Her laboratory Is the nttlc of her aunt's home. She needs funds to put over the project. A stranded circus comes to town. Floss paints up an elephant with her face erram Jumbo is made beautiful. Floss Is arrested. She and elephant go to court. Result New face cream successfully advertised. Floss Is rich. AND— Madge Kennedy will he a darling In that kind of a role. Remember: Madge opens Sunday for all week at Mr, Smith's. The movie Is called “The Blooming Angel.” Included will be the first of the Detective Flynn stories in -movie form. REGENT. A real outlaw Is now a movie actor. He Is Emmett Dalton. Emmett was one of the famous Dalton outlaws, when the brothers were bad actors. Now Emmett Is a good actor and Is showing In the movies that an outlaw's end Is as the law directs. Dalton Is to be aeen In “Beyond the Law" Sunday for four days. The story Is based on actual experiences In Dalton's career as a bandit. Today the last showings of Guy Em pey In "The Undercurrent” are being given. . -I- -I- -IISIH. Howdy, Here Is Ray. Charles Ray makes the best country boy In the world. Ray is a green country lad In “The Clodhopper.” He leaves his country home. He goes to New York to be a dancer. Ray can't tango, but he throws a wicked foot In a good old-fashioned country hoe-down. Ills wicked country foot takes the New Yorkers by storm. Ray is made famous. He falls in love and wins the gal he loves. All this Is told In “The Clodhopper.” On view at the Isis the first half ot next week. Margery Wilson and Charles French aid Ray In putting over the movie. AND Another real feature of the bill Is the way Tad Dolan’s singers put over their numbers while the picture Is on. A Billy West comedy la also on the bill. A LHAMBRA. "Black Is White." That's the fact In the case. Dorothy Dalton, a screen siren, makes black look white in “Black 1* White.” That Is, Dorothy, as the wife of the movie, keeps her husband from learning her real characteristics. When Dorothy begins to cut up, husband gets Jealous. v Bing! They separate. Dorothy’s lovable qualities bring hubby to her feet again as a lover. A stage siren is a higher brand of the order of movie vampires. v So Miss Daltorf is a movie siren. Gowns? They are lavish. She has to be all dressed up because TODAY’S MOVIES COLONIAL— OIive Thomas In “Out Yonder.” CIRCLE—AIIen Dawn In "Soldiers of Fortuno.” OHlO—Marguerite Clark in “All-of a Sudden Peggy.” ISlS—Robert Anderson In “Common Property.” ALHAMBRA—Edith Roberts In “The Trlflers.” RJEGENT— Quy Em pey In “The Undercurrent." MR, SMITH’SJf-"The Cup of Fury.”

the scenes are laid In gay Paris and In New York. The husband Is Holmes E. Herbert. Claire Mersereau, Lillian Lawrence and Joe Granby figure prominently in the action of the movie. The story Is dramatic. Included; a Christy comedy and the Fox news weekly. To lie seen the Brst.half of next week at the Aibambra. ' COLONIAL. Zcna Keefe stars in "IP * Wife's Money.” Z*ma plays the part of Marian I’belpa. Marian has the foolish uotlon that money will buy happiness. Husband, played by Eugene O Brien, is proud. Trouble starts when Gene learns he

HT AFI A A/ jiliasandfrso* and JOSEPH cavvthorn H u § ■ #-/-% W and a company Including vm-wg m. m. Doyle A Dixon and Maudo Eburne in a:i a and 8:13 THE CANARY A frif Nights, starting nn MAT. 0 LJNuLIbH O MON , FEB. LU WED. ¥* KETI KN OF LAST SEASON’S BIG LAUGHING SUCCESS I /THE BIG HIT!\ I FUNNIEST AMERICAN \ WT A Fmm of recent tears l SUPER-EXCELLENT CAST OE 3R PEOPLE Eg PRICES—NIGHTS. 50c TO S3; MATINEE. MV TO 51.50. SEATS ON SALE. 9 Thurs., Fri. and Sat.—Feb. 26, 27, 28 MATINEE BATURDAY H The Most Eagerly Awaited Engagement of the Year CHARLES FROHMAN PRESENTS WILLIAM IGILLETTE I '‘DEAR BRUTUS” H Surrounded by the most superb Charles Frohman cast seen here In Spa years. Direct from one entire season at the New York Empire M Theater. H Prices 50c, $ I, $1.50, S2 andS2.so Seals Monday 9 One Week Beginning Mon., March 1. Mats. Wed., Sat. ANOTHER GEM FROM THE GOLDEN MINE OF COMEDY JOHN GOLDEN H Producer of “Turn to the Right," "Lightnin’,” “3 Wise Fools” “Dear Me,” Presents HOWDY FOLKS By PEARL FRANKLIN I A Comedy of the Faith, Feuds and Fun of the Mountaineers on the Blue Ridge Range. (From stories of tho Blue Ridge by EUa Prattle.) ESw This comedy has the same fine American qualities; the same happy, homely WQi characters; tho same wholesome, clean theme filled with heart throbs, tbt-lils, SH humor and laughter, which Is the essence of all of the / JOHN GOLDEN SUCCESSES ■"I 100 per cent American company of distinction and reputability and a ;1:| MAMMOTH SCENIC PRODUCTION. f 1 “Howdy Folks" is going direct from Indianapolis to tho Olympic Theater, ■ Chicago, for aa Indefinite run.

Is living on bis wife's money. He balks. Flint und his wife go west. Marian longs for the easy life. Then Marian goes east. She Is accompanied by a former suitor. Eugene tbcu goes cast. He financially ruins the other man. Eugene becomes rich. Then Zcna. as Marian, discovers that she has always loved Gene. The story Is said to be dramatic. With Miss Keefe and O'Brien handling the leads It should be a good movie. Bill Includes "The Apache Trail." This Is one of those good Prizma subjects. I’rlr.ina has dignified the movie screen. The pictures are In colors. The American Harmonists and the Liberty Quintet appear. . <>n view beginning Sunday at toe Colonial.

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LITTLE THEATER TO STAGE SIXTH SERIES FRIDAY Group of Three Interesting Plays Will Make Up Regular Offering of Society . * The sixth bill of the present season of the Little Theater society will be given next Friday night at the Masonic temple. The MU will include “The Festival of Bacchus,” by Arthur Schnitzlcr; "Fear,” by Robert Sneddon, and "Everybody's Husband.” by Gilbert Cannan. Sirs. Margaret Newcomb Bird will be seen iu the role of the eloping wife In “The Festival of Bacchus.” She will be remembered for her work in the society's production of Shasv's “How He Lied to Her Husband.” Romney L. Willson will assume the role of the husban<o who cleverly heads off the attempted! elopement. Miss Florence barman of the faculty and stage manager of the theater, will appear in “Everybody’s band,” and in the same play Mrs. Eunice! Jameson Pierce will make her first ap-‘ pearance with the company. Director Sonnies has a prominent part in this cagt. Mrs. James A. Harris, chairman of the Little theater readings at the city library, announces two one-act plays for next Tuesday evening's meeting. “Underneath." by Miss Rebeeea Bennett of this city w ill he in charge of the author and Mis* Louise Bennett, and tV?P hive a* readers Miss Pauline Taylor, Mrs. James D. Pierce and Charles L. Robrman. Miss Rannie Baker will lead the discussion The second, “Daniel," is by Robert W. Sneddon, author of "Fear.” one -of the plays to be done In the Little theater bill at Masonic temple on Friday evening, the 27th. Miss Jennie Aikman will have charge of the reading by Miss Velma Chiles, Mrs. Ferrol Hudd. Mrs. Edith Davis Hnmar. Thomas Flaherty and Robin Woodruff. Mrs. Thomas Snyder will lead the discussion. Vocal numbers will |>e given by Victor Richardson. PERSHING'S SALARY $18,500. Gen. Pershing's salnry as a full general of the United States army 1* $13500 a year.

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