Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 97, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 September 1920 — Page 5

SIXTY-THREE YEARS A MINSTREL MAN ON STAGE Has Not Made Sam Gilder an Old Man, but Has Made Him Young

years on the stage as a minstrel man, and still going strong, is the record of Sam Gilder, a veteran funmaker, who is at the Lyric this week playing the part of Uncle Joe in the skit, “Old Black Joeland.” Mr. Gilder is 74 years old, but is as active as a man of 50. Fie began his stage career in 1855 and was a minstrel favorite before the Civil war. Mr. Gilder traveled with “The Buckley Serenaders" when the late Dan Emmettt. who wrote “Dixie,” was a member of that organization. Mr. Gilder claims to have been the first man to sing the song In public. He was also one of the first to play the role of Uncle Tom in Harriet Beecher Stowe s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” giving his initial performance in this famous old drama in 1865. During the performance of ‘ Old BlacK Joeland.” Ms. Gilder demonstrates thht he has not forgotten how to “shake the bones” and play the tambourine, and the applause he gets is ample proof that present-day theater-goers are still appreciative of real minstrelsy. Mr. Gilder's home is in Chicago, but he srends from seven to eight months out of the vear on the road, and anticipates putting in many more seasons behind the footlights. -|- -I“Listen Lester.” which took first place among the attractions last season at English’s. will have the honor of opening the big time season next Monday night. “Tattle-Tales,” anew revue which obtained some good notices in the east recently, will open the season at the Murat Monday afternoon. Keith's will not open its season on Labor day. but will probably open about (!cpt. 13. as extensive improvements are being made in the house. •‘The Tempters” is the current offering at the Park. Vaudeville may be seen at the Lyric, the Rialto and the Broadway. The movies on view today include “The Perfect ’Woman” at Mister Smiths; “Sweet Lavender” at the Alhambra; “Dangerous Days” at the Ohio: “The Lone Hand” at the Regent; “Forty-five Minutes from Broadway” at the Circle and “The Point of View” at the Colonial. The Stuart Walker Players are presenting as the closing offering of the present summer stock season, the comedy, “30 East.” at the Murat. Good Marksman, Eh? COLUMB?¥ U, lnd.r , Se T pt me i.-Becnse Ira Embrey’s coat sleeve was the same color as that of a squirrel, he is in the county hospital here suffering from gunshot wounds on bis head and arms, aeeldentally Inflicted by his brother-in-law, John Hogan. Tb two were hunting squirrels Tupsday when Embrey climbed a tree to dislodge one. Mistaking one of Embrey s sleeves for n squirrel Hogan fired at It | ~~ AMUSEMENTS. _ LISTEN LESTER-ISMS Listen, F oiks! ‘ ‘ Listen Lester’’ is the big musical comedy that was the talk of Indianapolis for months after it was presented here last season. It was acclaimed the best musical comedy seen in Indianapolis in 20 years—John Cort will present this feast of fun and frivolity at ENGLISH’S for the opening attraction and the special State Fair week offering beginning next Monday (Labor day) with matinees Wednesday and Saturday. The seat sale opens TOMORROW, THURSDAY, AT 9 A. M.. and from the many plione calls and inquiries Manager Miller says there will be a whale <*f an advance sale. LISTEN LESTER-ISMS Listen, Indianapolis! “LISTEN LESTER” is the greatest of all musical comedies. It ran for a solid year at the Knickerbocker theater, New York. Chicago, too, endorsed it. Indianapolis has put the O. K. stamp on it. OF COURSE IT WILL PLAY AT THE ENGLISH’S. John Cort is sending the original company of funmakers, singers, comedians headed bv the clever comedian FRED HEIDER, who had much to do with the success of the play during its long run in New York, and the DAINTIEST, DANCIEST CHORUS EVER SEEN ANYWHERE. The advance seat sale opens tomorrow, THURSDAY MORNING at 9 o’clock.

& ENGLISH’S 2ND TRIUMPHANT WEEK. Boyle Woolfolk Presents “ABE MARTIN” A Comedy With Music and Girls It’s a Hit! Ask Anybody! MATINEE TODAY, 2:15. tt EVENING, 8:15. Prices—Afternoon, 25* to SI.OO. Night, 25* to $1.50 SfU' * fciwp i eks Kxtmama Producrtonn—Brings Joy to ThnimJ.

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Here Is Ethel Clayton with Clyde Fillmore In “Crooked Streets,” which is made from a story by Samuel Merwln, whose “Temperamental Henry" was pre-

Abandoned Gas Well Gives Water Supply Special to The Time*. MARION, Ind., Sept. I—Six hundred gallons a minute is the estimated capacity of anew water well opened as part of the city's water works system. Water was struck at a depth of 100 feet in the shaft of an abandoned gas well. Other wells In the city’s system produce only 100 gallons a minute. HOOSIER LAD WEDS IN EAST. HARTFORD CITY, Ind., Sept. I. Frank Boxell, who In April, 1017, enlisted In the army and was sent to Ft. - AMUSEMENTS. FAREWELL WEEK MURAT “li :3 ° Mats.. Wed.. Thurs., Sat., 2:30 THE STUART WALKER CO. In Rachel Crothers’s Charming Comedy. 39 EAST ® PRICES ssts.w&r-

Seats Tomorrow 9 A. SVI Opening Mon. MATINEE, Labor Day Other Mate.. Wed., Sat. SCMPTIOIS MUSICAL REVUE 7/usn?y's With RAE SAMUELS Prices—Eve., 50c, sl. 51.50, $2. $2.50. Sat. Mat —soc. 75c. *l, *1.50, $2. Mon. nnd Wed. Mats. 50c. 75c. sl. $1.50 CONTINUOUS VAUDEVILLE I LYRIC \LL THE TIME—I TO II P. M. I “OLD BLACK JOE LAND” BELLE OLIVER HUNTER & ROSS 6 OTHER BIG /2 FEATURES U Dancing in th* Lyric BallRoom Afternpon and Kvenlnjc. i'jjCitoadifcu/ CONTINUOUS—I P. 51. TO lIP. M. KEN - LOW Ss BIIICII Y LIEUT. BERRY & MISS PAUL liilODV MUTT & JEEP LEWIS—LA VARRK—DAVIS ■ SPECIAL FEATURE COMEDY GOLDBERG * WAYNE MAE FOSTER Si CO. I PHOTO PLAY REGULAR BROADWAY ORCHESTRA Ladies’ Bargain Matinee, Mon., Wed. and Jt’rl. WBrlSft *1 ISKj.Sr’HSHC RIALTC Let’s Go—lt’s Continuous BILLY NICHOLS—MIMIC MUSICAL SHERMANS I DRESDEN CHINA PAINTERS I MYERS & SMITH "NUMBER, PLEASE” \ I Farcical Satire with Music and I ’4 Songs I HARRY CAREY, Bullet-Proof

seated for the first time on any stage at the Murat this summer. “Crooked Streets” may be seen at the Isis today.

Constitution, N. H., last Saturday, was married to Miss Mary Casey, at Dover, N. H. Their courtship started in the first days of the war while Boxell remained at Ft. Constitution. Later he served overseas.

MOTION PICTURES.

MISTER SMITH’S THEATER THURS.—FRL—SAT. SYLVIA BREAMER and ROBT. GORDON -IN— The Blood Barrier A drama of a jealous husband and a loving wife. Crazed with envy he had made her life a living hell. She could not divorce him to marry her childhood chum. There was one other way out. But there stood “The Blood Barrier ” You’ll like this picture. A good comedy also shown, “BETTY STRIKES OUT”

BRYANT WASHBURf What Happened I[\ / 1 , 1 to Jones" ;■| /7 L By GEORGE BROADHURST } /■ One of the funniest farces ever //l/S written, it, provides the screen with a • , fast moving story about crooked boot- \yf .Via leggers and a fake “reformer” who turns out to lie a confidence man mas- *s',&'s■ '$> 1 * querading in “sheep’s clothing.” • to UNIVERSAL COMEDY \ I \ * FOX NEWS WEEKLY \ DORSEY, PELTIER & SCHWARTZ, iV “The Singing Three” /nririf TI Thursday, Friday and OilhiGiunmiliMMo —^— TODAY—MABY MILES MINTEB in “SWEET LA VENDEE”

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1,1920.

Township Sells Four Schoolhouses Special to The Times. MARION, Ind., Sept. I.—Four abandoned school houses In Center township. Grant county, replaced \)y the new Roosevelt consolidated school, have been sold by Trustee James M. Clifton for $1,595. The new Roosevelt school Is a fourstory brick building of cottage type, and is said to be the most modern of its kind In the state.

INDIANA STATE FAIR September 6-11 MERCHANTS TICKETS Now on sale at Huder’s drug store, Washington and Pennsylvania streets, at 60 cents each. Those unused will be redeemed at full price after the Fair. Advance Reservations also ready for State Fair Races, the Night Hippodrome Show in the Coliseum and for the Night Spectacle, ‘ ‘ Battle of St. Mihiel, ’ ’ on infield of race track.

W Thursday, [Slid MARY MILES MINTER —lN—“Sweet Lavender’ , A Comedy of Youthful Love and Elderly Meddling Alice Howell in ‘GOODN.GHT NURSE” EASTLAND'S JAZZ ENTERTAINERS Today —Ethel Clayton in ‘Crooked Streets’

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Prypole Slips; Man Injured Severely Special to The Times. GREENBBURG, Ind., Sept. I.—Darrell Christian, 21, of near this city, was severey Injured when he was struck on the head by a prypole which bad slipped from its place on a load of hay. The accident occurred as the load was being pulled up hill. The young man was unconscious for a time, but it is believed he will recover.

AMUSEMENTS.

MOTION PICTURES.

ANNIVERSARY WEEK CHARLES RAY -IN--45 MINUTES FROM BROADWAY George M. Cohan's Greatest Success Chester Comedy. "AN OVERALL HERO” MUSES OF HARRY ALLEN, SHADOWLAND. Character Song*.

ALL WEEK EUINE HSPERSTEIN “THE POINT'BE IIIEIN”

This Week Mary Roberts Rinehart’s “Dangerous Days”

L. N. Hines Donates Site for Public Park Special to The Times. NOBLESVILLE, Ind., Sept. I.—L. N. Hines, state superintendent of public instruction, while in the city Tuesday to address the teachers’ institute, announced that since the city had decided to buy ground for a public park, e would donate

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$3.00 DAY AT KINNEY’S For Thursday only, we shall offer to the public ANY LADIES’ PUMP, OXFORD OR TIE IN OUR ENTIRE STOCK at the above price. Original prices will be left on all styles displayed in our windows. Come and see for yourself what an opportunity for saving is being offered. Comt as early in the day as possible. Buy as many pairs as you like. No Exchanges, Refunds or Layaways Will Be Made on This Sale. Patent Lace Oxford Vici Lace Oxford Brown Kid Lace Oxford Leather Louis Heel Leather Louis Heel. Louis Heel. Brown Kid Theo Tie Brown Kid Oxford Louis Heel. Medium HeeL White Kid Theo Tie \\ Dull Kid Theo Tie Covered Louis Heel. /1 \ \ Leather Louis HeeL Patent Leather Oxford Patent Leather P 'r,rp un Metal English Oxfoi Medium Heel. _ „ Low Heel. (See Cut.) Vici Lace Oxford Brown Calf Lace Oxford White Back Oxford Medium Heel. Medium Heel. Medium Heel. Indiana. E.OIHIIO 8 to 9:30! 'I I ■ 1

Hines’s grovt, a five-acre tract near the city, In the event that enongh adjacent ground could be purchased to make the park of snflTicient size. Hines’s grove Is valued at SIO,OOO and has been owned by Mr. Hines for several years. The only stipulation made by Mr. Hines In offering the gift, is that it be known ns Hines park, in memory of his father and mother, who were early settlers of this county.

2 Killed in Ten-Story Plunge of Elevator I NEW YORK, Sept I.—lnvestigation M Into the cause of accident at the don building here in which an elevator* fell ten stories, killing two and injuring fifteen, was started today. Several girls were among the Injured.

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