Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 106, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 September 1920 — Page 3

KEITH’S OPENS MONDAY WITH BUG TIME ACTS Extensive Improvements Put Vaudeville Theater in First Ranks. IRENE FRANKLIN BACK The opening of B. F. Keith’s theater next Monday afternoon for the 1920-21 season is the most important event, theatrically, next week. This vaudeville house has been “done over,” until the auditorium is one of the prettiest in the state. Extensive improvements have been made back stage as well as in front of the house, extra seats being added and the position of the orchestra pit changed and improved. The Murat will open the second week of its season with "Always You," a musl<al comedy, featuring Irene Franklin and Ralph Herr. English's will be dark with the close of ’‘Listen Lester" Saturday night until Thursday when "The Mikado," the Ralph lumbar production, comes in for a threecay engagement. .The Park will shelter “The Whirl of Mirth" next week, with Ruth Addington as one of the featured players. Popular vaudeville will continue to be offered at the Lyric, the Broadway and Rialto. -i- -!- -IHAMMERSTEIN PRESENTS “ALWAYS YOU” AT MURAT. Following on the heels of "TattleTales,” which closes its engagement at the Murat with a Saturday night performance, Arthur Hammerstein sends "Always You," anew musical comedy, to the Murat for a week s engagement, opening next Monday night. Irene Franklin and Ralph Horz head a large cast which includes Maggie Touhey, Don Burroughs. Marie Fanchonettl, J. Harold Murray, Nancy Vaughn, George Bingham, Jerry Trevor and a large chorus. Some of the song numbers will be "Syncopated Heart,” “Same Old Places,” "Always Yon," “Drifting" and "The Tired Business Man." The story provided by Oscar Hammerstein deals with a romance of a young American lieutenant who meets the ‘only girl” for him in all the world, when he is in a hospital in France. ’He comes home to America and becomes engaged to the “wrong girl,” ot course, but goes back to France later and finds his Toinette again, who has remained true to him all this while; then, after a long series of misadventures, cemes the inevitable happy end ing and the pairing of the happy lover* t ii | BIG TIME VAUDEVILLE OPEN’S AT KEITH’S MONDAY. The regular winter season begins at f Keith’s on Monday with several features that should attract patrons of "metropolitan vaudeville.” One of the principal features of the opening bill will be the first film shoeing of "Babe" Rnth, the home run king, together with Carl Mays, the pitcher, Tris Speaker and other noted basebai* players. In the vaudeville lineup is included the act of the “Seven Honey Boys." an ag-

AMUSEMENTS. NEXT WEEK The Brilliant Musical Novelty ORPHEUS SEXTETTE Introducing the Sensational Cornet Virtuoso, Donald Lindley ‘ 1 DANCING DEMONS A * WORLD’S FASTEST DANCERS |T The Dorans Gilmore Corbin Callahan Bros. Just a Boy and a Girl | Story Telling Comedian Versatile Funmakers “WHAT LOVE WILL DO” A Breezy Musical Comedy With A1 Weber and a Nifty Chorus MILLER&WESTFALL FOX FILM FARCE g Something New in Talking Acts Bray Pictograph—Pathe Review g Dancing in the Lyric’s Ball Room Afternoon and Evening E ™ Y IHI ACT© I I “25 T 10 a. m. TO I m I g NOON ' MIDNIGHT I VAUDEVILLE—PICTURES Q CONTINUOUS VAUDEVILLE. ITOII p. m VAUDEVILLE V UALITY QUANTITY SMITH & INMAN I Bert & Elsie Mathews I THE WESTONS MURRAY & BERGE I Comedy Novelty ■ Songs and Dances ■ Novelty Tld-Mts of Vaudeville VICTORIA &. CO. DANCE REVUE. W LOKETTE NAHER BROOKS & SALBINI f Special Scenery and Electrical Effects Girl in the Albun Spontaneous MORGAN & RAE 1 GORDON & HAVES 9 MUTT & JEFF ~ SURPRISE DUO .AH in Fun I Nifty Girls B Comedy Cartoons _ Vaudeville Novelty MARIE DORO IN MIDNIGHT GAMBOLS ~ I HOWE & HOWE SPECIAL FEATURE - ■ Tunny and Mysterious Comedy THE BURK TRIO | RIALTO NEW SHOW I SWIFT A DALEY LLYOD NEVADA & Cos" j Acrobatic Novelty I Every Sunday g Music-Comedy Art BROADWAY Every Monday 2p. m.—lo to 15 Acts

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gregations of minstrel stars In new songs, dances and comedy. William Demurest and Estelle Collette make their first local appearance with their "Mirthful Rhapsody of Tid Bits," ! composed of violin and 'cello selections of popular melodies. Frank Matthews and Ada Ayres have a farcical skit entitled “Hard Boiled," •written by Ben Ryan. The Tibblts Bally Hoo Trio offer an equillbristic entertainment. The Worden Brothers are novelty foot Jugglers said to be superior to many jugglers performing in the regulation manner. Kharum, .the extraordinary Persian pianist, returns after two years with a repertoire of classic and popular airs. La Bernicia, European dancer, will present her dancing and musical fantasy for the first time locally.

OPERA ROOKED AT ENGLISH’S. Ralph Dunbar will send to English's beginning next Thursday night, his revival of "The Mikado,” th 6 Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera of Japan. The oast will include Carl Stall as the Mikado: Ralph Bralnerd or Chester Chandler as Nankl Poo; Ed Andrews as Ko-Ko; Bruce Webster as Pooh Bah; George Courtney as Plsh-Tush; Patricia Baker as Yum-Vum; Mary Jenkins as Peep Bo: Ann McCoshin as Pittl-Sing: Medora Garafolo as Katisha, and Angelo Cappel as Nee-Ban. Under the hypnotic spell of "The Mikado," with its wealth of scenery, its Japanese music, Its regal costuming, the twanging of snmisens and the mystical electrical effects, one is literally carried to the Orient, that marvelous land of sunbeams. And one is entertained as only a royal Japanese guest could be entertained. "The people saw my ’Chocolate Soldier' and ‘Robin Hood' last season and liked them Immensely,” says Mr. Dunbar. "And they will also like ‘The Mikado' and my new revival of 'Carmen.'” ORPHEUS SEXTETTE HEADS LYRIC BILL. The Orpheus Sextette, considered for many Hensons as a standard musical act, will be the headliner at the Lyric next week. Donald Llndley, a cornetlst. Is one of the members of the sextette and Miss Lois Vanßurne will be the Tocal soloist. Other attractions will be the Four Dancing Demons, a quartet of fast steppers; the Dorans in a quaint little skit called "Just a Boy nnd a Girl;’’ "What Love Will Do,” a mlnature musical comedy staged by a company of ten, with A! Webe* as the particular player; Gilmore Corbin, monologist and (Continued on Page Four.)

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11,1920.

In The Land of Ma k e Believe By WALTER D. HICK MA N

Tbe old saying of "the first impressions are the best,” does not seem to apply to "Listen Lester,” the John Cort musical show which hung up a box office record at English’s last season with the original cast, and which repeated the same trick this week, with some names of last season missing from the cast. Many regular theatergoers have expressed themselves as better pleased with the sho wthls season than last year. That can be explained because Fred Heider has bis own sweet way this season and Is not compelled to put the soft pedal on his work as be did last season, when Ada Mae Weeks was in the cost. The show this season Is all Heider, and that seems to be the reason why so many patrons returned this week to see tbe show. Dixie Hines sends this department the following information regarding the show world; Whltford Kane Is to produce Bt. John Ervine's “Mixed Marrtsge" la New York this year. Charles Compton has been added to the cast of "Alma," which is being revived. AMUSEMENTS.

TODAY TONIGHT Tim-mu TJnr™,,* 7116 Musical Revue, with 2:30 8:20 kae .^ uels LAST 2 TIMES "jIiZttCC*A(Z-L£A today matisek. MONDAY armyu■ ijwlu jjfru ii wi in ■■ u.lll-n PRICES S wHfitffiwEffiMli SB? and Saturday, SOr. 75f. *l. j;to p. m. ■iiirriM *<***■■ gi.so. #2.00 QLITKfCKS THEM ALL ||L TTB ARTHUR 100 PROOF MUSICAL i AUNTS YOuAT Book and Lyric? w OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN , \ ViiKvJr^ Music by HERBERT STOTriART TOAST OF QIWmW FOQ 48 WKS IRENE RALPH HERZ \ Undiluted Manhattan Cas't AND A CHORUS THAT OUTSTRIPS THEM ALL. 'Zj ( \ Seats Now Selling—2 Box Offices P I Grotto Theater Tarty ~ I Admitted.^ T *’ Pub,l ° The Bohemians Inc., Present Mail Orders ALL KOW WEEK Seats Thursday Mr** SATURDAY Saturday J An Unique Revusical Comedy of Life in New York’s 2:20 P. M. / Latin Quarter with 92*50 James Watts, Ted Lewis, Al. Herman, Verna Gordon, Hickey Brothers and TWENTY FAMOUS ARTISTS* MODELS DOMING Wtbtr ' s Gay, Gladsome, Girly Muslcomedy hlail Orders Wed., Sat. Harry Puck and Svelte Imp Chorus. Me! 75c, ti

Frietx Leiber wdll begin his stellar engagement in New York as a Sbapespearean star New Year's week. Avery Hop wood hfs made an American adaptation to Sacha Guitry's farce. "The Great Illusionist," and it will be presented in Chicago next month by A. H. Woods. Ruchel Barton Butler announced some time ago that she would add “The Prince and the Paper" to her children's theater repertoire.

AMUSEMENTS. Today and With Brings Joy all this week a Beautiful Gowned Chorus of Cabaret to Thousunds Girl*

William Faversbam also has announced a revival of this play this year. “The Storm,” which "raged” for a full year on Broadway, is being acted by two companies this season. Langdon McCormick, the author, is preparing to stage his latest melodrama, "The Night Watch," next month. Beth Meakins. a pretty little miss, daughter of Charles Meakins, who was “The Merry Widow" prince, and Edith Bradford, famous for her work in “The Chocolate Solsier,” made her debnt on Broadway last week In “Little Miss Charity." Mtcbio Itow, the Japanese dancer, who staged tbe excellent Japanese number In "What's In a Name?" a number selected for the most favorable criticism (Continued on Page Four.)

The Playhouse of Indiana Newly Decorated and More Beautiful Than Ever 35 MONDAY, SEPT. 13th. SB SPECIAL ATTRACTION First Film Showing of , BABE RUTH Famous “Home Run King” and hi* tunmati, together with Carl Maya, allowing by “Slow-Sped M analyaia the atylo of pltdiinff which proved fatal to Chapman. SEVEN HONEY BOYS Composed of the Famous Minstrel Stars: Tommy Hyde, Jimmy O’Hara, Bill Cawley, “Happy” Benway, Herbert WUlinson, George Faustt and Frank Delana. Presenting songs, dances and clever comedy. KHARUM Worden Bros. The Persian Pianist Novelty Foot Jugglers McGrath & Deeds LaBERNICIA 1 Fifteen Minutes of Nonsense Dancing and Musical Fantasy ADDED ATTRACTION DeMarest & Collette | “A Mirthful Raplisody of Vaudeville Tid-Bits" BALLY KOO TRIO Mathews & Ayres Circus La Petite “Hard Boiled” KINO6GAM NEWS WEEKLY and the LITERARY DIGEST TOPICS Matinees, 15c, 500-SANE 010 PRICES-Evenlng, ISo, $1

English’s | Listen Lester j s‘* Mati Nt. e . a " J j Fred Heider j SeUme I FWri ICU’C S Thursday, Sept. 16 IjilUlilOll J COM. Matinee Saturday HERE COMES Gilbert and Sullivan’s Tuneful Ccmic Opera All-Star Cast—Gorgeous Costumes of Old Japan—■ Scenery by Urban —Symphony Orchestra—Wonder Chorus—Remarkable Lighting Effects. The Big Musical Event of the Season Some of the Dunbar principals are ED. ANDREWS, that grand old man of Opera, KARL STALL, RALPH BRAINARD, PATRICIA BAKER, BRUCE WEBSTER, ANN McCASHIN, GEORGE COURTNEY, MARY LAMBERT and MEDORA GAROFALO. Prices—Nights, 50£, SI.OO, $1.50, $2.00 and $2.50. Matinee— SI.OO and $2.00. Seat sale Monday.

FOUR PICTURES STAND OUT IN NEW PROGRAMS ‘Humoresque,’ Mutiny of Elsinore,’ ‘Jack-Knife Man’ and ‘What’s Your Hurry’. RICH IN CHARACTERS The silver screen next xveek will reflect at least four important new movies. The widely discussed “Humoresque,” “The Mutiny of the Elsinore,” “The Jack-Knife Man” and “What’s Your Hurry?” will be among the more important offerings. Two of the movies are based on well known stories, one reflects the directing ability of King Vidor and tbe fourth gives a popular male star a comedy opportunity. The majority of the characters are types and in such stories the principals assuming the roles are called upon for painstaking and truthful acting. -I- -i- -IMOTHERLOVE IS THEME OF ‘HUMORESQUE* AT OHIO. Fannie Hurst, author of "Humoresque,” which opens a week's engagement Sunday at the Ohio, learned much of the intensely human side from acting as “sob sister" on a newspaper. Just out of college Miss Hurst secured (Continued on Page Four.)

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