Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 112, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 September 1920 — Page 3
DUST OFF YOUR SHELL RIMS, DO UP YOUR SMOCK For the Bohemians Are to Hold Forth in Follies at Murat Next Week. KEITH’S DOUBLEHEADER Get out your shell-rimmed glasses and be a villager because the Greenwich Village Follies comes to town next week. These exponents of New York’s Latin Quartier will gambol on the stage of the Murat beginning Monday night. Included in the array of “beauties” to be brought here next week will be twenty artists’ models, who will act in ornamental capacities during the frolic on the Murat stage. English’s will go dark, following tonight’s performance .of “The Mikado,” until Neil O'Brien's Minstrels open a two-day engagement next Friday night. Underlined at English's for the week beginning Monday, Sept. 27, is “Twin Beds,” with Zalna Curzon playing the chief role. On Oct. 11, for three days at English's, comes “Carmen,” another Balph Dunbar production, and for three nights beginning Nov. 18, “Clarence” returns with Gregory Kelly, Ruth Gordon, Robert Adams, Byron Beasley and others seen here last season in the same play. Here is some more big news. Al Jolson's in “Sinbad” comes to the Murat for the week of Oct. 4, and it is needless to say that this will be one of the biggest events in the history of the Murat. The Murat will shelter soon some very important attractions such as “The Passing Show of 1919,” "The Bird of Paradise,” which is a long-time friend; Guy Bates Post in “The Masquerader" and “Wedding Bells,’’ which is now in Chicago with Margaret Lawrence and Wallace Eddinger. The theatrical feast at the Murat Is starting early this season. B. F. Keith’s next week kill have two headliners and the remainder of the bill looks as good as the featured acts.
MURAT WILL SHELTER GREENWICH VILLAGE FOLLIES. The event of the week la theatrical circles next week will be the appearance, beginning Monday night at the Murat, of “The Greenwich "Village Follies.” This entertainment Is unique in the annals of the stage, and is one of the largest organizations on tour. The Follies had its Inception In the quaint and diminutive Greenwich Village Theater in New York in mid-summer cf 1919. The theater lies In that section ct New York where the artistically ambitious, artists, vers libre poets, ilustrators, exponents of varied cults and sundry “isms” congregate to express their varied moods and emotions. But the revue was not long for tbe village. The cramped dimensions of the theater could not cope with the immediate popularity of fthe place, and soon the Fol lies was riding on the crest of fame at the Nora Bayes Theater, in the very heart of Broadway's famous amusement circle. For seTen months it was the meoen to which smart audiences made their pilgrimage. Now it comes to this city direct from a summer's engagement, of twenty weeks at the Studebaker Theater, Chicago. The book and lyric of the Follies are by Philip Bartholomae and John Murray Anderson. The accompanying music is by A. Baldwin Sloane. Many of its melodies are already familiar to music lovers, notably “Bed, Red as the Rose” and “I Want a Daddy.” Conspicuous in its array of player* are James Watts, an English caricaturist, with cleft travesties on the art ot Povlowa and the female opera stars: Ted Lewis, the Jazz k.ng, with his laugh lug trombone and hysterical clarinets: Al Herman, anew type of black-face comic, well named by Caruso, the "lacquered laughmaker”; Verna Gordon, la the fantastic Javanese and marionette dances; The Hickey Brothers, Jane Csrroll, Mabeiie Jaunay, Irene Olson and Warner Gault-
PRETTY IMPS COME WITH MABEL M’CAXE. Mabel McCane and her “imr” chorus tvI?1 be seen in Joe Weber'* “The Little Blue Devil," at tb" Shubert.-Murat Theater. for one week begluning Monday night. Sept. 20. The New York company, including Harry Puck, George Phelps, Julie Barnett, Merle Steven*. Elsa Thomas, Alma Youlln, Frank Dawson, Wilbur Cox, Edward Wakefield and John Lyons will appear in thla mualcal farce, which : was aeen lat seat '** " on ttt th ® Central Theater, New York. Ik Harr y Carroll wrote the musical *rore and Harold 9Hr - Atteridge wrote the book and wNMjjjfr There are six- _ teen musical numV JpSjSHBsiP specialty by Harry Iy* 'Jm t/ir izSiSt? Puck, which lntroduces anew bong ? yvnn 1 1 he wrote for the 14? The story conHarr>~ Puck. cerna an ambitious secretary who attempts to win promotion by making things exciting for a railroad president. An actress Is engaged to act as his wife. kllaa McCane, whose gowns are said to have cost SIO.OOO, is dancing In “The Little Blue Devil,” which Is anew departure for her. With Harry Puck sne will be seen In several dancing specialties. Mr. Puck will be remembered as the composer of the music of “California and Yon,” “Where Did You Get That Girl?” and a half dozen other hits. -I- -!- -ITWO HEADLINERS DCH AT B. F. KEITH’S Two headliers on the same bill is the attraction which Keith’s is offering for the coming week. “The Viol-Inn” with Billy Abott and his violin girls returns after two years. All the musical features having been written by Herman Timberg. Eva Shirley makes her Initial appearance at the head of a musical organization which Includes Fid Gordon's Musical boys and A1 Roth, noted jazz dancer, and their program includes everything in music from grand opera to ragtime. Other numbers on the coming bill include Arthur YVanzer and Maybelle Palmer In a comedy skit, "She's Hard to Get Along With.” Jane Dillon and her company of players will present a protean sketch, “The Frame Up.” The scene Is a courtroom with judge and attorney. All of the other characters are portrayed by Miss Dillon whose rapid costume changes have been featured in the production. James Burke and Eleanor Dukkin have a musical and novelty "A Tete-a-tete in Song.” The "Four Singing Ushers” the billing used by one of the newesf comedy quartettes and their harmony dinging Is •aid to be above the usual. onie Toung, aaalsted by Mias April,
are the originators of colored soap bubbles and offer anew novelty in this pastime. -I- -!- -IOH. THOSE MINSTREL MEN' BOOKED AGAIN. Oscar F. Hodge will present Neil O’Brien Minstrels at English's for two days beginning next Friday. J. H. DeVecho, musical director, has written a number of special musical numbers for the minstrel this season. Among the favorites who will be with the minstrel this year will be Davis Gaff-
* LEW WILSON. ney, who will appear in anew sketch called “Hopping the Atlantic,” and Lew Wilson, known as the “Variety Hoy. - ' The finale of the show Is called ”Amer lcanization,” In three big scenes, and another feature will be "Playmates,’' a dancing novelty.
-I- -I- *1- * AT THE BROADWAY. The bill at the NGans and Perkins; 1 Burnham and ? Phillips In a rom- ! edy turn; Flana:s gan and Stapleton, sj singers and dane--3 ers; Henry Kelly, , a comedian; Her- | i'rt and Burke, ' v, T singers and danoLs;. J v - I6* ers; the Wilsons in an at 111'tic nlTerKUs Burke. It g, and n Mutt and Jeff comedy. NEW SOUBRETTK WITH ■THE RECORD BREAKERS.” Miss Viola Elliott, the new soubrette with “The Record Breakers,” will make
INTRODUCING A HALF BOZEN CLEVER SINGERS AND INSTRUMENTALISTS IN AN ENTRANCING MUSICAL DIVERTISEMENT | VIOLET & LEWIS FRANCIS and FOX HUNTER & ADAMS COMEDY AERIALISTS NOVELTY IMPERSONATORS “HUSBANDS” i HARRY WATKINS THE VANDERKOORS TENJAINUTES J)F ABSURD ANTICS With “FELIX, THE MIND-READING DUCK” THE FRESHMAN A MUSICAL COMEDY OF COLLEGE LIFE WITH A CHORUS OF FAIR CO-EDS BILLY VAN in a Film Farce, “A PLUCKY HOODOO” BRAY PICTOGRAPH =PATHE REVIEW Dancing in the Lyric Ball Room Afternoon and Evening
Alda, Garden and Ganz Will Give Concerts Here
Artists Selected for New Civic Music Series. Mme. Frances Alda, Mary Garden of opera fame, and Rudolph Gam, one of the most popular pianists who ever played in Indianapolis, are the artists selected for the first season of the new civic music series of concerts which will be given in Indianapolis this season under the management of Bradford Mills and Merle Armltage, who operate concert courses throughout the middle west. The concerts will be given Sunday afternoons at the Shubert Murat theater. Mme. Alda and assisting artists will appear Oct. 24, Mary Garden and assisting artists Dec. 12, and Rudolph Gam in February. The course is to be sold by subscription, no single admissions being on sale until the day of the Alda concert. The artist* announced should be of unusual interest to Indianapolis audiences. Mme. Alda is one of the greatest recitalists in America, and Interest in her is heightened by the fact that she Is the wife of Gatti-Casazza, manager of the Metropolitan opera company. Mme. Alda made a sensational success last season at the Metropolitan in “Cleopatra’s Night.” In December, one of the mbst interesting women of *tl contemporary artists, Mary Garden, will make her Indianapolis debut in concert. | Our own Mary is unique, there is no I one like her on any stage, and the conj certs given by her last season were tre- ! raendously successful. Ganz had a large Indianapolis follow- | lug, and his return after an absence ot several years will be warmly welcomed. A box office for the sale of subscrip ! tions will be opened immediately at the j Edison shop. A great success is predicted for the y v series, which is to be a permanent [l*. Mtution in Indianapolis.
her first Indianapolis appearance at the Park Monday afternoon. Miss Elliott is one of the prominently mentioned members of tbe •■nst of "The Record Breakers." This show is owned by Jack Reid, who also appears in the character which ho created. "The Information Kid.” Miss Elliott has been In stock as well (Continued on Page Four.)
Wanted to See Expert in Action NEW YORK. Kept 18.—An uniden t fled man who evidently wanted William Curran, expert swimmer to perforin, told him n woman and child had fallen into Ilellgate. After battling the current an hour, Curran learned it was a hoax.
INDIANA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER IS, 1920.
OPENS CIVIC SERIES ipsy \ M-ME. FRANCES ALDA. The new series of Sunday afternoon concerts to be given this winter at the Murat will be opened by Mme. Frances ! AMa on Oct. 24 under the management 1 of Bradford Mills and Merle Armltage.
HOOSIEKS GET 527,000 BACK PAY. GREENSBI RG, lad.. Sept. 18.-Ap-proximately *27,000 in back pay for railroad employes of this city was received here yesterday and distrlbted to about three hundred men.
In The Landßelieve By WALTER D. HICKMAN
In announcing the Introduction of a i new concert season at the Murat on certain Sunday afternoons of the coming winter, Mr. Nelson Trowbridge of th< Murat will make it possible for music lovers to hear Frances Alda, the soprano i Rudolph Ganz, pianist, and the greatest of them all, Mary Garden. It is impossible to furnish Indianapolis with too much high grade talent in any one season and the fact that these threw artists are to be brought here this winter deserves the hearty support of those who desire to hear the best that the concert stage has to offer. Patronage is the only thing which can make possible the continuance of such n course and it is up to tho music loving public to appreciate the efforts of those who aro responsible for the appearauee of Mary Garden, Alda and Ganz this season. To onr way ot thinking there la no longer any humor, if there ever was any, to the stage ’’souse," and it is about time for actors on the legitimate stage, at well as vaudeville, to discontinue the stage “souse.” It is Indeed bad taste to flash an alleged flask, although it contains onty cold tea, on the stsge during sn set In which there is no plot. The dnys of tho stage "souse” are over. Let him stay buried. -I- -!- -!- A number of local theater managers have told me that they intend to present a large number of free tickets to th committee having the entertainment of the G. A. R. encampment in charge, for the use of tho veterans while in the city Theater managers of this city are to be congratulated In this and the vet ersns will appreciate it.
Coming Monday, Sent. 20ih —One Week Famous Star of Musical Comedy BILLY ABBOTT in “THE VIOL—INN” A Young Musical Comedy by Herman Timberg and Featuring the Five Violin Girls Take a Musical Trip With EVA SHIRLEY Assisted by Fid Gordon’s Musical Boys and A1 Roth, Jazz Dancer All the Way From Opera to Ragtime Jane Dillon & Cos. GllieYoung & April A Protean Play Clever Novelty “The Frame Up” “Soap Bubbles.” Third Big Feature ARTHUR MAYBELLEWANZER & PALMER In Their Laughing Love Lesson “She’s Hard to Get Along With” Comedy and Class KINOGRAM WEEKLY 4 Singing Ushers 4 and the Melody and Harmony DIGEST TOPICS JAMES ELEANOR BURKE& DURKIN “A Tete-arTete in Song” Ticket Sale One Week in Advance No Additional Charge for Season Reservations Matinees 15c to 55c-SAME OLD PRICES-Eves. 15c to SI.IO .11 thl. Wtek Stepping fli.ru.
Dixie Hines again sends this department some Interesting news concerning the new Broadway attractions, as fol lows: The “three stars” of the present week ware “Little Miss Charity,” “The Bad Man” and “The Sweetheart Shop,” although Mr. Belasco made a production of a play which he Invitingly called “Cab the Doctor.” Not even the good acting of moat 01 the players in the cast can make the play a good one. So we come to a discussion of the merits of the aforementioned triology of which “Little Miss Charity” takes precedence because it is the daintiest and most tuneful of the lot. Juanita Fletcher sings the title role and dances nimbly with her associates. It is the ensemble more than any In dividual, however, that has won success for the play, because it will be bere long after Thanksgiving turkey and Christmas presents sre distributed. “The Bad Man” is acted by a good actor, Holbrook Bllnn. It is an amusing sati-e of Mexican bandits. This particular bandit Is a bloodthirsty individual who Is about to commit bis usual sanguinary crimes when he recognizes In the owner of the attacked ranch a former cow puncher who had befriended him. This changes the program, and thereafter it becomes the duty of the bandit to make his friend happy even if he has to kill the unloved husband of the girl loved by the ranchman, and to steal the money from the bank with which the mortgage la paid. It is delightful comedy, exquisite satire and hilarious fun.
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Todav ARTHUR hammerstein-s PRICES I matinee “ALWAYS YOU” ~K“S3%. AND WITH TONIGHT NIGHT Irena Franklin and Ralph Herz. r>oc to 53.50 _ ... Popular Matinee, Jig* DI re e t from *9 A_J All JR WEDNESDAY Record - Breaking And All jig B ifr Mm KS? tsfis Npyl Wppk WM IUS Thea, ~* clJatlfc next wceK jjj \ J iAynSB WATT ver>a tORDON AL HERMAN * ml F 20 FOMOU ARTISTS’ MODELS W SEATS NOW SELLING—TWO BOX OFFICES PRICES Evening—sl.oo, $1.50, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00. 8 I Wednesday Matinee —50c, SI.OO, $1.50, $2.00. TIMES Saturday Matinee—sl.oo, $1.50, $2.00, $2.50. ONLY Wcfllf 4 Ant Direct from Central Theater, New York, En Ronte *^ n v|#* * ■ for Winter's Ran at Garrick Theater, Chicago. H Mat. Wed., Sat. *—Carloads Scenery—S 60—Feople—60 ? _ C'faff Webers gay. glad ,g'tTly musical I THE LITTLE BLUE DEVIL" pi Mabel MCanek Jt| and tka Mew York, Cast 1/ // |4P 1 'including H.a.rry Ptcckj •*-. ]!- // I’-f/ I c moruj 1 op (ihhM gT SVGLTE IMRS* C 'i:| uttk&Lurtcs bu nAius'ic //) vfo I Attaridqt Harry Carroll ftjt All. I PRICES—Eve.. 50a, *I.OO. *1.30, (2.00, *2.30. SEATS ■ ORDERS { Wednesday Matinee. 60c, 76c, *I.OO, *1.50. 9A. M. B NOW 1 Saturday Matinee, 60c, 750, *l, *I.BO, $2. THURSDAY COMING NEtl OF OCIOBER 4th —A.AIINtES 6 YtS av SEATS TUESDAY, SEPT. EBth.
CIVIC MUSIC SERIES SUNDAY AFTERNOON CONCERTS SHUBERT-MURAT THEATRE Him. Altlu. lli'V.' 24. Miff (iard.n, ll.c. ' 12. Rudolph I mill. Fob. R, Three Superb Concerts Season tickets only now on sale at $7.50, $6.00, $5.00 Plus Tax. At The Edison Shop 122 N. Pennsylvania St Old Main 1797, Auto. 21-797. No single admission will be sold until season sale closes. A season ticket Insuring you of a choice seat for all three atractions, is a substantial saving over single admission prices. Concert Direction Bradford Mills. Merle Armitage, Associate.
OLD FAVORITES IN NEW PLAYS GRACESCREEN ‘Humoresque’ Goes Into Se ond Week at the Ohio. APPEAL TO VETERAN Old favorites will flicker on tl silver screen in Indianapolis ne week. Some of the most prominent of tl good old names are Norma Ta madge, June Elvidge, Bert Lyte Wallace Reid and Buck Jones. “Humoresque” goes into the secot week of Its run at the Ohio, where Is breaking every previous attendan record. All movie houses will present fei turea next week which Is thought wi appeal to lhe G. A. R. veterans who wi be the guests of the city. -I- -!- -|- GLABS IS GOD-SON OF THE DIVINE SARAH. Gaston Glass, who Is playing th leading male role in “Humoresque,” a the Ohio Theater, has the distinction c being the god-son pf Sarah Bernhard Glass was born in Paris and made hi debut on the French stage at the ag of 5. Later he was engaged by Mme. Bern (Continued on Fage Four.)
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