Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 180, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 December 1920 — Page 5

FLOWERS OF HOOSIERLAND ADORN ROL K REVUE Girl of 1870 Fibs Her Way to Happiness in *Not So Long Ago’—Four Hits at Keith’s

Hoosier soil turns out some pretty theatrical flowers. Three of the prettiest Sowers from this Iloosier flower bed are Irene and Ber nice Hart of Indianapolis and Ernestine Myers of Terre Haute. These flowers bloom In William Rock's Revue of 1920, which beasts of the services of Mr. Itock. Billy B. Van. James J. Corbett, Irene and Bernice Hart, who are two of the sweetest little bodies before the footlights; Ernestine Myers, who wears as few clothes as possible and not take a cold; Marlon Sunshine, a regular beauty; Avey and O’Nell and others. Oh, I forgot a Chinese flower. Her name is Jue Quon Tal, and she stopped the show last night and was a regular sensation. s. In considering Mr. Rock's Revue, let ine state here that It does not attempt' to reflect that grandeur of scenic investiture which adorns the Zlegfeld Follies or the jazz abandonment of the lireeiwlch Village Follies. Most of the scenery In the Rock Revue is velvet and satin drops. Rock's revue Is a collection of vaudeville offerings—some rery good and others just so so. It appears to the writer that Mr. Rock has some talent, some excellent talent, which he has not used to full advantage. He has failed to make complete use of the splendid talents of the Hart sisters, Marlon Sunshine and Mias Myers. The Hart sisters reminds one of the bunch of violets in a big room—their fragrance Alls the entire space. The Hart sisters sing very sweetly and make a pretty picture when ever they appear, but they are not given enough to do. Miss Sunshine appears more often, but 6be hasn’t the material which knocks a $3 customer •'dead." Billy B. who is the artist supreme in reflned slapstick with a dash of tho mud pie-throwing ‘art,” la the CDe who makes the home runs in this revue. He la a riot when attempting to tell a *‘blue” joke, but our prize-fighting friend, Corbett, prevents him. “Ton can not tell that joke here," warns Corbett. “Oh, I have been in Indianapolis before,” replies Van. This man needs no opportunity to dominate the stage. He makes his opportunities. Another winner is Jue Quon Tai, a Chinese singer of appealing charm. Her reception last night showed what a magnificent Impression she can make. I have seen Miss Myers dance many times. Art seems to need few clothes. Then her "Danse Orientale” must be art without the clothesline. Miss Myers Is m artist and she does not need to resort to such affairs as the "Danse Orientale.” Mr. Rock sings and dances most of the time. He Is reflned. but at no time does he overwork. Jay M. Regan is a good tenor and Is enjoyable In the “Omar Khayyam" number, as well as "I’ve Got a Sentry.” Good values In eccentric dancing are given by Avey and O'Nell In blackface. The chorus Is strong on looks; they wear some pretty costumes and some look like they might own Rolls-Royces. Rock calls his chorus the Rolls-Royce chorus. They certainly have limousine bodies. Opinion—ls you like your revues a vaudeville show In disguise, then the Rock Revue Is your show. Tou will howl at the antics of Van and will fall In lov>with the Hart Sisters, and you will applaud the Chinese singer, Jue Quon Tal. At English's all week. W. D. H. -I- -i- 'l* QUAINT AMD SWEET IS THIS COMEDY AT Ml RAT. They were not so slow “Not So Long Ago.” For on the high -old-fashioned stoop of a residence in lower New York Billy called Elsie a "damn fool”—through a third person, of course—and then promised her a stationary bathtub, tbus winr.'cg the girl who “lied like an angel" to fib to him chrough the rest of his j life. The Shrlners, with thlr wives and ! their sisters and somebody e'.se's sisters and their friends whole-heattedly laugued and applauded their approval as they had been doing all evening as the story which led up to the unusual pact was unfolded. Perhaps it should be said here that the events spoken of above took place t tbe Mur.it Theater last night, at the amusements. BROADWAY THEATER BEAUTIFUL EVERY DAY NOON TILL 11 I*. M. 1 9 UNUSUAL 1 9 LL features ANY SEAT MAT. sock Of* TILL 3 P.M. Except Sat., Sun. and Holiday*. ' RIALTO TOWN TALK “Too Many Wives” MUSICAL FARCE COMEDY 2 0-P i o P l E— 2o ADDED ATTRACTION “THE DEVIL’S ANGEL” - ■ . - MOTION PICTUREB. I CANNIBAL CHILDREN EAT MUD, THE DIRTY LITTLE THINGS, IN SHIPWRECKED AMONG THE CANNIBALS AT THE ISIS ALL WEEK WANDA HAWLEY “Her First Elopement ’ Mntt and Jeff. Fox News.

INDIANAPOLIS IS MIGHTY PROUD OF ’EM

Here is a picture of Bernice and Irene Hart of Indianapolis, who are two of the most talented entertainers offered by

opening performance of “Not So Long Ago,” which sis') was the occasion for the first Shrlners’ theater party of the season. But the fondest memories of the ereulng will cling about Eva Oalllenue and Sidney Blackmer, who as Elsia Dover and Billy Ballard, respectively, literally played themselves Into the hearts of the'.r audience. Just a word for the audience—it was a wonderfully responsive one. “Not So Long Ago" might just as well be “Today” or “Tomorrow.” Divested of setting and costuming which places it in New York In the early '7os, It shows that the human race "not so long ago” was swayed by the same basic passions is it was "not so long ago" before that, s now and will continue to be. There are the same sunshines and shadows, the same scheming and conniving, the same Jealousies, the same social chasms for love to hurdle to happlinss. | Coming down to the concrete, “Not So I Long Ago” tells of one Elsie Dover, whose father is an Inventor ever on the brink of fame and fortune, but who needs must permit his daughter to wo>-k out In order to meet the high cost of living—they had it then, too, eggs were ”25 cents a dozen” and shoes climbed to the "unheard of price of 13 a pair.” Elsie found a berth as seamstress in an : upper Manhattan family put to the nej cessity of haring last season's clothing ! made over In order to keep up the pace. ! She weaves a romance between herself ! and the young son of the family and j therein lies the plot which Is so enter- : talr.lng In the hands of Miss Galllennc, - - i Ladies LetCuticura Keep Your Skin Fresh and Young Sost.Otßtnsert.T.'r-ns,** er*rywbr, rrwnm’Nt idii.wi:CiU<>Luanar.el><;lX Lri AMUSEMENTS. sh K SHCBEBT *TH TONIGHT a Mura. I I Matinees Tomorrow and Sa'urday. I LEE AND J. J. SIIIBCKT PRESENT | Not So Long Ago A Flay of Youth. I.ovo and Laughter. With E\A LE GtLLIKNNE and SIDNEt BLACKMER. and the Original N. V. CAST. t’rlcM—Toni.hi and Sat. Mat., 60c. *l, *1.30. %l. Popular Mat. Tomorrow. 50c, 78c, (1, $1 50. | Sund-y, SP,M. eat; Sailing ( MARY GARDEN I Seats at Edison Shop Onlv. PRICES—SI 00, *1 50, g?.00 2.50, SB.OO. nw'nriwnnntiMWMffiiMWiicim 11 ull mi ILL NEXT WEEK—SEATS TUCKS. Matinees Wednesday anti Saturday. The Selwyns Offer CIIAS. VIRGINIA LARRY KINO OBIUEN WHEAT I Selwyns" Sensible Popular Prices: : J Eve. and Sat. Mat., 30c. sl, 81.30. *2. ednesday Matinee, 50c. 75c, 81, 81-50. AL GOLEM TROUPE Persian Marvels. “RAG-0 MARIMBA BAND 6 Other Smart £ Dlvertisements G Dancing In the Lyric Ballroom Afternoon and Evening.

HARK H li Extravaganza Productions HaSP' Thl. Week's Attraction ~ hl , (onpon , nd , 0 cent. ivlfh 3 cents war tax, entitles |\ ww lady to reserved sent in b:UIA ■ 11 r 11C? matinee Mon., Tiles., Bed., A UJJ A UOJ Tliurs., Frl. or Sat. MOTION J>ICTUREB. • vwvs^^A/wvN^JvwwsArvs/vwwwwwws A Supreme Accomp ishment II A lAI Pauline Frederick “MADAME X* The elemental life find full £L I CONSTANCE TALftiADGE CIRCLE ORCII KS-jj &grm 1 lIS , TRA - riRCLETTE DANGEROUS BUSINESS °*' m l JOHNNY HINES IN “TOECHY IN t Hl'." HR l< I ftCLMC, ”1 (it

William Rock In his 1920 Revue at English's this week. Tbe sisters were given a real Hoosier reception last night.

Mr. Blackner and the capable players that surround them. No more delightful and winsome a personality than the romantic Elsie, ns Mbs Galllenne plays her, has been glimpsed over the footlights this season. You laugh with her and at.her, want to shake her at times, too, and then rather envy Billy when he uses her romantic nature as an excuse to pay her that rather doubtful compliment on tbe stoop, only to make it up the next mluute with the promise of the stationary bath tub. And Billy, well. Mr B.ackner invests him with a style all his own, a distinctly new and likeable type and it's a safe bet, despite his funny, baggy trousers, guiltless of crease, and his full skirted coat, that he will have gathered a host of followers before his jtay In Indianapolis comes to a close Saturday night. Excellent work Is done by Thomas Mitchell, as Earn Rot'lnson, Elsie's suitor In "her own set.” He made a great Impression at tbe opening performance Equally good Is George Henry Trader, as Michael Dover, Elsie's father, although his sphere Is more limited. Alive Bromley Wilson Is good as tbs society mother. Mrs. Ballard, and Betty L'nley furnished no little amusement as her daughter Ursula. AMUSEMENTS, ENGLISH’S WILLIAM Revue s °* 1920 BILLY B. VAN. JAMES J. CORBETT, WILLIAM ROCK and a Rolls-Royce Chorus of 50 Beauties. Nights. 50c to 83 00. Sat. Mat., 50c to 82 00. ALL NEXT WEEK Matinees Wed. and Sat. A. L. Erlanger Presents MONSIEUR BEAUCAIRE Prices S3 Seats Thurs. To the Public: Never In twenty-two years as manager of English's Opera House have I given advance personal indorsement of an attraction, but the bPKUt.-fUI production of 'Monsieur Beaucalre" is so exceptional with Its famous story of our Booth Tark Ingtoo, its music composed by the great Messiger and Its splendid cast of singers and actors, that It makes me feel that I would not do my duty were I uot to urge every putron of the theater to witness It. I guarantee “Moris eur Beaucalre" as one of the finest attractions of this or any other season. A. F. MILLER, Manager English's Opera House, VALESKA SURATT And Her Flayers, With JOHN MeFARLANE and JACK HAYDEN In Jack Lalt’s Flay, “SCARLET'’ HERSCHELL HENDLERE Presents “MADAM SKIDDIKADINKI” 2 RAYMOND WILBERT—CARNEY 9 A ROSE—B \ hoNESH IE HOLLCII The Rials Swift and Kelly Offer “Gum Drops” Special Bargain Matinees

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1920.

"Not So Long Ago” will bo at the Murat all this week. t is decidedly worth while. -I- -I- -IMARIMBA BAND RAGS TO AUDIENCE’S DELIGHT. • The Rag-O-Marlmba band is having things Its own sweet way at the Lyric this week and the applause on the afternoon the show was reviewed was still in progress when the next act began. These five players know how to pound out the melody on the marlmbaphone and the p'n.vers offer a variety of numbers. It seems to me that these people should be more willing to give encores, especially when an audience honestly clamors for more. It is a wise player who knows when to answer applause and the reception these players received on the afternoon that I was present would make happy the heart of any player But they fai'ed to make the best of it. The feature act is the A1 Golem Troupe who appear 'n an oriental set for the purpose of doing a clever rope stunt, some flip fl ps and a fine pole balancing number. The act is nicely dressed and makes a good flash. Howland, Erwin and Erwin have a change of pretty costumes for each song number they present. Their act has the needed class to put them In the list of favorites. The remainder of the bill Includes Bert and Betsy Ross; the Paltos; Bobby ami Earle In "Oh, Doctor" and Lorraine and Herman. -I- -!- -I--TRAVEBTY ON STAGE COMEDY 18 A BRIGHT BFOT IN “PUSS rCSS.’* In the first act af “Puss Puss,” a musical extravaganza now on view at the Park Is a clever little travesty on the recent Pullman plays of tbe stage. The setting Is similar to that ned In ''The Little Journey,” nnd some smart repartee takes place in a Pullman between Ray Reed and Benny Small. The candle and kissing episodes are well worked out and are good for mauy laughs. Jimmie Moore and Eddie Fields lu blackface are the Pullman porters and they stage several snappy dancing numbers which adda action to the Pullman Beenes. This show, like others of Its class, lack* singing voices and the chorus Is not up to tbe mark in the dance numbers In the first act. The comedy element of this show is Its biggest asset and the chorus Is used to 911 up the waits while Reed nnd Small are getting their breath. The chorus makes many costume change*. The song favorite of the first act W Protect the Children. Healthy Blood and a Healthy System Is a Child's best protection against Colds. Gr'p and Influenza. Give them GROVE'S IRON TONIC BYRUP. 75c—Advertisement.

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“Mammy’s Arms,” as done by A. William Young and the chorus. Others prominent in the cast are Viola Bohlen, Mona Mayo and Roy Peck. On view at the Park all week. W- -j* FOUR ROUSING 810 HITS ON KEITH’S BILL THIS WEEK Wow! There’s four big hits on B. F. Keith’s bill this week. They line up as follows; Valeska Suratt and John McFarllne in “Scarlet.” j Thomas F Swift and Mary H. Kelly I In "Gum Drops.” Herßchel Benlere In “Planoflagc.” Baroness de Hullub and Harry Crawford in “Fifty Loves.” Valeska Suratt. Valeska Suratt appeared for a very short time on the stage in Jack Lalt’s "Scarlet and White,” if I remember the title correctly, and this season she Is appearing In a condensed version of the |.iny, now under the name of "Scarlet." The aughs of tbe play have been erowd< and Into a sketch of about forty minute, and the line., are keen. I wus rather disappointed that the star did not appear In an amazing creation In the first seene, but yet I noticed tbnt I In the simple frocks worn yesterday she got nearer her audience than she did In her war paint and fine clothes in tbe stage version of the play. Neither Is tbe apartment scone as "cute as was

used on the stags, but the star’s acting in the vaudeville version is much better than in the long play. Splendid work is done by John McFarllne as the rich athlete who marries the ,-abaret singer, played by Miss Suratt. This Lait aketch is sure fire and gives Miss Suratt a good vehicle in which she does some real work. Thomas Swift and Mnry Kelly have a gem of a little singing and talking affair, called "Gum Drops," which is as pure as a maiden’s prayer. Tommy, you and Miss Kelly are a knockout. Great stuff. Tin piuuse winner of the bill is Hersrhel Henlere, a pianist, and while his Peters are on the piano he Is king. AftPi to curtain went up on the Suratt act the stage people were forced to lower 'he curtain and allow Henlere to make :< curtain talk, nerilere does not appeal to me but the big house jester day voted him the favorite. And the audience wins. The sketch 'Fifty Love’ receiv'd mavy latt'/lis and won favor, althon-h It was noisy and a little rough in spots. The bill Includes Raymond Wilbert, Carnev and Rose In "Lost. Husband, and Fred and Daisy Rial in "A Ring Flirtation." At the Keith's all week.—W. D. H. -I- -I- -I--MVBIC- FARCE AT THE RIALTO, "Too Many Wives,” a musical farce with a big chorus and a quartette of

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comedians and others, Is tho hendliue attraction at the Rialto this week. The company consists of twenty people and most of the action la devoted to comedy scenes. There are numerous changes of pretty costumes and the music is of the whistling order. The movie feature of the bill is Helen Gardner and Peggy O’Neal in "The Devil's Angel," a story of three young artists and a Hindu mystic. -I- -I- -I----AT THE BROADWAY. Opening the bill at the Broadway this week is Toto, the frog man who stages a number of antics while made up like a frog in a swamp scene. Irene and Douglas Oarberry are dance experts and tbe Christies furnish a unique musical offer ng. .Ice Ed. l.n. wli s ;• ■ face comedian, offers a monologue. The playlet of the bill Is ■, comedy, “T ne Town Pump,” and Is presented by Nell Fulton and company. Copeland and Brayton offer a comedy singing and talking turn and the Lind Brothers are whirlwind acrobats. The bill also includes the cabaret singers and entertainers. -I- -I- -ITHE MOVIES. The movies on view today include Zena Keefe in "Red Foam,” at the Colonial; Constance Talmadge in "Djiigerous Busi-

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