Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 226, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 January 1921 — Page 5

OLD FAVORITES TO BE SEEN ON LOCAL STAGES Florodora’ at Murat, 'Homestead’ at English’s and Norcross at Keith’s. GOOD VARIETY BILLS Old Favorite’s week would be a proper appellation for next week on the local stage as a revival of “Florodora” will be at the Murat; “The Old Homestead" will be on view at English’s for part of the week; Joseph M. Norcross, the oldest living minstrel basso, will be at B. F. Keith’s, and Pat White will be at the Park with his own show. Local Interest centers on the revival >f “Florodora” which will have the serv ices of Eleanor Painter and a large fast. The Shrlners have purchased the house for Monday night and will give l big theater party. All other perforininces of "Florodora” will be open to the tenoral public. The feature at the Lyric will be an let called "A Holiday In Dixieland,” lad new bills are announced at the Broadway and the Rialto. -I- -I- -IOAD AND TIIE ENTIRE FA3IILY WILL WELCOME REVIVAL OF FLORODORA. Monday night will b a gala one at the Murat where historic ‘’Florodora” opens in engagement of one week. Dad will be there, harking back to the Jay* when the original "Florodora” was leclalined by the whole theater-going population of the country as the "greatest musical comedy success." He will gleefully poke his neighbor in the ribs at the appearance cf the glorious "Tell Me. Pretty Malden” beauty sextette and recall how its predecessors of two decades ago were the toast of the town and recite their matrimonial experiences, dwelling on the fact that they were all snapped up by men of great wealth and social position era "Florodora” had hardly begun Its long run of eighteen months at the Casino Theater in New York. He will hum to himself the melodious strains of the play, such as "In the Shade of the Sheltering Palm,” “I Want to Bea Military Man" and “Tell Me, Pretty Maiden," and altogether dad will have a genuinely good time. And dad's son, his girl and all the other children of this and other dads Will thoroughly enjoy themselves. They will gee a "Tell Me, Pretty Malden” sextette that far outshines its predecessors of twenty years ago, and they will see it dressed In fetching costumes not even dreamed of In the “good old days.” Then, by way, of contrast, they will see another sextette dressed as was the original In the huge waving picture hats, the clinging voluminous, long-trained gowns and with a bang in its eyes. The cast will be headed by Eleanor Painter, an American prima donna, and the cast will include William Danforth, Robert G. Pitkin, Dama Sykes. Walter Woolf, Harry Fender. Isabelle Rodriquez. Maxine Brown and Nace Bonvllle. The latter dad will remember, for he played the same part of the fiery-tempered "Leander" in both tho IPOO and the 1920 companies. Truly, the coming week will be a greafv, Bne for both dad and dad's children -I- -I- -1“UXCLE JOSH" RETURN’S TO TOWN MONDAY NIGHT. I ncle Josh” Whitcomb, who Is the central figure In “The Old Homestead,” returns to English’s Monday night for a three-day stay. This Is the first time that “The Old Homestead” has been here for many years. The engagement will terminate Wednesday night. "The Old Homestead’ tells the story of the Whitcomb family, who owned a little farm near Swanzey, N. H. They were kind-hearted folks,' who made the world a great deal better for their having lived in it. Uncle Joshua was a quaint character, full of wise sayings and the Poor Richard of that part of the country. This lovable character is portrayed by William Lawrence who has played the [art over 3.000 times.’ Augustus Pitou, Inc., are presenting the cn lv authorized version of this old play with all the famous features of past years. The double quartette with eight talented singers, Grace Church choir, and the Swanzey band. William Lawrence is playing the role of "Uncle Josh” this season. NAT XAZARRO HEADS NEW KEITH’S BILL, Nat Nazarro, who Is a well-known gymnast, and his company, including AMUSEMENTS.

LAST 2 MIDNIGHT rR,CES times century whirl 'SSZZSr Today With all s ior cast. Seats sellln" Prices—Night, 50c to $1.50. Mat., 50c to sl. SEATS NOW SELLING. MON., TUES., WED., FE B. 7-8-9 -ii SAJI H. HARRIS present* WILLIAM COLLIER In the Three-Act Farce THE HOTTENTOT BI VICTOR MAPES AND WITTIAM COTTIER “The Hottentot" is the Greatest Jumping Horse In the World] It will I Jump from Cincinnati to Indianapolis and win the Blue Ribbon. PRICKS: NIGHTS, 50c to

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Buck and Bubbles, will be the headline offering at B. F. Keith's next week. George H. Brown, the world’s champion walker, will appear In an act called “Pedestrianism,” which Is a combination of comedy and novelty. In the act Mr. Brown uses a sort of treadmill, by wihch he can do hiking on the stage and do his record-breaking mile in full view of the audience. Wood and Wyde, a former pair of musical comedy stars, will offer anew act called “All Right Eddy.” Thera Is a prologue and four scenes. The first shows the stock In England In the fourteenth century; the second Is an Igloo in the Arctic region; the third the "Kulghts of the Blind Pig,” Topeka, Kan., and the fourth In France. Aside from Wood and Wyde, the cast includes Francis L’ Eslee, soloist, and William C. Wilson, pantomlmist and dancer. Mary Haynes, assisted by Bobby Roth, a pianist, will offer a group of songs. The act of the Lovenburg sisters and Neary In anew dance revue. Ben Smith, the former partner of Hugh Jennings, the ball player, when that star of the diamond took a fling In vaudeville, will offer songs and stories. Joseph M. Norcross, the oldest living minstrel basso, assisted by his wife, Nellie, will be seen In “A Song Glimpse of Yesterday.” A novel gymnastic act will be presented by the Aerial Weavers. The customary motion pictures will open the show. -I- -I- -IPLAXTATIOX ACT BOOKED AT THE LYRIC. With the scene laid on an old plantation south of the Mason-Dlxon line, "A Holiday In Dixieland,” with colo’/‘d performers, comes to the Lyric next week. Harry Mason and company will present a playlet In three scenes, entitled “Getting the Money,” which smacks of the prize ring and Includes a novelty in the shape of a whirlwind boxing (Continued on rage Seven.)

AMUSEMENTS. MONDAY, JANUARY 31 Franker Wood AND Bunee Wyde IX A TRAVESTY “ALL RIGHT EDDY” NAT NAZZARRO WITH BUCK AND BUBBLES In a Variety of Varieties 6—OTHER BIG ACTS—6 Qinif JJE WILTON rHnIV HURLY-BURLY With JIM BENNET. NICE-JOHN-SO\, BENNET-FLETCHER, OPERATIC QUARTETTE, HURLYBURLY JAZZ BAND. This Coupon and 10c with war tax * entities lady to matinee reserve seat.

In The Land of Make Believe By WALTER D. HICKMAN

Following the difference of local critical opinion on “The Fanchon and Marco Satires of 1920,” when this western product was recently presented at English's, It is interesting to note what Percy Hammond, dramatic critic of the Chicago Tribtino, handed this ‘‘sun-kissed" show on landing In Chicago last Sunday. Mr. Hammond writes in part in the Tribune us follows:

| WEEK** T ll NOwS 1 * £ —mm ' 'shrini nutrv monorv . I the Messrs. Shubert present a superb *IOO,OOO. Rmyal op THE WORLD FAMOUS MUSICAL PLAY DIRECT FROM /9 WEEKS AT THE CENTURY THEATRE/N NEW YORK C/TY *£r * BIG sCAST BSS ELEANOR PAINTER S!S| And the Following Members of the Original New York Cast-* WILLIAM DANFORTH, WALTER WOOLF, ROBERT G. PITKIN, DAMA SYKES H -* HARRY FENDER, ISABEL RODRIQUEZ, MAXINE BROWN, NACE BONVILLE f§ 1 Sixty Saucy Sirens, Headed by the Famous if I“PRETTY MAIDEN”SEXTETTE OF ADORABLESI H Common Sense NIGHTS: 50c TO $2.50. _ A PRICE S SAT. MAT.: 50c TO $2.00 j MAT. Best Seats $1.50

COMING WEEK MONDAY EVE. FEB. 7 I ONLY MATINEES WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY 2:15 P. M. RETURN of the FAVORITE of EAST SEASON The Greatest Jf Musical JOHNSTON! , HAS MORE SONG HITS THAN iMAIL Jf ANY MUSICAL SHOW IN YEARS ADnFDCI SEATS THURSDAY 9 As Ms 2 BOX OFFICES UNUbltO lini Evenings 50-1.00-1.50-2.00-2.50 syn w Pllßll r S Wednesday 500, 75c, SI.OO, $1.50. Wvif f IllUliO Saturday MAT SOc, 750, SI.OO, $1.50, $2.00,

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1921.

“A scrutiny of the “Fanchon and Marco Satires of 19-’O' on Sundav n'eht et *he Olympic amended somewhat my impression of, San Francisco as an urban place. There was once an editorial in tho Tribune which indicted California a.-, a tuck State, but I had believed that the accusation referred only to the Los Angeles, the Pasadenia and the Sacramento* of the commonwealth. The ‘Satires’

twuich was bred in San Francisco and where it was a riot) convinced me other wise. Not that the entertainment failed to pleaso the Olympic a Sunday night uudieuco of Chicago men of the world, and women. We adored It. But it was so naive and old fashioned a cubaretlng, so tngeuuous and so rural a festival that it Is hard to believe that It ever had been a dovil in its own home town. “However, Fanchon and, Marco dance the ancient restaurant danebs very well indeed, and Mr. Marco plays upon the violin while he waltzes with his sister. Mile. Fanchbn. They are case celebrities In San Francisco, and are polite, moral and exceedingly propitiatory in their (Continued on Page Six.)

FAILS TO PAY; JAILED. KOKOMO, Ind., Jan. 2S—For falling to keep up payments for the support of

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his children by his divorced wife, Judge VT. C. Overton sentenced Xa?nnie Daisy to the county Jail for twenty days.

ARBUCKLE DONS BABY GARB FOR HIS NEW MOVIE He’s Light Note in Programs of More or Less Serious Nature. LIST HOLDS BIG NAMES Baby clothes will be worn by “Fatty" Arbuckle In a comedy version of “Brewster’s Millions,” which will be on view as the chief offering at the Isis next weeK. . “Fatty” will make a huge baby and it is said he had a funny time of it in the studio in making himself look like a youngster in baby togs. The other moving picture theaters next week will offer more serious material than the antics of the weighty comedian, as Harry t'arey will be at the Regent in “Blue Streak MCoy;” Bebe Daniels will have a semi-emotlonal role In “She Couldn’t Help It" at the Alhambra; James Kirkwood and Barbara Castleton will be dramatic in “The Branding Iron” at the Ohio; Shirley Mason will experience an unhappy love affair at Mister Smith’s in “Flame of Youth:” Helen Jerome Eddy will be emotional In “The (Continued on Page Severn)

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