Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 228, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 February 1921 — Page 3

SWEETEST OF MELODIES CHARMS HUGH AUDIENCE Last Night at Murat When‘Florodora’ Opened an Engagement

Welcome ts the revival of “Florodora," which WBB the forerunner of the modern musical comedy. Twenty years ago, when the sextette girls sang “Tell Me, Pretty Malden" and nodded to the audience, the glorious future of “Florodora” was assured. Last night at the Murat the 1920 revival of this tuneful, old-fashioned gem all polished up with modern stage magic and styles, delighted those who rememberad the original production as well as those who first experienced the charms •f this musical play. It seems strange to call anything oldfashioned which is only twenty year* old, but we realized last night the extent of dress reform when the old-fashioned sextette appeared in the long dresses dragging on the floor and their quaint black picture hats. The contrast was realized even more decidedly because the modern girls of the revival appeared also. And yet we seldom hear as tuneful a song as "Shade of the Sheltering Palm” or the famous “Tell Me. Pretty Maiden," both of which are two of the solid hits - cf “Florodora.” Don’t get the impression that the revival of “Florodora” is a costume revival. Far from It, as the last scene of the play presents some of the most beautiful and costly costumes ever presented c-n a local stage. The stage setting and effects are all modern and splendidly handled. The last scene of ‘‘Florodora” will go down In local theatrical history as a gem of beauty, both from a standpoint of melody as well as from a scenic viewpoint. The haunting musical score, which thrilled the theater-goers of two decades ago. Is present in the revival and expertly rendered by Walter Woolf as Frank Abercoed, Eleanor Painter as Dolores, William Danforth as the comical Anthony Tweddlepunch, Robert G. Pitkin as Cyrus Gilfaln and Maxine Brown as Angela Gilfaln. Miss Eleanor Painter brings to the role of Dolores, a Spanish girl, that rare combination of real singing ability and marked dramatic power. She makes Dolores a warm, passionate love girl. Her golden voice hits the high notes with ease. I thought she was at her best while singing “Caramba,” but the audience gave the big demonstration of the evening following her singing of the exquisite “Love Will Find You." Miss Painter's work will stand the most severe ciitlcal test and her average will be close, mighty close, to 100 per cent. Walter Woolf a3 Frank, of course, made his big hit while singing “Shade of the Sheltering Palm." Can anything be sweeter than that old song? It there Is, I never have heard It In the years I have written of the footlights. It is Interesting to contrast the out-of-date antics of Anthony Tweddlepunch, played by William Danforth, as the chief funmaker of this show with the modern comedian. Danforth retains the funny makeup, the old-fashioned clothes and the ancient manners of the old Tweddlepunch. Mr. Danforth Is an actor of the needed temperament to make the old phrenologist one of the Lfavorltes of the revival. The dancing of rVsobel Rodrlque la of the highest order. Maxine Brown is one of those dainty persons who combines good looks wita a pleasing voice. Her success with “Hello, People." a light little soug number. Is proof of what she can do with a j song. Dama Sykes was satisfactory as Lady Holywo.cd. An enormous company is carried to properly present “Florodoro." The majority of the girls of the company may truthfully be called beautiful. Last night the song, “I Want to Bea Military Man," failed to land the expected wallop because something went wrong In the orchestra pit and the director Increased whatever was wrong by blaming It on a musician In several loud words. The Shrlners bought out the entire house last night and gave one of the largest theater parties of the season. It was certainly a jolly party and the house was capacity. Opinion: ‘Florodora" can safely be Indorsed ns one of th treats of th stage, both from a musical standpoint as well ns the oast and the seem-- equipment. “Florodora” affords one a rare evening of melodious pleasure. Not to be missed by those who claim they want the best on the stage. At the Murat for the rest of the week. —W. D. H. -|. -|- -I-

“THE OLD HOMESTEAD" WINS AUDIENCE AT esoush s. Any doubt that Uncle Josh, Aunt Matilda. Cy Prime. Happy Jark. Eb Ganezv. Rickety Ann, Henry Hopkins or any other of the upwards of a dozen characters in ‘‘The Old Homestead” are enduring creations, was dispelled by the reception given this stage clas si c at English’s Opera iime from an audl--nee that consisted £ ■* V largely of folk well -e- ilong the Journey 1 tends the the exception. But * In year* gone S by and, doubtless, William Lawrence in years to come. Uncle Joshua Whitcomb played upon their emotions at will. And by “Uncle Josh,” Is meant William Lawrence, for the names have come to be synonoymous. Just as Denman Thompson used to be Uncle Josh and Uncle Josh used to be Denman Thompson, William Lawrence now Is Uncle Josh and Uncle Josh Is William Lawrence. Not alone were the older folk In their enjoyment. There were numbers of the younger generation In the theater, and they, too, entered Into the spirit of the evening, laughing with “Uncle Josh" in his merry moods, whether at his home in Swanzey, X. n., nr in the hitherto unexplored territory of his boyhood friend’s Fifth avenue drawing room and Grace Church yard. New York. Surreptitiously, too, did they they blink away the moisture that threatened to gather, but never quite did (’’Uncle Jo>*h" wouldn’t lot. It) when he lapsed into his deeper moods. William Lawrence, bless him, is great, end Augustus ITtou has surrounded the actor with a company in keeping “The Old Homestead.” Espe dally happy selections are Joseph Ward as Happy Jack, the tramp —Uncle Jack that sets on the road to huppiness; Charles Carter as Cy Prime, the Swanzey who has tried for thirty “year” to propose to Aunt Matilda, who as Rene D’Arcy plays her, is o true to life. And Henry Hapkins, * pictured by Nelson Itlley, fits exactly the Idea of the country boy who has gone to the city and made hls mark. Itae Victor does the snobbish Mrs. Hopkins, who tries to forget her Swanzey past, very well indeed. But the same might be said of the whole cast. There is still the double-quartet be to be mentioned. They Just sang and sang and sang at the opening performance, end quit, presumably because they had “run out,” although the people out front were clamoring for more. Their names ought to be set down, so hero goes: R. B. Cooke, William C. Wood, Oscar Sidney, Fred S. Roberts, J. C. Brown, Nelson Riley, Joseph Ward and Robert Ellsworth. Unbeknownst to the audience there was little drama going on on their side of ■"the footlights last night. Few knew that the pleasant-faced woman, herself slivercrowned, who sat in the left-hand stage box, was seeing the play as did nobody else in the house. She was Miss Maggie Breyer, who for more than fifteen years played the role of Aunt Matilda to Denman Thompson’s Josh. Miss Sreyer la vlsitlDg relatives in Indlanapo- , ad couldn’t pass up the opportunity

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Miss Eleanor Painter "as Dolores, a Spanish girl. In the revival of "Floro-

of while not quite seeing herself as others saw her, to at least see somebody else as she had been seen. Uncle Josh and his comrades will he at English's tonight, tomorrow matinee and night. -I- -!- -IA MIXED BILL AND MIXED RESULTS AT KEITH’S. The current bill at B. F. Keith's is a badly arranged affair, as the bill Is lopsided with comedy and music. Some of the acts hit the Keith standard and others do not. George N. Brown, who bills himself In the modest terms of the champion walker, shows how he walks off the miles on a treadmill and also stages a walking contest with a woman, who Is also on a treadmill. This walking contest Is put over In real showman's way tnd the audience becomes nearly as excited as the walkerj. Ben Smith appears before a setting to represent a Pullman sleeper and wins the confidence of the audience by telling them about the people who are supposed to be asleep. Smith, who bills himself as the “rotund traveling man,” comes Into his own with a song called “Sweetheart Blues.” That song made him one of the favorites of the bill. lie has n' pleasing personality and knows how far to go with the audience. Nat Nuzarro opens the act with an assistant and impression Is given that it Is going to he one of the regulation gymnastic offerings. Suddenly Nuzarro changes the color scheme of his act by bringing onto the stage two negro boys. They look like boys of the streets who know how to roll the bones and floor a copper. The dark individuals are called Buck and Bubbles. These two colored youngsters are not on the stage two minutes until Nazarro is forgotten. Ruck “rags” the piano and does some natural clowning. Bubbles sings several songs and manages to get them over, hut when Bubbles starts to dance be is a king bee. These two lads are ratural and are the hit of the snow. Buck and Bubbles do not need Nat Nuzurro to bring them on the big time, ns these two lads are a clean "knockout.” Probably I was “off my feed" yesterday afternoon but the efforts of Franker Wood and Bunee Wyde in “AH Right Eddy," appeared to me to be a very overdrawn attempt to amuse an audience, Mary Haynes, with the aid of a pianist, obtains attention only when she does a shimmy number. She laughs at her own jokes. I.oveuherg Slaters and Slme Neary close the show in a song and dance revue of the kind one would expect to close the show. I missed Fred and Lydia Weaver In their offering as well ns Joseph i M. Norcross and Nellie I. Non ross, as I arrived when Brown and h!s companion were staging their walking race. At Keith's all week.—W. I). 11.

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COLORED SINGERS HEAD THE LYRIC BILL THIS WEEK. Those who like noise with their Jazz singing and dancing will find the combination present In an act called “A Holiday In Dixieland,” which Is the headline offering at the Lyric this week. The company, which is a large one, Is made up> of colored singers and dancers. They sing, dHnee and yell when they get excited over their dancing. The act has a lively but a noisy finish. The audience several times, when the show was being reviewed, broke In on the proceedings with applause. The act is well dressed. Willie Lang and his xylophone offers : a pleasing collection of numbers. Ha Is ! an easy winner, as he has a quiet and refined way about him which wins the I audience on his first appearance. His \ numbers are wisely chosen, as he mixes the classical numbers with the modern stuff. Gordon and Vail offer an affair called “Wedded Bliss." The act stands out because of the costumes worn by Miss Vail. Gordon appears to give one the Impression that he thinks his name should be in the big lights In front of the theater. The Hilton Sisters are singers of popular songs. Robinson's Baboons close the show with an act called "Circus Day in Monk^yland.” The bill Includes the Harry Xfason players la “Getting the Money," and the MeCune-Grant Trio, comedy aerlalists. At the Lyric all week. -I- -1- -1FAT AND HIS DOG DANCE TOGETHER AT PARK. It Is unusual to see a dog do an Irish Jig dance, but that Is what Pat White's dog is doing In one of the scenes of j “The Gaiety Girls" 6how at the Park this week. The orchestra starts one of thaso Jig affairs and soon the dog and Pat are In perfect time. Pat’s dancin’ dog ! held up the shoiv when reviewed and ; Pat and his dog had to come back ami do the dance over again. As usual, the chorus with the Pat White show appears in many and pretty costumes, ' here are over a dozen song number 1 in .he first act and at least six ] in the las' It will be seen that the 1 girls have many changes to make. The i

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I principals are well dressed, especially I Lillian Rockely and Elsie Bostell. > The first partof the show Is devoted to “Casey’s Celebrations” and the last half to a rather pointless skit called “A Hot Time In Hades." In the last act White and Harry Sratton resort to the old stunt of presenting a bedroom scene. : This season the scene takes place In the 1 devil's throne room in Iladcs. It Is cer- : tnlnly a hot nlgbt. The last act is too loosely put together to keep pace with White's reputation as a funmaker. That the public Is still falling strong for the “shlmmey” dance is proved by the fact that a maiden, a rather large Individual, stops the show with her demonstration of the "shlmmey” quiver. Pat White is a comedian of the old

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school and he has retained his style of funmaking. At times It appears that White should not take so much of the performance on his ov n shoulders and allow some of the others to get a real work-out. The followers of Pat White will like him this year, and yet it Is doubtful If he will add many new ones this season because of the poor material of the second act. The first act Is the real part of the show and Is longer In running time than any show seen at the Park this season. At the Park all week. -t- -I- -ILEJtGTHV BILL AT THE BROADWAY. The Broadway has in effect this week

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the musical comedy. The acts Include George Wilson, eccentric comedian; Scott and La Mar, singers, and Frlvoli, a hand shadowgraph artist. The bill is rounded out with the uaual moving pictures. -I- -I- -I----AT THE MOVIES. Among the movies on view today are: “Fatty” Arbnckle In “Brewster’s Mlli lions,” at the Isis; “The Branding Iron." with a competent cast, at the Ohio; “The Forbidden Thing," splendidly directed, at the Colonial; Bebe Daniels in "She Oonldn’t Help It," at the Alhambra; “Flame of Youth,” at Mister Smith's: Mr. George Beban in person and in shadow in “One Man In a Million,” at the Circle and ‘‘Blue Streak McCoy,” at the Regent.

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