Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 232, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 February 1921 — Page 6

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LEILA M’IMYRE & JOHN HYAMS TOP AT KEITH S William Collier, in ‘Hottentot/ English’s Offering First Half. GARDINERS AT MURAT Interest on the Indianapolis stage next week centers upon the appearances of John Hyams and Leila Mclntyre in "Maybloom,” at B. F. Keith’s j William Collier, in “The Hottentot,” at English’s and the return of “Take It From Me,” at the Murat. Mr. Hyams and Miss Mclntyre sre remembered as the stars In “When Dreams Come True” and In “My Home Town Girl,” Mr. Collier Is bringing to English’s for the first half of the week a farce concerning a race horse. New Bills In popular vaudeville and inorles will be offered next week at the Lyric, the Broadway and the Rialto. The Park wt:: shelter “The Cute Cutles.” -I- -!- COLLIER COMES MONOAT IN HIS LATEST SUCCESS. William Collier has In “The Hottentot,” In which he comes to English’s for three nights, commencing Monday, and Wednesday matinee, one of the greatest ■accesses of his entire career, and under the management of Sam U. Harris he Is establishing new records In every city where he plays. In New York, “The Hottentot” was one of the really big hits of last season and ran well Into the warm weather. In Boston and Chicago this season, Mr. Collier’s business has also been phenomenal. “The Hottentot” Is by Victor Mapes, co-author of “The Boomerang” and Mr. Collier himself. As Sam Harrington, supposed by his friends to be a gentleman rider of reputation, but In reality being ■ man very much afraid of horses because of a terrible experience early In life, Mr. Collier has a role with great opportunities. “The Hottentot,” let it be said. Is a horse, and a dangerous one to ride, but •s the horse Is owned by Peggy Fairfax, and Peggy has captured Sam’s heart completely, the plot grows very complicated and the situations more and more hnmorocs. Mr. Harris has surrounded Mr. Collier with a company Including Donald Meek, Calvin Thomas, Frederic Karr, Arthur Howard, Edwin Taylor, Howard Hull Gibson, Georgia Lee Hall, Elizabeth Moffat, Helen Audiffred and Mildred Hill. -1- -I- -IBIG COMPANY COMES WITH "TAKE IT FROM ME.** “Take It From Me,” a musical comedy which made a hit in Indianapolis last season, returns to the Murat for a week's engagement, opening Monday night. It Is produced by Joseph M. Gaites. “Take It From Me” not only has a •tory which can be traced without resorting to a finger-print system, but delightful music. Will B. Johnstone, the cartoonist, wrote the book and lyrics. Will R. Anderson wrote the music, and It is quite the best he has ever done, while the whole has been produced by Joseph M. Gaites. The story concerns a young chap who discovers that he will Inherit the controlling Interest In a hig department ■tore If he runs It for a year at a profit. Tom and his two pal 9 make the attempt.

Manila’s crack musical organization, a melodhis revelation from Uncle Sam’s island possessions in the Far East. “The New Leader” Sam Mann’s Famously Funny Farce Staged by Jack Delmar and Company Rose & Dell Harry and Anna Scranton I Sam Posce Acrobatic Novelty Dancing on the Wire j Musical Surprise Clark Girls Jo 1 : nson& Parsons! Gordon & Lamar Singing Entertainers “Jazz That’s Jazz” I A Broadway Flirtation Monte Bank’s Film Farce—“ Monte Married” |$ 'fit | Afternoon and Evening

only to find that the former manager has planned to defeat them. So they start In to wreck the business as the only way to get even. Their schemes, however, turn out the opposite of what they expect and the hero wins a fortune and a sweetheart when the final curtain drops. The new play Is seasoned with some of the most tuneful melodies that the stage hs had to offer since It began to get from under the avalanche of war plays. One of the best of the big collection Is a song entitled “Good, Bad, Beautiful Broadway.” Others that ere encored over and over again the “The Tanglefoot,” “Tomorrow,” “The Call of the Coay Little Home,” “Explanations,” and “1 Like to Linger in the Lingerie.” Among the farceurs, singers and dan—r HEADS DUTIES* SHOW ■ -f ■ f c / ; * V. '*m * .• MISS FRANCES FARR. Heading the cast of Herk-Kelly and Damsel's “The Cute Cnties” show, which will be at the Park next week, will be Miss Frances Farr. Playing opposite her will be Harry Seymour. Others in the cast will be Frank Damsel, Barry Meli ton. Biddle Golden, Rose Allen and a ; large chorus.

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cers are Marjorie Sweet, Alice Mills, Beatrice Bradner, Arllne and Helen Gardiner, John E. Hennings, Edgar Gardiner, Charles Welsh Homer, Richard Mack, Jerry Ross, H. M. Gardner, Harry Burnham, Charles McDonald, George Abbotte, Geo-ge Mortimer and a large chorus of girls. -I- -I- + MANBPB SKETCH HEADS NEW BILL AT LYRIC. Sam Mann's sketch, “The New Leader,” will afford something unique In the comedy line at the Lyric next week. Jack l'elman Is playing Mann's old part of the eccentric orchestra leader hastily summoned to the theater to conduct a vaudeville rehearsal, and who encounters all kinds of humorous difficulties In doing It. A "bare stage” set Is employed In the presentation of this offering, gives the audience an Interesting glimpse of things behind the scenes. From Uncle Sam's Island possessions in the Far East comes the Royal Phlllpplno String Band, Manila's crack musical organization, which also will be one of the featured attractions. The young men are on a tour of the United States under the direction of Loro Gooch. Their recital la widely varied In the character of the musical selections Introduced, and their appearance la vaudeville Is one of the distinct novelties of the year. Then there also will be Rose and Dell In an acrobatic dancing divartlseinent; San Tosee, heralded as a musical surprise; Harry and Anna Scranton, artlstv on the wire; the Clark girls, attractive misses. In a singing, talking and piano act; Johnson and Parsons, a black-face pair, In a skit called “Jazz That’s Jazz;” Gordon and La Mar, In “A Broadway Flirtation,” and, on the screen, a Monts Bank’s farce, "Monte Married,” the Battle review and the Paramount magazine. -I- -I- -IMTSICAL COMEDY STARS HEAD KEITH'S NEW BILL. John Hjramt and Leila Mclntyre, who scored an everlasting success in the musical plays “The Girl of My Dreams,” "When Dreams Come True” and “My Home Town Girl,” will head the bill at Keith's next week, starting Monday matl(Continued on Page Seven.)

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5,1921.

In The Land oj- Make Believe By WALTER D. HICKMAN

It Is Interesting to note the difference In the “tastes" of the theater-going public of about twenty years ago and the public of today. We have had two revivals on view this week, the more notable and more pretentious being the splendid revival of “Florodora,” which is considered the forerunner of the presont day musical comedy. The other revival was the old-time melodramatic comedy, “The Old Homestead.” Opinion appears to be divided on the entertaining ability of “Florodora,” allhough it Is agreed that the Messrs. Bhubert's revival of this twenty-year old musical play Is one of beauty and merit. Those who enjoy their musical comedies well dressed and free of violent shouldershaking demonstrations found a gold mine of real enjoyment in “Florodora.’ But those who Insist that their eutertalnment bo an undressed affair and a series of wiggles, were only mildly amused by the calm and peaceful attributes of '‘Florodora.” It Is Interesting to note that all

Hel (nnsv An Old Adage—“ The Proof of the Pudding” ea c Yftll • Broadway I: [1 Continuous ALL NEW EVERY WEEK No Waits || I VAUDEVILLE I | 12 Bright Novel 3 Regular i I FEATURES Jp Orchestras g | r Music Every Minute g / 2FROM NOON MOMENT /im TILL 11P.M. ! alii STAYAS LONG ALL THE TIME AS YOU LIKE (Bargain IP REASONABLE H Matinee /u §<> # //l prices EVERYDAY f 8 Sg fig 500 Good W § NIGHT PRICES Seats Except Saturdays, Sundays and ' : 20c and 30c I Holidays Except Sat., Sun. and Holidays. Ri r, :r •* ' - ' -*>. v .. *

ITha Only Theatre in the City Combining High Class \ VAUDEVILLE ! -WITHI FEATURE PICTURES ojk ALL NEW jgK | o\._ SUNDAY 1 6 Big Acts I LEWIS MILLER & CO. And a MANSFIELD & FLORA Fixing It for Dad SPECIAL Whirlwind Dancing THE LA ZELLAS FEATURE GERTIE & LEWIS European Novelty PHOTOPLAY Mirth and Melody WATSON & MACK Featuring MERTON TRIO Singing, Dancing Cleo Madison Vaudeville Surprises I THE GIRL FROM NOWHERE I

audiences at the Murat this week were demonstrative when the famous sextette number appeared. Audiences of twenty years ago and those of today applauded the members of this sextette while singing, “Tell Me, Pretty Maiden.” The quiet charm of “Shade of the Sheltering Palm” was as much In evidence In thla year’s revival of "Florodora” as It was twenty years ago. In the case of “The Old Homestead,” the audience*of today, that Is. the older members, took keen delight In the overdrawn situations of this old-timer. This play Is chock full of crude sentimental bunk, but of such a homespun character which strikes one at the heart. It moralizes and oven preaches, and the audience of todny receives It half aeriously and half as a Jest. And yet this old play retains Its ability to work on the emotions of the members of the audlenco and still compels men and women of today to think of mother and home. This play la as wholesome as Its name end although

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very theatrical. It remains one of the real money makers on the road. Judging by the audiences which were at English’s and the Murat this week, there Is an old-fashioned populace In lu(Contlnued on Poire Seven.) .. J".'.T-—*9 AMUSEMENTS. 1 STARTS MONDAY, 7TH Return From Musical Comedy HYAMS AXD Mclntyre In a Playlet With Music. “MAY BLOOM” Added Attraction, BILLY ARLINGTON And Mis Company In “Mistakes Will Happen” SIX OTHER BIG ACTS.

AMUSEMENTS. fVVVVS^/WVVVWS^AAAAAAAA^AAAA^VVV'j' TODAY IFLORODORAI Today Matinee, | H LAST WITH 500 * 2 00 * §2 TIMES! ELEANOR PAINTER MONDAY EVENING ail NEXT WEEK only Seats at Box Offices and Merchants Heat and Light Company J&rtfltarCt JgNk ' M c/Tvsw*’ iwJfd , CoviQcSy-. • vs ■^ la*? I m i v \\ m, IT 1 pin 3 - -- v/w... / 11 #>e^ju® mf m ?2^- 9 .®LVond£& lljrodidijay^ rinTr<rO MONDAY evening, so<*, 91, 91.50, 92.00, 92.50 iKllfcj w" U 76° a li, WED. MAT Jill $1.50

ruri IQU3C ii MATINEE WEDNES. SAM H. HARRIS Presents WILLIAM \ COLLIER In th© Thrf©-Act Fare© THE HOTTENTOT BI VICTOR. RAPES AND AVI LI.I AM COLLIER No Baby Vamp—No Villain—No THE HOTTENTOT is the Greatest Cuss Words—No Uedroom Scene — Jumping Horse In the World. But 999 LAUGHS— It Gallops Over the LAUGHING COME AND COUNT ’EM. HURDLES at a Mlle-ar-Minute Pace. PRICES—Night, to $2.50; Mats., SO<* to $ 1.50 ALL WEEK OF FEB.I4IH MAT, £I E o! sat. A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS. “DULCY” By George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly (With a bow to Franklin P. Adams) Presented by a Brilliant Cast, Including LYNN FGNTANNE GREGORY KELLY JOHN WESTLEY ELLIOTT NUGENT WALLIS CLARK GEORGE ALISON GILBERT DOUGLAS HOWARD LINDSAY HARRY LILLFORD CONSTANCE PELIS lER NORMA LEE (Direction of George C. Tyler and H. H. Frazee) MONDAY NIGHT—GREGORY KELLY NIGHT SEATS READY THURSDAY Prices—Night, 600 to *2.50; Wed. Mat., 50c to $1.60; Saturday Matinee, 50c to $2.00

GLOOM CHASED OFF SCREEN; IT IS LAUGH WEEK Bryant Washburn and Anh May in ‘Amateur Devil’ Chief Funmakers. MEIGHAN AND OTHERS Happiness will be king next week on the local movie screens, as such funmakers as Bryant Washburn, Ann May, Thomas Meighan, Owen Moore, Constance Talmadge, Roscoe Arbuckle and others will he on view in shadow form. Next week on the screen might properly be called a “glad week," as a majority of the movies have been made for laughing purposes only. “Fatty” Arbuckle, who is doing big business at the Isis this week in “Brewster’s Millions,” will be held over for another week. The movie line-up for next week. In addition to the Isis bill, will oe as fol(Continued on Page Seven.)