Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 280, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 April 1921 — Page 6

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DALE WINTER IN ‘IRENE’ MURAT’S BILL FOR WEEK ‘Apple Blossoms’ Closes Season at English’s—‘Creole Plate’ at Keith’s. FUN SHOW AT THE LYRIC The 1920-21 season on the legitimate stage in Indianapolis is drawing to a close. The final curtain of the regular season will be lowered on next Saturday night at English’s when the last melody of "Apple Blossoms” has filled the house. On Monday night, April 11, anew season will be ushered In by Gregory Kelly and his company in a season of summer stock. "Irene,” counted as one of the big musical comedy success, will open on next Monday night at the Murat for a week’s engagement. On May 2 the Stuart Walker company wll lopen its season at the Murat. There are Indications that there will be some bookings between ‘Trene” and the opening of the summer stock at the Murat. Karyl Norman, a rentals Impersonator, will top the bill next week at B. F. Keith's. Anita Arliss, a singer, will be the chief person of interest at the Lyric. Loew’s State will feature a movie, “The Breaking Point,” next week. New bills are announced at the Rialto and the Broadway. The Park will offer next week "Sweet Sweeties.”

FAMOUS “IRENE" DUE MONDAY AT MURAT. Opening Monday night at the Murat for a week’s engagement will be the famous musical comedy “Irene.” On Monday night the American I-egion has taken over many of the seats and the former soldiers and friends of the veterans will attend the opening performance. The adventures of the shop girl Cinderella are shown in two acts and seven scenes. The book is by James Montgom ery, with a score by Harry Tierney and lyrics by Joseph McCarthy. The musical numbers provide a wide variety of soles, duets and concerted numbers by the principals and the chorus. Those that have swept Into musical fame Include “Alice Blue Gown.” “Castle of Dreams,” "We're getting Away With It,” “Irene,” “Sky Rocket” and “The Last Part of Every Party.” The story of “Irene” has to do with the adventures in fashionable Long Island society of a young New York shop girl, lifted from the drab life of underpaid drpdgerr in New York’s tenement district to supreme social triumphs through the medium of stunning clothes and her own natural charm. This if accomplished through the plot of an un known New York dressmaker to become famous through the aid of Irene and her • hop-girl friends, who suddenly become ladies in high society as If to the manner born. The situations that ensue are of an interesting and diverting nature., was staged by Edward Royce, of the Gaiety Theater, London, op Whe company Includes Dale Winter. Grimes Jr., Marjorie Moore, no Sofiicie, Dorothy Whitmore, Ray"B®JlG ■.PiJO>e. Carl Haydn, Marjorie Dal E-t Knight, Howard Freeman. ;ing, Lou Ripley and Jane CAST TO SING SLOSSOMS" AT ENGLISH'S. On Thursday night at English's “Apple Blossoms,” the popular operetta, will be presented by Charles Hilling ham for a three-day engagement. Eng llsh’s will be dark Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The composers are Frits Krelsler, the eminent violin virtuoso and Victor Jacobi, the composer of many popular •cores, including “Sybil” and “The Half Moon.” The book and lyric* are by William L Baron, the author of snch popular farces as "The Very Idea” and “I Love You.” A notable company has been supplied for the interpretation of “Apple Blossoms,” including John Charles Thomas, who will be recalled In “Maytime." and who Is accounted the foremost baritone of the American stage; Wilda Bennett, the prima donna, pleasantly remembered in "The Only Girl,” “Sybil” and “The Riviera Girl;” Perclval Knight, one of the most popular comedians of the day and who has a long list of hits to his credit, going back to the “Arcadians;” Adele and Fred Astalra, considered the cleverest of the society dancers before tbs pnbllc; Edgar Norton, Identified with many of the Charles Frohman plays; Ruth Lee, Marie Beruo, Maurice Darcy, Edna Temple, Frank Snyder, Thomas Fitzpatrick, Brenxa Dilston, Dorothy Haighton and an exceptionally pretty and gifted chorus. The scenes of the play are laid at tbe present time at a girls’ school on the Hudson aDd later on In a smart New York residence. To Interpret the beautiful KrelslerJacobl score an especially selected and materially enlarged orchestra has been organized. -I- -I- -!- MANY 810 NAMES APPEAR ON KEITH’S BILL. Next week will be a big week at B. F. Keith’s If names count for anything. The headliner will be Karyl Norman, known as the “Creole Fashion Plate,” who will appear in an elaborate act called “A Tent of Melodies.” Thomas E. Shea, the veteran of the legitimate stagey and a supporting company will be seen in bits from his former successes, which he terms “Spotlights.” Mr. Shea will offer bits from ‘The Cardinal,” “The Bells” and “Dr. tekyll and Mr. Hyde.” Appearing with Mr. Shea will be Edvln Holland, James J. Cassady and \della Vaughan.

IN ORDER TO CHALLENGE DIRECT COMPARISON WITH THE BEST OF THE METROPOLITAN COMPANIES WHICH CHARGE *2 50 AND $3.00 iKCKGOVKODr snaoMMiy WILL OPEN THEIR SEASON AT OPERA HOUSE ON MONDAY EVENING APRIL ELEVENTH IN BOOTH TARKINGTON'S CLARENCE (By SPECIAL PERMISSION OF GEORGS C. TYLER) A BROADWAY COMPANY AT ONE THIRD THE PRICE ZSC AND SCC ~SATURDAY MATINEE 25? -50? AND ESC 9E FILLED IN PIE ORDER OF TFt&fi RECEIPT SEATS FOR THE OPENING PERFORMANCE AND THE FIRST WEEK WILL BE PLACED ON SALE AT THE BOX OFFICE THURSDAY MORWHG APRIL SEVENTH *£>. * MILLER. MAHAGSrfL. A ■ . j ‘i ~, , -

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MR. KARYL NORMAN. Karyl Norman known as “The Creole Fashion Plate.” will head the bill at B. F. Keith’s next week in his act “A Tent of Melodies.” This act will be offered in an elaborate stage setting and will afford Mr. Norman the opportunity of displaying an array of handsome gowns. Mr. Norman will be assisted in his act by Bobble Simonds at the piano.

Al Lydell and Carleton Mary, two character comedians, will be seen la a little comedy, ‘‘Two Old Cronies.” It Is Decoration day at Buxsport, Me., the two old friends meet and their meeting is the source of the comedy. O J j-nell and Blair will offer the funny sketch, “The Plano Tuner," in which comedy, singing and dancing are featured. Fred Whitfield and Marie Ireland will present their rural satire, “Cmphs-Vllle.” In which they are seen as tank town folks whose wit is more than a match for the fresh city chaps who try to put something over on them. Christies and Bennett, “The Two Boys From Virginia," will offer their character conversational skit. Harry and Grace Ellsworth, brother and sister, will be seen In a smattering of song and dance, in which several new Ideas In the way of terpslchore will be offered. William Selblnl and Jeanette Grovlnl, during their act, “The Follies of Vaudeville,” will show they are expert Jugglers, cycllst3 and acrobats. The customary pictures will open the performance. -!- -Ia rrx show billed AT THE I.VKIO NEXT WEEK, One of tha fun shows of the year Is promised by the line-up of acts that will be on view at the Eyrie next week. First and foremost among them being Anita Arllss, who gained fame In the prima donna role of “The Chocolate Soldier,” and who will supply a musical comedy touch to the bill with her offering of song and dance. In which she Is assisted by a quartette of young men. The Kosa-Wyae Company will return with their dlvertlsement, which Includes a LUiputian comedian who possesses a marvelous ability to do Intricate head-spinning feats as the feature. This act was one of the headline attractions of a recent bill at the Eyrie, but was forced to close after the flrot day of the engagment owing to the illness of one of the trio. Johnny Neff, a minstrel star known as “The Black Blue Devil;” Bell and Eva In a skit entitled “At the Soda Foun. tainFlske and Fallon, a well-known pair of farceurs in anew act styled “Words and Music;” Allman and Hazel, who entertain with an original budget

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of song3 and talk; Kennedy and Martin, in their hodge-podge of mirth, “Biackology," and Captain Pickard’s seals, introducing "Nero,” will complete the show. “Where’s My Wife?” a Monte Banks farce, the Paramount Magazine and the Pathe Review will be given on the screen. -I- -I- -IDRAMATIC MOVIE HEADS BILL AT LOEW S. “The Breaking Point,” an original story written for the screen by H. H. Van Loan, author of big successes in which Norma Talmadge, N’azimova. Priscilla Dean and others scored, will be seqn on the silver sheet at Loew’p next week, with Bessie Barriscale, assisted vby Joseph Dowling (“The Miracle Man”), Ethel Grey Terry, Walter McGrail, Tat O’Malley and Wilfred Lucas. Jugglers, Chapelle and Stenette. assisted by Fred Thonstoll at the pia-io, and a live wire trio will top He vaudeville bill. Jimmy Lyons. the comedy soldier statesman, will discuss topics of the moment and of a local nature. Sir. and Mrs. Waiter O. Hill and company will offer a comedy concotion entitled “Poor Old Jim.” Lou and Grace Harvey, offering a song revue, and Alvin and Kenny, an eccentric clown, who does everything but break his neck, and a funny straight man in daring stunts In the flying rings will round out the bill. “SWEET SWEETIES” BOOKED AT THE PARK. “Sweet Sweeties,” a musical extravaganza, will be the offering at the Park next week. The company, which Includes Ed "Bozo” Fox, Joe Young. Ed Jordan, Harry Morrissey, Lawrence Clark, Marion Lawrence, Alphla Giles, Flossie I)e Vere, the three Bernard Sisters and a chorus of sixteen fashion plates, will present a musical fantastic concoction In two acts and eight scenes. The first act Is entitled “Japanese Jazz” and the second act or after-piece, “A Japanese Honeymoon.” Tbe book and lyrics of the show were written and arranged by Billy Vail. One of the scenes which It is claimed will be bound to obtain approbation of tho patrons of the Park is called “The Powder Puff Follies.” This scene, with Its Investitures and wardrobe, was designed and made by a well-known Parisian artist and costumer at a big cost.

A POLICY CHANGE ANNOUNCED AT RIALTO. A decided change In policy has been announced by the Lenwood Amusement Enterprises, which controls and operates the Rialto,_ Broadway and other theaters

In Indianapolis. The management has put back prices to the pre-war level and has announced that It will offer musical comedy and photoplays from now on beginning Sunday, April 3. The first musical comedy attraction will he “The Nicest Girl In Town,” a musical show of twenty people, In-

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One of “The eluding a pony NU-ent Girls.” chorus. The Rialto has heretofore been playing pictures and vaudeville. “The Nicest Girl In Town” Is a musical show with a cast made up of players from musical comedy shows. The cast Is as follows: The girl. Miss Braockman; the boy, her sweetheart, Walter Slater; the kid, his pal, James B. Stanton; the maid. Miss Edith MCton; the man, Bobby Vail; the servant, Percy Da villa, and the friend, Mtss Rose Stevens. Feature picture* will supplement the musical comedy bills and next week the offering will be Lieut. Omer Locklear in “The Skywayman.” Locklear Is the daredevil aviator who was killed while making “The Skywayman.” The terrific night battle, thousands of feet in the air; collision with a church steeple, landing of hls plane in a hotel rotunda, leaping from his plaue to a speeding train are only a few of the stunts he did In making this film. In addition, the play has a wonderful story plot, with Louise Lovely la the leading feminine role. ‘l* -I* REX, HINDU SEER, HEADS BILL AT BROADWAY. An unusual offering at the Broadway Theater the first half of next week, commencing April 8, will bo Rex the Hindu seer und crystal gazer with his company of five. In the glare of white lights he stands before his audience and answers Innumerable questions which are written and placed on a table in (Continued on Page Seven.)

muiANA gaily TIMES, SATURDAY, APRIL 2,1921.

In The Land oj' Make BeHeve By WALTER D. HICKMAN

A most worthy tribute will be paid on next Friday afternoon, April 8, to the vaudeville performers of this country. B. F. Keith’s Theater of this city on that afternoon will join with, about 800 other vuudoville houses in this country and Cunada, to aid the insurance fund of the National Vaudeville Artists, Inc., wnlcn will enable the organization to issue a SI,OOO life insurance policy without charge to all members. The entire receipts of Keith along with other vaudeville houses in this country and Canada will be donated Friday afternoon to this fund. Mr. C. Koltare Eggleston, mangger of Keith’s, states that “this insurance money is to be paid to the beneficiaries in the event of death without delay or red tape of any kind.” The vaudeville managers are determined to make this year’s testimonial much more substantial than the one held last year. Mr. Eggleston announces that in addition to the regular bill on Friday afternoon there will be several “clown stunts,” which the actors will “pull” for their own big show. Among those who will take part will be Karyl Norman. known as the Creole Fashion t .ate and Thomas E. Shea, a veteran actor. Realizing as I do the benefit of this fund for the vaudeville performers. I cooperate with the other dramatic editors In this country and Canada In urging that Keith’s he packed and all

Opening Monday Night I ALL NEXT WEEK SEATS NOW SELLING I H THE VANDERBILT PRODUCING COMPANY PRESENTS. The Hit of the Century THE SMART / musical comedy rak AN UNPARALLELLED TRIUMPH EXTENDING FROM NEW YORK TO LONDON—AUSTRALIA AND THE ORIENT. THE GREATEST GIRL IN THE WORLD "IRENE” la classed with the three or four big musical hits of the lust twenty yours. It Is nothing in the world but that wonderful, benUderlng thing, CHARM, a quality that It 1* as hard to put your finger on as a perfnme. But audiences always quickly recognize and love to be mastered by sheer charm, when It sweeps over th footlights and takes their hearts by storm. The book by James Montgomery is a human document of wit and naturalness that could stand by Itself, but to it fittingly is a tuneful, rollicking score by Harry Tierney and some particularly attractive lyrics by Joseph McCarty. The song hits Include "Alice Bloc Gown," “We're Getting Way With It," "Irene'” and "The Last Party of Every Party," all with ravishing dance accompaniments. NOTHING IN THE PAST HAS EQUALED THE MAGNITUDE OF ITS SUCCESS! PRICES: I Nights; Orchestra, $2.00; Balcony, $2.50. $2.00, $1.50. SI.OO. ■ Wednesday Matinee: Orchestra, $2,00; Balcony, $1.50, sl, 75<). B Saturday Matinee: Orchestra, $2.50, $2; Balcony, $1.50, sl, | THE SENSATION OF FOUR CONTINENTS

-a-- HELEN HAYES in “BAB” sHs fncTkh-s JLj 1 i 'il .-Li IkJ I A iJ Mat. Saturday CHARLES fsaf“ @k Season’s *| *1 ink Hllmlfc \ ns. A-lllli J Supreme Success a w ffipn - l |ili BUBJOMsfff Music by Fritz Hre/sler *nd V/ctor Jacobi E/ H Bock and lyrics t>y tYM. LcBAROH “ '* <U John Charles Thomas * Wilda Bennett Percival Knight Fred and Adele Astaire and a Globe Theatre cast and chorus oe TisnNcnoir SEATS NOW SELLING—PRICES: NlfihUOc to $3.03; Matinee, 50c to $2.50

standing room used for this worthy effort next Friday afternoon. The actor is your friend and my friend, and it la our duty to be at Keith’s on next Friday afternoon. I will have tickets and they will not be passe3, either. Let ua all do our own little bit for those performers who were so loyal and devoted during tbe war. Barnstorming with William Sbakes- : peare seems to be a disease with some i actors. The bookers have given us a terI rlftc dose of Shakespeare for nine eon- , secutlve days. Neither Mr. Walter Hampi den or Mr. Fritz Lelber did the buslI ness expected because their engagements were too close together. Mr. Hampden deserved much better treatment from a box office standpoint than be received. He la a student and a keen and thoughtful artist In making up for the characters which he Impersonates. In m.v opinion Mr. Lelber will have a long road to travel before he arrives at that high understanding of Shakespeare as Mr. Hampden appears to possess. Scenery may not make Shakespeare but It is m.v way of thinking that Mr. Lelber needs a better production for "Hamlet” than he exhibited at English's the first part of the week. I witness'll every production of Mr. Hampden at the Murat and each one was beautitui although the pattern followed was modern. The splendid handling of the

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lights also added beauty to Mr. Hampden’s productions. Those who present Shakespeare on tour should be encouraged by the press and

■Garden Boqs'pl Dlate Soldier” Fame in a Nifty .J j| _ _ _ >ANCE REVUE | BELL & EVA FISKE & FALLON JOHN NEFF ■ At the Soda Fountain I Fords and Music The Black Blue Devil f KENNEDY & MARTIN ALLMAN & HAZEL ,l| Biackology Summer and Winter " ROSS-WYSE CO. PICKARD’S SEALS .\occlty Fun Makers in Athletic Introducing "Nero, the Marvel Oddities °f s ea Lions MONTE BANKS FILM FARCE, “WHERE'S MY WIFE?*! j§j? Ltjrk Ball Room

LOEW’S THEATRE Afternoon 15c and 25c Nights 3Qc and 4-Oc Commencing Monday, April 4'h BESSIE BARRISCALE —ln Ik! The Breaking Poinfl A Gripping Story of Wedded Life —and—- -= VAUDEVILLE ■ SCHEDULED AS FOLLOWS: First Show Second Show Third Bessie Barriscale ....... 1:15 Comedy—Man Vs. Woman 2:20 5:16 8:10 ■■ Loew’s News 2:42 5:38 8:32 OVERTURE 2:54 8:44 ■ Alvin & Kenny 3:00 5:50 8:50 H Lou & Grace Harvey 3:09 6:04 8:59 ■ Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hill &Cos 3:21 6:16 9:11 ■ Jimmy Lyons 3:41 6:36 9:32 ■ Chappelle Stenette Cos 3:56 6:50 9:46 1 BESSIE BARRISCALE 4:11 7:05 10:00 ■ Our Performances Are Continuous From 1 p. m. to 11 p. H|

the public but too much Shakespeare was wished on us for nine consecutive days. If the bookers would give us (Continued on Page Seven.)

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VERA GORDON’S ‘GREATEST LOVE’ TOPS PICTURES ** Marguerite Clark to Appear in ‘Scrambled Wives’ AH Week. OTHER MOVIES OF NOTE Vera Gordon, who will be remembered for her work as the Hebrew mother in “Humoresque," comes to the Colonial Sunday in her latest screen play, “The Greatest Love.” This picture will probably be one of the events of the week on tho Afa-er screen. Wanda Hawley in “The OiSide Woman,” will be the offering of first half of the week at the Alhambra. The Circle will offer Marguerite Clark in "Scrambled Wives.” Elliott Dexter returns to the screen after a long absence in “The Witching Hour” at the Isis. Buck Jones In “The One-Man Trail” will be one of two movies which will be offered at the Regent next week. The Ohio will hold over “The Gilded (Continued on Page Seven.)