Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 286, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 April 1921 — Page 6

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GREGORY KELLY STOCK SEASON OPENS MONDAY Promises Pick of Plays With Famous Players for Run at English’s. RUTH ROYE AT KEITH’S The big event In town next week will be the opening of the Gregory Kelly stock company at English's on Monday night when Mr. Kelly and his players will be seen in “Clarence." The hand of welcome goes out to Mr. Kelly and his wife, Ruth Gordon, in bringing themselves and their associated players to Indianapolis for a spring and summer run. Monday night will be a big night at English’s. State and city officials, men and women prominent in civic life, society leaders and hundreds of the Kelly fans in every walk of life will be on hand to welcome the company. Bath Roye will be the person of importance at B. F. Keith’s next week. A musical act will be featured at the Lyric. Loew s State will feature a movie, “’f*h“ Brute Master.” New bills will be offered at the Broadway and the Eialto. “Parisian Flirts” will be the bill at the Park next week. -I- -I- -IKELLY TO O”EN STOCK SEASON MONDAY AT ENGLISH’S. Everything is ready for Gregory Kelly and his company to open a season in Bummer stock at English’s on Monday night. As the opening bill will be the famous “Clarence,” which was written by Booth Tarklngton, the author will be present Monday night. Governor Warren T. McCray and Mayor Charles Jewett have also been invited and they are expected to be on hand to welcome Mr. Kelly and his company Monday night at English's. Mr. Kelly announces the cast of "Clarence” as follows: Clarence ...Gregory Kelly Cora Wheeiler ...............Both Gordon Mr. Wheeler Byron Beasley Mies Plnney Vera Fuller Melllsh Bobby Wheeler Percy Helton Hubert Stem Willard Bartoh Mrs. Wheeler .Angela Ogden Mrs. Martin Beulah Bendy Dinwiddle Harry Sothern Della Florence Murphy Mr. Beasley has played with Margaret lUington, played the leading male role in “Daddy Long Legs” and in Belasco’3 "The Man Inside.” Miss Melllsh played in Cosmo Hamilton'* “The Blindness of Virtue.” Cohan's •'Genlns and the Crowd,” “Under Cover” and in the movies, but prefers stage work. Percy Helton was the original nephew in "The Return of Peter Grimm,” with David Warfield. He playel the lead in Cohan and Harris’ “Young America,” and has Just left “Three Live Ghosts,” which was successful on Broadway. Willard Barton, five seasons with Maude Adams, played with Henry Miller Blanche Bates in “Mollere,” and was the original Hubert Stem in “Clarence..” Mlgg Ogden, six seasons with Maude Adams, was here with Richard Bennet in "For the Defense." Beulah Bondy played here in “Plcadilly Jim.” Harry Sothern, three seasons with Sothern and Marlowe, played with Otis Skinner in “Kismet” and In “The Silent Voice.” Florence Murphy played in Booth Tarkington’s “Seventeen.” Mr. Kelly chose “Clarence" as the opening bill, partly out of compliment to Mr. Tarklngton, as this is his town, but chiefly because has has always been greatly Interested In the part of Clarence and because the play is particularly suited to displaying almost the entire company in roles of Interest and importance. “Clarence” was written for Alfred Lunt, who headed the New York company. When Mr. Tyler made up his mind to open a Chicago company he chose Mr. Kelly and Miss Gordon for the two Important youthful parts, and they headed the Chicago company, as was indicated in the way the play programs were printed. The company played fourteen weeks at the Blackstono Theater, Chicago: played out to San Francisco and Los Angeles, and returned and played all the important cities of the

f\ 171 \7) O STATE LUtW J THEATER Commencing Monday, April 11th. Afternoons (Except Sunday) 15 & 25c, Evenings 30 & 40c HOBART BOSWORTH Assisted by ANNA Q. NILLSON -INTHE BRUTE MASTER Story by Mrs. Jack London. And VAUDEVILLE Time Schedule as Follows: First Show. 2nd Show. 3rd Show. HOBART BOSWORTH 1:15 HIGH AND DRY Comedy 2:25 5:20 8:05 Loew’s News * **..2:45 5:40 8:25 OVERTURE ..2:55 8:35 WANDA’S SEALS 3:00 5:50 8:40 Ethel Levy Trio 3:10 6:00 8:50 Townsend Wilbur Trio • 3:23 6:12 9:03 Wells, Virginia and West 3:39 3:28 9:19 DANCE ORIGINALITIES 3:53 3:42 9:33 HOBART BOSWORTH 4:13 7:00 9:53 PERFORMANCES ARE CONTINUOUS FROM 1 P. M. to 11 P. M.

Middle West, including Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit and Indianapolis. In addition to his own reasons for choosing “Clarence" for the opening bill. Miss Gordon has used her Influence In the same direction, for Cora is her favorite part. -I- -I- -IRITH ROVE COMES TO KEITH'S MONDAY. Homer B. Mason and Marguerite Keeler will hold the stellar position on the bill at Keith’s for the week starting Monday matinee in what is termed a farcical improbability called “Oh," and written for J them by Porter Emerson Browne. In the 1 cast supporting the stars In .. alter S. ! Howe. It is a one-act comedy with the scene laid in a vacant house. Ruth Boye, a young singing comedienne, will offer a repertory of the latest song hit*. Johnny Muldoon, Pearl Franklyn and Lew Rose, exponents of the art of terpslcore, will contribute an act called “A Revelry of Song, Dance and Music.” Fred Fenton and Sammy Fields, comedians, who are well known to local Keith-goers. return in anew act which they term “Appearing in Person." “A Day at the Racea” will be presented by Galettl’s Baboons. In “The Intruder,” which will be the : offering of Fred Wayne, Loretta Marshall J and Trueilla Candy, the audience Is kept | guessing until its finale, which Is said to ; be unique and original. Dave Roth, in "Versatility," includes dancing, talking, the playing of a grand piano and a one-string fiddle in his act ! The Dare brothers are a pair of trained j athletes. -I- -I- -1LARGE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO BE USED ON LYRIC BILL. Gigantic mechanical musical instruments of special design so large that a battery of ten electric motors Is required to operate them are among the novel ! features incorporated in “Willard's “Fantasies Os Jewels,” which comes to the Lyric next week. Lighting effects are employed and a sextette of instrumentalist* forming an accordion band is also Introduced. Sharing the headline honors will be the musical comedy, “Tho Brazilian Heiress" etaged by Kusell and Greenwald with Miss Frankie Kelcey, an eccentric comedienne heading the cast of ten people. The plot details the lively chase a young man has In endeavoring to win the heart, hand and fortune of a wealthy young woman from Brazil. There is an original musical score containing a half dozen or more songs and dance numbers. Other acts completing the show will Include Sid Lewis, famous as a "nut" comedian, with a brand new budget or timely material; Mack and Nelson in •Blueing The Blues” a rkit in which they entertain with songs, talk and comedy imitations; Garfield and Smith, In conversational noneiense; Larimer and Carberry, in smart dances; and Marlen and Rex, acrobatic fun makers. A fox film farce “Verse Is Worse," the Paramount magazine and the Pathe review will be shown on the screen. -I- -!- -!- NEW POLICY CONTINUES AT BROADWAY NEXT WEEK. For the first three days next week the Broadway will offer a bill of five vaudeville acts and a feature picture, under the new policy recently adopted for this popular house. The feature act will be the Cheyenne

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Minstrels, the first time tn Indianapolis, a company of blackface minstrels and singers In an act full of harmony and real dancing. The Edwards In a unique offering called the Hunter's Dream. Blighty and Nolan with a high-class singing and dancing number. Isabella Miller and company will present an oldtime “rube” sketch called “Tho Boarder.” Page and Howard, a pair of likable fellows, offer some amusing “funny stuff." The bill will be capped by a feature photoplay, “Risky Business," with Gladys ; Walton in the leading role. “Risky Bust- j ness,” while not a fashion show. Is made up of several stage beauties In the sura- : meriest of summery creations. Under the new policy begun at this theater the price of admission has been ' reduced to pre-war level*. -I- -I- -IMOVIES AND VAUDEVILLE FEATURED AT LOEWS MONDAY. Loew s State next week will again offer another combination movie and vaudeville bill. The feature photoplay for the week Is .rttiP’jte’ "The Brute Master,* JgSL jKL book by Mrs. Jack I.oiidon, und features Hobart Bos'lsWaEO worth and Anna Q. jEfR, Nlllson. if As the master who 'J rules the crew of a > .J weather-beaten old mtyfe ' jj schooner and nil L dlier* with whom U_ ( f. ’j 3 !i“ co ns* In contact, i , v t : | Mr. Bosworth has a t dramatic role In this ' v.movia. Marie Wilbur. The vaudeville end of the program is headed by a terpslcoreau novelty entitled, “Dance Originalities. It is presented by the Russian dancer. M Adolphus, and Miss Ethel Gilmore. The act. also include* Albert Hor11k, Marjorie Brown and other*. Wanda's Trained Seal*; Wells and West. In singing, stepping and laughing parodies, are also on the bill. Townsend Wilbur Company offer a comedy skit entitled “The Smart Aleck.” The Ethel Trio of musical specialists, a comedy picture and Loew s News complete the bill. -I- -I- -1"PARISIAN FLIRTS" BOOKED AT THE PARK. Charles Robinson and his “Parisian Flirts” will be tho offering at the Park next week. Robinson is a tramp comedian and Is well known on the extravaganza stage. The show has been aranged to give Robinson a good chance at fun making. It is said, as well as giving the other principals an individual chance. The show Is in severul scenes and special attention has been paid to the scenery and the costuming of the chorus. .-I--1--I-•LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE” AT THE RIALTO NEXT WEEK. “Little Miss Sunshine," a light musical comedy, will bo the offering all next week at the Rialto, where the now policy of musical comedy is being tried out for the second week. The comedy la full of catchy, "sing y" music. Practically tho same cast of twenty, which was seen In “The Nicest Girl in Town,” will appear In the new offering, with Miss Stella Brochman and Walter Slater In the leading roles. They (Continued on l'ago Seven.)

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1921.

In The Land oj Make Believe By WALTER D. HICKMAN

Our theatrical thoughts at this time of the year turn to summer stock and ue recall the memories of the nights spent In the theaters of this city during tho 19201921 season which practically ends tonight when the curtain falls on the last act of “Apple Blossoms" at English's and at the Murat when the dreams of "Irene” coiue true for the last time. Asa whole the season has been Interesting on the legitimate stage. We have had some worthy and excellent entertain rnent and we have had some which do not even deserve to be recalled. It has been both a good and a bad season, both from the merits of the attractions offered us well as from a box office standpoint. At the close of the regular season, those who write of the theater have the task of selecting the six best plays of the season at the leading legitimate houses. My selection of the six best attractions ut English's, regardless of the nature of the offering, is us follows: “Apple Blossoms.” with Wllda Bennett and John Charles Thomas. David Warfield In “Tho Return of Peter Grimm.” “Monsieur lieuucalre” with Marion Green. "The Hottentot," with William Collier “The Century Midnight Whirl,” with Richard Carle, Blanche Ring and CLaries Wlnnluger. “liab,” with Helen Hayes. Some would probably supply "Dulcy” with Lynn Fontanne, "Mary,” "The Follies,” "The Night Boat." und probably "The Girl in the Spotlight." 1 do pot seriously consider Zlegfeld Follies in the season’s six best because many of the big names which were In the cast in New York were missing when the show landed here. My list of the six best at the Murat is as follows: "Irene,” with Dale Winter. “Not So Long Ago," with Eva Le Gal-

AMUSEMENTS. CHARLES DILLINGHAM Pre**nt§ Trtc** MST APPLE BLOSSOMS Mat. Kite. The Season's Supreme Sucre** ENGLISH’S Next Monday and all Summer THE GREGORY KELLY STOCK COMPANY Commences Its Season With BOOTH TARKINGTQN’S “CLARENCE” The Cast and Who They Are GREGORY KELLY as “CLARENCE” RUTH GORDEN as “CORA,” Her Original Part RVOnil RITA Cl rv with Margaret lUington, leading male role E> I \Uii DtHtjU. 1 ”D(ldy Lung Legs," Bclasco'i "Tho Man Inside.” #CDS CKIII ■ CO life's g ICU Cosmo Hamilton's “Tho Blindness ol VtKA rULLtn IYILLLIDn — virtue,” George M. Cohan’s "Genius and the Crowd," “Happy Go-Lucky.’’ DCDrV l|gr; TflM with David Warfield in “The Return of Peter i tRv 1 [itLlUni Grim," Cohan & Harris’s “Young America,” ■‘Three Live Ghosts." A fimOW Six seasons with Maude Adams; most recent HniUtLM Uuilvll nppearance here with Kichnrd Bennett in "For the Defense.” la/ll * *nn DADTP.M Five seasons with Maude Adams. Blanch Bates VI ILLnttl/ SSeAsl 1 mi* H n,i Henry Miller, In “Moliere;” will play his original j>art in "Clarence." EJADDV CftTUCDRI Three seasons with Sothern * Marlowe, Otis nnlsh I DU I iidn Skinner In "Kismet” and in “The Silent Voice." FLORENCE MURPHY Booth Tarklngton’s “Seventeen." BEULAH BONOY “Plcadilly Jim.” A BROADWAY COMPANY AT 13 THE PRICE Evenings, 25c to $l.O0 —Never Higher Wed. and Thurs. Mats., 25c and 50c Sat. Mat., 25c, 50c and 75c. Seats Ready

ITIiK MUSICAL COMEDY SUCCESS m fans I*, a sasa PR,CES ilirilE M ”—• so ii Ey mtiksiSy >a osn st.oo to $3.00

The Stuart Walker Company OPENS ITS Fifth Indianapolis Season 500th PERFORMANCE MURAT THEATRE, MONDAY, MAY 2

llenne and Sidney Blackner. ‘'The Beggars’ Opera,” with an allEugllsh cast. "Adam and Eva,” with Molly Mclntyre. "Slnbad,” with A1 Jolson. Walter Hampden’s “Hamlet.” Many would probably place in the Murat's six best "The Charm School,* “Florodora” and Jimmy Hussey's "Tattle Talcs," with Rae Samuels. I invite all readers of this department to make up their own lists. To my way of thinking the “worse” attraction offered at English’s was "The Marcus Show of 1020," In which Mike Sacks was wished off on tho unsuspecting public as a "comedian.” The Murat had three “worse" shows —Theda Bara In “The Blue Flame,” “A Chance Every Girl Takes," and It took an awful chance at the Murat, and “A Night in Honolulu." Tho outstanding disgraces of the public In the season Just ended, are the slim support given “Monsieur Beaucaire" at English's and "The Beggar's Opera" and "The Charm School" at the Murat. Three of the season’s best were ignored by the public. It should not be so. Some shows of little entertaining merit did the best business from a boxofflce standpoint. Personal acting triumphs were made by David Warfield; Walkor Whitesides. In “The Master of Ballantrae;" Marlon Green, in “Monsieur Beaucaire;” Hal Skelly, in “The Girl in the Spotlight;" Louise Groody, in "Tho Night Boat;" Helen MncKellar, in “The Storm," and Helen Hayes, In "Bab"—all at English's. The individual triumphs at the Murat were made by Eleanor Painter In “Florodora;" Walter Hampden, In “Hamlet;" Ai Jolson. in “Slnbad;” Eva L Galllenne and Sidney Blaekmer. tn “Not So Long Ago;” Molly Mclntyre, tn “Adam and

Eva;" the entire cast of “The Beggar's Opera.” and Dale Winter, in “Irene.” Twi) of the disappointments of the seaboii were the failures of Ethel Barrymore In “Declasse" to appear at English’s and Nance O'Neil in “The Passion Flower," at the Murat. Asa whole we have had a good season at both houses when railroad conditions and rates have been considered. Our thoughts now turn to summer stock and baseball and fishln'. -(- -I- -|- Accordlng to present plans, the total

AMUSEMENTS. letime vaudevifie<sl until 11 PM. Next Week w _ < T4/orld l s J3iccest Musical Act W]IU£Ift' , FANnSKS ojOcWILS HBSg; Ts , , iv’ r L ISi in M THe Brazilian Heiress Smart Musical Comedy with Frankie Kelcey and A Fast Stepping Chorus Mack & Nelson Sid Lewis Marlen & Rex Blueing the Blues Let Him Rave! Comedy Acrobats MOORE & NORTH LARIMER & CARBERY Conversational Nonsense Novelty Dancers FOX FILM FARCE “VERSE IS WORSE” PARAMOUNT MAGAZINE PATHE REVIEW ,ft Until# Lurie Ball Stan M. 'fMfjy Jffiemoon andEvening -TS<Pr

mileage of the numerous companies which will present "The Bat,” unquestionably the biggest hit of the year, which Is now in its eighth month at the Morosco Theater, New York, and its third month at the Princess Theater, Chicago, on tour next season will amount to more than 100.000 miles, or over four times the circumference of the earth. -I- -I- -I* During the summer stock season of Gregory Kelly at English’s and of Stuart Walker at the Murat, this department (Continue* on Page Seven.)

CIRCLE MOVIE NEXT WEEK OF MUCH INTEREST V Mildred Harris in ’Woman in His House’—Wallace Reid in ‘Love Special.’ OTHER FILMS OF NOTE Romance, love, adventure and comedy will be prominent next week on the movie bills offered at the local moving picture theaters. One of the pictures of interest will he “The Woman in His House,” with Mildred Harris in a role which allows her to w ear some expensive and stylish gowns. This movie will open Sunday at the Circle. ' William Farnnm will be seen at th_ Ohio In a movie version of “If I Were King,” beginning Sunday. The Colonial will shelter House Peters in “Lying Lips.” Wallace Reid will use another Instrument of speed instead of an automobile in “The Love Special” at the Alhambra. Florence Vidor will appear In “Beau Revel” at the Isis. Lillian Tucker will have an Important role In “What Every Woman Knows" at Mister Smith's. William Fairbanks will supply the thrill* at the Regent in “Fighting Bill." -|- -|- -I"WOMAN IN HIS HOUSE” OPENS SUNDAY AT CIRCLE. Mother love pitted against devotion to science is the theme of “The Woman In H!g House," the attraction to be at the Circle beginning Sunday. The story concerns a young wife whose husband is too engrossed In his profession to give her the attention she wants, and after the coming of a little (Continued on Page Seven.)