Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 304, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 April 1921 — Page 5
TWO COMPANIES STOCK PLAYERS BID FOR FAVOR Stuart Walker Opens at Murat—Kelly Continues at English’s. F. ELLIS IS AT KEITH’S
Interest centers next week on the opening of the stock season of Stuart "Walker and his players at the Murat on Monday night and also on the beginning of the fourth week of the season of the Gregory Kelly stock company at English’s. The opening hill of Mr. Walker’s season will be “The Wolf,” In which Mr. George Gaul and Regina Wallace will play the leading roles. Mr. Kelly has picked as his fourth bill a comedy, “A Tailor-Made Man. Keith's will feature a condensed musical comedy offering called “under the Apple Tree.” Maggie Le Claire, who Impersonates Irish characters, will be the chief offering at the Lyric. Loew's State will headline Anna Q. Nilsson In a movie, “Without Limit." The new spring and summer policy will continue at the Rialto and the Broadway will again present vaudeville and movies. -I- -I- -I----810 OPESIXO ASSURED FOR STCART WALKER MONDAY. Next Monday evening at S :30 o’clock the curtain will rise upon the five hundredth performance which Stuart Walker has presenteu in Indianapolis. Next Monday evening also marks the first night of Mr. Walker's fifth consecutive season here. For this extraordinary occasion, the Stuart Walker Company offer “The Wolf,” by Engene Walter. “The Wolf” Is a play of the great Canadian Northwest. George Gaul, whose return to the Stuart Walker Company Is regarded with great Interest, will be seen In the heroic role of the danger-loving Beanbien, who loves Hilda, the'daughter of the harsh old Scotchman, McTavish. Hilda's mother had run away with a Frenchman and her father, fearing the taint In her blood, treats her with cold cruelty. Beanbien Is moved to pity for the girl, and love follows. Then comes The Wolf, In the person of McDonald, who steals into Hilda’s life with flattery for her and false promises for her father. Beanbien and his faithful Baptiste rescue Hilda from him by carrying her In a canoe toward Montreal. McDonald, with the relentlesaness of the villain of the melodrama, follows them. A fight with knives then occurs and the curtain falls upon the death of McDonald. In the role of Hilda McTavish, Regina Wallace will make her debut In Indianapolis. Arvld Paulson, another new member of the Stuart Walker Company, will also be seen during the opening week, playing the part of Baptiste. Others In the cast, all well-known to ! the theatergoers of this city, include Aidrich Bowker, John Wray and George : Sonnies. The entire production Is staged under the personal direction of Mr. Walker with special settings designed by Frank J. Zlmmerer. There will be matinees on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. -I- -I- -ILIYELY AND PRETTY COMEDY TO BE PRESENTED AT ENGLISH’S. “A Tailor Made Man,” by Harry James Smith, will be the play at English's next j week and the fourth In the summer sea- j son of the Gregory Kelly Stock Company. It tells of the rise to fame of a poor boy, his fall back to poverty and shame. John Paul Bart was the assistant of a 1 Scotch tailor, who believed that tailors should remain tailors, and assistants never attempt to climb out of their lowly station. The tailor had a pretty daughter who made life more endurable for the assistants, for she flitted In and out, i bringing sunshine into their drab lives. . A socialistic fellow who was in love ' with the young girl hung around the ! shop, and In the intervals of his love making, talked the brotherhood of man , to any one who would listen to him. 1 Young Bart listened. He was eager to i rise socially and financially, and had always been a follower of society dollars In the Sunday supplements. , While Bart was pondering how to tmake even a temporary escape from a flifS of arduous labor, the valet of an j 1 Important Englishman brought his ! master’s evening clothes and all that ac- j companies such garments to the shop I for pressing. Bart’s brain was spinning ! With the account he had read of a re ! caption to take place that evening, and with Karl Marx to back him up, he put ! on the clothes and went to the party, f From this point on the plav tells of' his success with people of wealth, his I wooing of an heires, his business achteve- ! ments, and then his sudden flop back to the old Job In the tailor shop. Mr. Kelly will be seen as Bart and Miss Gordon as the tailor's /daughter. Others who will appear will Include Byron Beasley, Angela Ogden, Owen Meech. Percy Helton, Harry Sothern. Willard Barton, Harry Wagstaff Grlbble, Alma Hamersley, Florence Murphy, Eugene Stockdale, Howard Hill and” Raymond Elllgood. -i- -I- -|- MTSICAL COMEDY OFFERING ON NEXT WEEK’S KEITH’S BILL. "Under the Apple Tree,” with John Bully and n chorus of girls, will be the headline offering at B. F. Keith's next week, beginning Monday matinee. George Choos produced It. Me Watters and Tyson will offer their new vehicle, a 1922 revue called “Eyes of Vaudeville.” MeWatters is a light comedian and a pianist. Miss Tyson Is a mimic. Dorothy Van and Frank Ellis, with a j supporting cast, will be seen In a one-act j playlet with songs, called “Flirtation.” The cast Includes Jack Oliver. A1 Garbelle, Constance Campbell and May Van. Sybil Vane, who Is known as “the vest (Continued on I’age Seven.)
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EVERY ACT A STAR “UNDER THE APPLE TREE” With JOHN SULLY and a Host of Beautiful Girls. International Favorites Arthur McWatters and Grace •Tyson, Presenting Their 1921 Revue, “Eyes of Vaudeville" SECOND FEATURE SYBIL VANE A GRAND OPERA STAR. Bhe Is a Colorature Soprano and Her Voice is Frequently Compared with GallLCurcl.
In The Land Believe By WALTER D . HICKMAN
There appears to be something happening In the royal family of the Barrymores. The New York critics appear to no longer prostrate themselves before the feet of Ethel, John and Lionel Barrymore. The wrath of the critics in New York fell on one of the Barrymores recently and "Macbeth” was carted to the storehouse. Ethel and John Barrymore appear to have raised another tempest with “Clair de Lune,” both by the play Itself and by the s.l a seat price. Just as Lionel Barrymore struck the rocks with “Macbeth,” there Is an Indication that after the novelty of paying
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$9 I Ask at Box Office About ] [MONDAY NIGHT] I |J I B e a son Subscription Plan. I I Mats. Wed., THurS. and Sat I '?h MURAT 1 The Stuart Walker Company m in Eugene Walter’s Stirring Melodrama THE WOLF
WITH GEORGE GAUL (In Ills favorite role) GEORGE SOMNES JOHN WRAY ALDRICH BOWKER ARVID PAULSON REGINA WALLACE (.'tret time In Indianapolis) Imnortant Note* * to call particular attention of the theaterr * goer. of this city and all of Mr. Walker’s clientele to the fact that Monday night the Stuart Walker Company will open its fifth season at the and. Incidentally, Its 500tli performance. Come the first night, win yon will be assured of desirable seats. It will be an event long to be rem'■inhered, and an unusual program is being arranged In addition tt the performance of “The Wolf.” trmpa e ny Bt “movle. a,k a r t NELSON G. TROWBRIDGE. the Circle next ufcek. s Manager, Murat Theater. sth ] f 500th Season Peiformance V v .... *
five bucks a seat wears off, that "Clair de Lune” will nestle somewhere In the vicinity of “Macbeth,” judging by the reviewer of the show. Illness appears to be a favorite means of preventing the appearance of Ethel Barrymore when ahe Is on the "road” and also recently In Chicago. There la uo doubt that she was 111 and In this way Indianapolis was cheated of a real pleasure in falling to see her In "Declassee,” which many hold is the greatest success of the actress. The fact remains that when she again elected to return to the stage she picked New York and
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INDIANA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1921.
not the cities of the Middle West, where people were anxious to see ther In “Declassee.” We had to content ourselves about reading disputes over salaries claimed by some members of the “Declassee’’ company during the period of Illness in Cincinnati, Ohio, of the star. The events In the last few months appear to Indicate to the writer that the Barrymores are only human and can triumph and fail like the rest of us. -I- -I- -IAgaln the curtain will rise on a sea-
All New Every Sunday and Thursday GO TWICE A WEEK m M Broadway VAUDEVILLE - FEATURE PICTURES TOMORROW ELSIE FERGUSON -IN“His House in Order” She was pretty and sweet, and he thought she would be a wonderful mate FIVE ACTS CLASSY VODVIL MATINEES NIGHTS 10-15-25 10-20-30 NO HIGHER
EVERY SUN. AND THURS. Four Days Only, Starting Tomorrow The happy trial* and tribulations of a girl who "Just couldn’t make her ideas behave’.' SUPERIOR VAUDEVILLE mat. New Prices nights 15-25 now 25-30-35 COMING THURSDAY Three (Eugene O’Brien Days l In John Lynch’* Only WORLDS APART 2* gS| THIS COUPON, war tax and one paid MM admission admits extra lady to 'any B performance this week, except Satur- ■ day and Sunday. Times.
son of stock of Mr. Stuart Walker and his company at the Murat on next Monday night. Mr. Walker has established a record In the number of the performances and the character of plays given at this theater which any producer would be proud to claim. This season Mr. Walker has a company which, from the standpoint of names and reputation, Is stronger than last season. The name of George Gaul, I take It, means a great deal to the box office of the Murat Theater during the summer. Mr. Gaul is
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a favorite, that there Is no denying. So we welcome Mr. Walker and his associates to Indianapolis again. -I- -!- -!- • Although A1 G. Field is no longer with us, his show, the A1 G. Field Greater Minstrels, will again go on tour next season. Under the terms of the will, it Is announced that the show Is given to Mr, Field’s brother, Joseph E, Hatfield,
r RyiEmnj^m I —NEXT WEEK— ■ I dth" nlfw JP I d&L JSiF _■ ■.TilßTriKi H*; owl I I A MERRY SATIRE ON FEMININE FADS AND FOIBLES ■ I Gaynell&Mack Two Yaquis Lyle & Emerson I M Dance Originalities. Indian Singers and Dancers. “It Happens Every Day.” Maggie Leclaire & Cos. Hollis & Warner I jM Favorite Irish Comedienne I Versatile Entertainers. H ■ JSj? MONTE BANK’S FILM FARCE /&■
LOEW’S THEATRJE Afternoons, 15-25 c. Evenings, 30-40 c. Week Commencing Monday
“Without Limit" WITH ANNA NILSSON From the Famous Story in the Saturday Evening Post—“ Temple Dusk” LITTLE LORD ROBERTS & CO. Artistic Character Spectacle—“ln Toyland’’ Black—White—and Useless Presenting the Laughable Farce “THE NEW BLACKSMITH” JORDAN & RICE AND TYLER ELMER A Colorful Musical Comedy Doings In Hebrew and Offering r Irish Characters Extra Added Attraction WARD and RAYMOND In a Hilarious Laughing Skit—“HELLO”
She Played to The Limit Every Girl Has A Chance This One Had Did She Pass It Up?
Doors Open at 1 p*m. Performance at 1:30. j Continuous to 11 p.m*
and his nephew, Edward Conrad. So there Is every Indication that the show will be seen next season at English's. -I- -I- -|. If the bosses of big-time vaudeville would prohibit the performers from Joking about prohibition either In song or story. It would aid' those attempting to entertain to get material which at (Continued on Page Seven.)
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DOG HAS LEAD IN ‘KAZAN,’ TO BE SCREENED HERE Flora Finch Returns to the Movies in 'Lessons in Love.’ TWO SUCCESSES HELD Strange things will happen on the local movie screen next week. A dog will play a leading role In “Kazan” and Flora Finch, who, in the good old days was leading woman for the late John Bunny, will return to the screen as a member of the supporting company for Constance Talmadge in “Lessons in Lore.” Betty Compson, who faded from the screen for a while after her big conquest In “The Miracle Man,” returns at ths head of her own company next week In "Prisoners of Love,” on the screes next week. Others who will be on view will be Franklyn Farnum, Agnes Ayres, Jane Novak, Lon Chaney, Constance Blnney and others. Most of the morte houses will also feature their music next week. Ths Alham-. bra, the Park, the Circle, Mister Smith’s, the Colonial, the Isis and the Ohio asr nounce special musical offerings, -I- -I- -IOLD FAVORITE RETURNS TO THE SCREEN WITH CONSTANCE, Remember Flora Finch? ,Os course you do if yon recall the funny movies of the late John Bonny, (Continned on are Six.)
She Was Tired of Poverty— Did She Do Wrong? i What Would You Do If a Wealthy Man Offered You All? See What a Desire For Clothes Cost This Girl!
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