Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 2, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 May 1921 — Page 5

STOCK PLAYERS PROMISE BILLS OF HIGH MERIT Walker to Do ‘Civilian Clothes’ at Murat—Kellys in ‘Happiness**at English’s. THE PARK TO RE-OPEN Mr. Stuart Walker will take another step next week In keeping his promise to present plays which have never been presented on the local stage as “Civilian Clothes," a highly successful comedy, will be the bill next week at the Murat. At English’s next week the Gregory Kelly company will present “Happiness," in which several members of the company will have an opportunity to appear in character roles. Mr. Kelly had planned to present “Romeo and Juliet” at a special matinee next Friday afternoon, but on account of illness In the company, it has beeu necessary to postpone this special performance until some future date. Mr. Kelly announces that this Shakespearean play will be presented by his company before the season Is over. The Park, after being dark a week, will open Sunday with a show presented entirely by a negro cast, under the title of “The Smarter Set.” -I- -I- -I“HAPPIVESS” IS NEXT BILL OF THE KELLY PLAYERS. “Happiness” was written by J. Hartley Manners for his wife, Laurctte Taylor. It was originally a one-act play, and received its first presentation at a special matinee at the Cort Theater In New York. Taylor and her public liked it so well that it was expanded to three acts and an epilogue, and it ran at the Criterion in New York for a full season. Then it tonred the principal cities of the country, duplicating its New York success. Gregory Kelly has chosen “Happiness” for the next bill of this season of summer stock at English's. The people in the play are not all young, carefree, thoughtless, and consequently happy. Some of them are, but there are others who find happiness after bitter sorrow. Mrs. Cbrystal-Polo and Philip Chandos are two who are bored with the futility of life. They are brought to a sense of the splendid happiness of life when it is rightly lived by little Jenny, an errand girl for a big dress-maker. Ruth Gordon will play Jenny, and Gregory Kelly will play Fermoy Maedonagh, her Irish sweetheart. Byron Beasley will have an interesting role as Philip, the sophisticated man of the world, and Grace Hayle will play opposite as Mrs. Chrystal-Pole. A frivolous and frothy person, Miss Perkins, will be played by Florence Murphy. Willard Barton will play Scowcroft, the father of Mrs. Chrystal-Pole. Angela Ogden has a part that introduces an element of pathos, as Mrs. Wreay, Jenny’s old mother, who goes about in the subways looking for her husband, who disappeared years ago. -I- -!- -I“CIYILIAN CLOTHES” NEXT OFFERING AT MURAT. For next week’s attraction at the Murat the Stuart Walker company offers Thompson Buchanan's up-to-the-mtaute comedy, “Civilian Clothes,” with a Boat successful Broadway run last season to recommend It. “Civilian Clothes" Is a delightful variant of “The Taming of the Shrew” theme. The story concerns Capt. Sam McGinnis, who meets Florence Lanham during his sojourn in France. Miss Lanham is a society girl, who has become bored with life at home and has enlisted in the Salvation Army overseas. Captain McGinnis falls in love with the girl and In a short time they are married. Then the captain is reported missing, his identification disk being the only thing belonging to him which is found after battle. Following the armistice, Miss Lanham returns home, and because she has known her husband but a week and he is now dead she decides to tell her family nothing about her marriage. The family is influencing her to marry Billy Arkwright, a man of large wealth and 6mall mentality. Captain McGinnis has not been killed, however, and when be arrives in America he goes at once to the home of his bride and has the misfortune to arrive during a dinner party. His wife sees him and is not backward In telling him that he is not of her class. The captain knows that she really loves him and that it is only snobbishness that guides her action. Then he gets a Job as butler in her father’s house and proceeds to teach her a lesson. This proves a dlf-

AMUSEMENTS. AAAAA^/SA/VN/^VWSA/VWS^V>AA^i(W^i/V NEW SUN. and THURS. HUkLTQ FOUR DAYS ONLY STARTING TOMORROW TALMADGE production^ far NORMA /TALMADGeJ /iSfflePasrioMjfP _—*** -,''***>'ohZ\. attractio. She hates with a hate that springs from love. She smiles when her heart is breaking. See a wonderful Norma Talmadge in Jacinto Benavente’s drama of Spain, directed by Herbert Brenon. COMING THURSDAY CONWAY TEARLE The ROAD TO AMBITION

In The Land of Make Believe By WALTER D. HICKMAN

The sincerity in which David Belasco has developed “detail” in creating his scenes for the stage has aided materially in advancing Mr. Belasco to the dizzy station of being considered the best exponent of realism on the stage today. Mr. Belasco has exhibited the carefulness In which he developes realistic detail In “The Music Master,” “The Return of Peter Grimm” and many others. When Mr. Belasco creates a room, It gives one the impression that real people could live In it for years. That Is what I mean by realism. Indianapolis this week has witnessed a little bit of realism at the hands of Stuart Walker at the Murat. In the second act of "Mamma’s Affair," It Is necessary or Regina Wallace to cook her breakfast. Mr. Walker could have faked this scene and allowed the audience to draw from the storehouse of the imagination. Mr. Walker has done as Mr. Belasco would havo handled the scene, I believe. Miss Wallace actually “cooks” cofTee and scrambles two eggs for her dainty breakfast. The effect obtained by this actual cooking scene results in a pleasing and secure effect upon the audience. The “perfme” of scrambled eggs and boiling coffee gives the impression that Miss Wallace la having a real breakfast Just as the authors Intended that she should. This little scene Is a splendid

ficult task, but his good fortune and courage overcome all obstacles and he wins her back to him. Next week marks the return of Beatrice Maude, who has always been a favorite with Indianapolis theatergoers. Mr. Walker has engaged Miss Maude for one week only, she having been selected to play the delicious role of the widow Smythe. Naturally the part of the bold Captain McGinnis falls to the lot of George Gaul, while Regina Wallace plays the rolo of the young snob, Florence Lanham. The remainder of this extra-

DAILY MATS. 15<-25 c Except Sunday

Continuous, Daily, 1 p. m. to 11 p. m. | Last Times Tomorrow, ‘The Little FooT Beginning Monday Mat., May 16 ALL THIS WEEK £>QN’T MISS SEEING

EO<?lHl£ EE&TRER andSomtAßY THEBY in A DRAMATIC MOMENT Ol "GOOD VQMEIT

“VOICE OR MONEY” An Unique Comedy With HOLMES, HITTRIG and WALLACE A Screaming Comedy NORTON and WILSON A Snappy Diversion

LHEVINNE “TITAN” of the Keyboard MASONIC TEMPLE Wednesday, May 18 8:15 P.M.

Vxample of the worth and ability of Mr. Stuart Walker in creating effective realism on the stage. When it comes too obtaining the needed results in realism, Mr. Walker believes In being real. He could have faked tnls scene, but if actors are to eat on the stage and actually make the public believe they are eating, the way to do it is to ute real hen eggs, a little electricity and a cute little skillet. A fine bit o’ work, Mr. Walker. -I- -I* -I-' Tie other evening about 7:25 o’clock I met Gregory Kelly and his wife taking a quiet little walk around the Circle. 1 realized that Mr, Kelly and his wife were playing the leading roles in “Scrambled Wives,” at English’s. I was surprised to see that they were not hurrying to the theater to get ready for their roles. The minute Mr. Kelly cams on the stage in the first fcct I realized why be was in no hurry. He was -clad In a bath robe and a bathing suit. -I- -I- -IIn answer to a question concerning Eddie Foy—Foy was born In Nw York, March 9, 1854, and made his debut in Chicago in 18<S9. He played in the variety theaters in all parts of this country. He toured in ’’The Tigers," "Jack-in-the-Box,” "All Baba,” “Cinderella,” “Bluebeard” and many others. He starred as Jim Cheese in "The Earl and the Girl” and as Momus In “Up and (Continued on Page Seven.)

ordinary large cast_ Includes among others, Elizabeth Patterson, John Wray, George Somnes, Judith Lowry, Aldrich Bowker, Julia McMahon, Arvld Paulson, James Morgan, Walter Vonnegnt, He'.en Burch and Robert McGroarty. The entire production is made under the personal direction of Mr. Walker, with special settings for all three act* designed by Frank Zlmme>er, For the week of May 23, the Stuart Walker Company will present the big Belasco success. “Daddies,” a four-act

AMUSEMENTB.

LOEWS™™.

Gasnier’s Production of “GOOD WOMEN” A Human Story That Shows How an Honest Love for Another Woman Was Awakened in a Man Truly Loved by His Wife. LOEW’S VAUDEVILLE The Great LaFollette THE MAN OF MANY FACES With a Variety of Novel Surprises

LHEVINNE World Famous PIANIST

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, MAY 14,1921.

play by John Hobble. This comedy was first produced at the Belasco Theater, Washington, D. C., on June 12, 1918, opening the following fall in New York, where It ran for a full year. The original cast Included such names as Jeanne Eagels, Bruoa Mcßae, John Cope and George Abbott. -!- -I- -I“THE SMARTER BET" BOOKED AT THE PARK. • After “lights out” for a week and the end of the “wheel” season at the Park for 1920-1921, the Park reopens Sunday for a special engagement for "The Smarter Set,” and remains the entire week with dally matinees. Show-goers of a past generation are familiar with the name of “The Smart Set,” which was one of the pioneer negro organizations of the show world. Salem Tutt Whitney and J. Homer Tutt, comedians, are natives of Indianapolis. The offering which will be presented by “The Smarter Set” is called a jazzonlan operetta entitled “Bamboula” which is in two acts and ten scenes, with a complete scenic production. Whitney and Tutt are surrounded by a Jubilee cast of song and dance artists. Including the “bronze beauty” chorus. “The Smarter Set” will be the offering at the Park througho. t the week starting next Sunday with dally matinee.

AMUSEMENT B . Twice Daily—Bargain MatlneeaSp'cliU Engagement of the Peer o< Ail Comedians Eddie FOY And the Younger Fore in Their New Travesty— FOY FUN REVUE Songs, Dnnees, Music and Corned, Eric Zardo-Johnson, Henry B. Toomer, Ballacher and Rolley, Adroit Brothers. Added Musical Feature RUBY NORTON Clarence Senna st the Plano PATHE NEWS —DIGEST TOPICo

I RAND and GOULD A Pair of Hoboes With Humorous Ideas Latest Current Events—Loew News Denny — HURLEY -—Louise VERSATILE MOMENTS

Seat Sale Opens TODAY at the PATHE SHOP 17 East Ohio Street $2.00, $1.50, SI.OO Plus War Tax, for LHEVINNE

During the coming summer Indianapolis will have a larger vaudeville menu than this city has ever experienced. The big time season at B. F. Keith’s closes Sunday night with Eddie Foy and his family of seven heading the last big time bill of tbe season. On Monday afternoon the summer season of popular

LAST TWO TIMES TODAY “MAMMA'S AFFAIR” By Rachel Barton Butler

EVERY NIGHT 30 c -40 c

IN THE LOCAL VAUDEVILLE HOUSES

MONDAY NIGHT, 8:30 Mats. Wed., Thurs. and Sat. MURAT J ****+*■" CIVILIAN CLOTHES An Up-to-the-Minute Comedy in Three Acts JPgi Thompson Buchanan FIRST TIME IN INDIANAPOLIS —wit—h GAUL REGINA WALLACE 4 GEORGE SOMNES BEATRICE MAUDE V ALDRICH BOWKER ELIZABETH PATTERSON JOHN WRAY JUDITH LOWRY ARVID PAULSON JULIA McMAHON ROBERT McGROARTY HELEN BURCH WALTER VONNEQUT LUCILE NIKOLAS . JAMES MORGAN GRACE KIECHLE I Always the right actor for the right part Always the right part for the right actor

“s “Scrambled Wives” Gregory Kelly Stock Cos. IN LAURETTE TAYLOR’S Great Comedy Success

BY J. HARTLEY MANNERS Week Commencing MON., MAY 16 rilAI JftßlW Evenings 25c to SI.OO h Wed. & Thurs. Mats. 25c &50c kllWkkVM V SATURDAY MAT. 25c, 50c, 75c NEVER HIGHER

FREE fireworks Band Concert masked ball Opening RIVERSIDE AMUSEMENT PARK TONIGHT, MAY 14 > If weather unfavorable opening will be postponed to May 31.

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vaudeville begins. Bills will be changed at Keith’s during the summer on Monday and Thursday. The Lyric, of course, will continue its highly successful vaudeville and movie policy. Loew's State, with the aid of a I new manager, has strengthened its bills and this house has elaborate plans for the summer. The lilalto and Broadway will con-

tinue offering combination bills of vaudeville and popular photoplays. (Continued on Page Seven.)

A M USEM ENTS. I * —NEXT WEEK—--4-BUDDIES-4 INSTRUMENTALISTS DE LUXE j A TALE OF THREE CITIES A VAUDEVILLE SURPRISE Marshall & Connors White & C ozzie *1 Two-Reel Boys and a Piano “So Long, Louie” FRED AND ELSIE BURKE THE GIRL AND THE DANCING GOOF | YOIKO TRIO BUCH BROTHERS Jap Novelty Artists Spilling the Beans GREATEST OF QUARTETS ? | COOPER CITY FOUR HARMONY SINGING COMEDIANS I Second Episode of Paramount-Van- —, I denbergh African Explication Series. goT? “THE LION KILLER”

BA A V D clyPc A ■* U 0 S%B#S D A < —T 1 E J NO Entertainment NO D| WAITS Every Minute STOPS % f [ — L -- V 1 G ° Where I H g The Crowds Are * 20c - L " I No Higher I L _ War Tax Included —j ■ WHY PAY MORE? E

DA DF Week of K AKIV May 15th

THE SMARTER SET CO-STARRING SALEM TUTT WHITNEY AND J. HOMER TUTT in “BAMBOULA” FAMOUS BRONZE CHORUS

JACKIE COOGAN AS ‘PECK’S BAD BOY’ ON VIEW Vera Gordon Plays Another Mother Role in ‘North Wind’s Malice.* OTHER FAVORITES HERE The shadows of some of the bestknown movie stars will be flashed on the local movie screens next week. The line-up includes Mary Pickford in “Through the Back Door,” at the Colonial; Vera Gordon in “The North Wind’s Malice” at the Ohio; Justine Johnson in “Sheltered Daughters” at the Alhambra; Jackie Coogan In "Peck’s Bad Boy" at the Circle; Claire Windsor in "Too Wise Wives’ at the Isis; Bill Patton In “The Midnight Riders” at the Regent, and H. B. Warner in “Dice of Destiny” at Mister Smith’s. The Circle changes its schedule slightly by opening "Peck's Bad Boy” on Saturday instead of Sunday. There has been s world of advance talk about the “merits” of the new Pickford picture. The majority of the movie houses will (Continued on Page Six.)

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