Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 38, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 June 1921 — Page 7

KELLYS BEGIN 12TH AND FINAL BILL OF STOCK ‘Jlust Suppose' Will Close Summer Season at English's. LEGION WEEK AT MURAT The twelfth and final week of the Gregory Kelly stock company at English’s will begin Monday night with the first of nine performances of the comedy, “Just Suppose." On next Saturday Mr. Kelly and his associates will give the last two performances of their stock season. The company will leave on Sunday for New ■York and other Eastern points. The Kellys will spend their vacation in the Maine woods. Next week will be an Important week at the Murat, as Tom Powers, who was seen here last season with Helen Hayes In "Bab," will make his first appearance with the Walker company this season on Monday night In “My Lady Friends.” -i- 4- -I* THE KELLYS ANNOUNCE FINAL BILL OF THE REASON. For the twelfth and farewell week of the Gregory Kelly Stock Company at English's, Mr. Kelly has chosen a play never before seen in Indianapolis, the romantic comedy woven around the recent visit of the Prince of Wales to America. “Just Suppose." The plot of “Just Suppose" deals with tha heir to a European throne who es capes from his so-called guardians In Washington and is brought by a English acquaintance who Is also a friend ot the southern family to a Virginia home. There he meets the daughter of the houee and amid the rosea and winderful Virginia evenings the romance be tween these two grows. At this point comes to the call of duty to his people and his class, the call that all nobility must answer. “Just Suppose" gives equal opportunity to Miss Gordon as Linda Lee Stafford, the Virginia belle, Gregory Kelly as the prince. Leon Gordon as Bubbles, tht prince's pal, Wallis Clarre as the diplomatic representative of his country to America, Angela Ogden as Linda Lee's grandmother who once danced with the prince's grandfather on his visit to America and Wallace Ford as the hot headed young southerner In love -with Linda Lee. Mr. Kelly has completed arangements with Lee M. Boda and Addison F. Miller, managers of English’s, to return next summer for a limited number of weeks, commencing at the close of English's regular season. The early closing of Mr. Kelly's present season has been caused by the appeal of several members of his company for a vacation. Mr. Kelly, Wallis Clarke and George AUson commence rehearsal the latter part of July which will give them only two weeks to rest before again appearing in “Dulcy” In which they were seen here last year. > Leon Gordon immediately upon his return to New York commences rehearsals of his own play, “Poppy Gods’’ which will open at a Broadway theater early in August. -I- -I* TOM POWERS DIE MONDAY AT MURAT. “My Lady Friends." comedy, will be the offering of the Stuart Walker Company at the Murat beginning next Monday night for the week designated as American Legion Week. The play is the latest ard best farce from the pens of Emil Nyitray and Frank Nlandel. who have many successes to their credit. The play was the last starring vehicle of the late Clifton Crawford. The chief character of the play Is James Smith, a Bible publisher, who has a wife who adores him but cannot overcome an economical nature that sends her to the kitchen, in order that nothing shall be wasted. Meanwhile James is going around spreading little sunshine" for oppressed young women. He builds a list of lady frlenda that includes at least three such women. His wife's niece. Eva Johns, is visiting the Smiths. Her previous existence at Utica, N. Y. meant only a drear past after she had listened to her gay young uncle's Idea of a young girl enjoying herself, by spending plenty of his money. Receiving as a starter two hundred dollars from her uncle. Eva invests it in a bathing suit, and hies herself to Atlantic City to the Smith’s summer cottage. James Smith follows her. Much to bis astonishment, James is confronted with his sweeties from all the other cities, each unknown to the other, and after them all. came Ms wife. Thus, James gets into an inextricable Jam with his lady friends. Asa result of this unexpected meetting Mrs. Smith decides that her husband needs looking after and in thei last act she blooms out as a very

Famous Dancing Act Heads Keith’s Vaudeville Bill Big Circus Offering Headliner at Lyric — Novel Features Predominate .

A dancing act will headline the first bill of next week at B. F. Keith's, and at the Lyrie a eireus act ln which there will be exhibitions of bareback riding will top the bill. These two houses are offering vaudeville bills composed of acts to meet the hot weather demand of Indianapolis patrons. The bills are running to singing and dancing and also novelty acts. On the bill opening next Thursday at Keith's, Ford and Price, an Indianapolis team, will close the bill. -!- -I- -|- CABTLF SISTERS TOP THE BILL AT KEITH’S. Natalie Harrison and the Castle Sister*, ln a novel terpslchorenn act. is one of the featured acts on the bill at Keith's for the first half of the week, starting with the matinee Monday. Miss Harrison, who is well known as a dancer from her associations with Cohan & Harris productions, and the Winter Garden shows with the two pretty Castle sisters, who are relatives of the late Vernon Castle, have an act that Is of the “big-time Tariety.” O'Hara and Neely, two pretty girls with an array of stylish gowns, will bid for favor with a singing act that Includes both the popular and classical selections. Bert Howard, billed as “The Man with the Piano,” will Include singing and comedy ln his act. A comedy aerobatic novelty will be contributed by Tripp and Sells. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Wilde, assisted by their daughter Connie, will offer a series of shadowgraphs including beasts of the jungle. They also offer silhouette pictures of famous men. The bill to be offered Thursday and for the ba'ance of the week will include Steed's Syncopated Sextette with Harry Rogers. Anne Mae Belle, Ralph Hertlein and others. Singing, dancing and music are the main ingredients of the act which will be presented ln a special stage setting Pauline Saxton and slater will be seen

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Not Her Natural Color s i . 1 * § > A* & * -H I : - , I “ , 'A ELIZABETH PATTERSON AS ELZEVIR NESBIT. This department has had numerous re- 1 quests from its readers to print a picture I of Miss Patterson as she appears this week at the Murat in “Come Seven.” As , one ardent admirer of Miss Patterson puts It, “She looks too killin' for words." j We have accommodated those who requested the picture. All the players ap- ! pear in blackface in this comedy. pretty woman, having hidden her com- ] iluess heretofore through severely plain ; clothes. As James Smith, Tom Powers, a well known young Broadway actor,] makes bis debut with the Stuart Walker Company. Mr. Powers has appeared in a number of notable New York pro- I duetions including “Oh Boy," “Mr. Lazarus," and “Caesar's Wife.” Another newcomer this season with the company is Marjorie Vonnegut. who will be remembered for her excellent work with the Walker company last year. Miss Vonnegut will be seen In the role of the frugal Mrs. Smith. McKay Morris, as the friend of the bus- ! band, and Blanche Yurka as the friend of the wife will have unusually good parts. Helen Burch has her first big role of the season when she appears as the charming flapper, Eva Johns. Others in the cast includes Elizabeth Patterson, Edwin Noel, Julia McMahon, Margaret Dalrymple, and Dorothy M.cDor *ld. The SalT Peril CHICAGO, June 25.—The horrible example of Lot's wife wsa held up before the convention of the Tristate Medical and Surgical Societies here by Dr. Charles Woodward. He told them to beware of too much salt saying that between 15 and 30 grains is the maximum that should be taken Into the human system. ROT ARI ANS SNAP INTO IT. There will be a short, ’’snappy" program at the weekly luncheon of the Rotary Club, at the Claypool hotel, next Tuesday, “that the meeting may adjourn in time for Rotarlans to catch the special traction car, leaving at 1:15 p. m. for the Kokomo baseball trip.” Announcement is made that Nelson Trowbridge has reserved a large section for Rotarlans at the Murttt theater party Friday night.

in a childhood sketch called “The Honey Kid.” Harry Tsuda is a Japanese acrobat who will offer his "Spherical Novelty." Zelaya, a concert pianist, will offer his original musical number. “Twilight in the Studio.” Ford and Price, Indianapolis people, will close the bill with a wire act. The motion picture portion of the program will include tha Fun Foto Film, the Pathe Weekly and the Digest Topics. .;. -|- -|- BIG CIRCUS ACT BOOKED AT THE LYRIC. Another big show will be presented at the Lyrie next week, foremost among the attractions being Crandall's Brazilian Circus, a riding act In which a group of equestrians give an exhibition of bare back riding that smacks strongly of the atmosphere of tbe "big white tops." Clowns, riders and ring master cavort in true circus fashion, and the comedy element predominates throughout. The Four Hamill Misses, a quartette ol girls, who Instrumentalists, will orfer a musical skit. They play a wide variety of instruments, and specialize ln popular selections, introducing their numbers with rare dash and brilliancy. SI Jenks, a “rube" story telling comedian billed as “A Small Town WiseCracker” and a great favorite with Lyric patrons, will entertain with anew budget of stories, songs and sayings. Hall and Guilds will present a series of dance originalities ranging from acrobatic to ballroom dances. Then there will also be Benson and Moore in a melody creation in which they offer songs, piano and cello solos, duets; Warner and Cole, purveyors ot fun in anew comedy oddity; Morton, Denis and Gibson a trio of harmony singing comedians, and Ward and George in “Moments Musical.** On the screen will be shown a Mack Sennett farce entitled "Btingaloo Troubles” In which the Sennett brigade of comedians strive for honors with the Sennett beach beauties; the Path* review and the Paramount magazine.

In The Land oj' Make Believe B, WALTER D. HICKMAN

I take It that It will not be Improper for this department to review the stock season of Gregory Kelly and Ruth Gordon at English's although the season has one •more week to run. For the past month or two, Indianapolis has had the unique and pleasing experience of supporting two stock companies—the Gregory Kelly company at English's and the Stuart Walker Players at the Murat. The success of Mr. Kelly to establish an opposition company to the established Cornwall y of Mr. Stuart Walker has proven one beautiful fact—that two stock companies can exist in Indianapolis during the summer time. We know what artistic values to expect from Mr. Walker and we awaited with much interest to see Mr. Kelly develop and exhibit hlg ideas in stock productions. His bills on the whole were wisely selected and well cast with possible one exception, Mr. Kelly opened his first stock season, at English's on Monday, April 11, with Booth Tarklngton's "Clarence.” Mr. Kelly in his production of this comedy appeared in the role of Clarence instead of the Bobby Wheeler role, which he played with the Chicago company. Miss Gordon played the role, of Cora Wheeler as she did in the Chicago company. Byron Beasley was again seen as Mr. Wheeler, which he played In the Chicago company. • Other plays were presented In this order “The Little Minister," “Seven Keys to Baldpate," “The Tailor Made Man," ! “Scrambled Wives,” Happiness," “Turn to the Right,” “Adam and Eva,” “A Prince There Was,” "Fair and Warmer” and the balcony scene from "Romeo and Juliet.” and the current bill, "The Hot- ; tentot.” The final bill will be "Just | Suppose ”

These plays show that Mr. Kelly Is not only an ambitious producer, but that i he knows a good show when he sees It. j Mr. Kelly and Ruth Gordon played the j chief roles in all proouctions and such a task is a big test on one's ability to change from widely different characterizations to another. The manner In which ! these two players accomplished this easily demonstrates the versatility of Mr. j | Kelly and his wife. Mr. Kelly la not ' ] physically ideal for some role*, but his * sound knowledge of the acting game ; triumphed over mere physical obstacles, j i In the work of,Miss Gordon we saw the I greatest advancement. Never in my ex- | perience have I seen an actress wipe out j j so easily the impression that she could : I play only one kind of a role —that of the flapper type. She has placed herself ; In the ranks of the most loved players who have appeared on the local stage. I will select the following "four best" j ; characterizations of Miss Gordon : As Corn Wheeler In “Clarence." as Lady Babbie : in "The Little Minister," as Lucille 1 Smith in “Scrambled Wives" and as , Jenny in "Happiness," especially in ' phase the first and phase the second. j In my Judgment, Mr. Kelly's four best : | characterizations are as follows: As j Muggs In “Turn to the Right;" as Adam Smith in “At’tm and Eva;" aa Cbjjrle* S Martin in “A Prince There Was," and aa Billy Bartlett In "Fair and Warmer." ! The big triumph of Angela Ogden was as Mrs. Wray in “Happiness." Her work in each production can be praised be- ! cause of the truthfulness of characterizai tion. Hero is a real artist and a gen- | uine asset to the Kelly Company. Tha j same can be said of the careful and j polished work of Mr. Byron Beasley. I Mr. Kelly has made numerous changes in bis company as the season progressed. ] The arrival of Wallis Clark several weeks ago proved that Mr. Kelly was out to obtain the very best for his company. Personally I feel that Mr. Kelly has every reason to be proud of his record at

AMUSEMENTS.

KEITH’S CHARLES FLAGLER and RUTH MALIA Hoosler Talent on the “Big Time” HERS HOFF’S REVUE Bongs and Character Dances MAUDE RYAN Binging Comedienne LACHMAN SISTERS Comedy Bong* and Dances ROBERT SWAN _S yncopated _.l ug glrr FUN FOTO WILMS PATHE, NEWS—DIGEST TOPICS Every Day at 8:30, 7:30, 9 P. M.

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INDIANA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1921.

English's this summer. Indianapolis has given Mr. Kelly splendid support. So much so that he announces his return to English's next spring. -I- -I- -IThe plan of the Messrs. Lee and J. ,T. Shubert to take up the curtains in their theaters o i opening nights at the advertised time and first tried out at the opening of “Tae Whirl of New York,” proved successful In every way. While the Winter Garden has had many openings this was the first time that practically every seat was occupied when the curtain went up. The play began punctually at the advertised hour of 8:30. Those who cams late were compelled to stand throughout the first act. Some took the ruling cheerfully, while others objected to having to stand so long. Their attention, however, was directed to the fact that they had received ample notice as to the prompt beginning of the play. "I am very much gratified,” Bald Mr. Lee Shubert, "over the way that" the public responded to our request t 9 be at the theater In time to permit us to take up the curtain at 8:30. Without the public’s cooperation the plan would not have been a success. This is really an innovation and although we have started it, we feel that we deserve some credit for standing by onr decision. There is no excuse for first nighters coming to the theater late. So many people—and usually the same ones—got into the habit of coming after the curtain had gone up. When it become known that these people would not be sold tickets to any of our openings they realized our sincerity. “We have "received hundreds of letters and telegrams commending us on our stand, showing that the public has long wanted this practice corrected. On the Queuing night almost every one who came to the theater took occasion to compliment us.”

CONCERNING v WALKER'S MATINEE

Do you remember bow when a wee bit ■of a person you played king and queen, you wore pasteboard crowns and carried paper knives for swords, nd didn't you rescue beautiful queens and princesses from fearful predicaments 7 And can't yon feel yet the terrifying shivers that ran down your spinal column when the exeutioner waved his gory axe which closely resembled dad's pet hatchet, and didn't you yourself always turn out to be tbe hero who overcame all the evil things, becoming tie ruler of the whole land In the end with always all the good people set free and the bad ones promising "to never do It again 7" That Is Just what the Stuart Walker players did yesterday afternoon. They forgot that they were one particle grown up, and with the help of little Robert Masters who didn’t have to forget anything, youthful Helen Burche and Robert Flske they carried their large audience Into the realm of makb-belleve, at the children's marines at the Murat, which was the first of its kind outside New York city. The house was overflowing with little folks and there was a goodly lot of grown up children. There were explanations Interpolated whenever words too big to comprehend were used.

. ___ Th* Stnart Walker Company In . w leant Two Timet A KJot In BlackToday. “COME SEVEN”

lUIIID A X American Legion Week! IViUIfH I Mats. Wed., Thurs., Sat. The Stuart Walker Company ALL NEXT WEEK —IN The Funniest Comedy cJ the Year MY LADY FRIENDS -BYFRANK MANDEL and EMIL NYITRAY ■ wmmmammmsm m COOLEST THEATRE IN TOWN

If yon didn't understand you could ask right out loud and the obliging explanatory prolog would tell you. The three one-act playtk all written by Stuart Walker Included “Sir David Wears a Crown," “While the Lentils Boll” and “Nevertheless." The first named was presented for the first time “anywbefe In the world” yesterday, Robert Masters taking the part of David. It is a sequel to “When the Lentils Boll” or more rightfully might be called just a continuation of that little Incident which, tells of the peasant lad holing his lentils for dinner on the day when the queen is to be beheaded on the mlddday hour when all four of the clocks strike the hour. The unfortunate queen, who because she has stepped upon the great ringed toe of the king’s great aunt must snffer decapita-, tion, seeks a hiding place at the small boy's cottage and he hides her, whieh is the foundation for the fanciful tale wherein the various participants and onlookers at the beheading all stop at the cottage, telling of the great reward offered for discovery of the queen's hiding place, but Imvld keeps his promise to the queen and saves her. The results from his good act form the plot for “David Wears a Crown,’ which was beautifully staged, showing the headsman's block and the court assembled waiting for the decapitation. The arrival of the queen too late to be beheaded with an old law which proclaims any queen who escapes having her bead chopped off owing to some breach of etiquette among her husband's relatives shall be supreme ruler of the country and so David was made heir to the throne and all the good and deserving poor were rewarded and the bad forgiven. David forgets hJs j kingshifi, hia palfrey, his grandeur and ] fails asleep In his mother's arms at the end, Robert Masters a David showed tip ■ signs of acting, h* seemed to b* per- j teetly at home boi.lng lentils and hobnobbing with royalty, h'a ntter uncon- j sciousness of his audience was surprls- , lng in such an lrexperienced Thespian. Judith La wry as the queen Just steps right Into your imaginary kingdom along with Elizabeth Patterson, the 111 ; tempered meddlesome great stmt. Stuart, Walker singing the three pigs and his fnnny quaint ballads in hla role as tne ballad singer. Just was the strolling singer; McKay Morris was a wildly wicked headsman; John Wrsy as the guarding soldiery was inimitably funny: Helen Burch made a charming milkmaid and Blanche Yurka as the mother was delightful. Harvey Warner as the trumpeter, George Somnes aa the king, Robert McGroarty as the Councillor, Walter Vonnegiit as the kindly bllndraau, Dscar Davisson as the Mime and Aldrich Bowker aa the population all fitted right into the audience's fancies. The opening play, "Nevertheless," a j prelude Is, In fact, built around the boy , the girl and the burglar, and the myste- | rious word, “nevertheless," the plot of 1 which It fnralllar, was cleverly played by ] Helen Burch, Robert Flske In the Juvenile ; part, and McKay Morris as the burglar. I Robert Fiske was an ideal "I'll run away i if you don't tell me” tort of a lad, and j Miss Burch acted the part of the re- ] sourceful small sister with an easy manj ner and, of course, Mr. Morris made i a perfectly ripping burglar. ; And, too, there was Edwin Noel, who ! played the part of the prolog, and | Jamea Morgan, who made an effective ‘ device bearer, and aome miscellaneous ! young folk who were you-ln-the-audlence. j The audience was loudly appreciative and I the players were forced to respond to j numerous curtain falls, and cries of ; speech for Mr. Walker brought a few j words from him In which he hinted that ! perhaps there might aome time be anI other similar matinee for children beI tween 7 and 70.

AMUSEMENTS.

MIX ALSO CAN TAME A SPEEDY MOTORCYCLE | Mn— * MR TOM MIX. This picture shows that Tom Mix ca n tame a motorcycle just as easy as he can a frisky western pony. "A lUdln' Romeo" a picture that com- off the place by the glrt’i father, King blnea comedy with drama, comes to the Brentwood. Now It happens that BrentA1 ham bra for the first half of next week • a w,d ° w with Tom Mix as the star. Mr. Mix,'who P™ sedl to marry, and who Is has turned author, along with his other th £* t “ ,n * him with a breach of promise accomplishments wrote the story himself. " lt ' frames up with his own cowThe title l. in itself a good desertp- * hol< * °P ,ta *“ c “ ch j D wblcb tion of the picture for it. hero is a hard e ' dow i riding, and to act so bad riding cowboy who proves to be no mean thnt ' nrould leaT# ln * panl ° Romeo before the final fade-out. Mlx His scheme might have worked out is one of the few genuine cowboys to had not Jim been nearby, and believing have attained stardom on tbe screen. the hold-up to be the real thing he In "A Rldln’ Romeo” he Is cast as rescues the woman and takes her to Jim Rose, a good naturod cowpuncher Brentwood’s ranch. Complications folwho Just dotes on excitement. He gets low thick and fast Kith a lost baby playplenty of It when, he attends bis girl's lng an important part ln the plot. In the birthday party, la made the butt of a end, however, the ridln’ Romeo succeeds mean trick played npon him by a hated in winning his Juliet in true cowboy rival, and to cap the climax la chased fashion. •

—NEXT WEEK— A Riot of Merriment Crandall’s Brazilian Circus How C rcus Riders Are Trained in Brazil Benson & Moore Warner & Cole Syncopated Dlvertinement “Off and On" Morton, Dennis & Gibson Harmony Singing Funsters Ward & George Hall & Guilda Musical Originalities Dancing Favorites SI JENKS Four Hamel Misses A Sm ill-Town Wise* Versatile Cracker Instrumentalists Mack Sennett Comedy, “Bungalow Troubles” Paramount Magazine, Pathe Review M 'Dancing in tht Lyric 'Ball |l l\pom offttmoan and

BALLOON ASCENSION Sunday, June 26, 4 p. m. Riverside Amusement Park H /e You Seen the Performing Pigs?

AMUSEMENTS.

COMEDY WEEK . SCHEDULED AT MOVIE HOUSES T ‘One a Minute’ and ‘Girl in the Taxi’ Two of Films on View. DRAMA OFFERINGS, TOO Hot weather movie comedies will flicker on the local screens next week. ' ii The comedy contribution of thJ Ohio will be the latest Douglas Mao* Lean cajnedy Called “One a Minute.** The Circle will offer Mr. and Mrs, Carter De Haven in “The Girl in the Taxi.” Charlie Ray ln the comedy drama. “Scrap Iron,” will be the chief offering at Mister Smith’s next 'week. Wallace (Continued on Page Eight.)

AMUSEMENTS. | FAREWELL wHif 9 the Prince of Wales, I on his recent visit | to America ha(L | fallen in love with I Linda Lee Stafford | of Virginia and I she had fallen just I as madly in love 1 with him. I the Prince decided | to give up his right 1 to the British I throne and become a I plain American cit- | izen in order to' | marry Linda Lee, but that Linda Lee, realizing the adoration of all Eng- , land for the young I Prince and what a bitter disappointment it would be to the entire nation to be deprived of this great and pop- | ular idol; she had to face the great problem of whether to marry the man she loved or to sacrifice herself and so that he might be spared to a great Empire which he • j would eventually rule. 1 you see for yourself why this •! romantic comedy by | A. E. Thomas was Ssuch a success when produced the past season at the Henry Miller Theatre in- ■ N6w York and The Blackstone Theatre in Chicago. I was booked at Eng- | lish*s Theatre in I April but its I cago success necesI sitated cancelling i I the Indianapolis I engagement. | will have its first--presentation in Indianapolis by the Gregory Kelly Stock, Company by special arrangement with Henry Miller and George C. Tyler-- 4 ; Ruth Gordon will play Linda Lee Stafford, Gregory j Kelly will be the Prince of Wales. The cast will include Wallis Clark, Leon Gordon, Angela, ' I Ogden, George Alia ison and Wallace Ford. ENGLISH’S H Evenings, 25c to 81.00 Wed. and Thnrs. Mats., C3e and 50c Sat. Mat., 25c, 50c and 75c NEVER HIGHER

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