Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 44, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 July 1921 — Page 7

Walker Will Give World I Premiere of ‘Artists’ Life * at Murat Monday Night Peggy Wood , Famous Actress , Comes to Indianapolis to Create Leading Role in New Play. THE KELLYS CLOSE SEASON TONIGHT • - - This here old town is goto’ to have another world premiere of a new play. That Is the way that Stnart Walker and his company at the Murat will observe the Fourth of July. On next Monday night at the Murat, Mr. Walker will present for the first time on any stage anew play by Samuel Merwin and Peggy Wood.

To make the occasion even more Important, Miss Wood Is here and will appear In the leading role of a play which she helped to write. “Artists' Life” la the name that the j new play bears at this time. New Tort : will have its theatrical eye on the Murat j stage next Monday night because Mr. ►Merwin and Miss Wood are recognized persons In the theatrical field. With Gregory Kelly and Ruth Gordon closing their stock season at English's tonight with the final showing of “Just Suppose.” the legitimate and stock field in Indianapolis will be left exclusively In the hands of Mr. Walker. With B. F. Keith's closing the summer vaudeville season on Sunday night, the Lyric will be at the head of the houses showing summer vaudeville. -I- -I- -|- WOBLD PREMIERE OF NEW PLAT TO BE JUDE MONDAY AT MURAT. Stuart Walker's Fourth of July firecracker to Indianapolis Is a brand new play, “Artists' Life,” by Peggy Wood and Samuel Merwin, which will be seen for the first time on any stage at the Murat Monday night. As an added attraction Mr. Walker baa engaged Peggy Wood, herself, to appear In her own play. She will play the i part of Emma Norvallo, an American * girl who became for a few brief yeaVs a great operatic star in Europe. Miss Wood is one of the best known light opera stars on the American stage. See played the leading roles in “The Madcap Duchess." ‘‘Maytlme,” “Young Amer- i ica” and “Buddies.” The new piece, which Is called “a romantic comedy of operatic ambitions," Is written in a prolog. three acts and an epilog. The prolog and epilog are modern. while the play itself flashes back to Paris during the early 'SOs. In the prolog Man. Norvallo. now known in her home village, among neighbors who know little and care less of her great days so long ago and far away, as a “broken-down opera singer,” in order to influence her gifted niece against attempting to follow a similar career, reads the memoirs she is writing of her own brilliant, dramatic, and nearly tragic five years abroad. In the eptlog one learns the outcome of her efforts. In the play proper, one sees the youthful Emma, a simple American music student, plunged into the sophisticated atmosphere surrounding the Paris opera, and about to make her debut. The principal male character is Johann Strauss, the “Waltz-King,” then in the heyday of his Parisian career, himself a prince of Bohemians, adored by ladies, and in the act of composing his famon* “Artists' Life'' waltz, which is woTen charmingly through the play. A long and brilliant cast has been chosen by Mr. Walker to portrev this world premiere. As mentioned before Peggy Wood will be seen In the role or Emma Norvallo. McKay Morris is cast ss the dashing young composer. Johann Strauss. Tom Powers, for his second week with the Walker Company, will appear as the young artist end lifelong friend of Mme. Norvallo. Among others who will be seen In “Artists' Life" are Elizabeth Patterson. Judith Lowry, Aldrich Bow-ker. Marjorie Yonnegut. George Sotnnes Julia McMahon. Edwin Noel, Robert McGroarty, and Grace Kiectle. This world premiere will be made under the personal direction of Mr Walker, with special settings by Frank J. Zimmerer. There will be matinees on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. -I- -I- -IFor the week following “Artists' Life," the Stuart Walker company will be seen in Cyril Harcourt's comedy, “A Pair of Silk Stockings.” -I- -I- -|- rHE KELLT9 CLOSE THEIR SEASON TONIGHT. Gregory Kelly and Ruth Gordon will tlose their twelve-week stock season st English’s tonight with the final showing if "Just Suppose." Mr. Kelly has announced that he will return next spring to English's with his company for another season. WESTERN DANCING ACT TO HEAD BILL AT LYRIC. Just wlat constitutes a smart singing ind dancing act “on the coast" will be displayed at the Lyric next week by the pour Rennees, a quartet of girls. San Francisco’s favorites, who are invading the East and who will be among the features of a bill of vaudeville novelties. They excell, especially, in dancing, and tor several years were starred In various revues In 'Frisco. “Sugarfoot" Gaffney, the famous blackface comedian, who will be remembered as- the star of Neil O'Brien's minstrels, will be seen In anew comedy sketch in which he is assisted by bis partner. Ed Quinn. “Sugarfoot” is counted among the funniest darky delineators. His brand of comedy is distinctly bis own. and his methods of mirth-making are Inimitable The Bohemian trio, Italian singers and musical artists, will present a colorful melody oddity Introducing numbers on the harp and piano accordion. Other acts completing the bill will be the Cortez sisters, two pretty, dashing Spanish senoritas who sing, dance and offer a display of costume change#; Adams and Thomas, farceurs, in a skit called “In and Out of Society,” in which they satirize popular foibles of the day; the Dailey brothers, expert head to head balancers and equilibrists; the Jim Jam Four, harmony singing comedians in a repertoire of vocal selections interspersed with comedy antic*, and the Ellis-Xor-ton troupe, comedy acrobatic circus stars. The Paramount magazine, the Pathe review and a Fox film farce, “Three Good Pals,” will be tbe screen contributions. AMUSEMENTS. KEITH’S electric fax vaudeville A Breezy Show in a Coo! Theater Iced Lemonade Served Free! STEED'S SYNCOPATED SEXTETTE Spicy Syncopations PAULINE SAXON, DON C. ALFONZO ZEI.AYA. FORD £ PRICE. BARRY TSUDA. Cartoons of Aesop's Fables U Pathe News—Digest Topic* I ■kv* Every Day 2:30, 7:30, 9 p. m. L*—* .*„ * m

PATHE CONTROL IS ACQUIRED BY AMERICANS

Deal Involving §7,000,000 Film Concern Made Public From Paris. FOUNDER BIG HOLDER In one of tho most important motion pictur9 transactions In recent years, the present American stockholders and American management of Paths Exchange, Inc., foremost independent dls- J tributor of films in the world, have Just , acquired control of the J7.n00.000 company from Pathe C.nema Ltd. of Parts. Announcement to this effect is mads ' in a cable from Paul Brunet, president of Pathe Exchange. Inc., who has been in Paris for several weeks arranging the details of the transaction with the of- j ficiais of Pathe Cinema. Ltd. Charles Pathe, founder of the worldwide organization bearing his name, re- I tains a large share of the stock in the ' American concern. The transaction means that hr*sfter the American stockholders of Paths Ex- ! change, Inc., will direct the policies of the ; organization. There will be no chang? ! in the general policy, but there Is in- I dieated a broadening of Its activities, j The policy rigidly adhered to since its inception of remaining out of the field of theater ownership will continue to he Implicitly followed by Pathe Exchange. Inc. At the headquarters of Pathe. 35 West Forty-Fifth street, it was learned that ' Mr. Brunet was accompanied abroad by Edmund C. Lyuch. of 120 Broadway, who beads the group of America:: stockholders , taking over the majority interest in the Pathe American Company, and Paul Fuller of Coudert Brothers, each of whom has been a member of the board of directors of Pathe Exchange. Inc., for five , years. Sir. Lynch's associate, Charles Merrill, also has been a stockholder for five years. Bernhard Benson, vice presi- , dent of Pathe Exchange, Inc., is sssociat- ! ed with Sir? Lynch and Mr. Merrill. Complete details are lacking in Mr. Brunet's cable, at the Pathe executive offices in the i'athe building, ; but it is known that Pathe will not devi .to fro-ri its policy of releasing the product of the foremost independent morion picture producers. Mr Brunet will leave France probably ir. a month from now, and on his arrival here Is expected to give full particulars of the whole tnn=aetion. It is known that Mr. Brunet will con- i tlnue as president, a position he has held for more than a year, prior to which he vftts vice president and general manager of the Pathe American Company. It is understood that the employe* or Pathe will have more voice in the actual direction of the affairs of Pathe Exchange, Inc.. ur.dr the plans formulated by Mr. Brunet when he left for Paris with the idea of cousumatlng the transaction Just concluded. With thirty-three selling offices located in the most Important key centers throughout the United States. I'athe has earned first rank in the field of Independent distributors. This week will mark the issuance of its gr-afe.-t feature —the Rudyard Kipling picture, “Without Benefit of Clergy” at the Capitol Theater. A CONVERT TO RED TATE. PORTLAND, Ore.. July 2.—Never again will K. P. Cecil, former lieutenant in the American Expeditionary Forces, condemn governmental red tape. He works on the principle that everything comes to those who wait—long enough. Three years ago at Chalons sur Marne, France, the lieutenant parted company with his carryall when a baggageman failed to toss it aboard the train on 1 which his troop was leaving a shellshattered town on a dark night. He failed to miss the equipment until the train was well on its way, and with a philosophic “e’est le guerre,” bought another kit. A few days ago in Portland, Cecil and his lost dunnage met once more. It was all there—trench coat, boots, ! army tent and blankets. Cecil was a lieutenant in the artllI I ary corps. |

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In The Land of Make Believe By WALTER D. HICKMAN

A* you read this department today X will be witnessing tlfet so far unnamed dramatic or comedy event as staged by our Mr. Dempsey and that French "movie” actor, Georges CarpeDtier, at Jersey City. As Jack has been in the movies, one of those serial affairs, I feel that a dramatic editor ran attend with safety the “matinee" this afternoon in tho open air. Georges' grace is not unknown to the sliver screen. The Dempaey-Carpentler "play" may be a drama, or it may be farce or comedy. I am sure that I will see in the open sir “theater” at Jersey City many regular followers of the drama as well as the pa re-knee revue. ! promise you that I will discus* at length the dramatic and comedy aspect of this big show at a future time. A few night* ago, AI Jol*on brought to an end his long engagement in the Winter Garden production of “Slnbad," which was seen at the Murat last season. The run In New York and the various tours have covered a period of three and one half years, establishing anew record in theatrical history for long runs of musical productions. During his appearance in “Sinbad,” Mr. Jolson has played every section of the United states except the South, and there have been return engagements In Boston, Chicago. Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh, these returns in receipts passing h!s first engagements. In many cities the receipt* reached as high as JtfO.OOO a week. '1 he tour was the most profitable ever undertaken by Jolson, it is reported to this department. •'Sinbsd” was prodneed under the nrsonal direction of Mr. J. J. Shubert at the New York Winter Garden on Feb 14. 1319. The play was forced to leav> this theater to make room for anew production, and was moved to the Century Theater, later being transferred to tbe Casino, and In November, as Mr. Jolson's popularity in this particular play had not diminished, it moved back to the Winter Garden. Again Mr. Jolson had to vacate to make room for “Monte Cristo, Jr." and transferred to the Forty-Fourth street theater, where he played fur ten weeks. He then began a two and one-half year tour. Last winter in order to give Mr. Jolson a rest, the company was closed tor a month while its famous star went to Palm Beach for his first vacation in three years. -!- -I- -!- During the coming theatrical season Indianapolts play goers will have an opportunity to see one of the big successes of recent years, for it is definitely an nounced that William Harris. Jr, will send to the Murat "East Is West,” with Fay Bainter in her now famous character of Ming Toy. This is the first of the productions of Mr Harris to ba presented in this city, and it will be followed at a later date by the no less famous production of John Drinkwater's "Abraham lincoln,” it Is announced. “East is West,” despite tho name, is a comedy of American life and manners. It gets its name from the fact that the central character is a littl* girl, presumably Chinese, who is found in China, and the succeeding action involves Chinese characters. Tho play was written

AMUSEMENTS. 4 Remise Girls A IN A SMART DANCE REVUE Bohemian Trio I Adams & Thomas Italian Musical Artists | “In and Out of Society” Walters, Hopkins & Churchill HARMONY SINGI'NG COMEDIANS Sugarfoot Gaffney and Frank Quinn Late Stars of Neil O’Brien’s Minstrels, In their original comedy absurdity, “At the Weiner Stand.” Dailey Brothers Cortez Sisters Equilibrlstic Experts International Entertainers Tai Ling Sing Na and j e The Jazz Chinaman The Athletic Girl fFOX FILM FARCE, “Three Good Pals” f\ Dancing in the Lyric "Ball T\oom offlcmoon and

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, JULY 2,1921.

I by Samuel Shipman, best known for his | play called “Friendly Enemies," and John B. Hymer, an actor in vaudeville Mr. Harris produced “East Is West" three years ago. Two years it played at the Astor Theater in New Y'ork and last season was divided between Boston. Philadelphia and Chicago This season the play will be seen on a long tour, embracing the important cities of the country. i-!- -I- -!- Constance Taltr.nge has started work on nor newest First National “Rood for Nothing,” an original John FlmersonAnita I.oos story, which deals with a small town girl wlfb runs away from New York, and instead of experiencing the proverbial bitter struggle, has the big time of her life. John Emerson will personally direct this picture. In'the cast are Frank I.alor, George Waycett, Xita Naldl, Theresa Maxwell Conover and Thomas Carr. -i- -I- -!- George B Yan (Teve, vice president and general manager of Cosmopolitan Productions, announces that Edward Dillon will direct “The Beauty 9hop,” featuring Raymond Hitchcock. "lhe Beauty Shop," is a screen adaptation ot the musical comedy success by Channlug Pollock and Uennold Wclf. A fire engine, hand pumped and hand drawn, is among tba Victorian era props used in tbe filming of George Du Maurier s famous story. "Peter Ibbetson." in the Paramount Eastern studios The engine is the property of tbe New York, fire department and was built in 1R42 It was lent to the studio by the city government. Firemen appearing in the burning orphanage scene. In which the Duchess of Towers, played by Elsie Ferguson, is burned to death, appeared In scarlet uniforms and brass helmets, the equipment of Parisian fire fighters of that day. Poor, Tired Business Man; Shapes Hidden Special to The Times. ROCIXESTEII. Ind., July 2.—Fair uymphs of Lake Manitou must wear bathrobes—or something—when they parade through the steels of Rochester. This is a councllmanic decree. The city dads decided one piece bathing suits were obstructing the ordinary business traffic. Business men and male shoppers, however, believe they—not the pretty bathers—are being punished, bemuse when the girls used to go down to the lake, pushing through the business section, an audience lined the curbstone HATCHET LADIES GO TO WORK. SMITH CENTER. Kan.. July 2—The men folks were too slow in tearing down a frame church building that had been superseded by anew structure. Women members of the congregation armed with hammers, hatchets and crowbar* flocked in to do the work. After one day's work the casualties Included three wrenched backs, eight pinched toes and eleven smashed fingers. Mrs. Walter Lewis was the most seriously Injured. She struck at. a nail with her hammer and broke her nose.

FAMOUS AUTHOR HERE FOR PLAY PREMIERE

Among those who will be in the audience at the Murat Monday night to witness th premiere of the new play, “Artists’ Life.” will be Samuel Merwin, well known author, who with Miss Peggy Wood, the actress, wrote the play. Miss Wood will go one better than Mr. Merwin is she will play the leading role. Although there have been few young women who have made the auoeess that Miss Wood has in the theater as an actress, she admits that she has always yearned to express her love for the stage through an additional medium than acting she has always had the desire to write plays, and when she got her friend Samuel Merwin. to collaborate with her, her Joy Knew no bounds “There were times," said Miss Wood, during a rehearsal at the Murat the other day, “during the w riting of 'Artists’ life' that I was so thrilled with enthusiasm that the thought came to me that I would

AMUSEMENTS. LAST TWO TIMES TODAY The Stuart Walker Cos. In “MY LADY FRIENDS” ..._ 3 _*, r * — if £ f - jlf - fyiBIDAT ALL NEXT WEEK IVI Kj riM I Mats.Wed*,Thurs.,Sat. World Premiere! The Stuart Walker Company Presents For the First Time on Any Stage

ARTISTS’ LIFE

A Romantic Comedy cf Operatic Ambitions By Peggy Wood and Samuel Merwin —WITH Peggy Wood Julia McMahon McKay Morris Elizabeth Patterson Grace Klechle Georg© Somnes Judith Lowry Aldrich Bowker Robert McGroarty Marjorie Vonnegut Edwin Noel Robert Masters Oscar Davisson Tom Powers and others World Premiere! H^plgiir^apr q r * , \^/

SAMUEL MERWIN.

i like to retire from the stage and spend all my time In writing for the theater." But now Miss Wood has found a still happier solution. Just think how much j fun it would be to write a play and then pl*y tbe leading role yourself! Miss ‘was no tboru with a tha- | atrieal silver spoon In her mouth. She ; has worked very hard, learning her business from the ground up. Beginning as a chorus girl with Emma Trentinl, Miss Wood has traversed every step of the rocky road to fame and fortune by means of her own talent and endenvor. Before her phenomenal engagement with “Buddies," she appeared for two years In “Maytlme.” playing the leading role. A few years ago she took a filer into straight comedy, playing the leading feminine part in “Young America." Miss Wood says that her last appearance in Indianapolis was in “The Madcap Duchess."

NEW ‘BOOTLEG ’ ARTICLE BOBS UP IN COMMERCE Youthful Dealers Carry It on Hips Ready for Use July 4. Shush 1 Shush! They are loose In our very midst. Who? The bootleggers. You may have one in your very family. Perhaps the innocent, childlike expression that enshrines the countenance of your hopeful hides the heart of a bootlegger. Not the old time bootlegger with a pint of white mul on his hip, bnt the new variety of youthful bootlegger, the purveyor of forbidden materials containing more kick than any old white mule that ever was Incubated from a still. The commodities these new 1921 bootleggers deal in are fireworks, firecrackers of astounding proportions, utterly forbidden by the ordinances of the city of Indianapolis to say nothing at all of its police department. But when it comes to a Fourth of July celebration what is a mere ordinance or a slow, pokey old policeman between kid friends ? Somehow or other large quantities of giant crackers have found their way into the mysterious channels of kid commerce, so if you see a bunch of youngsters with their heads close together and talking in whispers the chances are they are not discussing swimming, baseball or even the chances of Carpentier knocking a certain Mr. Dempsey for a couple of loops, but are dickering over the price of some of the forbidden fireworks that one of the party has succeeded in obtaining. From all indications the Fourth of July will not be the slam bang noise affair of a few years back, but on the other hand it undoubtedly will contain much more racket than is contemplated by the ordinances and police authorities of the city. MOONSHINERS' PARADISE. OREGON CITY, Ore., July 2.—lt cost Clackamas County absolutely nothing to hunt moonshine. The occupation is selfsupporting. Last month Jb2S was paid in fines by brewers of the deadly concoction, which more than met tbe expenses of prosecutions, search and salaries of ti e officers employed.

SENSATION OF THE SEASON SEE EERY SWAN WrestSe 10 Foot Crocodile Under Water Death Defying Feat MABEL SWAN And Her Diving Sea Lions PROF. THURMAN In Sensational Balloon Ascension Stupendous Display of Fireworks Afternoon JULY 4th Evening RIVERSIDE PARK

DROAD RIPPLE PARI/ Is and BATHING BEACH ■ * INDIANAPOLIS SUNDAY, JULY 3rd, 1921 PEERLESS ENTERTAINERS Vocal —Instrumental—Comedy—A Rip Rousing Comedy Program MONDAY, JULY 4th, 1921 HOOSIER. QUARTETTE Reading and musical numbers and an able bunch of assistants in novel repertoire of vocal and instrumental specialties. GRAND CELEBRATION FIREWORKS AT NIGHT You should see and hear this program, it will be worth your while both days. Plenty of amusements and refreshments h.t this ideal pleasure park. Free moving pictures every nighL UNION TRACTION COMPANY OF INDIANA

COMEDY, DRABSS WELL MlXEdl|| SILVER SCRf® MM The Lost Roman 'Sowing the Wind’ Pictures on PLAN PATRIOTIC MUSil^ Fourth of July week on the local screen promises to be a giant firecracker affair. Film players, many of whom are well known, and others who have—been identified with several successes, will appear to the movie vehicles next week on the local screen. The movie lie up for next week is a! follows : Ohio —Conrad Nagel and Jack Holt. In “Tho Lost Romance.” Loew's State— Matheson Lang In “Carnival.” Circle—Anita Stewart in “Sowing tbs Wind.” Alhambra —'"Virginia Caldwell In “What’s A Wife Worth?” and an Arbuckle comedy. Isis—Norma Talmadge in “A Daughters Strange Inheritance.” Regent—Harry Carey in “Ths Freeze Out.” Colonial —Helene Chadwick In “Godless Men.” Mister Smith's—George Le Guere in “Bilnd Love.” The musical directors have prepared special musical programme for next week. Some of the numbers will be patriotic la character. -!- 4- 4DE MIT I.E MOVIE ANSWERS MANY QUESTIONS. Does romance end with marriage? Doe* the nuptial vow spell the end of tbe thing that is vital to a woman's happiness? These are the questions which are answered in William de Mille's new Paramount production, “The Lost Romance,” which will be on view next week at the Ohio. In the story, written by Edward Knoblock, a noted English playwright and which was scenarized by Olga Printzlau, a young wife Is on the point of deserting her husband for his best friend when the sudden disappearance of her child awakens her to the real ties that bind and a broader sense of the real meaning of life and love and romance With the return of the child, all ends happily and tbe husband and wife find happiness where before there was discontent and restlessness. Lois Wilson plays the wife. Conrad Nagel is the young husband and Jack Ho;t portrays the other man. A delightful role is enacted by Fontaine La Rue, who. as Aunt Betty, Parries out „ a plan which smooths out the situationat the finish of the story and brings the wife to her senses. Others in the cast who did excellent work are Maym Kelso, Robert Brower, Mickey Moore, Clarence Geldart and Clarence Burton. -I- -I- -IAXITA STEWART MOVIE NEW OFFERING AT CIRCLE. A dramatic story, starring Anita Stewart. in “Sowing the Wind," the screen adaptation of Sydney Grundy's stage play, in which Henry Miller and Viola Allen appeared on the stage, and which Is the feature attraction at the Circle next week. The story concerns Rosamonds Atfcelstane, a young girl, who graduates from the convent and goes to her guardian'* home, eager to meet her guardian. When she finds that the guardian la her mother, the keeper of a notorious gambling establishment, who has kept her identity concealed because she could not bear to have her daughter know the truth (Continued on Page Eight.)

AMUSEMENTS.