Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 134, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 October 1921 — Page 7

‘MAIN STREET IS PROMISING, HINES WRITES Nine Plays Make Bow on Broadway Within Week's Time. HODQH7S NEW 7 OFFERING By DIXIE HOTS. NEW YORK, Oct. 15.—When six plays are offered for debats on one night, and nine plays in one week, the task of reviewing them becomes a matter of endurance. For instance there was “The O'Brien Girl," “Lilies of the Field,” “The Fan,” “Thank Too," “Beware of Dogs” and “Like * Kins' all on one night, followed by “The Love Letter," “Main Street" and “Bombo,” to say nothing of the world's pennant fight between the two city clubs, the advent of “Sbubert Vaudeville” and the new pictures and the opening of the music and opera season. “Thank You” is a comedy by Winchell Smith and Tom Cushing, and comes nearer substituting for “Lightnin'” than anything that has been offered this season. This playwright glorified a gambler the other day and it didn't take, so he played safe thus time and made him a preacher, and a mighty hmnan and interesting preacher he is. His niece comes from Paris and starts something in the parish. She takes up her home with him discards her poiret finery and adopts gingham. She wins the son of a rich man and makes her unde a fashionable preacher instead of a drudge. She advertises him and turns him from a “thank you” man into a man of independence. It is a sure fire comedy, with nothing especially brilliant about it but a lot of clean frtn. cleTer situations and good character drawing. Already it is a success. Harry Davenport, Frank McCormack. Frank Monroe, Donald Foster and Edith King ake the honors. “The Love Letter” is based on a story —-and from the adaptation a very weak story—by Franz Molnar. William Le Baron has written seme amusing and appealing lyrics but fell down on the book. Victor Jacobi, on the other band, contributes some delightful music, which John Charles Thomas, the new star, sings delightfully. Marjorie Gareson. Carolyn Thomson, the Astaire's and Wil] West give first aid to the star and opera, and ■with the sumptuous staging by Charles Dillingham, the appealing voice of Mr. Thomas, the agility of Miss Gateson. the charm of Miss Thomson and the fun of Mr. West as well as the terpsichorean delight of the Astaire's, it has become one, of the tuneful treats of the season. MARIE DORO HAS A WORTHLESS VEHICLE. “Lilies of the Fie’d,” which brought Marie Doro back to the stare as an actress, is by WlTDam J. HuhThut. Mr. Hnrlbnf ml“ht be better encaged. The play is pmriant piffle, and although there are members of the cart who are popular and talented, thev are engaged in a nasty business in acting this. William Hodge has anew play this year which he cal's “Beware of Dogs.” which, according to his custom, he wrote himself, and in which he has a suitable part for his peculiar talents. The play, briefly, concerns the embarrassments of one George Oliver, who. having brought his invalid sister to the country for some fresh sir. en~s~es. of all things, in the busuees of boarding dogs. How the people who come with the dogs are mixed up in an affair which reads like the reports ; of seme of our recen' prominent divorce cases—well, that's ta p'ot Oliver regards all his misfortunes in a hopeless but necessarOy humorous and tolerant fnshlon and eventually every one who can reform, and the others remain their sweet and wholesome selves. Mr. Hodge comes as near being an i":“itntion as any one of th" native stam . whi'-h is another way of snyin” he will please his friends, who are numerous, and satisfy himse'f. Julia Bruns Mrs Craig, Edith Shayne. Ann Davis and John WehsteT are among those pre<e-t in h'o supporting east. “Like a King,” by John Hunter Booth, is another sm.a’l town drama, of which we have had three this week. It is all ahont a returned soldier who has misled his home folks. They think h'm wealthy and when he meets up with a former comrade—now a chauffeur —It is agreed that the latter shs'l drive him home in the borrowed machine of his employer. He enters his home town “Like a King,” In the luxurious ear, a chauffeur and everything. Th° ruse succeeds only too weH. The simple folk in Lower Falls accept the prodigal and the auto at face valne and likewise his Wallingford schemes for a greater city till the real owner of the car turns tip and is persuaded without a shred of evidence that he sold it to Nat while drunk. Credit is re-established, our hero saved from jail and wealth promptly fo’lows Adolph Klauber, who is the director of the destinies of the play, has done well by it in every respect. Charles Eednle, Margaret Wiltshire. James Gleason. Hale Norcroßs, Mina Gleason. Ann Harding. I.ncile Parker, James See’ey, Frances Howard. Robert Homans. E. L Duane, Edward Poland, Dodson Mitchell and some more are inclnded in this respectable group of intelligent actors. •“MAIN* STREET” IS A BROADWAY SUCCESS. “Main Street” has now found its place on the stage. Harvey O'Higgins and Harriett Ford deny that it is either an adaptation or a dramatization of the Lewis story of small town life, but admit that the story is “fotrnd<*d” on the episodes of the book. They have at

‘ERMINTE,’ WITH WILSON, HOPPER, DUE ON MONDAY (Continned l*ram Page Six.> snd company in an act called “Frogland MeHenery and Dean, known as the lady and the gent from the South; the Dance o*Mania with three dancing girls; Sam Bevo in a jazz offering; Mathews and Murdock In a dance offering, the Five Dancing Rnssells in a minstrel oddity and the Macks in an Illusion act. The comedy on the bill Is caned “AH Aboard.” 3d Field Artillery, on Hike, to Camp Here The fid Field Artillery of the United States Army com nosed of 450 officers and men, commanded by CoL Willard D. Newbtn, was expected to arrive in Indian■n*olls today on Us hike from Camp Grant. 111., to Camp Knox, Ky. The men rere expected to pitch camp at the West •fTashington street cirrus -rounds aud to remain until 7 o’clock Monday morning when they will resume their march. The outfit Includes a detachment of airplanes which are accumranying the cobimn and carrying mail to the men each day. Citizens of Indianapolis, particularly exeerviee men, have been Invited to visit the camp Sunday. Allies Worn People in Poland to Be Calm OPPELN, Tinner Silesia, Oct 15.—The inter s Hied hich commission today warned the popu'aee of tipper S'lesia to remain calm over the League of Nation’s decision establishing the future status of the province. The people were told that disorders would be suppressed by

least made a most acceptable resemblance to the original, and most of the important characters are developed. Erik, the young tailor apprentice, however, becomes an electrician in the play. Beginning with the arrival of Dr. Kennicntt'B bride, with a representation of Main street and Railroad avenua, the story goes through the changes in the community, or more especially members of the community, through tlje revolutionary methods of Carol . There is a more or less contiunons story, and when, after Carol has left the small town and returns to find her husband not less devoted the curtain falls on the same hopeless condition with, however, the implied belief that Carol, too, has learned to be more tolerant and to believe more firmly in the love of her husband. The characters as shown upon the stage are easily recognizable. There is the druggist, the

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Tomorrow Night’s the Night at the Murat. Hear these Victor stars whose voices and names have been household words with you for years. It will he a popular program of Mirth, Melody and Ja-zx. This is your chance to see a $5 show at popular prices. • muR m EN*mn Yfowm'ww •

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I shopkeeper, the doctor, the lawyer and the banker, an there are the usual small town society folk. The play was happily received, and has found a place among the promising successes of the season. McKay Morria and Alma Tell are the child figures. “Main Street” was presented for the first time on any stage by Stuart Walker at the Murat Theater in Indianapolis. Mr. Morris was seen as D£ Kennicutt and I*egg Wood was Caret. -|- -ICOHAN IS REPRESENTED OX BROADWAY THESE DAYS. “The O'Brien Girl” is the much discussed musical play belonging to George 11. Cohan, and for the time being his sole connection with the stage. Otto Harbac-k, Frank Mandel and Louis Hirsh are the names identified with its concoction. and Mr. Cohan himself is largely

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responsible for the pep and verve with which It is acted and danced and sung, and for the appealing stage settings and costuming. “The O’Brien G-irl” is a typical Cohan vehicle, breezy of motion, elaborately staged and built around enough comedians and comediennes to be entertain ing, if it does not teach the old and yonng to smile. It carries the Cohan stamp cf American comedy, has a spicy plot and la filled to overflowing with the humorous lyrics of Otto Harbach and Frank Mantle!. It gives every promise of being jest as wholesome and big a hit as was its delightful predecessor, “.Mary.” The plus has as its setting a fashionable hotel in the Adirondack#, in which are , lodged two tired New York business men, the wife, divorced wife and daughter of one, tlie son of the other and the stenograther of bath. Not forgetting to

mention the chum of the son, that inimitable laugh maker, Andrev/ Tombes. Robinson Newbold ia the partner, handicapped throughout the play with wife, ex-wife, daughter and thorthand expert. Ho never allows a dull moment from his first entrance until his solo number, "Murder," which is horrible enough to be side-splitting. Ada Mae Weeks and Elizabeth Hines are enough to make any play appeal-

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ENTIRE WEEK ■rftjFJLw* STdRTIiJG SUOY Come \J|C| />■' on! )/\ A NU they DID comp; Indians at first. Then ifr) \ZyJ ruffians of the plains. JAg / A/' Then coyote politicians. -w' 1 xn/ And, driven on by a great f/t? V|r r love_ this silent fighter lU I beat them all! ( A tale of the West that / W was and the West that Jr//'jy Jr// L / \ \ is today. ///x////IL I William S. </// \^\ > \ HART 1 'q'Word, \ \ i/BRAND CCQkiramounlg>iclurs SUNSHINE COMEDY - “The Book Agent’’

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Ing, and with the before-meat'.owed advantages, Mr. Cohan is Justified i* predicting that this liish lass wJI easily succeed her sister, “Mary." “The Fan,” adapted from the French of Robert de Flers and A. de Caillavet by Pitts Duffield. brought Hilda Bpong back to the stage as a star and Wallace Munro as an Impressarlo. The eveat wm eagerly awaited, and the result has already Justified tills expectation.

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