Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 157, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 November 1921 — Page 12

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Walter C. Kelly Satisfied With Laugh Harvest Famous Virginia Judge at Keith’s Not Bit Like Actor. •

BT WALTER D. HICKMAN'. “I would rather make the laughs of a nation than Its tears,” said Walter C. Kelly in his dressing room yesterday afternoon as he was waiting to make an audience laugh at Keith’s. Kelly is known everywhere as “The Virginia Judge.” I Journeyed back stage yesterday afternoon but Mr. Kelly had not arrived. Just as Princess Jue Quon Tal struck a high note, Kelly landed at the theater. In my association with the stage for more than seventeen years, I have learned that the greater the stage person the more human and natural he Is. There was no noise when “The Virginia Judge" arrived. He started to go quietly to his dressing room when Phil Brown Informed Mr. Kelly that he “had a visitor.” As I shook hands with Mr. Kelly, 1 figured that he easily might be taken for a prosperous owner of a big baseball team or he would fit In any bank as the president. Ton would never take him for an actor. “Come up to my dressing room,” he said. ‘‘Am glad to see you.” DRESSING ROOM N'OT FILLED WITH JUNK. I followed one /of the biggest ‘laugh makers” on the vaudeville stage today to his dressing room. Kelly does not have his room filled with trunks, clothe* and the like. Only one suit case and a ‘•makeup pot’’ or two was in the room. does not use wigs, false nose, ridiculous eyes nor any of the tricks of the business to make the people laugh He took a shoe shinning rag off of a book and polished his shoes. He then supped on his spats, sat down before a mirror, put a few lines under each eye powdered his face a wee bit, adjusted bis tie and he was ready to go on the stage. Never In my experience of visiting actors In their dressing rooms have I seeD a headline artist get ready for the stage with so little effort. I discovered that Kelly does not need ‘•makeup,” false hair and the like to make us laugh because his act nestles In his head and his heart. His comedy is as clean as snow and no one has ever accused “The Virginia Judge” of telling a "dirty story” on the stage. GOT HIS IDEA FROM VIRGINIA COURT. “I took my original Idea from the court of the late John Dudley Douglas Brown of Newport News, Warwick County, Virginia, where I was raised.” Mr. Kelly said. “I was born In New York State but was raised In Virginia. In 1903 I was at the Circle Theater In New York In a travesty offering with

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Marie Dressier. I had done the ‘Virginia Judge' only In the Green Room Club but never In public. Miss Dressier suddenly became 111 and I was prevailed upon to do the ‘Judge’ In her absence. It was all an accident. The time arrived and I had to do something. I did do the ‘Judge’ and held up the show. Since then I have presented the ‘judge’ on both the Keith and Orpheum circuits, have appeared in London, in Australia, Cairo, China, South Africa in tvfo world tonrs. “I have appeared before the late King Edward of England and he laughed at the ‘judge! until his sides ached. About three years ago I appeared before Lloyd George, Grand Duke Nicholas, Lord Balfour and others at a private performance. They laughed as much as a gallery audience does in New Orleans.” Clean comedy Is universal. It Is as wholesome as anew born babe. That Is the reason that The Virginia Judge has lived for years on the stage when others pass away. Those who cannot get to the the*‘er and thousands that do, have the Virginia Judge on their talking machine. Mr. Kelly makes more money from his records than be does on the stage. RATHER DIFFICULT DURING THE WAR. “This thing of making the people laugh during the war was a-, tough business,” he said. “The hearts of mothers were heavy with sadness, but they brushed away the tears for a while and laughed with me.” Mr. Kelly has two brothers. The “Intellectual” part of the family, according to Kelly, is represented by his brother, George, and the athletic end is represented by his other brother, John B. Kelly, famous oarsman who won two events at the Olympic games. “George reads everything, and I guess the telephone directory Is the only book that John ever had read. These two look at each other in perfect disgust,” said Mr. Kelly with a smile. We talked of golf (Kelly is one of the champion golf “bugs”—be admits it —in this country); of Atlantic City, the Shank victory, and about everything else. So I found this man who has made nations smile away dull care the most human and enjoyable of men. Makes Booze, but Faithful to Church HOT SPRINGS, Ark., Not. 11.—Bess Golden, Garland County mountaineer, can now attend Sunday School with his mind at rest. Following his apprehension ly Federal 'officers for alleged “moonshining,” Golden gave the Illuminating Information that he was forced to absent himself from Sunday School In order to guard his booze-making paraphernalia. “I Towed It’d he better for me to stay hum and kinder watch the house.” the picturesque mountaineer declared reflectively. “I was afeared the ‘revenooers' would grab my family licker. Since they poured It out, I guess I can go to Sunday School next Sunday.” Golden is free, under bond, while awaiting action of the grand jury.

HERE IS A GENTLE TIP FOR ALL *Smooth as Silk 9 Is Bully Entertainment

Crookedly speaking, if you are going to ; be a “crook,” then be a high-class crook. I Don’t stoop to snatching pocketbooks. : That’s Just mere play. Crack a safe under the auspices of the “bulls,” (meaning the police) and In the end the reward (in stage plays only) Is a passport to another climate. (Horrors don’t try this formula unless you are In a play.) That’s the latest theory of Willard Mack, the champion little crook play writer In this country. His latest sample of this sort of stuff opened a three-day engagement at English's last night before one of the largest theater parties of the season. Members of Sahara Grotto and their friends wer* present at English's last night to welcome Taylor Holmes as Silk Mullane in “Smooth as Silk.” Mr. Mack this time introduces the patron of “crookology” to Nellie Daly, "Boots” Carrola, “Snap” Graham. Mooney, Johnnie Daily, “Silk” Mullane, "Big Frank" Powers, Freeman Holding, Bloggs, Rosina (the vamping crook) and “Taxi” Johnny. Some are crooks and others are police officers. The paths of all in this play are more or less crooked. And yet the whole gang will give yon one of those grand and glorioius evenings in the theater. You will see the work of an expert in making crook plays. You will see finished actors playing each and every role in the show. The cast, In addition to Mr. Holmes, Includes Jane Marbury, Shirley Warde, Don Merrifled, John G. Sparks, Mike Donlin of. baseball fame, Ben Roberts, Joseph Sweeney as Freeman Holding (a splendid characterization.) George Lyman, Eleanor Kennedy as Rosina, who Is “Jimmy’s best set of furs,” and Royal C. Stout as Jimmy. I made up my mind early during the progress of the show last night that 1 was not going to tell the story of this play. The value of going to English’s today or tomorrow lies in the fact that you know nothing about the story. It you have faith in my opinions of things theatrical, then go to English's for the balance of the week confident that you are going to have a grand and glorious time getting acquainted with “Silk” Mullane and his gang. If you have any red blood In you (and I know yo'u have gallons) you will be sitting on the edge of your seat during the entire show. If you don’t come near falling out of youi seat In the big third act—oh, well then take out your knitting and stay home. Concerning Mr. Holmes, I will say that his work Is finished and he will command your Interest from his first entrance until the last second of the play. He works every minute that he Is on the stage. His manner Is easy and convincing and before the evening Is over you probably will wonder If your safe is really safe. I find “Silk” Mullane In the hands of Mr. Holmes one of the most enjoyable crook characterizations I ever tave seen on the stage. It Is not often that I recommend plays, but I am going to indorse “Smooth as Silk" as the best all-round crook play I have witnessed In the last eight years. I am not forgetting “Kick In,” “Within

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the Law” and many others. In other words I found “Smooth as Silk” a darn good show. J.t is corking entertainment. The Grotto members had a good time at English’s last night. There were talks by well-known Grotto members, a curtain talk by Mr. Holmes, many curtain calls, and for good measure the star recited several poems. 1 say that I had a corking good time at English’s last night. The engagement closes with a Saturday matinee and night performance.—VV. D. H.

STAGE AND SCREEN. Movie fans this week are welcoming the opportunity to see Miriam Cooper

again on the screen. After a long absence, Mias Cooper Is playing one of the leads in “Serenade,” at the Ohio this week. She is cast as a pretty Spanish girl who is being forced to obey the will of her ambiti ou s mother who insists that it Is the duty of a daughter to maTry the man who Is chosen for her. Miriam’s mother in this movie is one of those haughty creatures who measures love in terms of dollars and cents. Miriam has other Ideas on the subject and before the finish of

Miriam Cooper.

this romance, ste is nearly forced to the marriage altar with the man she does

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not love. In the end, true love wins, as it should, you know. Belle Baker is one of the Interesting people on the current bill at Keith’s. “The Rose Revue,” Is the present headline offering at the Lyric. The Rialto is offering a vaudeville bill this week of eight acts. The Park Is offering this week a musical extravaganza called “Follies of New York.” Among the movies on view today are: "Riding with Death,” with Buck Jones, at the Isis; “The Queen of Sheba” at Loews State; “One Arabian Night” at the Circle God’s Country and the Law” at the Alhambra; “The Speed Girl” at Mister Smith’s; “Made In Heaven” at the Colonial; “The Fall of Babylon” at the Broadway and “A Man from Nowhere” at the Regent On Monday night, "The Whirl of New York” will open a weeks engagement at the-Murat. The Shrlners have purchased the entire ho*use for the opening night. All other performances are open to the public.

Big Kick Costly KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 10.—With his experiment proving a success Tony Morz still maintains that It is a failure. Tony didn't believe he could make satisfactory corn whisky, but he tried. Judge George West informed Tony in police coure that since this was his first offense leniency would b> shown. The fine would be $1 for each “kick” It registered. The court called a chemist. He tested a specimen of Tony's white whisky. It registered 100 proof. “One hundred dollars and sixty days In Jail to think it ov>r,” said the Judge.

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Washington Briefs

Special to Indiana Dally Times and Philadelphia Public Ledger. WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.—The Department of War has bestowed a peerage upon Arthur James Balfour, senior British delegate pro tem. to the armament conference. That Is to say, the official “order of march” for the Unknown Dead rites of Arlington solemnly described tha veteran British statesman as “Lord Balfour.” Mr. Balfour, of course. Is a commoner, though he might have been a peer with the rank of a baron, a viscount or an earl aeons ago. There Is a Lord Balfour In Great Britain—Lord Balfour of Burleigh, a distant kinsman of the temporary chieftain of the British conference delegation, who also has been a conspicuous figure In British public life. There are people In Washington who think the British prime minister is a peer, too, and refer to him unabashed as "Lord George.” Conference thoughts are so absorbingly ueber alles In Washington that there is relatively little interest ii> the results of Tuesday's election in various parts of the country. Tammany’s triumph In New York evoked no surprise. Adtninlstrationlßts read no significance into unexpected Democratic municipal gains here and there. One member of the Cabinet thinks the outstanding feature

Is a "wet” trend, as evidenced by results In Buffalo. The Rev. William S. Abernethy, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Washington, at which the President and Mrs. Harding worship, has the honor of offering tie opening prayer at the first session of the armajnent conference tomorrow.

The League of Nations will be represented at the Washington conference. There has Just arrived from Geneva an official observer of coming events In the person of Arthur Sweetser, the American member of the “Press Secretarial of the League.” Mr. Sweetser, a former Washington newspaper man and officer of the A. E. F. has rendered energetic service to the league during the past year by keeping Americans who believe in its possibilities well informed of its activities. He is the author of a convincing little volume called “The League At Work.” The three members of the British conference delegation who have arrived in Washington—Lord Lee of-Fareham. Sir

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Robert Borden (formerly premier of Canada) and Mr. Sastri, member of the vice-regal council of India—are busy making official calls. They have paid their respects to Secretary Hughes at the State Department and algo to Secretary Denby in the Navy Department.' the Navy Lord Lee was joined by Admiral Chatfleld and Captain Domvile of the British navy. Lord Lee has hosts of friends in our Army. He was British military attache in Cuba with Shafter's A. E. F. and used to refer to the United States forces as “we” and “us.”

One of the most elaborate conference entertainment thus far planned is the “American Barbecue” to be given Sunday, Nov. 20, In honor of foreign pres* correspondents by Van Lear Black, chairman of the board of the Baltimore Sun. He has invited all the newspaper writers from abroad to “Folly Quarters” his country estate in Howard County, Maryland, two hours by road from Washington. They will journey to the estate In a caravan of automobiles.— Copyright, 1921, by Public Ledger Company.

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