Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 194, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 December 1922 — Page 5

DEC. 23, 1022

HOLIDAY SPIRI! INVADER LOCAI VARIETY SUGE Singers Midgets, Jessie Busley, Playlet and Harry Cooper Are Features. PALACE SHOWS LILLIPUTIAN Tmy Folk Present Act With Dogs, Eiephants and f’onies as Aids in Cast. Singer’s Midgets, Jessie Busley in "Batty,” a playlet, ancl Harry Cooper aiul his Empire City Four vvill be tlie Christmas headliners at thè locai vaudeville houses next week. Singer’? Midgets is probab’y one of he biggest aets of its kind on thè -aude-ville stage. It wiii be thè big ct’ering at thè Palace next wnek. "Batty. having thè Services ol’ Miss Busley and William Raymond, .vili be thè chief offe ring at Keit.h’s next week. opening- Christmas afternoon. Harry Cooper and his singers will be thè ofifering of headline importance at thè Lyric. At B. F. Keith’s The Cnristmas week bill at B. F. Keith's, start ine Monday. will be headlined bv Jessie Busley. She will be featured in a one-act comedy playiet, “Batty." thè plot cf which show thè terrible results that befall a young vroman who is a ftend for “mystery r-lays ” She will be supported by a ontpanv which include? William Raymond. The biU will include ■FESSIE MAKER AXb WILLIAM RADFORD —Two Indianapolis plavers who will ntake their bow to ih- bontà folk? in a comedi act -al l?d “Codeg-e chums.' 1 RCSS BROWX AND JEAN WHIT TAKKK —Will offe!- a melange of ong? and ehatter under thè litìe of "Clown Top io? GEORGE VOEMAXS AND “i.IZ y-F?"—Ha\e not be n scen locallv for .•me timo, but retur:i in a vaudeville kit called "Tu-, A-?as?inated T’re?." rhis is a satir* on thè news gatherers • f thè country’? newspapers fiERTRUDE MOODY AXB MARY iI’NTAX —Appear in a singing act. Opera and Jazz. Ine.." featuring peratic and jaz numbers. NATE LFJPZIG —I? a ntaglclan nd card manipulator. RUTH HARVARD —Au aertaltst who has boeri a cireos feature for sev- . - al seasons. will Iv w-en in an aerini in which she will be assisted by voung man and uoman billeri sin’s Bruco and Wynfred, THE TAX ARAXA'S —Ai? three (apanese who do ha lanci ng, juggling ,nd other trick? with their feat alone. THE BILL WILL INCLUDE thè Pathe News, thè Topies of The Day ■ri' Aesop’s Fabio.?.. i .j. At thè Lyric Harry Cooper and bis Empire City Voir will be thè prrdorrimitine feauro of thè bill thè Lyric will offer hristmas week. The Empire City •)Uf is a mia rette of singing eet.a-d-Th- bill will include. THE NIC. UT BOAT -A farce .•mede, considera bly more nretenOU? t itati Ile- a verace sketch Ot its !U ; i• ;.. ?t iv-d by iiazel Hickey >,d eompa* v. The action takes place ,1 board thè night boat runmng Coni •>w York City to Albany and thè ìot. is of thè sort which provides apio opportunity for mirth-provok-ig situations. WII.EKED DUBOIS A French ,'cin- who?'** mampulation of tennis • di.? il: ce.?- his act in tn class of thè .usuai. -'EI X AND TEXXYSf X—Late sui rs thè Sun Carlos and Boston C.rand i per.! Compunte, oft’ering selecUons . rotti celebrated grand opera as well • ? popular numbers. Fó.WVORTHY AND FRANCIS—A , aiu <>f colored singers. comedian? and ■ccentrio dancers who appear in a it called “Oh Dixie. MA RIOX CLA IRE Phenomenalvoiced singer in “A Study in Song. PAGE. HACK AND MACK —A trio • f pantomima: comedian.? and esperi et) uilibrists. OX THE SCREEX —Reginald Denny .11 “Round S” of “The Leather Pushers” and a Sunshine comedy. “Frrsh Air." At Tlie Palare Singer s Midgets will be thè Christmas ofterlng at thè Palace. There are fortv-two little peoplo, eiephants, dog? and potiies in thè company. The costume used in thè act were made by thè six tinv girls who figure in thè ?ong and dance numbers. The setfings were designed by Joseph Urban. who designa thè scenery for thè Ziegfeld’s Follies and thè production was ?taged by Ned Waybum. BUDDY WALTON— In a cycle of ?ongs. The offering was cspecially vrltten for her by Franco? Nordstorm ind Is called “Girl?.” WILLIAM EDMOXDS * CO —Will present “A Vaudeville Playlet." HICKMAX BROTHERS—In a comedy offering entitled "Darkness and Dawn.” BERTRAM AND SAXOX—In "Sunny Southern Sniiles and Songs.” SINCLAIR AND GREY —Wtll he e**n In "Cycle of Youth.” They are two pretty girl? who do bicycle riding. PHOTOPLAY—Doris May in "Th. Understudy." Miss May has thè role of Mary Neil, an unsophisticated coun•ry girl, whos-i advemures in thè -ìiow wori.l of thè big city forni thè foundation of •• most amuping story. The story is said to abound in comedy •f thè better sort. in romance and quaint twists that heighten thè suspense. Miss May is supported by Wallace McDonald and other well known creen cbaracters.

CHRISTMAS WEEK ENTERTAINERS ON STAGE

Wally ha? l-en too much of a good ! twelve moto 1? inani- movi- star? na' •

No. 1- Editi' i ameni Mie- will opti. a wt-ek s en' iigcni'-nt at tln Murat Mondey afternoon • "Make ìt Sr.appy. No. li— Singer’? .’-Ji.lg. t- which will be thè f. atured act at thl’ala. > n-x. we-k No. 3—Brt wn : W hitak< r at I> • K. Keith .? re-N week. No. 4—Haze! Hickev i:i "Tlie Xi-'ht

Busley ! Brown and Whitaker Which Shows in a Comedy Vein * Cìght and Full of Froth, but Some of thè “Terrible Resulta Just What You Need to Com- /fòx j) of thè Mystery Plays” ! P ,ete a Holiday Period • Here’s a Young Man You This Is a Comedy Playlet With shouid Watch _ Geo rge Yeomans \W : T P3:10 LC ipolg and His “Silent Partner,” Lizzie f His Work Is Most “In-Trick-Ate” n^ TanAraki Japanase I J . ... _ • , '. „ Novel and Graceful Entertainers Artists From thè Other Sphere Prìces Re'Watch thè Old Year Disappear The y’ re Home for thè Holidays ™ a *” *£ e J, With J ESSI E WILLIAM ~ x ‘ ff V GERTRUDE MARY ... „ . ce P l Christ ’ & J o. n , iM _ Maker & Redford mas and New 1 - fl "Opera and Jazz-ing” by Jack Lait inees Night ||| 'LtìT'*- Yx / DON-T MISS THE EXTRA TOPICS OF THE DAY Ho'iday Mat- JÌ jm-.-* W < MAGICAL SURPRISE AESOP’S FABLES . P Il NEW YEAR’S EVE PATHE WEEKLY 'nees. R^RUD^nOQOV /A y/\ Dorit shop for Theater' Themby I \ V <ÌSHM /lelephone-Make Sur e. | Mg •? y IKw They are forB.FKEITH‘S ff jm~-lÉPIbBÌ *@teWorlds Best vaudeville I W^^ SlE fa Aary ouncan P*p ' 1

Boat” at thè Lyric next week. No. s—Walter Sit iteli at thè Rialto next week. No ti—Charles U. Hughes wha will appear in “Dad" at thè' Little Theatre performance? Thursday an i Friday mghts ut thè Masonic Tem ple. t

IÌU H ALTER li. nii'KUAX w w j VERACE REID is on n sick Ikl. I Will he move lil? cotto thè ” ’ I .and of thè Has-Beens? Iteld ? case look.? soniewiiat dlff-rent un thè surfac- from other star? who' bave fallen from public grace. Pub i lished reports, ulleged to come from i Mrs It-id. thè star ? wife, sfitte that j Wally has been too much of a good 1 fellow and that he ha? used "dopo.” Apparently "good showmanship’’ t ha.? been used in presenting Reld's i mastery of his alleged weakness for! -ertain spot? in thè high Ufo. The i public. it is said, admires a man who | stage? ;i “contebuck" from sin. Iteid ha.? been a legltimate favorite 1 because he look ed like a. -lean, st ralght | voung man who was happlly married. ! \Ve placcd him on sort of a podestà!. : We forgot. for a lime that Iteid was | ''man. Just -‘ls voti and I. Ho

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Tech Club Gives Old Comic Opera “The Pi rate of Ponzane?,” thè old Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera, was presented Fridav night at thè Murat by thè Tech Oliera Club of thè Tec.hnical liigh School. There were sixty-une in thè cast, including Principal? and . horus, recruited frorn nii-mlicrship of th?- < bili. Frank Perori al directed thè opera.

couldn't stand thè strain and thè unnatura! damands of soni friend. That bis wlf. 1? rjuoted as idmitting in prlnted dispatches. We who w.-itch lispatohes closeiy, notice other storie? tleny that Rei i i- suft’ering from thè pa.nes of “ilope ' That throw? a smela aereen over thè enfile situatimi Dtiring thè la?; twelve nionths many univi- star? nave fallen from thè flint heaven Severa! of ìhom are i ompjeti I v forgotten. The tnovl* produe-r.? are bu?y "manufacturing new star? •an it b done? : Personally. I believ- th? public 1 : gclng to stand by Keiil. He has gtven | uh many hmit? of tino -r tertainment j If it is trtie 'hat he has fnught thè drug habif and a gain is a 'man. ! heliove thè gr-at American public . will help bini keep on hi? fe.t But thi? thing i? revain—a good ((ontinued on Page si)

[DUE emisi IS CHRISTMAS SUR 1 MURAT'S BILL Comedian in ‘Make It Snappy’ Is Attraction for Holiday Week Show, ENGLISH’S PLAYHOUSE DARK Little Theatre Society Will Present ‘Dad’ Thursday and Friday Night. Eddie Cantor in “Make lt tìnappy,' a revue, will be thè Christmas week offering at thè Murat. For thè first Urne in years, English's will be dark, as “The Czarina,” with Doris Keane, was caneelled when it was decide:! to end thè tour. It has been itnpossiblc to fimi a Christmas week nttraction for English's. Thursday and Fruiay night? at tlie Masonic Tempio. th? Little Theatre i Society will present “Dad." The Rialto will offer a musical comedy, “A Hicksville Jamboree.” The old Empire is scheduled to open its | tìoors today with "The Choeolate Town ! Success" as thè Christmas week offering. The Broadway will present another Mutual burlesque whcel show. ( autor At Murat Christmas afternoon, Eddie Cantor in "Make U Sr.appy" will open a wx-ek's engagement at thè Murat. This is a Winter Garden Revue. It is in two act? and twenty seven scene. Cantor will sing many new songs. it 1? announeed. Matinee will be givon Xlomiay. Fomprising considerablv more than Ito persona. "Make It Snappy” has such head liner? as Lillian Fitzgerald, Cleveland Bronner ancl his baliet; Eew Hearn, Joe t)pp. Helen Carrington, Marie! DeForrest. Tot Qualters, John Byam. Kelo Brothers, Tngred Solfeng, Charlotte Woodruff Leroy Dufftelò, Betti- Dalr. Queenie Qneenin. thè Blue Devile and other. The book and lyrirs are by Harold Alteri ige. and thè musisi by Jean Schw.trtz. .T. C. Huffman staged thè pii. ... and thè dance numbers were ariangoli by Aliati K Poster. The en tire production was staged under thè personal direction of J. J. Shuberi. Cantor and hi? company opj, a long (( ontinued on l’ago ”1

AMUSFMFNTS

„ - Corri mencing- 'lllon day CDec. c)v. s 'B\LACEp I 1 F nv- | Qh^rnetf)t^Cmas 0/ttraction In.'Ihc'itìirJc/* j ti / ì 80 of thè foremost? theatres in bid for, but-ve wiil show che ‘ j most colossdl prodaction ever staged ul [ in $ Che- Midgec (b/ephantà. C T}.r, s The Prancing Ponies. a [Y\ i Olii JU Che Huriting Z?ogs . I jf? nf) ) Che Ferocious JLion j Qkr I Che PJdfigfuJ Deer y ! NOTICE TO PARENTSk DnngHhe Children ‘The Mattaiee. | jjt a pi pan. tic sSpedtzcfie e/rtJ&raci/rp-JS ftf , 1 musica! come fijf- cr fira fiayan za ~ l/autSev//7* / t IV J and c/rcus coieria//zmc/zt /\ a fiejutfi/er/rt/ ( < l f Scene c and Cesi unric cxArJ’d'ic/r H'ififi' a * <5 | ferace us /àsAcep/c arrony -7u:,wrcus i AT~ ficchi res cf rare Jscaufiy and sfr/eszefo/' ì WM. EDMUNDS & CO. ' *|| I BERTRAM & SAXTOXS —i—^ I' HICKMAN BROS. SS lIUDDY WALTOy | SINCLAIR A CRAY U^-dWQ 1 //AI Tele of Song j Cycle of Youth fCL 11 I \ Imi j’Vlifì ! FEAT IRC DORIS MAY [ AfT/iC ìl) ’\ì ; photo p*ìAy “THE UNDERSTUDY’' Tf j 7 Open Xmas Day 1 p rn. cTM "sposi ti vely No Advance InCriees. /ff/VvC) ’ 1 filfiats. l!z>*-<2.Efi é>ves.Q. {ùt / I Wl\f\ ] 07? óu/tday é- < f/o//c?4y ‘fffactszees K~Jc*.k w Ì.O y\

AM USEM ENTS Week BeginningXmas Matinee at 2:30 S P °P’ Matinees Wednesday and Saturday. Prices: Nights, 50c to $2.50 s All Matinee#, 50c, sl, $1.50 I n> ~ I I /r 1 Tke NEW YORK WÌMYÌ.R QARDEN’S MUSICAL THttILL - A RìOT OF LAII(3.BTE.iì, SWEPT WITH &E.AUTY AND SHOT W!Th7sPFE.D 1 "Oitk. LiLUAN FiTZGLS?ALD L A ') S LtW HE.k?N ME.UE.N CARRINCiTON \ B JOE. OPt MUfìlti. Ot FOSRIE.SV V ?\ ■ JOHN BYAM TOT QUALTEfiS / 1 \ ■ t -f- BOY CUFriEtO 'Mosto SOIPENS / K V B KELO &ROTHE.RS CHARLOTTE WOOORUFF V VX\ S QUEtNit QUE.ENIN BETTY DAI IS. À {\\ TMt MARVELOUS BLUE &EVILS '' B ■f e ’yrea ieri Af-ai/ cf /aletf Cver fissemi/ed /* .firn/ d/osira/- 3ka U’ 1 17 C SC£. S NAS I THE CLEVELAND BRÓNNEfc •Miti I I '' '' ‘ u - . New Year’s Week —Seats Tuesday a Special Matinee New Year’s Day, Monday, 2:30 ■ 8 THRILLING S i PLAY OF WINTHROP AMES PUESENTS 1 a ADVENTURS Q^QRGE | ARLI3S | IN WILLIAM ARCHER S \f The CREEN i GODDESS j | NIGHTS, 50c-S2.SO. Monday and Saturday MATS., 50c-S2 | f BEGINNING MONDAY, JANUAR^TTI AI Jolson In “Bombo” |S utili nDnrDQ un un IXCLCìUNG TAX: Nisbt, SUO. 52.30, 53.30. m $ IT.RU, UnUi.no JIUTf. V\>l M , si toto *>■.>. Sat. Mat.. SI.IO to a

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