Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 236, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 February 1923 — Page 5

SATURDAY, FEB. 10,1923

OLDESI ACTRESS ON STAGE DUE AT MUMONDAY Mrs, Thomas Whiffen to Be Chief Support for O'Brien in ‘Steve.’ RIALTO, MUSICAL COMEDY Whiteman's Band to Be Feature With White’s ‘Scandals' at English's, MRS. THOMAS WHIFFEN, the j oldest actress on the Ameri-1 can stage today and probably the most beloved artist, comes to the Murat Monday for three days -with j Eugene O'Brien in “Steve,” a comedy. Mr. O'Brien is well known on the movie screen as well as the stage. He brings with him a distinguished company of players. From all reports, his tour is highly successful. English’s is dark next week, but will : reopen on Monday, Feb. 19, with George White’s “Scandals.” The Rialto next week will feature a musical comedy, “Beware of Widows,” and the Broadway will present Harry Fields in his own show. -I- I; -I“Steve” to Bring Famous Cast to Murat Monday George M. Gatts will present Eugene j O'Brien, the picture star, at the Murat fcr an engagement of three nights and matinee, opening Monday night, in his new play, “Steve.” Leading the cast is Mrs. Thomas Whiffen (America’s oldest and most beloved actress); Vivia Ogden (of “Way Down East” fame), Weir, late star in “Bab;” Ann Winston, formerly of Mrs. Fiske's company; Peggy Whiffen, Isabel Winlocke, Phillip Lord. Homer Barton and Frank Herbert. Most every one of these noted players nave! appeared in several successful stage and screen offerings. The scenes of this romance are laid on an island off the coast of ; Maine, which place is of historic in- ! terest as well as being a most pic-1 turesque spot. This naturally calls for a scenic embellishment of exquisite and atmospheric beauty. -|- -IWhiteman’s Band Conies Here With George White's “Scandals” “I’ll Build a Staircase to Paradise” and "I Found a Four Leaf Clover” are two of the Important song successes In George White's ‘'Scandals,’’ which j is to be exhibited at English's the | week of Feb. 19. There are many other song hits j in the revue, but none quite so j popular as the two mentioned. Paul Whiteman’s celebrated Case de Paris New York Orchestra is an added fe.ature of the entertainment. Among the 150 entertainers appear- j ing In the cast may be observed W. ! C. Fields, Lester Allen, the Lightner Girls and Alexander, Richard Bold, Pearl Regay, Charlie Wilkens, the j Argentine dancers, the Temple Quar- I tette, Olive Vaughn, Myra Cullen. Ed- * na May Reed, Peggy Dolan, Norma j < 'loos, Dorothy Fenron, Sylvia Kings- ! ley, Marion Courtney, Peggy .Jones, ] Marie Adams. Sally Long, Catherine Chapman, Vera Colburn, Catherine i Ringquest, Virginia Webb, also George i White* himself. I- -I- -IHarry Helds t Be it Broadway Next Week Harry Fields and his Hello Jake < urls will open with a Sunday matinee at the Broadway for a week's engagement. This show holds the attendance record of the Mutual Bur-e-;r|ue Association for the season. Fields and Dixie Mason are the featured performers. The chorus of the Hello Jake show is regarded as one of the peppiest and best costumed in burlesque. I I- I New Musical Comedy Rooked at Rialto “BEWARE OF WIDOWS,” anew musical comedy, will be the chief event at the Rialto next week. The company carries a large dancing chorus and several principals. Several vaudeville acts will be presented during the action of the comedy. The movie feature will be Richard 'Barthelmess in “The Seventh Day,” a First National attraction. Matinee Idol in Movie Pedro de Cordoba, Shakespearian and classic actor who gave such a striking portrayal of the Duke of Buckingham role in “When Knighthood Was in Flower,” is cast in Cosmopolitan’s next super feature, “The Enemies of Women,” by Blasco Ibanez. In this picture de Cordoba impersonates Otilio Castro, an aristocratic Spaniard. Although an Americin by birth, having been born in New York City near the Academy of Music, de Cordoba bears one of the most romantic and historic Spanish names In the theater today. He Is directly descended from Gonzalvo de Cordoba, who drove the Moors out of Spain and became one of the noblest and most heroic figures in Spanish history.

Announcement The date for the production of "Sycamore Shadders,” anew Hoosier play by Curtis Cooksey, has been set by the Little Theatre Society for Tuesday, Feb. 20. Seats will be on sale and for exchange of membership coupons at Kr.utz's, 116 N. Pennsylvania St., on Monday next. A one-act play by the same author, "Mountain Laurel,” was read and favorably discussed at the Little Theatre library meeting this week. Mr. Cooksey has been urged to come on from New York and be present at the production of “Sycamore Shadders” and may do so if his stage engagements permit.

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No. I—Sally Long with George White’s Scandals at English’s week of Feb. 19. No. 2—Mrs. Thomas Whiffen and Eugene O’Brien in “Steve,” at the Murat opening Monday night fcr three days. No. 3—Jessie Fordyce in “Stars of the Future,” opening at Keith’s Monday afternoon.

MORGAN DANCERS TO TOP BILL AT B. F. KEITH'S Miss Morgan Says I’. S. Dancers Represent Greek Ideals. The American dancer of today represents the Greek ideals of grace and beauty far more than the artificial standards of the Italian school, according to Marion Morgan, who has organized and trained one of the most famous groups of dancers in this coun- ; try. For seven years the Morgan dancers : have been a prominent headline sea- j ture and will be seen at the local ; Keith hotise week of Feb. 19. Only j two remain of the original six girls j from the University of California, j whom Miss Morgan brought to Now ! York to form the nucleus of this group. Few of these dancers have .Thy ‘

Lincoln's fi \\ THE INIMITABLE BESSIE BROWNING In a Repertoire ol Her Own Songs. Albert Vercon at the Piano MADAME JEWELL SAMMY DUNCAN FRAZER & BOUNCE MELNOTTE DUO “Circus Day in Toyland” “The Jolly Scot” “Similarity” “His Night Out.” MR. FRED LINDSAY & CO. NORTH AND HALLIDAY "Australian Sports and Pastimes” “Back to Wellington” —EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTION—PCOL PxkYYLFF ™ E OLD SOLDIER FIDDLER W 1 8 WHO PLAYED FOR ABE LINCOLN fSatoa Feature DOUGLAS MACLEAN star Photo in His Latest Scream of “The Play BELLBOY 13 Hottentot” M3 Wk LOPEZ’S BAND MATINEES—ISc-25c EVENINGS—2Sc-40c

No. 4—Fred Jenkins with “Beware of Widows” at the Rialto next week. No. s—Bessie Browning at the Palace next week. No. 6—The Beasley Twins, musicians, who will be one of the features at the Lyric next week. No. 7— “ Hello Jake” Fields will be on view next week at the Broadway in a Mutual burlesque show.

training aside from that given by Miss Morgan. Sh prefers to find an allaround athlete, a girl with natural grace and beauty, who can swim and dive, and play basket-ball, and who loves to dance, and then put her through a course of training which shall give her absolute mastery of her body without the artificial restraints of the Italian school of ballet work.

Big Bookings Marjorie Rambeau In “The Goldfish” will open a three-day engagement at the Murat on Monday night, March 5. Stuart Walker produced tho show for the Shuberts. “Lightln’ ” will open a week’s engagement at English's, beginning Monday night, Feb. 26. The man w'ho plays the title role has not been announced.

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By WALTER. I). HICKMAN DOCTOR, tell us what is wrong with the grand opera situation in Indianapolis. Ona B. Talbot, who sponsored the Russian Grand Opera Company here, has for the second time lost heavily in a plunge in opera. What is wrong? Does the fault rest upon all concerned?

-I- -I- -IMrs. Talbot admits that she has j sustained a heavy loss during the en- ■ gagement of the Russians here the j first, half of last week. The truth Is that Indianapolis did j not give this organization the support which the merit of the work ; j deserved. One objection advanced is that $3 j top and $1 low for matinee and night i j performances of opera Is too steep, j This fact remains—only on Tuesday j night was every $1 seat sold out. The Wednesday matineo prices were j the same as for the night performj ances. I think that a popular priced i | matinee, say as low as? 1.50 top, 1 would have resulted In fifty times the! revenue which the matinee yielded. The smallest audienoe that I have ever seen at the Murat was present Wednesday afternoon to hear “The Demon.” I was unable to remain for, the entire performance, but I was more than sastlsfied with the work of the principals. Probably "The Demon” was an ! unwise matinee bill because It Is heavy and does not universally ap- | peal. A lighter opera and lower prices j might have resulted in better supi port, somo argue. -I- I- I This fact enters into the argument | —the high priced seats were purchased in larger numbers than the j lower ones. This may be taken to , mean that Indianapolis does not pos- | ecss a large grand opera public. Somo expected and demanded scen-

j ery and voices equal to the Chicago Opera Company. The Chicago organizaUon Is a guaranteed venture. Cerj tain rich people pay the bills if pub- , Uo support fails to meet the expenses. And the rich Chicago people always j pay a loss for opera. In Indianapolis. Mrs. Talbot takes | all the responsibility. It Is she alone j who suffers all losses. It Is Mrs. Talj bot’s bank account that grows thinner and thinner ovary day. I admire the ' nerve of Mrs. Talbot In venturing Into : the opera field. | I I Ij Indianapolis Is not ready for grand ! opera. That Is my personal slew. It | is an admitted fact that opera audiences must be schooled. The truth is : we haven’t had enough opera to bej come familiar with it. When we have | a chance, we do not support it. Opera is an expensive dish. T figj ure that Jolson, Ed Wynne and the “Music Box Revue” received a total gross of something like J 55.000. 1 do j not find faul with people spending j their money for Jolson, Wynn and the Music Box. AJI were fine entertainments in their class. It seems that the revue audience In Indianapolis is several hundred times larger than the opera public. Indianapolis is not going to get opera, either good or had, tin'll wo | have a “sure going opera public. ’ Again Mrs. Talbot loses. I Again Indianapolis loses.

COL. LINDSAY TOPS NEW PALACE BILL 'The Storm’ Is Now a Variety Headline Sketch, Australian sports and pastimes will be presented by Col. Fred Lindsay and i company at the PaJace next week. He Is a hero of four wars, having won distinction in the World War. He j also hunted big game with Colonel Roosevelt in Africa. The headline act at B. F. next week will be “The Storm,” which was highly as a play some j seasons ago. The vaudeville sketch ! is worked around the really marvelous forest fire scene of the play. A 1 special staff of electricians and mechanics are carried for this act. At the Lyric, the chief offering will bo Brownlee’s Hickville Follies. -I- -I- -I----j Three Headline Acta Announcement for the Palace Headline honors will be divided among three acts on the bill at the Palace next week. Os special interest is the act of Col. Fred Lindsay and j company, w r ho will be seen in “Aus- ! tralian Sports and Pastimes.” | The bill will include: BESSIE BROWNING—Needs no inI troduetion to American theater-goers, as she is an unchallenge leader among women artists of her kind. She will offer a program of her own compositions. Charles Bates is Miss Browning’s accompanist. “Back to Wellington,” a comedy act. SAMMY DUNCAN—A delineator of Scottish songs. Duncan offers a number of Scottish characterizations in song. ARTHUR FRAZER AND HARRY i BUNCE —Both have been featured in | many Broadway musical comedies and | revues. They will offer “Similarity.” JEWELL MANIKINS—In their la--1 test production, “Circus Day in Toy- | land.” PHOTOPLAY —Douglas Mac Lean in "Bell Boy 13.” Scenes for this picture were taken in one of the largest hotels AMUSEMENTS

IS PE C I A NT! TAMEO KAJIYAMA THE MARVELOUS JAPANESE CALIGRAPHIST, WHO HAS ASTOUNDED THE WORLD S GREATEST SCIENTISTS WITH HIS AMAZING DEMONSTRATIONS OF THE MULTIPLE ACTION OF THE HUMAN BRAIN. KLUTING’S ENTERTAINERS PRESENTING THE FAMOUS LEAPING CATS SFS FIRST TIME HERE jj A LAUGHABLE- CMELODIOUS - Zx\ .KYV° SH ,Sr .SATIRE ON THE JAZZ GRAZE <,'>l3 DAD BURN/ FEATURING CLAY STEARNS BY GUM ; J AND THE hickville dand. EXPONENT OF NUTOLOGY SIDNEY S. STYHE IN HIS LATEST RIOT OF FUN—“WHY SQUIRRELS LEAVE HOME* WITH ARTHUR I’OTEET AT THE PIANO BRiERRE KING BOLLINGER-REYNOLDS The Little Girl From Boston A Unique Offering of Skill and Fun and the Boy From New Orleans “ON THE WIRE” DAN CASLER ?!? BEASLEY TWINS MUSICAL MOMENTS AND CHARM B;by P.ggy in “PEG O’THE MO 'IES” a, I fun from the press—movie chats DANCING IN THE LYRIC BALL ROOM AFTERNOON AND EVENING—FREE TO OUR PATRONS

in San Francisco is said to do the best comedy work of his career. -I- -I- -I“The Storm” Tops v New Bill at Keith’s At Keith’s next week, “The Storm,” made from the stage success, will be the headline attraction. Other acts include: THE WALTERS—Are giften ventriloquists, who use life-size figures in their act. The figures ride a velocipede, walk and roller skate as though imbued with life. BRONSON AND EDWARDS—Are a pair of pantomimists, who are now rated as having one of the funniest acts In vaudeville i.-, their offering, “Nonsensical Absurdities.” They were late features of the New York Hippodrome. TOM SMITH—A former musical comedy star, is billed as "A Gentleman, an Artist and a Scholar.” He

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offers a comedy bit, assisted by Harry Newman. STARS OF THE FUTURE—Is composed of a group of girls assembled from Broadway musical shows. They will offer singing, dancing and music. The act includes Jesse Fordyce, Pearl Hamilton, Violet Hamilton, Betty Moore and Helen Schorderer. OTHER ACTS and the films, the Pathe News, Topics of the Day and Aesop’s Fables, will complete the bill. -I- -I* -ITwo Big Acts Due Lyric for Bill Brownlee's I*Lckville Follies, a company of eight singers, dancers, comedians and instrumentalists, with Clay Stearns and the Hickville band featured, and Tameo Kajlr-ama, celebrated Japanese caligraph.-YL, will be the headline attractions ‘K’jK week at ths Lyric. Kajiyama is a “mental marvel” who (Continued on Page 6)

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