Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 245, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 February 1923 — Page 3

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 21, 1923

Little Theatre Presents New Curtis Cooksey Play

, By Waiter D. Hickman sr YCAMOKE SHADDERS," a new comedy-drama written oy Curtis Cooksey, Hoosier actordramatist, was presented for the first time last night by the Little Theatre Society at the Masonic Temple. The value of "he play rests in the

interesting character drawings of a number of quaint people, who are supposed to have lived in Southwestern Indiana “not so long ago." It seems to me to be an attempt to paint Indiana in the “dark ages.” The days revealed in this play were those when it was thought to be a sin and a crime for a young girl to read a book. Those were the alleged day3

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when parents rr riel their daughters to men without questioning the wishes of the daughter. Several references are made by characters in the play ahat woman’s place was behind the Jplow. The first act is full of some carefully drawn characters such as Mrs. Jane Cobden, one of the “dark age women,” who smokes a clay pipe and drinks her whisky from a jug. She believes that young “gals’’ were made to work and not to read fool books. Temperance Cobden, known as Tempy, Is a sort of a little backwoods Cinderella who likes to read books and who refuses to be hitched to a plow. Claude Cobden, Cockeye, Doc Colby, Sheriff Jake Butler are other quaint characters in the story. The modern idea of life is reflected by Hartley G. aham, a young surveyor and Sheridan Osborn, a builder of a dam. Fan Potter is a sort of fallen woman who pays heavily for taking a wrong step. There are other backwoods characters who give atmosphere to the story. Tnese characters seem real enough ■n the first act, but they all go on a terrific melodramatic spree in the second act and those that live through the third act, become more or less modern in their views. The climax of the second act is cheap melodrama and must be changed to compare with the splendid character drawings in the first act. The author has created some real flesh and blood characters of the “old days,” but he takes away their human qualities by too much melodrama in the second act. The quaintness of the characters and their strange ideas about life furnish most of the comedy. This play act, but the second act needs at mtion before it can become a successful venture on the stage. There is a good story told, but the characters seem to get out of step in the second act. “Sycamore Shadders” is interesting mainly from the standpoint of character drawing. Mr. Cooksey knows how to "paint” real characters but after creating them, he must make them act naturally quaint during the entire play. From a standpoint of casting, the Little Theatre has never done better work. The work was really professional, especially the marvelous character drawing of Meta Pantzer Lieber as Mrs. Jane Cobden and Alberta Holmes as Tempy. Equal praise goes to Helene Heathcote as Kan Potter. The entire cast went way above anything that the society has ever presented in my experience of covering Little Theater plays here. The entire cast is as follows: Temperance Cobden (Tempy) .Alberta Holmes Mrs. Jane Cobden .... Meta Cantzer l.ieber Sheridan Osborn Fred Newell Morris Hartley Graham Harold W. Taylor Claude Cobden Clarence R. Spaan Cockeye Warren F. Curry f heriff Jake Butler Toner M. Overley Fan Potter Helene Heathcote Guild John Boh an an ... Ear! D. Munyan Doc Colby Frank S. Chance Aunt Jo Bohanan. .. .Mrs. Fred L. Pettijohn J.aura Bohanan Janet E. Shirley Frank Clarence C. Shoemaker Ell Maynard K. Wilson The Claypool Trio furnished pleasing music between acts. The Little Theater Society has every reason to be proud of its big human achievement last night. Still more proof why it should be well supsported. ■ I- h + Greenwich Village Follies Open Thursday Night at Murat. The featured song numbers in the current version of the Greeny t Village Follies, the antic revue which comes to the Murat tomorrow night for a three-day engagement, are "Three o’Clock in the Morning,” “A Young Man’s Fancy,” “Snowflake,” “When Dreams Come True,” “Oh. Heigh-Ho,” "Bang, Bang, Bang” and “The Reminiscent Melody.” The last named song is an interesting number, in which the author shows where the composers of the current popular songs get their Inspiration—from old time favorites. The Greenwich Village Follies owns the exclusive stage rights to “Three o’Clock In the Morning,” the famous song waltz written by Dorothy Terris, it is ann' need. On View Today The following attractions on view

Meetings Here Thursday Paint. Oil and Varnish Club— Dinner, Lincoln. Sigma Delta Kappa—Banquet, Severtn. Indiana Woman’s Republican Club—Card party. Clay pool. Traffic Club Luncheon, Sever! n. Legislative Council of Indiana Women—Meeting, Claypool. General Contractors—Luncheon, Spink-Arms. American Association of Engineers—Luncheon, Board of Trade. Advertising Club—Luncheon, C. of C. Sigma Chi Fraternity—Luncheon, C. of C, Credit Men —Luncheon, Clappool. Electric League Luncheon, Lincoln.

A New Idea Arrives on Vaudeville Stage

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Again Rosenberg, Times artist, tells the story with a few lines of ink. Drawings of Dell Lampe as he appears In real life, ar.d while directing the famous “Pinafore” number during the program of the Lopez orchestra at the Palace this week. today include: Charles Norman Granville in concert at the Murat: the Morgan Dancers it Keith’s: the Kirksmith Sisters at the Lyric; Lopez band at the Palace: musical comedy at the Rialto; George White’s Scandals at English’s; Mutual burlesque at the Broadway; “Peg O’ My Heart" at the Ohio; “The Flirt" at the Apollo; “The Veiled Adventure” at the Isis; "Mighty Lak’ A Rose” at the Circle and “The Fooilight Ranger” at Mister Smith's.

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VOLIVA, CONVICTED, SAYS JUSTICE ERRS Zion City Overseer Facing Fine or Jail Term. By United Press CHICAGO, Feb. 21.—YVilbur Glenn Voliva, overseer of Zion City, was found guilty of criminal libel by a jury in Circuit Court of Appeals. The maximum penalty is six months in jail or a fine of SI,OOO. He will be sentenced March 10 if motion for a new trial is overruled. The Zion overseer was indicted two years ago on charges of the Rev. Thomas Nelson, former Zionist, who alleged Voliva printed pamphlets during a religious controversy which alluded to him in uncomplimentary terms. Nelson, after the clash with Voliva, established a church of his own. Zion was shocked today by the verdict. Groups gathered on comers. Voliva was incensed at what he termed a “gross miscarriage of justice.” "The verdict Is a splendid victory over the most gigantic fraud this side of hell,” Nelson said. IRISH REBELS BOYCOTT GOODS FROM ENGLAND De Valera Proclaims Action Forbidding Followers U> Buy or Sell. By United Press DUBLIN, Feb. 21.—Eamonn De Valera, rebel chieftain today proclaimed a boycott on English goods, forbidding his followers to sell or buy them. The Free State, starting a campaign to exterminate insurgent organizations paraded 1.400 civic guards who were reviewed by President Cosgrave.

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LEGISLATIVE ECHOES

SENATE These bills were passed in the Senate Tuesday: No. 312 (Steele) —Permitting’ city councils or town boards to appropriate SI,BOO annually toward band concerts. (33-4.) No. 318 (Harmon) —Providing tor women bailiffs on juries where women are serving. ( *Ho: > 327 ' (Beardsley)—Permitting commissioners In Elkhart and La Porte Counties to increase salaries of circuit and superior judges up to $2,800 a year. (34-1.) HOUSE These bills were introduced in the House Tuesday: No. 496 (Harrison) —Amends State liquor lews requirnier warrants before searching premises. Indianapolis. No. 497 (Perkins) —Grants rights of appeal from judgment of Circuit Court of any county to the Supreme and Appellate Courts In cases relating ot the assessment of property omitted from taxable lifcts. Judiciary A. No. 498 (Hill) —Legalizes bond issues on certain section of road in Jackson Township. Porter County. Roads. This House bill was killed: No. 213 (Harris)—Authorized formation of new State board of education. These House bills were indefinitely postponed; No. 232 (Clapp)—Repealed act providing for vocational education, causing funds to revert to common school iund. Education. No. 334 (Hobbs) —Reorganized Ft. Wayne school government. Education. No. 34(1 (Duffey)—Regulated establishment of chattels. Banks. , Teachers’ Institutes No. 368 (Jones) —Authorized two-day and four-day county teachers’ institutes. Education. No. 387 (Leveron-Munion) —Created new State board of education consisting of supermt-- 1 -it and eight additional members. Education. No. .it (Ahlgren)—Required, city and county bonds be made payable at bank or trust company. Banks. No. 464 < Townsend )-r-Mad illegal the use of unregistered male animals for breed lng purposes. Agriculture. No. 463 (Hanmiitt) —Required county auditor lo submit to proper authorities certificates showing assessment and valuation of taxable property in order that levies may be made. Agriculture. No. 471 (Drake)—Made State law- carry out provisions of Federal law on home demonstration agents. Education. No. 479 (Harrison) —Prohibited members of township advisory board from )> e v in terested in public construction. Judiciary A. No. 484 (Townsend) —Established township board of education. Education. No 486 (Myers)—Amended laws authorizing creation of horse thief detective associations. Judiciary A. R solutions Postponed These House joint resolutions were indefinitely postponed; No. 7 (Farley)—Amended State Constitution to provide for impeachment of all elected officer*. Judicairy A No. 8 (Farley)—Amended State Const!tu-

tion concerning trials in criminal prosecutions, granting change of venue. Judiciary A. No. 9 (Trowbridge)—Amended State Constitution providing three fourths of a jury could render verdicts on civil cases, and fivesixths in trials for misdemeanors. Judiciary A. No. 10 (Hill)—Provided no elective county officer fcould succeed himself. Judiciary A. No. 11 (Rainey)—Authorized Governor to veto items in appropriation measures. Judiciary A. . These Senate bills were indefinitely postponed: No. 157 (Miller)—Fixed salary of Marion County treasurer at $3,000 with 3 per cent of delinquent tax 'collections. Indianapolis. No. 2CO (Dunn) —Provided for incorporated towns contemplating improvements might have plans drawn by State highway commission. Cities and Towns. Withdrawn by Authors These House bills were withdrawn by their authors: No. 17 (Harrison) —Exempted corporation charters from taxation. No. 215 (Updike)—Required separate State licensing of chiropractors. No. 283 (Harris i—Permitted county commissioners and city councils to aid State highway commission in financing road and street improvements. No. 445 (Hill) —Legalized certain highway improvement bonds in Porter County. No. 446 (Thiei)- —Restricted hours of labor for working girls between 14 and 18 years of nge. No. 447 (Thiel) —Prohibited female labor between 11 n. m. and 6 a. m. These House bills failed to pass: No. 240 (Harris) —Provided for all leases for more than one month to be in writing. (39-46.) These Senate bills jiassed: No. 23 (Buchanan) Makes possession of stills a felony punishable by prison sentence. X’., i (Bnehanan)- —Makes transfer of Intoxicating liquors a felony punishable by pri "i . nt n e. No 37 (Daily)—Gives corporations right to issue common stock of r.o fixed par value. Jail for Booze Toters No. 41 (Dunn) —Provide* for iail sentence on first offense and fine for manufacturing, selling or transporting liquor. No 66 (NiehnU \—Standardizes transfer of stock in corporations. No. 283 1 1’olmes) —Authorizes public sen-lee eommissoin to renilate crossing of electric wires over Btc. m or electric railroads. These Senate joint resolutions passed: No 2 (Fn~Msh)—Amends State Constitution by providing that salaries of officials Bliall not be n.>r< up* 1 while* they are in office. No. 5 (English)—Amends State Constitution to base apportionment of Senators and Ropreaontativeg on vote for secretary of Sta # e instead of taking: enumeration of voters everv sir rears. No. (3 (English)—Amends State Constitu-

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tion to enable passage of registration law affecting cities only. These House bills passed: No. 139 (Post) —Empowers cities to establish and maintain playgrounds. No. 199 (Shacfer)—-Abolishes boards of works in fourth-class cities. No. 341 (Leveron) —Legalizes Incorporation of town of Decker, Knox County. No. 350 (Brown-Peterson) —Establishes 3-oent tax on every package of cigarettes, and 1-eent tax on packages of papers. No. 364 (Hull) —Establishes $150,000 indemnity fund for owners of cattle condemned as tubercular. OFFICERS ARE NAMED IN TECHNICAL R. 0. T. C. Frederick Sanders Is Maior of High School Training Unit. These appointments In the Arsenal Technical High School unit of the junior R. O. T. C. have been authorized: Major, Frederick B. Sanders; captain and executive officer, Lyle C. Clift; captain and adjutant, Chester H. Demmary: captain and supply officer, Adrian R. Pierce. Company A: Captain, Laurence Messmer; first lieutenant, Fred Wood; second lieutenant, William Talbott Knight. Company B: Captain, Mark Mercer; first lieutenant, Malcolm Porter; second lieutenant, Harold Shipley. Company C: Captain, Carl Bernhardt; first lieutenant, Charles L. Chevrolet; second lieutenant, Glenn R. Kelley. Company D: Captain, Ardis Graybill; first lieutenant, Allen Majors; second lieutenants, Orville M. Henderson and Garland Smith. Company E: Captain, Russell E. Young; first lieutenant, Gerald O. Marta: second lieutenant, Clarence F. Elbert. COMPANY F: Captain Stanton Green; first lieutenant, Harold F. Hodgins; second lieutenant, Fred Conney.

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