Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 284, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 April 1923 — Page 6

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IRAND PLAYERS START SECOND ATENSLISH’S Stock Company’s Next Bill Will Be Jane Cowl's ‘Lilac Time.' THE GRAND PLAYERS will begin the second week of their engagement at English’s tomorrow afternoon with ‘ Lilac Time.” This play was successfully used by Jane Cowl several seasons ago. Jean Oliver and Eddy Waller will play the chief roles. On Friday night at the Murat, a musical comedy, "Up In The Clouds,” a musical comedy. The engagement Is for two. / “Good Night. Nurse,” anew musical show, will be next week's offering at the Rialto. The Broadway will present "Kuddiin’ Kittens” at the Broadway next week. -I- -I- IGrand Players Choose Interesting Play "Lilac Time” will be the production of the Grand Players at English’s next week, beginning Sunday afternoon. This Is the play in which Jane Cowi made such a big success in New York and Chicago. It was written by Jane Cowi and Jane Murfin. Jean Oliver will play the role of Jeannlne, the charming heroine of the piece. The daughters of a French farmer, Jeannlne suffers many of the privations borne by other women of France, but Is cheering and an lneplratlon to the officers quartered In hfer home. She loves one of them, an Englishman, who, by’ the force of his personality, has won his commission, and who received a Victoria cross for fcis valor. This love is an ideal one. There Is not enough of the war in the play to make it emphatic, but Just enough to provide a background. Special scenery haa been lau4t by P. T. Blackburn, and Herman Arndt’s English Theater orchestra will provide the music. -I-N- -I“Up in the Clouds" Due Friday at Murat "Up in the Clouds." which comes to the Murat for two days, next Friday and Saturday, with a matinee Saturday, is a musical comedy. It comes to this city bearing the stamp of approval of Chicago, where it ran for six months at the Garrick Theater. It New York rqn was even more pro nounced. One of the most important features is the “Dance of the Seasons.” While the dancers are telling the story in pantomime there are scenic effects representing the months of January, February, March, April, May and June, seen in the back ground, and the picturesque settings are in keep ing with costumes worn by the dancing girls to represent each month, making this one of the most atmospheric and gorgeous spectacles staged in years. The principals are Gertrude O'Connor, Cecil D’Andrea, Harry Walters, Jack Sheehan. Charles Meakins. Dorothy Curtis. Arnold Gluck, Jane Victor, Justine Gray’, Thomas A. Magrane. Inez Foster, Page Spencer, Ed-

Famous Pianist in Murat Concert

WILLIAM BACHAUS

On Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock Wiliam Bachaus, pianist, will appear In recital in C sharp minor at the Murat under the auspices of Ona B. Talbot. The program Is as follows: I Prelude Rachmaninoff n Sonata quasi una fantasia. Opus 27. So. 2 Beethoven (Moonlight) 111 Etudes Symphonlques Schumann TV Prelude NVturne Two Studies Mazurka Fantaaie Impromptu ............... Scherzo V Twelfth Hungarian Rhapaody. .._... .Liszt AMUSEMENTS

“SYCAMORE SHADDERS” At Murat Theater 8:15 Tuesday Eve., April 10th An Indiana Drama by an Indiana Author Seats now selling at Murat box office and at Merchants Heat and Light Company. Prices 25c to SI.OO, no war tax. Staged by Little Theater Society under auspices of Advertising Club of Indianapolis.

GA Y AND TUNEFUL WILL BE THE STAGE NEXT WEEK

gar Mason. Beulah Baker. Ledru Stiffler, Van J. Melino. James Listette, Edward Reynolds and a chorus. -I- -I- -!- New Burlesque Show At Broadway Next Week ‘‘Kuddiin’ Kittens." a burlesque show in two parts and five scenes, will be featured at the Broadway for the entire week starting with a matinee Sunday. In the cast are such comedians as Charles Coldie, Charles (Red) Marshall and Jack Leonard. Principal female parts are played by Bertha Delmonte. Alphia Giles and

CALEB iiLLS KALI THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 26th AT 8:15 THE AMERICAN RED CROSS PRESENTS . : ..’.a; GF PRAGUE In a Program of Interesting Folk Songs In Native Costumes TICKETS SI.GG and 50c. No Tax On Sale at BALDWIN P'.ANO CO., 18 N. Pennsylvania St.

t Absolutely Clean Wf | /% B 1 8 a Family Entertainment •.I iL -aU'Sk JLdl JL Showing All This Week MUSICAL COMEDY GOOD NIGHT NURSE A JOLLY, JINGLING FARCE WITH MUSIC A Daring Screen Presentation of Life That Will Make You Understand Why Society Seeks Sensation SPECIAL FEATURES-i™™

ENGLISH’S gfl'S ALL NEXT WEEK—Com. Sunday Matinee Chas. Berkell Presents THE GRAND PLAYERS —With— Jean Oliver and Eddy Waller —in—“LILAC TIME” Jane Cowl’s Great Success Matinees: Nightly: at 8:15 Sun - WeL Sa *- 25c - 50c—75c or All Seats Reserved c,sc lsc GJc Tax Included WHAT THE CRITICS SAY: The C.rund flayers give more for tile money than on© expects— Hickman, in The Times. The performance (“Polly With a l’(") was an excellent one, well mounted and capably acted by a company of capable actors— Whitworth in the News. WEEK OF APRIL 15th “The Meanest Man in the World” GEO. M. COHAN'S FAMOUS COMEDY-I)KAMA,

Peggy Day*. There Is also a chorus of sixteen. Special feature nights will be offered as usual. Daily matinees will l>e given. -!• -I- -INew Musical Show Opens at Rialto “Good Night, Nurse” is the title of the new musical show which will open at the Rialto Sunday. The story tells of a rich doctor whose wife is trying to divorce him. His best friend is sub poenaed to appear as a witness against him and in order not to appear as a witness the doctor makes him pretend

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that he is sick In bed. The woman In the case, not to be beaten, engages the services of another doctor. And tho comedy that developed In this farce, makes the story. Special musical numbers and vaudeville are added features of the bill. "Notoriety" with Rod La Rocque will be the movie feature.

Ona B. Talbot Fine Arts Enterprises Announcements 3 MURAT Tomorrow— 3 o Clock “ u ‘ l ‘ l<lu Y"' r 10 ° ClO<sk | WILLIAM BACHAUS I Pin nn .Rachmaninoff, IWthoven riant) rvecitai Schumann, Chopin. LUzt Popular Price—sl.so, $1.00; Entire Balcony, 50<* —Tuesday Evening, April 24 ■■—'■an £ Sir ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE I I'union * Novellnt, Author of th< "Sherlock Holmes" my * f *■* ry *toriov I wliONe invefttljtatlom* of Llfr after Death hnv% urouaod world-wide interoMt . 3 HIS LECTITtE I Recent Psychic Evidence will he (11 11 at rated with new picture* nhowlnp wonderful aplrlf phenomena I Prices— $2.00, $1.50 and SI.OO. War Tax. Seats on Sale NOW for All Attractions On. B. Talbot Offire, 018 Ilnmo ManMlr lldlliiin*. I

DIMLY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY APRIL 13, 14. MATINEE SATURDAY SEATS 9 A. M. MONDAY. TWO BOX OFFICES SAT. II FAT Prices: Evs., 50c to $2.50 mw.” 1 '" $1.50 VY h h © j 60c ' *' oo

NOTE —THIS ATTRACTION OPENS | —CHICAGO APOLLO THEATER ' j APRIL 22 FOR ALL SUMMER RUN BIGGEST OF ALL SHOWS I SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT FOR ONE WEEK ONLY g MON™?, m. mail orders Hi pt jss. ~ | I \J £351.50 J MATS. WED. AND SAT. ,tAcr ‘ Hat ' M, * t " 500 *° s3oo ‘ j 888'- : phfV Monday jy Li *1 K 4 M ><•< Sam AM.. Ethel BP W iffllTli r T H 1 EntH.v Mile*. I red * K.SfIS ■7 tM- tAS’VWalton, Nat Nut.urro, Nellie BhH fj %V & _ . . ‘ae*"ty W&M Green, George Anderson, S 'wSyr ’ ' L-. Alexandre Frank and the j OALAXY Os locki ords.m.u kivevs FAMOUS WINTER GARDEN BEAUTY BRIGADE j

Snoot Week 1 OA J A OPENING SEVENTH SEASON I 826 f 02nd Week I WEDNESDAY EVENING. May 3. M; :t 1 IVio..a, es 1 theTstuart walker co.; I———.... IN OI.AKE HUMMER'S THKEE-ACT COMEDY 9 I ROLLO’S WILD OAT PEic’Sir!

No. I—Anna Long as the poor little show girl In "Up In the Clouds,” a musical comedy-, at the Murat Friday and Saturday. Xo. 2—The Lockfords, featured dancers with "The Passing Show of 11)22” at the Murat, week of April 16. Xo. 3—The McCarthy Sisters at B. F. Keith’s next week. Xo. 4—Nell Esslck in musical comedy next week at Rialto. No. s—Jewell Barnett at the Palace next week. Xo. 6—Larry SfiUivan who will appear In “Lilac Time” next week’s offering of the Graud Players at English's.

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KEITH’S TO OBSERVE NATIONALITY WEEK Palace to Present Black and White Band. "All Nationality Week” will be observed next, week at Keith’s. The plan is to present numerous local organzations on special nights in addition to the regular bill. All of the Keith houses will observe all “Nationality Week.” Roltare Eggleston, manager here, has made elaborate plans for the local house. The Black and White Band, a large organization, will be the chief offering at the Lyric. -I- -!• -ISpecial Nights Announced at Keith’s Next Week Next week Is “All Nationality week" over the B. F. Keith circuit. The event in Indianapolis will be celebrated In a fitting manner. Manager Roltare Eggleston has arranged an elaborate program that will embrace many of the local foreign organizations, each of whom will have a special night. There will be bands, folk dancing, singing and exercises by members of the foreign colonies with “Americans All” night ending the festivities at the end of the week. An elaborate vaudeville bill has been booked in conjunction with the local affair. The acts Include: HERMAN DUGAN AND IiAHETTK RAYMOND —Will be seen in a one act playlet, “Ace in the Hoie." MILLER AND MACK—Known as “The Bing Boys.” a pair of eccentric singing and dancing funsters HELEN STOVER—Former soloist with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, will offer a repertory ol songs that have made her a popular soprano over the Keith circuit. LYNN AND HOWLAND—Have a comedy talking act called "Racy Con versatlon.” “THE LETTER WRITER"—The

“KUDDUN. p# 7 KITTENS” ift-l An Explosion of Fun || p|| A KITTEN CHORUS 1 ■ |y iiwice TVA?. ?

| c sp/°^ g§ gg? 1E SSL. NOON TO 11 P. M. AGAIN WE SAY V O BIG * SMALL AL SHOWS FOR i PRICE •fj The Man of One Hundred Roles | CAESAR R9VOLI Ahe Greatest Character Representative I | of the Age I FAT AHEASM & BILLY PETERSON ' “Two Boys From the Old Neighborhood” |j class, mmirn & glass Dancing on a Silver Thread ; ■ BLACK EYED SUSANS Harmony Singing Comedy U FRED;-! LEONARD —JEWELL BARNETT Graduates From the College of Class James “Fat” Tiiempsoi & Cos. IN A COMEDY BARAGE “THE CA&IOPLSURS” fj CLACK AND WHITE 1 BAND T. F. SCHLEISMAN, Dircetor Featuring the Famous Sancp-tone Sextet $ THE SUFERFHGTO PLAY l Beautiful and Damned A Story of New York’s Night Life Portrayed by an All-Star Cast SPECIAL NOTICE ALL SEATS *J I Up to 1:00 P.M. j I MAT. 15c, 25c EVE. 25c, 40c

title of a comedy sketch that has to do with a bashful boy and girl who resort to a professional writer of love missives to unburden their hearts to each other. Harold Elliott, Jacob Kingsberry and Ann Walters are in the cast. ADELAIDE BELL AND COMPANY—Present an act that embraces dancing and piano playing which are offered in a special stage setting. ALICE AND MARY M’CARTHY — “The Two Little Girls in Blues," are singers of blues. THE SIX HASSANS—A group of Arabian acrobats who will offer an act of speed and endurance. -I- -I- -I- • Large Band to Top New Bill at Palace The Black and White Band, a large organization of musicians under the leadership of T. F. Schleishman, will be the headline attraction at the Palace next week. One of the features of the band is a saxophone sextette. The bill Includes: FREDA LEONARD AND JEWELL BARNETT —Two songsters who offer “Graduates From the College of Class.” Miss Leonard has gained quite a reputation as a blue singer In New York Revues. The latest Parisian modes arc worn by the girls. CAESAR RIVOLY—A protean artist who will offer his novelty, “Scandal in a Restaurant.” A comedy story is the basis for the playlet and Rlvoli plays every character. ije offers SI,OOO to the person who can prove that any one besides himself appears In the act. PAT AHEARN AND BILLY PETERSON —Offer “Two Boys From the Old Neighborhood.” They sing*, dance and make merry in anew and novel way. They arc from the musical comedy field. JAMES “FAT” THOMPSON—With his assistant, A1 Petrie, will offer ‘‘"’he Camofleurs.” BLACK EYED SUSANS A quartette of girls who offer harmony and comedy singing. They are said to have plenty of novelties. CLASS, MANNING AND CLASS— Known as “Daring Tricksters on thi Silver Wire.” They have been with Ringling Brothers’ Circus for many seasons.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1923

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l KEITH’S ALL NATIONALITY WEEK WITH LOCAL ARTISTS EXTRA EACH NIGHT 10 ACT FESTIVAL SHOW IT TOOK THE WHOLE WORLD TO MAKE THIS SHOW

Helen Stover The Noted Soprano Dugan and Raymond "Ace in the Hole” The Letter Writer Comedy Playlet Miller and j iack The Bing Boys Adelaide Bell &. To. Dancing Supreme Lynn and Howland A Racey Conversation McCarthy Sisters Two Girls In Blue Six Hassons Whirling Arab* ASlyn Mann “Youll Find Out”^ MONDAY— Nationality Day TUESDAY— Italian Day WEDNESDAY— Serbian Day THURSDAY— Miccdirian and Slovenian Day FRIDAY— Roumanian Day SATURDAY— Ail American Day l KEITH’S