Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 25, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 June 1923 — Page 5

SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1923

WALKER TO REVIVE SMILIN’ THROUGH’ >AT MURAT MONDAY Grand Players to Present 'Lawful Larceny’ Here for First Time, Interest on the legitimate stage ! here next week Is centered upon the revival of "Smilin' Through" with! Bianohe Turka at the Murat by Stuart Walker and the first presentation in Indianapolis of “Lawful Larceny" at English’s by the Grand Players. , At English’s next week. Jean Oliver j will play the role of a wife who loses j her husband and her jewels to an j adventuress who vamped friend husband. Last season. Walker at the Murat, made his most favorable impression by i presenting “Smilin’ Through which will be the Walker offering next week at the Murat. The Rialto will offer vaudeville and movies. -I* + + Grand Players Begin Eleventh Week at English’s “Lawful Larceny,” a comedy tn three acts and a prologue, wherein a young wife turns "society thief to recover her Jewelry which had been given by her husband to another fcvoman, will be the offering of the Pirand Players next week at Eng- j lish’s. This will mark the eleventh week cl the Grand Players season at that house. “Lawful Larceny” was originproduced by A. H. Woods : t the Republic Theater, New York and enjoyed a long run. This will be the first presentation of the comedy in Indianapolis. The theme is one which has had much advertising in the public prints and on the lecture platform in the last few years since sex complexes have begun to be popular topics in almost every walk of life. Mr. Shipman however has given these fundamental Impulses a few new twists and has thereby provided an entertainment a little ahead of the average "triangle’’ story. Jean Oliver will be seen as the wife who loses her husband and her jewels to an adventuress who vamped the husband. Norman Wendel will be cast as the weak husband and Eddy Waller, as a young admirer who takes a hand In helping the young j wife commit "Lawful Larceny.” The cast is as follows: Mr Andrew Dorsey Norma! Wendel j Mrs. Andrew Dorsey, his wife... Jean Oliver Miss Vivian Hepburn Alice Mason I Ex-Judge Dan Perry Don Merriheld j Mrs Francis Davia Alice De Lane! Mrs. Anne French Idabelle Arnold Mr. Guy Tarlow Eddy Waller Bolton, a butler John Kane Mr Davis Larry Sullivan Mr. Richard French -Jmm* Leroy Farrell, a detective William Hull The first performance here will be given Sunday afternoon. L '■ '■ Blanche Yurka Plays Jane Cowl’s Famous Role Romance, with its delightful aspiring aspects as well as Its dramatic moments. Is the essence of the comedy, “Smilin' Through,” which the members of the Stuart Walker company will present at the Murat Theater beginninf Monday night. On the occasion of its originai pro duetion several years ago. under the personal direction of Jane Cowl. ‘ Smilin’ Through" was acclaimed as cne of the most fascinating plays of the decade. "Smilin’ Through” is the story’ of an overpowering love and an unmastered hate covering a period of fifty years- When Moonyeen Clare Is shot down by a drunken suitor on the eve of her marriage, there arises a hate in the of her bereaved lover *whlch extends over a period of fifty years, centering on the innocent son of the man who committed the deed, and who loves and is loved by the daughter of the sister of the unfortunate young prospective bride. Finally, however, in a most unusual manner, the spiritual 'love which he bears for the one who was taken from him on the eve of his great happiness asserts itself, and an end is reached which emphasizes the unique and fascinating construction of the piece. “Smilin' Through” is in three acts and was written by Allan Martin. h Blanche Yurka and lan Keith will Piave the leading roles. The cast will include George Somnes, T>reea Dale. Judith Lowry, Eugene Powers, Kay Strozzl. Florence Irving. Jean Spurney. Clark Hoover and others. -I- -I- -IRialto to Offer Vaudeville and Movies At the Rialto next week the management has gone back to the old policy of five acts of vaudeville in.

Hm 11 f 3 jf k fk Matinees Wed.. Curtain at Thors, and Sat. m> 2:80 and 8:30 First Time Monday Night In the Most Beautiful and Appealing Story of Love and Romance Ever Staged SMILIN’THROUGH WITH A BETTER THAN BROADWAY CAST The Usual Price Scale Will Be Observed for This Attraction Evenings, 50c to $1.50. Matinees, 25c, 50c, 75c LAST TWO TIMES TODAY, IN 2:30 “AN IDEAL HUSBAND” 8:so

NEXT WEEK WILL BE A BUSY ONE ON THE STAGE

Orchestral Concerts Now a Sure Thing

By WALTER D. HICKMAN A RTISTIC STANDARDS of a /\ city these days to a great extent are determined by the kind of music which is in demand. Indianapolis has found it impossible to have its regular great sym- j phony orchestra, but we have found a way to have an orchestral series during the regular season. Ona B. Talbot has found that way. Last season she introduced to In- j dianapolls Fritz Reiner and the Cin- I einnati Symphony Orchestra in three ; concerts. I am not tooting anybody’s horn, j but I want to drive home one big I sact —the importance of giving proper support to these orchestral concerts ; next year. It has been my experience to hear many directors of the few real symphony orchestras in this country and none boast of a more competent director than the Cincinnati Orchestra. -I- -I- -IToday Mrs. Talbot announces the following dates next season for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Reiner conducting, at the Murat: Monday night, Nov. 12, 1923. Monday night, Jan. 28. 1924. Monday night, March 24. 1924. Mrs. 'Talbot has not definitely decided upon the soloists. The public seat sale will open Monday at the office of Mrs. Talbot and season reservations may be made there. Although Mrs. Talbot is the moving spirit behind this great enterprise, she has the assistance of an organization known as the Advisory Board of Finance of the Orchestra Society. Louis C Husemann is chairman and other members are Hugh McK. Landon. Charles B. Sommers, Albert M. Rosenthal. Henry F. Campbell and James P. Goodrich, treasurer. The board of directors of the soconnection with the feature picture. Taking his choice from the many acts available, the following have been j selected for the week: "Gray and George” in a little comedy sketch. I "The Lovable Pair;” “Cummins and ; Cote" singing, talking ajid dancing; i “Ball and Du Quincy,” in “Twists and : Turns,” Blanch Barker, novelty and variety, and Bob and Gertrude in | “Kid Frolics.” I Jackie Coogan in "Oliver Twist” | will be the feature photoplay. The things you’ve laughed and cried over ; unfolded in scene upon scene of the I adventures of the work-house waif.

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cietv is composed of Hilton IT. Brown. Frederic M. Ayres, Josiah K. Lilly, G. A. Schnull. Meredith Nicholson, Arthur V. Brown. James W. Lilly, Booth Tarkington, Harold Taylor, T. Victor Keene, J. I. Holcomb Albert E. Metzger, Fred M. Dickson and Robert Lieber. Ona B. Talbot today made the following official announcement: “The volume of opportunity afforded for hearing and studying the best there is in music determines a city's musical standing. "Symphonic music, the highest forni of musical art, is the most important in the development of musical appreciation and no community can become a musical center without this advantage. The truth of this insertion is evidenced by the cities recognized as musical centers maintaining Symphony Orchestras. New York

£Hf*| ALL week §KTi 1 in %0r ■ H w Beginning Sunday Mat. Matinees Tomorrow, Wednesday, Saturday Charles Berkell Presents The Grand Players “LAWFUL LARCENY” NITE In a Prologue and Three Acts MAT. PRICES: —BY— PRICES 25c SAMUEL SHIPMAN 25c 50C FIRST TIME TN | 35c YSC | INDIANAPOLIS | Tax Included GET THE HABIT Tax Included SEE THE GRAND PLAYERS EVERY WEEK IPHONE Circle 337 3 |

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No. I—Ada1 —Ada Lumar of The Lumars, at the Lyrlo next week. No. 2—Edith Alberty of 3412 E. Pratt St., who will take part with about sixty other local young people In “The Indianapolis Follies." at the Lyric next week. No. 3 —With A1 Hammond's White Way Orchestra, at the Palace, open-

City has four permanent orchestras, which involve millions of dollars each year, with two new ones recently created, in addition to the annual series of the Boston and Philadelphia Orchestra. Boston. Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit. Cincinnati, Cleveland, St. Louis, Minneapolis. San Francisco and Los Angeles all maintain their own Symphony Orchestras, and lai-ge deficits are met each year by the guarantors of these organizations. who -willingly pay for the cultural advantages gained for their respective communities. This however, can only be done In the largest cities of the United States, other cities engaging the great orchestras when on tour. "With the closing of the first series of Symphony Orchestra concerts in Indianapolis the desire for orchestral music has been created and sustained by the public in a manner to encourage the board of directors of the Indianapolis Symphony Society to continue the orchestra series ly"At a meeting of the advisory’ hoard i of finance of the Orchestra Society, | on March 20, it was decided to engage the Cincinnati orchestra for this! s*ason’s series and to secure 100 i guarantors who would subscribe one j hundred dollars ($100) each, either for a season box or season ticket* to this amount, thereby meeting the financial responsibility without a deficit or monetary loss to those directing the affairs of the Indianapolis Symphony Society, this amount to he fully sub-

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ing Thursday afternoon. No. 4 —Blanche Yurka, who will play the leading role in "Smilin' Through,” at the Murat next week. •No. s—Alice Mason in "T>awful Larceny,” next week’s offering at English’s. No. 6—Frances Cornwell, at the Rialto next week.

scribed by June Ist. when contracts mu&t be made. "The earnest cooperation of the citizens of our city and State is lnjvited for this worthy enterprise. Will you be a guarantor?*’ Now t the future of orchestral concerts is in the hands of all Indianapolis people. I am sure that no better scries could he offered to any city in this country. It of History Here An Empire fete was one of the novel features made recently for "The Silent Partner,” Charles Maigne’s production for Paramount, in which Beatrice Joy, Owen Moore and Robert Kdcson are featured. They v appear in these scenes respectively as Ixiuise of Prussia, Murat and Napoioon. Hundreds of players appear in costumes of the period of the Second Empire in France. The picture was adapted by S la Cowan from th“ story by Maximilian Foster and Ralph Block is production editor Wray Getting Ready for “Anna” John Griffith Wray, Thomas H. Ince director. Is carrying around a nautical dictionary these days, studying up sea terms in preparation for the filming of "Anna Christie,” for which i nee has purchased screen rights. The screen adaptation of the famous play will go into production within a few r weeks. The picttire will he released by National this fail.

*ITS BREEZY ENTBRTAINMBNT 1 Dan Fitch Minstrels! 1 The Stcppingest Steppers That Ever Stepped a Step M \ The Singlngest Singers That Ever Sang a Song f S NKIX VERA ZENO, MOLL PAYTON A PALMER Bj I MACK A TBLHAR * CAIU. 1N Bon ■ and fitorlee Elerated Bare A REAL TREAT |j|f jj FLORENCE REYNOLDS McGRATH i f TRIO AMD DEEDS | IN '‘SATIRE ANP MELOPT" IS MINFTES H THE PAINTT I.ITTIJE SONGSTRESS OF MIRTH rS ANP lIEIt PHONOGRAPH BOYS || { PHOTO PLAT PEATCRR Kathrine MacDonald ' '^l COMING THCRBPAT \ J H WAY \ I I ■ with wile moons Y\ \ . A Wjr)k ! R R OTHER 810 ACTS \ o^^&***^*‘

SO LOCAL YOUNG PEOPLE APPEAR IN ‘UOOSIER FOLLIES’ Palace Management to Offer Two Lengthy Bills Next Week, THE CREAM of the amateur talent of Indianapolis will appear in "The Hoosier Follies,” a big song and dance revue which will be presented at the Lyric next week as a special added attraction in addition to the usual vaudeville bill. Sixty local boys and girls are in the cast. They were selected from among hundreds of aspirants by Walter Windsor, a New York musical comedy producer w'ho has directed the rehearsals and w’ho sponsors the production. "The Hoosier Follies” will he staged with special scenic and costuming equipment. It boasts an original and tuneful musical score, and a book that contains an abundance of good humor. The vaudeville will be headed by George Carson’s "Gypsy Idyll,” a melange of specialties, songs and dances offered by a company of seven versatile artists. The bill will include: SHERMAN, VAN AND HYMAN— A peppy trio of comedians and harmony vocalists known as "Big League Entertainers.” MLLE. VALLECITA’S LEOPARDS —A trained trofffie of beautiful Jungle cats put through their paces under the personal direction of Dolores Valleoita, one of the world’s greatest wild animal trainers. CARLSON SlSTEßS—Exponents of acrobats, buck and wing and modem dances. Considered one of the best sister teams in vaudeville, and presenting a nifty terpsichorean act in which they are aided by Ed Schroder, pianist extraordinary. GRACE AND EDDIE PARKES— Farceurs in a melodious skit called "A Bungalow of Beauty, Ballads and Bunk.” THE LUMARS Europe’s latest thrill. “The Girl Without Nerves." Hailed as the greatest and most sensational equilibristlc act ever conceived. ON THE SCREEN —Sunshlne i comedy. "Circus Pals”; novelty film. "The Jazz Bug,” and "Fun From the Press.”

Two Interesting Bills at Palace Next Week Minstrelsy ar.d a well-known New York dance orchestra wijl be the topnotch attractions at the Palace next week. For the first three days Dan Fitch’s Minstrels will make merry In a production in two scenes of songs, dances and negro comicalities. Hammond’s White Way Orchestra will occupy the limelight the last half of the week. Other acts on Monday's bill Includes: MACK AND VELMAR—A comedy skit entitled "A Writing Room Wrangle." in which Nell Mack portrays a bashful cattjcman from Montana and Wra Velmar depicts a soubrette from a Broadway musical show. ZENO, MOLL AND CARL—Trampoline and elevated bar artists who work In comedy attire while doing their stunts. FLORENCE REYNOLDS TRIO—A

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Noted Conductor to Be Here in Concerts FRITZ REINER Os the greatest Interest today in musical circles is the announcement of Ona B. Talbot that the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra will appear here during next season in three orchestra concerts. Reiner again will direct. musical act that Is different, featuring Florence Reynolds. H. Bruce Howard and Donald Saxton. DAYTON AND PALMER—Singers and comedians. Beginning Thursday the acts headed by the Hammond Orchestra are: "THE WALLFLOWER"—A comedy with music that was written by Cunningham and Bennett and has to do with a wallflower wdio becomes the belle of a dancing party, played by Dorothy Meltinio and the Musketeer Trio. STUART GlßLS—Depictions of little girjs in lumpers, featuring Juvenile i songs and stories. CRYSTAL BENNETT AND COM PANT—A concoction of comedy and physical culture demonstrations, giving special prominence to women j boxers. HOLLIDAY AND WILLETH—Co- ! medians with several new laugh pro- ; vokers. and one other act completes j the bill.’ The screen attraction for the first i half of the week is "The Woman Conquered,” starring Katherine MacDonald and for the last half Mary Miles Minter in “Tha Trail of the Lonesome Pine.” Sheldon Returns From Work E. Lloyd Sheldon, production editor at the Paramount Long Island studio, has returned to New York after a short stay in New London, Conn., where Thomas Meighan and a company of players are making scenes for "Homeward Bound," under the direction of Ralph Ince.

—NEXT WEEK—GEORGE CARSON’S "Gypsy Idyll” A Novelty Revue Big League Entertainers Sherman, Van and Hyman Melodious Nonsense Carlson Sisters and ED SHRODER “A Bit of Broadway” Grace and Eddie Parkes ‘‘A Bungalow of Beauty, Ballads and Bunk” Otis Mitchell Tunes and Topics Europe’s Latest Thrill * THE LUMARS ‘The Girl Without Nerves” Special EXTRA' Added EXTRA.' Attraction -'HA HOOSIER FOLLIES Local Boys and Girls in 60 THE CAST 60 Sheee for the Koenler Fellies Furnished by the Medd Boot cry Shep. Fitted by Nnte Kerens, 47 West Ohle Street.

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BELASCOPLANSTO INSTILL NEW IDEA INTO FILM PLAYS Noted Director Hints of Great Method in Adapting Stage Successes, By JAMES W. DEAN NEW YORK, June 9.—Many have believed that David Belasco’s new connection with the movies would mean he would simply look over finished films of his plays, make a few minor changes and approve them. This writer, until now. belonged to that group. Screen rights to Belasco stage successes are worth so much that it seemed they offered a convenient shortcut to wealth to the wizard of the stageHowever, I have information directly from Belasco that he plans to put his own original ideas irtto the screen versions of his plays. He leaves for Hollywood within a few days to attend the screening of “Tiger Rose,” in which Lenore Ulric will star. "I am exploring anew field,” Belasco says. "I realize that the human voice upon which I have depended so much on the.stage will he tbsent and that facial expression must portray emotion. But perhaps facial expressions alone will not satisfy me. There are so many ways in which emotion may be portrayed, ways that have not been used. I shall have new lighting effects, new subjects, many new things.” Belasco to Fix High Standard for Movies Belasco’s attitude Is worthy of emulation by a great host of authors and artists who have come into the cinema fold with the avowed intention of helping the humble movie. The chief fault, of these latter is they have not understood, as Belasco understands, that they are working with new material and new implements. "Writers have tried to make the screen literary. Stage directors have tried to make it only dramatic. Artists have tried to make It simply pictorial. Belasco believes that he can bring improvement to motion pictures by developing new things, things that are peculiarly of and for the screen. He Is willing to discard the methods that were effective In his past experience in stagecraft and which he believes will not work tn his new craft. * • • "It would be useles for me to go into pictures unless I felt that I could bring to the screen something, which no one else has brought to it,” Belasco says. “My method will be my own. I will not try to copy anything that has been done. Though few may know it, I have been studying (Continued on Page 71

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