Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 60, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 July 1923 — Page 5
SATURDAY, JULY 21,1923
PALACE AND LYRIC OFFER BIG BILLS ' -ALIMWEEK A ‘Dope’ Playlet and Reat Indians to Be Features in Variety Shows, 4 STRAIGHT DOPE.” a sketch showing the evils of the narcotic evil with Lillian Burkhart and real Indians, will be the features on the variety bills next week. The "dope” sketch will be the chief offering at the Lyric next week, opening Sunday matinee. It is said that high officials indorsed this sketch. Beginning on Monday afternoon and continuing for the remainder of the first half of the week, the Palace will feature real Sioux Indians in an act. -I- -I- -IReal Indians Top New Bill at Palace Indians are coming to the Palace next week, real Sioux Indians, with something different from the usual Red-Skin act in that this time they are featuring Master Karlh, a young fellow who is said to be a remarkable hunter and guide like the others of his race, despite his youth. Besides he has developed an ability a singer, dancer, and whistler and Bives an exhibition of tumbling and 7iand-balancing. Along with Karlh comes his father, a graduate of the Carlyle Idian School, his mother who Is called the twentieth century squaw, and an old guide who has followed trails all over the country west of the Mississippi. Others will be: MORRIS AND FLYNN—Two men who are said to sing together exceptionally well and sprinkle plenty comedy between song numbers. AMORAS OBEY—A European novelty skit that combines acrobatic dancing with a clown offering. WERNER AMORAS TRlO—Harmony singers and funsters offering the latest in popular songs and a few parodies. 808 WILLIS —Known to vaudeville fans as “the musical fool” because he can play almost any Instrument, whistles and also sings. CLIFFORD WAYNE TRlO—America’s foremost Indian novelty, featuring Master Karlh, a pocket edition of Fred Stone, and a band of Indians In full dress. Thursday’s program is featuring Laura and Billy Dreyer and also the "Phenomenal Players.” The acts will include: TOM KELLY—Jokesmith and dancer. He has some new stories to tell at every show and his darces are of the eccentric type and soft shoe. DIMPLE FARRIS AND FRED MAYNARD—Presenting "The Tattle Tale,” a comedy sketch in two scenes. ELIDA MORRIS—One of the younghat singers to become an internaKlonal favorite. She is a character comedienne who does not depict types, but instead enacts incidents in song. "PHENOMENAL PLAYERS” Something new, something unusual in vaudevillle. Also something mysterious. LAURA AND BILLY DRYER—In “A Twentieth Century Dance Revue,” with special setting and appropriate costumes. SCREEN FARE—First half of the week features Glenn Hunter and Mary Astor in "The Second Fiddle,” the story of two boys, both in love with the same girl, but one is a Beau Brummel and the pride of the town while the other is regarded as a no-account fellpw, uneducated and poorly dressed. The photoplay starting Thursday features Douglas Mac Lean in "The Sunshine Trail,” a tale of a hero who was always doing good for others and who was done good by others. -I- -I- -INoted Actress Appeal’s In Sketch at Lyric Hailed as the most important dramatic contribution to the vaudeville stage in a long time, “The Straight Dope,” a one-act playlet presented by AJ Ilian Buakhart, noted actress, will top next week’s bill at the Lyric. It deals with the perils of the narcotic evil, and depicts the danger that so insidiously menaces the youth of the land from this source. The plot is based upon actual happenings revealed through the records of the police department in San Francisco and ■jOS Angeles. It has the Indorsement of Federal officials. Governors of States and judges who have witnessed it, and who have pronounced it not only an entertaining dramatic offering, but a potent agent for moral reform as we In "The Straight Dope” Miss Burkhart is doing on the stage the
AMUSEMENTS U— — THE Beginning Monday Night IF I j nssn MURAT 1 oil/ 1 Wed. Thurs. ITIUIAn I 500 Seats I 'HE ii andSat - THEATRE at 25c q not I <-4 V- ' V —J U 9 p| '*4|| ji McKay Morris, Julia Hoyt, f i *of Elizabeth Patterson, Beulah j\ S' a?? Bondy, George Somnes and ■ 'I .3 1 Forty Others in the Great- * A S3 i®* 1 j£j est Dramatic Achievement of IT R|j *3l .1 the Age. T lll “Peter Ibbetson”" (First Time Here) Seven Picturesque Scenes and Costumes - of Dazzling Brilliance and Beauty artghed air makes fuT K o f d happi'- MUSIC BY ORLOFF TRIO IZZ'f* COMPANY TIMESTODAX- “SPITE CORNER” I
IMPORTANT EVENTS SCHEDULED ON STAGE NEXT WEEK
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No. I—Elida Morris at the Palace the last half of next week. No. 2—Hubbell’s Singing Band at the Lyric all next week.
same work that Mrs. lYallace Reid is doing on the screen—namely, endeavoring to arouse the nation to im- i mediate and , drastic action. The bill will include: TY LING FOO FOUR—A quartet] of Chinese magicians who give a mystifying exhibition of Oriental ledgerdemain rivalling the perform-1 ance of their celebrated countryman, Ching Ling Foo. HUBBELL’S SINGING JAZZ ! BAND—Cabaret entertainers from the Pacific Coast in a lively program of songs and instrumental numbers. M’KAY SISTERS—Three Scotch' lassies in songs and dances of the land of the heather. WILL AND MARY ROGERS— Skilled farceurs w'hf> present a laughable domestic skit called “The League of Relations.” LEIGH AND LESTER Nifty steppers introducing a routine of their highly original dance creations. EQUILLI BROTHERS—Past masters of balancing and feats of equilibrium known as “The Super i Athletes.” ON THE SCREEN—Monte Bank’s comedy “Love’s Handicap;" “Fun From the Press.” LIEBER HONORED BEFORESAILING Banquet Given in Honor of First National Head, Samuel Goldwyn was host recently at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, New York, at a bon voyage dinner .tendered to Robert Lieber, president of Associated First National Pictures. Interesting speeches were made by Adolph Zukor, Marcus Loew, Richard A. Rowland, A. H. Woods, Robert Lieber and the host, Samuel Goldwyn. Raymond Hitchcock and Eddie Cantor contributed humorous talks to the evening. The following day Lieber and his family sailed for Sweden to be gone for two months on a tour of Europe to inspect film distribution there. First National how have their own exchanges in many of the continental countries, and it is Interesting to knoTj that First National pictures are shown in 500 of the 700 theaters In Sweden. Denmark and Norway are also represented with First National exchanges for the distribution of their pictures. One of the important objects of Lieber’s trip will be to attend the forthcoming contention in London of First National, which will be held early in August. He may also watch the filming of "The Eternal City,” which George Fitzmaurice is now directing in Italy for Samuel Goldwyn. It is to be an early fall release for First National.
No. 3—Morris and Flynn to be at the Palace the first half of next week.
In Which Al Lichtman Answers All Critics
BY WALTER D. HICKMAN What is wrong with the movies? That is a common question and at times it seems to me to be a silly one.I believe that the movies in the last year have made real progress both as to production and the character of the acting presented. I have before me -an interesting statement on the subject. "Every now and then,” says Al Lichtman, president of Preferred Pictures, "the solons of the stage—meaning the playwrights, the managers, the actors and (by no means least) the dramatic critics—in solemn conclave assembled, demand to know what is the matter with the movies. "Well, I’ll bite. I don’t know. But what I do knpw is that something is the matter with the drama. In a recent issue of the New York Times, there appeared an analysis of the shows put on during the last year. There were, it seems, 198. Os these forty-three were succesful financially. Undoubtedly, in the eyes of their producers, they were all artistic successes, with the possible exception of ‘Abie’s Irish Rose.’ -I’ -I- -I----“In the last year—my first of independent production—l released tight pictures. All of them were financial successes; that is. In every instance, 1 got back my cost of production, my overhead, and a degree of profit ranging from fair to big s returns. My first release, ‘Rich Men’s Wives,’ Is one of the outstanding box-office successes of the year, both from my own standpoint and that of the exhibitors. “Two of the preferred eight were, in addition to their financial succese, among the most artistic productions of the year: ‘Shadows’ and ‘The Hero.’ ‘Shadows’ was a screen adaptation of Wilbur Daniel Steele’s prize-winning story, ‘Ching, Ching, , Chinaman,’ and it gave Lon Chaney
i 1:00 to 11:00 P. M. MONDAY —TUESD A Y —WE D N E S D A Y CLIFFORD WAYNE TRIO ■ AMERICA’S FOREMOST INDIAN NOVELTY —THE INDIANS IN FULL DRESS, AND THE 20TH CENTURY SQUAW, FEATURING MASTER KARLH The Pocket Edition of Fred Stone MORRIS^& FLYNN I IN A SMART CYCLE OF SONGS WITH A DASH OF COMEDY 808 WILLIS IN “THE TATTLE TALE” AMORAS &OBEY ■ p, La, La, from Across the Sea in Gay Paree, \Come These French Eccentrics Werner Amoros Trio ■ “Much Ado About Nothing” PHOTO PLAY GLEN HUNTER & MARY ASTER I.N “THE SECOND FIDDLE” - It’s a Wonder Picture
No. 4—Eddy Waller of the Grand Players who will be seen in "My Lady Friends” at English’s next week.
an opportunity to do what the critics conceded was his best screen work. ‘The Hero' was a film version of Gilbert Emery's play that was an artistic triumph, if not a financial one. But I liked the play and its theme so much that I gambled on it, and have done pretty well, thank you. -I- -I- -I----"So I may be pardoned if when some super-critlo of super-specials ffngn at me the challenge ‘What’s wrong with the movies?’ I smile and reply, ‘l’ll bite. _ What?’ "And then I’m going to add that if I could turn out only forty-three successful pictures out of 198, I would have to get out of the production end of the film business and turn critic.”
Murat Music
The musical program arranged by the Orloff Trio for the production of "Peter lbbetson,” the Stuart Walker offering at the Murat next week, will make us -with- the philosopher Peter, “Dream True,” for it was the ever lovely Schubert "Serenade,” the major melodic theme, heard throughout the play, and “One Mind, One Heart” and "The Blue Danube” waltz of Strauss that had such a Peter’s "dreaming true”—the real secret of life. The other numbers programmed have been selected from the works of the great composers living in the period which Du Maurier choso for his novel of romance. The program is as follows: I Gavotte—“ Leg Deux Montons" Martini Lnrtro . Handel Gavotte—" Don Juan” Mozart —First Intermission—“One Heart. One Mind” (Polka).. .Btrauss Minuet in G Beethoven Blue Danube Waltz Strauss —Second Intermission— S< ronade Bchubert Ballet Music “Rosamunde" Schubert Ai.dante from “Orphee et Eurydlce”. GlueK
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIME^
No. s—McKay Morris who will play one of the chief roles in “Peter lbbetson” at the Murat next week.
SUMER OPERA IS BIGSUOCESS Cincinnati, Ohio, Proves That Citizens Support Music, , The season of grand opera at the Zoological Garden, at Cincinnati, Ohio, is attracting Increasingly larger crowds as it progresses, and the operas being presented this week are "LaTosca” and “Romeo and Juliet." The spectacular "Ice Shows” given at 3, 7:30 and 9 p. m., daily, continue to please large crowds dally, who marvel at the difficult feats performed by the professisonal ice artists. Not the least of the Zoo attractions is the free Punch and Judy show, given at 12 o’clock noon, and 2 and 4 p. m daily. Children especially arv delighted with this show. The beautiful Zoo clubhouse, with its attractive service and reasonabl
ynin where LYKII THE o c r s SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT OF THE DISTINGUISHED ACTRESS LILLIAN BURKHART I IN HER REMARKABLE DRAMATIC PLAYLET “THE STRAIGHT DOPE” I A Thrilling Exposure of the Subtle, Silent, Ever Alert and Always Present Foe We Call the Narcotic Traffic. - TY LING FOO FOUR Mysteries From the Orient McKAY SISTERS Three Likeable Scotch Lassies EVANS & WILSON Songs and Furs. GIBNEY & ROGERS “It Doesn’t Mean a Thing” EQUILLI BROTHERS Super Athletes EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTION IRVING & ELLWOOD SINGING NOVELTIES MOTION PICTURES OF THE PRIZE WINNERS OF TIMES-LYRIC “BABY PEGGY” CONTEST. DANCING IN THE LYRIC BALLROOM Af’VERNOON and EVENING
No. 6—Julia Hoyt who will make her first appearance of the season at the Murat -Monday night.
prices, is enjoying a large patronage by those who are pleased with excellent cuisine and special attention. Dancing at the Zoo grows in popularity as the summer season progresses, and the perfect floor ar.d pleasing dance music is enjoyed by those indulging in this popular pastime. It is fortunate that the Zoo management provided additional parking space this year inside the Zoo grounds, as with this additional room the parking facilities are often packed to capacity, as automobile parties in increasing numbers make the Zoo the ermlnus of their excursions. Melville Burke Writes Play Melville Burke who is at present directing the Walker players at the Cox Theater, Cincinnati, has written a play and scenario which he Intends to produce within the next four weeks. He will make the mo’le version, first, taking most of the scenes in and around Cincinnati. Offer Made to Director Edwin L. Hollywood, director, is considering an offer to direct one of our biggest stars in s.ll her future pictures. Details will be announced in the near future.
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M’KAY MORRIS IN IBBETSON’CAST - AT MURATMONDAY Grand Players to Close Season With "My Lady Friends,” STUART WALKER next week at the Murat will make his long promised production of “Peter lbbetson” with McKay Morris and Julia Hoyt in the leading roles. “Peter lbbetson has never been seen in Indianapolis before. The production next week at the Murat is one of the largest and the most costly ever attempted by Walker here. On Saturday night, July 28, the Grand Players will close their season at English’s. The final bill, opening Sunday afternoon, is “My Lady Friends,” a farce comedy. -I- -!- -IMorris and Hoyt In “lbbetson” Cast The Stuart Walker company presentation of Du Maurier’s "Peter Ibbetson” at the Murat Theater on Monday night will be a notable one In many respects. First of all it brings back to Indianapolis three Walker company favorites of. other seasons—three players who have been identified with the company for many seasons and who have appeared at the Murat on numerous occasions. McKay Morris, who will have the title role of the play; Julia Hoyt and Julia McMahon will on Monday night make their first appearances of the current season. Seven picturesque sets are used In the production, and lor the past three weeks Frederick Foord of the Stuart Walker Company art department has devoted his entire time and attention to the designing of the stage settings and the costumes that are used in the play. "Peter lbbetson” has never before been seen In Indianapolis. It was first produced at the Republic Theater in New York in April, 1917, with John Barrymore in the title role. The play was accorded excellent notices, and by one New York paper was designated "the dramatic achievement of the age.” In "Peter lbbetson,” the author demonstrates conclusively thkt we are such stuff as dreams are made of and shows two sympathetic natures, from childhood to maturity, realizing their ldeaJs in dreams. A story that is unsurpassed for its beautiful thoughts, its interesting philosophy and Its wonderful simplicity, It Is one of the most
SI EQII’Q LfISTWEEK Li IO I! O Beginning Sunday Mat. Tomorrow, Wednesday and Saturday "4 Charles Berkell Presents GRAND PLAYERS \ IY LADY FRIENDS’X y EMIL NYITRARY and FRANK MANDEL lANCE THIS SUMMER TO SEE THE RAND PLAYERS 35c, 50c. Nlte Prices: 25c, 50c, 780 Tax Included PHONE Circle 3373 MATS., 2:15
400 People 400 INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 200 Horses 200 0 Monday and Tuesday, 100 Animals 100 j u i y 23 and 24 2 Herds of Elephants 2 Circus Grounds, Belmont a ’Washington Sts.
entertaining and absorbing plays ever written and a character study of unusual brilliance. The play will require the largest cast of the season. Two-thirds of the combined companies, here and in Cincinnati, will be used in its production. In addition to Morris, Julia Hoyt and Julia McMahon the cast will in-, elude Elizabeth Patterson, Beulah Bondy, Albert Hackett, George Somi.es, Jean Spurney, Aldrich Bowker, Boyd Agin, L’Estrange Millman, Claihc Hoover, Corbet Morris, William Kirkland, Wayne Huff, Jack Davis and numerous others. Though he has for sometime contemplated the production and intended to do it during the course, of the present season, Mr. Walker’s presentation of “Peter lbbetson” at this particular tim eis in honor of his mother's birthday, which occurs during the coming week. The play will be staged under Walker’s direction wit£ art work and costumes designed by Frederick Foord. The Orloff Trio will furnish incidental music at all performances of the play. -I- -I* IFa re-well Week of Grand Players at English’s For the last week of their current season In Indianapolis, the Grand Players at English’s will offer “My Lady Friends,” a farce comedy In three acts by Emil Nyitray and Frank Mandel. The theme of this hot weather entertainment has to do with the efforts of a multimillionaire spender to teach his wife how to spend money. Unique as that condition is its development in "My Lady Friends” is 6ald to bring endless comedy situations. Jean Oliver will make her farewell appearance of the season In the part of Eva Johns, who knows bow to spend, and who Is drafted by James Smith (Eddy to help educate friend wife (Mira McKinney). Miss Marian Holmes, Indianapolis amateur, who has appeared several times before with the Grand players, will also be in the cast. The parts assigned Miss Mason, Miss Arnold, Miss Selkirk', Sullivan and Leßoy are such as to give these popular members of the company grand comedy opportunities. Walter ,Pointer will have an opportunity for some striking comedy as the maid, Hilda. The cast is as follows: Catherine Smith Mira McKinney Era Johns V Jean Oliver Hilda - Walter Pool ter Lucille Early Alice Mason Edward Early Larry Sullivan James Smith Eddy Waller Tom Trainor *. • •••••• James I/C Roy Xorah Marianne Holmes Gwendolyn Marraret Selirk Julia Idabelle Arnold Maker Good In “Wild Love’* So good was her work In "W(ld Love” in which she played the leading feminine role, that Sara Mullen has been besieged with starring offers. Miss Mullen will announce her future plans upon her return from Palm Beach where she is spending a well earned vacation.
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