Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 98, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 September 1923 — Page 3
TUESDAY, SEPT. 4, 1923
Jack Pearl Explains Meaning of 9 A. S.; Send to Us More Artists Like Guerite
By WALTER D. HICKMAN. I- O longer is it 9 p. m. NOh, mercy no. I should utter It more loudly. It is 9 A. S. It means “Nine after supper.” And we liked that one during “The Dancing Girl." at the Murat last night. The “Dancing Girl” belongs to the better class of revu® entertainment. There is no bra**n *ure of the flesh. The girls Our’" Just strut and expose, but they and &&-■'. sing and wear clothing which actually covers what is intended to be covered. Scenicajly, this show is one or real beauty. It isn't overdone and it doesn't ooze perfume, paint and burning incense all over the theater. It stacks up as a common sense method of entertainment for the entire family, including grandma and grandpa. Jack Pearl Walks Away With This Show There are many valuable people In <ihe cast, but Jack Pearl is the one ;ou will remember when the season is all over. Pearl can create a laugh by stuttering or sneezing out a few comical lines. He is a skilled showman. He never overacts and he has the rare judgment of using clean material. Pearl has some delicious fun with Marie Stoddard in “At the Custom House.” Marie has Just landed from France and Pearl as a custom inspector finds it necessary to question Marie. After Marie'6 wet goods are discovered. Pearl asks. “How long are you going to stay in America?” “Just one quart,” she answers. That was all she succeeded in getting into the country. Before the booze was discovered, Peai-I asks, “Did you bring any liquor into the country?” “Certainly no,” Marie answers. Then Pearl whispers, “Do you want to buy any?” Pearl will increase his following by the hundreds if he keeps on at the pace he is going in this show. The Three Doners Dance, Dance and Dance The Three Doners —Kitty, who dresses like a boy; Rose, who looks like sweet sixteen, and Ted—appear In many smart dances. These three know how to dance, especially the clever Kitty. They never fail to please. We are lucky to get Trini, a European dancer. She was in the New York production of the show, but played only the final week in Chicago. She is a dancer possessing real Spanish fire. She flashes on and off in Aumerous dances and in one rare song picture, “My Love Bouquet,” a Spanish dance number as done by Trini, is the real article. She has a commanding personality and two “innocent eyes. The “Innocent Eyes” number is done with Jack Pearl. A real comedy affair. Pearl, Ted Doner and the others have some clever fooling in “The Boxing Contest.” The unexpected happers as Pearl puts over a comedy knockout. Llora Hoffman has a voice which would be welcomed on the concert stage. Here is a rare singer. Frank J. Corbett, Arthur Margetson, Llora Hoffman and Trini appear in a song picture, "Romance.” The lighting effects increase the charm of this melody picture. One of the beauty spots of the show, the "Versailles” number, belongs to the beauty winning divison." Ebba Sparre has her big chance here. Frank Byron and Miss Hoffraan also register. Lou Holtz is present. As far as I am concerned he is the most uninteresting alleged comedian on the American stage. To me some of his material needs cleaning up. I don’t like the brand of insinuating “dirt” dished up at times by Holtz. This beautiful show does not need the services cf Holtz. With the exception of Holtz, I recommend “The Dancing Girl” as the best Winter Garden show I have seen here In the last four years. At the Murat all week. • • •
Meet a Real Artist, Her Name Is Laura Guerite Her name Is Laura Guerite, pronounced “Goreet.” She says so herself. It might be well to remember the pronunciation, for if you see this woman at the Lyric this week you are likely to leave the theater talking about ner. Miss Guerite is a real entertainer. She opens her act with an Italian character song and then gets to her real business, which is travesty. She closes with a Cockney bit which she says Is a typical English music hall song. If Miss Guerite is a typical music hall entertainer, I would like to see more of them. Her travesties are partly sing and partly talk, but the effect is gained by her actions and what is technically known as "mugging." Through the whole act there Is a line of intimate "chatter" which gives the impression that the actress is having as much fun as the audience, which is great deal. Walter Hastings is a young man who sings, plays the piano and talks a little. Some of his songs are either exclusive property or very new. All of them are very good, his talk is humorous and his fingers seem to fly Use Cuticiira Soap Daily Bathe with Cuticura Soap and hot water to cleanse your skin and free it from impurities. If rough or pimply, anoint with Cuticurrf Ointment. Cuticura Talcum is ideal for perfuming as well as powdering. StaplM tm kT IUU Addroaa: -Omtteira Übar. orle. Dopi. sis. suite s, Itea." Sold mrywa*T. Soap So. Ototnwnt mod Mo. Talon Urn. Cuticura Soap okay witkoai mm*.
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LLORA HOFFMAN At last the Shuberts have brought a prima donna to town in a Winter Garden show who has a real voice. So often the prima donnas have nothing but good looks. Miss Hoffman as the chief singer in “The Dancing Girl,” has a grand opera voice. She stopped the show last night by singing “World Is Waiting for Sunrise.” Her work is one of the worthy features of the current offering at the Murat.
over the keys of the baby grand. He pleases easily. Ezra Buzzington’s IJ,ube Band is a jazz band in rube make up. The feature of the act is a whistler. Earle and Rial, dancers, head the “Earle and Rial Revue.” There are also in the company an acrobatic dancer, a violinist, an acordianist and a woman who sings. All are clever and the act, nicely mounted and well arranged is a mighty good little revue. Mills and Duncan are rube comedians. They are very clever but their material is not so good. Most of their stuff was heard in burlesque a long time ago. Laurie Devine is a very versatile young woman. She opens the show with an act that includes singing, dancing, piano playing and some very good contortion stunts. The three Keena girls sing and dance. Movies include a Hall Room Boys comedy and a Martin Johnson travel picture. At the Lyric all W’eek. (By the Observer.) -I- -!• -IBillboards Come to Life in Smart- Revue at Palace Even the billboards come to life at the Palace this week. The Gold Dust Twins and even Old Lady Dutch Cleanser step right out of the billboards in Mighonett Kokin and comjnny’s revue, “Two in a Revue.” This act is of the big time. It has class and every minute is new. It is a dance offering with a great idea back of it and it has the services of two individual dancers In putting over some of the smartest dance material I have encountered ifi many months. The china doll number is smart and pleasing. The Japanese number is as odd as it is beautiful. You expect a dance affair and you get something else. The French number is so chic.
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This act is one of the commanding reasons for visiting the Palace today. It is seldom that a piano and a.violin stop a vaudeville show, but that is what two violins and a piano are doing. Those responsible are easier and Beasley twins. The pianist is an expert and the two girls playing the violin know how to produce real melody. The act is also of big time flavor. _ Fred Walton and Mary Brant are offering their eccentric “Huh,” in which the odd comedy methods of the woman stops the act. Here is breezy fun wejl presented. The Faynes open the bill. The man is a contortionist of no mean ability. He twists himself into all kinds of positions. Good act. The Gardners, Bert and Mary, offer some noisy chatter and some fair dances. The movie feature is "The Ragged Edge,” a Goldwyn picture. Four of the acts on view at the Palace would do credit to any big time bill. At the Palace today and Wednesday. -I- -I- -IConcerning the Old and New Burlesque Idea The modern burlesque viewpoint is different from the “good old days” where license seemed to be the rule. Lena Daley has been dancing
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across the burlesque stage in the regulation Daley costumes which at times reminds one of Eva Tanguay, for many years. Miss Daley, who In private life is the wife of Ed E. Daley, owner of “Brevities of 1923,” knows her burlesque audience. She knows that the days of the burlesque revue la here and that the old slap-stick days are gone forever. Realizing this, Daley got hold of a Broadway musical revue written by George La Maire and Billy K. Wells, with tunes and music by A1 W. Brown. The result is that “Brevities of 1923” has more legitimate laughs than the average show seen on the burlesque stage. Some of the outstanding scenes are the Prologue in which a magician produces the chorus girls from a big magic, hat; “The Congressman” in which Jack “Smoke” Gray has a good comedy dance; “A Square in Spain;” “At the Dentist” in which Harry Peterson and Walter Brown have a good chance to be funny and loud; "Ninety Days from Broadway,” which might be a travesty on “Tangerine” and is one of the - best bits of the show. “The Smart Bootery,” the old store scene, is done in old time burlesque tempo with Brown and Miss Daley doing regular burlesque. The watch worn on the left ankle of Miss Daley gives proof that it is difficult to get away entirely from the old days. The "rose” number has no place in this Daley show and w'hy it was ever put in remains a mystery to me. It is not in good taste. It is so dull, this “rose” number. It leaves a bad taste. Miss Daley has a large and legitl-
mate burlesque following and she isn’t disappointing them this season. Her costumes are smart and brief. She dances in the regulation Lena Daley way. She is smartly dressed at all times. No reason why she should not remain one of the leaders in her chosen field of work.' The chorus works well and for looks, miles and miles ahead of the average. From a scenic standpoint, the show ! is one of beauty, with the exception ; of one scene, in which age or care- j lessness is to blame. That, of course, will be adjusted at once because it is not up to the standard of the show. The “Snowflakes Girl” number is one of real beauty, as is the rain scene. The show has an abundance of comedy scenes. The book is there. The two comedians know their business, but they must not be allowed to forget it. I am speaking of the “rose” number. Asa whole, "Brevities of 1923” strikes the new note in burlesque entertainment. There is some real talent In this show. At th Capitol all week.
NisjKSr An Official Statement by the Governor of South Dakota
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Majestic Theater Opens Its Season With Continuous Shows The Majestic, known last season as the Broadway, has reopened unler a new policy—that of musical tabloids and movies. The current bill consists of two movie comedies and a sort of musical re.vue, with about seven principals and a singing and dancing chorus of fourteen. The shows are continuous, which makes it possible for patrons to drop in any time. (By the Observer.) •I- -I- -IThe movies on view today Include; Nazimova in “Salome,” at the Rialto; “Hollywood” at the Circle; “Broadway Gold” at the Apollo; "Penrod and Sam” at Mister Smith’s; “The Famous Mrs. Fair” at the Ohio and “Out of Luck” at the Isis. Door Unlocked; Watch Gone An unlocked front door proved easy entranoe for the burglar who sole a watch valued at S3O from the home of Mrs. Marie Ritchman, 1721 Shelby St., Monday.
B. R. F. to Meet The regular closed meeting of the B. R. FT will be held on Wednesday
Mrs. Stribley Was Too Weak to Leave Home
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