Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 160, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 November 1923 — Page 5

SATURDAY, NOV. 17,1923

GREENWICH VILLAGE FOLLIES AND KELLY DUE NEXT WEEK

Murat to Present Fourth Annual Edition of ‘Follies' on ) Thursday—Local Favorite Comes to English's in New Comedy, ‘A King for a Day,' On Thursday night, “The Greenwich Village Follies,” fourth annual edition, opens a three-day engagement at the Murat. On the same night at English’s, Gregory Kelly will be seen in anew comedy. “A King for a Day.” Engagement is for tßree days. - In the cast with Kelly will be Grace Valentine, who is well known on the stage. On Monday night, “Bringing Up Father,” a musical comedy based upon a cartoon character, will open a three-dav engagement at English’s.

I Arje Cast < ■> les Thursday to Murat in Greenwich Follies On Thursday night for a three-day engagement, "The Greenwich Village Follies’’ will open a three-day engagement at the Murat. In its three-hour play of light, color and fancy it encompasses such widely divergent episodes as a posed reproduction of Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata.” a satirical skit called “Life Among }he Advertisements,” an interpretation in song and dance of Oscar Wilde's "The Nightingale and the Rose.” a travesty on Balieff and his Chauve Souris: a travesty on the illustrated song of the days of Tony Pastor; Russian dances, Italian gymnastics, the whole Interspersed with parades of the artists’ models in cosktumes devised by Erte of Monte Carlo. P Chief among the players in this revue are Jane and Katherine Lee. “the baby grands.” Randall, the dance creator: Ula Sharon, the toedancer: George Rasely, a distinguished tenor, last seen here in “Cbu Chin Chow:” John Sheehan: Ethel Davis, comedienne: Dorothy Neville, the coloratura: Mazie Clifton and Billie Deßex. two young women in song and dance: Chase and La Tour. Julia Silvers. Fortunello and Clrilllno, the famous Italian clowns: Marjorie Peterson. Louis and Frieda Berkoff, the Russian dancers. George Christie, George Clifford, and Roger Davis. This is the first engagement of this new fourth annual edition of the Greenwich Village Follies in Indianapolis. -!• -!- -!- "King for a Day” Comes to English’s on Thursday H. H. Frazee will present Caesar Dunn's new comedy. "A King for a Day.” at the English for three nights and Saturdav matinee, beginning on Thursday night. Unusual interest attaches to this engagement, as It brings Gregory Kelly back to us in anew role. From the davs when he first appeared at the English In stock, directing the staging as well as pHvine the Important comedy parts Kelly's advancement has been ranld. With the initial production here of Tarkington> "Seventeen” and the later presentation of that play in New ■ork. where it scored a marked success. the future of this young artist was assured. Since then he has triumphed in “Clarence.” “Dulcy.” "The First Tear” and “Tweedles ” th“ latter another Tarkington piav* in which Kelly has recently concluded a run at the Frazee Theater N°w York. It Is at his own request thar will present “A King in'- -• ’ ,iv " here preliminary to the bun o* that play at the Cort Theater. Chicago which engagement will begin on Sunday night following the engagement here. The optimism of youth is prevalent through the story of "A King for a Dnv.” In It we find a young shoe clerk, Andy Whittaker, filled with the joy of living and the courage to rise above the surroundings in which he finds himself And. of course h ifr love But Andy is not an ad p‘ love-maker. His rivals are more c*’ eompllshed in that particular art than he, and his heart hungers for the means by which he may win June Allen, the most coveted debutante in the town. His mind is set on some day owning that shoe store. Andy learns that his uncle, Ira, has willed

1:0 j to 11:00 P. M. MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY SPRINGTIME REVUE WITH Mile. Mimi & Pomme AND £IGHT HIPPODROME GIRLS r P D A E u L ?£ MILLER YOUTH AND VERSATILITY EDDIE ALLEN - STEVENS & & DORIS CANFIELD BRUNELLE in “Gimme the Makins’ ” Exclusive Songs DREW VALLE IN “OH HENRY” PHOTO FEATURE YESTERDAY’S WIFE WITH IRENE RICH & EILEEN PERCY COMING THURSDAY “TEA WITH A KICK” BREWED IN HOLLYWOOD

him half a million dollars. That forms the plot. The cast includes John T. Doyle, Arnold Lucy. Madeleine Fairbanks, Grace Valentine. Frances Brandt, Ed ward H. Wever, George B. George, Mary Harper, Willard Barton. Edythe Rnymore, William 11. Dorbin, Morris Biack and Warburton Guilbert. > “Bringing Up Father ’ Opens Monday at English’s On Monday night at English’s, “Bringing Up Father” will open a three-day engagement. It is a musical comedy based on a cartoon character, Jiggs Mahoney, q, comic of George McManus. The latest chronicling and adventures of the “clan' takes the gang to all part™of the world, including King Tut's tomb. A dancing and singing chorus will be present. Nora Bays Now In Vaudeville the exciting news of the week is the announcement that Nora Bayes, who returned only a fortnight ago from a triumphal tour of the English musical halls. Is back on the Keith circuit as a headliner. Her tour started on Monday. Nov. 12, at the Palace, New York, where she will remain for four consecutive weeks, an almost unparalleled engagement at that house. New Columbia Show Booked at Capitol / . •. , i . • ■ . V . ir* §:V Jt ~ CARRIE ALLEN “Breezy Times.” next week’s show at the Capitol is said to be a brand new Columbia Burlesque show. Every thing, title, scenery, costumes, music, lyrics, furnishings and effects are this year's vintage. Only the names of the players are old and established. These- include Jamie Coughlin, the * featured comedian: Charles McNally, George Leon, Fred Hall, Charles Wesson, Earl Mossman, Agnes Ayres. Carrie .’Mien. Alice Jay and) others. “Bre y.y Times' offers ten scenes running from n- rytY, cottage ov. : called “J villc ' to Palm Peach and including a comedy sanitarium and a number of sdng and dance interludes. The book is by Edwin Hanford and offers a variety of laughable incidents that are not common to the general run of burlesque.

AMUSEMENTS.

IMPORTANT EVENTS ON LOCAL STAGE AND SCREEN NEXT WEEK

No. I—Percy Marmont, as he appears in “If Winter Comes.” at the Ohio next week. No. 2—Holbrook Blinn in “The Bad Man,” at Mister Smith’S all

ROUNDING ROUND. THEATERS With Walter D. Hickman

| | —, RANK TU.'I >, one of the Ir l Trado twin , Xpert - dance; s I- with “The Passing Show of 1923." is h/iving an ex;>e:’ienee in Indianapolis which he did not order. Before the final showing of the revue at the Murat bust week. Trado was rushed to the Methodist hospital where he was operated on for appen dicitis. The operation was successful and Frank will be able to go to Chicago probably on Thursday or Friday next week. His mother has been constantly at his side. Members of the company have kept the room flc-oded with, flowers and telegrams and letters of good chee are being received by Trado .constantly. -I- I- I“Shuffle Along," negro revue with Sissle arid Blake, has t>een booked at English's for the week of Dec. 3. This show was at English's last season. On Thanksgiving Day. "Good Morning. Dearie." a musical comedy, opens a three day engagement at English's. The Thanksgiving week attraction at

trmmi mi i mimmmuflttuii mm turn mi tttfi m mimi _ J SHOWS STARTING Afternoon 2 and 425 Evening 7 and 920 Offering a Brilliant. Diversified Program of Popular and Symphonic Melodies DOBBS, CLARK and DARE In Their Hilarious Comedy Innovation, ‘"Vaudeville Remnants” ROY and ARTHUR LATELL and VOKES Favorite Comics in Their Presenting the Unique Playlet Novel Surprise, “In China” “THE PUP” " , Winton Brothers Connell, Leona & Zippy Warman & Mack Athletic Funmakers Variety ala Carte Two Melodious Chaps Badale-Rae *and Company ' VERSATILE DANCERS t “Round Six” 2nd Series “Fighting Blood” DANCING IN THE LYRIC BALL ROOM jjf _ AFTERNOON anti EVENING

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next week. No. 3 —Elsie Clark, with Dobbs. Clark and Dare, at the Lyric. No. 4—Emily Walters, at Keith's next week.

the Murat will be "Spice of 1922.” On Dec. 10 at the Murat, "Wlldflower" opens a three-day engagement. -I- -I- T Stuart Walker has decided that New York should see "Time." anew comedy drama which was well received in Cincinnati, but was turned down “cold" In Indianapolis and Chicago. Walker intends to present it in New York before the first of the year. •!• -I- -II saw nearly all of the second act r < all of the third act "The Circus Lady” the other afternoon. This play is poorly written and the majority of the company played what I saw of the {day worse than It was written The mistake was made in the beginning. when the vehicle was chosen for Miss Ryan. She did as well as any one coyld with such senseless material. The characters were not true drawings. I understand that the show management will end the tour scon. The sooner the better, it seems to me. Public response to the film. "If Winter Comes." is most gratifying to those who produce better pictures. I am not unmindful of t’.e fact that a large public was prepared for this picture by reading the hook, which for months has been a best seller. Many have seen the picture this week who have not read the book. It is such a human film and so well acted that one welcomes an opportunity to see It more than once. I am more

AMUSEMENTS

No. s—Marjorie Peterson, in “The Greenwich Village Follies,” opening at the Murat Thursday night. No. 6—Gregory Kelly in “A King for a Day," at English's, opening Thursday night.

“The Wren” Plans of the Uitle Theatre for "Tarkington Night," on Dec. 4 or 5, at the Murat are now well under way. “The Wren,” Tarkington's play of the Maine coast, recently put on in New York with Helen Hayes playing the lead, will be produced at that time undfr the direction of Dr. John R. Newcomb of the Indianapolis Dramatic Club. The cast Includes Miss Marjorie Chiles. Mrs. R. H. Sherwood. Mlbs Helen Catherine Ward.- G. R. Guild, Warron Curry. Larry Fletcher and Robert Brewer. The staff for production con sists of John Kuutz. stage director; Thomas E. Hib'hen, scenic director, and Miss Helen Eaglestleld, master of propej-ties. Mrs. Charles Finfrock is chairman for the sale of boxes, which will be disposed of to representative organizations of Indianapolis who wish in this way to take parL_in paying tribute to Booth Tarkington.

convinced now that I have made nc mistake In stating that “If Winter Cornea” is the “h*st” movie I have seen, this year.

No. I—Milton Sills and Colleen Moore in “Flaming Youth,” at the Circle. No. B—Nonna8 —Nonna Talmadge in “The Lhw of Compensation," at Mister Smith’s.

'Listen I .ester” to be Filmed Soon Principal Pictures Corporation has ;i lrohared the screen rights to the omedjvfiit, "Listen Lester.” as a vehicle/for Harry Langdon. The erst wh Jo vaudeville headliner has been making two reel comedies for the last

Mendelssohn Choir Fall Concert

SUZANNE KEENER Coloratura Soprano Metropolitan Opera Company

QOU&H ijjpE \ \ THE SINGItST, JA22iest ACT Ms . IN VAUDEVILLE m T‘ SPECIAL FEATURE 1 f Walter and Emily Walters in ill \ | \ \ “The Baby’s Cry” liaMtt i RUNAWAY FOUR BERK & SAUN jgff I'll PANTXIMIMISTS snappy steps i ADDED ATTRACTION l W I PAUL DECKER & CO. % - V |||j§; IN A NKW °° MKI)Y ENTITLED SJLJnA “DOUBT” I IkA VAN CELLO 7PI ava wk rn/i i lisp and mary * “FOOT FEATS” PHILOSOPHY * J^^^^^^^^B^s_2^^E_NEWS^PlCS_oFTOE^V

No. 9—Freda Alien of Allen and Canfield, at the Palace, opening on Monday’s bill. No. 10—Jack Muihall in “The Cali of the Wild,” at the Apollo all next week.

six months, three of which are now completed. "The Greenhorn," "A Perfect ♦ Nuisance" and "A Tough Tenderfoot.” The comedian has been loaned by Sol Lesser to Mack Sennett for two pictures, after which “Listen Lester” will go Into production.

AMUSEMENTB.

Two Great Musical Events in One'

and operatic song recital by SUZANNE KEENER Coloratura Soprano Metropolitan Opera Cos, Caleb Mills Hail Monday, Nov. 26, 8:20 P. M. Hear the great Choral Work* of World Famous Composer*, *ung a cappella by a superb chorus of 125 trained voices. DIRECTION OF PERCEVAL OWEN , * <4 TICKETS—S 2, $1.50 AND SI—WAR TAX EXTRA—On Bal* at Fuller-Ryde Music Cos. 27 EAST OHIO STREET

AUNT JEMIMA 10 TOP NEW BILL AT KEITH’SJONOAY Janet Adler Booked at Lyric and Leo Singer at the v Palace, I* | ARIOUS manufactured products Y have given the stage numerous 1 characters and now comes Aunt Jemima, the famous pancake lady whose smiling features are wellknown in newspapers and on billboards. Aunt Jemima will appear in person at B. F. Keith’s next week with her syncopated bakers. Her syncopated bakers will be under the direction of Bob McLean, a well-known jazz band leader. The bill will include: WALTER AND EMILY WALTERS —A pair of ventriloquists who offer an act called "The Baby’s Cry.” Miss Walters is one of the very few successful women ventriloquists in the theatrical business. PAUL DECKER —Comedian wellknowit to local Keith audiences will be seen in anew one-act playlet by Edwin Burke entitled “Doubt.” In the support of Decker will’ be seen Mae Washburn and Dudley Clements. THE RUN .WAY FOUR—Comedy pantomimists and acrobats. ZELAYA—Noted pianist and musician will present a melange of music, wit and philosophy. He is the son 1 of the former president of Nicaragua. VAN CELLO AND MARY—In a novelty foot juggling act in which they show that one can be an adept with the feet as well as with the hands. BERK AND SAWN —Dancers who have an act in which many new steps are shown. The bill will include the Pathe News. Topics of the Day’and Aesop’s Fables. -I- -|- -IJanet Adler Tops New Bill at Lyric Among the notable vaudeville band to be presented at the Lyric this season is Janet Adler and her syncopators, coming next week The organization consists of twelve girts. They offer popular and sym(Uontinued on Page 7)

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