Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 190, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 December 1923 — Page 5

SATURDAY, DEC. 22,1923

‘MUSIC BOX REVUE’ AND ‘THE FOOL’ ARE TO BE RIVALS HERE

Murat Christmas Week to Present 'Cotton Stockings,’ 'Gingham Girl’ and Ruth St, Denis —Broadway to Open With Mutual Burlesque Shows, Last day of the year, Dec. 31. will witness the arrival of “The Music Box Revue’’ at English’s and Channing Pollock's “The ‘•’ool” at the Hurat, On next. Monday night at the Murat, the Mimes of the University of Michigan will present “Cotton Stockings.’’ On Christmas afternoon at the Murat “The Gingham Girl” vi 11 open a five-day engagement. Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn "'ill appear in a dance matinee at the Murat Thursday afternoon.

The Broadway theater will start its ' a son of Mutual burlesque tomorrow fternoon. English’s will have no regular road attractions next week. 'I- 'l' -Ilie Gingham Girl" Opens aesday Afternoon at Murat Manager Trowbridge of the ShubertMurat announces the appearance of ‘ The Gingham Girl” at his playhouse ns the holiday attraction for Christmas week, beginning with a special Christmas matinee on Tuesday. “The Gingham Girl” was produced ’ y Schwab and Kusell. and it was heir first ambitious Broadwa; ••(Tort, iniel Kusell is the author of the The music is by Albert Von Tilzer v id the lyrics by Neville Fleeson. The T.usical numbers and daticing features of the show were staged by Sammy Lee. who won overnight fame | in New York by his contribution to this musical comedy success. Prominent In “The Gingham Girl” are Joe Laurie. Jane Richardson. Midgie Miller. Bertee Beaumont Russell Mack. Rex Carter. Julia Ralph. Walter F. Jones. Olive Reeves-Smith. Joyce Fair. Sidney Tracy. Ress Hay. Bebe Stanton, Maude Lydiate and many others, including the Dancing Debutantes. “Music Box Revue’ Opens Dec. 31 at English's It is generally an accepted fact that of the three revues recognized as of paramount importance now being offered the American public that Sam H. Harris’ production of Irving Berlin's second annual ''Music Box Revue” is one of the most popular. The Second Annual Revue comes to English’s the week commencing New Year's Eve, from a forty-five weeks’ engagement at its own home in New York and direct from two months at the Colonial Theater. Chicago. The cast includes Charlotte Greenwood. Clark and McCullough, William Gaxton. Sam Ash. Helen Rich. Ruth Pag**. Amelia Allen. Hal Sherman. Leila Ricard. McCarthy Sisters. Eva Sobel, Jackie Huribert. Will Archie. Ada Boshell. Irving Rose. John Walsh, John Kane, Herbert Goff and one hundred others, including the original Music Box Girls. -I- -I- -IPollock’s Successful Drama I Booked at Murat for Week If Channing Pollock is responding in his latest play. “The Fool,” to the current call for a dramatic revivalis’. that is the merest coincidence. This play, which Indianapolis will see for the first time at the ShubertMurat as its New Year’s week attraction. opening Monday night. New Tear's Eve, with special matinee Tuesday. New Year’s day and regular matinee on Saturday, and which the Selwyns are presenting with a strong conipanv especially engaged, is the product of ten years’ thinking and writing on problems which become

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Columbia Burlesque

“Monkey Shines,” sponsored by Clark and McCullough bf “The Music Box Revue,” will be the next Columbia Wheel burlesque show at the Capitol, opening tomorrow' afternoon. These boys have personally produced this show and have provided ,i cast composed of George Sheldon and AI Tyler, who have been rehearsed to closely resemble the rqjL-thods of the producers; Wally Sharpies, as a straight man, Sarah Hyatt, prima donna, Minnie “Bud” Harrison. soubrette, Mae Myers, singer. Thomas and Hayman and Hugh Wilson, comedians, and Llyod Peddrick. in several different character “bits.” The usual chorus of girls has been directed by Larry Ceballos in a dozen musical and dancing numbers included in the fifteen scenes. Paul McCullough wrote the lyrics and Mike Zelenkar set them to music. more than ever acute .-.nee the end of the World War. There are times. Pollock says, when playgoers must be amused: but there are also other ‘lines when they should be invited to give serious consideration to questions involving general peace and prosperity. Such an invitation he extends through '“The Fool,” which in the main is the story of i man's spiritual power as opposed 10 ignorance, hy pocr.sy and tvranny. I- 4 -I Broadway to Open With Mutual Wheel Shows The Broadway Sunday afternoon will l>egin a season with the traveling road shows of the Mutual Wheel burlesque circuit. The bills will be changed on Sundays. Bink Schnurr of Musicians Local No. 3 will be the iea.ier of the new Broadway orchestra and Ed Curry of the I. A. T. S. E. laical No. 5. will be In charge back of the curtain. The opening show' will be “Oh Joy” with Billy Grogan Spencer. Anna Arm strong, Jules Jacobs, Elsie Raynor, Rose Bernard, George C. Mack, Bern.e Clark and Andy Harer. There is also a chorus. Matinee and nigh:, show's will oe given daily. Ruth St. Denis to Dance Thursday Afternoon at Murat On Thursday afternoon only at the Murat. Ruth St. Denis. Ted Shawn and company will appear in a dance program. Their repertoire includes the ballet. “The Spirit of the Sea,” choreography by Ruth St. Denis, music by.R. S. Stoughton, scene by the Robert Law

AMUSEMENTS.

MANY CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR EVENTS BOOKED ON LOCAL STAGE

Studio; “The Feather of the Dawn,” a Pueblo Pastoral, choreography by Ted Shawn, music by Charles Wakefield (’adman, scene by Earle Franke and Robert Law Studio; “Cuardo Flamenco,” a Spanish Gypsy dance scene, choreography by Ted Shawn, music arranged by Louis Horst from native manuscript. Members of the supporting company include Louis Horst. Pearl Wheeler, Doris Humphrey, Pauline Lawrence. Lenore Scheffer, Georgia Graham. Louise Brooks, Ann Douglas. Martha Hardy, Theresa Sadow'ska, Charles Weidman. Robert Gorham, J. Roy Buselark and George Steares.

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VAUDEVILLE’S POPULAR PAIR CLAUDE and FANNIE USHER In Their CJpver Playlet of Human Interest “The Bide-a-Wee Home” Every Child in Indianapolis Should See This Act

The Gomez Trio Spanish Dancers Sharkey, Roth & Hewitt Triple Alliance of Fun and Song

ADDED ATTRACTION The American Tenor VAUGHN COMFORT Jimmie Jones at the Piano SPECIAL FEATURE MASON and COLE REVUE Singing, Dancing and Music

The DuPonts Syncopated Jugglers

New Year’s Week, RAE SAMUELS, the Blue Streak of Vaudeville

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

No. I—Vaughnl—Vaughn Comfort, a singer of melody, at Keith’s next week. No. 2—Sarah Hyatt with "Monkey Shines” at the Capitol all next week. , No. 3—Dorothy Surland In a quaint costume In "The Music Box Revue,” at English’s week of Deo. 31. No. 4—Anna Armstrong in "Oh. Joy,” at the Broadway, opening with a matinee tomorrow. No. 6—Frieda Hempel In costume recital at the Murat Sunday afternoon, Jan. 20. An Ona B. Talbot event.

AMUSEMENTS

A HOLIDAY BILL of HEADLINERS

Chain and Archer “Not Now” Hal! and Shapiro “How Does He Stand It?”

No. 6—Jane Richardson, opening Tuesday matinee for the rest of the week at the Murat in “The Gingham Girl.” No. 7 —Lionel Ames, a man, as he appears in feminine attire at the Murat Monday night in "Cotton Stockings.” No. B—Ruth St. Donis who will appear In dance program at the Murat on next Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. No. 9—Alexander Sisters at the Palace the first half of the week. No. 10—The Ballots at the Lyric all next week.

Pathe News Topics Fables

Plans Production of 'Captain Blood” Albert E. Smith, president of Vitagraph, has gone to Hollywood where he will plan the production of "Captain Blood.” the screen adaptation of Rafael Sabatlnl’s famous novel

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THE CROW& GO/ A MERRY HEADED BY THE ll|§k Montmartre JfflTj Revue A BRILLIANT DANCE MUSICALE Starring Frank Liserom and Mile. Arman & Cos. northlaneTward les ge llis NIFTY NONSENSE. PARISIAN ENTERTAINERS | 5 7 CHARLES ORR PRESENTS mmm a Holland romance A QUAINT MUSICAL COMEDY ||P§ General Pisano &Cos. Wakefield & Ireland at the gun club clever comedians Vf# FIVE BALIOTS SENSATIONAL EIUOPEAN GYMNASTS Bring the Kiddies to Meet Santa Claus (in Person) on

Fans throughout the country are offering suggestions to Vitagraph of their favorite actors for the role of Peter Blood. Rudolph Valentino, Douglas Fairbanks, J. Warren Kerrigan and Dustin Farnum lead In the hundreds of letters received.

AMUSEMENTS

VARIETY STARS TOP LOCAL BILLS ALLJIEXT WEEK' Keith’s, Lyric and Palace Make Elaborate Plans for Yuletide. HRISTMAS week the Lyrio will present a bill of novelty acta headed by the Montmartre Revue, a musio and dance production, starring Frank Liserom and Mile. Arman and company, East Indian terpsichorean artists. Instrumental selections on the harp, piano, cello and violin are Introduced, together with colorful dances from India, an Apache dance in pantomime and other novel creations. Sharing the feature honors will be Charles Orr’s musical comedy, “A Holland Romance,” the scenes of which are laid in the home of the burgomaster of Vollendam, Holland. The hook and lyrics are the work of Jean Havez. The music was supplied by George Botsford. Orr, a comedian formerly with "The Kissing Girl,” “Watch Your Step,” "Katinka” and other Broadway hits, heads the cast which Includes Yolanda Pressburg, Nelson Riley and Lillian Van Arsdale. The bill will include: LES GELLIS TRlO—Entertainers from the Parisian music halls in a speedy routine of acrobatics and risley work interspersed with songs and dances. GENERAL. PISANO & CO.—Celebrated Italian marksman In a novel exhibition of shsurpshooting called "At the Gun Club.” NORTHLAND AND WARD—A versatile comedy pair. Miss Northland is known as the "Mary Bickford of Vaudeville,” and with her partner, (Continued on Page 7)

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