Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 220, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 January 1924 — Page 5

SATURDAY, JAN. 26, 1924

BELASCO SENDS ULRIC AND WARFIELD TO ENGLISH’S THEATER

Miller Receives Contracts for 'Kiki' and ‘Merchant of Venice’ —Murat Books ‘Whispering Wires' ‘Uncle Tom's Cabin’ Booked at Lincoln Square. David Belasco has sent contracts to A. F. Miller, manager of English’s, calling for the appearance of Lenore Ulric in “Kiki” and David Warfield in “The Merchant of Venice.” Miller states that these two most important shows of the Belasco office will appear here in the near future. Dates will be announced soon. Nelson Trowbridge today announced that “Whispering Wires,” another mystery drama, has been booked for three days, beginning Thursday, Feb. 14. at the Murat. •

Beginning Sunday afternoon, the Lincoln Square will present for a week "Uncle Tom’s Cabin," with two shows daily. 1 i I 1 T - BELASCO TO SEND HIS TWO BIGGEST STARS HERE The fact that David Belasco is sending Miss Ulric and Warfield to English's proves that this stage wizard still holds Indianapolis in sufficient esteem to trust his two biggest stars in qur midst. Miss Ulric is now packing them in in Chicago at Powers in “Kiki.” Indianapolis will be one of the few leading cities to see the star in her original role, as Belasco has anew play In preparation for her. The coming of Warfield in “The Merchant of Venice” will save Indianapolis from a famine of the classics. Manager Miller feels that these two big bookings will arouse Statewide as well as local interest. Nelson Trowbridge of the Murat announces today that “Saily, Irene and Mary” with Eddie Featherstone and Jose Clafln has been booked for a short engagement in February. Also Joseph Schildkraut will be seen soon in "The Highwayman.” -I- -i- -IBIG PRODUCTION OK “UNCLE TOM” AT LINCOLN SQUARE There never has been, it is said, a production so lavish and adequate a production of "Uncle Tom’s Cabin” as lhat which New Jon and Livingston will offer amusements lovers at the Lincoln Square all next week, both matinee and night. A carload of scenery and effects, thirty people, the well known Royal Jubilee singers and dancers and vaudeville features are outstanding features. The role of “Uncle Tom” Is in the hands of Frank Finney, the well known minstrel star. The part of Little Eva is played by Madeline Newton. This production opens at the Lincoln square with the usual matinee Sunday and ail next week matinee and night with a reduced price fnatinee on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Matinee Musicale to Present Cellist Here HANS KINDLER .'he Matinee Musicale on Friday afternoon, Feb. 8, will present Hans Klndler, cellist, in recital at the liurat. He is hailed as one of the >ading artists of his class.

Symphony Concert

Much interest Is centered about the second series of orchestra concerts of the Indianapolis Symphony Society, to be given next Monday night at the Murat. Rudolph Ganz, pianist, who is also one of America’s famous conductors, leading the musical forces of the St. Ixmls Symphony Orchestra, will appear in the capacity of soloist with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, playing the B flat minor concerto of Tschaikowsky. A program of Russian music has been arranged, when the works showing the great versatility of the master composer. Tschaikowsky, will be given. Opening with the “Nut-Cracker Ballet Suite, followed by the piano concerto and closing with the magnificent No. 4 Symphony, this concert gives promise of reaching the highest peak of a great musical season. * This is an Ona B. Talbott concert.

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The Matinee Musicale Presents Hans Kindler, Cellist Friday, Feb. 8,3 o’Clock Murat Theatre Prices, $2.00, $1.50, SI.OO. Baltony, . Boxes, $15.00 Sale at Box Office, Monday, Feb. 4 Mail Orders Now.

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WALTER D. HICKMAN T* -— ' HRILLING an audience has y been a rather profitable job ■. ■ in the American theater for | the past three years. “The Bat” has ! rolled up several big fortunes’ and j “The Cat and Canary” has increased i the bank roll of its producers. The | New York income of “The Last Warn I ing” was not to be sneezed at, and , for a while the box office receipts of “The Monster” made those interested smile. It seems that the public enjoys being scared out of its wits. Every device known to the stage has been used to make the chills run up and down a person’s back It seemed to me that “The Cat and Canary” came more nearly frightening an audence to death. When I witnessed this show the audience was almost hysterical. I wanted to get a thrill, but somehow or other I missed the connection. I recognized its shocking worth, but ! somehow or other I didn't get the kick that I expected. Os the three mystery plays I have seen I think that “The Last Warning” is better written than “The Bat" and “The Cat and Canary,” although I think that “The Bat” is the best theater. All three are mighty valuable pieces of stage property from a box office standpoint. -!- *!- -IIt is pleasing to observe that Julia Sanderson leaves Indianapolis on Sunday night aware of the fact that she ris a solid variety hit. This week by bucking two recognized box office attractions such as "The Cat and Canary and “The Last Warning,” she has attracted nearly capacity audiences at all performances to Keith’s. Vaudeville patrons enjoy the quiet and refined artistry of this talented entertainer. May she always keep her musical comedy ways. The variety stage needs badly such artists as Miss Sanderson. And vaudeville Is doing a greet thing for Miss Sanderson—lt is bringing her very close to the hearts of the majority of regular theatergoers. People are hearing her in vaudeville who never paid $3 to see ; her in legitimate attractions. Avery fine variety success. Miss Sanderson. 4 -|- -IAm making a plea for a more wise arrangement of the dates for concerts In this city. Last Sunday we had the experience of having three highly interesting concerts all crowded into the space of nearly eight hours. Two were at the very same hour in the afterj noon and at night the Sistine Choir I was at the Murat. Indianapolis will | support such artists, but with such i a rush of musical attractions crowd ied Into one day’s time, we simply j haven’t enough hours in one day to hear them all. Let us string out our concerts so we may all have a chance to attend them all. -I- -I- -IWalker Whiteside’s engagement at the Murat has been definitely canceled. This is to be regretted. The star goes to Chicago for what is thought will be a run. Women Clubs Praise Dei MiJle The Federation of Women's Clubs { of California has placed Cecil B. De j Mille's Paramount production, "The | Ten Commandments,” upon its "Specially Recommended" list. The picture has been similarly well received in New York, the only other State in which it has been shownj

VARIETY AND BURLESQUE OFFERINGS NEXT WEEK

NOVELTY ACTS ON ALL VARIETY BILLS IRE NEXT WEEK Keith’s, Lyric and Palace I Announce Unique Programs, -”"’’’l N elaborate dancing act called I A “A Cabaret in Cuba,” featur/*’l ing Kathleen O’Hanlac and Theodore Zambuni. together with their Argentinue orchestra, under the direction of Signor Sara Kisconi, will top the bill to be seen at B. F. Keith’s next week. G'Hanlon and Zambuni were brought to America by the Keith I booking office from London. | The hill will include. JOCKO —Known as “the SIO,OOO Jorow," will be an added attraction to the bill. Jocko was for several years a feature at the New York Hippodrome and with Ziegfeld Follios. FLEURETTE JOEFFRIE Colorature soprano, will offer a cycle of j songs that include both popular and j classical numbers. HARRY AND EMMA SHARROCK | —ln "Behind the Grand Stand,” a burlesque on thought transmission and psychic powers that is said to be a laugh from start to finish. MALI A BART AND COMPANY—A i trio of comedy acrobats In “The Baggage Smashers.” WILLIE ROLLS —An acrobatic skater who features a somersault on a 2Sx2B-inch platform and does an acrobatic dance on ball-bearing roller skates. GEORGE LEMAIRE AND JOE PHILLIPS—Offer a comedy sketch, at “The Dentists." They will be assisted j in the act by Marie Caldwell. NIXON AND SANS Blackface j comedians, who will present "Assorted Chocolates.” The bill will include the Pathe News. Topics of the Day and Aesop’s Fables. * -!- -I- -|- LYRIC TO FEATURE NOVELTY DANCE ACT Max Teuber, famous for his unique and artistic ideas in the use of color-

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SHARPY —PEPPY —BURLESQUE VIVIAN LAWRENCE AND HER DANCING FOOLS WITH PEPP,SNAP and SPEED WRESTLING MONDAY NITE* JAN. 28 Jack REYNOLDS Vs. Matty MATSUDA World’s Champion Welterweight Japanese Champion Welterweight BURLESQUE IS BURLESQUE THE WORLD OVER SEE IT AT THE BROADWAY THEATRE

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No. I—Kathleen O’Hanlon. who will be one of the star atraetions at Keith’s next week. No. 2—Chuck Haas, cowboy comedian. to be at Lyric next week. No. 3—Bliley Blythe In “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” at the Lincoln Square next week. No. 4—T. M. Overly as Uncle Everett. In "Why Marry?” at the

ful light effects Is the producer of “Shadowland,” a fantastic dance spectacle which will be at the Lyric next week, and which embodies the very latest results of Teuber’s in genulty. In “Shadowland,” the dancers, five girls, are all seen in silhouette. Their terpslchorean numbers include “The Awakening of Spring.” “Shadows of Egypt,” “Shadow Flirtation,” “BubDies," “In Roseland" and “The Statue of Light.” The bill will include: DAVE VINE AND LI'ELLA TEMPLE — A youthful pair of merry makers In their laugh absurdity entitled “Making Nonsense an Art.” CHUCK HASS—California’s cowboy comedian who entertains with a running fire of humorous comment and stories while performing intricate tricks with a lariat. 'y BROW'LEE’S HICKVILLE FOLLIES —A “rube” Jazz band, and a company of singers, dancers and comedians in a comedy revue. IX) LORES LOPEZ—A singer of personal charm who is known aa “The Spanish Nightengale.” OLGA AND NICKOLS Russian interpretive dancers in a whirlwind exhibition of their native dance creations. LOOM AS TROUPE—Eight all star artists from the New York Hippodrome in comedy knockabout acrobatics and a sensational demonstrati >n of high stilt walking. ON THE SCREEN—Grantland Rice sports film. “Girls of Records.” an A1 St. John comedy, “Highly Recommended,” and “Round Twelve,” the last of the second series, “Fighting Blood.” -I- -I- -IRILLY BOUNCER’S CIRCUS DUE AT PALACE MONDAY Billy Bouncer’s Circus will be one of the features on the bill playing at the Palace on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. Other acts on the program will be: EMIL BOREO—A Russian comedian. He was a favorlto in Moscow and Petrograd before Russian condi-

Murat Wednesday night. It is a Little Theatre production. No. s—Shirley Mallette in “Nifties of 1924," at the Capitol next week. No. 6 —Boreo, at the Palace the first half of next week. No. 7—MilAed Austin In “Dancing Fools," at the Broadway all next week.

tions made things theatrical impos sible. MORGAN AND SHELDON — Offering patter and songs in a skit titled, “A Dash of Red.’’ MR. RERUNS AND RYAN SlSTEßS—Presenting “Dance and Song Divertissements.” They use many innovations in musical comedy material. “PINCHED" —A one-act playlet written by Whitney Collins and produced by Robert Sherman. The plot centers about a small town justice of the peace, who is hauled into ur Chicago court for a minor offense. The cast Includes Edward Sprague. Nesblt Scoville. Alice Duffy and Herbert Duffy. The bill the last half of the week will be headed by “Dance Revelations of '924,” starring Mile. Twinette and Boi la Nicholas Other acts will be Comer. Indianapolis humorist and harmonist: Frank and Gertie Fay in “A IJttlo of This and That”: W. C. Fleliis and players in “Field's Family Ford," and Swain's Friendly Enemies. William DeMille's “The Marriage Maker." will hold the screen the first half of the week, starring Jack Holt and Agnes Ayres. It is an adaptation of the stage play. “The Faun.” The picture the last half of the week is another Poriunount, “Stephen Steps Out.” written by Richard Harding Davis, and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Theodore Roberts. Ernison in Washington Ewing Ernison, Indiana manager of the Coolidge campaign, is in Washington today conferring with Indiana members of Congress on Indiana cam paign plans. He will return to Indianapolis next Wednesday.

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rOna B. Talbot Fine Arts Enterprises Announcements MURAT MONDAY EVE. —8:30 § 1 INDIANAPOLIS SYMPHONY SOCIKTY CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FRITZ REINER, Conductor—RUDOLPH GANZ, Famous Pianist, Soloist—All Tschaikowsky Program ENext Sunday Afternoon, 3 o’Clock Ugh W LM A N The Only Great Violinist This Season Prices—s3.oo, $2.50, $2.00, $1.50, SI.OO. Tax 10% Extra 1 MAIL YOUR ORDER TODAY FOR CHOICE SEATS I f| SKATS NOW SELLING—Ona B. Talbot Ofrico. 916 II nine-Mans nr Bldg. |Y WED. EVE. JAN. 30 LITTLE THEATER PRESENTS ' J (‘WHY MARRY’i (A PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING PLAY) ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY—CURTAIN 8:20. PUBLIC INVITED. Seats Now Selling at Both Box Offlift—fie, 500, 7Bc, >I.OO. No Tax. I COMING! FEBRUARY 11th, 12th, 13th \VkT/n KSDAY’ I> —\ THE SMART AN UNPARAUELLED TRIUMPH EXTENDING Ml 1W t-ROM NEW YORK TO LONDON AUSTRALIA IIWVV lANP H£ ORIENT. VV * AND T Dale Winter And the Same Past That Recently Played the Jolson Theater, New York, M All nDnFDQ will he filled in order of their receipt and filled beItlrtlL VIIxLILiIVU fore t j, e r eg U i ar Box Office Sale opens, if accompanied by Check or Money Order and Self-Addressed. Stamped Envelope, sent to Nelson G. Trowbridge, Manager Shubert Murat Theater. Add 10 per cent tax to price of tickets desired. DirCC Nights SOc. SI.OO, Wed. Best d?l Cff Bal„ 65c, sl.lO. #1.50, $2.00, $2.60. Mat. Scat Scat* Thurs., Feb. 7

MEROFF BRINGS RIS ORCHESTRA TO CAPITOL TREATER ‘Dancing Fools' to Be Next Mutual Burlesque Show at Broadway. Coming to the Capitol tomorrow matinee Is “Nifties of 1924.” There is a mingling of Jazz and burlesque in this Joe Hurtig production which makes It unusual even in a season of unusual offerings by the Columbia burlesque. The principal comedians are Billy Foster and Will H. Cohan, with Maud Baxter as the prtma donna. Irene Shirley Mallette and Patty Marshall leud the beauty chorus in a doen musical numbers and Pat Cliff and Miss Marshall also present a terpslchorean specialty. -I- -|- 4 “DANCING FOOLS” BOOKED AT BROADWAY NEXT WEEK Opening Sunday at the Broadway will Tom Sullivan's "Dancing Fools,” featuring Vivian Lawrence, a comedienne. The comedians will be Benny Moore and A1 W atson. The cast includes Bert Lester. A1 Golden. Ruth Olson. Mildred Austin and a sing ng and dancing chorus. Grotto Election Monday Sahara Grotto will elect officers at the Denison Monday evening.

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LITTLE THEATRE PRESENTS YANKEE COMEDY AT MURAT ‘Why Marry?’ Will Be Given Wednesday Night With Large Cast. "_5 HEN the Little Theatre’s pro\Al/ ductlon of “Why Marry?” Jesse _ Lynch Williams’ comedy of American marriage and divorce, is given at the Murat on Wednesday night, Robert Wild and Mrs. Caroline Fishel will play the leading parts. Wild appears as Dr. Earnest Hamilton, a young doctor who has discovered an antitoxin for yellow fever, and Mrs. Fishel as Helen, a young woman whom everybody wants to marry but who wants to marry, nobody. The comedy takes place during a September week-end at the home of John, a young man who owns the house and everybody in It. Warren Curry plays this role, and that of Lucy,'his wife, who tried to be an oldfashioned wife in a new-fashioned home, is in the hands of Mrs. Carlos Harrison. Overley Plays Part of Uncle Everett, a Judge T. M. Overley interprets the part of Uncle Everett, a Judge who is on the

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Twice Dally at 2:30 and 8:30 Thereafter THE PUBLIC DEMANDS RETURN IgXSSi / Jfeon EHSQfOn HOOCH'Sjphnchd story of lev* oft Mw Ormaon AtaJi*. by - Directed tfj Cruf* PRICES Mm I^ Eve.—soc, 75c, SI.OO, $1.50. jf JH —soc, 75c, sl-00. Plus Tax. - SEAT SALE— MONDAY, FEB. 4. MAIL ORDERS NOW Send check or C. O. b. order for price of tickets plus 10% tax. Enclose self-addressed stamped envelope for safe return. Mall orders will be filled exactly in order of receipt. SAME SPECIAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF 25. M

verge of entering the courts as a candidate for divorce and who understands everybody: Herman Earnest appears Theodore, a clergyman who believes in everything except divorce, and Miss Isabel Goss is in the role of Jean, a younger sister of John’s. She has been brought up to marry, and proceeds at the very beginning of the play, to set about getting herself engaged to the most eligible of young men (from the family’s point of view), Rex, (Edward Gaumer) who has been brought up to be nothing except rich. Raymond Waltz appears as the Jap butler. Brewer Announces the Production Staff The production staff, under the chairmanship of Robert M. Brewer, is as follows: John I. Kautz, stage director, assisted by Mrs. Alexander Hamilton: Raymond Gregg, art director. with Howard Isgrigg and Robert Hollingsworth as assistants; Arleigh Waltz, in charge of lighting, and Miss Helen Eaglesfield, mistress of properties. Robert Winslow is acting as business manager, and Miss Gertrude M. Shields and Miss Nora Thomas are in charge of publicity. Dr. John R. Newcomb is directing. m “Iceland” Being Filmed Mrs. Alice Chapin, an American actress, who has been on the stage In England for the past twenty-five years has one of the leading roles in William De Mille’s Paramount production of ■’lcebound.” She seas the role of the stern New England mother. Richard Dix plays the son and Lois Wilson is cast as the young heiress.

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