Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 250, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 March 1924 — Page 5

SATURDAY, MARCH 1,1924

ZIEGFELD TO SEND HIS FOLLIES TO ENGLISH’S FOR A WEEK

Al Jolson Opens Three-Day Engagement at Murat Thursday in ‘3ombo’ Minstrel Show Tuesday and Wednesday Nights," Ziegfeld Pollies will come to English's for an engagement of one week only, beginning Monday night, March 17th. The present edition of the Follies is the seventeenth of the series and is said to have cost $237,000 to produce. It is in twentyfour scenes. On Thursday night at the Murat, “Al Jolson returns for a three-day engagement in “Bombo,” a big musical show. On Monday night the Indianapolis Advertising Club will present “Hidden Spirits.”

On Tuesday and Wednesday nights the Indianapolis Drum Corps will present a minstrel show. -!- -I- T BIG HOUSES TO GREET GREET .JOLSON IN "BOMBO" Al Jolson will be the gala attraction at the Murat Thursday. Friday and Saturday, with matinee on Saturday. / He returns to Indianapolis from engagements in New York, Chicago. Boston and Philadelphia. By the acid can stage. Jolson's success in "Bombo" has bee*- Unprecedented. Since his premier in inis extravaganza he has appeared at Jolson's Theater and a long return engagement at the New Yotk Winter Garden to overflowing audiences. The magnitude of Jolson’s success In this piece may be understood when it is known that during his return engagement in Philadelphia for four weeks the receipts averaged 145.000 per week. Stars P.nd plays presented in Philadelphia rarely play for longer than two weeks. Jolson >s supported by a company of well-known players. -hief among whom are Franklvn A. Batie. Forrest Huff. Fritzie Von Busing. Janet Adair. Vera Kingston, Arline Gardiner, Harry Turpin. Harold Crane. Frank Holmes. Frank Bernard. Dorothy Lee, Florence Gast, the three Wainwright Sisters. Harry Sievers and others. A special orchestra with the New York Winter Garden tours with the company. Latest songs and stories are said to be the best he has ever had. .1. .I. t DRUM CORPS TO GIVE MIMSTREL AT MIHAT On Tuesday and Wednesday nights, the Indianapolis Drum Corps will present a minstrel show. F. W. Teaman is director of the show. This minstrel was flrst planned for March 10. 11 and 12. hut other Murat bookings made it necessary to change the date 6. Teaman will be remembered as having conducted several local productions the most notable of which were the Letter Carrier's Minstrel shows for a few years ago that were put on for various charitable institutions and which scored an enviable hit in local circle*,. Teaman says that the company of seventy voices which he has been re hearsing for several weeks will put firth an exceedingly creditable production. There will bo introduced many novel features in lighting, costuming and scenic effects.

WILKIE BARD TO MAKE FIRST KEITH VISIT NEXT WEEK Millionaire Jazz Band Will Be Big Feature at the Lyric. ILKIE BARD, known as England’s funniest character come—J dian, will have the headline honors of the bill that will be seen at B. F. Keith's next week. Mr. Bard will offer a group of comedy characterizations including "The Night Watchman,” "The Scrubwoman” and "Chrysanthemums.” The bill includes: GEORGES DU FRANNE, FienPh tenor, who is making his vaudeville debut, has an unusually wide repertory in which he includes operatic selections from "Faust." "Mignon” and "airmen.” Carl Stelzell is pianist for Mr. Du Franne. TED LORRAINE AND JACK MINTO, with Mile. Andre, will offer a miniature revue which is an adaptation from “Moth and Flames," and made up of terpsichorean efforts and song. MAUDE POWERS AND VERNON j WALLACE—Have a song and dance i skit having to do with the old South called "Georgia on Broadway." ARTHUR M'WATTERS AND GRACE TYSON—Return in theier act. “There Is Nothing New Beneath ; the Bun.” which includes song, dance, j chatfer. travesty and drama. I 808 SNELL AND ERNESTINE I VERNON—Athletes who title their j act “An Artistic Diversion.” A f?a----i ture being a one-man feet catch in I which the man turns a half ; sault and catches his feet In a pair of suspended rings. Other acts and the Pathe News Weekly. Topics of the Day and Aesop's Fables will complete the bill, -I- I- IMILLIONAIRE JAZZ BAND I TO TOP NEW LYRIC BILL Vaudeville's latest band sensation, ! Charlie Ahearn's "Millionaire Jazz

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WILKIE BARD, JOLSON, BROMLEY HERE NEXT WEEK

No. I—Florence Darley in "Happy-Go-Lucky,” at the Capitol next week. No. 2 —Al Jolson surrounded with Winter Garden GirLs .in ‘‘Bombo,’’ opening Thursday at the Murat. No. 3 —Joe Bennett, who will be at

Band,'', will be an imoorint feature of next week's bill at the Lyric. The bill will include: BYAL AND EARLY —Comedy team in a program of original songg enlivened by comedy eccentricities. L. WOLFE GILBERT—Author of a thousand song hits, among them being "Waiting for the Robert E. Lee." “Hltchy Koo." "Dream Girl.” "Sweet Adair” and “Down Yonder.” Mr. Gilbert introduces a repertoire of his la test songs Interspersed with bits of inimitable fun. RKNARD AND WEST—A pair of funmakers in a fanciful comedy skit entitled "I'll Tell the King On Y.iu.” DU BARRY SEXTETTE —Artists recruited from the ranks of grand opera in a high-class song innovation.

AMUSEMENTS

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j the Palace the last half of the | week. No. 4—One of the Tip Top athletes to be seen at Elks' Circus at Tomlinson Hall, opening March 8. No. 6—Billie Carson in "Laffln' Through.” at the Broadway next

MARY MlLLS—Dainty aerial stat who performs a routine of difficult aerial feats on the rings and trapeze DANCING DOLANS—They give an exhibition of variety stepping, liar, 1 shoe, buck and wing, and Jazz dancing ON THE SCREEN—Mack vSennetl 1 comedy "Inbad tlte Sailor”: Bruce Bar ton editorial. “Poor King Midles" "Hard Knocks,” a comedy, and the Pathe Review. -I- I ILADY BOXER WILL BE SEEN AT THE PALACE Steffi Bernert, champion lady hoxer ! of the world, will be featured in th< headline attraction at the Palace th> i first half of next week, “European (Continued on Page 7)

week. No. 6—Mile. Marie Andre, dancer, to be at Keith's, opening Monday afternoon. No. 7—Bobby La Rue with the Lincoln Players at the Lincoln

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Square in "Spooks,” opening Sunday afternoon - No. 8 — Bromley, who will he one of the chief offerings at the Lyric next week, opening Sunday.

“Lady in Ermine” Booked at Murat “ The Lady in Ermine,” the Shubert successor to "Blossom Time.” is coming to the Murat for one week, beginning Monday, March 10, with matinees Wednesday and Saturday, Shrine party Monday, with four stars headed by Walter Woolf, Broadway’s youthful baritone. There is also the New York Winter Garden company of sixty. The play was originally produced in Europe and was so striking an achievement that the Shuberts immediately selected it for American presentation. ColoneP Belovar. head of a cavalry’ regiment, seizes the enemy's castle owned and occupied by a beautiful countess. The colonel, who is a dissolute, arrogant soldier, is overcome by her beauty and charm. She gambles with her honor in order to prevent him and his troops from putting to death as a spy. her beloved brother. The colonel, accustomed as he is to having his behests fulfilled in matters of war, finds that love takes no commands. The countess resorts to strategy.

AMUSEMENTS I Mat. 50c to 01.50; Even.. *soe to $2.50. y \ / | ig; Monday, March 3rd c t2r~ | “HIDDEN SPIRITS’ spnni A COMEDY WITH A KICK ! Originally Titled “The Blue Bowl” I Hi * ~"1 JOHN RAY NEWCOMB SnnT little theatre society 'P| Directed by the author. First time on any stage. j 8 0 . ADVERTISING CLUB 1 Each of the twenty-four boxes will contain an animated L A ad’ertising exhibit. Between acts, a superb style show | *=C3sj M R will be staged. Every lady attending will be given a I 1 brrt- ■ shopping bag tilled with samples, souvenirs, eto. ALL SEATS $l.O0 —NO TAX. ALL SEATS RESERVED.

NOTE THE DATE Indianapolis Drum Corps Minstrels MURAT THEATER Tues. and Wed. Eves., Mar. 4-5 Hear “THE ODD SIZE FOUR”

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KELSO BROS. TO BE CHIEFCOMEDIANS 'LaffiiV Thru’ on View at Broadway Next Week, Next week’s attraction at the Capitol will be “Happy-Go-Lucky,” with ! the Kelso brothers as chief comedii ans. /' Hughy Bernard is presenting this show on the Columbia burlesque cirt cuit. The cast includes Chester | “Rube” Nelson, Florence lsarley, prima donna; Estelle Dudley, soubrettg: Arlone Johnson, the Whirlwind Four, colored dt.ncers. A special feature at the Capitol next week will be Delmar’s fighting lions. Opening Sunday afternoon at the Broadway will be “Laffin’ Thru,” a I Mutual show produced by S. W. Manj heim, Inc. Special—electrical effects | are used for a scene called “Cotton i Plantation by Moonlight.” j Gus Flaig wrote the book and mu- ! sic by Flaig. Featured in the cast are i the Four Toreadors in musical numi bers and in a dramatic pantomine. A | chorus will also be present.

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