Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 6, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 May 1924 — Page 5

SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1924

ABORN OPERA

‘Sweethearts’ to Usher in Season of Musical Comedies —Murat Presents ‘Polly Preferred' Next Week — Berkell Players to Be Seen in Drama. The Aborn Opera Company will begin its first summer season at B. F. Keith’s Monday night by presenting “Sweethearts.” A large company of recognized New York artists has been assembled for Aborn’s local company. Next week at English’s the Berkell Players will be seen in “The Man Who Came Back,” a drama of the emotional sort. On Monday night, Miss Marjorie Vonnegut will make her first appearance with the Indianapolis stock company at the Murat.

With English's, Keith's and the Murat open this summer, this city will have a great variety of entertainment. I- -I- -IALL PLANS MADE FOR MUSICAL SEASON HERE The advent of the Milton Aborn Opera Company, which will open a season of light opera and musical comedies at B. F. Keith’s Monday night, should prove an innovation most acceptable to local theater goers who crave something different on their theatrical menus. Milton Aborn, who is the dean of producers of this mode of entertainment, has promised Indianapolis, which is one of the group of cities in which Aborn companies will be established this season for summer runs, a company that will be on par with any similar organization that he has ever been identified with. “Sweethearts," Victor Herbert's tuneful musical comedy, has beep selected as the initial attraction for next week. The cast for “Sweethearts,” aside from a big chorus, will include among the principals Loretta Sheridan, Charles Massanger, Eleanor Edeson, Edith Bradford, Lee Daley, Eric Titus, Joseph Monahan, George Shields, Philip Oberg, Helen Newbill, Denice Brossau, Phyllis Paige, Celia Turnbill, Viola Wayne, Christine Ellmin and Virginia Baker. The chorus was drilled during their New York rehearsals by Ned Wayburn, who stages the Ziegfeld “Follies” dance numbers as well as other prominent productions. The story of “Sweethearts,” which is by Harry B. Smith and Fred De GrasraC, is a romantic tale of a lovely princess, who in her infancy was hidden away among a flock of daughters belonging to a humble washerwoman and not discovered again until she. has grown into a beautiful young woman. Os course. Pretty Sylvia, for it is she who turns ont to be the princess, has several lovers. But at last, quite unaware that she is of royal birth, she gives her heart to a wandering prince, and the ending is all that the tradition of opera demands. Among the song numbers that will be offered by the principals and chorus are “There Is Magic in a Smile,” “Sweethearts,” “Every Lover Must Meet His Fate,” “The Game of Love.” “Pretty as a Picture,” “What She Wanted and What She Got,” “I Don’t Know How I Do It, But I Do,” and “In the Convent They Never Taught Me That.” Many social and civic bodies have signified their intentions of attendihg the opening week's attraction. -I- -I- I' “POLLY PREFERRED” IS NEXT MURAT BILL “Polly Preferred,” a comedy, a type of play heretofore not presented by the Indianapolis Stock Company at the Murat Theater this season, will be produced next week. The comedy is by Guy Bolton, author of many Broadway successes, and was first produced at the Little Theater, New York, on Jan. 11, 1923. by Comstock and Ge3t. “Polly Preferred” Is a comedy of the movies, always a popular theme with theater-goers. Forced from a job in a New York revue by the attentions of the financial backer of the production, Polly is broke, and meets Bob Cooley, a high-pressure salesman, who conceives the idea of capitalizing her beauty and personally to Interest four wealthy men in giving financial backing for her career in motion pictures. Polly is next seen at Hollywood, -where she has become a successful screen star, and it is here the cleverest scene of the play is introduced when a motion picture studio is shown in action. Interwoven in the plot is an interesting love story which has its culmination on the motion picture lot at Hollywood. “Pollv Preferred” will be at the Murat all week with the usual matinees. The management has employed a dance orchestra In the city and there will be dancing in the lobby after each act and following the show. + -!- + BERKELL FLAYERS TO BE SEEN IN DRAMA The Berkell Players will present the first drama of their summer season at English’s next week when they will appear in “The Man Who Came Back,” Jules Eckert Goodman’s prolific play of regeneration, one of the oustanding dramatic hits of recent years. The play carries an appeal that plumbs the depths of human emotions. Its principal character Is the type of a man whom Americans admire, for having gone wrong, he determines to make restitution, and in t’le face of tremendous odds fights his way back to a position of honor and the esteem of his fellowmen. The pampered son of a millionaire, endowed with every advantage that wealth can bring, he early in life succumbed to the temptations of the primrose path, becoming in time a pitiable figure. The scenes range from New York to San Francisco, and thence to the Orient, where, in an opium den in the city of Shanghai, the faint spark of manhood that still burned within him Is fanned to flame by a woman, who turns him about, and with her at bis side he makes the long fight back. There are many tense situations* and moments of sheer drama in the plot. The play is in five acts, all sumptuously mounted, and Berkell has spared no effort to give it a noteworthy production.

■CLASS BILLS TO BE OFFERED AT PALACE AND LYRIC ‘China’ and Rigolette Brothers to Be Featured, Famous Rigolette brothers come to the Lyric next week, topping a bill ! that is filled with imposing novelties. The performance of the Rigolette brothers is literally a whole show in itself. They present athletic posing, hand balancing, magic, juggling and musical selections—and everything they do is accomplished in a finished manner. Not the least attractive portion of their act is contributed by the Swanson sisters, talented singers and dancers of exceptional charm. The bill will include: TEKA—A baffling mystery from Egypt, described as “the human clockworks.” Ancient records state that it was devised by a court magician for the entertainment ot an Egyptian king centuries ago. It was recently rediscovered and is proving one of the most amazing illusions ever conceived. PROF. LOUIS WlNSEL—Europe’s celebrated bass violin virtuose, who offers a delightful concert program of solo numbers on an Instrument that has heretofore been considered unfitted for such a purpose. . HESTER BAILEY AND COMPANY—A former Indianapolis girl, aided b>* a quartette of singers and dancers in an entertaining jazz revue. Until she adopted a stage career a little over a year ago Miss conducted a dancing school her-j MURRAY AND MADDOX—Far-

Beautiful Walnut Gardens

A Few, of the Features: New Dance Pavilion Jack Tilson and His Famous Colombian Orchestra Swimming Pool New Dining Room and Kitchens Baseball Games Saddle Horses and Ponies Balloon Ascensions and Parachute Leaps By D.L. Dennis

Opening Tomorrow —May 18

FOLLOW THE ARROWS TO BEAUTIFUL WALNUT GARDENS

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'ihe map above indicates the best route to Beautiful Walnut Garfabiis by motor. Roads will be posted with cards, arrows and lighted signs. By interurban, take Martinsville car to Camby, Ind. Our busses will meet all cars. The park is just 14 miles from the Monument —a nice drive with a real good time at the end. Plan a trip tomorrow to beautiful Walnut Gardens—“ The Wonder-Park of Indiana.”

COMPANY OPENS MONDAY AT B. F. KEITH’S

PLAYERS APPEAR IN INTERESTING BILLS AT THEATERS

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Successful Friends of Paul H. Kleeman of Inaianapolis are Interested in reports of his success at A1 Jolson’s Theater. New York, in the new light opera, “Peg O’ My Dreams,” a musical version of J. Hartley Manner's stage success, “Peg O’ My Heart.” Suzanne Keener, who was heard here with the Mendelsohn Choir last fall, is the “Peg” of the production, and a. splendid cast surrounds her, featured among which is Kleeman. Reviews from eastern papers where the play has been seen are all enthusiastic and all give special mention to Kleeman'e singing and acting. - cical experts in a lively skit called "Chow,” written by Paul Gerard Smith, with original songs and comedy dances interspersed. GUS ELMORE AND ESTHER— A comedian who impersonates a South Sea Islander, and a petite miss in a character comedy divertisemer.t entitled “Beauty and the Beast.” JACK AND KITTY DEMACO— Aerial stars who perform on the Roman rings, trapeze and flying web. SCHEPP’S MINSTREL FIVE—A

Here is the baseball club that will entertain you with high-class baseball games at lb uctiful Walnut Gardens all season. Mr. Gus Bauman, manager of the club, has assembled a team from tile best scml-pro material to be had. .pud the Walnut Gardens tenm may be expected to show some real haseball this summer. The games will be played in the new enclosed baseball field at tho park. The game for tomorrow, the opening day, has been booked with the fast Riverside club.

No. I—lda May at the Palace for first half of the week. No. 2 —Marjorie Vonnegut will appear in “Polly Preferred,” at Murat next week. No. 3—Denise Brousseau in quintet of singers and blackface funsters from minstrel land. ON THE SCREEN—The last of the latest “Leather Pushers" series, a Bray Pictograph, “The Sky Pilot,” and an Imperial monkey comedy, “On the Job.” •I- I- -I BIG REVUE TOPS NEW PALACE BIIJ. The Ben Marks Company presents their elaborate and spectacular production, “China,” the first half of next week at the Palace Theater. “China,” is in reality a play with the plot revolving around humorous situations that arise on board a ship of which Shop Weldman acts as a naval officer, Ethel Pick as a dainty Chinese miss, Elsie Travers as an American girl. Marie St. George as a statue about which a legend is told in a way that is said to make the audience gasp. Ben Marks heads the company with his eccentric dance steps and comedy songs which put together forms laugh provoking situations. AMUSEMENTS

“The Wonder-Park of Indiana”

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“Sweethearts,” at Keith’s, opening Monday night. No. 4 —Jean Oliver in “The Man Who Came Back,” at English's next week, opening Sunday night. No. s—Schepp’s Minstrel Five at Lyric all next week. Bill includes: ED M. GORDON AND IDA DAY —Offer “Mirthful Nonsense” and It Is all the name implies. THE KANAZAWA FOUR—Three Japanese men and a pretty young miss staging oriental acrobatic feats and singing. ELSIE WHITE—A comedienne of the character variety. JOHNNY MORRIS AND FRED NICHOLS-—ln a fast stepping act that displays the tango In anew light. The Maryland Singers, who are composed of four young women and Otis Mitchell, are seen the latter half of the week singing Southern songs of the sixties. All the cast is dressed in the costumes of the sixties, thus presenting a novel appearance. “Bag and Baggage” is the photoplay for the first half of the week starring Gloria Grey, Carmelitia. Geraghty, and John Roche all very youthful actors and actresses. Dorothy Dalton in “The Moral Sinner,” will be the attraction for the last half of the week.

And Not Only Baseball — But tennis, bathing, boating, saddle horses, etc., await your visit to Beautiful Walnut Gardens-—“ The Wonder-Park-of Indiana.’’ Then there are the wonderful chicken dinners to look forward to, prepared by our head chef, William Gilmore, formerly of the Spink-Arms, Indianapolis. Conventions, picnics, reunions and large parties are urged to make this park their headquarters. Reservations may be made at the park or at our downtown office. Follow the arrows to Beautiful Walnut Gardens—“ The Wonder-Park of Indiana’’—tomorrow! CARL FREYN, Proprietor. Downtown Office, RAndolph 0312. Admission prices to Beautiful Wal nu t Gardens —25 cents for driver and car and 10 cents for each additional passenger. Season tickets on sale at park.

i ; 1 Movie Music Motion pictures to illustrate the overture. “They,” says Modest Altschuler, former conductor of the Russian Symphony Orchestra recently engaged by Frank Lloyd to prepare the musical synchronization .for his production of Sahatini's “The Sea Hawk,” “will provide the next achievement of the motion picture. “One of the finest things that might be done for music,” says Altschuler, “is to Illustrate the inspiration of music, for instance to picturize Napoleon’s attack of Moscow, the burning of the city and the French retreat, which action Tschaikowsky's 1812 musically expresses. Such a picture perfectly synchronized to music would be a marvelous muslcale education. A person could learn the theory of variolis famous compositions, now but half appreciated, easily. The most ignorant person could lie well entertained and educated at the same time, and the real beauty of music more fully appreciated because of the pictorial synchronization.” Altschuler anticipates making several “movie overtures” in the near future.

A Few of the Features: Chicken Dinners and Lunches Food for the Tables Raised on Adjoining Farm Outdoor Concert Hall Best of Entertainers Band Concerts Complete Playground Driven Wells and Flowing Springs Real Picnic Grove Aeroplane Rides With “Goody" Weaver

Rounding Round Theaters With WALTER D. HICKMAN OAVE received the following information on an important subject: “A permanent home for the Little Theatre Society of Indiana, which would include a Community Playhouse, Is the objective of a fundraising campaign launched this week by the society. Twenty-five divisions of workers are being organized for the campaign. “Miss Sara Lauter is chairman of the campaign committee and ‘general’ of the army of workers and supporters of the fund. Each of the divisions is in charge of a ’brigadier general.’ Each division, when completed, will contain more than 1,000 workers, Miss Lauter said yesterday. The following are the brigadier generals in charge: Mrs. R. Hartley Sherwood, Marian M. Geddes, George Somnes, Mrs. Meta Lieber, Eunice J. Peirce, Mrs. Harry Fulton Parr, L. M. Fletcher, Helen Adams, J., Murry Wickard, Florence F. Steep, Eldena Lauter, Mrs. E. H. Fletcher, Robert Brewer, Frank S. Chance, Mrs. Edna Severin, Robert Wild, Mrs. G. R. Guild, Guy May, Mrs. Everett M. Schofield, Mrs. Fred Balser, W. W. Woollen and John B. Reynolds. “A ’chain’ plan, under which the brigadier general subscribe $lO to the fund and pledge themselves to secure six more workers, has been adopted by the society for the raising of the fund. The six workers secured by the brigadier general are known as ‘colonels’ and In turn pledge themselves' to give $5 each and to secure five others who will give $4 each. The last step of the chain is in tfie hands of ‘lieutenants’ who pledge themselves to give $1 and to secure one other to give sl.

ENGLISH’S w ■ **** “BUDDIES’' BERKELL PLAYERS IN THE DRAMATIC SENSATION “THE MAN WHO CAME BACK” BY JULES ECKERT GOODMAN Two Years at the Playhouse In New York. Eight Months in Chicago—Eight Months In Boston Matinees Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday DRIGFQ ■ Afternoon—2sc, 35c, 50c. PLUS Night—250,500,630,900. TAX Keeervationa May Be Made for the Entire Season. Phone Clr. 3373. Week May 25th—“ The Cat and the Canary”

■—Ona B. Talbot Fine Arts Enterprises m j MURAT Sf I TOMORROW Tickets on sale theater after id a. m. or 25 artists IN HIS SENSATIONAL CONCEPT PPOGQAM *AN EXPERIMENT IN AMERICAN MUSK? SEATS NOW SELLING PRICES—S2.SO, $2.00, $1.50, SI.OO, Plus Tax I Ona B. Talbot, 916 Hume-Mansur Bldg. CHICK ERING PIANO VICTOR RECORDS |

MURAT ■Mats., Wed., Thurs., Sat., 2:15 Eve.. 8:15 N Indianapolis Stock Cos. V - Preferred DANCING A Gay Comedy of the Movies Between Acte by Guy Boltonand After the Show PRlCES—Matinees, 25c-60c; Evenings, 25c-50c-SI.OO "This company will become an important part of the amusement life of this city.” —Walter Hickman, Indianapolis Times. ‘"There are three or four actors in this company who can be counted among the few best actors we have seen in summer organizations.” —Walter Whitworth, Indianapolis News. "Yet we are inclined to say without reservation that a cast which can do so well In ‘Beaucalre’ may be relied upon for an even better account of itself in the programs which are to be offered." —Robert G. Tucker, Indlanapolia Star. 'Highest Salaried Stock Company That Ha i Ever Appeared In India"fepoiis’

MANY MUSICAL EVENTS PLANNED FOR NEXT WEEK College Students and Many Others on Recital Programs. RED NEWELL MORRIS will present Miss Bernice Church, u__J soprano, and Miss Viora Frye, contralto, in Joint recital at the Cropsy auditorium in the Public Library Monday evening, May 19, at 8 o’clock. The recital is free and the public is cordially invited to attend. Tis Evening (Pique-Dame) .Tachaikowsky Miss Church and Miss Frye. Connais lu le Pays (Mignon) ....Thomas Miss Frye. (a) Vre griomi son che nine...... .Pergolest (b( Care Selve .._ ... Handel (c) Oh mai non eessati...Donaudy Miss Church. (a) Autumn Fran* (b) Sapphic Ode Brahma (c) The Dark Blue Eyes of Springtime Biea Miss Frye. Not a Flower. “Madame Butterfly”.. Puccini Miss Church and Miss Frye. (a) Nobles Siegneurs—Les Huguenota (b) Chanson Norvegienne .... ..Fourdrain (c) H Neige Bern berg Miss Church. (a) Before the Dawn .....Chadwick (b) Nocturne . ....... . Chadwick (c) The Danza Chadwick Miss Frye. Passage Birds Farewell Hildach Miss Church and Miss Frye. Mrs. Frances Porter will be the accompanist. -I- -I- -IDRAMA PUPIIaS TO APPEAR IN PLAYS On Wednesday evening. May 21, the pupils of Miss Florence Forbes (Turn to Page 6)

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