Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 127, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 October 1924 — Page 6

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MODERN MUSIC ON WHITEMAN’S CONCERTPROGRAM Matinee Musicale to Bring Fine Artists to City. % OHE concert sekson of Ora 13. Talbot will get under way at* the Murat on Sunday, Oct. 12, when Paul Whiteman and his orchestra will give afternoon and night concerts. The program played here will be the one introduced by Whiteman at Carnegie Hall in New York when so-called jazz for the first time was performed before metropolitan musical circles, incidentally taking them by storm. Beginning with “Dixieland,” the first crude jazz one-step, Whiteman traced the development of the "great American noise" from its birth in the South to the present, when Leopold Stowkowski, conductor of the Philadelphia Philharmonic orchestra, Stravansky, Russian composer, and other music masters are hailing it as an important art. Selections from the semi-classical ■will feature the first part of the program, while the second half will be occupied with the most popular selections of the famous American composers. The plan of this entire “experiment* in modern music,” according to Whiteman, is to show the significance of the new rhythm and tempo jazz has brought to music. Whiteman, who will conduct every number, was kept busy playing at private concerts for the Prince of Wales during his recent visit here. Prince Edward Albert met Whiteman in London last year and the two became great friends. Whiteman and his orchestra have started a world tour this year and the concert date here is part of a journey to the Pacific coast, which will take in every important city en route. -I- -I- -!- MATINEE MUSICALE BOOKS GUEST ARTISTS The Matinee Musicale will bring a number of well-known artists to Indianapolis this season. The bookings are as follows: Queena Mario, soprano of the Metropolitan, Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the Murat. 3 p. m. Marion Rous, pianist and recital talks at Masonic Temple. 3 p. m., Friday, Nov. 14. Letz Quartet at Masonic Temple, 3 p. m., Friday, Dec. 5. William Bachaus, pianist, at Murat, Jan. 30. Ilse Niemack. violinist. Masonic Temple, Feb. 16. Clarence Gustlin, lecture recital. Masonic Temple, March 13. The forty-eighth season of the Mut-

C l on a desert island, facing problems of hunger, cold and _ !▼* love. And solving them—how? See the amazing adventures of this 3 *“ man and woman and thrill to as fascinating a story as was ever screened. _ r" ••• . ••• W * • 3 Ralph E. Duncan Singing “The Little Old Clock on the Mantel” *“^ Emil Seidel and His Orchestra—Earl Gordon Organ Selections -4 " 1 ■ el

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•ALICE BRADY Roltare Eggleston announces that Alice Brady, movie and legitimate star, will be his featured offering at Keith’s during teachers convention week. Miss Brady opens at Keith’s in a dramatic playlet on Sunday afternoon, October 12.

inee Musicale will open with recep tion given by Mrs. Hugh McGibney at the Herron Art Institute, Friday, Oct. 17. -I- -!- -IClass instruction at the Irvington School of Music will start Monday night, Oct. 13. with sight-singing and ear training under the direction Adelaide Conte. On Tuesday, Oct. 14, Clarence Weesner will start a class in dramatic art. A harmony class for beginners will-be given by William Hogle, Thursday, Oct. 16 at ( 7:30 p. m. and at 7 p. m. that night' Florence Dart will conduct a mandoline orchestra. Florence Dart and Cecelia Weaver, instructors in the Progressive Series, have joined the faculty. Signora Geltrude Conte, vocal instructor, offers a scholarship consisting of free vocal lessons from Nov. 1 until June 1, 1025, to the singer whose voice shows most possibilities. The contest is open to the public and will close Oct. 31. The Voices will be tested by single appointments. *1- *1- -I- * Clarence M. Weesner announces a competitive examination to determine the winning contestants^for the two free scholarships offered in piano and dramatics on Wednesday, Oct. 8 at the studio, Thirty-Eighth St., and College Ave. FYed Newell Morris, voice teacher, 1808 N. Delaware St., has “been elected head of the voice depai tment at Franklin Ct^lege. Harrington Van Hoessen, a pupil of Mr. Morris, has been engaged as bass soloist of Mt. Neboh Temple.

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Strange Places Colleen Moore is among the cabbages, the beets and the onions of Downey, Cal., enacting the role of the wife of a Dutch “dirt” farmer. John Bowers* is her husband In this picture, which is “So Big,” a screen version of Edna Ferber's story of the same title, being produced for First National by Earl Hudson. Milton Sills is pearl fishing off Santa Catalina Island in the Pacific. In First National’s “As Man Desires” he goes to hide himself among the flotsam aild jetsam of the South Seas, after he flees from army life in India with a charge of murder hanging ovpr his head. Ben Lyon has returned from New York to Hollywood, where he is row marking time around the United lot waiting to step into a part in “So Big," in which he will play son to Colleen Moore. Deris Kenyon finished “If I Marry Again” this week. She is ‘o do one more picture on the coast and then return t.) New York to be starred in another First National Production feature. Coiinne Griffith completes her newest starring, vehicle, “Wilderness,” this week, and Is yet undecided whether to produce her r.ext picture, “Declasse,” in New Y'ork or in Hollywood. The chances are about even.

New York City, and the North Presbyterian Church, New Rochelle, New r Y'ork. •!• -IClifford Dean, of the Edwards and Dean act on the Palace hill the first half of this week, visited his former teacher, Fred Newell Morris. ' iii T ' ’ *r The Tabernacle Presbyterian j Church choir, under the direction of j Fred Newell Morris, is planning a course of concerts to be given by the choir during the season. The first concert to be given is by Pietro Y'on, j famous organist who has won fame i by his wonderful performances as a | virtuoso concert organist and his splendid compositions for organ and chorus. The. choir will assist Mr. Yon in the concert singing a num her of his compositions. .1. .1. Miss Grabe Hitching* of the Metro politan School of Music will go to Kokomo Monday to give a lecturerecital on Russian Music for president's day of the Symposium Club of -’that city. , A Long Time to Make This One When production work on Vita ; graph's picturizatlon of the A. S. M. Hutchinson's novel, “The i Heart,” now having its world pre- ! mier on Broadway, started May 22, j .1. Stuart Blaokton, the producer, i estimated that forty two working |'days would be consumed. The iast j scenes were “shot” July 12. The I elapsed time had been fifty-two days. | Deducting seven Sundays and four j days not suitable for w orking, the | record stands at forty-one days, one I less than scheduled.

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JANE COWL One of the prettiest Juliets ever seen on the stage will be revealed by Jane Cowl in “Romeo and Juliet.” She is hooked for the week of Oct. 1| at the Murat. English Comediennes Make Debut Dollie and Billie, English comediennes of the Dolly Sisters type, have made their debut on the Keith Circuit and were so successful that their engagement in this country was immediately extended. Another Sad Farewell Mclntyre and Heath have made their farew'ell appearance on the Keith Circuit at the Palace, Now Y'ork, in their skit, “The Georgia Minstrels,” after having played it for more than 12,000 times.

H COLM /"ANCE in a great while there happens a photoplay , \ which Is so unusual, to inspiring, so informative that it becomes a duty to direct the attention of the v/-#7 (f OUCH a photoplay is "ABRAHAM LINCOLN.” pro- '* N dUCed by A1 an(Jtßay Lockett and presented by First \ T EADING journalists, statesmen, movie fans, theatre / managers and people in all walks of life wherever yJgSk Nf “Abraham Lincoln” has been shown have been unanImous in their praise and endorsement of this truly P TTERE is excellent screen material. Humor—gentle 1 \ comedy relief, interspersed .with tense dramatic ,yil action —scenes of the Civil War rivaling anything yet l . JPa VrV produced—have led many people to pronounce this v-rijO FJ rst National production as “better than ‘The Birth Specially Prepared Musical Accompaniment Arranged by C. Bakaleinikoff, Played by the (f Circle Symphonic Orchestra lr MjMM A Circle Presentation \ ' ATMOSPHERIC PROLOGUE “ABRAHAM LINCOLN f “THE EVOLUTION OF DIXIE” 4 PLAYED BY THE CIRCLE THEATRE ORCHESTRA \ BAKALEINIKOFF V.-.. L-. .f!i CONDUCTING Jk T The Engagement of “Abraham Lincoln ** Is Limited PU I1 1 a tn ® ne Week Only. We Suggest You Come Early. 11 \S M, JLj , TO BE SHOWN AT OUR REGULAR PRICES

‘THIEF OF BAGDAD’ DDE ATENGLISH’S (Continued From Page 5) adventures of Barbara Stockton, a straight-laced little English girl, and Alan Croft, a dare-devil Biritsh aviator, the sole survivors of an ill-fated hydroplane expedition who, following a terrific storm, are cast upon a tropical island off the coast of Africa. "Sinners in Heaven” was filmed on several of the Bahama Islands, thus providing a realistic, effective and withal beautiful background for the action. The supporting cast contains Holmes Herbert, Florence Billings, Betty Kilburn, Montague Love, Effle Shannon and Marcia Harris. Other program features will include an Imperial comedy, “Blows and Dynamite!” the Fox news weekly, musical enterftdnment by Emil Seidel and his orchestra, and organ selections by Earl Gordon. -I- •!- -IDIVING BEAUTY IN MOVIE AT SMITH’S Annette Kellerman, famous swimmer and diver, is seen the coming week at Mister Smith’s Theater in “Venus of the South Seas,” a story of girls, pearls, love and adventure. The supporting company includes Rolaijd Purdue, Robert Ranisaye and Norman French. James R. Sullivan directed the picture. In “Venus of the South Seas” Miss Kelierman takes the part of Shona Royale, who lives wfch her father on a remote, island, isolated from all white people. One night she swims out to a strange boat to discover Robert Quane, a young man who is touring the islands. They fail in love but are separated. Shona is picked up from the seas by the notorious John Drake, who knows

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she possesses pearls of unknown value. In a fight with Drake, Shona throws the pearls overhoard and Drake forces her to dive for them. A comedy is shown together with the usual supplementary atractions. -I- -Jr -IHOOT GIBSON HAS A NEW KIND OF ROLE • The Babe Ruth of the cattle country is none other than Hoot Gibson, who demonstrates this fact in his naw picture, “Hit and Run,” a comedy romance of the baseball diamond which will be shown at the Isis the first half of next week. Hoot makes his bow in a baseball suit at a Sunday afternoon game, and hits ’em so far the outfielders have to ride horseback to field his drives. He is given a chance in the major league, where his adventures are both comic and thrilling. Mike Donlin, one of the greatest ball players In the history of the National pastime, now a movie actor, hAs a leading role while others In the cast are Harold Goodwin, De Witt Jennings, Cyril Ring, William A. Steele and Marian Harlan. Director Edward Sedgwick collaborated with Raymond L. Schrock in writing the story. The comedy feature will be a Jimmy Ashberry farce, “The Perfect Pest.” New Comedy The St. Agnes Academy Alumni Association will present anew threeact musical coipecly, “Cinderella of the Movies,” at the Murat on Sunday night, Nov. 2. The author Is an Indianapolis man who does not care to be known until after his play is produced. Miss Lucile Y'ow is general chairman. Miss Laura Barrett Is in charge of the ticket committee, and Mrs. Glenn O'Conner is in charge of the programs. Miss Joseph Weidman is head of the cast committee.

Little Theatre With the performance of "The Torchbearers,” by George Kelly, on Oct. 15, 16 and 17 at the Masonic Temple, the Little Theatre Society of Indiana will inaugurate their tenth season, and at the same time celebrate the definite return of George Somnes to the position of director after two years on tour with Stuart Walker’s “The Book of Job,” and director of Walker’s second company in Dayton during the past summer. It is fitting the first performance of “The Torchbearers” in Indianapolis should be given by the Littie Theatre Society, as the play is a

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Oua B. Talbot Fine Arts Enterprises Announcements COMING “ SUM., OCT. I^2 Himself Ml ORCHESTRA Seats on Sale NOW for All Concerts PRICES Ona B. Talbot, 916 Hume-Mansur Bldg. J CHICKERING PIANO VICTOR RECORDS WEEK OCTOBER 13 )€ SPECIAL ATTRACTION—TEACHERS’ CONVENTION The most important event,in the history of the stage The World’s Transcendent Star JANE- W o w L In the All-Surpassing Triumph of Her Brilliant Career—“ROMEO and JULIET” WITH ROLLO PETERS nnii the Entire Original Company That Presented the Immortal Romance One Hundred and Seventy-Four Times in New York. Prieea—Evenings, I.ower Floor, 52.20, §2.“5, 53.30; Balcony, 830, $4.10, $1.65, $2.20. Wed. Mat., Lower Floor, 51. 65, $2.20; Balcony, 83c, sl.lO, $1.65, Sat, Mat., Lower Floor. $2.20, $2.75; Balcony. 83c, sl.lO, $1.65. MAIL ORDERS NOW—SEATS TUESDAY, OCT. 7 COMING—Week Oct. 20 Mats. Wed-Sat. Qa^tw MAH. ORDERS NOW. Neats a. m. Tuesday, Oct. 14. Eve., 50c, sl.lO, $1.65, *2.20, $2.75, $3.30. Wed. Mat., 50c, sl.lO, $1.63. Sat. Mat., 50c, SI.IO, $1.65, $2.20.

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I satire on amateur theatricals in genj eral and upo i Littie Theatre "move- ■ mbits’’ in particular and upon the pretentions of amateurs, ridiculing especially the kind of amateur who is totally inadequate and at the same time totally lacking in enough humor to realize in any*, degree his shortcomings. The following cast bias been chosen for the play: Wanven Curry, tlalph Cooney, T. M. Overly, Murry Wickard, Maynard Willson, H. B. Williams, Margaret Felton, Elizabeth Bogert Schofield, Mary Jane Walters, Ruth Racey, Nancy Johnson and GaUoway. The production is in charge of Mr. Somnes, who will be assisted by Arleigh Waltz on the scenery and John Kautz on the lighting.