Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 180, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 December 1924 — Page 5

SATURDAY. DEC. 6, 1924

DUNCAN SISTERS, OTIS SKINNER, WHITESIDE TO BE HERE

‘Topsy and Eva' Come to En glish's on Monday Night— Big Star Follows Thursday in ‘Sancho Panza' — ‘Sakura’ Due at Murat for Three Days, A flood of splendid attractions arrive here next week with the Duncan Sisters in “Topsy and Eva,” a musical comedy, opening Monday night for three days. Otis Skinner on Thursday night at English’s brings his splendid success, “Sancho Panza," for three days. On next Thursday night. Walker Whiteside will bring his new dramatic production, “Sakura.” to the Murat for three days.

Again three of th© comma tiding ; productions of the season are crowded into six days’ time. 1M MW SISTERS TO OPEN MONDAY AT END I IMPS People who see the Duncan Sis ters on the stage think they are i really kids and they are not far from wrong, as the two girls are still in their teens. These young ladies are .lust as charming off the stage as on. which is saying .1 good deal. Although their journey from Cali fornia but a very few years ego to i stardom in the successful musical j comedy. "Topsy Turvy,” which comes j direct from a forty-soven-weeks' rut ' in Chicago, i- of the sensations - of the "show business,” the girls are ! : simple and unassuming as when j iey left high school to try their j luck before the footlights. Their rise to fame and fortune in j less than six year? reads a fairy tale, and it is this natural, unaf- ! footed grac* and jov of living which i they carry into their stage work that j makes them so popular, not only. with theatergoers, hut with every. an© with whom they corn*- m contact Mr. Duncan, the father, wanted I Vivian, the younger, to be a school ■ teacher, but t-.e <• i:!>>k for . future s for Rosetta, the ©hi-*- by i year, was 1 too hopeless to contemplate. She never eared for school par- i ticularly and hated spelling and arithmetic books 1 one of her' books while at school she had writ- j ten. "in case of tire throw this in." \ Perhaps it was this d.sinciina-ion to study what was in books that was responsible for one of the funniest episodes in “Topsy and Eva." the *'A. B. C." scene, wherein the sprinter front New England endeavors to’ give little Eva tnd black-face,! ; Topsy a lesson. The Duncan S.ster- will bring their entire production of "Topsy and Eva to English's Opera liaise for three nights, beginning next Monday night. OTIS SKINNER YURIY E> AT ENGLISH’* Till RsII.YY Otis Skinner c-m**® Thi:rs’ay flight to Kngli-h’- frYr three , s in "6an r ho Panza, ' said to i, merry spectacle. This success is probably front a k' ■■■ ■jopular contribution to th- st ■ -©, * umphs. This ptav had long runs * >r, 1 1 :.. -■ tway and In t'hhago. It is l.ig play to prt sent froi point. There is no qu< ,-ta a it that Skinner’s engag* ment will be ..m „f th* real features of the sc—.: Tn fact, from all i—ount- ' Sin- o Panza” is a Spanish Arab.m Nigh’s with all the colorful, brilliant . semble of our best Broadway u-u-i eal productions. The fact that the spe.l,l dale - have been arranged by Bert French gives the production a still more typically Great YY’hit- Way atmosphere, and this, with the announcement that more than tifty play, is appear on the sr ._-e. wotiM seem to indicate that Skinner has in Saneho Panza” a worth-, successor to his memorable “Kismet," n is Said. Skinner's net, play is by M- h-hoir author of -The 'zarina.“ It has been staged by Richard Fiol“slawskv of tin- Moscow Art The afer. and lias ulreadj lias- reason! enjoyed a long run in N- v. York and <'him go. WHITES! HE PRESENTS NFYY PE YY YT Ml RAT Beginning Thursday reui-i Walker Whitaide tv.!! present "Sakura.” a drama of the Orient, during a three

M ! Ona B. Talbot Fine Arts Enterprises g MURAT TOMORROW AT 3 O’CLOCK | TICKETS ON SALE AT THEATER AFTER 10 A. M. SUNDAY. | FARRAR in “Carmen” (Ctjristman git^gratinn: A TICKET TO HEAR THE ' l Greatest Artists Before the World Today [PRICES: sl, $1.50, $2, $2.50, $3, Plus 10% Tax) '''.Jr*? Christmas Concert I DEC 22 CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA .. p * FRITZ RELXER, RAFAKLO DIAZ “T®®* Candector flaloUt Aiil>tlii< Choru* MENDELSSOHN CHOIR ELMER STEFFEN, Choral Conductor Farewell PAVLQWA and Ballet Russe, Jan. 5 KREISLER, Feb. I—McCORMACK, Feb. 22 Self-Addressed, Stamp'd Envtlope for Return of Tickets. All SEATS SOW SELLING—Ona B. Talbot Offleo. >l6 Hum*-Slanmir Bids.

Murat’s Show on Christmas "Little Jessie James.” with the James boys, a Paul Whiteman Band and the James girls, dancing chorus, will be the attraction at the Murat opening Christmas matineo at 3 o’clock and for the balance of the week, with another matinee on Saturday. Although some might think “Little Jessie James” has to do with bandits and wild western heroes, let it her© b© mad© known that the action takes place In New York City and that r.o one rides a horse, wears a mask or flourishes a six gun. The only bandit is "Little Jessie James." and she Is a heart thief. The book and lyrics w©r written by Harlan Thompson. Harrv Archer wrote the music.

da, engagement at th© Shubert Murat, wch matinee Saturday. I-'ror,: the pen of M. Th©r©n, the j f-'ieiti it playwright, "Sakura” por•:ys v.ith i deft foreign touch the inriui ! sand love of the ilhis’.rams Prince Hagan©, the Japanese statesman, around whom the action 1 of the play revolves. The love of Prince Hagane for ii'tl© < nda S ida. a Japanese maiden of sr-- • beauty, and f< r his "glorious Nippon.” dominates the theme of “Sakura." Th act.on transpires within the grounds of the American embassy :n T"k; - im! .r, th*' „tl:* ~! palace of •lie Japan©*© prince. To such a degree is “Sakura" a play of no ids and cm >tioi s -hat th© eminent actor l as arranged to carry n tour a special lighting system th it .- introd; -•*■ i in’o America for ?h- tins: time at grat expense. The ■ ffe-•- obtained through the skillful manipulation of tills ipt, iratu® aid u."c c’v to ’lie f motional phases of Mi.-s S-. in-v Shields c Onria Sada h-uls th* cast. Among these are such tv-11 known nam©s as Pauline J-ni 'igs Genevieve Bertolucci. Bran -i.*r. Evan--. Harold Y*osburgh. Mil! D. Howard. Edward Harford. I* vi l B- ’.bridge uid ('ml \V,s©. RIVERSIDE WILL PRESENT MEYERS Noted Conductor Will Be Here Wednesday. Vi.- Movers ;,nd his Brunswick recording • l--:ra. .appearing at 'the Riverside fiance Palace on Wednesday evening, I**'— I<L have •attained the peak of facility with the weird and fantastic instrumentation, giving a splendid example of the newer music which has fascinated th*- public from one end of the i ountry to the other. Vic meyers and his orchestra played the entire winter of lii23-l:i2t at tin- famous Hotel Del Coronado. Coronado Beach. California. At this exclusive society rendezvous the orchestra made famous two fox-trots, “M* an. Mean Mama,” and “Make Ft and Break It." which have been recorded by the Brunswick I'nin-j-any.

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WEALTH OF THEATRICAL ATTRACTIONS DUE HERE

CAPACITY KOUSE TO GREEIPRIMA DONNA SUNDAY Talbot Announces Sale of Single Tickets for Orchestra, St— END AY afternoon in the Murat a* .3 o'clock, Geraldine y Farrar, great singing actress, will present th© opera “Carmen." with a distinguished company. I ballet, scenery and orchestra This will be the first app am nee of Miss Farrar in opera in Indiana polls, and a capacity audience rep- ; resenting the State o? Indiana will greet this gifted woman. Carlos IVroni. one if the famous conductors of the Met.r ipoiitain < *p-i a Company, w ill direct tin- per formance. I- •!■ ll’l YNTSTE TO GIY E (ON < EKT N I \ I IHI lAD YY On Thursday night at Caleb Mills Hail, the i-Vder.it a.n of I’uiic S-ho-*! Teachers will present in recital Madame M. npa • .tc I.;*-r.niewska. piaraste, and Dan IU-ddne, tenor. This is a special < orp en and not one ,f the regular series Program fellows: Th— - It .ss .-i s„- • Hv t: <- Window T<u-‘...mov*.v M. laps \n* S-.u'-i'. i'.i hmmi • T.'a. . -• lake t a I■ let ll.i-an V Wrangi. !• . * . 1.-e r>— rnir.n.vntu ■ (,►©•! ;uti . n own • w <; M i ori . . Oil.ran •>< tic—xe -b Miner, Clie. i!, M.aiai'.e I -n.rrtskv Tv*- I'atn * V " .i Vd!: V- \tt.rnit' freim t> ■ Opera M> lull Mr [a 1.1, .e Pi u ~ (ireup s. P,|. ,r. ' I -./t ‘ h -a hark th*’ 1 Set :t.r-1 f.wrt • Scherzo If tih-rt Madam, i.sk a i h v ri.n f.> *’ >• Nactit Ca’iipbe*! Tipton • Crvi-..- . : W it' r- r irnpl.,ll Tlpo.:. • Win, Knows Stickle© Mr Fled,tor I .[ SALE OF SI N't • I.E TH KETS TO BEGIN The sale of single tickets for the ' series of three orchestra will open on .Monday morning at the >na B. Talbot office. The opening concert of the season will take the form of | a great Christmas celebration with i th© Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, | of 1 jo men. Fritz Reiner conductor, j the Ab tidellohn Choir of FiO voices, j amP Raf.ielo Diaz, famous tenor of the Metropolitan Opera Company ;ts I soloist. 'i’he two remaining concerts of the Indianapolis Symphony orchestra Society, Ona B. Talbot managing I director will lie the Minneapolis iTiirn to Page fi|

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No. I—Otis Skinner, in “Sancho Panza," opening Thursday night at. English's. No. 2—Th© Duncan Sisters, as “Topsy and Eva,” at English's,

ROUNDING ROUND THE A TERS

.VITH WALTER D. HICKMAN I JTTENDED th© first perform |/\ I anc of "Sakura." a play in L. I four ads by Justin Theron. With Walker Whites!,!© starred, at i the H artman Theater in Columbia*, j Ohio, on Thursday night. it Is a piny of modern Japanese life ns lived in diplomatic circles. But the play goes beyond that p-int in developing , the love story of Ortda Sad i, a Japanese girl who was educated in Ain't lea for many years. Sh© returns to j Japan as a modern rirl instead of a Japanese maiden, as tradition of th it country paints them She is a Chris Ban and is so advanced that she is in love with a German youth. <'n re turning home -h- barns that -he faces the ancient customs of Japan relative to woman h right to choose her own husband. Th© power of the drama rests upon th© methods used by Prince Sane tong. Hag. in© to force Siadu to he com, hi w.fe, according to ,J,ip.m<\s. fashion. Th- struggle of th© tlir<. opposing interests grows until © di act ha- its own powerful climax. It is in the .second act wii* n Prince , Ila Kane. after marrying Sa-ia, <h* covers the former German sweet. li.h rt of Sarin in her bedroom, if tl f i*- what they call 'em in Japan It is her* that Whiteside, a- th© prince, ami ,\Lys Sydney Shields, ass ind.t Sac. stage a dramatic picture of color aid power that I am sure nil i :|r ry th.s play to more than fair Wo who go to th© theater buy a name when w* see Mr Whiteside. H©r, an actor who is wonderfully tilted to play oriental roles He does not auggeest tlie cunning and power of the Japanese Princ but he actu ally lives it in Its ©ntitrety duruig th© action of the play. This Prince character is not the story hook kind, as he possesses a romantic heart, although he has had the ' mantle iff i winter" over his spirit for many , years. When he “m©l!s the snows of the years” and throws off his roll© of state in the private apartment of ' his wife for the first time, it seem© j to me that splendid theater has been used in keeping the play within the hounds of reason. ! At times th© play rings with pn | ©try’and beauty. “Sakura” is not the common and average bill of th© i theater. It possesses rare beauty and : i harm and yet its dramatic elements I are so overwhelming to make on© i leave the theater with th© thought ' that at least something new and in- ! foresting has come to the stage. [ cannot refrain from giving praise jto the work of bot h Mr. Whiteside j and Miss Shields, who had never ap

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opening Monday night. No. 3 —Walker Whiteside in "Sakura,” it the Murat, beginginriing Thursday night. No. I—Mis© Frances Whim will

In ‘ Follies' 4 . A B.YSQt ETTE YY hen Zicgfelil F< di©s cun. s to English - fi-r the w< • of Dec. J,'., Una liiisQiiette vih! i... its chief ill. 1C P* are.) to latter a.i vat.tug.- it. her iisso. ,a:;..n on th- stag, v tl; U i.i’e ls.de Sh* c *a ! l-d ; . irs* ■r. - than she ,\,*r lias !■■: I hav** !i*n observing her work. Her pel forman*-, is i.i -of high or i-r In *. ,*h of the four t YViutcs. 1© h. I- acl an* e t.. ns** *,. iiutii .rail,at,*and 111, . ham.it.c i.eights. IE ehariu’t, :;z , tion is so tn’-nse .md powerful that l am stir© you wid welci.xnv this brand of entertainment. Walker White-id© belongs to the intensely drain.it n* things of the stage. 1 do not know f the Art.* r lean stage is ready for a stage discussion "f relations betw. the governinents of this country and -lalia.it, but I *lo know ti:,.’ as inter tuinmont. "Sakura ' i- overwhelmingly satisfying. 1 have s< ,-n “Sakura” in its earlu r stages, hut when Whiteside comes to the .Murat next Thursday night you will see i performance. I am sure, that will increase your appreciation .T dramatic, entertainment. Whiteside intends to open at the Playhouse in Chicago on Monday night following his final perform unce at the Murat on next Saturday night. Powerful acting in a strong dramatic piny. That's “Sakura." Powell to Support Richard Dix William Powell has been signed by Jesse L. Lask.v. vice president tu Famous Players Lusky <’mpuration in charge of production, for . lead .ng role in support of Richard Dix in his next picture. “Th© Maker of i Irst tn ’s."

hffidlin,, the bill at B. F. Keith's next week. No. H —Ben Nee One at the Lyric all next week. No. *l—Bob Forsano at the Palace for tile first half of the week.

Quartet

Friday afternoon the Matinee Mu-icale presented the Lelz Qwut*t, string, in concert. As far as 1 > now this is the tlr.-T. time that tin. organization has been iier. Tin* first time that I have heard tin-in. i'li*- program included two major !. .: Uli.'T.- tell ns Unite{ . lip 1 , No. 2, in \ Minor,” by Brahms, ■ an*! ''.quartet in F Minor major," i by Kiv-1 The Ravel eomjmsii on show. : that a difficult coinpwsias to tile t*ehniijue of i*Xin.- don, . an b'* masterfully ! handled b> this quartet. The fav-'u'* of the thre© part ; .* *i t was " V.i i'i-1 tions on D* ith ..*i-: th- M-iidec from Schubert's ••quartet in 1 1 .Minor." lief. ;s a i 111(11’. ent and bril ' ::;t on i . i*."ti A worthy c-n ! 1 1 :t>u!ion t This h luuslc. ! (By YY. D H i ‘ Fashion ’ To give til- ! lid: ’two * nr© of . i i-tr." is the h**p- of the Lit: b* The- ,'!*• s *•:;. .* miking its revival -f i "Fashion. !•> Ann i , ’•* t M-watt. i'l.,.- !a\ night. 11- *. D. at the ; v* Temple This play, her ~ '*■; 1 the time is The out-’ .11-1 :i g ,-ui’i’i— of the season of D4.'.. -I O'.e .1 VI I V hi. I picture of the time- ind lie- j.—pb- as seen by • *.**ii■ !• i lit..: .r unatist.

P^iTuxe: A Novelty of Dance and Music One in Four Hundred Million BEN NEE ONE J Chinese Comedian and Singer [ PIERCE AND RUSSELL I “Acromedianus” “RADIO RIOT” A Merry Satire on the Radio Craze F AL MARKED. AND KELL GAY J Dancers Par Excellence PIELERT AND SCOFIELD I “Helping Hubby” GUALANO AND MARGUERITE I Italian Singers and Accordionists ROSE KRESS I F €j U R “TERPSICHOREAN WHEELS” _ IMPERIAL MONKEY COMEDY “STOLEN SWEETIES” fT. \ _ 1 I KINOORAM9 I

HOPPER COMES IN TWD GOOD OPERAS Noted Comedian to Be New Year's Star. The management of the Murat an nounee© as its attraction for NewYear's week to be none other than America's foremost, operatic corn© than. D© W,*if Hopper, in his comic opera company. Join, pollock, a N-w York then* rical producer, i- sending H-bper to the Mura’ fur a week's >-ng tg*merit opening- .Monday nigh' D -2:•. with matinees Thursday N-w Year’s day. starting at 3 i.'cim k as.'! tie; usual n..trim e Saturday t.t 2 .’ n For the first half of the week, including matinee Thursday. New V.-ar's day, Hopper will be seen in a revival of Gill •rt * Sullivan’s popular ,cs ra. "Tl Mikado.” Hop 1, • appearing in his famous role of Kukii. For the last half of the week, l-.-iudi: g jiia'ine© on Saturday th- play will he H. M S “Pinafore." Hop) *ajipeurs ill the ride of Dick Dead Eye. Operatic l’rhiia Doiuta Booked Marguerite Sylva, the operatic prima don tut. -s to play an engagemen' of som© twelve weeks at the K< ith theaters in the larger cities b©for* appearing in New Y'ork in tiie stellar rol© of anew comedy from the French. “My Cousin. From Xowho re. ”

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Getting New Release Ready Ralph Block, managing editor of Paramount’s story department, is at the Lanky Studio in Hollywood for the purpose of conferring with studio .executives on the details of Paramount’s releases for next season as they affect his department. He is also making a study of the future story needs of the Hollywood studio. AM USE M"ENTS~

&00® / ■ / j joßottom^ francttWJiiti; Diminutive Musical Comedy STAR tha Songs and Donees BRAY JOYCE Al THE PIPNQ Robert Hyman I VirginiaMann&Co. One-Act Comedy Long Distance Love i The Audience Gets i the Right Number i Syncopating Toes : 1 An Unusual Dsncc Fantasy ; Speed, Pep and $- Personality

JACK OJTERMAN m * ,N ■nf visit VF TO ~ $ HOLLYWOOD "ARtd Revue' 9 BOBBY “UKE” I HENSHAW I The Merry Mimic I in a Melange of Mirth and Melody NOACK i THE WONDER [Equilibrist A Real Sensation — —■■ - ■■■ RECK & RECTOR I Society Entertainers Athletic Favorites of the ”100” | TED & BETTY HEALY jjgh 0 k 'fun in the f I KFOLY HANNER.': am quality COLUMN

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