Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 145, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 October 1925 — Page 5

SATURDAY, OCT. 17,1925

JULIA SANDERSON TOPS ‘NO, NO, NANETTE ’ CAST

VARIETY TROTS OUT FAVORITE STARS FOR US Three Vaudeville Houses Prepare Sills With Real Names. LSEN AND JOHNSON, known as “The King's of Hokum," !__J will bring their stunts to B F. Keith s Sunday, where they will headline the bill that runs mostly to comedy. Olsen and Johnson will not only appear in their own “nut” comedy act but will clown with the other numbers on the bill. They will offer many new ideas in the way of squirrel food that has made them prime favorites everywhere. The bill will include — ED. JANIS—With some girls, including Carmen Rooker, Irma Coigne, Iris Maey, Elizabeth Tobin and Irene Edwards, will present a singing and dancing act labelled “Keep Stepping.” LAHR AND MERCEDES—WiII be, seen in a comedy skit called “What’s The Idea.” JOSEPHINE HARMON AND GEORGIA SANDS—A pair of pretty misses are the “we and us” on the singing skit called "We and Us,. They offer a number of songs written especially for their own use. LUCAS AND INEZ—In their act “Adagio” offer a muscular demonstration and gymnastic exhibition. JOSEPH E. BERNARD & TRID JASON—WiII be seen in a one-act comedy playlet by Willard Macl; entitled ,r Who Is She." It is a domestic problem concerning the possible infidelity of the husband and is said to abound in laughs and comedy situations. DENNIE O’NEIL AND CY PLUNKETT A combination of blackface artists. They present an exceedingly; funny sketch called “Ted Hot.’ 1 ; O’Neil, a former minstrel, is ’ considered one of the best dancers on the stage. The bill will include: A Hal Roach comedy offers Ouj: Gang in their latest release “.Better Movies.” The Pathe News, Topics of the Day and Aesop’s Fables will also be shown. T -|. -|- TWO HEADLINE ACTS AT THE LYRIC Headline honors at the Lyric next week will be divided between “Gypsyland” a picturesque revue, and “Lonesome Land.” The former is a fast moving and spectacular song and dance production sponsored by Meyer Golden. Its featured artists are Willy Camia and Andrea Vivianl, a pair of youthful stars, who are supported by a sexttete of fast steppers. Middleton and Spellmeyer present “Lonesome Land” a very different vaudeville playlet with a Western background containing several tense dramatic incidents as well as many delightful comedy situations. The bill will include: RENARD AND WEST —Popular ( favorites offering their latest comedy j conception, “Left Overs,”,a skit by j Ned Joyce Heaney abounding in fun j and quaint satire. FITCH B. COOPER—The famous | “Musical Rube,” who returns for his annual engagement with a lot of new stories, and his usual collection of odd musical instruments which he uses in a series of laughable imitations. BUSSEY AND CASE—A pair of clever entertainers in a hodge podge of song, dance, musio and fun called “Versatile Vodeville.” SCHICHTL’S MARIONETTES—A group of wonderful puppets in a unique performance during the course of which they turn from one character into another with marvelous rapidity. TOYAMA AND COMPANY —Japanese jugglers, acrobats and contortionists in an act typical of the Orient. ON THE SCREEN—Harry Langdon comedy “Lucky Stars,” Grentland Rice Sportlight, “Barriei Busters,” Kinograms and a Pathe comedy, “Solid Ivory.”

TRACK FACE COMEDIAN FROLIC AT THE PALACE Black face funsters take a band in dealing out laughs at the Palace the first half of next week with the presenting of the feature act, “From Uncle Tom to Vaudeville,” by Fay, Two Coleys and Fay. Bill Includes: HARVEY, TILLIS AND ARLIN —ln a number filled with syncopated steps and melodies. The Charleston and other dances, as well as some of the newest songs are on the program. MOORE AND SHY—A 400-pound and an eighty-seven-pound man work together in knockout acrobattics, songs and steps. ALTHEA . LUCAS AND COMPANY —Bring to the footlights an “artistic triumph” which deals with posing and heavy muscular movements. Phoebe Whiteside’s Revue, which heads the bill the last three days of the week, has the Charleston, acrobatic, buck and wing and toe dances as its Ingredients. The Six Hassans present their whirling, tumbling and sensational act which features pyramid building. Anderson and Yvel execute character dances on roller skates. Cooper AMUSEMENTS

TODAY KRYL and His Band Matine 2:30 Night 8:30 CABLE TABERNACLE

Greatest Musical Comedy Success of Stage Opens Monday. No, Nanette,” the ‘‘l [IN Want to Be Ilappy” musical comedy that has been smashing records around the world for the past year and a half, comes to the English Opera House for an engagement of one week starting next Monday night. It is the most profitable and popular production of its nature the stage has known. “No, No, Nanette” is a never failing magnet to all who seek joy and freedom for the moment ’ from this life of strife. Its hold upon the public is secure and lasting. The story of the play is built around the droll and impish history of a big-souled and wealthy publisher of Bibles who spends his money in a reckless endeavor to brighten the lives of variously assorted women who are young and beautiful. The complications resultant from this noble enterprise are altogether amusing. Exhilarating, lilting tunes that hold tight in one’s memory complete to the fullest the enjoyment the play affords. Not only do those exceptional hits “I Want to Be Happy” and “Tea For Two” being delight. There are several other songs that captivate. Julia Sanderson, Donald Brian, Frank Crumit, Ona Munson, Virginia O’Brien, Jack McCauley, Eva Mae Frances, Gladys Yates, Janet Horton and Irene Comer are the principals of the company. Then you will find a fascinating collection of girls that sing and dance and are glorious in their happiness. -I- -I- -ISTOCK TOLICY GOES IN EFFECT AT CAPITOL Anew policy will be followed at the Capitol beginning Sunday. Although the shows will be continuous it will be divided between stock, musical comedy and vaudeville. Starting Sunday, the Lawrence Players, a company of thirty, will open an indefinite engagement. The first bill will be called “The Millionaire and the Flapper,” a three act comedy drama. There also will be four vaudeville acts and a chorus of sixteen will be used. Marigold Lawrence is leading woman of the stock company. Movies also will be on the bill. and Kennedy are known as the "joy boys” in their act of original songs and chatter. “Vaudeville Tid Bits” are contributed by Flaherty and Stoning, who give songs and bits of dialogue. On the screen: Weber and Fields in "Friendly Enemies” the first half and “Playing AVith Souls,” with Clive Brook and Mary Astor in the last half.

More Overtures

The announcement made by the Circle of the showing of the first of the new series of James A. Fitzpatrick Music Master Cinema overtures will be of special interest to Indianapolis music lovers. -- The new one will be "Richard Wagner,” and the Circle Concert Orchestra, under the direction of Bakaleinikoff, will play an especially beautiful score of the best-known of the Wagner compositions. “Richard Wagner” Is the seventh of this subjects to be shown at the Circle, and more will be shown from time to time throughout the season.

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PALACE

PHOTO FEATURE BROADWAY’S COMEDY STARS WEBER & FIELDS IN ONE OF BROADWAY’S 7 GREATEST PLAYS "‘FRIENDLY ENEMIES”

MARIN-DUNCAN ORCHESTRA 10 —MUSIC MASTERS —10 “THE MUSICIAN’S DREAM” [mats. 1,000 SEATS 20c: EVES. 1,000 SEATS 30C |

ROUNDING THEATERS

With the opening of the Ona B. Talbot orchestral season at the Murat Monday night by Walter Damrosch conducting the New liork symphony orchestra through a Wagner program, Indiianapolis has the right to be proud. Damrosch has stood for years as one of the greatest exponents of orchestra music both in New York and the entire country.

His coming here as the opening of Mrs. Talbot’s season argues well for the future of orchestral music in Indianapolis. At this time, Damrosch is assured the largest audience that ever greeted an orchestra since the series was started. There have been more season tickets sold for the series this year than in former years. This proves that the music public appreciates the things that Mrs. Talbot has been doing in creating a public, large enough to support the best orchestral music. And Mrs. Talbot has remained firm in her determination to present famous orchestras in face of the fact that she has lost on every orchestral series so far. There Is every indication that this orchestral season will nearly pay for itself if capacity greets Damrosch, the Min-

Ona B. Talbot Fine Arts Enterprises—* — IDilf— MONDAY EVE. 8:15 Because of the large audience, patron* are requooted to be oeated before the opening overture, as no one wUI be seated until an Intermission. NEW YORK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WALTER DAMROSCH, Conductor Opening Ona B. Talbot Intime Concert, Columbia Club, Thurs. Aft., Nov. 12. Meir>jership open to the public. Extra Announcement

Sunday Eve. Only Nov. 22nd Himself Pl| 11 1 Conducting WHITEMAN ORCHESTRA SEATS SELLING AU Scats Now Helling—Ona B. Talb*t

ROUND With WALTER D. HICKMAN

neapolis Symphony and the Cincinnati Symphony during the season. To shoulder a loss from season to season to increase the community’s appreciation of great orchestral music, paving the way to the time that Indianapolis may have her own music hall, takes a very brave person indeed. Am making a plea that we do not misunderstand the spirit that is behind the orchestral series as presented by Mrs. Talbot. It is not for money gain. If that were true, she would not have kept on in the face of loss. But each season saw more people attending these orchestral concerts and that gave Mrs. Talbot more courage to keep going on. It takes courage and bravery to develop appreciation for orchestral

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Sunday Afternoon Concerts McCormack, Paderewski, Bauer and Casals, Roland Hayes, Rethberg, Galli-Curci Offlea, 016 Htime-Maninr Bldg:.

CONTINUOUS ONE TO ELEVEN

V HIGH-CLASS p audevillL V —„■ REUNITED FAY-2 COLEYS & FAY PRESENTING “FROM UNCLE TOM TO VAUDEVILLE” ALTHEA LUCAS & CO. PRESENT • “AN ARTISTIC TRIUMPH" HARVEY, TILLIS & ARLEN “SYNCOPATED STEPS and MELODIES" MOORE & SHY “A STUDY IN CONTRASTS”

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music. Not all people, in some cases only a few, go in for this sort of entertainment. The time is coming when guarantors against loss must be recruited. Not this season, but a plan must be worked out by Mrs. Talbot so she will not have to carry all of the financial burdens season after season. Orchestral music, next to grand opera, is the most expensive form of entertainmeijt. , * Let us go to these orchestral concerts. Then the future of orchestral music is assured for Indianapolis. -I- -I* -IOn next Friday night at Caleb Mills Hall a joint recital will be given by Miss Betsy Lane Shepherd, soprano, and William Reed, flutist. Both are recording artists for Edison and an Edison phonograph will accompany the artists for the purpose of showing how exact the tone has been caught by the record. -I- -I- -IThe advance sale for "No. No. Nanette,” musical comedy, coming to English’s, looks like the real article. “Cobra,” Mrs. Fiske in “The Rivals” and “Mercenary Mary” did not do the business expected, according to Miller. But “Nanette” probably -will make this manager smile more often than he has this season.

THE PURVEYORS OF MIRTH AND .MELODY I BERT LAHR & MERCEDES I | JOSEPHINE HARMOn’ &’gEORGIA SANDS | * DENNIE O’NEIL & CY PLUNKETT | lucas'&’Tnez I PRESENTING THEIR ART CLASSIC, “ADAGIO.” 1 JOS. E. BERNARD and TRID JASGN 1 B PRESENT “WHO IS SHE” A COMEDY PLAYLET BY WILLARD MACK ADDED FEATURE, THE JOVIAL JESTER I ED. JANIS • GIRLS| in a snappy melange of afrt’inK, dancing and comedy p “KEEP STEPPING” WITH CARMEN ROOKER.

; More fun will be furnished bi| those u/onderful Kiddies OUR GANG' ,IN BETTER MOVIES A, SHOWS TonightDeslSeats*lOO f mLY * cfchCTj 30* - 50* VJ | 2-15-8.15 Matinees - -j/ 2-,s '®' lS PAT HE X&, Half Price NEWS' TFABLtS

No. 1. Frank Crumit will be among those present In the cast of “No, No, Nanette,” musical comedy Success, which opens at English’s Monday night. No. 2; Lillian West of Renard and West will be among those prominent on the new bill at the Lyric Sunday. No. 3. Miss Elizabeth Shofleld, 2625 E. Washington St., will be seen' in “Minick,” the opening bill of the Little Theatre, next Thursday >ight at the Masonic Temple. No. 4. Miss Maragold Lawrence, head of the Lawrence Players, opening Sunday at the Capitol. To my way of thinking, all attractions playing English’s so far this season have had sufficient merit to be well patronized. A BUSY DIRECTOR IS CRUZE One reason James Cruze hurries home so fast after work on “The Mannequin,” his new Paramount production, is, that he has Just acquired two more acres of property adjoining his present estate in Flintridge. He is now having a wall extended around it, and a lawn planted, and ho is anxious to supervise the work. The new land contains fifteen ‘live oak trees of considerable age—which was the principal reason Cruze bought It.

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No. 5. Althea Lucas will bo on the bill at the Palace for the first half of next week. No. 6. Josephine Harmon and Georgia Sands in "We and Us,” at Keith’s all next week.

I Where The Crowds Go / -YRJC I Meyer Golden's “Gypsyland” A Spectacular Revue Featuring Willy Camia & Andrea Vivlani A Nrvelty From the West Middleton & Spellmeyer “Lonesome Land”. Hj Annual Engagement I Fitch B. Cooper The Famous Musical Rube S Bussey&Case Rtnad&West Versatile Vodevffle “Left Overs” ft Schichtl’s Marionettes Mechanical Wonders 1 Toyama Troupe fc||L Nippones Novelty Entertainers _>▼ s Harry Langdon SCHEDULE Comedy LYRIC “Lucky Stars” SHOWS AFTERNOON Grantland Rice 22 o &,4to Sportlight OCLOCK EVENING “Barrier Busters” 72?&,9i2 OCLOCK Kinograms PRICES AFTERNOON Pathe Comedy 15&25 “Solid Ivory” CENTS EVENING _ „ 25 £.40 pgargaaiaifaara’jvi CENTS I

AMUNDSEN TO LECTURE HERE ON HIS TRIPS Noted Explorer to Be Guest of Athletic Club on Oct. 23. Capt. Roald Amundsen, discover er of the South Pole and on® of tha world’s greatest living explorer, la to lecture at the Indianapolis Athletic Club on Fridny night, Oct 23 on "Our Airplane Dash for the North Pole.” In this lecture, which will be Illustrated with colored stereopticon views. Captain Amundsen will give a graphic nccount of his attempt to reach the North Pole last summer and the thrilling experiences that befell the members of his expedition when their machine was compelled to descend in the frozen Polar Sea. For nearly a month Captain Amundsen and his five companions spent their time In freeing the airplane and removing countless tons of Ice as hard as steel. llow they succeeded at last In overcoming the stupendous obstacles they faced and effecting their escape from the depths of the Arctic forms one of the most remarkable stories of heroism und endurance that has ever been recorded. .

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