Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 252, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 February 1926 — Page 5

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JOHNNY DOOLEY TOPS ZIEGFELD FOLLIES AT ENGLISH’S

ALL VARIETY * BILLS TO HAVE BIG FEATURES Keith’s, Palace and Lyric Will Offer Star Attractions. A— "“X TWIN headline bill will be offered B. F. Keith patrons starting Sunday afternoon. The acts will be those of Wally Sharpies, musical comedy favorite, and Edith Clasper, famous as a dancer. Wally Sharpies will appear in a minature musical comedy called “Smile A While” in which he will have the support of Rae Parlow, A1 Green, Dolly Manners. Jack Hughes, Kathryn MeEaughlin and Eva Knapp. Edith Clasper has a unique dancing act billed as “Smuggled Goods.” Assisting Miss Clasper will be Bud Sherman, Jack Maeyers and Don Roberts. The bill will include: HARRY BURNS—ltalian / comedian who with tlio assistance of Carlena Diamond and Tony De Lucca will offer an original comedy act “I Think You Touch." THE FOUR CLOVELLY GIRLS— An English importation and are Jinown on the other side as “The Bfcueens of Clubs” because of their ability in the juggling of Indian! clubs. FRANK RICHARDSON—Known in the two a day as “The Joy Boy,” will add to the fun of the bill with a blackface singing act. CHAZ CHASE —Eccentric comedian and a late feature of Ziegfeld’s “Follies,” is a pantomimic dancer who has the faculty of telling stories in motion. ED AND LEE TRAVERS—Have an unusual athletic offering in which a routine of hand to hand balancing and feats of strength are topped by a spectacular roller skate-dive down an ihcline to a hand to hand stand. The bill will include: A HAL ROACH COMEDY featuring Clyde Cook in “Wandering -Papas.” There will also be shown the Pathe News Weekly, Topics of the Day and Aesop’s Fables. -I- -!- -ISTEFAXOFF TO TOP NEW BILL. AT LYRIC Dance'Ballet Russe, an elaborate terpsichorean spectacle, will be presented at the Lyric next week by Theodore Stefanoff and company. Stefanoff, famed as the premier artist of the Russian Ballet, has surrounded himself with a company of versatile dancers, and invaded vaudeville with this sumptuous offering which combines stagecraft, talent ai)d artistry in a finished manner. The bill will include: MARCUS AND BOOTH—Popular comics who are scoring an emphatic tfdt in their new song, dance and fun *kit called “Laughing Matters.” “BLACK CARGO”—One of the most original comedy sketches ever devised, written by Carl Neisse, Indianapolis vaudeville author, for Earl Sheahan ancj Bertha Startzman, with Miss Startzman as a girl buccaneer in command of a pirate ship on the high seas, and Sheahan, a blackface comedian, as "Mr. Black Cargo, Himself.” Special songs and

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dances areincluded in the routine of mirthful material. SEYMOUR AND CUNARD-Tal-ented products of California presenting an entertaining assortment of songs and piano selections entitled “Hits and Bits of 1926.” AUSTIN AND DELANEY Colored comedians, singers and dancers who have a lively jazz concoction styled “The Syncopated Hotel.” EVANS AND PEREZ —Athletes, foot jugglers and equilibrists billed as “The Century’s Sensation.” WANDA’S SEALS —Two of the most intelligent t seals in captivity, performing a very unusual and original program of tricks. ON THE SCREEN—RaIph Graves in a Mack Sennett comedy, “Wide Open Faces”; Kinograms, a Patho comedy, “Pay the Cashier”; Topics of the Day and the Pathe Review. -1- -I- -ININA, A DANCER, TO BE AT PALACE Next week brings to the Palace Theater the weirdest among Oriental dancers, Nina, with her "Artistic Revelations” the first half and a “Comedy Carnival” featuring all kinds of comedy acts the last half. Mademoiselle Nina, the dancer, introduces her roller skaters, Bacon and Montaine, in a whirl of peculiar dances. She executes several toe dancing numbers and presents Carl Swartz, the Russian pianist, who ,plays the Hungarian Rhapsody. On the bill are: FOUR RUBINI SISTERS—Whose brother Jan, the known violinist, has written for them their present

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instrumental offering “Miniature Recital of Song and Dance.” The girls compose a quartet of a flutist, pianist, violinist, and cellist. They sing as well as play. JONES, MORGAN, AND RUSH— Comedians, who live “Among the Swells” at Palm Beafh and play the roles of a poor jockey, life guard, and pretty heiress, who meet and have a good time. M’CORMACK AND IRVING— Funsters “Dishing the Dirt” by means of original songs and chatter. MAXINE AND BOBBY —"One Man and Some Dog” perform acrobatic, tumbling, and comedy feats. The Comedy Carnival opens the last half of the week with five acts booked because of their laughing possibilities. Billy Batchelor and his company of two men and two women stage, "Don’t Forget Your Parcels,” a sketch laid in a dining car and New York Central depot. Songs, dances and chatter are found here. “That’s All There Is,” the terpsichorean number presented by Verna Haworth and company, has dances, songs and novelty routine, Klicks offers “The Enchanted Forest,” which is a comedy flash act entirely new in vaudvelli.d Trout and Hoff are “Two Black Spasms,” who sing and dance. "Comicalities, of Life” are attributed to Walmsley and Keating. On the screen are "The Parasites,” with Owen Moore, Madge Bellamy, Mary Carr, Lilyan Tashman and Bryant Washburn the first half and “S. O. S. Perils of the Sea,” with Elaine Hammerstein, the last half. Pathe News, a comedy, Topics of the Day and a comedy are the Included reels.

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No. I—Edna Iveedon, one of the principal funmakers of the Follies, will be with that organization all next week at English’s, beginning Monday. No. 2 —Johnny Dooley now has the honor of being the chief principal with Ziegfeld Follies ori view at English's next week. No. 3—Elizabeth Gercely, prima donna, will be seen with "The Student Prince” at English’s, the week of March 1. No. 4—Marcus and Booth will be among those present at the Lyric next week. No. s—Dodo Rubina of the Four \Rubina Sisters, opening Sunday for four days at the Palace. No. 6 —Carlena Diamond will be with Harry Burns at Keith’s all next week.

‘Old Soak’ Production on “The Oil Soak,” under the direction of Edward Solman, started this week at Universal City. Universal has selected an all-star cast, if there ever was one, consisting of Jean llersholt, Louise Fazenda, George Siegbann, June Marlowe, George Lewis, William V. Mong, Gertrude Astor and Adda Gleason.

A DOUBLE HEADED HEADLINE. BILL UHTOA qALAXY OF KEITH"ALBEE STARS CLASPER SHARPLES Daintiest of Dancers in Invites Yon to Smile Awhile “SMUGGLED GOODS” }} i }, h ?V* y Pur low, A1 Green, Dolly Manners, Jack Hughes, \V ith Bud Sherman, Jack Kathryn McLaughlin, Eva Meyers and Don Roberts Knapp FROM THE ZIEGFELD FOLLIES CHAZ CHASE PANTOMIMIC DANCE COMEDIAN THE SINGING ACE OF SPADES Frank Richardson “JOY BOY OF SONG” A EUROPEAN IMPORTATION Four Clovelly Girls THE ACES OF CLUBS PARAGONS OF PHYSICAL ENDEAVOR ED & LEE TRAVERS IN THEIR SENSATIONAL ROLLER SKATING DIVE EXTRA ADDED COMEDY FEATURE THE FA MO l>l ITALIAN COMEDIAN HARRY BURNS ASSISTED BY CARLENA DIAMOND and TONY DE LUCA in “I THINK YOU TOUCH” FOR LAUGHItIG ' / PURPOSES OIUY * P)mATYnEE^ffI HAL ROACH COMCDY rJ H TW\ featuring the popular CLYDE COOK JH W 5 latest comedy yelp \^wfuylDAriDEtunc, Papas" A N£WS-TOPICS FAOttS

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fQ~J OMETIMES behind the scenes a thing happens which causes one to admire an artist more than ever. Unknown to the hundreds who saw Henri Verbrugghen conduct the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra at the Murat the other night, tho great conductor was suffering the most intense pain. As soon as the concert was completed, Verbrugghen approached the stage of collapse, suffering with severe ear trouble.

According to Ona B. Talbot who presented the orchestra, “Attending physicians stated the pain was so intense that it was nearly physically impossible for him to go on the conductor's stand.” Regardless of the great pain he suffered, Verbrugghen gave one of the finest orchestral concerts ever given here. I remember several years ago when another orchestra conductor refused to appear here because of “illness." With Verbrugghen It was different. As long as he could stand at his conductor’s bench, he refused to leave the destiny of the

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concert to his assistant conductor. What a man. What an artist. • * • I was in Cincinnati. Ohio, last Saturday to see Elizabeth Patterson in “Charm." Miss Patterson now has her name in the big lights and she is the featured player in all the billing. After seeing her in "Charm,” I am convinced that Miss Patterson has never acted before. Meaning that she is able to change from comedy to extreme pathos and

W§r Special Engagement of fTHEODORE STEFANOFFI Premier Artist of the Russian Ballet and His Own Com- ft pany of Talented Terpsichorean Stars Pre- $ U senting a Spectacular * f S { “DANCE BALLET RUSSE” | | EVANS l PEREZ AUSTIN & DELANff WANDA’S SEALS ( '■) The Century’s Sensation The Syncopated Hotel [ Aquatic Marvell \ I MARCUS & BOOTH 2 “Laughing Matters" w W SHEAHAN & STARTZMAN j In the Novel Oddity ji' f “BLACK CARGO” | | y BY CARL NEISSE 'J SEYMOUR & CUNARD J | “HITS AND BITS OF 1926” | RALPH GRAVES IN A SENNETT COMEDY, “WIDE yOPEN PACES” ' 0 THE REVIEW r- TOPICS OE THE DAY— M KINOGRAMS M oon, 15c and 25c —Evening, 25c and 40c dwl

Shuberts to Send The Student Prince’ Back Again for a Week—Thurston to Play Annual Engagement In This City, Beginning Monday, March 8. N Monday night at English’s, Florcnz Ziegfeld’ Pollies \J will open a week’s engagement with Johnny Dolley heading the cast. This edition stayed in New York for sixty-seven weeks and is now on tour after its Chicago engagement. It is announced that Indianapolis is one of tho few oitiee to be visited on tour, as tho production is too heavy and costly to carry on the road.

This current and twentieth edition of the "Follies” Is of the present, and not of tho past season. As gorgeous and costly as evor. It is acclaimed richer in comedy than all that have preceded it. It bubbles with wholesome American fun, dealing with incidents of everyday life that ipvolve and appeal to the average American citizen. Such are tho skits and satiros entitled “Tho Drug Store,” "The Back Porch,” "Tho Joy Ride,” “The Picnic" and "The Nagger.” The dialog of tho revue is by J. P. McEvoy and Gus Weinberg; tho lyrics by Gene Buck: the music by Raymond Hubbell, Dave Stamper and Werner Janssen. There are art creations by Norman Bel-Geddes and Bon All Haggln. Tho production was staged by Julian Mitchell. Johnny Dooley heads an imposing list of stage celebrities, Including his sister, Ray Dooley; Jrving Fisher, Edna Letdom and Dave Stamper. Rella Winn, Tom Lewis, Bertha Belmore. Marjorie Mile Mnrtyn. Kelo Brothers, Barbara Newborn’, Adeline Seaman. Tommy Mack, Dare nnd Wahl. Easter and Hazleton, the Sixteen Tiller Girls and slxty-flve diflemotional feeling of genuine merit on a ‘minute’s notice. Today she is the great artist. Never before has she had such a glorious opportunity and never before does she reach such fine heights In dramatic and comedy expression. The play Is mighty brilliant and as the rule with most brilliant plays it sags in places, but Miss Patterson pulls it out of the occasional dull places. She sends her “very best love” to the -many # who admired her when she was a member, of tho Stuart Walker Company at the Murat. • • • With the establishment of Its own home, the Little Theatre Society is to be congratulated. With Its own home, this society can do many things which circumstances prevented before. It will make possible more than one presentation of the more important j>lays. It will enable the society to build their productions "at home," not moving them to a theater. It means a great step forward for this organization. It has taken loyalty nnd much of It to accomplish this—their own home.

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tlnctive Ziegfeld "Follies” girls of ! “Decent glorification.” -I- -I- + SHI BERTS TO HEAD "STUDENT PRINCE” AGAIN Tho Messrs. Shubcrt will present i their most successful operetta, "The Student Prince,” at English’s the | week of March 1, after a year's eni gngement in New York. Th# work i has been called the most glorious operetta of our tlmo, and th* fact that tho music is by Sigmund Romberg. composer of "’Maytlms” s*ul "Blossom Time," will give tome idea of the beauty of the score. "The Student Prince” has the 4d- I I vantage in the first place of possessing for a plot foundation the ro- , mantio love etory of “Old Heldol- i j berg," which tho lato Richard Mansj field introduced to this country in ; 1903 ns a dramatic piece, and which | remained for yanrs one of the most J popular numbers of his repertoire. It deals with tho love romance of bravo Prince Karl and the little j waitress at tho University of Heldeli berg Inn, whero tho students gather i for their song festivals and Jolllflcaj tlons. Its scenes are laid at tho ! university and at the court of Karl, I and hence the largo mise en scene : lends itself readily to the highly spectacular. Tho score Is by Sigmund Rom-, ! berg, the young musical genius j whose name lias been associated with Iso many successful musical comedies, extravaganzas and operettas. This score is highly dramatlo and accompanies the Important action throughout, but it is also filled with stirring student songs. These songs are not based upon a use of old studont song motifs, but are original In every case,' T + + GEORGE ARI.ISS BOOKED FOR THREE DAYS HERE George Arliss, leading actor of the , English-speaking stago, returns to English’s April 1-8, to appear in j Wlnthrop Ames' production of John Galsworthy’s play, “Old English,” which is said to give Arliss the greatest role of his career. Recalling the Arils Disraeli, Alexander Hamilton and Rnjah of Rukh In “The Green Goddess," this seems a broad statement, but certain It Is that “Old English” Is a different, (Turn to Page 7)