Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 270, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 March 1926 — Page 5

MARCH 13,1926

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•Sport of Kings’ Opens I Three-Day Visit Here Thursday. “TH THEATRICAL event of importance will be the opening performance of “The JSport of Kings” with 0. P. Heggie at English’s on next Thursday night. Although this comedy of race horses and reformers is a success in London, it has been seen for about eight weeks as a stock tryout production in Boston. Now with a recognized New York cast, “The Sport of Kings” opens here next Thursday right in*an effort to duplicate its foreign success in this country. On next Monday night, "Kosher Kitty Kelly," a comedy with music, opens a three-day engagement at English’s. On Monday night, March 22, "Rose-Marie” will open a week’s return engagement at English’s. -1- -1- -!- MUSICAL COMEDY TO OPEN AT ENGLISH’S W Leon De Costa’s "Kosher Kitty Kelly," In three acts and six scenes, will be the attraction at English's, beginning next Monday, March 15, for three days, with the usual Wednesday matinee. This musical comedy of the sidewalks of New York, which has been running on Broadway for over six months, comes here with the original New York cast and production. It Js described as a hilarious comedy, with catchy songs, peppy dancing numbers, depicting Irish and Jewish life of the lower east side, and dealing with the love affairs of a Jewish girl and an Irish boy, and a Jewish boy and an Irish giirl. The success of this inter-racial musical comedy is due in a great measure to the author, who has avoided all religious issues. The Irish, the Jews, and other races in New York’s "melting pot,” find they cannot do without each other. They are fust plain human beings who forget their racial prejudices and assist each other with love and consideration. "Kosher Kitty Kelly” out-does "Abie's Irish Rose” in racial appeal and is enhanced by lively music, duets, trios, quartets and sextets. The dialogue is full of Irish and Jewish wit of the "sure fire” variety, and set to the latest jazz tempo. In the second act a complete delicatessen store is displayed, with all the latest delicacies. An interesting stage effect is "Kitty” disrobing against a hazy blue light and dancing out of her clothes into her nightie and to bed. > The title singing and dancing number has a waltz swing to it that you go home a humming. The song hits are "Dancing Toes,” "Kosher Kitty Kelly,” "I’ll Cuddle Up to You,” "Why Should a Little Girl be Lonely,” "I Want to Dance With You,” “Where We Can Be in Love” and "What’s in Store For You.” Mr. De Costa has assembled the

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‘Silence’ "Silence,” -which Rupert Julian is directing at the DeMille Studio, has for the background of its early scenes the toughest section of New York’s eastside. It features 11. B. Warner, the star of the stage presentation of the piece, which only recently concluded a run of almost a year on Broadway.

following players who have been in the cast since last June, among whom are Sam Critcherson, Rober -Leonard, Jennie Moskowitz, Dorothy Walters, Beatrice Allen, Earl Mayo, Nell Roy, Marvin Oreck, Charles Harris and others. -!■ -I- -I“SPORT OF KINGS” TO OPEN THURSDAY HERE "The Sport of Kings," a comedy of race horses and reformers by Major lan Hay Beith, the noted English soldier, author, lecturer and sportsman, will be the attraction at English’s for three nights on March IS, 19 and 20. The play deals with the adventures of a hypocritical reformer in the rural section of England who having amassed a fortune as a war profiteerer sets about to reform his neighbors. To his home comes two followers of horse racing who wager they can make the reformer place a bet on the horses. This they succeed in doing so well that he loses most of his ill-gotten gains and is unmasked to his household the neighbors for the hypocrite that he is. O. P. Meggie, who is possibly one of the most popular actors who has ever played this city, fills the role of Purdie, the reformer, while supporting Mr. Reggie is an exceptionally fine company including Walter

ROUNDING ROUND THFATFRS with waiter 1 D. HICKMAN It tINDER present plans, Charles Berkcll will open his annual !U 1 summer season of stock at English’s on Sunday night, April 18th. At present, Berkcll is conducting a short season of stock in Terre Haute. He plans to bring this company intact to Indianapolis. 1 understand that the favorites of last season will be returned this season.

Berkell opened at the Hippodrome last Sunday with “Polly Preferred,’’ a comedy well known to Berkell patrons. There has been rumors that Stuart Walker would open in stock again at the Murat. This is officially denied by A. F. Miller, who states that “the Murat is not for rent as a stock house.” Walker will open a spring and summer run at the Grand in Cincinnati, Ohio, instead of at the Cox. The National Players have made so good at the Cox that they will remain there. 1* -I* 'l' This communication speaks for its?lf: The sex drama is on th 6 wane in motion pictures, according to Mar-

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Kingsford, Betty Linley, Mary Forbes, Barry Jones, Philip Tonge and Ali Son Bradshaw. Carl Reed, in association with E. E. Clive, produces “The Sport of Kings.” which comes to this city, after having been one of the dramatic sensations of London, England, where it played to crowded houses for over a year. At present there are four companies touring

shall Neilan, prominent director and producer. "Since the beginning of motion picture making,” says Neilan, “there have been spurts of putting the socalled sex story on the screen. But each time some other type of story has come along and usurped the place of prominence. “Never have sex stories been so prevalent as during the past two years. Every director has made at least one of them —all the wellknown stars and players have appeared in them—the prominent writers have turned them out by the score and apparently the public has demanded them. “But under the turbulent surface (Turn to Page 5)

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England in it —one in Australia and one in South Africa. Mr. Clive saw the play in England last summer and immediately secured the American rights to it. He produced It in Boston at the Copley Theater as a stock company offering and so tremendous tfas its success that he was compelled to keep it on for siv weeks, despite the fact of the policy of this theater being to pl!*y an attraction for one week only. At last Mr. Clive was forced to reluctantly withdraw the play at the height of its popularity on accuunt of the fact of his regular stock patrons complaining because he did not give them a change of bill. Major Beith, who performed a similar service with the six other companies appearing in the* play, directed the one appearing in this city. Livingston Piatt, the noted artist and decorator, designed the

I Mitchell Booked No candidate for public office about to start ui>on a “swing around the circle” ever had a more extensive and more weating itinerary mapped out for him than Gen. William Mitchell, who will lecture at the Murat Theater Sunday afternoon, March 21, on "America’s Place in the Air.” has undertaken in order to carry his fight for military aviation development directly to the country. In the short space of seven weeks

I . -0) WHERE the' MffW 4 j I World's Greatest Comedy 1 I tlit Brought To Vaudeville i 1 MARGARET MAYO'S hilarious Farce . I riWM BEGS I ft ibe Laudb Sensation of two Continents I M m Presented wifi) GODFREY MATTHEWS and a BROAOWAY CAST if THORNTON & SQUIRES I FRANK & RAY DORAN M Comedy Cut-Ups I “Just a Boy and a Girl” I JIMMY GILDEA & CO. 1 Sp|k In a Fun Song and Dance Novelty, “The Great I/over” K FRANK “PEGGY” JONES I SMITH, LYNCH & SMITH §1 l|P The Monopede Entertainer Comedy Harmony Singers De Luxe TF| I CAMILLE TRIO I World's Most Famous Comedy Bar Act. J9§ H ON THE £/.. J| I .screen! iil/n 1 I .... jjgP MIX 1 I CwiumhkYankee ] iwf senor 1 S| /T ROMANCE AND ADVENTURE IN S

No. I—Nell1 —Nell Roy as Kitty in "Kosher Kitty Kelly.” opening at English's Monday night for three days. No. 2 —Godfrey Mathews in .a scene from "Twin Beds,” at the Lyric-all next week. No. 3 —Sam Adams and J. P. Griffith at the Palace the first half of the week, starting Sunday afternoon. No. 4-p Gayle Sherwood will be present at Keith's all next week. No. s—Bettys—Betty Linley will be seen In "Sport of Kings," at English’s, opening Thursday night. production, which is said to be one of the most artistic seen in some time. -I- -I- -I-"ROSE-MARIE” TO PIAY RETURN VISIT Rose-Marie has come and gone and left most delightful memories be

the former “stormy petrel” of the air service will speak in virtually every largo city in the United States from New York to California. And his lecture is certain to be a longer and more carefully presented effort than the average political speech.^ That General Mitchell has undertaken no light task can be attested to by anyone who has ever made an address. He is not the type of speaker who saves himself. His fiery conviction leads him to deliver every sentence as if it were the most imliortnnt utterance in his speech.

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hind her. so much so, that there will be much .rejoicing among the patrons of English's, to learn that this French-Canadian little miss did not go away for good. Announcement is made by English’s that "Rose-Marie” is coming

‘Old English’ George Arliss will appear in Winthrop Ames’ production of John Galsworthy’s "Old English,” at English’s for three days, beginning Thursday, April 1. There will be a matinee on Saturday. Mr. Arliss has not been seen ir Indianapolis for three years. Sylvanus Heythorp, called Old English by his associates, is a shipbuilder in Liverpool. In his eighty-sixth year, he still controls his company, despite opposition to him because of his age. Alert in mind, he is feeble in body. Knowing h'a end is not far ass. he schemes to provide for his grandchildren, acquired "under the rose.” His plan, though beneficial to his company, is not quite the sort of thing that bears light of day. Threatened with disclosure. he puts up his last great fight and goes to his end with his colors flying. Heythorp Is something of a rake, but very much a human being.

| back for a full week, beginning I Monday evening, March 22, and that | it will he plajed by an entirely dlf. j ferent company from the ono seen i her© before. It will be the New ' York company diiect from the Iml perial Theater. The Rose-Mario this time will he ; Besiree Elllnger, who hns been | singing the role for many months, and opposite her ns Jim Kenyon will j lie Allan Roger*. Neither has np- . peared In Indianapolis before in musical comedy. Miss Elllnger Is described ns a diminutive prima donna with a strikingly fine voice and Is a ' ' Poor Ibsen Poor ‘Ghosts’ i Various theatrical costumer* In j New York have been saddened somewhat by the announcement that the Actors’ Thenter Intends to do Its I forthcoming production of Ibsen’s j "Ghosts” in modern dress. This will ! be the first production offered In j present day styles by the Actors' ; Theater. "Candida,” "The Wild [ Duck,” "The Servant In the House,” "Pierrot the Prodigal,” 'A Bit o' Love,” "The Call of Life,” "Morals,” and the present production of Ibsen’s "Hedda Gnhler,” now playing . at the Comedy Theater. New York | City, hnve lieen mounted and costumed In the fashions of yesteryear.

1 THEY WILL BURN THIS OLQ TOWN UPI tfho Keith-Albee HomeTwn Hpadlinera B°B& GAYLE JHR SHERWOoDT ATTD THEIR EnTERTAUTERS %JgrjL US YAUDCVILLES If INC. REAL SENSATION J I nrXRN OF THE POPtXAR FAVORITH ! MOLLIE FULLER 1 IN THE CLEVER COMEDY PLAYLET “AN EVEN BREAK" BEAUTY PLUS VERSATILITY LILLIAN MORTON THE POCK ITT EDITION COMEDIENNE TONS AND TONS OF TALENT | HAYNES, LEHMAN & KAISER THE THREE LITTLE PLAYMATES THERE WILL BE MUSIC IN THE AIR LAURA ORMSBEE WITH HAL FINDLAY IN “MOMENT* OF MELODY" FAMOUS DISCIPLES OF TEIIPSICHORB Dl GATANOS DARLINGS OF THE DANCE EXTRA ADDED COMEDY FEATURE JANS & WHALEN IN THEIR RIOT OF HOKUM COMEDY TWO GOOD ROYS GONE WRONG •MELLIE DUNHAM ORIQUTAL FORD FIDDLER ATYD HIS OLD TITHE DAHCERS COMING MARCH 21 "KEITHS KEITH-ALBEE VAUDEVILLE

‘Kosher Kitty Kelly’ to Be at English’s Three Days. mighty fine actress to boot, fiho has sung many of the leading relos in grand opera at Covent Garden, London, and that In Itself U qutta a record. Mr. Rogers, front all aocounts, Is a handsome blondo, who strongly resembles John Charles Thomas. His voice Is a high and robust tenor, we are told, his high notes ringing out gloriously, and that he acts the part well. The other roles will be Interpreted by Arthur Pea gen. Pearl Regtvy, John Cherry, Marcella Shields, Edward Cianelll, Louis Morrell, Nell Moore and Dorothy De Witte, The chorus will have iho same number of pretty girls and young men as before. There will be the Identical costuming and a replica Af scenic equipment, which have ceme to be regarded as complete and as rich as any musical play could have.

THEY TRY OUT FOR PLACES IN CHORUS Haresfoot Club Makes Plans to Present ‘Mary Ann.’ MADISON, Wls„ March IS. Choruses for “Mary Ann,” this j year's Haresfoot Club production, i were chosen last week In a competlj tlve tryout. | Among the twenty-four who were chosen of the 260 that tried out were ! Harold lllmes of South Bend, for the men's chorus and Tommy Hodges of Gory for the “pony" chorus. 1 Himes and llodges aro both sopho- ! mores at the University of Wlsconi sin. “Mary Ann,” which will ploy at \ Indianapolis, April 13, at the Murat Theater, is an original musical com* | edy of youth which will be presented i In eleven middle western cities during spring vacation. Mail order sales ■ wlll open April 7. I The Haresfoot production, in i which all parts nr© taken by unij versity men, will have three chorusjos this year, Dancing classes huve j been held since early last Scpteml>er |ln order that the husky forms of | college men b© able to trip along In the prescribed manner of stage chorines. JOE lALY TO SAIL KOON Joe Daly, well-known vaudeville | accompanist, sails shortly for Europe to play for Jose Co'llns, English star, who recently r included a tour of the Kedth-Alben thent >rs.

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