Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 276, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 March 1926 — Page 5

MARCH 20, 1926

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‘ROSE - MARIE’ (RETURNS HERE MONDAY NIGHT Desiree Ellinger and Allan Rogers Top Big City Cast. No musical production that has been presented to local theatergoers at any time was ever more largely patronized than during the first engagement of “Rose-Marie,” at English’s. That Mr. Hamhierstein is bringing it back to English's next Monday evening for the second time, forecasts another big week. This time, theater goers will hear an entirely new cast, in the one that has been appearing at the Imperial Theater, New York, for many months. Otto Harbaeh and Oscar Hammerstein II may not have realized it when they conceived the plot of “Rose-Marie,” but they were the pioneers in catching the theme of the wild Northwest for musical corrtfedy treatment. What Puccini did for “The Girl of the Golden West,” Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart have done for picturesque Northwest Canada. their score they have seized on Bio weird, sometimes grotesque, Characteristics of Indian lor£, which i\ evident in many of their musical phrases, notably in the “Totem TomTom” number. One may describe “Rose-Marie” as a combination of Rex Beach and Robert W. Service set to music. Arthur Ilammerstein has certainly produced the piece handsomely and quite in keeping with the geographical location of the scenes. Os the new cast, it is understood that Desires Ellinger is more than satisfying in theMitle role. Allan Rogers, featured with Miss Ellinger, has the role of Jim Kenyon. He is anew tenor to the musical comedy stage. Before appearing *n “Rose-Marie” he was a concert soloist, and has toured with the Minneapolis and New York symphony orchestras as principal soloist. His voice is said to boos high range, well cultivated and with positive sustaining power, his high notes ringing out in good tone. Arthur Deagon is another singer who formerly sang in light opera in leading baritone Pie will be Sergeant Malone. Pearl Regay will be the Wanda, and others in the capable cast are John Cherry and Marcella Shields, who have the comedy roles of Hard-Boiled Herman and Eady Jane; Edward Ciannelli, Louis Morrell, Neil Moore and Helen and Deddens. -I- •!• -IGEORGE ARLISS TO BE SEEN AT ENGLISH’S Winthrop Ames will present Arliss in John Galsworthy’s “Old English” at English's for three nights and a Saturday matinee, beginning Thursday, April 1. Mr. Arliss last acted here in William Archer’s “The Green Goddess,”

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‘The Campaigners’ Heads New Novelty Show at Lyric. The much heralded Mellie Dunham, picked by Henry Ford as his ideal old-time fiddler, comes to do his stuff as the headliner of the bill to be seen at B. F. Keith’s starting with a matinee Sunday afternoon. “Gram,” Mellie’s wife, will also appear in the act, as will twenty of their neighbors from their home town in Norway, Maine. In a stage setting that, will represent the interior of an old-time barn they will offer a dancing bee to the tunes of “Money Musk,” “Pop Goes the Weasel,” and other of the oldtime favorites. Local dancers will be invited to compete for cash prizes at the evening performances. Civic find other bodies will attend the performances during the week including members of Murat Temple Shrine, and Ford dealers throughout the State. The bill will include — LAURA ARNOLD —Star from the legitimate stage, with a supporting cast including Bert Robinson and Virginia Sale will appear in a comedy playlet “Their P’irst Anniversary.” HARRY HINES—WeII known as a musicals,comedy comedian, will offer an extemporaneous act which he calls the "t*gth Variety,” JED DOOLEY—Of the famous Dooley clan and his “company” which happens to be a pretty and talented young woman will dole out an original line of hokum comedy of the Dooley brand. CASTLETON AND MACK— Dancers of the eccentric type who inject several new and odd steps in their repertoire. ADELAIDE HERMANN—Wife of the famous magician will offer a magicial act including several mystifying tricks and illusions. THE AERIAL DE GROFFS— Combine speed and endurance in a routine of really hazardous flying stunts. The bill will include — A Hal Roach Comedy, “Dizzy Daddies” featuring Jimmy Finlay - son, Hyler Brooke, and Gertrude Astor. The screen will offer also (Turn to Page ■<)

since which time he has appeared in his native city, London, in that play for a year and a day. Last winter he returned to America to act “Old English” in New York, where it ran for 200 performances. Mr. Arliss plays the title role of “Old English,” a character different from any he has acted in the past. This role is that of a gay old blade, shrewd and none too honest, but touched by the frailty as well as the strength that makes the domineering men of the world. For all his wickedness he is a lovable old fellow who meets his end stoically and with his colors flying. The company includes the players who impressed New York.

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News from Cincinnati>oliio, informs me that the Moscow Art Theatre Musical Studio, the Synthetic Theatre, of Vladimir Nemirovitch-Dantclienko, will play the Shubert there during the week of April 5. The opening bill will will be “Carmencita and the Soldier” on April 5 and it will be repeated Tuesday night, Wednesday afternoon and night and twice Thursday.

On Friday night, Saturday afternoon and night of that wees, “Lysistrata” will be given. The director of the ox-chestra for “Carmencita” is the brother of Constantin Bakaleinikoff, director of the Circle Symphony Orchestra of Indidnapolis. Bakaleinikoff has not seek his brother for more than seven years. They parted in Russia. Here is a story of two brothers doing big things in the tAusical field. “Bak” will be present In Cincinnati for the opening of “Carmencita ’ Nelson Trowbridge, manager of the Shubert, writes that the Moscow Art is only playing five cites on tour. It is a big undertaking to bring this organization to any city but Cincinnati seems to have the necessary interest to bring these big and unusual things there. Cincinnati will be the nearest city to Indianapolis that will have the Moscow Art. Numerous parties are being arranged from Indianapolis during the engagement. An interesting announcement from the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, Inc., includes this data on the advancement of the movies: Production of teaching films, closely correlated with selected

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courses of study and In accordance with a definite educational plan for use in the schoolrooms will be undertaken at once by the Eastman Kodak Company of Rochester, N. Y. The films thus made will be used in a broad experimental way in an effort to solve the problem of supplying pictures for the schools, and no apparatus or productions will be for sale to schools during the period of experimentation. Details of the plan were outlined by George Eastman, president of the Eastman Kodak Company, in a letter to Will H. Hays, president of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, of which association the Eastman Company is a member. The Hays organization has been working along cooperative lines with the National Education Association and other interested groups looking toward the use of pictures in the classroom.

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Vote For (ftmpai^ners* A Quintette of Pretty Girls Who “Run for Office” on a Platform of Music, Song and Dance DREANG&KERUNGIWILSON & ARDELL “KING TUT’S TOMB” I "SO THIS IS GOLF” OLD TIMERS’ - FROLIC VARIETY PIONEERS ANNIE HART, LOMBARD BROTHERS, LEW TRACY AND SAM JOHNSON IN A BREEZY COMEDY ODDITY FOUR PENNY, REED&BOYD CASTING _ “Traffic Troubles” STARS THE EARLES America's Greatest Aerlaiists “The Spider’s Web” ON THE SCREEN HARRY LANGDON COMEDY “SATURDAY AFTERNOON”

MITCHELL WILL SPEAK AT THE MURATSUNDAY Ona B. Talbot Will Present Noted Air Authority. William Mitchell has been a picturesquely outstanding figure in the 1 United States Military Service for i twenty-seven years. ! In the spring of 1898 he enlisted j while the Senate, of which his father | was a member, declared war against I Spain. Although only eighteen | years of age he returned home and I enlisted us a private in the First j Wisconsin Infantry, a regiment, by j the way, which was a successor of tlie organization his father had entered in the Civil War. In Cuba he served on the staff of General Fitzhugh Lee, and in the Philippines insurrection in 1899 with General MacArthur. In 19011903 he was given the task of completing the telegraph lines in Alaska. Thereafter he devoted himself to developing the Army's first radio and automobile equipment. And in 1904, when only twenty-four years of age, he became an instructor in the Staff College at Leavenworth. Later he served again in the

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No. I—The chief singing role in “Rose-Marie,” opening at English’s Monday niW "'ll '••• '• died by Desiree Ellinger, who had (he part for many months in New York. No. 2—Mellie Dunham and his fiddle will hold first spot at Keith's next week. No. 3 —Grace and Alice Servrney will be at the Palace the first half of (lie week. No. I—“ The Campaigners" will hold headline spot at the Lyric next week. No. s—Cecile Dixon will be seen with George Arliss at English’s on April 1-3, in “Old English.” Philippines and the Far East, and thereafter on the Mexican border. And with all he contrived to become a distinguished graduate of the Army School of the Line and of the Army Staff College, to visit all the countries in the northern hemisphere and to circle the world. Ail of which evidences well enough whi t an amazingly active-minded, active-bodied soldier and citizen is this man Mitchell, whose work during the last year has done so much to focus interest upon America's aeronautical problems. Mitchell will speals at the Murat tomorrow afternoon Sunday, 3 o'clock, under the direction of Ona B. Talbot. MEDICS HAVE VACATION. Classes in the Indiana University School of Medicine were dismissed for Friday and today to enable the ■medical students to witness State high school basketball tournament.

BERKELL BRINGS OLD FAVORITES TO ENGLISH’S Stock Producer Makes Plans to Open His Season Here. Though there wall be a number of new faces with the Berkell Players when they open their fourth summer season at English’s Sunday, April 18, Edythe Elliott, leading woman, and Milton Byron, leading men, who became popular favorites last summer, will again head the company. Others who will return are Bob Fay. William-V. Hull, director: Robert St. Clair and Eddie Eddie, art director, whose beautiful and artistic settings drew much favorable comment last summer. Mr. Berkell, who expects to come to Indianapolis about April 1, advises that he has not engaged nil the people for his company as yet, but new members thus far placed under contract are Miss Jyes La Rue, who has attracted considerable attention in stock circles by her clever work with eastern organizations during the past few years. Mildred Hastings, character act-

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Then Look at This Excellent Supporting Bill The Brilliant Young Actress ROBERTA ARNOLD IX A FAST MOVING COMEDY FLATLET “THEIR FIRST ANNIVERSARY!! THE 58th VARIETY HARRY HINES POrn.AU MUSICAL COMEDY COMEDIAN FROM THE DOOLEY CLAN OF YAUDEYILLIAMI JED DOOLEY & CO. THE CAMEO COMIC OFFERING A VARIETY OF ODDITIES CASTLETON & MACK CLEVER CAPERS OF A HIGH CALIBER THE QUEEN OF MAGIC ADELAIDE HERMANN WIDOW OF THE FAMOUS HERMANN THE GREAT MIRTH, MELODY AND MYSTERY 3 SENSATIONAL TRICKS LV 7 MINUTES AERIAL De GROFFS SPEEDY GYMNASTS FRIENDSHIP NITES: MONDAY— SHRINERS tuesday-OLD FOLKS’ RECEPTION wednesday-FORD DEALERS AND FRIENDS thursday-MAINE NEIGHBORS

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The Palace Will Feature a Double Headline Offering. A special comedy show opens Sunday at the Palace Theater with Wallace Beery. Raymond Hatton and Mary Brian starring in the big war comedy film, “Behind ' the Front,” and the Jazz pirates nulling under the flag of the Serveny sisters, bringing a store of “Melody, Song and Dance," with which to entertain. In the vaudeville act tho two sisters offer comedy songs on their guitars. Picturesque scenes are found in the act corresponding to the various numbers. The bill includes: LA PAIVA AND COMPANY— One of tho organizations ir tho European Chlkoneo ballet. Li Pulvu was a featured dancer In this production and now present an "Inter national Song and Dance CTassic." SHARON STEPHENS AND COMPANY —Collectliqf a number of domestic wrangles and setting them forth In "They Never Change." Tim plot deals with a husband's affections for the other woman. SHANNON AND COLEMAN —• Portraying a “nut" comedian and a doctor in a lunatic asylum. “The Top Floor" advertises their laughs, songs and chatter. FEED HUGHES—The "Welsh Tenor,” who has a wide repertoire. He had the principal role In the musical comedy, “A Modern Eve,” some time ago, Jfl'k Jones is tho pianist. The Hollywood flub Orchestra, [supporting tho dancing talents of Jones and Elliott, offer “A Different Song and Dance Revue” ns tho headliner the last half of the week, Jazz songs, acrobatic dances ami original numbers in comedy anil dance are among the bits of amusement. “The Syncopated Kids” aro Pinto and Bennett Fletcher, who feature music, song and comedy. | The trio plays the saxophone, acI cordian and bass viol. Muriel Morgan, who Is said to bo tho only comedienne in vaudeville who call | hit F above high C, appears with i Van Soldon in a talk and song skit, “A Dash of Red.” Bryan Leo and Mary Cranston give “Mary, Queen of Shots,” a novelty. The four juggling Nelsons present “Hoops My Dear.” On the screen are: Wallace Beery, Raymond Hatton and Mary Brian in "Behind tho Front,” the first half, and “Forbidden Waters,” with an all-star east, the last half of the week. Pathe News, a comedy, nnd an Aesop Fable are Included In the program. ress, who formerly headed her own company in the West; J. F. Marlow, character ac.tor, and Dick Elliott. The company will assemble In Indianapolis Monday, April 12, for rehearsals.

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