Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 306, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 April 1926 — Page 5

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WALKER TO OPEN SEASON HERE WITH ‘WHITE COLLARS’

New Comedy by Edith Ellis to Be First Bill of Players at Keith’s on May Kingsley, Aldrich Bowker 'and Judith Lowry in Cast. What will perhaps be gratifying news to local playgoers is the announcement that “White Collars,” a comedy of American life, and a play that is new to Indianapolis, will be the opening attraction of the Stuart Walker company at Keith’s on Monday, May 3. The play.is by Edith Ellis and was produced in New York under the direction of Anno Nichols, noted author and producer of “Abie’s Irish Rose.”

Mr. Walker has secured the services of Mona Kingsley, who originated the leading role in the Broadway production of "White Collars.” Alfcs Kingsley is one of New York’s most prominent leading women and during recent seasons she has appeard in several outstanding dramatic successes. George Meeker, who last winter was leading man with the Nash Sisters ift-“A Lady’s Virtue,” will have the principal rolo opposite Miss Kingsley. The cast of “White Collars” will include such local favorites as Kronen Bendtsen, Aldrich Bowker and Judith Lowry. Other actors who will appear in the play and who will be new to Indianapolis audiences are Ben Smith, whose last New York appearance was in "First Flight,” a play by Maxwell and Laurence Stallings; and Victor Hammond, last seen on Broadway in "Arabesque,” a spectacular though unsuccessful offering of the past winter. The story of "White Collars” is woven around the problems of the .so-called middle class, neither presenting nor delving into momentous arguments or affairs, J>ut said to be a splendid lesson on the inconsistency of false pride. Following "White Collars" will come on© of the most notable presentations of this or any other Reason, “Candida,” with the New York cast practically intact. Mr. Walker has made arrangements to give the play here with Peggy Wood, Elizabeth Patterson, Morgan Farley, Richie Ling and all but one member of the original production. Interesting in this connection is the fact that all of the above players, excepting Miss Wood, began their stage careers with the Stuart Walker company,. Miss Wood, be it recorded, had her first dramatic experience under Mr. Walker’s direction. Mr. Walker has; authorized his local manager to announce that the Stuart Walker company has secured the Indianapolis and Cincinnati rights to the following plays and that many of them will be presented he?o this summer: “The Swan," “The Masquerader,” with George Gaul; "Applesauce,” "Expressing Willie,” "Polly Preferred,” “Magnolia,” "Beggar on Horseback,” “If I Were .King,” "The Poor Nut,” with Elliott Nugent; “The Goose Hangs High,” “Icebound,” “Pete Ibbetson,” "Tim Whole Town's Talking,” "The Darling of the Gods,” "The Show Off," with Regina Wallace and Louis John Bartels, and "Too Many Husbands." There will also l>e certain presentations not included in this group. Alexander Dean, as has been announced before, will be the director of the local Stuart Walker company, and Charles Elrod will devise and create the stage settings. JACK DUFFY WITH CHRISTIE Jack Duffy, the "bearded baby star” of the Christie Studios, has finished the first Christie comedy, in which he plays the featured role, "Dancing Daddy,” and has been loaned to First National. He will play a part with Colleen Moore in "Ella Cinders.” SIDNEY BUSY AGAIN Scot Sidney, the famous director of such features as "Charley's Aunt” and “Madame Behave” for Christie, returned to the job of making funny two-reelers, and has Just recentlyfinished a Walter Hlers comedy for Educational release.

PALACE ® SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY 2 HIGH-CLASS VAUDEVILLE I RHYTHMS of DANCE LAND FEATURING ANNA SHADKOVA & SERGE LESLIE with Parisian Steppers Gus Thalero And His Gang 1 Eddie Clark & Claire O’Donnell In A New Comedy Offering Entitled, “EVERYBODY WELCOME” Moore & Mitchell “A Little Bit Os Everything 1 * Uyenos “Nippon’s Pastime” PHOTOPLAY Charles Ray & Pauline Starke IN “BRIGHT LIGHTS” IT'S GAY! GLITTERING! BUT YOU’LL LOVE IT, SO YOU WILL

PIC NAMES TO BE ON VARIETY BILLS IN CITY Margaret Young, Mitzi and Shadkova to Be Chief Entertainers. OWO vaudeville favorites will share the stellar honors of the bill to be seeh at B. F. Keith's starting with a matinee Sunday. They are Margaret Young, the singer, and Roy Cummings, the hokum comedian. Miss Young, who has achieved fame both as a singer in vaudeville and on phonograph records will offer a cycle of songs which were written for her special use. She will be assisted at the piano by Neuman Fier. Roy Cummings has been starred both in the two-a-day and tw musical comedy. His clown capers are the funniest bits seen In many season. He will be assisted by a pretty Miss Irene Shaw, who is a clever foil for Cummlng's style of comedy. The bill will Include: ICARAVAEFF —Famous Russian dancer who is making a tour of the Keith-Albee circuit. ICaraeff will be assisted by the Four Stepping Sisters, a quartet of dancing girls, Including Joyce Coles, Kitty French, Beatrice Carr and Sylvia Buckley. GEORGE BURNS AND GRACE

ROUNDING THEATERS

rrn S soon as it became known that Charles Berkell would pre--lA| sent “What Price Glory” during his regular stock season here, this department has had many interesting conversations with people who are anxious to see this strong language play. I was in New York last summer while this play was in its long run. I saw it in Cincinnati and have had a chance to study this play.

It is my hope that Berkell will not “soften" any of the scenes, but will give us this honest document as written. The language may seem strong at times, but when the entire play is considered as a dramatic realistic event picturing actual war, the language becomes a part of the vital living picture. It is Indeed a problem to know how. far to go with this play in stock, hut I contend if “What Price Glory” Is going to he presented It should be done as written. Here is a play that is cruel, but honest, a most powerful piece of writing, Berkell Is studying just now how to cast this important play which has just one part for a woman. Milton Byron of course will play the lead and Miss Elliott will be the lone woman in the cast. * * • Another Indianapolis newspaper man is making good in New York City. This time it is John Byram. former assistant critic of The In-

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LOOKING OVER NEW EVENTS ON LOCAL STAGE

ALLEN —Present a farcical offering, inducting singing, dancing and comedy,, called "Lamb Chops.” EDGAR BERGEN AND COMPANY’—Give a brand new twist to ventriloquist acts in their comedy entitled “The Operation,” inasmuch as It provides a real plot which requires sixteen minutes to unfold. GASTON PALMER—A French humorist, who is making his initial local bow. His act is said to be unique and original. MISS ZIEGLER AND PARTNER —Exponents of modem equillbrism. They offer an aerial routine that is said to be daring in the exextreme. The bill will include Theda Bara, famous screen vamp, who will be seen in a Hal Roach comedy called

ROUND With WALTER D. HICKMAN

dianapolis Star, more recently with the B. F. Keith office In New York and now Just appointed assistant dramatic editor of the New York Times. He has been In New York just two years and the [whole "street” Is talking about this man. 110 has more than made good. • • * Have been curious to some extent to reach a conclusion of why Hilda Gray makes the big box office showing that she does). It Is publicity. Coupled with that is the popular present day craze for the Charleston and dances with a wiggle. I have stated my critical opinion of this woman. I think she Is a fad and not a great dancing artist. She is surrounded with a troupe of press agents who stop at nothing to get the name of Gilda Gray across. It is this publicity campaign which accounts for the box office draw of this woman and not the work of GUda Gray herself.

. THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

“Madame Mystery.” This is a wide j departure for Miss Bara from ' drama to comedy,,but In this offer- I ing she shows her versatUity by some clever comedy work. -I- •!• •!• MITZI AND DANCERS TOP NEW LYRIC BILL Mitzi and her royal dancers, who will top next week’s bill at the Lyric, offer a Broadway innovation noted for Its artistry, its talented cast and the spectacular manner In which the act is staged. Mitzi Is assisted by eight pretty girls. They present a series of gorgeous tableaux and stories told in dance. The bill will include: WILL STANTON AND COMPANY—Famed for his portrayal of an inebriate who makes himself a general nuisance, Stanton, who was starred in the Shubert production, S "Maid in America," is appearing in | vaudeville in a laughable satire on | night life in New York called "The I Night Club,” in which he is aided j by Frank Cortez, Margie Ryan and ! Rosalind May. JOE LAND AND PEAR BE HARPER —Popular farceurs, in a surprising oddity called "Vaudeville Baseball.” BARON EMERSON AND COURT BALDWIN—"The Nobility of Vaude-

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No. 1-Mi-s K,))'Uh* Klliott will be seen in “Silence” at English’s, beginning Sunday night. No. 2—Miss Margaret Young will be the chief offering at B. F. Keith’s next week. No. 3—Mitzi and her Royal Dancers will he among those present at the next weelc. No. 4—Ana Shadkova, dancer, will be bn view at the Palace for the first half of the week, starting Sunday,

ville,” in a laughable travesty, "What Fbols These Mortals Be.” PAUL HALL AND HELD WlLßUß—Singing comedians, in a merry mixture styled "Two Gentlemen on High C’s." THREE WHlßLWlNDS—Sensational skaters, late of Earl Carroll's "Vanities." THE RALSTONS—Acrobatic experts, presenting "The Climax in Kqullibrlsm.'* ON THE SCREEN—An Imperial comedy, “A Polar Baron,” Kinograms, Pathe Review and a Mack Senentt comedy, “Wandering Wilj lies." t I I T *!* i NOTED DANCER BOOKED AT PALACE Featured until recently with I Ziegfeld's “Sally,” Ana Shadkova I and Serge Leslie, a sensational

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dancing team, come to the Palace Theater the first half- of next week with the Parisian Steppers in ! “Rhythms of Danceland.” This spectacular production is backed with many costumes and settings. Among the wide and varied program of dances the East Indian number given by Miss Shadkova: the eccentric bit otfered by Mr. Leslie, and the Whirl of New York and Parisian Strut, given by the whole company and the Steppers stand out On the bill are: THE UYENOS —Orientals dealing with risley and tumbling tricks in their "Nippon's Pastime.” BLACK AND O'DONNELL—Portraying a woman violinist from the city and the town “boob,” who meet at a little country hotel. The man produces much comedy from the fiddle and both of the comedians sing and dance. MOORE AND MITCHELL Whose "Little Bit of Everything" embraces acrobatics, singing and talking. GUS THALERO AND GANG— Have the “Snappiest Novelty in Vaudeville.” The Gang Includes ponies, dogs, and a monkey, all of whom have amazing tricks to perform. Billy Purl and his company

have a musical comedy treat entitled "Hereafter," in which patrons are introduced to Hades, where witches, devilets, dragons and soldiers, are all present to make the performance an unusual one, the last half of the week.

i Qna B. Talbot Fine Arts Enterprises ■ MURAT-Tomorrow &L* Seats on Sale at Theater Box Office at 10 o’Clock Sunday REMAINING TICKETS—S3.3O, $2.20, sl.lO GALLI’CURCI I SUBSCRIBE NOW FOR GREATER ONA It. TALBOT OFFICE | ORCHESTRA CONCERTS NEXT SEASON 010 Ilniwe-Manmir Bhlg. | | f| Jm fTRF MONDAY NIGHT I mMbICJ may 3 THE DRAMATIC. SOCIAL AND ARTISTIC 6 EVENT OF THE SEASON STUART Wil KER COM BUY MDVA viKirct FV IN THE FIRST IHDIANAPOUS PRESENTATION j GEORGE MEEKER 0P ™ E COMEDY SUCCESS ALDRICH BOWKER mAM WBJKM I*WI WF* FRANCE BENDTSEN Hi SMB | JUDITH LOWRY WfW lH SM. Hfi MS* i VICTOR HAMMOND _ _ BEN SMITH H M REGINA STANFIEL fl ; KINGSLEY WHO Will HAVE THE LEADING COLE IN 'WHITE u3LLAR9" APPEARED IN THE DOLE IN THE NEW YDDK PQODUCTiON Or THE PLAY- SHE IS ONE OF BROADWAYS' MOST PROMINENT LEADING | WOMEN AND THIS WILL MADK HER FIRST INDIANAPOLIS APPEARANCE AS 1 A MEMBER OF THE STUART WALKER COMPANY NIGHT PRICES-ORCH. 4 1 so and BALCONY 75*and 504-2*® EALCONY SEATS A! - 25.*'WED and SAT. MATIN EE? 25* TO 754 GOOD SEATSAT BOX OFFICE FOR OPENING NIGHT PERFORMANCE

ENGLISH’S TOMORROW 8:15 The Berkell Players WITH Eiy the Elliott and Milton Byron AND A SUPERB SFPPOKTING CAST PRESENTING “SILENCE” A MODERN MELODRAMA IN 3 ACTS BY MAX MARCIN RAN 200 NIGHTS NATIONAL THEATRE, NEW YORK—6 MONTHS IN CHICAGO—I YEAR IN LONDON Matinees Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday PRICESi Afternoon, 25c, 35c, 50c; NLclit, 25c, 500, 00c. U. S. Government Tax Charged on 00c Scat Tickets Only. Reservations May Be Made for the Entire Season. PHONE Circle 8373. NEXT WEEK, the Hard-Boiled Comedy, “WHAT PRICE GLORY” No Advance In Price—Mall Orders With Remittance Now. INDIANAPOLIS A INDIANA’S FRIDAY, <ll OWN APRIL * %JU. CIRCUS New Show Grounds—lßth and Belt R. R. AND Positively No Street BUFFALO BILL’S Earad *: E * l ™ Added Will T\ XI/fTCT Attraction, Poodles WILLI WLSI, Hannaford, World’s Greatest Riding Comedian. SEATS ON SALE DOWNTOWN CIRCUS DAY AT CLAYPOOL DRUG STORE, CLAYPOOL HOTEL BLDG. SAME PRICE AS ON THE GROUNDS.

‘SILENCE’ WILL BE GIVEN HEREFOR FIRST TIME Berkell Brings New Hit to English’s for All Next Week. “Silence,” a modem melodrama, is to be seen for the first time on any stock stage, since Its recordsmashing engagements in New York, Chicago and London, when it is presented by the Berkell Players at English’s beginning Sunday. It boasts the greatest second act ever devised in the history of the drama—the curtain falling upon a scene that will shake you to your depths. Max Marcin, author of “Cheating Cheaters," and many other successes, has, in “Silence,” displayed an in- j genuity in plot construction and a deftness In character drawing that surpasses anything that he has done 1 before in the field of .playwriting. The first scene discloses the hero,; Jim Warren, in the death house of a Western penitentiary, a half hour! before the time set for his electrocution. The Berkell Players are among the first of resident stock companies to produce Max Marcin’s greatest of all modern melldramas. Miss Edythe Elliott, leading lady of Berkell company, will no doubt score her biggest hit of the season in the role of Norma Drake. Milton Byron, the male lead of the company, will be cast as Jim Warren.

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