Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 105, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 August 1926 — Page 5

AUG. 7, 1926

BOHEMIANS’ AND ALTHOFF ON NEW VARIETY BILLS

Janet Adair and Company Will Offer Act of Songs at the Palace—Musical Comedy Stars Booked for Week’s Stay at the Lyric Theater. Raymond’s gay, fun loving Bohemians* with their everpresent songs, music, laughter and dances share the headline honors at the Palace theater the first half of next week with the feature film “High Steppers, ’’ a drama of modern jazz-mad youth starring Lloyd Hughes, Mary Astor and Dolores Del Rio.

FINAL WEEK FOR WALKER STARTS MONDAY NlfiHT ‘The Bridal Suite’ to Be New Offering of Btrkell at English’s. "The Mountain Man" will be Stuart Walker’s farewell attraction at Keith's Theater beginnihg Monday night. The play is by Clare gjfaimmer and has never been seen in city. The story has to do with a young Virginian, brought by a sudden turn of fortune, back to the valley folk from whom his father seceded, his winning for a wife a young and not very constant relation, and the subsequent disagreement and separation, in the course of which he becomes a man of the world, and she becomes a woman worthy of the final reconciliation. The play Is said to be packed with humor and sentiment and the characters all etched with Miss Kummer's deft and sure touch. George Gaul will have the title role in the play and the cast will include such popular favorites as Teresa Dale, Judith Lowry, John Storey, Elizabeth Taylor, Aldrich Bowker and others. “The Mountain Man” is in three acts and five picturesque scenes. When presented on Broadway several seasons ago had the title role. Stuart Walker announced that following the close W the season at Keith's next week most of the members of the local company will be transferred to Cincinnati where his season at the Grand Opera House has been extended until Oct. I. Several members of tho company will return to New York, where they will soon commence rehearsals for new plays for which they have been engaged. George Somnes, local director, will be shifted to Cincinnati, where he will direct the protractions to be staged in that city. Walker, it is known, has interesting plans for the coming winter season,. In addition to repertory companies in at least two cities he plans one or more New York productions. His re-opening in this city will be early next spring, just as soon as the Keith Theater is available. Incidentally, the redecoration work on the theater will get under way oti Aug. 16, the day following the close of the Stuart Walker season. -1- -I- -I“THE BRIDAL SUITE” TO BE BERKELL OFFERING The Berkell Players at English’s announce another comedy for thiir attraction this week, entitled "The Bridal Suite.” Following close upon the heels of more serious drama, it fits in the summer's repertory with an easement that is enjoyable. The play i from the pen of James P. Judge, ar, actor of splendid repute and one who is well acquainted with what an audience desires in the matter of entertainment. "The Bridal Suite," as its name implies, has to do with the matrimonial difficulties of a young couple. In this instance, however, the difficulties app&ir tiefore the wedding rather than after, as is the case with most honeymooners.

The story of the play Is centered around one Harry Young, his fiancee and their desire to marry. To all ap. pearances this seems an easy accomplishment, but unforeseen obstacles which lead the couple into ■fcany embarrassing situations. They Amalie all preparations, even to the engaging of hotel accommodations, and have invited their many friends to witness the marriage ceremony. Someone gives the prospective bridegroom a tip that his friends have planned to razz him after the ceremony is over, and to elude his scheming friends, he and his fiancee plan to elope. Hut his eloj>er.ient is beset with about as many difficulties as he had anticipated with a quiet wedding, and while the friends are waiting td put it over on them, they are trying to extricate themselves from situations into which the hand of /ate has plunged them. Starting Sunday night, the Berkell Players will give ten performances of this comedy. The cast will be as follows: Wilber Sill Robert St. Clair ‘ Bed (Abednege) J. F. Marlow Rlanehe Beatty Jyf* Laßuo dean Carr Bemiee Maraolaia Rev. David Stanton Herbert Dobbin* Elmer Mitchell Dick Elliott Mr*. Mitchell Mildred Hastings Harry Young Milton Bvron Mabel Willoughby Edyth Elliott trank Phillips Bob Fay

Mildred Signs Mildred Harris, who has been touring the vaudeville theaters of country with great success, is to desert the footlights and return to the screen to appear opposite Rod La I/octiue in “The Cruise of the iasper B,’’ his next starring feature for De Mille. "The Cruise of the Jasper B“ is a screen farce from the 0n of Don Marquis and offers La Rocque a portrayal in direct contrast to his serious characterization in “Gigolo," recently completed.

> The Bohemians consist of four men and the two Gordon sisters. The group forms an orchestra composed of a piano, violins, saxophone and drums. The bright colors usually associated with artists' life are found in this headline! 1 , as well as the pep with which they undertake everything. - y Bill includes: • KIRBY-LEO-ANGER— In “Courting Days,” a musical comedy battle in three rounds, showing that "he who courts and runs away will go to court another day.” This domestic sketch, laid in a courtroom and in a flat, is filled with comedy and songs. JANET ADAIR AND COMPANY —Comedians, whose “Repertory of Songs" is billed as a lot of surprises and novelties. FIVE GREAT JUNETROS—Sensational acrobats who deal with equilibrism. Their head-to-head balancing and springboard stunts are featured among their stunts. One more act is on the bill. Nat C. Haines and his company of frolickers are offering the comedy "masterpiece of vaudeville,” which they call “Hello, Mama,” as the billtopper the last of the week. Haines Is a musical comedy favorite of the Billy House order. The musical sketch revolves around a husband, his wife, a vamp (who displays a startling number of gowns), the sweet, demure daughter and a juvenile. A bellboy is the source of much fun. The act was built for laughing purposes only, and plenty of this type of entertainment is said to be contained in the vehicle. The Cycling Brunettes are presenting their latest novelty, "Defying Gravity,” on wheels. They have played in the principal countries of the world, including England and France. Three other acts will be ,'n the entertainment. On the screen: "High Steppers,” taken from Philip Gibbs' story, "Heirs Apparent," which stars Mary Astor, Lloyd Hughes and Dolores Del Rio, the first half of the week, and "The Combat,” with House Peters and Wanda Hawley, the last half of the week. Pathe News, a comedy, Topics of the Day and an Aesop Fable are tbe short reels. •I- -I’ -I' NOTED FUNMAKER DUE AT THE LYRIC’ Next week's bill at the Lyric will be replete with quality vaudeville features, foremost among the acts being Bailey and Barnum, a team of funmakers who have been creating a furor in the varieties with their original style of comedy, their exclusive song hits and their banjo selections. Bailey and Barnum were featured in the musical show, "Lady, Be Good,” and also with the Greenwich Village Follies. The bill will include: CHARLES ATHOFF Whose old fiddler characterization ranks as a comedy classic and who returns with- his laughable assortment of tricks, his squeaky voice and pleasing tunes. Althoff is one of the few vaudeville artists who follows no set routine in his act, his line of talk„ being entirely extemporaneous. McCORMICK AND WALLACE— Presenting anew version of “The Little Red Schoolhouse,” with Hugh McCormack as an inspector and Grace Wallace as a school teacher. It s a clever sub-vocal 'skit in which the pupils are ventriloquist's dummies. REVUE COMIQUE—A lively song and dance mixture typifying pastimes in a cabaret, featuring Sabbot and Ergolcky. MARY REILY —A personable miss who specializes in staging "Blues" selections in a way that is wholly her own. MANNING AND GMASS—World's greatest “off the floor" dancers, so styled because they give their performance on a high tight wire, supplying thrills galore with their terpslchorean endeavoi* in mid-air. BADEF.-LAVELLE TROUPE) —A spectacular exhibition of trick bicycle riding by a bevy of pretty girls. ON THE SCREEN—A Lloyd Hamilton comedy, "Move Along," Kinograms and an Imperial comedy entitled “It's a Pirate.”

PRODUCTION UNDER WAY Just seventy-four days after the first pick was driven into, the loam of an extensive alfafa field near Burbank, CaL. First National’s new west coast studios are seeing the production of two pictures. These are “The Masked Woman.” a June Mathis production which Balboni is directing, and “A Desperate Woman,” now being screened under the supervision of B. P. Fineman. Thirty buildings, including a beautiful miniature theater for previews, and every conceivable facility for the most modern picture production, constitute the now completed studios, built at a cost of $2,000,000, SILLS BEGINS NEW MOVIE Milton Sills’ latest picture, “Men of the Dawn,” was put into production this week under the supervision of Carey Wilson at First National's new lot In Burbank, Cal. George Archalnbaud is directing. KATHLEEN COLLINS SIGNED. Charles R. Rogers has signed Kathleen Collins to a long term contract following her work opposite Ken Maynard In his forthcoming super-western special for First National, "The Unknown Cavalier.” Miss Collins is regarded as a genuine "find." MONO IN LANG DON CAST. The latest addition to the cast of Harry Langdon’s forthcoming First National picture, w’hich has been definitely titled "The Strong Man,” is William V. Mong, well-known character actor. The comedy will be ready for the cutting room by next week, General Manager William H. Jenner announces.

LOOKING OVER NEW EVENTS ON LOCAL STAGE

ROUNDING ROUND THFATFR-S with Walter JLiI D. HIGKMAN

It seems to be the impression that Stuart "Walker has had his best season in Indianapolis this summer. Public response has been so great during the first fourteen weeks of the fifteen weeks engagement that it is safe to entertain the idea of success for Walker this season.

This week has been the biggest i week of the season as there is every indication of that as I write this. Wednesday matinee was capacity. Thursday and Friday nights were sell outs and today will be a banner day with two performances of “The Swan.” On Wednesday afternoon I went back to Keith's to see "The' Swan” again. For the reason to see a capacity audience, composed mostly of women, react to this fine Molnar comedy. The reception given by this great audience was nearly, as marvelous as the play and the acting.' "The Swan” is a class play, but its sympathetic presentation by the Walker Company gave it general appeal. From a scenic standpoint, "The Swan” is the masterpiece of the season. For weeks, you know after seeing ‘‘The Swan” in Cincinnati, I urged Walker in this department to give us “The Swan.” The great public response given “The Swan” proves that Indianapolis will support brilliant and big plays. Smart, yes, and its very smartness attracted capacity houses in one of the hottest weeks of the year. Bill Fields, manager of the company, tells me that "The Swan” tops the box office results for the season. “Seventh Heaven,” first week, comes next; then “Applesauce” and then “Candida.” On Monday night the final week of the season starts with George GSul and Vivian Tobin in "The Mountain Man." Walker this season has given us the following plays: ‘White Collars," "Candida,” "Seventh Heaven,” two weeks; “Outward Bound;” "They Knew What They Wanted,” "Goose Hangs High,” "Applesauce,” "Polly Preferred,” “Puppy Love,” “The Old Soak,” “Magnolia,” “The Outsider," -‘‘The Swan" and “The Mountain Man.” The triumph of the season was the

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three star presentation of "The Swan.” with George Gaul, McKay Morris and Ann Davis. The next to my way of thinking was Peggy Wood in "Candida” and the third, “The Outsider.” The fiqest individual performance was Ann Davis in “The Outsider” and the poorest in a big role, Mona Kingsley in "They Knew What They Wanted.” The poorest all-round play was "Puppy Love” and it enjoyed the poorest business of the season. E'our noted leading women were brought here, Peggy Wood, Mona Kingsley, Vivian Tobin and Ann Davis. George Gaul was the biggest individual draw of the season. Another outstanding feature of the season was the remarkable progress that Xnrry Fletcher made. He will bo with Elliott Nugent in “The Poor Nut" when the fall season opens in Chicago. France Bendtsen again will be with E. 11. Sot hem next season. Teresa Dale goes with the New York Theatre Guild. Bill Fields, manager, goes to Cincinnati with the close of the season here and will stay there until October when “The Greenwich Village Follies” opens in Philadelphia, prior to Chicago. t George Gaul may do anew play for Herndon in New York. He is reading it now. • George Somnes, director, will go to Cincinnati and will stay there until the season closeq. Next week in Cincinnati, Somnes will play one of the leading roles in “Justice” with Ann Davis and McKay Morris. Somnes and Walker have been rehearsing “Justice” here this week. McKay Morris probably will go with Belasco next season. A total of fifty-three actors have under the Walker banner here this season. Alan Floud has the honor of acting in more plays this season—twelve to hiS credit. Larry Fletcher was in eleven, Ern-

AMUSEMENTS

No. I—George Gaul will be seen in “The Mountain Man” at Keith’s, beginning Monday night. No. 2—Elythe Elliott will be seen in “The Bridal Suite” at English’s next week, starting Sunday night. No. 3—Anna Glass will be among the artists present at the Lyric next week. No. 4—Lucille Anger will be. seen in “Courting Days” at the Palace the first half of the week.

'st Cossart, ten, and George Gaul, nine. • To me, this is Walker’s greatest and best season. -I- -I- *!• Little things happen at the theater that nobody can control, during the first act of “The Swan" Wednesday afternoon at Keith's when Margaret Douglass was apf proaching a big scene, there was a loud hammering at one of the' alley doors. The knock was plainly heard. Another loud knock. When the door was opened, a voice was heard to say, “Does you want any ice this afternoon?” Even the ice man was present. *1" 'l*#*!" Vess Dssman is a banjo artist and a most interesting individual off stage. For many years he was associated with Tom Brown. Vess has trooped for years and will keep on trooping and making the world a happier and better musical place in which to live. He has quite a triumph this week at the Circle in face of handicaps. But he always works. He knows how to “connect” with an audience. I have never seen this really fine artist lose an audience. He is to the banjo what De Paehman is to he piano. Ossman is considering going with a big New Yonk revue next season.

Joe Resigns Joe Schlieff, production manager for J. O. Bachmann on "Lew Tyler’s Wives” and "The Romance of a Million Dollars,” has tendered hip resignation to Preferred Pictures. Ills successor will be announced in a few days.

M I E“ CONTINUOUS ■ eLjo EL one to eleven 1’ VAUDEVILLE COURTING DAYS A MUSICAL COMEDY BATTLE ' IN bib‘how; THREE w ROUNDS , F ® R KIRBY LEO ANGER SMALL PRICE KENNEDY & FRANCIS I IN “A LOST ART’! JANET ADAIR & CO. A REPERTOIRE OF SONGS FIVE GREAT JUNETORS SENSATIONAL FEATS* _ RAYMONDS BOHEMIANS AND THE GORDON SISTERS A CYCLE OF MIRTH. MELODY, SONGS & DANCES PHOTO FEATURE HIGH STEPPERS WITH MARY ASTOR AND LLOYD HUGHES . \ They'n playlngfthe anthem of rlotons youth! • High Steppers Infancy steppers! Fast steppers! AT * The nr hole whlWlng cakewalk of modern ysung pfG v society—Jasmin, past all danger signals while the bIU mounts for a Anal reckoning. Speed t Heyl V* Hey! * ~ - *-

What Keith Actors Are Doing

Hal Skelly, who has been playing in "The City Chap,” has closed his engagement in Chicago and will return to Keith-Albee Vaudeville j in “The Chump." Three one-act playlets from the pen of Willard Mack are to be presented shortly in Keith-Albee vaudeville. Three well-known stars will appear in these dramatic sketches. The Keith-Albee interests are now completing efficient plans abroad to book their foreign attractions direct. Edward V. Darling of the ■Keith-Alhee organization is now in Europo to select talent and novelties for the coming season and to further arrangements for direct booking. Mile. Adali Careno, internationally celebrated Grand Opera dramatic soprano, will make her initial bow to the American public as a KeithAlbee headliner. She comes to this country following a successful season in South America and Cuba. Edward Burke has completed a new act called "The Poker Sheik,” and it will serve the talents of Beverly Bayne, who is to begin a vaudeville tour in it shortly that will take her over the Keith-Albee Circuit. Charles De Roche, the screen star, will appear in Keith-Albee vaudeville shortly with a skit and dance •novelty. The act will be billed as “Charles De Roche & Cos.” and is being handled by M. S. Bentham. Milt Lewis has secured to two scenes from the Greenwich Village Follies and is preparing to offer them in Keith-Albee vaudeville. The first will be called "The Boys' and Girls' Revue” and the other will feature Seymour and Howard. The "Follies Quartet,” long associated with the Ziegfeld "Follies” and i featured 'ast season in "Dearest Enemy,” is being booked over the Keith-Albee and affiliated cir-

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cuits. The act is being popularly received. Rosalie Stewart will present Renee Robert and Jay Velie in Keith-Albee vaudeville early in September. Miss Stewart is just back from a tour of Europe in search of novelties for the major circuit. Eva Shirlqy, late of Ed Wyhn’s "Grab Bag,” and Sam Ash, who was prominent in the cast of "Rose Marie,” have combined for a tour of the Keith-Albee circuit. They are offering anew song and dance act with Will Donaldson at the piano. Lulu McConnell has returned to New York after a Nation-wide tour and will appear with Harry Delf for a tour of the Keith-Albee circuit. Pat Rooney, Marion Bent and Pat Rooney 111 will begin a tour of the Orpheum circuit this month in their condensed version of “The Daughter of Rosie O’Grady.” A1 Wiser, formerly of Moran & Wiser, hat-throwing comedians, is breaking* in anew act for KeithAlbee vaudeville. He is introducing several new comedy features, and his brother, Sam, who is the "and Company,” teaches the audience how to Charleston.

WHERE THE CROWDS GO I IVri c 1 to 11 PJVY. FIRST TIME rtlT fTU' HERE ffftAßN*® LATE WITH LABYBE6OOO AND THE GREENWICH VILLAGE FOlUttl

Special return Engagement J CHARLES AITHOFF VAUDEVILLES FOREMOST CHARACTERCOMEDIAN. .

Lloyd Hamilton Comedy “Move Along” Kinograms —Imperial Comedy “It’s A Pirate”

THE BIG OIL AND GREASE MAN WINS FAME IN MOVIES Here Is the Story of How Jerry Miley Made Good Out West. Bu y EA Service HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 7. Jerry Miley, young screen "heavy,” whose mild .brand of villainy will be seen in “Broken Hearts of Hollywood,” fled from the business world to films in order to escape the handicap of being a rich man’s son. Jerry’s father, one of the oil kings of the West, hoped the boy would follow his footsteps. He was greatly pleased when the son put in two years of hard menial labor in the fields. But just as Jerry was begin-, ning to know his oil, he also learned that many of his associates regarded his every advance as favoritism. Being "his father’s son” sort of got on his nerves. And, in addition, | he concluded there wasn’t enough 1 romance in providing lubricant and motive power for the world's machinery. Movies Call Young Miley is of that kind which craves an audience, the kind whose ego is not content to be buried behind a mere name, in the stolid and solid affairs of business. To such the movie world calls with a loud trumpet. Jerry found his niche in Hollywood by roundabout way. After his years in the oil fields, he undertook preparations for the diplomatic service, studying in Paris. But that, he explains, seemed to lead merely to some exalted clerkship. Asa diversion he began to dance. Ballroom and stage dancing opened a direct door to the screen, as it has for many now famous young men. "The Dancer” was his first picture, with Alma Rubens. Then „came “Wild Oats Lane,” and now “Broken Hearts of Hollywood.” More Than Diversion The hendicap before mentioned still dogs him, however. Rich men’s sons are not taken too seriously in Hollywood, unless talent is so • extraordinary as to demand instant attention. Casting directors are inclined to feel that such aspirants are in movies merely as a diversion. Other things being equal, the poor man’s , son probably has a better chance to get on in the studios than the scion of wealth and prominent family. Which fact merelyv sharpens the resolution of the socially popular, stalwart and admirable young actor os he pilots his expensive white auto and his earnest ambition .about Hollywood on the next tack in his elected career.

AMUSEMENTS

McCORMICK and WALLACE ‘‘THE LITTLE RfO SCHOOL HOUSE” REVUE COMIQUE PASTIMES IN A CABARET MANNING and GLASS WORLD'S GREATEST OFF THE FLOOR DANCERS MARY'REILLY THE GIRL FROM KENTUCKY BADER LAVELLE TROUPE PICTURESQUE PEDALSTRY

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