Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 123, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 August 1926 — Page 5

AUG. 28, 1926

COREY,. KNOWN AS BRONZE MAN’, TOPS NEW PALACE BILL

Lyric Theater Will Start Its Greater Vaudeville Season . by Featuring Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake All Next Week With Other Artists. * With persistent effort Arthur Corey has danced his way to the front of the ballet field and is no wconsidered one of vaudeville’s versatile young entertainers. lie has composed all the music, designed all the costumes, and originated the dances for his unique offering at the Palace the first half of next week which he calls “The Bronze Man.’’

Corey himself is the “bronze man,” for he coats himself with a covering of gold paint in order to give his “Acquisition of Gold” dance. He expresses •himself in innumerable postures. It is said that Corey and Serge Oukrainsky are the only known dancers who can dance on their bare toes. Three other entertainers are with Corey. They sing and dance. On the bill areialso: SANDY LANG —The skator who with the Emeralde sisters and Eleanore "Babe” Bunting give “A Skating Classic.” Most of the things sensational dancers do are performed by this quartet. SMITH AND BARKER—Whose one-act comedy "Good Medicine” is full of clever lines and amusing situations dealing with a young patientless doctor, who finally finds a hypochondriac on his hands. MURRAY AND IRWIN—"Two Amusement Guides,” who lead their followers out of the blues with their harmony songs, whistling, and snappy dancing. One more act is on the bill. Zermain and Farrar and their Balkan Sextet, an organization of string instruments, are bringing their spectacular singing, dancing and musical act to the theater as the headliner the last of the week. Zermain and Farrar will be seen in the pdances doing unusual and difficult tricks and poses. The sextet comes from a far land and features Paul Cadieux, tenor. Each number on the program has its own scenic effects. Roxy La Rocca is called the "Wizard of the Harp.” He plays popular and classical, music with the popular predominating. Three other acts are in the entertainment.

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An outdoor play must have many qualities to put it over. It must bo, in nature, a pageant; it must have magnitude, dignity and comedy; it must have impressive music, and it must have both pantomime and dramatic action. Such an outdoor play is “The Bride of Don Jose,” bv Lieut. Charles C. Mather, instructor in dramatics at Culver Military Academy, and music by Capt. W. J. O’Callaghan.

This play was given for the first time on the campus of Culver last Saturday night and I went up to see It. Os course Culver Is equipped to present such a beautiful scene in the out of doors. Weather conditions were Ideal and the use of the magnavox, a radio loud speaker, made it possible for every word and note to be heard. “The Bride of Don Jose" was given as a part of the commencement exercises of the summer school at Culver. But the play has so much beauty in scenes as well as melody that it becomes a challenging bit of entertainment. Mather has chosen 1595 as the scene of his play. More than 270 were required to put over this really beautiful pldy idea. I was especially interested In the original score written by Captain O’Callaghan. He has worked many months in creating these melodies, and I, am sure that most of his major themes and tunes would fit well upon the modern stage.

PALACE SUN., MON., TUES. & WED. ONLY ARTHUR COREY & CO. Foremost American Dancer “THE BRONZE MAN” s /SUPPORTED BY ELSIE WACHTA, FLAVIO PLASCINCIA, CALTANA CHRISTOFF JACK BOBBY / MURRAY & IRWIN “THE TWO AMUSEMENT GUIDES” HOWARD % MILDRED SMITH & BARKER IN “GOOD MEDICINE” A ONE-ACT COMEDY BY JACK ARNOLD GEORGE ARMSTRONG “The Happy Chappie” SANDY LANG & CO. PRESENTING A SKATING CLASSIC , WITH ELEANOR “BABE” BUNTING AND THE EMERALOE SISTERS PHOTO FEATURE SWEET DADDIES W^TII CHARLIE GEORGE VERA / MURRAY SIDNEY GORDON

What Screen Will Offer ClßCLE—Richard Barthelmess in “The Amateur Gentleman.” \ OHlO—Rudolph Valentino In “Son of the Sheik.” APOLLO—Buster Keaton in "Battling Butler.” COLONIAL —Reginald Denny in "Rolling' Home." U P TO W N— "The Storm Breaker,” three days, starting Sunday. ISIS—"The Still Alarm,” the first half of the week.

On the screen are: “Sweet Daddies,” an Alfred Santell production with Charlie Murray, George Sirney, and Jack Mulhall. Santell is the young producer who made “ClassifielcL” "Bluebeard's Seven Wives,” and "Dancer of Paris.” "The Great Love" with Robert Agnew, Viola Dana and Norma, the six-ton elephant will be shown the last half. Pathe News, a comedy, an Aesop Fable and Topics of the Day are given with the picture. •!• -!- -IGREATER SEASON STARTS AT LYRIC The Lyric’s “greater vaudeville season” will get under Way next week with the presentation of a Hill of superlative quality, having as headliners Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake, famous stars of "Shuffle Along" and "The Chocolate Dandles,” now making their first excursion into vaudeville, and who are

Melody will win, yoil know. The Shuberts have proven that with "The Student Prince” and “Blossom Time.” -The action of the play permits the introduction of many beautiful scenes, done as a pageant. Then there is dancing, comedy, as well as dramatic action. Both Mather and O'Callaghan have something worth while In “The Bride of Don Jose.” The splendid handling of the lights and the orderly handling of so many in the cast makes this event at Culver one of more than ordinary merit. Again Culver is doing a big thing for Indiana art, literature and music. Was mighty glad that I was Invited to Culver to see "The Bride of Don Jose.” It is wealthy in poetic and musical beauty. •I- -I- -I' Have been asked if Rlngllng Brothers circus was coming to Indianapolis this summer. I have not been informed of any date that the circus has for this city.

AMUSEMENTS

LOOKING OVER NEW EVENTS UPON LOCAL STAGE

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No. I—Herbert Dobbins will be seen in a father role In "The Family Upstairs" at English's next week, smarting Suncfely, No. 2 —The Emeralde Sisters In "A

just back from Europe where they created such an emphatic hit In London that their original engagement of eight wrecks was extended to eight months at the exclusive Kit Kat Club and the Hotel Piccadilly, after "which they toured the. Britisß Isles and France. Recognized as the foremost entertainers of their race, Sissle. with his irresistible ( singing, and piake, with his performance at the piano, comprise a pair that is hard to beat. They are presenting a program of their own exclusive songs and inimitable Negro character delineations. The bill will include: FOUR PALS —One of vaudeville's best quartets composed of Rube Myers, first tenor: Thomas Rowe, second tenor; Anthony Dooley, baritone, and Oscar Smith, bass, offering their latest comedy novelty, "Laughter and Song." BURNUM (?) —An artist who leaves the audience In a state of mystification at the conclusion of an act that is distinguished for Its originalltyL DESLY SISTERS AND COMPANY—A group of Franco-Amerl-can dancers appearing in "A Royal Revue" made up of songs, terpslchorean creations and music. TAYT/1R AND BOBBIE—Merry makers who run rampant In a fun mixture called “Can You Imagine That?” BILLY CAR^lEN—lntroducing a remarkable musical oddity styled “Behind the Bars.” JOHANNES FOSEFSSON No-

leU’cTi phone dlULlull 0 I MAin 3373 WEEK OF AUGUST 29th BERKELL PLAYERS With EDYTHE ELLIOTT, IDABELLE ARNOLD, MILDRED HASTINGS, JYES LA RUE, BERNICE MARSOLAIS, ROB FAY, HERBERT DOBBINS, ROBERT ST. CLAIR. Presenting a Comedy of American Life “THE FAMILY UPSTAIRS” By Harry Deif NIGHTLY AT 8:15-99c-50c—25c Mats. Wed., Thurs., Sat. at 2:ls—SOc, 35c and 25c We respectfully request ptQpdton to redeem reservations early. Next Week —Farewell Week “What’s Your Husband Doing” Mall orders with remittance NOW. Seat sale one week in advance

BROAD RIPPLE PARK

Tdn AY AND TOMORROW lUL) A I 4 a nd 9p. m. SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT HARRY M. SNODGRASS "KING OF THE IV ORIES” With J. M. WITTEN, Prize-Winning Announcer From Station WOS, .Jefferson City, Mo., and THEIR RADIO STARS. A Big Treat for -Everybody. See and Hear Them in Person

TWO GREAT EVENTS—DON’T MISS THEM

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Skating Classic” at the Palace the first half of next week. No. 3 —Burnum will be one of the mysteries to be seen on the bill at the Lyric all next week. \

ted Icelandic athlete and pantomimist and his company demon-' strating how it Is possible for a man-, to easily defend himself against the combined attack of a half-dozen opponents In a thrilling caemo drama of frontier life entitled “The Pioneer." . ON THE SCREEIA—Ben Turpin comedy, "When a Man's a Prince": Kinograms and a Dinky Doodle cartoon, "Bed Time.’

Noted Artists Booked Here

Edward V. Darling, managing director of the Keith-Albee Booking Exchange, returned from Europe last week with a bundle of contracts calling for American appearances In Keith-Albee, OVpheum, f! F. Proctor, B. S. Moss, and affiliated circuit houses, of a notable group of artists. These include Daphne Pollard, English comedienne: Jack Smith, the American "whispering baritone," who has been a sensation in Europe and Is well established with radio fans In this countryr-Arthur Prince, the Internationally famous ventriloquist; Robert Chisholm, a young English baritone “discovery"; Jack Hilton’s Band, the famous English unit, which has Just completed a thirty-six weeks’ engagement at tho

AMUSEMENTS

LABOR DAY.SEPT. 6,4 P.M. WORLD'S LATEST SENSATION AIRPLANE CRASH Staged by ‘‘The Mysterious Aviator” who defies death In the most spectacular thriller ever attempted—that of flying at terrific speed, breaking both wings off of plane and crashing through a full-size bungalow. He Actually Flirts with Death

Alhambra In London and Is now playing at the famous Kit Kat Club; Ella Shields, renowned male impersonator; Barbette, the wire artist; Harry and Dennis I)u For; Les

wmmm GREATER VAUDEVILLE SEASON- I I WITH A BRILLIANT SHOW OF SUPERLATIVE I QUALITY HEADED BY J| TO S

JUST BACK FROM YHEIR SENSATIONAL HIT IN LONDON FIRST AMERICAN TOUR IN VAUDEVILLE

PRICES Effective SUNDAY AFTERNOON Balcony 20c Lower Floor 25c Boxes 35c EVENING Balcony 25c Boxes 35c Lower Floor 50c

Kemmys; The Three Swifts, sensational comedy jugglers; Mary Valenta, celebrated French artist; Les Hermanos Williams, two South American acrobatic dancers; Gaston

Four Pals Billy Carmen Laughter and Song “Behind the Bars” • . I DESLY SISTERS AND THEIR Franco-American Dancers A Royal Revue of YOUTH, BEAUTY and TALENT

FROZINI MASTER ACCORDIONIST

EXTRA SPECIAL ADDED FEATURE Johannes Josefsson in the Thrilling Cameo Drama of Frontier Life “THE PIONEER”

BEN TURPIN COMEDY “WHEN A MAN’S A PRINCE” KINOGRAMS—DINKY DOODLE CARTOON “BEDTIME*’

Continuous—l to 11 P. M. Vaudeville Starts at 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:20 o’Clock

and Andre, a dancing team, and several others. While abroad Darling visited the principal cities of England, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, France, Scotland and Spain.

AMUSEMENTS

TAYLOR & BOBBIE “CAN YOU , IMAGINE THAT?”

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BERKELL WILL PRESENT A NEW COMEDY IN CITY ‘The Family Upstairs’ to Be on View at Next Week. The attraction next week at Eng* lish's by the Berkell Players is a play portraying in a vivid mannoi the difficulties involved in a familj which is typical of any Amerlcai family in a certain station of life. The play is entitled "The Familjl Upstairs” and has to do with th happenings presented each day bji the several members., in their conn stant contact with each other. Harry Delf, the author, says then Is romance in every household, sen timent in every heart, even thougl tragedy and pathos stalk, around oc easionally. Mr. Delf is not only £ playwright of note but a great hu morist, and he injects into his playi a type of rollicking humor whic I is delightful. | "The Family Upstairs” was firs* produced at the Gaiety Theater ir| New Y'ork by Sam H. Harris, who also gave to the stage such great successes as "Rain,” "The Nervous Wreck," "Nice People,” “Six-Cylin der Love,” "Little Old New York,’ 1 etc. In this play we are presented to a l ttle family who live in a rathei untidy flat. They are having dinnei In the living room because the din ing room Is being papered.

BURNUM THE VOCAL MYSTERY