Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 207, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 December 1926 — Page 7

DEC. 4, 1926

LE MAIRE’S AFFAIRS AND ‘VANITIES’ BOOKED AT ENGLISH’S X:'

'Ted Lewis, Sophie Tucker and Lester Allen Top Great Cast in Big Revue Hit —Joe Cook Heads Company of Earl Carroll’s Annual Beauty Show. At English’s Opera House Monday evening, Dec. 6, for an fengagement of three nights nnd matinee Wednesday, Rufus Le Maire will present Sophie Tucker and Ted Lewis in Rufus Le Maire’s “Affairs,” with Lester Allen and twenty-eight associate players in the principal roles. This attraction is said to be the most elaborately conceived and expensively executed musical offering ever presented.

Heralded as the most costly cast ever assembled in a revue within the history of amusement enterprises in America, the local presentation is eagerly awaited, as "LeMalre's Affairs” has broken all records, both in point of patronage "and length of the engagement, during the phenomenal run of five months at the Woods Theater, Chicago. The musical setting is the work of Martin Broones, composer of the original Chariot Revue, who came to America especially to write the score. The book, lyrics and travesty pkits are provided by Ballard Mac. JDonald, Andy Rice, Edgar Allen anil Jack Halt. The dances and ensemble features have been staged by Bobby Connolly, who directed the production of Zlegfeld’s “Palm Beach Nights” and the two later editions of the Ziegfeid follies. Prominent among the twenty-eight, featured principals are such popular entertainers as John Price Jones, Colleen Adams, Lon Hascall, Bobby [Arnst, Sally Starr, Prank J. Corbett, Olive Brady, Vivian Glenn, iDorothy Deeder, Helen Brown, Lea ter Dorr, Nellie Ferns, the Cardell TwTbs, Ted Shapiro, Joe Wallace, Ida Miller, Betty Wright, Jr., Jo.seph Cappo. Gloria Glennon and Ted Lewis’ world famulus Musical Clowns. There Is also the Albertina ißasch American Ballet and a large and carefully selected beauty chorus. There are said to be over one hundred and fifty entertainers concerned In the proceedings. The company is en route to New York. Only three cities will see ”LeMaire’s Affairs” prior to the Broadway premiere which was first set for last October, but the phenomenal Chicago run Interfered, and it is now scheduled for early in January. “VANITIES” WILL OPEN THURSDAY HERE The Earl Carroll “Vanities” will open at English’s Dec. 9 for a three days run. W is the original production, and It is claimed that the feminine members of “Vanities” are numbered among the most beautiful girls. In the world. At the head of the company are Joe Cook, Frankie Heath and Johnny Dooley, who bring many new and

Ona B. Talbot Fine Arts Enterprises Announcements {Grand Opera Next Monday I OXE N,OHT Te od or Evening 8:15 1 CHALIAPIN Hear Chaliapin, the Greatest Singing Actor of the Age I in Roaelnl’s Mastsrpler.ai “The Barber of Seville” I With Chaliapin, Chorus, Orchestra, Special Scenes and Costumes jfl Made in Paris for This Production OPERA PRICES: $6.00, $5.00, <3.00. plus 10 per cent tax. m Buy Tickets for Xmas Gafts Sunday Afternoon Concerts i! KREISLERjan. 23; RACHMANINOFF, Feb. 1 3 ; ROLAND | ! | HAYES, Feb. 20; JERITZA, March I3; SCHIPA, May Ist jjj Two Remaining Symphony Concerts Now Is the Time for Choice Seats—All Seats Now Selling n PRICES?* $3.00, $9.50, $9.00, $1.50, SI.OO. War Tax 10 Per Cent Extra ■ Inclose self-addressed, stamped envelope, f ONA R. TAI.BOT OFFICE tUN Ilnmt-Manar Bids. |

wTShIW -3 —Vaudeville’s Centennial Year—l 926 J s Affltk Celebrating Amusement’s Greatest Achievement. All Nationality Week, Starting Sunday, Is the First of Spe- *C ts% f Weeks to Be Set Aside to Commemorate the Occasiorn Each Night, in conjunction with the regular L bill, extra attractions will be presented by local for- v eign-born groups with native music, folk-dances and songs. All-American Day will be represented by na-tive-born artists with special features. W An Unusually Strong Vaudeville Bill for This Week Will Include— yL T A DOUBLE HEADLINER T J THOMAS E. SKEA ! OLGA & MISHKA * Af IN "SPOTLIGHTS” WITH A DRAMATIC NOVELTY With FLASHES ol i Gypay Art Quintette Q The Cardinal The Bells . Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde I poetry of motion and music w harry MAYO & LYNN BAgn ‘ yL YOU'VE DROPPED THE THREAD £ THE FOUR KADEX MISS MARCELLE J ■Jf With Their Wonderful Anchor - Singing Southern Syncopated Songs )► 4C DUNCAN’S COLLIES Pathe News—Topics —Fables THE CANINE ACTOR#! SCREEN FEATURES . P ADDED COMEDY FEATURE -* JACK McLALLEN * if WITH T “SARAH” AND COMPANY □

On the Screen Next Week APOLLO—Betty Bronson in “Everybody’s Acting.” COLONIAL—Laura LaPlante in “Her Big Night." OHlO—Harry Meyers in “Exit Smi>ng.” ClßCLE—Corinnu Griffith in "Syncopating Sue.” ISIS —House Peters Th “Prisoners of the Storm.” first half. UPTOWN “Stella Dallas,” Sunday three days. SANDERS—"So’s Your Old Man,” Sunday three days. SOUTH SIDE —“Heroes of the Big Snows,” Sunday two days.

laugh-provoking features presented as only their genius gift for comedy can accomplish. The company of over one hundred includes Frances Marehant, the principal dancer; Ethel Dale, known as the girl with the perfect legs; Irene French, the official “Miss Broadway” of 1926; Jack Redmond, the great trick golf expert, who does seemingly impossible things with the golf club and balls; Bert Byton, Cliff O’Rourke, the famous singing team, Maxine and ,T. C. Lewis Jr.; Renee Lowrie and Laura Lee. One of the punches of “Vanities” is the now famous “Gate of Roses.” A country gate extending the entire lengtn of the stage and on it are artistically posed some of the beauty contingent of “Vanities.” Others of the artistic and spectacular scenic novelties are “The Diamond Covered Balls,” “The Crescent Moon” and the "Hanging Gardens of Babylon.” Some of the tuneful song hits are “Klsa In the Moonlight,” "Beautiful Ladies of ihe Night,” “I Thank You,” "Yvonne” and "Dorothy.” ‘Vanities” is the most discussed revue in the world. There Is not a conventional or stereotyped feature in the performance, and surprise follows surprise so rapidly and the dazzling scenes change so rapidly

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that the audience la kept on the qui rive. "Vanities” Is In forty scenes and the performance Is rich in comedy and frivolity and feminine figures dominate the stage. The entire performance is under the personal direction of Earl Carroll. “BLOSSOM TIME” TO BE HERE AGAIN “Blossom Time,” ope of the greatest musical successes of the decade will play a return engagement at the English Opera House, for three nights commencing Thursday evening, Dec. 16, with a popular price matinee on Saturday.^ This operetta with Franz Schubert’s delightful music is undoubtedly one of the most charming entertainments of its kind ever staged, with a score consisting entirely of

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Three married women who caught their husbands with flappers decided to “rent” a nice young man for themselves. That is the story of “The Cradle Snatchers.” a farce comedy, which made a long run of it on Broadway for months and months.

I went over this week to the Grand Theater In Cincinnati, Ohio, to see “Cradle Snatchers,” with Mary Boland, Edna May Oliver and others of .smart acting fame. Here is about as rapid, sassy and nifty fun that I have seen on the stage for many months. T° mo this is not "dirt drama,” but a rather gay and at times a smart attempt to poke fun at certain elderly people, who frolic with flappers, male and female. “Cradle Snatchers’* must he taken in the spirit of fun. Those who yelled and yelled the other afternoon at the Grand In Cincinnati caught the spirit of the entertainment. Those who smiled not—well, they must have had an aw'ful afternoon. Here Is such nifty tonic that I hope A. F. Miller gets It for English’s after the Chicago run. It leaves nothing to the Imagination, but it is great lively fun. It is a show for adults—those who can laugh at something besides a comedian throwing a mince pie at another alleged comedian. That night, I called on Nelson Trowbridge at the Shubert, and saw Howard Marsh in “Princess Flavia.”

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the famous composer’s loveliest melodies, which are delicately woven Into a story of Schubert’s life, it represents the most distinguished musical production of the past twen-ty-five years. The selection of players for "Blossom Time” was not an easy matter as each member of the cast has he a singer of unusual ability and an actor as well, but Messrs. Lee and J. J. Shubert have been more than successful In the choosing of the cast of "Blossom Time” for this its final and farewell tour, and they are bringing an excellent singing and acting company, who will also have the assistance of a special symphony orchestra. Mail orders are now being taken for the farewell appearance of "Blossom Time” in this city and the seat sale will open at the usual time.

With WALTER D. HICKMAN

Here is a big and costly show. Marsh, you will recall, really got his start in Indianapolis, although

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No. I—lrene French will be one of the beauties with Earl Carroll’* Vanities at English’s, starting next Thursday night. No. 2—Ted Lewis will he among the very hjiportant people present in Le Maire’s Affairs, opening Monday night for three days at EngHsh’s.

not upon the stage. He Is advancing rapidly in his art of characterization. The last time I saw him was in New York in “The Student Prince.” Dixie Hines from New York sends me this interesting letter on Eva Le Gallienne as follows; Bva Le Gallienne, a sterling actress, took over the old Fourteenth Street Theatre in New York some time ago and established here a rompany of competent players who alrendy were known on Broadway. It was real repertory and each week i new play was added to this group produced in the best style as reasonable prices. “Saturday Night,” by Benevente; “Three Sisters,” by Tschekov; “The Master Builder,” by Ibsen, and "John Gabriel Borkman,” by the same author, were the plays chosen for presentation. They nre rather sombre, and the promised production of Gnldoni’s "The Mistress of the Inn" under the title of “La Locandiera,” was awaited with much interest, because here was a farce, a farce with all the farcical situations, and one wished

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No. 3—. lean Eliot of Murray and Eliot will be seen at the Lyric next week. No. I—Olga, and Mislui will be a chief event at Keith’s all next week. • No. s—Peggy O’Hare will be with Fred Ardath at the Palace next week.

that the schedule might be so lightened. It is therefore a delight to record the immediate success of this ancient but bright play of the flirtatious mistress of the inn. who wins the hearts of all and sundry, including the | much-vaurfted “woman hater.” Miss Le Gallienne is quite a deI light in the title role and she is ably | assisted by both the men and women of her company. The old play, a most excellent period comedy, has never before been done in English. Duse did It once when she acted In ( her native tbngue and the Moscow company did it In their language. In English, acted as It is. It appears to he quite as hilarious and I amusing as in any other language, including its own. Just received a letter from Charles kell, who Is now at Davenport, : w.i, with one of his companies. He jis now thinking of Indianapolis again ordered The Times sent to him. He states that business is fine and that his players are more than making good again. Berkell \yill return to English’s for another season in stock early next spring.

Big Season for Arliss

After an absence of twelve years, George Arliss Is again appearing on the Pacific coast where he last acted in Louis N. Parker's “Disraeli.” Eight out of ten patrons at the box office tell the boys who sell the tickets that they never have forgotten the Arliss Disraeli. The Arliss tour of the East in “Old English’’ last season established records in many cities. In Seattle recently he gave six performances of "Old English’’ in four days to $15,542.25. In Portland in three days he gave four performances to $10,215. These figures have been approached by only one other dramatic star in recent years. Mr. Arliss began his San Francisco engagement on Monday, Nov. 29. He traveled 8,123 miles from London to reach that city.

THE MATINEE MUSICALE PRESENTS E. ROBERT SCHMITZ, French Pianist THURSDAY, December 9th, at 3 O’Clock At MASONIC TEMPLE Open to Public. Ticket Sale at Door, (1.00 and 50c.. Membership Cards Must Be Shown at Door.

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MICHIGAN WILL ’ SEND lIS OPERA 10 THEIRAT ‘Front Page Stuff Is the Annual Show of Noted University. "Front Page Stuff," the twentyfirst annual Union Opera of the University of Michigan, which play* at Murat on Dec. 18. will, In every respect, equal the standard set by former operas of the university, according to announcements made yesterday. With an extremely well-written plot, excellent singing possibilities, a number of exceptional musical numbers and an unusually talented dancing group, the opera this year will undoubtedly be as great a success as "Tambourine” of last year. This year's book is the work of Milton A. Peterson of Detroit, a student in the law school, who is also the composer of most of the music and lyrics. Additional musical numbers and lyrics were written by Miss Dorothy Stone, who, last spring, was made an honorary member of Mimes, campus dramatic society, and by William M. Lewis Jr., of Muskegon, Mich., a sophomore in the literary college, who will play the feminine lead In the 1927 production. “Front Page Stuff” Is a two-act production of the musical comedy type, differing noticeably in its efforts from the loosely-woven revue show and yet more compact and lighter than the romantic costume show. It promises to havo a decided collegiate atmosphere in parts, particularly through several of the musical numbers. Scenes and costuming effects are no’t to be disregarded In the least, for the settings are equally as elaborate as those of last year’s opera, while there will he even more costumes than were in “Tambourine."

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