Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 213, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 December 1926 — Page 5

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JIMMY KEMPER, TOTO AND JEANETTE TOP VAUDE BILLS

Keith’s Will Offer Double Headline Show Next Week — Lyric to Have Big Revue—Palace io Feature That ‘Versatile Fellow’ for Seven Days. A “double-header” headline bill will .be offered Keith patrons for the week starting Sunday matinee. Sharing the stellar honors will be Harry Roye and Billee Maye in an elaborate dance revue, and Toto, the famous clown, with his company of funmakers.

Roye and Maye call their act "Dance, Color and Speed.’’ Their program Is divided into six numbers and they have the support of eight associate artists. Toto, popular with both young and old, returns this season with an act that he calls “Revue ala Minute.” He will offer some special stunts at the matinees especially for the children who attend. The bill will include: CHARLEY WILSON—The Indianapolis comic who is now a Keith- Albee topliner. He calls his act “A Loose Nut,” and offers anew line of hokum comedy. JOE MACK AND GAIL ROSSITER —A comedy act which they title as "A Modern Occurrence.” It is said to be a humorous and timely discussion with song trimmings. BIRDIE REEVE —Holds the record of being the world’s fastest typist, presenting a novel and interesting act, in which skill at the keys and an ability as a comedienne makes her offering one out of the general run. GUS STEWART AND OLLIE OLIVE —Former dance features with Eddie Leonard, the minstrel, will present an act that is brimful of singing and excellent dancing. Stewart is considered one of the best soft shoe dancers in the business. TO GO —A sure-footed little Jap will furnish the thrills of the show by walking a rope from the stage to the gallery then sliding down backward. The bill will include: ' The Pathe News Pictorial, Topics of the Day and Aesop’s Fables. FAST STEPPING ACT DUE AT LYRIC The Lyric will have Jeanette and Her Synco Jazzers, a fast stepping aggregation of colored singers, dancers and comedians, as one of the feature attractions of next week's bill. Former star of "Plantation Days” and other colored revues, Jeanette ranks as one of the best singing comediennes of her race. Her vaudeville offering, a riotous melange of typical Negro entertainment, is the speediest act of its kind in vaudeville. The bill will Include: SHEAN, PHILLIPS AND ANGER —A rollicking trio of fun makers billed as "Three Foolish Flashes.” JACK WYATT’S SCOTCH LADS AND LASSIES —Entertainers from the "Land o’ th’ Heather” in a typical and colorful program of Scotch songs and dances blended with the music of pipes and drums. CLIFF NAZZARO—Singing and dancing comedian who has been featured in several Broadway hits, and who is well known as a phonographic recording artist. In a breezy fun skit in which he Is assisted by Bob Gerraghty. HOWARD AND ROSS—lntroducing a musical oddity, “The Evolution of the Banjo,” comprising popular and classical numbers as well as a miniature operatic revue. EDWIN GEORGE—A Juggling comique who has a mirthful Idea for the exploitation of his wares, styled “A Comedy of Errors.” THREE EDDINGTONS—Acrobatic trampoline stars whose act is labelled, “Bounce Inn.” ON THE SCREEN—A Ben Turpin comedy, “The Blond’s Revenge,” Klnograms, a Grantland Rice Sport-

wr* HF JP^ 1 ™ CON"NU - O NE T™L ELEVEN TjjflT # SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY HERE! IT’S HERE!! & HOW!!H 9 Paramount Presents POPULAR Florence Vidor S “Wow" Cast j 'J~ JIMMY KEMPER j AND HIS / j PARAMOUNT ORCHESTRA /fZj IN iw “Around the World in Song and Dance” Miss “Billie’’ Regay J “A Petite Revue” IN FOUR SCENES ENTITLED ‘♦COURTING" White & Tierney Walter Gilbert “GWAFUS, GWAFUS, GWAFUS” “TANGLED TALKS

Hit Booked “The Vagabond King,” a delightful romantic comedy, built about the story of Francois Villon, “If I Were King,’’ comes to English's week of Jan. 3.

light, “Hooks and Holidays" and an episode of the Witwer series. “The Progress of Bill Grimm.” JIMMY KEMPER DI E AT PALACE A young chap who because of his various means of entertainment has been called "That Versatile Fellow” is Jimmy Kemper, whose act augmented by Mitchell Rappeport’s Paramount orchestra opens its engagement at the Palace Theater, Sunday. Mr. Kemper will continue the new policy of fun undertaken by the theater. His offering for the first half will be "Around the World in Song and Dance” In which he features Jeanne Oedders. He sings original songs, dances, and Is known for his wide repertory of characterizations. The bill includes: BILLIE REGAY—A young miss whose "petite revue is entitled "Courting.” With her are three men and three women, who* sing, dance, and talk. Miss Regay is an eccentric comedienne whose wit is. based on the humorous things In her act. WHITE AND TIERNEY—Whose "Gwafu* Gwafus-Gwafus” Is a potpourri of songs, comedy, and dances. This team was formerly featured with the "Greenwich Village Follies," and “Hello Lola.” WALTER GILBERT—A comedian with many surprise in "Tangled Talks.” ,- Jimmy Kemper and his orchestra will take.another trip the last half of the week. Entertainment that he has not introduced the first half of the week will form that offered at this time. The Six Rockets are young women who have "A Thrilling Offering of Gymnastics” on their program. The unusual and daring are words used in describing their bit. The Diehl Sisters and MacDonald have "Artistic Comedy,” in which they are billed as a treat in trio*. The three sing songs, execute a few steps, but the main portion of their time is given over to extemporaneous humor. Goss and Barrows have the roles of the persistant book agent and the housewife In "Good Morning Lady.” On the screen are: "The Popular Sin," a story of marriage, divorce, and Paris a.ll wound up , in amazing situations, with Greta Nlssen, Florence Vidor and Olive Brook in the leading roles the first half and James Oliver Curwood’s story. "The Country Beyond,” with Olive Borden. Rajph Graves and Gertrude Astor in the main parts, the last half of the week. Pathe News, a comedy, an Aesop Fable and topics of the day are the short reels.

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LOOKING OVER NEW EVENTS UPON LOCAL STAGE

ROUNDING ROUND With WALTER I nLA t Ll\o D. HICKMAN

One of the biggest problems that a reviewer has to tackle in discussing the theater is how to judge a revue. It has always seemed to me that Earl Carroll’s Vanities has always been in a class different from “The Follies” or “The Music Box Revue.”

Carrol has been able, in the past, to get for himself a lot of publicity by his private actions and thoughts and he generally has succeeded in getting the "Vanities” mentioned. When one takes in consideration “Le Malre’s Affairs," with its three big principals, beautiful sets and with smart and rapid sketches, there is no comparison between “Affairs” and the edition of "Vanties," which Carroll has sent to town. Since telling you about the “Vanities,” I have had many personal

A Statement

The following was received from Johnny Dooley, with Earl Carroll’s "Vanities”: "Please rectify gross Injustice done to me by your Mr. Hickman in today's Times. I am in no way concerned with the big shoes sketch. I have been coming here year after year with Zlegfeld ‘Follies,’ and he should know me better than to aoquse any member of my family if dealing in filthy humor.” In my review of Friday I did not state Dooley was in the shoe sketch, although I can see a reasonable objection to me placing two different thoughts in one paragraph. And so I print Mr. Dooley's protest. The sketch that I referred to without naming that Dooley is In was "The Country Hotel.” Dooley does not appear in the big shoe sketch, but Joe Cook does. —(By Walter D. Hick'man.)

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conversations relative to the merits of the two revues. Some tell me that Joe Cook is the funniest man on the revue stage today and that he alone is enough to make a good show. I differ in that, but I am willing to give the other fellow a chance to present his views. And yet I did not receive one single protest against my complete approval of "Le Malre's Affairs.” Here was a big, and at times, even a great revue. A. F. Miller tells me that “Affairs” had one of the most expensive casts which has been seen at English's In a long time. I understand that "Affairs'' must do a total of $36,000 a week to break even while on tour. And that is an enormous figure to reach and explains why some revue

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No. I—. Among tho Important people present in the east of ’•Rossoin Time,” coming to English's Thursday night, will be Etta Go If man. No. 2—To)o will be one of the principal events at Keith's all next week. No. 3—Shcan-Phillips and Anger will be at the Lyric next week. No. 4—Miss Billie Repay will bo among those present at the I’a'aee tiie first half of next week. managers hesitate and refuse to send their big productions on tour. Have received the following item of Interest: In the December number of the Theatre Magazine, there is an interview by Sylvia Golden with Norma and Constance Talmadge. Few interviewers have caught „the spirit of these two famous sisters as Miss

A Bachelor Os all the "Summer Bachelors” cast in the Fox film by the name, Matt Moore is the only one who carries out the haehe’.or role in real life. Allan Forrest Is married to Lottie Bickford, Hale Hamilton to Grace Larue and Charles Winnlnger to Blanche Ring.

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Golden has done. A frank interview in which Norma confesses that when she was a youngster, "The only thing that I can remember about myself is that I loved to wear large sashes and hair ribbons and a red silk petticoat. At that time, Constance was an awfully funny looking thir.g. She was so tall and skinny that we had to stuff her highbuttoned shoes with newspapers to keep them from wriggling around. She was the most solemn affair I ever hope to gaze upon. She never laughed. It was only when she grew up and became better looking that she broke through her shell. She began'to be so droll. Did such funny things. As she grew more confident of herself, the more she dared express herself.” With a reflected smile of approval, Norma added "She certainly is humorous.” When Norma Talmadge was asked why she didn't make a picture with her sister, she said "We did try one together, but each time we had to meet, we giggled—and of courso spoiled the picture. It’s quite different playing in motion pictures from acting an the stage. One can say his lines on the rtage and be thinking of a millien other things, or can conceal laughter behind a very tragic oration, bnt that's impossible in motion pictures. There we speak the only language in the world that cannot lie. An idea that

On the Screen j Next Week OHIO —Thomas Meighan in “The Canadian.” COLONIAL—BiIIie Dove in "The Marriage 'Clause.” ClßCLE—Lillian Gish and John Gilbert jn “La Boheme.” APOLLO—Conrad Nagel in “Tin Hats.” ISIS —“We’re In the Navy Now," the first half of the week. UPTOWN— "Three Bad Men,” three days, starting Sunday.

exists in the mind writes itself on the face, on the entire body in fact.” In this interview Miss Talmadge < t admitted her greatest ambition, j "To do medical work.” sli • said— | "to associate myself with a hospital, j turn my beautiful home into a convalescent home for children, and with a few capable attendants to j nurse the youngstei-s back to health.” | When Constance was asked “What would you do that you can’t do j now?” she admitted, "I don’t know off-hand what I would do, but I do know what I wouldn't do.”

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f THE ARISTOCRAT* OF THE DAWCfc^k loownfifEi DArttE. COLOR AND SPEED VAUDEVILLE'S LATEST NOVELTY BIRDIE REEVE Greatest Master of English, 64,000 Words —World’s Fastest Typist, 20 Hits a Second —Witty Entertainer—Versatile Personality. A Popular Pair of Phnnsters xjfL ''-MACK & ROSSITER-*. In a Modern Occurrence Former Stars With Eddie Leonard *-STEWART & OLIVE-om. Dances Old and New In Indianapolis Just for Fun VAL HARRIS With Vera Griffin in “The Sheik of 'ei* “The Loose Nut” From Indianapolis Vaudeville’s Highest Thrill TOGO t Sensational Slide on Rope A From Gallery jet Out Film Features Include f THZ PA:HE NIW3 —TOPlCS—fables Interesting;, Clever and Fanny EXTRA FUN FEATURE THE BELOVED CLOWN T5)T© .ANDCOnPANYIHHIS k Revue ALa Minute a

EDWARD DOUGLAS WILL BE SEEN IN ’BLOSSOM LIME’ Favorite Light Opera Will Return to English’s Thursday. Edward Douglas, tho roly-poly comedian, now appearing as Krantz, the Crown Jeweler, in the farewell tour of "Blossom Time," coming to the English Opera House, for a three nights engagement commencing Thursday evening, Dec. 16, is like a great many of his ilk, although it is his duty to make people laugh he would much rather be seen on the stage in the parts that would bring tears to the eyes of the audience, but unfortunately for him the producing managers are not of the same opinion. From his infancy he has been a great reader and student of the higher art. the deep tragedies of the stage and ail things except the aid of trying to he funny, and every time lie has applied for a position among the various managers, they have always laughed at him, and said, “What, you? Why, you are a fat little comedian.” As hi- says, "It sure is a true saying, ‘Nobody Ices a fat man.' His only hope is now that authors and managers are going more for type actors than they did in the past, there may he some day an author who will, in a wild and weird moment, write a tragic part for a fat man. and if lie does, Douglas will be found camping on his doorstep, in tlie wee small hours of the. morning. However, Douglas should feel proud that he was chosen for the comedy role in "Blossom Time,’’ for he is following some pretty good comedians in William Danforth and Teddy Webb. INTO THE TRENCHES Cameramen went into the trenches during the filming of “Barbed Wire,” Pola Negri’s new starring vehicle for Paramount. This picture is being produced by Erich Pommer, the continental genius, and Rowland V. Lee. Lee is directing. Pommer conceived the idea of making the cameras see the battle scenes just as the man in the trenches saw them.

Fainoww University of MICHIGAN OPERA “FRONT PAGE STUFF” Murat—Sat.. Bee. 18 Night only—Tickets Now, Prices—*l.oo to Sl.'iO

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