Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 267, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 February 1927 — Page 5

FEB. 12, 1927

KITTY DONER, HEIDELBERG CHORUS AND LEON DUE HERE

, Noted Dancer Will Top New Bill at B. F. Keith’s Next Week—Famous Chorus Is Booked at Lyric—Two Big Novelty Shows Arranged at the Palace. ‘‘Twenty Minutes in F’aris,” featuring Kitty Doner, dancer *nl male impersonater, headlines the bill at Keith’s next week. Miss Doner has doue most of her previous work in musical comedy, having starred in “Lady Be Good.’’ After following Miss Doner's family history it is oijly natural to expect her to be a dancer, since her parents and grandparents also were engaged in this profession.

The hill will include: . “A TUTTLE RHYME AND LESS REASON"'— (liven by CEO ROE WIEST AND RAY STANTON, chance finds of a New York producer. Mr. Wiest plays straight into the act. while Mr. Stanton gives ttie comedy. In the supporting company arc Gladys Gerrish, Allen Forrest, Idyte Shaw, Sandro Straal and Elsie-Davis. The production Is described as eye and ear entertainment, and is a collection of bits written and assembled by * William K. Wells. “SONGS SUNG IN HER OWN ECCENTRIC WAY”—Titled the act of ANN SUTER, a singer of the South. Miss Suter calls herself the Dixie Girl, and has been in vaudeville since she was five years old. Motion, song and humor feature her act. BROWN AND WHITAKER—PIay the parts of fun professionals In an untitled act, as additional comedy. I They are just “On Next,’’-and ask the pub'ic to laugh along with them in their fun and patter. “AMERICA’S YOUNGEST IRISH TENOR" —Comes to Keith's next week in the person of PETER HIGGINS. Although superior vocal accomplishment Is a principal asset for any singer, Irish tenors are said to have a heart in their voices. “NOT TOO PAST” —A speed production by the THREE SWIFTS, who juggle clubs and carry on a line of patter and surprise feats. “A TROPICAL ENCHANTMENT” —Presented by AMAZON AND NILE, includes the contortion fantasies of two disporting humanlizards in a jungle scene“UP IN THE AIR” The ROONEYS give their act of aerial acrobatics and gymnastic stunts. GREAT CHORUS DUE AT LYRIC Vaudeville’s greatest singing unit, tho “Heidelberg Student Chorus,” headed by Charles H. Thompson, will be a feature extraordinary of next week’s bill at the Lyric. Thompson and tho chorus composed of twenty young men, were members of the original company that presented the operatic success, “The Student Prince.” The singing of the ma'e chorus was one of the unforgettable pleasures of this production, and the bringing of a representative group of members of tho chorus to the variety stage Is regarded as one of the signal theatrical achievements of treoent years. Garbed in smart military uniforms the “Heidelberg Student Chorus” makes an attractive stage picture while offering a program of song selections typical for the purpose. The bill will include: LaNGFORD AND MYRA—Prominent vaudevillians in anew act, "Speak Easy,” described as a clever mixture of fun, songs and up-to-the-minute dances. HARRY RAPPE—Versatile monologuist and violinist in a movie laugh divertisement. - BABCOCK AND DOLLY—lntroducing their talents as comedy entertainers, singers and dancers in a breezy skit styled “Oh Broadway.’’ O’BRIEN’S SEXTETTE—lnstrumentalists de luxe, in “Music Hath Charms,” an innovation which embraces a melange of flthe latest melody hits. MABEL HARPER—A comedienne known as “The Fun Beam.” ALEXANDER AND KENT—Gymnastic stars who give a remarkable exhibition of skill on horizontal bars. ON THE SCREEN—A Ben Turpin comedy, “The Hollywood Hero,” Kinograms, a Grantland Rice Sportlight, “Weather Proof,” and a fun film, “Backward George.” 1 v / IMPORTANT EVENTS * AT THE PALACE Vera Reynolds, the star of the much talked of film, “Silence,” is featured in "Corporal Kate,” the pie-

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T he Stage and Screen ENGLlSH’S—Katharine Cornell in ‘‘The Green Hat.” B. F. KElTk’S—Kitty Doner tops the bill. LYRIC The Heidelberg Student Chorus tops this bill. PALACE “Garden of Roses,” on the bill the first half of the week. APOLLO—Eveljm Brent in “Love’s Greatest Mistake.” ISIS —Buck Jones In “The War Horse,” starting Sunday for three days. OHIO—Mae Murray in “Altars of Desire.” CIRCLE—CIara Bow In ”It.” COLONIAL—BiIIie Dove in “The Sensation Seekers.” UPTOWN—"One Increasing Purpose.” for three days starting Sunday. MUTUAL—Burlesque.

ture presenting woman's side of the World War, which is underlined on the Palace theater program for the first half of next week. This DeMille picture centers around three women buddies who are found on the front in France entertaining the soldiers with their vaudeville acts. The adventures that befall them and a romance which con cerns all three are told in the plot. Julia Faye and Kenneth Thompson are in the cast. The bill includes: "GARDEN OF ROSES”—Presented by Nicholas Boila. This is a dance offering starring the dancing team of Enrica and Theodore, late feature of the Broadway show, “Land of Joys.” A quartette of girls supports the two. Billy Marshall sings. SPARLING AND ROSE—Comedians and singers, whose “Coming Champion” reveals a pugilist and his trainer- The latter meddles with his pupil's love affairs as well as fights. PURDY AND FAlN—Funsters and singers and dancers, who have a "Kiss a Miss,” a round of fun. VALENTINE AND BELL—"The Furniture Removers,” who find bicycles hidden under pieces of furniture and proceed to ride them out of the room. Another act is on the program. “So This is Marriage,” a prototype of a musical comedy with a cast of musical comedy favorites, comes to the theater the last half of the week with Guy Voyer and his large company. The Great Leon is a scientist, inventor, and showmai. Ho introduces his “Deat.h-Ray Gun ' which shoots a human projectile through a sheet of solid armor plate. Mallon and Case are "Nut Eccentricities” in their laughter bit. Griffiths and Young have a “Comedy Concoction” “Ain’t Love Grand,’’ in which they pay attention to comedy and song. Gladys Greeno and Boys have a jazzical-classical revue in which three gentlemen introduce the blonde they prefer. On the screen are: “Corporal Kate” with Vera Reynolds the first half and “When the Wife’s Away" with George K. Arthur and Dorothy Revier the last half. Pathe News, a comedy, an Aesop Fable and ..topics of the day are the sport reels.

Drama Week Is Due Here

National drama week will begin Sunday and will close on Saturday, Feb. 39. It is sponsored by the Drama League of America and it will be observed all over the country.

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Now comes the news that forty-one people connected with alleged dirty sex plays in New York ave been arrested. It certainly has taken New York a long time to wake up to this alleged dirt. Mae West in “Sex,” by the use of loud advertising, is now in her forty-second week and it required the law that length of time to take action.

It remained for “The Captive" to go nineteen weeks before the lawstepped in and arrested the producer and the two stars. It is doing capacity ever since its opening. “The Virgin Man” is now in its fourth week and Variety declares in print that “script is far more dull than dirty” and that “dirt seems to have been striven for without success.” At this writing, the law has not jailed the principals of “Tho American Tragedy," “New York Exchange,” “Lulu Bell,” “Praying Curce,” “The Squall,” and Hawk.” Now we are squarely up against the question—What is dirt? And when is dirt not dirt? And many other simfiar questions. Nearly all the critics in New York are of the opinion that “The Captive” is a great play. Some of the most conservative of book reviewers in New York have openly declared “ThevCaptive” to be a work of art as a play and make the plea that some shallow inlnds do not brand it as dirt. In 'The Captive,” I go to "Variety,” a publication that I honestly believe in, and give you its summary of last week on "The Captive” as follows: "Story of two women, one being alluded to as the other’s captive, who vajnly tries to escape by marriage. Other woman does not appear on stage. Play brilliantly written, with no pornographic language. All implied, but in spreading knowledge of existence of play rated more daring than any presented on this side. Also first time subject

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matter ever broached on American stage. “Produced by Charles Frohman Company (Gilbert Miller, managing director); adaptation made from the French. “Averaging over $22,000 at Empire, with estimated profit over $5,000 weekly. Nineteenth week.” 1 am of this opinion if you want to get the actual low down on the stage In honest cold fact, then read “Variety” each week. This dirt,action on the part of New York authorities seems to be the result of the determination of a certain producer to bring New York a

‘Topsy’ After several months of preparation, camera work on “Topsy and Eva,” the Duncan Sisters’ stage success, destined for the screen via United Artists, starts within the next two -wfeeks. Lois AVeber, who will direct Vivian and Rosetta Duncan in their initial costarring screen venture, has completed the adaptation. The noted woman . director and scenarist spent several days last week making final screen tests of the comediennes on V’Topsy and Eva” have been constructed on the new stages of the United Artists Studios. AValter Mayo has been appointed production manager for the “Topsy and Eva” unit.

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No. I—Russ Brown and Jean Whitaker to be at Keith’s next week, starting Sunday afternoon. No. 2—Katherine Cornell and Alan Hollis in a scene from “The Green Hat.” opening for the week at English’s on Monday night. No. 3—Babrock and Dolly to be at the Lyric next week. No. 4—Enrica and Theodore, dancers, to be at the Palace the first half of next week.

play called “The Drag.” It has been presented outside of New York and from all accounts it is a terrible, dirty and silly mess. Even a great play may handle what some may consider objectionable matter- To me a play is dirty when it is deliberately dirty. The stage has a right to mirror life truthfully. To suppress an honest effort to do that is stufle the right of the theater. There is no excuse for dirt for box office purposes alone. I have seen “Lulu Belle.” To me it is not offensive dirt, but interesting theater. “The Shanghai Gesture” :s dirty melodrama, but interesting theater to adults. I have seen the “Gesture” and I have seen “The Cradle Snatchers,” which is about as funny a thing that the "stage has had in many seasons. And again we ask the question: What do you mean by dirt? Have before me a newspaper clipping of the review of the Charles Berkell production of “Is Zat So” ■in Davenport, la. The paper is The Davenport Democrat and Leader and it shows that the Berkell production is a hit. In the cast are such well remembered names as ’William A'. Hull, Larry Sullivan, Milton Byron, Robert St. Clair. Mildred Hastings, Idabelle Arnold, Bernice Marsolais, Jyes La Rue and Tom Coyle. They will all be bax:k with us. It seems, when Berkell opens at English’s this spring. Mr. A. .F. Miller at English’s received this week tho following telegram from A. L. Erlanger and George Tyler: “The big cast production of Pineros’ comedy “Trelawny of the Wells” , played at the New Amsterdam theater this week to $28,648, the largest gross receipts ever played to in a week of eight -performances any[where at the prices SI.OO to $3.50 by

a regularly organized company In a dramatic presentation • These high receipts are particularly noteworthy at this time as positive proof of the large audience even in New York City for a wholesome play of the highest type properly presented.” HERE IS A RAINMAKER Asa rainmaker, Albert Rogell, now

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CORNELL IN‘THE * GREEN HAT’ WILL OPENONMONDAY Famous Star to Be Seen Here in Great New York Hit. Katharine Cornell, starring in “The Green Hat,” will begin an engagement at English’s Monday night and continue there all week. Miss Cornell brings the Broadway cast, including A. P. Kaye, Gordon Ash. Eugene Powers, Harry Lillford, Alan Hollis, Gustav Rolland, John Buckler, St. Clair Bayfield, Pamela Simpson, Mary Scott Seton, Anne Tonetti and others. The history of “The Green Hat”, is a fascinating one. First in novel form, it made an instantaneous hit with the reading public and established its author in the front rank of contemporaneous writers. Many editions of the book were published in this country and England. Its wide vogue literally forced Arlen to dramatize the story for the stage and this was done. A. H. Woods immediately purchased the stage rights, but was compelled to withhold the manuscript on his desk for months until ho could secure the services of Katharine Cornell for the role of Iris March. The production of the play, its reception in and out of New York, the vast receipts attracted to the box office wherever it was seen, and the immense amount of royalties (Turn to Page 7)

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