Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 267, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 February 1927 — Page 7

FEB. 12, 1927

TYLER HAS A HIT IN HIS REVIVAL OF TRELAWNY' Looking Over New Events on Broadway With the Jury. By the XEA Play Jury NEW YORK, Feb. 12.—1f the stringency of these histrionic times lias had no other gratifying effect, it may, at least, be thanked for this. That it enabled George C. Tyler to assemble for his revival of Pinero's "Trelawny of the Wells” such a company of stars that their brightness offset one another’s and merges the cast into a brilliance which all but blinds the play from view. Ups and downs to the favorites of t lie stage are occupational evils which cannot be averted. But this season adversity has ridden so many of them that Tyler found without roles and willing to grace his cast John Drew, Helen Gahagan, Pauline I.ord, Estelle Winwood, Hollo Peters, .Mrs. Thomas Whiffen, Effio Shannon, Frieda Inescort and the others. '•Trelawny,” of the Victorian vintage, is_a comedy of London stage folk which of itself has achieved three revivals in New York. The present players enable the third far to transend the others. Largely because be dominates the dtamatie personnae as irascible old Sir Wi'liam Gower, John Drew seems somewhat to shine above bis fellow players. Sentimental Rose Trelawny's hoopskirt adorned Mary Mannering in the original Gotham production in 1898, Ethel Barrymore in the 1911. revival and Layrette Taylor in 1925- Now wearing it is Helen Gahagan at her loveliest. For those who have forgotten the story: Rose Trelawny, of the Wells players, loves Arthur Govver, Sir William’s grandson, and for a month seeks aristocratic refinement in the Gower residence on Cavendish Square. Sir William’s domestic tyranny, however, drives her back to her Brydon Crescent fbdgings and Arthur consequently leaves home to pursue a theatrical career elsewhere. Jn the cast of a comedy financed by the relenting Sir William, Rose and Arthur are reunited. His First Venture Just a jump ahead of Mr. Ziegfeld’s ‘’Rio Rita” at his sumptuous new theater, Gene Buck, who owes •'The Follies” much of his fame as lyricist, brings forth Leon Errbl' in "Tours Truly” at the Shubert. It is Buck’s first venture as producing manager. Perhaps we should opine that "Yours Truly” will prove another obstacle in the rough road Mr. Ziegfeld has recently trod, that the competition of the defected Mr. Buck is to prove a thorn In the Ziegfeldian side. That, it seems, would be con- ' sistent with the Ziegfeld descent in a season of descents. But we can't. It is true that Errol, the incorrigible zany, and his un- ‘ controllable knee are on the boards for so great a part of the time that the amusement lags only toward the end, and then sololy because of its excessive Errolism. But otherwise, ' with the exception of the Tiller Girls’ • dancing, it is a musical comedy forgotten sooner than most. Lengthening queues at the box office of the Booth bespeak the increasing popularity of Maxwell Anderson’s “Saturday’s Children” and the subtlety and inciviseness of its insight into first-year marriage. In quieter guise, the realism of "What - Price Glory” is carried over to "Saturday’s Children.” Here we see. the ingenuous Miss Bobby Halevy giving up a stenographer’s job to wed her young office

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Future of Orchestral Concerts Is Now at Stake Here

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By V\ alter I>. Hickman Does Indianapolis desire Ona B. Talbot to continue bringing great symphony orchestras to this city? We are facing that question Just now with the coming of the Philadelphia Orchestra with Leopold Stokowski on the conductor’s stand and with Fritz Reiner coming later on with the Cincinnati Symphony at the Murat. Here is a sact —capacity must bo tjae rule for the Philadelphia Orchestra on Monday night, Feb. 21,

mate, Rims O’Neil. But they can’t make the marital grade on Rim'3 forty-per and the misunderstandings and disagreements inherent in insufficient incomes creep in to mar the happiness. So Bobby, after six months, calls It quits and disconsolately returns to work. For only three weeks, however, can she and Rims endure the separation for the curtain finds him on a fire escape, forcing the wyidow of the boarding house bedroom to which Bobby has fled from their apartment. Ruth Gordon is admirable as the idealistic. Bobby, but no less than Frederick Perry as Bobby’s fatherIn fact the cast is as good as the p’ay. / Another Melodrama Other topics of consideration on the rialto are Willard Mack’s "Honor Be Damned,” a melodrama from his own pen in which he stars as a young New York criminal ’ lawyer, and the designation of Wlnthrop Ames as head of the producers-playwrights-actors “houseclcaning committee.” This self-laundering system followed close on Mayor Walker’s warning as to the proprieties and after the introduction of radical censorship bil's in the legislature at Albany. Now, under Ames’ direction, they are considering methods of purification with a view to submitting recommendations of the mayor, and the legislature. And just as their organization was about to be perfected, in comes news of the warm reception Bridgeport accorded the premiere of “The Drag.” If the Connecticut reviews are accurate, this production would make the hitherto deep scarlets blush with otherwise latent shame. It was believed that "The Drag’s’’ intended advent here would certain ly force the censorship.

ROLAND HAYES 10 BE HERE SOON (Continued From Page 4.) ropolitan School, will play the Incidental music. |iSS MARIAN FEHRENBACH. student of expression under Miss Helen Sartor of the Meti ropolitan school, will give a group | of readings for the parent-teachers i ?lub of School 69 next Wednesday | afternoon. Morrison Davis, soloist ,at the College Ave./M. E. Church, student of B. F. Swarthout of the Metropolitan school, will be soloist at the Y'esper service at Zion Evangelical church Sunday afternoon. ! Advanced students of the Metro- ; politan school have been engaged to present musical numbers for the : Uptown Theater all of next week. At each performance a popularity vote will be called from the B|trons, the winners of which wilTecive prizes frcmi the management of the theater, and on Saturday evening a ! contest will held among the winners of the previous evenings. 11E dramatic department of the ! I Indiana College of Music and : V Fine Arts presents Justine | Stotsenburg in a certificate recital on ' Friday night, Feb. 18. at 8:15 o’clock. Miss Stotsenburg will give a cutting from “Smilin’ Thru,” a romantic comedy in three acts by Allan I,angdon Martin. She will be assisted by Ocie Higgins, Soprano, pupil of Glenn Friermood. Miss Higgins will sing: i Romance Debusaey ! Dry Bo That Tear Dobson | BHE bi-monthly students recital of the Indiana College of Music and Fine Arts, will be given pn Saturday afternoon, Feb 19. at 2:30. Betty Jean Heath, Margaret Mi Cleary, Martha Dean Lesher, Irnv May Steele, Harold Phillips, Fred erick Tucker, Cecelia McDermott. Hortense Weiss, Mildred Borts, Gay | lord Evans, Mary Hynes, Marthalitl ! Geisler, Kenneth Foster, and Carter Tharp are pupils of Irene'Hoffmnn. Helen Sommers, Evan Georgleff. Pauline Roes, Ruth Todd and May I Gorsuch. These students represent the piano, violin and dramatic depart- | ment. -- R r | UTH TODD of the dramatic. department of the Indiana L___J College of Music and Fine Arts will give a program of Impersonations in Connersville at the high .school auditorium, Thursday evening. Feb. 17. Helen Shaner, Ruth Neidhamer, Jane Slutzky, Helen Schmidt and Artie Gibson, pupils of Gertrude Hacker, director of the dancing department of tho Indiana College of Music and Fine Arts, will give a program ol Spanish and oriental

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at the Murat and the same must be true for Reiner later on If we want to guarantee the future of orchestral music in this city of the class that Ona B. Talbot has been presenting. This season closes a three year period of Mrs. Talbot In presenting orchestral concerts. I asked her what the loss has been on orchestral concerts during the past five years. At first she hestitated to tell me finally she summed Up her loss at about $4,000.

dances at the' Claypooi Hotel for the convention of Indiana shoe dealers, on the evening of Feb. 14. Mr— -l RS. PRANCES JOHNSON. teacher in the voice department of the Indiana College of Music and Fine Arts, will sing at the Woman's Department Club, Feb. 15, when the music department will give a musical program. Mrs. Luther Shirley will accompany Mrs. Johnson. ■pH W. MUHLENBRUCH will be K heard in an organ recital at " ' St. John’s Second Reformed Church Sunday evening, Feb. 13, at 7:15 o’clock. He will be assisted by Carl Schmid, violinist. The program is as follows: "Prelude ana Fujnie in F ■ Major’'.J. s. Bacn Marche Funebro Et Chu Scraplaque" Op. 17, No. 2.Alex Guilmant Largo,” from "New World Sjmphony” Dvorak "By the Brook.” Op. 52 (Violin Solo Organ) Rene de Boisdpffre Deep River” j. R. Gillette C ne Larme M. P. Moussorgsky Evensong ’ ......... Easthope Martin nar March of the Priests," from Athaiie F. Mendelssohn V M' ISS Marion Chaplin, violin student of Hugh McGibeny of I. 1 the faculty of the Metropciitan School of Music, will play a program for the South Side Y. W. C. A. next Thursday afternoon. p=p|HE MENDELSSOHN Choir. I Elmer Andrew Steffen, conL.. J ductor, will give its spring festival concert on May 9, according to the announcement made this week by Arthur I. Franklin, president of the choir. The program for the concert will be made up of request numbers and choral novelties which have not yet been attempted In this city by any choral organization. For this concert the choir will have as its guest artist the new baritone stay of the Metropolitan Opera Company. Mr. Lawrence Tibbett, whose only

Here is a delightful comedy of love and emotion —a picturization of what Elinor Glyn meant when she said —“She has IT.” Clara Bow has IT. That’s why Antonio Moreno loved her —and why Clara loved him. Even the picture “IT” has IT —Come and see IT. SALT &' PEPPER THOSE VERY CLEVER BOYS Distinctive Singers Overture * Organologue “A Musical Jotirney” “Syncopated Ship'* conceived by played by STOLAREVSKY DRESSA BYRD % / AND OTHER DELIGHTFUL CIRCLE FEATURES la CIRCLE A

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She has never complained to me because she has that fine faith in Indianapolis wishing the best orchestral music./ A She knows that it takes time to build up an orchestral loving audience. She has been doing that not only in this city, but all over the State. The fact is that the Philadelphia organization costly that it must be greeted with absolute capacity. And such capacity will do a great

available concert date for this season was secured for his appearance here as soloist with the choir. Mr. Tibbett’s sensational singing in Metropolitan Grand Opera the past two seasons has been followed by recitals throughout the country which have brought his praise and distinction as one of America’s foremast baritones. In preparation for the coming concert which will be the last of the choir's Tenth Anniversary Concerts, arrangements have been made to increase the personnel of the choir by the addition of new voices and aldo by a group of singers who were formerly affiliated with the choir as charter members. An opportunity for hearing of applicants for the active membership will be givers this coming Wednesday eve ning at seven o’clock at Hollenbeck Hall in the Y. W. C. A. building cn N. Pennsylvania St. Those desiring to sing with the choir in this coming concert are asked to be present for an audition at this time. Announcement of the schedule of rehearsals will be sent to choir members next week. The first rehearsal will be for women's vo ces only and will be held Tuesday evening, March 1 at Hollenbeck Hall. General rehearsals for the’ entire choir will follow regularly every Tuesday evening until the date of the concert. mNDIANA College of Music and Fine Arts will present an advanced students’ recital •on Monday evening, Feb. 14. 8:15 p. m. Mrs. Friermood will have charge of the program. "Sonata E Major” (First Movement*. . Beethoven Ljpha Wilson (Cramer). 'Concerto A Minor" Acroulay Carl Frye (Schaeferl "Del Mio Core" (Orfeol Haydn Marian Barr (Johnnon) "May Night" Pulmgren Alberts Beep (Beauchamp' "Valsc Capriec" Gricjr Maxine Rue (Cramerl Vieille Chanson'’ BirrA

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deal in actually guaranteeing orchestra music along symphony lines in Indianapolis. Bookings must be made at once for coming seasons and Indianapolis and the State of Indiana must give Mrs. Talbot the answer. Citizens of wealth must aid in backing Mrs. Talbot, and all of us must patronize these concerts if we want these great concerts. Let the answer be a capacity YES.

"La Nymphe” Haydn Martha Martin (Friermood) "Polonaise C Shan> Minor” Chopin James Jewell (Mason) “Ala Marcia:” three violins and piano Wolfert Carl Frye. Gladys Power and Herman Slutzky (Schaefer) Reading—" The Raven” Poe Martha Lukens (Todd) "Polichinclle” Rachmaninoff Hayden Frye (Beauchamp) "Cry of Rachel” Salter Katherine Schwindier (Johnson) "Dance Negre" Scott Frances Robbins (Beauchamp) "Romanzc, G Major" Beethoven Charles Buckley (Schaefer) “Should He Upbraid" Bishop "By a Lonely Forest'' Griffee Mrs. Sweeney (Friermood) "Sphynxe” Scott Hazel Lamkin (Cramer) ‘Ballade. A Flat Major” Chopin Maxine Vandergrift (Cramer) The Indiana College of Music and Fine Arts offers the following program for its monthly radio hour, Wednesday, Feb. 16, between 7:30 and 8:30 p. m. Fred Jefry, teacher in the voice department; Virginia Lucas, piano scholarship pupil of Bomar Cramer, and Charles Buckley, violin student of Ferdinand Schaefer, will give the program as follows: "Romance D Minor" (from "Violin Concerto"! Wieniawski Charles Buckley. "Air do Ballet" Moszkowski , "Valse A Flat" Brahms Virginia Lucas. Retreat LaForge Myself When Young (Persian Garden' Lehmann I There Is No Death O'Hara Fled Jefry : Romance in G Beethoven Charles Buckley The Fountain Ravel Virginia Lucas Vision Fugitive 'Herodiade) .... Massenet Fred Jefry Maditation (Thais) Massenet souvenir Drdla Charles Buckley '■ f.euto Cyril Scott Tango Turlna Virginia Lucaa , Cycle-tndian Love Lyrics Finder The Temple Bells. Less Than • the Dust. 1 Kashmiri Song. F/ed Jefry 4 PRINCE RETURNS TO STAGE Prince Leiland and his Royal Samoans have returned to vaudeville. The Samoans were originally ii. vaudeville, having given their first ; performance at the Keith-Aibee Illy--1 podrome a couple of seasons ago.

“Rose Marie” to Return

Arthur Hammerstein’s "Rose Marie” will be seen at English’* Opera House Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Feb. 24, 25, 26. "Roso Marie" has one of the most delightful scores ever written and produced in America. Its melodies are often referred to as racing, vivid, refreshing, Rnd red-blooded. Its musical beauties arc not immediately forgotten because, like a burst of sunshine after a tempest, they elevate one to enjoyable heights. The score was composed by Rudo'f Friml and Stothart. The dance numbers, novel in their j conception and bewitching in their ! execution, stand out as distinguish- - ing features of the play; one of the • most noted of them being the now 1 famous "Totem Tom Tom ” But "Rose Marie” being a musical melodrama has its dramatic situations. its thrills and its comedy re-; lief. It is a story of, romantic love ! and base intrigue in the Canadian j Rockies. The book and lyrics are, by Otto Harbacli and Oscar Hammer-1 stein, 2nd. ORCHESTRA FOR TWO-A-DAY Ben Bernie and his Hotel Koose- : velt Orchestra returns to vaudeville after an absence of two years. He j has a wonderful combination and has j set his act beautifully with one of the most lavish scenic investitures seen in an orchestra act this season.

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Roland Hayes Ona B. Ta>bot announces that the largest audience that Roland Hayes has ever faced in this city will hear this famous tenor Sunday afternoon, Feb. 20. at the Murat.

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Juvenile Lead at Colonial

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In the cast of the revue of the "Sweethearts” company at the Colonial next week. Thad DeMonlco, a young Ajgcntinian who Is said to resemble the late Rudolph Valentino, will be prominent. The title of the musical revue is "The Sheik.” McKVOY SKETCH FOR VARIETS J. P. McAvoy, who is the author of "The Potters” and "Americana,” the revue now current at the Belmont Theater, is preparing a revue for vaudeville that will be staged by Sid Phillips. The act will have a cast of five with the various Scenes separated by the -black-out. BAINTER OPENS ACT Fay Bainter recently opened in a new vaudevil'e act. However, Miss Bainter has decided to offer a different vehicle over the Keith-Aibee circuit that will offer an opportunity for her to do bits from her greatest successes- Sidney Phillips is preparing the script.

New Game George Sidney, featured with Charlie Murray In "Who Goes Where?” which Ray Rockett is producing for First National, has invented an entirely new game. He and Charlie “wisecrack” at each other until one or the other fails to have an instant retort. Then the score is 15-love for the victor, and another volley starts. Score is kept as in tennis. So far Charlie is victor by a close set-score margin.

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CORNELL OPENS HERE MONDAY (Continued From Page 5) paid Michael Arlen made. atxT'continued to make “The Green Hat” an attraction of outstanding interest in the annals of the footlights. The story of the girl who loved where and when she pleased, who chose her lovers for the moment and discarded them when they no longer interested her, is hardly a narrative for the narrow-minded- One must bj generous of the frailties of human nature, and particularly of the frailties of women, to sit before the unfolding of Iris March’s life as Arlen has written it and not grow impatient. If you agree that she had the right to take love where she found It you wtH like Jris March; if you disagree with her purposes and her methods, you will hate her. But like or hate you will be fascinated during the course of the story's telling in its four powerful, ironic acts. NEWSPAPER PRINTS A CAREER Tho Boston Post is printing a review of the career of Mr. Edward F. Albee that is of unusual interest and historical value to the theatrical world. The review iA being presented in serial form, the first installment having been published on Jan. 16 and the second last Sunday, with the third scheduled for this week. The story is titled "E. F. AJbee— Vaudeville King,” and is being written by George Brinton Beale, who spent several weeks in New York delving into the history of vaudeville. A "SHEIK’' AGAIN The role of a Parisian, which first brought Adolphe Menjou fame and distinction, in "A Woman of Paris,” is assigned to him again in "Evening Clothes,’’ now In its second week of production at the Paramount West Coast studios, under direction of Luther Reed, It is the second consecutive picture in which Menjou has portrayed i a French boulevardier, has last being “Blonde or Brunette," which also had a Paris locale. NEW WAYBURN REVUE Ned Wayblirn’s new revuo which i is titled "Buds of 1927,” is scheduled lor the Palace, New York, the week of Feb. 14. Dick Keene, well known to both vaudeville and the legitimate will be the featured member of the cast, a cast that will Introduce an unusual amount of newly discovered talent. The lyrics of the act have been written by Morris G. Ryskind with music by Walter G. Samuels.