Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 21, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 June 1927 — Page 6

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TWO PLAYS NEW TO CITY BY BERKELL AND WALKER

“Easy Come, Easy Go,” to Be Next Big Event at English’s Starting Sunday—Pollock’s “The Enemy” to Have Gaul and Davis in the Cast. An Owen Davis play with true Owen Davis humor is the theater fare offered by the Berkell Players at. English's next week. Davis, who has won many triumphs in the theatrical field, has achieved success with “Easy Come, Easy Go,’’ which comes to this city for its first appearance Sunday night.

This piece, which is a farce in three a'ctrf,’." is Written Around two yeggmen who are making a getaway with the swag obtained from “cracking” a bank in a small Michigan town. The first scene shows them in the smoking Compartment of a parlor car ingratiating themselves into the favor of a millionaire who is en route to a health resort with, a sick son Detectives are aboard seeking the runaway crooks, but. they escape unrecognized and enter the health resort as patients. This rendezvous among crossgrained patients furnishes a good background for their comedy stunts. “Easy Come. Easy Go,” has romance and, true to all good shows, it also has a touch of pathos to balance the emotional tension. It is comedy in the main. It pleased New York audiences for more than three hundred days, opening at the Biltrnore with Lewis and Gordon as producers. The author is responsible for other stage suggestions, among which is “The Nervous Wreck,” now appearing in pictures: “Up the Ladder,” “Forever After,” and “Icebound,” thb latter winning the Puiltzer prize several years ago for being the best play of the year. Each member of the Berkell Players has a part in this production. "THE ENEMY” TO BE SEEN AT B. F. KEITH S Channing Pollock's “The Enemy,” whjich will be presented next week by the Stuart Walker Company at Keith's, is not a war play. It is a play dealing with the causes and consequences of war as they affect a -little group of everyday people in Vienna. There are no shots, nor shells nor trenches, but only a story of great love and of the disintegration of a home through international quarrels, of the very reasons for which the victims are ignorant. The story is laid in Vienna to show us ourselves through alien eyes, so that, quite clearly, the people involved are more American than if the scene had been laid in America. There are people one sees on any street corner or in any railroad train; Professor Arndt and bis little daughter Pauli, who loves the young Carl Behrend and has just agreed to marry him when word comes that “the archduke has been killed in Sarajevo." “What’s that to us.” says Carl, of an event that was destined to change the life of every human being in the world. The following acts rre said to be ma<M up of things tha; happened in thousands of homes. One by one all the characters are caught up in a great whirlwind of hate, never knowing why or whence or whither until they are dashed to pieces. Carl says god-by to his wife in the cold dawn of a summer morning in whatsis described as one of the most affecting scenes ever written.

ENGLISH’S !X T S And for the Week of JUNE sth BERKELLPLAYERS I JEAN OLIVER-MILTON BYRON j “EASY COME-EASY GO ’ A THREE-ACT COMEDY BY OWEN DAVIS Nightly at 8:15. Lower Floor, 90c—Entire Balcony. 50c—Gallery (not reserved), 25c. Gov. Tax on 900 Seats Only. MATINEES—WED., THURS., SAT. AT 2:15 Lower Floor, 50c—Entire Balcony, 85c—Gallery, 25c JSSI K ift “SURE FIRE” A COMEDY IN 3 ACTS BY RALPH MURPHY

ONJ\.B,.TOLBOT FJWE jRLRTS ENTERPRISES _____ founded by Onst B.Talbot - 1903 ALL SEATS ON SALE NEXT MONDAY Orchestras Engaged for Season 1927-28 FIRST ORCHESTRA CONCERT MONDAY EVENING, OCT. GIST New York Philharmonic Orchestra I WILLEM MENGELBERG. Conductor. ■ SECOND -CONCERT MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 30TH t New York Symphony Orchestra I WALTER DAMROSCH. Conductor. ■ THIRD CONCERT MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 16TH Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra I FRITZ REINER, Conductor. ■ ORCHESTRA SEASON PRICES: Upper Boxes, seating six. SIOO.OO. Main Floor Season Tickets. $ll.OO, $9.00. $3.00. Balcony, $ll.OO, $9.00. $7.00, SB.OO. Tax, 10 per cent extra. I 'EXTRA ANNOUNCEMENT, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 9 | “The Beggar's Opera" I Entire English production from Lyric Theatre, London, and resulted in ■ four years of unbroken triumphs in playing to capacity houses. The ■ principal singers in the production are engaged by the British National ■ Opera Company. Scenery and costumes of the period of 1728, ■ Sunday Afternoon Concerts I Marian Talley —Tito Schipa —Galli-Curci f 9 ft I Feodor Chaliapin flth —•Gabrilowitch-Thibaud co-Recitai I h Jascha Heifetz A B, il Greatest Artists Before the World Today I SEASON PRICES SUNDAY CONCERTS AND OPERA: Main Floor, ■ SB.OO, $ll.OO, SIB.OO, ?22.0d. $23.00. Balcony. $ll.OO, $14.50, SIB.OO, $21.00. \ 10% Tax Extra § Taeluose self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of tickets ONA B. TALBOT OFFICE #l# Hume-Mansur Bldg. |

TRAVEL REVUE TO HEAD NEW SHOW AT THE LYRIC ‘Blackface’ Eddie Ross to Be Seen at the Palace. “Around The World,” a kaleidoscopic revue to be presented at the Lyric next week, takes the audience to Holland, Spain, Russia, Italy, China, Africa and Hawaiia as represented in characteristic song and dance numbers. , An immense globe, an exact minature reproduction Os the world, occupying the center of the stage during the act, is a unique scienic embellishment. Settings and costumes were designed by Miss Mari BolUVian, a young artist whose work has created a furor in New York. Louise Lowe %nd Robert Sargent, favorite dancers along Broadway head the company in which Jene Rich, Lofna Warner, Dorothy Lee, Peggy Rush, Estes Jones and William Pollard are important principals. The bill will include: EARL HAMPTON AND COMPANY —Appearing in a comedy playlet “Meet Dad.” The plot deals with love and courtship, the chief character being a timid youth who dreads the prospect of encountering the brusque father of the girl whom he hopes to marry. Madge McCarthy and Frank Townsend are in Hampton’s support. EVA MANDEL—A buxom fun maker who has a laugh melange labeled “Trying to Get Along.” DIAMONP AND WALDMAN— Exponents of the “chatter” school in mixture of song and dance entitled “Dash And Class.” WINNIE BALDWIN —Popular comedienne in anew assortment of her clever “Song Characterizations." KOHLER AND EDlTH—Performing a series of thrilling feats on roller skates. EDDIE HODGES’ BAND OF FIRATES"—An orchestra composed of ten instrumentalists and entertainers with Dale Thurston, vocal scloist and Peggy Dulue, dancer. LESTER HUFF. —Daily pipe organ recital programs starting at 12:40 o’clock, noon. ON THE SCREEN—“WiII Rogers in Holland,” the second of the immensely popular travalogues made by Rogers during his tour abroad last year, Kinograms,' and an Im-

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perial comedy, “A Mid-Summer's Night Steam.” EDDIE ROSS TOPS NEW SHOW AT PALACE “Blackface” Eddie Ross and his f'African Harp.” Green, Wagner and Dean in their “Funology” and Beatrice Joy and Charles Ray in "Vanity,” the photoplay, are vying for entertainment honors on the Palace Theater bill the first half of next week. “Vanity” is the story of a rich society girl who on the night before her wedding meets a burly sailor whom she knew in the war and accepts his invitation to visit him,on his steamer. She does so because she does not want to spend the evening by herself. Her family is away and hen fiance is attending a farewell pai'ty given him by several bachelors. When she realizes what a foolhardy tiling she has done, she is terrified, especially when two men fight over her in the vessel. The bill includes: ULIS AND CLARK—A young woman with a German accent and a young man, who sings, who have a musical comedy bit entitled “A Double Exposure.” ROBINS TRIO —Roller skaters, who have won all the contests held in the Middle West in' the last year. AL GORDON’S COMEDY CANINES —Termed a treat for young and old. Twelve fox terriers do all kinds of stunts. Marietta Craig, the late “Lizzie" of “The Bat,” is now heading her own company which is presenting •Batty," a spooky travesty on the mysterious play. Trovato imitates every conceivable sound op bis violin “Youth and Talent" w.th Bud ; and Eleanor Coll have “Speed Limit Varieties” in which they sing and dance. The Luster brothers are daring acrobatic contortionists, who arp claimed to have a distinct novelty.

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ADMIRED by all the world, she was vain—the clothes she wore were the daintiest \ creations of fashion — all this led her to wild adventure from which she emerged transformed.

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Another page in the amusement life of Indianapolis will be written on the evening of Saturday, June 18. when the Indiana theater formally will be opened. It seems to me that this event Is of such an importance in the amusement world that it will attract nation-wide interest.

The greatest of the movie stars, directors and producers will be rep. resented by telegrams and probably in some instances they will be here in person to extend their greetings. To me the Indiana represents the last word in theater construction. It means anew "amusement industry" for this city. Have decided to permit Aee Berry, manager of the new theater, to acquaint you with the purposes of this beautiful playhouse as follows: “The Indiana theater, the ‘citadel of the cinema' and the most mammoth photoplayhouse in the middle west, built at a cost of more than $1,500,000. will have its formal opening at 7 o'clock Saturday night, June 18, it has been definitely announced by the Circle theater company. The Circle Theatlr Company owns and operates the Indiana, Circle, Ohio and Uptown theaters. “The Indiana is the most pretentious and elaborate picture house ever erected in Indiana. It has 3.500 seats, luxuriously comfortable, bringing to picture patrons the finest orchestra chairs in the city. "Built, after the Spanish fashion, the Indiana is resplendent in moorish architecture. Gorgeous, intricate jj<?signs are woven in arid out#of each other in the beautiful white terra cotta facade, or front of the theater. This has been described as the most

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, ornate theater front in America, and already has become a show-place of Indianapolis. i “The lobby and grand corridor are carried out in the Spanish fashion, with brilliantly colored ceilings, marble floor and walls, and exquisite lighting fixtures. The auditorium itself Is a mass of gay and sparkling colors, with a dark gold predominating. With the spectacular display of rich lights, the auditorium of the Indiana will boa veritable rainbow of color. “The Indiana is the newest in the chain of Puhlix theaters, being one of the twenty-one leading motion picture theaters belonging to their presentation circuit of America. This important connection assures tho Indiana of the foremost stago attractions playing the Fublix Theaters Corp. circuit. Each week the Indiana will preesnt a stage attraction direct from New York, produced by such famous men as Cambria. Anderson and Petroff. “The Circle was the third large picture house in America and paved the way for such gigantic enterprises ajs the Indiana. The same progressive showmen who conceived and built the Circle are responsible for the tremendous undertaking which is now the Indiana Theater. They

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No. I—lean Oliver will be seen in a comedy role in “Easy Come, Easy Go" at English's next week, starting Sunday night. No. 2—Diamond and Mailman will be among the important people present at the Lyric next week.

are: A. L Bloek, president of L. Strauss and Cos. Herman Lteber of the II Lieber Cos., Robert Li<*ber. president of the board. First National Pictures, Inc. Theodore Stenvpfel, Fletcher-American Bank, Fred C. Gardner, E. C. Atkins and Cos., Leo Rappaport, attorney and Preston Rubush and E O Hunter, architects.

How You Ask One 1. What big amusement park has abolished the admission charge this season? 2. What park has the largest and most beautiful dance palace and the finest skating rink in the Middle West? 3. What park is known for its big, black, laughing bears and capering monkeys? 4. What park is located “right in town,” in the heart of the summer sports district of Indianapolis, with golf, tennis, baseball, canoeing and other diversions right at hand? 5. What park do you visit "Just for Fun?’’ Answer: Riverside Park

A VAUDEVILLE STARTS AT |\ / 2 00—4-20—7:00 S' 9:2Q\ \ I L take a joy 'mmr \J I LOUISE LOWE <5 ROBERT SAP GENT 1\ u L / WILLIAM POLLARD, ESTES JONES /J' / I \ JENE RICH, PEGGY RUSH. / / / ■ \ DOROTHY RICH AND RODENA / / / \ A COLORFUL AND SPECTACULAR TRIP TO / , \ HOLLAND, SPAIN, ITALY, RUSSIA, CHINA, / \ AFRICA AND HAWAII, ALL BEPRE- / 9a \ SENTED IN CHARACTERISTIC SONGS / W \ AND DANCES. /

EARL HAMPTON & COMPANY In a Breezy Coiuedy Playlet Entitled “Meet Dad

EVA MANDELL “Trying to Get Along” Diamond & Waldron “Dash and Class”

EDDIE HODGES AND HIS “BAND OF PIRATES” A NAUTICAL MUSICAL TREAT

| ON THE SCREEN ' ROfiEHts \ \ -flu | aubT I KIMOGRAMS—IMPERIAL CORES,

No. 3—“Blackface” Eddie Ross, banjo player, will open an engagement Sunday afternoon at the Palace. No. 4—Gavin Gordon will be seen in “The Enemy,” the next Stuart Walker production, starting Monday night at Keith's.

“The directors of the company which made the Indiana possible, represent the largest business organizations of Indianapolis and bring to it more than a decade of successful experience in theater operation. Their ability to gauge the public favor led to the erection of tho Circle.

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WILL ROGERS TO TELL OF VISIT TO, FOREIGN LUNDS Lyric Will Present Star in a New Travel Movie. ' In Holland," the second of the travelogues made by Will Rogers during his trip abroad , last year as "America's Unofficial Ambassador.'* will be shown at the Lyric next week Styling Holland the land of cheese and gin, to say nothing of wooden shoes, canals and windmills. Rogers says that it is the lowest country in the world, conies nearer to hoing on the level than any of them He was particularly impressed with the canals, and asserts that he once got out of an Amsterdam taxi on the wrong side and they were ten minutes fishing him out • In rough weather, he avers, you can get'seasick crossing Main street. A ride through the canals of Amsterdam is one of the features es tho picture. This is the second of the Will Rogers travel movies to other lands. The first one concerned Ireland. Will in his travel movies has that same intimate approach which he uses upon the lecture stage.

sl'npU me | The last of Mrs. Cheyney wis STUART WALKER COMPANY George Gaul-Ann Davis inided G*' l " sordo“5 ordo “ Cost! Ernest Cossort ‘ Margaret Douglass "TU Direct from its all season I run in Jfcu) STUART WALKER Presents CHANNidu fOliOCt's SOUL -STIKXING fLAY WTEK | THE POOR NUT j ntgent

WINNIE BALDWIN Song Characterizations KOHLER & EDITH Thrills on Roller Skates

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