Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 33, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 June 1927 — Page 7

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Elliott Nugent to Have Chief Role in ‘The Butter and Egg * Man’ at Keith’s—Milton Byron to Be Seen in ‘Grounds for Divorce’ Next Week. “The Butter and Egg Man,” a three-act comedy, by George S. Kaufman, co-author of “Dulcy,” “Beggar on | Horseback” and the musical comedy, “The Cocoanuts,” will be the Stuart Walker company attraction at Keith’s starting Monday night. “The Butter and Egg Man” concerns a naive, whimsical lad from Chillicothe, Ohio, who has a small fortune and decides to go to New York and produce plays. On Broadway he meets two small-time theatrical producers who have a show that can not last if new money isn’t

soon forthcoming. The ChilN licothe youth, who looks “easy,” invests $20,000; but the play keeps pounding the rocks just the same. The second act finds the hero depressed and with the feeling that he has been “skinned.” But goaded on by the insults of his partners, he decides to buy them out, which he does with the assistance of another “butter and egger.” Then he proceeds to produce the play in New York and 10, by chance, the awful thing draws crowds. Elliott Nugent will have the title role in “The Butter and Egg Man” and Vivian Tobin will have the leading feminine part. The cast will include Judith Lowry, Aldrich Bowker, Elizabeth Patterson, John Storey, Eugene Powers, Adelaide Chase and others. “The Butter and Egg Man” was listed as one of the ten best plays of its season in New York, and it has never been seen in this city. The play has been staged by George Somnes and will be transferred to Cincinnati following its presentation here. PLAY ON DIVORCE TO BE AT ENGLISH’S The Berkell Players at English’s will present next week a' play with a divorce problem, entitled "Grounds for Divorce.” Guy Bolton, the author, has made comedy out of what might seem tragedy to the heart-pierced by the sting of martial infidelity, and he has taken situations otherwise depressing and made them end in laugh. “Grounds for Divorce’' were first produced at the Empire Theater in MOTION PICTURES

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New York where it enjoyed a sue- : cessful run. The play is built from the original story by Ernest Vajda, a Hungarian author. Its scenes are ! placed in Paris, with a typical ! French couple as the principal characters. Bolton endeavors to show through these two, Maurice and Denise Sourbiers how easy it is fdto trival matters to disrupt martial i happiness, and send the family boat adrift. He wishes also to show that the enthralling love which should-t be the true basis of marriage is I able to survive a matrimonial shipwreck and plant the interesteij parties again upon a more substantial basis, where understanding rules. Maurice, the husband in the story, is a lawyer who specializes on divorce. He loves his wife with a fondness, but is still manifesting a weak- , ness for other members of the fem- i inine sex. On his wedding anniversary he fails to remember that ; his wife has planned a dinner and j theater party for their celebration j of the event, and while he is de- i tained in his office by a fair blonde, j Denise, the wife, waits at home in j tears. Upon his late arrival he finds Denise'unwilling to forgive his over- | sight, and they quarrel. Little j snake-like darts of anger creep in, and their words become swords, j Finally they separate and are divorced. They are afterward brought 1 together by the author's plan to prove their love conquers.

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.No. I—ldabelle Arnold will be seen in “Grounds for Divorce,” at English’s, starting Sunday. No. 2—Beryl, a dancer, will be seen at the Lyric all next week. No. 3—Dorothy Barnette will be

A Wise-Cracker George Marion, Jr., the writer who brought wise-cracking to the dignity of a well-paid profession, has been assigned to write the titles on Adolphe Menjou's next Paramount release, “Service for Ladies,” which was made under the working title of “The Headwaiter” It is Marion's second consecutive Menjou picture, the other having been “Evening Clothes.”

Began Career in 1215 Emil Jannings, Paramount’s great European star, appeared in his first German-made and titled “When Four Do the Same." Jannings at that time was playing in Shakespearean roles in Max Reinhardt's Deutsche theater, Berlin.

Pony Track Is Popular Here

Embryo Tom Mixes among the younger generation have lots of fun at the Riverside pony track emulating their popular western movie heroes. A herd of sturdy little ponies is quartered at the track and the youngster may la.ee

among those preseiH at the Palace, starting Thursday afternoon. No. 4—Elliott Nugent will be seen in “The Butter and Bgg Man” at Keith’s, starting Monday flight.

Hiawatha

The Indianapolis Theater Guild is giving three performances of “Hiawatha” at Fairview Park. July 2. 3 and 4. A cast of one hundred persons will present new and authentic Indian dances never before given on any stage. A number of fascinating properties have been secured from the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota, and the guild workshop is turned into a veritable navtive village with its tepees, drums, blankets, wigs and rattles in riotous colors. The performers will be dressed in unusually beautiful costumes and weird masks made under the direction of Lester Horton.

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Dance Acts . I Featured on Variety The Girl With Iron Toes to Be on View at Palace First Half of Week. The Lyric will have two imposing headline attractions next week in Harry Slatko’s newest vaudeville presentation called "SunbeamsT'and Gertrude Hacker's Revue, to which local interest attaches itself because it is made up entirely of Indianapolis talent. Henri and Beryl, youthful terpslchorean stars, and Joe Altie, who capured the “Black Bottom” championship of five eastern States, are the principals in "Sunbeans,” which is staged in three elaborate scenes with a company of nine versatile entertainers. Miss Hacker, who is at the head of the department of dancing of the ! Indiana Collelge of Music and Fine ! Arts, formerly toured the variety circuits with her own act, and later was a principal in Paul Ash presentations in Chicago. , The bill will include: JUE SU TAI—A Chinese girl who boasts the distinction of being | China’s only singing comedienne. ALLEN RENO—A talented funmaker whose facile humor is enlivened by songs, dances and violin ■ selections. MELVILLE AND RULE—Unique laugh provokers, in a merry skit ' entitled “A Ton of Fun.” NORMAN TELMA—"The Eccentric Billiardist.” whose act is a surprising combination of oddity and originality. The bill also will include Martin and Richards Revue of 1927. LESTER HUFF —Daily pipe organ recital, starting at 12:40 o’clock noon. ON THE SCREEN—A Charlie Chase comedy. “Forgotten Sweeties.” Knfcgrams and animal comedy called “The Roamin’ Gladiator.” LORETTA GRAY TOPS NEW PALACE SHOW Known because of her ability to perform eccentric stunts on her toes as “ the girl with the iron toes” Loretta Gray and her company of five entertainers come to the Palace theater the first half of next week | with their dance revue and share amusement honors with a quartet of funsters who present "The Lucky Stiff", a one-act play. In the dance the steppers dispense with the following dances: Russian, eccentric, jazz, acrobatic, clog, and buck and w ing “The Lucky Stiff” was written by! Paul Gerald Smith, a writer of many | vaudeville presentations. The bill includes: ROBINSON AND PIERCE—In the roles of husband and wife, whose strictly confidential domestic J interchange of conversation over the telephone is interrupted by a crossing of the wires. “Crossed Wires" is described as a “matrimonial mirthquake” and includes much satirical humor. VERNON —The man who put the “trill” in ventriloquist with his voice he can raise from the “cellar to the attic.” FOUR YILLEROMS—“Supreme ! artists on the rolling globes.” These 1 equilibrists, acrobats and gymnasts ' are from Europe, where they were ! a direct hit with their stunts. Six musical clow’ns who are

“Saxophonists Supreme” are one of the bids for entertainment honors the lajt of the week. “On Tour” is a revue staged by Dorothy Barnette, a little comedienne called Miss Personality. Hilton and Chesleigh have an outlay of comedy songs and chatter. Little Pipifax is the funny little sailor clown at the

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HILARIOUS SCREEN’ DEBUT OF THE FAMOUS AND POPULAR COMEDIAN Wif/k v42'^ CHESTER CONKLIN .UVCIB (A Paramount Picture) Broadway’s premier comic as a graduate of a detective correspondence school garners the laugh laurels of the year. Thrills, Mirth and Mystery galore. /f’s Better Than a Spring Tonic!

FOX NEWS WEEKLY EARL GORDON, Organist ABE FARB, Soloist APOLLO MERRYMAKERS ITnder the Direction of DICK KENT

beach. His peculiar stumble and fall, ridiculous gestures of contempt and faculty for getting into trouble provide laughter. On the screen are: Zane Grey’s successor lo “The Vanishing American,” which has been taken from his story, “Desert Bound,” and given the title “Drums

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of the Desert.” Warner Baxter and Marietta Millner are the stars In this film for the first ha’f. For the last half of the week is ‘Baying the Price,” with Mary Carr. L'ddle Phillips. Priscilla and Marjorie Bonner. Pathe News, a comedy, an Aesop Fable and topics of the day are the short reels.