Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 106, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 September 1927 — Page 5

SEPT. 10, 1927

ONA B. TALBOT ANNOUNCES SIXTH ORCHESTRAL SEASON

Marion Talley and Paderewski Will Be Among the Famous Artists Who Will Appear in Concert at the Murat Theater in the Fall and Winter, The sixth annual season of orchestra concerts of the Indianapolis Symphony Society, Ona B. Talbot, managing director, will open its Monday evening series of three orchestra concerts with the New York Philharmonic orchestra, Willem Mengelberg, conductor, on Monday evening, Oct. 31, at the Murat. Indianapolis will have the distinction of being part of the celebration now being arranged by the Philharmonic Society of its eighty-fifth year of unbroken musical activity, it being the oldest orchestra in the United States and the second oldest in the world, the London orchestra being a few years older.

Willem Mengelberg, conductor of the Philharmonic orchestra, has a conductor for fifty years. Let this, however, give no one the impression that Mengelberg is an old man for he made his debut at the age of 7, when he directed a youthful chorus! Mengelberg was born in Utrecht of a cultivated family. His father was an architect, a well-known authority on early Gothic, one of the experts consulted in the various restorations of the Cologne Cathedral. Little Willem was one of several children, all more or less musical, but none with the marks of real genius which he showed at an early age. At 6 he had his first music lessons and later entered the Cathedral School of Utrecht. Following his studies in his native city he was sent to the Conservatory of Cologne where, under Wuellner, Jensen and Seiss, he prepared for a career as a concert pianist. That ambition was sidetracked at the age of 21, when, in competiton with eighty candidates, the young Hollander was appointed music director of the city of Lucerne, Switzerland. Here he conducted orchestras and choruses, directed church services, taught music, composed and acted* in almost every possible musical capacity. During those days he also found time for occasional tours as a pianist and guest conductor—for his conducabilities had always begun to attract widespread attention. It was in the spring of 1895 that he was offered the post of conductor of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw orchestra. There his indefatigable striving for perfection in details of orchestral interpretation have become a tradition. Today it may almost be said the Concertgebuow orchestra is ‘Willem Mengelberg, for under his expert guidance that organization has forged its way to the foremost ranks of Europe’s symphonic ensembles. In 1907, Mengelberg was invited to become conductor of the famous Museum concerts in Frankfort-on-Main, a post which he held for thirteen years. London, Paris, Rome, Vienna, Milan, Moscow, Petrograd, Berlin and Bergen, Norway, too, have heard him as guest and applauded his art with enthusiasm. Mengelberg made his first American visit In 1905, appearing as guest conductor of the New York Philharmonic orchestra. In 1921, he returned to conduct the National Symphony orchestra and when that organization was tbsorbed by the New York Philharmonic the following season he became one of its regular conductors, conducting half of each season since. Last year the conductor was honored by the King of Spain, who made him a commander of the Order of Isabella Catholica. This

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LAST tABT ill 111 -WEEK OF mat. SEASON today THE BIOAIII WALKER COMPANY uSSKfu STUART WALKER Ctncinnnii In the First Local Companies Presentation of lifiGAR ON HORSEBACK “From a scenic standpoint this comedy is a threc-rlnic circus.” —W. D. Hickman In TIMES FINAL PERFORMANCE ON SUNDAY NIGHT

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Big Cast “The Girl Fro mGay Paree," a Tiffany production, has been completed and is now being edited and titled. The cast in this production includes: Lowell Sherman, Barbara Bedford, Malcolm McGregor, Walter Hiers, Betty Blythe, Margaret Livingston, Templar Saxe and Leo White. This picture is scheduled for release early in September.

made the tenth decoration received by Willem Mengelberg from European governments. MARION TALLEY TO HEAD IN CONCERT Marion Talley, more than any other singer in modern times, has secureed the attention of the nation’s press and the youthful prima donna of the Metropolitan will make her first appearance in Indianapolis and will open the musical season on Sunday afternoon. Oct. 23, at the Murat under the direction of the Ona B. Talbot Fine Arts Enterprises. Amid scenes of indescribable enthusiasm this Kansas City girl, the youngest ever to step on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House, made her debut as Gilda in “Rigo-, letto” in February, 1926, to a house j packed to the doors, with so great a crowd without that it had to be dispersed by mounted police. The phenomenon of a young girl who had never performed on a stage, and indeed had hardly ever sung with an orchestra, to make her debut at the world’s greatest opera house in a leading role and meet the exacting tasks imposed by the standards of this house is considered by many the most remarkable feat in musical history, and Miss Talley’s triumph is spoken of by comparison only with Jenny Lind and Adelina Patti. Since the memorable night, Miss Talley has steadily progressed in voice and art. At the Metropolitan Opera House she has sung in two seasons, fifty performances of leading concerts in cities throughout America, always to capacity houses. Since the first announcement of the musical activities of the Ona B. Talbot Fine Arts Enterprises was made, this management has had the rare good fortune of securing a contract for the appearance of Ignace Jan Paderewski in recital in Indianapolis. The Polish pianist’s appearance in Indianapolis is always the occasion of an outpouring of music lovers who crowd the autditorium in which he plays to the doors, and leaves many unable to gain admittance. The following are the attractions that Ona B. Talbot will bring here during the new season: New York Philharmonic orchestra. Willem Mengelberg. conductor, Monday evening, Oct. 31. New York Symphony orchestra, Walter Damrosch. conductor, Monday evening. Jan. 30. , _ ~ Cincinnati Symphony orchestra, Fritz Relnei, conductor. Monday evening, April I<l. Special engagement. “The Beggar’s Opera.” Wednesday evening. Nov. 9. Sunday Afternoon Concerts Marion Talley, soprano, Oct. 23. Tito Schlpa, tenor, Dec. 4. Galll-Curcl, soprano, Feb. 19. Feodor Chaliapin, basso. Feb. 26. Ossip Oahrllowltch, pianist: Jacques Thlbaud. violinist (co-artlst recital), March 25. Ignace Jan Paderewski, pianist, April 1. Jascha Heifetz, vlollnlslt, April 8.

Alexander Will Play Ohio Organ New Organist Will Offer Novelty Number at Theater, Starting at the age of 5 years as a piano soloist was the beginning of a musical career for Joe Alexander, the new organist at the Ohio, recently brought down from Chicago to this city. He began studying the viilin at the age of 6 with Ralph Michaelis, one of Chicago’s former favorite concert artists. After studying violin for four yours he was permitted to play the organ in his home church one Sunday and immediately decided on the organ as his life work. After a few years of study with one of Arthur Dunham’s pupils, he turned to the theatrical world under the instruction of one of Jesse Crawford’s pupils, Banks Kennedy. While in high school he obtained his first position in a small theater on the fcouth side of Chicago which had installed a Barton organ. He was called from there to open up a beautiful vaudeville house seating about 2,000 people. From there he went Into Balaban and Katz relief work, substituting for their solo organists at the famous Tivoli, Uptown, Roosevelt, McVickers, Senate, Riviera and Central Park theaters. In the fall of 1925 he was appointed feature organist at Lubliner and Trinz’ West End Theater. After a busy year there he was appointed organist to open up the new Mark's Bros. Embassy Theater. While he was at the Embassy he availed himself of the instruction of Milton Charles, solo organist at the Tivoli and Uptown theaters, and during this summer took over Milton Charles’ radio recitals, broadcasting from WMAQ four times weekly. Last May he was engaged as the feature organist at the Piccadilly Theater, a house slightly larger than the Indiana, and after a successful summer there he was brought down to entertain the patrons of the Ohio. During his work in Chicago de luxe houses he elicited much favorable comment on his playing, the Herald Examiner speaking of him “as the youngest feature organist in a city of three million.” Alexander promises the utmost in organ novelties for his audience; his opening solo is to be a comedy sketch in six scenes entitled “Grounds for Divorce.”

London Stories

Tiffany Productions, Inc., through M. H. Hoffman, vice president, announces that preparations are now under way to film the first of the four Jack London stories they have acqutred lor picturization purposes. Up to the present time the titles of these four sea stories have not been announced but it is said that they will be a quartette of this famous writer’s best works. Casts are now being selected and will embrace some of the foremost screen players to fit the various roles, this within keeping of the tradition established by Tiffany that the players must fit the roles and not the story fit the stars. The name of Jack London will live in literature for ages to come. A writer of great ability, he wrote the life he lived. During his adventurous career, Londoi#roughed it in the goldfields of Alaska and then went to sea before the mast, (embodying his in his many books and short stories. Just a few years before his death, London sailed for the South seas and the Orient in his specially-built )wat, the “Snark,” during which time he wrote many of his stirring tales.

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Robert St. Clair will be seen In the cast of “The Unkissed Bride,” at English’s, starting Sunday night.

ROUNDING THEATERS

It is interesting to study what the Stuart Walker Company has accomplished this season at Keith’s. Nineteen plays have been presented, nine of which were entirely’ ne to this city, according to Information given me by William Fields, manager of the Walker company here. ” The following plays have been presented here this season by walker.

“The Road to Yesterday” (revival); “Lazybones” (new here); “The Patsy;” “Pomeroy’s Past” (new here); “The Last of Mrs. Cheyney” (new here); “The Enemy” (hew here; “The Poor Nut” (originally presented by this company); “The Butter and Egg Man" (new here); “Icebound;” “On Approval” (new here); "Kismet” (revival); “Allas the Deacon” (new here); “The Gorilla”; "Rain;” “The Show-Off;” “The Wolf” (revival); "Charm” (new here); “In Love With Love;” "Beggar on Horseback" (new here). Fields announces the following table of number of performances given by members of the company this season: Boyd Agin JjiPenY J v ! ns 1 Don Beddoe 3 Willard Joray .... 4 France Bendtien. 8 Eric Kalkhurst .. 8 Lawrence Bolton. 2 George Kinsey ... 2 Aldrich Bowker... 9 Muriel Kirkland . 9 Pauline Breustedt. 4:Robert Lindsey .. 1 Edward Cannon... 1 Judith lowry .... 6 Adelaide Chase.... 8 Minnie McElroy .. 3 Iliah Clark 1 Bertha ‘ \ Ruth Conley 3 Eleanor Martin .. 3 Ernest Cossmrt .. 9 McKay Morris ... 4 Valerie Cossart .. 4 Bthel Mulholland.. 3 Ann Davis 8 Elliott Nugent ... 2 Charles Dosch ... liWalter O Keeffe 1 vlargaret Douglas. S EUzabeth Patterson 8 Albert Ecke 3 Owen Phillips ... 2 Harry EUerbo ... 10 Ernest Poe 7 Helen Emert S Eugene Powers .. 7 Ssllv Fisher 3 Richard Roley ... 2 Larry Fletcher ... 8 John Storey . .... 9 Edward Fortes .. 8 Claron Sumwalt .. I George Gaul 7 Elizabeth Taylor.. 2 William Oeer l William’Titus .... 1 Gavin Gordon ... 6 Vivian Tob n .... 8 Edward Green ... J Ann Tonettt ...... - John Griggs 1 Clark welvetrees. 5 Camille Griffith.. 3 vVaUace .. - Katherine Ha 11.... 3.Albert.West 8 Arthur Helm .... liPaul Wright ..... 4 George Hubert .. sißalph Zimmerman 1 The four outstanding hits of the season, as I see them, are “The Beggar on Horseback.” which closes the season Sunday night: “The Last of Mrs. Cheney,” "yhe Enemy” and “Charm.” ' The direction of George Somites this .season has been one of the high lights of the performances. Stuart Walker directed some of the productions, but Somnes did most of it here this season. He has set a splendid record for himself. Here what tne players are or will do this season: , Elizabeth Patterson now playing in “Women Oo On Forever,” a Brady and Weiman production that just opened on the road prior to New York. Gavin Gordon has the lead in “Jimmie's Women,” a play by Myron Fagan, which is having a road try-out before opening in New York. The following members of “Beggar” cast return to New York on Monday: Muriel Kirkland, Paul Bright, Judith Lowry, Jack Storey, Camille Griffith, Edward Forbes, Harry Ellerbe, 'Adelaide Chase. George Gaul opens his tour next

OWL B. TALBOT FINEi\RTS ENTERPRISES HAVE YOU ORDERED YOUR TICKETS? _ Now Is the Time for Choice Seats ALL SEATS SELLING OPENING CONCERT SUNDAY AFTERNOON, OCT, 28. Marion Talley I America’s Reigning Star of the Metropolitan Opera. B Prices: $3, >2.50, $2. <1.50, >l, Plus 10% War Tax. I Orchestras Engaged for Season 1927-28 FIRST ORCHESTRA CONCERT MONDAY EVENING. OCT. 81. NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA I WILLEM MENGELBERG, Conductor. ' | / SECOND CONCERT MONDAY EVENING. JAN. 30. NEW YORK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA I IVALTER DAMROSCH. Conductor. | THIRD CONCERT MONDAY EVENING. APRIL 10. CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA I FRITZ REINER. Conductor. | ORCHESTRA SEASON PRICES: Upper Boxes, seating six. SIOO. Main Floor Season Tickets, sll. $9, $6. Balcony, sll, .i > $9, $7, $6.. Tax, 10 per cent extra. 8 EXTRA ANNOUNCEMENT WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOV. 9. “The Beggar's Opera" ■ Entire English production from Lyric Theater, London, and resulted in |! four years of unbroken triumphs in playing to capacity houses. The F] principal singers in the production are engaged by the British National Ej Opera Company. Scenery and costumes of the period of 1728. H Sunday Afternoon Concerts IBCHIP4, Dec. 4. GALLI-CURCI, Feb.- 19. CHALIAPIN, Feb. 26. ■ GAB KILO IVITCII - THIBAUD, Cos - Reoital, March 25. PADEREWSKI, April 1. HEIFETZ, April 8. Greatest Artists Before the World Today I SINGLE PRICES SUNDAY CONCERTS: Main Floor, $3, $2.50. $l5O. ■ sl. Balcony, $3, $2.50, $2, $1.50. plus tax. Chaliapin and Paderewski prices: $2, $2.50, J3, $4. $3. plus tax Inclose self-addressed stamped envelope for return of tickets. ONA B. TALBOT OFFICE -18 Hume-Manur Bldg, g

Jack Donnelly will be seen at the Lyric all next week, Starting Sunday afternoon.

ROUND With WALTER D. HICKMAN

week with the Theater Guild Touring Repertory Company. Stuart Walker and George Somnes will motor from her to Marblehead, Mass., for a week’s vacaation. Aldrich Bowker also goes east to his farm. France Bendtsen will be with E. H. Sothern again this season. Ernest Cossart opens in Chicago soon with the other Theatre Guild company. William Fields, manager, goes from here to work with Jones and i Green, who this season will produce “Rain or shine,” anew musical with Joe Cook and Tom Howard; a comedy called "People Don’t Do Such Things,” and, most important of all, anew edition of the celebrated Greenwich Village Follies. Dorothy Makes Strides Dorothy Sebastian, who has made rapid strides since her addition to the ranks of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer stock players, has been given an important supporting role In "Tea for Three,” the film version of Rqi Cooper Megrue's comedy in which Lew Cody and Aileen Pringle are co-starred. A Fortune in Freckles Joan Standing got her start in pictures because she had a wealth of freckles on her face. And for that reason, she was cast as Maudie in Paramount's screen adaptation of “Beau Ssbrour,” by Percival C. ! Wren. Still Plays a Horn Charles Roger:;, young Paramount actor who played the leading role in “Wings,” keeps up practice on the trombone by the playing of which he worked his way through the University of Kansas.

*The Symphony 9 To the cast of “The Symphony,” which already includes Jean Hersholt, Marian Nixon and George Lewis, have been added the names of Andrew Arbuckle, Charles Puffy, Charles Clary, Roscoe Kams and Clarissa Selwyn. The first scenes were taken last Tuesday in the Hollywood Bowl with Alfred Hertz conducting his own orchestra before an audience of 50.000.

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Farewell Stock Week I to Start Berkell to Close His Season at English's Next Week, The closing week of the Berkell Players’ summer stock season at English’s finds these players presenting a farce by Charles Demorest, entitled “The Unkissed Bride.” At the conclusion of this production on Saturday evening, Manager Charles Berkell will move his company to the Colonial on N. Illinois St., where he will begin preparations for a season of fall and winter stock. His opening play at the Colonial beginning on Sunday evening, Sept. 18. The vehicle chosen for this initial production is Edgar Selwyn’s famous success “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.” “The Unkissed Bride” is done in three acts. It concerns a certain young man. Fred Forrester, who has been promised a hundred dollars by a wealthy uncle if he will marry. Fred is rather loathe to accept the proposition, but in view of the fact that he has become hopelessly in debt through stock speculations, he rather believes that it would be the bqter part of wisdom to accept the generous offer, and he proposes marriage to a certain dashing young actress of a Broadway musical show. Fred has a pal, however, who knows Delores, the actress, to be a golddigger, and he contrives to save Fred from her mercenary clutches. On the evening of their wedding, he invites Delores to ride, and he sees to it that he takes her far enough away that she can not return at the appointed hour. Fred’s uncle arrives for the wedding, accompanied by his wife, and his check for the promised gift. Fred, not wishing to be outdone, confides his difficulties to a girl friend, and exacts from her a promise to go through with a mock wedding in the presence of his uncle. H.s pal agrees to act as the minister, but owing to circumstances finds at the last minute that he can not fulfill his part of the arrangement, and telephones another friend who misunderstands the situation and engages a real minister. Therefore the ceremony is performed, and although the uncle must leave, his wife concludes to stay. The new bride and groom find great difficulty in pretending their parts, especially during the hours when all good people are supposed to be in slumber. Their trials at this time furnish gales of laughter for the audience. Miss Alney Alba, new leading woman, and Milton Byron will have the roles of first importance. All of the members o fthe Berkell company will appear in the cast. Performance starts Sunday night at 8:15.

Real Hit

“The Circus Princess” which seems destined to become a perennial delight, has recently passed its 150th American performance at the Winter Garden and there are indications that it will surpass its greater European record. The score is one of the finest Emmerich Kalman has composed. There is a very distinguished cast of operetta favorites including Guy Robertson, William Danforth, Desiree Tabor, Ted Doner, “Poodles” Hanneford and family, Gloria Foy, George Bickel and others. * Member of Flying Corps Richard Arlon, the leading man in Esther Ralston’s new Paramount picture, “After Office Hours,” holds an honorary commission as second lieutenant in the British Royal Flying Corps.

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Hi LYRBC Jpr HRST T/ME IN INDIANAPOLIS • VIDA NEGRIA BRILLIANT SONG AND DANCE PRESENTATION FARGO & RICHARDS BAIRD & HEWITT “Saxology” “A Scotch Imp” JACK DONNELLY MISS MERLE & FRIENDS Beau Brammel of Songland A Beautiful Novelty CLIFFORD WAYNE TRIO AMERICA’S FOREMOST INDIAN STARS Ell £* Special Engagement ill IS- , i.,, PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF// // U ‘ "-uT- ii." i,. Hi ..i I ••’/I n/l /'i'< Ksohshimesammy- [' / '''l r M'6s]^TAßWoF' l^^ Y> OUR CANO COMEDIES nf XX XX #i! KINOGRAMS IMPERIAL COMEDY C . l l Jli COLOR CLASSIC . / \a\ ® j VAUDEVILLE STARTS AT I U* La I 2:00 AND 4:20 • m 4 I DAILY PIPE ORGAN RECITAL. BY ftUTH MJM'STAKTS !2*ONOON-

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John Sharkey will be seen in the cast of “Haunted” to be on the opening bill of the vaudeville season at Keith’s, starting Sunday afternoon, Sept. 18.

Rip to Be on the Screen

“Rip Van WL.kle” is considered such an important unit in this year’s program of the DeMille Studios for Pathe Exchange, Inc., that Cecil De Mille has requested his brother, William, to return to direction for this immortal American epic. William C. DeMille, it will be remembered, was made an associate producer at the DeMille Studios some months back. His status, however, as one of the industry’s greatest "human interest” directors, made him an immediate choice for the direction of perhaps America’s most distinctive and most beloved legend. Clara Beranger is now at work on the adaptation of “Rip Van Winkle” which will go into production very shortly with Rudolph Schildkraut as the beloved "Rip.” Miss Beranger is making her adaptation from the Washington Irving novel, on which, it is sajd, nine-tenths of all Americans have sharpened their youthful literary teeth. Miss Beranger is also finding assistance in three or four of the existing classical stage adaptations of this story. Clara Has a New Bob Clara Bow, the flapper star, has started anew bobbed hair style, the "Medusa,” in which the locks wave wildly in the breezes. She will display it in her new picture, “Red Hair,” by Elinor Glyn, now being filmed.

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r WEEK f AT L EKeUSH'S BERKELL PLAYERS Week of September 11th “The Unkissed Bride^ A ROLLICKING COMEDY OPENING WINTER SEASON * BERKELL PLAYERS COLONIAL THEATRE" SUNDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 18th “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” Advance Seat Sale Opens Monday Morning Sept. 12, 9 A. M. Colonial Theatre Box Office.

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‘Sammy’ to Top Lyric Show Here Jack Donnelly to Offer Program of Songs Here, Few, indeed, are the picture fans who have not, been made happy by Hal Roach’s “Our Gang” comedies, one of the funniest seriew of pictures that has been flashed on the screen. One of the many famous youngsters who appeared in “Our Gang” comedies, “Sunshine Sammy” is probably the; favorite. He will appear in person as the topliner of the bill to be seen at the Lyric Theater for the week starting Sunday in a novel song, dance and comedy presentation. The bill will include— VIDA NEGRI & CO.—lncluding seven personality girls in a presentation of song numbers with colorful costumes and settings. BAIRD & HEWITT Popular vaudevillians, will offer a clever comedy offering “A Scotch Imp,” which includes rapid fire repartee and a chance for Miss Baird to show her ability as a comedienne. JACK DONNELLY—The “Beau Brummell” of Songland,” will offer a vocal prarram that include a number of the latest hits. It is the original manner that Donnelly uses in putting his songs across that makes his act unique. THE CLIFFORD WAYNE TRIO —Have a decided novelty in which they feature Carl Wayne, the Indian boy concert violinist. This is one of vaudeville’s latest finds. FARGO & RICHARDS Call their act “Saxology,” which is a bright and peppy program of songs, introducing unique saxophone numbers. The program includes on the screen—Kinograms and Imperial comedy “A Spanish Omlet,’' ’a color classis “Memories,” and a variety film “Monarchs of the Soil.” Gets New Assignment William Austin, who played an important comedy role in Bebe Daniels’ “Swim, Girl, Swim,” will have a featured role in Florence Vidor's “Honeymoon Hate,” his first assignment under anew contract with Paramount.

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BERKELL PLAYERS At Home, SEPT. 18 Colonial Theatre Seat Sale, Sept. 12, 9 A.M. ,