Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 166, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 November 1927 — Page 5

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‘BROADWAY’ WILL OPEN MONDAY NIGHT AT ENGLISH’S

Don and Mazie Dixon, With Their Stock Company, Will Begin an All-Winter Season of Stock at Colonial Sunday Night With a Special Jazz Band, mNDIANAPOLIS theatergoers have reason to be thankful this Thanksgiving Aveek. The long awaited engagement of Jed Harris’ “Broadway” begins Monday at English’s. The engagement is for a full Aveek Avith an extra matinee inserted, Thanksgiving Day, in addition to the regular matinees on Wednesday and Saturday.

Rarely has the American si popularity and so immediate and great a success. The people of “Broadway” are the by-products of prohibition. The play has for its locale the private party room of The Paradise Night Club, one of those gilded taverns in New York’s “roaring forties” where liquor is surreptitiously sold to thirsty adventurers from Park Ave., the Bowery and Riverside Drive. Leaders of rival bootlegging gangs, at war over territorial rights meet in the back room of The Paradise, and there is threat, gunplay, and then murder. Enter the police in the person of a suave slowspoken detective from the homicide squad, with strong suspicions of the guiltyjparty but helpless in the face of carefully prepared alibis. While this is going on the entertainers in the club race on and off to their numbers, making quick changes of costumes, exchanging friendly and bittpr jibes, bewailing their lot, and endlessly complaining about the meanness of their surroundings. The cabaret chorus girl Avho is the sweetheart of the murdered man is bent on vengeance, and creeps through the play, a sinister figure. The boasting young hoofer, brash and egotistical, is also in love with one of the chorus girls who is desired by a gunman. He is suspected of the murder but is eventually vindicated. There arp seven companies of “Broadway” now on view in the principal cities of the United States. Every attempt has been made to make them all of equal merit. The company to be seen here includes Frederick Howard, Betsy Jane Southgate, Tom Morgan and Walter Davis. tt tt tt NEW COMPANY TO OPEN AT THE COLONIAL The management of the New Colonial Theater announces the coming of Don and Mazie Dixon Stock Company for the all winter entertainment starting Sunday night. The Dixon Company Avhich is headed by Don and Mazie are bringing with them an array of young players who are also singers, dancers, dramatic artists and musicians. "Don” Is a "Nut” comedian of the Ed Wynn type. Miss Mazie is the possessor of an array of beautiful gowns. Every member of the cast which numbers fifteen people, has been chosen for their particular type and line of parts. The company will present a repertoire of dramas and comedies. Feature specialties and musical novelties will be offered between

A Great Choir and Great Artists—Hear Them Both ! 11th Annual Fall Concert MENDELSSOHN CHOIR ELMEK ANDREW STEFFEN, Conductor—l2s Trained Voice* MARY LEWIS Soprano Metropolitan Opera Company, Guest Artist Murat Mon. NV;2B Reserved Sweats, $2.50, $2, $1.50, a Few Seats at $1; Boxes, Lower, 7 seats, $17.50; Upper, 6 seats, sls. PUBLIC SALE OF SEATS OPENS MON., NOV. 21, at FULLER-RYDE MUSIC CO., 27 East Ohio St.

(X-felKof the town NOW BREAKING SEVENTEEN YEARS 800 SEATS 7 |>miH Ml 11 JL|3 97 1 1 A, GREAT /T\ - mAKXSefVIN6 FESTIVAL SHOW/ .a ATlKier THE FAMOUS STAGE FAMILY / '/At. X THE YOUNGER TOYS /.<t _ M|ril _ tmm • J__n J _ _ “CHIPS OFF THE OLD IILOC’K” Mr a, / ' THE FIVE JANSLEYS i TAYLOK, WHIT FLY / / 'Jr “World s Renowned | AND HOUSTON / A / Rlsley Experts’’ I “Two Girls and a Fellow” / • MEDLEY © DUPREE EVENINGS .. r eKAx.y / ** MSW Orgiinologuc l>.v KARL GORDON / SUfiOffYHOL/OJTYS a sensation , 1 A CON COLLEANO Os IS/ Si tt* Tlic Mirarii of the Wire—Assisted by ZANKTO ’ PATHE NEWS—AESOPS~ FABLES—TOPIC’S OF THE DAY * OT .n S n U ,T VERA REYNOLDS FINEST AMD AV _ The Tender Story of a Fighter and a Girl Who Sought to Double-Cross Him I PHOTOPhATg. Until She Realized that He Was All the World to Her, then .... .1 [ IQ OIBTIWCT AND 6RgAT FEATURES AT EACH

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the acts making the show continuous. The Dixon Syncopated Orchestra is one of the acts of the musical portion of the program. tt tt a SHUBERTS TO SEND “MY MARYLAND” When the new American operetta, “My Maryland,” arrives here for a special engagement commencing Monday, Dec. sth, local theater patrons will have an opportunity of hearing among other features, a male chorus of sixty which is said to even surpass that of "The Student Prince” and which as much as anything else made that operetta such a huge success everywhere. “My Maryland” is coming here with a unique record as it started out from New York last January presumably for a tryout prepatory to its New York engagement. It got to Philadelphia in the course of this routine and was so sensationally received there that it played forty weeks without interruption, establishing anew long distance record for that city. Not desiring to keep the metropolis waiting any longer, the Shuberts about two months ago sent another company into New York and then immediately organized two more, one for Chicago and the other to tour the leading cities. The Chicago company will be seen here prior to its premiere in the Mid West capital and imrhediately following sensational engagements in Detroit, Buffalo and Pittsburgh. In the latter city “Maryland” has broken all previous box office records for that city, surpassing even those set by previous hits that played to a higher price scale. a tt tt “ABIE’S IRISH ROSE” BOOKED AT ENGLISH’S With the announcement of the coming to the Englishi with Anne Nichols’ “Abie’s Irish Rose,” the comedy of laughter, which for the past six; years has caused the greatest discussion among all classes, and which will return for one week beginning Monday, Nov. 28. with matinee on Wednesday and Saturday, also comes the news that this is the farewell engagement of this play. “Abie” has been, and still is the enigma of the stage. It has shattered all records on ,ths North American continent, and also in Australia. Also, it has been translated for France, Germany and other countries. Its success has not only been phenomenal, but one of the greatest debated subjects of the theater. , Jewel Combination Diamonds and emeralds are the favorite jewelry combination of Ruth Taylor, the blonde in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondts.”

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Mazie Dixon On Sunday night at the Colonial, Don and Mazie Dixon will open a winter stock season. Ncav Air Picture John Peters and Herbert Prior, character actors, have been cast to play the parts of German officers in “The Legion of the Condemned,” the air spectacle now being made as a sequel to "Wings.” John Monk Saunders is the author and William Wellman, the director of botti pictures. New Comedy Team Eddie Quillan, who recently joined the Educational ranks as featured comedian, will be co-starred in “Red Hot Bullets” with George Davis. This is a laughmaker having to do with two buddies who find plenty of fun in the trenches of France.

Adolph Bolm Ballet WITH ADOLPH BOLM, RUTH PAGE, PREMIER DANSEUSE, and VERA MIROVA, ORIENTAL DANCER LEON BENEDITSKY, Pianist. Murat Theatre Jhurs. Dec.B h, 8:30 p. m. I’riees—Lower Bo* Neats, SC.BS. Upper ltox seats, !f:{.3o. Muln F our, FX.'iO, $2.75, *2.20. *l.lO. Balcony *2.20, *1.65, #l.lO. War Tax Included. MAIL fIiiDKBS NOW. Enclose self-nddressed, stamped envelojie with cheeks to Murat Theatre.

i l—The Bison Ciiy Four will be among the important acts on the i:cav bill opening Sunday afternoon at the Lyric. | g—Collcano will be present at B. F. Keith’s all next week starting Sunday afternoon. 3—Here is “Lil” and "Joe,” two characters in “Broadway” that opens Monday night at English’s.

ROUNDING ROUND TinUA TU U n ff’ifft. Walter | ALi W 1 jV- D. HICKMAN \

I am glad to see the directors of the Indiana Theater take the steps that they have in answering the false rumors regarding the bui.ding. Even before this rumor became widely circulated, many people have asked me regarding it. I have taken the position from the first that the structure Avas completely safe in every detail and that the false rumors were being circulated for an evil and unfair purpose.

I have complete faith in the men who own and operate the Indiana Theater, and I believe the report of the experts in declaring the building entirely safe. The vigorous way In which the directors have answered this false rumor will stop any more wild talk. False and vicious rumors about an institution are mighty dangerous because the reputation of a theater is its selling strength. \ The Indiana Theater was built by a group of men who has increased and advanced this city in the theatrical world. This thejiter has thousands of friends and "they have forgotten the ugly and unfounded rumers. a u n Charles Berkell has announced that he will have “many new faces” in his stock company next spring here. ' When Mrs. Milton Byron, wife of the leading man of the company, heard that, she remarked, “I guess that Milton will have to get his face lifted.” I was hopeful that the Berkell Players would be able to stay at the Colonial all winter as it was my opinion that this city could support winter stock as successfully as summer stock. I was all Avrong as far as the Berkell Players are concerned. This company has done some very worthy and pleasant things at the Colonial. They close their season tonight and another company

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opens Sunday at the same theater. tt tt tt I saw a private showing of “Metropolis” in the screening room at Paramount. Here is a picture of gigantic strength. It is a dramatic protest against the making of working men into machines. Here is a worthwhile production and I hope that it will be shown here: I suspect that it will not be a financial success because it is too good a picture.

Tonight, after the performance of “Some Baby” at the Colonial, the Berkell Players will bid farewell to Indianapolis for a short time pending their return to English’s early in the spring. Charles Berkell, manager, will rest in his home in Davenport, lowa, for a few days, after which he will spend several weeks In New York selecting plays and players for next year's engagement. Milton Byron with his wife will motor tour California and the Southwest; Larry Sullivan and wife, Idabelle Arnold, will motor to Texas and other southern States: William Hull and wife, Bernice Marsolais, will go to their home in Minneapolis; Herbert Dobbins is going to his home in Maryland; Robert St\Clair will connect With a stock company in Duluth; Adelaide Melnotte will also go to Duluth; Frank Marlow may possibly decide to remain here, although that is indefinite; Harvey Schlueter, scenic artist, will devote his time to art studies. Scenery has been stored here awaiting the spring opening. Golf Comedy Now Norman Taurog is directing Lloyd Hamilton in a comedy which is built around the game of golf. The director and his crew have been working on the Hollywood Country Club course to obtain the comical golf playing sequences.

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In Movies F. Schumann Heink, son of the famous operatic contralto, Mme. Schumann Heink, plays the part of a Viennese officer in the Tiffany-Stahl production “Night Life,” which has just been completed, unejer the direction of George Archainbaud. Young Heink intends to follow a movie career.

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Plans Dance

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The first of a series of twelve dance frolics sponsored by the Pennsylvania and, Eig Four Athletic Association will take place at the Indiana Ballroom, Myiday evening, when more than 3,000 people are expected to attend this gigantic dance fete. Many features have been planned by M. O. Parker of the Big Four Railroad, and J. D. Johnston of the Pennsylvania Railroad, to make this affair a great success. Tickets patterned after regulation railroad tickets are being sold in advance for Ihe event.

INDIANA BALLRmM Whrre Indianapolis Dunoon—- ' Nightly TO-NITE G-ayety Night Carnival ami Marili (ras Sunday Afternoon 3 TO V. M. SUNSHINE DANSANT Sunday Nite Frolic Moot the Itest Darners WEDNESDAY NITE Turkey Frolic Lots-o-Fun THURSDAY NITE Thanksgiving Ball A Bird of ii Time EV Elt Y W EDN’KSDA Y Waltz Nite SATURDAY NITE, NOV. 26TH Masquerade Ball and Fete Prizes DANCE COMPELLING MUSIC Hoosler Harmony Kings

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He Is Well W. C. Fields, practically recovered from injuries which he received several weeks ago when his bicycle collided Avith a motor truck near Hollywood, has returned to work as ringmaster of the circus in “Tillie’s Functurcd Romance,” tne new Paramcunt-Christie aversion of the old movie classic. Fields, Chester Conklin and Louise Fazenda will be starred in the picture.

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Indiana Will Have Big Ball Phi Kappa Rho Fraternity to Have Collegiate - £ventrx The Indiana ballroom will be the setting for the first formal ball that has taken place in this city for a good many years, Monday evening. Dec. 5, when the Phi Kappa Rho fraternity will hold their greater collegiate ball. This affair is scheduled to be one of the outstanding events on tho social calendar of the year, as preparations for the ball have been under way for more than two months. , It is expected that more that* 75 per cent of the jvrsons listed on the social register of this city and State will attend this dance fete. Officers of the fraternity have selected as chaperones: / Messrs, and Mesdames F\ Schortemeier W. J. Halliday L. R. Cr.rtwright Ft. M. JJrybaugh .Merritt Fields And they have chosen the following to make up the reception committee: „ Marshall Crahill Hugh McLean Richard Rummel 3tnn'f*y Thompson John Knowles Frank O'Donnell Walter Dolk Wallace Jones Mrs. Dwight Sherburne will act as hostess and will be assisted by: Julia Wilber Eilene Kerr Betty Walters Norma Ryan Iris Jones Ruth Silver Virginia Mari <rth!ene Jefrv Dwight Sherburne is chairman of the dance committee, and will be assisted by Leonard Welsh and Malvin Edwards. Jonas Perlberg, director of tho ballroom, says that he has staged many a formal ball,' and he says that he is doing everything in his power to make this one an outstanding event. He has arranged to Have two orchestras on this occar. sion. George F. Florey is taking care of all details and decorations.

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