Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 174, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 November 1927 — Page 6

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RAHMAN BEY DOES THE ‘DEATH SLEEP’ Egyptian Miracle Man Is Buried Alive for More Than Seven Minutes on Keith’s Stage as the Feature i Offering This Week. BY WALTER D. HICKMAN ‘ ‘ The ‘ 4 death sleep ’ ’ is done by Rahman Bey as the feature of his /ict. This “sleep” is not the “good-by dream,” but rather a strange trance which permits this strange man to come alive

when he desires. t never have posed as knowing >fnuch about this sort of entertainment, but I do know that Bey at least is a clever showman because he actually made me believe that he could do what he claims. He puts himself into some kind of a trance. His body becomes rigid.

He is then put into an air tight casket. The lid is put on and the casket is buried in wet sand on the Keith stage. I know that he was so buried for a little more than seven minutes and he has been even deeper buried for more than two hours at scientific demonstrations, i t is announced. I found this offering good theater,

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vastly different from such offerings. Bey gives several other demonstrations, but especially interesting was when he made a chicken and then a rabbit rigid. Bey gives an audience something to think about and his entire offering is presented in the most simple manner, meaning that no unnecessary theatricals are used. He is most ihteresting when he is going into and out of a trance or what you want to call it. But he does accomplish, apparently, everything that he claims for himself through his announcer. / Edwin and Lottie Ford with the assistance of four other dancers present a dance offering of beautiful and individual merit. They work up to a dancing finale which has both class and speed. The stepping in this act is of high erder. John Cornish is an Indianapolis trained baritone. At present Emil Seidel, well known as a pianist, is at the piano. Cornish has a voice whiph reflects careful study and training. I find no fault with the voice, but a more careful study of what is required on the variety stage is needed, meaning the numbers presented. The last half of his offering has that quality of being alike which prevents him from reaching the desired climax. There is art and quality in his voice and a wise selection of numbers and more care as to showmanship will p”t him in a more commanding posh. n. You know what I think-about Seidel— There are mighty few in the business that can equal this man on the concert stage. May Usher’s big number is “the something wrong in Hollywood’’ number. Here is clever and wise fun, well done. Just why she uses “Ain’t That a Grand and Glorious Feeling” as her opening number, or at all, is beyond me. Jim McLaughlin and Blanche Evans are both charging and realistic in “Back Stage.” A mighty well done little story of stage life. The movie is Mary Philbin in “Surrender.” At Keith’s all week.

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The Little Theatre Society of Indiana Presents the Current New York Success “An Enemy of the People” By Henrik Ibsen At the Play House—l9th and Alabama Sts. Nov. 30 and Dec. 1-2-3-9-10 Seats Reserved—Telephone Ran. 6159 TICKETS $1.50 All Performances Open to the Public

“ABIE” RETURNS WITH GOOD CAST There is no use to say now what is thought of “Abie’s Irish Rose” for everything has been said pro and con on the subject some time past. However, anew company has been brought to Indianapolis in the fifth presentation here of the play. The best character in this play is that of Solomon Levy taken by

Phil White. White does splendid work in this role. John McCabe is Patrick Murphy and his work is good. Mrs. Isaac Cohen, who is all the time telling of her operation for appendicitis, is played by Bertha Walden. The husband part being taken by Eddie Pascal. To offset the arguments of the irate fathers there

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is Rabbi Jacob Samuels, taken by Alfred Clarke, and Father Whalen, the Catholic priest, who twice mar-< ried t}ie young couple. This last is taken by Thomas McGrath. Splendid work. Ted W. Gibson makes a wonderful Abraham Levy. The part of the little Irish girl, who married into the Jewish family, is taken by Patricia Quinn. As Rosemary Murphjf she is charming. The whole cast is made of members of other companies who have played the larger cities over the world. It is well selected. This department has always considered “Abie’s Irish Rose” as good theater and the opinion has not been changed in the slightest upon this presentation. At English’s this week. (By C. G.) ana DANCE ACT MAKES HIT AT THE LYRIC A variety house audience is one hard to please, but Lubin, Larry and Andre have a song and dance rorue strong enough to stop the snow when I was at the theater. is the boy, a soft shoe dancer; the girl, a toe dancer; and the black face comedian, who is a master of the fast dying a.*t of clogging, who is a whiz on the “uke” and can get some mournful sounds out of a “blues” song. Cecil D'Andrea and Neale Walters have a presentation of classical and modern dances and are assisted by Kay Ballinger’s "Serenading

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Verdict of the Stage KElTH’S— Rahman Bey Droves that he, is a “miracle worker” and a good entertainer. Fine supporting bill. \ ENGLISH’S—“Abie’s Irish Rose” is still as funny as ever and is presented with an excellent cast. LYRlC—Lubin, Larry and Andre have a song and dance revue that stops the show. One of them is a good clog dancer. COLONIAL—The Dixon Players are offering “The Road to Happiness” which is a melodrama intermingled with lots of comedy stuff. Several vaudeville acts are also given. > MUTUAL—“Follies of Pleasure” is a “big” production on the burlesque stage. A banquet hall scene makes the show pretty good burlesque.

Misses.” This last is a orchestra made up of six young ladies who have a good jazz band. Miss D’Andrea is a toe dancer who seems to specialize on spins and twirls. TJris is good vaudeville. Dreis and Collins have a comedy skit that is all hokum. They take up their time telling each other how dumb the other’s father is. It’s silly, but it gets across. Contortionists must have something unusual to attract. Amazon and Nile have achieved this in the first part of their act where they represent two alligators fighting. Beautifully done. They have a lot of other stunts, too,, that are good. Love, playing a large part in life, must necessarily play a part ?n the stage. Gary and Baldi have a skit that gives you a glimpse into the love life of the servants.. There is a laugh in this. The old man thinks his son a sap and his stenographer good for nothing. Then the son wants to marry the stenographer and wants his father to pay his gambling debts. The girl saves the father a lot of money, so he makes the son marry her. This skit of Charles Horn and company is quite clever. "The Spirit of Winter” is a novelty in acrobatic lines. Chastine does some flips while wearing a pair of 'skiis. Looks quite difficult. At the Lyric. (By the Observer.) a tt tt GOOD BURLESQUE / ON VIEWfcAT THE MUTUAL If the size of the people make the size of the show, then “Follies of Pleasure” at the Mutual this week is a big production. Clyde Bates is still with the show as the leading comedian and is helped with his slap-stick work by Lew Petel. Bates is a very large man. Opal Tailor is the soubrette with the company and as such does most of the dance numbers, although Buddie Nichols’' and Jean Gaskell have some numbers. The big scene of the show is laid In a banquet hall with the table set. In back of the table and high up there is another stage where the performers work for the edification of the guests and the audience. The chorus is well trained in dances and songs and work together much better than most of the burlesque attractions. All in all this is pretty good burlesque. At the Mutual. (By the Observer.) tt ,t “ROAD TO ROMANCE” • ON VIEW AT COLONIAL “The Road to Romance,” a comedy drama in four acts, is the current

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attraction of the Dixon Players at the Colonial. Don Dixon still wears his clown makeup and trys to appear as a half-wit comedian as near as I can make out. Stopping the show now and again to introduce some low comedy or to explain to the audience what has or what will happen, Dixon makes it hard to follow the trend of proceedings. This play is melodrama and concerns two men who are running for mayor and the girl they both want to marry. It is performed in a good fashion and excepting the breaks would be satisfactory. Between acts there is vaudeville, consisting, this week,, of several solos by Alice Pohlman and a specialty by Don and Mazie Dixon. The last two give several selections on the piano accc rdian and the banjo. fit the Colonial. (By the Observer.) • , mam Other theaters today offer: “Breakfast at Sunrise” at the Circle; “The Spotlight” at the Apollo; "The Road to Romance” at the Ohio; "The Magic Flame” at the Indiana and movies at the Isis. >

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