Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 212, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 January 1928 — Page 9

JAN. 12, 1928

SHAW’S ‘LION’ IS A RIBBON WEARER Latest Little Theatre Production Deserves Discussion Chiefiy Because of the Costumes and the Way the Scenery Has Been Constructed. ' BY WALTER D. HICKMAN Shaw s lion in Androcles anti the Lion” wears curls and toud colored hair-ribbons. The playwright has taken every liberty possible to crack tvis'e in this “fable.”

The Little Theatre Society brought back to life again last night at the Playhouse this fable of George Bernard Shaw as the part of a double bill. To me, this play is one of the lesser works of Shaw. It seems to re"; that Shaw strained some brain cells or something to turn out this alleged play. I for one refuse to rave over a play just because Shaw wrote it. So this discussion of the play is centered upon the way the Little Theatre has produced it. Probably the largest cast of the season is used for, this play and it proves that this society has no difficulty in getting together a cast on the whole nicely suited for the occasion. But the real triumph of the whole affair is not the play, but the way in which the scenery has been constructed and the costumes planned and executed. I give this wild brain child of Shaw consideration only because it gives the society a big job in designing both sets and costumes. The scenery and costumes were designed by Robert Hollingsworth. The modern method has been used and for this sort of stage picture,

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the Little Theatre has done nothing better. It is a credit to its workshop. The program is giving credit for those who helped do the work before the curtain went up, as follows: Costumes executed under the direction of Mrs. Norman Green assisted by Mrs. Lillian Jones, Mrs. Lewis Ward, Mrs. Nat Lay. Mrs. S. Ashjian, Miss Magdalene Eberhardt, Miss Bernice LeMaster, Mrs. John Titus. Mrs. Victor Hinzie, Mrs. Mary T. Hedges. Mrs. Ed. B. Schort. Mrs. Enrique Miller and Mrs. R. P. Daggett. Materials for production were dyed in The Waldcraft Studio. The dyes, made especially for reaction under lights, are anew contribution to scenic art. The work was done by Eunice Jameson Peirce. Mrs. Alexander Hamilton, Virginia Byers. Ida Strawn Baker and Walter D. Baker. ..Head dresses, wigs, etc., executed by Miss Rosamond Van Camp and Mrs. J. Benson Titus. Scenery executed at The Little Theatre Workshop by Arleigh Waltz, assisted by Neil Ftrestine. Volney Hampton. David Clark. Mary Catherine Gallagher. Leora Weimar. Charles Dosch, Maurice Parsons, Lowell Good. Herman Borchers, Virginia Robert Waltz and Hatdin Callithan. Lighting in charge of Fred Scott. These people with the direction of George Somnes really give whatever worthwhile quality that this play has. Those in the cast are as follows: Magaera, wife of Androcles * ■ Mrs. Rowland Allen Androcles Samuel E. Perkins. 11l The Lion .. Ralph Thompson The Centurion Robert Hutchinson a Austin Bruce a rA,' Y •..•Lillian Fraser Hamilton Lavlnla. a Christian... .Mrs. Kurt Pantzer Charles Dosch Metellus, his friend Ed Dunlap Two Slaves Robert Dunlavy and P |h*htho Ncu Firestlne a ....Paul Hodges A Beggar Richard Jackson u.. C m rtesan Elizabeth Whetsel Her Slave Marion Orleb Se'J*tfr Hamilton Clark 5;D.°. X Driver Julian c . Flx The Call Boy David Clark The Editor of the Gladiators Julian Fix The Keeper of the Menagerie Secutor, a Gladiator Hamilton Clark Retarius, another Gladiator

_,• • • Harold Meeker The Emperor Jack Hewson Soldiers .. David Clark. Harold Meeker. Francis Ev/ing, Edward Callender Slave to the Menageri

_,••:,• Robert Dunlavy Gladiators Robert Hutchison. Edward Hutchinson, Edward Callender, Marion Grieb, Francis Ewing Slave of the Whip Henry Willis Slaves of the Ropes and Hooks 'At ’;Y. Frnc ,! s . KwinK ‘ Marion Grieb Slaves of the Baskets „. V •• -Robert Dunlavy, Edward Callender Christian Martyrs Valencia Meng, Virginia Byers. Donald Sehl, G. L. Powe7L:„„u e! , e , 11 Harrison. Stephen Hughes. Joseph V. Zartman Patricians.... Henrietta Orr, Zola Beasley, Jane Ogborn “Judge Lynch” Is the curtain raiser. Never could see this prize winner. To be repeated tonight, Friday and Saturday at the Playhouse. Ad F. Miller of English's today announced that because of the big business of “The King of Kings” at English’s this week that the engagement wi.l be extended four more

Pyrobirdiac Bu United Press ASHLAND, Wis., Jan. 12. An English sparrow which flew into a gas lamp in the barn of John Erickson, near here, threatened for a time to rival the exploit of Mrs. O’Leary’s immortal cow. *■ The bird’s tail feathers were ignited when it came in contact with the flame of a gasoline torch with which Erickson illuminates his barn. Frightened, it fluttered in and out among the rafters of the building scattering spares in the heavy cobwebs there and starting a number of blazes. It then took a nose dive into the stables where the horses and cattle were feeding. Whisking close to the tail of a horse it added this appendage to the conflagration. This fire was put out, however, before the animal was injured.

days, closing on Wednesday night of next week. Other theaters today offer: “Abie’s Irish Rose” at the Murat; "Becky” at the Ohio; "Man Crazy” at the Indiana; Billy House at Keith’s; Ben Barton and his orchestra at the Lyric; burlesque at the Mutual; “London After Midnight” at the Circle; “St. Elmo” at-the Apollo and anew movie bill at the Isis. REVIVE PARK PROJECT AS RILEY MEMORIAL Group Urges City Officials to Beautify Grounds at Poet’s Home. Park commissioners were urged to revive plans for beautifications of the grounds at the James Whitcomb Riley home on Lockerbie St., in a resolution passed Wednesday at the annual meeting of the Riley Memorial Association. The meeting was held at the University Club. William Fortune, who originally purchased the Riley home and held it until the Memorial Assocaition was formed, urged that action be taken to create a park and children’s playgrounds there. Upon the death of the great Hoosier poet in 1916 the movement for such a park was started, but abandoned for the Riley Hospital project, Fortune reported. Officers of the organization were all re-elected for the coming year. RAP NEW SCHOOL LINES Irvington Residents Object to Revised Boundaries. Objections to new boundaries recently announced by the school board for Schools 85 and 57 in Irvington were presented by about twenty residents of Irvington at a meeting of the instruction committee late Wednesday. Commissioner Charles W. Kern and Superinntendent Charles F. Miller were the only committee members present. The objections will be considered at a special board meeting Friday.

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ADAMS SCORES WATSQNLAXITY Sees Move for Control in Presidential Talk’ Senator James E. Watson's diligent efforts to control election of a new Republican State chairman and his intent to file for the presidential preference vote in the primaries to control the Indiana delegation to the national convention roundly were denounced here today by Thomas H. Adams, Vincennes publisher. It was Adams who persistently charged corruption in State offices under the regime of D. C. Stephenson, resulting in county grand jury investigations and indictments. “Senator Watson, in my opinion, can not clean up his own house,” said Adams. “If he possessed consideration for the people and for the Republican party and had the courage to do it, he should start back to the national capital and advise his confreres that he was unable tc meet the situation. “In place of posing for another office he owes the Republican party one duty alone and that is to call in fifty outstanding honorable Republicans of the State, outside his machine, and plead with them to save the party if they can." Favor Clean Politics Bii Times Special EVANSVILLE. Ind., Jan. 12. Posts of the American Legion here announce they will enter the fight for clean politics as recommended at a meeting of Indiana Legion commanders and adjutants at Indianapolis Sunday.

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100 AT LIONS MEETING Plans for State Convention Discussed at Joint Meeting of Clubs. More than 100 persons attended the joint dinner-meeting of the Indianapolis and North Side Lions Clubs, Wednesday night, at the Chamber of Commerce. Robert Phillips, Lafayette, Ind., professor of history at Purdue University, and State governor of the Lions Club, spoke on “Lionism.” Thomas Pope was toastmaster and other speakers were: John Springer, president of the North Side Club, and Clifford L. Harrod, general manager of the Chamber of Com-

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