Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 232, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 February 1928 — Page 5

FEB. 4, 1921?.

MRS. FISKE OPENS IN SHAKESPEARE AT ENGLISH’S MONDAY'

France Bendtsen, Remembered Here With the Stuart Walker Company, Included in Cast of Forty in The Merry Wives of Windsor,' THREE stars, Mrs. Fiske, Otis Skinner and Henrietta Grosman, head the cast of “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” which will open a three-day^engagement at English’s beginning Feb. 6. This is the same cast that has been gaining recognition throughout the country. “The Merry Wives of Windsor” is one of Shakespeare’s gayest comedies, with at least three roles that call for supreme artistry, and so to the stellar] : -

twain was added Henrietta Grosman, a star in her o\\;n right, to complete a superlative performance. Small wonder, then, that theatergoers have awaited with liveliest pleasurable anticipation the joint appearance of Mi's. Fiske as the miesl.ievious, delightful Mistress Page; Mr. Skinner as the roystering, gullible, fat Sir John Falstafl, and Miss Crosman as the alluring, fun-loving Mistress Ford. The program contain!? an announcement that “responsibility for editing and arranging the play for this public performance rests upon Harrison Grey Fiske, who made the version used,” and according to reports from other cities along the triumphant tour, Mr. Fiske has not only been most happy in his reverential adherence to the spirit of the play comedy, but, as producer also, has invested the presentation with unusual artistry of stage settings, costumes and musical accompaniment. The company of forty includes such well known actors as Rodolpho Badaloni, France Bendtsen, Eleanor Gordon, Geoffrey Wardwell, Owen Meech, Lawrence H. Cecil, Henry Mowbray, Hannam Clark, William C. Masson, Tracy Barrow, Will Geer, Horace Cooper, Elaine Temple,'Rene Roberti, Boyd Zook, George LeSoir, Burford Hanjpden, Virginia Smith, Ella Houghton and Mary Walsh. King Back to Work Rex King, new western ace, has finished his work as model for Modest Stein, famous illustrator, and is preparing for his first screen opus, “Wild West Romance.” Marion to Title George Marion Jr., will write the titles for “The Legion of the Condemned,” companion picture to the air spectacle “Wings.” Takes Holiday Rest Monty Banks is vacationing in New York, having finished hV> aviation comedy, “Flying Luck.”

Buys ‘Squall Richard A. Nowland announces the purchase of the world film rights to “The Squall,” which recently closed a year’s run on Broadway to go on tour.

fES&GjSMOna B. Talbot Fins Arts Enterprises hsbhbb All lovers of music should order their tickets vj.v for choice seats! Next Symphony Concert April 16th

Sunday Afternoon Concerts Six of the Greatest Artists Coming GALLI-CURCI Sl: c 'a CHALIAPIN ?SSS | GABRILGWITCH-THIBAUD, Co-Recital, March 25. | PADEREWSKI, April 1. HEIFETZ, April 8. Order Tickets Today—All Seats Selling I SINGLE PRICES SUNDAY CONCERTS: Main Floor, $3, s’.’.so, $1.50, W sl. Balcony, $5, $2.00, $2, SI.OO, plus tax. jgj Chaliapin and Paderewski prices: $2, $2.50, $3, sl, $5, plus tax 70%. I Inclose self-addressed stamped envelope for return of tickets. ■ ONA B. TALIIOT OFFICE. 91G Humc-Mansur Bldg. I

MUTUAL BURLESQUE THEftTRE Direction of Mutual Burlesque Association of New York Playing Attractions of the UNITED MUTUAIand COLUMBIA CIRCUITS ’SHE 7 DANCES —AND HOW ! JACK REID ms Record Breakers BEAUTIFUL DANCING BABIES ON THE ILLUMINATED RUNWAY Ladies at the week day Matinee - - 25 c

Comedy Act Heads Bill at Keith’s Night Club Revue Will Be Feature Act at the Lytic Sunday, Corinne Tilton, a comedienne who will be remembered by Keith audiences last season for her amusing impersonations of the young woman who had just returned from her first horseback ride and the unsophisticated girl who hadn’t learned not to mix her drinks, will return to Keith’s Sunday as headliner on the vaudeville bill. Bill includes: THE BROWN DERBY BAND— Ten musicians who won the famous brown derby by their ability to play snappy, syncopated music. Frank and Milt Britton, who head the organization of melody makers, supply the specialty numbers put on by the band, while Roy Loomis, for four years a dancer in Broadway musical shows, does the “hoofing.” FRANK FISHER AND ELDRIE GILMORE —ln “Her Bashful Romeo,” Miss Gilmore leaps several leaps ahead of regular leap year methods and shows Shakespeare what a modern girl would do if a young man proved bashful about proposing. EMMET O’MARA—A Celtic tenor who first won recognition as the soloist with the S. S. Leviathan band and has been climbing steadily ever since he was released from “sea duty” for a career in vaudeville. Mellisse Ballou, a young concert pianist, is his accompanist. BEEGE AND QUPEE— Roller skaters, who offer novelties of skill and speed. “THE LEOPARD LADY’’—A mystery melodrama, starring Jacqueline LcgartTand concerning a series of murders that take place in an Austrian town whenever the circus comes to town. It is a Pathe-De-Mille picture,' directed by Rupert Julian. TOPICS OF THE DAY, AESOP FABLE AND PATHE NEWS— Standard film features that, with a Snookums comedy, complete the screen fare. EARL GORDON—At the Wur-

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litzer organ, offering a program of selections from popular musical shows. A LOOK AT THE LYRIC BILL A glimpse of Broadway s night life will be given patrons of the Lyric Theater next week by De Sylvia’s Night Club Revue. De Sylvia's new production has a company of artists, who are well supplied witTt material and who give this revue the unique intimate atmosphere of a night club entertainment. Harry Spear is master of ceremonies, hailing from the Rendezvous, Chicago. Leslie and Picard are proteges of Hackett and Delmar and appeared in many of their productions, also being features of the Greenwich Village Follies. They will be featured in De Sylvia’s Night Club as well as Doris La Grosse, who is the feature of this entertainment, and who is a protege of Mr. De Sylvia himself, coming from his home town, New Orleans. The bill will include: ROGER WILLIAMS—A man who imitates everything from a church organ to the new Ford. MAYME GEHRUE—The eminent musical comedy artist and dancing comedienne, assisted by Uli Morelli, proves her billing, “The Girl With the Educated Feet,” by her fast tap dancing. PEARSON AND ANDERSON—A hokc female impersonator with a strong line of mirth-provokyig nonsense, and his partner, who provides as big a surprise as his partner docs a laugh. WINEHILL AND BRISCOE—Two lads who do nothing but make you laugh, in their comedy hokum act, “Just for a Laugh.” Jimmy Barry & Co.—Present a comedy sketch, “The Lady Killer,’’ which is filled with comical situations and a brand of surefire comedy by Jimmy Barry. FRED AND HAZEL GARDNER— Presenting Gardners’ Maniacs —a canine comedy novelty. ON THE SCRFFN—Fox comedy, “The Kiss Doctor,” Kinograms, Color Classic, .scarFacc Drugstore Comedy, “By Correspondence.”

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Esther Rais ion In the cast of “Old Ironsides,” coming to the Apollo on Saturday, Feb. 11, is Esther Ralston, well known on the screen. -Charles Farrell, Wallace Beery and George Bancroft arc in the cast also. Select Bessie Love Bessie Love has been sele Vd for the leading feminine role of “Broadway Daddies.”

Old Timert “Tillie’s Punctured Romance” is one of the new productions completely in the hands of old-timers. There is net a single newcomer in the cast of this modern version of the deflated love debacle, now being produced, fourteen years after it first appeared on the screen.

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' I—Here is Otis Skinner as Faistaff in “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” opening Monday night at English’s for three nights. 2—Corinne Tilton is one of the artists who will visit Keith’s soon.

ROUNDING ROUND THFAT FT? <5 with WALTER D. HICKMAN

Film Daily of New York that conducts a poll of the ten best movies ts the year, has just announced the result for 1927. A total of 235 critics all over the country voted on the ten best and “Beau Geste” received the most number of votes. The editor of Film Daily has sent me the following for release today:

“Beau Geste” was selected as the best picture of 1927 in the nationwide poll of critics’ votes, conducted (for “The 1928 Film Daily Year j Book,” to be issued this month. Two ! hundred thirty-five of the 286 I critics who voted gave this picture as i their selection. 1 The poll, an annual event, is open |to crtics of newspapers, fans and | trade publications and national magazines. This year 240 newspapers and forty-two fans, trade and national publications are repre-’ ;scnted in the voting. , Under the system employed, a list [of all pictures released during the j year is supplied each critic, who is ! asked to vote only on pictures which have been shown throughout the country, excluding the several roadshow productions which have been exhibited only in one or a few key centers. Other pictures among the first ten and the votes they received arc: I “The Big Parade,” 205; “What Price Glory,” 179; “The Way of All Flesh. ’ 1167; “Ben Hur,” 164; “7th Heaven, ’ ! 162: "Chang,” 146; “Underworld,” 197; “Resurrection,” 91, and “Flesh ! and the Devil,” 77. Thirty-six pictures received ten votes or more, and were placed on ' the honor roll. These are: “Don J Juan,” “Metropolis,” “Stark Love,” “Faust,” “The Scarlet Letter,” Tell ; It to the Marines.” “Camille,” “The Better Ole,” ‘White Gold.” “The Rough Riders,” “Rookies.” “The Cat and the Canary,” “Barbed Wire,” “Two Arabian Knights,” ‘Les MiserI ablcs,” “The Beloved Rogue,” “Sor- ! roll and Sen,” “Twelve Miles Out,” ] “Captain Salvation,” ‘lt,” “The Magic Flame,” “Service for Ladies," [ “The Blood Ship,” "Loves of Car-

.3 —Mayme Gehrue, dancing comedienne, will be seen at tlic Lyric all next week, starting Sunday afternoon. 4—Henrietta Crosman will be seen as Mistress Ford in the three-star cast of “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” at English’s, starting Monday night.

| men,” “Mr. Wu,” “Annie Laurie,” “The Garden of Allah,” “God Gave i Me 20 Cents,” ‘Michael Strogoff,” i ”Her Night of Love,” “The Fair Coed,” “The Kid Brother,” “My Best | Girl,” ‘Quality Street,” "The Prince | of Head Waiters” and “Slide, Kelly, Slide.” j The ten best ballot is an annual j feature cf the Film Daily Year ■ Book, an encyclopedic volume of J 1,000 pages covering every phase of ■ motion picture activity. | This is an interesting statement. I As you recall I gave my ten best in ! this department some weeks ago and j”Beau Geste” was in my list. B tt B 1 It is interesting to note that the j men of Indianapolis patronized '“Wings” at English’s in much greater {numbers than the % women. Tire j nights were capacity nearly all the i time while the matinees were light.

Decennial Pola Negri, Emil Jannings and Ernst Lubitsch celebrated a ten-year anniversary the other day in Hollywood. It was exactly ten years alter the day the three of them went to work for the first time together making the picture, “Passion,” in Germany, which was to bring fame to them all. This year was the first anniversary on which they all were at work again in the same studio.

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The atraction for the week of Feb. 20 at English’s will be George Jessel, the man who made “The Jazz Singer” famous. Jessel is supported by his original cast, including Sam. Jaffe, Joseph Sheingold, Mme. Ann Lowenwirth, Lillian Taiz, Joseph Boland, Tom Kennedy, Posner Temple Choir and the Jazz Singer chorus. Matinees Wednesday and Saturday.

ENOUSH’S—TODAY, LAST 2 TIMES 2:30 —3:30 The Mightiest Spectacle cf All Times WINGS PRICES—MAT. 50c to sl.lo NITE 50c to $1.65 ENGLiSH’S w- ( IHTAIN 8;15-2;13 I’KECTSKT.Y MRS. _ 07!S FISKE SKINNER HENRIETTA CROSMAN \\ In Comedy yy IDE Km WVfS-WW9SOR Harrison Grey Fisue ) Prices: Eve., Orclicslra, s:>.Sr>: Balcony. $3.30, s•>.">. $7.29: Bolb-ry. sl.lO Mat. Wed., Orchestra, $3.30; Balcony. $2.75, $3.20, $1.05; Cutlery, sl.lO SEATS SELLING. THUR M FRI., SAT., FEB. 16-17-18—MAT. SAT. A Passionate, Thrilling Drama of the Sexes! BLANCHE YURKA Direct from Year's Run in New York Prices: Kites, 50c to $2.75. Mat., 50c to $2.23. MAIL ORDERS NOW— m^STSi.

Big Film Will Be on VieV ‘Old Ironsides’ Will Be Seen Soon at Apollo. Every red-biooded American who has read of the grand old warrior vessel of the sea should not miss seeing James Cruze’s special production, “Old Ironides,” which will be the attraction at the Apollo, starting Saturday, Feb. 11, and which ranks as one of the greatest productions since the inception of motion pictures. “Old Ironsides” is the name given the American frigate, “Constitution'’ by the nardy sailormen who fought aboard her in 1804, and the name was immortalized by Oliver Wendell Holmes in his poem, “Old Ironsides.” The story is based on the history of the ship. Many months were consumed in making the picture and 10,000 people were engaged in the work of bringing to the screen this romantic epic of the American navy. ■lsther Ralston- is prominent in the all-star cast, which includes Wallace Beery, George Nacroft, William Conklin, Fred Kohler, Mitchell Lewis, Effie Ellsler and numerous other noted players. “Old Ironsides” had a long run in New York City, and is being presented in road show form throughout the country. The engagement at the Apollo will mark its first showing in Indianapolis. Writes Picture Score D W. Griffith is in New York attending the opening of “The Drums of Love” for which he wrote most of the score for the picture and collaborated with Charles Wakefield Cadman in composing the musical theme for the film play. Fan Mail Increases Since the advent of “Sunrise” on screens of the country the fan mail of George O’Brien and Janet Gaynor has increased 1,000 letters a week, according to the secretaries of each.

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