Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 240, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 February 1928 — Page 9

SOUP BULBS FOUND BY ‘HAM TREE’ MEN Mclntyre and Heath, the Oldest of Blackface Funmakers, Go Into Jazz Speed to Keep in Line With Demands of the Younger Generation. BY WALTER D. HICKMAN The soup orchard with its nice warm soup bulbs is the latest discovery of the two Ham Tree gentlemen. Meaning of course that this ready dish is the brain product of Mclntyre and Heath, the two oldest blackface comedians in active duty today. Some years ago when Mclntyre and Heath were here at an-

other house, I thought they were getting a little tired, but yesterday they seemed to have slipped off at least twenty years. That to me is the marvelous thing jabout these two really big showmen because at their age, both in years and service on the stage, they have slipped into the modern high speed of the jazz age and are talking the language of today with several flashbacks to the yesterday. These men are not trading oh ' their big names but now have anew act, called “Flying to Jail,” and they fly there at high speed. These men are different from Moran and Mack, another team whose name will last tfor many years on the stage. * Mclntyre and Heath have taken their wealth of experience of the many years they have been before the public and have thrown that experience into high gear so they may keep pace with the younger generation. Their act is done in three scenes, the funniest being when they are in jail after stealing an airplane. Here the two talk about the land of

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Howdy-You-Do and the wonderful soup orchards that they never discover. Just as they break jail the guards fire at them and the two rush back to the cell to again take over the lease of their establishment. There is mighty big comedy in this act. No ghosts of other days bother you as you see them. They know their stage and their personal years do not interfere with their artistry or their delivery. They have learned the great les-son-keep young with your audience although your bones and your flesh be old, very old. I like these two men today just as much as I did in their early “Ham Tree” days. And they register just as easily today at the Lyric as they did in the other days. Here is an act and a team that every actor would do well to study. The entire bill this week is filled with speed and ability. Christy and Nelson have a good act in which they burleque acrobatic stunts. Here is real comedy put over in a legitimate way. Doyle and Donnell, in “Lover’s Lane,” have a harmless and cute little affair in which the personality of the men help to put,it over. Fields and Cook have a definite form of putting over an old time two peopled choir is plendid| Noodles Fagan, assisted by Mary, is again using his many tricks in getting laughs. I do not admire his material but the audience votes me down. And the audience wins in the case of Fagan. I was late and missed the opening act, Will Morris. The show is a wow. At the Lyric all week. u a * LOOKING OVER EVENTS AT KEITH’S “Yesterthoughts” is a clever musical presentation by C. B. Maddock, that brings back to the old radio listener the songs that were sung years ago and some of the old time music played with cornet and trombone and a bass horn. The scene opens with an old man sitting in front of a radio, but all that he can get is the same old song I presented by various people from

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this and that station. Wishing for the old time songs he gets them. There are seven in the act. Juanita and Paco dance a series of Spanish dances that seemed to me to be purely native. There is a tambourene and a castenet dance done by Juanita and Paco and several solos, including a toe dance done by Rita Alexander. This is a good dance act. Jed Dooley does a lot of things, which includes throwing a rope and playing a number or two on something that resembles a xylophone. He is assisted in his foolishness by Andre Evans who puts in a remark now and then. The young lady helps the act out very much. Here is a lesson in juggeling that is done on the stage. Presumably this fellow knows nothing of the art of throwing the clubs but in the short lesson he shows the teachers something. The “Three Swifts’’ have a clever act here. Jack Lee imitates many sounds while he is on the stage. His best is an imitation of two drunks singing something over the radio. He imitates both voices at once. Several records and a violin are among the other things that come under his ken. The feature picture is William Boyd in “The Night Flyer.” Comedies and news reels complete the program. At Keiths. (By the Observer). 8 8 8 LOOKING OVER THE BURLESQUE SHOW An Indian scene is the major success of the staging of “Girls From Happyland” which is playing at the Mutual this week. Irving Selig is the main comedian and he and Fritzie White, who has been here with another show this season, make the show go over. Esta Alja is the leading soubret of the company, and is a good dancer as well as a fair singer. The show has a lot of original music in the score. There are several good dance specialties which are very creditably performed by the chorus, which is more or less exceptional for burlesque. Girls From Happyland is good burlesque. At the Mutual this week. (By the Observer). Other theaters today offer: “The Gorilla” at the Indiana; “Metropolis” at the Ohio; “The Patent Leather Kid” at the Circle; “Old Ironsides” at the Apollo, and “Right You Are” at the Playhouse, a Little Theatre production. WANTS BEER AND WINE Modification of Volstead Act to Be Sought in Congress. By United Press DENVER, Feb. 14.—S. Harrison White, Democratic Congressman from Denver, will introduce into Congress early in March a beer and wine amendment to modify the Volstead act, he said here today.

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George Jessel Seeks Ten Girls for Work in ‘The Jazz Singer’

Girls! Here is your chance! How would you like to have a threeday engagement with George Jessel in “The Jazz Singer,” starting at English’s on Monday night, Feb. 20? The Indianapolis Times is making it possible for ten Indianapolis girls to become a member of the Jessel company for at least three days with pay.

But action is necessary. There are only a few clays in which to complete the preliminaries. No time to sleep at the switch. Four performances with a high class star in a legitimate attraction at one of the best theaters in Indianapolis offers a most attractive inducement to those desiring stage experience, contact with Broadway celebrities and the chance to get used to the footlights and the audience. Jessel wants the most beautiful girls he can find and is so intent in this determination that he is going to make the selections himself instead of delegating it to a committee of judges. And this is how he is going about it after The Times gets the contest organized and under way. First, all candidates for the ten tempting jobs must send in their photographs together with their names, and addresses, to the George Jessel editor, Indianapolis Times. These must be in by the end of this week. Then every girl who has sent in

Verdict of Stage Events LYRlC—Mclntyre and Heath are as good as ever. The years have • not harmed these two great men. They are topping a corking good show. KEITH’S—A fair show with “Yesterthoughts” leading the bill. This is a presentation of old time music with brass. Juanita and Paco do some Spanish dances that are good. MUTUAL—"GirIs From Happyland” is good burlesque with Irving Selig as the main comedian and Fritzie White in the company.

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her photograph is to be at the stage door of the English at 2 p. m. Monday, Feb. 20, to meet Jessel and be judged. Rehearsal for the lucky ten will follow and they will be instructed in the details of the performance. Jessel is a young man for a star but his rise in the theatrical world h been the result of years of hard lab;r. .So he has an ever-ready helping hand for the ambitious beginner. This city is noted for its pretty girls. A number of them have gone on the stage and in the movies to become conspicuous stars. Many others are potential successes and only need such an opportunity as the Times offers to bring them into the limelight. Also it is possible that any one of the local contestants who is outstanding may be recommended to the movies by Jessel. another opportunity worth trying for, as Jessel is closely connected with several of the big theatrical and motion pic-

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ture producers who have a wholesome respect for his opinions. So there it is. A chance to get into Jessel’s chorus for three days. A possibility that this experience may lead to the fame and fortune of the bright lights. Shoot that photograph in now and stand by until time to keep your date with Jessel. ROUTS TWO BANDITS Ruse by City Druggist Outwits Youths. Ingenuity and nerve of J. H. Taylor routed two youthful bandits from Taylor’s pharmacy, 2061 N. Illinois St., Monday night. As the bandits entered with drawn guns, Taylor turned off the switch controlling the current to the electric cash register. He complained that the current was off and demonstrated to the intrudes that the drawer would not open. The bandits fled when Miss Ruth Joslin, 1112 W. Twenty-Eighth St., a customer, screamed and dashed out a side door. They took $10.50 scooped hurriedly from the soda fountain cash register. Sometime ago, Taylor foiled bandits who attempted to rob him on his way home, with the day’s receipts. WICKS CHAPEL SPEAKER City Pastor to Talk at Princeton University. Dr. F. S. C. Wicks, All Souls Unitarian Church pastor, will speak at Sunday chapel services at Princeton University, Princeton, N. J., March 4, President John Grier Hibben has announced.

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