Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 278, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 March 1928 — Page 5

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■MANTELL AND HAMPER OPEN ENGAGEMENT HERE MONDAY

Mia Sanderson and Frank Crumit Will Top the Cast of Musical Comedy “Oh Kay,” Opening at Murat Thursday Night for Three Days. MONDAY night at English’s Robert B. Mantell and Genevieve Hamper will enter on an engagement of one week, during which these players will be seen in five of the most popular of Shakespeare’s works,-and in addition Bulwer Lytton’s “Richelieu.” Mr. Mantell’s long service before the public has been in association with none but the highest class offerings and for the

last twenty-five years, five of which have been with Miss Hamper as co-star, have been confined exclusively to Shakespeare and the classics. With Miss Hamper he plans to add, in the course of this season, •'The Merry Wives of Windsor - ’ and “Cymbeline” to their already extensive repertoire. The plays chosen for their coming appearances here are: “The Merchant of Venice,” Monday evening; “Hamlet” (conventional), Tuesday evening; “As You Like It,” Wednesday matinee; “Julius Caesar,” Wednesday evening; “Richelieu,” Thursday evening; “Macbeth,” Friday evening; “Julius Caesar, ’’ Saturday matinee, and "The Merchant, of Venice” on Saturday evening. This will be the only engagement •Jn thiit city this season during which a repertoire of Shakespeare and the classics will be given. Full scenic production and correct period costumes are carried for each play, as is also the incidental music that was specially composed for them, The supporting company is made up in greater part of players who have been with the Mantell-Ham-per organization for several seasons, among whom are: John Alexander, Bruce Adams, Philip Quin, Theresa Colburn, John Schellhaas, Rex Ben ware, Le Roi Operti, Theresa Larkin, James Neill, Hillborn Lloyd, Besse Simone, Frederic W. Hile, Edwin Foss and others. St H “OH KAY” DUE AT MURAT THURSDAY Some writers of modern stage literature seem to believe that in order to excite the risibilities, coarseness and even vulgarity are essen-

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MURAT SATURDAY, ONE NIGHT ONLY MARCH 31st a i MAIL, ORDERS NOW Fay Bainter Glenn Hunter Mrs. Leslie Carter Lyn Harding O. P. Heggie Patricia Collinge Lawrence D’Orsay Wilfrid Seagram Marie CarroU Horace Braham George Tawde John D. Seymour Thos. Coffin Cooke William Lorenz Harold Thomas In George C. T.-.lor’s Second All-Star Classic Revival for the Spring of 1928 “SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER” By Oliver Goldsmith Staged by William Seymour At rise of curtain Miss Pauline Lord will speak the prologue written by David Garrick, Esq. Orchestra. $4.40, $3.85, S3.SO, $2.20 nlwitiO . Balcony, $3.85, $3.75, $3.20, sl.lO

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Godfather Will Hays, president of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, was godfather to Kenyton Clarence Sills this week when the young son of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Sills was christened.

tial in either plot or text, frequently both. Many a theatergoer will cackle over a risque joke, but it has been noticed that when wholesome fun is given, the laughter is just as hearty and prolonged. One will be much pleased in viewing “Oh Kay!” the musical comedy success which Aarons and Freedley, in association with the Messrs. Shubert, will present at the Shubert.Murat beginning next Thursday night, March 22, with matinee on Saturday, to observe that there is nothing to cause anyone to cavil. It is a farce, and one reason for the popularity of the piece is that comedy situations and lines are handled by trained people who realize the full value of the characters impersonated and have the ability to put them over. The story tells of Jimmy Wmter, to whom a pretty feminine face is more than appealing, and who has been married to a sweet young thing on a college bet, thinking that the ties could easily be severed. All this had taken place before the rise of the curtain. So, when he thought, he was free, he married again, and then discovered that he had committed bigamy, making Jimmy a veby uncomfortable chap, to cap the climax, he meets another young girl—a bootlegger—who had. in the past, saved his life from drowning. The many trials which the two

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1— Robert Mantel!, who will be seen in several Shakespearean roles at English’s, starting Monday evening in “The Merchant of Venice.” 2At Keith’s the first half of next week Miss Patricola will be seen on the bill. 3 “Oh Kay” will be presented at the Murat for three nights, beginning Thursday night, with Julia Sanderson in the cast.

go through dodging the revenue agents and legal complications regarding matrimony are the cause of an abundance of wholesome laughter, and, after numerous tangles. -*1 of a laughable nature, musical comedy love triumphs. Julia Sanderson plays the girl bootlegger, Jimmy Winter is played byFrank Crumit , with the Gamby - Hale Girl troupe. . The music is by George. Gershwin, the lyrics by Ira Gershwin and the book by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse. Included in the. supporting cast are John E. Young, Beatrice Swanson. Shop Camp. Fred Harper, Charles Brown, the Cardell Twins, Frank Gardiner, Elsie Neal, Allen McKenzie, Helen Arden and an ensemble of 100 with an augmented orchestra. * a BIG REVIVAL BOOKED HERE SOON Commenting cn a press dispatch from London, which appeared recently. Fred Wright, the wellknown English comedian, who has come to America to appear as KoKo in Winthrop Ames’ production of Gilbert & Sullivan's “The Mikado,declared; “It is all very well to seek reasons why there are so many American plays either in the London theaters or about to be presented there, but the fact, is that American plays, players and producers arc bringing to the English pubic what that public wants. “No doubt, as Mr. Gccrge Grossmith has suggested, producers are influenced by the matter of cost and the convenience cf importing a ready-made production as against, venturing on an untried piece, but I think the cause goes deeper than this. Producers are not philanthropists and are not subsidized by the Government to educate the public and to teach it what it should want. Nor is it probable that the public should be taught when it knows pretty well what it doe;, want and so often knows better than any one else. “No, to me the reason for the successful American invasion of England is all too evident. I myself paid three times to see one American play in London—and an actor is not given to buying theater tickets in our country as you know —and I went three times because I was delighted with the manner in which the play was acted and staged. It was a lesson to me. as an actor, of what the theater needs, for the Americans have brought us team work, a coordination of effort, an unselfishness in working together for the good of the play, of supporting-each other, rather than being interested chiefly in individual glory. This breath of fresh air is good for us. Our actors know this and seldom miss a good American production. The English public r agnized it at once. “London players, playwrights and producers must realize this and most competitions, not by protest, but by profiting by the examples before us and then bettering them.” This attraction is due soon at English’s.

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With Ad F. Miller announcing that Charles Berkcll will start his annual summer season of stock at English’s on Sunday night, April 29, we are in a good position to talk of the remander of the legitimate season. To bring some of these attractions here, it will be necessary to use the Murat 1 neater, Mr. Miller states.

from 9:30 to 19:45. Robert Mantell will be at English's all next week in the classics and on next Thursday night. Julia Sanderson and Frank Crumit open at the Murat in “Oh Kay” which is now closing its Chicago run. On Saturday night. March 31. “She Stoops to Conquer" with an all star cast will be seen at the Murat. On Sunday, March 25, “King of Kings,” a movie, opens a return engagement. at English's. The long-awaited Gilbert and Sullivan revival opens on Monday night, April 2 at English's. “Diplomacy” has been booked at the Murat for one performance soon.

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AJ Leans After eight month’r. successful music hall and night club work in London and a month in Paris, A1 Leane of this city has returned home for a few r days. Leane about three years-ago “broke away” from this city and started trooping. Since then he has made good with his hot dancing feet. He has often served as a master of ceremonies in London and several times has entertained the Prince of Wales while he was having a time at the Silver Slipper.

Human Cast

An automobile equipped with human intelligence and capable of doing practically anything which an ordinary person can do is the latest discovery of the vaudeville circuit. It is the invention of a German mechanic, who refuse to divulge his real indentity, and Ray Parker, a 24-year-old automobile salesman from Punxsutawney County, Pennsylvania, “The Human Car," as It is now known, talks, starts and stops itself, laughs and acts generally after the fashion of a human being. An act has been written for the car, in which it sings, flirts, dances and does a line of patter. Parker and his wife appear in the offering. New Sills Character Milton Sills will have one of the greatest characterizations of liis career in “The Hawk’s Nest,” which Benjamin Christianson will direct. Added to Cast Yola d'Avril has been added to the cast of “The Yellow Lilly,” Billie Dove’s current picture.

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I—A wen? from “The Mikado," which will be presented by the Gilbert, and Sullivan company under the direction of Winthrop Ames at English s beginning April 2. Lois' Bennett and William Williams are in the cast. s—Mabel Taliaferro, famous legitimate stage star, who will be seen at the Lyric for a week beginning Sunday,

There may be one or two more attractions booked at English’s. Have received the following statel ment from the Shrine which is of theatrical interest: Officers and committees of Murat Temple Mystic Shrine, owners cf the Murat Theater property and Shrine mosque, are planning a ser- | ies of public entertainments of a varied nature, accordirg to a statement, by William H. Bockstahler, po- | tentate of the Shrme organization, j It is pointed out that, while the j Shuberts still have the theater un--1 der lease, few road shows are being j presented in this house. | Mr. Bockstahler says: “As far as j possible, our Shrine organization de- | sires to produce various sorts cf I public entertainments and to use ! open dates in the theater through- ! out the year. “One of the reasons for the renewed activity in public amusements | is explained in the fact that Murat I Temple has not been represented at. I the annual meetings of the Shrine I for the past two years and it is de-

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Ji <5 1 SHRINER AND GREGORY "Aces Back to Back” THE FIVE CARDINALS fej Lady Equilibrists and Acrobats S3 IRVING AND CHANEY 0 “Song and Dance Eccentricities” ?• WINCHESTER AND ROSS “Wise and Otherwise” M i BUD SNYDER AND CO. ‘A hi “An Original Creation” H ON THE SCREEN B tfm Our Gang Comedy, “The Old Wallop"—Kinogranis— jfffi Edgar Guest Poetic Jewel, “An Evening Walk.” .fijti?

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sired to send a strong representation including 300 uniformed men to Miami, Fla., for the Imperial Council session to be held there May 1, 2 and 3, “This is the biggest single advertising stunt for the city of Indianapolis ever attempted by any social or fraternal organization,” Mr. Bockstahler explains. He also explains that funds of the temple are being used to retire the remainder of the preferrd stock and the so-called pilgrimage funds are usually obtained from entertainment sources. The first of these events will be quite a pretentious one, it is pointed out. Combined with members of the Indianapolis Civic Opera Association and members of the Shrine, the local temple announces the presentation of the musical comedy, “Madame Sherry” for five nights, beginning Tuesday. April 3. An ensemble of 125 singers and dancers is now undergoing strenuous lehearsal under the direction of Arnold Spencer, with Horace Mitchell in charge of the dramatic direction. This musical play is rich in comedy, and old theater-goers will retail the success of Frank Daniels, the eminent comedian, in the leading comedy role. By a co-incidence another Frank Daniels, an Indianapolis man, will have the original Frank Daniels role. Other principals are Mrs. Arnold Spencer, Mrs. Hazel Silvey Hill, Miss Beatrice Batty, Miss Cyrilla Tuitt. Thomas Knox. Norman Green, Emerson Neville and Paul F. Middleton.

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College Play Is Booked

Virginia Bailey will play the part of Mary Maudsley in “The New Foor” to be presented at the Little Theater by the Thespis Club of Butler University, next Monday and Tuesday nights. The play is a three-act comedy by Cosmo Hamilton, and is particularly suited for college production. Others in the cast besides Miss Bailey are: Irma Roller, Nan Francis Warren, Helen Eastland. Harriet, Kistner, Dixie McKay, Hamilton Clarke, Robert Maney, Almon Coble, Don Higgins, Da rid Clarke, and Curtis Hunter. The production is under the direction of Mrs. Eugene Fife.

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ENSUSH’S “ night MATINEE WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY Never Before at These Prices BEST SEATS ALL PERFORMANCES s l4£ II ROBERT B. I A S SgB*SV!EVeF) Mantellb HampeK With Superb Supporting Company Mon. Eve. "MERCHANT of VENICE" to. Eve. “RICHELIEU” Tues. Eve. "Hamlet" (Tradiuonal) Fri. Eve. “MACBETH" Wed. Mat. "AS YOU LIKE IT” Sat. Mat. “JjL'US CAESAR” Wed. Eve. "JULIUS CAESAR" Sat. Eve. "HRSHANT of VEiIICE" Prices for All Performances: Orchestra, $1.10; Balcony, sl.lO-75c; Gallery, 50c Secure Seats Now—Avoid Disappointment

SPECIAL RETURN ENGAGEMENT WEEK sun! Night, Msr. 25th THEREAFTER Prices: Nites, 50c to $1.65: Mats., 50c to sl.lO *J|3£s._ CECIL B. DiMHJLES " PICTURE if PICTURES* iMapted Jby tfeanie M&pherscn Presented by Pathe VISUALIZING Csse World's Greatest Story a 100 MAGNIFICENT SETTINGS 18 STARS of STAGE and SCREEN 500 POPULAR PLAYERS*SOOO Extras Touring Orchestra of Twenty SPECIAL—MaiI orders for all attractions must be accompanied by remittance and self-addrpssed, stamped envelope.

Mon., April 2, One Week Only ~ WINTHROP AMES’ M GILBERT & SULLIVAN OPERA COMPANY Mon. “THE MIKADO" Thurs. “PIRATES of PENZANCE" Tues. “THE MIKADO” Fri. “PIRATES of PENZANCE” Wed. Mat. “IOLANTHE” Sat. Mat. “THE MIKADO” Wed. “IOLANTHE" Sat “PIRATES of PENZANCE" MAIL ORDERS NOW —Send self-addressed, stamped envelope and proper remittance. Nights—Orch., $3.30; Bat, $2.T5, $2.20, $1.65; Gal., sl.lO. M ed. Mat.—Orh., $2.20; Bal., $1.65, $1.10; Gal., 50c. Sat. Mat.—Orch., $2.75; Bal., $2.20. $1.65, sl.lO. Gal., sl.lO. Seats at Box Office Thursday, March 29.

A Jazz Battle Is Due Indiana Ballroom Has a Unique Band Idea for Patrons. STARTING tomorrow night and every Sunday night thereafter a battle of jazz wil be staged at the Indiana ballroom featuring Connie and his band vs. Indiana's Own. Tills will provide red hot syncopation and this also means continuous music. This is one of the greatest features ever afforded any ballroom in the State because heretofore it was impossible to bring any two bands on tne same scab into a ballroom at one time. Russel Stuobs, director of Indiana's Own says that, with the aid of his ten syncopators, he expects to knock Connie out in the first round, while Connie says with the aid of his soloist Jimmie Hatton and his ten syncopators, he is due to beat Russel in the early rounds of the big bout. This should prove to be just as I interesting to the onlooker as it ia i to the dancers as it finds two of ! Indianapolis’ foremost bands fighti ing for honors from the dance lovers of Indianapolis. It will be instrument against Instrument, soloist against soloist and red hot syncopation against white hot glaring jazz. This should prove to be not, only a night of enjoyment, but a very interesting feature for the patrons cf the Indiana Ballroom. Tow Howard and Flay Corey, latj of Ringling Brothers and Sells-Floto along with the public will act as judges and referees. Has War Record Clive Brooke, who plays opposite 1 Billie Dove in her new starring pic- ! ture, “The Yellow Lilly,” entered the World War as a private, was 1 twice invalided, and emerged as a ; major.

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