Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 296, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 April 1928 — Page 7

APRIL 7, 1928.

Company of Eight Tops Lyric Bill Songsters and Chita and Her Pals Will Be the ft Keith Feature, JOSEPH MACH. JR., brings his latest production, “Roun-Dc-Lay,” to the Lyric Theater next week as the headline attraction. “Roun-De-Lay” is a cycle of vaudeville by a company of eight, headed by Joseph Mach, Jr., in which is incorporated singing, dancing, music and acrobatics. Delza, a dancer, is featured as “The Wonder Girl." Other principals in the act are Lena Togan, White and Bava, Bigley and Gormley, hand balancing team, who close their offering with an exhibition of catch-as-catch-can wrestling. Then comes Joseph Mach, Jr., a violinist. DOROTHY LUND AND COMPANY present “The Spirit of St. Louis” in which one sees an aeroplane with twin propellors to which Miss Lund and her partner arc lashed speed at the rate of fortyfive revolutions a minute. As they whirl around they dance to the Bhythmetic roar of the pseudo-plane. CHARLES AND GRACE MORATl—Comedian and his partner in their skit “Humorous Interview,” portraying an interviewer and her victim in situations ornamented with songs. ROGER AND EDNA HUKST present “Blame It on Mr. Bell.” This is a line of jokes and songs which Roger and Edna Hurst have brought to vaudeville under the authorship and guidance of Eugene Conrad, author of many vaudeville acts. CUNNINGHAM AND BENNETT —Song show with the comedian Sarahal, and Paul Winkopp. MORRIS AND FLYNN Jim Morris and Jack Flynn. PAT DALEY AND COMPANY— Present "Bright Lights.” ON THE SCREEN—“OId Wives Who Knew,” a Fox comedy, Mission Bells, color classic and Kinograms news reel. a it n LOOKING OVER THE KEITH BILL For the first half of the week at j Keith’s, Freda and Palace will headline the bill, which has been arranged in observance of N. V. A. week. These two arc singers and comedians who have popularized several song hits. The bill will include: CHITA AND HER PALS will be featured in their song, dance and instrumental act, “Flaming Youth.” Chita's support includes Dave Jones, Junior Burke, the Ward Sisters and Allan Barkley. GEORGE WATTS AND BELLE HAWLEY will offer their “Laughs Coated with Melodies,” and GRACE NILE AND DICK MANSFIELD will appear m what is billed as a comedy j sketch, “The Man Said—” One other j act will be.offered. “MIDNIGHT ROSE,” a melodrama of San Francisco in the days j before Volsteadism, will be the film : feature. Lyda de Putti and Kenneth Harlan are starred. The vaudeville bill for the last I half will be headed by JOE MORRIS AND FLO CAMPBELL. Assisted by May Talbot and Phil Silvers they will offer a musical farce called “Any Apartment.” CORTINI. the master manipulator, known in Europe as “the man who has $10,000” will be next in line. He is one of Europe’s jugglers and

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John Hailiday ant! Eleanor Griffith \ On Monday night, April IG. at English's. “The Spider," a mystery thriller, opens a week’s engagement. John Halliday and Eleanor Griffith arc in the cast. *

Circle Theater to Re-Open Soon

WORK of remodeling and redecorating the Circle theater is rapidly nearing completion for its re-opening on Saturday, April 14, with its new entertainment policy. A total of twelve days will have been required to change the Circle to receive its new policy. Stage revues will be created each week in Indianapolis by the leading producers of the country. New York acts will anpear weekly in conjunction with an elaborate revue which will be produced in Indianapolis. The outstanding feature will be the master of ceremonies, a celebrated entertainer who has been starred in vaudeville, in musical comedies, in flic Ziegfeld Follies and in motion picture theaters. Perfectly trained dancing girls illusionists, now making his first American tour. “VERSATILE DOINGS’ is the billing cf Mae Fails. John Reading and Teddy Boyce. Singing, dancing and a variety of comedy bits arc included in their act. FRANK COHVILLE in his original singing and dancing skit. “Miles of Smiles. ’ and one other act will complete the s,agc bill for the last half. VIRGINIA VALLI is the star of “Ladies Must Dress,” a farce built on the contention of woman that she must dress to enhance hci charms even after she has captui eel her man. Lawrence Gray, Earle Foxe and Hallam Cooley are in the cast. Trained Pig A brown pig that dances, barks and growls like a dog and carries a basket just like the little piggy in the nursery rhyme, is used in one of the scenes of “The Scarlet Dove” now being directed by Arthur Gregor.

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will be seen on the Circle stage. They have been rehearsing under the direction of Marjcric Alton, production director of the Circle. Charles C. Dahl, general stage designed for Skouras Enterprises of St-. Louis, has been brought to Indianapolis to supervise this important feature. “Ladies’ Night in a Turkish Bath,” is the first photoplay attraction to be shown at the Circle. It is the screen version of the Charlton An-drcws-Avery Hopwood stage success, made by the producers of "McFadden’s Flats.” and “The Gorilla." Jack Mul hall and Dorothy Mackaiil have the leading roles in this story cf two young men who run wild in a Turkish bath. James Finlaysen and a cast of comics appear in support of the stars. Real Local C olor “The Albany Night Boat.” from an original story by Ben Grauman Kohn. will go into production shortly, under the direction of A1 Raboch. Many scenes will be taken in New York on an Albany night boat..

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Old Ones Are Still Real Hits ‘Ten Nights in a Barroom’ Still Attracts Many Customers. NEW YORK, April 7.—A couple of recent arrivals in the theater district of New York are enjoying their second, third or tenth childhood. Here is "The Beggar's Opera” about ready to celebrate its two hundredth anniversary, and “Ten’ Nights in a Barroom,” already three score and ten years old. is once again in the midst of modern Manhattan. And “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” is just around the corner in the films, si Broadway is not so far ahead of the "Town Hall Tonight” circuit as it would wish to appear, * “The Beggar's Opera” was written by Mr. Gay. It was done in London nearly 200 years ago, and when first produced in New York it was seen by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton and others. Indeed, they say the duel between Hamilton and Burr was caused by a certain piquant comedienne in the cast. But this may have been scandal of the period. At any rate, it was revived again in New York fifteen years ago and shocked New York by its frankness. Now, however, there is not a shock in a season. It is a pleasant evening that the opera offers even now. Asa novelty it is highly rated, and as a milestone in the history of the theater it is most interesting. The music is tuneful and simple and the lyrics still arc frank, free

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and slightly hectic. In short it is a first-rate competitor to some of the modern plays now being offered. The cast is English, and it has already sung the music in most of the towns in the United States. “Ten Nights in a Barroom” has done the kerosene circuit for fifty years, and about twenty years ago the bucolic playgoers decided that they had enough. Not so Broadway. It was presented this week at Wallack's theater, and for the first time in a decade this theater has a show that some people are going to see. It is a typical old morality

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melodrama and the cast, mostly recruited from amateur ranks, play the old thing with all the solemnity required by the period which it represents. There arc all the elements of a melodrama dealing with the curse ol drink, with its virgin heroine, its sleek and oily villain, its simple and trusting little girl and its drinkhardened old reprobate of a husband and father. In short it is the sort of play that amuses by the sheer naturalness of its characters. Os course the speakeasies of the neighborhood are doing a rushing

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