Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 302, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 April 1928 — Page 5

[APRIL 14, 1928.

JOHN HALLIDAY HAS LEAD IN THE SPIDER’ AT ENGLISH’S

George C, Tyler Will Present 'Diplomacy' at the Murat for One Night Soon, With a Cast Headed by Frances Starr, William Faversham and Others, THERE is, according to Donald Mackenzie, an art to being murdered. Mackenzie ought to know; for he is murdered every night and Wednesday and Saturday afternoons in “The Spider.” the Oursler-Brentano thriller which comes to English’s on Monday, April 16. with John Ilalliday starred and the original New York cast. He can be cataloged as a man who lias more than a nodding acquaintance with the enviable of being suddenly and violently put

to death. There are actors, he contends. who don’t know the least thing about being murdered. To see them die is laughable. He claims that all actors should learn how to die. And death, to Mackenzie, is somewhat more difxicult to accomplish on the stage than anywhere else. Asa matter of fact, it takes a good c i al tot kill even the worst actor. Actors just naturally dislike dying. Mackenzie, who has died with an alarming frequency during his stage career, believes that portraying a murderer's victim often involves great difficulties. An actor is often at a loss as to just which pose he should assume when falling to his death. Some actors like to appear particularly aesthetic when going down to a pre-arranged doom. Others employ an abundance of facial and physical gestures that ought to convince you that they arc, once and for all, dead. Often Mackenzie is in a dilemma when it comes to dying. He is at times uncertain as to what to wear when he is going to be shot to death. This matter of sartorial equipment has always trouble him. For his magnificent dying scene, he affects an afternoon coat, a black fedora, striped trousers, wing collar, white waistcoat, patent leather shoes and white spats. Mackenzie is never dressed to kill —he is dressed to be killed, and hopes some day to edit the department on what the well dressed man will wear for the fashionable murders. All in all, Mackenzie likes being murdered, although death that comes regularly eight times a week might be a strain upon any man's constitution. His years of experience. however, have taught him to die with a becoming facility. His daily deaths are merely delightful little escapades. And then there is this: Mackenzie can find consolation in the thought that unless he dies at every performance there will be no mystery to have a play about—and then what would become of “The Spider?” tt a a ALL STAR CAST TO BE IN "DIPLOMACY” George C. Tyler’s third annual allstar revival. Sardcu’s masterpiece, “Diplomacy,” comes to the Shubert Tuesday, April 24. The production is made in hoonr of the golden jubilee anniversary of the play, which

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had its first American production at Wallack’s theater. New York. April 1, 1879, with a cas* headed by Lester Wallack, Rose Coghlan trad Maude Granger. The jubilee cast of “Diplomacy” contains the names of Margaret Anglin, Frances Starr, William Faversham, Jacob Ben-Ami, Helen Cahagan, Charles Coburn, Rollo Peters, Cecilia Loftus, Tyrone Power, Giorgette Cohan. Georges Revavent. Antony Holies and Ralph Bunker. “Diplomacy” comes to this city with the record of having broken all records for attendance for any production of its kind. “Trclawny of the Wells,” Which was Tyler's revival of last season, and "The Rivals,” which was his first revival, the year before that, enjoyed great success, but “Diplomacy” on this tour has eclipsed both of these attractions in popularity. Although “Diplomacy” is played in modern dress (as it has always been in previous revivals) the text of the play is practically the same as the original of fifty years ago. No attempt has been made at modernization of the manuscript. The entr-aetje music is that which was played at a “command” performance of “Diplomacy” before Queen Victoria and the ex-Empress Eugenie,in 1895. “Diplomacy” very likely will not be seen in New York at all, since it has a consecutive boosing which takes it on a tour of America and Canadian cities extending through the spring season. CARROLL TO SEND* IN HER “VANITIES” The sixth edition of the newest and latest production of “Earl Carroll Vanities,” iwth its great cast of principals and superb chorus, comes to English’s the week of April 23. Among the comedy sketches a special paragraph must be reserved for "Locomotive No. 13.” in which Moran and Mack, “Tire Two Black Crows,” participate; "On the Job”

Green to Top Bill at Lyric ‘A Nautical Love Tale’ to Have Place on Program. GENE GRFEN, syncopator of songs, will come to the Lyric next week as the headline attraction of seven vaudeville acts. Green, who is often called "the Ty Cobb ol vaudeville” is considered one of the best "singles” in vaudeville today. His batting partner is Felix Rice, who presides at the piano. ! Green Iras many original songs to offer as well as many of the belter- ; class of popular melodies. His syn--1 copation of modern melodies is mas- | terly, his stories told with charm ! and he has a ready wit which causes a constant ripple of chuckles and laughs. The bill will.include: JACKS AND QUEENS—In “A Nautical Love Tale,” which is a delightful little musical comedy' skit very novelly presented by three boys and three girls who sing and dance. Mack Gordon. Don Kennedy and the Three Folly Queens are in tlie cast. LEON AND DAWN—In just the kind of singing, dancing and talking act without which no bill is complete. They will be seen in their original comedy classic, entitled "Kids Is Kids.” AUSSIE AND CZECH—Novelty whip cracking and, battle ax throwing arc the stock in trade oi this European team. Their act exhibits a remarkable amount of nerve and skill in the use of their mediums and is full of ".nils and suspense. FIVE FRESHMEN “Whispering quintette,” having a hokum act, entitled "College Camper Capers.” WARD AND PATRICK - "The Clever Fools,” present their various offerings in a very artistic manner. Their comedy is diffeient and their dancing, which includes all the popular styles, is both original and artistic. Numerous surprises are also included for the sak" of variety—the “fools" of one period and the "wise men” of another. LIAZEED TROUPE Artistic acrobatics will be presented by this group of Arabian athletes ON THE SCREEN—A Hal Roach all-star comedy, “Leave ’Em Laughing:” an Edgar Guest poetic jewel, "The Song of the Builder;” Sportlight, "Clothes and the Game” and Kinograms.

| and “Rhubarb.” by Johnny Dooley; "The Tree of Knowledge” by Julius Tannen and Norman Prescott, and “The Glowworm,” introducing the full roster of comedy stars, includi ing Frances Marchant, Cliff Crane. Isabelle Mohr. Maxine Stone, Brian j MacDonald. Charles Stone, Bcbc Stanton and “Miss Dallas” and "Miss Wheeling.” two of the prizewinning entrants of the Atlantic City beauty contest of 1927. The music and lyrics arc the work of Grace Henry and Morris Hamilton, with added numbers by Ray Klages and Jesse Greer, while David Bennett is responsible for the dances and ensembles. This sixth edition of “Vanities” is remarkable for its gorgeous effects and “The Silver Chandelier,” with beautiful girls grouped around or suspended from its glittering height, is one of the most fascinating. “Climbing the Ladder of Love,” in which sixty beauties asce#i from view by means of a huge ladder, is another enchanting vision, and "The Bells of the Belfry,” which introduces the twenty-four Foster girls in their amazing rope-climbing act | from stage to belfry bells, where i they do breath-taking stunts upon | the ropes and flying rings, arouses the greatest enthusiasm. 1 AM. Si.MI,NTS

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Frances Starr Among the many stars in the cast of "Diplomacy'’ to be at the Murat Tuesday night, April 24. Frances Starr is among those best known and loved.

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Alice White has announccu her engagement to Dick Grace, stunt aviator. The two worked almost side by side on the same studio lot for weeks without meeting. They were finally introduced one day by Chester Conklin and soon A'.iec was weaving anew r;nq. The wedding date is not yet set. Can’t Fool Gatcman While he hasn’t succeeded ;n dc- | reiving the well-known studio gatcj man as yet, Richard Bar*holiness ; has fooled some of his friend.; with j his makeup for one of two brothers ; he portrays in his new stellar picI ture, "Roulette.” As the redheaded 1 twin with a scarred face lie is about unrecognizable. In Play in "Racket” Charles Middleton, star of "Kongo” in New York and Los Angeles, has been signed for an important character role in “The Racket,” starring Thomas Meighan. Signed As Lead Carmel Myers has been signed to play the feminine lead opposite Ricardo Cortez in “Prowlers of the Sea,” suggested by a Jack London story.

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Few New Plays Are Big Hits ‘The Scarlet Fox’ Looks Like a Success on Broad way. NTEW YORK, April 1!. Holy I Week, judged by theatrical standards, is on a par with the week touring companies playing Milwaukee, if you know what I mean. Business was dcprcssingly bad, but not more than v.as*expected and three cf the successful attractions Dosed their doers fer the entire week, opening Saturday for a final spurt. No new plays of consequence were produced, but this week it Is expected that the caldron will seethe with activity. One play that missed a position In these reviews was "The Scarlet Fox.” a good melodrama of the Royal Mounted written by and acted mostly by Willard Mack. It is a story of a grotirt of the Royal Mounted, on strike duty, with the discovery of a nice juicy murder. Michael Devlin is ?Jr. Mack, and lie is a blustering, boastful. handsome, swaggering policeman. He sets about unraveling the murder, and it loads nim a merry chase. He finds illicit drug trade, murder and attempted murder, and spends an act in a bagnio with all the trimmings. But it Is exciting, especially as the three Royal Mounted get their men and woman. Mr. Mack gives a zestful performance of the Irishman with a love for the romantic and an eye for a pretty girl, and he had able associates in the cast. “The Scarlet Fox” proved to be a success, and doubtless will remain on Broadway until well into the approaching summer. Some years ago Harry Wagstaffe Gribble wrote a play called “March Hares” and it was produced by a devoted group of stage enthusiasts, it was a queer and strange play at that time, and the other day Charles L. Wagner revived it and it is still a strange and queer play. The critics were less puzzled than on the first presentation, but it is still caviare to the general public, and while it is a success in London. New York still tries hard to understand and like it, but without very great success. At any rate, when it finishes its present engagement on Broadway under Mr. Wagner’s management, there is a promise or threat held out by another manager that he will give it another revival next year. 1 In other words, they are going to keep on reviving it until somebody j understands it —or says he does. The American Laboratory Theater I is a rather unique enterprise headed | by Richard Boleslavsky, the Russian ! director. With a group of players, i frankly amateur, they have been

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Famous Singers to Canada Members of Metropolitan Opera on Important Program, It looks as if the Metropolitan Opera Company of New York were to make its debut in Canada, judging by the talent it is providing for the Canadian Folksong Festival at Quebec from May 24 to 28. The high spot of this festival is the revival of a mediaeval play, “Le Jen de Robin et Marion,” which will be directed by the Metropolitan conductor Wilfred Pelletier; the part of Robin will be sung by Armand Tokatyan, leading tenor of the Metropolitan, and the costumes and settings have been designed by Armando Agnini, stage manager at the Metropolitan. Leon Rothier, Metropolitan basso, will have a leading role in a ballad opera entitled “L’Ordre du Bon Temps,” another feature of the festival, which has been arranged under the distinguished patronage of His Excellency the Governor General and Lady Wiilingdon. The Canadian Folksong and Handicraft Festival, which last year aroused wide interest in Canada and in the United States, is being held for the second time at Quebec under the direction of Dr. Marius Barbeau of the Victoria National Museum and Harold Eustace Key, musical director of the Canadian Pacific Railway. At this now famous festival will bo heard folksong from the lips of t lie Freneh-Canadian peasantry, several folk ballad operas, orchestral suites and choral compositions. The latter two groups will include the winners of the $3,000 in prizes donated by E. W. Beatty and awarded by an international jury. In addition to the folk singers there will appear some of the best known concert and opera stars of North America. The opera will have a more accurate presentation this time by reason of the work of Prof. Jean Beck of the University of Pennsylvania. the greatest living authority on troubadour music, who has reconstructed the original harmonies from the manuscripts, some of which he himself discovered. AMUSEMENTS WILL ROGERS In I’iMVAon Indiana National Guard Armory SUNDAY, APillL 22, 2:30 P. M. Prices sl, $1.50, 52.00 SruN on snle Clnrk & Cailo, Cliiypool ItliJg. .Mail orders non at armory.