Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 45, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 July 1928 — Page 4

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RAYMOND WEARS THREE GOLD RINC-S Noted Comedian of the Stage Has a Superstition That the Black Cat Will Get Him If He Does Not Wear His Rings All the Time. THERE is no gainsaying the oft repeated .statement that people of the stage occupy a most conspicuous place in the ranks of those who are victims of superstition. Let a black cat cross the stage in the course of a rehearsal of anew play and actors and managers alike at once proclaim the piece a sure fire hit, days prior to its presentation. The wags among stage employes do not share in the supersilious belief, and often see to it that a feline of the proper shade is released at the crucial moment during the rehearsals. All the traditional superstitions have been acquired by theatrical people, but it has been left to the comedian, Raymond Hitchcock, to unearth two of his own.

He is not a particularly strong advocate of custom in his private or professional life, and is, in fact, more or less famous for his unusual viewpoint on all subjects. Two uncommon superstitions, however, obsess him and nobody has ever been able to cause him .to divulge any reason for their existence. The first has to do with the decoration of his third finger of his left hand with no less than three gold hands. For years these rings have been <Worn by him. Number two is even more novel. Hitchcock does not pay the slightest.-attention to the author’s direction as to the proper head gear for any characer assigned to him. He will wear a white hat on all occasions and it is useless to suggest that a black, green, or brown top piece would be more effective. .. Dick Wright, manager, announces the booking of Raymond Hitchcock who comes to the Lyric for a week’s engagement starting next Sunday. Hitchcock has not been in Indianapolis lor several seasons, but he is no stranger to Indianapolis theatergoers, for he has played here in many musical shows on tour in the country. He is in vaudeville for but a brief tour this summer and will be one of the highest salaried artists to ever appear at the Lyric. a tt a SACRED OPERA TO BE GIVEN AT WINONA. The sacred opera, “Joseph,” to be given at Winona Lake, Ind, Saturday evening, July 21, and Monday evening, July 23, in the Sunday Tabernacle, under the direction of W. Dodd Chenery, is arousing preliminary interest throughout northern and central Indiana. This drama was given at Winona ■(several years ago with tremendous success. New features have been added which will make it one of the most attractive features of the Winona program. Mr. Chenery has given his life to a study of portrayals of scriptural scenes and for thirty-five years has trained countless thousands of young men and young women, and children in both music and stage deportment. Seldom are there as few as a thousand participants in any one performance and sometimes, ,in great auditoriums such as the Sunday Tabernacle, that Dumber is more than doubled. Introduced throughout the scores will be themes from the pens of the depict the thrilling stories of the Old great master writers of the ages that Testament. Lavish stage settings, costumes of oriental magnificence will lend realism to the productions and as the various melodies and splendid harmonies carry the messages of the operas to the listeners new meaning will be given to them and new inspiration to both participants and audiences to enjoy this greatest form of “grand opera in English.” There will be three acts showing the interior of Jacob’s tent in Hebron, camp of Joseph’s brethren in the hill country, the palace of Potipher, the throne room in Pharaoh’s palace, the grand entrance to temple of Karnak, the garden of Joseph’s palace. In the festival chorus, hundreds of men and women will enact the story of the stage in appropriate oriental costumes. The voices will be supported by & festival orchestra under the direction of Mr. Chenery, noted singers from church choirs, civic and fraternal choruses

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