Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 196, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 January 1929 — Page 6

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‘MY MARYLAND’ OPENS MONDAY FOR WEEK AT ENGIISH’S

Pauline Lord to Top Cast of ‘Strange Interlude,’ Which the New York Theatre Guild Sends Here for Three Performances Only. Y MARYLAND," a romantic operetta with an all-American theme ItJL and American music, opens a return engagement Monday night at English's for the week. This musical play was seen here last season and made one of the best lmpres ions of the shows of this type. Sigmund Romberg wrote the score for "My Maryland,” this composer also being responsible for “Blossom Time,” “The Student Prince," "The Desert Song" and many other musical hits, so lovers of good music and good drama will be more than favorably Impressed by his latest and by long odds his most popular achievement. This Is the first all-American

operetta and the Messrs. Shubert, the producers, have paid meticulous attention to every detail as well as to every vital element, and the result is an operetta of the highest standard. “My Maryland” is not only a beautiful romance of the crinoline days, laid amid realistic scenes of the southland, during the exciting period of 1862, but there are adventures to stir the pulse and domestic incidents to warm the heart or tickle the risibilities. The operetta abounds in comedy, while the war-crossed romance of a beautiful southern girl and a captain ©f the army of the north holds the attention of the audience. The production is massive and colorful. The company of over 100 artists of musical ability with its special “Dixie” grils’ chorus and its rousing male chorus being one of the best musical organizations ever assembled. nan SOME FACTS ABOUT O’NEILL PLAY The Theatre Guild's production of Eugene O’Neill's play, “Strange Interlude,” begins at 5:30 p. m. The first half runs until nearly 8 o’clock, at which time an hour is declared out for dinner. At 9 o’clock the play resumes, for there are four more acts to be given. The final act concludes shortly after 11 p. m. The actual playing time of the play is something like four hours and a half. This is double the length of the ordinary play. It was somewhat longer when Mr. O'Neill first wrote it. Although there are eight characters in the play, the principal burden falls on the four playing the roles of Nina Leeds, Charles Marsden, Sam Evans and Ned Darrell. The role of Nina Leeds is believed to be the longest ever written (and played) for a woman. It is one of the great parts of the drama; actresses, it seems, are anxious to play it all over the world, for the Theatre Guild has but recently disposed of the foreign rights and the story goes that there was immense conmetition abroad for that part. "Strange Interlude” is not the first lengthy play. Contemplate, if you've a mind like that, on the full text of Goethe's “Faust,” first and second parts. It is the sort of a play that might be presented to a child in his stripling years and when it concluded he would have a beard? They say that when “Uncle Tom’s Cabin" was first presented in Paris, it ran for five continuous hours. Then there is George Bernard Shaw's “Back to Methusaleh,” which wr" written to be presentc ", on five different evenings, but which the Theatre Guild, its producers, eventually persuaded the author to trim down to three evenings. Even then, it would run from 7 p. m. until way after 11 o'clock. But —“jStrange Interlude” seems to be the first very lengthy play in our dramatic history to make so enormous a success of itself. It has had a success which seems now, with its first tour, to have just begun. “The Strange Interlude" ot>ens at English’s on Thursday night, Jan. Si, for three days only. nan "ROSE MARIE” BOOKED HERE AGAIN “Rose Marie,” which will be the attraction at English's on Monday, Jan. 28, for an engagement of three nights and a matinee on Wednesday, has gone beyond the state of crticism, except to say that it is so good it is worth seeing any number of times. Indeed, it seems to have woven a web of allurement around all who have been privileged to see It. Because of the heart interest of the story about the little FrenchCanadian girl who falls in love with

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Foster to Be at the Mutual ‘Bowery Burlesquers’ Opens Week’s Stay Sunday. ONE of the favorite titles in burlesque is the "Bowery Burlesquers,” an aggregation that travels new each season in all of its component parts, The next offering scheduled for the Mutual will be the “Bowery Burlesquers” of the latest vintage. The engagement will begin Sunday afternoon. Featured almost as heavily as the title of “Bowery Burlesquers” will be the ever-welcome funsters Billy Foster and Marty Semon. Who among the informed followers of burlesque does not know them? They have been popular on all "wheels” and their drolleries are ever new and ever “sure fire” incitements of mirth. Foster is still concerned in the entanglements of his “Dutch” dialect and Semon is still rotund, jovial and congenial in his mirthfulness. Beside the chorus of girls, prettily costumed and expertly trained, there will be an engaging cast of principals including Tom McKenna, singing straight man; Tim Benson, Italian character comedian; Evelyn Ramsey, a soubrptte of quick action: Violet Hilson, a dainty, dressy and captivating ingenue of sweet voice and manner and Tenny Hilson, a prima donna.

He Falls

Add to ihe list of Christmas casualties, Norman Kerry, who is now playing a modern husband in Columbia’s “Trial Marriage.” Kerry, whose fame as an actor is equalled by his reputation as a polo player, did a “Prince of Wales” during the holiday when his horse stumbled and fell. But such minor things as a few broken ribs did not interfere with his reporting for work the next morning. To Be Featured The famous flea market of Paris is to have an important role in “Innocents of Paris,” Maurice Chevalier’s first motion picture. The idol of France is at the Paramount studio in Hollywood at the present time, ready to start work on the talking picture. * a stalwart young miner falsely accused of murder, and because of the entrancing tunes, dances, sparkling comedy and beautiful stage effects “Rose Marie” seems fore ordained to become one of the few melodious classics of the American stage. Virginia Fox makes a perfect Rose Marie and captivates her audience. Playing opposite her in the part of Jim Kenyon, the lover, is Paul Donah, who is one of the finest tenors in musical comedy. Then there are Charles Meakins, who is ideal for the part of Sergeant Malone, the dashing, swaggering, noncommissioned officer of the Canadian Northwest Mounted Police. Houston Richards, the comedian, as “Hard-boiled Herman,” and that other fun-maker, Peggy Pates, as Lady Jane, proprietress of a backwoods saloon. Mira Nirska, an acrobatic dancer of attractive looks and splendid ability, leads the famous "Totem Pole” dance.

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J—Ruth Urban will be one of the chief players in "My Maryland,” opening Monday, night at English’s. 2—A Totem Pole girl who is a member of the cast of “Rose iVfarie, 9 starting Monday night, Jan. 28. for three days. -

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Five singers, who possess excellent voices, comprise the Royal Mounted Police quintet, one of the Vitaphone acts presented at the Apollo on the program featuring the all-talking melodrama, “On Trial, ’ which will be held over for a second week. The members of the quintet are Harry Furney, first tenor and soloist; Herb Kragh, second tenor; Emmet Casey, third tenor; Ben Wuong, bary. tone, and James Forstner, bass. Other vitaphone acts are offered by Nat Carr, popular character comedian, and Jane Green, assisted by Ron Wilson, in "Singing the Blues.”

Maria Corda in Sills Picture

Maria Corda, who portrays an Italian prima donna in Milton Sills’ newest starring vehicle for First National Pictures, “The Comedy of Life.” is said to be thoroughly at home in the operatic scenes of this picture. For Mile. Corda, who is a native

At Colonial

The new bill at the Colonial for the week is “Tennessee Pals,” a rural play with plenty of hokum comedy, with Ruddy Kane in the principal comedy role. Ruth Williams, who has been absent from the cast for the last few weeks, will be back w 7 ith a number of new song hits. Leon McDonald, the whispering barytone, who is known all over the j state to radio fans, will offer a number of the latest song hits and will be assisted by Miss Marie Chess at the piano. The picture for the week is “Triumph of the Rat,” with Ivor Novelle and Isabel Jeans. Sings Two Songs Two songs are to be sung by Baclanova, Russian dramatic artiste, in Paramount’s pocture, “The Wolf of Wall 3treet,” which stars George Bancroft, and in which Bancroft’s voice will be heard for the first time from the screen. Baclanova, former dramatic soprano with the Moscow art theater, will sing a folk song of the Russian gypsies in her native tongue and also “Love, Take My Heart.” a song written expressly fpr this picture by Harold Christy arid Joseph Meyer of the Famous Music Corporation. To Join the Movies Charley Grapewin, known to vaudeville audiences for twenty-five years, is going to play in his famous sketch. “Jed's Vacations,” as a Christie talking picture. Grapewin wrote and played in “Jed’s Vacation” for a number of years in big-time vaudeville and always playing with him was his wife. Anna Chance, who will also be seen with Grapewin in the Christie talker. Mickey to Be Starred Mickey Bennett, juvenile star, has | the title role in Paramount’s new ail talking picture, “The Dummy.”

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of Budapest, Hungary, was formerly in the ballet at the Royal Opera House in her native city prior to entering motion picture work. She steps from the ballet into the prima donna role after some years, through the means of the motion picture camera —but Mile. Corda will actually sing the familiar airs from the opera “Aida” for the sound version of . “The Comedy of Life.” Sills portrays an English explorer in this story of modern Venice. While in Africa on a hunting expedition he sees the photograph of a beautiful woman, learns her addrss from the back of the picture and seeks her out when he goes to Venice. This leads to romance and some intensely dramatic situations, ami the story is said to provide Sills with oneof his finest roles. Alexander Korda is directing “The Comedy of Life.” and Ben Bard, well known on the vaudeville stage, is' cast as the operatic tenor. AMUSEMENTS

MUTUAL DIRECTION MUTUAL BURLESQUE ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK BOWERY BURLESQUERS —WITH—EVELYN RAMSAY —TENNY HILSON VIOLET HILSON TOM McKENNA—TIM BENSON—BILLY FOSTER—MARTY SEMON —SUPPORTED BY - The BOWERY GIRLS - —AND—- ? HELEN MORGAN J

3Os Lowe and Dunn Sisters to be prominent on the Lyric bill beginning Sunday matinee. 4 Tinney Hilson is a member of the cast of “Bowery Burlesquers” at the Mutual, starting Sunday afternoon for the week. _

Maude Is Unable to Talk Noted English Star to Appear in His Place. ON account of illness in his family Cyril Maude will be unable to come to this country for lectures this season. Mr. Maude wSs to appear before the Indianapolis Business and Professional Women’s Club in this city on Jan. 28. The club has secured E. H. Sothern to take the place of Mr. Maude in its series of lectures, and the date for the lecture will be Monday, Feb. 25. Mr. Sothern draws the material that will be presented in his lecture recital from the wealth of experience on the English and American stages which he has gained during over forty years of professional life. Part of his recital will be given to reminiscences of unique interest, affording the high spots of dramatic history from the time when Edward A. Sothern, Mr. Sothern’s father, created the original "Lord Dundreary,” up to the recent Shakespearean renaissance, largely stimulated in America by Mr. Sothern’s own work. He will give parts from the roles in which he is generally recognized as achieving his greatest triumph. Knows Royalty John Loder, Paramount leading man, attended school at Eton with Prince Henry, third son of King George of England.

THE INDIANAPOLIS CALEDONIAN CLUB /s79 —Fiftieth Anniversary—l 929 SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM TUE JANUARY E 29 rNG CAMERON McLEAN, The World’s Leading Scottish Baritone. MARY McMAHON, The Scottish Nightingale. JESSIE CHARLESTON and Her Troupe of Highland Dancers. MAJOR ROBERT SIM, Pipe-Major of the Chicago Pipe Band, and THE HONORABLE WILLIAM LISTER, AssistantAttorney General of Illinois. MASONIC TEMPLE AUDITORIUM TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 29,1929 at 8 o’clock PRICES, $1.50, SI.OO and 75c All Seats Reserved Seats on sale beginning MONDAY, JAN. 7, at the BALDWIN PIANO CO. Monument Place

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tJfAVE been informed that the Little Theatre has found it necessary Jl to change the dates of its production of Ibsen’s "The Wild Duck.” The playhouse dates now for “The Wild Duck” will be Jan. 21-26, and Jan. 28 ancl 29 instead of Jan 15 to Jan. 19. Irma Ulrich, head of publicity for the Little Theatre, explains that George Somnes has been called to Cincinnati to appear in the StewartWalker production of “Treasure Island” during the week of Jan. 14. Somnes, who is director of all productions for the Little Theatre, will be seen as Long John Silver in “Treasure Island.”

Mr. Walker has also engaged Somnes to play in “The Patriot” although Walker has not announced the playing date. . Too much importance can not be givenu to the Little Theatre’s aim to present at least one Ibsen play each season. Last year we had “The Enemy of the People.” Here is just more proof of the real worth of the Little Theatre Society in Indianapolis. n n n I am unable to answer the questiofi—What legitimate bookings are there at English’s in February and March? If I remember correctly what Ad F. Miller told me some time ago, February and March are heavily booked. But bookings change over night. And nobody likes that. That is the chief reason that Miller does not care to give out bookings too far in advance. “I do not want to disappoint people,” he told me. nun Randolph Coats, Indianapois painter, recently won second prize of $750 at the Chicago Art Galleries Association exhibit with his painting “Vanity.” This was the sixth sem-annual exhibition of the artist members of the association. It is of 150 invited painters. Coats’ canvas was first prize winner in figure painting last fall at

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the Indiana state fair. It depicts a girl seated before a mirror with light colored draperies of pale yellows and lavender about her. * n n We have the definite assurance that the New York Theatre Guild will send to English’s for three performances “The Strange Interlude” with Pauline Lord in the chief role. This company is now on tour after taking the place of the present New York company for a w r eek in New 1 York. This company, headed by Mis Lord, plays Cincinnati the week of Jan. 20, and I am sure that it will get safely to Indianapolis. My advice is to order your seats as soon as Ad B. Miller at English’s announces the mail order sale. This play, which starts at 5 o’clock in the afternoon, will and must play to absolute capacity. Because of the great length of the play, it makes it impossible to give more than one performance daily, thus eliminating a matinee. This is the O'Neill play which takes time out for dinner.

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Spanish Dancer Booked Senorita Luana Alcaniz to Top Bill at the Lyric, SENORITA LUANA ALCANIZ. “Spain’s Most Beautiful Woman," will grace the stage of the Lyric next week with her Spanish Fiesta, a lavish production, suggesting by atmospheric costly draperies, a colorful corner in Sunny Spain. "The Flower of Spain” in presenting her delightful fiesta of native songs, dances and music, is supported by Ector Cortez, the handsome tenor-toreador, Juan Puertas, her spirited dance partner and Betancourt’s Marimba band, a xylophonic South American organization. The Senorita is a protege of Raquel Meller, often singing her famous “Violet” song. Bill includes; Toby Wilson and Company—ln “Oh Henry,” a comedy with music. Toby is an old favorite and in this new act is cast in the role of Henry Tuttle, a newly rich millionaire who with his wife and daughter retires to Florida. His wife to gain social prominence seeks to marry her daughter Peggy to a Spanish nobleman, but Peggy’s affections are turned in another direction. Old Henry favors Peggy’s choice and the difference in opinion brings about many humorous complications. Toby Wilson’s work is said to be his best characterization and his supporting company, consisting of four, includes Sidney and Peggy Page. The Emilons—Present a sensational aerial exhibition, “Variety of Thrills.” Oliver and Lee—Offer a comedy talking act titled “The Girl and the Boob.” Harris and Pepper—Two smile salesmen will vend a load of tomfoolery. Lowe and Dunn Sisters—Two girls and a man have a song and dance show which they title “Songs, Smiles and Steps.” On the Screen—Sally O’Neil and William Collier, Jr., are the stars of “The Floating College.” Tiffany Stahl picture which will be the screen attraction for the week. The story describes the campaign of two sisters to annex the affections of the handsome young swimming teacher at their country club. The younger sister uses the direct method system, but the elder sister complains to their father that Pat is making a fool of herself over the young man, suggesting she be sent off on the floating college cruise, intending to leave the field free for herself. The cruise of the “floating college” is an hilarious succession of collegiate gaieties surrounding the sister’s pursuit. Sally O’Neil has the role of the kid sister, with Buster Collier as the unsuspecting prey and Georgia Hale as the vamp. The rest of the cast comprises Harvey Clark, E. J. Ratcliffe, Georgia Harris, Virginia Sale and Jean Alsace. with a peppey bunch of collegiates in the extra ranks. Story of Cattle Country Zane Grey’S “Sunset Pass,” being filmed by Paramount with Jack Holt in the featured role, is a story of the cattle country of the west.

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