Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 298, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 May 1929 — Page 6

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INDIANAPOLIS WILL OBSERVE NATIONAL MUSIC WEEK

H. G. Hook, President of the Music Merchants Association, Is General Chairman of All Activities for This Gala Melody Event. NATIONAL MUSIC WEEK will be observed next week from May 5 to May 11. inclusive. Indianapolis will again take a prominent part in the observance. Plans have been completed for a band concert, each dav at noon on the south steps of the So'diers and Sailors' monument on the Circle, and special musical programs havs been arranged in the public schools, churches, civic clubs, luncheon clubs, community centers ar.d factories throughout, tho city. H G. Hook, president of the Indianapolis Music Merchants' Association. is general chairman of all activities, and Joel 5. Ryde is treasurer.

Howard M. Rudeaux. publicity; Ralph B. Hodgin. chairman music chool activities; C. C. Matthews, chairman radio activities. NaMonal Music week is a natural outgrowth of ihe success of the many local music weeks which acre the pioneers in the movement. It was in response to a desire for synchronization expressed by the local committees that the week beginning the first Sunday in May was Axed upon as the annual date of the simultaneous observance. .That observance now represents the joint efforts of nearly 1,400 cities and towns to impress upon their populations the importance of music in the life of both the individual and the community. T nf time seems to be approaching when throughout the entire country National Music week will be a fixture in the calendar. Music week lias for one of Its slogans. "Music for Everybody— Everybody for Music." This means that during that, period as many as. possible in the community shall be performers of. or, at least, listeners to music.

By this means, the old idea that music is a mystery and that its doors are open daily to the few is to be dispelled. In other words, Natirnal Music week is a radio in which every one a sending or receiving riation. We thus have in the life of the various communities ? literal embodiment of the old song. "There's Music in the Air." The American genius for organization is exemplified by the team work which makes possible the success of Music week in the different communities. The city's organizations co-operate so make music week a permanent stimulus to cultural and educational adyancement. Clubs, schools and churches fall In line. Stores, factories. theaters and institutions play their part in the week's festival. Above all. music in the home is intensified during this period. Organizations that major in music and others that use it only incidentally combine to make the music week a real summing-up of the city’s musical and civic life. Each contributes in its own way to the joint effort to impress upon the public what music can do as a comfort. a stimulus, a nerve-steadying force and a companion to man in his work and play, in his home and in the community. Music week is not an event- of merely ephemeral value but an exposition of the city’s musical resources such as encourages the citizens to still greater musical efforts during the coming year. Indeed, the establishment of permanent. musical activities upon the, foundation of the interest, created by music week is one of the usual by-products of its success. The value of such a quickening of musical interest in one community is very great. National music week, now accomplishing this result in more than 1.000 communities, and eventually throughout the land, has a potential value that is incalculable. CUR MUSIC SCHEDULE FOR ALL NEXT WEEK National Music week will be one of the outstanding events at the Young Men Christian Association with an elaborate program each evening during the week. From May 6 to 10 five excellent programs will be rendered in the main auditorium at the Y M. C. A. building. Members of the Y. M. C. A., their families and friends are invited. Daily programs follow: Mav STM An fipmni! of roltickiiiE senes md melodies bv the colored quarte' of the Young Mens Christian Association. Mar : it P M A concert by a trio of artists, ■violin, cello and piano, under direction of Carl Groulefl. member of the faculty of the Metropolitan School of Music. May 8 7 4." P M The Y. M C. A quartet and Miss Mae Henry Lane, pianist, with a program of their famous harmonies. Mar 10 8 V. M—The Y. M. C A junior orchestra of fortv musicians, directed by L. C. Troutman, wilt Rive a program of concert and specialty numbers. Vtctrola concerts, by the master of reproductions. the Automatic Ytctrola will be given every noon, featuring Mondav. the marches of John Philip Sousa Tuesda’' selections from the <pcra Wednesday, compositions of Victor Herbert Thursday, famous waltzes. Frtdav. favorites of the rears. Saturday, sores of America. B B B MRS. LE MON MAKES ANNOUNCEMENTS Mrs. Lillian M. LeMon. president of the Cosmopolitan School of Music and Fine Arts. Inc., and the Indianapolis Music Promoters announce the following program for national music week. May 5-12: Maj 5 Ethel k. Moore, chairman for soloist in churchc v 4 P. M —Monthly meeting of Indianapolis Music Prpmoters with Miss Pinkie Corley at Cosmopolitan School of Music, review of opera Faust." bv Gounod $ F M. —Cosmopolitan school quartet at Women's Club home in North Capitol avenue 5 P M —Special progress at St Paul's Presbyterian church. Paris and West Twenty-fifth streets May 6 Home and radio programs. May 7 a P M Schuber - Memoria’ Club, senior AMUSEMENTS

COLONIAL Cor. Illinois And New York WEEK START. SI X. \ BIG L.M'GHING SHOW “THE BIG SHOT” With the Latest >ont Hit* PFPPV CHORCS ON RINWtV VMTiIVaU sptCIAITIFS ON THF SCREEN NORMAN KERRY in ' r \ "BONDSMAN" lONITE |) First Shot)int MIDNITE Wat. 13e . _ Nile. Sat. San. FROLIC *•-< Jl M "

A Critic Breaking its jump from Cleveland to Baltimore, the “Greenwich Village Follies” played Akron and Youngstown, two of Ohio's fastest growing cities. One of the newspapers in the former place made Dr. Rockwell, the revue’s leading comedian, dramatic critic and editor for a day and in this capacity he reviewed his own show. The doctor's criticism was unique in that he did not mention a single artist, devoting most of the space to the stage manager, assistant stage manager and the mechanics who have charge of the scenerv. properties and electrical effects The only picture used with the review' was that of the stage crew which the doctor labeled, "Heroes of the ‘Greenwich Village Follies.' ” And Dr. Rockwell took the picture with his own camera, posing the rrew in the street outside the theater after the show at night.

student section and Intermediate student section of Indianapolis Music Promoters, under direction of Mae Clements, assisted by Mabel Van Horn, Carlotta B. McNary. Bethel Baptist church. Fifteenth street and Martindale avenue. May 8 1 * P M— Y. M. C. A.. Senate avenue and Michigan street,. Lobby program. F. V Haselwood and W. E. Reen, chairmen. May 7toß P. M Community program's. Cosmopolitan school chorus at school. J. Harold Brown, director; Lilltam M. Le Mon. accompanist. May 10 pto 12 r M Carnival musical. Walker com no. b\ Indianapolis Music Promoters. Elizabeth S‘ewart. chairman. 7 to 8 P M. - Phyllis Wheatly Branch of Y W. C A. Marjorie T. Brown, chairman, assisted bv music committee whose chairman is Selma B. Harry. May 11 Matinee musical. Walker theater; InterRacial art. ft rt n MONTHLY RECITAL TO BE GIVEN The monthy recital of the Indiana, College of Music, and Fine Arts for advanced students will be held at the Metropolitan School of Music on Friday night. May 10. at 8; 15 o’clock. The program: Octave Waltz" MacFadyen Norma Heuer. "Theme and Variations" Armstrong John Montani. "Etude" Leschitizsky Eleanor Murphy. Deli Vieni Mila Finestra" iDon Giovanni' Mozart Die Oedr Garten" Hildach Comerado" ... Rogers Thomas V. Broadstr.pt. Arabesque No. 2" Debussy Helen Lloyd. Music Pox" J- Dubea "Chanson No I" Poenitz Julia Louise Guess. Intermezzo" Schumann "Fantaisie Impromptu" Chopin Mae Henri Lane. Minor and Major" Spros.a Charming Chloe" German Gertrude Snodgrass. Mary Hollingsworth at the piano. • Two Portraits" Anon "Seem' Things at Night" Riley Mrs, r o. Mays. The Witches Dance" ... MacDottell Dorothy Chaplin. "Aria-La Boheme Puccini Laura Martin. "Til Eulenspiegels' Merry Pranks" .... R. Strauss Frances Benner. Edith Garrison. Tmogene Pierson. Mildred Allen. Andrew Haigh’s Ensemble. B a B OTHER EVENTS AT INDIANA COLLEGE Ruth Ranier Nessler of the horp section of the Indiana College of Music and Fine Arts will give the guest, day program for the Matinee Musicale of Seymour on Monday, May 6. at the First Presbyterian church. Mrs. Nessler will be assisted by Consuelo Couchman Rettig. cellist, and Dorothy Knight Green, accompanist, of Indianapolis. and Mrs. Don Bollinger, vocalist. ol Seymour. Julia Louise Guess, harp pupil of Ruth Ranier Nessler of the faculty of the Indiana College of Music and Fine Arts, will present a harp program Wednesday. May 8. at. School 21. as part of the music week program presented at that school. The program is in charge of Mrs. Nessler. Carl Frye, barytone, pupil of Fred Jerzy, and Mildred Lewis, flutist, pupil of Pisquale Montani, teachers of the Indiana College of Music and Fire Arts, will give a music week program at School 21 on Thursday afternoon. May 9. The May elementary’ students' recital ot the Indiana College of Music and Fine Arts will be held at Home studio. 1116 North Delaware street on Saturday afternoon. May 11. The following pupils will appear on the program: Jane Blossom Degisher, Betty Jane Ball. Betty Truby. Beverly Izsak. Ralph Kiefer. Florence Eastwood. Shirley Howell. Wilma Rothenhuryr. Henry Kiser, Be”-. Lou Miller. Rosemary' Schlensker. Ralpl Regar,. Glen Shank. Eleanore Pitzsehler. Ralph Mauler. Fred Haile’t. Geneviei e Schafer. Elizabeth Kiger. Anne Holmes. Lucretia Ann Saunders. Kenneth Hendron. Claire Bowden. Eleanor Harter. Jeanine Smith. Lois Crofts. Richard Montgomery. Virginia Underwood. Robert Crapo. Betty Jane Davis and Thomas Mutz and they are pupils of Eleanor M. Saunders. Gladys Loucks, Fairy Hendricks. Fanetia Hitz, Helen Sommers. Mav Gor-

Av pre-season \a 7 OPENING SUNDAY Brine the Kiddies and Spend the Day In the Open at * Indiana s Premier Outdoor Place of Amusement— BROAD RIPPLE PARK V £“? Midway Attraction* Boatin* Wild X. Anlmilv—BfAntifnl Picnic Grounds Ample Parking* Space Without Cbarre Clean, Wholesome Amuse- f *V ment* to Pleaae ETery One. X KOI.I F.K •‘HATING OX B£ST FLOOR IX IXTILAXA .%7\Fpoo Gate Sunday

Air Stunt Arranged • at Park Patent Leather Kid to Be Chief Event at Riverside. THE first robin having taken a bow and the first circus having ! now become a memory, the stage is all set for the first ballon ascension of the season, and balloon fans will no doubt perk up at the announcement that, tomorrow afternoon. at Riverside amusement park, the intrepid “ Patent Leather Kid.” playboy of the clouds, will attempt a five-parachute leap from his big hot-air bag. The "Kid," who in private life is Claude Shafer, an Indianapolis man and an auto mechanic in a local facto o' six days a week, thrilled many thousnads of Riverside visitors last summer by his daring antics in the ozone over the park, climaxing his aerial .stunts by executing a six-parachute leap, a feat which it is claimed has never before or since been equalled. Shafer established a reputation at Riverside last season of being thoroughly dependable, going up in his balloon Sunday after Sunday regardless of weather conditions. Indeed. one of his ascensions was staged in a driving rainstorm and against the advice of his associates, but the Kid with a sort of fatalistic philosophy insists "The balloon must go up.” — „ Big crowds w’hich have visited Riverside during the last month on week-ends have been pleased to find all concessions in operation and the many new features in the fun line have brought many favorable comments. The established policy of free admission to the park at all times will continue, as will the free parking and free checking services. Among the leading features in the park this season will be found the Flash, the Thriller, the Dodgem, Ferris wheel. Whip. Canals of Venice, aero swing, mill chutes, merry-go-round, nfile range, twister. Kentucky derby, skee ball alleys, fun castle, caterpillar. haunted I house, dance palace, skating rink, j kiddie playground and the pony I track.

such. Gertrude Whelan. Frances Robbins, Blanche Dunn Brown and Hazel Lamkin. BUB ASSOCIATED ARTISTS TO GIVE CONCERT The Associated Artists will present the piano pupils of Anna Louise Burkert. Mrs. Charles Craig Poland and the violin pupils of Maurice C. Fiscus in recital next. Thursday night, 8 o'clock, at the Cropsy auditorium of the public library. Those taking part will bo Virginia Hull, Jeanette Fickle, Jean Grumine, Mary May. Betty Thomas. Joan Cochran. Robert Sherle, Jack Bebinger. Roberta Turner, Helene Osterhage, Mary Rettig. Mary Adams, Wilma Ault, Vera Clarkson, Carl Hagenmaier, Vera Ellen McClaplin, Thelma Jatho, Allen Beck, Genevieve Jatho, Dorothy Jatho. Burton Beck. Ruth Bibbins, Betty Morris and John Fowler.

TWO RECITALS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Two recitals open to the public free of charge will be given this week as a part of the spring season of concerts offered by the music department of Indiana Central college. Tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock Miss Emma Louise Prigg will give an organ recital at, the First United Brethren church, corner Park avenue and Walnut street. Miss Prigg is a student of Mrs. Pearl M. Greuliek. Assisting on the program will be Mrs. Ethel Gilliatt. soprano, student of Mrs. Jane Johnson Burroughs. head of the music department. of the college. The following program will be given: ' OfTertoire in A flat’’ R^ a d ••Evening" ShelW Eroma Louise Prigq. "Farewell Ye Mountains".Tschaikowski from "Jeanne d'Arc." Ethel Gilliatt. "Prelude and Fuge No. 5"... Bach "Sonata in D Minor" Guiimain, Allegro assat. Emma. Louise Prigg. "The Answer" Terry "The Little Shepherd Song".. ' Watts "Sunlight" iWaltz Sonet Ware Ethel Gilliatt. Berceuse" Dickinson ; bong of Sorrow" Nevin 'Rhapsody ’ Demarest ■Organ and piano.. Emma Louise Prieg. Mrs. Greulich at tiie piano. A'companlments by Mrs. Jane J. Burroughs. Next Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. Miss Mignon Christy, pianist. student of Miss Grace Hutchings, head of the piano dapartment of the college, will give a recital for graduation. She will be assisted by Robert Durham, violin pupil of Nathan D. Davis. The program will be given in the college auditorium in University Heights, as follows: Pastorale" Scarlaiti-Tausig "Rigaudon" tfrom Heiberg's Time su ** fl Grieg Mignon Christy 1 Concerto No. 9" 'first movement! Deberiot Robert Durham Hunting Song" Mendelssohn Reflections on the Water" .. Debuss- ' Polonaise" Op. 9 No. 6 Paderewski Mignon Christv • Intermezzo" 'from suite L'Arlesienne' , ■ • ■ • ■ Bizet Spanish Dance Op 58 No 1 ..Fehfeld * Robert Durham Concerto In E flat Major" Liszt VUegro maestoso, tempo ernsto. qua'i adagio, allegro marziale animate. Mignon Chrsitv • K #tr*i parts on second piano bv Grace Jchings. e A. S. F. Club of the Irvington School of Music will not have

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I—Harry Hoxworth is the director of productions for Charles Berkell. Opening Sunday night, the Berkell offering will be “The Scarlet Woman,” at English's.

Guest Organist

Milton Slosser

The Indiana today and next, week has as a guest, organist. Milton Slosser. the "sunshine organist" from California. He is offering a special solo which includes tunes from popular music as well as from operatic compositions.

their usual Sunday aiternoon program May 5, but will be the guests at the Bei Canto Club Sunday afternoon at 2:45. The program is to be announced later. Louisa Steeg and Opal Reynolds, pupils of Glenn Friermood and Wilma Davis Hine of the Indiana College of Music and Fine Arts, will give a program before the Minerva Club on Friday afternoon. May 10. MUSIC SCHOOL* TO PRESENT PUPILS The Irvington School of Music will present Betty May Schissel, pupil of Mildred Smith in the junior artist piano recital, assisted by Jean Mildred. Smith, reader and dancer, Friday night at 5657 E. Washington street. Program follows: - •Blue Danube Waits" Strauss Beit Schissel, Edward Mere. Almost Beyond Fndurnnce" Riley Jean Smith. •In the Giants Garden" Ewing "Cheerful Whistler" Rowe, Bettv Schissel. ••Johnr.F's Made a Wedding o’ It." Jean Smith. L Arondelle" Burgmuller •Vbcrklets" Miles Betty Schissel. "Old Fashioned Garden." Jean Smith. "La Cinquantaine" . Gabriel-Marie Minute Waltz" Chopin Betty Schissel. “Valsr Lvrique." Jean Smith. , . "Rondo Mihtaire ... Dlabeili Betty Schissel. Martha Jane Bash. a f tt COMMUNITY PROGRAM FOR MUSIC WEEK The Florence Fay school. No. 21, 2815 English avenue, will have a program of music every afternoon from 2:30 to 3 o'clock during National Music, week, to which the community is invited. There is no admission charge. S b a Monday—Contributions from the Metre, politan School of Music, arranged by Mr. Edwin Jones. Tuesday—Matinee musical numbers, arranged by Mrs. Frank E. Edenharter. —Matinee musical numbers, t-pon.-orea b? Mrs. Ruth R. Nessler. Thursday—College of Music and Fine Arts, sponsored by Mrs. Sherman. Friday—The school's vested choir of boys and "he eighth grade bovs' glee club.

JOIN IN CELEBRATING THE 1400TH PERFORMANCE IN INDIANAPOLIS, OF THE IBERKELL PLAYERS 1 GALA EYE AT! C§y£*| 1QU 9 C SUNDAY 8:15 tHU&uldn g AND ALL WEEK % FIRST STOCK PRESENTATION IN AMERICA % OF PAULINE FREDERICK S SMASHING HIT •44“"i"he Scarlet Woman” TV ITH MARIE LOUISE W ALKER AND JAMES BLAINE MATINEES WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, SATI BOAT ""} DDIPrC _ _ _ AFTERNOON—2Sc-35c-50e ' EVENING—2Se-s©c-99c Next Week—"THE GREEN'. HAT’’—By Michael Arlen

ROUNDING ROUND THFATFRS With WALTER 1 n Ey-fA. 1 -GIXQ LK HICKMAN

SUNDAY night will be a most significant milestone in the history of the Berkell Players at English's. Tomorrow night will be the occasion of the 1.400 th performance of the Berkell organization in this city. Right now with the legitimate theater on the road feeling the serious effect of the talkers, this Berkell record should assume civic importance.

At the beginning of his present season. Berkell announced that he vvolud bring an all new company to this city with one exception, that being Harry Hoxworth. I have told you often that the two leading players are the best that Berkell has given this city and that is no reflection upon the other leads in the previous seasons. Indianapolis must realize that good support is the only way posj sible that a. stock manager can 1 keep high priced leads and players. I am saying this on my own responsibility The Berkell Players have not been doing the business that the company deserves. There is something wrong with the Sunday night audiences, I mean the size. Berkell has gone in for a higher type show this year than previously. Take for example, “Meet the Wife" and "One of the Family." Next week we will have “The Scarlet Woman." We know that here is good thea- ! ter as presented last season with Pauline Fredericks in the leading role. She has just closed a long and prosperous run in Chicago. It has been my opinion that Berkell should give us some heavier shows like “The Trial of Mary Dugan.” “The Green Hat.” “Ned McComb’s Daughter,” “Lulu Bell," “The Famous Mrs. Faire" and others. It rests upon the judgment of Berkell just what dramatic productions we will have in this city for months to come, as he will have the field to himself. I understand that Stuart Walker has definitely decided not to come to Keith's this season. Indianapolis must recognize the worth of the Berkell Players and the only possible way is through the box office. Berkell is giving us generally more than our money's worth. And I mean every word of it.

I went over to Cincinnati. this week to see Eugenie Leonvitch in "And So to Bed." based on "The Diary of Samuel Pepvs," that gay old bird who was quite a bedroom sheik in the days of 1669 in London when twin beds were unknown. Here is a costume play that is filled with exquisite dirt and if it was in modern dress.'it would have had police attention and possible action. But it is a costume play and probably has done the smallest business even with its smart dirt of the entire season. Nelson Trowbridge told me that people do not want costume plays on the road. That is the general rule. Trowbridge closes his 'legitimate season at the Shubert in Cincinnati. 0., tonight. And he will have a most interesting season next season. Trowbridge seems to get the shows. “And So to Bed" was charmingly acted. Smart even with its delicious dirt and situations. It is too bad that we couldn't have had it here. Hot it would have starved to death. BBS Received the following from the head of the Burlesque circuit: “A careful and thorough survey ot

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2— Leo Burke is a member of the Colonial Players, now at the Colonial. .3— Gladys McCormack will be among the entertainers in "Hod Hots," opening Sunday matinee at the Mutual.

the entire burlesque situation fails to disclose any reason for radical changes in any direction." This statement has been issued by I. H. Herk. president and general manager of the Mutual Burlesque Association, the only “wheel" organization now being operated in this country. "Based upon the records of the season now drawing to a close." continued Mr. Herk. “our conclusions I could not be otherwise. Our business has been larger than ever before in the entire history of burlesque. and newspaper commendation. in the main, encourages us in our decision to go along as we have been going, with such strengthening of casts as may be possible by inducing certain well-known players. both men and women, to come into our companies. Negotiations to this end are now in progress and with reasonable assurance of success. “New leading players automatically mean new materials in the way of comedy scenes, songs and dances, because they all have their own ‘stuff' which they have carefully accumulated to fit their individual lines of work. “With the acquisition of performers of this caliber, our performances can not fail to be materially improved regardless of how acceptable to th public they may have been in the past seasons. “While this must be regarded as j an important step, it does not really i mean a radical change. It simply means newness. And that's what we're after all the time, and it is what the public wants.” Within a few weeks, the upward of two thousand Mutual players will be enjoying their well-earned summer rest, while the executives of the association will be deep into preparations for the coming seasos, de- > termined to at least maintain the high standards of production that have carried the organization to greater success than has ever before been achieved in the burlesque industry. They Match the Bed Four suits of pajamas were de- j signed for Patsy Ruth Miller to j wear in “Twin Beds," the 7 *st Na- j tional Vitaphone comedy starring j Jack Mulhall, in which Miss Miller j is his leading lady. They are the i last word in bedtime attire. , AMUSEMENTS

•MUTUAL BURLESQUE THEATRE Direction of Mutual Burlesque Assn, of N. Y. ——jiuiu r .jjuupn iuumwimiil- ' uiwu '.wjup—hi—iiup l —mu —’ ■' l ———■——— WEEK BEGINNING SUNDAY MAT., MAY sth RED HOTS With Billy Gordon —Milt Frankfort —Wava White Gladys McCormick —Bert Scott —Gordon Rydeen :A RED HOT CHORUS s® NORA FORD?

At Apollo sf| . : j

Paul Tremaine

Paul Tremaine and his Aristocrats of Modern Music appear at the Apollo on the new program starting today in a tuneful Vitaphone presentation. Tremaine, a Kansas City violinist, organized his band several years ago, took it to New York, entered vaudeville, and it now ranks with the best entertaining orchestras in America. In the Vitaphone act offered, the band is heard in “I've Been Working on the Railroad.” “pn the Road to Mandalay,” "Here Comes the Show Boat" medley, and "Mississippi Mud."

irs WHOOPEE TIME AT EiYERSIDE FHE-E AMUSEMENT PARK TOMORROW AFTERNOON The new Whether Riverside, PATENT LEATHER KID vibrant 8 or 80. in a wath color, Hoosieriffc ami FIVE-PARACHUTE flashing .joyous h z:- BALLOON variety, '& wri & will he the than ifc4 Kt Jyk. Iy cream in Noah's your coffee. Ark. Join the More thr same ol’ kid Riverside who cut those pulse - pounding Fan Club, thn is than rpdos in the ozone over Riverside It’s all Ford has summer. Got his Tuxedo all just for flivvers. pressed up for the season, by heck: fun. Riverside patrons are asked to please take notice that Riverside Amusement Park has no connection with any amusement devices on the south side of Thirtieth street. Thank you.

MAY 4. 1920

Berkell to Celebrate a Record Mext Week to Mark Fourteen Hundreth Performance Here. ■■'T'HE Scarlet Woman" which w as played here last fall by Pauline Frederick under the title of "The Imperfect Lady.” will bo the attraction at English’s .starting Sunday evening. This will mark the 1400th performance of the Berkell Players, in this city. To the opening performance Charles Berkell. manager, has invited many city notables, among whom are Governor and Mrs. Leslie, Mayor and Mrs. Slack, and representatives of various local organizations. "The Scarlet Woman ’ is a comedy drama and is remembered as one of the distinct hits of the past season. The burden of the piece will hang upon the shoulders of Marie Louise Walker. She will be seen as a small town girl who becomes the center of a scandal which idle women sp' ead abroad on the wings ot gossip. The girl. Agatha Marlev. had been content to be her father's shadow while he lived. He was a famous genius who allowed his doting public to encircle him with a halo to the exclusion of his daughter. She hungers for friendship and romance, and when her parent, dies, she goes to New York in quest ot love and friends and mayhap rurcess. Her year in the big city ends with th" conviction that even New York is as drab as her own village, if not too busy or indifferent to pay her attention, and she hopes to rase the monotony by adopting a baby. It is tl'ie baby, of course, which plunges Agatha in the midst of scandal when she returns home. Almost every man in the town is suspected ot being its father, and Agatha is at first dumfounded by the gossip of wagging tongues, if not a little hurt. Sim finally decides to let the little hamlet be upset by its suspicions and neither deny further nor affirm the reports. She has a visitor in the person of a college president 'James Blaine) who comes to interview her with a view of writing a biography of her illustrious father Their associations end in a deep appreciation of each other, but when the man begins to question her about the town gossip, she refuses to reveal her respectability until she has put his love to the severe test of proving to her that it is she alone he must love regardless of w’lat the idle women say. "The Scarlet Woman" was written by Zelda Sears and Reita Lambert. Miss Sears played the leading comedy role in the recent production h p re. Very Thick Brogue The Irish brogue is so thick on Colleen Moore's “Smiling Irish Eyes” sets at F’irst National Vitaphone studios, you can almost cut it with a knife! More titan a score of extras on the sets have been “over here” less than a year.

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