Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 168, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 November 1929 — Page 6

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ON A B. TALBOT TO PRESENT DUNCAN DANCERS MONDAY

The New York Theatre Guild Will Send ‘Porgy’ to English’s With the Same Cast That Presented It in New York and London for Long Runs. NEXT Monday evening at 8:30 o’clock at the Murat the second of the five evening subscribed concerts' of the Ona B. Talbot Fine Arts En.erprises will be presented by the Isadora Duncan dancers. Bag and baggage, with the most important articles of all, their abbreviated dancing skirts and blouses, the Duncan dancers, includ ngj*rma and the “Little Tamara,’’ and their ten terpcichorean sisters, arrived today in Indianapolis, where they will spend Sunday and remain until after their Indianapolis program at the Murat. They are having an extensive concert tour filling engagements from Boston and Los Angeles, from Toronto to New Orleans.

Last year in a theatrical season which had many failures, these Duncan Dancers were one of the brightest attractions, and New York was loath to let them go. They appeared on the stage of the Manhattan opera house and at Wallisk’s theater. New York City, enjoying one of the marked successes of the season. They are headed by Irma Duncan, one of Isadora’s adopted daughters, an ideal and perfect leader. With Irma are the elfin •‘Little Tamara,” charming and graceful Alexandre, Maria, Tanya, Mauya, Cala, Sonia, Vera, Lola, Lily and Maya.

They have a background of classical music by Chopin, Schubert, Schumann and Gretchinioff. To these are added a feature New York has been most enthusiastic about; a series of modern Russian dances, in Which the dancers sing as they dnace that have proven a terpsichorean revelation and created a furore. The following is the complete program for next Monday evening's concert. part r "Slow March” Schubert Irma Duncan and Ensemble. Waltzes Schubert Irma Duncan and Ensemble. "Scones from Childhood" Schumann •'Bhndmen s BlufT”—Mava. Lily, Tamara, Manya. Liza. Lola. ‘'S-'"""r’s M^rch”—Lily, Lola, Manya, Maya. Tamara. "Norwegian Dar-e” / Grieg Ensemble. •'Southern Roses” tWaltzi Strauss Irma Dunr-i ->' Ensemble. Part II 'Trelude E Minor'' Chopin Meya "Mazurka Op IS. No. 3” Chopin I"'i M' ”a. Tamara. "ValSe Op. 70 No 3” Chopin Lola. Mava. Tamara. Va*'e B-i'Mmt' Chopin Alexpndre. Maria, Mava. "Mazurka Op. 7 No. >” Chopin Insemble. * '> 'i. f" Chopin . lsemble. Schubert ...a -n cn't Ensemble. •art 111 e” o- Tree.” in and Ensemble, jj, Russia—- " The Blacksmith " "Dublnushka 'Workmen's Song l . '•Russian Girl Scout Song.” am* “PORGY” IS BOOKED HERE “Porgy,” one of the outstanding ! Successes of the New York Theatre j Guild comes to Eng’ish for three S nights, starting Thursday. Dec. 5. Dramatized by Du Bose and Dorothy Heyward from Mr. HeyVa. novel of the same name, and first produced by the Theatre Guild more than two years ago, “Porgy” has' established itself in a unique position among the folk-plays of the American theater. It has played three separate en- j gagements in New York, totaling a run of over a year, it captured Lon- j don when it played for eleven weeks 1 last summer, and it has established records seldom eaualled by a folkplay in many of this country's largest centers. is all sense, and sound, and motion, amazingly fresh and vigorous of action. It is full, too, of color and throbb ng with curiously insistent rhythm that gets somehow into one's pulses. Unhackneyed spirituals are sung as they are heara in the south. But the heart of the play, the circumstances that make it a document as well as a drama, are found

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Big Show at Mutual Sunday 'Sporty Widows/ With a Large Cast, Is Due Here. “QPORTY WIDOWS” surely is a >3 title to conjure with as it is full of meaning in the sense that it suggests the character of burlesque, and after all that is the main thing. This show is far from being a stranger, but it comes to the Mutual next Sunday afternoon on its initial tour of the Mutual circuit. It is in the stimulating laugh episodes that “Sporty Widows” has won a way to fame, and it still lays claim to supremacy as a fast going fun vehicle. It is said that the ether features are red hot contenders for similar high honors. According to reports the singing and dancing numbers have been voted into the list of modern freshness. To make the atmosphere correspondingly attractive, some of the most fantestic color schemes for the scenic and costume investiture were utilized. The two most important farces are “Eoat Scene” and “Oriental Scene.” The cast may be judged by Vic Plant, the leading comic; Flossie De Vere, star soubrette, and such other burlesque favorites as Bob Eugene. Allan Le Roy, Jim Galvin, James Clayton, Buster Le Roy, Virginia Dare and Irene Santley and nany other favorites.

At Colonial

‘npHE Passing Revue,” a modem A type revue, will be presented at the Colonial the coming week, wiih special numbers, song hits and comedy sketches. In staging “The Passing Revue” the producers have endeavored to give patrons something new and novel, and have Introduced a number of new ideas in this class of amusement. Ray Cook and Jimmy Bova will be seen in the .pripcipal comedy roles: Little Egypt, Irene Joslin and Florence King, with brand new runway numbers; Bert Wrenneck, George Moon, Leslie Barry, Daisy Due and the Colonial chorus round out the erst of popular favorites. “Times Square,” a talking picture shown for the first t : me in th's city, wi’l be the screen attraction for the week. in its sharo and searching biographies cu’lei frem the superstitious humanity swarming about the i once-prcud mansions of the retreat- j ing white gentry. Acted by a company of sixty-five j plovers, only three of which are ; white, “Porgy” illustrates conclus- j ivelv the directorial genius of young j Rouben Mamoulian, the Russo- j Armenian, who thus gained his first | laurels in New York. He has since ! done “Marco Millions” and “Wings j Over Europe” for the Guild and is j slated for three new Guild produc- i tions this season. The colorful triple-deck settings of Catfish Row are authentic, being done by Cleon Throckmorton after a visit to Charleston. S. C.. the locale of the play. The scenes and groupings have been hailed as an expressional note of unparalleled originality. In the east of revue-like propor- j tions are Frank Wilson, Rose Me- J Clendon, Evelyn Ellis, Jack Carter, Georgette Harvey, Percy Verwayne, Hayes Pryor. Wesley Hill, Erskine Sanford, Leigh Whipper, Morris ! McKenny, Dorothy Paul, Richard j Huey, Ella Madison, Garrett Min- j turn and the boys’ oand from the | Jenkins’ orphanage of Charleston. I

1— A dramatis scene from the New York Thearc Guild production of “Porgy,” that opens Thursday night, Dec. 5, for three nights at English’s. 2 Eert Nelson and Princess Pat, a headline event on the new bill opening today at the Lyric.

Devine Has Big Gala Program Thanksgiving Week Will Bea Fine One in Ballroom. THAT is expected to be good * ■ news to Indianapolis dancers is given in the announcement of the Indiana roof management to the effect that A1 Sky and his group of musical stars have canceled a Detroit engagement and will extend their local stay for another two weeks. The increasing popularity of Sky’s aggregation arid the fact that so many requests had been received to have t{iem continue at the rcof caused Tom Devine, manager, to ask Sky to remain for an extended period. Although they were scheduled to leave the city tonight, Sky agreed to remain, and this should meet with the general approval, Mr, Devine stated. Elaborate preparations have been made for the entertainment of the patrons of the roof on the occasion of the Thanksgiving holiday. A special program of numbers and events has been arranged for Wednesday and Thursday nights of this week, said Mr. Devine. A1 Sky and his boys have promised anew group of dance tunes and novel arrangements of the more popular ones. The ballroom wi’l be decorated in keeping with the spirit of the ho’idav. Wednesday night will be known “turkey on your table night,” said Devine, end the reason for the selection of this peculiar title will not onlv be surmising but can be learned cnlv by attendance on the roof that nriht. A gala holiday program, the announcement states, wi’l be seven on Thursday, Thanksgiving night.

Makes New One

Giovanni Msrtinelli. Grand Opara tenor, has just competed anew Vitaphone variety at Warner Brothers eastern vitaphone studios under the direction of Arthur Hur’ey. He the aria, “M’Ar>r>-ri” and duetto from Fiotow’s “M°rtha,” accompanied by the Metropolitan opera house orchestra, conducted by Maestro Giuseppe Eair.boschek.' Miss Livia Marracci appears as Lady Enriechetta. New Title for Old Hit Stewart Edward White’s famous story, "The Two Gun Man,” will reach the screen under the title of ‘Under a Texas Moon.” It will be a Vitaphone production in Technicolor throughout.

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

ROUNDING ROUND THEATERS With Walter x D. HICKMAN

THE determination of George Somnes and those connected with him in the Indianapolis Civic Theater to make this season the biggest in the history of the organization is apparent more so day by day. The season opens on Thanksgiving night at the Playhouse and the opening of the season is mere important than ever because the new enlarged theater will be used for the first time.

The opening bill is “The Lilies of the Field,” a comedy by John Hastings Turner. It will be repeated on the evenings of Nov. 29 and 30 and Dec. 2 to 7. Eomnes’ list of plays for the season includes “The Man W T ith Red Hair,” by Benn Levy, from the Hugh Walpole novel; “The Play’s the Thing,” by Ferenc Molnar; “The Marquise,” by NoeTCoward; “White Wings” and “Paris Bound,” by Philip Earry; “Ten Nights in a Barroom,” by William W. Pratt Esq., and “The Lady From Alfaqueque,” by Gergorio Martinez-Sierra. a tt I have received an interesting statement concerning a unique twohour Thanksgiving afternoon broadcast of a number of the greatest orchestras in this country and Europe. As this is so important and so unique in its contention, I give you the following statement as sent to this department: Deems Taylor. composer of “The King’s' Henchman,” now working on his second opera, has lately surrendered to what he c-lis the inevitable and is leading his optical skill and his humor to the making of radio announcements and program comments, realizing that “radio is here to stay and it is up to crit’cs and musicians to make the most of it.” His next undertaking on the air will be the announcing, with comment and exD’anation. of a two-hour broadcast on Thanksgiving day. which is to go on file air over forty-one independent radio stations by means of an electrical transcription device. Actually, during those two hours. Taylor will he digesting his Thanksgiving turkey in the music room cf the Colonial farmhouse on his abandoned farm fourteen miles from Stamford. Conn., which his friends have named “Taylor's Folly.” There on Thanksgiving, he will hear his own voice from any one of a dozen nearby station, while gent'.y applauding his own witticisms and being spoofed by friends gathered from the artistic agricultors of that corner of the Nutmeg state, who are the proud owners of old houses, tired acres, lovely views, antique furniture, hooked rugs and, in most cases, healthy mortg£;u.~. “The most interesting thing about this two-hour broadcast,” said Taylor, putting his feet carelessly on an early American butterfly table in curly maple and lighting a pipe with an early American aroma.” is the fact that it gives the radio listener a chance to compare performances. “There are six military bands on tin program, from England, Ireland. Scotland, Germany France, and Joohn Philip Sousa's from the States. It would be just as easy to put half a dozen of the greatest orchestras of the world—don’t ask me which they are—on the same program, and I doubt not it will be done. Thus the musical devotee, not to speak of the impoverished critic, can hear and compare at his ease, without spending time and money on travel, can form an opinion of their relative merits and defend it with that tenacity so characteristic of the true music c-itic. amateur or pro-

ft—Buster Le Roy is in the cast of “Sporty Widows,” which opens at the Mutual, Sunday matinee. 4—Blair and Thornton are presented in “The Velvet Revue,” now showing at the Indiana.

fessional. To hear them play in the flesh would take several weeks of travel over the Continent and the states. “The time elapsing between hearings would be so long that impressions would have faded. Through this electrical gadget that makes it possible to getf them all on the air, anywhere, at any time, once they are transcribed onto permanent plates, it will be possible to back up arguments as to whether Toscannini or Btokowski or who you will is the greatest conductor of the music of a certain composer—say of the great Deems Taylor. Anything that aids argument is a boon to the music-minded. “This broadcast will be independent of trans-Atlantic weather conditions. I understand that great progress Is being made in short-wave transmission and rebroadcasting, but I don’t think I am getting out of my privileged field when I say that Europqan-American broadcasting is still about as dependent upon atmospheric conditions as ft a trans-Atlantic airplane hop. “Important American performances from stations distant from here are often scrambled by static. Even if a terrific storm should make broadcasting impossible over most of the country on Thanksgiving, they would be able to broadcast liter without the hugh expense of bringing bands, orchestras, ensembles and choruses together again in ten countries. “This electrical program can be broadcast at any time by any station equipped with the device to put it on the air. To my ■ nontechnical mind that seems a great advantage, provided the plates faithfully reproduce the performance. “In the future a great orchestra oi operatic performance or an important public ceremony can be recorded on the spot and preserved for posterity. What wouldn’t we give for a permanent radio record, for instance, of the Gettysburg speech as delivered by President Lincoln?” Arllss Is Now in London George Arli&’s, Warner Bros, star, will return from London in time for the New York premiere of his Vitaphone picture, “The Green Goddess,” shortly after the first of the year.

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Civic Theater IP ,v . vv*s § :: jf Jf > > Lauren Stokesberry Lauren Stokesberry will appear in the Civic theater presentation of “The Lilies of the Field,” when it opens Nov. 28 at the Playhouse.

New Editor

A. P. Younger, magazine and scenario writer, has been appointed by Grant L. Cook as scenario editor at the Tiffany Studios in Holly-' wood. Mr. Younger served for some time with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and other companies and has turned out many notable successs, among them “Why Men Leave Home,” “Husbands and Lovers,” “Adventure,” “The Devil’s Cargo,” “Brown of Harvard,” “Souls for Sables,” “College Days,” “Slide Kelly Slide,” “Twelve Miles Out,” “Wild Geese,” “Alias Jimmy Valentine” and “While the City Sleeps.”

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AMUSEMENTS

Freaks to Remain on View Here Coney Island Theater on Illinois Street Moves. THE Coney Island Freak theater and Curio hall, which has been located for the past seven weeks at 18 South Illinois street, has discovered that quarters at that location were too small for their rapidly growing business and the congress of freaks, strange people, and unusual entertainers have moved, bag and baggage, across- Illinois street to S9-71 where the Freak theater will continue for the winter. The management of the Freak theater conducts a similar amusement enterprise in St. Louis and claims to have a connection with the freak markets of the world which will allow them to present Indianapolis theatergoers with a changing array of the world’s strange people, monstrosities and abnormalities, during the coming winter months. The current bill includes Ike and Mike, world famous twin midgets; Jolly Dolly, “The Prettiest Fat Girl in the World;” Laurie, champion swerd swallower; Princess Mae and her den of reptiles; Little Princess San Toy and her Chinese torture cabinet; Old Zip, Barnum’s original “What Is It;” Paola Guertine, contortionist and Laurens, Russian musical prodigy.

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Fine Film Tops Bill at Lyric ‘Four Devils’ Opens as Movie Feature Here Today. THE wistful charm, radiant beauty and enchanting voice of Janet Gavnor again graces the living screen of a local motion picture theater when she opens today in “Four Devils,” the latest F. W. Mlirnau production, at the Lyric as a special Thanksgiving week attraction starting today. Miss Gaynor, whose past performances in “Street Angel” and “Seventh Heaven” have endeared her to millions of movie fans and whose current talking and sinking picture, “Sunny Side Up,” has doubled her peculiarity, is said to have a role in “Four Devils” that will also greatly increase her standing with the fans. Miss Gaynor portrays one o! four continental circus trapeze performers who struggles to save her lover from the wiles, of a siren. This troupe provides some daring trapeze stunts during the course of the fascinating circus drama, culminating in their supreme thrill, “The Leap of Death.” The supporting cast is a notable one, including such artists as Charles Morton, Mary Duncan. Farrell MacDonald, Nancy Drexel and Barry Norton. The stage show includes four Radio - Keith - Orpheum vaudeville acts, the featured attraction being •Marveltone,” presented by George Lovett. Marveltone is said to be unlike anything else ever done on the stage and is as interesting as it is mystifying. Appearing with Mr. Lovett in this unusual act are Georgia Templeton, the girl with the X-ray mind, and Elsa J. Brown, the musical oracle, who in addition to revealing their inexplicable mental powers, are highly talented musicians. Bert Nelson presents the second featured act with his noted movie lioness, “Princess-Pat.” This animal was featured in many motion picture productions, among them being “Many of the Forest,” “The Monkey Talks” and “King of Kings.” An interesting feature of the performance is the fact that Mr. Nelson uses neither whip nor gun in putting Princess Pat through her paces. Herberta Beeson, late feature of the Sells-Floto circus offers the third underlined act. “Dainty Dances on the Wire” Is the billing under which the clever little individual presents an offering which for rapidity and speed, as well as for remarkable wire performance, can not be excelled. The usual supplementary program includes the news reel. Aesop’s fables and two-reel talking comedy. Velez to Have Big Role Lupe Velez will play the title role in Warner Bros. “Tiger Rose.” Lenore Ulric created the same part, on the stage for David Belasco.

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NOV. 23, 1929