Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 187, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 December 1934 — Page 22

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WALKER WHITESIDE IS BOOKED AT ENGLISH'S

Famous Actor to Return After Long Absence ‘Master of Ballantrae’ Will Be Offered on Dec. 29. ' After an absence of several years, Walker Whiteside, prominent romantic and character actor, returns to English’s Saturday, Dec. 29, for a matinee and night performance in “The Master of Ballantrae.” Prom the published history of Westchester County, New York, edited by Alvah P.. French, much interesting material has been gleaned relative to Walker Whiteside and his famous forbears. The theatrical career of Walker Whiteside is well known to lovers of the drama, from the time when he achieved his juvenile fame by virtue of his acting in ‘ Hamlet,” down to the present, at which moment he is starring in ‘‘The Master of Ballantrae.” The name of Whiteside has been one of importance in America for several generations, and for centuries, has been a name of broad significance in Great Britain. James Whiteside, a relative of Judge Whiteside, Walker Whiteside’s father, was a prominent barrister of Belfast, Ireland, and a close adviser of the late Queen Victoria. Whiteside County, Illinois, was named in honor of General Samuel Whiteside, a brave soldier, who participated in the Indian wars from 1812 until tne close of the Black Hawk War.

Father Was Judge Judge Thomas Collins Whiteside, the fath r of the actor, was at one time judge of the Supreme Court of Illinois, and one of the most brilliant and universally admired legal lights of the day. Walker Whiteside’s mother was Lavinia J. Walker, a descendent of George B. Walker, and a descendent through a collateral line, of George B. Clymer, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Hie records of the Westchester County Historical Society trace the Clymer ancestry back to Christopher Clymer of Bristol, England, Wl.o was living in 1734. Richard Clymer came to America In 1710, and in direct line is found Christopher Clymer, and finally George B. Clymer, a resident of Philadelphia. George B. Clymer was one of the first to oppose the arbitrary acts of Great Britain, and as a member of the Council of Safety, he became the first Continental Treasurer on July 29. 1775. Walker Whiteside was bom at Logansport, Ind.. and the family, becoming residents of Illinois shortly after, he attended his first school in Riverside, a Chicago suburb. Following his graduation he covered his higher studies under private tutors at Denver, Colo. He gave special attention to those branches which would aid him ip his further endeavors, for his choice of a profession was made at an early age. Began Career in Youth Walker Whiteside went on the stage as a very young man. and from his earliest experiences. Shakespeare was his favorite medium of expression. His repertory included “Hamlet,” “Othello,” "The Merchant of Venice” and “Richard III.” Prom the ver. first he was a star, and has remained so until this day. Never has Walker Whiteside appeared in the support of another player, nor has be ever co-starred with another actor or actress. He is as well known and admired in London as he is in New York, and is as popular in the West Coast cities as he is in Chicago or New Orleans. The Whiteside home is in River-view-pl, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. Producers Own Huge Tuba Metro-Goldwyn-Maver has gone in for music in a big way. The music department has received a bass tuba, for use in orchestra ensembles, that is so large it can not be moved. It has been permanently installed on a metal stand in the big orchestra stage. It has a low note two octaves deeper than any standard instrument. Its first use was in orchestrations for “Tire Night Is Young.”

Noted Actor to Appear in City Dec. 29

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Walker Whiteside, after an absence of several years, returns to the stage of English’s for two performances in “The Master of Ballantrae” on Saturday, Dec. 29. He is seen here as James Durie, the chief character in the play.

ROUNDING ROUND TUCATCDC with WALIEK IMLA lIK J D. HICKMAN

Nelson Trowbridge, former manager of the Murat here and now manager of the Shubert in Cincinnati, writes me that he considers the Abbey Theater Players one oi the most important attractions he has booked in his long experience as manager.

He states that the Abbey Players will fill a week’s engagement at the Shubert in Cincinnati, starting Monday night, Jan. 14. Barry Fitzgerald, F. J McCormick, Dennis O’Den, Eileen Crowe, Arthur Shields, Aideen O’Connor, Michael J. Dolan, Maureen Delany, U. Wright, Frolie Mulhern, P. J. Cardan and May Craig will be in the cast. On tiiis American tour, the Abbey Players are presenting “The Playboy of the Western World,” “The Well of the Saints,” “Juno and the Paycock,” “The Whiteheaded Boy,” “The Far Hills,” “Drama at Innish,” “The New Gossoon,” “Grogan and the Ferret," “Look at the Heffermans,” “The Courting of Mary Doyle” and eight one-act plays • * FINAL plans have been made by Marc Wolf, president of the Variety Club, and the various chairmen, for the first annual New Year’s Eve ball to be given on Monday night, Dec. 31, at the Claypool. A dinner dance will be held in the Riley room of the Claypool with dinner served from 9 until midnight. Dancing will be the main attraction from 10 until some time the next morning. There will be three complete floor shows and souvenirs for ail.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

JOHN CULBERTSON, graduate of Cathedral High School, who has had many leads in the class plays and who is also one of the most successful leading men in “The Barnstormers” theatrical group, has left for California to try his luck in the movies. Mr. Culbertson has starred in such plays as “So This Is London,” “Take My Advice,” “The Rivals,’ “The Importance of Being Earnest,” “The Scrap of Paper,” “The Play’s the Thing,” “Servant in the House,” “The Guardsman,” “Arms and the Man” and his latest, “By Candle Light.” * * a Word has been received by Louis Stockman from the Dancing Masters of America, the largest association of dancing teachers in the world, that they have elected him to the high office of Fifth District governor in charge of the states of Ohio. Indiana. Kentucky, Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois. Mr. Stockman is also regional director for the Chicago Association of Dancing Masters, an organization national in its scope. He takes an active part in both associations and has been for several years on the faculties of both for their annual

conventions in New York and Chicago. For several years Mr. Stockman has sponsored a joint six-state meeting of the two associations in Indianapolis, bringing hundreds of dancing teachers to the city in April. He is a life resident of Indianapolis and has ' been established here for 16 years as owner and director of Stockman Studios. He is organizing at the present time an Indiana state association of dancing teachers to be affiliated later with the national organization and invites all teachers who are not members to get in touch with him.

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College Club Will Present Musical Show

Princeton Triangle Group to Appear at Murat New Year’s Eve. Twenty-six of Princeton’s most talented undergraduates will be seen in the dancing chorus of the Triangle Club show of that university when it appears at the Murat on Monday night, Dec. 31. Unlike their productions of other years, this season’s Triangle show is entirely modern, the scene being laid in*New Yorx and Long Island, long the haunts of Princeton men. Because of the modern setting in cosmopolitan New York, the choruses will be called upon to dance all the different modern steps, including tap dancing, soft shoe, ballet and ballroom dancing. The two choruses, men and “girls,” will be used as background for solos by members of the cast, also as debutantes and “Stags at Bay” in the action of the story. dj Especially outstanding is the acrobatic dance given by the leading “lady,” McPherson Wood, ’36, of Chicago, with an accompaniment by the men’s chorus. This number is entitled “Hail to the Debutante,” the song being written by Brooks Bowman, '36, of Salem, O. During this number a male quartet will introduce a song by William Borden, ’37, of Rumson, N. J., entitled “Just Another Deb.” Morgan Lewis, the new director, is a graduate of the University of Michigan, and as dancing coach has been connected with such Broadway successes as “Flying Colors,” the first and second “Little Shows,” and the new Libby Holman revue, “Revenge With Music.” Under such expert direction the Triangle Club is anticipating its best dancing chorus in years. Even the “girls” in the female chorus will wear regulation-womens shoes, the first time this has been attempted in a Triangle show. Beginning Monday tickets for the show may be obtained at the 34th-st. branch of Stewart’s, Inc., from 2 to 4 in the afternoon or from Mrs. George Home, ticket chairman. From Dec. 26 until the night of the play, tickets will be sold at the box office at Murat. Sutherland Group Will Present Play Third in a series of religious dramas presented at 7 Sunday evenings by the Sutherland Players, will be “Christmas in the Flop House”'to be given tomorrow night at the Sutherland Presbyterian Church, 28th-st and Guilford-av. How the bitterness is taken out of the Christmas season for three forgotten men makes an interesting theme for a Christmas play. Norman Green, director of the players, has selected the following cast: Harold Green, Edward Green, Riley Fledderjohn and Norman Green. The speaking choir will give the scriptural background.