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DIANAPOLIS STAR, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER4-Z-.— 1 —L-: :-—1-fsLOCAL THEATERSLo.. Hamlet* ‘ I is living temporarily with hi* sod Sweetheart” ^Uhin the shadow* of the^rl,Kn The young man i# labor-. . • vaudeville ,ng unlt;Jer ^.eat menUi 8tre*. TheRialto .Vaudeville and Photoplays 1 father imagines he han had troubleEnglish’* ........’.......Murst Somebody'#Kerth'f ..................Lyrtc ........ -VaudevilleParkIxtruvaganzaEnglish's—“Richelieu.” \j Robert K Mari tell'a Week of classic ; rpjn*rloire at English’** was begun moat, hu •• satisfactorily last night with Sir Ed-ylH j ward BulwtT-byUon's drama of • intrigue, Richelieu. An audience which amply demonstrated its appreciation of loth the excitement of the play and the excellence of its presentation gave a warm welcome to the actor, whose annual visit to the city Is an important\y•*sISr-o-H-with a woman and relates some of his own past when he was sowing wild oats. Shots are heard. Indicating an attempted escape from Sing Sing. A minute later a convict, looking like the twin brother of Larry Forbes, enters. In the scene fotowing he discovers that Lawrence Fofbes is hie father. At the point of a revolver he attempts -to force him to sign a statement acknowledging him as his son. The father strikes him dowr^ but the-other son re-enters and. learning the. state of affairs, confesses that his brother Is serving in prison on his account. Wher* the prison off!-* cers come for the convict it is the legitimate son who returns with them.; The pUy calls for good acting, and Itevent of the season. Richelieu” bear*frequent repetition. In this production ha wey aci€tf ^ Benedict and Wade, it has been given elaborate settings. -A Reckless Eve la one of those p. ’ providing instantly the proper ajr j nhort, Jrothy, musical mixtures' that. t IrVi ,iriCdn.‘/k THii UllhflllOt I PU III lt;. ” . * • itt , impressive mystery. The silhouettes of have become popular and which aroi* the opening scene breathe an air of con- d, thp|r ™v to the ViLiidevM** !spiraey and mystery which is beautiful- TuX*ured Player* are K«ther Jan-ett, Cecil; Summers and Jack West. The act is iIng excitement or pompous soliloquy? With Its plots and counter plots. Its evP conspirators. Us innocent and beau-. Will maiden In need of a valiant de-,d j llverer, Us yielding and Credulous herons [ soldier, and Us foolish king, Richelieu'* provides the best of places for one dominant figure who ahajl with his craft outwit the conspirators, command the hero-soldier to. rescue the maiden, and. with pointed words control the king.aaiioI-Such n figure is the cardinal, feeble in hlt;niody. but fitJl! wily, powerful and. best of all. humorous. TJIb active humor saves him. as It saves the play, from a too heavy touch on a theme which has little Inherent humor. ‘ Mr. Mantell’B portrayal of the ' cardinal bears such close relation to the pm itself that In the harmony of the role and Us acting it is difficult to tell where line* are given added force by acting and-wherewell staged and adequately costumed, j It requires a company of*twenty people, j Others on the bill are Peggy Bremen ; aftd brother, who are piecing in their-j “stunts” on unsupported Udders: j Quinn and Caverly with a run of good j jokes delivered from the deck of their : submarine, the Y-4; the original Primrose Four, one of the pest moJe quartets heard here in a long while; Alice Hamilton, who. ia a delightful entertainer with her seftgs and stories, and Margaret Stewart and William Downing in a series of r*ai artistic poses.Lyric—-Vaudeville.The bill at the Lyric for the week U a telling combination of comedy and acting^reeeives Us” best ^Unwius from music. Every- act. even that of the threeforceful lines. The enigma tie old man n I whom few trust and many fear, is made v | a person, real and vivid. Mr. Mantel!Helving agile gymnasts, has at l^ast adash of comedy, and for the resf song : and dance predominate. The headline is (l i namufr one 7WeTy‘MUe mu'K «b. i a* tsz nsr «s .fiWLSE.limiting ward to the ordinal and a S.Lyric patrons.. '-Cheer Up. 13 it* «*-it j womanly and dignified wife to , Adrian--,rDeMauprat. That erratic soldjer. De-Mauprat, js given picturesoue reality by Fritz Lieber. His vacillations are forgiven hr readily by the audience as by Richelieu.* who Is most tolerant when It serves Ills purpose. Others giving lt;*redliable performances are John Alex-• o r- »Ua' 1,-irnr'a fat'ArlfP A lid thtiunder, as the king's favorite and the rival of PeMauprat, Edward Lowers as i he weak king, and Vaughn Dearing, Franklin Salisbury- Georg* Wilson. Henry Buckler. Guy Lindsley. Rov Clifford. Tussle Clifford. Frances Clifford.nlffcant title, and it makes an attempt to live up to the name by introducing graceful girls, attractively and variously costumed, and awkward comedians. The-popular ditty,? “Oh How She Can Dunce,M is used as an excuse for some* especially attractive oriental, coatupies.. These oriental dances in turn provide AP opportunity fora burlesqpe^turn by ope . of the- oemedians, Nvho$e clowning is clever. A dapper little doctor, case in ha,nd. intpoduoeg, Cheep XJptT as a-ctjr© for nerves. He offers a violin specialty with Drdla’s Souvenir in D/' and !itaiHuj’ 4 Q17 'T’Ka oolfi-noo fftr
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Indianapolis Star
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Tue, Nov 25, 1919
Page 6
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Mike L.
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