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ISLOCAL THEATERSEnglish’* ........'.......... “Hamlet1*Murat ..... Somebody'* Sweetheart0Keith'* ...............,..., VaudevilleRialto ...... Vaudeville and Photoplay*is living temporarily with his son Larry within the shadows of the prison walls, The young man is laboring under great mental stress. The father Imagines ho ha* had trouble| 1 ~ ...... r . .uv. * MV.Vf'—.'- ACkl.IQI JllttVlliep I1U lM»n Iiau vtvuvtv10 j Lyric ........ Vaudeville j w,lth a woman and relates some of hisPark• * *. “Extravaganza'thepolisrdayitc’sWas?ter-StfO-sso* the H.| English’s—“Richelieu.” \\ Robert K. Mantell's week of classic J repertoire at English's was begun moat • satisfactorily last night with Sir Ed-j ward Bulwer-L.ytton’s drama of intrigue, Richelieu/’ An audience which amply demonstrated its appreciation of both 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 event of the Reason. “Richelieu bear* frequent repetition. In this productionown past when he wa* 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 folowlng he discovers that Lawrence Fofbes is his father. At the point of a revolver he attempts to force qim to sign a Btatement acknowledging him as his son. The father strike* him dowq but the-other son re-enter* and. learning the state of affairs, confesses that his brother I* serving in prison on hi6 account. Whet* the prison offl-: cers come for the convict it is the legitimate »on who returns with them. The piny calls for good acting, and itfrequent repetition. In this production jB wey ^ Benedict and Wade,it ha* been given elaborate setting*. -A Reckless Eve is one of thoseproviding instantly the proper a|r 'ofreet i Impressive mystery. The silhouettes ofl h'rI beenthe opening sot-nfe breathe an air of conspiracy and mystery which is beautifully maintained through scenes of itus-Ing excitement or pompous soliloquy.* f,f j With Its plots and counter plots, its able f Vi! conspirators, its innocent and beauts ] tiful maiden In need of a valiant de-bud i Uverer, its yielding and dredulou3 heroine i soldier, and its fooltsh king, ’’Richelieu provider the best of places for one dominant figure who ahajl with bis ^raft outwit the conspirator*, command the bero-soldier to. rescue tho maiden, and. with pointed words control the king-iglitIUS.C 1 be the eet-g.}tedandna1topotionap-lat'Such a figure is the cardinal, feeble in nlt;ody. but still wily, powerful and. bestshort, frothy, musical mixture*' that have become popular and which arc finding their way the vaudeville stage in abbreviated form. The^fea-tured player* are Esther Jarrett, Cecil Summers and Jack West. The act is well staged and adequately costumed. It requires a company of'twenty people. Others on the bill are Peggy Bremen afld brother, who are placing in their-“stunts0 on unsupported ladders: Quinn and Caverly with a run of good joke* delivered from the deck of their submarine, the Y-4; the original Primrose Four, one of the beat male quartets heard here In a long while; Alice Hamilton, who, ia a delightful entef-of all. humorous. ?Ji» active humor \ miner with her serigi end stories, and Raves him. as it save* the play, from a Margatet Stewart and William Down-too heavy touch bn a theme which has little inherent humor. ' Mr. Mantell s portrayal of the cardinal bears such-close relation to the part itself that in the harmony of the role and Its acting it is difficult to tell where line* are given added force by acting and*where acting receives Us best stimulus from forceful lines. The enigmatic old man. slon ! whom few trust and many fear, is made by j a person, real and vivid. Mr. Man tell i oi; receives notable support from a largeGenevieve Hampering in a aeries of r$at artistic poses.Lyric—Vaudeville.The bill at the Lyric for the week I*a telling cojnbtqatipn of comedy and.music. Every- act. even that of the threeMelvins, agile gymnasts, has at l^ast adash of comedy, and for the reef song and dance predominate. The headline is one of those pretty little musical com-ap-it*fllentakeI teilwaseo-eenoreentheandelseipe-jlarinhnsftil-iJHTB-'l 15“ ti* .82-nAAnn(. WurH tn ib/* r?trdiiial and Hi .Lyric patrons.. Cheer Up . Ip Its..£)£**womanly and dignified wife Adrian j ^fl^ant title, and anHeMauprat. That erratic soldjer, He- | 10 !l^® UP nwne by Introducing.Vaupmt. is given picture reality by jjaceful girls.The- popular ditty,; “Oh How She Can Dance,’* is used as an excuse for some, especially attractive oriental 'coatupies..Frit* Lieber. Hi* vacillations are forgiven a* readily by the audience as by Richelieu/ who is most tolerant when !t serve* his purpose. Others giving creditable performances are John Alexander. as the king’s favorite and the rival of PeMauprat, Edward Lowers as the weak king, and Vaughn Bearing. Franklin Salisbury, George Wilson. Henry Buckler. Guy Lindsley. Rov (?lir-ford. Tossie Clifford. Frances Clifford. lt;\ Porter Hall, John Murphy, Edmund Kooh and Virginia Bronson. Tonight “Hamlet0 will be presented.Murat—'‘Somebody's Sweetheart.1'These oriental dances in turn provide an opportunity fo a burl«*qpe(jturn by ope of the owned ians, whose clowniqg is clever. A dapper little doctor, case in ha,nd. introduces, “Cheer XIp’J as a cqre for pcrveg. He offers a violin specialty with Drdla’s Souvenir In D,° and ita familiar jazz takeoff. The setting* for the musical playlet ire extraordinarily pleasing. Of almost equal importance on the bill are four young men who had eighteen months’ service in the navy during the war. Billed a* the Naval
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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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