Lottery Man on Stage Praised as Best Comedy
Local theaters present The Lottery Man with Cyril Scott as Jack Wright and Helen Lowell as Lizzie Roberts in a lively adaptation. The Empire notes varied situations and bright lines, while strong casts including Louise Galloway Jennie Dickerson and Mary Leslie Mayo deliver standout performances.
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Cyril Scott
Jack Wright
Lizzie Roberts
Cabbage Patch
Louise Galloway
Mrs. Wright
Jack
Jennie Dickerson
Mrs. Peyton
Mary Leslie Mayo
Hedwig Jensen
Robert McKay
Foxey
Lizzie
The Lottery Man Opens at Murat Theater
Aida Johnson Young’s comedy The Lottery Man draws strong laughs at the Murat Theater Monday night. The play centers on a newspaper man who enters a lottery for a publicized prize, with Lizzie the maid winning, in a tale of ambition and romance.
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Murat
Aida Johnson Young
Cyril Scott
Miss Young
Lizzie
George Felix steals the stage in The Boy Next Door at Grand
Review notes George Felix as a standout in The Boy Next Door at the Grand this week. Binns and Binns provide a few laughs with their high class knock about. other acts range from mixed music to juggling and aerial feats. Irene Romain shines in Stop That Rig. Alcide Capitaine performs a striking grace and physical culture study upside down on a ladder.
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George Felix
the Grand
Binns
B. F. Keith
Gian Joe Binns
James Clemons
Jameslemons
Gussie Dean
Amy Butler
Charles
Henry Rigoletto
Steamboat Bill
Leightons
Irene Romain
Alcide Capitaine
Polly of the Circus at Park Theater Opens With Acrobatic Flair
The Park Theater presents Polly of the Circus for the first three nights. Edith Speare plays Polly with vivacity while Raymond L. Bond portrays Rev John Douglas. The ensemble delivers strong scenic opportunities with vivid circus acts and occasional overacting by leads.
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Polly
Park Theater
Dominie
Edith Speare
Dolly
Raymond L. Bond
John Douglas
Leslie Newmany
Marie Platt
Mandy Jones
Two Orphans Shown in Indianapolis Enjoyed by Crowd
For the first time in ten years the old favorite Two Orphans was staged in Indianapolis. The audience praised the handling and staging with Fay Baker as Louise and Louise Dunbar as Henriette delivering strong performances. J Francis Kirk surprised as the scissors grinder and George Arvine impressed as Maurie de Vaudrey. New cast members Jessie Brink and Charles Lindholm joined the cast and were well received.
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Indianapolis
J. Francis Kirk
George Arvine
Chevalier Maurice de Vaudrey
Henriette
Jessie Brink
Charles Lindholm
Colonial Week Show Includes Five Youngman Wire Artists
Five nimble Youngman family gymnasts thrill on a slender wire with a backward somerset by the head of the family. Belle Myers sings and performs a distinct monologue. Gilmore La Moyne Perry troupe offers a one act farce Pug the Mop Lady. Moody and Goodwin in Gold and Silver display dresses and repartee. Mexias and Mexics, the clown and the dog, close the bill with lively canine tricks.
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Youngman Familly
Pug
Gilmore, la Moyne
Perry and Company
Moody and Goodwin
Mexias and
Mexics
Clown
Dog
Nightly performance shows potential with clever hat trick
A performer displays witty tricks with a silk hat that impresses, though frequent fumbling momentarily weakens the routine. The act hints at potential success if the fumbling is reduced and timing improved.
The Slim Princess at English's Receives Mixed Notice
A reviewer praises Miss Elsie Janis for charm and growth but calls The Slim Princess a weak musical comedy with little individuality. Sam Collins earns favorable notices, while the rest of the cast underperforms. The piece criticizes inflated prices and industry tricks, urging fair value.
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Miss Janis
Elsie Janis
Columbus
Sam Collins
Ixzit
Piriy
Leslie Stuart
George Ade
Blossom
Ade
Naked Truth at Shu bert Murat theater offered Thanksgiving run
Next Thursday through Saturday November 24 to 26 Mr William A Brady presents Henry 5B Dikey in The Naked Truth at the Shubert Murat theater. The London comedy stars Charles Hawtrey as Bungy Darrell and follows Bernard Darrell forced to tell the truth under a magic ring, jeopardizing his engagement and business ties.
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William A. Brady
Henry
Dikey
Shubert Murat
London
Charles Hawtrey
Bungy" Darrell
Bernard Darrell
Mr. Dixey
Empire Burlesque Show Entertaining
Miss New York Jr is the burlesque headliner at Empire theater this week. The program blends come dians John J Black and Will H Cohen with new songs and acts by Ada Corbett the Frank sisters and the Mitchels in an Apache dance sketch. Slow town Junction closes the program with a lively finale.
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New York, Jr
Empire Theater
Guess
John J. Black
Will H. Cohan
Alfo
Mr. Cohen
John J. Black and
Ada Corbett
Frank Sisters
Work While You Sleep Health Claim Ad
Advertisement touts CAS CARETS as a "great health maker" for bowel relief. Claims include a 10c box lasting a week, with phrases like biggest seller in the world and million boxes a month, urging purchase at druggists.
Maud Powell to perform at German House recital
Miss Maud Powell to play Tuesday night at the German House with pianist Waldemar Liachowsky. Program includes works by Lalo Bach, Beethoven Kreutzer Sonata arrangement, Grieg, Tchaikowsky, Mozart, Coleridge Taylor, and Spanish dance pieces with violin arrangements by Maud Powell and Sol Marcosson.
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Coleridge- Taylor
Robbers Kill Nine in Chicago Holdups
In Chicago on Monday night two bands of holdup men killed nine people and wounded over twenty others during a three week crime wave. Officers John Devaney and Raymond Cullen were seriously hurt. Devaney was hit while aiding Mrs. Anna Graves who rang a police whistle. Cullen’s watch ring deflected a bullet, likely saving his life. The suspects are described as leading a gang that has robbed pedestrians and stores.
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Chicago
John Devaney
Raymond Cullen
Devaney
Anna Graves
Cullen
Lfe
Socialist plea backfires in theft case at Indiana barn
In Anderson Indiana James Thompson a Black man admits being a socialist and says he needed the hay more than the victim did police pursue him on a charge of sneaking a white woman but catch him at the Vestal barn where two tons of hay were being loaded from a rear loft door Vestal was inside the house within fifty feet Thompson claims political motive but evidence shows him taking the hay from Lindsey Vestal's barn.
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the Sun
Anderson
Ind
James Thompson
Lindsey Vestal
Thompson
Vestal
Smith to Serve Thirteen Years for Larcenous Escapade
Roscoe Smith a Muncie thief who stole an automobile from Maj. D. C. Peyton Indiana reformatory superintendent, wrecked the car at Loursville then fled and has been captured in Cleveland. An officer will chase him. He faces about thirteen years in prison with potential release in a little over one year.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Roscoe Smith
Muncie
Maj
D. C. Peyton
Indiana Reformatory
Loursville
Cleveland
Smith
Calumny Charged By John Tener In Suit
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania two criminal libel suits center on Governor-elect John Tener. Rev William L Barrett pastor of Blairsville First Presbyterian Church is on bond after libel arrest for claiming Tener was intoxicated from the pulpit. Philadelphia editor HK A Van Valkenburg faces trial soon for alleging Tener swindling corporate connections.
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Pittsburg
John K. Tener
Pennsylvania
William L. Barrett
First D Presbyterian Church
Blairsville
Tener
HK. A. van Valkenburg
Philadelphia
van Valkenburg
Link Belt expert testifies in ICc inquiry on rail rate rise
Washington reports Dr. M. Dodge of the Link Belt Co of Indianapolis, a scientific management expert, was cross-examined by EF Butterfield of the New York Central Lines as the Interstate Commerce Commission inquiry into proposed railroad rate increases resumed on Tuesday.
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Washington
M. Dodge
Link Belt Company
Indianapolis
EF. Butterfield
New York Central Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Farmer Ends Life After Ill Health in Gad
Thomas Cutsinger a prominent farmer east of Franklin Gad ended his life by hanging Monday night. His family discovered him in the barn Tuesday morning after brooding over long illness and health troubles.
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Franklin, Gad
Stvying
Thomas Cutsinger
Injured by Street Car Strikes Cumberland Man
Frank Whitesides aged 34 of Cumberland Indiana was struck by a street car at Senate avenue and Washington street Monday night and seriously injured. He was taken to City hospital with concussion of the brain.
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Frank Whitesides
Cumberland
Ind
Senate Avenue
Washington Street
Pension Surgeon James H. H. Green Dies in Vernon
Dr. James H. H. Green, a member of the pension examining board, died at his Vernon home Monday. He was in his nineties and is survived by a widow and two sons.
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Norties Vernon
Ind
James HH. Green
Pension Examining Board
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