Laff That Off to Open at English's Theater
Earl Carroll presents Laff That Off at English's for three nights starting Monday Dec 27 with a four day run. The comedy stars Marion Wells Pauline Drake Hattie Foley Clarence Oliver William Gargan Norval Reedweel and Jack Matthews. It follows three young men in a bachelor apartment as a pretty girl arrives testing vows and wit. The show toured Wallack's New York City for fourteen months and is staged by Roy Walling with author Don Mal.
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Earl Carroll
English’s
Wallack’s
New York City
Don Mullally
New York
Marion Wells
Pauline Drake
Hattie Foley
Clarence Oliver
William Gargan
Norval Reedweel
Jack Matthews
Roy Walling
Asso
Duffy Loaned to Metropolitan for No Control Role
Jack Duffy with his distinctive white heather bloom chin is loaned to Metropolitan to star in No Control. He appears in a circus sequence riding a magnificent horse in this Frank Condon tale, presenting an imposing image.
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Jack Duffy
Metropolitan
Duffy
Frank Condon
Anson Discusses Role of Old Simmons in Young Woodley
London stage veteran Anson recalls how a schoolmaster type in Young Woodley can become a tyrant tongue is used on boys leading to rebellion and tragedy. He suggests the master may learn from the affair and change.
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Old Simmons
Mr. Anson
Mallowhurst School For Boys
Eng
Simmons
Oxford
Mallowhurst
Woodley
Theatrical Greetings From Season’s Cards
Christmas greetings flood the theater world with cards from William V Hull Berkell Players Davenport Iowa to beffice Marshais and other performers. Messages from Rae Samuels Jack Osterman Howard Thurston and Cecil B DeMille accompany notices of upcoming shows at English's Palace Keith's and the Lyric with dates in January and early 1927. The writer closes by wishing readers season’s greetings and acknowledging critics as part of the business.
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William V. Hull
Berkell Players
Davenport
Iowa
Hull
Berkell
English’s
Mrs
Miss Beffice Marshais
Berkell Company
Rae Samuels
Jack Osterman
Paris
Howard Thurston
C. Roltare
Eggleston
Keith
Atlanta
Robert St. Clair
Arthur Corey
House of
Buffalo
Charles Berkell
Edythe Eliott
New York
Wess Ossman
Milton Byron
Indianapolis
Carlton Guy
Ace Berry
Gus Showalter
Carl Niesae
Bill Dopperman
Ona B. Talbott
George Somnes
Cecil B. DeMille
Frank MecNellis
Herb Jennings
George Brown
Nelson Trowbridge
Shubert Theater
Cincinnati
Charles D. Fox
Vaude
Vville
Bill Fields
Greenwich Village
Moskine Arrives in New York for Strogoff Promotion
Ivan Moskine, star of Universal Film de France triumph Michael Strogoff, arrived in New York on Monday aboard the 8 8 Berengaria and left almost directly for Universal City.
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Ivan Moskine
Universal Film de France
Michael Strogoff
New York
Berengaria
Universal City
Sacha Guitry and Yvonne Printemps to open Broadway run
United Press reports Sacha Guitry and Yvonne Printemps will open a four week engagement of Mozart at the Chanin Theater in New York Monday night. Tickets range from five to twenty five dollars, marking the first U S appearance together.
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United Press
New York
Sacha Guitry
Yvonne Printemps
A. H. Wood
Chanin Theater
Mozart
Guitry-Printemps
United States
Cecil Sorel
Comedie Francaise
Irene Bordoni
Opening Day Boost for New Attraction Draws Crowds
Day opening fuels early attendance as initial performances attract visitors who spread word to friends, boosting turnout before week’s end.
Saint John's Day observed by Masonic Lodge at Murat Theater
Masonic Lodge in Indianapolis and families plan St John s Day celebration at Murat Theater this Sunday afternoon. The event features a one act playlet The Terrible Meek by Charles Rann Kennedy, with a cast including Paste, Mitchell, Gall, Moore, Rowen and Levey, plus a speech by United States Senator Arthur R Jesus of Nagareth and a Portland Indiana baritone solo by Marl Curtiss. Admission is free.
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St. John's Day
Murat Theater
Indianapolis
Rose Croix
Chares Rann Kenedy
Vays
Ov En Paste
Mitchell
Gall
Moo Ead Aoa Rowen
Marelall
Levey
United States
Arthur R. “Jesus of
Nagareth
Sea Robinson
Wricht
Portland
Ind
Solpture
Marl R. Curtist
Scottish Rite
Horace Mitchell
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E. H. Sothern
Francois Villon
France
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Radrick Eco
Slaughtea
Coleman
Jane Stone
Charles Prevette & Company
Johnny
AL Fields
Terry & Jerry
Stanley Chapman IN
Clovelly
Queens of Clubs
Daas Picture
Phickman
Norval Reedwell
al Tucker
Palace
John Mealey
Marion Vadie
Lyric
Helen Mack Kellar
Keith's
Moskine
Broadway
Capitol
George Geraldine Spaulding & Wood
Paul Gerard Smith
Lapan & Basted
Lasalle, Hasson & Moran
Mimia
Morton Cahill
Muuy
Burns & Kane
PATHE
Bill Grimm
Lypac Dance Palace
Apo G
Greg J
Erate
Masonic Lodge
Murat
Shubert Murat
Ian
1Liam Morris
York Century Theatre
Kaye
Loosie Maclean
Wv Orchestra
Jan. A
Carroll
N. Y
Bnoapw
US Wallacks
WED
Wren
WNC
Corps DE Ballet
George
Tyler
Basil Dean
John van Druten
Chicago Row
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