Comedy and Musical Treasures Hit Indianapolis Stages
The Aborn Opera Company brings The O’Brien Girl to B F Keith’s with Loretta Sheridan in the New York heroine role. Berkell Players present Thank-U at English’s, a Winchell Smith and Cush ing comedy drama. Charley’s Aunt revival by Mural Players also looms as Harold Vermilye directs a strong slate.
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Aborn Opera Company
B. F. Keith’s
Indianapolis
George M. Coban
O'Brien
Loretta Sheridan
New York
Berkell Players
John Golden
George M. Cohan
B. F
Alice O'Brien
Adirondacks
Charles Massinger
Lee Daley
Eric Titus
George Shields
Eleanor Edson
Edna Granville
Charley's Aunt revival at the Murat next week
The Murat Players present Charley's Aunt for all of next week at the Murat. The three act comedy follows college boys Jack Bob and Charley as Babs disguises as Charley's aunt Lucia D Alvadorez to host a tea with their Sweethearts.
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Charley
Murat Players
The
Murat
Lucia D’alvadorez
Babs
Bob
Dana Deshoro
Harold Vermilye
Jessamine Newcombe
Claude Kimball
Julia Cobb
Richard Thornton
Genevieve Addleman
Duncan Penwarden
Elliot Cabot
Thomas Williams
W E. Watts
the Murat
A Few Don'ts See Daley At Keith's Next Week
Daley, stage manager and comedian of the Aborn company, stars in George M. Cohan's The O’Brien Girl at B F Keith’s next week. He claims not to be superstitious but follows a list of theatrical jinx precautions to stay on the right side of luck.
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See Daley
Aborn
B. F. Keith
George M. Cohan
O'Brien
Principals in Summer Theatrical Events in City
Jules and Carl Luster at the Palace start Thursday afternoon. Charles Hart's Holland ers perform at the Lyric all next week. Claude Kimball in Charles's Aunt opens Monday at the Mural. Leo Hoyt and Billy Fay in Abie's Irish Rose begin second week at the Capitol Sunday. Eleanor Edson in The O'Brien Girl opens Sunday at Keith's. Oliver in Thank-U at English's opens Sunday.
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Jules
Carl Luster
the Palace
Charles Hart
Hollanders
the Lyric
Claude Kimball
Ley
Leo Hoyt
Billy Fay
Abie
Capitol
Eleanor Edson
O’brien Girl
Keith's
Dexheimer
Oliver
English’s
Abie's Irish Rose Extends Run in Indianapolis
Abie and Rosemary celebrate Indianapolis as a honeymoon town and announce plans of frequent performances for another week. Abie's Irish Rose remains at the Capitol for a second consecutive week beginning Sunday afternoon as audiences grow and repeat attendance rises in this sensational Anne Nichols comedy. The city’s response surpasses expectations with crowds embracing the humor despite hot weather.
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Abie
Rosemary
Indianapolis
Capitol
Anne Nichols
Mendelssohn Choir Names Elmer A Stetten Conductor
Arthur I. Franklin president of the Mendelssohn Choir announces Elmer Andrew Stetten of the city as conductor to succeed Perceval Owen who resigned. Franklin praises the choir as a prominent local organization contributing to vocal art and Indianapolis culture.
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Arthur I. Franklin
Mendelssohn Choir
Elmer Andrew Stetfen
Perceval Owen
United States
Indianapolis
Franklin
Tellegen Stars in Between Friends at Local Theatre
Lou Tellegen known as a screen star appears in Between Friends based on Yo Chambers novel. Tellegen has written his definition of friendship versus love in this paper noting a higher regard for male friendship than romantic love.
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Lou Tellegen
Rovect
Yo Chambers
Legen
Tellegen
Broad Ripple Park Opens Spring Pleasures With New Rides
Warm weather brings crowds to Broad Ripple Park and Bathing Beach with a revamped Midway featuring a new Ski coaster ride. The dressing rooms get a modern system, dance garden hosts Royal Palm Orchestra, and a York Rite Masonic picnic is planned for Saturday July 19 supervised by Fred J. Lehnert, uniting city blue lodge members.
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Middle West
Royal Palm Orchestra
York Rite Masonic
Fred J. Lehnert
Endirman
Blue Lodge
Charley's Aunt: a historic global hit and lasting revenue source
Charley's Aunt by Brandon Thom has run for decades, earning more than Lightnin and Abie's Irish Rose combined. It faced initial rejection in London before production at the Royalty with a 1000 pound guarantee, moved to the Globe, and eventually spawned twenty touring companies. The show, still popular, nets over 10000 dollars annually for the Thomas heirs.
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Charley
Brandon Thomas
Lightnin
Abie
Hibbert
London
Thomas
Royalty Theater
Globe
Penley
Actor William J. Kelly Sets Stage for Film Debut in Compromised
William J. Kelly, teamed with Ben Lyon Noah Beery and Raymond Griffith for Pola Negri in Compromised, has created over two hundred fifty stage roles and enters his first film venture with Dimitri Buchowetzki’s Paramount production.
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William J. Kelly
Ben Lyon
Noah Beery
Raymond Griffith
Pola Negri
Dimitri Buchowetzki
Paramount
Clergy Guests for Berkell Players Thank U Comedy
Indianapolis clergy invited by Charles Berkell to attend English's next week as the Berkell Players present Winchell Smith and Tom Cush ing's comedy Thank U. The play centers on a persecuted clergyman facing poverty while his parishioners pressure him, a theme praised by Rev. George R. Lunn in a letter to producer John Golden.
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Indianapolis
Charles Berkell
Berkell
Winchell Smith
Tom Cushing
Lfe
George R. Lunn
Schenectady
N. Y
John Golden
Hamlet
Local Playwright Honors Beryl Mercer for New Sketch
Beryl Mercer famed for the title role in Queen Victoria returns to vaudeville in A Night's Work a sketch by J. K. Nicholson and 8. N. Bearman of Indianapolis Ulrich Haupt from Queen Victoria and Sidney Mather, noted Shakespearean actor, also in the cast.
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Beryl Mercer
New York
Swanson Film to Be Renamed Her Love Story
Gloria Swanson stars in a new picture once called A Woman of Fire now retitled Her Love Story. Frank Tuttle adapted the screen story from Mary Roberts Rinehart's magazine tale Her Majesty, the Queen.
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Gloria Swanson
Frank Tuttle
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Shoe Echoes and Hollanders Tackle Lyric Bill
Shoe Echoes a whimsical dance fantasy from the cobbler shop scene headlines a Lyric bill with Harry Abrams and company featuring Bernice Jarnot Jimmy Burchall and Ivy McKay. Hollanders a seven acrobat troupe joins with acts by RayWylie Marie Hartmen Antonio Rossitto Jack Kraft Elsie La Mont and more.
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Harry Abrams and Company
Bernice Jarnot
Jimmy Burchall
Ivy McKay
Shoe Echoes
Charles Hart
Hollanders
Raymond Wylie
Marie Hartmen
Antonio Rossitto
Little Caruso
Jack Kraft
Elsie Lamont
Mark Galvin
Max York
Ben Turpin
Billy Sullivan
New Jazz Tunes to Be Beard at Palace
The Palace presents Maurice and Mae Humphreys and their band with nine men and two women. Jane Frayne conducts. sole comedians are the Humphreys. The program lists The Three Originals, Gray and Byron in A Girl's Weigh, Saxton and Farrell in The Elopers, 3 Boot and Lewis Clarke dances, and seven female vocalists in Musical Moments. Movie lineup follows with A Lady of Quality starring Virginia Valli and co-stars Milton Sills Earle Foxe and Lionel Belmore, then Torment with Owen Moore Bessie Love Jean Hersholt Morgan Wallace.
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Maurice
Mae Humphreys
Jane Frayne
the Humphreys
Gray
Byron
Harry L. Newton
Saxton
Fparrell
Elopers
3 Boot
Lewis Clarke
Musicland
Company
Patricia French
Ethelyn French
Golda Hern
Helen Church
Audrie Ove
Lucy Atkinson
Pauline Dopheide
Lady
Quality
Virginia Valli
Milton Sills
Earle Foxe
Lionel Belemore
Owen Moore
Bessie Love
Jean Hershot
Morgan Wallace
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City
Cohan
O'Brien Girl
Keith
Thomas Cushing
Longacre
Connecticut
Jude
Diane
Paris
Virgini
Maurice & Mae Humphreys
Dolly Bert Grey
Saxon & Farrell
Madelyn Young
Elmer Andrew Steffen
Broad Ripple Park
Kelly
Negri
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Geo.m. Meine Success
Eric Titus Elexandredson
Joseph Monqhon
William Whit Edith Bradford
Pepp
Swanson Film
Vaudebius
Palace
Humphreys and
Lyric
Beard
Harry Abrams & CO
Bernice Juniot
Jimmy Burchill
Charles Warts Hollanders
Kraft & Lamont
Wylie
Fagg & White
Darktown Follies
Hartman
Tenor
Yukon
Jake
Fast Steppers
Lyric Ballroom
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