Journey's End and Animal Crackers At Lyric This Week
Corey Will tops the Lyric bill with Journey's End a Chicago company from Pittsburgh and St. Louis visiting for one week. Also at English’s the Marx Brothers musical Animal Crackers stars Julius Spalding and Chico with a 125 member company and chorus. Let’s Go Places brings Hollywood vignettes and a talkie comedy plot starring Joe Wags tail Lola Lane with a starry supporting cast.
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Marx Brothers
English’s
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
United States
Canada
Ofcomedians
Enclsh’s
George S. Kaufman
Merton
Mr. Kaufman
Morrie Ryskind
Bert Kalmar
Harry Ruby
Guy Bolton
the Ramblers
Clark and McCullough
Twinkle
Ryskind
Margaret Dumont
Margaret Irving
Louis Sorin
Arthur Lipson
Dorothy Fitz* Gibbon
Neil Collins
Marjory May Martyn
Sammy Weston
Ruth Warren
Jahan Winter
Leslie Barrie
Arthur Corey
Myrna Celete
the Lyric
Helen Sheldon
Nugent Sisters Shown in MGM Talkie Ad
J C Nugent and son Elliott preserve a photo of a theater advertisement for Wise Girls, MGM’s first talkie featuring the Nugent Sisters as stars in the show.
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J. C. Nugent
Elliott
Wise Girls
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
Nugent Sisters
Plays Tonight by the Purduvians at Indiana Rock Ballroom
The Purduvians collegiate dance orchestra from Purdue University perform one night only at the Indiana Rock Ballroom with Whitey Lowe as singer and drummer. Lowe is brother to Louie Lowe formerly with Charlie Davis' orchestra. The band is described as versatile beyond standard college dance music.
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Purdue University
Indiana Rock Ballroom
Whitey Lowe
Lowe
Louie Lowe
Charlie Davis
Two Great Bands to Be Here At Indiana Roof
Purdue Universitys Purduvians from the campus will perform a one night engagement at the Indiana Roof tonight. Tomorrow the Ipana Troubadours, a National Broadcasting and Columbia recording orchestra, will play for Roof dancers in Indianapolis. The Ipana group rose from Broadway and WEAF to NBCs national network.
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Tom Devine
Indiana Roof
Purduvians
Ipana
Indianapolis
Devine
Ipena Troubadours
Broadway
Roseland Ballroom
Troubadours
Ipana Troubadours
WEAF
National Broadcasting Company
Troubacours
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Gilbert Miller
Maurice Browne
R.C. Sherriff
Indiana
Sam H. Harris
Mary Doran Returns to Metro Studio After Illness
Mary Doran resumes work at the Metro- Golden-Mayer studio after a week in bed due to a bronchitis attack following a New York visit.
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Mary Doran
Metro- Golden-Mayer Studio
New York
Rounding Round Theaters With Walter Hickman
Indianapolis readers urge Charles Berkell to bring stock company to town this spring with Milton Byron and Edythe Elliott as leads. Letters praise past success and subscription plans to attract capacity crowds.
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Charles Berkell
Milton Byron
Edythe Elliott
Leo Kirch
Mr. Berkell
Indianapolis
Jolson
Larry Sullivan
al Jolson
Berkell
Miss Burlesque at Colonial Promises Fast Laughs and Song
George Buttons Fares presents Miss Burlesque at the Colonial starting today. The show blends quick action and humor with spectacular song numbers. Stella De Claire and Billy Howard perform Crying for the Carolines with Bob Conn, a former Al G. Fields dancer. Georgia Moon and other song numbers like Some Day Good Little You Happy Days Broadway are featured. Maxine Ruth Osborne Flo Rich Billy Howard Andy Anderson and Stella De Claire contribute new acts alongside Buttons Fares.
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George Buttons Fares
Colonial
Fares
Georgia Moon
Geo
Buttons) Fares
Maxine
Bob Com
Florich
Ruth Osborne
Billy Howard
Eddie Ware
Andy Anderson
Stella Duclaire
Comedian Eddie Ware Joins Laughing Audience
Sam Hardy and Barbara Stanwyck appear in Mexicali Rose on the talking screen with Stanwyck playing the coquette Rose and Hardy as the gambler. Eddie Ware assists to keep audiences laughing during the screening.
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Himself
Eddie Ware
Sam Hardy
Barbara Stanwyck
Coquette
Rose
Big College Show Brings Button Button to UW Hareshfoot Club
The Haresfoot Club at the University of Wisconsin presents Button, Button with three newcomers and seven veterans. Indiana figures in both business and cast with William Garstang as business manager and Robert De Haven writing and acting. The farce features murder love and slapstick with cast including Gordon Swarthout Freeman Butts Gilbert Williams Franklin Prinz Edward Roemer Marcus Ford Jr Vernon Hamel and James Porter.
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Button
Haresfoot Club
University of Wisconsin
Love Strickert
Indiana
William Garstang
Indianapolis
Edward Roemer
Hans
Marcus Ford Jr
Haresfoot
Vernon Hamel
Patsy Pratt
James Porter
Glory Greene
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Boston
Philadelhia
Paris
Berlin
London
London Dramatic
Henry Mowbray
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Edward Woodings
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Ralph Nairn
Leslie Borris
Rovel Beal
Lionel Pape
Henry von Zynda
Marn Brothers
Engeisivs
Corey
Bill
Hollywood
Screen Capital
Frank Richardson
Joe Wagstall
Lola Lane
Talkies
Sharon Wynn
Walter Catlett
Mie Lee
RKO
Arthur Cores
Horace (Whitey) Lowe
Indiana Roof Books
BOC A
Riley
Urlescue
Walter Hickman
James D. Kennedy
The
Apollo
Kennedy
Alshambra
Washington Street
Edwin Arthur Kraft
Cleveland
Tabernacle Presbyterian Church
Thirty-fourth and
Central Avenue
American Guild of Organists
Kraft
Federation of Indianapolis Public
Caleb Mills
Lawrence Johnson
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Mr. Johnson
M-G-M
WKBF
Open Forum
S. K. Ratcliffe
England
Amsey MacDonald
Kirshbaum Center
Meridian
23Rd ST
Lola Laneage
Wagstaff Prawk Richardson
Sharom Lynn
Eme Ree
Ana” MY Side
Spit Beauties
Rt Ee
Snow Ball Man
Fai2ade
Rainbow
Earl Cripprlls
Arthur Allan
Mann
Myrna
DELL
Murphy Bros Vaudevilles
Melvin Brothers
Mae Mu Murray
CIVIC
Playhouse
Alabama
Madden Nottingham
American Legion
Rialto
Buddy Kane
Bonnie Mack
Babe Archer
Tommy Pickert
Prirars Circus Pvt
TNR
Mats
Jane Cowl
Jenny
Guy
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