Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-05-22
.ARABY' HEADS
OFFERINGS AT
CITY THEATERS
Shriners' Phantasia Promises
to Hit High Mark of
Entertainment.
WALKER PLAYERS BUSY

"A to be presented by the
Shriners at the Murat beginning next
Monday night for three nights, will
be the principal Offering of the legi-
innate stage next week.
Many prominent business and pro-
4 GessionaI men of Indianapolis will
appear in the cast.
Roltare Eggleston. manager of B. f.
Keith's, viii appear as the famous ma
gician of the AIikado in an Offering
called Japan, Land Of the Cherry Bios
som"
The production will be lavishly staged
and the electrical effects will be very
elaborate, it is said.
There is every indication that three
packed houses will greet "Araby.''
Tickets are on sale at the Merchants
Heat and Light offices 1t Meridian and
Washington streets, as we'll as at the
Murat box office.
WALLER REHEARSALS ON.
Rehearsals for the opening bill, Two
s Kisses" of the Stuart Walker company
at the Murat on May 81 are progressing
rapidly
The company arrived from New York
last Monday afternoon and Mr. Walker
called the 0FSt reneaFSal lot Ihe IOItoN-
ing morning at 1880
The play is a comedy Of New York as
It was in the early seventies and is the
work of Harry James Smith. author Of
@The Tailor Made Man and Mrs
hampstead Leigh
Among those appearing in the first
weeks attraction are Blanche NUrka.
Mckay Morris Aldrieh BOwker. Lael
Davis, Judith Lowry, Elizabeth Patter-
son and John Wray.
Although new to indianapolis aud
fences with the exception of having ap-
peared here once several seasons ago in
~The Naughty Wife" Miss Yurka is one
Of the foremost emotional actresses in
America.
Miss Yurka has been featured in Jane
CowI's play. "Daybreak" and has ap-
peared in other interesting plays
During the past winter She played the
role Of Understanding in the Inter
church World Movements .allegorical
play, THE Wayfarer'' at the Madison
Square Garden IN New York
Later in the season she was seen in
Musk at the Punch and Judy theater.
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SUMNER SHOWS AT KEITH'S.
Preparations for summer season are
shown in the talent booked for B. F
Keith's next week. when six acts are
scheduled for the matinee and two night
~ performances.
The COMEDIAN John 7. Ray. offers
singing and dancing episode called
Check Your Hat" closing with tray-
esty dance, "The Ganzy Twins"
Tom Moore and his girls have new
edition Of comedy
Mccarthy and Stenard have a farce
comedy playlet. Two Beds" which illus
trates an incident of family life.
The Musical Parshleys have an up-to-
date instrumental novelty. using en-
larged xylophones as their principal mu-
steal Offering
The Gabby brothers and Clark make
their initial appeal rance in q comedy.
Christy and Bennett. The Gentlemen
From Virginia. have the comedy skit
Of the show and portray two we'll known
characters from the south
In addition to the vaudeville features.
the Kinogram News Weekly and the
Literary Digest Topics will be carried
over from the regular winter season.
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THE LYRIC.
Cabaret In Dixie" an act employing
plantation singers and dancers. will he
the chief Offering at the Lyric next week.
Also on the bill viii be the STAFFORD
comedy four, q quartet, in a new act.
The New Teacher
Selma Braatz. a girl jugglAr and her
company of assistants, will introduce an
assortment OF unique feats Of dexterity.
Another novelty will be the LaPetite
revue. a manikin musical comedy that
IS considerably more elaborate than most
acts of its kind.
Completing the bill will he Johnny
Morris and Edna TOwne in thes- laugh
able absurdity, "a Fool for Ten Min
utes;" the Two Lilies. pretty girls. who
sing, dance and play vioIins. and Tom
Mooney story telling comedian
The pictures will include a Fox film
farce, "The Great Nickle Robbery. and
1.-THE screen magazine.
~GRoWN Up BABIES"
The Vail Amusement Company VII
present Grown Up Babies" at the Park
next week, beginning Monday matinee
Bobby Wilson, Jack Callahan. both
comedians: Henry GUertin. George Broad
hurst. Helen Gibson, Emma Wilson and
others make up the cast.
The chorus also is said 70 he large and
IN the words Of the press agent is Eek
ceptionally pretty and talented
This show is said TO use some elab-
crate stage settings.
THE BROADWAY.
"A Holiday in Dixieland" composed of
eolored singers and dancers who have
often been seen in Indianapolis. will be
the headliner at the Broadway next-week.
The offering runs to melody and dane
ing
Then there will be Stanley and stan
,1ey in a comedy sSit, Back in Old Mon
Eana."
The dancing end Of the bill will also
be represented by Dorothy and Arthur
sRoselIe.
aastings is billed as the taIkative jug
Eier, while the remainder Of the bill will
Balude Mabel Blondell. announced as the
te'Female Frisco; the Norton Sisters and
the twelfth chapter of Dare Devil Jack,
with Jack Dempsey.