Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-03
sHrRERT MuRAT.

The engrossing old Biblical story Of the
Prodigal Son, which undoubtedly affords
the best dramatic plot Of any, where
young man is the central figure, will be
told at the Shubert Murat theater next
week for four performances, commencing
Monday night, with matinee Wednesday.
the Wanderer" is a bewildering, in
toxicating, revishing spectacle. Messrs.
Comstoek and Gest have produced it with
even greater prohigacy than the prodigsl
son himself displays in the magnificent
second act, when he scatters his gold
broadcast upon wine, women and gam
bling.
.aThe Wanderer' is said to be more
than an entertainment; it is an education
to watch the dignity and repose in the
acting of Robert Frazer Florence Auer,
Richard Thornton, Mildred Bright, Henry
Duggan, Louise Orth, Mabel Montgom-
cry, ALA Moyseonova and the other prin-
cipaIs.
The much looked for production Of
Business Before Pleasure" the third of
the Potash and Perlmutter classics, win
be on view at the Murat theater for three
days beginning Thursday night, Jan. 8.
Tae New York production and a specially
selected company will give this excellent
comedy.
AS usual the sayings and chickering's
of the quarrelsome partners are excru-
ciatingly funny. And when the vampire
wrecks the happy home of Abe and the
motion picture firm of Potash and Perl
mutter is without funds, Abe has what
is considered one of the funniest lines
ever written into a comedy.
Montague Glass and Jules Eckert Good
man are the authors of Business Before
Pleasure" With A. II. Woods, who pro-
duced the play, Messrs. Glass and Good
man personally aided in the selection of
the company. Jules Jordan will be seen
here as Abe; Harry First has been a
Perlmutter for six years In other Pot
ash and Perlmutter comedies, and Miss
Mara Keval, the vampire, comes from
Russia. She was formerly with E. H.
Sothern
The Sothern and MarIowe engagement
at the Murat will close with two per
formances today. At the matinee they
will give Twelfth Night and tonight
Hamlet" The curtain rises at O'clock
for the matinee and o'clock for the eve
ming performance.
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ENGLIsH's.
The next attraction at English's will
be one of the snappest musical plays of
opens a weeks engagement Monday
evening.
This lovely and tuneful offering comes
TO Englishs with the stamp Of approval
of both New York and Chicago, in both
Of which cities it had long and pros
porous runs 1t is riot of color with
plenty of action and tunefll songs, so
well presented that the result is in
variably q gale of laughter.
The book is by Fred Jackson and the
music by George Greshwin. The. com
pany which will be seen here comes
direct from the Colonial theater, Chicago,
Macker, J. Clarence Harvey, Marjorie
Bentley, John Lowe and others, together
with a fetching chorus,
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B. F. KEITHs.
Homer B. Mason and Marguerite
Keller, presenting their one-act comedy,
Married" viii start off the new year at
B. F. Keiths ably supported by several
acts new to local patrons. Married" is
from the pen of Porter Emerson Brown
and written specially for Mason and
Keller, who have starred in the piece for
several seasons. Lillian Herlein, a re
cruit from musical comedy, makes her
initial appearance in cycle OF exclusive
songs, assisted at the piano by Earl
Thurstensen. Dan Stanley and AL.
Birnes, eccentric dancers, stage their Of
fering under the title of after the
Club "The Quixey Four" composed Of
Miller, Owens, Fosdick and Stokes, is
male quartet with plenty of pep and
harmony. A real travesty taken from
Bernard Shaw's famous "Caeser and
Cleopatra" will be offered by James and
Sadie Leonard and Richard Anderson,
under the comedy name. when Caeser
C's Her" Charles Henry's Pets are said
to be one of the finest animal acts He
presents several CANNES in plastic poses
and pantomimic comedy. A new routine
of athletic facts Will be offered by Miss
Lillian and her twin brothers, in which
difficult hand balancing is featured. The
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LYRIC-VAUDEVILL