Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-27
THEATERS

THEAIERS
MURAT-Ered HiIIebrand In rrake It
From Me- at Ss15s
ENGLISH's-Ann Pennington in George
Whites Scandals of 1919" at S:15.
b. r. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vaudeville,
at 2;15 and 8:15.
LYRIC-vaudeville, continuous from /
until IL, O'Clock.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. continuous.
MISUNDERSTANDING and pictures, con-
tinpous.
PARK-Muslcal extravaganza, at 2;l5
and S:1A
IL IL l.
ENGLTsR's-"sCANDALS OF 1872"
A Jazz bang musical creation opened
last night at English's for a week, under
the name of George Whites Scandals
Of 1919" and ii is a t~inkling and spark
ling piece of musical comedy u as
that which IS rarely found on a local
stage.
This piece begins with a smashing jazz
band, directed by Robert Berne, a SHIN
mying musical director, who believes In
bringing out all there is IN a jazz tune,
and ends with an immense dance num-
Der by George White and some OF his
many GOOD dancers. Between these two
points there was a good two hours and
one-half OF entertainment that seems to
never want to cease. There is something
doing all the time.
George White Is to be admired for
more than one accomplishment. He has
produced m awfully good show that
will long be remembered by those who
witnessed the opening performance, and
he knows how to pick good lockers. He
I and Flo Ziegfeld run a close race in
t.ANa1. t-oN~S- ~ nfrIc N
Ann Pennington is the same Ann, who
~jazzes ON and off stage with that same
easy and graceful action that only Ann
Pennington is possible Of doing. Her
knees are still crowded with big, round
dimples and her chestnut hair still hangs
fur below her waist. Her Jazz baby
song and her dances with George White
I and those danced alone are all stamped
with the Pennington trade mark.
And when Mr.. White gathered Lou
Holtz into his fold Of frivolities, he
drought forth a scandal monger of the
darker type. He appears In black face
and white gloves and carries on Just
as one would imagine from hts makeup.
He is one of those men who gets real
"clubby" with the audience, and talks
over George Whites affairs in one OF
the most comical Inc imaginable.
He gives the observers an entire history
of his "boss" and other members of the
cast.
Yvette Rugel is a prima donna who
does all Of her numbers up in an honest
to- goodness fashion. One Of her special
ties is on "a Little Grey Home in the
West" ~First 1t is sung normally, but
the second number brings it out IN 4
syncopated fashion that is unique. The
third and last Of the group is givenFin
operate time. La Sylphe dances with
ripping and wavery motions that are
beautiful. She has a couple OF numbers
in which she does some acrobatic and
contortionistic dancing. Ardele Ardsley
has a pleasing voice that the audience
admires, and Bthel Delmar is n dancer
of remarkable ability. Ona Munson and
Ruth Delmar also sing and dance de-
lightfully. Lester Allen is a funny little
soul, who goes about his work In an easy
manner, but who gets farther on one
push than any one seen here in a long
time. George Bickel and Al Sexton have
comical parts that add a great deal to
the show, as do Lowell Drew, Larry
Beck and James Miller.
There are so many things in the piece
that have been obtained by the producer
going out of his way to get original
ideas. There is a lightning change from
one scene to the other. A bedroom Is
shows a fully furnished bedroom. The
cusing each other of being untrue. This
results in a divorce. The first scene
shows a fully furnished bedroom, the.
next instant n lightning curtain is
pulled across as the actors walk off stage
and as the others come on-the courtroom
Is seen. The shimmy shop is n lively
scene. Everything get jazzy and SHIN
my like, even to the window forms and
fixtures.
Nothing was overlooked by Mr.. White
when he organized this musical revue.
He dealt his cards right and he has been
playing them right ever sinee. The book
and lyrics are by Arthur Jacks and
George White and the music was written
by Richard Whiting, Herbert Spencer
and A. Gumble. The engagement viii
include a Wednesday and a Saturday
matinee.
4 l. T.
MURAT-"TAKE 1T FROM ME-"
with plenty Of zip and bang, speed
and dash. take 1t From Me" the latest
contribution OF Joseph NJ. Gates to the
national lingerie exhibit, got merrily on
its way last night at the Murat for a
weeks stay.
A little inside tip: take It From Me"
Is one of those modern things. all dance,
song, girls, dash, speed, nifty kickers.
q lovely amir rather foDpish mon,
| oodfes Of fine buds and enough eher-
vescent conversation to make a man Of
seventy winters think of spring. There
is one whistley tune, THE Call of the
Cozy Little Home" which Is a dream.
one Of those tantalizing little things of
the modern dancing school.
Landing the big honors is Alice Hills
as Ella Abbott, the supreme comic, the
big laugh getter and the woman who
aids in putting over all the fun that
the others start. Miss Hills is a genu-
inc comic and in saner moment puts
over a whale of a tune, called "The
Kiss"
Trailing after her for the laughs are
Fred Hillebrand as Vernon VanDyke,
who is the dancing male valnp of the