Indiana daily times., 1921-10-08
Nance O'NeiL to
Play English s
for Three Days
own Appear in Passion
FLoUer-TuJIy Offering
at Murdt.

at Murdt.
Rae SAMUELS AT KEITH'S
Theatrical conditions will be i'm
proved on the local stage next week
as the Murat will reopen next Mon
day night after a weeks darkness to
shelter THE Bird of Paradise" and
English's will fash forth on next
Thursday night with Nance ONeil
in "The Passion Flower"
Big names will continue to hold
headline position at B. F. Keith's next
week, as Rae Samuels, known as
THE blue Streak of Vaudeville"
will be the bright star on next
weeks bill.
che ninth anniversary Of the Lyric will
be observed next week and the manage
nent announces that the feature Of the
birthday bill'' will be Girls Of 1921
musical revue.
The Park will present next week ''The
New bills will be presented at the Broad
way a-d Rialto.
Much interest has been caused by the
announcement tnat the Wilson Hopper
revival Of 'Erminie' will be presented at
English's for a week beginning Monday,
Oct. II. Indications are that this attrac-
ton will bring many people TO Indian
apolis as this city is the only one in the
State that Will present the stars in this
!. big revival
On the same evening, Guy Bates Post
Will begin a three-day engagement in
The Masquerader' at the Murat.
bird OF PARADISE
RETURNS TO THE MURAT.
THE Bird Of Paradise" Richard Wal
ton Tully's drama of Hawaiian life, will
return to tie Murat theater for it's annual
engagement, coming Monday evening,
Oct 10, with matinee Wednesday and
Saturday. This Offering now in its
eleventh season, has taken its place with
Nsuch meritorious offerings as Ben Hur,"
The Old Homestead and "Way Down
East" and the interest in its survival
is unabated.
The original lines, as written when
Mr.. TuIly returned from the Sandwich
Islands ten years ago, are just strik
Ing and compelling now as they were
then, which is a great deal to say for any
modern drama.
And not only do Mr.. Tul1y's lines pre-
serve all their original beauty and ten
derness, but he has seen to it conscien-
tous1y at the beginning, of each season,
that the production is not allowed to lack
for any of that careful detail which
marked its first performance dt Los An
geles where it received recognition as Il
dramatic novelty.
The part of Luana, the semi -barbaric
beauty, VIII be enacted this time by Ann
Reader. Others in the cast are Herbert
Charles, Frederick Forester, Ellen Ma
har, Rose Watson, Frank l. Cooley,
James, K. Appellee, Reba Garden, Doug
las Cosgrove and the quintette Of native
singers and players, who bring back the
weird note of The uklele and the plain
tive singing, peculiar to the natives OF
the Hawaiian Islands.
FAMOUS EMOTIONAL ACTRESS
DUE THURSDAY At ENGLISTI'S.
We have been SO surfeitei with IIu-
y sical revues and jazz festivals since The
close OF the war that the coming of 4
real emotional actress IN a real dr;tna
may be looked upon as an event.
If the criticisms Of the press in New
York, Chicago, Boston and other Eastern
cities which have, during the last two
seasons, had the opportunity of seeing
Miss Nance O'NeiTs Presentation Of Ja-
cinto Benaventes masterpiece. The Pas
sion Flower" are to be taken as a cri-
terion, the play goers OF indianapolis
are promised real treat when Miss
O'Neil opens a threeday engagement at
English's Thursday night.
Previous to 1.-THE Passion Flower"
Miss O'Neil appeared as the mother Of
the Prodigal in 1.-THE Wanderer," and
just previous to that she scored what
was at that time the artistic success of
her career in Mr.. Belasco's production Of
The Lily" Not even her incompatible
Odette IN the latter play gave her emo
tional powers such scope for their tull
employment as does Benavente's heroine,
Raimunda, in her present vehicle.
Miss O'Neil has been identified with
some of the greatest emotional charac-
terizations ever presented upon the Eng
disappearing stage and her finished per-
formances in such difficult and exhaust
ing roles as Madga. Monna Wanna, Fe-
dora and Camille, Hedda Gabler in 'The
Sorceress;" Judith in THE Fires of St.
John" have won for her the place as
Americas most distinguished emotional
actress which is conceded her.
l. T. =
RAE SAMUELS TO TOP
NEXT WEEKS BILL AT KEITH'S.
Rae Samuels, known as 1.-THE Blue
Streak of Vaudeville" will be the head
line offering at B. F. Keith's next week,
starting Monday matinee.
Miss Samuels, who has made rag time
\ a classic, will offer a number Of original
dsongs. With rare exceptions Miss Sam
uels has devoted all her time to vaude-
vile, where she has become a factor.
These exceptions were with one Of the
series Of Ziegfeld Fouies and with a
New York experimental amusement en-
terprise called, 1.-THE Moulin Rouge" Miss
Samuels has as her pianist Miss b.
Walker, an indianapolis girl
Nine. Doree's Operalogue, which will
be presented by ten artists, including
Nine. Doree. viii offer the principal of
the most popular arias from 1.-THE Tales
Of Hoffman" ''Pagiacci." la Travista,"
Carmen" Faust" and other OF the
light operas. An elaborate stage setting
is used Edwin George will be seen in
"A Comedy of Errors" George is a near
juggler, he attempts difficult feats, but
invariably blunders. Walter Newman
and company will offer 'Profteering,"
written by Mr.. Newman. The plot has
to do with an actress out Of work and
a profiteering landlord. Joe McBarlan