Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-23

Nelson Trowbridge today officially an
nounced that The Passing Show Of
1921" has been booked for the regular
Murat season, which opens at the close
of the Walker season. The date of the
Passing Show has net been announced.
The Lyric next week will observe its
mid summer festival week with big bill.
WALKER TO PRESENT
TWO PLAYS NEXT WEEK.
Beginning next Monday night the
Stuart Walker Company viii present its
first split week" The week is to -
known as Gala Repertory week aud will
include Maurice MaeterHnck's Monaa
Wanna" one of the. greatest meiodramas
ever written and Two Kisses" Harry
James Smiths comedy of love and laugh
ter. 'Monna wanna will be given Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday nights
and at the Wednesday matinee, while
Two Kisses" will be presented on
| Thursday Friday aud Saturday nights,
with matiuees on Thursday and Satur-
day.
Totally different in every respect the
productions of "Monna Wanna" and Two
Kisses" viii illustrate most eloquently
the versatility of the Stuart Walker Com
pany.
one Of the great classics Of all time
"Nonna Wanna" takes place in Pisa at
the end Of the fifteenth century. The
city is being besieged by the Floren*
tines. Numerous eutreades to Prin1i-
vale. the general of the enemy's camp
have been N vain until he sees Norma
Wanna. the beautiful Wife of Guido, the
commander Of the Pisan garrison. PRINT
vale offers to allow provisions to enter
the starving city provided Norma visit
him alone In his tent outside the city
gates. What occurs between the tNo
is one Of the most moving scenes in all
dramatic literature.
Blanche Yurka VIII be seen in the role
Of Norma Wanna part for which she
has been preparing 20 play for the past
three years As PriEzivaNe, Mckay
Morris will appear. George Somnes
will portray the role Of Guido, the
jealous husband. Others IN the cast viii
Include Aldrfch Bowker, Walter Won
neaut Oscar DAWSON, James P. Weber
and Edwin Noel.
Two Kisses" IS admirable fare to
/ follow ,'Nouna Wanna" 1t is & Eight,
airy bit OF fluff concerning the fortunes
Of Imogen ThroEmore. teacher or
elocution one day one OF her erstwhile
pupils Luella MaIthy, turns up and
engages rooms In the Throgmore home
Imcgen Is dumfounded to discover that
Luella's beau Is none other than Alfred
Tweed. the man whom she has loved
ever since they first met over an Ice
cream soda. To win her Alfred away
from this beau Enatchcr, ImoEeu secures
the services OF another young man,
Rupert Hawkins. She proposes that he
make love TO the susceptible lucia IN
order that she may expose her before
Alfred The artful Tmogen, in her de
sire 90 extric2te herself from such
dilemma has each of ner sUitors kiss
her. and from the effect Of the Kiss upon
aer ImoSeu makes her decision.
Elauchs Yurka and Mckay Norris viii
play the principal roles in Two Kisses, So
parts wholly unlike those in which thay
appear In Norma Wanna" The cast also
includes Elizabeth Patterson. Aldrich
Bovker. Helen Rurch. Judith Lowry
Tom Powers and julia McNahou.
The productions Of "Monua Wanna
and Two Kisses have been made under
the personal direction Of MI Walker.
with special settings by oakley Richey.
There viii be matlnces On Wednesday,
Thursday and Saturday,