Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-12
AL JOLSON TO
PLAY RETURN:
FOLLIES HERE
Former at Murat, Latter at
English's-Tom Walker in
Dixie at Keith's.
VARIETY IN VARIETIES

The 1920 version Of Ziegfeid Fol.
lies and Al Jolson in new edition
Of "Sinbad" will be next weeks BAN
ner attractions at the two legitimate
playhouses of Indianapolis.
The Follies opens Monday night for
q weeks engagement at English's
and Jolson with his "Sinbad' COM
pany opens a three-day return en-
gagement at the Murat on Thursday
night.
John B. Hymer and his company in
"Tom Walker in Dixie" and Beth Beri
and dancers will share the headline spot
at B. +. Keiths next week. Henrietta
Describes and her models will be the
chief event at the Lyric. Physical cul-
ture experts will be found at Loew's
State. New combination movie and
vaudeville bills are announced at the
Broadway and Rialto. The Park will
shelter Harry Hastings "Kewpie Dolls"
Announcement was made today by
Manager Miller at English's that "Bab"
with Helen Hayes will open a three day
engagement on Thursday, March 81
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CROWDED HOUSES IN SIGHT
FOR "FOLLIES" ENGAGEMENT,
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. will offer at Eng
Hsh's Monday evening the 1920 version Of
the celebrated "Ziegfeld Folies." The
engagement is limited to one week only.
Edward Royce staged the newest Of
fering under the personal supervision Of
the producer. The music and lyrics are
by Irving Berlin, with additional numbers
by Gene Buck and Dave Stamper. Victor
Herbert supplied the special music.
The twenty odd scenes have been de-
signed and painted by Joseph Urban.
One Of the most striking features of the
massive entertainment is a series of rep
RESERVATIONS created and presented by
Ben Ali Haggin, the noted artist.
Among the numerous entertainers ap-
pearing in the cast are Mary Eaton, John
Steel, W. c. Fields, Van and Schenck
Carl Randall Jack Donohue, Ray Dooley,
Lillian Broderick, Jerome and Herbert
Moran and Mack, Darts Walton, Marga-
ret Irving, Jessie Reed, Olive Vaughn,
Helen Shea, Edna French, Evelyn Camp
bell, Peggy Davies, Doris Lloyd. Ethel
Dale, Elsie Glynn, Helen Hodges, Addi-
son Young, and many others.
One hundred Of Americas beautiful
and talented girls will be in evidence.
The advance sale has been reported as
heavy as last year with a heavy buy from
out-of-town patrons.
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JoLSON IS A BUSY MAN.
READ THIS AND BE CONVINCED.
= In spite Of the fact that Al Jols1n on
the stage is conceded to be a great dancer
he has never appeared as a ballroom
dancer.
In fact, he didn't know how TO dance
any OF the modern dances until one
night, only recently at Atlantic City,
where despite his protests, one OF the
ladies Of his own company IN "Sinbad."
suddenly whisked him Oft on a foy trot
which he got through successfully. Ever
since then Mr.. Jolson has been learning
the modern dances.
1t is almost impossible for the come
dian to remain seated on one spot for
five minutes He generally arrives at
the theater half an hour before the be-
ginning Of the performance in order to
go into the box office himself and help
sell what is known as 1.-THE line" Having
done this, he rusheS back on the stage to
run through many kilograms and letters
which are received daily, and then at
the beginning Of tie performance he often
likes to 20 into the orchestra pit with
the musicians and play a cOrnet himself
during the first fifteen minutes Of Sin
bad before he goes on the stage.
At the present time Mr.. Jolson is prac-
ticing the saxOphone. and it Is his in
tention to perform as a soloist on this
instrument at some Of the special JolsOn