Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-16

Harvey J. O'Higgins and Miss Harriet
Ford, who dramatized the novel for stage
use, have been aiding Mr.. Walker In
rehearsals and they will witness the
premiere Of the play.
Peggy Wood and Mckay Morris will
I play the chief roles.
The Lyric next week will feature re
vue called Revue La Petite" Joe Jazz
! Williams, an eccentric comedian, is in the
cast
The big time season at B. F. Keith's will
open the Monday after Labor Day. The
house will remain closed until then
Il Il Il
CoNCERNING
MAIN STREET.
The eyes of the theatrical world will
be upon Indianapolis next week when
Stuart Walker presents the greatest
premiere of his FIVE seasons in Indian
apolis, Sinclair Lewis Main Street" 1t
is safe to say that no novel since Ben
uur" has so stirred the entire United
States as Mr.. Lewis epic of small town
life. And the novels zenith as best
seller is not yet in sight. During the
first four months of its appearance upon
the market over hundred thousand copies
Of the book were sold.
The dramatization Of Main Street" has
been ccomplished by Harvey O'Higgins
and Harriet Ford, two able playwright3
with a long list of successes to their
credit including MIR. Lazarus" ION the
Hiring Line" and The Dummy" Mr.
iOHiggins and Miss Ford are in Indian
apOlis attending the rehearsals OF their
latest work.
/ For those few people left in this coun-
| try who have not yet delved into the grip
ping realism OF Main Street" few
words concerning its theme may not be
amiss Main Street stands for the Amerl-
can town and all that it typifies- Living
in a small town is a very different thing
from looking back on 1.-THE small town
of our youth didn't bother US with It's in
cessant gossip; we weren't worth gossip
ing about at that age.
/ But for adults-Sinclair Lewis tells
+ iust what Main Street did to Carol Ken
j nicott. an eager girl who went from
happily inconspicuous life in the city tc
/ live the fish bowl existence Of a physi-
clans wife in Gopher Prairie, Mimi, .
/ small town where her every movement
/ was commented upon, every lightly spoken
word remembered every timid suggestion
/ for the improving Of Main Street rdi
culed.
Only in the end does she learn the
great secret Of life in being content witt
a real world in which it is never pos
I sible to create an ideal setting. The prob.
lens Of ten million people in the thou
sand real towns are here expressed--tho
people who are nghting to transform tho
Main Street OF America.
Peggy Wood, who so delighted her an
die6cies in her own play Artists Life,
has been retained at special request o.
the authors for the new production. She
will appear in the role Of Carol Kenni
/ colt Mckay Morris viii be cast Doe
Kennicott. the diamond -in-the-rougf
medico who doesn't quite know what TO
make Of hts wife Tom Powers will be
seen as Eric valborg, the exotic young
( SwedA.
Others in the cast include Aldrich Bow
kerr Judith Lowry. Julia Mcmahon.
James 2. vebber, Grace Kiechle, Helen
Burch Margaret Dalrymple, Muriei
/ Brown. Oscar DAWSON, Walter Nonne-
gut. lucille Nicholas and Edwin Noel
The entire production Of Main Street
has been directed by Stuart Walker and
+ the settings for the four acts designed
by stuart Walker Oakley Richey, and
Emil NeiEhlick.