Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-02

Will observe the curtin Oh July.
Dir. Walker viii present for the fir
Samuel Merwin and Peggy Wood.
To make the occasion even more i'm
portant Miss Wood IS here and viii ap-
pear IN the leading role Of play which
she helped to write.
artists Life" is the name that the
new play bears at this time New York
wiz have its theatrical eye on the Murat
stage next Monday night because Mr..
As11erwin and Miss Wood are recognized
i persons IN the theatrical field.
1 With. Gregory Kelly and Ruth Gordon
i closing their stock season al English's
] tonight with the final showing Of Just
Suppose" the legitimate and stock field
In Indianapolis viii be left exclusively in
the hands OF Nj Walker
With B. F. Keith's closing the sumner
vaudeville season on Sunday night. the
Lyric wiz be at the head Of the houses
showing sumner vaudeville.
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WORLD PREMIERE OF NEW PLAY
TO BE MADE MONDAY AT 8IURAT.
Stuart Walkers Fourth Of July fire.
cracker to indianapolis Is brand new
play, Artists Life" by Peggy Wood and
Samuel Merwin. which viii be seen for
the first time on any stage at the Murat
Monday night
AS an added attraction Nj Walker
has engaged Peggy Wood. herself. to ap-
pear IN her own play. She will play the
part OF Emma NorvaIlO. an American
girl who became for c few brief years
q great operate star in Europe. Miss
Wood is one Of the best known light
opera stars on the American stage. Sss
played the leading roles n The Mad
cap Duchess" .'NIaytime,' Young Amer
lea" snd "Buddies."
The new piece. which IS called "a TO
mantle comedy Of operate ambitions" Is
written in a prolog. three acts and an
eplog. The prOlog and epilog are mod
ern. while the play itself flashes back
TO Paris during the early SOS.
In the prolog Nine Norvallo. now
Known in her home village, among neigh
bors who know little and care less OF
her great days so long ago and far away,
Is a "broken-dOwn opera singer IN
order 20 influence her gifted niece against
attempting 70 follow a similar career,
reads the memoirs she IS writing Of her
own brilliant. dramatic. and nearly trag-
&c i've years abroad. In the epilog one
learns the outcome OF her efforts.
In the play proper. one sees the
youthful Emma. a simple American
music student, plunged into the sophis-
tfcated atmosphere surrounding the
Paris opera. and about 10 make her
debut. The principal male character IS
Johann Strauss, the WALTZ King" then
in the heyday OF his Partisan career.
himself q prince Of Bohemisns. adored
by ladies', and in the act OF com
posing his famous Artists Life" waltz.
which is woven charmingIy through the
play.
a long and brilliant cast has been
chosen BY SIr. Walker TO portray this
world premiere. As mentioned before
Peggy Wood VIII be seen In the role or
Emma Norvallo. Mckay Morris IS cast
as the dashinE young composer. Johann
Strauss. Tom Powers. for his second
week with the Walker Company. viii
appear as the young artist and lifelong
friend OF Nine. NOrvallO- Among others
who will be seen in Artists Life" are
Elizabeth Patterson. Judith Lowry,
A1drich Bowker. Marjorie vounegut,
George somnes. Julia McMshon. Edwin
Noel, Robert McGroarty, and Grace
Eiech1e
This world premiere will be made
under the personal direction OF M
Walker, with special settings BY Frank
J. Zimmerer. There will be matinees on
| Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Il -
For the week following Artists Life. ~
she Stuart Walker company will be seen
n Cyril Harcourt's comedy, a Pair Of
six STOCKINGS"