Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-06

who is the village gossip carrier. The
Work OF Mr.. Lodge is a splendid char
acter portrayal-true in every detail
Around these characters the miracle Of
the unseltsh charm and devotion of Shaw
ings is thrown. He works out their des-
tiny and in the end Shavings is left alone
alone only with the memory Of q love
that might have been.
He allows that his love for Ruth Arm
strong is a good deal like the dog that
was barking for the moon.
Guess the moon was too good for the
dog" he allows, as he realizes that Ruth
has found happiness with the aviation
officer
The philosophy of "Shavings" is as
and gentle IS the voice used by Beresford
to utter the remarks.
In "Shavings" you will find that the
work Of Mr.. Beresford ranks very high
among the worth while things Of the
stage. I am sure that you viii laugh,
cry, Chuckle and then shed a tear Just
as you did when you last saw David
Warfeld. The cast is competent and In
four instances perfect-the Phineas Bah
bitt Of William Robyns; the Capt Sam
HuRniwell Of James Bradbury; the Ca
briel Bearse of Ben Lodge, and the
Charles Phillips of Fred NJ Bickel.
am sure that you will cherish SHAW
ings" as one Of your sweetest theatrical
experiences. -
Al Englishs all week. ". D. H.
SINGERS NUGGETS ARE
SHOW ALL BY THEMSELVES.
Have you ever lost your sense Of pro-
portion and afterward had difficulty
in accustoming yourself to the size Of
things? If you haven't you viii after
seeing Singers Midgets a Keith's this
week. There are little people and little
ponies and little elephants in such num-
bers that while watching them one be-
gins to forget that they are not grown
up like the world outside This comes
from everything in the act being in PRO-
portion to everything else-nothing too
big for the people who go with it.
The act, which is in twenty scenes,
opens with scene IN the land Of Spain.
with the Spanish dancers IN their fringed
costumes clicking castanets. A part OF
the characters arrive on the stage in
car drawn by donkey no larger than
= big dog. Then comes the strong man,
who, though mo bigger than a minute"
does the most surprising stunts. They
include the lifting Of a pony with a
rider. both small, Of course, entirely OF
the stage.
The scene then shifts to China, where
cOnjurer removes birds and a monkey
from the most unusual places and psr-
forms other tricks Of magic Quickly
then the scene changes TO the hunt over
the English plains. where a pack Of dogs
chases tiny deer and the pack is followed
by the tiny people riding little ponies
keeping time to the music.
From the hunt the audience and pIav-
ers so to the Western country with the.
cowboys In bright shirts riding little
ponies. The cowboys suddenly develop
acrobatic tendencies and tumble about
the stage in fine fashion. From cowboys.
things change TO the fashion show, where
the little ladies pass before the audience
In dresses Of the minute.
No extravaganza would be complete
without Cleopatra, so the vampire Of the
Nile. height something under three feet,
appears shaking her shoulders and dis
porting herself generally in her abbrevi-
ated costume, to the tune Of oriental mu-
sic and attended by oriental followers
wearing the latest styles Of some years
r. G.
The midget elephants bring screams
Of delight from the children. One is so
small normal sized persons would have
to stOop 10 pet 1t. Two Of them are a
little larger, but none taller than a man
of medium height Obeying the com
mands of their little master, the ele-
plants talk on 4 telephone, smoke pipes.
read newspaper and perform other
unusual feats
From elephants. things progress to the
Dempsey Carpenter fight between two
fighters whom either Dempsey or Car
pentier could hold IN either hand with
out difficulty. The bout goes three
rounds, and the little fellows really
fight, until Dempsey" knocks "Csrpen-
tier" cold Thea Dempsey" becomes
unruly and is srrested by a policeman as
little as himself.
The act ends with excellent military
drills by the little people The act is
delightful for the children and grown
ups will enjoy 1t as we'll
The remainder Of the bill includes How
ard and White. in a bedroom farce;
Swor and Westbrook. bIackface come
dians; Stella Tracy and Carl Mcbride in
q really good song and dance act inter-
spersed with "patter;" Lew and Paul
Murdoch in song and dance act and
Nestor and Vincent. jugglers. a news
movie and Aesop's Fables movie.