Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-30

For some time have had the Idea that
| Indianapolis should be secure in the pros
poets of having a definite season" Of
grand opera This city Is Of sufficient
size and importance to command" some
| sort Of a grand opera season. AS 1t is we
must be content with Sunday afternoon
concerts and an occasional visit Of one
Of Ralph Dunbars companies to Eng
| llsh's.
The hearty and intelligent support
given the various concert recitals at the
Murat during the past winters is to me
satisfactory guarantee that this city
would and could support a definite sea
son" Of grand opera.
! Last spring indianapolis was not in
Guided In the cities visited by the Chi
cago Grand Opera Company, Cincinnati
| Ohio, was able to support this company
for a number Of performances. can
see no reason why the Murat Theater or
Englishs could not house this organiza.
! ton for a limited number of perform
ances.
st, Louis IN tire summer has its sea
son Of open air and city controlled opera
Other cities OF less population than St
Louis are having their summer seasons
Of grand opera in the open air.
I am not blowing bubbles when I con-
tend that indianapolis is large enough &c
| be given a definite opera season. All that
is needed is for some one big enough tc
| start the ball rolling II means WORK
and the nursing Of definite iden
When will Indianapolis have a definite
| opera season?
+ + i
This department has received WORD
from the Paramount Company to the ef
feet that the wave % depression" whlci
| hit the film industry several months age
is rapidly passing away.
Paramount makes the following an
| nouncement:
THE wave OF depression which hit th'
| motion picture industry a few month.
ago is rapidly passing, according to OF
fcials OF the leading film companies. ant
by September the movies win be bacl
with a bang. they say.
Unlike other industries that felt Thu
business slump early and went through
a long period Of depression the motor
picture companies CRISIS was Of shor
duration. Last winter when much wa
written about the decline Of the movie
the industry actually was IN the mos
prosperous period in its history. Thu
economies and elimination OF waste anC
extravaganza IN the making Of motor
pictures effected at that time by some o
the leading producers was interpreted b.
many as & slump. In reality. the mov'
was made in anticipation OF the natura
depression which came with the no
weather four months later, Only thi
summer has seen a prolonged period o
intense heat which has accentuated tn
expected depression and made II wors,
than It would be normally.
with the close OF the summer season
always a poor ono in the amusement
business. the long lines before the mo
ton picture box offices are expected t.
return and producers are now busy pre-
pairing for another year that win break
attendance records.
Reports from all parts Of the United
States which have been received at tbs
New York offices Of the flm companies
show that factories are preparing to re-
open, banks are lending money more
freely, department stores are shown
bigger receipts and business men gener'
ally are preparing to start the wheels
turning.
IAN this means more business for th