Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-29
BY WALTER D. HICKMAN.

Feminine" beauty shines through the
manly boards of the chorus girls" In
the snappiest and smartest Of the home
brew revues, "Badgad," which has ever
graced the Murat stage.
These girls" of the chorus, with their
plump, bare shoulders, artistic bosom
effects and shapely legs, stage THE Bag
dad Ballet" with Mr.. Pearl Allen as
Azeez Zahr, a dancer with an Oriental
tendency, which makes a riot of the
closing minute of the smartest revne ever
staged by Murat Temple.
The final curtain last night dropped
with the audience clamoring for more
pleasure at the hands of the Shriners'
entertainers, who have put a new mile
stone in the history of local productions.
Never has any local organization ever
attempted or even dreamed of staging a
revue employing more entertainers in
number than the Ziegfeld "FOllies" and
having more scenes than Al Jolson's
"Sinbad." 1t is triumph of the enter
tanning aims Of the Shriners and takes
first prize from a scenic as we'll as a
melodious standpoint.
The Shriners did not go out of their
ranks to obtain their talent for Bag
dad" which was revealed for the first
time last night at the Murat and will
be repeated tonight and Saturday night.
Mr.. Paul Hickey wrote the story and
even had time to aid in directing the
massive production. Even the chorus
girls" and dancing beauties were re-
cruited from the Murat Temple mem
bership.
Mr.. Ziegfeld can no longer boast of the
most beautiful girls in the world, be
cause the Shriners, with the aid of a
safety razor or barber, some paint,
powder, false hair, nifty gowns and n
kiss me a gain" smile, have turned out
the keenest bunch Of chorus and dancing
beauties ever assembled a the Murat II
certainly beats the band how those
girls" can dance, shake their shoulders
and wink naughty eye.
Mr.. Pearl Allen is the chief female
dancer Of the show. Mr.. Don Morrison.
as the Caliphs female favorite, gives
Roltare Eggleston, as Jafaar the grand
wezeer 10 the Caliph, the cold shoulder"
but she saves her" kisses and a big hug
for Otto krauss, as Abu Hassan, Walee
of Police
The stage name Of the "maidens" of
the court and the names of the Shriners
impersonating the ''maidens" are as fol
lows:
Zahr- Ell Bustan. Flower of the Gar
den" c. D. Remington; Sabeehad. THE
Beautiful" Harry c. Emit Shejeret Ed
Durr, Tree Of Pearls" Dudley Z. Gala
hue Noon FL Huda, Light of Day" c.
\. Ferguson; "Nejmet Es-Subh, Star Of
the Morning George W. Richards; Nuz-
heb, Delight" William Morganson; HUI
weh sweet" Roy Seibert; Zareefeh,
THE Elegant" Frank Sartor.
All OF the dancing scenes are staged
with a regular Ziegfeld touch and not
one of the girls" missed a step.
MANY STARS APPEAR
IN THE BIG CAST.
Seven hundred Shriners appear during
the unfolding Of the story Of "Bagdad'
which is in two parts and fourteen
scenes.
In the prologue. Arthur Wagner ap-
pears as the Arabian story Teller and
his audience consists Of Charles Apostol
and Hebeeh Davis.
Additional principal characters and
the players are as follows: The Cahph.
Harouu-Raschid. Edward ]. Scoonover
Jafaar, Grand Wezeer to the Canph,
Roltare Eggleston; The Nakeeb. Officer
OF the Wczeer. Louis e.. Buddenbaum ;
Abu Ha,san. Wa!ee Of Police, otto