Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-28

critics included in the lists OF the twelve
best plays Of the last year.
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adam AND EVA"
NEXT BILL AT CYCLISTS.
Adam and Eva a comedy which
earned a place in the ten best Of the
last two years. viii be the bill of the
Gregory Kelly stock company at Eng
Iish's next week. 1t pokes fun at several
kinds Of people, including the American
family as an institution, makes merry
over too much money and also not
enough, and generally finds plenty in the
life of the times to provide abundant
comedy for an evenings entertainment.
The play opens with Eva and her sis
ter wishing they could persuade papa to
20 away somewhere for a rest, not that
they think he needs one, but because
they could spend more money if he were
not there to complain when the bills
came In Il Is the first Of the month
and the bills are enormous as usual, and
papa IS a bit cross. Sister and sisterS
husband, a good for nothing yong
beauty, live on papa, as do an aunt VINO
pretends to take a mothers place, and
an uncle who threatens to leave when
ever things go wrong, but who would
never leave uuueE any OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Eva is dissatisfied at home. but cannot
make up her mind to marry either of
two suitors, one a doctor who lives
across the street. the other an English
nobIeman without a cent.
Into this household stalks Adam, an
important cog in the machine that sup
plies Eyas wants. He has been looking
after her fathers interests in South
America for two years, and he longs for
a home, companiOnship, perhaps even
wife and children. He sees none Of the
discord. but only that this is a family.
and It looks very attractive to him. The
doctor who wants to marry Eva is
coaxed into telling papa that a trip to
South America will improve his health,
and to the surprise and displeasure Of
his family. he makes Adam head of the
house in his absence. Adam soon dis
covers what frauds they all are, but his
example soon rights things. and when
papa returns. he finds a different set Of
people from the peevish family he LETT
behind.
Gregory Kelly will play Adam Ruth
Gordon will be seen as Eva, the spoiled
daughter.
Byron Beasley will be seen as the
father. WaFie Clark as Uncle Horace
Angela Ogden as the aunt, who cares for
all Of Eva's wants Others in the cast
win be Willard Barton. Wallace Ford,
Florence Murphy and Harry Sothern.
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FOUR WALKER STARS
TO APPEAR IN SAME PLAY.
As special attraction for Auto Race
Week the Stuart Walker company will
offer "Smilin' Through" the Jane Cowl
success by Allan Langdon Martin.
The week marks the return OF Blanche
Yurka and Mckay Morris, two members
Of the Walker company. Since her last
appearance at the Murat. Miss Yurka
played the leading feminine role in the
New York production Of The Ameri-
cans In France" Early in the year, how
ever. she sailed for Europe where she
spent the remainder Of the winter in
Italy.
Recently. Mckay Morris ended his
eecond season as the sculptor, Demetrios,
IN Morris Gest's Alexandrian spectacle,
"Aphrodite."
Although Miss Cowl has been appear
ing in "Smilin' Through" for the last two
seasons, this beautiful romantic comedy
will be seen in this city for the first time
on next Monday night. "Smilin' Through"
IS divided into three acts and a prolog.
There is one setting throughout lovely
oId-world garden, with charming Eng
lfsh Queen Anne house, solid. sedate and
restful looking, overgrOwn with rambler
vines and other climbing flowers in
bloom. As to the story, a crusty old
man has as his ward a delightful wisp
of an Irish girl. For years he has bit
terly remembered the fact that another
man has won the woman whom he loved
Therefore, when he finds that this girl
has fallen in love with the son Of the
man he is furious and swears that they
shall never marry. Then back through
the hazy film of years that have passed
comes memory visualized. He lives over
again the years that he cannot forget
and from them learns the lesson that he
had never learned before with the result
that, when the young lover returns, he
permits them to be happy, and In so
doing he finds happiness himself.
In addition to Blanche Yurka and Nc
KAY Morris, who will be seen in the
parts Of the ward and the old man,
George Gaul and Regina Wallace appear
IN the roles Of the young hero and the
sister.
Others Of the Stuart Walker company
who appear are Aldrich BOwker. judith
Lowry. Julia Mcmahon, Elizabeth Pat
terson. George Somnes, John Wray, Rob-
ert McGroarty, James Morgan, Helen
Burch, Grace Kiechle, Dorothy Mcdonald
and Lucille Nicholas.
The production is presented under the
personal direction Of Stuart Walker, with
special settings designed by Frank ].
Zimmerer.