Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-09
WALKER AND COCO ARE ACTORS THIS WEEK
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Stuart Walker has turned actor" this
week at the AIurat for the first time this
season by playing the role Of Reginald
Carter in wedding Bells"
"Go-go," Blanche Yurka's cute Spite
puppy. also has turned actor" and plays
a very important part in the comedy al
though he does not make his appearance
until the last act.
Mr.. Walker is q known quantity on the
stage although he seldom appears. 60
60 as an actor was an unknown guam
tity as far as Indianapolis audiences
were concerned, until be nestled In public
last night Ia the arms of Miss Yurka as
Mr.. Walker planted a robust kiss on the
cheek Of Go go's" mistress. The pup
behaved himself beautifully and re-
turned the kiss, as it were.
Wedding Bells is one of those light
weight affairs which probably did not
tax the think-box of the author, sails
bury Field We who patroniZe the
movies, had a look at this comedy be-
fore Mr. Wake produced 1t on the Murat
stage last night for the first time in this
city. Indianapolis was not "honored" by
a visit when this show was on the road.
This comedy is interesting because Of
the Walker touch in producing. directing
and by acting a part IN it. Mr.. Walker
has created a pretty picture for the one
set which is used during the entire ac-
ten Of the comedy. He has been very
generous in furnishing the room in ques-
ton and it again shows how carefully
and well Mr.. Walker creates his stage
pictures.
am going to dismiss wedding Bells"
as a. contribution to stage literature. by
saying that It is a regulation made-to-
~ouadv bright and
proper lines, several snappy situations,
bat one gets the impression that the
author wanted to be naughty" at times,
but he was afraid to let himself loose.
There are many good laughs and those
who Ike the light stuff Of the stage will
ind q harvest fthe usual in this
comedy.
Mr. Walker plays the role Of Reginald
Carter, who is to be married on the NOR
row to Marcia Hunter, although he is the
divorced husband of Rosalie, played by
Blanche Yurka- Reginald has failed up
to the time Of getting the license to tell
Marcia that he is a divorced man. When
he swears TO the marriage application.
the truth comes out. Rosalie arrives on
the scene with the determination to VIII
back Reginald. although she has d.
vorced him once After three acts Of
general mixups. Rosalie wins.
Miss Yurka plays nicely the role Of
Rosalie who wants another honeymoon
with her divorced husband. She wears
several pretty gowns and submits to the
temptation to sing a song. Elizabeth
Patterson has another fat comedy role
as Hooper, maid to Rosslie. The per
formances of Miss Patterson as Hooper
and Walter Poulter as the muchly mar
ried Jackson, butler to Reginald, are
the outstanding Individual comedy
triumphs OF this play.
Others in the cast are Robert Nc
Groarty, George Somnes in a silly role
Of the best friend TO Reginald mot the
fault Of Somnes, but the playwright,
Oscar DavissOn, Judith Lowry and Julia
Mcmahon.
Probably I should remark that Miss
Mcmahon is a dear to use the words
Of a Murat patron who sat near me In
white wedding dress.
Wedding Bells" is Interesting because
Ii is produced under the magic spell OF
Stuart Walker who has turned many
fair play into pleasing entertainment.
At the Murat all week.-W- D. Il