Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-31
GRANDMA BETT ALLOWS SHE WILL LIVE QUITE SPELL
Real Musical Comedy e ngtshOd Gath Keth

/ Grandma Bett wants enough tea in
her tea so that it will taste like tea
at least half way down"
She tells her daughter, Lulu, not to
stint the tea and Lulu must have fol-
lowed Grandma Belts instruction, be-
cause she drank the tea and didn't find
/ fault with it.
Grandma Bett is the dearest and most
| loyable old relic 1 ever have seen on
the stage. There is so much real life
to Grandma Bett as created by Louise
| Closer Hale of this city in IONA Gales
Miss Lulu Bett" that it is difficult to
| believe that it is merely play acting.
! Last night at the Murat indianapolis
! citizens turned out and nearly filed 1.-The
theater for the opening performance Of
| Miss Lulu Bett." The Christamore Aid
Association was sponsor for the evening
and a marvellous audience cooperateG
with the association In nearly packing
the Murat. I am told that the associ-
alton realized a substantial sum, which
will be added to their worthy fund.
In fact. it was really Louise Closer
Hale night at the Murat, as Mrs. Hale
is of Indianapolis. In a curtain talk,
Mrs. Hale told Of the days when she
was 4 girl and how she and the others
gave shows Gin the barns Of Fred Ayres,
| General Harrison and the abode for
Booth Tarkington's horse" the price OF
admission being pins. To-day, Mrs. Hale
is famous on the stage and people are
giving more than pins to witness he1
work.
Although Carroll McComas is the fea-
tured player in the company, she waved
that aside last night to permit Mrs. Hale
to receive alone the plaudits, the flowers
and the esteem OF her home people What
Il really beautiful sight it was to see Miss
McComas tiptoe off the stage, leaving
Mrs. Hale alone bowling before that
magnificent audience. And another
pretty sigh. was when Mrs Hale after
her curtain talk, left the stage to bring
Miss McConIas to the center Of the stage
to share thu great honor of an Indanapo
lis audience. Such sights as these gives
dne more confidence in things that are OF
the theater. Miss McComas. I have seen
featured players refuse to yield the foot
lights to a local fayorite. but your great
humanness last night has made you a
really great woman in the eyes of Indi-
annapolis theater goers Beautiful, Miss
McComas, beautiful And the best part Of
it ali V~ls that Miss McComas rejoiced in
The ovation extended Mrs Hale.
AS Lulu Bett. the kitchen drudge in the
household Of Dwight Herbert Deacon,
Miss McComas has contributed TO the
stage a finished characterizatiou-no a
comic creation but real woman who
mas never been able to be real because
she was drudge You see her step from
the pathetic kitchen slave into q real
woman The transition reveals some Of
TIE most polished and accurate character
acting revealed on the modern stage. You
SEmpatbizo with Lulu. you cry with her.
you laugh with her and not at her.
have indicated my opinion OF the
work Of Mrs. Hale. Her Grandma Bett
mas never been excel!ed on the stage You
Will love her funny little toddle: You
VIII chuckle a her attempts OF shake of
ner years and be independent
You VIII laugh when Dwight Deacon
brings Ice cream TO her
" hat kind be It? she asks.
Chocolate be answers.
"Fanlie goes down much easier" she
remarks as she takes the cream and Ike
child "swipes' a spoon 10 eat Il after
stating she would put II in the ice box
@it Is difficult 70 al scover where Mrs
Hale begins % act as her work Is so far
remote from anything that smacks Of
the theatrical.
Catherine Calhoun Doucet as Ina Dea.
con. the small town wife OF Dwight Dea-
son, is finished ia her portrayal Of the
grapevine sort OF a wife who fears TO
disobey any wish OF her dear" husband.
A most difficult role, but finely acted by
Miss DQucet.
The eStire cast is so worthy that give
X In fun;
MOnona Deacon. Lois Shore
Dwight Herbert Deacon. John Thorn
Ina Deacon Catherine calhoun poucet