Indiana daily times., 1922-05-20
STUART WALKER
COMPANY WILL
GIVE BIG PLAY
The DetOHr' to Be Presented
as Next Offering at
Mur0t.
VAUDEVILLE UNUSUAL

lQQlAudpOilS Will udNo CuduCc
next week to witness Owen Davis
success. '"The Detour," which made
New York sit up and take notice last
season.
This city was passed up by the only
company presenting this important
play. Mr.. Stuart Walker decided to
present it and next week 1t will be
the bill at the Murat with Judith
Lowry and Aldrich Bowker in the two
main parts.
The bill at B. F. Keith's next week
will feature Tom Patricola In THE Girl
and the Dancing Fool" Tom is Of the
big time vaudeville circuit.
Jewels and TESTERS" with large cast,
win be the headline act at the Lyric.
The Rialto retains the Ragtime Won
ders Company for another week.
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THE DETOUR" NEXT
BILL AT THE MURAT.
1.-THE Detour." a play Of American life
by Owen Davis, will be the next weeks
bill Of the Stuart Walker Company at
the Murat. beginning on Monday eve
ming. This is the play which was pro
nounced by New York critics to be the
finest play ever written by an American.
Owen Davis, who has made himself
known as the author of number Of
successful but tawdry melodramas, sur
prised the theater world by writing this
study Of American life, which is at the
same time true portraiture and effective
drama.
The story Of the play is Of farmers
wife whose life has not been entirely
happy. She has had certain ideas and
certain ambitions that have never Ieen
allowed to develop. She has determined
therefore that her daughter shall have
all the advantages that she herself has
missed.
To this end she mas saved a sub
stantial sum Of money over a period of
years. and when the time comes sends
her young daughter to New York to
study art. The girl proves unsuccessful
and returns home to her sweetheart, who
IS waiting fer her, and the mothers am
bition Is once more crushed. But with
the spirit Of true pioneer. she starts
once more to save her little bits Of money
in the hope that one day there will be a
grandchild who will want an oppor-
tunity to make good.
Judith Lowyr will be seen In the role
Of the magnificent mother who sacrifices
everything for her daughters sake.
Aldrich Bowker will also have a splen-
did opportunity to reveal his keen in
sight into character acting In the role
of the father.
The daughter win be played by Mary
Ellis and her lover by Donald Macdonald
Others viii be George Somnes. Walter
Poulter, Robert McGroarty, Belle Murry
and Clark Hoover.
The production will be staged under
the direction OF Stuart Walker, with
settings by Almeriu Gowing.
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TOM PATRICoLA TOPS
NEW BILL AT kEITH'S.
One Of Keiths most popular stars In
the person OF Tom Patricola will shine
as the headliner Of next weeks vaude-
vile bill Mr.. Patricola is one of the
greatest favorites that visits This city
and he Is returning for weeks engage
ment with his pretty partner, Irene
Delroy. and will present his act. "The
Girl and the Dancing Fool" Mr.. Patri-
cola's peculiar style Of dancing and COM
edy has made him farorite. His visit
to Keith's Is in keeping with the prom,
ise Of Manager Roltare Eggleston to
give his patrons some real surprises dur
ing the run Of popular vaudeville at his
house.
A strong surrounding bill Of top-line
acts include the Princeton Five. a quin-
tette Of singers and musicians. who Of
R.r a novel act of songs and musical
efforts. Their act will be presented in
an elaborate stage setting. Nine vero-
the English opera singer and the
dancer" They will offer a routine OF
operatic airs and new ideas In the way
Of terpsichore.
The act Of Mcconnell and West en-