Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-06-17
FOLLIES CUTS
SEAT PRICES
IN NEW YORK
THE RiUdLS Presented by
Notable Cast and Is
Doing Nicely.
OTHER RIALTO NEWS
BY DIXIE HINES.

NEW YORK, June 17.-With more
than fifteen pIayhouses closing in a
fortnight, the best evidence that sum-
mer has arrived is furnished. We
have, in place of the departing favor
ties, a new series of summer plays,
including the Follies, which always
marks the beginning Of the season.
Likewise, we have the second edi-
ton of the Chauve Souris, and nota-
BILE revival of Sheridan's THE Ri
walls" Then, too, we have some
thing new in Raymond Hitchcock's
PIN Wheel" which was created by
Michio Itow. 1t is a conspicuous
contender for artistic honors.
"a Pinch Hitter" by II. NJ. HARDWOOD
was the first Of the real comedies to be
offered. This was brought out by Allan
Pollock, who did such creditable worn
IN "a Bill Of Divorcement." with Pa
mela Gaythorne, Charles Waldron, j. NJ.
Kerrigan, Gordon Guinness, Edgar Kent
and Helen Stewart, the play was received
with every evidence of appreciation. It
is q broadly farcical role that Mr.. Pol
lock assumes and he brings to it a sym
pathy which is never absent. The story
concerns a down at the heels gentleman
who agrees to act as dummy correspond
ent in order that a misguided lady shall
be able TO procure a divorce from a low
ing husband and marry a rotter 1t never
quite comes to pass, however. as the
lady comes to her senses and relin-
Quishes her desires.
SECOND EDITION NOT
AS GOOD AS THE FIRST.
1t cannot be said that the second edi-
ton Of the celebrated Chauve Souris
quite meets the expectations. 1t may be
that the frst edition was the best these
Russian artists have to give, or It may
be that the frst edition was novel 10 US.
At any rate, with one number carried
over from the first edition and q score
Of new offerings. only three or four oil
them furnished the degree Of interest
that we had a right TO expect. The art
lists are stiu skuful, the settings color
: full and pleasing to the eye and the music
In the main pleasing It Is, indeed, q
program that the irrepressible Balief has
! offered with the assurance that with the
material at hand It could be done no
better, and such reSreat Us there IS, Is
over tho fact that there was not better
material. Bailicf himself u seems, g
not SO funny as when we first saw him.
Then he spoke our language in q manner
that was a delight. Now, he gives the
Impression Of being able to do It much
better than he does, and that IS fatal.
But It IS still among the real novelties
+ OF the season, and may be they can stay
here indefinitely.
/ The sixteenth edition Of the Fories
came 10 town Just as the fifteen preced-
Ing editions hare done. And the same
degree Of success was scored. The girls,
as usual. are pretty. the music tuneful.
the costumes lavish. and the folly quite
as light and frothy as usual. Victor
Herbert, Louis Hirsch and Dave Stamper
wrote the muslc-and It IS good music
this year-Gene Buck. Ring Lardner and
Ralph Spence wrote the book a part Of
which Is amusing and interesting, and
Fokine has arranged some OF the bal.
let's on which he viii never increase his
popularity. Joseph Urban and others
designed the settlngs some Of which are
good and others that are not. Andrew
Toombs, Brandon lyman, Ed Gallagher,
Al Shean, Martha Lorber. Lulu O'Con-
nell Mary Eaton and others are in the
cast. one dollar has been taken or the
price, and q few Clothes added to the
costumes, otherwise the new series is
the same as the old series--only differ
eut
THE RIVALS IS
AGAIN ON VIEW.
1t has been many years since The
Rivals" was done in this city, and when
the Players, that dean of all theatrical
clubs, established by the late Edwin