Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-13
WALKER OPENS
THIRD WEEK AT
MURAT MONDAY
The AcquittdP to Be Pre-
sented by Popular Stock
C0nipang.
SNAPPY VAUDEVILLE

Mr.. Stuart Walker will give Murat
patrons next week q touch Of mys-
terry. as he will present "The Ac-
quittal." a dramatic mystery play
with lots of comedy, by Rita Weiman.
AS mystery plays are in the lead in
New York City at the present time,
FIR. Walker will give this city q
taste of this mystery fever.
THE AcquittaI' will bring back to her
home city Miss Marjorie yonnegut of
indianapolis, who will play the leading
role.
At Keith's next week will be the Three
White Kuhns. musicians and comedians.
The Lyric will feature Dance Flashes.
dance Offering
The Rialto announces that Bert Smith s
Ragtime Wonders will be held over for
another week.
THE ACQUtTTAL"
NEXT BILL AT MCRiT.
The third bill of the Stuart Walker
CompaIy's season at the Murat VIII be
something of departure from the usual
run Of summer plays in that 1t is a
melodrama OF the mystery type which
has had such an enormous vogue for the
past several seasons and which is be-
coming even more popular as time goes
on.
less than five mystery plays now run
ming with three more announced for early
production.
Stuart Walker shows his alertness to
the situation by offering to Indianapolis
audiences a play of this character which
was pronounced in New York and Chi
eago the best of its kind to be produced.
II is 1.-THE Acquittal.' by Rita Welman,
who is rapidly making herself known as
one of the most promising of the younger
writer's for the stage. In The AcGuit-
tai" she has accomplished the difficult
feat of telling a thrilling story without
sacrificing probability or credible char
acter drawing. Her people are everyday
people whom all know. and her story
Is one that might happen to any of us.
1t tells of one Kenneth Winthrop who
has been accused OF the murder of one
of his oldest friends He is tried and
acquitted after one of the most sensa-
rionai murder trials the country has
witnessed for wears. The notoriety of
the ease arouses the interest of young
newspaper reporter from ont West. and
on his own authority he comes to New
York to solve the mystery. He is en-
tirely unofficial In his Investigations and
obnoxious to the Winthrop household in
many of them. but nothing will make
him cease his efforts until he has finally
uncovered the entire affair and won him
self romantic adventure In the bar
gain.
The play is full Of comedy.
In the leading role of Mrs. Winthrop.
Marjorie Vonnegut Will play role that
will he entirely different from anything
she has done before in indianapolis It
is highly emotional one and one that
will allow Miss Vonnegut to indulge the
full scope of her ability. Donald Mac
donald will be the young reporter who
solves the mystery, and George Somnes
will he cast as the husband who IS ac-
quilted of the murder charge. Aldrich
Bowker will be seen as the attorney for
the defense and William Fl. Evarts will
play the old family doctor. Robert Nc
Groarty WILL of course, play the butler.
and Belle hurry will be a very different
sort of maid. Mary Ellis will have her
rst opportunity to play serious role,
and others in the cast will include Clarke
Hoover. Whitney Warren and Leward
Meeker.