The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-25
Rv WALTER D. HICKMAN
I ONE is the old town pump from
Main Street in Millersville.

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III Main Street has lost It's
character and has become a sort of
a false Broadway. Even dear old
Aunt Sarah Parks no longer makes
strawberry jam. Auntie has chased
away all old time small town habits
and has built a house which is not
home but a palace. She even has
q butler.
Auntie wears a swell low neck eve
ming gown and fills her guests with
spirits from the cellar. She even buys
cigarettes for both her male and
female guests. Oh, Auntie of Main
Street these days is a speedy old
dame.
No cabbages or beans grow in her
backyard. Even the good old apple
tree felt the sharp blows of the ak.
Auntie is changed and so has Main
Street.
Main Street is no longer content
to let Broadway be the only street
where there are bright lights. Millers-
vile is some lively dump. The old
street has gone hog wild. There are
TO hicks" on the Main drag in Mil
Iersville.
This Is just my own way Of telling
you the high spots of George S. Kauf-
man and Marc Connel1y's new comedy,
1.-THE Deep Tangled Wildwood" which
saw the light of day in a large city
for the first time Monday night at
English's The autors of this new
comedy are responsible for "Dulcy,
~
Movies The new piece was first
known as West of Pittsburgh" and
then changed to It's present title.
Here Is Smart Comedy
That Has Some New Situations
In Judging a new play. alone am
responsible. Let everyone have their
own idea On any first performance
Of a new play, one must remember
that 1t Is still in tho creative period.
The authors have a bully new idea,
that of burlesquing Main Street or I
probably should say it lis a merry,
merry satire on the main drag Of a
small town.
The thing in a nutshell is just this:
James Parks Leland went to New
York from Millersville to write plays.
When he turned out bad ono, he de-
ctded to return to Millersville so he
could get acquainted again with his
dear old Aunt Sarah. Parks, to visit
the old fshin' hole and to drink again
out of the old oaken bucket There
also was a sweet little country girl
by the name of Mary Ellen who was
left behind when Leland shook Main
Street dust of his feet. He plans to
have his lawyer friend Of New York,
Harvey Wallick to follow him in ma
lures own playground.
This is where the great fun comes
in
The, old town was no longer a
BERG 1t was worse than that
a make believe city. All grown up
and watered with jazz music and the
radio instead Of the old oaken bucket.
Dear old Auntie had blossomed out as
a shallow flapper of around sixty and
the girl, who was left at home, had
become an impossible cigarette smok-
ing shadow of a real girl. Oh, 1t was
some shock to Leland and he was
some shock to the folks back home.
They discovered that he didn't look
like he came from New York but from
some hick town.
This is grand and glorious fun, the
way the authors have developed it.
The real satire comes in when Leland
discovers that a girl trained to be
an artist in New York City is the
real article.
Leland gets his chance to tell the
home folk what silly fools they have
teen in decorating Main Street with
gas light instead Of sun and moon
light
Splendid Cast of Types
Puts Over the Smart Lines
The cast has been well selected for
types. James Gleason as Leland and
Robert McWade as Wallick, the law
yer, nearly walk away with the show.
The cast is as follows:
Joe Inglis ............ Ralph sipperly
Mary Ellen .............. Mildred Booth
Deacon Flood ...... James X. Applebee
James Parks Leland. James Gleason
Harvey Wallick .......... Robert McWade
One of the Largest Popular Price
Stores In the State.
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