The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-18

me a letter calling me about ever,
the work of the master OF cere-
monies at the Lyric.
Another one admitting that the
writer could not give his name lam
baSted me all yer the lot for nk-
ing Condemned" at the Palace.
One unsigned letter was of such
a nature and such freedom of words
were used that I could not publish
it in this department.
If it makes anybody feel better
to write these nasty letters, go
ahead. + have never discouraged
people writing me their honest
opinion and I will always welcome
such letters, but l want them signed.
But is is a merry old world at
that.
Here IS one of the milder I'M
signed letters 1 have received this
past week:
Indianapolis. Jan. IA. 80.
Dear Walter: Have just read your criti-
cism on the squakie Condemned
You are quite perturbed at the por-
trayal of the terrible conditions at the
Devils Isle prison.
Don't know the conditions there. but II
they are no worse than as depicted in
the flm, have many American prisons
beaten forty ways.
Can you imagine what would happen 20
any convict who had the atrocious taste
to bust one of our American wardens on
the button?
Nothing but the jacket, the water cure,
hanging by the thumbs, the cat and other
little p.~easantries.
In at least one state. California. hitting
8 prison official. warden or any of the
screws" is q capital offence punishable
with death.
In some of our southern prison camps,
prisoners have been beaten to death fol-
minor attractions, notably In Alabama and
Florida. If you care to look it up.
And another thing, how come you feel
that Vidal is such an outstanding beast
All he does to our hero is put him in
solitary confinement in a nice roomy cell
with plenty of ventilation and sunshine,
perhaps too much S. h.. but isn't such
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geon with nothing but the stone floor
for a couch?
Ny impression Of the character as por-
trayed by Diggs was a clustering. rather
weak warden. taking into consideration
what he might have done.
So, Walter. I am forced to inform you.
anonymously. of course, and at a con-
venient distance. that in my opinion. you
are all wet as a critic in this particular
Instance.
Will now close as my time out for diver
sion and recreation has lapsed.
And. oh yes. Walter, are you for or
against the 100 percenters who have lately
been rushing into the vox Populi columns
of our dailies with TRADES about feeding
the boys a piece of chicken or turkey once
or a couple of times a Year,
=
I have been asked to give this
announcement a chance of being
read:
JAG Broderick announces the
afnliation of his school OF profess
sional dancing with the Louis Stock
man school of ballroom dancing
Stockman has conducted his school
on Illinois at Sixteenth street fol
ten years. He is well known not
only for the superior work of his
pupils, but also for his own attain
ments in the dance world.
Broderick, whose school has been
located at % West North street fo1
the last two years, is also a nation
ally recognized master of dancing
He made his first success at the
Circle theater of this city in the
stage prologues offered in conjunc-
ton with the silent movies. Al
about the same time he staged and
appeared in ballet scenes for the
Little Theater of Indiana. A tour
in vaudeville established this new
star as n of Americas promin-
ent dancers. His work was so highly