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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-01
Revival of
Old Play Is
Arranged
Civic Theatre VIII Give
Ten Nights in a
Barroom.'

THEATER- GOERS of Indianap-
l. oils will be RECALLED by a picture
of the good old days when that
famous melodrama of the past CEN
fury, Ten Nights in a Barroom," is
revived at the Civic theatre,
tonight.
This play might be termed a fore
runner of the modern talkie with
theme song. And even as today,
when such a song is hummed long
after the pictures to which it owes
its start is forgotten, so Father,
Dear Father, Come Home With Me
Now" is still heard despite the fact
that few know where it was first
sung.
Now 1t will be heard in its orig
inal setting-in the play which,
plastered with prohibition propa-
gands, welded as great an inf1u-
ence for that movemet in its day
as Uncle Toms Cabin" did against
slavery.
If the play lacks the latter pro-
auctions, bloodhounds and floating
ice, the deficiency is more than
balanced by the brawls, beer-bottle
throwing, and. most exciting of all,
the scene in which poor Joe Nor
gan, a slave to the demon rum, has
delirium tremenS.
And little Mary's frantic appeals
to her father to let the swinging
doors close behind him forever, are
fully as touching as was ever little
Eva's ascent into heaven.
George Somnes, director OF the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-01
WAR PLAY TO
RETURN TO CITY

one week, beginning Monday,
March 10, with Wednesday and
Saturday matinees, is the date set
for the return engagement to
Englishs of Journeys End" that
internationally celebrated play
which appeared at this theater
some weeks ago. Upon the return
appearance another company Will
be introduced here, there being SIX
presenting this piece IN the United
States at this time.
The forthcoming organization was
formed by Gilbert Miller, the pro-
Queer, for Chicago, and was the sec
ond one organized in this country.
After a run of four months in
that city it has visited Detroit,
Cleveland. Cincinnati, and comes
here direct from Pittsburgh. 1t IS
said that this company is superior
In some respects TO the New York
company at the present time run
ming in Henry Miller's theater In
that city.
AS the world now knows, Jour
neys End" shows a group of men,
English soldiers, in a front line
dugout in France, and during the
few days wherein they are waiting
for a great German attack that they
know will come and overwhelm
them. In the tense days of ex-
pectancy and dread. all barriers OF
nationalism and racial types are
broken down ard one sees the raw
and essential stuff of which human
ity is made.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-01

arrangements will be made to do SO
in the very near future.
The doors are closed-What are
we going to do?
1t really is one of the biggest civic
obligations that this city haS-to
provide a permanent home for such
events.
Am still receiving letters from
readers of this department asking
that steps be taken to bring Milton
Byron and Edythe Elliott back to
English's at the head of the Berken
organization for a summers season
Of stock.
I have a letter from Mrs. John
Dryer. 608 Cole street, that it would
be wise for Mr. Berkell to use the
season advance sale idea, the sub
scription plan, which Stuart Walker
is using to splendid advantage in
Cincinnati.
I agree with Mrs. Dryer in that
regard, it would be a good idea and
we could determine if the needed
financial support and interest is
here.
No stock producer can afford to
take financial risks this season. If
we want stock in this city, We will
have to guarantee to keep the wolf
from the door.
Milton Byron and his wife were ia
Indianapolis last Sunday en- route
from Los Angeles to Chicago, where
Byron is considering theatrical
offer.
If we want them. it will be neces-
sary to get busy at once.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-01
Mann Signs New Contract

Louis Mann, noted Broadway
stage actor who went TO the west
coast to appear with Weber and
Fields. DeWolf Hopper and other
veteran theatrical stars in The
March of Time" has been signed
TO a new contract by Metro-Gold-
wyn-Mayer. Among the outStand-
ing stage successes in which Mann
PLAYED are Pilgrims Progress"
"Elevating a Husband ~Incog, "
DIR. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" and
The Girl From Paris"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-01

lAlC A4CdOo Va AAAt hNAANAANlf ~ - t~---'
She stands in light cage that
hangs from the dome Of the the
alter. This cage is constructed mere
" OF four upright steel rods holding
together an inch-thick top and bot
tom.
In this skeleton cage Iasia is
swung out over the heads Of the
spectators. There Is no deception
so far. She is not dummy figure.
Every one in the theater is aware
that she Is alive.
The cage is halted midway be-
tween the orchestra circle and the
dome Of the theater. For an in
slant four curtains slide down the
steel rods and hide the figure Of
Iasia. Then. at the word of COM
mand from Thurston, in the audi
ence. the curtains drop off; the top
and bottom of the cage swing down;
there is nothing but the four skele-
ton rods hanging in the air and
the fiesh-and- blood woman has
vanished. Where has she gone?
That is the mystery.
The spectators in every part OF
the theater can see for themselves
that after the curtains have dropped
from the cage and the top and the
bottom have fallen out, there is not
enough covering in the cage to con-
ceal a. mouse, to say nothing OF
human being.
II there we're a Pulitzer prize
given each year for the most baf-
fling mystery in the realm OF the
magic art, Howard Thurston would
have no competition for the 1929
1880 prize, it is said. Iasia would
win without dissenting vote.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-01

ONE of the years most exciting
~ talking pictures opens at the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-01

Civic theater, has arranged for ex-
ira attractions between acts, which
will be in keeping with the spirit
of the times represented by the
play.
Included are illustrated songs by
Miss S. Lauter with slides by Dan
lei Layman Jr.. new terpsichorean
novelties by Nine. Ricca S. Allen
Titus, the Young Ladies Elite quar-
tet, composed of Miss R. Van Camp
and Miss j. B. Titus. under the dl-
rection of Miss R. Van Camp.
The complete cast is as follows;
Mr.. Romano, a philanthropist.
Simon SHADE. landlord of ', Sic . AND d,..s
willisn Hammond. the SQUIRE 5q %nvts
Sample swichel. Lankee- MI. E, GTookee
Frank Slade, the innkeeper's SON:
Joe Morgan, q drunkard :. Mr. r. Turner
Mrs. Slade, the innkeeper's wife
Mrs Morgan the drunka ID! vie s.5of,.,s
Mary Morgan, the drunkaTd's daugh-
Mehitabie Cartwright, sentimental
Yankee girl .............,.M MISS Lyday
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-01
Sister Team Goes Movie

Beth and Betty Dodge. sister team
whose triumph in this country in
"A Night in Venice" followed a sem
sational career abroad. are now I'M
Ger contract to Metro Goldwyn-
Mayer TO appear in at least one
musical production. The Dodge sis
ters travelled throughout Europe and
seores a great hit in a number OF
] sical comedies before they were
brought over here by the Shuberts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-01
TO BRING HIS BAG OF TRICKS TO CYCLISTS
Noted Magician and His Daughter lane to Open Weeks
Engagement Monday Night With Many New
Mysteries and Special Stunts.

Engishs opera house Tor
opening night March his Veny-orth
Illusions ano ene
to battle his admirers this it is said
seasons program
arepr n Mllon-Dolar Mystery.
remarkable mystery conceived
actually Valnes over
the heads Of the aIdien S
The Washington times., 1930-04-24
EddG's Bridal GOLUn
Made Under Direct
01lnor1,ieinn of DIIcp

OGCk&CH ICCCVBG VS DN&NN
ROME. April "a QNS0 The
bridal gown of Edda MusSolini.
married today to Signor Galeazzo
Ciano. was prepared under the
personal supervision of her IA
nous father.
The gown was fashioned Of
ivory silk and lace, made espe-
cially in Italy for the occasion.
The bride also wore mantle OF
white, which was to have been
trimmed with fur. MuSsolini,
however, ordered that the fur
be dispensed with on the grounds
that the mantle was sufficiently
beautiful without the extra show
The managereSS OF one OF the
Italian firms providing the lin
gerie for Miss MusSolini's trous-
Seau showed all the models to the
premier himself. When all ar
rangementS had been made, Mus
solini said:
II like your models and your
order for the wedding of my
workmanship. In 20 years
time ! will pass to you the
other daughter, Anna Maria"
The Washington times., 1930-04-24
Mussolini Sees Daughter
Wed to Young Diplomat

together with his wife and other
members of his family. On the
other side of the main aisle sat
the bridegroom'S father, the
Count de Ciano, minister Of COM
munications in Premier MuSSo-
lini's cabinet.
Miss Mussolini and young
Ciano knelt before the main
altar on a damaSk covered pre-
dieu during the ceremony. Beau
tiful music, played by the phil
harmonic orchestra from the st.
Cecilia Academy. filled the church.
Canon Pascucci, parish curate
of st. Joseph'S and a friend of
the premier of long standing, Off
ciated. He dwelt at some length
upon the fascist creed which like
the church, he said, holds matri.
mony in great honor and discour
ages celibacy.
Fruitful Marriage Urged
The canon sounded one Of II
Duce's favorite themes when he
told the couple that the church
believes all marriages should be
fruitful of children.
Stiffness and formality were
absent from the entire ceremony
Premier MusSolini, relaxing the
stern demeanor for which he is
famed the world over. smiled af
fectionately at his radiant daugh.
ter during the services. He was
the first to shower her with
kisses and her husband with con-
gratulationS when the ceremony
was concluded.
The newlyweds intend to leave
shortly for honeymoon in
E0VDt
The Washington times., 1930-04-24
Veto Gives Dogs
Chance at POStn1en

TRENTON, April 23.-The dogs
have won out over the letter car
liers in New Jersey, at least, this
year. Next year, perhaps, it will
be the 'etter carriers victory.
That is the result Of the action
Of Governor Larson in sending
assembly bill No. $50 to the library
for filing, which in effect kills it.
The bill was introduced by AS
semblyman Wise and provided it
is not necessary to prove vicious
pIopenSitieS"" to bring an action
for damages against the owner Of
a dog.
The Washington times., 1930-04-24
2 Taken After Year
For Store RObberu

Two colored men were arrested
last night by Second Precinct
Detectives j. F. Flaherty and v.
D. Hughes, following a search
OF nearly q year and charged
with assault and robbery of
Moses Reichgut. a store proprle-
tor, in the 1900 block Seventh st.
N. w.
The men, George Edward
Washington and Frank RAY.
mond. IRE alleged to have stole.1
two suits, two overcoats, and q
small amount Of money after
beating the shop keeper.
The Washington times., 1930-04-24
GRID COACH HITS
PROHIBITION

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institutions of learning. II
added:
II hesitate to send my boy
to college because / know he is
going to face temptations. that
I did not face. The same Is
true of girls.
"The increase of drinking
among girls Is even more
alarming than drinking among
boys"
Roper said he has two children
a boy and q girl, is a teetotaloI
himself, and breaches temper
ance. He declared it would be
ridiculous to say there is more
drinking than before prohibition
but a more vicious form of drink
ing has come into the lives Oh
boys than ever before.
Drink Now in Secret
Years ago, he explained, boys
at Princeton drank in moderation
at a tavern, but now they drink
In secret.
Il should say there was less
drinking just before the war
than at any time in my life.
For a year or two after the
war there was little drinking.
I'm the last three or four
years, I have become alarmed
by clandestine, vicious drinking
of young boys and even young
girls. / am alarmed as q father.
Years ago when girls were
invited to a dance, no one
drank in their presence or Of
fered them a drink. Now girls
drink with the boys"
The Washington times., 1930-04-24

J. II. MEARS passed twice
feels confident of success. He
will leave New York about
June l.
Mears considers the hardest
part Of his trip over. With
the securing Of visas from all
the countries he expects to fly
through, he sees nothing fur.
ther to hamper him. Russia
gave him his severest test.
The Washington times., 1930-04-24
YOU H TELLS
Of LO0T|NG
DEATH CAR
Frank Smith, CoIored, Gives
Detailed Story Of Finding
Baker Girls Automobile
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up to the car, IOked inside and
opened the dor and saw a par.
asOl on the flor, a scarf and a
small change purse. / put the
scarf and change purse in my
pocket and left the parasOI In
the car, then went back home.
when / got back to the
house, James Violin was there.
showed the scraf to James
and my aunt. / told my aunt
had found the scarf. James
asked me where / had found it ,
and / told him there was an
auto up on Military ROat, anT
1t looked as II some one had
been fighting in the car, as it
was full Of blood. James asked
ne about the car and / asked
him If he wanted to see it He
sale yes, 50 we both walked
Lack to the car. Wnen we got
there / opened the back door
and took the parasOl nut.
James took q good look around
and said, Let's look around in
the weeds, maybe we can find
something they dropped
Showed Stuff to Aunt
1--WE walked little way off
the road and James picked up
q leather cushion and we both
walked back to the house tax
ing this stuff with us. We
showed the stuff to our aunt,
Harriet Virgins. She questioned
us about it and we told her
we found It on the road. Annie
Burch and Dorothy Virgins
were at tn house as well as
Harriet Virgins when we came
in. We told them about the
car and they said they would
like to see it. So James and /
with Annie Burch and Dorothy
Virgins started up the road
for the purpose of seeing the
car and on our way up we saw
two officers sitting in an auto
nearby and watching the car
So we walked on past and did
not stop.
When we got part Of the
way up the road, Edgar Mar.
shall came along in q Ford
coupe and picker up the two
girls and took them to Wash
ingtOn.After they left, James
and I came back to the house.
My aunt asked me if wanted
breakfast and I had something
to lat and hung around the
house for nearly Is minutes;
then walked out on the road
and met Herman Parks, Edgar
VOllin and another boy who
who told me there was some
men up on Military Road look
ing for a body and Il went up
there with them.
"That Is the Truth"
When we walked up Military
Road as far as the second gate,
we saw q large crowd. When
VIC BUS uR ~ tnC CEO"up SUhAC-
one said, "They just took a
Iady's body out of the culvert."
We stayed around for a while,
until q truck came past. We
jumped ON it and rode back to
Queen City, leaving it at that
point and returning home,
where / told my aunt what had
happened.
1 stayed around home until
the officers came to the house
about $3.50 p. m. and ques-
toned me about what 1 took
out of the automobile. / told
them / got the parasOl. scarf,
change purse and that James
VOlIin got the cushion which
had already turned over to
them. While the officers were
there James VOIIin came in the
house and we were both placed
under arrest, taking us to Ar
lingtOn County Jail. That is
the truth l have told you and
the other officers all know
The Washington times., 1930-04-24

for circum.
n a Wig a ting
the globe, is
out with the
avowed inten-
ton Of re-
moving t h e
w ord "for-
nner" from his
title.
The globe
trotter, W h o
has won re-
nown twice,
only to see
is achieve
m e mt sur.
nnocnA Amrinm
The Washington times., 1930-04-24
CAPTAIN of Bremen
Reports Crash With
DAMAGE As SLight

BERLIN, April "a QN.S0.-
The North German Lloyd Liner
Bremen collided with the British
tanker British Grenadier four and
one-half miles off Dungeness, Eng
land. today, but escaped with a
few insignificant scratches"
Confirmation of the reported
collision was wirelessed to Lloyd's
offices at Bremerhaven by the
captain of the Bremen. He said
the Bremen vaS proceeding to
Southampton.
Travel pleasures await you through
the purchase Of a ear Of your own
from the offerings In tOdayS Times
Classified Ads.
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included all members Of the diplo-
matte corps now in Rome. United
States Ambassador John Work
Garrett and Mrs. Garrett were
among them.
Escorted by ii Duce
The smiling young bride was
escorted to the church by her
distinguished father, who then
took his place in a front pew;
The Washington times., 1930-04-24
REPORT BREMEN
TANKER CRASH

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Numbers four and five tanks
leaking crude OIL"
Immediately afterward, the
Grenadier's captain wirelessed the
skipper of the Bremen asking
whether his vessel required assist
ance.
The Washington times., 1930-04-24
Peaches Playing Golf
Nearly Hit by Plane
NEW YORK, April

has had a
new thrill. .
While play
ing golf with
M RS. S e t h
CHI a p m a n,
the two were
force to
S C urry for
safety when
the plane Of
S q ! v 8 I o r e
M a r t i n o
made a forced
la n d ing di-
rectly in front
of them, as
they were ut
~ TIA Mast.
The Washington times., 1930-04-24

April 80, will
become h e
bluShing bride
of Otis An
gier, president
Of the Angler
Paper Corpor-
alton here.
Miss Crosby,
a musical COM
edy star, vii
embark upon
the m a t j.
monial seas
for the Sec
ond time. She
was formerly
49, S~ySfa nf
The Washington times., 1930-04-24
Miriam Crosby

Miriam Crosby CLle WIG UA
Roland Tevlin. New York bust
ness man, whom she divorced at
Reno, New, last February.
The Washington times., 1930-04-24
People
Who Interest You and Things They
Are Doing EUery Day
Globe Flyer to Try
For Record Again

NEW YORK, April "a
John Henry Mears, former
holder Of the worlds record
The Washington times., 1930-04-24
Excavation Begins
For Railroad Bridqe

Excavation preparatory to the
construction of the new railroad
bridge over the Mt. Vernon Me
mortal Highway. just south of the
present bridge over the Potomac,
was begun today by the Merritt
Chapman and Scott Corporation.
of New York.
The pumping of hydraulic fills
is about one-half completed and
the grading contractors have been
at work for the past month. The
underpaSS. south Of the railroad
bridge. will have a double arch
span and that across Little Hunt.
ing Creek will have single arch.
The Washington times., 1930-04-24
Miriam Crosby to Try
Matrin1ony Again

LOS ANGELES, Calf, April
"a, Q.N.S0-Miriam Crosby, on
The Washington times., 1930-04-24
WEDNESDAY, APRIL %

shield Of Mary Bakers auto.
mobile. Washington Herald
increased offer of reward to
$4,000.
The Washington times., 1930-04-24
N E w
Frances

the second hole of the West
bury club.
MARITIME and his passengers
escaped injury.
The Washington times., 1930-04-24
ADDRESSES KIWANIS

ALEXANDRIA, Va, April a.
George M. Hill, lieutenant gov:
ernor of the Capital District Ri,
wants Club. was the speaker at
the weekly luncheon Of the XII
wants Club today. Albert A.
Smoot and Charles Sprague were
admitted to membership.
The Washington times., 1930-04-24

With case virtually At a
standstill, police renewed ef-
forts to trace slayer from
palm prints found on wind
The Washington times., 1930-04-24

Day-By-Day Account
OF Baker Murder
SATURDAY, APRIL IL

Mary Bakers blOOd.stained
automobile was found aban.
doned on the Military Road
adjacent to National Gene.
terry in Arlington. Several
hours later her body was dis.
covered with three bullet
wounds in q culvert near
Sheridan Gate Of the GENE.
terry.
It was learned that the eve.
The Washington times., 1930-04-24

ming before she had left the
Bureau Of AeOrnautics, Navy
Department, where she work
ed, to attend services at the
Church Of the Epiphany and
that later she had been seen
in her automobile parked at
Seventeenth and B Streets
Northwest, quarreIing with .
man i'm q gray cap.
That was the last time she
was seen alive.
The Washington times., 1930-04-24
TUESDAY, APRIL %

hel" for Washington authOri-
ties. He answered the de.
scriptiOn in :, general way of
the supposed murderer and
his explanation Of the time
spent Friday night was con-
Side-ed unsatisfactory.
The Washington times., 1930-04-24

A Baltimore jewelry sales
man under suspicion was
questioned and proved an
abb. Earl Frank White, an
x-cOnvict, was arrested in
Richmond on suspicion and
The Washington times., 1930-04-24

Civilian Searchers found
Miss Bakers hat, coat,
pOcketbOOk and private papers
in another culveHt on the
Experimental Farm, a short
distance from where the keys
The Washington times., 1930-04-24

dered handkerchief and doc.
tors bill made out 70 Miss
Baker near the seen Of the
crime.
Miss Baker was buried ut
Oak Grove, Va.
The Washington times., 1930-04-24
WEDNESDAY, APRIL Is
THURSDAY, APRIL 17
FRIDAY. APRIL IS

of the car were found.
Mervin w. SisSOn, q travel
ing salesman, was arrested
at his home near Warsaw,
Va, as a suspect and taken
to Arlington county jail.
The Washington times., 1930-04-24
SATURDAY, APRIL IS

Commonwealth Attorney
Cloth asked the Richmond
police to arrest Julian E. Gal
lagher, another travelling
salesman. Gallagher was ar
rested in Richmond.
The Washington times., 1930-04-24
MONDAY, APRIL Fl

The Washington Herald an
creased the reward for the
slayer from $1,000 to $4,000.
SissOn and Gallagher both
The Washington times., 1930-04-24
SUNDAY, APRIL IS

Police questioned Miss Olga
Skinner and Miss Mildred
Sperry, who lived with Miss
Baker. Two coIored men ar
rested in Queen City who had
taken cushion and coin purse
The Washington times., 1930-04-24

Keys of Miss Bakers car
found on the Experimental
Farm in Arlington county. by
an empIOye of the farm.
Harry woodward, Arlington
county jaiIer, found blue-bOr.
The Washington times., 1930-11-20
NATL WORKERS
WANT PROBE

washinston's organized mail
clerks and letter carriers viii be
In the forefront Of a campaign
for q Congressional investigation
Of existing conditions in the pos
tai service.
Personnel conditions in the
Capital, since Postaster General
Browns rev 'curtailment" pol.
icies went into effect, have stead.
lily grown worse, according to L..
e., George, president Of the Ma
tional Federation Of Postoffice
Clerks.
The rule Of the department
that vacancies shall not be filled,
resulting in an actual decrease
in personnel, and the consequent
curtailnnent Of both collections
and deliveries. has caused a con-
dition In some cities amounting
to Generalization, according to
representatives Of the workers.
Even the substitute clerks and
carriers are getting less and less
work to do, in washington and
elsewhere, 1t is asserted. Meetings
Of the local carriers and clerks
are held weekly, with the idea Of
shaping a protest that will be pre-.
sented to Congress next month.
The Washington times., 1930-11-20
PLANE S WRECK
YIELDS 8 DEAD

/ ANTELOPE VALLEY AIR
PORT, Calf, Nov. 20 dNso.
Bodies Of the three occupants
Of the Pacific Transport air mail
plane which crashed in the
Tehachapi Mountains were to be
moved to Los Angeles teday
while an investigation of the
crash was begun.
The battered and torn fuselage
and wings were found yesterday
afternoon on a rolling hillside
by Edward Newson, a rancher.
The discovery ended q 43-hour
search which was participated in
by more than 80 airplanes and
searchers on foot.
The Washington times., 1930-11-20
JURY UPHOLDS
DAILY WILL

Relatives Of Mrs. Annie Daly,
who died several years ago leav.
Ing a large estate, were unsuccess-
full in breaking her will yesterday
In Circuit Court when a jury
before Justice Stafford reported
q verdict upholding the will and
It's three codicils.
The trial lasted eight days and
was the second contest over the
will.
The estate was appraised at
more than 500, 900 at Mrs. Daly's
death and the will named DR.. ].
Franklin Hilton principal legatee.
The Washington times., 1930-11-20
RUNAWAY BOYS CAUGHT

ALEXANDRIA. Va Nov. 10.
Three Philadelphia youths, Albert
Klein, IA, James Karr, IA, and
John G. Morrell, Is, who ran
away from home, were caught
here yesterday when one Of them
applied at Alexandria Hospital for
treatment. Their parents have
been notified.