The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-12

Fred Stone will be seen there
March % and 80 in his new musical,
Smiling Faces" The Chocolate
Soldier" a revival of this hit which
is now in Chicago, on March 81,
for three days.
Ethel Waters and her colored en-
tertainers come in April for three
Gays in Rhapsody in Black" And
sometime in May, the most dis
cussed of all of them, Mourning
Becomes Electra" the Chicago COM
pany.
It is interesting to study the cast
of the university students, now or
formerly at Purdue, in Radio
Racket" which opens at the Lyric
/ today.
The following lines of interest
have been given me:
K lGng Carmichael, who. plays, the role
the Lafayette Little Theatre and technical
director of the Purdue university theater.
sonsin with the degree of master of arts
, in dramatics, and has acted in or directed
a total of forty-f1ve different plays. He
has had stock company experience IN
prefer of difficult character roles.
Sue Grabandt, playing the role of Miss
Of be 5iqq R0S e Is aS9 bt
performed frequently in both amateur and
professional companies; Several seasons
company in indianapolis. and she has also
had stock experience in Madison, Wis
Arthur ~ Ber aia 81 dn1dianaPSSlis inter
rotary of the musicians union, is well
known to indianapolis theater-goers. He
will be remembered for significant char
Eye"
owner and manger of radio station KYB,
is director of the university theater at
Purdue and writer Of plays and musical
comedies,
Isabel Eayrs, who plays the role of Pa
tricia Browne. a summer widow. is stu
dent at Purdue and has scored frequently
in campus productions for the past two
years. Her most significant roles have
Ljz z, IL by candielight,m judith Bliss
created the role of Patricia Browne in the
original production OF Radio Racket
when it was performed at Purdue hast
A. G. olander in the role Of Jack, a
radio artist. is also a student at Purdue
who has performed in numerous outstand-
carnations on the campus. Among his
characterizations are numbered Raleigh
in R. C, Sheriffs Journey End Johnny
Case in Holiday" Sandy TyreI in Hay
Fever Ferdinand in 1.-The Tempest and
Marchbanks in Shaw's Candida
Edith McCouch IN the role of Betty Glib
son is a graduate of the Jordan Conserva-
tory of Indianapolis and has performed in
numerous .semi-professional and profess
sional productions in the state.
H. @. Burns. interpreting Hildebrand,
continuity writer. is student at Purdue
and has turned in several neat perform
Journeys End and Mario in Fernald's
trapslation of THE Mask and the Face"
Mark Helm plays the role of George
Tyler, celebrated suffering announcer,
which character he created in the original
production of Radio Racket at Purdue.
Richard Moore also plays, the, role which
Radio Racket that of Henry Higbee.
who wants to be radio artist.
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Dates for the presentation of
Barter" by Nagle, the annual
full-length religious drama to be
given by the Sutherland Players at
the Sutherland Presbyterian church
at Twenty eighth and Bellefon-
tame streets, are announced for
Sunday evening, March 20, at
O'Clock, and Monday evening,
March 81, at SIS O'Clock.
Some ten years ago the Drama
League of America realized the
scarcity of suitable, worthwhile
dramas that we're really dignifed
medals for church use. In this
emergency that organizatio n
launched several playwriting con-
tests in hope of awakening the in
terest Of the experienced profess
sional writer's to this new field OF
activity.
THE Rock" and "St. Claudia
we're the winners of these contests
and both have been presented by
| the players in former years. The