Variety (March 1924)

Wedne»d«y, March 5, 1984 NEW SHOWS THIS WEEK PALACE -our "names" of etellar proporT M„M «ncl two other* not so Ulus- '^?^i are Bufflclent guaranty to '^e the nine-act layout this week "*r.,v entertaining vaudeville, )Ugeij_ „,,,,irimlB topline honors nine-act layout this week entertaining vaudeville. RhllinR Quadruple topline honors ?,. Elsio Janis, >Janc« O'Ne.l and SL Rav Dooley and Florenz Ames, .nA Liliiun Leitzel. The two others Irho contribute handily to the com- ^y total are Glenn and Jenkins. S^lored mnirdians under cork, who J^sstire entfrtaininply, and Jessie wTer n.ul William T. Kedford. In Tnew art by I'aul (Jerard Smith. KlBle Janis is a holdover and Is *nine virtually the same routine, tkl, ^bananas" impressionistic cycle Moving a cleverly conceived and .Dtlstically presented concoction Ker con ■ rymore, ifptions of how Ethel Har- \Vi!l Kogers, Jeanne Eagels ,t al would interpret Americas late national anthem not alone permitted for the impressionistic idea but were adroitly pointed for comedy in keepine with the impersonations. Walter Vorn I'ldgcon, the con- rfrt iwiritone. who I'id not make ■ny too favorable an impres.sion last week ."till does two pedantic num- bers ' breaking up the breezy Janis delivery with a weinlny rontrihution that causes the midseetion to s.ik «ga resitU. However, I'lil^-eon must have heeded eounsel. for he retrieves himself and ineidenlally almost tied it up vi'li a new snrelire pop num- ber, whii-h proves that Mr. Tiilfeon. even wi;li his auper-retined and hyper-sc'liooled vocil calisthentirn, can aocoinplish the desirable If he Muces h;s stuff properly for the vaude f.ins and forpets his eonrert traininj; for the -wiee daily Itinerary. I^estor JU'd^es. the pi.inist, accom- paried aciept.aljly. Nance OWeil and Co. (.Vew Arts') closed the first h.alf with an Alfred Biiti-o vehicle which, desjiite its eiin- tribution by a worthy fuithor. ful- jllls :i painful v.iiidcvilie traditiim of h.iv.nj; the 'name" carry the sketch, a playlet that would other- Wise fliv. Ray Pooley and Floienz Ames, spotted fourth, were a comedy hiirli- liffht. with Mii>8 Doolej's clever work outstanding. Tl'.e routine has been chanijed somewli.it. slie mak- ing her entrance from a h.iby c.ir- rlage. The s.nme billiuK still ob- tains, since Kben S. I^itchfieid the accompanist, is billed as the "sta- tion master." despite the fact ttie change of idea has eliminated that characterization. Uoth are clever workers and deserved the rousing appl.Tuso they won. Lilli.m Leitzel, the circus girl, showed her sensational aerial stuff In the trey. V.y actu.il count, this cutie did 54 of those lifts she fea- tures. Opening were the Oriffln Twins who, despite their "frince Charm- ing" hilling, are ohviiuisly girls, al- thoURh that is not so certain all i •long. They are youngster.^, prob- ably this side of 14. who go through their well drilled unison dance roti- tlnes ■with a sn.ip and da.sh and verve that should t.ike them out of the No. 1 act c-lass. The Texas Four twiecd with the usual male quartet idea of pop and restricted nunnicrs. Glenn and Jenkins still manicur- ing the railro.id depot, uncorked n flock of laughs. A third colored wale was introduced for the encore with a soft shoe routine to seif- manipulafed "bones" accompani- ment. Mriker and Redf'ird sffer intermission. Janls. who begged off word for The I''Icniin!: who r.ime on .ifter ]1 It doubly to»iKh for this ne.it turn. It starts slow Willi the alabaster poBturinjr. but 4ieiil them when It kot duwu to the liand-tn-hand stuff. Abrl. neat. They have long been recog- nized as peers In their line, and here fXiod Up even more conspicu- ously than in regular vaudeville. Enrico Hastelll, who rails himself the master Juggler of the world, got not a dissenting voice to thi« ambitious challenge. The man Is not only in- credibly skillful and sure and swift, but has a charm of appearance and manner that makes one "pull" with him on every amazing slunt. His illumin.ated tiiiish, doing live kinds of hard juggling simultaiu»ously while revolving and standing on his head, has no parallel in the circus t>r vaudeville world. The Itunaway Kour found this a soft spot, and bounded and slid and hoked It to an unmistakable wallop Miacahua was introduced by the Al- bertlna Ilasch ballet girls, who didn't mean much or help much. Only when the little olive-skinned beauty got on the wire did the act live, and then it sizzled. The girl is a wonder- worker for fair, her ease on the cable without any balancing stick or para- scd being unique and immediately thrilling. The talking seal did not show, being indisposed with a sore flipper. ♦ Ireenlee and Orayton, colored fash- ion-plate singers and d.ancers. subbed. They got ario?s all rit^lit. but did not carve very deerdy. be- cause this is palp.ibly not a Hip act 111 other vaudeville houses the boys are a wow. The Jugpling Nelsons, tieiii;; a comhination of the .N'elson K.unily. C yde and Marion Nelsfin .•ind Howard NiclKds, opened in .i spectacul.ir maze <if hoop .1u<?gling which ran to dlabolo and then (o sinu'le, double, etc., losses and jug- gling stunts. Nichols and ftastelli did one trick ex;ictly alike. Nichols with hoops and Kastelli with plates. e.ich re<'eivin(? an ovali' o after sev- eral suspicious misses. -MI this, with the big orchestra and the organ and the atmosphere which the Hippodiome is Ix fining to take on as an institution under its new policy, made the entci t.-iinrncnt mo:e solid and more impessive than here- tofore. The business was g^od. about ca- pacity downstairs and well filled above. r.ait. JEFFERSON CSew Acts) Next Klsie .ind put in :i -. tlie closers. which made HIPPODROME Prohr,l)ly tlip lifst .-ind most signifl- eaiit bill the Hip b.-!s yet disclosed. The coiiibination for the future seems qui'e clear—big production acts reinfoictd by Hip chfiruses nml ballet, t()gither w'ith pickei? specialty artists. The flash turns thi!« week are Ziiro's tabloid, "Faust" (New .Acts), I and the K.-ifhleen tl'Hanlon-Theodori' Zaml.iiiii "Cuban Cabaret," held over. The latter is a nifty act, featuring n Valeiitino-like, rough-working but smooth male dancer and a Kirl who Is a glutton for abuse. Their cycle Incliidoil three underworld dances, which may bo criticized only because they are a trifle similar; otherwise they are powerful and flne entertain- ment. Allan F.^sters well-trained girls and the Argentine orchestrn, all Working and looking in the aroma, made this of revue proportions, IS niinutps of hot tamale stuff flavored hy typical scenery and ;i snappy Sp,irilsh damsel. Senorita Crassl. ^ Smith and Dale, with their regula- 'niini,'arian Rhapsody" routine, had to shout to make the gags click at the Hij, i,,,t p,,( i.Tii^iis. which is no «niall matter .it this theatre. The sinniiie at the finish In "one" brought an en( ore. which is also not .a hand- out h'. re This quartet can hold over. Mme H:anda. with her sweet and showtn.iiily equestrienne, dog ainl I PiC'iiM routine, evcryihing looking ! ■ a nd 4»u«f-kfHB s|,iee Hud span, closed to as s\v(. t an impression as any .act could hopo f,,r. It lias the sm.-irtesf prciis a'mosphere. and the madame fia<< l.t 1 s.iiiality. This is a perfect , Hji. iiiii, fiom any standpoint. I ,u ''*" '"rolls were a sens.ition In ■ 'heir brief run of contortions, dres.sed The flist half bill at the JefTer- son held only three acts in one, but it managed to run rather smoothly despite several short waits. Mon- day night only the last few io«s lioth upstairs .and down were empty, the unusual business possibly being due to heavy billing of Muster Ke.i- ton's "The Halloonalic." Univer.sal's "Night .Message" was the other film but the' general exodus proved the comedian to be the dr.iw. The three turns featured in the billing under New Acts. They were the Dora and Ed Ford Hevue, pre- sented by several members of the talented billing f.amily, Willie Kri'.'iger and the Ambassador Or- clitstra and Fred J. Ardath and Co. in a new eoiiudy skit. lUile and .N'ash. second, arc also a new coiu- bin.ition. Aside from the Ar .ith ' .rn placed ne.M to closint,- the bl vas short on laughs. Allen aim 'tin- lielil, third, supplied a few, but not in'.irlv .-IS many as would be jios- siblcfor this couple with brighter I m.tterial. The woman is one of those rarities, a natural comedienne, I aiul her mugcing and low comedy bits click infallibly. But the tiilk sounds synthetic, and handicaps both her and her personable partner. Another team that didn't get the laughs thev should have was Hed- mond and \Vells, fifth. One reason for this is the poor enunciation of the woin.an during the earlier part of the act. The m.in Is funnv at times, but It ts his extr.aordinary eccentric dancing that brings the real results. In one of her costunies the woman horo n striking resim- bl:ince to In ne Hordoni tb.it was noticed in different p.irts of the hou=e. Opening and closir.g spots were particularly well tilled. I'.ert and Ha:'.el Skatclle started things with a skating turn that brouKht as niiicii applause as anythiiii; on the bill The work of the team is as lie and span as the costuming and with variety In plenty. Strassel's Wonder Seal Initialed and made the first nlgbters t.ake notice. l.,ike oil other trained ee.ils, this one iS an exix'rt juggler. He probably ci'uld be taught to "talk" without any great of effort. As it is, he has quite a lot of gab out of luin in his own uniphibiuus Iangua^o. The musical bit done by Stras- sel's Seal 1.1 unusu.il. lie plays "America" on an iiiiangeinent of horns, .'i sort of scale of reeds, the seal blowing the jiroper note through e.ich in u way that makes the tune as plain ami distinguishable as if it ivere played by a human musician. .Second was William Ebs. with his trick ventriloqulal turn. The house applauded the "ventriloquist" when he drank something from a glass on the theory that It was a difficult stunt to drink and ventriloquize at the same time. There's no ventrilo- quism—a midget being used. That only goes to show how easy it is to fool a vaudeville audience— and a suppose<lly sophisticated vaudeville audience right In the heart of New York, a block away from worldly wise Times Square. The midget in the ICbs turn has a good singing voice, and he sl.amnied over a hit with his encore stuff. Skelly ."uiil Helt's Revue has im- proved wonderfully in the lust lev." months. Not th.at it wasn't a staiile act previouidy; It was—but it's more than that now. I'lactice makes perfect, .and the Skelly-IIeit turn has had a lot of it in the pop houses. It can holil a spot in the bi,^ timers with ease. Skelly is a good ■omedi.iii .and there's a claming nirl in the turn witli leymania aldliiy that's .'i gift. A couple of other Kirls :ire corking tap dangers and another sings well. Tojiping all that, Skelly is a crackerjack ec- centric stepper, and the four all play musical instruments. Also harmon- ize tunefully. Tin re's so much tal- ent in it it couldn't fall down. N'ictor Moore anil Co. in "Ch.ange Your Act " captured a full quot.a of laiiwhs with the d.asslc comedy nov- elty. In his ( iirtain speech in rhyme Mr. Moore said he's fieen doing the act 'Jfi years or more and he still has the s.ame wife. He might have add- ed he lives in Freeport. (That would make the ".-^ame wife" an- nouncement even more unusual.) When Harvard College is distrib- uting play prizes next time the com- mittee might do worse than to pin a medal on "Change Your Act." How m.aiiy of the Harvard and Pulitzer winners will be going along 25 years hence like this remarkable low com- edy skit with its time-defyinK humor ami underlying note of p.athos? Frankle Heath fifth and eaucht their atlention with her opening "Otdd Digger" number, with its drarn.ilic snapper at the finish. Miss Heath does it with a real sense of characterization. siicceedinM in mak- ing the sentimental pa.ssages as ap- pe.aling as the comedy, and that's an aehievt ment. Miss Heath's agree- able method of doing her stufT gives her materl.'il .in added-zest. There's .1 rhythm and gusto about her work thai compel interest. The little ditly .about the dame who dressed her sweetie up and t.iUKht him how to eat without using a knife and how he finally g.ave her the nir for an- other woman Is ;in excellent bit of lyric writing. The song .as done by Miss Heath stamps her as a top notcher of character diline.atlon. Sweeney and Walton, next to clos- ing, with a "nut" turn that takes .i lot of nerve to put over. And what it needs in the w.iy of nerve the team have, (live 'cm credit. There are not many who could get away with the collection of Joe Millers they succeed in making funny. It isn't what you do In v.audeville—It'.i bow you do It—and .Sweeney and W.alter prove that ancient axiom In- disputably. Col. House's Cowboy T?.lnd closed (New Acts) and Will Mahoney, not billed but apparently dropping in foi a visit, pepped up the proceedings with some imiiromptu clowning that clicked, a woman singer and male stepper also slipping over unpro- grammed spcci.altles th.at registered solidly. Marguerite and Alvaree. billed but not appearing at the night Fhow Monday, (.onipl'te.l the b;ll. U>U. ^ 25 ward, Poia Maughn and Misha's Hoys, sounded the cl.i.-s note in the closing spot. The sliinged in.-tiu- nn Ills iiiili/.ej by the boys i>ii>\ideil a Veritable ear festival, as diil the son:,'s remlered by the sinu'iig kIiIs. The act is mounted in good taste a :d Well eos;i:ined. The nirls we.ir .a iM w tro k fi'r each of liie thiee iiunibeis. Their I'eal piiiiih was reg- istered in a novel medley luiniPer. "\ ictrol.iinai i.i. " in which tiny in- corporated son;; succe-ses from pasi and pre..:eiit liroadway hit « Ann tlray, spotteil second, pro- viiled anothiT musical tre.it with )ier harp selections and songs. 'J'lie l„iinys ojiened with :i clever line of easlini; that set the shukV olY to a lively start. 5TH AVE. I{ii«lness nothing less than ter- rilic .Monday iii^ht Possibly ac- counted for lliii ii^,h the balmy weather or tllat the fleet steamed up the '.ludson that d.iy. but there weien'l an overabund.irc e of uni- forms in «i}tht at that. Rather a tedious liyout. i-iicount- erlng some ditnculty in getting un- der way, and' never reachins: any sjiecilic demonstratien. AX the same time the bill w.is eap.ahle of keeping its bead above water. The S\lve:a(n- l''.iniily, third, ig- nited the initial spark, prlniip.illy t!irou;;h the jouiigstir's w.irbliiiK and the duneing finish. Hensee and Haiid, who followed, were the eau.se of ( onsblerable liil.irily, due to the woman's facial contorlioius. in which she seems limited liit nevertheless makes thciu l.iuyb. A prolonged encore hurt. .Maeli and Ri-een were another inixel duo. who, showing sixth would have lieen more a|ipreidated had there been a iKtter understand- ing wilh the orclie.-itra on their (l.ince ninnbers. William Hallig.iii. with bis three- stories sketch, gave evidence of be- in;? more or le.-'ti out of sorts with something back sta.c^e, but phone- gagged Ilia way to an ajiproviog finish. .Marino and Martin were one ahead of closing to appreciation, succeeded by Mack and l.,.iRue, ter- minating. The Ferdinando Orchestra ren- dered seven selections, two in the nature of encores that listened as if the II men were capable musi- lians only lai king the lire, sen«e of ihylhm and showmanship which the average native comoinatioiis sust.ain, The Two Tjidfllas and Will J. Ward look oft al the beginning. KEITH'S, BOSTON q' The general appearance of the art Three Falcons clo.sed with the same sort of ring gymnasli<-s. disp'ayirc a routine distinguished to tne ut- most in chiss and finish. BROADWAY Some day somebody is gonna write a histoiy of vaudeville, and about how the Broadway was trans- formed from .-i champ barnacle to a young gold mine. It's onlv a few seasons ago when the mob "used to brush by the old ISroadwav .is If it were a i.est house no matte'r what kind of a show was billed Th.afs wh.it used to happen Hut wow—things have changed 1 Smart booking and showrn.inlike management— <ircusing and the hailvhoo stuff that gets the jaik h.ive certainly accomplished won- ders for the former stepchild. .Monday iii-ht lliey were b.-Htlini: llippodroine IS 81 ST ST. Five acts, instr-ad of the usual six, because of the screen feature, "l.'n- der the Red Robe." Three-quarter house Monday niirht and a smooth, even show, well spotted ajid makliu," for t;ood tnterlalninent. Dooby and Sabs were the stop- pers with their familiar yet nifty line of huffooiicry. Each tried to outdo the other with deli«httul clnwr.Ing. nil of which was told with the nonch.ilnnce of Impromptu entertainment. Sandwiched l»etween j mr Boston. Man-h 4. Those that ;;o 10 the Keith house llii.s week are sure to get tlieii moneys wtnuhi or else they are of the tribe th.it ciiinot be possildy satisfied with v.iiideville. If this bou'e Isn't ji.icked to capacity for the balance of the week throuKh word of mouth advertising of the bill this week (and this is laklns into consideration Ib.il Lent comes in tomorrow), then this reporter misses bis guess. As the review proceeds the reason for the above exlravaK.ini st.ittpient (in be seen. Opening the show are the Three Arii.iuts. This was a warning to those in the know that the show bill must be well above the stand.ird when such an .act as this opens a show. Two men and .a girl and all witli talent. With their violins and daneint' while playing they were ,i riot In the llrst spot and wlirn tliey bowed off after la minutes the house tried to recall them for an encore. In the second position were ITall Olid Dexter, one of the swUtest dl.a- log nets of the season, .Some of the stuff the girl In the t(am shoots tiver WHS a bit too fast for yester- d.iy's matinee audience, but it will be e.-iten up hy the nivtht bunch. The man pot au.iy to the b«-st effect wilh III'' Cbapliii bit and the dls- sappointmrnt at the manner tn which the jriil sang her ballad was overcome by the jazz effect she put on the '^.iiin.' nuinber with a repeat Then It was seen that the isiiKlng of the song straii^bt was only to lead up to the finish. The Wilfred Clarke playlet, "Now Whal," W.IS a riot from the srtart. For a farce !t traveled at a break- neck speed and that every ono of ihe cr.nip.'iny was adejit at his p.ar- ticular bit was shown hy the way 'that every siluilion w.aj? handled Based on a very f.ir-fetched idr'a Ibis rump skeirh In Ihe hands of othe-s not romp'lent to put It over I would b.TV" I'ieil in iis tracks. A rearr.mgement of Ihe riinnlnp Older b.-oivbt 'nrooinstlrk" Ellir.tt and U.-ibe T,.-» Tour, oi iKlti.Uly billed much forlher up on the l.ili. on I in next position and after the open- fhe pair wlrli their comedy in "ore." ^'hil* the bird we.: through h.3 stuuts us bclitduUii l>e sluiw»d a tendency to pay »iui-.di i :;l'le altc'iiiion to sour, tiling oU' stage at the matinee. Juv what was attrai'ting his .ittention w.i« I'.it made known, but .-oiiie iii ' le- leiase woiukred if the old c rou ir.d -j.oiled the pr"P I'.irrot whi.Ii .•: used as part of the s ■eiiio in\»^:! tiire «>f Ihe .Marga Waldron .i :. wlii'-li follows Immediately. The set up for Ihe W'.ildiou ,ict WIS pirfect. It was the lirst d.iiic. iiig act (Ml the bill ilial is an ai t in which dancini; w is the main fea- ture. The ail I-' p'actically im- cli.iiiged from I'l.it ■ bown at ibe bouse last season 1;. h<nve\er. I« a (lassie as a sinule dancing .ict and brou^'ht to the bill much tone. While this reporter mav lie preju- diced, it did seem to bim that Ihe pianist, Josef M.irtin, brought him- self too much Into the limeliKht for an accompani.'t to a vaude\ille .ict He took bows e(|ually with Mis« Waldron and after all. she is the at- traction. Not a reflection on .\tar- I ill's ability as a pi.inist, <nmply a comment on his part In this par- ticular act. As the show started lite, the cur- tain not rising for Ihe hrst act un-- til '.';.'t;t. l>iui Holiz 111 next to clos- ing bad the job befon^ him of hold- ing a bouse that had listened to more comedy in one afternoon than l!ie house has bad for several wee;<s back. Not a idiasanl task for a m.ile single even of Holt's (alibtr hue he did if. l.oii took no chances with the house, keeping liKhl on the stage and in the foregr(nind all the lime and wilh bis cli.slng num- ber. "Oh-.Solo-Mio,' stopped tlie show. The Australian Mendozas, wilh their globe of fate feature, (lo-ed llie show, with not an especially big walkout considering all Ihe con- ditions. I.ihhry. LITTLE THEATRES (Continued FVom Page 14) to continue to make visits to the ccity following the tryout of each rcw play In their Rose Valley thcn- tre. St Peter's Dramatic Society of .Monticello, N. Y., gave a perform- ance of "Buddies" at the Eyceuin recently. In the cast were Messrs. John Kennedy. Arthur Roark, Wil- liam Ouigan, John Flynn, A. O. Hanlon, J. Henry Millard, John Mc- Adree, William Murtaugh, William Eenlhan, and the Misses Eleanore llibby, Ivols Babcock, Ruth Charles, .Mary Roark and p;ilzabeth Walsh. It is understood that the club his obtained permission to give George M. Cohan's comedy success, "The .Meanest Man In the World," In April. This will make its sixth pro- duction in as many months. Offlcers of St. Peter's Dramatic Society, conducted under the .auspices of St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, are: President, John McCree; vice- president. Elizabeth Walsh; secre- tary. Cecilia Walsh; assistant sec- ret.iiy, Ida Willis; treasurer, A. O. Hanlon; asslslant tnasiirer, Mary Roark. Mrs. James Ca'-'tlc Is ( (lacii. With the contest starting M.iV ' .It a Broadway theatre, the .\' w York Drama Ee.igiie Is laying pl.cci for the second annual Little Theatre tournament for the David Bela.-i (i (;iip, which was won la.'-t ye.ir by the East-West Players. The competition is open to all IP - tie tbe.itrc groups. An entrance fee of $1C5 Is reijuired, for which each little theatre company receives I'm tickets which m.iy be sold at Die Flamped price of $1 Co each, a( a higher scale or In any other m. inner desired. Besides the tropliy there is a J100 cash prize. ■Rutlcr College Dramatic Club has picked "Boomerang" for production .May 1, in Indianapolis. Jann s Mor- gan, who was a member of Stuart Walker's company In 1922. and .Miss Catherine Cavlns h.ave the leading part.-). Others In the east: Reynolds, Ruben Oiner, Dawson, Winston Riley S<hultz, Herome Bash, Ma Miller, Constance West, Schultz, Lucille Hodges. the fo'ollshn<-.-=s was a song or two I work bad the hr.iise pitting up. The int anv other K<ith house An iL'cnt bit of picture bookinir snared ••Fool's Highw.iy' for the P.ro.idway this week, and the film is r-i unques'- lionaVde draw. The vaudeville bill ba/ eight acts. that iitovided nd'qu.ito balance. Spotted re\t to 'losin;^, the mixed team wr ro a \\.ilkaway and could h.ive remained for the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Phillips scored In the prn. e.lmg spot witl lh(? .-^ Jay Kaufmari satire, "A :-on for Wives." with .Norm.in, .Ir. a cute Ilfle blond youngster, bridg- ing the waits as a sort of bailief tiovs In the toii go,il all the w.'iy oe-irer to the BroadW.lV-rriTrtnrr»ftr-| nnrt trfTrtlmg them wiih gags, n ni . il i lioL bT'T lu.irer TO 111. . . ,^^ |_ ^^^ ^^.^^^ ^^^^ «upisised to b.; In- j «ome o .-wide stuff on his ma and P'l. Th act was a howl and ihoroughly en joye.1. I>o .SIrger's pretentious ' Harmonia," featuring Ina act rr.Tsbe.l the of the house fi through. Irene Franklin lived up to lor rriiutnlb.Ti as a coineilienne who Is an artist. She wiuks a b.ilf hour I.f-s- j this week, and unbk" many other- \slio have attained the In ii;hts she ■.< < 111 : rn'y too willi'ic to give e\<i\tb;nir thev w.int. }\rr act hns not been ehaiigfd In its .setting, bill f lie|- ipiniS'-rs n.'ive bf'-n fl.ish. Hay- i RWit Nrr.v iioine I and J.-i;niga:i. !-• verv lb er-;,* number"' for b'r. "Jo'I.o." ''le ci !■' li. r rcMion^ 'b v.'oik b( imoaiibit r- f.u- •.VI en Wayne Russell Fred y Anne .Mildred Oeorgia Osborne, I.K)uise I'adou and Eleanor Mueller. "Hidden Spirits," by Dr. .lohii Ray Newcoinb, Indianapolis, was pre- sented by the Advertising Cbib of Indianapolis by the Little Tbeafe Society at the .Muraf .Monday eve- ning of this week Dr. .Newconib .^ibcted and dlroted the .as', iii- < birliiig Miss /.ei.da Boilrnni, Ai - tliur A. P.criaiilt. -Mrs. Chai !• s R. Hughes, Mis Irni.i Cl'lre Dyki". Douglas D-ile. H. J- K.iriicst and Miss E'cariir I/mib'it. The Ad- vfrlislng t'iub st.-r<il a s'yie show In contifctlor, wllli the jilay. Sto k .It the Irving. Wilkf « P-arre. I'l. 'l..^e,i Saturday with "Smillii' '1 hroiigh' after a fairly Buetessful rcxt ' .se/. ,'in of some mnnlli.".