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PAGE 6 INDIANA STAMP TO BE SOUVENIR OF HOOSIER DAY Special Cachet and Map to Commemorate Event at Chicago Fair. BY MRS. MAURICE MURPHY Time* Staff Writer CHICAGO, July 7.—A1l Hoosiers who plan to go to Chicago for In diana day at A Century of Progress Exposition, July 13, will be Inter ested in the Indiana day covers, designed in recognition of the cele bration. Many letters will be sent “back home to Indiana" by loyal Hoosler visitors to relatives and friends unable to attend the expo sition on the big day. A map of Indiana, in outline form, a carnation, the state flower, and the words, “official cover, July 13,* are shown on the envelope with A Century of Progress heading and the official Century of Progress 1933 flag. “Indiana day” is emblazoned in still larger type across the de sign. For those interested in stamp col lecting, a pastime which has been dubbed “the king of hobbies and the hobby of kings” and which dates back to about the year 1841, the cachets will prove of exceptional interest. There is in Indianapolis at the present time a stamp club to which many prominent professional and business men and women belong. Even to those not interested in philately, the covers will have great souvenir value for this particularly Century of Progress souvenir is one exclusively Hoosier. Individual cachets have been de signed for each marked day on A Century of Progress calendar, great care . having been taken to carry out some idea symbolic of the state or country for which it was made. It even has been suggested that the cachets for German day, Aug. 13, may be made on the Gutenberg press. Countless Hoosiers have not wait- BURT’S Clearance! P|^r3QoQ Pumps I and Widths Sports m Represented! KTl>l • P \ PATENTI REPTILESI Curts 35 EAST WASHINGTON Former Pettis (New York Store) Location City Amateurs Will Get Chance in ‘1933 Follies’ Home Talent to Make Up Cast of Sparkling Plot at Granada Theater. Probably in your dreams you havt pictured your name in Incandescent lights on the rlaitos of cities from coast to coast, or you may have tempered your ambition by simply wishing to get a good part on the stage to show what you can do. No matter which of these dreams aroused your footlight or silversheet ambitions, it may come true if you are one of the successful members of the cast of the “Indianapolis Follies of 1933,” which will show at the Granada theater for three days, starting Sunday, July 16, to be made up entirely of actor and actress enthusiasts of Indianapolis and vi cinity. Since the first announcement in Thursday’s TimeS of the coming of Jeff Creager, Broadway producer, and one of the foremost directors of local revues, to pick 100 girls and a few clever young men for the cast, a score of girls and young men have expressed a desire to be given tryouts for the production. ed for Indiana day to see the won ders of the past century depicted at the exposition. Since opening day, great numbers of Indianans have come to the fair. Among recent visitors from In dianapolis are: Don Herr Jr., Mr. and Mrs. F. H. An derson, Louise Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Baird, Betty F. Jones, Mrs. Harry Farber, Betty Farber, T. Sherman McClean, Ethel Tevis. R. B. Kershaw, Dr. and Mrs. Roy E. Denny, Mrs. Viola Philips, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie D. .Clancy, John A. Clancy, Walter C. Beem. William B. Miller. Edna Sonnifield, Mary Bossory, lona A. Klnf?, Edward King, Lydia Wolf. Eleanor A Cronin, Mrs. Ella Skinner, Opal Skinner. Alvin H. Feltman. Mrs. J. H Beckman, Maude Lewis, Mary V. Looney, Mrs. Gertrude Sheridan, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Johnson, Mrs. Emma C. Bolte, Miss Isabelle Bolte. Lucille Sherburg, Jane Kirk, Lillian Sacks. Myra Sacks. Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Gisler and Ethel McDowell Moore. Your dreams of years may be realized right here in Indianapolis if you join the other fame seekers who will met Director Creager for the first time at a rahearsal hall to be named later. All you have to do is to decide that you want a part in this pro duction, then clip the coupon* fill out and mail or bring to the direc tor, care Granada theater, Indian apolis. Attach a photo if you have one. It will be returned. The “Follies” will be a great show, referred to by New York critics as one of the greatest hits this season, an<? is a replica of the best “Follies" show New York boasts of. It will give every successful applicant a chance to show his or her talent, whether it is singing, dancing, whis tling, or some other entertaining stunt. Creager furnishes all costumes, so no one is put to the slightest expense. He also is bringing special scenery and the musical score. Re hearsals will be held at night, to give those who are working a chance to take part. Parents especially are invited to attend the rehearsals, to act as chaperons to the girls. Read The Times daily for all de tails. APPLICATION BLANK Candidate will fill out all questions ATTACH PHOTOGRAPH IF YOU HAVE ONE. Leave with or mail to J. Creager, Director, Granada The ater, Indianapolis, Ind. Name Address Age Height Weight Phone Sing? Dance? Can You Do Specialty Alone? .... Details CONDITIONS 1. Those who are accepted for the ‘‘Fol lies'’ roust devote sufficient time for re hearsals and actual performances. 2. Applicants must be 16 years of age or over. 3. Professionals barred. Applicant’s Signature. 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