Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 August 1919 — Page 4

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TEE INDIAXAPOLIS NEWS. SATURDAY. AUGUST 30, 1919.

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NEWS OF PLAYS AND PLAYERS

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£ Murat opens its regular fail season Monday afternoon with Richard Carle in "Sunshine,** a t l JL J musical comedy by Alexander Johnstone and William Carey i • Duncan. The scenes of the play are ■ | laid in Spain and the story concerns: the adventures of an American motion- { picture scenario writer, his wife, a for- j j mer Winter Garden beauty, and an' ; American life insurance agent, all of • l whom meet in the land of Don. Quixote ; {and become entangled with smugglers, ? matadors, dancers and charming senori- j tas. Carle is in the role of the American insurance man. In his support are Marjory Owen. Betty Booth, David Quixant, Leona Stater, Harry Kenneth, \ John J. Ward, Milton Sawson, Phillip | McDermot and the Murdoch Brothers. ] a trio of dancers. Some of the songs are "Love Is Like! This Little Wheel of Mine." "Some-1 thing Nice in Lingerie,” "Home Again, Home Again,” "I Like to Look Around j a Little.” "Treat 'Em Rough,” and f "The Land of Make Believe.” There is* a mixed chorus and an augmented or- -■ chestra. The piece is in two acts ana three scenes. Matinees will be given on Monday (Labor day) and on Wednesday! and Saturday. Following the Carle show at the | Murat will come Ivan D. Martin's New j York models for the week of September ^ S. presenting a style display on living j models. Performances will be given at J2:30 and S:30. The program will also include pictures and musical entertain-

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B. F. Keith’s.

State fair week brings to B. F. Keith’s a bill of six promising summer time acts. Included are Bert Wilcox and Josephine La Croix In “Cold (Coffee.” a one-act playlet; Joe lame and Pearl Harper. In a musical novelty, “The Man and the Manicure"; the three Bullawa girls, acrobats, singers and wire walkers: Rob and Robinson. In a comedy, "Back to School Days”; Martin and Twist, in “Tumbling Oddities." and the Kinogram news weekly and newspaper paragraphs. There will be three per-

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ing in ‘ Job,” one of the most powerful and moving performances seen in Indianapolis theaters In seasons. Mr. Gaul s HaJJ In "Kismet” was also a complete

. . * r * and finely effective characterisation. Agd thsre Gregory Kelly easily earns a plate by 'E&cadUty hj|B performanc* | n the current "Ple- _ cadilly Jim,” Ingenuous, ingratiating

and wresting every ounce of humor from the part. Did this summary not exclude plays and performances previously given Mr. Kelly's performances In "Kick In” and ”The Fortune Hunter” would also be numbered among the

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George gomnea contributed one of the very finest performance* of the summer a* the religious fanatic, of "Don.'' an extraordinarily vivid and vital por-

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PROGRAM fOR THE WEEK.

Murat—Richard Carle In "Sunshine,” all the week. B. F. Keith's—Summer vaudeville. all the week. Lyric—Vaudeville, all the week.

trait that stays in the memory and Hands out the more prominently because Mr, Somnes in "straight” parts

gives no indication of unusual power „ ^ ^ and ability to lose himself in a char- and a sure touch for the humorous

acter role. Aldrich Bowker has givan a number of fine performance* in Indianapolis. but none better than lit the grim eighteen or twenty minutea of "The Murderers." as the stupid, dog-

gish friend of the murderer.

To complete the six may be added Elizabeth Patterson's Lottie, the toper maid, of “Good Gracious Annabelle,” as fine a bit of comedy character acting as the theater sees. Another performance worth extending the list for was that of Ruth Gordon in "Fair and Warmer." The rart r.nd the actress seldom have been so well fitted during the season, and Miss Gordon, In addition to phvsical suitability, brought to the role charm

Lyric. The new Lyric theater, which has been completely rebuilt at a cost of 1250,000, will be opened to the public Monday afternoon with a continuous vaudeville as the attraction, performances beginning at 1 o'clock in the afternoon and running without intermission until 11 o’clock at night- The new building is fireproof and contains 2,000 seats. A woman's restroom, a smoking room and a mezzanine floor furnished with comfortable chairs are among the improvements installed. A dance floor In the basement for the use of patrons is another feature. The Central Amusement Company, owners of the Lyric, is headed by Charles M. Olson, E. G. Sourbler and Joseph M. Gavin. The company also owns and operates the Alhambra and Isis picture theaters. The Lyric will be managed personally by Mr. Gavin.

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teid In "The Valley of the Giants.” first four days of the cast. The second feature on the program will be Tom Without the Cabin.” Gerald Gardner, basso, it the week. Special music by the Circle orchestra. Calvert. James O'Brien and aji exceptional cast the ^ in "Fires of Fate,” dealing with the work of the war. Added attractions include the Gaumont news *ln I "Love°fnsuranee,” first half of the week "Love by Earl Derr Bigger*. Lots Wilson. Edwin Stevts ate in the cast. The program will also include J. Parker Read. Jr.’s, drama of Paris and Cairo, in is the star, will be the feature attraction all of the will bs seen tn his latest comedy. "Don’t Shove,” and ra also will be shown. Musical program by the ts and the Liberty Sextette. ,, • in "A White Man s Chance. Harold Lloyd Big Chief.”

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half of the week, tells in a graphic way the work of the Salvation Army in the war. The scenes are laid in this coun- ; try and in France, The roles are por- ! trayed by artists of distinction in the ] film world, among them being Catherine ,

Eugene O'Brien. Theodore ( Herbert Standing. James :

O'Neill. Edythe Chapman. Helen Dun- j bar and little Pat Moore. Evangeline Booth, commander of the Salvation 1 Army In this country, appears on the ! screen, as the executive head of that organisation, which has officially in- j dorsed the picture. Added program at- I tractions will be the Gaumont news

weekly and a Fletcher monologue

"Love Insurance,” in which Bryant ; Washburn will appear at the Isis the' first half of the week, is a comedy conceive! by Earl Derr Bigger*. The story

feat* with an agent sent out by a firm

to promote a wedding between an Eng- \

lish nobleman and an American heiress. ; which will be the feature attraction at The plot becomes complicated when tbe : the rolon}jLl a ,i of the week, was writ.~7 f**” 1 J*} 1 * ™ heiress, in , l<>n bv r Gardner Sullivan, famous as a girt*, .spite of his obligations to his employers, j writ e r of motion picture plays. The sup- !_*** 5 L j0 ? ' ^y*l SOT } ^£ v ? n * 1 * n< * porting cast Includes Matt Sfoore. Ed-

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Walker plays opposite Mr. Kerrigan. The picture tells the story of Donald Joseph Blenhom. who. under the name of Don Jose Alvarez, goes into Mexico to investigate the man who was to wed his client Several thrilling fights are rrSp gsr&yr wm ^ be The Right to Happiness” is the title of the latest Lniversal production starr.l"* Dorothy Phillips, who starred in The Heart of Humanity.” "The Right to Happiness” probably will be released early in October. , Griffith’s supporting company ^ wT he Climbers,” a version of Clyde Fitch s stage play. Includes Hugh Huntley. former leading man for Marie Tempest; Percy Marmont, Corinne Barker. l? eo . , ? e ^,. SpoUs ? ood ’ Henry Hatlam, Em ly Fitzroy, Jane Jennings, Josephine Whlttell and Charles Halton. TomTerrlss is directing. m Pauline Curley has been engaged to play the heroine in Vltagraph’s next ?K ria «L recently completed t ne flfteenth and last episode of "Perils of Thunder Mountain.” a,??’!- c S om n n/n, D ^ W '. John Cumberland * com pan j of players are at Lake York, staging scenes for a - * W r^fnoynt-Drew comedy entitled A Sisterly Scheme” for the V. B K Film (corporation. The locale of this wh ] c J> Mrs. Drew adapted from the story of H. C. Bunner. is a summer hotel, a lake and other vacation time environment. Ernest Truex is making “Too Good to Be True, ' the second of his series of two-reel comedies for Amedee J. Van Beuren. This production was adapted to the screen by Mann Page from the original story of Kenneth Webb. Myron Selznick announces that Olive Thomae's fourth Selznick production will be directed by Ralph Ince. The daring leap from one airplane to another while in full flight, with which Lieutenant O. I* Locklear, of the Lnited States air forces, has been astounding the country, is to be the sensation in a motion picture melodrama entitled “The Winged Trail” or “Cassidy of the Air Lanes.” ' Charles Bryant, who as leading man appeared with Nazimova in many of her screen triumphs, will again be seen opposite the star in "The Brat.” Hale Hamiton is engaged on the Metro screen production of “The Four Plusher.” by Jzola Forrester and Mann Page. Supporting him in a cast of unusual strength are Ruth Stonehouse and Louis Fitzroy. , Following the enlargement of Goldwyn Pictures Corporation through the increase of the capitalization and the affiliation of the Shuberts A. H. Woods and the Selwyrs. comes the announcement that the JS>,000,000 corporation has added the Bray pictographs and the product of the Bray organization to its list of attractions. Douglas MacLean and Doris Mav have completed “Twenty-three and a Half Hours Leave” at the Thomas H. Ince studio, and will shortlv begin the filmization of “Mary's Ankle." Thomas Holding is supporting Louise Glaum Tn her latest J. Parker Read Jr., production from the pen of Louis Joseph Vance. The cast engaged to appear In the first of a aeries of special feature productions to be msde by B. A. Rolfe from a number of Robert W. Chambers' stories, is announced to include Grace Darling. Ramsaye Wallace, Sally Crute. Marc McDermott. E. J. Ratcliffe, G. V. Seyffertitz. John Goldeworthy, John L. Shines and Peyton Gibbs. The opening scenes of “The Luck of the Irish.” which will be Allan Dwan’s second production as an independent producer, promises to be somewhat of a novelty, inasmuch as while there were more than fifty people used In the scene, the heads and feet afe all that will be seen of any one excepting James Kirkwood, who is appearing in the leading role of the story. World Pictures has bought the picture rights to Joseph Franklin Poland’s original story, “Possession,” which will be put tn work immediately at the company’s studio at Ft.

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Robert E. Wells has taken a company headed by Fritzie Ridgway. former Triangle star, to Colorado Springs to make “The Ranger of Pike’s Peak.” using the mountain top as the location

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and child and flees in the night to Cairo. J. Warren Kerrigan enacts a dual role in “A White Man s Chance,” which wUl be the feature attraction at the Regent the first four days of the week. Lillian

ry Schumra have the leading masculine

roles.

"Dangerous Nsn McGrew” is the title of a Christie comedy, in. which Fay Tincher is being featured as "the lady McGrew, of Dead Dog, Wyoming.**

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