Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 116, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 September 1921 — Page 7

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Movies Offer Best Menu in Many Moons Largest Film Productions on Local Programs Next Week . WELCOME FOR G. A. R. Movie managers of Indianapolis appear to have decided that next week will be the banner week from a big production standpoint of tne year. Never has so many really important movies been crowded into a single week. Stars who are familiar to every movie patron are included in the casts of the pictures booked for next week at the local houses. The important schedule is as follows: Ohio—" The Affairs of Anatol,” with a staggering cast of twelve stars. l#iudlng Wallace Reid. Elliott Dexter. Monte Bine. Theodore Roberts. Theodore Koslcff. Raymond Hatton. Gloria Swanson. Bebe Daniels. Wanda Hawl°v. Agnes Ayres. Polly Moran and Julia Faye. Circle —Harriet Hammond and John Bowers in Marshall Nellan's production of “Bias of Life.” which is described as a dlKtn. c departure in movie entertainment. Loew's State —Mary Carr as “Ma Benton” in William Fox’s famous production of “Over the Hill.” Alhambra —“Mother O'Mlne.” a human document of mother love Isis—Tom Mix as a dare devil in “The Night Horseman ” Mister Smith’s—Ralp Ince as Abraham Lincoln in “The Highest Law.” Regen'—Bill Patton in “Ontjawed’’ and Harold Lloyd in ‘ Among Those present/’ Colonial —Conway Tearle in “After Midnight.” All houses next week are featuring their music for G. A. R. week. TWELVE STARS APPEAR IN “.AFFAIRS OF ANATOL.” Twelve stellar players and h supporting cast of unrivalled quality—that's the roecrd set by Cecil B. DeMille’s latest Paramount• masterpiece. “The Affairs of Anatol,” which will he shown at the Ohio next week. The roster reads like screen- \ dom’s who's who. The phrase “all-star , cast" Is a much abused one. but it ade- ! quately describes a cast that includes ! Wallace Reid, famous Paramount s'ar:: Gloria Swanson. Elliott Dexter. Hebe ' Daniels, Monte Blue. Wanda Hawley, ■(Theodore Roberts, Agnes Ayres. Theodore Kosloff. Polly Moran, Raymond Hatton and Julia Faye. Nothing like this cast in the way of ag- ;

MOTION PICTURES. * ' * ' ferred his horse and faithful dog to the company of men and women. “Whistling Dan” returns again, , in “The Night Horsemen,” more daring and mysti0, e , C . A fying than ever. Starting s Sunday HALL ROOM BOYS COMEDY

Upper Left—Monte Blue, Indianapolis actor, who is one of the twelve stars to be seen in “The Affairs of Anatol,” at the Ohio next week. Upper Center—Mary Carr as Ma Benton in the Fox movie, “Over the Hill,” opening Sunday at Loew’s State. Upper Right—Scene from “Mother O’ Mine at the Alhambra next week. Lower Left—Harriet Hammond and John Bowers in a scene from “Bits of Life” at the Circle next week. Lower Right—Ralph Ince as Abraham Lincoln in a scene from “The Highest Law” at Mister Smith’s next week.

grcgnts talent has ever been assembled before. The drawing power of almost any of the names on the roil has been sufficient to awaken the interest of the discriminating public. Here, for the first time, they are appearing la a single production under the direction of a master producer—Cecil B. DeMille. “The Affairs of Anatol” was written by Jeanie Macpherson. author of many notable Cecil B. DoMille productions. Her story was suggested by Arthur Schnltzler's scintillating ecmedy of the same name. The same quality tint is featured in the cast of principals and in the authorship has been carried through every phrase of production work. The supporting east includes euch capable actors as Guy Oliver. Charles Ogle. C'arence Geldart, Maude Wayne, Ruth Miller, William j Boyd. Lucien Littlefield-and others. The t beautiful settings are the work of Paul i Iribe, famous French artist, designer and : decorator. i “The Affairs of Anatol” is a searching analysis of the matrimonial and divorce | problem handled with the mastery which jis Cecil B. DeMUle's chief distinction, j He has developed a powerful story that deals in real truths, It is said, arid to this he has added a sympathetic comedy note that serves to relieve the serious vein of the story without in any way detracting from the power or vividness of the central theme. Wallace Reid and • Gloria Swanson head an all-star cast in | this picture. i The engagement will open Sunday at i the Ohio. NEILAN'S LATEST TO BE i REVEALED AT CIRCLE. Mar.-.ball Neilan’s latest feature produe- ; tion. “Bits of Life,” which ia heralded * ; a genuine novelty in motion picture en j tertahiment, comes to the Circle Sunday. The new Nellan photoplay, which is released through Associated First National,

i i* a decided departure in motion picture entertainment, as it presents four separate and distinct stories, which are combined In such a way that the same stroeg i dramatic theme runs through the entire production. Three of the four scenarios | are adaptations of short stories by wellj known magazine writers.* ] The initial episode is taken from “The | Bari Samaritan,” a short dramatic story J which appeared in the Fopnlar Maga i slue and written by Thomas McMorrow : The second story is a plcturlratlon of ! Walter Trumbull’s tale entitled “The j Man Who Heard Ererythlug,” which aps reared In Smart Set. The third episode | Is an adaptation of Hugh Wiiey'g popuI lar story, “Hop,” which originally ap- | P* ared In the Saturday Evening Post. For ; the Anal episode Mr. Neilau presents his : ow n story. “The Strange Adventure,” I written especially for this picture. The four stories are so combined that a con--1 tinaous theme of great dramatic construction is displayed, leading up to the | final punch, and the manner in which ! Mr. Nellan has bars died the presentation of the Idea discloses something entirely novel in the way of entertainment, j The largest cast of prominent players : ever assembles! in a Nellan production is | offered in this picture, including Wesley ; Barry, Lon Chaney, Noah Beery, Harriet i Hammond Rockcliffe FeHowes, John j Bowers, Teddy Sampson, Dorothy Mackail, Anna May Wong. Frederick Burton and James Bradbury. A Circle comedy, Oirclette of News. | Topics of the Day and an overture complete the program. (Treat mother role j ENACTED IN "OVER THE HILL.” One of the outstanding features of the I success of the remarkable William Fox \ photoplay “Over the Hill” is the mighty ! chorus of praise that has been accorded ! Mary Carr, who, la this remarkable liliw tng by William Fox of Will Carleton’s famous story in verse, has won a niche lin the hall of film fame. "Over the Ii 111”

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'will bo shown at Loew’s State beginning Sunday. I While Mrs. Carr is deserving of all the tributes that have been lavished upon her, it is nevertheless a fact that hor principal claim to greatness cannot bs charged wholly, or even chiefly, to any highly idealized or carefully studied portrayal of the role that has made her fafous. Her achievement has its foundation in the fact that in the making of “Over the Hill" she did not “act” at ail, but rather walked Into the picture surrounded by her own little brood of children—who play Important characters tn the earlier part of the picture; and when called upon to register a certain emotion or visualize a particular Incident of the story, she merely portrayed herself—did Just as she would have done in real life, with no attempt at theatrical embellishment. It was perhaps a fortunate coincidence In Mrs. Carr’s life that years ago she gave up a very promising stage career In favor of domestic life; and when this fact Is taken Into consideration, it seems as h though fate had transplanted her to the quiet domestic atmosphere that was to prepare her to go out in later life and achieve fame with a portrayal so lifelike anc 1 ! natural that it seems at first glance little short of uncanny. -i*-I- -!- ' “MOTHER O’ MINE” HOOKED AT ALHAMBRA. Next week’s attraction at tho Alhambra will bo Thomas H. Ince’s new special prodnetion “Mother O’ Mine.” A master hand in staging melodrama, Mr. Ince lias, in this picture a vital theme to work with -the abolition of capital pnnishrmePt wltii mother love as the dominating factor of the story. Tne j latter Is an adaptation of “The Octopus,” | by Charles Belmont Davis. The story tells of Robert Kbeldon who prefers metropolitan opportunity and Its possible pitfalls to small town stagnation. His moflw, upon hls departure for tho city gives him a letter of introduction to a financial wizard who Is, unknown to the lud, his father who deserted the mother years before. The ' financier whose transactions are always just within the law. Installs Sheldon ns ini operative in his offices. Complications arise which result In tho vicious blaspheming of the boy’s mother by her former husband, end n fight between the two in which tho financier Is nr- j ddentsllv killed by a bullet rrom his own revolver. The sole witness to the affray, a woman, : perjnres herself on the witness Stand to secure the boy’s conviction and sentence

to death. In the ensuing scenes of the drama, in which the mother’s sacrifice comes into play, Mr. Ince Is said to have resorted to wholly new dramatic practices which the powerful climax more than justifies. The cast is composed entirely of players of stellar calibre, among them being Lloyd Hughes, Betty Ross Clark, Betty Blythe, Joseph Ivllgour, Claire McDowell, Andrew Robson and Andrew Arbuckle. Added features will consist of a prisma color subject, tho Fox News weekly and the Literary Digest. -I- -I- -ITEAR.LE MOVIE AT THE COLONIAL. Conway Tearle. regarded as ons of the most popular stars on the screen, Is the featured player in “After Midnight,” to be the feature attraction at the Colonial the Colonial, Sir. Tearle. achieved stellar ' honors some time ago. He probably is best known for having played opposite the Talmadge sisters, Clara Kimball Young and many other well-known stars of tho screen. -I- -I- -|- I NOE FLATS ROLE OF LINCOLN IN MOVIE. Ralph Ince In “The Highest Law,” will be the feature attraction at Mister Smith'* next week, In honor of the G. A. K. veterans, who ( will be In this city at that time for their convention. It is a human story that Lewis Allen Browne, the author, tell* In this picture, reverently calling from the distant past j of Abraham Lincoln's humane cancer as | head of the American army, an epVsodo I which was one of many that helped $t- j tablish him ns (ha most beloved Amer- | Jgun who has ever ruled over tho White 1

House and in tho hearts of his people. “The Highest Law” tells tha story of a young boy, Bobby Goodwin, on the verge of disgrace because he had run away to see his dying mother. The attempts of his fiancee to keep the situation from Mrs. Goodwin, who believes her son a boy to be proud of, and the pathetic struggle of Bobby to keep his disgrace a secret from his mother, constitute some of the most gripping scenes recently shown In films. Mr. Ince, who for eight years has been making a study of impersonations cf Lincoln, Is supported by Bobby Aguew, Alien Burr and Margaret Sedden. The usual films will be shown in addition to tha feature.

In MTrTMfI BBlgga !' “The Ago to Begin to Dance j\ \! j I Is the Age You Happen to Be” mm tokio j/\r i Indianapolis’Most iaWi ? Beautiful Ball Room "1 I 80 STEPS FROM WASHINGTON T ON CAPITOL. Opens Thursday Night, SEPTEMBER 29th YOU MUST PI AY Dancing is the perfectly natural and soundly reasonable way open to your play. Dancing Is a beauty treatment, giving you poise, grace of carriage, besides being a social and cultural necessity. f If you MUST ''Shimmy” or do many of the other dances, or wriggles or contortions, as they should H be called— Don’t Come to Tokio! Under the Persons*! and Mr*. George J. Don Wilkins Tade Dolan Breioif. AND THE TANTALIZING Dancing 8:30*to *12:00 TEMPO BAND

TOM MIN’S LATEST TO BE AT ISIS NEXT WEEK. “The Night Horseman” will bring Tom Mix to the lets next week. It Is a stirring tale of the Western plains written by Max Brand—a sequel to his “The Untamed” In which Mix also starred, and It again gives him the picturesque role of “Whistling Dsn.” In “The Untamed” It will be recaUed that “Whistling Dan" goes away with the wild geese northward on the night before his proposed wedding to Kata Cumberland. In “The Night Horseman” he return* with his horse Satan and his dog Bart. With him comes his old wild nature, hie (Continued ou Page Eight.)

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