Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 200, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 December 1921 — Page 6

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‘ Mecca ’ Opens With Matinee at the Murat Irish Players and ‘Mary Rose ’ to Divide Week at English’s. KEITH’S, WILLIAM ROCK A stage spectacle which is said to be one of the largest ever presented on the stage; tbs Irish Players, in “The White Headed Boy;” Ruth Chatter ton, in “Mary Rose,” a Barrie play; vaudeville and musical extravaganza will he among the offerings on the local stage next week. Or, Monday afternoon. "Mecca,” a gigantic stage spectacle, will open a week’s engagement at the Murat. On Monday night at English's. the Irish Players will he seen in “The White Headed Boy." On Thursday night at English’s. Ruth Chatterton in “Mary Ros-,” will he the offering for three days. William Hook, formerly in Feveral revues, will l>o the chief headliner at B. F. Keith’s. The I-yrie next week will feature “The C rncr Store," a rural sketch. The Park rex* week will present “The Passing Review.” “MFCC.A” OPEN> MONPAT AFTERNOON AT TilE MI R AT. On Monday afternoon. “Mecca," a BpecfS' ic, will open a week’s engageBc * a* the Murat. It is s? I that nearly S0 !• ••! " are cone.-.ed with the organization. "Mr- a” was written by Oscar Asche, the nrthf.o n r r;ij„ < \ iw.” and was Ist hu fsKor of that stags off. -ing at His Majesty’s Theater, London The sue ss i* "Cbn,” however, on in-! I * - 1 bias to postpone the London production, and so he world’s premier t k in New Tort. r I Fletcher; the sreenrry was pair ted by the Marker Brothers of London : tU • costumes are t T . Itself has been staged by F. I yell Sy . while the Pallet .mi F; io ver- devised and crated and .'- i by ' - he! F.-kine. ■ . . ! Beni* tr i • i... !odr t:c extra’.- ye tun is laid In th* nneb-nr i--;-*r*t >a :i. -jnil years •go a-; serves -• a w ii ,-t which is har.g a scries of pretty pictures. The ballet i> ••• I -i >!• staircase of -.t lig i ; . iiaif in rules The fire; -• of the Rac-rhan.-le r.-culis dit.il.v fie odybrited plct .•-■:• . the feast •: Ibdshazar and the fill ’ 1 a 'I hr cast of “}Vc a” h ln-b-s many wt.it tciiuwr p Myers. among * ti<*m Gladys Hr.*.: : Lion. - R-- imm. Ida Mnlle. Han- ‘ 18 V lea re. If i I S! Joan It ran. Olga B Anderson, Rita HaU Miss Martha 1.0. - : Sergei p.-rnikoff. prltc’pr.l dan.> rs I’vkinc Ballet. IKTSU PLAYERS ARKIYF. MONDAY AT tM I IMI’S. “The Whin -1 Be .’’ I,ennc.x Robli r the Irish players f.- •:> tie- AV -*v Theater, Dublin, will i rc.- i-tt 1 1 v Charles Dillingham at the English Monday right for three day*. The > ni; . :.uy. headed by Muir*.* O’Neill. Arthur Sinclair and Sydney Morgan. .* tlm same seen in New Y'ork for tn.T \ w**efcs ..his season, coming direct to that city from a record run of “00 performances at the Ambassadors Theater, London. From the rise of the curtain “The White-headed Boy” makes plain the author’s purpose, which is purely the promotion of fan and gayety with never an Intruding note oi that wistfuliiess typical of s> many plays purporting to deal with Irish life as found upon the American stage these past thirty years. In every way it is “different” com* ly. a constant Cow of droll and natural pleasantries with here and there a height f ebullience sub- 1 tlelv graduated and reached through situations wholly plausible and surprisingly matter-of-fact. The story of the play is based on the sacrifices of a large family of brothers and sisters to give their mother’s white- ’ headed boy (Irish for favorite son) :t col- j lege education that he may rise in the so- \ cial s-a’-. llis failure to appreciate th*-ir self-deprivations begets revolt which results in a sequence of complications. Iu writing his comedy, Robins' n had In mind the talents and capabilities of every member of the Irish Players. As : a consequence there is a delightful j equality between the high merits of the j play and the art of the players which has ] made “The White-headed l>oy” one of the j most successful comedies of the present j day as well as the most durable, for It I ha s been performed continually since its , premi-re at tie* Abbey. Dec. IS, l’.ilO, and that with never an adverse criticism in j newspaper or magazine, either here or abroad. WE .ARE TO StK LATEST BARBIE MAY. The J. M. Barrie play, which for many! monte* last sea sou was seen at the New York Empire Thealt r. with Ruth Chat-, terton, on.* of the young *r Ameri-’au stars,! is to be at English's beginning next • Thursday night. The engagement is for four performances only. It will be the] local premiere of anew Barrie play, one which has caused the widest discussion, both here and in Engalnd. Warm praise and enthusiastic acclaim were 1 est.-wed upon Miss Chatterton during the long New York run of "Mary Rose.” William Archer, the famous London critic, who attended the opening nights both in London and New Y'ork, declared that Miss Chatterton was superior to Miss Fay Crompton, who created the title rob* in London, and much better suited for the part. Miss Chatterton’s present role is said to afford her splendid opportunities to display all those delightful qualities of acting so happily recalled in “Daddy Long Legs.” “t ome Out of the Kitchen,’’ “The Rainbow," and “Moonlight and Honeysuckle.” His story of the young girl who mysteriously disappears upon a little island, only to return many years after unchanged. but to find al! about her changed knd well-nigh forgotten, is /ripping and absorbing in its sympathy and appeal. | Torn Xewbitt. who played the dual *ale roles in “Mary Rose" in the London Saymarket Theater production of the play, is seen as Simon Blake and Harry with Miss Chatterton. Other important characters are in the hands of Winifred Fraser, Bertha Ballinger. Frederick Lloyd, Guy Buckley and A. S. Homewood. i . LWII.LIAM ROCK TOPS IS’EW KEITH SHOW. \ Coming to B. F. Keith's next week as tl stellar attraction is William Itocg, tar popular musical comedy and vaudeville -tar, who will offer an act consisting of songs, dances and character studies. Mr. Rock will be assisted in j hist act by Nancy Wolford and Ilelyu i Mr. Rock Is both an actor and j producer and has had with him on former visits Maude Fulton and Francis White, who have been elevated to stardom. Miss Patricola, the violinist and singer, will bid for popular approbation with an act that has placed her at the top most rung as a vaudeville star. Mis Patri- j cola is a sister of the famous Toiji Patri- . coinKenny and Hollis, who style them-1

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per Left 1 foe ie "Mary Ro*,,i," "9 to E *9 *** "* Thursday fp - Upper Center—One of the many big scenes from “Mecca,” opening Monday matinee at the Murat, $ ~K * Lower Left—Bose Hem;ey, with "The Passing Review,” at the Park next week, jr m 9 |||s* ' QkSB Lower Rlght—Suzanne McKernan and Joseph A. O'Rourke in a scepe from “The VY h,te-Headed - - m p Pf . n c . r( . n the “eobl shoulder.” Far 'ln sufficient numbers what they desi i ' P 7“ m from that. \Y!,t 1 do n n is this- 7" e° n the stag. In The Land of Make Believe 1 * | "V J 1 1 classes and not to teg oral, pul that ’■ ’ 1 I ■ •* •'* u^K ( t, tl/ A / TC D r> HICKMAN tV r- should Is ko'uc m- limited to i it Mrs Flake passes up Indianapol . By Vs AL I L K D. HICKMAN , “ t llm . jin tb. future -to blame hi ■ r-.—tnrrrrr:- ■ . —■, .. , a , wl - doctrine of be tit' „ „ ,I- *. . . i , rib* K ter things ou the stag** and yet fall li etfrWL 1 ! A careful observation of what is going (maa Monday, only a few hours after the ronlaed. IU -W. >• '‘k ’ * support what they pr-ach. ts . IF 5 lon In the thealer today discloses the fact pre Christmas slump. Eddie Cantoi i ..irter and ipin M i—l s Koi m an y>’ j j that the public will patronize what it played to two capacity a violences at thu ■ *n ” I received in my mall this week i V jHR: i l wants regardless of weather conditions Murat. 1,1 *f” ' ■ J,l 'j 1 ~ ' ; r ‘ lett.-r addressed to the Dramatic Edlt< * 4 . y - * •' - . . V ft I Vs- g rey r* A . 9|Blu .. j Indlanap-dls and the same Is true lu N**w to see Eddie < siib'r and his show and *‘ r, ‘ ri ' . •' . Y the Eildie Cantor show at the Mur: w A ' York. lie .e ar . a,*.. By rule at the theatergoer* had inoney, lota of m ney. M* r** -my belief l firmly b. l eve I. at th]g Teek Murat this wcvk f< r ov*ry perforniau* t*>r t'antur ar.il hla W* - • *1 M “'’ Although the letter was signed, Iwl JL 2 i * for F.ddif C.infor and **The U dnight member him from tho r and Indi.tn* * ‘ v not g.vo the name of the writer. Tl \Tf •.aoA'-JI i ’ Koundera.** proves that the public ha* apnlia each year pack* 1 nglish n 1:1 ‘ " “ f \ letter In part was aa follows: '* tssmMKk * I money for what it wants to s.*e. The | “The IN Hies” makes it annual pilgrim- J" ' Y"’ r '“ *‘ , ' "Your greatly exaggerated writc-t poor business of Mrs nk a few flays to this city In* orations iir* that > • • ‘‘ * . vs Eddie Cantor’s show now running i at English's might Indicate that ‘ Me. r will ilupll ate

selves as the original college boys, will offer a satire on medicine called “The Two Doctors.” This they do iu song anil story, which is said to be both original an-1 funny. Jay Dillon, a popular comedian with Betty Parker, will contribute “Nic Nae • by Viola Alien They were formerly featured with “Going Fp,” “Odds and Ends” and “Broadway Brevities." Jack La Yier, will exhibit feats on the flying trapese while handing out a rapid fire line of funny patter. The Caits i brothers o<*u;e billed as “The Tailor-Made j Boys.” The younger of the two holding the reputation of being the world's fast- i est step dancer. Sausone and Dclila, a man and woman in an act, "Just a Little Different,” will present a gymnastic and cycling performance. They add a touch < f sensationalism to the act when Sanson.* balances a pole (C ontinued on Page Seven.)

SCREEN FAVORITES TO BE HERE

Upper Left—Lillian Gish as she appears in D. W. Griffith’s “Way Down East,” opening Sunday at Mister Smith’s. Upper Center—Agnes Ayres, in a scene from “The Sheik,” opening Sunday at the Isis. Upper Right—Doris May, in “The Foolish Matrons,” at the Colonial. Lower Left--Maurine Powers, in a scene fr:,r- ”’,Vhv Girls Leave

j A careful observation of what Is going 1 on in tho theater today discloses th** fact ! that the public will patronize what it l wants regirdless of weather conditions 'or financial worries. That is evident in 1 Indianapolis and the same Is true In New •York. The mar capacity rule nt the ; Murat this week for every performance ! for Eddie Cantor and " The Midnight ■ Rounders." proves that the public has ; money for what It wants to see. The poor bus!r."*s of Mrs i’iske n few days ago at English's might indicate that the publi is "bard up.” The. only fair business experienced by the beautiful revival of "The Merry Widow only Iri-erta-vs the thought that ti.-a’.r: al busl-tic-s is "bad" this season. A survey of theatrical conditions proves • that the public h:i> money and will spend ! it freely and lavishly on classes of entertainment desired by the public. In <.tiier words, the theater going public is ready and willing to support what ft pleases. Public favorites leate Indianapolis with much financial gaiu. That !is proved by Eddie Cantor, who bus [•laved to most prosperous business at t'ae Murat. Mrs. Fiske, a recognized leader of tho J stage, played recently to very poor business at English’*. She attracted many j who are not regular patrons of the j theater. The same is true with “The ' Merry W! low,” a revival of charm and ; merit, which attracted only fair attendance. The pr*> < 'hristmas period, of : course, had disastrous effect upon the gross attendance for both Mrs. Fiske and I "The Merry Widow” and yet on Christ-

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mas Monday, only n few hours after the pre Christmas slump, Eddie Cantoi played to two capacity aadptneea ut tho Murat. In the first place, Indianapolis wanted to see Eddie Cantor and his show and theatergoers had money, lots of tu-aney, for Cantor and his rounders. W. r* member him from tho Follies and Indianapolis each year packs English's when “The Follies” makes it annual pilgrimago to this city Indication* are that “Mecca” will duplicate the box office drawing power of Eddie Cantor. We Know that Indianapolis will spend freely when Ethel Barrymore visits English's soon. But. will the Irish Players tn “The Whlte-lleaded Boy” he patronized next week? Will prosperity reign for “Mecca” alone? Will Ruth Chatterton in a Barrie play meet the fate . f Mrs risk. ? 'The Hat” on its urrDal soon nt the Murat has enough of a reputation b< estise of its long runs in Chicago and New Vi rk to warrant big business h**re Will Julia Marlowe and E. H. Sot hern meet with fair response at the Murat soon in plays of Shakespeare V Their last visit, if 1 am not mistaken, was not too encouraging here. It is safe to predict that White's “Scandals” will erase the memories of bad and fair business encountered by Mr* Fiske and the “Widow” nt English's. Kindly do not misunderstand the idea "back of the-e paragraphs. I aiu not sav ;-ig that Mrs. Fiske should have played ■ to capacity and that Cantor should have

I Home,” at the Ohio all next week. Lower Center—Harold Lloyd, in a scene from his latest comedy, “A Sailor Made Man.” at the Alhambra next week. Lower Right—Mary Pickford, as “Dearest,” in a movie version of ‘Little Lord Fauntleroy,” which begins the second week of its engagement at Loew’s State.

been given the “cold shoulder.' lar from that. What I do mean is this— To assure other visits of artists and attractions who appeal to only certain classes mid not to t iie general public that there should be some means devised to secure cooperation for attractions of limited appeal. The theater must be pat ronlaed. Plays like “Getting Gerties Garter" and “1 p in Mabel's Room ' and ewn “The Blu. Mouse ' were all light and frothy and tin* subject matter at times questionable These three shows are ratt.l as financially successful shows. Here * my belief, 1 firmly believe that Indianapolis is large enough to in ike the visits of Mrs Fiske and of high class musical shows and light operas highly successful tr in a bo* off o standpoint. I believe that tie g-ner.i! public, those whose favorites are Al Jolson. Eddie Cantor. Yak-ska Suratt, Frank Tlnney. Eva Tanguay and scores of others who nr- “always right" fr* n the lex offid standpoint, would have appreciated tho deli ate hnit.or and the artistry of Mrs Fiske and that Dorothy Francis' voice and tin work of tin* splendid m-t in ' i h* M.-rry Widow ” But the general public remembered <';nt-*r and f-.rg t Mrs Fish*. It s. cs that the Cantor followers consider Mrs. Eiske a ’'highbrow” and “The Merry Widow” a treat only for opera fans, That is not an honest opinion Mrs Fiske sp.-aks lo fore literary clubs Eddie Cantor sings into a phono graph Cantor sp-aks the language of th- people In strains of popular melody. M: s Fiske apeaks to the literary few. I am not advocating the surrender hv the public of Al Jolson, Eddie Cantor, Bert Williams, Frank Tlnney and others but I do maintain that If the *.> called “literary crowd ' would turn out for Mrs Fiske, the Sotherns and Nance O'Neil, these ar ists would not play to empty seats In Indianapolis. Tho ' literary crowd'’ is not support!n;:

1 In sufficient numbers what they desire to see on the stage. The great big public does not forget Cantor. Tlnney. Bert Williams and the other popular idols. if Mrs Fiske passes up Indianapolis ! in the future, no one is to blame but J tlioSf who "preach” the doctrine of better things tm the stage and yet fail to support what they preach. I received in my mail this week a ; letter addressed to the Dramatic Editor of The Times, following my review of the Eddie Cantor show at the Murat ! this .veek Although the letter was signed. I will | not give the name of the writer. The | letter in part was as follows: "Vo r greatly exaggerated write-up of Eddie Cantor's show now running at the Murat was successful in entb lug $825 from my pocket to the box office cash register A more miserable performance ; of Joe Miller jokes and easily forgotten songs I have never had to endure." It seems we never can agree. Can we? Dispatches from Chicago state that Elnrona Zicgfeld, producer of "The Fol!I• M,” following a "str k ' on the part of Raymond Hitchcock, Fannie Bryce, W C. Fields. Hay Dooley and other stars ! of fh* ‘Tollies" on the opening night of the engagement in Chicago this week, which resulted in the curtain being de- ' laved for at.out an hour, lias announced that by the end of Kbit he would be out of the show business. The same dispatches state that certain principals refused to go onto the stage until Elizabeth Chatterton. a chorus girl, who had been discharged, has been reinstated. .She was. ? received this week some interesting data on F. U. Sothern and Julia Marlowe. i'lie present condition of things tlieatrical. and the apparent dearth of suc- ? t -.ful plays which hits caused the revival es many old successes has brought ioriti u remarkable proposal to Miss Julia Marlowe and Mr E. H. Sotliern, that they should manage a theater in New York City, where they should reproduce all of the great successes of their two careers, including what they have acted j as individual stars anil as co-stars. The provision made is that they should s change the bill every three weeks for a i season oft! ;t six weeks and that their proprietorship of the theater should continue until their entire repertoire shall I have been exhausted. The prices shall i be reasonable and the order of the plays I shall follow that of their original pro- ■ dilution. It will lie observed from the following table that Mr. Sothern and Miss Mur- | iowe have produced separately and to- ; get her titty-three successful plays: seme few not successful tinam dully, anil a ! number of one act plays that have been ■ omitted from the list. Twenty three of i these successes belong to tli • master - i pieces of drumtic literature. Thirteen j arc Shakespeare’s plays. No doubt a i few of Mr. Sitthern’s early plays will : seem somewhat archaic after more than thirty years. Miss Marlowe's excursions into drama apart from the classics have been more recent. The list of plays is indeed noteworthy for each one represents toe undoubted success of one or even more seasons, it will bo seen that this plan would cover one hundred and fifty-nine weeks. |or four seasons and fifteen weeks at j ttie rate of thirty-six weeks oath season. | Mr. Sothern and Miss Marlowe have the I matter under consideration. The propos- ! ul Involves a very largo sum of money 1 which would be guaranteed. | Mr. Sothern has appeared in the following plays from 1885: “A Scrap of < Paper,” “The Highest Bidder," “Lord | Ohumley,” "The Maister of Woodbar- ; row," "Tin* Dancing Girl,” “The Way to | Win n Woman,” “Lettarblnlr," “The Adj venture of Lady Ursula,” “Sheridan, or | the Maid of the Bath,” “The Prisoner of Zenda,” “An Enemy to the King." ! "The Three Musketeers,” "The Sunken | Bell,” “Richard Lovelace,” “If I Were ; King,” "The Proud Prince," “laird Dim | dreary." "Don Quixote,” "The Fool Hath ; Saiii in His Heart.” “The Two Virtues.” j and "David Garrick.” Miss Marlowe has appeared in Hie following plays alone: “For Bonnie Prince Charlie,” “Barbara Frltehie,” “The Cavalier.” “When Knighthood Was in Flower," "Queen Finmetta.” “Gloria,” I "The Goddess of Reason,” “Cymbeline,” | “Measure for Measure." “The Winter’s | Tale,” “Henry IV. Part TANARUS," “The Belle’s | Stratagem," “The Hunchback," “Ingoi mar.” and “Pygmalion and Galatea.” Both stars have appeared together in 1 the following; “Jeanne D’Arc.” "John the Baptist." “Antony and Cleopatra,” "Hamlet,” “As You I,ike It,” “The Merchant of Venice,” “Much Ado About Nothing,” “Twelfth Night," "The Taming of j the Shrew," “Macbeth,” and “Romeo and j Jn’W.’ Mr. Sothern has appeared alone In the j following: "The I,:uiv of Lyons.” “Masks ami Faces,” “The Love Chase,” “The School for Scandal," “The Rivals,” and "She Stoops to Conquer.” Sothern and Marlowe are among the future bookings at the Murat this seas-

THE IDLE INN’ EVENT OF WEEK ON BROADWAY Fritz Leiber Again Presents Shakespearean Plays. N. Y. GOSSIP BY HINES By DIXIE HINES. NEW YORK, Dee. Sl.—Arthur liopkina. with a transplanted production of a Yiddish folk plaj, “The Idle Inn,” familiar to those who seek the unique wherever It may be presented, offered the event of interest last week. The Jewish Art Theater presented this play In the original with B*u Ami two years ago, and last year this player came under tlie management of Mr. Hopkins. The play has been translated into the English language, and last week English speaking playgoers had their chance to see the play and the original player. It was the least interesting of all tho plays that have eoine from Mr.. Hopkins’ office this year. Whether the play lost iu translation or whether Its form and ceremonies were unfathomable to American audiences, the fact remains that ne.ither the play nor the player won the success it was pre<tieted for both. There Is much color to the play, ond some of the scenes were intensely interesting, especially the second act given over the merrymaking hi a Hebrew wedding, but thereafter It dragged and lacked Interest. The story is a simple one, of a daughter wedded to a man against her will and being carried off by u horse thief who had wooed her in Petruclo fashion. The cast was a largo one, the scenic effects by Robert Edmond Jones in I lie main satisfying and the color effects interesting. But It Is not a play to evoke enthusiasm.. OTHER NEW FI.AATS MAKE BROADWAY BOW. Coming lute In the week, too late for special and deserved mention, was "The Dover Road.” by A. A. Milne, produced at the Bijou theater, with Winifred I.enlhan. Charles Cherry, Miolly Pearson. Reginald Mason. Lyonel Watts. George Riddell, Edwin 11. Morse. George Nolan, Ann Winslow and Phyllis Carrington. Carle Carlton also announced that he would produce—and there is no reason to believe he will not—“D.tnger,” by Cosmo Hamilton, In which Harry Warner Marie Goff. Leslie Howard. Hilda I*eary, Ruth Hammond, Knox Order and Stapleton Kent will appear. In the nature of a holiday gift Norman Trevor will offer at the Princess Theater a play called “The Married Woman,” by Chester B. FernaUl, In which he will have Margaret Dale, Beatrice Maude. Grant Stewart, Marsh Allen, Percy Warain, Mrs Edmund Gurney, Ida Molteru and Edmund Norris. Bringing up the rear Is anew organization to be called the National Players, a sort of glorified stock company presumably directed on the commonwealth plan by and for the players, which will Include in the first btU—a revival of ‘ Trilby” by the way—Wilton Lactave, Charlotte Walker, George Nash, Edmund Lowe, Harry Mestayer, Ignacio Martinetti, Joseph Allen. Frank Doane, Jeffry.* Lewis and Wilton l.ackaye. Jr. The idea senna to be to revive the plays in which some member of the cast is well remembered. “Trilby” naturally brings to mind Wliion I.ackaye's SvengalL Augustin Duncan, who has (lone notably good work as a stage director and an actor, unfurls his managerial banner this week with a play which he will produce and In which he will act a leading role. "The Steamship Tenacity" is from the French of Charles Ytidrac. and Monday it will open at the Belmont Theater with Mr. Duncan. George Gaul, Tom Powers, Jennie Dickerson, Marguerite Forrest and others. FRITZ LEIBER ON BROADWAY AGAIN. Coincident with this production comes ihe annual engagement of Fritz Leiber, always an event of more than passing (Continued on I’age Seven.)

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AMERICA’S VAUDEVILLE STANDARD Every Day at 2:15 and 8:15

FIRST TIME AT KEITH PRICES , WILLIAM ROCK Introducing NANCY WELFORD AND HELYN EBY IN Songs, Dances and. Character Studies Ernest Golden, Director JACK LA VIER CAITS BROS. ~ Alt In Jest Tailor-Made Boys JAY DILLON and BETTY PARKER In Their “Nic-Nacs of Now” TaNSOME AND DELILA* I THE HARRINGTONS Something Original j Aeroplane Funsters KENNY and HOLLIS “THE TWO DOCTORS’* A Sat*!re on Medicine AESOP'S FaIIES PAT HE NEWS NOTED FILM CARTOON DIGEST TOPICS ADDED ATTRACTION MISS PATRICOLA THE SCINTILLATING MELODIST One of America’s Greatest Entertainers NIGHT PRICES—3O<?, 550. 85<*, $l.Io! MATINEES—I/2 Price, Except Holidays —*!

Movie Comedies to Greet Film Fans on Jan. 1 They Have Heavy End of New Bills Scheduled on Local Screens. NEW LLOYD PICTURE The first week in January on the movie screen will reflect some new movie releases as well as some others recently seen here and two movies which have been on view for ] the last seven days. Comedy predominates on the majority of the bills next week. The movie line-up for next week Is as follows: Alhambra—Harold Lloyd in “A Sailor Made Man,” his latest comedy and first showing in the city. Mister Smith’s —“Way Down East.” Ohio —“Why Girls} Leave Home,” which goes into Its second week Sunday. Loew’s State —Mary Pickford in “Little Lord Fauntleroy,” which begins its second week Sunday. Isis—Agnes Ayres in “The Sheik.” Colonial —Doris May in “The Foolish Matrons.” Regent—Lester Cuneo in “Blue Blazes." Comedies, news reels and music will make up the remainder of all the movie bills next week. -I- -!- -L i LLOYD’S LATEST ! BOOKED AT ALHAMBRA. Harold Lloyd in his newest comedy “A Sailor Made Man” and Ruth Clifford in Ralph Inee’s production “Tropical Love” will be the features of a double program to bo offered at the Alhamnra next week. Lloyd makes merry as a rich young idler courting a girl whose father issues an ultimatum that the youth will slave to i go to work to prove that he is serious | regarding matrimony. Inasmuch as he I ha3 no trade or profession Uh Joins the j Navy. Thereafter his adventures on the bonndI ing deep are extremely laughable com* { blnlng a lot of good natured humor with ! a bit of a romance that is scattered around , the greater part of the world. Many of the scenes were taken on board j the U. S. S. Frederick, lienee the Navy atmosphere is perfect. Mildred Davis is the girl in the story. “Tropical Love” in which Miss Clifford is starred is a romantic drama of Porto | Rico adapted from Guy McConnell’s tale : "Peak's of Gold.” It is an impressive and colorful story concerned with the identity of a pretty girl, lost gold, the possession c>f valuable land and the return of the old man's memory. Mr. Ince took the entire company to Porto Rico for the making of the picture which accounts for the richness and realism of the scenes. In the cast are Reginald Denny. Huntley Gordon, Paui Doucet, Fred Turner, Margaret Fitzroy, Catherine Spencer and j others. The Fox news weekly will be j added. -I- -IPROBLEM MOVIE HELD OVER ANOTHER WEEK. “Y\ hy Girls Leave Home,” which has completed a week's engagement at the Ohio, will again head the program for another seven nays, with the addition of anew comedy and International’s latest reel of current happenings. The orchestra will also continue with a changed ; offering of special music. Although the production has been adapted from the old legitimate thriller of the same caption, all features that in * any way approach the maudlin melodrama stage have been absolutely eliminated. There Is the young saleswoman. Anna Iledder, who has never experienced any lof life’s frivolous and yet harmless ! pleasures. A father, stem to almost the ] point of cruelty, is the cause. Then, suddenly, she takes a step which immediately brings matters to an intense erlsis. The final result is a rebellion against her parent and his unfair meth(Continued on Page Seven.)

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