Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 308, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 May 1922 — Page 5

MAY 6,1922.

BERYL MERCER WILL APPEAR WITH WALKER Star of * Three Live Ghostsf to Play Original Role at Murat. OTHER STAGE NEWS Mr. Stuart Walker will Introduce Indianapolis next wet k to many players new to the Walker organization, among them being Beryl Mercer, who created the chief role In "Three Live Ghosts’’ In New York; Esther Howard, who is well known in musical comedy; Harry Green and Leward Meeker. The bill next week at the Murat will l>e “Three Live Ghosts.” with Miss Mercer playing the role of the gin soaked mother of one of the live ghosts. At Keith's next week, the headline offering will be “The Cotton Pickers.” The Lyric will feature a revue, “On With The Dance.” The Rialto will present “’The Ragtime Wonders,” and the Broadway will light up with Jack Johnson's road show. ■THREE LIVE GHOSTS” NEXT BILL AT JURAT. Stuart Walker has chosen “Three Live Ghosts,” as the second play to be presented by the Stnart Walker Company at the Murat, beginning next Monday night. This is the comedy by Max Marcin and Frederick Isham. which ran for a solid year in New York at the Greenwich Village, and the Nora Bayes Theater with Beryl Mercer In the central role of Mrs. Gubbins. In the Stuart Walker production of the play at the Murat, Miss Mercer will resume her original role. This w*!l be the first time she has been seen In the play outside of New York. In spite of its title. “Three Live Ghosts” does not deal with spirits except those of the variety that inhabit Mrs. Gubbins* gin bottle. Ic tells the story of three former soldiers who re turn to London after the war and find that they have all been listed officially as dead. Certain difficulties stand in the way of their re-establishing their Identities. One of them has been shell shocked end does not remember who he Is; another Is wanted by the police for something he did before the war; and the third has a stepmother who has collected his life Insurance money and spent It. largely on gin. After various huinorQus developments, however, everything Is straightened out to the complete satisfaction of the three ‘‘ghosts” and their sweethearts. In addition to Miss Mercer as the gin drinking stepmother, Stuart Walker has assembled a fine cast, who with one Important exception are all new to Indianapolis. The exception Is George Somnes, who will make his first appearance this season with the company as one of the “ghosts.” The other two ghosts will be played by Harry Green, who has been seen this season in the leading role in "Happy Go Lucky.” and Leward Meeker, who has been In Alice Brady's company. Esther Howard, one i the featured players in “The Sweetheart Shop,” will be a cockney landlady's daughter, and others In the cast will Include Belle Murry, who ba3 been appearing In “Main Street" all season ; Mary Ellis, a member of the Metropolitan Opera Company, and William H. Evarts. who will play the Scotland Yard detective. -!- -I- -!- MOVIES AND VAUDEVILLE AT KEITH’S NEXT WEEK. The vaudeville feature at Keith's next week will be “The Cotton Pickers,” a singing and dancing act with scenes laid in the South before the war. The screen attractions will include Doris May in a five-part feature called “Boy Crazy.” This is a comedy by Beatrice Van. Miss May is seen as the proprietor of a gentlemen's haberdashery, and Harry Myers es the owner of a smart shop for women. The two run a race for business. In the process they fall in love and after a sequence of hilariously funny events, face out in a "happy cver-after” embrace. “The Cotton Pickers' Is a singing, dancing and comedy offering and presents a special stage setting whirh shows a cotton field in full bloom and a group of darkeys at their evening pastime. Featured in the company are Ada Webber and Gene Collins with “The Copper City Four.” a comedy quartette. A novelty will be the act of Hamlin and Mack, who will bill their act as “Two Records." The act opens with singing that apparently comes from two phonographs, standing in the center of the stage, as the numbers finish the lids of

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phans of the Storm." which begins the second week engagement f•'• • —Constance Talmadge. who is featured ; n "The Primitive Lover," |r\ ** ' .jj 3—D?vid Powell, who plays the leading male role .n "The Spanish ,• ,* ' "’‘-’jfeg| ', Jade." to be at Loew's State next week. * *'■ ,-• * y,*, *‘ k * /; IHfr iiiT^T'nP”W*”^rfr‘‘lilfi i ‘'- 4 —Wallace Relo in a ccmfy pcse in "Across the Continent," to be at *& *•• : : j 1 *!*TpHWBSIIra3 K P... 1. ft 4 .... I_ Uft 11 Pt. II I—.-. n •!. At ■_! _ A •_ W.-.-w v>. •. -• .

fc;^vWWW :^i&: •'■.:<xi*i\ I—Lillian and Dorothy Gish, as they appear in D. W. Griffith’s “Orphans of the Storm,” which begins the second week of its engagement Sunday at the Ohio. 3—Constance Talmadge, who is featured in “The Primitive Lover,” to be at the Circle next week. 3 David Powell, who plays the leading male role in “The Spanish Jade,” to be at Loew’s State next week. 4 Wallace Reid in a comfy pose In “Across the Continent,” to be at the Alhambra next week. 5 Frank Mayo, In “Across the Deadline,” at the iais next week.

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“Three Live Ghosts," which will mark Pr? . | the beginning of the second week of rs •se* 'f- . s | * V Stuart Walker's sixth season at the at the Broadway next week. ** time Wonders,” at the Rialto next be at B. F. Keith's next week. ' , .. ..

1— Beryl Mercer, as she appears in “Three Live Ghosts,” which wii! mark the beginning of the second week of Stuart Walker's sixth season at the Mur?; Monday night. 2 Billie Lorain, who will be seen !n Jack Johnson's road show, to be at the Broadway next week. 3 Miss Chrlstel Matthews, who will be seen In Bert Smith’s “Ragtime Wonders,” at the Rialto next week. 4 The Three Chums, who will be on© of the features on next week’s bill at the Lyric. 6—A scene from “The Cotton Pickers,'* a black-face plantation’ act to be at B. F. Keith's next week.

the phonographs are raised and the two singers appear, emerging from the dummy cabinets and go into a routine of dancin.-. Bardwell, Mayo and Kenstrora, two men and a woman, will be seen in a comedy satire. “Waiting For Their Car." During the act singing, dancing and comedy are Introduced. Mae Murray, who is probably as well known on phonograph records us she is In vaudeville and who Is known on the stage 88 “The Queen of Syncopation,” will offer a group of Jazz numbers. Sully, Rogers and Sully, “The Bounding Sailors.” have a novel acrobatic offering with most of their work being done on a bounding net A great deal of comedy is injected into the act. The Pathe News Weekly, the Toph-s of the Day and Aesop’s Fables will be Included In the screen attractions. DANCE RETIE HEADS NEW BILL AT LYRIC. With the return to vaudeville of narry Masters and Jack Kraft, dancing comedians who have been cavortlDg In Broadway produtclons for a season or so, comes with symbolic dance revue, “On With the Dance," written for this team by Cliff Hess, and which will enliven next week’s bill at the Lyric. It 1s described as a symbolic satire on Legomania, full of action and swing, going at airplane speed from start to finish. Assisting the two stars in Us presentation are George Pierce, Elsie Lament, Grace Masters and Mildred Morgan portraying the symbolic characters. Experience, Song. Danis and Comedy. “On with rh,. I)anee“ tells in songs, dance steps and a bit of dialogue the (Continued on rage Seven.)

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Thomas H. Ince recently asked the editors all over the country for their Ideas on the worth and ttatus of the movie. In my mall I received some quotations from Indiana editors as their replies to Mr. Ince’s questions. Hero are a few of the answeri of Hoosier editors! “Iu general, the Influence of the motion picture has been good as well as educational.”—Dean L. Barnhart, Dally Democrat, Goshen. "In most respects, the Influence has been good, but the general run Includes too many sensual films. People depend upon the motion picture as naturally as they do on the newspaper. Should develop into as great an agency as the pres? -Eugene C. Pulliam, Evening Star, Franklin. “1 ho demand for really good plctnres is increasing.”- W. S. Chambers, Dally Times. Newcastle. “The motion picture has been very beneficial, but too much 'blood and thunder.' ” —J. Otto Lee, the Times, Tipton. "The influence of motion pictures on home and community life has been disastrous to some extent, but X hope they will develop into a really good Influence. They’re here to stay.”—Charles M. I’aul, Herald, Huntington. “The influence of the motion picture has been helpful in some Instances, detrimental in others. I believe the Industry

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will continue to grow.”—Tom XL Keene, Truth, Elkhart. "In the future the motion picture will bo usc-d In schools and churches, as well as theaters.”—Samuel B. Boys, Republican, Plymouth. “An Influence for good—keeps youth off streets aid gives good entertainment at low price.”—Fred R. Ewing, ClarionNews, Princeton. "The motion picture has deman Jed a closer relationship In home and community life, but standard of serven productions has not reached its climax." —B. F. Springer, Commercial Review, Portland. “The motion picture hss ber. an Influence for good, but more morally clean pictures, true to life, are needed for future development.."-—Sam It. Boyd, Democrat, Washington. “A good Influence where a sincere effort has been made by producers. Its educational possibilities certainly could not be equaled. Directors and scenario writers should understand they can not distort an historical fact to reach a climax, as 1 so often the case.”—Roy X’. King, the Democrat. I’rlnceton. “The future development of the screen IDs In an attempt to meet the demands made by the criticism of those Interested in bringing out and developing tfco beat qualities In the young men and women.” fersonville. “The Influence has been uplifting, as a whole, but more vivid presentation of

truth Is needed for future development." —D. B. Trusler, News-Examiner, Connersville. “While the Influence of pictures generally has been good, there Is a strong criticism against showing suggestive pictures and crime,” —-Hugh A. Barnhart, Sentinel, Rochester. “The Influence of the motion picture has been most Instructive, elevating and educational, except where a few pictures of society drama that have created false Ideals and standards of life for younger people and children."—Earl Alushlltz, Journal, Evansville. -I- -I- -IThe following telegram from John McCormack, famous singer, to Mr. C. Roltare Eggleston, manager of Keith's, explains Itself: C. R. Eggleston, manager B. P. Keith’s Theater, Indianapolis, Ind. —Congratulations on your brilliant anniversary of Keith Yaudevlllo. Please convey my congratulations also to Mr. Albee. It you have a way of expressing the thought I should like to publicly thank Keith audiences everywhere for its prayers and good wishes during my recent illness. Those prayers were answered and I am grateful, Au revolr for a little while. JOHN M’COKMACK, A- -I- -INTorma Talmadge's next production to follow Balzac's “The Duchess of I.angeals" win be “The Mirage,” according to announcement from Joseph M. Sohenck, who has Just purchased the screen rights to this play by Edgar Selwyn. “The Mirage,” It will bo remembered, was used as a starring vehicle for Florence Reed a few seasons ago, when (Continued on Pago Seven.)

OHIO TO HOLD ‘ORPHANS’OVER \ SECOND WEEK Loeufs State to Observe Revival Week With Special Bill. REID MOVIE BOOKED Lillian and Dorothy Gish, Frank Mayo, Wallace Reid, Constance Talmadge and David Powell will be among tha principal players appearing In the movies on the local screen next week. Os Interest to movie patrons will be the showings of the new Wallace Reid movie, “Across the Continent,” at the Alhambra. D. W. Griffith's “The Orphans of the Storm” will begin the second week of Its engagement at the Ohio Theater Sunday. David Powell will be the featured player In “The Spanish Jade,” to be at Loew's State next week In connection with revival week. Frank Mayo In '‘Across the Deadline” will be the chief offering at the Isis. -I- -I- -IREITVS NEW MO VIE BOOKED AT THE ALHAMBRA. “Across the Continent,” another of Byron Morgan’s stories of the automobile world, written especially for Wallace Reid, will be next week's offering at the Alhambra. The tale Is based on a coast-to-coast auto farce for the family honor

j NEXT WEEK g WELCOME RETURN TO VAUDEVILLE OF THE POPULAR BROADWAY FAVORITES Jx Masters and Kraft flrfvi \ IN THEIR SUMPTUOUS REVUE H w . “On With the Dance” wc-JV ■ With George Pierce, Elsie Lamont, Grace Masters and Mildred Morgan I LLOYD & WHITEHOUSE I CHALLIS & LAMBERT I | It Is to Laugh I Just U3 and Our Songs H \ gfSr “OUR FUTURE HOME” J Introducing the Winsome Densmore Sisters and Lou Howland i DAVE WINNIE THE THREE CHS I NEVADA & CO. a That Entertaining Athleta A Few Moments at the Club | Black Art, Mirth and Mystery ! J:!! KLEIN BROTHERS -X > Late With the Shuberts’ “Passing Show” and Lew Fields’ Revue j SUNSHINE FILM FARCE, “HIS WIFE’S SON” * 1 i ILCVi the lyric ■ 1 AFTERNOON |

THE QUESTIOI/IS-HOW CAN WE DO IT? KKE2 VAUDEVILLE “THE COTTON PICKERS” A Singing, Dancing and Comedy Act Showing “The South Befoh’ de Wah,” With the Famous Copper City Comedy Four MAE MARVIN Bardweli, Mayo & Renstrom Syncopation Singer “Waiting for the Car” HAMLIN & MACK A Musical Comedy Skit—“ Two Records” SULLY, ROGERS & SULLY St “THE JUMPING JACKS” £f££E, IWI U if Laughs, laughs, laughs and more laughs sand■UF * a B wlohea In between real thrills. With Hairy Myers of “Connecticut Boris May and Harry Myers (who made the whnla _ r , f, _ . nation roar In “A Connecticut Yankee ) playing the x anKee J) ame, in greatest comedy parts they ever had. A l B*® JB ff See this ripping, roaring, racing comedy o£ twelve * ■ jpSll | Ajf T' 1 o’clock doings in a nine o’clock town. PATHE NEWS—TOPICS OF THE DAY—AESOP’S FABLES 15c “ m°2sc 125 c iSS 35c COME IN AND STAY AS LONG AS YOU LIKE Continuous 1:30 to 11P. M. Every Day

and tha love of a girl, with & $25,000 purs* for the winner a* an extra Incentive. With these inducements it is safe to assume that the picture contains plenty of thrills. Air. Reid appears as Jimmy Dent, son of John Dent, the wealthy manufacturer of a cheap car of the “Tin Lizzie” type. Jimmy Is secretly ashamed of the product. He aspired to the road-burning “Fontaine” made by the Tylers, who told the New York-to-San Francisco road record. When the elder Dent Insists That Jimmy drive one of his own car In a coast-to-coast event, the boy quits the factory In a huff. The discovery that the Tylers had always resorted to ft mean sort of trickery to win brings Jimmy back Into the fold, however, and he pilots a Dent in the spectacular ocean-to-ocean contest that follows. There Js plot and counter-plot along the long road, and the struggle Is worked up to a high nervous pitch until the little Dent passes the huge Fontaine on a heavy sand trail In the Mojave desert. With the prospect of Mr. Reid as one of the drivers In the forthcoming 500-mile race at the Indianapolis Speedway, “Across the Continent” is a timely production. The cast includes such favorites as Mary MacLaren, Theodore Roberts, Betty Francisco, Walter Long, Lucien Littlefield, Jack Herbert and Guy Oliver. The Literary Digest, the Fox News Weekly and a Chester Comedy will also be shown. -I- -IKEYTVAL WEEK OBSERVED AT LOEW'S. Loew's patrons have selected their own program for the week, beginning Sunday afternoon. It Is revival week at the theater —the patrons haring the choice of thirty of

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the best pictures of the last two years to select from. Many had suggested to the management that a revival week be arranged, when some of the high class pictures might be viewed again. In reply to this request Loew’s manager printed the names of thirty photoplays on slips of paper which the ushers have been handing out to patrons. The patron was Instructed to vote for seven of the thirty and the slips of paper were returned to the ushers. Asa result, beginning Sunday, In addition to the feature film underlined for the week, the following photoplays will be revived: Theodore Roberts and T*ully Marshall. Sunday—“ Old Wives for New,” starring Elliott Dexter, Wanda Hawley; Monday—“ Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” John Barrymore; Tuesday—- “ Don't Change Your Husband,” Elliott Dexter and Gloria Swanson; Wednesday —“Behold My Wife,” Milto Sills: Thursday—“ Male and Female,” Gloria Swanson, Thomas Meighan, Lila Lee, Theodore Roberts and Bebe Daniels: Friday—“ The Miracle Man,” Thomas Meighan, Betty Compson and Lon Chaney, Saturday—“On With the Dance,” Mae Murray and David Powell. The feature picture for the week is John S. Robertson's production, “The Spanish Jade,” starring David Powell. The production was made in Spain and some of the most beautiful scenery of the old country is brought to the spectator. J. -|- .|. ACROSS THE DEADLINE TO OPEN AT ISIS A bitter conflict between forces for good and evil in a northern lumber town in which brother is pitted against brother—the situation that has caused more trouble in history than any other kind of a family quarrel provides th* (Continued on Page Seven.)

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