Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 146, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 October 1922 — Page 5

OCT. 28, 1922

Judges Make Awards in One-Act Play Contest Among Indiana Playwrights

BIG SBOIi ARE BOOKED FOR NEXT WEEKIN MOVIES ‘The Prisoner of Zenda' Corning With Stuart Holmes and Alice Terry in Lead Roles. ‘EAST IS WEST AT CIRCLE House Peters in a Society Drama, ‘Rich Men’s Wives,’ Is Apollo Feature Offering. Several of thè bigger and more important film productions will be on view at locai movie theaters nest week. Stuart Holmes and Alice Terry ha ve thè two chief roles in “The Prisoner of Zenda." which opens an engagement at thè Ohio. The Circle swlngs in with another big one. Constance Talmadge in “East 1 West." a movie version of an established st;ige success which increased thè popul&rity of Fay Balnter. The Apollo wlll present House Peters and Claire Windsor in “Rich Men’s Wives,” a society drama. The Isis will nffer a doublé bill, “The Crow’s Nest” and “A Scandal in Bohemia." Mister Smith's will feature William Jtussell In "Mlxed Faces" and thè Re|ent will feature “Sparks of Flint.” I- I- IBig fast in .Movie “RICH MEN’S WIVES”—A society llrama at thè Apollo. In addition to Claire Windsor and House Peters, thè cast includes Myrtle Stedman, Gaston Glass, Mildred June, Charles Clary, Carol Holloway. Baby Richard Headriek. William Austin and Martha Frank Dazey and Agnes Christine Johnston wrote thè story, which concerns a certain society set which lives only for pleasure and excitement. Central figure is a rich young girl, very spoiled. who marries a wealthy chap. When a baby boy arrives. she feels she is neglected by ber huslwnd. She enters into a “harmless” flirtatimi. Husband refoses to stand for such action and ti rns her out of thè house. Then she realizes lise may be a tragedv. BILL INCLUDES Literarv Digest s “>*un From thè Press.” a Johnny J<*nes comedy, “Making Movies,” and a weehly. Made From Famous Novel * THE PRISONER OF' ZENDA”— Movie made from famous novel by 61 r Anthony Hope. At Ohio next week. A Metro production. Cast lncludes Ramon Navarro, a recent discovery; Alice Terry. Lewis Stone, RobeFt Edeson, Stuart Holems. Barbara La Marr. Malcolm McGregor, Edward Connelly and Lois Lee. The play belongs to thè romantic school and tells of two brothers in an imaginary kingcom ir. centrai Europe. The weaker of thè two is about to he crowned king, while hip brother, Black Michael, Jealous of his brother, plana to kidnap thè king on thè eve of thè coronatlon. An Englishman who resembles Rudolf arrives in thè kingdom and tiie followers of thè king persuade him to impersonate Rudolf, wliich he doea. The Englishman. of course, falls in love. There are a nuinber of fight scene. The piotare has been proli li ced on a lavish scale. BILL INCLUDES a news reel, a comedy and an orchestrai program. Another Talmadge Movie LABT IS WEST” —Movie version of stage success, with Constance Taljox.'.fee as thè little Oiinese girl. At thè Circle next week. The story ìungea from Siiunghai, China, to San Francisco’s Cbinatown to which M.ug Toy, Chineae giri, is brought aster escaping from marriage slavery In tlie Orient. Contrast is drawn between thè East and thè West as sound in Shanghai and San F*runoisco. (il course. Ming Toy is supposedly a Chinese girl who eseapes from China and Comes to America. There she meets tlie ward of a friendly Chinan an. Tlie youth is an American. He p. events a leader of Chinatown from claiming thè girl. His parents object to his marriage to Ming Toy. but as in all good stories. a happy ending is provider! when ii is discovered that she is white in.- of yellow. The cast includes Warner Oland. Edward Burns. Nigel Barrìe. Winter Hall and Lillian I'i wrence. THE BILL INCLUDES an orchestra overture. "Martha.” an organ solo. “Caprice Viennois.” played by Walter Flandorf: Topics of thè Day and Circlette of News. “.Mixed Faces" Booked "MIXED FACES —F'eature at Mister Smith's next week with William Russell featured. A judge. who is runnlng for office of mayor in a small town, closely resembies a traveling saleeman for a tire extinguisher company. Crooked pohticians hire thè salesman to impersonate thè wouldhe mayor. Then things I>egin to bappen. In thè end truth prevails and thè Judge wlns. The salesman wdns a aweetheart. Cast includes Renee Adoree. Charles French, DeWitt Jenmngs and others. Bill includes a comedy and a news reel. I- I- I Another Hoxle Movie “SPARKS OF FLINT"—A story of tlie western pl&ins and a gold hunt w Ith Jack Hoxie in chief role. At Regent next week. Hoxie ls cast as Jack Stokes. a young ranchrnan who falla In love with thè daughter of a rich land owner. Hoxie tums hero and prevents a land speculator from acqtiiring thè land. “NERVE"—TitIe of second episode of a new serial which started this week under thè name of “Speed.” Charles Hutchison ls thè chief player. BILL INCLUDES Paul Parrott in “The Gold Bug.” -1- -!- -IDouble Bill at Isis "THE CROW'S NEST’’—Title of one of thè features at thè Isls next week. It is a western melodrama with Jack Hoxie. Hoxie is cast as Eateban. a waif of thè deaeri. who is raiaed by an Indian squaw He thlnks

VARIETY WILL LEAD Vaudeville Dominates Week’s Bill Vaudeville, a feature movie, burlesque and musical comedy will dominate the locai stage next week. With thè Murat dark and English's retairiing “Aster Six Days,” a movie version of thè Old Testamene tlie spoken word on thè stage will be sound in other theuters. Vur ; and Corbett will he among thè entertainers at K. F. Kelth’s. The Lyric will present Mary Ryan. in "The Liquor Pìrate,” a sketch. The Palace holds over thè Meroff and Ibach Entertainers. The Rialto will offer Mabel liines in “Frlsco Round." a musical comedy. The burlesque attraction at thè Broadway will be Frances F'arr in “The Pacemakers.”

I- I- + Van and Corbett Back Billy B. Van. comedian, and James J. Corbett. former heavyweight Champion of tlie world, will share headline honors next week at B. F. Keith's. Tiiey will offer a “Spirited Travesty.” Biil includes: HEGEDUS SISTERS —They are concert viollnists who are making their first excursion into thè two a ! day. ! “PROMISE ME”—An inteiiude of song and dance offered by Nelson Snovv. Charles Columbus and Harriet Hoctor. Music written by Richard M vers and dances arranged by Tarasoff. “CHASING THE BLUES” —A singing and dancing act employing thè •Services of Frank Kellam and Patricia O’Dare. "THE THREK OF US”-A musical comedy present ed by Charles Haxrl son, Sylvia Dakin. and Billy Hogue. j pianiet. RUPERT INGALESE —A European 1 juggler who is making his first ap- ì pearance on thè Keith Circuit, assistei! by Miss Angeles Gray, a pianlst from Queen’s Hall, England. ALICE 'HAMILTON—WiII appear in a one-act playlet, “A Breath of \ Lavendar and Old Lace,” in which she portrays characters ranging from thè flapper type to grandma. BILL INCLUDES Pathe News, Top Faglisi) Ketains "Siv Days” “AFTER SIX DAVS” —A movie ver sion of thè chief stories of thè Old : Testamene F'ilm made in thè olii ] country with foreign cast. Second j week at English’s begins tonmrrnw night. The various episodes were : done by various companies. some ; numbered as high as 10.000 people. ! The job of feeding these players was ! r.earlv as big a job as thè actual making of thè piotare. Largo Army traveling kitehens were presseil into sei-vice and taken to thè various lo- . cations. In addition to thè men and | women. great herds of sheep i-attle [ arò many horses and camels hai! to 1 he fed. Severa! prominent organiza- ; tiotis have made special reservatlons for next week A large orchestra ls ; tised. Noted Act res al Kyrie “The Liquor Pirate” is thè title of I a comedy playlet by .1. K. Kmmet, Mary Ryan and company, headliners of next week’s bill at thè Lyric. The i deck of a diriglble in niotion and thè i interior of an orientai hai em form fcackgrounds against which thè sketch is played. Kmmet De Voy and Bob Young are thè au.hore. Mr. Emmet ls a son : of thè late beloved “F'ritz" Emmet. j Miss Ryan formerly played leading 1 roles under thè direction of Oliver Mo ; roseo and John Cori. Other acts will he: BEATRICE MORRELL SEX TETTE —A group of girls In a mu- j (Continued on Page Six) cical program ot popular and classical I he is a redskin, but he really is white. , He dlscovers that he not only is white, ! but also is heir to a fortune. He is j blocked by a gang of rough individ- ] uals when he attempts to gain his j fortune. Hoxie has a chance to do some thrilling stunts before he gets thè fortune. “A SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA"— Here is another Sherlock Holmes etory. Holmes ls concerned this timo in rescuing an heir to a Bohemian throne, who has failen into thè elutehes of a woman. BILL INCLUDES Tad Dolan ’s Syncopated Six.

LITERARY AND STAGE SUCCESS ON LOCAL MOVIE SCREENS

'min OPEN CHICAGOStfiSDN Opera Company Chooses Old Favorite With New Artists for First Offering. The Chicago Civlc Opera management hris selected Verdi's resplendent

Plf iti Sidney who appear* at B^. the purer. but ~L varici assortment of roles. as well •> make them truer to Ufo. should be SfMfjMHÉI ÉllHi'. \ xfeSìk aH lts popularlty as nn opera. theii aim 'ì' “l ariety is what makes fife bear ■A K* fin v iti - ISBWWy ..... able," he daims. “People are a queer • Sti MISS FREDERICK BOOKED mixturo of smiles and tears. love and BMB M||m ijL good and had. There a gHi ffllf fla 8n M g|P||MßÌr Will Appear il! •• I 111- (inil'j Dii," at Sii-ali of nn-anness in the di-acon, and E B 9®!' wFfflm. Murili Theatre. of Uh risi lati .harity in thè Magdalono. mWH mm MI é y' > 888 wm mm mt ÉÈ MI Thft management of the Shubert- emotlons truthfully. It is only when IHESBSsiI SI IB M Mura* annodili.-od loda. thè King it he-omes dlstorted. forced. untruth|B S| MIIIhK .. è; - 8 liffipffjf of Miss I Moline Fi in "Tho fui. lh;it the censor jhould b- ealled M-". Y fflj Oullty One." She cornea for threo in. My husband and I read thousands ■ MB tiß N night and Wednesday matinee con- °f scenario before we took to wrlt-

No. I—Mable Hines at the Rialto next week. No. 12—Beatrice Morrelle, who w lil be at the Lyric next week with her sextette. No. 3—Van and Corbett as they wlll appear at B. F. Keith’s next week. No. 4—-Pggy Burke In “Johnny’a New Car," at the Palace, openlng Monday afternoon. No. 5-—Frances Farr and her “Pacemakers,” -.vili be at the Broadway next week.

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No. I—Constance Talinadge and Edw ard Burns in “Kant ls West” at thè Circle next week. No. 22—Alice Terry in a scene frotn "Tlie Prisoner of Zenda" at thè Ohio next week. No. Il—Scene from a moderi) version of "A Foni There Was." which will be at thè Apollo week of Nov. 5. No. 4—Scene from "Rich Men's Wives” at ili- Apollo next week. No. li- Scene from “Aster Six Days," a scredi versimi of ilio Old Testamene which goes into second week of its engagement at Foglie h's tomorrow. No. 6--William Russell at Mister Smith’s riext vvoi-k in "Mixcd Fai • s ” No. 7 Jack Hoxie in a scene from “The Crovv’s Nest" at thè Isis next week.

" Aida" as lts openlng offering on thè night of Monday, Nov. 13, at thè Auditorium Theuter, Chicago. While this opera is a standard favorite In thè repertolre, it is given thè element of novelty by changing thè cast in lntroducing new artists in several of lts roles. While Rosa Raisa. considered by many in Chicago and New York to bj thè greatest Aida, retains thè title role. Ina Bourskaya, thè Kussian con tralto. will make her debut as Amneris, Giulio Grimi, thè Itallan tenor, forj merly a favorite, will return aster an I übsenco of nearly five years as RaI dame. Cesare Fornilchi, thè new

STAGE PLAYERS HERE NEXT WEEK

Itallan haritone Comes from thè oper i houses of Italy and thè Grand operi iti Paris to make his first American bow as Animiamo, and Giorgio Polacco wlll conduct. Virgilio Lazzari, Edward Cotreuil and I/odovice Oliviero will have their accustomed roles of Ramfls, thè King and thè messenger, respectlvely and llnzel Eden, another artist returning aster a long aVisence, wlll ho Priestess. “Aida" was thè opera in which thè Chicago gianl opera institutlon te gan its career tvvelve years ago. Six years later, in li'! il. it was agalli thè Inaugurai presentatlon of thè season, nnd lx more years have elapsed ho-

foro ita cornine utilizatlon to usher In thè operatie year. In thè opera houses of thè world In generai, this selectlon has been used aa thè opening bill for more opera seaaons t hall any other becauae of Ita spectacular scenes, ita generous opportunities in a varled aasortment of roles, aa well as its popularity as an opera. MISS FREDERICK BOOKED Will Appear in “Tlio (iuilly One” at M n rat Tiieatre. The management of thè ShubertMurat. announced today thè booking of Miss Paullne Frederick in "The Qullty One." Sho coines for three nlghts and Wednesday matinee commencing Nov. 27. Pauline Frederick is now playing at thè Woods Theater, Chicago, where she has been since September. Principal in her support is Ivan Keith, who happened to orily a few weeks ago marry Bianche Y urka. Radium worth $20,000,000 but weighing only six ounces has been produced In thè la.st tÉ.=nty-six years.

HAPPINESS AG AIN PREVAILS IN LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE By I VALTER lì. IIICKSIAS Feel like saying "good inorning," “howdy” and every other salutatlon known to me because tho directors of thè Little Theatre have rescinded their onici- closing tnost of thè performance. to every one but year or lise-time members. | The new order makes it possible for thè citizens to attend all perforrnances of thè society by buying single ticket. This should not discourage tho huying of year membershlps. The board has vvisely changed its course when thè members realized that their attempts to build up a large yearly metnbership were misunderstood by thè public.

FDRBEfiRINGEIS NEED OECRITICS Mrs. Sidney Drew Saya Reformers Should Make Plays More Nearly True to Lise. “Thero's a little bit of bad in every good little girl,” according to Mrs.

Sidney T)rew, who appears at B. F. Keith's thè week of Nov. 6. "This,” continues Mrs. Drew, "should be borne in mind by all those refonners who are trying to uplift thè screen and thè stage. Not to make thè theaters or thè movies purer, but to make them truer to lise, should be their aim." “Variety ls what makes lise bearable,” she claims. “People are a queer mixturo of sinilos and tears, love and hntred, good and bad. There is a streak of meanness in thè deacon, and of Christian charity in thè MagdaJene. It behooves art to reflect all these emotions truthfully. It is only when it beoomes distorted, forced, untruthfui, that thè censor jhould be called in. My husband and I read thousands of scenario before we took to writing our own. I have had vaudeville sketches submitted to me by thè hundred since I made ltnown my Intentimi of going on thè speaking stage. In all too mapy of them custard pies take thè place of laughter and glycerine of tears. That is thè reai offense of stage and screen today. Lise can’t be all a gingham comedy or a spangled tragedy. Happily it lies uomewhere between thè two”

Indianapolis needs thè Little Theatre. and it should be placed in its right Ughi before thè public. Mrs. William O. Bates, thè rea! spirlt behind thè society, is to be congratulated on her efforts to broaden thè generai aims of thè society. She has aetually “slaved” in interest of thè society. I think Indianapolis business and piofessiona! men, propiinent society and ‘vie leader should Investigate thè society and see what they actuallv are accon.plishlng. Now is thè tinte to get back of thè Little Theatre and make it thè big. rital and powerftil force it should be in th - * city and State. The society will have its own home one of these days, and thè surest way to obtain it is for citizens to get bellini! thè movement. This department volunteers to reccive thè names and addresses of all persona who vvould like to have a chance to appear in thè plays of thè Little Theatre. The training offered by thè Little Theatre cannot be overestlmated. -!• -I- ;lWhat is wrong with show' business? That is what thè powers that be are asking in Chicago where only one or two reai money-making successe exlst. “The Bill of Divoreement,” starved to death in its first week in Chicago and then moved out of thè city for a week. It returns there next week to make another attempt at a run. Allan Pollock, thè actor, has purchased thè show and will attempt to weather thè storni in Chicago. Many road shows are being withilrawn and thè few big New York successe are staying there. The ticket speculatore are being blamed for unlversal bad business in Chi-, cago. That evU Indianapolis does not bave, but tho public is not flooding thè legitimate theaters. Producers would do well to study box office conditions as well as thè ileeire of audiences regardlng thè nature of thè attractions they want.

‘LILIOM’ RETAINS CAST New York Company Will Present Franz Molnar's Play. The Theatre Guild will present thè New York cast and production of Franz Molnar’s "Llliom” at thè Murat on Nov. 20 witn Joseph Schildkraut and Èva Le Gallienne in their originai roles. This quaint play of realism has been one of thè outetanding successe of two New York iheatrical seasons. The success of "Llliom” as a play has carrled wlth lt a personal triumph for Miss Le Gallienne as Julie, thè little servant girl, adding another type to her many characterizations. She is dividlng honors vvith young Schildkraut, who gives a most interesting portrayal of thè Budapest tough "Llliom,” whicb word corresponds to thè American word “rough.ieck.” Molnar’s play has a prologue and seven scenes divided lnto two acts. The cast will Include Elise Bartlett, Egon Brecher. Lillian Klngsbury, John Crump, Philip Wood, Brandon Peters, Maud Andrew, Lillie Hobart, Carlton Ri vera, Howard Claney, Marlyn Brown, C. Herman, Willlanf Franklin and others. Developing Mexico BROWNSVILLE, Texas. Dct. 2S.— ' Mexican flnanciers are developing rich lelta landa of lower Rio Grande in Mexico. A

THREEOFFOUR FIRST PLIEES GO TO LDCfIL MEN Woman Librarian of Kokomo Wins Remaining Prize for Dramatic Effort. PLAYS WILL BE ACTED Little Theatre Society Wii! Present All —Authors Will Be Given Cash. By WALTER D. HTCKÌIAN Winners of thè one-act play writing contest, conduc.ted by thè Little Theatre Society of Indiana to stimulate and encourage unknow r n playwrights, were announced today by thè judges. The ccmmittee, aster weeks of reading, selected thè follow'ing four plays as thè best submitted: “The Marriage Gown,” by Judith K. Sollenberger, Carnegie Library, Kokomo. “Where Do We Go From Here?” by William O. Bates. 756 Middle Dr., Woodruff Piace. Indianapolis. "Brothers,” by Donald Groom IClng, 4531 Royal Ave., Indianapolis. “Treason,” by Maurice C. Tuli, 1740 N. Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis. The wrìters of these four plays will each receive $25 and will have thè honor of havfing his play produced by thè Little Theatre Society some timo before March 1, and also wlll be further honored by having them publis’ned in a special volume by BobbsMerrlll Company. The commlttee did not make lts selection without some dlfficulty al though it was unar.imous in seleoting “The Marriage Gown” by Miss Sollen bergeri This play was on thè first cholc.e list of all of thè judges. The four w’tnnlng plays are all given thè sanie rank. The judges were to select thè four bast. The commlttee felt that as several of thè other plays pos3essed un’usual merit they should be given honorable mention. Win Honorable Mention | The follow'ing were given honorable mention: "Two Dollars, Please.” by Miss Margaret Stevenson, Rockville. “The Cali." by Judith K. Sollenberger of Kokomo. “Sunrise,” by Judith K. Sollengerber of Kokomo. “Nocturne,” by N. J. Earnest, 123 Terrace Ave., city. “The First Class Hotel.” by Mary Pratt, St. Margaret Hall, Bloomington. There were about forty one-act plays submitted. The names of tfce writers were not known to thè commlttee until aster thè aw'ards were made. One of thè prize wfinning plays and two which received honorable mention'were written by Miss Sollenberger of Kokomo. Miss Sollenberger has developed a beautiful style with a lceen sense of dramatic situatlons. Although "The Cali" and "The Marriage Gown” bear much similarity, two strìkingly different situations have been created by her. “The Marriage Gown” ls dose to a dramatic masterpiece. “Treason” Cause Piscuselon "Treason” probably caused ine mest dlscusslon among thè Judges. The Judge agreed that thè first scene was masterfully and realistically j w'ritten. It deals with a war theme. j The first scene ls as vi vi il ly reallstio ì as anything Eugeno O’Neill has done. : The remaining scenes lose somew'hat j thè striking slncerity of thè first I scene. This play show-ed thè author | capabla of fearlesslv handling a dramatic situatlon. “Treason” w-as included among thè winners, mostly because of its really wonderful first scene. Mr. Bates in “Where Do We Go From Here?” presents a satire on thè prohibition of tea and thè elimination of thè tea drinker. It is delightfully satirical. “Brothers” also caused much pralse by several of thè judges. It is dramatic and carefully concelved. The judges consisted of a representative from each of thè threa daily papera of thè city, thè director of thè Little Theatre and representatives of thè Bobbs-Merrill Company. Announcement was made today that “The Marriage Gown,” "Brothers” and “Two Dollars, Please” will be presented by thè Little Theatre on I Nov. 21.

NEW STYLE VAMP IS INTELLECTUJL — ‘A Fool There Was’ Heroine Leaves Old Methods Behind in Capturing Her Love. "A Fool There Was and He Made His Prayer,” but neither thè prayer nor thè fool nor thè vamp would recognize one another If they saw themseives today on thè screen. They’ve all changed completely; and you who remember “vamps” of past years will have a hard time flnding any resemblanee in thè vamp of tho present. The story of "A Fool There Was,” which probably was thè originai “vamp” story, has been made lnto a big production by William Fox. l’orter Emerson Browne wrote thè stage play which was inspired by Rudyard Kipling’s poem, "The Vampire.” In this production thè vampire ls played by Estelle Taylor, thè fool by Lewis Stone and thè wife by Irene Rich. There w r e have thè inevitable triangle which will be thè attraction at thè Apollo Theater starting Nov. 5. The new vamp, "1922 model," ls entirely different from thè once famous type. She ls thè intellectual vamp. She doesn’t let thè man become aware that she ls vamping hlm. She does not overdress. She always ls self-contair.ed in her actions and In her wlles. She seeks to trap rather than destroy, and she really "vamps” thè man beeause she loves hinv.

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