Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 301, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 April 1923 — Page 7

SATURDAY, APRIL 28,1923

DRAMATIC MOVIES FEATURED HERE ALL NEXT WEEK ‘Souls for Sale,' ‘Within the Law' and ‘lsle of Lost Ships' on Photo Menu, DRAMATIC MOVIES will hold the center of Interest here next week. “Souls for Sale,” which reflects certain ohases of movie life in Hollywood,” will be the chief offering' at the Ohio next week. The Circle will present Norma Talmadge in “Within the Law,” a film version of a big stage success. Mister Smith’s will offer “The Isle of Lost Ships,” a sort of a modern Robinson Crusoe. “Within the Law” Is Now a Feature Movie Can you picture the incomparable Norma Talmadge as an adventuress who specializes in breach of promise blackmail? As Mary Turner, released from prison, after serving time for a department store theft of which she is innocent, and under oath to “get even” with the employer who wanted to make an example of her. she has such a role in the big First National picture, “Within the Law," coming to the Circle Theater Sunday. Embittered by her inability to gain respectable employment. Mary joins a gang of blackmailers with the proviso that they work only “within the law." And obtaining monetary “heart balm" from wealthy and injudicious men she found to be the safest and most lucrative method. The complications grow when Dick Gilder, eon of Mary’s hated former employer, is picked as a victim, following the most extraordinary and dramatic romance develops. Mary Turner is the stellar part made famous by Jane Cowl on the stage in Bayor Vellier’s play. It Is said to give Miss Talmadge the greatest opportunity she has yet had to reveal her extraordinary emotional powers. Jack Mulhall and Lew Cody have the principal male rules; Eileen Percy portrays Aggie Lynch, the blackmailer who induces Mary to join the band. Prominent parts are also played by De Witt Jennings. Lincoln Plummer, Joseph Kilgour. Helen Ferguson. Wande Crane. Lionel Belmore, Catherine Murphy and Thomas Rick- j etts. -I- -!- -!- Romantic Movie to Be at Smith’s Next Week “The Isle of Lost Ships,” the screen version of Crittenden Marriott’s fantastic tale of love and adventure, comes to Mister Smith’s Sunday, with Anna Q. Nilsson and Milton Sills in the featured roles. The story concerns a girl and two i men. who following a shipwreck, find I a haven in a legendary “island of I ships” in the center of the Sargasso •

I ' c Mfttinfhe£xn\ i One of America’s Greatest Stage Plays jf| The romance of beautiful Mary Turner, falsely accused vjv of another's crime—persecuted—and her plan for ven- Jr Jjl fm geance keeping at all times Within the Law —and a usual Jlilf \L Talmadge Quality Cast of supporting players Jl&Ba[ vS DIRECTED BY FRANK LLOYD JfiH "Pomp and Circumstance*

MANY IMPORTANT MOVIES BOOKED NEXT V/EEK

No. I—Eleanor Boardman as she appears in “Souls for Sale," at the Ohio next week.

Sea. The girl proves a welcome bit of salvage to the powerful and arrogant captain who rules the etrange port and the community of castaways they find there. T.ie fight which two of the men wages with this ruler for the possession of the girl is said to be one of the most thrilling parts of the picture, which is replete with thrills. The subsequent escape cf the. trio In a submarine is a spectacular piece of action. Frank Campeau and Walter Long are the principal actors in support of the featured players. Others in the cast are Bert Woodruff. Aggie Herring and Irene Hunt. Hundreds of Players Take Part in Ohio Movie “Souls for Sale” will open an engagement Sunday at the Ohio. In a natural and easy style, Hughes takes a girl. Remember Steddon, from a small town, and, after a series of dramatic incidents, places her in Hollywood. Through two or three accidents, she happens to get a job. The story is dramatic and different. One is shown girls trying to vamp the casting director for a job. There are the interiors of the studio where the pictures are being “shot,” and the scenes in the desert “with the usual sheik crossing the sands with the usual captive.” And the list of players

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No. 2—Ethel Clayton in “If I Were King,” a movie feature, at the Palace the first half of next week.

Involved seems like a census of Hollywood in alphabetical order. There are close-ups of famous stars eating lunch in the Goldwyn restaurant. There are the Thursday night hops of the celluloid set. Charles Chaplin, without his disguise, and in another scene Eric Von Stroheim, with his son, directing some pictures; a big society drama being filmed, with the “big punch” in the continuity advising the heroine to jump into the water and ruin a SI,OOO gown, rather than ruin her priceless reputation. The girl is threatened by the \ljlain. and see.® how fatal scandal Is to an actress, and how unjust is the application of one instance to the entire profession. Realizing that at last Is Mem's father, who cp.rne to scoff and stayed to play. But Mem becomes a famous star, because, besides being beautiful and willing to work hard, she has both the leading man and the director in love with her. And the burning of a huge circus scene, with its attendant excitement. provides a th'riiling climax. Eleanor Boardman Is cast as Mem and Richard Dix as the director of the company; Tom Mayor, the leading man: Barbara La Marr. the vamp; Mae Busch, the ingenue, and Lew Cody, as the villain, do some exceptionally good work and head a large and fascinating cast.

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No. 3 —Nonna Talmadge. Jack Mulhall and Lew Cody in a scene from "Within the Law.” at the Circle next week.

Ten Best Keith Acts of the Variety Season

By WALTER D. HICKMAN THE TASK of choosing the ten best vaudeville acts seen at B. F. Keith’s this season is now my pleasant but d iff: cult task. Since the ten best movies and the ten best plays have been chosen, I have been asked by patrons of this department to let them know my idea regarding Keith’s ten best of the 1922-1923 season. My choice is ; Sophie Tucker, Rae Samuels, Jack Osterman, Joe Cook, Olsen and Johnson, the Morgan Dancers, Van and Schenck, Chic Sale, Oriole Terrace Orchestra and Marion Harris.

It must be remembered that the list Is my personal idea, of the ten best. I place tho ten on an equal footing of appreciation. Os the jazz time singers, I believe that any list would include Sophie Tucker. Rae Samuels and Marion Harris. These three singers of a certain class of song enhance the value of melody with their own personality and ideas of the show business.

Rupert Hughes’ THRILLING RED-BOOK MAGAZINE — -a Rupert Hughes has made a daring motion picture. He pictures Some of the Thrills j JJJ f —A girl’s fight for fame. V FILMLAND’S SECRETS colony whose follies and foibles —The leap from a fast express. charii* übpn n occupy the attention of the ryr. . .. ■ , , Bteanor Boardm*n John Hnlnpoti* WOrld. Here IS the Untold StOTy —lne circus fire that traps hun- rnmh mbt Bei e . , ~ , ... jjredg, r.*w cdy of stadicland, the unwritten rec- , niohard m* A! l I<vk ® ord of the iife of its beautiful Lille in Hollywood. Barbara LaMair T - Ro r Birae* _ —How Films are made. *-u.ch johnny wm**, women and lts famocs men - D .. Atlren Pringle Claude GUllnrwatoi' “t?OUls fOT Sale” fe the story Os X erliS Os StUdlO work. Marshall Ndlso Chester Conhlin t I . . it tt ur ... , Kln „ a brave girl who stormed the —Home life of the stars. Kln: vtdor aw q. nii„ ... XT ~ * * T 11 , Jane Mat hi* Robert Kdem pOrt&IS Oi the piCtUTe COIOny Noontime In Hollywood, show- Erich Vonstroheim Milton suu r il<inp an( s rinbefriended TTp r ing the greatest stars of the m.* o Bni n Blanche sweet jne an ‘ anDernenaed. Her film world. Nlblo BnrTmra Bedford IlSUTOtiv© is SfclXk dniniE, tfirili** -And other thrills in the sensa- tag, nhimtaatmg, absorbing. A tional picture. Jemi ller holt Raymond Griffith piciUTfi JOU IK>t KtLsS* Mabel Ballln Clalr Windsor Lillian Leighton Jesn Hsike] a l<9 o Ospimr Oodowsky Ziuu Pitts I VI "pT) A TTITA T)D TV~\TT\TTN --a* *1 / WUliara n. (Irm Patsy Bath Miller VJV'VJ A CLU ? ▼ ALKX/ fcdlbil!slsS!iSlaw\ / AND HIS NEW 5 /N \ ' OHIO ORCHESTRA 1 '

No. 4 —Milton Sills and Anna Q. Nijsaon in “The Isle of Lost Ships," at Mister Smith’s.

I know there will be no argument concerning tho position of Chic Sale on my ten best list. He Is an individual artist of rare ability at characterization. I place Jack Osterman on my list of honor hocauso he reflects to best advantage tho work of the present generation, I mean the younger class, on tho variety stage. He has personality and above all breezy youth. It is this man's personality which

TROWBRIDGE GIVES IMPORTANT DATA ON CLOSING SEASON Theater Manager Discusses Good and Bad Attributes of Plays and Players. By NELSON TROWBRIDGE Manager of tho Murat Theater. IT IS CUSTOMARY at the close of the theatrical season to have someone write a resume story, giving the list of attractions, the stars, tho number of legitimate attractions in tho city, how they were deivided, etc., for the past season. As manager of one of the legitimate houses in the city I have taken upon myself to carefully tabulate everything that was seen here to enable tho readers to familiarize themselves with same. There were forty-eight legitimate attractions that played in Indianapolis in the two first-class theaters —English Opera House and the ShubertMurat Theater. Twenty two of these were seen at tho English and twentysix at the Shubert-Murat. It is interesting to note there were twentyone musical comedies seen here, fifteen dramas and but twelve comedies. This list does not include any of tho musical attractions or those that come under tho classification of “miscellaneous." The high lights of the season were the engagement of A1 Jolson in "Bombo” and “The Music Box Revue." We were fortunate in having two of James O'Neil's dramas—“ The Hairy Ape” and "Anna Christie." There were more stars seen in Indianapolis the last season than in the last throe years. Os the musical comedies, 21 in all. 11 wore seen at the Shubert-Murat makes him a winner with all classes of audiences. Van and Sohenkc before their current vaudeville tour were the most discussed features of The Follies. Their success here entitles them to honor. In naming Joe Cook, I feel that it is not necessary to make any comment.. The same with Olsen and Johnson. Os the many dancers at Keith's this season, I selected the Morgan Dancers because of the marvelous beauty of tho act. They really recited 1n dance a dramatic poem. Os all the orchestras of the season at Keith’s, I selected the Oriole Terraco Orchestra. To my mind this organization is unexcelled on the stage. Some might have placed Renee Roberts, a splendid artist, and Karl Norman, known as "Tho Creole Fashion Plate," on the list. Tommy Swift and Mart’ Kelly deserve mention of honor because of their breezy and delightful chatter. Make your own list This is mine.

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and 10 at the English. The list follows: “The Passing Show of 1922.” “Up in the Clouds,” “Greenwich Village Follies.” “George White’s Scandals." .“The Music Box Revue,” “Bringing Up Father,” “Follow Ale,” “Bombo,” “Tangerine,” “Elsie,” “Twentieth Century Revue,” ‘ln and Out,” “Shuffle Along,” “Make It Snappy,” “Tip Top,” “Ed Wynn Carnival,” “Red Pepper,” “Plantation Days,” “Sue. Dear,” “Hollo, Prosperity,” "For Goodness Salve.” Dramas Were Not So Plentiful Last Season Os the dramas —fifteen in all, thirteen were at the Shubert-Murat and two at the English. They follow: “A New Way To Pay Old Debts,” “Hamlet,” “The Ring of Truth,” “The Circle,” “The Green Goddess,” “The Bat,” “The’Wheel of Life,” “The Guilty One,".“Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come,” “Why Girls Go Wrong,” "Liliom,” “The H;ury Ape.” “The Hindu," “Bird of Paradise” and “Anna Christie.’ Os the comedies —twelve in all, nine were at the English and three at the Shubert-Murat as follows: “The Gold Diggers,” “The Rubicon,” “For All of Us,” “To The Ladies,” “Intimate Strangers,” ' Dulcy,” “The French Doll,” “Mr. Antonio,” “Kempy,” “Steve,” “Lightnln’ ” and “So This Is London.” From a business standpoint, tho six finest atractions seen in Indianapolis were “Bombo,” “The Music Box Revue,” “The Greenwich Village Frillies,” “The Hindu” and “Steve.” From an artistic standpoint, the six finest attractions were “Liliom,” “Anna Christie,” “The Hairy Ape,” “The Green Goddess,” “The Circle,” “The Music Box Revue.” The six worst attractions undoubtedly were: “Why Girls Go Wrong,” “Twentieth Century Revue," “Bringing Up Father,” “Follow Me," “The Little I Shepherd of Kingdom Come” and “The Rubicon." Names but Box Office Attractions The biggest single business done by any attraction for length of time it was here was by “The Greenwich Village Follies,” which played at the 1 Shubert-Murat Feb. 22, 23, 24. The j biggest business done on the week | was “Bombo” and “The Music Box ; Revue." It is interesting to note that in ail cases but one the highbrow drama I hired very poorly in Indianapolis. I : refer to the engagement of “The | Hairy Ape” and “Anna Christie." Among the musical attractions seen 1 lr, the city during the past season i were Sal Sedo harp assembly, Mme. ; Cahier. Paderewski, John Powell, | Bachaus, Norrftan Granrilje, Ellman, J Krelsle.r, Levitski, Russian grand opera, Muench, Farrar, Rachmaninoff, Cincinnati orchestra and Clare Dux. Among the miscellaneous attroc- ' tions seen in Indianapolis during the past season were: Dr. Hume, “Book of Job,” “After Six Days,” “Isadora Duncan," A1 G. Fields Minstrels, Harry Lauder, Ruth St. Dennis, “The Third Alarm,” Thurston and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The theatrical season which just closed Saturday night with “The Passing Show of 1922” at the Shubert- ! Murat was ' bove the average. In I other wonts, we had more high-class attractions and beter attractions than lin the last few years, but there is

plenty of room for improvement as both the first-class theaters had considerable dark time and if the New York theatrical producers had only hooked in the city many of the attrae tions that were in our neighborhood, we could easily have had complete bookings. “Although the fact may hurt, the truth remains—that many of the New York Theatrical Producers are afraid to risk their attractions in this city. As an instance, “Up In The Clouds’’ played at the Shubert-Murat for three performances. The night before it played in Vincennes, Ind. Its gross business in the smaller city did twice the business of the Shubert-Murat for all three performances. With the closing of the winter season we now' go into the summer en gagements of “stock.” English’s al ready have opened with The Grand Players, who are in their fifth week, and the Shubert-Murat opens nex: Wednesday night with the Stuart Walker Company in “Hollo’s Wild Oat,” for an engagement of eighteen weeks.

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