Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 84, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 August 1923 — Page 5
SATURDAY, AUG. 18, 1923
LOCAL MANAGERS RUSH BIG FILM SPECIALS HERE NEXT WEEK
Mrs, Wallace Reid to Open Sunday at Apollo in ‘Huhian Wreckage’—Brand New Production of Rex Beach’s Novel, ‘The Spoilers,’ Due at Circle.. mNDIANAPOLIS managers of movie theaters are rushing the fall season into the city as several of the big films of the year are scheduled for showings next Veek. / At the Apollo, Mrs. Wallace Reid will appear in “Euman Wreckage,” an indictment against dope. Anew production of Spoilers,” never before seen here, will be the feature at the Circle next -week.
The Ohio theater will spring a novelty by presenting Kara, known as the “Man with the thousand eyes’’ and Mile. Bianca, a dancer, as feature offerings in addition to the regular movie program. The Rialto goes into the sixth consecutive week of its run Sunday of Griffith’s “The Birth of a Nation.” Mister Smith’s will present next week, Irving Cummings in “Man from Hell’s River.” The bill for the first half of the.-week at the Isis will feature Harry Carey in Miracle Baby.” . - T T -Iallace Reid’s Protest Against Dope Arrives in Movie Form. “Human Wreckage,” Mrs. Wallace Reid’s special production, made by her to be used as a weapon in her nation-wide fight against the appalling menace of the narcotic traffic, and which reveals the “dope” danger confronting all classes of people, shewing that no one, not even little children, can be considered immune from its ravages, will be the attraction at the Apollo next week. The story was written by C. Gardner Sullivan, and the picture directed by John Griffith Wark. It is not the story of a weakling, but of a man, big both in nature and Btature; a man bitterly opposed to the Illegal traffic, a leader, in fact, in the ranks of those who strive to wipe the evil from the face of the earth. His downfall, coming through overwork, as it does in so many cases of similar nature, he fights the same fight that oth.ers have fought before 4*im—for health, happiness and recovery, It is these silent figures, who, in solilhry places, wage war against the unseen beast, that Mrs. Reid pays tribute. Mrs. Reid, who as Dorothy Davenport, was a popular leading woman before her marriage to the lamented Wallie. portrays one of the chief characters of the story. Her supporting cast is made up of such screen notables as James Kirkwood, Bessie Love. George Hackathome, Claire McDowell. Robert McKim, Victory Bateman, Harry Northup. Kric Mayne, Otto Hoffman, Philip Sleeman and Lucille Ricksen. The mayor of Los Angeles, George E.'Th'-yer, Federal Judge Benjamin Bledsoe, and a dozen or more prominent officials and civic leaders also appear In the picture. Among other program features there will be the Fox news weekly, a Christy Comedy, “Hot Water,” music by Virgil Moore’s Apollo orchestra and organ selections by Lester Huff. -!- -I- -!- New Production of “The Spoilers” Opens Sunday at Circle The new production of Rex Beach’s novel of Alaska, "jThe Spoilers,” which stands for all time as one of the greatest cf all American narratives, comes to the Circle on Sunday with a brilliant cast, headed by Anna Q. Nillson, Milton Sills and Noah Beery in the role3 created for the eereen by Kathlyn Williams, William Famum and Thomas Santschl. These are the words of one of the foremost movie critics of the age in discussing the fight: “It’ll drag ’em to the ends of their seats. The thought uppermost in our mind was: ‘Can Milton Sills equal the battle put up by Bill Farnum and Tom Santschl in a former version of this vibrant Rex Beach tale?’ 61119 undoubtedly had some thoughts along this same line also and so did Noah Beery. Well, rest assured that these two put up a battle-in this picture that is as close to the real thing as it is humanly possible to make it. We have It on high authority that Sills was laid up for three weeks after the fight. We believe it.”
I \ ACQUATIC PRODUCTION O mi Reach Frolics I PRESENTED BY |K|pßgi il ll|p|, JOI4 THE LYRIC BATHING REVUE If See Indianapolis’s most beautiful mermaids in a fashion po- / ■*,- fade of beach costumes that wilTbe worn at all lurjfo summer # W ROBINSON’S SYNCOPATORS I HHII r 8 *1 n Singers, Instrumentalists Bm I and Melody Tantalizers | £vi Morgan 6? Wooley Howard & Armstrong J|jl \-V •* Snub Pollard Comedy “Jack Frost”
Every theatergoer is familiar with the story of Roy Glennister and his pal. Joe Dextry, who go to the Alaskan gold fields to stake out a rich claim. Glennis#er falls in love with Helen Chester, the niece of the man who tries to rob him of his claim, and Cherry Malotte, beautiful adventuress, becomes deeply infatuated with Glennister. After a series of thrilling and romantic incidents, he is robbed of his mine and regains possession of it, and wins the love of Helen Chester, after Cherry Malotte has made a great sacrifice for him. Barbara Bedford is seen as Helen Chester, and others in the cast are Rockeliffe Fellowes, Louise Fazenda, Ford Sterling, Wallace MacDonald, Robert McKim and Mitchell Lewis. In addition to the feature picture there will be comedy entitled, “Wrecks.” a Circlette of News and the overture, D. F. E. Auber’s “Fra Diavolo,” played by the Circle orchestra. -I- -I- IKara to Appear in Person At the Ohio All Next Week. Kara, known ns the man with “the thousand eyes,” will be an extra attraction at the Ohio nejft' week. He and his company, including Mile. Biance, a dancer, wJH appear in "A Night in the Orient.’ Kara will answer all questions asked. Mile. Bianca will appear in ‘ The Crystal Dance.” The movie feature will be “The Truth About Wives,” with Betty Blythe, Tyrone Powers, William B. Carlton, Anne Luther, Fred Jones, John Daly Murpfiy, Marcia Harris and others. The story has to do with Helen Frazer, who marries Harold Lawton because her mother has considered him sufficiently eligible socially. Previous to her marriage, Helen had known that Harold Hendricks, a powerful, self-made man, had asked her mother for her hand in marriage, but had been refused. Helen did not know that Albert Emerson, Harold's friend, and best man at the wedding, paid the bridegroom's debts and bought off Letty Loraine, a chorus girl, from bringing a breach of promise suit against Harold. At the end of four years, Helen learns that Harold has not been all he should have been and then Howard Hendricks appears. -I- -I- -IIrving Cummings Is Featured in Curwood’s Story "Man From Hell’s River,” adapted from “The God of Her People,” by James Oliver Curwood, comes to Mis ter Smith’s Sunday, with Irving Cummings In the featured role. The story has its locale in Northwest Canada, and revolves around the self-sacrifice of a girl to spare her father, and the romance between her and a Mountle. The third high light in the production is the introduction of Rln-Tin, the famous wolf-dog, who acts as pilot for the officers’ dog team. To save her father, the girl marries a renegade, but falls in love with a mounted police officer. The story depicts the struggledbetween the ruffianhusband and the sweetheart, who triumphs in the end. Eva Novak is seen as the girl. Wallace Beery is the husband and Frank Whitson and Robert Klein are also in the cast. -I- -I- -IIsis Again Offers Two Feature Bills As an adventurer in the vast timber lands of the Northwest, Harry Carey gets away from his familiar cowboy togs and the atmosphere of Western ranches in his new picture,
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MANY NOVELTIES ON LOCAL STAGE NEXT WEEK
No. I—Kara, known as the "Man With a Thousand Eyes.” will be an extra attraction at the Ohio next wdek.
“The Miracle Baby,” which will be presented at the Isis the first half of next week. The story, written by Frank Richardsoi. Pierce, depicts the softening Influence of a prattling baby on a situation potent with dramatic and tragic possibilities. Action all the way and a romance of interesting appeals adds to the entertainment qualities of the picture. The program will also include a Plum Center comedy, "Track Tricks.” On Thursday the mid-week change will bring Gladys Walton in "Crossed Wires,” a comedy drama described as a satire on telephone service and society pretense. Miss Walton has the role of Marcel Murphy, a “hello” girl with a passion for studying the Blue Book, and imagining herself as an Inmate of its dream palaces. George Stewart, brother of Anita: Tom S. Guise, Lillian Langdon, Kate Price, Eddie Gribbon, Eloise Nesbit and Louis Mason are in the cast. Harold Lloyd in “Now or Never" will be the comedy feature. -!- -I- -!- Sixth Week for Griffith’s Big Feature at the Rialto. D. W. Griffith’s “The Birth of a Nation' begins Monday Its sixth consecutive week at the Rialto. The revival comes in the wake of Its great success in New York City, in a theater which seats more than 5.000 people. It ran for the longest tlmo a screen production was ever booked In that house known for any production in a Broadway theater for a given week. This record is the more astonishing as “The Birth of a Nation,” was revived last spring at a time when four other screen successes were in the very height of their respective runs but none, not excepting Griffith's masterpiece, “Way Dqwn East,” ever played a week in New York to any such figures. It was an unqualified success in every particular and will be presented here as It was on this occasion with the stirring original score, the effective stage accomplishments, the most wonderful cast ever assembled in a motion picture production and with every attention to detail calculated to make it as appealing as ever. The story needs no retelling, but those n*emorable battle scenes, the
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No. 2—Lottie Mayer, diving expert, who will top next week's bill at the Lyric. No. 3—Dorothy Taylor will be at
Murat Music The Stuart Walker production of "Jonathan Makes a Wish,” will be featured by the incidental music composed for the play by Herbert E. Hyde, and played by the Orloff Trio. The trio will be augmented for the play, which was written by Walker and which will be produced next week by flute and harp. The program is as follaws: Hungarian Dance in D Brahms Ave Maria Bac.h-Gounod Salute d'Amour Elgar great plantation views, tho dreamy life of the old Southland, the romance and heart Interest gathering about its love conflicts, the appearance of such mighty figures of history as Lincoln, Grant, Lee and others of equal prominence who played their parts in writing the most crucial periods of American history when the nation 'was being welded into a mighty union can be forgotten or lose their marvelous appeal. Ready to Launch New Movie Extensive plans are being made for the launching of John M. Stahl's newest production, “The Wanters,” which Is to be an early fall release through First National. Tho film is now in the hands of the editors. Among the screen celebrities in “Tho Wanter,” which is a brilliant place of New York life, are: Marie Prevost. Huntley Gordon, Norma Shearer, Robert Ellis, Gertrude Astor, Lincoln Stedman and Richard Headrick.
PALACE 1:00 TO 11:00 P. M. ————, I MON., TUES., WED. ONLY THE CLOWN REVUE ' With PLOETZ BROS. & SISTER -InCLASSIC BUFFOONERY ~ LEW HAWKINS The Chesterfield of Minstrelsy “MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING” A LOAD OF LAUGHS YES MEANS NO IT’S A FARCE COMEDY DOROTHY TAYLOR Assisted by Morty Howard in "JUST SONGS” LES SPLENDIDS European champion art roller skaters in their latest novelty on their high table. ♦ PHOTO FEATURE “THE MAN FROM GLENGARRY” From a story by Ralph Connor produced In the Canadian Wilds on the spot where the book was written
tbo Palace the first half of next week. No. 4—Jean Spurney, who will be
WALKER 10 APPEAR IN HIS OWN PLAY l Makes Only Appearance of Season Next Week, For the next to the last week of their 1923 engagement at the Murat theater, beginning Monday night, the Stuart Walker company will appear in "Jonathan Makes A Wish,’ a play from the pen of Stuart Walker, directed by Walker, and the vehicle In which he will make his first and only appearance of the season. The piece was originally presented at the Murat in 1918 and was the following winter put on at the Princess theater in New York. It received exceptionally fine notices from the newspaper reviewers. In the words of Heywood Broun, dramatic, editor of the New York World, It was a play “every one should see, and having seen, would not want to change.” It Is In three acts and hard to slip into any Stereotyped classification because it Js a mixture of comedy, fantasy, tragedy and realism. The story concerns a youth who, like thousands of other boys, finds his cherished wishes swept ruthlessly aside by the practical hand of his stern elders. “I have tried to set forth the dreams and enchantments and fears of youth,” says Walker with reference to his play. “Like little candles
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In the cast of Walker’s “Jonathan Makes a Wish,” at the Murat next week.
burn Jonathan’s wish and the longings of other boys like him—brave, tremulous little lights that parents and elders too seldom heed. Os all the marvels of life, none can compare with the heart of a boy—if I succeed in giving a hint of its wonders in. my play I have been .amply compensated and am happy.” Special incidental music has been composed for the play and will be rendered by the Orloff Trio. There are several picturesque scenes in the play and for the beautiful dream scene in the second act Frederick Foord has designed a special setting. In the role of Jonathan, William Kirkland will have his first leading role of the season. He is an admirable selection for the portrayal of this difficult part. Stuart Walker will appear as Jonathan's sympathetic and kindly Uncle Nathaniel. Others in the east will include Judith Lowry as Jonathan's Aunt Letitia, George Somnes, Luoile Nikolas. Jean Spurney, Jack King Davis, Thomas Springer and others. Two New'"Ones Ready Two pictures nearing completion at the United Studios, Hollywood, for First National releases, are "Thundergate.*’ a picturization of Sidney Herschel Small's “The Lord of Thundergate," a story of Chinese and American life and "The Age of Desire.” a screen version of Dixie Willson's "Dust in the Doorway.” Joseph De Grasse is directing the former and Frank Borzage the latter.
waM STUAmpi Mats. Wed., Mats. 500 Thur. and Sat. Seats at 25c FIRST TIME MONDAY NIGHT STUART WALKER’S WHIMSICAL PLAY OF YOUTH. A DELIGHTFUL COMBINATION OF BEAUTY. SENTIMENT HUMOR, ROMANCE AND REALISM. JONATHAN MAKES A WISH Heywood Broun of the New York World said of it. A play every thinking person should see. And having seen, would not want to change.” SCENES OF UNUSUAL BEAUTY AND BRILLIANCE, AND SPECIAL INCIDENTAL'MUSIC.
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Broad Ripple Park and Bathing Beach MORE FEATURES THAN A CIRCUS! Amusements for every one. Try the Aerial Swing, Junior Speedway, the Old Mill, Merry-Go-Round, the Steamer Sunbeam and Ponies. Dance Carnival Every Night Except Monday and Friday
FREE ATTRACTION! Capt. Wanamaker’s Death-Defying High Dive THE SEASON’S SENSATION August 20 to 25, Inclusive RIVERSIDE AMUSEMENT PARK The Joy Spot
KLOWN REVUE TOPS NEW VARIETY BILL AT PALACE MONDAY Indianapolis Girls Appear in Bathing Suit Parade at Lyric Theater, fry, HE KLOWN REVUE, with ■ the Ploetz brothers and sisL_ ter, will have the center of the stage at the Palace the first half of next week The Ploetz brothers are garbed as traditional clowns. They are all grotesque dancers. The men are also acrobats. The girl sings. Other acts .will Jae: LES SPLENDIDS European champion roller skaters in the latest novelty on their high table. Splendid dances, poses and does sensational acrobatics on the rollers. DOROTHY TAYLOR —A soprano said to have a voice of rich tone , qualities who offers “Just Songs.” She is accompanied at the piano by Morty Howard. LEW HAWKINS —The • Chesterfield of minstrelsy wAo does a blackface turn with original songs and stories titled "Much Ado About Nothing.” WALTER FISHER AND COMPANY —Assisted by Adelle Marsh in a one-act playlet, “Go Into the Kitchen. l- ' The show starting Thursday features Elly, America’s “foremost woman juggler,” who attempts some difficult tricks. Elly is naturally small in size and thereby amazes her audience by juggling with ease objects that are several times bigger than herself. Other acts: CHUNG HWA TRIO —Chinese exponents of harmony and fun. said to be the only oriental team of its kind to be traveling in vaudeville. It is presented by E. A. Donsang, Jas Ah Chung and H. K. Liang. GERTRUDE BARNES —In “A Gale of Mirth, Melody and Fashion,” written by Blanche Merrill. Miss Barnes wears gowns that are said to be both rich and becoming as well as having several unique costume changes. GEORGE MORTON —Who prorides a full measure of entertainment with the help of a ukulele. One other act completes the bill. ON THE SCREEN—RaIph Connor's story “The Man From Glengarry,” a red-blooded romance of the Canadian wilds, a lumberman's feud, and a thrilling love theme will be or. view the first half of the week. “Her Fatal Millions” is the screenfare for* the last half of the week, with Viola Dana, Huntly Gordon, Allan Forrest. Peggy Brown Edward Connelly, Kate Price and Joy Wlnthrop in the cast. Other reels are the Patho News Screen Topics and a comedy. -!- -I- -IDiving Acts Head New Bill at Lyric Indianapolis girls in a style display of beach and bathing costumes will b> one of tho features of Lottie
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“French Doll” Lavish
Though all her recent productions have been noted for lavishly beautiful sets and clothes, it is said that Mae Murray has Outdone herself in “The French Doll” and that this latest picture is a veritable extravaganza of exotic and beautiful gowns worn by Miss Murray. “The French Doll” is a Robert Z. Leonard presentation through Metro and is sponsored by Tiffany Productions, of which Mr. Leonard is director-general and M. H. Hoffman general manager. It was adapted to the screen by Frances Marion from the English adaptation by A. E. Thomas.
Mayer’s spectacular aquatic production, Frolics,” which comes to the Lyric next week. In addition to the diving feats performed by Miss Mayor, America’s champion woman long distance swimmer, and her Diving Nymphs, the local girls will parade the latest designs for beach wear. Among the creations are the King Tut, anew Hawaiian suit, which has already captured many first prizes, and several ethers after Miss Mayer’s ideas. Included also are rubber bathing suits. The Peacock, anew idea in decorations, and a fanciful one-piece creation of paisley silk. The bill will include: “THE MIX-UP”—A lively farce comedy containing a funny plot with many complications, presented by Morgan and Wooley and their own company of farceurs. LYRIC QUARTETTE—Harmony singing comedians who offer a well balanced repertoire of new songs Interspersed with favorites of long ago. ROBINSON'S SYNCOPATORS—A company of ten peppy instrumentalists and singers in a bang-up program of the latest musical hits. HOWARD AND ARMSTRONG—A popular comedy pair who are introducing their new comedy skit, made up of song and patter, called “A Regular Guy.” BILL AND BLONDY—Two boys who have a most amazing routine of acrobatic and equilibristic feats. WELLS, BROWN AND WELLS— A trio of dancers in a smart terp3ichorean revue. ON THE SCREEN —Snub Pollard comedy, "Jack Frost,” the Literary Digest's “Funv From the Press” and a Holmes educational subject, “The Lost Tribe.” t’orrinne to Have Big Part There is scarcely a star or featured player known to the screen who has not been considered by First National for the unusual roje of Madame Zattiany In “Black Oxen,” that of a woman of 59, who, through regeneration treatment, begins to act, feel and look like a girl iri her twenties. And to Corrinne Griffith has fallen this prize picture part.
STARTING TOMORROW MISTER SMITH'S THEATRE oilvetk. CURWOODT "MAN FROM HIM mwmr A beautiful production set in the majestic mountain scenery of Yosemite Park. A story of two-fisted, cleanhearted men. A romance of the frozen North, with Irving Cummings Wallace Beery Eva Novak and Rin Tin the Noted Canine Actor ALSO Q ROUND O “FIGHTING BLOOD” KINOGRAMS \ ' MUSIC
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