Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 166, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 November 1923 — Page 5

SATURDAY, NOV. 24, 1923

THANKSGIVING WEEK BRINGS MANY IMPORTANT NEW FILMS

Marion Davies in ‘Little Old New York’ Comes to Circle — Ohio to Present ‘The Gold Diggers’ Next Week —New Neighborhood Theater Ready to Open, Thanksgiving week this year will go down in movie history i* this city as an important one. The Circle has booked Marion Davies in “Little Old New York,” a movie version of the stage success. “The Gold Diggers,” a screen version of another stage success, will be at the Ohio. The Apollo will offer Tom Mix in “The Lone Star Ranger,” and Mister Smith's will have “Enemies of Women.” The first half of the week, the Isis will offer “The Thrill Chaser. ’ ’

The new St. Clair neighborhood theater has been completed and is ready to open. -[- -1- -ILittle Old New York” Due at Circle Sunday Marion Davies comes to the Circle Theatre on Sunday in “Little Old New York” in which the young star is said to have the most delightful role of her career, not excepting her Marj T Tudor in "When Knighthood Was in Flower.” All the quaint charm of New York s it was a century ago is revived in .his picture in which Miss Davies plays the role of Patricia O'Day, a little Irish girl, who comes to America and disguises herself as a boy in order to gain an inheritance which her brother was entitled to. On the death of her brother at sea. she r .aises him and her father that she take his place. She is successful with her masquerade until the climax of the picture, where she is force, to give up her disguise and reveal -elf as a forlorn and frlghtene, .rule girl. Woven into the picture is a beautiful love story which is described as being "as sweet and appealing as the oldfashioned mignonette which the belles of that day planted in their gardens. Because of the great length of this production all short subjects will of necessity be omitted, and the program will include in addition to the feature nothing but anew and unusual program by Mr. C. SharpeMinor, feature organist, who Is re maining at the Circle for a limited engagement. T T T Ohio Books “The Gold Diggers” for Next Week "The Gold Diggers,” Avery Hopwood’s story of chorus girls who "painlessly* extract money and other valuables from gentlemen of their acquaintance.” has been transformed into a motion picture by Warner Brothers under the sponsorship of David Belasco. and will be shown the coming week at the OhiOySfheater. Hope Hampton plays/ the leading role, that of Jerry Lamar, the chief gold digger, while Windham Standing plays the role of the relentless Uncle Stephen Lee. Others in the cast are: Louise Fazenda, Gertrude Short, Alec Francis, Jed Prouty. Arita Gillman, Peggy Brown, Margaret Seddon, Johnny Harron, Ann Cornwall, Edna Tlchenor, Frances Ross, Marie Prade and Louise Beaudet. "The Gold Diggers” has to do with Jerry Lamar, a gay young lady of the chorus who has befriended Violet, another member of the chorus who is in love with Wally Saunders, heir to 150,000,000. Because Wally's Uncle Steve objects to chorus girls, he has forbidden Wally to consider marriage with Violet, so Jerry sets out to con-, vlnce Uncle Steve that chorus girls are worthy of high respect. Her efforts to prove this form the basis for the play. Lester Huff will be at the organ. There will be music by the new Ohio Theater orchestra and a Ben Turpin comedy. “Asleep at the Switch,” and a Pathe news weekly. 1 om Mix’s latest Movie Booked at Apollo Torn Mix comes to the Apollo next - eek In ‘The Lone Star Ranger," an • etion picture adapted from Zane C rev’s novel, one of the author’s best sellers.” It relates the thrilling experiences of Duane, a chivalrous knight of the saddle whom Fate and a

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combination of circumstances brands as an outlaw. The Texas Rangers, an organization of mounted police who maintain law and order in the cattle lands of the Lone Star State runs Duane to earth, but he is promised his freedom if he will endeavor to break up a desperate band of cattle rustlers known as the “Cheseldine-Boggin gang.” Pledging himself to do It or to die in the attempt Duane is made a member of the Rangers. On the same day he saves the re spected Major Longstreet's daughter from the wreck of a stage coach. Later developments prove that the Major and Cheseldine. the outlaw chieftain, are one and the same man. Aware of her father's true identity, Duane, despite his love f l ' Helen, proceeds to fulfill his *r..sßion, encountering harrowing adventures and hair-breadth escapes leading up to a battle wherein the outlaws are wiped out. Completing the program there will be the Fox News Weekly, Hal Roach's juvenile comedians, “Our Gang," in a farce entitled “July Days.” organ selections by Ruth Nolier and music by Virgil Moore's Apollo orchestra. -!- -l-.-l- ---“ The Thrill Chaser" Is Booked at Isis Theater The strange experience of ad ventures of a cowboy who, through an odd quirk of circumstances, is drafted to play the role of a sheik In a motion picture production, forms the meat of the plot of Hot Gibson's new comedy drama, “The Thrill Chaser,” coming to the Isis the first half of next week. The astounded cow-punch-er is the storm center of more thrills to the minute than he had ever dreamed of. hut has a lot of fun in making the most of his bizarre environment. The comedy attraction

Famous Blues Singer With “Shuffle Along”

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EDITH SPENCER

In the cast of “Shuffle Along,” negro revue, coming to English’s tlie week of Dec. 3, will be Edith Spencer, well-known blues singer.

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HOLIDA Y WEEK FILM OFFERINGS ON LOCAL SCREEN

No. I—Hope Hampton in a scene from The Gold Diggers," opening Sunday at the Ohio. No. 2—Marion Davids and Harri-

will be “One Exciting Day,” starring Jack Earle. Roy Stewart and'Kathleen Kirkham are co-sturrerd in “One Eighth Apache," a romantic melodrama from the pen of Peter B. Kyne, which wil be presented Thursday and the rest of the week. The scenes are laid in the Northwest, the plot dealing with the affairs of the son of a western cattle baron, reared in effete East and then brought to Montana to Vrestle with some of the toughest problems that ever a man had to face. In the cast are Wilbur McGaugh, George M. Daniel and Richard Le Reno. Ben Wilson directed. The fun feature will be a Billy Rhodes comedy. “The Covered Schooner.” -I- -I- -!- Lionel Barrymore Heads Cast of “Enemies of Women” Vicente B'asco Ibanez' story, “Enemies of Women,” adapted to the screen by John Lynch, comes to Mister Smith's on Sunday. with Lionel Barrymore and Alma Rubens In the featured roles. The action of the story begins in the palace of the profligate Prince Lubimoff in Moscow in 1913. The story concerns the decadent Prince and his regeneration, along with that of Alicia, Duchess Deliile, a titled adventuress. through war service and self-sacrifice. Many of the scenes are laid in Monte Carlo, Paris and Nice, and all of these scenes were photographed on the actual locations, the entire company having spent several weeks In Europe during the making of the production. -I- -I- -INew Tlieator Opens Its Doors Saturday The new St. Clair Theater at Ft. Wayne Ave. and St. Clair St. opens today under the management and ownership of M. J. Duffecy. This Is anew neighborhood movie theater which will change its program daily. The program for the week Is as follows : Sunday—“ The Merry-Go-Round.” Monday—Priscilla Dean In “Drifting.” Tuesday—“ The Common Law." Wednesday—“ Rupert of Hentzau.” Thursday—“ Hollywood.” Friday—Mrs. Wallace Reid in "Human Wreckage.” Saturday—“ The Spoilers.” Sunday—" Ashes of Vengeance.”

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

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Star Ranger" at the Apouo next week. No. 4 —Roy Stewart in “OneEighth Apache” at the Isis the last

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liaif of the week. No. s—Lionel5 —Lionel Barrymore in “Enemies of Women” at Mister Smith's all next week.

Looks Up War Data for Film Forrest Halsey, who adapted Maude Fulton’s play, “The Humming Bird,” for screen production with Gloria Swanson in the star role, has gone to Vv ashington to look up war data at the War Department. The story of the picture takes place in Paris

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between the years 1914 and 1918 and, although the war scenes are merely background for the struggle of Tolnette with her love and against the Apaches, it is necessary to have details correct. The War Department’s film library is expected to give Halsey all the information he needs.

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