Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 233, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 February 1924 — Page 6

Chaney’s Work in Hugo Film Will Live; Jill, Jane and May Buck Life’s Problems

By WALTER D. HICKMAN L* - “"* ON CHANEY has arrived at a commanding position in the movie world. His character work as Quasimodo in “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” only increases his vaJuea Chaney is an him a beast in LON CHANEY appearance, with , one eye covered by a wart and the other one always smiling with evil glee. His hands look like claws and hang down by his knees. He is a hunchback who walks about with movements of an ape. He is the evil power in Victor Hugo’s novel which can he used either for good or bad. It all depends upon the master. Chaney leaves nothing to the imagination. He is Quasimodo, the terrible hunchback of the cathedral. He is not a pleasant sight to behold, but he is the moving spirit of this really great story. It is a story of dark nass and shadows; a masterpiece of black tragedy. The dramatic background of the Btory has not been changed, but certain elements, the religious side, has been carefully changed so as to create no offense. Some of our greatest dramatic characterisations have not been confined to “pleasant” people. For example, consider the human wreck that Lionel Barrymore played in “The Claw.” Also remember the work of a star in “The Hairy Ape.” Anna Christie was not a maiden of purity. I could name many others. I do not rebel at the work of Chaney in “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” because I consider It one of the truly great characterizations ever acted before a movie camera. It is great not because of its ugliness, but rather triumphs because Chaney has caught the spirit of Victor Hugo and brought the character to the screen. Clianey Mounts to Great Heights Near Close of Film When Quasimodo attacks single handed a mob at the cathedral doors at night, he does it because he wishes to protect Esmeralda, as she had been kind to him. To repay her, his fiendish plan Is to drop molten lead upon the hundreds pounding at the doors. While the fires under the pots of lead are burning, Quasimodo plans more death. He drops great rocks upon the people. He yells, screams and hisses out his messages of destruction. He dances while he pours death upon the people.

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It is during these scenes that Chaney does some of the most convincingly dramatic work I have ev|r seen upon the screen. He becomes a regular madman. Never has more powerful work been done on a movie screen. Chaney’ alone would make this photoplay worth w’hile, but a. great story of old-time Paris is acted upon the silver screen. You probably will think of Chaney first w’hen the name of “The Hunchback” is mentioned, but you w'ill recall the many marvelous sets built especially for this play. The cathedral has been reproduced as the background for Hugo's dramatic j mater-piece. and it is because of Cha- ■ ney’s ability to catch the spirit of the author that I consider Chaney one of the great character artists of the day. Competent Cast Aids the Star in Big Story Because I consider “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” one of the worthwhile dramatic pictures of the last ten years, I am going to give you yie cast in full as follows: Quasimodo Lon Chaney Clopin Ernest Torrence Esmeralda Patsy Ruth Miller Phoebus 'Norman Kerry Mme. do Gondelaurier Kate Lester Jehan Brandon Hurst Grlngoire Raymond Hatton Louis XI • Tully Marshall Dom Claude Nigel de Brulier Monsieur Neufchatel. .Harry L. Van Meter Godule Gladys Broekwell Marie Eulalte Jensen Fleur de Lys Winifred Bryson I cannot over estimate the dramatic value of this movie. It invites your attention and study. One of the rare dramatic treats of many a year. Don’t fail to see “The Hunchback of ! Notre Dame” at the Circle this week j as It contains superior acting by one 1 of the great character artists of the i day. Bakaleinikoff, director of the Circle Theater, has arranged a moving and dramatic musical setting for this photoplay. As an introductory atmos 1 pheric touch he plays the cello. The entire program at the Circle this week is masterful. -I- -|- -t A FEW MORE THOUGHTS ON “THE COVERED WAGON" Last October, “The Covered Wagon” j had a two weeks run at English's. It returned Sunday night for a week’s engagement at English's with j two permormance daily. When I first saw “The Covered Wagon," I was impressed with the simplicity of the story as well as ' J of the acting. Months Swg passed h!tv--W .JJB| first saw this IHt •O'. then 1 have on- ** W&SPE countered .KUVie or the Otb'-r i.iir WfcSySgdM screen pro ductions. This movie has a theme which is SH : a- vital part of | the historical aLs, ’ A imagination of IB every American. There is a JOHN FOX pioneer side to every man He can recall stories told him when a lad of these sturdy people who blazed a western pathway and made possible the onw’ard march of civilization. This movie not only stimulates the imagination, but makes one a part of the glorious pastThis picture talks history in a romantic way. The love element has been splendidly handled. The action has been correctly handled. It is the power of the movie to project ihe spirit of the pioneer that makes It a big human story. As I have covered this movie, at great length when first shown here I will conclude by stating that one has no right to pass up this photoplay. The cast is as follows. Molly Winirato Loi* Wilson Will Banioti J, Warren Kerrigan Jackson Krricst Torrence Jesse Wingate Charles Oirle Mrs Winpate Ethel Wale, Sam Woodhul! Alan Hale Rridirer Tully Marshall Joe bunstan Guy Oliver Jed Wingate John Fox At English's all W’eek. -j- -(- -|- DIVORC E PROBLEM IS MADE ENTERTAINING IN “RENO.” Rupert Hughes is a writer of popular fiction. , His chief purpose is to amuse, al | though his subject matter is often of a serious quality. In "Reno,” a story written rtf by Hughes, lie at tempts to throw some light nn the L, divorce evil and ■'Y the marriage . M problem while on vr* _ ■ you. I Kjygr * found it a rather nient to see how > he injects .amuse yjk •, tragedy of broken ■4 ' homes. He does j ‘rf! it through mother - ' , love ‘situations *c:> .and by a few comedy situations HELENE and then crashes CHADWICK In with a dramatic scene, a ! thrilling fight in Yellowstone Park i The author drives home one idea at j least, and that is—the necessity of i having uniform marriage and divorce , laws. He proves that a New York man may be divorced in Reno, then turn light around two hours later and w*K- ry another woman, and yet still be married to his first wife in New York, as Nevada divorces are void in New York. In South Carolina the State law does not permit divorce. Hughes shows that some so-called society women of New York do not take the marriage vows seriously. They consider marriage often only a meal ticket and a guarantee that their social position will be secure. There is a difference in husbands, you know, as hubby No. 1 may have only a frail $500,000. while hubby No. 2 may have a fat two million. And that is quite a difference. A clever cast has been assembled, i Lew Cody is cast as the muchly marI ried husband. He is married and di- ! voreed so many times that it Is necessary for him to stay away from New | York as he discovers “that he has three wives although he has received j two divorces in Reno. George Walsh i (haven’t seen him for quite a spell) is i cast as a No 2 husband of a di- | vorcedjtf woman. Geor§ has some real troubl*. before the problems are

straightened out. Helene Chadwick and Carmel Myers are among the muchly married women. The news weekly has some interesting views of the funeral of the late cx-President Woodrow Wilson in Washington. The bill includes a comedy, orchestral music and some good singing by Charles B. Lines. At the Ohio all week. -I- -I- -IDICK TAD.MADGE USES NEW METHOD TO BREAK JAIL In "Watch Him Step,” a movie nowon view at the Isis, Dick Talmadge uses anew method to escape from jail. He does not attack the guards, but merely masquerades as a visitor on visiting day at the Jail. The astonished visitor discovers that he Is left stand ng in Dick’s place in jail. Then follows a merry chase In which Dicks climbs up and down fire escapes and then finally has a corking good fight with the villain of the story. Os course, Dick plays the role of a

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dashing hero when he rescues the heroine from the cluthes of the villain. Nice story with lot of action. Bill includes a Century comedy, “Buckin’ the Line.” At the Isis today, Tuesday- and Wednesday. (By Observer.) -I- ’l’ ’l’ NEW FOX MOVIE PROVES THAT FOLLY MI ST BE PAID FOR Gouverneur Morris when he wrote “You Can’t Get Away With It” seemed to have in mind, the theory that there is a moral pay day in the life of every man and woman. His doctrine is that men and women pay for their folly on earth. William Fox thought so much of the story that he obtained the movie rights and the result is that it is on view all week at the Apollo. You become acquainted with three sisters, Jill, Jane and May. These girls start out life with a silver spoon of luxury, but suddenly their father loses his w’ealth. This forces the three girls to obtain work. Jane and May become models in a store, but Jill becomes a clerk in a department store. May and Jane buck life’s problem with a high purpose, but Jill finds by cheating morally she can have an easier time. Jill does not count the costs when

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she gives up her clerking job to move into a “love cottage” paid for by the husband of another woman. Os course the man in the case is unhappily married, but his wife refuses to divorce him. So he seeks “happiness” in a cottage with Jill. Death suddenly removes the man and 60 Jill is left without funds, but later discovers that he has provided for her. While traveling In Europe she meets a nice lad and they become engaged. Knowing that her past will become known to him she breaks his dreams by telling him what she has been. .The author continues on the theory that love is love, and in the end there Is a happy adjustment of the heart and cruel fact. Those acting the chief roles are Percy Marmont, Malcolm McGregor, Betty Bouton, Barbara Tennant, Grace Morse and others. The bill includes a comedy, a news weekly and orchestral music. At the Apollo all week. -I- -I- -IMOVIES 4AD VARIETY ACTS AT LINCOLN SQUARE The movie feature at the Lincoln Square this week is “The Love Ban dlt," a melodrama of the north woods with Doris Kenyon and Cecil Spooner. Spooner plays the role of a hero

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a chance in business, and no “stock gambler” ever took more chances than the Dakota farmers have done. Diversify Farming In the first place, they have pinned their faith to a single crop. In the second place, they have plunged inland. Buying on the high prices of war times, they have over-extended their land holdings, and, as an eastern merchant would say, have made excessive commitments. To relieve this situation is one thing; to remedy is another. To remedy, the cause of the trouble must be removed. The clauses are (X) too much wheat, (2) too much dependence on a single crop. OWNERSHIP PLAN HIGHLY INDORSED Utility Body Cites Advantages of Local Arrangement. A recent decision of the Idaho public utilities commission contains statements indicative of the good measure of protection now provided for investors in the public service industry. The decision is interesting to Hoosiers because large numbers of them have become public utility shareholders. through the customer owner ship policy recently adopted by the Central Indiana Power Company, of which the Merchants Heat and Light Company Is the Indianapolis unit. The decision shows the modern trend of regulatory authorities to keep In mind at all times the rights of investors in rate and valuation cases. The commission pointed out the fact that to arrive at the value of a public service concern, there must be considered many different factors each in the light ox these throe angles of interest: 1. The interest of the ccnsuming public. 2. The Interest of the Investor 3. The interest of the State. The commission made it plain that it must not be taken to mean that those interests are separable or con flicting. It is pointed out that what Is conducive to the Interest of one, is equally for the Interest of the other. The commission emphasizes the fact shat one of the most important elements in State progress is ample and satisfactory public utility service and the ready extension of It as needed. The ever-growing popularity of the customer-ownership plan of the Central Indiana Power Company is evidence that Indiana people bp? fully alive to the close relationship between State progress and public service development. POINCARE SLIGHTLY ILL French Premier’s Indisposition Not Serious, Secretary Says. Su United Prete PARIS, Feb. IX. —Premier Poincare is slightly indisposed and remained at home Sunday and this morning. “M. Poincare's Indisposition is not serious," his secretary said.

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