Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 244, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 February 1924 — Page 5

SATURDAY, FEB. 23,1924

TOM MIX, BOW, GISH AND MAY BUSCH IN NEXT WEEK’S PICTURES

Circle Offers 'Down to Sea in Ships’—‘White Sister' Will Open Sunday Night at English’s—‘Name the Man’ | at Ohio —‘Mile-a-Minute Romeo’ at Apollo. Leading screen players will have the chief roles in the photoplays to be seen here next week. Clara Bow will have an important role in ‘‘Down to the Sea in Ships” at the Circle. Lillian Gish will be surrounded by a big cast in “The White Sister,” opening Sunday night at English’s for the w r eek. The Ohio has a film version of a Hall Caine novel under 'title of “Name the Man.”

Tom Mix and his famous horse. “Tony,” will be seen in “Mile-A-Min-ute Romeo” at the Apollo. First half of the week the. Isis will offer Dick Hatton in “In the West.” Next week Mister Smith's will feature Franklyn Farnum in “Baffled.” -I- -I- -ICIRCLE TO PRESENT BIG riCTI RE OF SEA LIFE “Down to the Sea in Ships," a romance of the old whaling days in New England, will be the attraction at the Circle Theater beginning Sunday. The production contains some sea pictures dealing with the pursuit and capture of a ninety-ton whale, after it had charged the small boat holding its captors and broken it into fragments, tossing the occupants into the sea. Back of all the action, there is love story concerning a young maid and her sweetheart. Thomas Allen Dexter, a young engineer, returns to his childhood home and finds his little lay mate, Patience Morgan, grown to Hiarming young womanhood. He falls jn love with her, hut the decree of her stern father, a Quaker and owner of a whaling fleet, forbids his daughter’s marriage to any one but a whaleman Who has actually harpooned a whale. To answer this requirement, young Dexter determines to become a whaleman, but he is shanghaied and carried to sea a'gainst his will, under a cruel, swaggering bully, against whom the crew mutinies, and Dexter, in the prow of a long boat, sinks his iron into a whale in the midst of a school of the sea monsters, only to have the whale turn and attack the boat, breaking it into a thousand pieces. Marguerite Courtot is seen as Patience, Raymond McKee is young Dexter, and Clara Bow appears as the young half-sister of Patience. Others in the cast are William Walton and Pat Hartigan. The Circle program will include a Christy comedy, “Aggravatin’ Papa,” featuring Neal Burns, the Cirelette of News, and the orchestral overture, the Grand Fantasy from Faust, by Gounod, with Bakaleinikoff conducting. -I- -I- + NEW GISH SPECIAL TO OPEN AT ENGLISH’S Lillian Gish is the featured player in a film, version of F. Marion Crawford's story, “The White Jester,” which will open a week’s engagement at English’s Sunday night. Charles Lane, who impersonates Prince Chiaromonte, is a veteran of the stage and screen. At the Bunpletien of his education he embarked on a stage career which brought him hpfore the footlights for twenty-five years. During this time he appeared under the management of such producers as Charles Frohman, David Belasco, Klaw & Erlanger, Arthur Hopkins, the Shuberts and many others. On the screen he started as Ruggles of Red Gap” for the old Essanay Company. This was followed by “Mrs. Black Is Back,” “Man From Mexico,” “Wanted—A Husband,” “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” “The Restless Sex,” and Metro’s “Without Limit.” “The "White Sister” is a Henry King production for Inspiration Pictures, Charles H. Duell, Jr., president, and is released through Metro. In filming F. Marion Crawford's story. Director King took a company to Italy. Studios and laboratories

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were established, and then began the making of what would prove one of the truly great productions in cinema history. King has brought to life the characters of Crawford’s novel and filmed his story in the exact locale in which it was set. Most persons are familiar with the story. He has held closely to the story, offering many thrills jn the way of actual eruption of Vesuvius,, and a flood that sweeps away an Italian town. -I- -I- T TOM MIX HAS BUSY TIME IN NEW COMEDY Kidnaping a girl for another fellov. and then eloping with her himself is the feat of a modern young Loehir, var portrayed by Tom Mix in his nc, photodrama, “Mile-A-Minute Romeo w hich will be shown at the Apollo ne.\ week. The story is an adaption •> Max Brand's “The Gun Gentleman.” Mix has the role of Lucky Bill, dart devil cowboy with a knack of getting into trouble not of his own making, but who always manages to land on top of the heap at the finish. Though Bill is notorious for his ready trigger finger, Cal Landry and Matt Morgan, rivals for the hand of Molly Aiken, daughter of a wealthy rancher, tempt the Fates by endeavor to use him as a pawn in their efforts to win the girl. After wounding Morgan in a duel Bill promises to bring Molly to him and to keep his word forcibly takes her from her father's ranch. Before he has an opportunity to deliver her to Morgan’s cabin, however,-Bill finds himself head over love. ‘His, courtship is prosecuted to the accompaniment of such difficulties as being chased by a posse headed by Old Man Aiken, a strenuous fistic battle with Landry, an escape from a burning building surrounded by men eager to take a shot at him, a hectic night in a jaunted house and other thrilling adventures. “Tony,” Mix’s

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MUSICAL COMEDY AND VARIETY HERE NEXT WEEK

No. I—Eddie Fetherston and Estaire Kaye in “Sally, Irene and Mary” at the Murat beginning Thursday. No. 2 —Tom Coyle in “The Bal-

famous horse, is much in evidence. The cast contains Betty Jewell. J. Gordon Russell, James Mason, Duke Lee and James Quinn. " Other program attractions will consist of an “Our Gang” comedy, “Sunday Calm,” wherein the kids run riot at what was planned to be a perfectly peaceful picnic, the Fox news weekly, songs by Jack Tilson, organ selections by Ruth Noller and music by Virgil Moore's Apollo Orchestra. -I- -I- -I* DRAMATIC PHOTOPLAY TO OPEN AT THE OHIO Sir Hall Caine’s novel, “the Master of Man,” h'as been translated to the

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loon Girl,” opening stock at the Lincoln Square Sunday. No. 3—Juaneta Mitchell in “Step on It,” at the Capitol next week. No. 4 —Leviathan Band, which

screen by Victor Seastrom in his first American-made picture under the “Name the Man” and wdll be shown next week at the Ohio. The cast includes Mae Busch, Conrasl Nagel, Hobart Bosworth, Creighton Hale, Patsy Ruth Miller, De Witt Jennings, Evelyn Selbie. Winter Hall, Mark Fenton, Aileen Pringle. Anna Hernandez. Mrs. Charles Craig. Cecil Holland, I.ucien Littlefield, William Orlamond, Charles Mailes and Andrew-

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will be the chief event at Keith’s next week. No. s—Three White Kuhns, at the Lyric next week.

Arbuckle. Paul Bern made the adaptation while Cedric Gibbons was the art directory “Help One Another” is a Spat Family comedy, which with a Pathe news weekly completes the film portinfi of the bill. Lester Huff will be at the organ while other music will be provided by Charles Davis' orchestra with Ed East, singer. "Name the Man” concerns Victor Sowell, son of the senior judge of the

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to lock the door against her if she comes in later than 11 o’clock that night. Victor meets Bessie at the dance and when Bessie returns home after 11 and is refused entrance, Victor takes her to his home where they spend the night alone. , •I- -I- -ITWO MORE INTERESTING BILLS DUE AT ISIS Though it has none of t}ie elements of the “shoot-’em-up” western tale, “In the West,” a comedy drama to be presented at the Isis the first half of next week, abounds in tense situa* tions. Dick Hatton and Neva Gerber are co-starred in the picture. • The story was written by George Holt.- In the cast are Arthur Morrison, Elias Bullock apd Robert McKenzie. Completing the program there will be a Martin travel film, “Ching domes to Borneo,” and a Hal Roach comedy, “A Perfect Lady.” Roy Stewart is shirred in “Pure Grit,” a melodrama bused on William McLeod Raine's novel, “A Texas Ranger,’’ which will be the attraction Thursday and the rest of the week. Stewart’s support includes Esther Ralston. Jere Austin. Jack Mower and Verne Winter. “Obey the Law,” a Century comedy,, -will be the fun feature. •I/-I- -I’ FARM M COMES TO SMITH’S SUNDAY IN NEW DRAMA Franklyn Farnum conies to Mister Smith’s on Sunday in “Bafiled,” a ’Western drama, which tells the story a big-hearted rancher and nis love for a girl who has been led to believe that he is a cattle thief. Matters arc Considerltbly complicated through the girl’s brouter, who is a weakling and a tool iu the hands of the real thief. Alice Mills plays opposite Farnum, 'and others in the cast are J. P. McGowan, Harold Austin and Andrew Waldron. Sharing honors with the feature picture is a Charles Chaplin comedy, “Caught in a Cabaret.” Wlthall Added to Film Cast Henry B. Walthall bus been added to the all-star cast of “The Woman on the Jury,” in which Sylvia Breamer has the leading role. He will appear as the district attorney. Harry O. EJoyt is directing. The First National production is based upon the successful stage piay of the same title.

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CAPITOL PRESENTS ‘STEP ON IT WITH ADDED FEATURES Next Mutual Offering at Broadway to Be ‘Band Box Revue’. George Niblo and Helen Spencer will be the featured in “Step On It,” next week’s Columbia Wheel burlesque show at the Capitol. Two specialties will be introduced, including Horace Goldin's illusion. ‘Sawing a' Woman in Half,” and Film Telepathy.” The cast includes the California Trio, Juanita Mitchell, Adele Ferguson, Jim Hall and Marty Semon. There will be a chorus of eighteen and many scenes. -!- -I- *l* ' MI TTY DE VERB FEATURED IN “BAND BOX KEAXE” HERE Mitty De Vere will be featured in • The Band Box Revue,” opening Sunday afternoon for * the week at the Broadway. The show boasts of a scene which is said to be a duplicate of a beautiful woods in France. The cast includes Mildred Cozierre, “The Four Horsemen,” singers of blues; Ann Darling, known as “The Radio Girl; “Junnae Darling; Jack Broderick and -Teddy Schrader in a specialty called “A Boy, a Girl and a Piano.” Harry Da Vine is chief comedy assistant of De Vere. Negri to Be Seen in “Men.” “Men,” Pola Negri’s current starring picture for Paramount, which is being directed by Dimitri Buchowetski, is being photographed by Alvin Wyckoff, who for several years was chief cameraman for Cecil B. De Mille. His last picture for Paramount was "Blood and Sand,” in which Rudolph Valentino v as starred.

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