Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 55, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 July 1924 — Page 5
SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1924
CHARLES OLSON PLANS MOVIE REVIVAL WEEK AT APOLLO
Seven Famous Players-Lasky Pictures to Be Shown Here as a New Idea in Photoplay Presentations — Plan to Be Tried Week of July 20. Revival week of successful Famous Players-Lasky movies will be observed at the Apollo during the week of July 20th. Charles Olson announced today that during revival week the program will be changed daily. Among the stars who jyill be seen during revival week will be Rudolph Valentino, Mary Pick ford, Thomas Meighan, Gloria Swanson and Mae Murray. This will give Indianapolis movie fans a chance to §ee some of the pictures which have made film history.
This unique plan was arranged by Olson and the Famous PlayersLasky Corporation. The revival schedule, beginning Sunday, July 20th, will be as follows: Sunday—Rudolph Valentino in "Blood and Sand." Monday—Mary Pickford in “Stella Maris.” Tuesday—Thomas Meighan in "The Miracle Man.” Wednesday—Rudolph Valentino in “The Sheik.” V Thursday—“ Don't Change Ycur Husband.” Friday—Gloria Swanson, Thomas Meighan and Behe Daniels in “Why Change Your Wife?” Saturday—Mae Murray in “The Gilded Lilly.” Mr. Olson in discussing revival week, states that "it is anew idea in Indianapolis, but one which has been established with grea - success in other cities. It provide l , people with an opportunity to see these great pictures who charced to miss them when they were originally released, and it serves to give those who did see them a chance to do so again—for they are all productions •worthy of repetition. Colored Picture In an editorial under the heading. "The Coming of Color,” the MayJune issue of Exceptional Photoplays gives high praise to Paramount’s first feature picture, entire ly in color, “Wanderer of the Wasteland,” which was produced by Irvin Willat. " ‘Wanderer of the Wasteland,’ ” the editorial states, “is done entirely in colors and shows such a remark able advance that it puts almost every theoretical objection to flight. The coloring is remarkably natural and leaves no sense of having been super-imposed upon the objects photographed. At the same time whole picture is endowed with new qualities It Is much more vivid, more animate than the uncolored film and is entirely soothing to the eye. “There is also a remarkable stereopticon quality jyhich allows one t> look further into the picture, as if the colors made it possible to look around objects. The colored picture tells more, it is more arresting to the eye and it recreates the past more vividly than the two-tone picture. This is. of course, a development of the greatest importance for the future of motion pictures.” Exceptional Photoplays is the magazine published by the National
Times Change Time was when actors were wont to think that audiences wese welt symbolized as hugh, hostile monsters, quick to sneer, and difficult to bring into a sympathetic mood. That feeling has entirely changed during the past decade, avers Roland Youn£, the versatile Anglo-American player who is featured in “Beggar on Horseback” at the Broad hurst Theater, New York. "It is Freud with his doctrine of dualism -vho has charted the truth for us,” declares Young. “Freud and the members of his school have shown us by means of psycho-analytical interpretation that the 'mobmind,' although often a unity Ir. its general effect, is attuned to individual currents. We have been taught to think of our audience not as a massformation, but as an assemblage of many entities. “Each member of an audience, generally, is alert and eager to receive the message of the player; to merge, for the time being, his own ego with that of the character beyond the footlights. The actor must bear in mind that he is performing to individuals; not to an assemblege. “And as his artistry makes its impress upon each separate entity, he gradually, -bne by one, -wins to his mood, and for his further moulding, a majority, and sometimes all, of his listeners. Instead of bringing ■with them an attitude of hostility, people enter the (heater in a respective, anticipatry mood.”
AMUSEMENTS SHRINE CIRCUS TONIGHT Benefit Murat Temple FUN AND THRILLS FOR EVERY ONE Cast Under a Waterproof Canvas At Diamond Chain Park, Kentucky Ave. at West St. 25c—ADMISSION—25c Kids From Six to Sixty Tickets From Any Shriner or at Downtown Headquarters, 105 N. Penn. St.
Board of Review committee on exceptional photoplays. In another column of the same issue the regular interviewer says: “ 'Wanderer of the Wasteland' is the most successful all-color picture we have yet seen.” At the same time the story is interesting and well done, so that there is a double treat for the spectator. Viola Becomes a Bathing Beauty Viola Dana became a bathing beauty without expecting to on t*ie opening day of production of Paul Bern's first Paramount picture, “Open All Night.” She had to sit in an ornamental bath tub and scrub her bfe-k with a long-handled brush while the scene was repeated several times.
Booked Here RUDOLPH GANZ Among the orchestras booked by Ona B. Talbot for next season is the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. Rudolph Ganz will not bnly conduct, but will be the soloist for the concert.
Negri Has New Use for Languages Pola Negri uses languages to crade the intensity of her emotions. They are English, French. German, Russian, Italian and Polish. English, which she learned last, is used in portraying unemotional scenes. Asa situation develops in power, -he p;tsses from one language to another until, in the most dramatic moments, she resorts to her native Polish. being linguists the studio attaches didn't know what It -was all about until Dimitri Buchowetzki explained during the filming of “Lily of the Dust.” “Covered Wagon” Packs ’Em In The tremendous drawing power of “The Covered Wagon,” James Cruze’s Paramount production, ha again been illustrated at Los Angeles. It played there at Grauman's Million-Dollar Theater for six months and was seen by more than 600,000 persons. A few days ago in the midst of the season’s hottest weather it was reopened at the Hollywood Egyptian Theater and set another new record. The sidewalks have been jammed by waiting patrons at eve;ry performance.
AMUSEMENTS ENGLISH’S S BERKELL PLAYERS In May Tully’s Laughing Hit /MARY’SX VANKLE/ DDirTO AFTERNOON—2.Ie, 3Se., 50c. NIGHT—Mr, 50c, Kc. jplx I 90r. tax CHARGED ON 8c AND 90c. & SEAT TICRtJiXS ONLY. I Matinees: Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday Reservations May Be Made for the Entire Season Phone Cl rcle 3373. WEEK JULY 20 “THE LAST WARNING”
MURAT THEATRE Beginning Monday Night and All Next Week. Eve., 8:15. Mats., 2:15. The Murat Players in Just Suppose A Comedy of Love and Romance by A. E. Thomas With a Wonder Cast, Including: George Gaul Harold Vermilye,Marjorie Vonnegut, Jessamine Newcombe, Claude Kimball, Richard Thornton, Duncan Penwarden. Music by Severin Trio. Nights, SI.OO, 50c, 25c—PRICES—Matinees, 50c, 25c
EVENTS OF INTEREST ANNOUNCED FOR SUMMER STAGE
30,1 ISONS ATTEND PICNIC Broad Ripple Park Makes Plans for Big Day, Georg.e J. Lehnert, chairman of the various committees, who will have the York Rite Masonic picnic in charge at Broad Ripple Park Saturday, July 19, has been advised by members of committees from blue lodges throughout the State tnat the Indianapolis contingent had better look to thhir laurels as many and varied stunts have been arranged to be pulled off that day as "extra added attractions.” Heretofore only Masons from Marion County participated in the affair. This season blue lodge Masons from all over the State have been invited to attend the affair and arrangements have been made at the park to take care of at least 30,000 Masons and their familities. Plans Made Broad Ripple Pa rk on that day will be converted into a city of its own. There will be a hospital erected on the grounds in case of emergency, booths will be built for the various blue lodges to register. Boy Scouts will patrol the grounds and will be ready to give information and assistance to needing it, Red Cross nurses will work hand in hand with members of the Eastern Star, under the direction of Mrs. Nettie Ransford. in taking care of the women and children attending the affair. A program of athletic events that will run throughout the day has been arranged. A special musical program will be rendered by the Boys' Band and the Girls’ Orchestra from the Masonic Home at Franklin, who with the older folks of the home, will he special guests at the picnic.
Dorothy Solves a Problem Dorothy Mackalll solved the lip rouge problem once and for all when sha had her lips tattooed a brilliant red. Her next picture is the featured part in “The Mine With the Iron Door.” from the story by Harold Bell Wright, which Sam Wood will produce In Arizona. Because of the heat of that climate It is difficult to keep rouge on the lips. Upon the suggestion of ePrcy WestUpon the suggestion of Percy We3tshe submitted to having her lips tattooed and now they are the correct shade of red to stay. This idea promises to become a popular fad with movie stars.
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
No. I—. Dunham1 —.Dunham and O’Majley, at the Lyric all next week. No. 2—Geneve Butler, who will be seen at the Palace on the bill opening Thursday afternoon.
Berkell Players Start 30th Week
Berk ell Players will observe their thirtieth week in Indianapolis with the presentation of May Tully's farce, “Mary’s Ajikle.” next week, and at the fall of the curtain next Saturday night will have given 300 performances here. Coming here unknown last summer from PavenportT lowa, the Berkell company quickly established itself, and it has since continued to win patronage and approval through the merit of its productions and the personal popularity of the individual members of the company. Berkell has been consistent and succsesful in his efforts to present
Rides Clouds V iyA HUGGINS you like to go up In the clo’uds by the means of a balloon and then depend upon three parachutes made of oiled silk to bring you safely down to earth again? This is what "Dare-Devil” Huggins. who will make an ascension and triple parachute leap at Broad Ripple Park Sunday afternoon, does to earn his living. Huggins for a time did stunt flying at Universal City working with Ruth Law and other fliers for the movies. In his ascension Sunday Huggins will use a balloon and parachute of his own make.
_ amusements PALACE COMMENCING MONDAY
The OPERALOGUE Featuring Catherine Redfield in “Operatic Sweethearts” A Musical Fairyland
WARD & WILSON Laughs, Laugh;’ and More Laughs Miss Happy Harrison’s Comedy Animal Circus Introducing “Dynamite” Photoplay Extraordinary “THE MARRIAGE MARKET” A Vivid Story of Where Hearts and Souls Go to the Highest Bidder Featuring Jack Mulhall, Pauline Garon, Alice Lake, Jean De Briac and a Host of Other Stars
No. 3 —John F. Webber and Frederick Forrester in “Abie’s Irish Rose,” at the Capitol next week. No. 4—Robert Fay in the merry
the latest metropolitan play releases, arid displays great managerial sagacity in the selection of plays of the type of most appeal to the greatest number of theatergoers. Following "Mary's Ankle” the • company will present “The Last Warning,” a mystery-comedy which ran for a year in New York, and which will be giVem its first stock production anywhere in the United States by the Berkell Players. Other notable plays of the most recent vintage are scheduled for presentation at English's during the rest of the summer season which will extend until the opening of the regular fall theatrical "season when the company will he forced to make way for road shows. Company Returns to Studio Victor Fleming's "Empty Hands” company has returned to the Paramount studio at Hollywood from the Yosemite Valley, where were protographed In Arthur Stringer's story, “Empty Hands.” This is Mr. Fleming's first directorial effort under his rew long-term contract. Jack Holt is featured with Nonna Shearer, Gertrude Olmstead, Ward Crane and Charles Clary in support. Biggest Movie Cast Assembled The largest cast in the history of motion pictures enact the scenes of “Sundown,” Earl Hudson’s feature epic Just completed at the First National studios. The cast comprises 5,000 'human actors and 150,000 bovines. To procure these cattle, First National cameramen traveled 15,000 miles by train and on horseback, traveling into five states in this country and two in northern Mexico. Beauty Now in Movies Liliaan Knight, who as “Miss Los Angeles” represented the film city at the California beauty contest, is now appearing in Cecil B. De Mille’s new Paramount picture, “Feet of Clay.”
Downey& Claridge Wait and See BASIL Lamberti Snappy Syncopation
farce, “Mary's Ankle,” at English's, opening Sunday night. Photo by Dexheimer. No. s—Jessamine5 —Jessamine Newcomb in “Just Suppose," at the Murat next week, beginning Monday night.
A Success 808 SHERWOOD Beginning Sunday at the Circle, the Sherwoods and their singing orchestra will start the second and fin ill week of their engagement. Bob Sherwood is remembered here for many former successes and his present Circle engagement Is no exception to ! the rtile.
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CHARLESBARnJNG&Co7 jHnKiHk “THE HEART of * CLOWN” aHHea Vaudeville's Most Novel Flay let. *H|§g|i§ HKIjEX FILMIN'IE ffißWPkw rW RINEHART & DUFF **f|§r Two Dixie Misses. - JjHpjgAtm es in An TUCK and CINNS C.yj IpL \ Twists and Turns NffignaiMtlf harry bewey s co. Cutting Copiedy Capers in “HIS NIGHT OUT” DUNHAM & O’MALLEY “That’s My Business.” Wm REKOMA Equilibrist Extraordinary. cdi fIQUi HSS RACK SENHETT CiOMEDY ul Lfiuil . ' “WALL STREET BLUBS." fgUgggy Fast Steppers Series—Kinogram*. Jfm Dancing in the Lyric Bali Room Afternoon and Evening . C ■
GEIGER AND FOX SAIL FOR EUROPE Indiana Men Plan to Spend Summer Abroad, Prof. John L. Geiger, head of the voice department of Indiana University, and William H. Fox, violinist, of the university class of '25, will sail this month on the George Washington for Bremen. They will spend the remainder of the summer in Europe, attending the Wagner Festival at Bayreuth, where they will hear the three operas of the Nibelungen Ring and the Vorspiel, also the “Meistersinger” -.nd “ParsifaL” Summer Recitals Planned at School The Metropolitan School of Music will present the first of a series of summer school recitals next Saturday afternoon, July 19, at 3 o’clock in the Odeon. The public is invited to attend. The following students will take part in the program: Stuart Williams, Mary Elizabeth Treon, Dorothea Ellen Allanson, Thelma Pierson, Helen Daringer, Florence Kidd, William Williams, Dorothy Boreman, Krystal Kegerreis, Helen Root, Maxine Ingram, Hannah Deed, Mildred Wilson, Margaret Jones, Mildred Goldberg, John Feesner, Josephine Wilson, Emily MacFarland, Albert Evans, Martha Nealy, Ruth Furguson, Anna Marie Sander, Betty Lou Moores, Margaret McMains, Ruth Martindale, Tommy Poggiani, Helen Kingham, Inez Brush, Emily May Johnson, Dorothy Yoke and Fathering Hutchinson.
lE’TO START - SIXTH WEEK AT CAPITOETHEATER 'Just Suppose’ and 'Mary’s Ankle’ on Theatrical Menu, “Abie’s Irish Rose” starts its sixth week at the Capitol Sunday night. It seems paradoxical for an actress who is playing a Jewish comedy character to keep herself keyed up by reading nothing but serious literature. Yet that’s the system which Belle Pogany, the clever “Mrs. Isaac Cohen,” of “Abie’s Irish Rose” at the Capitol Theater, has adopted. “There are two reasons why I devote my spare time to reading the classics,” asserts Miss Pogany. “One is because I love the highest form of literature, either in plays or in books, and the other is that it prevents the hilarious comedy of ‘Abie's Irish Rose’ from becoming stale. We who have played in ‘Abie’ just naturally have to take an antidote, or before long we'd be suffering from comedy indigestion or comedy revulsion. “You'll find that nearly all players follow a somewhat similar system. Those who are playing heavy parts go in for light recreation, while those who are cast for comedy characters look to the more solid things for diversion off the stage. Having nothing but drama both on and off stage, or being in a continuous comedy atmosphere, would become unbearable, and would have a particularly bad effect on one’s stage work.” Miss Pogany’s success in her role -of the “mamma” who is always talking about her “operation,” must not be taken as an indication that her talents are confined to comedy characters. She has played in classic dramas, and is as familiar with “Lady Macbeth” as she is with “Mrs. Cohen.”
MERRY FARCE TO BE PRESENTED AT ENGLISH’S The Berkell Players will present May Tully’s farce, “Mary's Ankle,’ at English's next week. The plot centers around young Dr. Hampton and his two chums, who, to relieve a financial stringency, hit upon th< scheme of sending out invitations to the doctor's wedding to a purely im aginary young woman, believing that his relatives will respond with valuable wedding presents whicl may be pawned for needed funds. Mary Anne Brown is selected a: the name of the mythical bride (Turn, to Page 6)
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