Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 61, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 July 1924 — Page 5

SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1924

FILM THEATERS COMBAT WARM WEATHER WITH BIG BILLS

Appollo Provides Novelty by Having Revival Week —Ohio Features Alma Rubens in ‘Rejected Woman'—/ Circle Presents Al Finzel’s Orchestra. Greater activity in Indianapolis movie theatAs is noticed ■as the warm weather increases. All theater managers know that hot July weather is real competition, so they are meeting the problem by offering- exceptionally interesting bookings. Novelty will supplied by rhe Apollo next week when a Revival Week of Famous Plavers-Lasky Corporation, are presented with a change of program daily.

In addition to the movie, “Listen Lester,” the Circle will offer Al Fin-, zel's Arcadia Orchestra. The Ohio will feature Alma Rubens in “The Rejected Woman.” For she first half of the week the Isis will present Fred Thompson in “The Silent Stranger.” At Mister Smith’s all next week will 'be Harry Carey in “The Lightning Rider." -I- -I- MSTAGE COMEDY MADE INTO A PHOTOPLAY “Lis*en Lester” a popular musical comedy which enjoyed a good run on Broadway a few seasons ago. has been adapted to the' screen and will be the attraction—St the Circle beginning Sunday. _ "Listen Lester" has to do with tl\e trials and tribulations of Colonel i gay old widower, who is BRreatened with a breach of promi-e suit by Arbutus Quilty, a former flame. He hires Miss Pink, a detective, to get the letters back and goes to Florida with his lovely young daughter May, but Arbutus follows him. Colonel Dodge enlists the aid of Lester, the house detective, to get letters, on which Arbutus threatens to base ,her suit. Mary falls in love with a dashing young bachelor she meets at the hotels but he is very jealous of her dnd they have a quarrel. The letters, meanwhile, have changed hands time after time, nutil Arbutus finally gets them back. Arbutus and Mary, who have become very good friends, decide on a plan to bring the men to terms, and Lester helps them. Their plan is more than successful, and Colonel Dodge decides that Arbutus is the woman he wants for his wife, while Mary announces her engagement to Jack. In this comedy, Alec B. Francis is seen as Colonel Dodge, and Louise Fazenda is Arbutus Quilty.* Harry Myers appears Lester, Moran is the hotel clerk and Dot Farley is Miss Pink. Eva Novak is Man’ Dodge and George O’Hara appears as her Jealous sweetheart. A Circlette of News, a Hodge Podge cartoon and the third of the Louis Tolhurst “Secrets of Life” series, “The SpP er,” will complete the pictorial program. As the special attraction beginning Sunday the Circle presenting btl Finzel's Arcadia Orchestra, an featuring a xylophone Player, and including in its players a full blooded REVIVAL WEEK OPENS SUNDAY AT THE APOLLO Now comes “Revival Week” at the Apollo. Starting tomorrow the FamousLasky Corporation, through arrangement with Charles M. Olson, will present seven of their most notable “hits,” all of a type well worth seeing again and which will provide royal entertainment for those who did not get to see them when they were originally released. The program will be changed daily, the schedule having been arranged as follows: , Sunday—Rodolph Valentino in “Blood and Sand.” Our gang comedy “Seeing Things.” Monday— Mary Pickford in “Stella Maris.” Ben Turpin comedy "Yukon Jake.” * Tuesday—Thomas Meighan in “The Miracle Man.” Mack Sennett comedy “The Hollywood Kid.” Wednesday—Rodolph Valentino in “The ShxVk.” Harry Langdon in a

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“HOOT MON, THE KILTIES ARE COMING ” JACK WYATT AND HIS SCOTCH LADS AND LASSIES A Novel Revue From “The Land o’ th’ Heather” LE GROS ULLIAN I DOUGLAS GRADES & CO. Talented Melody Entertainers in Favorite Farceurs, Presenting SONGS and MUSICAL SELECTIONS “WE’VE GOT TO HAVE MEAT” SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT HOPE VERNON The International Song Artist \ CALLAHAN l RAYMOND I THE THREE BELMONTS “The Promoter” The Boys With the Toys THE FOLEY FOUR Charming Bernice Rita Foley and Her Three Brothers, in a Jazzy Program of Song, Dance and Comedy Patter A SCIENTIFIC SENSATION VARDELLBROTHERS World’s Most Daring Acrobatic Thrill Creators Stan Laurel Comedy—Kinograms—Serial: “The Telephone Girl” DANCING IN THE LYRIC BALL ROOM AFTERNOON AND EVENING

Sennett comedy “The Cat’s Meow.-’ Thursday—Cecil B. DeMille's "Don't Change Your Husband" with Elliot Dexter and Gloria Swanson. Stan Laurel comedy, "Brothers Under the Skin.” Friday—Cecil B. DeMille’s “Why Change Your Wife?” with Bebe Daniels. Thomas Meighan and Gloria Swanson. Spat Family comedy, “Bottle Babies.” Saturday—Mae Murray in “The Gilded Lilly.” Will Rogers comedy, “Going to Congress." Special musical entertainment will be provided by Virgil Moore's Apollo orchestra with appropriate organ selections by Earl Gordon. -I- -!• -IDRAMATIC MOVIE BOOKED AT OHIO. “The Rejected Woman.” photoplay attraction at the Ohio theater the coming week, is one of the few motion pictures made directly from an original story- John Lynch is the author of the story from which Albert Parker has made a consuming story of love an disillusionment. Alma Rubens. Conrad Nagel and Wyndham Standing are the featured players, who are assisted by the following cast. George MacQuarrie, Bela Lugosi, Antonio' d’Algy, Leonora Hugl.os. Mme. La Violette, Aubrey Smith and Fred Burton. Besides the chief photoplay attraction there will be a comedy. “Ghostly Night” and a Pathe Kews weekly. Lester Huff will be at the organ in a program of his original compositioji, entitled “A Music Box Revue,” and th“ Gabe Waters’ orchestra will provide a complete program of sprightly summer melodies. “The Rejected Woman” tells of Dia-ne Du Frez. who is brought to New York from her North Woods home by John Leslie. <after a courtship in the\timber. Poorly dressed and unskilled in the ways of metropolitan butterflies, Diane finds herself a poor match for John’s friends and John becomes less attentive and solicitous. Dunbar, an unscrupulous employe, an executor of the estate of John's father, sends Diane to Europe for a year so that beautiful clothes and culture will give her the aid she needs in winning the love of a wealthy man. Secretly Dunbar loves Diane and hopes to win her himself when she returns. While in Paris John meets Diane again and continues his courtshhipA clause in his father’s will stipulates that John must marry a woman approved by the executors of his estate. In spite of the will John marries Diane. Then Dunbar shows John the canceled check to prove that he sent her to Europe. Thinking Diane to be faithless, John leaves her. \ -I- -|- -|- ISIS TO PRESENT “TIIE SILENT STRANGER “The Silent Stranger.” an action drama starring Fred Thompson, world's champion-all around athlete, coming to the Isis the first half of next week is a story of the West in which Thompson has the role of Jack Taylor, supposedly a deaf mute, who rounds up a band of mail robbers. ■* Neal Kart in “Tucker's Top Hand” will be the attraction Thursday and the rest of the week. It is a tale of the*Arizna ranching country with Hart cast-as Barry Huston,.a ranch foreman whose employer John i Tucker is faring the loss of his

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Vamp Sails Carmel Meyers, who will play the role of Iras, the seductive Arabian Vamp in the MetroHur," has sailed for Italy to join the “Ben llur company. Francis X. Bushman, who will play Messala, the villain, Kathleen Key, who will be' Tirzah, and Nigel de Brulier, the Simonides rs the picture, have been in Rome for some time working in various sequences in which Miss Myers does not appear. June Mathis, the noted .*>cenarist, is assisting in makiiflt the film. A well-known star who will portray Esther, the lovely heroine of Lew Wallace’s novel, will be the next member of the cast to leave Hollywood to take part in the picture.

lands and cattle through the foreclosure of ?>. mortgage held by Jake Stoldt. a close-fisted individual. Barry takqe a hand in the game of frustrating Sioldt’s plans which he does in an ingenious way. The fun feature will be “Meet the Doctor,’ an Eddie Lyons comedy. lIARRY CAREY’S NEW PICTURE DI E AT SMITH’S Harry Carey in “The Lightning Rider” will be the attraction at Mister Smith's beginning Sunday. "The Lightning Rider" corice??Tsr the activities of "The Black Mask.” a night rider, and the efforts (If Philip Morgan to capture him and bring him to justice. Philip is deputy sheriff of Calihoro, and is expected by the citizens of the border town to capture the bandit. When he attempts to disguise dn the crook in an effort to effect his capture, Patricia Alvarez, his sweetheart, believes that he is actually the Black Mask and refuses to see hlin, as the "Black Mask is the man who killed her father. Philip is finally able after many opting incidents to capture the real crook and wins the hand of the girl. Cast Includes Virginia Browne Fa ire. Leon Barry. Bert Hadley and Frances Ross. A comedy and news reel complete the program. n John and lyeila Are Busy John Hyams and Leila Mclntyre are rehearsing anew act for the Keith Circuit next season, which Willie Collier is writing for them. Four people will be\n the supporting company. y

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No. I—Louise1 —Louise Fazenda plays one of the comic leads in “Listen Lester,” at the Circle next week. No. 2—Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres In “The Sheik,” one of the features of Revival week at the Apollo on Wednesday. No. 3 —Gloria Swanson and Elliot Dexter in "Don’t Change Your

SNAPPY VARIETY BILLS ARE BOOKED | Lyric and Palace Put Pep in New Bills. A bit of the land o’ th’ heather will be transplanted to the Lyric’s stage next week by Jack Wyatt and his Scotch Lads and Lassies, real Scotch singers, dancers and musicians, who even succeed in proving that the bag pipe is a melodious instrument. Garbed in their native kilts of brilliant hue they make an attractive stage picture. The bill will Include: HOPE VERNON—A dainty miss known as international song artist who in addition tO_a cycle of songs and vocal imitations of the violin, displays a lavish array gowns imported from Parisian i mpdlste shops. i V.-fRDELL BROTHERS— AmeriI ca's most thrilling and *>sensatlonal I athletic a6t. Their feats are all of the hair rising variety, dangerous and performed In defiance of the accepted laws of gravitation. LE GROS AND LlLLlAN—Harmony vocalists and musical artists j whose offering consists of songs, I piano and guitar selections, j DOUGLAS GRADES AND CO.— I Popular farceurs in' a lively laugh I absurdity entitled “We’ve Got to | Have Meat. j FOLEY FOUR —Charming Bernice Rita Foley and her three brothers in a melange of songs, dances aipl comedy palter. LAWRENCE AND BROWN—Eccentric comedians who have a unkjue fun oddity. THREE BELMONTS—Spectacular exhibition of hoop juggling and dlabln spinning. ON THE SCREEN—Stan Laurel •comedy, Kinogrnms and the serial “The Telephone Girl.” -I- -I- -IWOLVERINE ORCHESTRA ENGAGED .it PALA£K The Wolverine Orchestra will play at the Palace the first half of next week. swi* ' I This organization is composed of | seven members who have recently provided jazz music, at Casino Gardens. Jimmy Hartwell, Dick Voynow, Bobby Gillette. "Bix” Biederbecke, “Mitt” Llebrook, George Johnson and Victor Berton jnake up the group. The bill Includes: EN*OS FRAZERE AND CORRINE —An Adonis of the air and a dancer, respectively. OLGA KANE AND MIDGE MORRISON —Women who specialize In syncopation. JACK DE SYLVIA—One of the featured players In a dance revue. The two Spayd sisters? two delineators of song and dance; Fayna Rodman, Russian dancer, and Tlllie Solon, an acrobatic and eccentric dancer, are in the production. M’GRATH AND DEEDS—Called the artistic designers of songs and comedy. Lovers of fencing and boxing will have an opportunity to see how the art Is done by women the last half es the week. Lura Bennett is the featured person as she is the “Lady Champion.” Miss Joyce. Lando and boys will apear in a dancing and singing novelty. Harry and Mildred Otto are styled as the “Bublic Deceivers.” as they use all tfieii talents to stage a number of burlesques. “Little Rhyme and No Reason,” Is the title, of the act put on by Frankie Kelcey and Henry Antrim. “Rap Tap” played by Long and Tall, two funsters, is a skit telling the troubles of a tall man. The movies are: “Forgiv md Forget,” with Pauline Garon, Raymond McKee, Estelle Taylor, Wyndhsm Standing, and Joseph Swickard in the cast for the firsfshalf of the week. “No More Women,” is seen the last half starring Matt Moore.# Vitagraph Releases New One . Irene Rich Is the woman in "Behold This Woman,” a romance of movieland, which Vitagraph will release shortly. Miss Rich says it is the easiest part she has ever had to pl|.y, because she simply had to be herself —a movie star. Fans will get a glimpse of Hollywood and of life in the* studios In this picture.

the Apollo on Thursday. No. 4—-Thomas Meijfban will appear on the Revival week program ‘ at the Apo,’lo on Tuesday in "The Miracle [email protected].” No. s—Matt Moore and Madge. Bellamy In “No More Women,” opening Thursdajyat the Palace,

Rapid Progress

KENNETH HUDDLESTON From an assistant In various capacities along the midway at Broad Ripple Park to that of owner and operator of the Junior Speedway in three months’ time, fs~the record of Kcuodh Huddleson. a young man who came to forge ahead. Lou Became Very learned Lou Tellegen, ’ the great lover." of the screen - atvL stagey gives a demonstration of mental telepathy in Vitagrnph’s pictims, “Between Friends,” plcturizefl from the novel by Robert W. Chanil*Ts. J. Stuart Blackton, who produced the picture. Invented remarkable photographic effect In order to screen this psychological demonstration. Many directors have experimented In filming the processes of the human mind. Mr. Rlackton in "Between Friends”* has done this successfully.

ENGLISH’S BERKELL PLAYERS FIRST STOCK PRESENTATION ANYWHERE OF THE SENSATIONAL MYSTERY COMEDY DRAMA “THE LAST WARNING” GREATER THAN BAT”—MORE THRILLS THAN “THE CAT AND THE CANARY.” | Matinees: Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday | TTfcT* ¥ Cl AFTKRNOON— 25c. 3Se. 50r. NIGHT-—2sc, SOc. 68c, I'ft/ II §4 \ • 90c. TAX CHARGED ON 88c AND 90c 1 IVIV/JUIJ • skat tickets only Reservations May Be Made for the Entire Season Phone Circle 3373 Week July 27th “NEW TOYS”

MURAT Beginning Monday j and All Week , Eve., 8: IS—Mat.) 2:15 THE MURAT PL.AYERS IN | The Broken Wing A Spectacular Comedy Drama 1 WITH GEORGE GAUL— Harold Verml| y® Jessamine Newcomb—Duncan Penwarden, Claude Kimball—Gertrude Gustin Richard Thornton and others. . NQTE CHANGE OF PRICES EVENINGS MATINEES Boxes * $1.65 Boxes a........ 83c Orchestra, 12 rows $1.65 Orchestra, 15 rows 83c Orchestra, 22 rows sl.lO Orchestra, 19 rows 50c Balcony 25-50 c Entire Balcony 25c Matinees—Wednesday—Thursday—Sg£u rday —f \' , N .

Na. 6 —Harry Carey in “The Lightning Rider,” at Mister Smith's all next week. No. 7—Fred Thompson in “Tile Silent Stranger” the first half of next week at the Isis. No. B—Leonora8 —Leonora Hughes in “The Rejected Woman,” at the Ohio next week.

FORMER WALKER ACTOR IN MOVIES lan Keith Is Signed by Ince for Movie, s lan Keith has arrived at the Thomas ’II. Ince Studios in Los Angeles, Cal., to play a leading role In “Christine of the Hungry Heart,” which Mr. Ince is producing for First National Pictures. It is based on Kathleen Norris’ novel of the same name and Florence Vidor will play the title role. His work at the Thomas H. Ince studios marks Keith's first visit to i the coast and his second appearance ,n motion pictures. Although widely known as a leading man on the stages cf Broadway, he had never essayed the screen until chosen for ! Gloria Swanson's “Her Own Love Story." Previous to this, however, Mr. Ince had noted Keith's striking work in Lionel Barrymore’s ’'Laugh, Clown, Laugh,” and in other plays, and had J Interviewed the actor on the subject of pictures, with the result that the producer determined to offer him an opportunity commensurate with the actor’s ability at the first moment production plans permitted. Such nn-j opportunity occurs In “Christine of the Hungry Heart.” Keith was a member of Stuart Walker's company at the Murat and in Cincinnati last season. Nugent Does a Variety Monologue j J. C. Nugent, the variety comedian I who has branched out recently as a j playwright and as an actor in pieces j written in collaboration with hisjson, Elliott, has returned to the Keith circuit as a single act, doing a monologue in which he is said to be very successful.

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To the Victor Go the Bumps George Hackathorne, who t plays the title role in the William Fox production bf “Checkers,” now nearing completion at the big Fox Hollywood lot, is a trifle over 5 feet in height. Jack Perrin, the “heavy.” is a big strapping fellow. In the picfture these two engage in a terrific battle. To add realism to the struggle, Hackathorne employed the use of several fighting tricks to “bring Perrin down to his size.” Following each scene the little actor would dodge behind a pile of baled straw and would remain in seclusion until Director Lambert Hillyer called for another scene. When asked about his numerous departures Hackathorne replied: "Well, I understand that I’m the victor in this young melee, plctorially speaking, but,” he continued exhibiting many cuts and bruises, “from the way I feel I think the action is a trifle reversed and—l just dodged back here after each scene to check up the bumps and try to figure" out just what condition I’d be in at the finish of my victorious battles.”

ZaSu Pitts Select rd by De Mille William de Mille has adopter! a unique way of getting his thoughts together for the commencement of work on his next Paramount production, “The Fast Set.” He went to the Catalina Islands to spend a week fishing. Te selection of ZaSu Pitts completed yie cast for The picture. It is an adaptation by Clara IJeranger from Frederick Lonsdale's stage play, “Spring Cleaning.” Ivo&sm to Make Variety Debut Paul Robson, who on extraordinary notices for his interpretation of the role of Jim Harris in O’Neill’s “All God’s Chillun Got Wings” is also preparing for a Keith debut. Alex Harris, long associated with the late Bert Williams, is preparing Roh|on's act.

ImSL , —COMING MONDAY—'uTAmW Those Indianapolis Favorites VIC BERTON — 1 and \ WOLVERINE ORCHECT&A ~ Famous Recording Artists^ j||p mcgrattusTdeeds^ lilrTrif- ARTISTIC DESIGNERS OF SONGS AND COMEDY /V A*M V , m^*k,Aj>+M***,**^ J Harry Rogers Presents i WSE JACK DE SYLVIA •§§E ' REVUE C. - Supported by If _ Vaudeville’s Versatile Velocity mrnmtA i.fa <1 LGA KANE & CO. ' SYNCOPATED COMEDY SONGS Midge Morrison at the Piano fig ENOS FRAZERE &~CQRIUNe\ JlB-fe THE ADONIS OF ™ E Am MsSrr In One of Vaudeville’s Moe* Surprising Acts —PHOTO FEATURE—i J A Story of a Woman’s Mistake j iff: FORGIVE AND FORGET i With a Distinguished Cast, Including \ Jap- ESTELLE TAYLOR _ PAULINE GARON | WYNDHAM STANDING . L "i UiUTi !■ a. rn". ~ .

BROADWAY SLUMP GIVES MANAGERS CHANCE TO PLAN New York Theaters Will Introduce Novelties Next Season, BY THE AEA PLAY JURY NEW/YORK. July 19.—With the hot wehther really here, the Democratic convention concluded and the delegates scattered to the winds, tlie show business breathed a long sigh —of distress —and took a vacation all by itself. Not one new production saw the light of day during the past week. There was, to be sure, one opening—that of a group of Japanese playlets —but their field is so limited that they realiy do not count in a larger sense. Producers know that success for a new play at this stage of the season is a most uncertain quantity. A few I producers are of the “sportsman” i type and will take chances. But most of them prefer not to make the risk too risky. Selwyn Talks The next season will witness several innovations. One will be a reveue to be produced by Arch Selwyn. It will be called “Rue de la Paix,” and in it will be actors and actresses from nearly every nation, in the world. “When ’Rue de la Paix’ opens in New Y'ork theatergoers will see a form of entertainment-entirely new lin conception,” Selwyn says. | “There Is ‘Grock’ the famous j Swiss clown who has made millions ! laugh and is sure to be a great j favorite in America. “There are Rbtoucheff's Russian ; Lilliputians, a talented group of midgets whose performance is as novel as it is entertaining. They are the originators of the toy soldier 1 march so succesfuily used by the Chauve Souris. “To please the feminine theatergoers, who are in the majority in this country; Jean Patou, leading i couturier of Paris, will present a fashion show In story form. Patou I promises to outdo himself In the display of sartopial achievements he is designing for de la Paix’ and the group of marfnlklns he will bring from his Paris establishment will delight the eye of playgoers of either j sex. “The fashion show will he headed by Mrs. Jean Nash, ‘the best-dressed woman in ’the world,’ who will display how the smart woman today should be attired, "America will be represented by Maurice and Hughes are at present appearing with great success in London and Paris.” Goes to Europe for Costumer H. M. K. Smith, head of the costume department at the Famous Players’ Dong Island studio, -who is in Europe in the interests of the company, following a consultation with Jesse L. Lasky in Paris, has made a trip to Algiers, where he gathered material for “Wages of Virtue,” the picture which Gloria Swanson will make immediately following her return fsgnr Europe. In addition to studying the dress and manners of the Arabs Mr. Smith 1 purchased many articles which will be used in the picture, a story of the Foreign Legion adapted by Forest Halsey f _e novel by Captain Percivta Christopher Wren.

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