Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 79, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 August 1924 — Page 5
SATURDAY, AUG. 9, 1924
BABY PEGGY TO MAKE BRIEF VISIT TO CIRCLE NEXT WEEK
namon Novarro and Alice Terry to Play Leads in The Arab' at Apollo—Rex Beach Is Author of 'Recoil,' to Be Seen at Ohio With Betty Blythe in Cast., Peggy, juvenile star, will arrive in Indianapolis Sunday preparatory to meeting her friends at the Circle in connection with the showing of her film, “Captain January.”’ Hie little star will be on hand the first part of next week at the Circle to greet her friends, but the hours of her visit to the Circle will be announced later. The Ohio next week will present “Recoil” with Betty Blythe. The story was written by Rex Beach.
The Apollo will have an interesting photoplay, "The Arab.” with Ramon Novarro and Alice Terry in the chief roles. The Iris, for the first half of the week, will present Fred Thompson in “The Coward.” Mister Smith's' for the week will present "The Gold Diggers.” "The Birth of a Nation” starts its second week at the Lincoln Square Sunday.
CIRCLE ANNOUNCES VISIT OF LITTLE STAR TO CITY The Circle announces as its attraction for next week, beginning Sunday, Baby Peggy in her latest feature production, “Captain January,” and a return engagement of the Sherwoods. _ Baby Peggy has made upward of Kx>ut forty pictures to date, mostly Comedies, and a few feature length productions. This, however, is the big produotion she has made for her present manager, Sol Lesser, the same man who is responsible for the rapid rise to stardom of iJackie Coogan. It is an adaptation of the story by Laura E. Richards and tells of a child saved from a shipwreck by an old sea captain, Jeremiah Judkins, who is the keeper of a lighthouse jn New England coast. The child's were lost in the Wreck and the old light keeper adopts the baby as his own. As she grows into childhood she takes the name of Captain January and becomes a "little mother” around the lighthouse, nursing the ojd captain in his illness and cheering him while he attends to his duties. Villagers who are hostile to the old captain try to have the child placed in an orphan asylum, but fail in their efforts. Then "Captain January’s” aunt appears. identifies her and takes her away to Boston to educate her. Judkins, feeble in health, is pining away through grief for the child who he' had learned to love as a father when Captain January suddenly reappears. She had run away from the luxurious home to rejoice her old companion. How the story works out from that is one. of the most appealing parts of the picture. An interesting feature of the picture program will be a timely production titled "The Chase,” produced lin the Alps of Switzerland. A story Revolving around the natives of St. Moritz is told with a cast of fifty dare-devil ski jumpers performing stunts. Bob and Gale Sherwood and all the boys are returning for a farewell engagement. New novelty numbers, more of that famous "Sherwoods’ Close Harmony,” new' costuming and stunts are promised. The Circle News and a comedy complete the bill.
REX BEACH WRITES NEW MOVIE STORY Rex SBeach, American author, wrote "Recoil,” the featured picture at the Ohio Theater the coming week. The story first appeared in the Cosmopolitan magazine in No- \ ember, 1922, and tells of the taqgled affairs of an American girl in Europe. The continuity was prepared by Gerald C. Duffy while T. Mayes Hunter directed the picture for J. Parker Read Jr. The cast includes Mahlon Hamilton. Betty Blythe. Clive Brook, Fred Paul and Ernest Hilliard. "Sad But True” is a Sunshine comedy which will be shown with a news weekly. Hester Huff will be at the organ in an original solo while other music will be provided by Virgil Moore's Entertainers. “Recoil” has to do with Gordon Kent, an American, fresh from money conquests in South America. He arrives in Europe to paint the Continent red and stages a gorgeous banquet in Deauville for Europe’s kten most beautiful women. Norma ■Selbee, a 'penniless American girl, manages to steal her way into the glittering affair and her wistful beauty attracts Kent. A whirlwind courtship by the millionaire culmi.nates in their marriage. Norma seeks from another man, Laurence Marchmont, the gentle attentions which her husband’s cold nature prevents him from giving. Marchmont succeeds in getting Norman to elope with him to the Riviera. They are pursued by Kent and his detective Sothern. The latter reveals Marchnjfcnt’s criminal past and also the fact that Norma's first husband, Jim Selbee, whom she believed dead, is still alive: Disillusioned by hts wife's act, Kent commands her to spend the rest of her days with Marchmont or else pay the penalty of bigamy, Norma learns to hate the thief to whom she is tied and Kent's detectives thwart her escape. -I- -I“THE ARAB" OPENS SUNDAY AT APOLLO Made in Algeria and picturesque Tunisia. northern Africa, "The Arab,” Rex Ingram’s new projjuction starring Ramon Novarro and Alice Terry, will be presented at the Apollo next week. It's scenic beauties are the real thing. It's great armies of "efctras” were made up of genuine Arab nomads of the desert, Turkish soldiers and civilians, men and women, from aIV walks of life, and in going to the East Ingram has brought back with him, to the screen, all the glamorous tenchantment that has beckoned to ■travelers and seekers of adventure the ages. "The Arab” is a fiery of the desert laid prior to the World War at a time when the old Turkish empire was supreme, allowing and sometimes fomenting massacres of Christians. but always denying any responsibility for them. Jamil, son of
an Arab Sheik, having been disowned for stealing on a Moslem feast day, goes to El Kirouan, a Turkish city, and becomes a native guide, known in the east as a dragoman. There he meets and falls in with Mary Hilbert, a teaoher in an Americanschool conducted by her father, a missionary. To be near her Jamil enters the school as a student. Learning that the Turks are planning a massacre in El Kirouan, Jamil's love for Mary prompts him to attempt to thwart the plot, and he becomes the central figure of a drama that reaches it’s climax when the mission is attacked by a mob of fanatics howling for Christian blood. The program will contain a Will Rogers comedy, “A Truthful Liar,” and the Fox news weekly, together with Benson’s Melody Entertainers and organ selections by Earl Gordon. -I- -I- + FRED THOMPSON STAGES FIGHT IN NEW FILM In "The Dangerous Coward,” coming to the Isis the first half of next week, Fred Thompson gives battle to A1 Kauffman, one time aspirant for world’s heavyweight pugilistic honors, in a sizzling four-round go 'hat is declared to be one of the most realistic prize fight scenes ever staged before the camera. "The Dangerous Coward" is a story of the prize ring with anew setting—a little western town called Chaparral, where the glove sport Is the chief form of amusement. Its hero is Bob Trent, w'ho quit the roped arena at a time when a championship seemed within his grasp. Bob wanders into Chaparral as a cowboy. Events lead him to break his vow never to fight again, and he substitutes for the "Tulare ’Kid." He not only wins the fight, but the respect of the community and the heart and hand of the prettiest girl in the place as well. Hazel Keener, Frank Hagney, Lillian Adrian. Andrew Arbuckle and David Kirby are in the cast. The fun feature will be an Eddie Lyons comedy, “The Wrong Groom.” Dick Hatton and Marilyn Mills are co-starred in “Come On Cowboys,” a comedy drama as odd as its title, which will be shown Thursday and the rest of the week.
MISTER SMITH’S TO OFFER "THE GOLD DIGGERS” 'Three stars are featured in the attraction at Mister Smith’s starting Sunday. “The Gold Diggers,” a screen version of David Belasco’s success, has Wyrdham Standing, Louise Fazenda and Hope Hampton in the leading roles. The story in brief tells how a certain group of chorus girls in their time off stage, spend their time and energy in a pastime known as "gold digging.” This consists in extracting money, jewels, clothing, entertainment and in fact anything of value from the men with whom they are on friendly terms. In this play everything goes along nicely until one of the men actualy falls in love with one of the girls. This is an unexpected turn of events and the proposition is put up to Jerry Lamar, one of the girls. But wdien the young man decides to marry the girl, further complications set in with his uncle, Stephen Lee, who informs the*young man that is he marries a show girl he will be disinherited from several millions of dollars. * • • GRIFFITH MOVIE TO START SECOND WEEK D. W. Griffths "The Birth of a Nation” will start the second week of its engagement at the Lincoln Square on Sunday. It is interesting to note that ,this picture repeats easily. This picture made movie history and opened the day for the big productions which have made the films progress as an art. AMUSEMENTS
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‘COMMON CLAY’ TO BE p HEBE Berkell Players Appear in Big Dramatic Play, Cleve Kinead’s drama, "Common Clay,” in which Jane Cowl took Netv York by storm when it was produced at the Republic Theater, and which attracted Nation-wide attention, will be the offering of the Berkell players next week. "Common Clay” is a problem play. The problem deals with the regeneration of womankind in the person of Ellen Neal, a young girl, the victim of unfortunate circumstances from early childhood. She becomes a mother while employed as a maid in the home of the wealthy Richard Fullerton, and makes a claim for the child, charging Fullerton’s son Hugh with being the father. Fullerton engages an eminent lawyer. Judge Fiison, to defend his boy. A graphic courtroom scene develops in which the great barrister puts the girl on the rack. Every incident of Ellen’s childhood is raked up, and the veil is torn from her life. Then, with the effect of a bombshell dropped into the courtroom, occurs a denouement of a most surprising and dramatic character. It ’gives the plot a most unusual twist —a twist that makes "Common Clay” an uncommon play. In the cast will be Jean Oliver, Eddy Waller, Idabelle Arnold. Larry Sullivan, Herbert Dobbins, Sherold Page, Robert Fay, Myrtle Stringer, Alexander Campbell and William V. Hull.
ORPHAN FEAST Sunday, August 10, 1924 General Protestant Orphan Home State and Orange Streets Dinner and Supper Will Be Served i Take Prospect Street Car
DOG DAYS ARE HERE SO SWIM IN THE BIG POOL AT BROAD RIPPLE PARK Where Sanitary Conditions Have Been Approved by the Health Board \ Get Away From the Heat of the City Street Dance in the Dance Garden, Where It Is Cool. Musfc By the Royal Palm Orchestra. * *
No I—Bettyl—Betty Compson and Benjamin F. Finney in “Miami* opening Thursday afternoon at the Palace. No. 2—Hope Hampton in "The Gold Diggers” at Mister Smith's next week. No. 3 —Baby Peggy as she appears in “Captain January"’ at the
Hear Ye! Ejj RUDOLPH VALENTINO Here Is some news. The Ohio theater wifi present Rudolph Valentino in Booth Tarkington's “Monsieur Beaucalre” for an engagement beginning Sunday, Aug. 17.
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‘The Tempest' Among the recent Chautauqua attractions at Winona Lake, Indiana, was an out-door production of “The Tempest,” put on by Professor Irving C. Stover of John B. Stetson University, DeLand, Flori|la. This was, in the opinion of many, the best of the Shakespearean plays which have been given .under Mr. Stover's direction for several season’s past. The cast was chosen with care, and included some actors of proses sional standing. Os course the dancee of the fairies had special appeal for the audience. Mrs. Helen Cutler Dickey of Cleveland had the part of Ariel, the airy spirit attendant upon Prospero. The love story of Miranda and Ferdinand was sympathetically interpreted' by Miss Katherine Carmichael of St. Louis and Mr. Stover; C. W. Harlan played the part of Prospero. Exceedingly clever was the presentation of Caliban, the monster of the island, by Jesse McKinney pf Dunkirk. Ind. Another difficult role was that assigned to Carl Wolfschlag of Indianapolis, who won much applr.use by his rendition of the part of Stephano, the drunken butler; his scenes with Caliban and
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NEXT WEEK 5 VERSATILE r STEPPERS J PREMIER TERPSICHOREAN ARTISTS HOLLAND and O’DEN “AIN’T NATURE GRAND” CAPPES FAMILY A Wonderful and Diversified Entertainment ROXY LA ROCCA OF THE HARP FENWICH SISTERS “FROM HARMONY BAY” LOUISE & MITCHELL THE BELGIAN WONDERS EXTRA —Special Engagement—EXTßA Lieut. THETION & CO. Famous French War Hero, in a Sensational ExhibitionofMarksmanship
Circle all next week. No.4—Fred Thompson in "Dangerous Coward” at the Isis for the first half of the we^k. No. s—Alice Te# y and Ramon Novarro in “The Arab” at the Apollo next week. No. 6—Mahlon Hamilton fn "Recoil’’ at the O lio all next wek.
Raffles Again In all the realm of detective and romantic drama there is no more famous or well-known name than, "Raffles.” Kyrle Bellow played It for a year. It made him a great star. The role mysteriously wove Itself into the Imagination of y'oung and old alike until it became a synonym of the daring, gentlemanly desperado who always kept just inside the law and out of the clutches of th? law’s guardians. “Raffles” was to the underworld what Sherlock Holmes was to the world of sleuths. This famous role will be revived this fall by Universal, with House Peters one of its most virile stars. Following the creation of the big role in "The Tornado," by Lincoln J. Carter, Peters was somewhat in a quandary as to what to plfty next. Several roles were turned down. When Universal suggested “Raffles” to him. he concurred immediately.
the jester were very difficult of Interpretation, and his work was of a high order throughout. Altogether, the play was hardly to be characterized as an amateur production. "Night Cap” to Bea Movie “The Night Cap,” the play by Max Marcin and Guy Bolton, which Herbert Blanche has been turning into a moving picture at Universal City, has been completed.
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Closing Date The Berkell Players will bring the summer season at English's to a close Saturday night, Aug. 23, according, to announcement by Manager Charles Berkell. The company could undoubtedly remain on indefinitely but is forced to make way for the opening of the fall and winter season of road show attractions. Ad F. Miller, vice-president of the Valentine company which oper* ates English’s, is out of the city, but Is expected back shortly with Interesting news of the productions which will come to Indianapolis throughout the regular ■ season. "Common Clay,” in which the Berkell company will appear next week, will be one of the heaviest dramatic offerings of tfi© summer. Mr. Berkell states that it will be followed by "Scrambled Wives.” He expects to bring his company back to Indianapolis next with the presenf personnel intact, including Jean Oliver, Eddy Waller, Larry Sullivan, Idabelle Arnold, Herbert Dobbins, Mary Hill and the others.
GALLI-CURCIIO SINGATWINONA Great Reception Planned as Welcome to Diva, Galli-Curci, great soprano, is coming to Winona Lake for the third time, Wednesday evening, Aug. 13. She is coming because hundreds of music loving people want to hear her again, and are already securing reservations in the great Billy Sun day Tabernacle, where she will give her recital. There is no more popular artist before the public today. Her writings in current magazines have atattention. Early reservations have been necessary if one wished to hear her in any recital during the past year. Galli-Curci one of those few art ists who are capable of appealing to both the cultured music-lover and to the person who knows nothing of music, but loves it only for its own sake. This is a rare combination. It springs from personality, which is something that art in itself cannot ever hope to reach. Mme. Galli-Curci was the first artist to use the big tabernacle, and pronounced its acoustic propertied perfect. \
n . AMUSEMENTS ENGLISH’S WEEK BERKELL PLAYERS FIRST STOCK PRODUCTION IN INDIANAPOLIS OF JANE COWL’S GREAT DRAMATIC SUCCESS “COMMON CLAY” By CLEVES KINKEAD j Matinees: Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday 1 - " S 1 1 ' TUI! AFTERNOON—Me, 35*. 50c, NIGHT— SSc, 60©, rK It f\.T* *c. 90c. ,TAX CHARGED ON 68c AND 00c seat I IViVJuUo TICKET# ONLY. PHONE CIRCLE 3373 Week Aug. 17th “Scrambled Wives”
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—COMING MONDAY—“A Scotch Highball” FEATURING ROSE MAURA “Six Feet of Personality” v WITH HERBERT WEBSTER Character Comedian and * * A Scotch Bagpipe Band \SHATTUCK & O’NEIIV ~ \ Odd Moments in a Vodvil Way \ a \ \ Great if. \ GOULD & RASCH \ Sh °“ Great \ The Two-Man Quartette \ / S S°\JOHNSON & BEHAn\ \ Comedy Hat Jugglers \ ANN LINN & CO. in A MELANGE OF SONG AND DANCE A Scenic Production Par Excellence PHOTO FEATJTRE PRISCILLA DEAN “The Storm Daughter” Tremendous. Awe-Inspiring, with Priscilla Dean in Hot Most Tempestuous Role!
MRS TALBOT SETS DATE FOR START OF MUSICAL SERIES Whiteman Will Give Two Concerts at Murat Sunday, Oct, 12, Sunday, Oct. 12, is the official date announced for the opening of musical activities in Indianapolis under the direction of the Ona B. Talbot Fine Arts Enterprises when Paul Whiteman and his orchestra will rfve two programs, afternoon and evening. Fritz Reiner, conductor of the Cincinnati Orchastra, is among the very busiest of musical conductors this summer. Arriving in America on July 17 from Europe, where he had been conducting the Prague Festival, he began on July 21 his two weeks of guest conducting the Stadium concert in New York City, upon the termination of this period he will again sail for Europe, where he will conduct the Berlin Volksoper, returning to America the last of September. First Date Announced As previously announced, the Cincinnati Orchastra will open.the series of symphony concerts in Indianapolis on Dec. 22, when a choir of more- than 100 voices will be heard in a great program of Christmas music. In addition to this, Rafaelo Diaz, tenor of the Metropolitan Opera Company, has been engaged as soloist with the orchestra, as well as being heard as soloist with the chorus. Diaz is now a firmly established favorite of the concert stage, for, in addition to hi£ onerous duties at the Metropolitan Opera House, where ho has sung on an average of twice a week throughout the season, the great demand for Diaz in recital and concert forced him to fill more than, forty engagements in the season just closed. Two Othgr Concerts Feb. 9 the second of the orchestral series will present ,the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra with Henri Verbrugghen. This will be the first time Indianapolis music lovers will have the pleasure of Verbrugghen's orchestra} interpretations. The this program will be the Brandenburg concertp for harpsichord, flute, violin and cello with orchestra accompaniment? The series will close on March 16 with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Rudolph Ganz in the dual capacity of soloist and conductor. Subscriptions for the orchestra concerts have been receded in gratifying numbers by Ona B. Talbot.
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