Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 214, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 January 1925 — Page 6

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FRIVOLOUS SAL’ OPENS ENGAGEMENT A T CIRCLE ‘Golden Bed' to Be on View at the Ohio —Dix Plays Lead at Apollo Sunday. The Circle next week will feature “Frivolous Sal,’’ made from an original story by J. K. MacDonhld, next week. Leads will be played by Mae Busch, Eugene O’Brien, Ben Alexander, Mildred Hkrris, Mitchell Lewis and Thomas Santsehi. “The Golden Bed,” a modern story, will be on view all next week at the Ohio. Cast includes Lillian Rich and Vera Reynolds. • . ' , ' ' "r * “A Man Must Live,” with Richard Dix, will be the leading event at the Apollo, beginning Sunday.

The Isis for the first half of the week will offer "Arizona Romeo,” and Mister Smith's for the week will present Gloria Swanson in "Wages of Virtue.” 9 ‘ -I- I- -IDRAMATIC MOVIE *' BOOKED AT CIRCLE “Frivolous Sal,” an original story by J. K. MacDonald, the well-known producer, will be the attraction at the Circle beginning Sunday. "Frivolous Sal” is a tensely dramatic love story of the pioneer western mining camps. It unfolds the love of Roland Keene, a stranded actor, whose theatrical company disbands in Placer Valley, a mining town, in which "Frivolous Sal” runs the Greenback saloon, which she had Inherited from her father. Sal, tired of the men who patronize her bar, believes she recognizes in Keene her ideal, and he persuades her to marry him. His motherless young son, who had been left ir New York by his father, beats' his way across the country and arrives at Placer Valley the day of his father’s marriage to Sal. At first the trio Is very happy, but Keene'sj love of drink leads him into grave difficulties, from which he Is finally extricated through the combined efforts of Sal and Benny, the son. Mae Busch as Frivolous Sal, Eugene O’Brien as Roland Keene and Ben Alexander as Benny Keene, his son, head the distinguished cast in this picture. Mildred Harris,*Mitchell Lewis and Thomas Santschi also have important roles. -I- -f- -!- "THE GOLDEN BED” TO OPEN AT THE OHIO Wallace Irwin’s story “The G<?lden Bed," is the featured photoplay attraction the coming week

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at the Ohio Theater. It is a Cecil B. DeMille production. Leading parts are taken by Lillian Rich, Vera Reynolds, Rod Laßocque, Henry Walthall,- Theodore Kosloff, Robert Cain, Warner Baxter and Ethel Wales, besides a host of other cinema celebrities. Besides the featured picture tere will be a Spat Family comedy, "Rubber Neck,” and a news weekly. Music will be provided by Lester Huff, who will be heard in an attractive original organ solo, "A Romance in Four Choruses,” while the Charlie Davis orchestra with Cy Milders; soloist, will present a program of popular song hits. “The Golden Bed,” is a story of two, sisters, daughters of an old aristocratic Southern family, and their relations with a man who rises by his own efforts from ”po’ white trash” to the position of the financial giant of the city. One sister is a beautiful pleasure-loving girl to whom the breath of life is wealth, extravagance and the love of men. The other sister is unselfish, but resourceful. -|- -|- -I- ‘ RICHARD DIX PLAYS CHIEF ROLE AT APOLLO “A Man Must Live,” in which Richard Di is starred, coming to the Apolloo next week, is an interesting and gripping drama embracing several phases of newspaper life in New York City. Adapted from I. A. R. Wylie's story, “JunglS Law,” it applies to everyday people the theme of the law of the jungle—eat or be eaten. On his return from oveiseas Geoffrey Farnell, an ex-service man, gets a job as a reporter on a “yellow” daily in the metropolis. "Mop” Collins, a girl who had once been the toast of Broadway, is discovered,

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down and out, working as an entertainer in a cheap cabaret. Farnell is assigned to interview her. His heart is so touched by her plight that he refuses to write about her, and instead takes her under his protection. Aa the result he loses his Job. Dix has the role of Farnell. His support Includes Jacqueline Logan, George Nash, Edna Murphy, Charles Beyer and Dorothy Walters. The program will include the Fox news weekly, an Our Gang comedy, "The Big Town,” organ selections by Earl Gordon and musical entertainment by Emil Seidel and his orchestra. -i- -I- -I-LOVE-LORN COWBOY FIGURES IN NEW MOVIE Asa love-lorn cowboy, whose romance is mixed up with a lot of practical realities that furnish plenty of excitement. Buck Jones has a hectic time in "Arizona Romeo," a comedy drama of the cattle country of the Southwest, which will be shown at the Isi3 the first half of next week. The program will include a Grantlnad Rico Sportlight, "The Champion,” and a Pathe comedy called “Hello Baby.” •I* -I- -ISWANSON’S LATEST BOOKED AT SMITH’S Gloria Swanson’s latest photoplay production, “Wages of Virtue,” is ttoe featured picture shown the coming week at Mr. Smith’s Theater' A large cast of able players appear in support of Miss Swanson. Ben Lyon plays the leading male role. The usual minor features will include a comedy and a news weekly. The music will be provided by the Grand Cremona. NOVELTY ACTS TO TOP VARIETY BILLS (Continued From Page 5) for the kiddies as well as the older folks. THE LIME TRlO—European acrobats, will offer their latest novelty,

‘Little Jessie Janies’ at Murat

At the Murat for three nights and Wednesday matinee, commencing Monday, the offering will be L. Lawrence Weber’s musical comedy, “Little Jessie James." The management provides a Paul Whiteman band as an Integral part of the performance, the musicians playing Archer’s melodies during the performance and also giving concerts before the play and between the acts. This organization is made

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No. I—Lillian Rich In "The Golden Bed,” a movie, at the Ohio next week. No. 2—Buck Jones in "The Arizona Romeo,” at the Isis the first half of the week. No. 3—Eugene O’Brien In a scene from "Frivolous Sal," at the Circle next week.

"The Gollywog," an athletic surprise. + 4- -INEW VARIETY NOVELTY AT LYRIC NEXT WEEK "Marriage Vs. Divorce,” a brand new 1926 vaudeville novelty, will be presented at the Lyric next week by George Usher, a comedian, and company. It is described as a musical comedy satire on everyday life, the plot dealing in a humorous way with several phases of matrimonial bliss and near-bliss. The bill will include: A. C. ASTOR —Famous globe trotting ventriloquist, who is credited with many original surprise effects in the art of “voice throwing,” in which he has long been a past master. CLOWN SAXOPHONE BAND— A sextette of versatile instrumentalist headed by David J. Bolduc offering a peppy program of jazz and syncopation, with Bolduc contributing a lot of fun through his unique comedy antics. RAFFLES AND CO. —Known as “The King of Cracksmen,” Raffles displays uncanny skill in penetrating steel safes and strong boxes that have been securely locked by a committee called from the audience. He also demonstrates several “escape” stunts In which he is said to outrival Harry Houdini. THE PACIFIC FOUR—Harmony singers and comedians from California, where they were featured in “The Golden Gate Revue.” BERNARD WHEELER AND ADELE POTTER —Appearing in a laughable song and dance sketch, by Richard Gallagher, entitled “Smithie." PEREZ AND LA FLEUR— European gymnasts and equilibrists who have conceived an entertaining method of introducing tlieir interesting routine of athletic accomplishments. ON THE SCREEN— Ben Turpin

up of a well-trained group of soloists. The associate players with Alice Cavanaugh in the title role, are Roy Purviance, formerly featured in the Greenwich Follies for two seasons; Elsie Peck from the operatic concert stage; Jack Kane, formerly featured with “The Music Box Revue,” "Tangerine” and in Cohan musical comedies, and Sam Collins, Katherine Ward, William J. Guhl, Marie Hunt and others.

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No. 4—Gloria Swanson in “Wages of'■’Virtue,’* at Mister Smith’s all next week. / No. s—lrene5 —Irene Rich in "A Lost Lady,” as movie feature at the Palace beginning Sunday. No. 6—Richard Dix and Jacqueline Logan in “A Man Must Love," at the Apollo, opening Sunday for the week.

comedy “The Wild Goose Chaser,” Kinograms, and the latest episode of the serial “The Go Getters,” called "Who Is Hooligan.” •I- -I- -I- ' DANCE REVUE TOPS NEW PALACE BILL MARINO REVUE—Composed of Marino Polini, Florence Coveney, Mary Murphy and" Jimmy, Fisher, will offer “A Snappy Potpourri of Song and Dance” as the chief feature opening Saturday at the Palace. Other acts include: STANTON AND FLYNN—Styled ts "The Laugh Generators,” who frolick through their program of fchoice bits of humor. HAYDEN, DUNBAR AND HAYDEN—Musicians who have "artistic oddities" to dispense. BLOCK’S MALES—lntroducing Plug, kicking mule. SYLVIA MORA AND THE RECK-

Cecil £), F)p/Aillp <3 1 J V - 1 11 1 IV X_J STARTING SUNDAY r . V POSITIVELY lavish prediction. %e GOLDEN * , BED"- M 5 t^jßpdLaßocque -Veraßeynolds \A/\\y A m? Theodore EoslofF- Lillian Rich Jjr u „ IlerayW&lfhall-Wanier Baxter / /\\| ‘X V/ Cecil B. DeMille has picturized the year’s most Ja jtft (, llx J. startling novel of marriage, “The Golden Bed," 1 I I I with characteristic lavishness of gowns, girls II I I 1 ' 1 | ryj y and settings. See the dazzling candv ball, the —JJI j millionaire society wedding, the fight on the —CN. Alpine crag and the newest gowns from Paris. ttdi JpP“9f?r A CHARLIE DAVIS jflxsL J

LESS DUO—-Billed a s "Supreme Variety Entertainers,” who contribute daring feats of balancing on a swinging rope. Rita Mario and her company of ten girls in a revue top the bill beginning Thursday. The Foui; Horsemen assert that they are "not a moving picture,” but they are comedians. The four Haas brothers have “Fun on Five Hickory Sticks” in their acrobatic act. "Stumbling” is the name of the act that expresses the talents of the two Ladellas. A "Chinese Version of American Songs and Dances” Is given by Chang and Rosie Moey. On the screen are: , "A Lost Lady,” with Irene Rich, Matt Moore, John Roche, the first half and “One Glorious Night” with Elaine Hammerstein the last half of the week. Pathe News, a comedy and an Aesop Fable are the short reels. Another Grey Stay for Movies One of the largest location camps ever constructed was used for the filming of Zane Grey’s "The Thundering Herd," which William K. Howard directed for Paramount. On the location 1,000 persons were fed and sheltered for a month.

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LAEULE MAKES PUBLIC HIS WHITE LIST PHOTOPLAYS Universal Starts at Once Making Release of New Pictures. Carl Laemmle, president of Universal Pictures Corporation, has Just announced that "The White List,” the name given to Universal’s new product, twenty-one pictures to be released during the first half of 1925. The White List consists of a series of special pictures made by Universal’s leading starts and directors, and adapted from popular and standard stories or plays. The stars include such favorites as Pauline Frederick, Laura LaPlante, Hoot Gibson, Reginald Denny, James Kirkwood, Madge Bellamy, May McAvoy, Virginia Valll, Norman Kerry, House Peters, Alma Rubens, Percy Marmont, Mary Philjiin, Eugene O’Brien, Jack Hoie, Herbert Rawlinson and William Desmond. The list of directors contains such well-known names as Clarence Brown, Edward Sedgwick, Harry Pollard, Herbert Blache, William Seiter, Edward Sloman, King Baggot, Svend Gade, Clifford Smith, Arthur Rosson Laemmle. Jan. 18 Universal will release “Smouldering Fires,’’ a Clarence Brown production featuring Pauline Frederick and Laura La Plante. This story was written especially for Miss Frederick by Sada Cowan and Howard Higgin. The strong supporting cast includes Tully Marshall, Malcolm McGregor, Wanda Hawley, Helen Lynch, George Cooper, Billy Gould and Bert Roach. Jan. 26 is the release date for the first Uni-versal-Gibson production of the season, "The Hurricane Kid,” starring Hoot Gibson. This is from the fastmoving western story by Will Lambert. It was directed by Edward

MR. SMITH’S THEATRE SUNDAY AND ALL WEEK \t-/ yT Allan ewan pbodusßon i. HS* /‘Wages of X# *>) r^srVtrtue’J Here's the same Rollicking. Clowning, Wonderfully Human Gloria that won your hearts In “Man-Handled." Ben Lyons Is the Leading Man. Gloria has a chance to show her whole bag of tricks, and yen'll say it’s a fall one!

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Movie Cross Word Puzsr 'is Crossword puzzles have taken the country by storm, so it is only a natural conclusion that they should find their way to the screen. The first one of these to appear before the picture-loving public of Indianapolis will be shown as a novelty feature of the program at the Circle next week. .According to the announcement made, the puzzles will be written by world-famous humorists such as Sam Heilman, George Ade and others.

Sedgwick, a past master at directing Gibson. The. following players appear in Gibson’s support: Marian Nixon, William Steele, Arthur Mackley, Harry Tood, Fred Humes and Violet La Plante. This picture is already in the East and is guaranteed to be one of Hoot’s beet. Feb. 1 will see “Oh Doctor,” Harry Leon Wilson’s celebrated Saturday Evening Post story, in film form, with Reginald Denny in the starring role. This I promise you will be the best Denny picture ever put out. It is a Harry Pollard production. That means action and comedy. The supporting cast includes Mary Astor, who is featured: Otis Harlan. William V. Mong, Tom Ricketts, Lucille Ward. Mike Donlin, Clarence Geldert, Blanche Payson, Martha Mattox, Helen Lynch and George Kuwa. Feb. 15 will be the release date of "Secrets of the Night,” the Uni-versal-Jewel version of the 1 Broadway stage success, "The Night CapA March 1 is set as the release dafl for "The Mad Whirl,” the Universal Jewel adaptation of Richard Washbum Child’s story, "Here’s How.” On March 15 we will release anew Virginia Valli picture, "The Price of Pleasure.” Anthony Coldewey has finished the scenario for "Cobra,” Rudolph Valentino’s first independent Rltz production, and is now working on “The Scarlet Power," which will be the second.

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