Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 278, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 April 1925 — Page 6

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STAGE AND BOOKS FURNISH ;THEMES FOR THE MOVIES / • Film Theaters Next Week Promise Well Balanced Bills With Novelties. Film themes for next week in the leading movie theaters of the city were obtained for the rtiost part freni stage successes or from books. “The Goose Hangs High,” a stage success of last season, Will be the chief movie event at the Ohio next week. * * The Circle went to the novel of Beale Davis, “Oue WavStreet,” for the theme of its feature of the same name. The Apollo resorted to a stage ”

comedy, "Cheaper To Marry,” for the theme of its feature. The Isis for the first half of the week will offer Hoot Gibson in "Saddle Hawk.” STAGE SUCCESS IN MOVIE FORM AT OHIO "The Goose Hangs High," a modern family in which the thoughlessness of the college-age children ■provide the theme, is the featured photoplay the coming week at the Ohio theater. It is the film version of the stage success by Beach. James ("Covered Wagon,”) Cruze, director of many successful pictures, produced this picture, the cost of which includes: Constance Bennett, Myrtle Stedman. George Irving, Esther Ralston, William R. Otis Jr., Edward Pell Jr., Gertrude Claire, James A. Marcus, Anne Schaefer, Z. Wall Covington and Gecille Evans. "Down South” will be the featured musical novelty the coming week. It. is a presentation of songs, dances and syncopation of melodies of Dixie, by the Charlie Davis orchestra and lister Huff, organist. “Tons of Trouble,” will be the Imperial comedy. A news weekly will be an added feature. The story of "The Goose Hangs High” is story of many American families, of thrifty parents and extravagant children. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Ingals, who have practiced many economies to eend their three children to college, have prepared a Christmas party for their returning children. Unmindful of their father's struggle to keep up with their expenditures, the children arrive home, each bringing a list of debts. Despite the fact it is Christmas eve the children, with characteristic thoughtlessness, run off just before dinner. On the heels of their unexpected departure the father is visited by Kimberly, the new councilman. •I- -1- -ISTORY OF OPERA SINGER MAKES A NEW MOVIE The attraction at the Circle beginning Sunday will be "One Way Street,” screen version of Beale Davis’ well-known novel of the eame name, featuring Anna Q. Nilsson and Ben Lyon. The story concerns a famous opera singer who at the height of career has the whole world worshipping at her feet. The possessor of ft magnetic personality and of much charm and beauty, she finds life beautiful. As the years pass she slowly loses her position, her beauty and her friends, and suddenly disappears. Some time after this a fascinating young woman makes her appearances in London social circles, and becomes the wife of Sir Edward Hutton, M. P. She becomes infatuated with a young American boy, who for a while is fascinated by her. He finds that he really loves the daughter of his employer, and makes an effort to disentangle himself from his affair with Lady Sylvia. The balance of the story concerns

ENGLISH’S Berkell Players IN GUY BATES POST’S GREAT DRAMATIC SUCCESS “THE MASQUERADER" BY JOHN HUNTER BOOTH I Adapted From Katherine Cecil Thurston’s Famous Novel 1 Matinees, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday n n I h r O . Afternoon. 25c. 35c. 50c; Evening. 25c. UU I I L V ■ 50c and 90c. Plus U.'S. Govt. Tax on 90c l\ I If Seat Tickets Only. Reservations May Be II ■IIW bW ■ Made for the Entire Season. Phone, Circle 3373 Week April 12—“ The First Year”

Third Church of Christ, Scientist, of Indianapolis Announces a Free Lecture on Christian Science By Algernon Henyey-Batfcurst, C. S. B. of London, England Member of The Board of Lectureship of The 'Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts In Murat Theatre Sunday , April 5, at 3:00 P. M. The Public is Cordially Invited. _ V>, ■

itself with Lady Sylvia’s attempt to ruin the boy; the revelation of her identity, and the bringing of happiness to the youth and his young sweetheart. Others in the cast are Margery Daw, Lumsden Hare, Thomas Holding, Dorothy Gumming, and Moia Kingsley. ( The overture next week, is "Le Roi l a Dit,” by Delibes, played by the Circle Theater Orchestra under the direction of BakaleinikofT; the Animated Circle News, Newspaper Fun, a Hodge Podge comedy cartoon, an organ solo, "Me and the Boy Friend,” played by Dessa Byrd at the Circle Grand organ, and a Mermaid coned/ featuring Uige Conley. -i- -i- -i----“CHEAPER TO MARRY” BOOKED AT THE APOLIA) Samuel Shipman's New York stage success, "Cheaper To Marry” filmed under the direction of Robert Z. Leonard will be next week’s offering at the Apollo. Given a lavish setting in the whirl of modern social life, “Cheaper To Marry” depicts brilliant sooiaU events in the luxurious surroundings of New York hotels and clubs, affords intimate glimpses into the life behind the doors of an exclusive women's athletic club, and thrilling scenes in the stock exchange. Threading through it is a story of the age-old war between the sexes, which comes to a startling and realistic climax. A lesson to the effect that matrimony is the best and safest, to say nothing of being the cheapest policy, is forcibly demonstrated before the final fadeout. Lewis S. Stone and Conrad Nagel head the cast. Paulette Duval, who made her screen debut as Madame de Pompdaour in "Monsieur Beaucaire," is cast as a modern vampire. The comedy is handled for the most part by Louise Fazenda and Claude* Gillingwater. Marguerite de la Motte and Richard Wayne are in the cast. Other program features will consist of the Fox news weekly, a Charlie Chase comedy entifled “Hard Boiled,” and musical divertisment by Emil Seidel and his orchestra and Earl Gordon, at the organ. -I- -I- -IHOOT GIBSON HAS A NEW MOVIE THRILLER Providing thrills and action in a somewhat different fashion from its predecessors "Saddle Hawk,” a Hoot Gibson western melodrama which comes to the Isis the first half of next week, nevertheless affords plenty of latitude for Hoot’s especial style of strenuousness. The program also will contain a Pathe comedy entitled “Is Marriage the Bunk?” The mid-week ./ige on Thursday will feature William Farnurn in “The Scuttlers,” a timely production, now that sea films are once again in vogue. It is a dramatic tale of love and villainy on the high seas with Famum admirably cast as Jim Landers, employed as an investigator by Lloyds of London to solve the mystery In connection with the loss of ships commanded by Captain Machen.

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HEAVY AND LIGHT ARE THE NEW MOVIES

Young Folk in Play

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Miss Diana Greenspan

Miss Diana Greenspan will the part of Rosalie in a one-act play of that name to be given Sunday evening as part of an entertainment at the Communal Building, 17 W. Morris St., for the benefit of tornado sufferers. Others In the play, which will be sts ged by the Neighborhood Players, are lllaa Mollie Caplin and San Cohen. ” ht entertainment, which will be followed by a dance, will open at 8 p. m with a playlet by children of the Hebrew School of the Jewish Educational Association. Other numbers will be selections from a minstrel given by the Pals Club, March 29; a musical sketch by Misses Clara Greenspan, Esther Arnold and Bess Gernsteir of the Sinai Club; Hungarian drnces by Miss Bess Scherr, Miss Relly Drucker and Joseph Gelman, accompanied by William Schwartz, violinist, and piano solo by Esther Slutzky, And special number by Et ther Arnold of the Council of Jewish Juniors. TUe affair Is under auspices of tho Community Club Council, ‘of which Leonard Strauss is chairmar. Refreshments will be sold by Girl Scouts and members of g'rls’ clubs, with Mrs. Louis Seri nsky, Mins Marjorie Fisher and Harry Lehner in charge.

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ISIS First Half Next Week , I®OT A1! Seat , GIBSON * ~ -IN- 1 (If “SADDLE 1 HAWK” PATHE COMEDY ‘IS MARRIAGE THE BUNK’

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No. I—Margery Daw and Ben Lyon In "One Way Street,” at the Circle next week. No. 2—Hoot Gibson in a scene from "Saddle Hawk,” at the Isis for the first half of the week. No. 3—Lewis Stone in "Cheaper

The William Hodge Phenomenon

The theatergoing public will be glad to review the record of William Hodge, author and scar of “For All of Us," coming to the Murat, May 4-6, after one entire season in New York and one entire season In Chicago. The star of the new play has had an adventurous life He started in as comedian with Rogers Brothers shows and from then on travelled the road of success so rapidly that he was given leading roles and eventually starring ones, in such plays “Sag Harbor,” “Sky Farm,” “Peggy From Paris,” "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch." Dream City.” After this Titrkington’s ’The Man From Home” brought William Hodge fame, and he was seen In this play for four years. When through with this widely known play. Hodge took to writing hlrf own pieces, "The Road to Happiness,” “Fixing Sister,” "A Cure for Curables,” “The Guest of Honor.” “Dog Love” and finally, the most successful of all these, 'For All of Us." The phenomena of Hodge, however. is worth looking Into. Or-

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To Marry,” at the Apollo next week. No. 4—Constance Bennett and Edward Peil, .Tr., In "The Goose Hangs High,” at the Ohio all next week. No. s—Tom Moore and Edith Roberts In "On Thin Ice," at the Palace Thursday for three days.

dinarily. a play which has not had a long run in New York can’t draw a crowd, and yet, "A Hodge Play” is able, year after year, to draw crowded houses everywhere without "enjoying a New York endorsement." For example “For All of Us," his latest comedy play one entire season In Chicago. The name is true in all American cities and then went into New York and took that city by storm. Theatergoers take it for granted that they want to see William Hodge in any play which he may write. It is all very curious. No other actor on the stage today Is able to cast this spell; no other enjoys the greater good will or more general Interest public interest. Old Time Star Returns Marie Cahill will headline in veith-Albee vaudeville this spring in a tabloid farce, “Two Too Many,” by Kenneth Keith. Miss Cahill will also feature a Dumber of exclusive new songs along with her old-time hits. *

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BARRYMORE TO STAR ON SCREEN Warner Brothers to Put Big Actor to Work. After weeks of negoitations during which the cables were kept busy, John Barrymore has been signed by Warner Bros, to star in a series of special productions to be made on an elaborate scale. At the Warners’ New York office It was stated that two pictures w'ould be made by Mr. Barrymore during the 1926-26 season, the productions to follow depending entirely upon his stage engagements. Owing to his big London stage success in "Hamlet," he will not return to the United States until sometime in May, and he will report nt the Warner Bros, studio early in June to start on his first picture. Keith Art May Go to England Princ e Lei Lani who is touring the Keith-Albee Circuit with a band of fifteen Samoan chiefs, giving a demonstration of native songs and dances, lias received offers for appearances In England, France and Germany. He plans to accept European engagements after a tour of the United Sttaes, intending to circle the globe before his troupe returns to Samoa.

Little Theatre

"Candida,” by George Bernard Shaw, is an amusing comedy concerning a somewhat bombastic but altogether human, English clergyman and his wife, Candida; Mr. Burgess, her father; Prossy, the secretary; Tlexander, a young but majestic curate, and Eugene Marchbanks, a poet, When "Candida” was produced in London twenty years ago it aroused

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Father Say gj “I just can’t get that boy of J mine to settle down.” Mother Says: “ Wl ! e " \ wae J girl had to be home by nine o’clock.” Johnny Says: “ ni bet Pa was no an s el J J when he was my age.” Mary Say § • “Os course, Ma means well, " J hut times have changed.” And they are all right! You’ll learn the truth about modern JamesCruze L PR# ' UCT,ON iin“ " MYTLE STEDMAN CONSTANCE BENNETT and GEORGE IRVING Answers the question Young America is asking: j Are parents our best friends, or just friends, / or just our severest critics? The director of “The Covered Wagon” has produced America’s greatest family picture—a laugh, a tear, a gasp—and a thought to carry I home. —Added Attractions — LESTER HUFFS ORGAN SOLO "THE OLD FOLKS AT HOME AND ABROAD.” DOWN SOUTH QUARTETTE OLD AND NEW SONGS OF THE SUNNY SOUTH BANJO LAND A SURPRISE CY MILDERS Singing “ALABAMY BOUND” Charlie Davis Orchestra in Down South Melodies ”

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considerable interest, aside from its real merit as a piny, because it was thought to be daring and "advanced" in theme. In 1925 audiences will wonder why this was so; as today the play is marked for its clever and wholesome humor and literary excellence alone. The cast includes: .lames Morell Walther Lie her Candida Kvelyii K! fe Mr Burgess Arthur J. Renault Prossy Sara Lauter Alexande- Worth Howard Eugene March ban 9 s Murry wickard "Candida" will be given by the Little Theatre Society at the Masonic Temple. Wednesday evening, April 8, at 8:30.

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