Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 29, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 June 1925 — Page 5

SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1925

FIVE BIG MOVIE STARS TO BE SEEN IN NEW PHOTOPLAYS

Juster Keaton, Buck Jones, Virginia Valli, Milton Sills ™ and Alice Terry Will Play Leading Roles in Feature Productions Here. If you are looking for your movie favorite, there is a chance that he or she will be seen here next week. Buster Keaton, a recognized favorite, will frolic at the Apollo in “Seven Chances.” Virginia Valli will be seen in a film version of the stage play, “Up The Ladder,” at the Colonial. Miltor) Sills will have the support of Doris Kenyon in “I "Want My Man” at the Circle.

•“Any Woman” will have the services of Alice Terry at the Ohio. For the first half of the week, the ( Isis will present Buck Jones in “Hearts and Spurs.” •I- *1- ’l’ , ALL FUN PROGRAM PROMISED AT APOLLO An All Fun program will he offered at the Apollo next weeTf with Buster Keaton in his latest comedy, “Seven Chances” as the feature. It is a tale of matrimony and high finance, adapted from Roi Cooper Megrue's’stage hit. In Keaton’s support are Ruth Dwyer, Snitz Edwards, T. Roy Barnes and a host of Hollywood beauties. “Seven Chances" presents Buster as a youthful New York broker whose penchant for giving money f’ay leaves him penniless. Aiding |n in his transactions is his partr, who gets into a peck of trouble when he draws a check against the firm for a large sum of money. The check is protested and the people to whom he tendered it threaten to have him jailed unless he produces the cash. Things look pretty blue until word Is received that Buster’s eccentric old uncle had passed away leaving Buster heir to seven millions with the provision that he must marry on his twenty-seventh birthday by 7 o'clock In the evening. This seems to be easy enough as Buster already has the girl picked out, but complications develop when she turns him down cold. Then begins a, wild hunt for any girl at all, willing to become a bride. The partner decides to make It a sure go by getting some newspaper publicity to the effect that a young man worth millions will marry any girl with a bridal outfit who comes to the Grand Street Church at 5 o’clock. Buster meanwhile encounters a miss ready to take the ma.trimonail plunge, but when he arrives at the church he is flatbergasted to find hundreds of would-be brides awaiting him. The program w'll include a Hal Roach all star comedy “Tell It To A .Policeman." the Fox news weekly. new songs by Dorsey, Kaehn and Pelletier, Earl Gordon, at the organ and musical entertainment by .Emil Seidel and his orchestra. C -i- -i- + ALICE TERRY PLAYS LEAD IN “ ANY WOMAN” Alice Terry, who was brought into fame by Rex Ingram in his massive pictures, is the featured player in “Any W<smar ” which is to be shown next week at the Ohio. It Is the Henry King production of the story by Arthur Somers Roche written expressly for the screen and adapted by Jules Furthman and Beatrice Van. Besides Miss Terry the picture Includes in its cast the following players: Ernest Gillen, Margarita Fischer, Lawson Butt, Agie Herring, James Neil, DeSacia Mooers, Henry Kolker, Thelma Morgan, George Periolat, Lucille Hutton, Arthur Hoyt and Malcolm Denny. “Wild Papa” is the Spat family comedy which will head the list of minor attractions. A news weekly will also be shown. Music will be provided by the Charles Davis orchestra with Cy Milders soloist. Lester Huff, organist, will be heard in one of his original compositions. "Any Woman” is the story of Ellen Linden, daughter of a millionaire who returns from an exclusive European finishing school. She anticipates being met by her father in one of their la’ ge cars, but only Tom Galloway, vr'.vc introduces himself as a friend A the family, meets her in a Ford. Instead of driving her her palatial home, he takes her her father In a medium-class apartment house. Her father has been ruined and she Is forced to go to work. , •!• -I- •> “I WANT MY MAN” OPENS AT THE CIRCLE “I Want My Man,” a dramatic story based on Struthers Burt’s novel, “The Interpreter’s House,” comes to the Circle on Sunday, with Milton Sills and Doris Kenyon in the featured roles. The story concerns Gullan Eyre, a wealthy young New Yorker who is blinded during the World War. His nurse, Vida, who is deeply in love -with him, persuades him to marry her so that she might take

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care of him. telling him that she has been horribly disfigured In an explosion in order that le will not think she is marrying aim out of sympathy. , Later, when his wife hears that he is to regain his sight, and fearing his anger when he discovers her deception, inasmuch as he had been engaged to a girl at home before the war, she leaves him, determined if possible to win his love on an equal footing with the other girl. Upon the arrival in New York, she establishes herself in the Eyre household as companion to Gulian's invalid mother, and is on hand to meet the returning son, who fails to recognize her. He becomes interested ip her, but his fiancee, Lael Satori, intent upon sharing Gulian’s wealth and position, hastens the plans for their wedding. How the suicide of Gulian’s brother-in-law, who had been at the head of the Eyre interests, interrupts their plans and after a series of dramatic events, brings happiness to Gulian and told in this story. Cast includes May Allison, PhyL's Haver, Paul Nicholson, Kate Bruce mad Theresa Maxwell Conover in the supporting cast. Other features of the week’s program will be: The overture, “Traviata,” played by the Circle Concert Orchestra under the direction of Bakaleinikoff, with Mary E. Case, soloist: the Animated Circle News: a Juvenile Comedy, “Baby Blues”: a Kra.zy Kat cartoon, “Felix on the Trail,” and an organ solo, “Oh, Katharina,” played by Dessa Byrd. •I- -I- -!- VIRGINIA VALLI PLAYS LEAD IN COLONIAL MOVIE Virginia Valli plays the lead in “Up the Ladder,” to be at the Colonial next week. “Up the Ladder” is the screen version of Owen Davis’ stage success. The story revolves around a young woman who twice submits herself to a great sacrifice that she may save the man she loves —only too see that love taken from her. Virginia Valli, first as the sweetheart, sacrifices her personal fortune too save from oblivion a great invention which her lover, played by Forrest Stanley, has perfected. This invention —the televisionphone, an apparatus which will make possible for one to see to whom or e is conversing on the telephone—and which, incidentally, scientists are now endeavoring to perfect, is successfully placed on the market and her lover, now her husband, is a famous and wealthy man. In the second instance, Virginia Valli, as the wife, again sacrifices her fortune which her husband has accumulated climbing “Up the Ladder,” to save him from himself. Margaret Livingston as the “other woman,” in the play, is responsible for the husband inventor’s fall. Miss Valli reclaims her husband from the “broad-highway,” through fidelity and intuition. Others in the supporting cast include such well-known favorites George Wawcett, Lydia Yeamans Titus, Holmes Herbert, (Baby) Priscilla Dean Moran and the noted ballet danseuse, Olive Ann Alcorn. The bill will include a comedy, “Dog Biscuit,” with Arthur Lake, a news reel, Aesop Fables, the American Harmonists and soloists. -I- -|- -I“HEARTS AND SPURS” DUE AT ISIS SUNDAY The Isis will present the ’atest Buck Jones Wester ’ melodrama, "Hearts and Spurs,” i.he first half of next week. It is ' piciurization of Jackson Gregory's story "The Outlaw.” The chief figure is a courageous cowboy who sacrifices himself in order to protect the brother of the girl he loves. The big scenes of the picture include a thrilling chase and several exciting fights, climaxed by •an avalanche in which the hero and the villain are buried in a mountain shack beneath tons of rock and earth. v v Their escape is managed by the heroine, with all being rightfully adjusted in the end. Jones' support includes Carol Lombard, Freeman Wood, William Davidson, J. Gordon Russell and others. A comedy entitled ‘'Rats Knuckles,” will also be shown. William Desmond is the star of “The Burning Trail,” which will be

AMUSEMENTS

BEAUTIFUL WOMEN AND FUNNY MEN IN NEW MOVIE

ROUNDING THEATERS

mHE question of putting the big revues now current in New York on the road next fall and winter is now one that is giving both the New York producers and the theater managers much concern. N Several of the big revues, including the Music Box Revue, will be discontinued. The high price of production is given as the cause. The Music Box stars all have contrails with various other shows. Florence Ziegfeld has issued a statement that will have much bearing on the road situation.

He claims that it is impossible to present original New York casts In revues on the road unless $5 high is charged. He "hints that it is now nearly impossible to send a big revue on tour. Ziegfeld refuses to send out No 2 companies of "Louie the Fourteenth,” “Kid Boots,” and “The Follies.” He also claims that his original production can not t>e presented at less per ceat on the road than in the offering Thursday and the rest of the week. The plot concerns a hitter feud between cattle and sheep ranchers. Desmond has the novel role of a modern Robin Hood of the Western ranges, who becomes an important factor in the farfare when he Is unwittingly drawn into it. Edmund Cobb, Dolores Rousse, Jack Daugherty, Mary Mclvor and Albert J. Smith, are in the cast. The fun feature will be a Century farce called “Fat Chance.” -I- -I- -!- SEX MOVIE OPENS SUNDAY AT CRYSTAL On Sunday a movie dealing with social problems “Are You Fit to Marry?” will open a week’s engagement at the Crystal. On Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday just women will be admitted, and beginning Thursday for the remainder of the week the performances will be for men only. The screen has had most everything the mind can conceive as a plot for stories, but it/ fell to Jack Lait to introduce something entirely new in pictures when he wrote the scenario, “Are You Fit to Marry?” When Lait wrote this story he had in mind only one thing—of giving theater patrons something entirely away from the ordinary. Hos? successful he has been is highly illustrated by results in other cities where the picture has been shown to capacity houses. Asa special added attraction James Law-rence Brooke, S. S., lecturer and writer, will give a talk on social problems at each showing of the film.

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New York. Ass high on the ~d is admitted to be a dar rous proposition. The reason that we shy at high scale Is that we are not always sure that we are getting the real and original company. Cast changes in the big revues when they reach the road are often made and no announcement given of the fact. The fact is that the big revues are going to stay in Chicago and New York and a few other big centers. Several producers who have big successes in New York last season have announced that they will send as high as five road companies out in a single success. This is confusing to the public. From a production standpoint the Follies has always been a safe bet,

Joins Faculty

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Photo by Bretzman. Berts Miller Ruick A department of coaching for voice students has been added to the Indiana College of Music and Fine Arts. 'Berta Miller Ruick will be in charge of this department.

AMUSEMENTS

No. I—Doesn't Doris Kenyon look sweet here? That’s the way she looks in "l Want My Man” at the Circle next week. No. 2—Rather sad is Alice Terry. Mabe not. Will have to wait until we see her in “Any Woman” at the Ohio next week. No. 3 —Virginia Valli in a scene from “Up the Ladder" at the Colonial next week. No. 4 —He looks sad, always, but he is funny. Buster Keaton as he appears in “Seven Chances” at the Apollo beginning Sunday. No. s—Buck Jones will be on %iew at the Isis for the first half of the week in “Hearts and Spurs.” No. 6. —Glenn Tryon and Blanche Mehaffey in “The White Sheep,” opening Thursday at the Palace. although many cast changes were made before the show reached here. The Greenwich Village Follies and the Music Box Revue have generally come through in good shape in this city. George White has had costly experiences with his Scandals on tour. “The Student Prince,” “Rose Marie," "The Love Song,’’"and a few other big hits can tour with safety although the cost of presenting each show would amount to several comfortable fortunes. -I- -I- -IHave always been interested in the scrapbooks of actors. Lai*ry Sullivan of the Berkell Players has such a book that shows he was on the stage as early as 1895 and 1896 as a member of the Sullivan Dramatic Company. One of the clippings shows that the hit of “Uncle Tom's Cabin” production of the Sullivan Company was Larry. The clipping states that "perhaps the most pop' ular member of the troupe is Master Lawrence Sullivan, about 7 years of age, who performs specialties with the best of them.” This scrapbook also contains many interesting programs. Even the advertisements gave me a great laugh. For instance: “J. M. Neely, livery. Moving pianos and safe a specialty. 437 Strawberry Ave., Harrisburg, Pa. ’ -!• -!- -IVaudeville is making great plans for next season. The past few years has demonstrated the fact that continuous movie and variety shows are in great popular favor. The big time Keith houses have been informed that more big acts, including some Important European novelties, have been booked for next season. Such favorites as ISddie Leonard, Patricola, Houdini, Rae Samuels and others will again appear in the Keith houses. These stars are essentially vaudeville and an effort is being made to hold them in variety houses instead of them appearing for brief flyers in music comedies and revues. “Seven Days” for Screen Lilyan Tasliman baa begun her featured vampire role in “Seven Days,” A1 Christie's new featurelength comedy-drama. It is one of her best roles to date.

Circle Makes Summer Bookings

The Circle announces that for the next few weeks the programs will be augmented by the local appearances of many of the better know traveling musical organizations in addition to motion pictures. For the week starting Sunday, June 28. Colleen Moore in her latest First National picture “The Desert Flower,” a fast moving comedy drama just fitted to this little star’s personality will be shown on the screen while Barney Rapp and his famous Victor recording Orchestra will be the stage attraction ;the following week will come “The Talker,” a story of modern day romance, featuring those excellent screen players Lewis Stone and Anna Q. Nilsson, and a big cast of favbrites, and the Coronado Orchestra will be the stage attraction for the week. This organization, while anew one to the picture theaters, comes with highest possible praise, and their rendition of the popular symphonic jazz numbers is said to set anew pace for the modern musician, as an added feature with the Coronado Orchestra, Donald Capps, an eccentric dancer formerly with musical comedies and reviews will be present. Then come in successive order Ben Lyon, who is fast coming to the fore as a screen favorite, featured with Viola Dana in “The Necessary Evil.” while the stage feature that week will be Paul Biese and his recording band: the following week Corinne Griffith in “The Marriage Whirl,” and Arnold Johnson with

/jfr < VAUDEVILLE-TOPUIAR PRICES ’ v nVgt Tiroe it) Ir)diaT)&poli§ The Qped&cular ArflJcOut* r I W4GDEC ' -g K With Josephine Conover, Anna Shadowka, Jack Baran< * a Gr°up of Beautiful Girls—Depicting the /V : "w!S Evolution of Dress from the Time of Eve to the , p - fflp Present Day. . 9 SAM HYAMS and 'I CLARA LOUISE EVANS H IN THEIR LATEST COMEDY SUCCESS JIlM# “ THE QUAKERESS” f GIBSON SISTERS ROWLAND & MEEHAN Youth, Reauty and Grace A Blt of th e An i d g^.. Afternoon RETURN ENGAGEMENT—BY POPULAR REQUEST oE BRITT WOOD Eveabj “THE 8008 AND HIS HARMONICA” 9:20 CLIFFORD & PURTELLE O’clock "THE OOMEDUN AND THE PRIMA DONNA” HAZEL HASSLAM & CO. ... “THE GIRL IN THE BATH CURTAIN” 15c tad 25c SENNETT COMEDY “GOOD MORNING NURSE” Ik J GRANTLAND RICE SPORUIGHT "SPORTING JUDGMENT" I ft If J KINO6RAMS, PATHE COMEDY ‘‘RIDERS OF THE KITCHEN”

Dancing In the LYRIC BAIL ROOM afternoon ant) evening

his Hollywood Orchestra; then Milton Sills starred in “The Making of O’Malley,” a story of modern New York the stage feature with Sills picture will be Ray Miller (himself) and his Brunswicke Orchestra. For the last week in July the screen feature will be Edwin Carewe production “The Lady Who Lied,” featuring Virginia Valli, Lewis Stone and Nlta Naldi, and on the stage will he presented Paul Whiteman's S. S. Leviathan Orchestra. This will be followed by Constance Talmadge in "The Sister From Paris and Vincent Lopez' Vanity Fair Orchestra, one of the most unique organizations in the realm of jazz in that it is composed entirely of young women. The balance of the bookings will be announced later.

Goes South If present plans are carried out Mary Pickford will film her next photoplay in the marsh lands of Louisiana. The story, adapted from an original of Katherine Hennessey by Winfred Dunn, deals with an ora swamp country, and Louisiana may be selected as the locale. Harry Oliver, supervising art director, is expected Jo make a trip into the Louisiana marshes near New Orleans in search of location.

AMUSEMENTS

BERKELL WILL OFFER CROOK FARCECOMEDY 'Cheating Cheaters’ Gives Actors Merry Time Here. “Cheating Cheaters,” in which the Berkell Players will appear at English's next week, is a crook play combining the elements of farce comody with melodrama. Max Marcin is responsible for this theatrical novelty—a play in which two sets of crooks are pitted against each other to gain teh same end, resulting in an illuminating display of wits and skill. Asa general thing plays of this type have a certain similarity. There are always clever scoundrels who thrill with their nonchalance and easy acceptance of the most desperate situations in which they find themselves. Stolen jewels are an important part of the formula, and there is generally some extreme member of the police department on the track of the missing valuables. In “Cheating Cheaters” there's a difference. The author has contrived to plaot, two rival bands of law breakers in a position where it is up to them to checkmate each other. Their efforts bring about many funny situations. Cast includes Edythe Ktllott. Milton Byron, Idabelle Arnold, Larry Sullivan, Tommy Evans. Martha Morton, Robert St. Claire, Mary Hill, Boy Fay, A1 C. Wilson and the others.

Nearly Ready

The final scenes of the long-await-ed comedy by Charlie Chaplin, “The Gold Rush,” have been filmed, and an early showing either at Los Anpoles or New York, la being arranged for. Nearly fourteen months were con* sumed In work on this picture, and Chaplin's only comment as the final scenes were made, was: “This Is the picture I want to be remembered by." “The Gold Rush" will be released In ten reels, and will show a olographic symbolization of the real Chaplin; his life of enterprise from the days of an unknown to the present. portrayed against a background of hardships as one of the gold seekers in the frozen wastes of Alaska during the early days of the Klondyke craze. BERK DANIELS''STARTS WORK Bebe Daniels will start work next week on her latest Paramount starring picture, “Lovers In Quarantine.” Harrison Ford will support her.

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