Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 52, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 July 1925 — Page 6

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Hot Weather Films Are of the Right Brand Next Week Movie Theaters Promise Well-Balanced Bills With Novelties Next Week. , HIOT weather movies next week will be of the right temperature if advance information is correct. Booth Tarkington will be represented at the Colonial with Youth,” made from “The Magnificent Ambersons.” The Circle will introduce Arnold Johnson and his Hollywood orchestra to the city in addition to Corinne Griffith in “The Marriage Whirl.”

Lon Chaney In “The Monster” Will be the thriller at the Ohio in Addition to an elaborate musical program. The Apollo crashes in with anew Elinor Glyn story, “Man and Maid.” The Crystal will feature “Lilies of the Street” next wek. “The Mysterious Stranger,” with Bichard Talmadge, will be on view the first half of the week at the Isis. -I- -I- -1CORINNES’ LATEST MOVIE AT THE CIRCLE Corinne Griffith is the attraction at the Circle beginning Sunday in “The Marriage Whirl,” the film version of the J. Hartley Manners j>lay, "The National Anthem,” in Which Laurette Taylor offered on the stage. Arnold Johnson and hij Hollywood Orchestra will be featured with Miss Griffith on the program for the week. "The Marriage Whirl,” is a society drama, and presents the stax in the role of Marian Hale, daughter of Reuben Hale, both of whom are the center of thejr set at the fashionable country club to which they belong. Tom Carrol, a friend of the family, is very much in love with Marian, but does not approve of the frivolous life which she leads. Arthur Oarleton, also an enthusiastic admirer of the girl, is looked upon as “the life of the party,” in their circle, and also gives his parents considerable worry, because of his riotous living. Marian, carried away by Arthur’s love making at a Sixty Club dancing party, elopes with him. Tom, his hopes blasted, accepts a position with his firm in Paris to get away from Marian and her worthless husband, who get along very nicely together until their friends giv6 them a party at which results in their determination to get away from their friends and lead a quiet life. They sail for Prance and settle down in a little village where they are comparatively happy for a month, and then Arthur, restless and discontented, persuades Marian to go With him. to Paris, where they are Immediately taken up by society and once more plunge into a mad whirl of gayety. Marian, convinced that jazz is “the national anthem,” gives up her hopes of reforming her husband, and instead drifts along with him. The breaking point comes when 'Arthur becomes involved in an affair With a dancer in a notorious French case, and tragedy comes into their lives. The Animated Circle News and a Hodge Podge comedy cartoon, "Lots of Knots,” complete the program. -I- -I- -ITARRINGTON’S FAMOUS NOVEL IS NOW A MOVIE Booth Tarkingtori’s story of American life, “The Magnificent Ambersons,” that won the Pulitzer prize of its year and the characters of which were drawn from Indianapolis people of the late ’9os, comes to the Colonial all next week under its screen adaptation, “Pampered Youth.” The cast includes Alice Calhoun, Cullen Landis, Allan Forrest, Emmett King, Charlotte Merriman, Ben Alexander, Wallace MacDonald and others. Among the sensational high lights to the romantic story are a runaway, a trotting race in which the old high-wheeled sulkies are used, and an apartment house fire scene. “Pampered Youth,” deals with family living in a small interior city, who take great pride in the display of their wealth. The Ambersons spent small fortunes on their buildings, both inside and out,

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HELO OVER SECOND WEEK TO STARTLE AND AMAZE THOUSANDS WHO MISSED THEM LAST WEEK. TO IZ” They Defy Death Twice Daily: 4-9 F, M. FEARLJESS A P £ Makes Your Hair ** I! iLi IS U and Stand on End In Their Astounding and Awe Inspiring Act AUTOS THAT PASS IN THE AIR Earth’s Past Thrills Eternally Eclipsed (Mill II Stay out of the polluted ) VW|n| streams Swim in our big /UOv J' Wft 1 ill w j|ite pool. Constant flow of / pure filtered water. Red Cross Life { Guards In attendance. \ 1% AII D C I n t * ie Airy Dance Garden ~-*4l Y lIA If UXL CONNIE’S ORCHESTRA

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and “went in” for magnificence rather than taste and harmony. The supplemental features will be a comedy “Discord in A Flat.” in which Arthur Lake is starred, an Aesop Fable and Hearsts International News Weekly. The American Harmonists will present a program of the latest popular airs both singing ax:d instrumental and solos will be interpolated by Frank Owens, Floyd Thompson, Virgil Monks and Larry Gomerding^r. •I- -I- -IHERE IS A REAL MOVIE THRILLER The creepiest motion picture ever made is to be shown the coming week at the Ohio Theater, when Lon Chaney will be seen in “The Monster.” Chaney, who has given life to the most pitiful as well as the most fiendish characters of the screen, is seen in one of the leading roles in “The Monster.” It is the Roland West production of the stage success by Crane Wilbur. The scenario is by Willard Mack and Albert G. Kenyon. Lester Huff will be heard the coming week in an original organ composition based on current happenings. The Charlie Davis Orchestra will provide a program of popular song hits, assisted by Cy Milders, soloist. Lloyd Hamilton is starred in ‘ Half a Hero,” the comedy attraction which -will head the bill of minor, attractions. A News Weekly is to be included in the program. In “The Monster,” Lon Chaney, who was seen in “He Who Gets Slapped,” “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” and many other successes, plays the role of Dr. Ziska, an insane doctor whose obsession is that he must operate on a living woman to recover the secret of lift. The story tells of an automobile traveling over a lonely road in a rain storm. Suddenly it swerves from the road and crashes into the ditch. Silence follows a piercing scream. At dawn the curious villagers, attempt to find the passengers of the wrecked machine. Hoping to win his sweetheart, Amos Rugg tried to solve the mystery. On another night, he and his sweetheart are wrecked when their car reaches, the same place and the ground opens up in front of the machine. * •I- -!■ -I’ “MAN AND MAID” „ OPEN AT THE APOLLO “Man and Maid,” the latest story for the screen by Elinor Glyn, underlined at the Apollo for the coming week, tells the story of a young English nobleman, crippled in the war, who settles in a luxurious Paris apartment, where the visits of gay women of Paris bore him. Then he meets a young girl of provocative mystery. Complications, jealousy and misunderstandings keep them apart while the German’s'Big Bertha shells the French capital and the fever of war rages about them. It is armistice night before peace is declared in their hearts.^ The picture is said to be somewhat similar to “Three Weeks” and “His Hour” in the beatity of sets and photography, gnd in the typical Elinor Glyn treatment of the divine passion. Lew Cody, the villain of a hundred screen successes, is the young English i nobleman, but is a hero just returned a cripple from the front. The three feminine characters who share honors in the leads are in the capable hands of Harriet Hammond, Renee Adoree and Paulette Duval. The members of the supporting cast are almost as noted as the four leads, and include the ever-capable Alec B. Francis, Crauford Kent, David Mir, Gerald Grove, Jacquelin

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SUMMER EVENTS ONSTAGE AND IN PARKS

HOOSIER BRINGS NOVEL ACT TO LYRICSUNDAY Palace Will Lead Iff Week With Miniature Musical Comedy. —"| ARK D. SHAFER will bring his merry musical novelty, Ezra Buzzington’s Rube Band, to the Lyric next week, having just completed r successful tour of the Pacific coast where Mark and his associates, all r f whom hail from Eaton, Ind., showed the “coast” defenders something new' in the line of musical and were placed under e .ong time contract by Alexander P ma ges. Shafer, who devides his time between theatricals and operating a farm near Eaton conceived and produced the act, a satire on what happened w'hen the jazz band craze struck the rural districts. Ezra, and his “boys” gather in the big red barn fqr rehearsals and then the fun and melody begins. The program ranges from the bluest of blues to tantalizing Jazz, with even a touch of the classical and some songs interpolated. The bill will include: GEORGE S. FREDERICKS AND CO.—Presenting a comedy offering called “The Conductor,” described as a succession of laughs based on incidents that happen in the observation car of a transcontinental train. SID LEWIS—Known as “The Original Nut” Lewis admits that his act consists of doing things that other people wouldn’t have the nerve to do. He creates mirth so easily and with such sureness that he is a general favorite around the variety circuits. QONVEY TWINS REVUE—A lavishly staged assortment of song and dance, wdth Ruth Stripling and the twins as principals. CALVIN AND O’CONNOR— Blackface comedians who appear in an original oddity entitled “In The Dark.” JACK, JEAN AND JACK—A trio of singers, dancers and instrumentalists who do a breezy skit composed of melodious nonsense. THREE BLANKS —Europe’s premier jugglers, and originators of forehead balancing who offer a remarkable routine of exceptiohal and difficult feats. ON THE SCREEN—Mack Sennett comedy “Skinners In Silk.” Grantland Rice Sportlight, Kinograms and

Gadsden, Winston Miller, Jane Mercer, Irving Hartley, Dogmar Desmond and Leonie Lester. It is a Louis B. Mayor production, directed by Victor Schertzinger, and supervised In detail by Madame Glyn herself. The comedy feature is “Hello and Goodbye,” starring Lige Conley. The Fox News Weekly will be shown and Emil Seidel and his orchestra will provide special music. Organ selections will be given by Earl Gordon. •I- -I- -I* “LILIES” COMES TO THE CRYSTAL SLNDAY “Lilies of the Streets,” which comes to the Crystal all next week Is called the “metropolitan policewoman’s picture” because the dra matic story it tells Is based upon actual cases, Incidents, and situations which Mrs. Hamilton, New York’s first policewoman, has handled In her official capacity. Further, Mrs. Hamilton appears in one of the principle roles—as herself. The cast headed by Virginia Lee Corbin and Johnnie Walker, Includes among others, such players as Peggy Kelly, Irma Harrison and Wheeler Oakman. The story reveals what happens when a beautiful young girl, daughter In a wealthy family, throws all restraint aside In her search for thrills. She meets and is fascinated by a suave man about town, who loses no time In compromising her, so that she falls a ready victim to a blackmail plot.Other features will be a comedy, news reel and Topics of The Day, •I- -I- -IMYSTERY THRILLER DUE AT ISIS A thriller of mysterious action, well sprinkled with clean comedy lines and situations is said to be supplied Richard Talmadge, the stunt king, in his latest screen story, “The Mysterious Stranger," underlined for the Isis the first hjtlf of the coming week. The second feature on the bill is “Fares Please,” a comedy starring A1 St. John. Shirley Mason gets the spot in the feature place the last half of the week In “The Scarlet Honeymoon,” and a Christie comedy, “Why Hesitate,” will be shown. A mysterious mansion, surrounded by an immense stone wall, figures as the background in ”The Mysterious Stranger” for Talmadge to do bis stunts. j ’ ■ rs. '.-nrA - r-*- *-• .

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No. I—The1 —The Convey Twins w'ill be present next week at the Lyric. No. 2 —A view of the Fearless Greggs doing their stunt at Broad Ripple Park. 3—Eddie and Morton Beck

a Pathe comedy, “Chasing The Chaser.” •I- -I- -IDAXCE VARIETIES TOP NEW PALACE BILL Numerous “Dance Varieties,” will be disclosed at the Palace Theater the first half of next weekjvith the presentation of that miniature musical comedy b;t offered by Clifton Kemp, and Haynes. In the headliner, Art Clifton performs eccentric and weird acrobatic dances as well as plays a violin. With Arlene Haynes he burlesques the “tough guy” dances. Miss Haynes is a finished toe dancer introducing the high kicks and acrobatic adagio dance With Clifton. Furnishing the music for the steps as well as in solos Miss Kemp is another addition to the entertainment. Bill includes: CHOY LINK HEE TROUPE— Magicians from China known as the “Wonder Workers.” The three men and two woman in the company perform seemingly superhuman and supernatural tricks (that are peculiar to Orientals. FEENEY AND WADES—Recruits from musical comedy whose original line of comedy singing ant talking together with a number of dances comprises their offering, “So this is Paris.” EDDIE AND MORTON BECK— In a singing act called "A Trip to Laughter,” written by Harry Pease

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will be seen at the Palace on the new bill opening Sunday afternoon. No. 4—Milton Byron will appear in “Nothing but the Truth” next week at English’s.

Too Bad This Conway Tearle will have his head shaved tor his role in ‘The Viennese Medley,” which June Mathis is to produce for First National. No, he doesn’t have to wear a stripde suit in the picture. You see, his part is that of a Viennese count, not a convict. The prospect of having a good portion of his hair shaved off didn’t bother Tearle so much, but he did refuse flatly to grow an Austrian mustache.

and Ed Nelson, popular music composers, put across a great quantity of laughs and songs especially prepared for laughing purposes. QUEENIE DUNEDIN AND COM PANT—Billed as the Variety Girl with many features including dances and skating. “The Girl With the X-Ray Mind” will be introduced as the feature novelty in the George Lovett Company the last half of the week. This ls able to read the thoughts of anyone in the audience. Comedians with songs and patter of the original variety are Rice and Newton, who bill “Nothing Rough.” An episode of youth, music and beauty is found with the California Trio singers, dancers and musicians.

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Koehler and Roberts in “Sensational Roller Skating" break records for thrills.

A New One

Anew play by an Indiana playwright will be presented for the first time next Monday night, July 13, at Brookside Park by the Carlton Guy Players. It is a thrilling play in three acts, “The Green Football,” by G. C. Mercer. For the production of thl v- play Mr. Guy had to work out some Intricate stage effects, as the play calls for a dual lead. The play is exciting and full of thrills. It is said.

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FIRST HALF NEXT WEEK Richard All Seat* Talmadge v 18c My ‘ terioU, „ All the Time Mranger AL ST. JOHN COMEDY “FARES, PLEASE”

THE GORILLA’ MOVES TO NEW BERTH FOR RUN Funny Mystery Play May Turn Out to Be Another ‘Abie.’ The heat wave that has been making Chicago’s lake breeze hustle to keep the city cool and to hold its reputation as Chicago's principal asset as a summer resort has not taken the growl out of "The Gorilla,” the comical mystery play that is chilling packed houses in Chicago now as well as In New York and London. The heat has only put more hair on “The Gorilla’s” chest, and the icy thrills tlie audience get from the swift action of the play are enough to keep Mr. Mulligan and Mr. Garrity, the sap detectives of the piece, quite cool as they track the eerie gorilla down. “The Gorilla” has moved to the Studebaker Theater from the Harris Theater, where it has beef! making a monkey of other mystery plays for the past five weeks. The play produced by Donald Gallahor. and acted so thrillingly by the veteran comedians. James C. Marlowe and Lon Hascall, and beautiful Elizabeth Carmichael and their associates, has since it was first pro-

Cnr THE AMAZING-ASTOUNDING DEjEj SENSATIONAL REVELATIONS In the Picture With a Soul

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' Based on Actual Life Experiences of MRS. MARY E. HAMILTON . New York’s Famous and First Policewoman Co-Starring JOHNNIE ' VIRGINIA LEE WALKER AND CORBIN A Picture That Tears the Mask From the Vultures That Prey Upon Girls TP AMI The BIG PICTURES if ML At Popular Prices

PAMPERED f^TH ADAPTED FROM THE PRIZE NOVEL BOOTH TARKINGTON’S "The Magnificent Ambersons" A Story of Indianapolis in the 90’s 1 ALICE CALHOUN CULLEN LANDIS ALLAN FORREST BEN ALEXANDER CHARLOTTE MERRIAM Here’s a picture of American life full of action and thrills—suspense and surprises —a runaway that will grip you A great horse race —a spectacular fire and the advent of the automobile in the families of wealth. A splendid romance. Our Supplemental Bill of Short Features ARTHUR LAKE’S co ££ Y "DISCORD IN‘A’FIAT” INTERNATIONAL NEWS—AESOP'S FABLES AMERICAN HARMONISTS A REAL BAND OF ENTERTAINERS AND SOLOISTS FRANK OWENS-FLOYD THOMPSON-VIRGIL MONKS LARRY GOMERDIRGER, XYLOPHONIST COLONIAL I PICK O' THE PICTURES—MUSIC THAT CHARMS |

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duced in New York two month**a*o proven a theatrical sensation. Astute Broadway managers who thought “The Gorilla” was “too comical to take a chance on” ((the same managers by the way who couldn’t “see anything in ’Abie's Irish Rose’ ’’) are kicking themsolves where it hurts most a* they hear the roars and gurgles of the ences chilling at the Gorilla at tl Selwyn Theater in New York, just Chicago audiences are chilling and London audiences "Why It’s awf’ly funny, a tcrealj, In fact!” over there. ACTORS WORK ON ARIZONA DES After four weeks of hardships on the desert of southern Arizona the Victor Fleming unit has returned to Hollywood to complete production on the Fnrarnount picturizatlon of Harold Bell Wright’s "A Son of Hln Father.” Outdoor scenes were filmed seventy miles from Tucson and two miles from the Mexican borderBeMie Love, Warner Baxter ana Raymond Hatton have the featured roles. Hundred of Texas rangers and Indians also appear. EUGENIE IS A GOOD FENCER Eugenie Besserer, who playi a prominent role In Gloria Swanson’s most recent picture. “The Catat of Folly,” formerly held the fencing championship for women. Miss Besserer, born in France, has been an actress since the age of nine. She was Margaret Anglin's understudy and starred in several stage productions. Her test screen role was In “Anna Christie.”

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