Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 58, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 July 1925 — Page 6
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NEXT WEEK MOVIES KEEP WHIGH SUMMER STANDARD Several Film Favorites Will Play Chief Roles in New Photoplays. mNDICATIONS are that the movies next week will maintain the high summer standard which was noticed this week. The Ohio next week will offer Harry Langdon in “The White Wing’s Bride” and “The White Desert,” with Claire Windsor. " Milton Sills will play the lead in “The Making of O’Malley” at the Circle. The Apollo will feature Bebe Daniels in “The Manicure Girl.” It was written by Frederic and Fanny Hatton.
“Cheap Kisses,” with Lillian Rich, will be the chief event at the Colonial. All week the Crystal will offer “Temptation.” For the first half of the week the Isis will present Hoot Gibson in “Taming the West.” -I- -I- -IDOUBLE HEADLINE BILL A T THE OHIO Harr? Langdon, famous Mack Senr.ett comedy find, is to be featured in “The White Wing's Bride,” one of thp two featured attractions which is to be shown the coming week at the Ohio theater. The comedy was directed by Alf Goulding. It tells of a street cleaner who is admitted to an exclusive masked ball. His adventures with the contents of a punch bowl lead to diverting scenes. “The White Desert,” with Clairo Windsor, Pat O’Malley and Robert Frazer, is the other photoplay attraction. It is a story of the snowy wastes of the north and was directed by Reginald Barker. Monte M. Katterjohn made the adaptation from the Courtney Rylet Cooper story. The cast includes, besides the three principals, also the following players: Frank Currier, William Eugene. Roy Laidlaw, David Dunbar. So jin, Priscilla Bonner, Snitz Edwards, Milton Ross, Sydney Bracey, Trixie Friganza Bert Sprotte and Mathew Betz. “The White Desert” tells of Robinette, daughter of the president of a railroad company which is constructing a track through the frozen north. She is sought by John Keith, engineer in charge of the work, and Barry Houston, assistant engineer. Owing to the danger of an avalanche, Barry insists that all women and children leave the camp, but C'arson, boss of the drilling crew, refuses to obey the order. After a spectacular fight with Carson and the rescue of Keith and Robinette from a snowslide, Barry sets off a blast which ruins the camp.' The Charlie Davis orchestra, with Cy Milders soloist, will contribute a number of popular song hits. A news weekly will be on the bill. •I- -I- -IMILTON SILLS HAS LEAD AT THE CIRCLE Milton Sills in “The Making of O'Malley” and the appearance of Seymour Simons and his Hotel Addison Orchestra will be the double attraction at the Circle beginning Sunday. This production marks Sills’ debut as a First National star, and presents hifri in the role of James Patrick O’Malley, a New York policeman, considered an excellent officer by his cafitain, who, however, thinks he is too intolerant of minor infractions of the law. When Lucille Thayer, a young society girl who had tired of her butterfly existence and became a school teacher, asks the captain for ail officer to do traffic duty near her school, O’Malley is assigned, and im mediately falls in love with the teacher. His especial charge, Margile, a little crippled girl, he discovers to be the child of a bootlegger whom he had captured and sent to jail for five years. O’Malley gets evidence which leads to the conviction of the rest of the gang, but the leader escapes. O’Malley traces him, only to find that he is Lucile’s fiance, and permits him to get away because of his own great love fort he girl, and as a result is disgraced at headquarters. How he re-instates himself with his superiors, wins back their confidence and wins the love of the girl, is told in this story. Dorothy Mackaill appears opposite the new star in this production, which Lambert Hillyer directed, and others in the cast are Thomas Carrigan, Warner Richmond, Claude King and Helen Rowland Simons, well known song writer, bring his Hotel Addison Orchestra tothe Circle on Sunday to share honors with Sills. Some of his best known songs are “Just Like a Gypsy,” “Remember the Rose,” “Remember,” and “Night.” A Circle News and a Hodge Podge Comedy cartoon complete the program. -I- -!• -!- BEBE DANIELS LATEST ON VIEW AT APOLLO Frederic and Fanny Hatton wrote the story of “The Manicure Girl” especially for Bebe Daniels who will appear in it at the Apollo next week portraying the role of a pretty rrjanicurist in New York City, supported by a cast that contains Edmund Burns, Hale Hamilton, Charlotte Walker, Ann Brody, Marie Shotwell and Mary Foy. Holding hands with New York’s most exclusive set daily at the
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fashionabie Curzon Hotel, Maria is beset with temptation and besieged with attention from Jier men costumers. Possessing ihe natural womanly desire to enjoy the marvelous side of life, her s irtoundings, and the people she meets only tend to make her more and more dissatisfied with her lot. Then happens along James Morgan, married man and millionaire, who is not averse to a flirtation, and who, like hundreds before him, falls for Maria’s soft Italian beauty. Tony"' Luca, Maria’s sweetheart, resents it when Morgan showers her with presents. The girl decides to show Tony that he can’t “boss” her and they break. Bent on leading her own life in her own way, Maria finds herself becoming more and involved with Morgan until, just when things seem to be all sett for the final catastrophe, an unexpected development brings her to a realization that Tony was right, after all. “The Manicure Girl” is a comedy drama. It has plenty of color and atmosphere—shots in th*e theater district of Times Square, New York —a beauty parlor with customers wearing the latest in fashionable gowns—palatial city homes and gorgeous hotel quarters. A Mack Sennett comedy, “Super Hooper-Dyne Lizzies,” the Fox News Weekly, organ selection by Earl Gordon and musical entertainment by Emil Seidel and his orchestra will be other program features. -I- -I- -I“CHEAP KISSES” IS BOOKED AT COLONIAL What’s the matter with the youth of today? Why all these petting parties, liip flasks, roadhouse scandals, divorces and all the evils that go with the “jazz” age? These questions are answered in a smashing indictment of the olders of today in “Cheap Kisses,” which is the Colonial’s feature attraction next week. “Cheap Kisses” is a comedy drama of today, laid in New York City and near by, and deals with the mad whirl of the jazz age and its victims, old and young. It tells a story with a punch and with a lesson and tells it with intense dramatic episodes. A show girl, but a “different” show girl who loves a home and the things that go with it, is tin-own into the hectic atmosphere of a mil lionaire’s jazz parties. How she emerged unscatehed, and saves her husband as well, is told in a gripping manner that holds interest to the very finish. Lillian Rich is cast as the show girl, Cullen Landis is her husband, and other members of the cast are Vera Reynolds, Phillips Smalley, Louise Dresser, Jean Hersholt, Bessie Eyton, Lincoln Stedman, Kathleen Myers, Sydney De Gray, Michael Dark and Tom Ricketts. The bill will include -a comedy, “The Milky Way,” having the services o Puffy, anew fat comedian, a news reel, the American Harmonists and others in a musical program. -I- -!- -!- “TEMPTATION” ON VIEW NEXT WEEK AT CRYSTAL “Temptation,” a photo drama with a daring construction, baaed upon eugenics, will be the Crystal Theater’s feature offering next week* According to the producers it is a photoplay for thinkers and not for mollycoddles. dealing as it does with the saeredndss of ,purity—the folly of sin. It relates a story of six youths who start out under very ordinary circumstances to meet the very unextraordinary things of life., Carmel Meyers is the leading woman and has been sflrroUn - , d by a strong cast of players. A news reel comedy and fable will be the supplemental attractions. -I- -I- -IHOOT GIBSON HAS A THRILLING TIAiVi Hoot Gibson in “Taming the West” will be the attraction at the Isis the first half of next week. The plot concerns a feud of long standing between neighboring ranchers. A Bray Pietotgraph and a Grantland Rice Sportlight will be added features. " Edmund Lowe is starred in “Marriage in Transit," a drama which will be presented Thursday and the rest of the week. It is a sensational revelation of the dangerous tasks sometimes undertaken by members of the United States Secret Service when called upon to outwit the rascals who are constantly plotting to endanger the Nation by selling its secrets to foreign countries. The comedy will be a Lige Conley farce entitled “Hello, Hollywood.”
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FOUR COMICS ON NEW BILL AT PALACESUNDAY Lyric to Feature George Carson’s New Production Next Week. Hr— ~j ARRY DOWNING, versatile entertainer, has picked a l‘Bouquet of Originalities” from the garden of festivity and will present it as the headliner at the Palace theater the first half of next week. Earle Stanley, ’ Jack Barry, Eleanor Carpenter and Marion Lane stage are in the east. Other acts on the bill are: HAYDEN, HALL AND SNYDER — The Three Senators, who fs representatives from laughland sit in the amusement senate and devote their time in making laughs rather than laws. AMAC Who with his “Great Three Card Illusion” mystifies and perplexes the audience Presenting Velma "The Illusive Lady," he adds still more enigmas tq his entertaining number. RICHARDSON AND ADAIR — Sing, talk and dance when they meet on the stage cast in the roles of “The Flower Vender” and ? passing stranger. MOROIv SISTERS—With theli latest ediiton of aerial acrobatics present a sensational act in which they are billed as “Aerial Butterflies.” Axel Christensen, the man heard frequently over the radio, whose ployer piano rolls, and talking machine records a well as his own system of Rag-Jazz piano playing, is appearing in person at the Palace theater the last half of next week in his act “Sympo-Syncopation.” Piano selections, songs and stories are included in his repertory. Four entertainers whose performance embraces a whirlwind of songs, Apache, classical waltzing, and eccentric dances, and violin, saxophone, and piano selections are in the MaxwellFields Company. Mallia-Bart and company deliver a carload of laughs entitled “The Baggage Smashers” in which they prove that destruction reigns supreme among baggage handlers. Fargo and Richards, the latter as “The Local Girl" have more fun with a golf bag on the 3tage than many do on a course. Roletta Boys are acrobats. On the screen are: Tom Mix In Zane Grey’s “Rainbow Trial,” first half and “The Chorus Lady” with Margaret Livingston and Alan Roscoe the last of the week. -i- -i- -i- ! LYRIC TO OFFER BIG HEADLINE ACT George Carson’s vaudeville production, “A Gypsy’s Idyll,” to be presented at the Lyric next week, has a east of seven talented gypsy serenaders, singers, dancers and instrumentalists. The bill will include: THE TROJAN FIVE—A quintet of college boys, members of the Glee Club of the University of California, who haye invaded vaudeville, with a catchy program of songs, jazz music and •college hokum done in a typic care-free manner. WILLS AND BOBBlNS—Pophlar comics in their laughable conception, “The Wrong Impression.” COPELAND AND CATO Man and woman comedy team. MUSICAL ZYLOS—Double saxphone and zylophone players. PROFESSOR LOUIS WINSEL— Known in musical circles as the Master virtuoso of the bass viol, he displays marvelous skill and technique in his rendition of classical and melody hits, and his playing is a revelation to th&se who harbor the opinion that the bass yiol is not a solo Instrument. i ST A N L E Y, TRIPP AND MOWATT—A trio of clever young men who style their act “The Big Surprise,” and who work so fast that they keep you guessing what they are going to do next. ,ON THE SCREEN—-ChaHie Chase Comedy “Looking for Sally." Kin ograms and “The Merry , Kiddo,” latest episode of “The Pace Maker,” series.
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Movie Fans Do You Know? —
That Doris Kenyon, who -ecently finished her latest feature picture for an Earl Hudson unit of First National, “The Half-Way Girl,” is one of the few screen artists to have the distinction of appearing in “Who’s Who?” •I- -I- -IThat Marion Fairfax, editorial director and scenario supervisor of the Earl Hudson units of First National, is preparing the script of the Holman Day novel, “Clothes Make the Pirate," in which Leon Errol will star? -I- -I- -IThat Evelyn Walsh Hall, playing an important role in First National’s “The Face That Thrills,” featuring Ben Lyon and Mary Astor, was a noted English stage star before her advent into pictures? -I- -I- -IThat Lloyd Hughes, whom First National is featuring with Doris Kenyon in “The Half-Way Girl,” visited Niagara Falls last week on a belated honeymoon trip? -I- -I- -IThat Charles Beyer, playing in First National’s “The Pace That Thrills,” in which Ben Lyon and Mary Astor are featured, gave up a college education for a movie career? NEW DIRECTOR IS DISCOVERED Since the release of “Are Parents People?” with Betty Bronson, Adolphe Menjou and Florence Vidor Its director, Malcolm St. Clair, is receiving much praise as a brilliant directorial find. St. Clairs’ most recent Paramount film is “The Trouble With Wives.” Florence Vidor, Tom Moore, Esther Balston and Ford Sterling head the cast.
A brilliant comedy of the open peaces where men are mani- f cured and girls are men-cured. Edmund Bums, Hale Hamilton, Charlotte Walker and other favorites in the cast. mack sennett comedy “Super Hooper-Dine Lizzies” FOX NEWS WEEKLY “IF YOU KNEW SUSIE LIKE I KNOW SUSIE” Sung by Dolly Gray and Ralph E. Duncan Emil Seidel and His Orchestra —Earl Gordon, Organist
No. I—Milton Sills will be seen 'as a New York policeman in “The flaking" of O’Malley,” at the Circle next week. No. 2—Claire Windsor and Pat O'Malley in a close-up in "The White Desert,” at the Ohio next week. No. 3—Lillian Rich in a scene from "Cheap Kisses,” at the Colonial, opening Sunday afternoon. No. 4—Tom Mix as he appears
Dunn Opens Capitol in August
Howard Dunn today announced that he would open the Capitol Theater about the middle of August as a burlesque theater for the season. * He states that his season will be of forty weeks and that many well known burlesque players with their associated players will appear at the Capitol. Among the shows that will appear at the Capitol will be “The Hollywood Scandals,” “Make It Peppy,” “Innocent Maids." “Step Along," “Band Box Review,” “Laffln’ Through,” "Giggles,” "Smiles and Kisses,” “Whirl of Girls,*’ “Hurry Up," "Art Models,” “Speedy Steppers," “Red Hot,” “Happy Hours," "Whiz-Bang Babies,” “Step Lively Girls.” “The Speed Girls.’’ “Huddling Kuties,” “Kandy Kids.” "Lew Kelly’s Own Show.” “Margie Pennette and Her Stolen Sweets.” “Moonlight Maids." “Hello Jake Fields and His Sugar Babies," “Round the Town,” “Jazztime Review,” “The Night Hawks,” "Hotsy Totsy Totsy Girls,” "Naughty Nifties,” “Enid Jackson and Her Girl Friends," "Chick-Chick," “Hey! Ho,” “Pleasure,” “Evelyn Cunningham and Her Gang," "Cuddle Up,” “Bashful Babies.” “Miss New York Jr.,.” “The Merry Whirl,” and “Maids From Merryland.”
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in “The Rainbow Trail,” at the Palace for the first half of the weekNo. s—Bebe5 —Bebe Daniels will take the part of a pretty manicure girl In a picture called “The Manicure Girl” at the Ohio all next week. No. 6 —Carmel Myers will be seen in "Temptation” at the Crystal next week. No. 7—Hoot Gibson will be seen in "Taming the West” at the Isis the first half of the week.
Dunn formerly was manager of the Avenue theater In Detroit, Mich., and succeeded In putting that house on a profitable basis.
Air Stunts at Riverside
On account of the storm of last Sunday which sent the crowds scurrying from Riverside Park, arrangements have been made for "Daredevil” Huggins to perform his balloon ascension and parachute jump at 5:30 o'clock Snuday afternoon. Huggins will do a triple parachute jump. After arriving at the desired heght in his large balloon ho will leap from the ladder and successively release himself from two parachutes, descending to the ground on the third one. The balloon will be inflated in the inelosure of the pony track. This procedure carries with it a great deal of interest. The public is invited to watch the preliminary work incident to the ascension.
Whats Going on in Vaudeville
Joe Mendl, the SIOO,OOO baby chimpanzee, whose human antics are exemplifying Darw,nlsm to Keith-Albee vaudeville patrons, has cancelled some of his two-a-day engagements to rush to Dayton, Tenn., to appear at the Scopes trial as witness for the defense. His very presence is considered to he an excellent argument for the soundness of the theory of evolution. + + + Vital statistics from Shadybrook Farm. Southport, Conn., summer quarters of the Toy town Zoo, show a large increase in the Hippodrome menagerie. Among the recent arrivals were one calf, one kid, one colt, and eleven rabbits. •I- -I- -IFlorence O’Denishawn has taken the place of Marion Sakl temporarily with Snow and oClumbus In their new dancing act; Miss Sakl broke her hip recently while playing an engagement at the Regent Theatere in New York. + •!• -IThe ln.mitable Fannie Brice is summering in Keith-Albee vaude vllle. •I- -I- IFor the first time in nearly a year, the U. S. S. Leviathan Orchestra, a Paul Whiteman organization, will fill a limited engagement in Keith Albee vaudeville, opening at. the new E. F. Albee in Brooklyn, week of July 22. •I- -I- + Bernadine Murphy McCarty, the
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portrayed by thi notable cast I LILLIAN RICH JEAN HERSHOLT ■ CULLEN LANDIS VERA REYNOLDS LOUISE DRESSER SYDNEY DEGRA Y LINCOLNSTEDMAN KATHLEEN MEYERS W BESSIE EYTON PHILLIPS SMALLEY | A story that comes surging from the soul of a woman —With faith and love in her heart this unsuspecting girl promised to love, honor and obey—without knowing the true nature of the boy she married! Out of the chorus of 'a Broadway show she came—plunged into the high places of Society and then came —what! A flaming cross-section of Life as it is lived today. OUR MENU OF SUPPLEMENTAL FEATURES CHAS. PUFFY’S £ZT “The Milky Way” INTERNATIONAL NEWS—AESOr’S FABLHS. ■ AMERICAN HARMONISTS I INDIANAPOLIS MUSICAL EVOLUTIONISTS COLONIAL I PICK O* THE PICTURES—MUSIC THAT CHARMS I
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Cincinnati girl widely known for her radio singing, will present anew act In Keith-Albee vnudevlH* opening at the Palace Theater, New York about the first of September. She is a clever Impersonator Her repertoire for vaudeville will include Impersonations of Ra© Samuels, Sophie Tuckef and Will Rogers. + IOlga Petrova, famous screen and legitimate actress, lias been signed for a tour of the larger Keith-Albee houses. She will make her debut In September. CRITICS PRAISE GRETA MSSKIW Greta Nlssen, the blonde from Norway, who hne been lauded by Paramount for some months ss a spectacular screen discovery, has more than made good for all the boasts, Judging from criticisms of reviewers who have seen William de Mllle's "Igist—A Wife." The New York critics especially were extreme ly eulogistic to the nineteen-year-old Norse girl, acclaiming her us a great find.
Don’t Fail to See “Daredevil” Huggins In Ills Balloon Ascension and Triple Parachute Jump S:SO P. M., Sunday. -lul> 10. Riverside Park Where the C'rmvds ho
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