Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 63, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 July 1925 — Page 5

SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1925

GREATER MOVIE SEASON BEGINS HERE SUNDAY, AUG. 2

This City Will Take Part in Nation - Wide Observation of Better Film Movement —Producers Claim They x Have Made Films of Real Merit. By Walter D. Hickman TTIOVIELAND in America will observe its first national IVI greater movie season beginning on Sunday, Aug. 2. This city, including all movie theaters of the city, will take part in the national observation. Careful booking of “carefully made pictures” will be presented at our theaters during the season. The legitimate stage wisely, has had its annual opening. Here Labor day is considered the official start, although some theaters often are late in getting started.

W4ll H. Hays, president of the Motion Picture Producers and Dis tributors of America, Inc., has wisely, I think, definitely set a date for the beginning of the new movie season. This will of course focus national attention upon the photoplay theater. Communities in this country will take part in ..various activities during the introduction of the campaign. Among the producing and distributing companies aiding Hays in the advancement of his plan are: Bray Production (Inc.), Buster

COMICAL STARS . BOOKED AT TWO ’ VARIETY HOUSES Lyric and Palace to Offer Bills With Mirth and Novelty. mAMES GOUGHLIN, wellknown comedy star, will appear at the Lyric next week, supported by a large company in a vaudeville farce, “The Rest Cure,” a playlet. The bill will include: BONNIE REYNOLDS —A clever dancing star who in private life is the wife of Jack Reynolds, world s champion welterweight( wrestler, who ’makes his home in Indianapolis. Miss Reynolds recently deserted musical comedy for vaudeville in an act in which she displays several styles of agile stepping. FOUR PALS —A famous quartet composed of Rube Myers, tenor; Thomas Rowe, second tenor; Anthony Dooley, baritone, and Oscar Smith, bass, in their latest comedy harmony offering entitled “Dat’s My Brudder.” WYETH AND WYNN—Exponents of yotith, pep and personality, in a mixture of songs, dances and musical entertainment. BERT SLOAN—Greatest of all wir* experts, whose hazardous per--1 formance is replete with thrills and extraordinary acocmplishments in defiance of the laws of gravitation. PAUL AND PEXTER —A comedy pair, ip a skit called "Golfing*!’ BEN HASSAN TROUPE—Six young Arabs, in a fast routine of human pyramid building, tumbling and whirlwind arcobatics. ON THE SCREEN —Hal Roach, all-star Landlord,” a Grantland Rice Sportlight, “winkle, Twinkle,” Kinograms and a Pathe comedy, “Yes, Yes, Nanette.” + + , FRANK FINNEY /TOPS PALACE BILL Frank Finney, comedian with his burlesque on grand opera entitled, "Operatee,” and General Pisano in his novelty, “At the Gun Club,” are co-featured on the Palace theater program for the first half of next week. With Mr. Finney are Walter Law-fo-mer heavy in the movies, who takes the role of the brutal husband from whom his wife, portrayed by Florence Anderson, is trying to get a divorce. Charlotte Cockrane appears with General Pisano. She sings several ballads. The bill includes: STUTZ AND BINGHAM—Whose laughter act termed “The Perfect 36“ contains comedy, singing and talking. GROH AND ADONIS—As the “Piano Hounds?” will offer elaborate I stunts performed on the top of a piano. JEWELL AND RlTE—Jovial Juveniles,” sing and dance their way through several minutes of "what is termed entertainment of a different sort. A miniature opera is the description of the "Metropolitan Five,” whore number includes a mixed quartette and a pianist who are filling the headline spot on the bill the last half of the week. Coulter and Rose billed as “The Two Black Crows” appear in blackface. "NonCents” is an added attraction to the fun with the eccentric “nut” comedian, Murray, and the young lady, Charlotte contributing a varied entertainment of foolishness, singing, burlesque juggling, and clarinet playing. Jerome Merrick and company have a comedy skit entitled “Behave Yourself.” The “Limit on Wheels" is the bicycle riding act offered by Alfred Time. On the screen are: “Black Lightning” with Thunder, the marvel dog, the first half and “The Hunted Woman” with Seena Owen the last.

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THE UTMOST IN DANCE DIVERSION Special de luxe engagement of Arnold Johnson and his famous orchestra from the Golf and Country Club, Hollywood, Cal. Saturday -and Sunday, July 25 and 26. Dance to your heart’s content to the music of your heart’s desire. Riverside Dance Palace

poration, Eastman Kodak Company, Educational Film Exchange (Inc.), Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, First National Pictures (Inc.), Fox Film Corporation, D. W. Griffith (Inc.) 'inspiration Pictures (Inc.) Kenma Corporation, Kinograms Public Corporation, MetroGoldwyn Distributing Corporation. Principal Pictures Corporation, Producers Distributing Corporation RitzCarlton Pictures (Inc.), Hal E. Roach Studios, Joseph M. Schenck Productions (Inc.), Talmadge Producing Corporation, Universal Pictures Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures (Inc.) I think it is more than wise for the movie season to have an official start. It paves the way for universal consideration of the industry. Colonial Bookings Ed. Bingham of the Colonial announces the following bookings for his great movie season: “The Universal production starring- Laura La Plante, supported by Pat O' Malley. a comedy drama from the stage play by William A. Brady, written by Adeltaide Matthews and Martha M. Stanley. “Drusilla With a Million." an F. B. O. production, he first Independent picture to play in NewNYork s Capitol theater in over a year. Adapted from the novel of the same name by Elizabeth Cooper, and featuring in the cast Kenneth Harlan, Mary Carr and Priscilla Bonner. "Lisrhtain’.V based on John Golden's recording breaking stage play, a William Fox production with Jay Hunt as Lightnin' Bill Jones.” the role that immortalized Frank Bacon, Madge Bellamy as Milly. J. Farrell MacDonald as “The Judge,” Ethel Clayton as Margaret and Otis Har, lan, Wallace MacDonald. Richard Travers. Brandon Hurst and James Marcus in the other principal characters. “A Woman's Faith,” a Universal proKeaton Productions,/Christie Film Company, Distinctive Pictures Cor-

Klan Circus

Marlon County Ku-Klux Klan seek to augment their building fund with another circus which will be presented for the week starting Monday, Aug. 3. Tents will be pitched on the Klan’s own grounds at E. Washington St. and Linwood Ave. An intensive advance ticke tselllng campaign has been launched and officials of the Klan say they expect to have a sale totaling more than SIO,OOO. Rodgers & Harris’ Circus, which exhibited in Indianapolis in May for the Klan, will be brought back for the August engagement with an assortment of new acts. “From the proceeds of the last circus the Klan made a substantial payment on their E. Washington St. grounds and expect to clear their indebtedness with the second show,” said Herbert S. circus manager, today. *

ENGLISH’S BERKELL PLAYERS WITH EDYTHE ELLIOTT AND MILTON BYRON IN “The Easy Mark” A COMEDY OF SMALL TOWN LIFE BY JACK LARIC. | MATINEE WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY. nnIAPA Afternoon —25c, 35c, 50c. Evenings—2sc, PR 11* P'S* 50c, 90c ‘ s - Govt - Tax Charged on 90c I IllWfcsWs g ea t Tickets only. Phone Circle 8873. WEEK AUG. 2ND—“IN THE NEXT ROOM”

ONE WEEK ONLYA II(y Q STARTING MONDAY U MARION COUNTY KLAN Present® Rodgers & Harris CHARITY CIRCUS AN ENTIRE NEW SHOW Two Shows Each Night, 7:30 and 9:15 P. M. PRICES—Adults, 50c; Children Under 12, 25c Circus Grounds, E. Washington and Linwood

m extraordinary Free Attraction, Commencing Sunday <4^* ,'' \ M I Seven Come Eleven Strutters N l 1 America'* Greatest Colored Entertainers With a Big / iPv-.V, m Bronze Chorus of Charleston Steppers /hnd l ; I • WILLIAMS BROADCASTING BAND \TI ff a DANCE GAKDEN—Connie’s Orchestra _V |V* * B *T a iff and keep cool our big, white r W I \A/ I l\rl pool. Clean as a pin. Pure filtered I L a water. Red Cross life gnards. . I -’-mr.rixnw-■n* ' ■

PRODUCERS STRUT THEIR BEST FILMS FOR GREATER SEASON

dUction starring Virginia Valll assisted by Percy Marmont and Jean Hersholt. “Hell’s High Road.” a Rupert Julian B reduction of the Producers Distributing orporations release and starring Leatrice Joy with Robert Edeson. Edmund Burns and Julia Faye. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Ernest ‘The Road to Yesterday.” a Cecil B. De Mille special production, an adaption of the stage play and featuring Joseph Sehilkraut, Jetta Goudal and \era Reynolds. ... Other pictures selected include: "The Wheel." '‘Thunder Mountain" or "Howdy Folks.” ‘Thank You.” "The , First dear all vizulizutions of the John Golden plays of the same name; “Ea# Lynne” with a most remarkable cast, and “Kentucky Pride." a racing story of the Blue Grass Country. Circle Season Ace Berry, manager of the Circle Theater, the home of First National Pictures here, announces the following features for the beginning of his greater season: Aug. 2—“ Her Sister From Paris." starring Constance Talmadge. An original story written for the star by Hans Kraely. The same combination of autror, star, director and leading man which made ' Her Night of Romance" one of the outstanding successes of Miss Talmadge's career, it is predicted. Aug 9—" Fine Clothes." an adaptation of Franz Molnars stage play, featuring Lewis Stone. Alma Rubens. Raymond Griffith Eileen Percy and Percy Marmont. Aug. 16—" The Half-Way Girl. " a dra matic story presenting Doris Kenyon in an entirely new sort of role. Lloyd Hughes is featured with Miss Kenyon in this (*oducticn. . . Aug. 23 The Knockout. a story of the lumber camps, starring Milton Sills—another of the "two-fisted" roles which have come to be identified with the newest First National star. Aug 30 —-“Graustark. Norma Talmadge starring in anew and modern pro duction of George Barr McCutcheon s widely read romance. Eugene OTirien again appears with the lovely star in "Graustark," which was directed by Dimitri Buehowetzki. with Marc MacDermott and Wanda Hawley heading the supportSrpt. 6—“ Shore Leave." starring Riehrrd Barthelmess. The screen adaptation of the stage Success of the same name.

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in which Franeess Starr appeared. Dorcth.v Mackaill in the Starr role. Sept. 13—" The Lost World.” from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stor.v. With Bessie Love. Lewis Stone, Wallace Beery and Lloyd Hughes. Ohio Features For the beginning of the greater season. Manager Harry Koch has hooked both Paramounts and Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer features. He announces his list as follows: Week Aug. 2—" Pretty Ladies" with Zaza Pitts, Tom Moore and Lilyan Tathman. Week Aug. 9—‘‘Slaves of Fashion." with Norma Shearer. Week Aug. 16—“ Beggars on Horsebarit." Week Aug. 23—" The Unholy Three," with Lon Chaney. Week Aug. 30—“ The Trouble With V ives," with Adolphe Menjou. Week Sept. 6—" The Man Who Found himself" with Thomas Meighan Weeks Sept. 13 and 20.—" The Ten Commandments," first time at popular prices. At the Apollo At the Apollo Manager Kennedy has signed up marjy of the latest Paramount releases. His schedule is as follows: Aug. 2—" Night Life in New York." Aug. 9—" The Lucky Devil," with Richard Dix. Aug. 16—“ Sun Up. ’ with Conrad Nagel Aug. 23—" Never the Twain Shall Meet. Peter B. Kyne story. Aug. 30—" The Mystic” with Conrad e Sep(. 6—“ Wild. Wild Susan." with Bebe Daniels. Sept 13—" Wild Horse Mesa," with Jack Holt. Nicholson Talks Meredith Nicholson, noted novelist, has issued the following statement regarding the movies In part: “Out of a period of fault-finding and uninformed criticism the motion picture industry has entered upon anew era in which It is

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No. I—Madge Bellamy will be seen in the new Fox special, "The Iron Horse,” this fall. Coming at the Colonial. No. 2—Richard Dix in “The Lucky Devil.” coming to the Apollo week of Aug. 9. A Paramount picture. No. 3—Bebe Daniels, splendid Paramount star, is booked at the Apollo In “Wild, Wild Susan” week of Sept. 6. No. 4—Virginia Valll will be seen In the Universal feature, “Siege.” No. 6 —Richard Barthelmess Is said to have a corking part In "Shore Leave,” booked at the Circle for the greater movie season. It is a First Natinoal. No. 6—Reginald Denny will be seen a great deal In Universal features next season, as he is cast

evident that the art of the screen is to reach even higher achievements than have ever been promised for It. I have been listening for several years to the criticisms passed from day to day by acquaintances and overheard In elevators and on street cars as to the current offerings of the motion picture theaters. Eliminating those that are purely frivolous and worthless. I am disposed to rate pretty high the judgment of the average man and woman. “Most people who lay down money for a ticket Into a movie theater want to be entertained. There Is nothing censurable In this. Most

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in "California Straight Ahead,” “Where Was I?” “This Way Out” and ’’The Whole Town’s Talking.” No. 7—Here is Mary Carr surrounded with a bunch of children in the F. B. O. release, “Drusilla With a Million,” booked at the Colonial week of Aug. 16. No. B—One of the big scenes from that weird success, “The Lost World,” a First National sensation, due at the Circle soon. No. 9 —Here is a scene from “The Ten Commandments.” which will he shown for the first time at popular pi Ices at the Ohio early in the greater film season. A Paramount wonder. No. /to —You can never guess who this guy is, not the dummy. It Is our old friend, Lon Chaney, In “The Unholy Three,” a Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer feature.

people who buy a novel or a ticket to the spoken drama expect entertainment. “Those of us who write fiction know perfectly well that no matter howhigh our Ideals of the story-telling art or how noble some lesson we may honestly deside to convey we

i WHERE THE CROWDS Co/o D S > A GREAT FUN SHOW! 3 JAMES COUGHLIN & COMPANY | is In the laughable Farce Comedy * 5 “THE REST CURE” I L l /l t WYETH & WYNN I PAUL & PEXTER Youth, Pep and Personality | “Golfing” f f I I FOUR PALS h t Rube Myers, Thomas Rowe, Anthony Dooley and Oscar Smith in Their Latest Comedy Harmony Offering, “Dat’s My Rrudder” | \o- BERT SLOAN I Bonnie Reynolds [ *S\ Hazardous Wire Dancer | Terpsichorean Artistry / ■ | BEN HASSAN TROUPE | . Whirlwind Nomads of the Desert ' Hal Roach All-Star Comedy, “THUNDERING LANDLORD” Cl —KINOGRAMS—Pathe Comedy, “YES, YES, NANETTE”— ' ( Grantland Rice Sportlight, ‘TWINKLE, TWINKLE.” { Q) O es e* oCC^E 'I SCHEDULE of LYRIC SHOWS it | AFTERNOON 2.00 AND 4;20 O’CLOCK- EVENING 7.00 AND 9.20 O'CLOCK A I PRICES jj AYTERHOON - Igc ANP3g{ - EVENING - AND 40<[ r

must have a care to avoid boring the reader. "We Americans are keen for entertainment, but exceedingly captious ns to what really constitutes entertainment. “We are suspicious of anything that even remotely looks like Instruction. The great body of our people are not at all keen for the Informative or didactic at the end of a busy day, when they have a few hours for recreation. “This fact, overshadowed Inevitably by the enormous army of patrons, ranging from the great cities to the smallest town, n>lds vastly to the problem of those picture producers who really have Ideals and are happiest when they offer some splendid thing that kindles the Imagination of the multitude. “The high brow must constantly be reminded that the question of what to prejent on the screen Is far more perplexing than the problem before a publisher or a producer of spoken drama. The two plays I have enjoyed most in several years are Galsworthy's 'Loyalties’ and Ibsen's ‘Wild Duck.' “ ‘Loyalties! remains In my mei%-

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ory as one of the best acted plays I have ever seen. And yet. th original company appeared In lny dianupolls, my homo city, to pu-.sr business. ” 'The Wild Duck,’ splend/ fiy given as It wuis this spring in t ;ew York, would hardly have ui |v*d on the road. The point 1* thr t for plays as well as for novels, them are twoior three different k'.nd* of 'audiences.' “There are plays and ng vela that ennnot possibly Interest the great public; the producers srrd pub laher must b*s satisfied with comparatively small returns.”

At Riverside

“UaredevH” Huggins. wh/> thrilled watchers at Riverside Ybirk 1 >st Suniday when the guy mi*** holding his ' trapeze broke nnd he seconded Into the air and performed his triple parachute Jump i-egai-dl * has hem engaged to perform anotfier sacerv slon and triple jump af Riverside Park at E>.3o o'clock after nebn.

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