Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 204, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 December 1925 — Page 6

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SKINNER TO OPEN (IN NEW PLAY IN I WASHINGTON Jas Written by the Star’s W Daughter Cornelia Otis P Skinner. 1 Otis Skinner opens his season in Monday, Dec. 2<i, in | "Captain Fury of the ‘Holy Innocents.’ " The piece is described a t o* the Caribbees,’’ and has a setting in the West Indies, m tht days when pirates and gentlernar adventurers roved the sea and the cities of Panama in search of gold and excitement. With a background of freebooters, Spanish dons, adventurers —one can know pretty surely beforehand to what advantage this sterling actor will appear. His role is said to be that of an English Innkeeper in a smlal seaport town, who trades his tavern for a pirate ship to go to aea In hope of finding his lost daughter. The play is written by Mr Skinner’ sdaughter, Cornelia Otis Skinner, who spent the entire summer in the West Indies along the Mosquito Coast in such towns as Porto Bello and Tortuga, In search of local eolornnd types. James Reynolds, whose work Is becoming the best known in America, is supplying the scenes and costumes. Russell Janney is the producer, the same manager who gave us Sancho Panza” and whose operetta, “The Vagabond King,” is now a big musical success In New York. A large well-known cast Includes such players as Minna Gombell, Antoinette Perry, Malcolm Fassett, Gordon Burby, Charles Henderson, Walter P. Lewis, Morytague Rutherford and many others. TWO ADDED TO CAST Louise Lorraine and Gertrude Astor have been added to the cast of “Behind the Front,” Paramount’s comedy of the A E. F. featuring Wallace Berry, Raymond Hatton, Chester Conklin and Mary Brian. RICHARD DIX FILM N AMED "Let’s Get Married,” will be the title of the next Richard Dix film. His current one, which soon will be released, is “Womanhandled.” Gregory La Cava directed it.

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Esther Ralston to Top Cast With Richard Dix v at Ohio. ITTISTHER RALSTON, made L famous in “Peter Pan,” and Margaret Morris, recently se£n in “The Best People,” head the cast which appears in upport of Richard Dix in his atest picture, “Womanhaniled, ” which will be seen next week at the Ohio. “Womanhandled,” written by Arthur String, author of “Manhandled,” is the sequel to that picture. Gregory La Cava, who supervised all the racing thrills in Dix’s “The Lucky Devil,” directed. Others In support of Mr. Dix include Cora Williams, Olive Tell, Ell Nadel, Edmund Breese, Ivan Simpson and Edgar Nelson. Because the girl he loves in New York admires men of the great open spaces, Bill Dana, played by Richard Dix, goes to his uncle’s ranch In Texas to learn to be one. Upon arriving he finds the west of yesterday entirely different from the west of today, and in order to furnish the proper atmosphere for the occasion of his sweetheart’s visit, he rearranges the ranch. He manages to fool his sweetheart for two days and when she sees through his deception she gallops back to the neighboring city only to run Into a stampede of five thousand Texas longhorn cattle. Completing the bill of film attractions, a Van Bibber comedy, “Parisian Nights,” and a news weekly wIU be shown. The Charlie Davis orchestra, together with Cy Milters, soloist, will be heard in a program of popular selections. Ruth Noller, organist will be heard in an organ seleotion. -I- -I* -I,IOANNA TO OPEN SUNDAY AT CIRCLE The New Year’s Week attraction at the Circle is "Joanna,” the screen version of the widely read serial story of the same name which re-

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cently appeared in the Indianapolis Times. Miss Dorothy Mackaill Is seen in the title role as Joanna Manners, an impudent little shop girl, selfreliant and ambitious, who suddenly and mysteriously conies Into the possession of a million dollars with the injunction that she spend It as she sees fit. The only condition surrounding her inheritance Is that she is to ask no questions about it and make no effort to find out who la her benefactor. Later, after a plunge Into a whirlwind of gaiety that brings her only unhappiness ,she finds that she has been the pawn In a wager between two wealthy men relative to the ability of a poor young girl t.o Inherit a vast sum of money, become used to luxury, and then lose all the money and still retain her Ideals and her self-respect. How she wins back the love of

Henry Did It An outstanding event of the week In vaudeville is the engagement of Mellie Dunham, the 72-year-old fiddler from Maine, for a limited tour of the Keith-Albee circuit. Dunham has been very much in the public eye since his visit to Hbnry Ford to play old-time tunes for the Detroit magnate. Mr. Ford, who is publishing a book of old-fashioned dance tunes, will include in it a composition of Mellie’s, a waltz called ’Rippling Waves.” Mellie commenced his two-a-day tour this week at. the Keith Theater, Boston, Mass.

1 jvSefip. Herbert Brenoris ProductionV\ \ J.M. Barrie's mS'akiss \i FOR j'P^INnEREILA) /" WITH v| Betty Bronson, Tom Moore, Esther Ralston and a Great Cast A Barrie Classic of Tears, Laughs and Heart Tugs Imperial Comedy “East Side, West Side” [ O FOX NEWS WEEKLY K AL. HOFFMEISTER f Favorite Singing Comedian I / I A Emil Seidel and His Orchestra / \ 1 Earl Gordon, Organist. f I

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her fiance with whom she had broken as the result of a quarrel over her new found friends, and happiness conies to them both again, is told in this Edwin Carewe production, in whicli Jack Mulhall has the featured role with .\Jisa Mackaill. Others In the cast 1 are Delores Del Rio, a beautiful young Mexican actress for whom a great screen future Is predicted; Rita Carewe, daughter of the producer; Paul Nicholson, George Fawcett. Edwards Davis and Lillian Langdon. The program also Includes the Circle News, the Orchestra overture and a comedy cartoon. The special attraction for the week will be William F. Aldrich’s Royal H&wailans in a beautiful novelty, "’Thirty Minutes In Hawaii on Stage and Screen." A group of six native Hawaiians dancers, singers and musicians, appear with the act. •I-!- -I- * ANOTHER BARRIE STORY REACHES SCREEN The imaginative whimsy of J. M. Marrie, the directorial artistry of Herbert Brennon and the piquant personality of Betty Bronson, the three factors that were chiefly responsible for the great success of "Peter Pan,” combine to make "A Kiss for Cinderella,” coming to the Apollo next week one of the screen's notable achievements, it is claimed. Unlike "Peter Pan” however. "A Kiss for Cinderella.” is not entirely pure fancy. It is vivid, appealing, modern day romance laid against the very realistic background of the London slums, with a lovable little heroine in the person of a lonely, half-starved, and a sympathetic policeman as the hero. The story of this little Cinderella slavey, who dreams of the day

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No. I—Dorothyl—Dorothy Mackaill and George Fawcett In “Joanna,” opening Sunday afternoon at the Circle. No. 2—Richard Dix and\ Esther Ralston In "Womanhandled,” at the Ohio all next week. No. 3—Betty Bronson in a scene from “A Kiss for Cinderella," at the Apollo next week. No. 4—Bert Lytell and Marian Nixon in “Sporting Life,” which will be the New Year’s week offering at the Colonial. 6—Roy Stewart In "Buffalo Bill on the U. L. Trail,” at the Isis fbr the first half of the week. No 6 —Tom Mix as appears in ’Lucky Horseshoe” at the Lyric all next week as the tuovle feature of the bill

when she will be Invited to a marvelous ball where & handsome Prince will choose her as his Princess, is one that only Barrie could have written—although delightful, filled with tears, and Laughs and heart tugs, and enlivened by all those whimsical touches that are a part and parcel of every Barrie tale. Betty Bronson Is of course the Cinderella of the picture. Tom Moore* plays the part of the policeman. .who becomes a fairy Prince, and Esther Ralston Is the lovely fairy-godmother. The supporting cast Is a large and notable one. Nothing so beautiful. Inspiring and spectacular of the great Dream Ball scene has ever been incorporated Into a photoplay. Subsidiary program features will Include an Imperial comedy, “East Side,' West Si the Fox news weekly, A1 Hoffmeister, popular Indianapolis singing comedian, and special musical Innovations by Earl

Gordon, organist and Emil Seidel and his orchestra. •I- -I* -!- BERT LYSTELL TURNS PRIZEFIGHTER AT COLONIAL Beautiful girls, gorgeous gowns, galloping horses, racing automobiles, fighting men in various kinds of combat, a boxing bout, elaborate cabaret scenes and a cross section of English country life are the high lights of "Sporting Life," the Maurice Tourneur production offered by the Colonial management as its New Year’s holiday attraction. Bert Lytell and Marian Nixon are the principal performers In a cast which Includes Cyril Chadwick, Charles Delaney, George Selgmann, Ena Gregory, Kathleen Clifford, Oliver Eckhard, Frank Finch Smiles and Paulette i Duvall. Opening with an elaborately staged musical revue. In which chorus girls, dancing stars and comedians are there as in reality, the picture leads up to a semi-climax with an exciting ring battle, which really looks like a prize fight and in which Ted “Kid” Lewis, the champion, is featured In a smashing contest with Lytell, and then goes on to a whirlwind finish in a Derby race at Epsom Downs, with the fortune of the hero. Lord Woodstock, staked on the outcome. Melodrama, intelligent, plausible melodrama. It has been pronounced,

witlfa hilarious comedy POOR Richard! N , j*\ When they smiled, he fell! 'l Richard DIX ’ldflOM AN RLEP* THE Same frisky, hilarious humor that made “Manhandled” ro enjoyable is'present in even more generous qnantites in “Womanhandled.” CY MILDERS Singing RUTH NOLLER’S Organlogue “Paddlin’ Madelin Home” “New Year’s Resolutions” CHARLIE DAVIS ORCHESTRA |§|> VAN BIBBER COMEDY Jf PARISIAN NIGHTS "J

and the thrills ar gs , at lons In the kidnaping of the .jghter of the trainer of Lord Woodstock’s Derby entry are of a hair-raising type. A Budter Brown comedy, an Aesop Fable and the International News are the supplemental film features. The American Harmonists have arranged a novelty program of surprises, with solo numbers by Frank Owens and Bob Jones. Julia Niebergall will also present the late Broadway musical successes. An added feature of the matinees will be a children’s Charleston contest, starting Monday The winners of the dally contests will contend

‘Prince of Pilsen’ Paul Powell, director of Mary Pickford’s picture, “Pollyanna,” has been selected to direct the filming of A. H. Sebastian’s next production. ”The 4 Prince of Pilsen,” a motion picture version of the popular musical comedy by Frank PlXley and Gustav Luders. Anthony Coldewey has completed the adaptation, and actual production will start within a week at the Metropolitan Studios In Hollywood.

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Bronson Has Another Barrie Role at the Apollo Next Week. for a grand prize on Saturday afternoon. BUFFALO BILL MOVIE AT ISIS Roy Stewart, Cullen Landis, Kathryn McGuire and Sheldon Lewis head the cast appearing in "With Buffalo Bill on the U. P. Trail,” another thrilling epic of frontier days which will be shown at the Isis the first half of next week. Though a few fictional touches have been added to complete the fabric of a screen drama, the story is based upon actual happenings, incidents and adventures in the life of William F. Cody, better known ns “Buffalo Bill, during the dosing months of the Civil War, and directly afterward when the went was opened to settlers and pioneers. The comedy feature will be a Neil Burns farce, ‘‘Call a Cop.” “Wide Open" a melodrama starring Dick Grayco, “king of hazardous stunt men,” and AI St. John comedy, “Curses” will make ,up the program for the last half 6f thM week starting Thursday. In "WidJ Open” Orayoe Is cast as Dick Dorl land, a dare-devil aviator. Grace Darmond and IJonel Belmont head the supporting oast. OIiDEST IJVING ACTRESS BUSY Julia Hurley, age 77, oldest living actress, has been added to the cast of the Paramount Junior Stars' picture, “Glorious Youth,” which Sam Wood Is directing at the Paramount Long Island studio from an original story by Byron Morgan. POUND IS ADDED TO STAFF Joseph Poland, veteran scenario writer and author of many original screen stories. Is the latest addition to the staff of writers which Douglas Mac Lean has assembled. MacLean's next Paramount picture will be “That’s My Baby.” NEW EDITOR FOR PARAMOUNT Verne Porter, former magazine editor and scenario editor, has been appointed editor-in-chief of the editorial department of Paramount. Maud K. Miller, recently appointed by Jesse L. Lasky as managing editor, will remain In that position.