Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 264, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 March 1926 — Page 6

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MENJOU AND FLORENCE VIDOR SHARE HONORS

Bessie Love Will Do a Movie Charleston at Ohio Next Week. ®HE Apollo will have “The Grand Duchess and the Waiter, ’ ’ a French love comedy, in which Adolphe Menjou and Florence Vidor share the stellar honors as its chief attraction next week. Adapted from Alfred Savoir’s Paris and London stage success in which Elsie Ferguson was starred in New York “The Grand Duchess and the Waiter” has been transformed into a highly polished photoplay under the direction of Malcolm St. Clair. In the supporting cast are Lawrence Grant, Andre de Beranger, Dot Farley, Barbara Pierce, Brandon Flurfjt and William Courtright. A story of Paris, where all things a rtp possible, the picture presents Miss Vidor as a beautiful and haughty Russian grand duchess, who /is forced to flee from her own country when the revolutionists came into power, and Menjou as Albert Durand, a wealthy boulevardier. Durand falls in love with the exotic Russian, and failing in his efforts to meet her, gets a job as a waiter in the hotel suite where sho is living in order that he may ever be near her. A hilarious plot has been constructed arbund this situation. The program will also contain a comedy, “Trimmed in Gold;” the Fox news weekly, organ selections by Earl Gordon, new songs of a comedy type introduced by Charles B. Lines and musical entertainment by Emil Seidel and his orchestra. -I- -I- -IMOVTE CHARLESTONON VIEW AT OHIO Bessie Love, fllmdom’s greatest exponent of the “Charleston,” will be seen as the featured player in “The

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Song and Dance Man,” the screen version of George M. Cohan’s stage success, which will be shown' as the featured photoplay attraction at*the Ohio Theater the coming week. “The Song and Dance Man” was adapted to the screen by Paul Schofield and directed by Herbert Brenon, who also directed “Peter Pan” and “A Kiss for Cinderella.” Tom Moore, whose Irish smile and finished acting have won him an enviable following, portrays the title role of “Happy” Harrell, the generous, egotistical vaudevillian, whose trials, tribulations and triumphs provide most of the pathos and humor in this sentimental story of back stage life. This is the role made famous by Mr. Cohan in the stage original. Bessie Love, the diminutive film

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favorite and the screen's foremost exponent of the “Charleston” is happily cast as the small time performer who eventually wins fame and fortune in the musical comedy field. Harrison Ford, popular leading man, is the third featured member of the cast, as the likeable and wealthy artist who falls in love with Miss Love, and succeeds in persuading her that home and children are to be preferred to the glitter and tinsel of the bright lights. Others in the cast include Norman Trevor, I “Bobby” Watson. Josephine Drake i and George Nash. The supplementary film attracq tions on the bill will include an O. Henry comedy, “Elsie In New York,” and a news weekly. Music will be provided by the Charlie Davis Orchestra and Miss Ruth Noller at the organ. Cy Milders, favorite Indianapolis soloist, will be heard in a popular number. -I- -I- -I,JOHN BARRYMORE IN “SEA BEAST” CAST “The Sea Beast,” the film version of “Moby Dick.” Herman Melville’s famous story, comes to the Circle theater the coming week with John Barrymore, the dean of American actors in the leading role. The picture is one of the most thrilling ever filmed and shows Barrymore at his best. One of the most magnificent of the pictures of the year, "’The Sea

S Grand Duchess and the f Waiter' 1 Smooth and Snappy! Swift and Smart! Luxurious and Laugh-Packed MACK SENNETT COMEDY “TRIMMED IN GOLD” FOX NEWS WEEKLY CHARLES B. LINES—NEW SONGS I EMIL SEIDEL AND HIS ORCHESTRA L EARL GORDON, Organist JL V i

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No. I—John1 —John Barrymore and Do lores Costello in a scene from "The Sea Beast" at the Circle next week. No. 2 —Hoot Gibaon In "Chip of the Flying U” at the Isis the first half of the week. No. 3 —Florence Vidor In a scene from "The Grand Duchess and the Walter” at the Apollo all next week. No. 4—Mary PhiTbln In a scene from "Stella Mai-ls” opening Sunday for the week at the Colonial. No. 6—Seena Owen as she appears in “Faint Perfume'' at the Palace the first half of the week. No. 6 —Tom Moore will be seen In “The Song and Danoo Man” at the Ohio all next week. Beast,” Includes a superb cast headed by Dolores Costello, daughter of the one-time famous Maurice Costello, one of the earlier stars of the cinema. Others who play leading roles are George O'Hara, Mike Donlin, James Barrows, Mathilde Comont, Sam Baker, George Burrell, Sam Allen, Frank Nelson and Sojin, the oriental actor. The picture was directed by Millard Webb, while the adaptation was made by Bess Meredith. Rupert Hughes, the famous novelist, wrote the titles. In “The Sea Beast,” Barry-more appears as Ahab Ceeley, a New Eng-

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land sailor, who shares with his brother an infatuation for the daugh ter of a missionary. While on a voyage hunting Moby Dick, an enormous white whale, Derek, Jealous of Ahab’s successful wooing of the missionary's daughter, pushes Ahab into the churning waters in the wake of the whale which they are pursuing. Ahab’s leg is amputated as a result of the sea beast's bite. Crippled and apparently desorted by the girl he loves, Ahab scours the seven seas, ever on his hunt for Moby Disk, who caused him to lose his leg and subsequently the love of his sweetheart. In a typhoon a cripple who was the only witness when Derek pushed Ahab overboard, comes to Ahab with the truth. Included in next week's program will be a Lyman Howe Hodge Podge, a Circle news reel and a song film, "Some One to Love,” sung by Julian Woodworth, accompanied by the Circle concert orchestra under the direction of Constantin Bakaleinlkoff. -I- -I- -IMAItY PHI ERIN TOTS STELLA MARIS’ CAST Mary Phllbln appears in what is the outstanding role in her career In “Stella Marls,” Universal's lavish production of William .T. Locke's celebrated novel, which come to the Colonial Theater next week. Charles Brabln, It is said, has worked the romantic story of the beautiful crip-

ple and her two loyal lovers Into a gripping drama as real as life itself, and Mary Philbln, in a dual role, shows two sides to her nature—one, the beautiful Stella Marls; the other. Unity Blake, lowly scrubwoman who makes a sublime sacrifice for the man she loves. The handling of the story by Brabln is different in every detail from any former conception of the play, anil his delicate picturing of the crucial situation, where Unity, the slavey, kills the woman who stands between her benefactor and happiness, is said to be unique in screen annals. Brabln does It in six tableaux; weird in a way, colorful, and tense in interest. Nothing of the kind has ever been attempted on the screen before and it is said director caught the fanciful spirit of Locke, the author, and pictured it so that It breathes and lives in the new production. A notable cast is seen in the play; Elliott Dexter and Jason Robards ns the two lovers: Gladys Brockwell as Iyouisa. the Nemesis of John Risca. played by Dexter, and Phillips Smalley, noted character actor and director. Several remarkable reproductions of I,ondon streets are interesting sidelights in the production. The bill will Include a Buster Brown comedy, "Buster's Hunting

I Hey/Hey / Charleston-you ain’t seen I |i nothin’ yet till you see '^gs^x Starting i \ I \ r pHE eternal storv of the “hoofer” who loners to he a headliner. Gorffftous §j| theatrical revue scenes. Back-stage glamour. "VOU’LL see—twinkling toes and baldhead rows—shaking shoulders and shin§§i ing motors—baby eyes with“. My’s” and “Why's?”—Lovely ladies and Charleston babies—and that ain’t all! 1 O’HENRY COMEDY, “ELSIE IN NEW YORK” I Charlie Davis Orchestra I

John Barrymore to Top Cast of ‘Sea Beast’ at the Circle. Party,” Aesop Fable, a news real and special musical events. + -I- I’ HOOT GIBSON TO BE SEEN AT ISIS For the first half of next week, starting Sunday, the Isis program will be headed by Hoot Gibson in “Chip of the Flying U,” a Western melodrama replete with a vein of original Gibsonian comedy. An abundance of action is promised for lovers of thrills and excitement. The ranching country of the Southwest supplies the locale, and Hoot is cast as a cowboy hero, who Innocently gets mixed up In the I plotting of a gang of crooks, and | who engages in a hattle against I great odds in defeating their schemes. A comedy, “Scrambled Eggs,” .and a scenic novelty, “Crazy Quilt of Travel” will complete the program. The mid-week change on Thursday will bring Art Acord in "Sky High Corral,” and Bobby Vernon in a funny farce called “Great Guns.” In “Sky High Corral,” Acord is ‘seen as Jack McCabe, a government forest ranger, whose love ! affair with Shasta Hayden, daughter of Billy Haj len. wealthy rancher Is blighted by Hayden’s blind enmity

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MARCH 6. 1926

Arliss to Be at English’s

George Arllss appears In Winthrop Ames’ production of Jobt4| Galsworthy’s "Old English.” nf lb® English Opera House for threw nights and a Saturday matinee, be ginning Thursday, April 1. Since his last appearance in Indians poll* In “The Green Goddess” he hits lasted that, play In London for a yenr and a. day. "Old English” Is a study of mod ; ern times In the terms of the life and philosophy of Sylvanus He.' thorp, called Old English by his business associates. Heythorp hates ! hypocrisy, lie is u. human being. I no better than the rest, nnd not so ! good ns many, but he is honest alwvit his weaknesses. He loves his grand | children, acquired “under the rose 1 It is while scheming to provide for ■ their future that he caught on i I snag, which threatens his ruin. J The cast includes the players who I impressed Now York during the 200 ! performances of the play given i there. | due to the fart that he believes Me ! Cabe to be back of a scheme to gain ! possession of the Hayden ranch. 1 Marguerite Clayton is in the j supporting cast. j SCHUBERT HAVE NEW COMFI) 1 j The Messrs. Schubert will shortly .produce a comedy entitled "Women land l.ftdies.” by Coamo Hamilton j with Vivienne Osborn in the lead I ing role. The piece is now In te ;hearsaL