Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 294, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 April 1926 — Page 6

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POLA NEGRI STARS IN ‘THE CROWN OF LIES’ AT OHIO

Harry Langdon Will Be Featured in Big Film Production. j ROM a drab boarding __ bouse in America to a glittering palace abroad and then back again to a rose-covered cottage in America—this is the journey, replete with incidents of hazard, heartache and happiness, that Pola Negri takes in ‘‘The Crown of Lies,” the featurned photoplay attraction of the Ohio Theater for the coining week. Dimitri Buchowotski, who has directed such tremendously successful pictures as "Lily of the Dust’’ and' “Graustark,” directed this picture, which was adapted for the screen by Hope Loring and Louis D. Lighten. Noah Beery, dean of screen villains, is cast in the role of an exiled foreign nobleman, and others assembled in the notable cast to support Miss Negri are Robert Ames, Charles Post, Arthur Hoyt, Mikhail Vavitch, Cissy Fitzgerald, May Foster, Frankie Bailey and Edward Cecil. In the story, written by Ernest Vajda, noted Hungarian playwright and author, Miss Negri portrays an immigrant girl who aspires to become a great actress and play the role of a queen. She has an admirer in Robert Ames, an energetic flivver salesman, who spends much of his time trying to persuade her to marry him. Her chance to play the part of a queen comes rather abruptly when Noah Beery, a suave conspirator from abroad, notes her remarkable resemblance to a missing queen of a Balkan country. Playing on her evident idealism, he arranges to impose her on the people as their ruler, seeking thereby to gain vast wealth. .How she frees the downtrodden populace from a dictator and then renounces her throne for her lover, Who lias been at her side through a series of dangers, provides an exciting human interest drama. A Mack Sennett comedy, "Meet My Gal,” starring Ralph Graves, and a news weekly, will be the supplementary film attraction. Music will be provided by the Charlie Davis Orchestra and Miss Ruth Noller, organist, at the Ohio organ. Cy Mllders, soloist, will offer a popular melody. -1- -I- -!- HARRY LANGDON TO BE AT THK CIRCLE The attraction next week at the Circle will be the first feature length comedy of Harry Langdon’s. "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp,” produced by First National Pictures. This is the initial production of the comedian in a series which lie is to make under his recent long term contract with the above company. It can not be said that the star, even though this picture is technically termed his first starring film, is anew figure in the theatrical firmament of Indianapolis. He had long been a star in the public mind and a familar figure in shorter comedies. Thus he is not without his following and his efforts have gained for him a wide recognition, according to exhibitors. Before his entrance into the cinema world Langdon was, for a number of

ENGLISH’S CHARLES BERKELL ANNOUNCES THE FOURTH ANNUAL SEASON OF THE Berkell Players WITH Edythe Elliott and Milton Byron 111 ROBERT FAY, HERBERT DOBBINS, HI MILDRED HASTINGS, ROBERT ST. CLAIR, 111 JYES LARUE, J. F. MARLOW, DICK 111 ELLIOTT, WILLIAM V. HULL AND OTHERS Starting Sunday Night, April 18th IN DAVID BELA SCO’S SUCCESS “THE BOOMERANG” Matinees Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday —SEAT SALE OPENS THURSDAY—PRICES: Afternoon, 25c, 85c, 50c; Night, 25c, 50c, OOe, U. 8. Gov’t Tax Charged on 00c, Seat Tickets Only. Reservations May Be Made for the Entire Season. PHONE CIRCLE 8878.

BROADWAY Snappy BURLESQUE Like It KANDY KIDS A Real Peppy Show Full O’ Ginger. With Pretty Snappy Girls Galore Ol 'ILLUMINATED RUNWAY Great Charleston Contest Thursday Night

‘Volga Boatman’ "The Volga Boatman." known t he world over as a soul-stirring piece of Russian music, will scon l>c seen on the screen as an intensely realistic motion picture, having been recently completed at the DeMille studio under the personal direction of Ce< 11 B. DeMille. The composer of the song is unknown, but the story of “The v ' i i;■ k l l ma ii" * was written by J,enure J, Coffee from Konrad Bercovici's novel. William Boyd plays the title role, with Elinor Fair, Julia Faye, Theodore Kosloli and Victor Varconi also featured.

years, a headliner on the Keith circuit. The story and the comedy evolve from a cross country walking race, as might be surmised from tiio title, it is upon this base and the many funny and trying situations encountered that the laughter lifter is constructed. There is of course the inevitable girl in the case—Joan Crawford, and the well-kncAvn Aiec Francis. The cast is said to l>e one which gives Langdon substantial support and wide latitude for the practice of his buffoonery. Appropos of the latter Langdon maintains he has anew method of putting across his “gags” in a subdued and supressed manner thereby allowing the laugh meter to mount to hitherto unattained heights. Other features of the program will he the overture, played by the Circle Concert Orchestra*under the direction of Bakaieinikoff; the Circle News; a Circle comedy, featuring Lloyd Hamilton; an organ solo, played by Dessa Byrd, and the appearance of Magine and Basquette, popular song writer and singers of popular songs. -|. .1. COLONIAL WILL PRESENT "RED DICE” Filled with thrilling situations and

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brimming with comedy "Red Dice,” in which Rod I<a Rocque is starred and which is the picture version of Octavus Roy Cohen's magazine story “The Iron Chalice," is the Colonial's offering next week. It is a Cecil B. De Millc production and has been given ail of the surroundings of lavishness and grandeur with which this master dresses his photo plays. Marguerite De La Motte is the principal support of the star and other in the cast include, Gustave Yon SeyfTertiz, George Cooper. Ray Hallor, Charles Clary. Clarence Burton and Allan Brooks. The locale of the story is in and about New York, and has to do with a strange bargain which links a promise of death within a year with a SIOO,OOO life insurance policy; a marriage of convenience, a part of the bargain, which unites two unwilling people to suit the whims of the master mind of a huge rum ring: the later awakening of a love between the two and the thwarting of the villain's well-laid plans in one of the most astounding romances tligt has come to the screen in years. • In to this rollicking comedy melodrama which has for its background the activities of a powerful bootlegging ring its adaptors have injected tense situations galore with what is said to l>e an . almost unforgettable climax. The supplemental screen features will include a "Buster Brawn comedy, introducing Boh Outoault's famous cartoon characters Buster Brown, Mary Jane and Tige. in "Buster's Kkvr> cket” and Aesop Fable, "Hearts and Showers” and the Colonial-International News of world's current events. Floyd Thompson's Anltrican Harmonists, with Frank Owens, Bob Jones and Virgil Monks, ns soloists, will present a novelty program of late "Jazzie and classic” features.

ExccpUonal of the red dice into the ****?' p Comes the girl and love, sf ■qraiglli fwF CHARLES CLARY From the Novel ‘‘THE • EDYTH YORK Octavus Roy Cohen. JVjVrff Struggling in the Grip Ifcj ySf/W V °f an unscrupulous chief of a Him lP| A |k group of liquor smugglers he hat|||k raLl. lift GS Va^ f° r an< ! l° ve an< l 3=3 with the most romantic situations eVGr C ° f° r screcn ' An Amazing Expose of the World’s Greatest Criminal Industry OUR SHORT FEATURES SCREEN FARE Buster—Mary Jane-—Tige Aesop Fable International News “Buster’s Skyrocket” “Hearts and Showers” World’s Events raSg&rs AMERICAN HARMONISTS Soloists—Frank Owens—Bob Jones—Virgil Monks—Soloists Monday Night Only Harmonica Contest Charleston Contests—Friday Eve. Adults—Saturday Mat. Juveniles

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No. I—-lolln Gilbert and Ktnee Adoree in a scene from “The Big Parade,” in second week at English's. No. 2—Clara ltnw in a scene from “The Lawful Cheater," at the Palace the last hall of the week.

‘Boomerang’ Opens Stock Season

"The Boomerang,” a David Belasco comedy success. Will be the first bill to lie presented by the Berkell Players. ojiening their fourth summer season of dramatic stock at English's Sunday night, April 15, according to announcement by Charles iierkell. Rehearsals will start Monday morning, practically all the members of the company having arrived in the city today. Mr. Berkell brings the good nows that Herbert Dobbins, one of America’s best character actors, who was a popular member of the company during the summer of 1923 here, will again be with the organization. For the past year Dobbins has been playing in one of Ann Nichols' "Abie's Irish Rose” companies. "We will have the best company this year that we have ever had.” said Mr. Berkell, “and with the

Miss Julia Niebergall will lie heard I in pianologues. On Monday night i a Harmonica contest will lie given as an added attraction and on ' Friday night for adults and Satur- j day matinee for juveniles Charleston i contests will be continued. "BIG PARADE” GOES INTO SECOND WEEK * "The Big Parade,” which registered such a smashing hit at the opening last Sunday evening, at 1 English's Opera House goes into Its second week at that theater next

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No. 3—Harry Langdon ill “Tramp, Tramp, Tramp,” at the Circle all next week. No. 4—Harold Lloyd as he appears in “For Heaven’s Sake” at the Apollo. No. 3—Rod Laßoque in a scene

splendid line of plays that I have been enabled to procure we are all looking forward to a most gratifying season. "Edythe Elliott and Milton Byron will again appear in leading roles. Bob Fay, who has i,nn doing leads in Salem, Mass., throughout the winter; Robert St. Clair, Herbert Dobbins and Director William V. Hull are other favorites who will again be with us. New. members of the j organization will include Miss Joyce i lx; Rue, Dick Elliott, Mildred HastI in gand J. F. Marlow, all of whom iar> well known In dramatic stock circles.” Mr. Berkell stated that as has been the custom in the past, the members of the company will bold a public reception on the stage at English's following the matinee ]ier- | formances on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday the first week.

Sunday evening, showing twice daily. Advance information had preceded the big picture's appearance here and the audiences were anticipating a masterpiece as to story and production, but nothing quite so overwhelmingly big and realistic had been expected. Other big pictures had been presented with their elalms to distinction, and the public evidently felt that here was one probably a little bit bigger and bett. r, but were unprepared for the appalling realism

from “Red Dice,” at the Colonial all week. No. 6—l’ola Negri as she appears in “The Crown of Lies,” at tin; Ohio. No. 7—Johnny Walker in “The Transcontinental Limited,” at the Isis the. first half of the week.

and magnitude that was depleted. Captain Stalling's story, gathered first hand while he was an officer in the big war, has been presented by King Vidor on the screen with unparalleled realism, and probably will never be equaled. The producers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer have selected a cast which has been equal to every situation in which they found themselves, and John Gilbert deserves the stardom which has been won by him in this picture, Renee Adoree, gives a French peasant girl, far removed from the boulevard type so frequently characterized on stage and screen. Hobart Bosworth shatters another screen father type and adds much to the humanness of the story. The other leading roles are forcibly and originally presented by Karl Dane, Tom O'Brien, Claire McDowell, Claire Adams and Robert Adair. • -I- -I- -ISECOND WEEK FOR NEW LU)YD MOVIE “For Heaven’s Sake!” continuing on its merry way at the Apollo, promises to exceed the l>ox office record established by “The Freshman.” This new Harold Lloyd production contains an uninterrupted stream of new comedy stunts, and is

Qown of IjtL Noah Beery - Robert Ames | IT) OLA as an American immigrant girl who is taken to Europe L and passed off as the missing ruler of a small kingdom. A wonderful love story. Fascinating intrigue. Colorful drama. Ruth Noller’s Organ SoIo—“SWEET CHILD” CHARLIE DAVIS* ORCHESTRA

On Local Screen All Next Week ENGLISH’S—“The Big Parade.” CIRCLE—“Tramp , Tramp, -Tramp.” OHIO —“Crown of Lies.” COLONIAL —“Red Dice.” AI'OLTX) “For Heaven’s Sake.” ISIS “Tr an c o n t inental Limited,” first half of week.

bound to bring to joy to every Lloyd fan. The picture is founded upon a real plot in which large slices of fun and little touches of pathos, sometimes very nearly approaching pathos, are skillfully sandwiched. Lloyd has the rolo of J. Harold Manners, a young millionaire jaded and somewhat bored with the humdrum routine of a life of ease and luxury. As the result of an mobile accident in Slattery Square, the slum district of the city, ho meets Hope, the pretty daughter of a kindly old missionary. Hope and her father are engaged in uplift work among tho toughs and poverty stricken residents of the slums. They conduct a mission in Slattery Square. Almost before he realizes it Harold finds himself aiding the old man and Hope to reform the hard boiled denizens of the district, and for the first time in his life he feels the thrill of happiness

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‘Big Parade’ Will Start Second Week of Stay at English's. that comes from doing scometliing for others. His experiences are many, varied and hilarious. These, coupled with liis love affair with Hope, and the efforts of his wellmeaning friends to prevent l-.is marrying tho girl because they think she is beneath his station are productive of a lot of rollicking fun. together with mirthful and exciting adventures. In tho supporting cast are Jobyna Ralston. Noah Young, James Mason and Paul Weigel. The program contains a juvenile comedy, "Raisin’ Cain” the Fox news weekly, ]lenderson and Webber, “Harmony Boys from Songland,” Earl Gordon, organist and Emil Seidel and his orchestra. -!- -!- -IINTERESTING BILLS AT THK ISIS NEXT WEEK The Isis will have a great railroad melodrama, "The Transconliental Limited,” ns Its feature attraction the first half of next week. Johnnie Walker and Eugenia Gilbert share the stellar honors supported by a cast that Includes Alec B. Francis, Edlthe York©, Eric Mayne, George Ovey, Bruce Gordon and others. i Thursday the change Os program will bring Art Acord in a Western drama, "Rustlers Ranch.” Tho chief figures in the plot are a roving cowboy and a widow and her daughter who are being persecuted by the local banker. Acord’s two famous pets, his dog Rex and his horse Raven, are prominent throughout the action. In Acord’s support are OUve Hasbrouck. Duke R. Lee, George Chesbrow, Edlthe Yorke, Matty Kemp, Lillian Worth and Stanton Heck. “Off His Beat,” a comedy starring Walter Heirs, will be the fun feature.

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