Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 306, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 April 1926 — Page 6

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‘SANDY’ TO GO INTO SECOND WEEK AT THE COLONIAL

Marion Davies Featured in McCutcheon Movie at the Apollo. rriADGE BELLAMY has tV* joined the Grand Army of Flappers. In the Fox film, “Sandy,” Madge waves good-bye to the perfectly-behaved heroine whose every act is a model of correct deportment. In this pictnrization of the latest serial by Elenore Me-' herin, author of “Chickic” and other successful stories, you will see her transformed into* a high-powered dynamo of pep. Preliminary to changing a demure personality into flapper fire, Madge not only perfected the latest Charleston technique, but sacrificed to the barber’s shears the Bellamy curls, leaving in their place a tight, sleek flapper bob. By the approved and popularized method of eating lamb chops and pineapple for breakfast, lunch and dinner, she watched the weighing scale indicator move gradually back until she lost fifteen pounds—for flapping requires a lithe figure. The role of Sandy is a radical departure of this young player, who has always been the casting director’s first choice for a crinolined leading lady. She now proves that clothes do make the woman—at least that an ample hoop-skirt makes an old-fashioned girl while a kneelength dress can turn her Into an advance 1926 model. “Sandy,” the serialization of which is being followed by thousands of Times readers, reaches the screen under the direction of Harry Beaumont. Leslie Fenton, Harrison Ford anti Bardson Bard play the leading masculine roles while other film favorites are seen in the supporting cast. The picture begins its second week at the Colonial Sunday. -I- -I- *!• M’CUTCHEON STORY ROOKED AT APOLLO "Beverly of Graustark,” George Barr McCutcheon’s famous romance, serving as a starring vehicle for Marion Davies, will be presented at the Apollo next week. The story was filmed by Sidney Franklin with characters that were hand picked to follow -the spirit of the tale. Thrills, comedy and the piquant tang of modern court intrigue run through it. Miss Davies plays a dual role, one of the most difficult she ever attempted, for as the heroine, she is required to masquerade as a crown prince and be the central figure in a fight to save the throne that really belongs to her cousin. Royalty goes through its devious political bargainings and its Burbanked romances just as in the days of “When Knighthood Was in Flower," but it is all strictly up-to-date, so much so that a good deal of modern history is reflected in the story. Spectacular settings, beautiful costumes, glittering uniforms and gorgeous gowns all help embellish the production.. The cast includes sucfc players as Antonio Moreno, Roy D’Arcy, Creighton Hale, Paulette Duval, Albert Gran, Max Barwyn and Charles Clary. The program will also contain a Mermaid ofcmedy entitled “Cheap Skates,” the Fox news weekly, Henderson and Weber, “Harmony Boys From Songland," Earl Gordon, organist and Emil Seidel and his orchestra. * -!- -I- -ITWO HEADLINE EVENTS AT CIRCLE Francis Renault, the famed female Impersonator, and “Mike,” Marshall Neilan’s comedy drama, share the honors on the bill the coming week at the Circle Theater. Renault is known as one of the foremost impersonators on the American stage, and in addition to having an extremely clever act, has a wardrobe of exceptional merit. The best gowns of the most noted Parisian dressmakers and modistes are found in Renault’s wardrobe. “Mike” was both written and di-.

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A Best List In the New York Herald-Trib-une of March 26 Percy Hammond prints the latest list of plays recommended by William Lyon Phelps of Yale. The thirteen entertainments on Broadway that Prof. Phelps finds worthy of attention are Channlng Pollock’s “The Enemy,” “The Wisdom Tooth,” “The Last of Mrs. Cheyney,” “Craig’s Wife,” “Cyrano de Bergerac," “The Unchastened Womkn,” “The Emperor Jones,” “Is Zat So?” “Young Woodley,” “Ghosts,” “The Great Gatsby,” “Blossom Time” and “The Student Prince.”

rected by Marshall Neilan and contains all the heart-interest, the clever insight into human nature and all the pathos for which Neilan is famous. “Mike” has as the leading player Sally O’Neill. Others who lend an admirable support to her are William Haines, Charles Murray, Sam De Grasse, Ned Sparks, Ford Sterling, Frankie Darro, Junior Coghlan and Muriel Frances Dana. “Mike” tells of the adventures of a young girl who bears the name of Mike. It also has to do with her father, an old section boss much given to drinking and consequently a source of much annoyance to her. How Mike foils the plans of a gang of train robbers, escapes death in a runaway train and has her sweetheart reinstated to the position that rightfully was his, is brought out in a charming and laughable fashion. In keeping with the spirit of the picture the overture as presented by the Circle Theater concert orchestra under the direction of Bakaleinlnkoff, will be “The Emerald Isle,” a collection of Irish melodies arranged as an atmospheric setting to “Mike.” Miss Dessa Bryd’s organ soli next week will also be entitled “Mike.”

Gets Contract

Victor Varconi, who returns to the American screen as "Prince Dimitri” in “The Volga Boatman” has been placed under long-term contract by Cecil B. De Mille. He Is a Hungarian, best described by the fact that he rose to fame when he played Romea In the National Theater at Budapest for twoy ears. First seen on the American screen with Pola Negri in "The Queen of .Sin,” a German-made picture, ho came to Hollywood to play in “Feet of Clay,” “Triumph” and “Changing Husbands,” and then returned to Europe, where he was starred in German. French and Italian pictures. He came back to Hollywood last winter and his sensational success In “The Volga Boatman” and “Silken Shackles” (Warners) led to the De Mille contract.

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A comedy and a news-weekly are additional features. -I- -I- -h RICHARD DIX ON VIEW AT THE OHIO "Let’s Get Married,” 'a film based on H. A. Du Souchet’s well-known stage comedy, "The Man From Mexico,” with Richard Dix starred in the leading role will be the featured photoplay attraction to be shown at the Ohio Theater for the coming week. Lois Wilson, who played opposite Dix in “The Vanishing American,” picks up her cue where she left off, and is again seen as “the only girl,' 1 a part she plays to perfection. The picture was directed by Gregory La Cava and adapted to the screen by Luther Reed. In the cast which has been assembled to support the leading stars are Nat Pendleton, Douglas MacPherson, “Gunboat” Smith, Joseph Kilgour, Tom Findlay and Edna May Oliver. The locale of the story includes Netv York's night clubs, fashionable hotels, luxurious aijartments and New York’s city prison on Blackwell's Island, which has never before been shown on the screen. Richard Dix plays the part of a

Children to Act in ‘Uncle Tom’

Mrs. W. O. Bates and the executive committee of the Guild find their ambition to inaugurate a children’s theater “of the children, by the children and for the children” of Indianapolis, is rapidly approaching the stage of attainment. Not satisfied with the prosajic staging of fairy tale and nurse -y rhyme, tho actual production of a play by the children was unavoidably detained. Then Mrs. Jean Selkirk Merling hit upon the unique idea of presenting the Juniors in “Uncle Tom's Cabin,” w'hich the Guild eagerly ondedA cast of twenty-five children was chosen by Mrs. Merling, who for the past three weeks has been coaching and directing the youngsters in their respective role*. All the parts will be played in Imitation of the mature characters the play calls for and they will be “mado up” and costumed accordingly. Uncle Tom will be enacted by a

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No. I—Sally O'Neil and t hardo Murray as they appear in “Mike” at the Circle, starting Sunday. No. 2—Charles Ray will be seen in “Bright Lights” at the Palace the first half of the week. No. 3—Marion Davies will be seen in “Beverly of Graustark” at tho Apollo all next week. No. 4—Madge Bellamy and Harrison Ford in “Sandy,” winch begins its second week at the Colonial Sunday. No. s—Theda Bara will be seen in “Madam Mystery” as the movie feature at Kieth's next‘week. No. 6—Lois Wilson as she appears in “Let’s (Jet Married” at the Ohio all next week.

wild young chap®ivho suddenly resolves to reform and become a successful business man. but who has an awful time keeping his resolution. /He endeavors to take a Job as a salesman for his father, who Is a manufacturer of hymn books. Befpre he has been at the job vary long ho finds himself sentenced “up the river” for a period of thirty days and doesn’t know how to account for his absence to the little lady he loves. However, everything is solved, and after a series of fast and exciting adventures, including, a ridiculously

14-year-old boy: Simon Legree by another- 14-year-old lad; Phlneas by an 11-yoar-old lad; Skaggs, the auctioneer, will be portrayed by an 8-year-old boy; Haley, the slave trader, by a 9-year-old lqd, and George Jlarrin, by an 11-year-old boy. Ophelia will be played by a 13-year-old miss; Topsy by a 12-year-old young lady and Little Eva by a 10-years-old child. Only tw'o members of this juvenile cast, numbering 25 children are 14 years of age. The majority of the cast rank in age from 6 to 13 years. This 100 per cent children’s performance of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” will be produced matinee and night at the Masonic Temple auditorium. May 8. The scenic production Is now being painted by Maurice Brown, Joseph Hennlnger and lister Horton. The lighting will be plotted out by Rudolph Chavelle and the entire staging will be superintended by Bert F. Merling, dramatic director of the Guild.

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funny escape from the p ■ on, Dix manages to come out on x . “Mad Racer,” a Van B.ober comedy, and a news weekly will comprise the supplementary film attractions. Music will be provided by the Charlie Davis Orchestra, directed by Charlie Davis, and Miss Ruth Nol- | ler, organist, at the Ohio organ. i -I- -I* -ITWO INTERESTING BILLS AT THE ISIS For the first half of next week ! at the Isis the attraction will be another thrilling pioneer epic, “With Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre,” a melodrama starring Bryant Washburn, who is supported by Chief Yowlache, Shirley Palmer, Anne Schaefer Jay Morley and Tom Llngham. The story relates the treachery of Pat Mulcain, his brother and his wife, traders, who inspired the Indians under Sitting Bull, famous Sioux chieftain, to massacre the inhabitants of a white settlement at Spirit Lake, and the adventures of Donald Keefe and his brother, Bob, in saving two sisters, the Moore girls, and in their fight to subdue the redskins. The program will include two comedies, "Dog Daze” and "High Fliers.” Thursday the mid-week change will serve to present William Fairbanks in “The Great Sensation," a drama in which the plot is based on the adventures of a girl daredevil who risks her life in search of thrills just for the sheer delight of excitement. Pauline Garon, Lloyd Whitlock, Winifred Landis and William FraI ney are in the cast. The comedy feature will be a Lloyd Hamilton farce entitled "Framed.” HALL TO GO TO EUROPE Bob Hall will make his annual trip to Europe this year, sailing July 3. He will make appeearances in London, Dublin. Belfast and Paris. When these are finished he will take a vacation of five weeks and tour the continent. ERROL BOOKED FOR LONDON Bert Errol will go to T-ondon for the summer. In the fall he will return for a tour of the Keith-Albee houses.

Important Adventurer, traveler, war veteran, Victor McLaglen—six feet three and 215 pounds—is the logical choice for "Captain Flagg,” victor of a thousand skirmishes with wine, women and saber, the WiUiam Fox Company’ has decided. So McLaglen's name is on a contract to play the leading role in the screen version of Laurence Stalling's play, "What Price Glory?” McLaglen, who will best be remembered for his part In "Winds of Chance,” is now in the Arizona desert playing an important part in “Beau Geste.”

HERE IS A SURPRISE Stephen Roberts, directing Educa-tional-Mermaid comedies, slipped over a surprise on his many Hollywood friends when he announced his recent wedding to Miss Vee Eve Wolf, a Hollywood miss. When the producing season was finished at Educational Studios “Steve” and his bride started for a motor honeymoon in the northern section of California, Washington, Oregon and British Columbia.

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Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD, April 24. The screen’s emphasis on young love and marshmallow romance doesn’t jibe with audience demand, if the result of C. B. De Mille's just completed movie idea contest may be accepted as a criterion of public preference. This contest, to which 39,000 persons from all walks of life contributed. may be considered as a straw ballot of what the contestants and the families and associates prefer by way of film entertainment. Subjects, tabulated in percentages, j show the following stress: Historical, biographical and costume, 17 per cent; Biblical, 14; spiritual, 6; moral problems, 5.45; political and governmental, 6.25; parents and children, 5.40; religion, apart from Bible, 2.30; married life, 1.9; industrial problems, 1.35; YOUNG LOVE, 1.30; ROMANCE IN GENERAL, .05; war, 1.12; westerns, 03; adventure, .08. Note the almost negligible place given to sheer romance, and the decided counter-balance of "weighty” topics. Due allowance, of course, must be mado for the contestants’ appeal to De Mille’s known predictions, and the Influence of his “Ten Commandments.” But this was considerably offset by the producer’s announceJ ment that he did not court Bibl*cal subjects. The prize idea was "The Deluge” (the Biblical flood), submitted by Catherine Comstock, a Sunday school teacher of Long Beach, Calif., for which she received SI,OOO. Doctors, lawyers, school teachers, newspaper men, ministers and engineeds led the vqn of the contestants in the order named —and most of the clergymen submitted colorful, I romantic subjects not related to j their calling. / j Ernest Torrence, superb character | actor, has Just realized the ambition lof a lifetime. He has built, in his new home, the largest bathtub in I Hollywood. Torrence is six feet three. If now he can prevail upon the Pullmans to build berths of equal dimensions, he will be a happy Scotchman. Wallace Boery’s ability to look and talk as hard-boiled as he seems in his villainous roles, when occasion demands, prevented an unscheduled battle in the forthcoming “Old Ironsides.” Avery salty old windjammer skipper, hired for the occasion, did not know Beery's identity. When the skipper bellowed an order, knocking a sailor cross decks for tardiness.

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Wally merely yawned where he hung lazily In the shrouds. The old salt, violently affronted at this Indifference, started up the rigging with his choicest line of waterfront talk. Beery countered with an equally choice brand. This unbelievable backlash from a supposedly lazy sailor checked the irate captain long enough for Director Jim Cruze to shout explanations. Tho savage breasts were soothed to chuckles over a bottle of pop. Lois Moran, lovely young heroine of the pictured “Stella Dallas,” is tripping about the studios in a transport of delight over tho deluge of nice things that have been *aid about that perfect performance. Not yet spoiled by adulation, Lois. But getting a little canny about publicity. Nothing so quickly removes the fine bloom of naivete as a volume of press clipping praise. Among the youngsters who have thus far escaped its bane are Miss Moran, Mary Brian and Mary Phllbin. Each can still blush at a compliment, and what so rare as a genuine blush In Hollywood! The lusty movie infant seems at last to be cutting adrift from the apron strings of stage play and published story and to be developing a language of its own. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s product for the coming year will be 60 per cent original stories. Paramount will use 35 per cent of stories written directly for the film. MIDGETS TO GERMANY Leo Singer and his world famous aggregation of midgets, one of tlio most unique attractions of the Keith-Albee circuit, are sailing June 30 on the Harding for Germany, where they will stay for two months at the Hansa Theater. From there they go to London for an engagement at tho Lyceum, with other dates to follow. At the completion of their European tour, during which time many new features will be added, they will return to America. STAGE HIT FOR KEITH’S “The Misleading Lady,” Paul Dickey’s play. Is being condensed Into a Keith-Albee vaudeville vehicle for Ruth Shepley, last seen In “Cape Smoke.” M. S. Bentham is producing the piece, which will have a cast of five. EDNA AND DAVE RETURN Edna Leedom and Dave Stamper, who have been with the road company of the “Ziegfeld Follies,” are coming back tq vaudeville for KeithAlbee for the spring and summer months.