Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 33, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 June 1926 — Page 5

JUNE 19, 1926

MAYER AND ‘DISAPPEARING WATER BALLET AT LYRIC

‘The Unknown Soldier’ and‘The Minstrel Boy’Will Share Headline Honors at the Palace Theater for First Half of the Week, Starting Sunday. Long an outstanding feature of the New York Hippodrome productions, the famous “Disappearing Water Ballet,” brought to vaudeville by Lottie Mayer, noted aquatic star, and her company of ten diving nymphs, will be presented at the Lyric next week. In full view of the audience the girls enter the gigantic glass tank filled with thousands of gallons of water, and suddenly vanish.

Then quite as magically they reappear garbed in entirely different costumes. The feat is an illusion so cleverly conceived and executed that it creates endless discussion and conjecture. The bill will include: ED FORD AND WHITEV—Dog fanciers will find much to interest them in this act, for Whitey is con ceded to be the greatest canine actor before the public. The act differs greatly from the ordinary in that it has an entertaining plot, the story being enacted with Whitey in the stellar role. , BURT AND LEHMAN—Two young chaps -who make merry with songs, talk and dancing in a nonsensical skit callled “Nothing Else But.” FIVE BOHEMIAN FLAPPERS— A quintet of talented musical artists who dispense a program of popular melody hits interspersed with songs and individual specialties. MAYBELLE PHILLIPS —Character comedienne, presenting a budget of stories and laughable imitations. HERBERT AND NEELY—Versatile funmakers, who have an original brand of humor served in a merry style. THE M’BANNS—Comedy jugglers, offering a rural oddity entitled "Fun in a Barnyard.” ON THE SCREEN—A Lloyd Hamilton comedy, "Here Comes Charlie.” Kinograms, the Pat he Review and a Century comedy, “There She Goes.” •I- -I- -1rtVO HEADLINE EVENTS AT PALACE “The Unknown Soldier,” the new screen feature; which has been compared to “The 1 Big Parade,” shares honors with the headlining act, “The Minstrel Boy,” presented by William A. Kennedy on the special ht>t weather bill opening at the Palace Theater Sunday for the first half of the week. The picture deals with the experiences of an American doughboy and his sweetheart. Charles Mack and Marguerite. De j La Motte have the main roles. “The j Minstrel Boy” is a character sketch of youth and old age in Ireland, starring the Irish tenor. Mr. Kennedy. with his three assistants. The bill includes: EDDIE DAVIS AND GIRLS—: Original enteitainers in a song and dance revue. A potpourri of snappy steps and catching melodies are dispensed with in this act. f STUTZ AND BINGHAM —Whose • Perfect 3! hi. = only h'la u„s humore and litling melodies. BOYLE. PATSY —Originators of “At.ta Boy,” who are giving their latest success, “Just Imagine It.” Their newest comedy vehicle bodes to carry as many laughs as the former .did. SAMAROFF AND SONIA—"In a Bit of Old Time Russia.” sing and dance. With the two eccentric steppers are six little dogs which perform stunts. Raffles, the master cracksman, presents his sensational illusion as

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Mary Brian Signs Mary Brian has just been signed to anew long-term contract by Paramount, according to an announcement made by B. P. Schulberg ;tnd Hector Turnbull, associate producer. Her latest Paramount picture is “Beau Geste.” the Herbert Brenon production.

the highest bid for entertainment the last of tlfe week. No vault, safe, strong box in the city is too difficult, for Ra/fies to open. Because their entertainment covers a wide range of talents, Morton and Jewell call their fun “A Vaudeville Mosaic.” Song, dances and novelties are found in the act. “Nonsensical Momenta,” enlisted from merry jests and melodies are in plenty in the skit of Lloyd and Bryce. Jean Granese calls herself the unusual songstress in her singing novelty. One more act is on the bill. On the screen: “The Unknown Soldier” with Charles Mack the first half and “The Palace of Pleasures,” with Betty Compson and Edmund Lowe, the last half of the week. Pathe News, a comedy and an Aesop Fable are the short reels.

Two Premieres

Premieres of John Barrymore In “Don Juan” will occur on the west coast and in New York City about the same time. The Warner Broß.’ de luxe picture will go into the | Warner Theater here July 20. After looking over more than a score of big pictures to select the next attraction for his Egyptian Theater. Sid Grauman decided on “Don .Tuan” to follow the Fairban k-Pickford attraction and the deal for a long run in Hollywood was closed this week. Elaborate presentations will feature both premieres, accompanied by the Vitaphone synchronizations, which will be exhibited publicly for the first time. The Egyptian Theater Is the leading long run house of the world. Only seven pictures have been shown there in the three years of j its existence. All Hollywood will ! turn out for the eoqst opening and j the premiere of “Don Juan” in New York is also to be made a special performance. LE A TRICE SHOULD BE HAPPY With trunks bulging with frocks find the newest in milndy’s fashions from Fifth Ave.. Leatrice Joy has returned to the De Mille Studio from a short vacation and shopping trip to New York. She will faqe the cameras as the star of “For Alimony Only,” within a few days, under the direction of William De Mille.

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LOOKING OVER NEW EVENTS UPON LOCAL STAGE

ROUNDING ROUND THFATFR9 With Walter I 1 Li IV J D HICKMAN

There seems to be a lot of real interest in the personality, habits and actions of the stock players now playing summer engagements. TVas asked in a letter hy a reader of this department to visit Milton Byron at English’s in his dressing room and tell the world just how this leading man “acts” in his dressing room.

I landed at the theater and asked 1 Charles Berkell to Like me back stage. I flatly refuse to go back stage unless I have the royal permission. as well as the company, of the big boss. The stage is a workshop and ndt a place to visit unless It is business. Byron’s dressing room Is one of large star dressing rooms, a few steps above the stage leveL Byron was just starting to dress the part of Joe that he has in “Within the Law.” He can dress without haste this week, as he does not go on until the second act. Byron does not create a make-be-lieve world In his dressing room. To him his dressing room is strictly a business office, not a studio-. No unnecessary furniture is there. What Is there he uses. His dressing table Is complete chaos and in being that he can find anything with ex treme ease. There are no pictures on the wall —ju6t some newspapers where clsthes are hung. There are curtains over the windows and they wouldn’t be there unless they were needed. People who. live in glass houses must have curtaina, you know. Byron Is his own valet. He

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doesn’t want a dresser in his dressing room. He knows the art of make-up and is happy when he is changing his own looks into that of a character for the stage. A leading man must have many good-looking clothes and it Is the duty, as well as the pleasure, of Mrs. Milton Byron to see that all kinds of clothes are on hand. "Just look at that loud pair of \ knickers,” Byron said to me. “Mrs. Byron insists that they are conservative and so I guess they are. I will wear ’em.” Later on during our chat, Mrs. Byron entered the dressing room and completely proved her point that the knickers in question were tame to some she saw in the store that afternoon. "And you know,” she said, “that there is such a thing as a loud tie. Milton refuses to wear red.” So they compromise and Mrs. Byron selects much of the wardrobe. The wife has the idea that a lending man must be well dressed and well dressed Milton Byron will be on the stage, if Mrs. Byron keeps on the job as she is now. "I don’t object to what he wears

AMUSEMENT.

No. I—Here Is .’Milton Byron, leading man at English’s, with the Berkell Players in a special pose. He will be seen in "Cheating Husbands” next week. No. 2—Regina Stangei will be seen in "Outward Bonnd," next week's Stuart Walker offering at Keith’s. No. 3—Jennie Wren will be seen with William A. Kennedy at the Palace the first half of next week. No. 4—Benny Burt and Wallie I/chmann will be among those present at the Lyric all next week.

off the stage as I know he must be comfortable.” Mrs. Byron said. And Byron is comfortable off the stage as he wears knickers most of the time. And he doesn't know what a hat is off the stage. “When the night’s work is over I enjoy to get into the car and ride,” Byron said. “We like to dance a Mt and tjien home for supper and some more music. And there Is generally a rehearsal waiting at 10 o’clock the next morning. “So an actors’ playtime Is really from 11:30 o'clock at night to any hour in the morning when he retires. But we must play sometime and not on the stage.” Byron ha* had much experience as he recalls the days when he acted with Margaret Illington and Jane Cowl. In some well known plays he has played nearly every male role during his career on the stage. And this Is the picture of Milton Byron as I found him in his dressing room. I hope thla little story of my visit back stave at English's will Interest those who asked me to make he trip.

Chiquita Will Not Bea Flapper

The modes employed by the modern flapper do not • appeal to Chiquita, the dainty little midget, who entertalna the crowds at Broad Hi pole Park with her singing and dancing in a miniature theater. According to Chiquita, she haa refused numerous times the lure to have her hair bobbed. Unlike her larger sisters Chiquita has not yet fallen for this fad. The little miss however, dresses modern In every way. One of the best Charleston dancers In the country taught her the steps of the dance while she was filling ar. engagement at Coney Island, but still she has no desire to strut her stuff on the public danco floors. Chiquita, is a big favorite around the park. She can do more with the wild animals in the soo than the regular keepers. When tiny performer visits the roo the big cats purr and rub up against the bars of their cages while the little miss pats them. When the keepers try that act of thing the cats are ready to fight. Chiquita Is so small that even

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the shallowest place In the big swimming pool is too deep for her to swim in. The miniature railway is her chief delight and she takes many trips with “Casey” the engineer, who is proud of his tiny passenger. James H. Makin, general manager of the park, announces a bathing beauty contest that will be held at the beach during the National Swimming Meet, which will take place Aug. 17, 18 and Ift. The bathing beauty contest however, will run through the entire week.

Menjou Honored

Adolphe Menjou, who Is completing his work In the principal role in D. TV. Griffith’s Paramount special. “The Sorrows of Satan.” has been honored by the class v of ’26 of Princeton University, who has voted the Paramount star the most popular of male screen players.

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WARNER BROS. GET READY FOR BUSYJEASON Many New Movies Are Ready to Be Released to Exhibitors. Warner Bros. announce at especially big line of pictures for the summer months and the Greater Movie Season. Among the productions that will be ready the latter part of June are Rln-Tln-Tln In “Hero of the Big Snows,” “The Passionate Quest,” “Broken Hearts of Hollywood,' 1 "Footloose Widows." “So This I* Paris,” and "The Honeymoon Express.” "Hero of the Big Snows,” has already been completed and will show Warners dog star'ln another of the Northern thrillers. “The Passionate Quest,” Is an E Phillips Oppenheim story, scenarized by Marlon Constance Blackton. and directed by J. Stuart Blackton. Louise Fazenda. May McAvoy, Willard Louis and Gardner James, have the leading roles. “Broken Hearts of Hollywood” is already under way under the direction of Lloyd Bacon. Practically all of the Warner stars and contract players will l>e seen In It. “Footloose Widows" will have Louise Fazenda In the leading role and was made under the direction of Roy Del Ruth. In the cast with Miss Fazenda are Jacqueline Logan, Arthur Hoyt, Neely Edwards, Jason Robards. Douglas Gerrard. .lane Wlnton, Mack Swain. John Mtljan, Eddie Phlll|>s and Henry Barrowea. “So This Is Paris" Is an Ernst Lubltsch production and aaid to be among the best that famous director ever made. Monte Blue and Patsy Ruth Miller head the well balanced cast, which also Includes Ltlyan Tnshman. Andre Beranger, Myrra Ix>y and Sydney D’Albrook. Irene Rich will he seen In “The Honeymoon Express,” adapted from the successful old stage play and directed by James Flood. In the cast with Miss Rich are Willard Louis, Helene Costello, John Patrick. Jane Wlnton. Virginia Lee Corbin, Harold Good|vln and Robert Brower. MARY CARR ADDED TO CAST Mary Carr ha* been added to the cast of Emory Jnhnaon’s first Universal picture. Tt Is provlatonally entitled “The Fifth Commandment.” Belle Bennett will play the leading rol*.