Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 111, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 August 1926 — Page 5

AUG. 14, 1926

MUSICAL ACTS TO TOP BILLS AT LYRIC AND PALACE

Ned Nestor Will Bring His ‘Darlings’ to the Palace First Half of Week —Larrie’s Entertainers to Open at the Lyric Theater Sunday. "With the charm associated with southerners, Ned Nestor's ‘Seven Southern Sweeties,” otherwise known as his “Darlings,” present their musical revue as the headliner at the Palace the first of next week.' The “Darlings,” Nestor says, turn out in to be everybody’s “darlings.” They all play instruments, sing harmony songs and dance.

In all they offer one peppy number after the other, leaving: no room for a dull spot on their program. Bill includes: SWEENEY AND STEWART— Jesters who deal with meaningless chatter and comical facial -expressions that elaborate their billing, “Two Minds With Not a Single Thought.” They also introduce their peculiar instrument, the “Confuticum.” “SUBURBAN NIGHTS"—A .musical comedy sketch revolving around the eternal triangle idea. Tljis time one woman and two men are handing out the songs, dances and patter to anew tune. EDWARDS AND LlLYAN—Harmony singers whose ‘‘Cycle of Songs” embrace the better class of popular ballads and song hits. They a dramatic soprano and lyric ■tenor. r DE KOS BROTHER AND COMPANY’ —European artists who walk on stilts and perform many stunts high in the air. The Beadcaire Sextette, which looks like a group of persons taken out of the play, “Monsieur Beaucaire,” wil) present “An Idyll at Trianon,” the last half of the week. These singers compose a mixed sextette. They wear the powdered wigs and elaborate costumes that were the style in the days of old France. A “laugh cocktail with a dash of music” is the billing of Lew Fitzgibbon and Eddie Mahoney, comedians, who deal with comedy talk and music. Preston and Ysobel have a melange of eccentric acrobatics. Their "Nonsense and Music” contains many surprises. Two other acts are on the bill. On the screen are: “The Sporting Lover,” the screen version of Drury Lane's stage hit, “Good Luck.” which stars* Conway Tearle and Barbara Bedford thb first half, and “More Work, Less Pay-,” with Mary Brian and Charles Rogers the last half of the week. Pathe News, an Aesop Fable and Topics of the Day are the short reels. -I- 'l' -ILYRIC TO FEATURE ORCHESTRA NEXT WEEK Featured attractions at the Lyric next week will be Larrie’s-Enter-tainers, an orchestra consisting of nine instrumentalists, singers and dancers offering a smart program of the latest melody hits interspersed L with specialties, their # acts being ' made all the more effective through the use of sienic novelties and lighting devices, and Gaby DuValle, French prima donna, of the Opera Comlque, Paris. Called ‘the operatic nightingale” Mile DuValle, now ' making her first vaudeville tour, introduces a repertoire of selections from popular operas and feongs that have found favor with American theatergoers. She sang with the Boston Opera Company, the Russian Symphony Orchestra and the Australian Symphony Orchestra on her previous visits to this country. The bill will include: HAFTER AND PAUL—Musical comedy favorites, who have ehlivened numerous Broadway productions. appearing in a bright and breezy comedy skit entitled, “Just Themselves.” ROGERS AND GAMBLE—A team of comedians, who have anew idea in merriment called, “Learning and Laughter.” LAWTON —One of vaudeville's most dexterous jugglers, who has evolved a remarkable routine with tennis balls. M’GREEVY AND JEFFRIES—"Rube” character delineators in a hodge podge of songs, talk, dances and musical numbers. FOUR READINGS—MarveIs of the circus world, who give an exhibition of sensational equilibrism, and acrobatic accomplishments. ON THE SCREEN—A Mack Sennett comedy, “Hubby’s Quiet kLittle Game,” Kinograms, a Bray g Dictograph, “The Cat’s Whiskers," and a Whirlwind comedy, “Egged on.”

Studio Close-Ups

GEORGE JESSEL, will start In “The Jazz Singer" for Warner Brothers when he completes “Private Izzy Murphy.” Jessel scored a sensational triumph on the New York stage in "The Jazz Singer." •I- -I- -IWALTER MERRILL, a young juvenile, has been signed to a long term contract by Warner Brothers. Merrill starred in pictures in 1924, when he played an important role with Bebe Daniels in "The Exciters.” •I- -I- •!• HERMAN RAYMAKER, instead of Lloyd Bacon, will direct "What Happened to Father" for Warner Brothers with George Sidney, Vera Gordon and Nat Carr in the leading roles. -I- •!■ •!• LOUISE FAZENDA has been loaned by Warner Brothers To First National for the leading role in “The Desperate Woman," to be directed by A1 Green. •I-!- -!• GARDNER JAMES, whom rumor has it is sweet on Marlon Constance Blacktonfa scenarist of note, and the daughter of J. Stuart Blackton, who directs for Warner Brothers, is the ideal young poet to the life in "The Passionate Quest," recently completed by Warners. k -I- -|. -!- 1 STUART HOLMES, who plays an important role in the screen adaptation of "Manon Lescaut,” the third John Barrymore vehicle, recently completed by Warner Brothers, has been added to the cast of “My Official Wife," in which Irene Rich is the star.

On the. Screen Next Week OHIO—"You Never Know Women," 'with Florence Vidor. ClßCLE—“Mismates,” with Doris Kenyon. APOLLO “Fa s cinating Y’outh,” with new Paramount stars. COLONIAL—“Eve’s Leaves,” with Leatrice Joy. UPTOWN—“EIIa Cinders,” starting Sunday for three days. ISIS —“Wild Horse Stam- * pede,” first half of the week.

LANGDON USES .VARIETY STAGE mm films Early Hard Time Experience Aids Actor to Bea Star. \FA s mice HOLLY’WOOD, Aug. 14.—1 t seems to be a yearning common to screen comedians to Incorporate into pictures certain phases of their own life about which recollection dwells with a sort of bitter-sweet fondness. It is no doubt a form of homesickness which the profeosional funmakers, most sentimental of ail the movie clan, are peculiarly susceptible. Harry Langdpn succumbs to this cinematic retrospect in “The Strong Man,” his second feature comedy for First National, weaving much of the action about his music hall experience which introduced him to the stage. In Vaudeville Not many years ago a shy young amateur tried out his comic wares in Mickey Millin’s Music Hall in Omaha, a gathering place for farmers and tradesmen of .that region. It was there that Langdon’s characteristic futile screen grin was coined from his experience as assistant to a none-too gentle German weight lifter. Dancing, singing ahd timid wise-cracking were also Included lr his premier in the amusement world. It was from these school days, these honkey-tonk rule days—which Langdon reproduces in “The Strong Man"—that he fjot the rudiments of that rantomine which has placed him among the best of film funsters. Tough days, those, for Harry. Not much chance to develop an illusion of grandeur. And in this respect, too, he shares something common to the little group of our foremost screen comedians—the hard buffeting in youth wHVh eventually mocks its own drab lot by utilizing it for laughter. Something New The essence of Langdon’s effective pantomime is the illusion of childhood it manages to convey. Most’ comedians assume the child mind. But Langdon’s characteristic gestures are based upon the groping bewilderment, the pathetic eagerness to please, the naive wonderment, of a boy of four or five years of age. His screen self is the youngest of all the film playboys. This gives him that peculiar quality of pathos, the bid for quick sympathy, and appeal to the maternal in feminine audiences. Evidence of this assumed baby mind, of childish helplessness, in the awkward antics of the grown man, was marked in Langdon’s first comedy feature. "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp.” It also keynotes "The Strong Man,” in which he gropes much toward that actual youth which he has learned to dramatize so whimsically and about which his recollection plays a bft sadly. COWPUNCHING STAR Tom Tyler, F. B. O.’s cowpunching star, who dares death in about every western he makes and calls it fun, has returned to the coast from a visit to his home town, Detroit. During his visit with the home folks an enterprising theater manager induced Tom to make a personal appearance. He did. Stepped out on the stage, shivered all over and then made a flying dash off stage to the alley and the street “Never again” said Tom.

AMUSEMENTS

ENGLISH ’5 -z!EEr~ |PHONE MAin 33731 BERKELL PLAYERS LAST FOUR WEEKS OF THE SEASON OPENING NEXT SEASON EARLY IN APRIL WEEK OF ACG. 15TH WEEK OF ACG. 22X0 WEEK OF AUG. 20TH WEEK OF SEI-T. STH “The Love of “Move Test” “The Family ‘‘ w .! ,at . s Y . our Su Shong” Upstairs” Doing?” NIGHTLY AT8715 MATS. WED., THURS. AND SAT. AT 2:15 Night Prices—Lower Floor, 90c; Balcony, 50c; Gallery, 25c. Government Tax on 90c Beats Q/ily. MATINEff PRICES—LOWER FLOOR, 50c; * BALCONY, 35c; GALLERY, 25c

LOOKING OVER NEW EVENTS UPON LOCAL STAGE

'iHHfiKi' 1 1 'ii 'i 1 Ii 1 iiiiii i 11 nil ■■iii iHilMimf HilA It ffiliwHi* *|ii l i ill In inl liliWfli iY 1 A I m''i % I n || lii -fff#

ROUNDING ROUND THF ATFR 1 ? With WALTER IJILAILRO D. HICKMAN

This week I went to Cincinnati to see the Stuart AValker production of John Galsworthy’s “Justice,” a play which in its day is said to have resulted in needed prison -reforms in England. “Justice” is not summer weather tonic, but a capacity audience at the Grand theater witnessed this vital play of reform on one of the hottest days of the year.

It Is in the third act, third scene, that McKay Morris as William Falder mounted tj great dramatic height's, mostly patomime. In this scene the convicts in solitary confinement start hammering on their doors as protest against the injustice of “justice.” Here is a big and powerful scene, full of dramatic horror. Other important roles were well done by Ernest Cossart (splendid as Robert Cokesonl, Frances Bendtsen, Elliot Cabot, Ben Smith and Ann Davis. \ "Justice” is a play of dramatic moods. It is more a study for purpose of protest than theater, al- i though it is powerful entertainment! which produces thought. Mr. Walker announces "Love Is Like That.” by Kenyon Nicholson, and S. N. Bchrman, “Beau Brum- * mel,” “The Swan” and “Beggar on Horeeback” as the remaining bills’ of the season at the Grand Theater in Cincinnati. 1 On Sunday night in Indianapolis, Stuart Walker will close his most successful season here with a final performance of “The Mountain Man” at Keith's. •I* *1- + In all fairness to everyone concerned. it is necessary for me to absolutely refuse to identify any pictures of the movie actors appearing 1 i The Greater Movie Season contest in another afternoon paper. So many people have phoned me asking if so and so wasn't the actor in a \ certain issue of tlie paper conduct ing this contest that I must public 1 ly refuse to have anything to do with this contest because it would not be fair. I also refuse to loan any of my movie reference books in connection with this contest. I want to be of servtce in this department hut I feel ‘it is only fair to flatly refuse to act as advisor to anyone who seeks to win in this greater movie contest. . •!••!••!• I understand that Larry Sullivan and Idabelle Arnold, favorites of other seasons at English’s, will be returned soon to English's by Berkell. I understand they will open with Berkell in “The Love Test,” on Sunday, Aug. 22. I hope this is true, because they are not only favorites, but interesting personalities of the stage. -I- -I- •!• As conditions look now, road shows will not arrive here until late in September or in October. Charles Berkeil and his company will remain at English’s until about Sept.

irrarsTrpisuNDAY Farewell 1„1 Jhl hi s'ljt Performance 1-1 NIGHT of oeason THE STUART WALKER COMPANY George Gaul First Time Here—The Comedy Drama S. THE MOUNTAIN MAN i x Sunday Night Is Yottr Last Opportunity to See George Gaul iwthe Most Romantic and Appealing Role He Has Had This Summer. w

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

11, if plans are not changed to give him more time. Keith's will not be redecorated and ready for opening until at least the middle of September. As far as the Murat Is concerned there Is no announcement of any ehange'being made In the pollcy ( which was followed last season, thus making English's the only home of legitimate road attractions In the city. RAY ROCKETT IS BUSY Ray Rockett's first production for First National, “Paradise,” filmed from Cosmo Hamllion's novel of the same, title, scored a real hit last Friday night when previewed at the Playhouse at Rye, N. Y’. Milton Sills has the starring role in this picture, with Betty Bronson In she featured feminine part. Noah Beery, Kate Price, Charlie Murray, Lloyd Whitlock, Claude King and Ashley Cooper make up the brilliant supporting cast. j

Says Farewell

jRfIBSOSI b Nl 4 aBFm xHB

Larry Fletclier

When the season closes at Keith's Sunday night for the Stuart Walker Company here, Larry Fletcher will be in a position to realize that his good work has resulted In a splendid engagement. He leaves at once to join Elliot Nugent In "The Poor Nut” for the Chicago engagement.

AMUSEMENTS

| No. I—Bob Larry and his en- ! tertainers will be present at the Lyric ail next week. No. 2—Nestor’s Darlings will be 1 flip chief offering at the Palace for the first half of the w’eek. No. 3—Milton Byron will be seen in “The Love of Su Shong” at English s, starting Sund ty night.

Broad Ripple

Performances tomorrow will conclude the engagement of “The Hello Girls F evue’ at Broad Ripple Park. This offering has proven ori'e of the most enjoyable that has been offered at the park’s summer theater this season. For the forthcoming National Swimming meet which will he held at the big swimming Ipool next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday preparations have been made to take ; care of the expected large crow’ds ' that will attend the affair. This meet will bring to the pool some | of the greatest swimmers and divers i in the country. | In conjunction with the meet ! Thursday evening a bathing beauty I contest and fashion parade will he , staged on a large platform that will I be situated in the center of the pool | directly in front of the grand stand. A large number of contestants will j participate in the affair ajl of whom have been sponsered by well-known I local firms. The management announces an early appearance of Harry M. Snodgrass, known as "The King of the | Ivories." With Snodgrass will be .1. I M. Witten the prize winning radio announcer. Another special attraction will be “The Mysterious Aviator” who will drive a reVulatioji plane through a house and break off both wings between two set telegraph poles. FIRST RED FILM READY Red Grange’s first motion picture—a football story called "One Minute to Play”—will reach New York for final inspection by Film Booking Offices some day this week. It will be released in September, and has already been booked by hundreds of leading theaters. ANOTHER KYXE MOVIE In “Breed of the Sea,” F. B. O.’s picturization of Peter B. Kyne’s story, “Blueblood and Pirates." Ralph Ince is demonstrarfhg his versatility by not alone directing the picture but playing dual leading roles, those of twin brothers.

PALACE lil —Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday— NED'NESTOR’S DARLINGS A COLORFUL REVUE OF SOUTHERN SWEETIES Mr - ~~ " Dick SWEENEY & STEWART TWO MINDS WITH NOT A SINGLE THOUGHT SUBURBAN NIGHTS A CLEVER COMEDY SKIT WITH CROONY TUNES EDWARDS & LILYAN A CYCLE OF SONGS DEKOS & CO. EUROPEAN NOVELTY ON STILTS Photoplay Feature SPORTING LOVER With CONWAY TEARLE Prize mounts of England In* the most spectacular horse race you’ve ever seen—neck and neck struggles down the track—hoof beat— heart beat—it beats all for thrills. '

What’s Going on in Vaudeville

Trlni, the beautiful and talented ■ t Spanish dancer, who holds a longterm contract In Keith-Albee vaudeville, has just returned from Spain on the Berengaria. TTini left her route on the major circuit last month in response to a royal command from the King and Queen of Spain, that she appear as queen of the annual festival at Seville on July 15. The event is Spain’s most gala holiday and nobility mingles with the rank and file in a season of festivity. To be chosen as the queen of such a celebration Is a mark of rare and recognized beauty and talent. This is the secopd year that Trlni has been accorded this signal honor. While in Seville she visited with her parents. She will immediately resume her tour of the Keith-Albee houses. -I- -!• -IFrank Fay, who established a newrecord in Kefth-Albee vaudeville, by acting as master of . ceremonies at the Palace, New York, for eight consecutive weeks, has duplicated his American success at the Victoria Palace in England. He will return to this country in the fall to carry on his merrymaking in the Kelth-AJbee houses. The idea of a Master of ceremonies at the major houses has met with great favor, find the “eason will probably find many of these jesters serving in the capacity ot “Chairman” after the British n/usic hall fashion. -I- -I- -I- \ Wallace Eddinger has started his tour of Keith-Albee houses in his dramatic sketch, ‘Things Might Be Worse,” a Park Ave. domestic playlet by Edwin Zurke He Is assisted by Dorothy Blackburn and Geoffrey Kerr. Mr. Kerr has been honeymooning, having recently married June Walker, who is playing the leading rdle in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.” + -I- •!• Natacha Nat ova has been loaned by the “Greenwich Village Follies” to Kelth-Alhee vaudeville, and she will make her debut this week in a dancing act with her ow-n company and musical director. •I- -I- -ISessue Hayawaka in “The Bandit Prince,” a dramatic sketch in w-hich the star appears in person, is proving a popular two-a-day attraction. iMildred Leaf is His leading lady. -I- -I- -IEJ> F. ATtbee, president of the

AMUSEMENTS

Keith-Albee circuit; Marcus Heiman, head of the Orpheum circuit, and B. S. Moss of the Moss circuit of houses in Greater New York, were elected to the board of directors of the Cinema Corporation of America, the holding company for the Producers Distributing Corporation and the De MllleMetropolitan Pictures Corporation. Other directors elected were J, J. Murdock, general manager of the Kelth-AJbee Interests; Maurice Goodman, F. C. Munroe, Cecil B. De Mille, Nathan Burkan, Oscar M. Bate and John <£. Flinn. This action marks the final step in the negotiations by which the great Kelth-Albee-Or-pheum theatrical circuits become part owners In the Cinema Corporation of America. *1- -I- •!• Irene Delroy, star of “The Greenwich Village Follies," has beamed up with Charles Lawrence of musical comedy fame for a tour of Keith-Al-bee vaudeville. The pair sing, dance and chatter and have a bright and amusing act. Miss Delrov began her brilliant career in Keith-Albee vaudeville. -1- -I- -IOdell Careno is anew singing “discovery” has started a tour of KeithAlhpe vaudeville. She is a famous '’European opera and concert star, who came to New York on a visit and was induced make her American debut in vaudeville. She has youth, beauty, magnetism, and a magnificent voice.

IT jm - m lll WHERE JwiSt AIITHE the m TIME oo WM M II RAIL THE ACME OF SYNCOPATION BOBLARRYS * ENTERTAINERS 9 ALL STAR INSTRUMENTALISTS, SINGERS AND DANCERS U In a Clever Presentation BROADWAY FAVORITES HAFTER AND PAUL "JUST THEMSELVES" Direct From the Opera Comique, Paris GABY DuVALLE French Prlma Donna Assisted by CAMILLE LOAIZA LAWTON Rogers & Gamble The Man From Learning and Jk Jugglonla Laughter A McGREEVEY & 1 JEFFRIES A A Rural Episode FOUR READINGS 1 Sensational Jugglers of Human Beings Sennett Come&y, “Hubby's Qolet Little Gams" KINOORAMS BRAY PICTOGRAPH "THE CAT'9 WHISKERS"

ORIENTAL PLAY TO BE GIVEN HERE ALL NEXT WEEK ‘Jhe Love of Su Shong’ Will Be Next Offering of Berkell. * A romance of China forms the basis of the play, “The Love of Su Shong,” which the Berkell Players will present next week at English's. This comedy-drama, written by De Witt Newing, is not all fiction. For two years Mr. Newing studied the lives and customs of Chinese people on Chinese soil. He went there solely for the purpose of gathering material for a play, and as a result of his knowledge of these interesting people, gives us “The Love of Sit- Shong.*' The play had a long continued run in New York and was acclaimed one of the great plays of the season. The play has to do with a young American. Richard Tabor, who, while walking down one of the picturesque avenues of China, comes across a Chinese girl whose unusual beauty instantly attracts him. He plans to meet her in some legitimate way, and decides upon a little ruse which makes him actually fall Into her arms. He purposely stumps his toe. She catches him as he falls, and from then their acquaintance grows with rapid gait. Richard finds that $e is madly in love with 64 Shong and asks her to marry him, Ha forgets that Jn China the girls Hr© not free to choose their husbands, but are governed by an old custom which permits the man having the most money, or at least one selected by the girl's parents, to buy the girl of his choosing. In Su Shong’s case, four natives have bid for her hand. One has safeguarded his offer by exacting a promise from the father which, if not kept, means instant death for him. Su Shong learns of this and is so aggrieved that, in order to save her father, consents to marry the Chinaman. Richard Tabor, however, Is an American, and his fighting blood must bo dealt with. He vows to win his lovely almond-eyed sweetheart, regardless of all the customs of the Orient. The methods he purin snatching Su Shong from her native suitor furnish moments of great suspense. Cast is as follows: Richard Taber Milton Byron Mrs Johnson Jve* I.a Ruo Bobby Blake William V. Hull A Coolie Wayne Anderson Sonp Sine Robert St, Clair Zona Woo IMok Elliott An Other C001ie.... M. Brown Su Shone Shou Edvthe Elliott Wan .Lou. fifth wife of Zunr Woo. . .. Bernice Marsolals Second Wife of Tai Lins: Chou. ...... Mildred Haatin** Tat Linir Chou J. F. Marlow Fong Kee Bob Fay A Priest of the Temple Herbert Bobbins

AMUSEMENTS

PAGE 5