Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 219, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 December 1926 — Page 9

DEC. 18, 1926

YULETIDE BILLS ON VARIETY STAGE (Continned From Page 7)

Ists.” They do the unusual by playing the Instruments and dancing at the same time. BERT HANLON—Popularly called "The Gatling Gun” because of his rapid-fire manner In putting his monologue over the footlights. MAX YORK, JR., AND HIS GANG—WiII open the show. The "gang” is a troupe of highly trained canine actors who do everything but talk. MARGIE CLOKTON AND PARTNER—WiII close the vaudeville portion of the bill; offer classical posing and balancing. The bill will include the Pathe News. Topics and Fables as features of the screen. GREAT MAGICIAN TO TOP LYRIC BILL Touring America under the direction of Howard Thurston, the renowned European conjurer, Dante, whom Thurston declares is one of the greatest Illusionists of all time, will make his first appearance In Indianapolis at the Lyric next, week, presenting In addition this own baffling magical creations, the best of the Thurston-Kellar mysteries, among them being the Phantom Woman, Creation, the Great East Indian Rope Trick, Vivisection, the Spirit Cabinet, the Mysterious Chinese Fountain of myriad streams, a spectacle of ancient Oriental splendor, Broadcasting a Woman, the Devil’s Own Trick and a score of other weird effects. A master of his craft, Dante brings to the stage the biggest magical entertainment ever attempted in the limited time permitted in vaudevillle. The bill will Include: HALL, ERMINIE AND RICE—A trio of variety stars who combine music, singing, dancing and fun with an exhibition of skill on unlcycles In a skit called “A Night on Broadway.” SIX MUSICAL ALVlNS—Featuring Dorothy Jansen in a lively assortment of melody hits In which they specialize on brass Instruments. LEO BURNS AND TOM FORAN— Clever vandevillians displaying their wares In a merry concoction of "Songs, Steps and Smiles.” BILLY RUSSELL—MusicaI comedian known as one of the best of harmonic experts. ESTHER FOUR —A quartet of novelty artists presenting a smart cycle of acrobatic dance oddities. COOPER AND BERMAN —Two laugh makers whose eccentricities are shown to good advantage in a lively comedy sketch. KETROW’S ANIMALS—An elephant, a pony and “TNT,” the bucking mule, in a miniature circus. ON THE SCREEN—“Santa Claus in the Movies,” Kinograms, a car-

MOTION PICTURES NELLIE REVELL’S cUSSS* MARION lift PAT NIXONja^OMAIIEY SPANGLES AHE ART-GRIPPING story of mother love. A tender romance between *a beautiful equestrienne and a daring chariot driver. A baffling tale of a mysterious murder. But above all, a drama of circus lure—of roaring beasts, steel-muscled acrobats, rollicking clowns, amazing giants and midgets, and everything that you love about the greatest show on earth. The most marvelous circus story ever to reach the screen. OUR SHOR T REELFEA TURETTES NEELY EDWARDS Comedy Riot “Sweetheart Daze” AESOP FABLE—INTERNATIONAL NEW'S MASTERS OF SYMPHONIC HARMONY Floyd Thompson's Singing Orchestra 808 JONES—-JACK BERRY—JACK RTTBBCO—VTRGIL MONKS NICK TERAMO—FRANK LAUGEL New Prices of Admission EVENING SS33T 40c 25c MATINEE—ALL SEATS—2Sc SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS EVENING PRICES PREVAIL CA Picture for Everybody OLONIAL

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Charles L. Pettibone

When the curtain goes up tonight at the Murat on the annual show of the Michigan Mimes, Charles L. Pettibone will be one of the queenly beauties. The men play both the feminine and male roles.

toon novelty, and an Imperial comedy, “Madam Dynamite.” jimmy’ KEMPER REMAINS AT PALACE Jimmy Kemper, the young writer, actor, singer, dancer, and artist, who has been the feature at the Palace Theater for the past week will open his second week at the Palace Theater Sunday with his “On the Stage of a Broadway Night Club.” In this production, Mr. Kemper has woven a plot which concerns a boy and a girl, former level's, who meet on Broadway. The girl is now a heralded night club entertainer, but the boy Is poor and ragged. She spurns their love and leaves him only to have him follow her to the club. The Rappaport orchestra supplies the melody which serves as a background for Mr. Kemper's various character delineations, songs, and dances. Mr. Kemper also has a dual surprise tvhich he claims will Insure many laughs from his patrons. Bill includes: PAUL YOCAN AND COMPANY— A young Russian, who comes to America to offer “Artistic Moments.” CAHILL AND WILLS—Two men whose “Comedy Mixup” Is one argument after the other. Jimmy Kemper will also afford the main portion of the entertainment the last half of the week, the program being entirely different from that given the first half. "Romantic Youth,” is a musical love romance of riches and poverty. Harry Sauber has written the act and Jack Stern

January to Be Laugh Month January will be known as Laugh Month, at which time all the world will be asked to Join In the fun and merriment to be derived from motion pictures. Comedies and other short subjects will be featured in many theaters.

and Clarence Marks have composed the music and lyrics. Ray Fern and Maree have “A Vaudeville Diversion,” which satirizes a minstrel show and a Spanish romance. On the screen: "Risky Business.” with Vera Reynolds and Kenneth Thomson the first half of the week and "Young April” with Joseph and Rudolph Sehildkraut, and Bessie Love, a tale of a crown prince and a grand duchess in a mixup of romance and laughter, the last half of the week. Pathe News, a comedy, topics of the day, and an Aesop Fable are the short reels. FACTS ABOUTJANNINGS WJien Emil Jannings, whose first Paramount picture will be "The Man Who Forgot God,” was a youth of 12 years he ran away from home to become a sailor. “I wanted to wear a beautiful uniform with brass buttons, to stand at the wheel of a ship and sing chanteys at the top of my voice,” he explains. Instead, they gave him a pair of dirty dungarees and told him to shovel coaL Ho lasted as a sailor but two months and then joined a band of traveling players, making “one-night stands” in the provincial towns of Germany. He followed this life for twelve years and there received the training that has made him one of the foremost actors of his time. NATIONAL SIGNS DIRECTOR It Is Interesting to note that while Alexander Korda, famous UFA director recently signed by First National Pictures and who just arrived from New York to start work at the Burbank studios, spells his name with “K,” his wife, Maria Corda, uses a ”C.” Mme. Corda is a film actress of note and will also work in First National productions. Together with Natalie Barmone, popular Russian star, they arrived from Europe recently with Richard A. Rowland, production manager of First National Pictures, who negotiated the contracts for all three. CANARY ISLANDS IN FILMS For the first time in movie history the Canary Islands are breaking into the films. A tiny islet of the Canary group, with a Spanish fishing town of a few hundred souls, is the setting for Milton Sills’ current starring production for First National. The story is adapted from Mary Heaton Vorse's story in “Liberty”—"The Runaway Enchantress.” Carey Wilson, production manager for the film, also wrote the script.

NOTION PICTURES PApoi-LQ l } j §Y|/ B n THE BROADWAY G 1 jjj COMEDY HIT A Frank Tuttle Production m *j§g& .<-wywith % ■nj "4 ip . j EVELYN BRENT, LOUISE BROOKS *P* fgp i7:., and LAWRENCE GRAY JBH iUWmM pfyi (A Paramount Picture) * j X . All about one fascinating little mlsa Who expects a great \\T7-1 deal from this old world of ours—and gets it! And of her -4 Vc4 lovable, mothering elder Bister who gets. It as a rule——ln ) jT the neckt And then there’s the boy—loved by the one, and vamped outrageously by her silken scamp of a sister, Y ~>l only to be loved and left for the next one. |% MABEL NORMAND In a Hal Roach Comedy M “THE NICKLE HOPPER” \\l// A' •[ V-7 Fox News Weekly \ / I llr! SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT - | 1 Ifb bud Mclntyre ■ - fJw The Boy With the Wonder Voice j !m ik RAY WINNINGS <S ORGAN NOVELTY . Ml -MOONLIGHT ON THE GANGES"

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NEW BAPTIST CHURCH Lynnhurst l)r. Structure Will Cost $27,000. Anew church costing about $27,000 will be erected by the congregation of the Lynnhurst Baptist Church, W. Morris St. and Lynnhlirst Dr., as soon as the weather permits, according to an announcement made today by the Rev. C. H. Scheiok, pastor. The new structure will be built of veneered brick and stucco about a block west of the old church on Lynnhurst Dr. Kerman Cannon is the architect. The old church will be used for Sunday School and will havo a room for Boy Scouts. HUTSELL HEADS CHIEFS New Organization of Firemen launched Today. Fire Chief Jesse A. Hutsell was elected president of the Indiana Fire Chiefs Association, a newly organ-

ized body, at their State gathering at fire headquarters here Friday. Other officers are I. C. Bauman, Michigan City, first vice president; William Brfggs, Shelbyville, second vice president, and Frank Miller, Terre Haute, secretary treasurer. ARTIST'S SON TO TALK Brant Steele Speaker at Art InInstitute Sunday Afternoon. An informal talk on the paintings of the late Theodore C. Steele, now on exhibition at the John Her ron Art Institute, will be given by Brant Steele, son of the artist, Sunday at 3:30 p. m. Steele will explain the conditions under which the paintings were made and the artist's Use of color. The talk Is to be public. COUNTRY CLUB FOR DECATUR Articles of association were filed today with the secretary of state by the Decatur Country Club. Pui chase of land and building of a country club are proposed.

—By Blosser

‘LIFER’ GETS PARDON Jackson Grants Final Discharge to Kosciusko County Prisoner. Final discharge was granted John Mauzy, sentenced to life imprisonment for murder in 1!>06 from Kosciusko County, by Governor Jackson. Temporary parole was granted in February, 1922. 11l SISA.ND GONE F(1l{ MONTH Is. Wayne W. Jackson. 4226 Winthrop Ave., today asked police to search for her husband, w’ho has been missing a month. When last seen he was driving a 1920 model Colo rond.-ter, brown colored with black top. She said she had no idea where he might have gone.

MOTION PICTURES Cortez EAGLE thc SEA TUST as the American eagle reigns supreme among other birds, so does “The Eagle of the Sea” excel all other sea productions. "pOMANCE on the high seas—aboard pirate ships and Spanish men-</-war, in gay New Orleans and charming Spanish gardens. HAL ROACH COMEDY I 808 GORDON “ON THE FRONT PAGE” SINGING ORGANIST CHARLIE DAVIS ' AND HIS GANG ,in tUerrle (Fttpland'

G. 0. P. PRIMARY REPEAL MOVE IS GIVEN SETBACK None of Legislators at Meeting Clearly Indorse ‘Machine’ Proposal. The Republican State machine’s drive to force repeal of the primary law upon G. O. P. members of the General Assembly received a setback Frilly from legislators at a meeting at the Severin. Os twelve legislator#, asked by State Chairman Clyde A. Walb to express their views, no one clearly indorsed primary repeal, while three openly advocated retention of the primary. The meeting was one of a number undertaken by the State organization over Indiana at which supporters of the primary showed surprising strength.

Wart for People. Plea “Walt for the people to demand repeal of the primary,” was the counsel of Representative J. W. Ebaugh of Indianapolis. Mrs. Ella Van Sickle Gardner said nearly all women voters favor the primary, and added that she would not have been nominated had it not been for existence of the system. “The Republican party has no monopoly on honesty,” Mrs. Gardner assert*^!. Representative William Bosson also spoke in favor of the primary. Most legislator assiduously avoided committing themselves on the question, however. They talked of the farm problem, the record of the 1925 General Assembly, economy in government and other safe topics. Modification of primary advocates wore Senator Russell B. Harrison and Representatives Frank E. Cline of Bargersville and Glenn W. Thompson of Columbus. Few On Fence A few legislators said they were on the fence. While Walb was whooping up enthusiasm among the legislators to ; repeal the primary law and return I to the convention system, one of his | probable rivals for the 1928 gubemaI torial nominaiton, Secretary of State j Frederick E. Schortemeier was hold--1 ing a meeting of State policemen

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across the hall on the thirteenth floor of the Severin. Political observers say that Walb’s candidacy would be aided through return to the politically bossed convention system, while Schortemeier is a bit partial to the primary. Schortemeier said his gathering was concerned with legislative amendments to the State automobile laws. Instruction in first, aid and In use of the revolver will be the subject t of the next conference of police after Christmas, Schortemeier said. BOY, 14, HERO OF FIRE Uses Ironing Board tn Rescue of Woman and Two Children. Bu United Tress CHICAGO, Dec. 18,—Henry Crlstol, 14-year-old schoolboy, waa the hero of his neighborhood today. Lakt night a fire broke out in an apartment house next to the one In which Henry lives and the flamea prevented Mrs. Angelina Mytnlk and her two children from escaping down the stairs. Young Crlstol saw their plight. He grabbed an ironing board and placed it between the buildings, wijh each end resting on a window ledge. Then he carried the two children over it into his house and assisted Mrs. Mytnlk to safety.

M. C. PARKER ELECTED Big Four Athletic Association Names New Officers. Officers for 1927 have been elected by the Big Four Athletio Association. Those elected aret M. O, Parker, president; E. H. Redmon, vice president; W. H. Seitz, secretary, and W. F. Dean, treasurer. Board of managers is composed of M. B. Ball, A. T. Byers, William Haught, P, Powers, Ed Myers, HA. Copenhaver, A. Pischner, J. R. Stephenson, B. F. Cline, Lloyd Johnson, J. A. White, E. F. Waterman. W. T. White, A. C. Porter, XX A.. Conway and W. J McAree 1 s • " 1 . NEW PENNSY FREIGHT The Pennsylvania Railroad has Just Inaugurated anew freight train the “The Derby,” from Chicago to Indianapolis, according to an announcement by A. D. Pendleton, division freight agent, today. This train will leave Chicago daily except Sunday at 8:30 p. m., arriving at Indianapolis at 4:45 the following morn ing. This new train enables unloading merchandise cars and carload perishable freight at 6:30 su m. at Indianapolis.