Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 302, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 March 1927 — Page 6

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‘THE FIRE BRIGADE’ WILL OPEN SUNDAY AT THE APOLLO

Colleen Moore Will Be Seen in ‘Orchids and Ermine’ at the Circle Next Week—‘Slide, Kelly, Slide/ With William Haines, Due at the Ohio. 1 * t Dramatizing the life of an humble tire fighter in a spectacular, thrilling and romantic manner, “The Fire Brigade,’’ to be presented at the Apollo next week, is pronounced one of the greatest screen achievements in recent years. This picture, filmed from an original story by Kate Corbaley, is a Hunt Stromberg Metro-Goklvvyn-Mayer production, which does for the peace-time heroes, the firemen, what “The Big Parade” did for the soldiers and what “Tell It To The Marines” did for the members of the Marine Corps.

Charles Ray and May McAvoy | have the leading roles, and Ray comes back into his own as a star of the first magnitude by his excellent work as Terry O’Neill, a young “smoke eater’’ who in face of tremendous odds grimly upholds the traditions of the fire department. ’ Miss McAvory supplies the romantic flavor as Helen Corwin, daughter of a millionaire, who falls in love with the dashing, intrepid Terry, j Prominent in the big supporting cast ; are Tom O’Brien, Holmes Herbert, J Eugenie Besserer, Warner P. Rich- j mond, Bert Woodruff, Vivia Ogden, DeWitt Jennings. Dan Mason and Erwin Connelly. Containing a never-ending array of exciting, .pulse-stirring incidents and episodes, the climax is reached in a great fire scene showing the destruction of a five-story building housing a number of orphans. It is in this scene that Ray makes a sensational leap from the top of the burninig building into a nine-foot net held by fifteen firemen on the ground below. A Bray Pictograph, “The Rug Fiend,” the Fox news weekly, songs by two radio broadcosting favorites, Sammy Epstein from station WBBM, Chicago, and Elmer McDonald, “The Voice of St. Louis" organ selections by Ray Winnings, and a novel instrumental feature “Oh For the I ife of a Fireman” by Emil Seidel and his orchestra will be other program features. BASEBALL STORY DIE AT THE OHIO SUNDAY The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer baseball picture, "Slide, Kelly, Slide," which comes to the Ohio theater tomorrow, has William Haines in the featured role as the redoubtable Kelly, is unique. In the first place, the director, Edward Sedgwick, filmed the last wftrid series, took its crucial plays and wove them into a dramatic background for his story. Thousands of yelling fans with the nation's two foremost teams at death grips from the beginning or postulate of the picture.. In this is woven an intimate story of American baseball. The story is of a young “busher" who learns to pitch, makes the big .team, becomes a star, gets the “swbll" head and then learns the greatest lesson of his life. It is just life itself told among the surge and thunder of the great American game, William Haines, who played the hero of “Brown of Harvard," was the logical rpan for Kelly. His whimsical humor and intimate portrayal do much to make the picture what it is, while Sally O’Neil, who plays opposite Haines, furnishes the love interest and makes a very piquant heroine. Harry Carey, of Western fame, is seen in one of the remarkable roles of the picture as the veteran catcher, preceptor and patron of the boy from the country team. It is a sympathetic role that calls for the most skilful acting. Carey makes it a living thing. Karl Dane as the lanky pitcher has a role that will be remembered almost as long as his “Slim" in the “Big Parade.” Eileen Sedgwick and Dane do an inimitable piece of comedy. Dorothy ‘Sebastian, Paul Kelly, Warner Richmond. Guinn Williams and Junior Ooghlan all have roles that fill admirably. Among the professional ball players In the picture the best actors are Bob and “Irish” Meusel and Tony Lazzeri of the Yankees, who were enlisted as members of the cast. "Kiddie Land" is the title of the title of the musical sketch to be offered throughout the week by Charlie Davis and his gang while a comedy "Plumber’s Daughter,” featuring Alice Day, wall conclude the program. DOUBLE HEADLINE BILL ON VIEW AT CIRCLE Van and Schenck, the pennant winning battery of songland, and Colleen Moore, share honors on the bill presented at the Circle theater the coming week. Van and Schenck are heard via Vitaphon# singing their famous songs in their own inimitable manner. They are but two of scores of famous artists and entertainers wlxo will be presented from week to week at the Circle via Vitaphone. Pauline Alpert, pianist of distinction, is heard in "What Price Piano” a Vitaphone presentation. The third Vitaphone subject v T be "Margaret McKee,” famous whistling soprano. “Orchids and Ermine" is the feature in which Colleen Moore is starred. 'lt is her funniest picture and was directed by Alfred Santell, whose past pictures have met with tremendous approval. Ralph Spence, one of the most adroit writers in pictures, produced the subtitles, which are among the funniest ever shown with a motion picture. Jack Mulhall plays opposite the star. Others are Sam Hardy, Gwen Lee, Jed Prouty, Hedda Popper and John Kob. Based on an original story by Carey Wilson, "Orchids and Ermine” purports to typify the American girl. Colleen is shown as an ambitious but lowly telephone operator who through her simplicity in dress and demeanor, wins the position of telephone operator in a fashionable New York hotel. When a wealthy oil operator and his valet arrive in New York Colleen falls in love with the wealthy oil man. thinking that he is the valet. Meanwhile the valet has been forced by the oil man to impersonate him and the valet receives the adulation of the hero worshippers. BUCK JONES IS FEATURED AT ISIS Buck Jones, starring in "Whispering Sage,” a drama to be shown at the Isis the first three days of next week, plays the part of a cowboy

‘Poodles’ in Film “Poodles’! Hanneford hat completed his first Educational-Mermaid comedy under his new contract. The picture has been titled /.‘Circus Capers.” The famous clown and bareback rider appears in many of his famous circus tricks and riding stunts in this comedy, which was directed by James Jones under the supervision of Jack White.

obsessed with an overwhelming desire to revenge himself for the mysterious murder of his brother. Looking to this end he invades a settlement of the Basques located in the picturesque country of the Pacific Southwest. There he finds romance and adventure as well as the sinister thing he seeks. There is not a dull moment as the plot unfolds, and Jones has abundant opportunity to hit his stride in whirlwind action. His support includes Natalie Joyce, Emilie Chautard, Carl Miller, Joseph Girard, Enrique Acosta and Hazel Keener. A comedy, "Galloping Ghosts,” will be the fun feature. Wednesday and for the rest of the week a double pi'ogram will be presented, the attractions being "Obey the Law,” a thrilling crook drama starring Bert Lytell, and “Salvation Jane,” a romantic drama in which Viola Dana is starred. Max Marcin, noted playwright, wrote the story from which “Obey the Law” was filmed. Lytell appears as a superior sort of prince in the realm of the underworld; the sort, who, in other days, would have rivaled Robin Hood. There is a well connected plot and the story moves to a definite conclusion without false hero worship or maudlin sentimentality. Eugenic Gilbert, Edna Murphy, Hedda Hopper, Laxry Kent, Sarah Padden and Paul Panzer are in the cast. A comedy, “Alice at the Carnival,” will also be shown. UPTOWN LISTS ITS MOVIES FOR NEXT WEEK Vera Reynolds, popular star, plays the leading role in “Corporal Kate,” which comes to tlje Uptown theater, College AVe., at Forty-second St., on Sunday and Monday, March 27 and 28. It is a story of woman’s part in the war and is a thrilling dramatic comedy version of the usual World War story. "Break Away” is the comedy which is shown with the news weekly and fable. "Just Another Blonde,” with Jack Mulhall and Doi-othy Mackail, is scheduled for showing at the Uptown on Tuesday and Wednesday. It is a story of thrills. "The O'd Flame” is the comedy which is shown with the novelty, "Belgium Today.” "Sweet Rosie O'Grady,” laughable, yot with a tug at the heart-strings, comes to tiio Uptown on Thursday and Friday. Cullen Landis and Shirley Mason play the leading roles. "Roses and Ruses," is the comedy attraction which is featured with the News and cartoon. Milton Sills, the popular First National leading man, comes to the Uptown on Saturday in "The Silent .Lover,” a glamorous story of the desert and the foreign legion. A Gump comedy is also shown.

Dean in Variety

Priscilla Dean, motion picture star is to be seen in anew comedy sketch by Willard , Mack titled "Outsmarted.” The script has been forwarded to Miss Dean on the west coast and will immediately be placed in rehearsal by Harry Weber, who is handling the star out near Hollywood. Sh§ will start east over the Orpheum circuit. Jack Holt, famous western star who recently severed his connections with Paramount, is another vaudeville possibility. SUMMER SPECIAL ANNOUNCED Every year Universal issues a big summer special. This year’s W-ill be “Men of Daring,” a frontier days story on the order of “The Flaming Frontier,” “The Iron Horse” and “The Covered Wagon/’ PAUL AND FLORENCE Paul Leni just insists on having an old Vitagraph player in his cast. In “The Cat and the Canary” he had Flora Finch. In “The Chinese Parrot” he has just engaged Florence Turner to play the role of Sally Fill-moi-e. COMPLETE GIBSON PROGRAM To complete the Hoot Gibson program for the present year Del Andrews has just been engaged by Universal to direct the Peter B. Kyne story, “Bread Upon the Waters,” which will be released as “A Hero on Hoi'seback.” AMUSEMENTS

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VARIETY HOUSES WILL HAVE BIG BILLS NEXT WEEK Venita Gould, Bowers and ‘Memories’ Due Here Sunday. Dancing is made the important feature on the bill at B. F Keith's next week, when Ledova, dancer from Europe, will present her act of dance fantasy. Assisting her are Leon V. rkas, Joseph Napolitano and a gypsy quintette. The remainder of the bill is as follows; VENITA GOULD —“Impressions.” an act glorifying mimicry. In Miss Gould's act some of the best-known people of the modern stage are seen in her impersonations of A1 Joson, Belle Baker, Julian Eltinge, George Cohan and many others. BLACKFACE EDDIE ROSS—Is bringing his African harp and a nonologic line of humor and song to entertain the patrons of the two-a-day. He has been a member of nearly every important minstrel organization of his time and lias also met with success in his single entertaining. JAMES DIAMOND AND SYBIL BRENNAN—Present “The Faker.’ a sketch by Edwin Burke, dealing with man’s opinion of woman. Mr. Diamond takes the part of the faker, who expounds the theory that woman leads and man follows. As he talks his words are acted out by the characters involved. Miss Brennan portrays the examples Mr. Diamond cites. DAN STANLEY AND AL BIRNES —Present bits from the London "Looking Glass Revue” of which they are a part. They are eccentric dancers, mixing humor with their stepping. CARL SCHICHTL—With ills royal wonderettes presents one of the unusual acts on the bill. By means of an intricate system of wires lie controls a company of wooden puppets, making their antics peculiarly haman. ERNASTJNE EWING—Of the lacal Elite dancing school, is bringing eighteen of her tiny tots to the stage to give a dance revue consisting of the Black Bottom, eccentric, softshoe and acrobatic dancing. The stars of the act are Lucille Grebe, Borene Barrows, Joann Jackson, Pearl Elaine Ruchardson, Micky Lapp and Keith Jackson. THE ST. ON’GE TRlO—Oven the bill with their originaton “Flip-Flap-Soniersault-Toe-to-Toe-Catch,” an aerial gymnastic act. They are called “those different athletes” and have worked out an assortment of spectacular and daring feats. As.

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picture features, Aesop fables, World News and Topics of the Day will be shown. BIG DANCE REVUE BOOKED AT THE LYRIC The Lyric will have a lavishly staged presentation, the “DeLuxe Revue of 1927" as the headline attraction of the vaudeville bill next week. The act was staged by Frederick V. Bowers, nomd song writer and musical comedy star. Bowers is featured in the cast. Other principals are Edna Esmeralda, the Cole Brothers, Ivan Lenoff. and the Wiel Sisters. Songs and dances are the chief ingredients, supplanted by a clever element of comedy. Bowers is the composer of more than 1000 songs of the popular variety. The bill will Include. DOWNING AND DOWNING— Dan, "The Cheerful Pessimist” and his pal. Harry, who have combined their talents in an act that is the current laugh sensation of vaudeville. KERR AND ENSIGN—The “NonSkid Kidders” who do a little of everything proving their versatility in a hilarious fashion. "THE JESTERS” —A group of fun makers featuring Harry Seymour and Yal Irving, presenting a series of mirthful "Black-Out” skits besprinkled with songs and dances. AH SAN JOE AND HIS BAND— An Oriental musical novelty introduced by musicians who offer a program unique in its conception. DREXLER-FOX TRlO—lndianapolis vaudevlllians consisting of Raymond Drexlei, violinist, Joe Fox, concertina expert‘and Florence AJg-

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Edward Olson Edward Olson of Ft. Wayne, who will play the role of “Billy” Saunders in the revival Os “Strongheart” which will he presenled h.v The Indianapolis Theatre Guild at the Emmerich Manual Training High School Auditorium. In tills character Olson carries much of the comedy of this football play and his slangy romance will be found delightful. This is Mr. Olson's first appearnnre before an Indianapolis audience.

AMUSEMENTS

| No. I—Charles Ray is said to ; have staged a wonderful como- ' back in popularity because of his I work in “The Fire Brigade,” opening at the Apollo Sunday. No. s—William Haines and Sally O'Neil in a little, scene from 1 "Slide. Kelly, Slide,” at the Ohio all next week. No. J— Iluek Jones in “The Whispering Sage.” at the Isi>, | opening Sunday for three dajs. No. I—Leon Errol, stage comic, will be seen in a movie, "The Luni atie at Large," at the Palace for the first half of the week. No. sr~Colleen Moore in a scene from "Orchids and Ermine," at the | Circle all next week. No. 6—Jack Muliial! will be seen in “Just Another Blonde” on i Tuesday and Wednesday at the 1 Uptown. j Shane, dancer in an artistic me- j 'ange of instrumental selections and ' terpsichorean divrtissements. HYLAND’S BIRDS Feathered performers in a wonderful exhibition ! j very different from anything of its I kind heretofore presented on the i stage. I ON THE SCREEN—A Mack Sen- j j nett comedy. "Peaches and Plumb* | ers.” Klnograms, a Grantland Rice S'>ortlight, “Frost and Time” and a Universal comedy, “And George Did.” “MEMORIES” \\ ILL OPEN AT THE PALACE Leon Errol in his latest photoplay I “The Lunatic at Large,” conies to the Palace theater the first half of next week and is featured with I “Memories,” a five-scene sketch presented by Masters and Grayce. “Memories ’ is the sketch which tells the struggles two ambitious vaudeville performers of thirty-five years ago bad before their dreams were realized. These dreams were to play in Tony Pastor's theater, the | goal of all variety performers long ago. The scenes in the act are lajd In a cheap restaurant, a theatrical booking agent's office, a cheap boarding house room, the stage of Tony Pastor’s theater, and the library of the couple’s modern home. Song and dance are used to elaborate the piece. Bill includes: , HELEN STAPLES—Tiny prima donna who sings popular and semiclassical songs. LLOYD AND PRYCE—Comedians in "Nonsensical Moments” revealing songs and patter. VAN AND BELLE—Boomerang throwers who are also Imitators of birds and animals. Bil lineludes one more act. For the last half of the week George N. Bx'own, champion walker of the world, will demonstrate how lie attained his title. He has a treadmill and uses it to walk the mile as it should lie walked. His record for the mile is > minutes, 44 seconds. "The Vaudeville Doctoi-” is Johnny Yule who uses file sketch to present his four girls who sing harmony songs and do eccentric dances. Walsh and Ellis are showing what youth and experience, have produced in their song and talk act, “Ours Is a Nice House, Ours Is.” Hewitt and 11411 are "Songland’s Favorite Sons. ’ The Lomas company have an unusual bit entitled “From the Bottom

to the Top," and reveals the company of cifht on stilts varying in height from three to eighteen teet. Tumbling, acrobatics, dances and impersonatons are found in the act. On the screen are: Leon Errol and Dorothy Mackail in "The Lunatic at Large,” the first half, and Ralph luce and Dorothy Uevier in “The Better Way,” the last half of the week. Rathe News, a comedy, an Aesop fable and topics of the day are also shown. ANOTHER FILM FOR REX Universal bus just chosen a name for its first wild horse picture starring Hex. It will call it "\V ild 1 it; ” Henry Macßae is just.

I Apollo • SMASHING! CRASHING! v ITS way TO HEIGHTS /p( OF SPECTACULAR MELODRAMA! Hunt Stromberg’* Great Production Will, CHARIis RAT, MAY McAVOY jaj A thrilling store of love, romance, de- j cj l V.-' 1 -j votion and peril—The true epic of the / ‘ A m[ unsun g heroes of peace Hr Bray Pictograph—Fox News elmer McDonald , IflBL EMIL SEIDEL AND HIS /V /' ImVJ ( JJIWk APOLLO MERRYMAKERS £O% IfJWKmTy

finishing what, he declares will be the greatest picture of his long directoral experience.

New Date

The Florence Austral concert under the auspices of the Maennercher, in which she will be assisted by her husband, John Amadio, Flutist, has been postponed to Sunday afternoon, April 24. Mine. Austral became ill last week with a severe attack of laryngitis and was obliged to cancel her concert engagement of Sunday, March 20. with the Maennerchor. MOTION PICTURES

MARCH 26,1927

NEW PLAYS ARE • NOT SO GOOD ON GAV BROADWAY T Clara Lipman Has Failure in ‘That French Lady’ in New York. By Dixie Hines NEW YORK, March 26.—Clara Lipman, formerly a popular star in musical comedy, has come back to the stage in “That French Lady,” by Samuel Shipman and Neil Twomey. Louis Mann likewise is In this play, and he received a cordial reception on the opening night. But Clara Lipman has been absent from the stage for too long a time, and her return was a happy and auspicious, one. The play is not so good. It Is a sort of continuation of “Friendly Enemies,” the enemies in this opus P'-ing Mr. Mann as a German and! <sp

Lipman as a, French woman. Mann seldom leaves the stage, while he Is on it the atmosphf filled with broken German. 1 sionally the pigeon French of Lipman manages to rise abovt confusion, but mainly Mr. Manxl j eruption, and when Louis eruption there is enough erij to make a dozen plays of. It i that Mr. Mann has a son who back fx-pm Paris accompanied middle aged widow, Mme. de P Mr. Mann hates FrencJ French women and everything is French, so he starts off inst the lady right off the bat. For reason which probably is suff) he permits her to l-emain in his that he may continue his ins) diatribe, and the lady remain! she may becomingly retaliate oi many and Germans. So we have it for three act then ,we learn that Mann’s S married to the daughter ol French woman, and the young has presented her young ha with a rag baby which so worl on the emotions of Mr. Mann tl forgives everything. New York has everything a stock company, and now if 1 M. Thomas and Mona Bruns ai engaged in the art of spoofin we may even have that this They plan to do plays that are ished by the older generatior that have never been seen bj flapper period. J'