Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 314, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 April 1927 — Page 8

APRIL 9, 1921*

THE ‘INVISIBLE VILLAIN’ TO BE SEEN IN OHIO FEATURE

Poia Negri Comes Sunday to the Circle in ‘Hotel Imperial’ for the Week —Adolphe Menjou Will Be Seen in ‘Evening Clothes,’ a Comedy. The latest sensation of the screen, a play with an ‘'invisible villain’’ is to be offered at the Ohio theater next week, beginning tomorrow, when “Lovers,” starring Ramon Navarro and Alice Terry will be shown. The play is unique in that it has no conventional villain. His place is taken by the invisible tongues of scandal, filmed on a lavish scale, which blight lives, wreck souls aud east the central character into a maelstrom of poisonous lies.

The production is heralded as being one of the most remarkable bits of dramatic audacity and playwright’s originality of recent years. Modern Spain is the locale of the story. Navarro is as a young playwright thrown suddenly into a sensational scandal with the wife of his best friend. This situation is developed with rare dramatic intensity from one climax to another. Alice Terry carries the role of the wife of Novarro’s friend. The cast, under the direction of .Tohn M. Stahl, is one of special interest. Navarro, hero of “Ben-Hur,” is a different man entirely as the young present-day Spaniard. Miss Terry, heroine of “Mare Nostrum,” and "The Magician,” is charming as the young wife torn between love of her husband and terror of the scandal menacing her happiness. Others in the cast are Edward Martindel, Edward Connelly, George K. Arthur, Lillian Leighton and Holmes Herbert. An elaborate reproduction of a Spanish railway station, several miles of modern Spanish streets and a public square in a Spanish city were among the scenic effects constructed at the Metro-Gold wynMayer studios for the production. Charlie Davis and his gang will offer a musical sketch entitled “Charlie's In Dutch,” while a Mack Sennett comedy, “Should Sleep Walkers Marry,” a Pathe News reel and current events will conclude the program. POLA NEGRI TO BE AT THE CIRCLE Pola Negri comes to the Circle next week in “Hotel Imperial,” the adaptation of the novel and stage play written by Lajos Biro and dealing with one of the most dramatic episodes of the World AVar—the Russian drive into Hungary. A fugitive Hungarian officer seeks refuge in a town just captured by the Russians, where the enemy’s general has his headquarters. Found by the chambermaid at the hotel, at her instigation he disguises himself as the headwaiter. AA'hilo seeking means to escape, Tie falls in love with her, as does the general. A spy, upon whose inform;the fate of the armies dope , enters into the plot, and the ie: ■ lir.nt drama sweeps through a mane of intrigues and passion until the climax, when the girl makes a great sacrifice for her country and her lover. Janies Hal! plays opposite the star in this production, which is the first American picture directed by Maurice Stiller, one of the most prominent of the European directors recently brought to this country. George Siegman, Max Davidson, Otto Fries, and Michael Vavitch arc prominent in the supporting cast. The A'itaplmne program for the

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John Returns John Barrymore returned this week from a month's cruise in South American waters on his yacht, “The Mariner.” He came back just in time to be present at the world premiere of his first United Artists Picture, “The Beloved Rogue,” in San Francisco.

week includes the appearance of Ernestine Schumann-Heink, world famous concert singer, The Rollickers, well known entertainers; and A’incent Lopez, orchestra leader of great renown. The Circle Concert Orchestra under the direction of Stolarevsky will play "Semiramide” and the Circle News and a Circle novelty film will complete the program. MENJOU TO RE SEEN IN A COMEDY Adolphe Menjou is fittedpto-meas-ure in his latest comedy drama, “Evening Clothes,” which will be the attraction at the Apollo next week. Tho story, an entertaining tale of Paris, was adapted from the French play, “The Man in Evening Clothes” by Andre Picard and Yves Mirande. The picture was directed by Luther Reed. Menjou’s support includes Virginia Yalli, Noah Beery, Louise

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Marie Prevost Chief in the cast of “Man Bait,” to be seen at tho Uptown Sunday and Monday, will be Marie Prevost.

AMUSEMENTS

MANY INTERESTING MOVIES ON VIEW NEXT WEEK

Brooks, Lido Manettl and Andre Cheron. "Evening Clothes” relates the affairs of Lucian, a gentleman French farmer, who marries Germaine, a beautiful girl from Paris. It is a match arranged by the girl’s parents. The joys of country life fail to appeal to the bride, who does so little to conceal heF contempt for her husband, and his uncouth friends, that he allows her to leave him. Very much in love himself, Lucien determines to acquire poise and polish, hoping 'thereby to win his wife’s affections. Looking to this end he goes to Parjs, where he soon becomes the idol of society because of his generous ways and smooth manner. His sanguine plans fail, however, and he finds himself povertystricken. The spectacle of the now immaculate Lucien, without a cent, still keeping up appearances by means of a dress suit that has betn left him by his creditors when they attached all his belongings, is full of subtle humor. But with a surprising twist everything turns out to his satisfaction in the end. Other Apolllo features will be a whirlwind comedy, ‘‘Many A Slip,” the Fox News weekly, Ray Winnings, organist, and Emil Seidel’s Merry Makers, with Cliff Williams, soloist. ISIS LISTS ITS j NEW PHOTO PLAYS Hoot Gibson sets p. new record for speed and action in “Hey, Uey Cowboy!” the jazziest Western comedy ! drama ever conceived, which will be j on view at the Isis the first half of next week. Interest is maintained at a high pitch from start to finish. I The story contains an appealing ro-

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mance in which Hoot shows that up-to-the-minute methods of love making are as much In vogue In the ranching country as they are in metropolitan centers. - The plot Is loaded with exciting situations and thrilling episodes preceding a climax in which Gibson engages in some of the hardest riding and most strenuous scrapping that has ever fallen to his lot. The program will contain a A'an Bibber comedy entitled "King Bozo.” On Thursday the mid-week change will serve to present two. featured attractions, “Blazing Days” starring Fred Humes, and “The Truth About Sex,” a drama of the follies of modern marriage. “Blazing Days” is a Western melodrama. The plot deals with the ever relentless warfare between cattlemen and sheep raisers, the action being laid in the days before law and order reached the plains. Ena Gregory Js in the cast. Huntley Gordon and Mae Busch are co-starred in “The Truth About Sex.” Albert Shelby LeVino wrote the story which concerns a marriage, an estrangement and a reconciliation brought about unintentionally by a burglar and a little child. The stars are supported by Rosemary Theby, lan Keith and John Roche. "MAN BAIT” TO BE UPTOWN FEATURE Marie Prevost and Harrison Ford play the leading roles In “Man Bait,”

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Let 'isr Buc& —Let’s Go Rodeo and Stampede RIP SNORTING AY I LI) AND WOOLLY WILD WEST ON THE NEW CIRCUS CITY RODEO GROUNDS, PERU, IND., SUNDAY, APRIL 10, AT 2 P. M. A daring exhibition of the world’s greatest wild horse and bronco riders. Bulldogging, roping, tying, an array of the world’s greatest exponents of the western pastimes. BUFFALO BILL’S WILD WEST REVIVED AGAIN. —SEETHE SELLS-FLOTO CIRCUS IN FINAL REHEARSALS preparatory to leaving for their annual Chicago engagement. 1,001 wild animals on exhibition. Plenty of free parking space. Adults 50c; Children 25c. PERU, IND., SUNDAY, APRIL 10. WILD WEST, RODEO AND STAMPEDE.

No. I—Pola Negri as she appears In “Hotel Imperial” at the Circle all next week. No. 2—Ramon N'ovarro looks like he Is pleased to have Alice Terry playing opposite him in "Lovers.” On view at the Ohio next week. No. 3—The strangest role that Adolph Menjou has ever had will be his In "Evening Clothes,” at the Apollo next week. No. 4—Hoot Gibson will be seen at tlic Isis the first half of the week in "Hey! Iley! Cowboy.” No. s—Victor Vareoni and Marie Prevost will be seen in "For Wives Only” at the Palace the first half of the week. which is to be shown at the Uptown Theater, College Ave., and FortySecond St., on Sunday and Monday, April 10 and 11. "Songs of Central Europe,” an organologue, Bn "Our Gang” comedy and a news weekly and fable are additional subjects. The Indianapolis Newsboys’ Band will be heard at the Uptown on Wednesday t\d Friday nights presenting a peppy program of band melodies. Lewis Stone and Rosi Kenyon are co-starred in "The Blonde Saint.” on Tuesday and Wednesday, showing with the comedy “Smith’s Landlord” and the novelty, “Rocky Mountain Gold.” I Madge Bellamy is starred in "Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl” on Thursday and Friday. "Tell ’Em Nothing," is the Charley * Chase

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comedy which is included with the news and cartoon. Ken Maynard is featured in "The Overland Stage,” which will be shown on Saturday only. An A1 St. John comedy, “Listen Lena,”\nd a novelty “High-Lights,” is another feature.

Stage & Screen

NEAV YORK, April 9.—Davy Jacobs, the Negro “boy-wonder,” who, in a few weeks "black-bottomed” his way from an Eleventh Ave. sidewalk to a “hit” on the Winter Garden stage, has climbed another rung on tho ladder of success when he signed a contract with Montgomery Reed to be featured in the movies. Davy is 11 years of age. 3 feet 8 Inches in height, weighs 86 pounds. Recently Ben Bernie, while driving uptown, was attracted to a street corner exhibition of the “black-bot-tom” and shortly thereafter little Davy opened as a specialty dancer with Ben Eemie and his hand in

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THE GREATEST Pola Negri OF ALL TIME! Here, against a glittering background of brilliant uniforms, beautiful women, sordid desires, love, hate and violence, is the blazing story of a girl’s tempestuous romance behind the lines of the World War. Produced under the personal supervision of the man who made “Variety.” This is the best picture POLA NEGRI has made in America!

Overture—“Semiramide”—STOLAßEVSKY, conducting—SCENlC NEWS —WEEK DAYS— —WEEK-DAY PRICES— EVENING, SUN., HOL. ALL OCa 11 A. M. 11 A. M. to IP. M 25c Main Floor. Box. L0ge.,.600 SEATS to I P.M. IP*M.to 6P. M 40c Bal. and Mezz ...40c

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the new spring edition of "Gay Pare©” at the AVlnter Garden. Ernest Vajda, author of "The Crown Prince,” featuring Basil Sydney and Mary Ellis, announced that he will write an American drama for the two stars, which he hopes to have ready by next fall. Before leaving for California to engage in moving picture work, Vajda. intimated that the play would be based on an episode in American history. Although there will be a declension of activity in Hollywood during the spring and summer, 60,000 amateurs throughout the country will begin production on a big scale. One of the largest manufacturers of amateur motion picture cameras reports that amateurs consumed 8,000 miles of 16 millimeter (amateur standard) film last year, the equivalent of 20,000 miles of 33 millimeter (professional standard) film. Amateur motion picture clubs are being organized in big cities everywhere. Clubs in the Oranges, N. J.; New Haven. Conn.: Toledo. Ohio; Syracuse, N. Y., and San Diego, Cal., have already produced films of several reels in length.

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M GESTE’ TO s BE HI COLONIAL’ EASTER SUNDAY Photoplay Hit to Have Limited Engagement Here. “Beau Geste,” the photoplay which comes to the Colonial Theater Easter Sunday night, April 17, for a limited engagement, has Ronald Oelman as the hero and a list ot' actors and actresses that make up one of the most important cast£ of any film in the last decade. The picture is based upon life in the Foreign Legion and was adapted from a book of the same name by Major Percival Christopher Wren. The prologue of the film shows three well-known child actors taking the roles of the three brothers about whom the story is written. Then the story shifts to the present, with Ronald Oolman, Neil Hamilton and Ralph Forbes taking the roles of the brothers. Noah Beery is also a member of the brilliant group of film celebrities playing the role of Sergt. Lcjune. "the cruellest beast and brave soldier” of the Legion. Williarh Powell, Alice Joyce, Mary Brian, Norman Trevor, Victor McLaughlin and others have important roles. Much attention has been paid in the film to the desert effects, and Brenon, the director, has introduced many picturesque scenes. In one scene thousands of Touaregs are seen sweeping across the sand plains; in another scene a detachment of the Foreign Legion rushes over the desert to relieve a fort which lias been attacked. The magnificence of the desert and its tragedies are both emphasized in tlie picture. Special musical scores written by Dr. Hugo Riesenfeld is rendered by the company’s traveling symphony orchestra. All seats will be reserved under the new policy, there will be two performances daily at j 2:30 and S:3O. A New Beauty Billie Dove, hailed as “the new American beauty,” is one of the few ! screen stars of Swiss-French descent. No effect has been spared to display Miss Dove’s beauty at its best in George Fltzmaurice’s production for B’irst National, “The Tender Hour.”

VITAPHONe PRESENTS VINCENT LOPEZ and His Orchestra Hey! Hey! MME. ERNESTINE SCHUMANN-HEINK Beloved Contralto THE ROLLICKERS Harmony Singers Can They Sing?

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