Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 51, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 July 1927 — Page 7

JULY 9, 1927

Sorrentino Four Due At Palace ‘Meet the Navy’ to Open Sunday at Lyric Theater. The Sorrentino Pour, opera singers, and a movie, “High Hat” with Ben Lyon and Mary Brian, will be the headline events at the Palace for the first half of next week. “High Hat” is presented by Robert Kane and is said to be directed by the author of the story himself, James Ashmore Creelman. Ben Lyon has the role of an extra on the movie lots at Hollywood. He Is very much in love with Mary Brian who has the role of wardbroe mistress. Sam Hardy as the supercilious actor who thinks he is John Barrymore in disguise also loves her. The action of the plot is a satire on movie life, the humorous exposing of the temperaments of both the directors and their actors and the romance of the extras. Bill includes: Sorrentino Four Metropolitan Stars in a concert of arias and songs. Sorrentino is a recording artist for the records. Two men and two women are in the comapny. They sing grand opera numbers in English and also popular melodies. Billy “Swede” Hall and company —Presenting an original comedy gem “Hilda” in which Billy has the role of Hilda, the elevator girl in a hotel. With the telephone operator and the bell hop near HHda has a merry time in her elevator. Kennedy and Davies—A slender and a stout women who have much merriment with their talk and dancing. The larger comedian shows her companion that she can step and high kick as well as she. Cornell, Leona and Zippy—Entertainers who introduce their little dog Zippy in unusual tricks. Zippy can reach high C as well as mimic the tricks of his master, who with Leona sings and dances. One more act is on the bill. Two Harlequins have an original entertainment of grace, art and flexibility to offer the last half of the week. These two men are agile gymnasts, who have athletic poses, stunts and silent humor in their number. Let and Burt Ryan are said to be favorites in the Fun family. They present “Hokum ala carte.” Brown and Rogers are comedians with “Vaudeville Tid Bits.” Two other acts will be on the bill. On the screen are: “High Hat” with Ben Lyon and Mary Brian the first half and “Love Makes ’Em Wild” with Johnny Harron, Sally Phipps and Ben Nard the last half of the week. For the matinees comedy, topics of the day Bn Aesop Fable and Pathe News Will be shown. "MEET THE NAVV” BOOKED AT LYRIC Four sailor lads on shore leave, members of the world wide Jones family, and two girls whose correspondence with lonely “sea romeos” leads to hilarious adventures in which Dan Cupid cuts a prominent figure, are responsible for the fun in “Meet the Navy” described as' “a musical comedy cocktail with a kick” which will headline next week’s bill at the Lyric. Lowell B. Drew and Paul Russell are featured in the cast which contains Waldo Roberts, Rudy King, Ben Gill, Alice Wellman and Mary Vernon. “Meet the Navy” is presented in two scenes carrying the thread of an interesting plot intermingled with a half dozen catchy song numbers and a lot of mirthful situations. The bill will include: Aldrich’s Imperial Hawaiian Singers—Presenting a colorful stage and screen novelty entitled “A Trip to the Hawaiian Islands.” “The Caterpillars"—A breezy comedy sketch with Holly and Lee, based on the experiences of a wisecracking salesman making a house-to-house canvas in the interests of a firm that specializes in canned baked beans. El Cleve —Premier xylophonist and dialect comedian who displays his wares in “A Bit O’ Scotch.” Lancaster and Lennie—Fun makers wha have a merry satirical oddity called “From Hollywood.” Day and Davis—Versatile farceurs in a hodge podge of clever variety entertainment. Six Daunton Shaws—champion trick bicyclists of Australia offering a sensational exhibition of their skill, daring and ingenuity on wheels. ' Lester Huff—Whose daily pipe organ recital program will be made up of classical, semi-classical and popular selections. On the Screen—“ Will Rogers in Paris” the third of the amusing travelogues made by the cowboy humorist during his trip abroad last year, Kinograms and a Charlie Chase comedy entitled "Bigger and, Better Blondies.” Pasha Has Fight Role Kalla Pasha, noted as a wrestler and screen comedy villain, appears in one of the principal supporting roles in “Wild Wallops,” the new Educational-Billy Dooley Comedy. He plays the part of the fighter who , battles Dooley in a wild athletic elub bout.

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JSK F'RtHalf l§Efoo Next Week HOOT GIBSON In “A HERO ON HORSEBACK” A whirlwind drama adapted from Peter B. Kyne’s famous novel "Bread Upon the Water" Bray Plctograph—Grantland Rice Sportlight 10c ALL SEATS 10c

Wolheim Is a Film Sergeant

Louis olheim, the origianl Captain Flagg of the Stallings-Ander-son stage play, “What Price Glory,” was demoted to the rank of sergeant in his film role in “Two Arabian Knights,” United war comedy and again in the part of Sergeant Buck in Herbert Brenon’s picturization of “Sorrell & Son.” Now that Mr. Wolheim is to play a mere corporal in support of John Barrymore in “Tempest,” it is expected the ex-Cornell University professor will prepare a thesis entitled “Life Among the Lowly” or “The Descent of Man.”

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Constance Talmadge is in the last week of production on “Breakfstet at Sunrise,” a French farce of Parisian life directed by Malcolm St. Clair and adapted by Fred de Greac from the farce, “Dejeuner de Soleil” by Andre Birabeau and Gladys Unger, at the United Artists Studios. This is the last picture Miss Talma,dge will make for First National release. At the expiration of the remaining week of work, she will assist the director and cutter in assembling the first rough draft of the picture, and then will spend a two-month vacation at her Santa Monica beach home. Don Alvarado, Alice White, Bryant Washburn, Paulette Duval, Marie Dressier, Murr Mclntosh, David Mir and Albert Gran are in the supporting cast.

CITY MILITARY BAND SOLOISTS, AT CONCERT Sunday Program at Garfield Park Is Announced. Besides colorful band music, two soloists will be heard with the Indianapolis Military band at its concert at 3 Sunday afternoon at Garfield Park, W. S. Mitchell, conductor, announced. Merrill Henry, cornet soloist and Norma France, contralto, are stars who will appear with the band. The concert is one of the series of free summer musical entertainments fostered by R. Walter Jarvis, superintendent of parks. Sunday’s program: March —“New Friendship” Jewell Selection—“ The Wizard ol 0zz'’....... Tletjens Cornet Solo Selected Mr. Henry. “Hungarian Fantasia” Moses Novelette—“ Little Chatter Box”. Arr. Sousa Overture —“Fest” Lautner Contralto Solo Selected Miss France. Excerpts from “Loves Lottery”... .Edwards Scenes from Musical Show, “Cyrano De Bergerac” Herbert “Star-Spangled Banner.” BURIAL DATE IS SET Funeral Rites Will Be Held Monday for C. S. Griffith. Funeral services for Calvin L. Griffith, 73, who died Friday afternoon at his home near Greenwood, his birthplace, will be held at 2 p. m. Monday, at the home. Burial willy tie in the Greenwood cemetery. Surviving are the widow, two daughters, Mrs. Margaret Pdtterson of Indianapolis and Mrs. Glenna N. Lancaster of Greenwood, and a son, D. Victor Griffith, of this city.

ORIAATfO BY TH6 CIRCLE THEATRE CO. He made “The Four Horsemen” {( Mare Nostrum”-~“Scaramouche” —And now comes — n WIoIOAN INGRAM'S (jianb Production ‘With r ALICE TERRY PAUL WEGENER ORE than a year in the making, here at last is the wonder film you’ve been waiting (or! T3 ARELY has the screen flashed a dramatic thunderbolt like this one! A beautiful girl, in the strange power of a mad magician—her life at stake! What a situation—what a jjT&k §§B^ smashing climax to this amazing story of love, mystery, adventure! JgMHBgSHn The Novel Sensation Now a Wonder Film! IX JwEm \ '4k

Amusement Park Gets New Events ‘Mrs. Pat’ to Give Little ‘Pat’ a birthday Party. The Moonlight Dance Garden at Broad Ripple Park, which has proven so popular with dancer# since its opening early in the season, will have that popularity enhanced the balance of the present season by the appearanceof anew orchestra. One of the most important of forthcoming picnics will be that of the Remy Electric Company of Anderson, Ind., who will have an all day outing, Aug. 13. A special program has been arranged for the occasion \ including athletic events, swimming and diving contests, contents of a comedy nature, dancing in the new moonlight dance garden, a river trip on the S. S. Sunbeam and a program on the stage of the open air theatre by talent from the Remy company. The employes of the Remy company which numbers several hundred will be brought to Broad Ripple Park on special interurbans and bussess. The committee includes besides V. A. Lewark, chairmen, O. V. Badgley, Ed. Godfrey, D. A. Jarrett, H. H. Wyatt, George Cobum, John Wertz, B. A. Dollens, G. H. Jorden. The managment announces a birthday party for little “Pat” the infant son of “Mrs. Murphy” the giant ape. “Pat” will be two months old next Sunday and the managment of the park has promised “Mrs. Murphy” that the occasion would be celebrated in a fitting manner, hence the party to whichthe public will be invited. William and Bernice, presenting their novelty vaudeville act, “On the Bounding Trampoline,” will open a week’s engagement Sunday afternoon at Riverside amusement park. The attraction, which is said to abound in astonishing athletic feats and comedy, is the “first of a long list of circys and vaudeville features that will be presented each night at Riverside for the remainder of the season. “Ball ’Em Out,” the latest novelty concession to take its place at Riverside is attracting large crowds and hundreds of spectators are usually gathered around to watch the players’ efforts to “ball ’em out.” The concession is a brand new one and consists of several polished hardwood inclines, which rise to a height of about ten feet, with closed doors at the top of each incline. The player is provided with a number of baseballs, which he throws at the knobs on the doors. When he is successful in hitting a knob, a spring releases the lock, the door flies open, and a beautiful bathing girl—a real, flesh and blood young lady—comes sailing down the slide, gracefully bows and presents the player with a box of chocolates. “Missouri Mule” Is another new park attraction that Is exciting lots of interest at Riverside. It has been described as the “wildest shimmying Ford in captivity,” and is so constructed that is rears up on its back wheels, stands on its head, bucks and shimmies, much to the consternation of its passengers and the unrestrained Joy of the spectators.

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INDIANA NEEDS FLOOD RELIEF i Senator Cooper Says Posey and Gibson Counties Hit. “Any Federal program of Mississippi flood control should extend to the Ohio and Wabash Rivers and thus save thousands of dollars in property damage in Indiana.” This was the opinion expressed by State Senator Bruce E. Cooper, Stewartsville, on a visit to the Statehouse Friday. “Conditions in Posey and Gibson Counties are deplorable as a result of the floods,” Cooper declared. “On a recent tour of the district about Evansville I saw whole farms that will be forced to lie fallow. “In many instances where crops were planted the worms that are the aftermath of the flood have uprooted the fields. I know one farmer that has had 250 acres of corn sprouts entirely wiped out.” The Senator’s 6-year-old son, Edmund Bruce, Jr., received final Pasteur treatment at the State health board-clinic today. He was bitten by a mad dog about ten days ago and badly lacerated about the face and arsm. MISSILES STRIKE TWO Man at First Believed to Have Been Gun Target. A mysterious missile, believed at first to have been a bullet, but later thought to have been a stone or piece of metal thrown up by a passing auto or street car, struck two persons at Meridian and Mary land Sts., early this morning. Fred Wherry, 38, of 1421 Spann' Ave., told policr he was standing on the southwest corner waiting for a street car when he felt a sharp, stinging sensation in his left temple. Removing his hat, Wherry found his head bleeding. Police took him to city hospital, where the wound was dressed. Elmer Owen, 1119 Calhoun St., newsboy, was struck on the leg with a similar “bullet” at the same time He was uninjured. SPRING DUCKS ON SALE White Seedless Grapes and Okra Offered at Market. Three new commodities were offered at the city market today that have been received this week. Spring ducks are reasonably plentiful at 50 cents; white seedless grapes, 35 cents, and Okra, 30 cents a pound. Com dropped to four ears for 25 cents. Fries and hens continued to sell at 50 and 38 cents a pound respectively, and eggs remained around 28 cents a dozen. Transparent and winesap apples were 15 cents ,and plums 20 cents a pound. Peaches sold in 25 and 50-cent baskets.

MOTION PICTURES nPOLLOFZ~I 1 The Screens Most 1 lmpressive Spectacle § || UFA'S GREAT SPECIAL 1 PRODUCTION 0 /GOETHES ' I|P EMIL JANWINGs l S VTEVER before has the screen revealed a spectacle of such size and impressive- ® nn ness as in this epic production. The worldJp' famous story of love and temptation, renowned as an opera, has now been dra- ' matically immortalized in a picture which I FOX' NEWS WEEKLY 1 1 >ymm JKKmasM M EARL GORDON,ORGANIST SN

They Try Marriage Again

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Here are the Hollywood newlyweds—Renee Adoree and William Sherman Gill, former New York broker, now a Los Angeles merchant. Each has been married before, Renee Adoree to Tom Moore, and Mr. Gill to Mrs. Evelyn Fariss Bennett, former film actress.

Even in 1804, Hoosiers Were Talking Politics

Bu Times SoecM VINCENNES, Ind., July 9.—The Hoosier passion for politics is no new thing. The first issue of the first paper in Indiana, The Indiana

He’ll Learn Bu NEA Service SYRACUSE, N. Y., July 9 If you don’t think smilllng costs money, ask Ashton Temple. Temple put up a dramatic plea for leniency after he had admitted the charge of beer running. Court told him to take a seat while a few other cases were disposed of. It looked like Ashton would get a suspended sentence. Then he smiled. Court saw the smile. Calling Temple to the bench, the judge fined him SI,OOO. The smile fled.

I Gazette, which made its debut here Aug. 7, 1804, contains an article signed by “A Freeholder of Knox County” attacking William Henry Harrison, then territorial governor, for callinj an election on setting up a representative form of government. Referring to the Governor’s action the writer says he believes it “improper, if not unconstitutional,” and continues: “This act, unauthorized by any law, is predicated also on a priinciple which I cannot admit as far as it goes it evinces that he believes, or wishes to make us believe, that the freeholders of this territory have not the right to assemble and deliberate on their political situation or the affairs of the government, without the authority of the executive.” _________________ Numerous kinds of leprosy-curing i trees grow in Brazil; one species is j believed to be more effective than 1 the chaulmoogra tree of Hawaii.

WANTS BUDGET TO BEDOUBLED City Assessment Clerk Asks for More Employes. An increase of $8,580 for additional employes is asked in the city assessment bureau 1928 budget requested by Orville R. Scott, chief clerk. He requested $16,180 to operate the bureau the coming year in an estimate submitted to the board of works. A slight increase In equipment and office supply fund was asked. The budget allowance for 1927 was $6,750, a cut from the 1926 figure which was $8,547. Filing System More Costly Scott pointed out that change

Is There Vacation Money Stored About Your Home? If it didn’t get into that little jar in the cupboard where you planned to put it there may yet be a way to locate it about the nouse. Haven’t you about the bouse some articles uaea but still useful that you no longer need—that are in the way, but are atlll too good to Just throw away. People are dally reading the Want Ads to purchase for cash just such articles. A “Miscellaneous For Sale” Want Ad in The Times will find you a buyer. Just call MAin 3500. You can charge it and the cost is Just a few cents. (Sample Ad) BICYCLES—I92* MODELS; SO- DAY TRIAL; eay payment!; trade In your old bike. MEAD CYCLE CO. (Semple Ad) LIVING BOOM aulte, 2-piece mohair; 1 odd chair; earrwd frame; Cost $365, take $250. gt (Sample Ad) FDR COAT; racoon: for child of 10; alao full dreee salt, stse 40; both in very line condition. iG(Sample Ad) VICTORIA, Kimball; mahogany cane; 40 late reeorda; coat $l4O, take S9O; alao gaa range; need very little, S2O. TO ORDER A WANT AD, CALL MAin 3500 A Well-Trained Want Ad Clerk Will Help You Write Your Ad “You Can Charge It”

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from the card to the Brooks loose leaf system necessitated additional help. Requests include a draftsman. $2,400; assistant transfer clerk, $1,200; bookkeeper, $1,380, and junior clerks, $3,600. A draftsman was "loaned” from the engineering department the past year. When Scott took office with the Duvall administration, he found records incorrect and antiquated. He expects to complete transfer to the loose leaf system before Jan. 1. Found Many Errors Six full time employes have been required to transfer more than 300,000 descriptions of property listed in 165 books. Thirteen plat books are required to keep property records. "We checked 5.000 cards and found some 75 per cent incorrect when I took office. The new system will greatly facilitate thp making out of assessment rolls and will enable realtors and others desiring Information to get correct data without delay.” Scott declared.