Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 117, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 September 1927 — Page 6

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‘CHANG’ WILL PROVE TO BE ONE OF BIG MOVIES OF YEAR

Much Discussed ‘What Price Glory?’ Opens Today at Circle; Indiana Presents Milton Sills in ‘Hard Boiled Haggerty,’ “Chang,” a motion picture revealing the hazardous life of the jungle, will be shown at the Apollo for the week starting tomorrow. It was brought to America by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Shoedsack, who spent twenty-two months in the remote interior of Siam making the production.

“Chang,” is utterly different from any photoplay ever made, in that although ferocious animals of the Jungle—tigers, leopards, elephants, great snakes and chattering monkeys are the principal actors—the picture contains a basic plot, skilfully embroidered with the conventional dramatic forms of sympathy, struggle, menace, tragedy, pathos and exceptional comedy furnished by a white gibbon name Bimbo. The theme of “Chang” is most elemental, the conflict of man against his implacable foe, the jungle, and the hostile beasts sheltered by its abundant foliage. In making “Chang” Cooper and Shoedsack, constantly faced death, not only from the beasts of the jungle, but from cholera which took the lives of seven members of their expedition. Shoedsack himself was stricken with malaria which delayed work on the film. As the protagonists of man in his eternal fight to wrest a living from the wild, the producer chose an heroic Siamese family, a man his two children, household pets and Bimbo, the monkey. Emil Seidel and his orchestra will offer a descriptive musical number “I’m Going to Meet My Sweetie Now.” Other features will be Cliff Williams, soloist; Ray Winnings, organist, a comedy “The Mechanical Cow,” and a Fox news reel. "WHAT PRICE GLORY?” OPENS AT THE CIRCLE The screen version of “What Price Glory?” the sensational stage success written by Laurence Stallings and Maxwell Anderson, is the attraction at the Circle Theater, beginning today. This photoplay has been proclaimed as one of the greatest mo-, tlon pictures of the year. It is not a war picture, but rather a comedy with war as its background. The story concerns two professional soldiers, Captain Flagg and Sergeant Quirt, companions in battle and bitter enemies in their many love affairs. Quirt,-the younger of the two, is sleek and suave, and the older man is no match for his rival where women are concerned. They are first seen in China, where Quirt completely bests Flagg in every affair of the heart. The World War finds the two together again in a little French town, both fighting bitterly for the affections of a Mttle French peasant girl, whose father owns the inn in which they are billeted. Charmaine, a born coquette, believes she loves them both. To her they are the finest and bravest warriors, ready to fight to the death for her favor. The adventures of the two at the inn, their experiences in battle, and their final departure, Intent on the

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With Jolson Myma Loy and Audrey Ferris, two young actresses brought forward by Warner Bros., have been added to the cast of that organization’s extended rim production, "The Jazz Singer,” starring A1 Jolson. Alan Crosland is directing the picture In which other principals are Mae McAvoy, Warner Oland, Cantor Joseph Rosenblatt, Otto Lederer, Eugenie Besserer and Bobby Gordon.

business of winning the war, are the highlights of this engrossing comedy drama, the production of which was directed by Raoul Walsh, with Victor MacLaglen as Captain Flagg, Edmund Lowe as Sergeant Quirt, and Dolores Del Rio, the cause of all the trouble. William V. Mong, Phyllis Haver, Leslie Fenton and Ted McNamara appear in the supporting cast. . An especially arranged musical setting will be played under the direction of Stolarevsky by the Circle Concert Orchestra, who also will present "Poet and Peasant,” by Von Suppe, as the overture for the week.

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Earl Gordon With Keith’s theater installing a pipe organ and making it a feature of the new policy, Earl Gordon, well known organist, has been engaged. He gives daily recitals.

Mr. Stockman, , director of Stockman Studios, announces the opening of the 1927-28 season. The school, one of the largest in Indiana, specializes in Ballroom, Ballet, Acrobatic, Musical Comedy, Stage and Step Dancing, Tumbling, Dramatic Art, Stage Craft, Make-Up, Piano, Violin and Banjo. Private as well as class lessons are given. Mr. Stoclynan Is assisted by a large faculty, each an artist in his special liie of work. The Studios maintain a licensed and bonded Theatrical Booking Agency which offers free service to the pupils of the school. The main studios are located at 16th and Illinois Sts. Phone for free booklet.

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The Circle News completes the program. DOUBLE HEADLINE BILL AT THE INDIANA Milton Sills in the role of a dare devil army aviator in First Nationals “Hard Boiled Haggerty” and John Murray Anderson’s presentation, “Tokio Blues,” with Charlie Davis and his band are the attractions at the Indiana starting today. Willie Solar a Hoosier, former resident of Anderson and Indianapolis, has become known as the International comedian, for his globe trotting and an ability to “do his stuff” in any country he may choose. With the exception of Willie Solar. the entire cast of “Tokio Blues” is composed of Japanese. Practically all of them had at one time or another scored successes in musical comedy productions. The Three Meyakos for five years were featured by Ed Wynn in his “Perfect Fool,” “Ed Wynn’s Carnival” and “Grab Bag.” Naoe Kondo might have been said to have glorified the Japanese girl in such famous Broadway productions as “A Night in Paris,” “Artists and Models,” “Big Boy” and “Arabesque.” Helen Kim, another type of oriental beauty, scored her first big success in “The Shanghai Gesture,” stairing Florence Reed. Hatsu Kuma, prima donna in the production, has been on the stage since she was 4 years old. For several years she had her own single headline act in big time vaudeville and then made concert tours. She had a prominent part in the Broadway production of “Aloma of the South Seas.” Aida Kawakami has been in this c'otlhtry only eight months. She had achieved marked success throughout the Orient as a dancer and had her own company in Shanghai, Singapore, Hong-Kong, Tokio and Hawaii. George Hirese, tenor in “Tokio Blues,” is making his first appearance in a stage production, but has had signal success on the concert stage. Milton Sills has one of his famous “he” man roles In “Hard-Boiled Haggerty,” a flying ace who fought hard and played hard. Laid in and about Paris but little ol the action has directly to do with the war itself. Most of the attention is focused along the side lines, but some excellent aerial photography will cause the thrills to com?. The picture is particularly notable fox the fact that it contains not only a powerful characterization for the star, but usually strong and effective ones for many other story characters. Maurice at the Barton organ is

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1— Edmund Lowe as he appears in “What Price Glory?” at the Circle, opening today. 2 The white faced monkey that appears in “Chang” at the Apollo, starting Sunday.

offering &i his selection “Favorite Flowers,” “Modern Music Masters” with an especial musical accompaniment, and the Indiana news of the world, augment the show. “THE BLOOD SHIP” OPENS AT THE OHIO A lone woman on a ship crowded with the flotsam and jetsam of the San Francisco waterfront is the position of Jacqueline Logan, who has the part of Mary, in “The Blood Ship,” which is scheduled to open a week’s engagement at the Ohio Theater this afternoon. Miss Logan has the feminine lead in the picture, which was produced by Columbia Pictures from Norman Springer’s novel of the same name. The Universtiy Trio, the three boys and a piano that have made such a hit with Ohio audiences in the past two weeks, will again be present, offering a number of popular tunes. The boys have been aptly termed “harmony artists.” Joe Alexahder, novelty organist, has arranged a special musical program to accompany the showing of “The

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Miss Isabelle Mossman Miss Isabelle Mossman, chorister of Kappa chapter will direct all chorus and ensemble work during the coihiug year for the chapter.

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3 Jacqueline Logan and Richard Ailcn as they appear in “The Blood Ship,” opening today at the Ohio. 4 Milton Sills has the lead in

Blood Ship” while the picture program will be completed with a first run Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer news reel and a comedy. Hobart Bosworth heads the cast of “The Blood Ship.” Co-featured with Bosworth and Miss Logan is Richard Arlen, who plays the part of John Shreve, Mary's sweetheart Mr. Arlen, who is a Paramount star, received permission from his company to appear in this Columbia feature. Others in the large cast are Walter James, Arthur Rankin, who plays the part of Nils, the Swedish boy, whose brutal treatment at the hands of the captain Is said to bring the story to a startling climax; Fred Kohler and Syd Crossley. Advance reports of the picture claim that out of the vast reaches of the Pacific there were enacted the exciting scenes portrayed so vividly by Springer in his thrilling novel to the most minute detail. It is said the characterization of “The Knitting Swede,” a notorious waterfront crimp of the early 80’s, is one of the outstanding features of the picture. George B. Seitz, is responsible for the direction of “The Blood Ship.” He will be remembered as having directed “The Vanishing American.” ISIS LISTS ITS NEW ATTRACTIONS For the first half of next week at the Isis Theater the stellar attraction will be “North of Nome,” a vivid picture of life, love and adventure in the frozen North. It is the first picture ever to be filmed on t! e Yukon in its entirety in the territory of Alaska. Robert McKim, one of the most popular “heavies” on the silver sheet, and lovely Gladys Johnston, selected by a group of native Alaskans as the most beautiful girl‘in the territory, is in the cast. The huge production, which was directed by Raymond K. Johnston, was more than a year in the making, and an interesting and colorful note is supplied therein by more than 500 native Alaskans. The bill will include the third episode of the Jungle serial, “The Elephant’s Revenge,” and a Fox comedy, “Why Blondes Leave Love.” The bill will change Thursday to bring the first local showing of the film version of Mary J. Holme’s famous novel, “Lena Rivers,” with the leading roles in the hands of Earle Williams, _ Johnny Walker and Gladys Hulette. The second part of

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"Hard Bo Jed Haggerty” opening today at the Indiana. s—Robert McKf.n in a scene from “North of Nome,” beginning at the Isis Sunday for four days.

western drama, “Dancer Ahaed,” and a Krazy Kat cartoon, “Hire a Hall,” will be shown. MOVIES LISTED AT THE KIVOLI “The Cheerful Fraud,” starring Reginald Denny, opens at the Rivoli theater Sunday where it will have it’s premier showing in Indianapolis. The picture is an adaptation of the popular English novel by K.

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R. G. Browne and virtually the entire picture takes place in a driving rainstorm. The supporting cast includes Gertrude Olmstead, Otis Harlan and Gertrude Astor. In addition to the feature, the Rivoli pro-am will include a news reel, come: y and other attractions. On Tuesday and Wednesday the feature production will be “We’re All Gamblers,” Thomas Meighan’s latest for Paramount. Thursday and Friday “The Covered Wagon” will be the main offering and on Saturday "The Claw,” featuring Norman Kerry and Claire Windsor will be the feature for one day only-

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The Waltz Is Now Real Favorite The indiana Ballroom Adds Old-Time Dances to Programs, Since the opening of the new Indiana ballroom, Sept. 2, there have been four distinctive nights planned out during the week for different patrons choosing these diversifications. One of the biggest features that has been brought to Indianapolis through the establishing of the new Indiana ballroom is the revival of the old-time modern waltz, Wednesday night of each week being set part as “Waltz Night,” when every other dance is a beautiful, popular or old-time waltz. Friday night is known as the “Collegiate IIop.” This evening is patronized a great deal by college and university folks. On this evening the management does everything possible to create a typical cbllege atmosphere by encouraging and supporting college songs, cheers and dances. This probably is one of the gayest events in the week’s program. Thursday evening is known as “Party Night.” This evening is set aside for fun, favors and frolic. On this evening every one attending receives noisemakers, favors and as well as other evenings in the week, they have the fascinating balloon shower, when thousands of balloons come floating from the Spanish skies atop this typical Spanish garden.