Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 202, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 December 1927 — Page 6

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FIRST ANNUAL PUBLIX REVUE ON VIEW AT THE INDIANA

Ossman and Scheupp on New Bill Opening at the Circle Today—‘Beau Sabreur’ Due at the Apollo Theater Sunday Afternoon for the Week, TANARUS)L T BLIX fi r .st annual revue with a cast of Broadway favorites and ( harlic Davis and the Indiana Stage Band are the Stage attraction for the week at the Indiana, opening today. On the screen William Haines will be seen “In Spring Fever, a romance id' golf and love with George K. Arthur and doan Crawford in support. To John Murray Anderson has fallen the task of producing

the first Publir Revue, which is to be an annual affair. Anderson brings to this work his years of experience with the Greenwich Village Follies and other novel scenic and lighting effects. The customery has been designed by Charlie Le Maim and executed in the shops of Brooks. Among the featured players are Roy Cropper, who has scored successes in “Blossom Time," “Castles in the Air,” "Ziegfeid's Follies” of 23 and ’24 and the “student I’rince.” The Lime Brothers in their famous golliwog number, the Runaway Four, the Three Kemmys, Sylvia Yaffee and Clemence Perrigney, Norman Mixon. Ada Synajko and the Misses Billie Weston, Henrietta Blackwell, Alice Harris, Peggy Thomas, Vannoy Martin, Elizabeth Long, Cleo Swain, Helena Driver and Iris Ruth make up the show. William Haines in golf tricks plus a series of hilarious troubles, Joan Crawford ns a golfing debutante, and a love story that's told in the mazes of golf club etiquette and the game Itself—these are the highlights of “Spring Fever.” The new picture is a decided novelty in production: in the first place, almost all of it was made outdoors, on the links of a famous country club, and many unique expedients were necessary in filming, in a technically correct manner, trick golf shots, the technical details of different moves of the game, and other material that was worked out by cameramen and golf experts to make this phase of the picture authentic. Primarily, however, the picture Is broad comedy. Haines plays a young shipping clerk whose prowess attracts the attention of his boss who happens to be a golfer. He's taken to a country club as a young millionaire, whereupon his trials and tribulations begin with a comical intensity. He has more troubles to the square inch than Lindburgh has medals. The cast Is a notable one. Joan

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In New Film Barry Norton, famous for his role of "mother's boy" in “What Price Glory," and now playing in “The Legion of the Condemned,” speaks four languages fluently. He was born in Buenos Aires and was educated in Paris and London.

Crawford, heroine of “The Taxi Dancer.” and other recent features, plays the principal feminine role, and George Fawcett, Edward Earle, George K. Arthur, Lee Moran, Bert Woodruff, Eileen Percy and others of note are in the supporting cast. Maurice at the Barton, a novelty reel and the Indiana News completes the bill. an a BIG FILM DUE AT APOLLO The Apollo will start the new year with the presentation of Paramount's special production, “Beau Sabreur,” companion picture to “Beau Geste,” adapted from the novel by Percival Christopher Wren and directed by John Waters. Like its predecessor, “Beau Sabreur” is a thrilling melodramatic romance of the French Foreign Legion and the great Sahara desert. Gary Cooper is in the title role, that of Major Henri dc Beaujolais, the “beautiful swordsman,” a dashing young officers in the Foreign Legion stationed in Arabia. De Beaujolais takes a solemn vow to devote his entitre life to his country, and never to look at a woman. Then, while performing a hazardous secret service mission in the heart of the Sahara, he meets and falls madly in love with Mary Vanbrugh, an American girl, played by Evelyn Brent. On three occasions de Beaujolais saves the life of the girl. Then she is given the opportunity to reciprocate, saving him from certain death. Together they figure in a series of spectacular adventures including battles with fierce Touaregs and

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combats with desperate tribal leaders. William Powell, remembered for his characterization of Boldini in “Beau Geste” appears as the treacherous Becque, master mind of the .Sahara desert tribes. Mitchell Lewis is his chief consort, Suleiman, the Strong, a renegade of the desert and Arnold Kent is cast as Raoul de Redon, a friend of de Beaujolais. There are three great comedy parts and they are essayed by Noah Beery, as the genial bluffer, the Sheikh El Hamel; Roscoe Karns as Buddy, his grand vizier and Joan Standing as the maid, Maudie. Other program divertisments will be a Hal Roach comedy, “Flaming Fathers,” the Fox news weekly, organ novelties by Ray Winings and Emil Seidel and His Apollo Merrymakers offerings as a special musical feature a review of the melody hits of 1927. n a tt “GAY RETREAT” BOOKED AT OHIO “The Gay Retreat,” claimed to be one of the most clever and funniest war comedies to be pioduced this year, comes to the Ohio Theater for a week’s run, beginning this afternoon. It is a William Fo:; production, made under the direction of Ben Stoloff. The plot of the farce Is built

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1— Scene from “Man, Woman and Sin,” opening at the Circle today. 2 Joan Crawford is seen in the cast of “Spring Fever,” opening today at the Indiana. 3 Sammy Cohen and Ted McNamara have the leads in “The Gay Retreat,” opening at Ohio today. 4 -One of the chief characters in “The Land Beyond Law” at the Isis the first half of the week. 5 William Towell is the villain in “Beau Sabreur,” starting Sunday at the Apollo.

about the adventures of a handsome young sleep-walker and his two faithful buddies, who incidentally were his dormer chauffeur and butler. The three are detailed to France during the World War and their hilanous adventures constitute the story, advance reports say. Gene Cameron, who has created quite a name for himself with this work in dramatic comedies and two reel Fox comedies, plays the role of the sleep-walker, w r hile aiding and abetting him are Sammy Cohen and Ted McNamara as his two trusty servants. These former two will be remembered as the comedy team which injected the comedy element into the great Fox war film. “What Price Glory.” It is said that in "The Gay Retreat.” these two get into more trouble to the square inch than any two other privates in the entire A. E. F. Holmes Herbert, one of the screen’s finest character actors, plays the part of the millionaire, the father of the sleepwalker. Judy King is the charming little French girl. Betty Francisco, the lovely ambulance driver with whom Gene falls in love. Charles Gorman is the hard-boiled top sergeant, and Jerry, “The Giant,” diminutive Fox j player, appears as a little French lad. Other attractions on the new bill j at the Ohio will be a shorter com- j edy. a news reel and a musical pro- ! gram. The latter will be presented i by Connie and his band, which will offer their usual spicy program sup- j plemented with a group of numbers by Jimmy Hatton, soloist.

SPECIAL BILL ON VIEW AT CIRCLE As the New Year's week attraction j at the Circle, the management Is presenting John Gilbert in “Man, | Woman and Sin,” an original story ! in which Miss Jeanne Eagles, promi- : nent stage star, is featured with the j star. Mcnta Bell, former newspaper man, wrote the story and directed the production. “Man. Woman and Sin” concerns J A1 Whitcomb, who since childhood, i knows only the seamy sides of life. , He gets a job as a cub reporter on a Washington newspaper and be- j comes infatuated with Vera Worth,! the socety editor, whose beautiful j apartment is being maintained by | Bancioft, the owner of the paper. In a battle with the latter over ! Vera. A1 kills Bancroft and is to ! be hanged for the crime, when through a chain of fortunate circumstances he is given his liberty. In the supporting cast of this dramatic production are Gladys Brockwell, Marc MacDermott, Cosmo Kyrle Bellew, Hayden Stevenson and, Phillip Anderson. The railroad yards in Washing- 1 ten. beauty spots in the park surrounding the capitol, the White House grounds and other locales j around the capital provide the background for the story. As the special stage attraction for the holiday week, Lee Sims, prominent concert pianist and exclusive j Brunswick artist, will appear on the | Circle stage. A novelty overture. “Goodbv. 1927; ! Hello. 1928.” a melange of the outstanding hits of 1927. will be played by the Circle Concert Orchestra under the direction of Edward Re-

MOTION PICTURES first Rim Features I ISIS fjPPosi’p Ternvnod Station t Sun.—Mon.—Tues.—Wed. Ard His White Wonder Horse, “TARZAN” With Tom Santschi and Dorothy Dwan In a Historical and Thrilling Western Classic —Also— The 7th Episode The Isle of Sunken Gold “The Fire of Revenge” —and— Alice in “The Big League”

'The Noose’ Garrett Graham has completed titles for “The Noose,” starring Richard Barthelmess, which is now through the editing and cutting stage and is undoubtedly one of the most compelling dramas in which the star has ever appeared.

sener, assisted by Ossman and Schepp. banjoists, and Frank Nusbaum, local tenor. Two vitaphone presentations, featuring George Givot, and Roselle and Mack, topics of the day, the Circle news and the Aesop's fable complete the program. a a a NEW MOVIES AT THE ISIS Ken Maynard brings to the screen the first part of the week at the

NEW YEAR’S FROLIC DINE and DANCE 9 P. M. 3 A. M. at the CLAYPOOL HOTEL

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Big, Rousing, Colorful Melodrama jf the French Foreign Legion—Wild Adventure, Thrilling Romance—Filmed on the Same Sweeping Scale as “Beau Geste”

HAL ROACH COMEDY FOX NEWS WEEKLY RAY WININGS, ORGANIST

EMIL SEIDEL AND HIS APOLLO MERRYMAKERS Featuring a Review of the Meloday Hits of 1927

Isis Theater the great drama of America —the conquest of the vast j open spaces of the West, an au- ! thentic story of daring “nesters” and lawless cattle barons and a man who risked his life to establish ! and uphold the law. Seldom have as many actual thrills been inj eluded in a motion picture as the I unscheduled ores which occurred in the making of “The Land Beyond the Law.” An actual wild cattle stampede—--50,000 head rushing madly over the plains, panic stricken, overrunning everything in their path. Only the daring of Ken Maynard and the speed of his wonder horse “Tarzan” could save the child from the path of these beast. It's one of the most stirring incidents ever photographed. The cast of the "The Land Beyond the Law” furnished a typical example. Included are such well known artists as Tom Santschi, Dorothy Dwan, Noah Young, Billy Butts and Gibson Gowland. Added attractions are the seventh

episode of “The Isle of Sunken Gold” in “The Fire of Revenge”: a cartoon—“ Alive in the Big League” completes the program. For the last half of the week comes Jane Novak with Mahlon Hamilton in “What Price Love,” a story should a woman listen to the living music of vanity and pay clandestine visits to other men’s apartments. In Bancroft Picture Leslie Fenton has been cast for a part in George Bancroft's new picture. The story is untitled, but was adapted from the stage play, "Wildcat,” by Houston Branch. Buy Air Line Stock Wallace Beery and Raymond Hatton, comedy team who became aviation fans while filming their latest farce, “Now We're in the Air,” have just become stockholders in one of the largest air lines in the country.

liaiMHirOna B. Talbot Fine Arts Enter priseswaxsam Notice: The Westminster Choir Engagement Changed to April 16th IIEW YORK SYMPHONY St St and the great Q| WALTER DAMROSCH Sunday Afternoon Concerts IGALLI-CURCI. Feb. 1!). CHALIAPIN, Feb. 26. 1 GABRILOWITCH-THIBAUD, Co-Recital, March 25. PADEREKSKI, April 1. HEIFETZ, April 8. * Order Tickets Today—All Seats Selling I SINGLE PRICES SINDAV CONCERTS: Main Floor, $3, .$2.50, $1.50, ■ sl. Balcony, $5, $2.50, $2, $1.51), plus tax. iS Chaliapin and PndorowsH prices: $2, $2.50, $4, $5, plus tax 10% 3 Inclose self-addressed stamped envelope for return of tickets, S ONA B. TALBOT OFFICE, DIB Hum. -Mansur Bid*. I

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Shaw Play I at Little Thea t r e ‘Androcles and the L'on’ to Be Given Here Soon, When the Indiana Little Theatre Society presents "Androcles and the Lion," Jan. 11, 12, 13. 14. 20 and 21, the part of the lion will be played by Ralph Thompson. Although the rol has no lines, it is one of the most amusing ones in the play, and will give Mr. Thompson a chance to display his well-recognized comedy talents. The coming production will be a revival, the play having been given by the Little Theatre, Dec. 16, 1921. In the previous performance Thompson played the lion, a part in which he has since been remembered. “Androcles and the Lion” is among the most amusing of the George Bernard Shaw plays, dealing with the early Christian martyrs. Androcles, a mild-mannered Greek ( tailor, whose love of animals guides j his every act, contrives to save f himself and all his companions 1 through the simple expedient of having previously removed an offending thorn from the paw of the lion which is brought to devour him. The play abounds In amusing situations and keen, flashing 1 dialogue. Asa prologue to “Androcles and the Lion” a one-act play called "Judge Lynch” will be given. This play, when presented by the Dallas * Little Theatre, won the Belasco cup in the 1924 Little Theatre prize tournament. It is laid in the back yard of a humble home somewhere in the South, and is a convincing commentary on the practice of lynch-

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