Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 214, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 January 1928 — Page 6

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‘PRIVATE LIFE OF HELEN OF TROY’ DUE AT THE CIRCLE

Lillian Gish Has the Lead in 'Annie Laurie’ at the Ohio Starting Today; ‘Quality Street’ Is New Attrac- _ ‘ tion at the Apollo. The picturization of “The PrfVate Life of Helen of Troy,” which as a novel was among the best sellers for three years and sold more than 300,000 copies in the first print, is to be seen at the Circle beginning today. Filmed by First National Pictures, John Erskine's immensely popular novel retains ail the flavor which made it so popular, it claimed.

Maria Corda, European beauty, piays the role of Helen, the world's most beautiful woman, with Lewis Stone as Menelaos, her misunderstood husband, and Ricardo Cortez as the dashing Paris. The story has comedy in generous quantities, it is satirical, broad, sly, humorous, whimsical a* cl daring by turns, and the motion picture production of the story is richly costumed,. and is said to display sets breath-taking in their originality of design and pictorial efTect. The picture, “The Private Life of Helen of Troy,” as did the novel on which it was based, takes the mythology of Greece as its foundation, with particular attention paid to the abduction of Helen by Paris, and the Trojan War, with its famous Wooden Horse, which followed the elopement. The photoplay is said to take heroic figures, and cleaves through the misty mythology and makes them human, comic, and the whole affair concerning the elopement and the war which followed is made intensely human, commonplace and humorous. Madame Corda makes her American debut in this picture, the production of which was directed by her husband, Alexander Korda, with George Fawcett, Alice White, Tom O’Brien, Bert Sprotte, Alice Adair, Helen Fairweather and Constantine Romanoff prominent in the cast. . The overture for the week will be Thomas' “Mignon,” played by the Circle Concert Orchestra under the direction of Edward Resener, with Ruth Ranier Nessler as harpist. The special stage attraction is the appearance of A1 and Jack Rand, “The Dancing Parsons.” Other features of the program which begins today are the Circle News; two Vitaphone presentations, “Amateur Night,” with William Demarest and Bertram and Saxton, "Two Kentucky Boys of Jaz.” tt tt h “ANNIE LAURIE” DUE AT THE OHIO “Annie Laurie,” the vivid, romantic tale of the Scottish Highlands, has been transposed to the screen by Metrc-Goldwyn-Mayer with Lillian Gish, heroine of many screen romances, in the title role and will be shown at the Ohio Theater during the next we’k, beginning today. The picture, based on Scottish history, is laid about the famous massacre of Glencoe. Miss Gish plays the daughter of Sir Robert Laurie, the woman who in history was the Joan of Arc of her land. Her love for an enemy clansman turned the tide of a huge battle and changed the history of Scotland. Huge replicas of the great old castles, including the majestic Maxwelton castle, were constructed for the mighty drama. An entire wool- . en mill was leased to weave the special plaids necessary to dress the warriors, representing the fighting forces to twenty-six different Scottish tribes. The picture was staged on a scale that taxed the entire resources of the large M-G-M studios,

jpmßsm Ona B. Talbot Fine Arts Enterprises Arrangements are being made by the Board of Directors of the Indianapolis Symphony Society to honor Walter Damrosch on his sixty-sixth birthday, Jan, 30, in which all Indiana is invited to participate by being present at this concert . NEW YORK SYMPHONY | and the great WALTER DAMROSCH

Sunday Afternoon Concerts I GALLI-CURCI, Feb. 19. CHALIAPIN, Feb. 26. GABRILOWITCH-THIBAUD, Co-Recital, March 25. I PADEREWSKI, April 1. HEIFETZ, April 8. " | Order Tickets Today—All Seats Selling I SINGLE PRICES SUNDAY CONCERTS; Main Floor, $3. $2.00, $1.50, ■ sl. Balcony, $3, $2.50, $2, $1.50, fclus tax. , Chaliapin and Paderewski prices: $2, $2.50, $3, $4, $5, plus tax 10%. I Inclose self-addressed stamped envelope for return of tickets. ONA B. TALBOT OFFICE. 910 Hume-Mansur Bide. I

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Her Guides John Barrymdre, Emil Jannings and F. W.- Murnau are the screen personalities who have most vitally affected the career of Camilla Horn, 19-year-old German actress, who has just arrived in Hollywood. Last week she became Barrymore’s leading lady in “Tempest.” A year ago she played Marguerite to Emil Jannings’s “Faust.”

from whence came “Ben-Hur” and other mighty screen spectacles. Elaborate research was made in order that every detail true to Scottish history could be woven into the picture, which is so real it could almost be called the epic of Scotland on the screen, advance reports say. All the romance and glamor of the Scottish Highlands were preserved, together with many of the grim details of its turbulent history. jNorman Kerry, as lan of the Clan of MacDonald, has the leading male role, while Hobart Bosworth, as “The Wolf of Glencoe,” has an important part. Others in the cast include David Torrence, Creighton Hale, Russell Simpson and Patricia Avery. John S. Robertson, director of “Sentimental Tommy,” directed the picture. A muscial program by Connie and his band with numbers by Jimmy Hatton, soloist, and a comedy and news reel will complete the program. * n tt “QUALITY STREET” OPENS TODAY HERE , All the delicately shaded fun and' delightful whimsey that endeared Sir James Barrie’s comedy, “Quality Steet” to theatergoers when it was presented on the stage with Maude Adams as its star, and more recently Helen Hayes, has been retained in the film play, screened under the direction of Sidney Franklin, starring Marion Davies, the attraction at the Apollo starting today. Miss Davies demonstrated in “The Fair Co-ed” that she is without a peer as a comedienne, and it is said that her performance in the role of Phoebe Throssel, the heroine of “Quality Street,” is the best of her career. The story is laid in a quiet English town during the time of the Napoleon wars. The plot concerns the strange romance of young Dr. Valentine Brown, and the dainty Phoebe, the youngest of two sisters —a romance that even endured throughout the ten years that the hesitant swain is away winning fame on the battlefields of Europe with the English forces pitted against Napoleon's veterans, and that is brought to a most surprising conclusion on his return. Conrad Nagel has the role of the young physician-soldier, and the added distinction of being the only man among the principals, the other leading players being Helen Jerome Eddy, Flora Finch, Margaret Seddon, Marcelle Corday and Kate Price. Mack Sennett, pastmaster of boisterous hilarity, sponsors a “special,” the first farce ever made in techni-

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color, called “The Girl from Everywhere,” which has a prominent place on the program. Daphne Pollard and Mac! Swain are the chief fun makers and are reinforced by the entire Sennett bathing beauty brigade. The program includes the Fox news weekly, Ray Winings, organist, Benny Benson, singing popular song hits, and Emil Seidel cr.d his Apollo Merrymakers. MADGE BELLAMY TOPS CAST AT THE INDIANA Madge Bellamy in “Silk Legs" on the screen and Boris Petroff’s production “Rainbows” with Charlie Davis and his stage orchestra make up the new bill fdr the Indiana today. Woman's fight for equality is the theme of the comedy drama heading the screen fare. Madge Bellamy plays the role of competing sales girl in "Silk Legs.” Can women successfully compete with men as drummers on the road and at the same time retain their feminine charm? This question is dealt with humorously in "Silk Legs,” screen version of Frederica Sagor’s fascinating story of Atlantic City, featuring Madge Bellamy. Ruth Stevens is a very successful hosiery drummer until the advent of Phil Parker, twentieth century edition of the modern drummer, whose business methods play havoc with Ruth’s orders. Parker’s methods are old but reliable. He believes in playing the female buyers, who fall for his line of salve. As for Ruth, she sells her wares on their merits. “Can she compete against such odds?” Miss Bellamy, comedienne, answers that question in “Silk Legs.” Cast includes James Hall, Joseph Cawthorn and Maude Fulton. Arthur Rosson directed the production. Boris Petroff, producer of the Publix revue “Rainbows,” is no stranger to Indianapolis theatergoers, for he has appeared here on numerous occasions in company with Pavlowa and other terpsichorean stars, has featured roles in many of the revues which* have graced the stages of English's and the Murat and from time to time has sent different unit creations of pis own with earlier Publix presentations. In “Rainbows” Mr. Petroff brings a cast and production to surround Charlie Davis that is comparable to the best revues seen anywhere. Jean Geddes, possessed of a marvelous voice, is cast in the prima donna role to a nicety. Lyndom and Farnum have a world-wide reputation for their rendition of the Apache dance. Another clever team, but of a different school, are Freddie and Eddie. Pall Mall is a clever delineator of songs and comedy in blackface. Other notables who will appear are Effle Martin, the Three Glow Worms and the Ten Petr Off Girls. Charlie Davis has more surprises in store, with several specialties contributed by individual members of the band. Maurice is offering “A Spanish Fantasy” at the Barton, there will be another delightful novelty firm and the latest world news events in motion. Get ‘Heavy* Part Harry Cording has been assigned to the part of Stephan, one of the heavies in “The Patriot,” which will be the next starring vehicle for Emil Jannings. To Be Bcbe’s Uncle George Irving has been assigned to an important part in Bebe Daniels’ next comedy, “Feel My Pulse,” now being produced. Irving will play the uncle of the star.

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1— Maria Corda and Lewis Stone as they appear in “The Private Life of Helen of Troy,” starting today at the Circle. 2 Lillian Gish will be seen at the Ohio as “Annie Laurie,” starting today. 3 Conrad Nagel has the chief role in “Quality Street,” opening today at the Apollo. 4 Victor Varcon has the role of Pilate in “The King of Kings” now at English's and continuing Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. 5 Made Bellamy has the chief role in “Silk Legs” at the Indiana, starting today.

Mary Garden Dresses ‘Sapho ' in a Red D?~ess and Does Lots of Artistic Vamping in Massenet s Opera

BY WALTER D. HICKMAN * The “Sapho” of Mary Garden is done in one big act in a flaming red dress, all spangled, and topped off with her red hair in the second act. This flaming red dress which clung not too firmly to Mary’s emotional shoulders, paved the way for kn ovation in the third act which has seldom been equalled and never surpassed this season of the Chicago Civic Opera. I was in Chicago Thursday night to witness "Sapho” with Mary Garden at the Auditorium. Every seat was occupied and I was told on the best authority that hundreds were turned away. I know that many people clamored for seats, even after the sold out notice was posted. The biggest ovation that Garden has ever received in Chicago was extended Thursday night following the big third act which ends in a dramatic cyclone on the part of Garden as Fanny Legrand who is known as “Sapho,” and Fernand Ansseau as Jean. The dramatic and vocal explosion came when Jean, the unsophisticated lad, discovers that Fanny, the girl he loves is the notorious dame who posed in September Morn style for a nude statuette of Sapho. It was in this scene that Garden's artistry and voice which made her famous years ago came into marvelous play. So powerful was her acting and so splendid was her voice that the crowded auditorium forgot all ruies of behavior, cheered, yelled and screamed their pleasure at Garden while she took curtain after curtain, alone and with others of the cast. People from all over the country, even some from New York, were present to see Garden as Sapho. This was the first time that she has done the role in Chicago. Sapho is truly one.of the big dramatic and vocal things that Garden dees. It is true that her voice this season is much better than two years ago when I heard her in Chicago in “Louise.” The cast was as follows: Fanny Legrand Mary Garden Dlvonne Marla Classens Iren* Lucille Meusel Jean Fernand Ansseau Caoudal Desire Defrere Cesatre Edouard Cotreull La Bprderle Jose Molica Le ■t.ron Antonio Nicollch Conductor Giorgio Polacco Stage Director Deslte Defrere Indianapolis is interested in this triumph because Mary Garden will appear in recital at the Murat on Wednesday night, Jan. 25, under the direction of the Delta Gamma Sorority at Butler. The members of the organization have been busy selling tickets for weeks and a sincere effort is being made to have a capacity house for Garden. Miss Garden will be the guest of honor at several social functions while here. n n tt Six of the world’s most famous musicians will be heard in Indianapolis during this season of concerts under the direction of the Ona B. Talbot Fine Arts Sunday Afternoon concerts. The first one to be heard is the well beloved Amelita GalliCurci on Sunday afternoon. Feb. 19, then follows Feodor Chaliapin, basso; Ossip Gabrilowitsch, pianist; Jacques Thibaud, violinist in coartist recital; Ignace Jan Paderewski. pianist, and Jascha Heifetz, violinist. Madame Patti used to keep a flock of cockatoos at her castle, Craig-y-Nos, in Wales. Strange pets they made, with their hideous screechings for great musical artists. The peerless Madame Galli-Curci could never he induced to accept the sweetest singing bird, in an imprisoned cage, nor, while parrots amuse her would she tolerate one in her home. Birds in their wild freedom she loves, with bird houses, bathing pools and daily feedings she encourages the wild songsters to make ‘Sul Monte.” her summer home in the Catskills, their home as well. Once when on a concert tour she sang to a flock of birds with interesting results. Her party was traveling by motor car froip Vicksburg to a point where the next concert would be given. In the late afternoon they reached a soot where stood a marble temple, built as memorial to soldiers of the Civil War. Its top. cupola in style, was open to the blue sky. Big floe! is of birds had gathered within, filling the air with songs and chirpings. Madame Galli-Curci listened delightfully, then sang to them. Instantly the feathered songsters fell silent, and settled quite still on a cornice surrounding the rooip. until she finished. Then all took up their sonwkand twitterings again. This MfKGalli-Curci rc-

peated several times with the same results. Qf dogs the famous diva is very fond. But not of the tiny, toy kind to which prima donnas are addicted. Her favorite is a big English sheep dog. named Fagin. She raised him from a little puppy, and he lives at her lovely home, Sul Monte, in the Catskills. When Madame Galli-Curci is there in summertime he follows her devotedly about the lawns. When she leaves for her afternoon of golf at the links nearby, he will wait patiently at the big gate of the grounds until she returns, to be greeted by his furious barkings. A year ago she gave him one of her cast off slippers as a plaything. When autumn came and the great singer left for her concert tour, he carried that slipper with him everywhere. In the winter, a time when great drifts of snow bank on the mountain top where Sul Monte stands, Fagin lost the slipper. One early spring day the caretaker, who remains there the year through, heard Fagin’s noisy barking. He had at last found the toe of that old slipper sticking above the melting snow. u n u A recital by advanced students of the Metropolitan School of Music will be given Saturday afternoon, Jan. 21, in the Odeon at 3 o’clock. The public is cordially invited to attend. Departments of voice, violin, piano, clarinet, dramatic art and cello will be presented on the program. Those taking part will be: Rosalind Taylor. Josephine Reynolds. Marv Elizabeth Noal, Bettv Crandall, Helen Schuler. Dolores Forkner, Nina Hayes. Pauline Seiner, Donis McClelland. Elizabeth Todd. Helen Pavne. Mary France sTatlock. Mary Catherine Crycraft. Mrs. Jerome Day. Edna Biery. Marguerite McCarty. Hazel McKay. Martha McFadden, Charlotte Berryman. Irene Mcßane. Sarah Crouch. Morrison Davis. Dallas Galbraith, Floyd Ross, Vivian Slagle. Students of the following teachers: Edward Nell. Willard MacGregor. Hugh McGlbeny. Mrs. Wilhite, Luclle Wagner. Frances Belle. Grace Hutchings. Mrs. Eggleton. Ida Bell Sweenle. Gladys Smcad, Donn Watson, Adolph Schellscnmidt, H. Otis Pruitt, B. F. Swarthout and Arthur Monninger. Willard, MacGregor, pianist, of the faculty of the Metropolitan School of Music, will go to St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 19, to give a concert under the auspices of the St. Louis Women’s Club. Mu Phi Epsilon, National Music Sorority, associated with the Metropolitan School of Music, will give

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a program for the Kokomo Matinee Musicaie, on next Monday afternoon, Jan. 16. On the porgram will be Miss Norma Justice, reader, and Miss Martha McFadden, pianist. * a tt Trios, duets, sc,os and reading are to be presented by the Irvington School of Music Wednesday evening at 7:45 p. m. under the auspices of the Centenary Christian Church Oxford and Eleventh Sts., The program is as follows: TrioBarcarolle (Tales of Hoffman (..Offenbach Marjory Hennis. violinist; Betty Randall. cellist; Catherine Smith, pianist. Duet —“II Trovatore” Verdi Dorothy Saltzman and Ernest Heberlein Reading—“ Mandy and the Vampire” Catherine Ross “Song of India” Rimsky-Korsakoll Scene— Eva Hogle, William Hogle. Paul Saffan, Adelaide Conte. Gertrude Conte and Sebastians Palma. Vocal Solo—'Aria'’ (Boheme) ....Puccini Mrs. Smallwood Piano—- “ Revolutionary” Etude Chopin “Waltz In C Sharp Minor” Chopin Sebastians Palma Ensemble—“ Hats" Vida Norman, Jessie Fisher, Kathlden Sims, Juanita Johnson, Dorothy Smith, Marv Ellen McCord, Georgia Smith. Alice Adelia Hite, Shirley Jane Lybrook. Rosemary Horn. Alvin Hadley, Bess Thomas and Mary Lois Meek. Duet—“ Barber of Seville Rossini Vlttoria Poggiani and Ernst Heberlein Play—“ For Distinguished Service” Mrs. C. Earle Smith. Thelma Wallace, Alice Cooper Scene—“ Ave Marla” Schubert Eva Hogle and chorus tt tt U ' Indianapolis will have its first opportunity to hear the celebrated baritone, Cameron McLean, in a Scottish concert at the Masonic temple, Wednesday evening, Jan. 25, under the auspices of the Caledonian Club. McLean received a big ovation upon his first appearance in New York, and the New York Post hailed him as “One of the world’s master singers.” He has a big, flexible voice, especially musical in its lower register, where most baritones are weak. It is handled easily and is capable of astonishing changes in color. He is one of those rare persons who dare to be themselves. He cares not a fig for starchy convention and the polite restraints of the concert platform mean nothing at all to him. If he felt inclined he would do a fling, and it would be a fling to remember. Mabelle Howe Mable, his accompanist, is exceptionally capable. a tt tt The faculty business meeting of the Indiana College of Music will be held on Monday, Jan. 16, following a dinner at 6:30 p. m. The recital of advanced students

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will be giycn on Monday night, Jan. 16. at 8:15. The following pupils: Ine4 Loyd, Edna Schofield, Virginia Lucas, Mrs. C. F. Cox, Everett Todd. Mary Pauline Smith, Frances Robbins, Fanetta Hitz, Marjorie Fleury, Dorothy Bryan, Ruth Brenton, Loyd Stahlhuth. Jack Ford and Faye Thorhas are studying with Bomar Cramer, Friermood, Eleanora Beauchamp, Ferdinand Schaefer and Mrs. Eugene Fife. Faye Thomas, pupil of Mrs. Eugene Fife, of the dramatic departmen of the Indiana College of Music and Fine Arts will give her graduation recital on Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 8:15 p. m. Miss Thomas will be assisted by Charles Buckley, violinist, pupil of Ferdinand Schaefer. Miss May Gorsuch of the Indiana

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STARTING TODAY LILLIAN c^is w JL s. tjS N public the , " yY area test of rfo, * *** ca,ccr ' ‘Annie Laurie* NORMAN KERRY " AF all her immortal roles, this is Lillian Gish’s finest contribution to the screen. Her beauty and appeal shine through a magnificent, stirring spfetacle of war, intrigue, love among the rugged hills of Scotland. EDWARD HORTON COMEDY, “DAD’S CHOICE” CONNIE A band S with Jimmy Hatton-*oloi*t

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College of Music and Fine Arts will present her students in a recital Friday night, Jan. 20, at 8:15 p. m. The following pupils will take part: Margaret Prentice, Louise Crabb, Betty Jean McKamey, Betty Jane Peterson, Arthur Grube, Warren Roy, Robert Pflum, James Becktel, Mary Margaret Reilly, Margaret Wilson, Mary Beth King, Marjorie Anderson, Helen Louise Baines, Vona Cox, Wilhelmina McElroy, and Margaret Quatmann. Mrs. Glenn Friermood, James Hatton, Eleanora Beauchamp, Fairy Hendricks, Fanetta Hitz, WJma Friddle, John Trees and Marjorie Fleury of the Indiana College of Music and Fine Arts are giving a short program for the students of Butler College on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings, Jan. 18, 19 and 20. ( tt tt it The Bel Canto Club held its January meeting last Sunday afternoon at the Irvington School of Music. Election of officers took place during the business meeting. The following officers were elected for the year 1928: President. Mrs. Fern Norris; vice persident, Miss Dorothy Saltsman; secretary, Miss Mabel LeFevre, treasurer, Miss Esther Lefkovits. Miss Mildred Williamson and Miss Helen Newlin are on the program of which Miss Gertrude Conte is chairman. *

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