Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 41, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 July 1928 — Page 7
3TTLY 9, 1928_
IVITAPHONE catches SPIRIT OF BIG PLAY {Lionel Barrymore Aids in Recording a Drama Hit of k Other Seasons for the Screen; Beautiful Story at Loew’s Palace This Week, [ BY WALTER D. HICKMAN SOME wise individual once had the theory that a stage play as written could never fit the demands of the screen. And so many others, jthinking the same, brought on an era of movie entertainment being presented under a stage name that had no more relation to the dramatic parent than an oyster has to a turkey. But with the spoken word being brought into the movie theater by means of Vitaphone, we find both directors and aetdrs following more closely the original version. That I find in the way that “The Lion and the Mouse” has been brought to the screen with the aid of Vitaphone. On the stage at this day, this play might'seem very old fashioned, but on the screen it brings back many fine memories to those who are ancient in the way of the theater as well as to those who are not so ancient, a desire to see and hear on the screen past stage successes.
“The Lion and the Mouse” as a speaking movie gives additional proof that the spoken word movie has come to stay. It must have age. The audience must age to it just as the director. Here is dramatic entertainment brought to life on the screen by the spoken word. Lionel Barrymore was a star and an important figure on the speak-
ing stage years before he ever thought of going on the screen. He now has an opportunity with the aid of Vitaphone to give his shadow the spoken word on the screen. He is. still a good legitimate actor in “The Lion and the Mouse,” as judged by the spoken word, and he is still the sincere and resourceful
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movie actor. That is the combination that is going to spell the success of the movie actor of tomorrow. May McAvoy registers fairly well in the scenes that she has with Barrymore, but she seems to be much better while acting and talking opposite William Collier, Jr. It falls to the lot of Miss McAvoy and Collier to carry the romantic and love element through to a “satisfactory” movie conclusion. Even stage plays of other days had the happy ending, and it is not surprising to find ’em on the screen. But you are rather happy over the idea that these two love birds get each other, and that the “dad” of our hero comes through as a regular human individual. It may not be realism but it is pleasant theater. Alec B. Francis is a veteran actor and his voice comes over Vitaphone with marked sincerity, and with a Whole lot of personality. It seems to me that the director as well as the actors have caught the * spirit of the playwright In bringing “The Lion and the Mouse” to the screen. There is probably more talking in this moVie than any Vitaphone dramatic production that We have had in this city. “The Lion and the Mouse" is just another proof that the speaking movie picture has come to stay. We all now have the right to take this method of entertainment seriously and to have faith in its future development. Movietone this week is might interesting for many reasons. Especially because it shows the Democratic national convention just as it was in its big moments. These scenes will even give the Republicans a thrill. lam sure of that. Os the Vitaphone variety subjects, Freda and Palace will probably cause the most discussion. They are well and favorably known in vaudeville. Their recorded dialect is amusing. Now on view at the Apollo. nan “TRELAWNEY” WILL ALWAYS BE GOOD THEATER On the stage it often has been found wise to revive “Trelawney of the Wells.” Here is one story of the theater that will always speak the language of all people regardless whether they are actors. And that story is "Trelawney of
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the Wells.” There is much evidence to support that theory of mine.
The best probably being that John Drew was in this stage play at the time he died. It was this play that aided in cementing for all time the memory of theatergoing people to the name of John Drew I can still hear him say, •‘What! Have we no cheers?” And the movie director has caught that quaint, human and honest comedy oi
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life and pride, as well as family name in bringing this stage play to the screen. O. P. Heggie now has the movie role that Drew so splendidly gave to the stage in the last days of his life. And he does a great job of it, meaning Heggie in the movie. He has caught the tradition of the role, the very spirit and keynote cf the character, that Drew did so masterfully. But beyond the individual actor is the understanding and the love of the director, Sidney Franklin. Franklin has given the screen a movie that the public wants better things will cherish for many a day. He has caught the humor, the satire and the entire spirit of the story, and he has permitted the eye of the camera to see and record all. Somebody must have feared the results in calling this play by its original name. The movie production of “Trelawney” is called “The Actress.” I wish that movie tradition was so old as well as so powerful that this play could have come to the screen under the dignified title of “Trelawney of the Wells.” In that way stage history as well as movie history could have been united in ever lasting fame. “The Actress” is not a bad name, far from it, but I do wish that the original title had been used. There is quality and class to this entire picture. Here is a sweet story and as sweetly acted. Here is costume theater, but it is human theater. Here is as sweet a love story that has ever been written. It is such good theater that every character can be easily remembered
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In other words, you will find real types in life in “Trelawney.” You wi be glad to know that Norma Shearer in the title role does such splendid work that you will at once want to place her among your ten best liked people of the screen. There is quaint sincerity to all she does and there is beauty even when she is just a wee bit angry with the grandfather of the rich quality lad that she loves. Ralph Forbes plays opposite her in the pretty love scenes. Here is romantic love making that all of us will enjoy. 1 I believe that you will agree with me Actress” is one picture that has the right to be presented at least once a year in the leading theaters of photoplay presentation. In other words this movie deserves to be revived just as the stage play Can I say more? I am going to leave the stage show on this bill for discussion in another issue of this paper. There is so much that I want to discuss, I find it well to tell you about it on another day. Be sure and see Norma Shearer in “The Actress.” Now at Loew’s Palace. tt a u SMART FARCE IS ON VIEW AT CIRCLE For some reason or other the Englishman, of the nobility, is not supposed to go in very strongly for the old “love ’em and leave ’em” idea. Lord Gerald Brinsley tries to prove an exception to that rule, or ■whatever you might want to call it. Jerry, as this young man is known in “A Certain Young Man,” has a passion for women, especially women who already have a husband. While running away from some of these women, and their husbands,
Jerry runs across an American girl, Phyllis Hammond. Jerry and a friena, Hubert Sweet-Es-cott, are on their way to Brittany to fish, but go to Biazzetz instead. There Jerry becomes engaged to Phyllis and intends to marry her, also to tell her of his past, which is somewhat lurid, but Phyllis learns of it.
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Phyllis helps Jerry out of a mess with Mrs. Crutchley, who is in Jerry’s apartment when her husband shows up. Both Phyllis and Jerry run away and meet again on the train. Lord Brinsley is a monocled, mustached, dapper sort of person. Raman Navorro makes Jerry, “a certain young man,” a young man always in trouble with some woman, and gentleman enough to get her out of it with her honor publically unstained.- Novarro is not my idea of the American lover. At least, not here, and he is not intended to be, but very much the young Englishman who has more time and money than anything else. A good characterization. The young, pretty American girl, with the dog Bozo, is played by Marceline Day. Her part takes little acting, but it is well done. Honors are shared with Carmel Myers as Mrs. Crutchley, one of the persuers,
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LOEW’S PALACE—“The Actress” is one of the sweetest quality treats of the season. Be sure and see it. APOLLO—Vitaphone again proves its worth by the way the big moments of “The Lion and the Mouse” have been recorded. This movie will make history. INDlANA—Richard Barthelmess plays a dual role in “The Wheel of Chance” and does splendidly with it. He is a lawyer and a murderer and trys himself. A mighty good picture. CIRCLE—Ramon Novarro has the lead in a smart sort of farce and plays the part of an Englishman, noted for his love affairs with other men’s wives. Also “The Cruiser Emden.”
and Renee Adore, who plays Henriette, the wife of Lord Brinsley’s valet, who has an affair with Jerry. Carmel Myers has a large part, that of the vamp with the husband, who is always looking for her in some one else’s apartment. She is good. Huntley Gordon has the part of Mrs. Hammond, the ‘father of Phyllis. His part is small. Bert Roach plays Crutchley. “A Certain Young Man” is farce comedy laid in the bedroom and out. Some situation in the play remind me of some Menjou has used in several pictures lately. The “First Hungarian Rhapsody’ is the overture. It is well played. “Sing and Be Beautiful” is the name of the organ solo. “Broadway Bits,” the stage show, gives Dick Powell a chance to sing ■ Driftwood,” anew number, in which Powell brings in some of his life as driftwood. He plays the saxophone in an encore, part of which is sung. Nicely done. Margaret Ball does a specialty number in the opening chorus and a solo bit later. This last is a toe dance. Both are good. Patti Moore and Sammy Lewis have a comedy song and dance act. Some of the usual dance steps are to be found here. They dance the “Wabbly Walk,” the best I have seen it done. The use of a flight of steps along with hard shoes is one of their numbers. Pall Mall, a black face comedian has a song medly that are supposeo to tell of his adventures. He also sings “Laugh, Clown, Laugh,” w.tli a bit of burlesque at the patter part of the number. Officer Johnny Warman plays the “Prelude from Rachmaninoff” and “Maple Leaf Rag.” This Indianapolis policeman is said to have learned these numbers from a phonograph record, and does not know a note of musK. While the chorus dances, a mar , hidden, sings “Rose Marie.” and a woman “Kiss Me Again.” They both sing the “Gypsy Love Song.” Poweil brings this number on as he talks over the phone. Clever bit. A special feature picture to be shown at 1:45 and 6p. m. each day is “The Raider Emden.” The picture, many of the scenes the real thing, shows the German Raider on its lone cruise in the Indian Ocean attacking ships and sinking them The Emden carried an auxilliary ship with it to take the passengers from the enemy ships. The picture shows the blowing up of several of these ships and also of the blowing up of the oil supply in Madras. Scenes of battle between the
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Emden and the English ship, H. M S. Sydney, are. very good. Through the picture runs a bit of romance That of Fritz Ackerman, first lieutenant of the Emden and his wife, who was to join him in China, when the war broke out. They are united in the Indian Ocean when he comes to blow up the ship she is on At the Circle. tßy the observer.) a tt b BARTHELMESS NOW HAS A DUAL ROLE Richard Barthelmess. the lawyer prosecutes Richard Barthelmess. the murderer. This in “The Wheel of Chance.” Barthelmess plays a dual role, and the best dual part I have ever sect; True, he plays the twin, but a twin that is everything the other,is not
It started in Russia. The peasants went wild and were killing every one. Mosher, his wife, and father and two children, Nickolia and Schmulka, hid in the cellar. Schmulka looked out and was hurled into a water trough by some of the mob and left for dead. Hanscha, the village drunkard, saved him. Both Hanscha and the
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as Jason, the son of Hanscha. She is still a drunkard. Jason meets i Josie in a di VP and consent? to live with her. At that time Hanscha dies and Jason is unmoved, showing his character. Josie is killed, accidently by Jason when he finds another \nan has been to see het. Nicky is to prosecute Jason. The only one who feels that something ia not* as it should be is Nicky’s mother. At the last moment, Nicky is most lenient to Jason and really throws the case to him. Jason is cleared of the charge. He goes away but Nicky’e mother wants to see him again and Nicky promises her that she shall. In this part of playing a dual role Barthelmess does not try to confuse characters by bringing ''•them together until the last moment. It is here in the courtroom, where he confronts himself, that the duel part imprints itself. As Nicky, Barthelmess is good. He is the Russian that has made good. He dresses the part of the successful lawyer who has to see “the judge” often and at peculiar times. The “judge” is Josie Drew. This girl is a binding link in the duality. As Jason, the red-headed brother, Barthelmess has tried to leave a resemblance, but has changed the character completely. Here he is the tough and ruffian who would like to be better but can’t. The facial likeness has been changed in the part of Jason. Barthelmess is doing real acting in this picture. Margaret Livingston has the part of Josie. She is good. She makes ■her downfall apparent in her mode of acting. Lina Basquette plays the part of Ada, the girl that Nicky married. She is good with what she has to do. The part of the mother is played by Bodil Roshig. She is mighty good as the mother, both in Russian and American. The father is played by Warner Oland. “The Wheel of Chance” is taken from “Roulette,” by Fanny Hurst. It affords Barthelmess a fine chance. On the stage is Tommy Wonder, a boy dancer. Tommy does a Russian dance and another with a large rag doll. Both are good. The Leet Sisters and Louise sing harmony to some pretty songs. This is a good female trio. Coscia and Verdi can play some real music of the classical kind, but in the middle of it one of them, the comedian, spoils it with some clowning and jazz. The Foster Girls have an airial ballet on a spider web that is excellent. Charlie Davis plays a solo num- • oer at the piano and a bit on the
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