Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 59, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 July 1928 — Page 5

JULY 30, 1928

CHARLIE IS SAYING, . ‘I'LL BE SEEING YOU’ ‘Telling the World’ Is a Cute Little Human Story of Newspaper Work, in Which a New Blonde, Anita Page, Is Introduced. BY WALTER D. HICKMAN CHARLIE DAVIS and his gang are not exactly singing the farewell blues this week, but they are telling you that they will be see’in you soon. After four years of practically continual playing in this city, Davis End his men are leaving town for a couple of weeks. Their vacation will be divided between work and pleasure because they are goin’ to New York to make Brunswick records and play around a bit

between records f At this time it is well that we study for a few minutes just what i.has contributed to the supreme success of Davis as a master of ceremonies at the Indiana and be-

Jor that at the Ohio. The chief reason of his success is, I believe, that he has been a student of his new job All Land directors are not even fair masters of ceremonies. Enough of them have made failures of the same job all over the country to sprove my point. Even headline names on the vau-

-Charlie Davis

deville and revue stage have failed to make the grade as master of ceremonies. In the four years that Davis has been btfore the Indianapolis public, I have on various occasions found serious fault with the way Davis was doing his work. I have also praised him and .watched his growth, a growth that ‘lias made him the outstanding entertaining figure in Indianapolis. On all those occasions, Charlie never became temperamental with me, never slammed me with remarks filled with vinegar, but went to the trouble to have me honestly explain my objections. He then studied my idea and then took it for what it was worth. Davis has listened to his public. He wants to please and he is doing that. The other night when I went to the Indiana to catch the show, the theater was capaciy, people were standing and hundreds were waiting to get in. They were there to see and hear Charlie Davis say good-by for a short time. It is Davis that is drawing therti in this week and not the movie. Davis is not forgetting the lessons of the past this week. One of his •> greatest tricks or qualities is to be able to “sell” each member of his organization to the audience. ''He does that in an intimate way. This week he permits each member of his band to say good-by in his own way. And this is calling for one pvation after another. The two outstanding ’other hits of the stage show are contributed by three men known as the Visiting Firemen. They are eccentric 'vdancers, and a man with an accordian who plays little but turns out to be a corking good comedian. The feature movie, “Red Lips,” ef the most foolish stories of alleged college life I have ever seen on the screen. If this movie paints college life as it really exists for one minute in real life, then every college should be closed down. But, thank goodness, this story is just as false as the worst imitation diamond ever made. The author of “Red Lips” must have the idea that the only thing studied at college is sex. That is the bunk, and the story is, too. Never have I seen so much silly “necking 1 * pn the screen as in “Red Lips.” Buddy Rogers and Marion Nixon have the chief roles. Now at the Indiana. tt it tt GOOD NEWSPAPER 'yarn AT LOEW’S PALACE It is seldom that any one can put realism in a story for the movies that has as its central character a reporter. The author of “Telling the World” has taken many liberties with the life of a reporter, but he has given the story the right background. \ In other words, he has put “theater romance” into the life of the chief reporter. We are concerned

with a go-getter chap, played by William Haines, who ’breezes in one day and tells the managing editor that he is about to hire the world’s greatest reporter. The wise boy has it on the editor because the newspaper world was waiting to find out where the missing son of a rich father was

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hanging out. And the would-be reporter was the rich man’s son. And the managing editor hires the lad and sends him to his own dad , to find out why he kicked his son out of his mansion. The interview is obtained and printed. Then our reporter gets the big head and other members of the staff decide to take out some of the swelling. So they send him on a wild goose chase .'to a notorious case to find out who murdered a guy. The wild goose chase turns out to be the real ar- • tide and the new reporter gets a big beat on the story and that story also starts his romance with a chorus girl, played by Anita Page. Anita is rjiew to the screen. She impresses me as one of those natural born actors who has good looks and a lot *,of judgment in yielding to the di-

Verdict of the Movies

LOEW’S PALACE—“Telling the World” Is corking good entertainment in which the life of a reporter is shown to be more romantic than it is in actual life. The picture does show in a realistic way how the United Press tells the world all the news. INDIANA—It is Charlie Davis and his band that really counts this week here. Davis is proving his great drawing power this wee!:. “Red Lips,” the feature movie, is a silly story about sex in colleges. Foohsh. CIRCLE—“The Michigan Kid” gives Conrad Nagel a chance to become a wild-eyed man of the frozen north and get into some heman fights. A story that is different for this man and Renee Adoree. aPOLLO—“The Magnificent Flirt” is the story of a woman, undesirable as an aunt, who becomes desirable as a wife. Florence Vidor does some good work in this picture.

rection of others. She is good to look upon and is as cute as the dickens. I believe that she is a find. She has the looks and the way of the screen; time and study will develop her natural talents. This love affair, sweet but modern, causes our reporter to chase the girl to China. In China, he finds that his sweetie is about to lose her head on a trumped up charge of murdering a Chinese governor. Our reporter tells the world about the miscarriage of justice to the whole world through the United Press and Uncle Sam’s fighters get busy and rescue the girl. Happy ending for the reporter and the girl. Haines puts lot of likable qualities into the role of the cub reporter who had a nose for news and the ability to get ahead of the other guy. Here is a pleasant and good breezy performance. You are going to like Haines as the wise cracking go-getter cub reporter who calls upon the whole world to put over a story. “Telling the World,” gives you a good idea how the United Press gets the news and then tells it to the world. You see actually at work the new machines that sends these stories all over the world. The photography is splendid and the direction is snappy, rapid and smart. This is the sort of comfortable entertainment that makes people want to go to the theater. The stage show this week has the services of Walter Hiers, Emil Sei•clelk Harry Fox and nummerous others in a revue called “Palace Follies.” Lester Huff is at the organ. Now on view at Loew’s Palace. * u u POOR BAD BOY BECOMES RICH MAN The poor little bad boy of the town becomes the big rich man and the good rich little boy became l thief and the rich man married the girl they both loved. That is the Cinderella theme of The Michigan Kid,” with some reverse English.

Conrad Nagel plays the rich man, the gambler who rose in the world and saved the rival from becoming more ox a “rotter” than he could help. The “Michigan Kid” was a gambler in Alaska. A young man who had phenomenal luck at cards and finally became the owner of a gambling hall and

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then met his boyhood rival, who had stolen company funds to gamble with. The girl of his childhood days comes to Alaska to marry the other fellow and goes away married to the “Michigan Kid.” The story is full of fights, revenge and forest fires, combined with an escape in a birchbark canoe down a raging river. The fight is well done and the photographic effects that are obtained with the river scene are very good. Nagel plays the part of James Rowan, known as the “Michigan Kid.” He does some nice work in straight acting and then in the oldfashioped rough and tumble fights shows up splendidly. This is a good characterization. Renee Adoree is the girl back in Michigan who comes to Alaska to marry her lover. Rose Morris is the girl’s name and Miss Adoree makes the name Rose fit. In a little cabin in the mountains where the fight takes place Renee Adoree shows some good acting. In other spots she is only fair. The part of the rival, Frank Hayward, Is taken by Lloyd Whitlock. He is more of the villian type and plays his part thusly. He is supposed to be a very jealous sort of person and certainly appears in that light. He does some good work. On the stage is Doris Hue, a “blues” singer. She has a better voice than most of the blues singers I have heard, being softer and having more melody to it. She also does a jazz tap dance that Is good. Evans and Perez do their work/on a pole. That is, one of the men balances, while the other holds him. The man on the bottom juggles three very large rubber balls with his hands and feet. This is a good stunt and well done. Two persons who do a comedy classical dance are Hall and Esley. They are good, Miss Esley also appears with Eddie Allen and Sybil Sanderson Fagan in a pretty chorus number. Miss Fagan is a whistler and whistles a number as a canary might do and then in another way. She is good. There is a “nut comedian” who tells some stories and does a trick or two that is good. I

Moves Up Frances Lee, tiny leading woman in comedies, has just been moved up to starring position. She will head the cast in anew series, “The Confessions of a Chorus Girl,” in which she does the confessing.

don’t know this man’s name, but he is a good comedian type. The stage show got its name, “On Record,” from the fact that Dick Powell sings a song that he has just made a record of. It is called "Last Night I Dreamed You Kissed Me.” Dick sings this in a manner that appeals, at least it did to me. “Operatic Miniatures” is the narni of the overture and has a trumpet and trombone solo and duet. This is good. The organ solo is called “Wishing” and is another of Dessa Byrd’s “Sing Songs.” At the Circle. (By the Observer.) a a a VIDOR DOES GOOD WORK HERE What is it that makes a woman unrespectable? Is it staying out all night, or wearing too much rouge, or the wrong kind of dress, or is it all of these. And again, does all this make the woman more alluring. These different things lured Count Phillipe d'Castelle to Madam Marguerite Laverne, and at the same time made her daughter undesirable as the wife of the count’s nephew, in “The Magnificent Flirt.” This picture deals with a woman, who was a good sport and wanted

her daughter to be different. Madam Leverne was one of these women, who could laugh at a joke and be as desirable as could be and yet be a real mother. It was the daughter, Denise, that gave her mother the tip as to what was the matter with her, and made the count marry her. It was Hubert that

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was in back of it all, for he loved Denise and was going to marry her in spite of his uncle, the count. The picture is woven around the amours of the count and the Madam, who met casually and drift together at the end in a natural manner. Hubert is a means of making the count want Madam Laverne and Denise is the reason in tack of it. Florence Vidor makes herself a very charming Mme. Laverne and a desirable companion at parties and dinner. The part of the madam is costumed well and put in some pretty settings. Miss Vidor is head and shoulders abpve the rest of the women in the cast. The Count d’Castelle is played by Albert Conti. The count is not the usual sleek haired type, but is of a more rugged nature. His work is good. The count has a rival, for a while, in the person of an American, played by Ned Sparks, who knows more about Paris than the count. This man furnishes some comedy that is rich. Denise is played by Loretta Young. This girl is good in her part, although she has little to do. Matty Kemp plays Hubert, and does it nicely. Georgette is a rival of Madam Laverne’s and furnishes some comedy relief. The part is played by Marietta Milner. “The Magnificent Flirt” has some bit of photography of the modernistic style in it. The picture is not Vitaphone. Abe Lyman and his orchestra are heard over Vitaphone playing the “Varsity Drag” and the “Waters of Perkiomen.” I think the last name is right.. They are good. Coscia and Verdi, musical comedians, are presented. One of the men plays the violin and the other the cello. These two men were seen on the stage here recently and present the same act on the screen. "The Question of Today,” a skit presented by Vitaphone, deals with the young men and girls of today, principally the girls. It is on the same subject that is of local interest today, the insulting of girls by men. Audrey Ferris, Landis Stevens and Georgia Cooper are in the cast. The Movietone news reel has some views of the Marshal Foch demonstration in France and other items are seen and heard. At the Apollo.—(By the Observer.! Other theaters today offer: “Two Girls Wanted,” at Keith’s; “Bird of Paradise,” at English’s, and Harry Cooper and company at the Lyric.

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Join Ihe Crowds Here Tuesday for aßiq OncDav PRE - INVENTORY

Tuesday night we take inventory, so all odds and ends must go in this one day’s fast and furious selling event. Out go all short lots and broken sizes.

Children’s Fancy 7-8 Socks, Pair, \2 x hc Substandards and irregulars. Assorted sizes. Women’s Dark Silk Hose, Pair, 15c Irregulars and substandards. Assorted sizes. Dark shades only. Children’s Dainty Vz Socks, 19c Plain assorted colors. Irregulars. Sizes 5 to 71^. Women’s Rayon Hose, Pair, 39c Service weight. First quality. Sizes B’a to 10. Assorted colors. Eagle Flat Crepe, Yard, $1,59 Short lengths of these extra fine silks. 39 inches wide. Printed Checked Dimity, Yard, 15c Desirable colors and patterns. Very special. 35 and 36 inches wide. Plaid Dress Ginghams, Yard, 10c Short usable lengths 32-Inch fancy plaids. Unbleached Sheeting, 3 Yards, SI.OO 81-Inch seamless sheeting of good quality. Washable Crepe de Chine, Yard, 95c All silk in lingerie shades; 39-inch. Part Linen Tea Toweling, Yard, 7V2C Woven checks of blue or red—imported. Silk Remnants, Per Yard, 44c Cr|pc de chine, pongee and other silks. Specially Purchased Silk, Yard, SI.OO All silk printed georgettes and woven striped broadcloths. Remnants of Wash Fabrics, Yard, 15c Plain colored rayons and printed broadcloths in usable lengths. 280 Apron Frocks, 69c or 3 for $2.00 y New prints and polka dots—medium and large sizes. 100 Coolie Dresses, Each, 59c Regular and extra sizes. Smart looking housedress —and so cool! 175 Wash Frocks, Reduced to $1.29 Better wash dresses. Long or short sleeves. 28 Fancy Rubber Aprons, Each, 50c Fancy trimmed bright colors. Reduced. 75 Women’s Wool Sweaters, SI.OO Slip-over style with long sleeves. Reduced. Re-Built Hoover Sweepers, Each, $22.50 Just 3 left—sl down, balance weekly. No attachments Felt Base Rugs, Each, $5.95 9x12.5, colors and stripes. Hard enamel surface. 15 Auto Seat Covers, Set, SI.OO 1925-27 Chevrolet Coupe, 1926 Ford 4-Door Sedan, 1927 Essex 4-Door Sedan 4 Awnings to Clear, Each, SI.OO Ready to hang—odds and ends —4-foot size mostly. 6 Wool and Fibre Rugs, Each, $5.00 8.3x10.6 and 9xl2—very special values. 36 Men’s Knit Union Suits, 25c Much reduced to clear. Size 36 only. Men’s Work Socks, 12 Pairs SI.OO Cotton, plain colored, ribbed tops. Sizes 9t&, 10 only. 100 Pairs Men’s Golf Hose, Pair 10c Fancy lisle in first quality and seconds. 84 Men’s Pajama Suits, Each, 79c Mostly sizes C and D. Out they go at a give-away price. 92 Men’s Wool Bathing Suits, $1.98 All-wool—one and two-piece—sizes 40-42-44. 100 Women’s Summer Hats, $1.69 Better hats reduced regardless of former price.

DOWNSTAIRS AYRES

SALE

150 Women’s Rayon Stcpins, 59c Tailored. Elastic at waist. Peach or pink. Sizes 32 to 38. 200 Women’s Rayon Chemise 59c Bodice style ribbon straps. Hems of contrasting color. Sizes 26 to 42. 250 Girls’ Athletic Union Suits, 25c Much reduced. Drop seat, bloomer knee. Sizes 4 and 6 only. 150 Tailored Rayon Bandeaux, 19c Special purchase. Pastel shades. Sizes 32 to 36 25 Girdle Brassieres, Each, 49c Broken sizes. Lightly boned pink striped madras. Women’s Slips, 15c —25c Odds and ends—broken sizes. Just a few left. 10 Small Size Girdles, 50c Low bust —elastic top—striped—broken sizes. 25 Women’s Slips, SI.OO and $1.49 Samples—irregulars and seconds—rayon satin. 200 Women’s Athletic Union Suits, 50c Batiste in white, pink or peach. Sizes 36 to 40. 35 Elastic Step-in Girdles, SI.OO All-elastic with 4-hose supporters. LaSayre Pads, 10c Box or 10 for SI.OO Deodorized sanitary napkins—B to a box—very special. 75 Women’s or Misses’ Brassieres, Ea., 25c Odds and ends reduced to clear. Small sizes only. 30 Girdle Brassieres, Each, SI.OO Much reduced—broken sizes. Well boned brocade. Women’s Cool Bloomers, Pair, 59c Light weight fancy lingerie cloth Special purchase. 14 Extra Size Slips, Each, SI.OO Bodice top, deep hem, hip pleats. Pongette. 300 Children’s Play Suits, 59c Peg top chambray—or khaki or Stifel cloth with long legs. 2to 6. 26 Boys’ Wash Hats, 50c Pongee or pique. Broken sizes for baby boys. 47 Organdy Bonnets, Each, 79c Dainty pastel shades. Slightly soiled or mussed. 100 Babies’ Rubber Pants, 2 Pairs, 25c Snug fitting; pink, natural or white. Table of Rummage Reduced Odds and ends of infants', girl’s and children’s wear. 20 Pairs Infants’ Silk Socks, 5c Broken sizes, all light blue. Irregulars. 28 Girls’ Pleated Skirts, SI.OO Wool or part wool on muslin waists. y 29 Girls’ Play Suits, 50c Golf checked—middy and bloomers; broken sizes. 47 Girls’ Wash Dresses, $1.59 • Prints, dimities and voiles in broken sizes. 120 Pairs Girls’ Bloomers, Pair, 29c Seconds of sateen and other materials. Broken sizes and colors. 30 Pairs Girls’ Rayon Bloomers, 25c Peach, pink, white in broken sizes. 24 Girls’ White Middies, 50c Reduced because of soil. Broken sizes. t Women’s Summer Dresses, $5.00 Prints, wash crepes and striped broadcloth. Broken sizes. New Silk Dresses, Each, $6.95 Specially purchased georgettes, prints, flat crepes and wash crepes.

This is the time we clean stocks and get ready for the in-rush of new fall merchandise, while you have several weeks left to enjoy summer clothing, etc.

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