Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 106, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 September 1928 — Page 6

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EMIL JANNINGS TO PLAY THE LEAD IN “THE PATRIOT’’

Another All-Talking Movie, 'The Terror/ Opens Today at the Apollo—An All-Comedy Bill Is Featured at Loew's Palace Theater, THE PATRIOT,” the screen’s greatest achievement, which opens today at the Circle, has been named the second of the outstanding pictures selected by the Circle to continue its sight-sound policy inaugurated with “Lilac Time,” “The Patriot” features Emil Jannings, Lewis Stone, Florence Vidor and Neil Hamilton, a great assemblage of screen notables. Ernst Lubitsch, the German director, coupled with the dramatic genius of Emil Jannings, has made in “The Patriot," the outstanding achievement of their combined careers, it is claimed. The entire production has a musical score which represents the finest work in synchronisation that has been accomplished.

“The Patriot” is the first picture which has won the absolute unstinted praise of the Nation’s fpremost newspapers, critics, the motion picture industry and the leading magazine writers. It is the first picture in which both Jannings and Lubitsch have made since “Passion." Emotional characterization never before witnessed on the screen or stage, subtlety and sly direction, coupled'with one of the most moving and engrossing stories, make “The Patriot” the screen’s perfect picture in sound. In “The Patriot” Jannings plays the role of Czar Paul I, the mad ruler of Russia, who tyrannized and bulldozed an entire nation. Lewis Stone is cast as Pahlem, the czar’s only confidant. Pahlem who is the “patriot” is torn betwixt his duty to his country and his duty to the czar. The same dexterity of direction which has characterized Lubitsch has been brought to perfection. The Jannings of “Way of All Flesh,” “Last Command,” “Passion,” “Faust” and many others crowns his career in “The Patriot.” Fox Movietone News and short talking comedy subjects round cut the program. tt tt n “THE TERROR" OPENS TODAY AT THE APOLLO

The Apollo has for its attraction starting *.oday, “The Terror,” picture of far more than ordinary interest because it is the second Vita-’-bone all talking production. All the characters speak their parts from beginning to end. There are no sub-titles, and the lines of the stage play by Edgar Wallace, a remarkable hit in London, have been retained in their entirety. “The Terror” may thus rightly be described as the first stage play transferred literally to the sceen. The task was entrusted to Director Roy Del Ruth, with May McAvoy, Louise Fazenda, Edward Everett Horton and Alec Francis featured in a cast that contains John Miljan, Joseph W. Girard, Otto Hoffman, Holmes Herbert and Mathew Betz all of whom have heretofore demonstrated that they are fittingly adapted to “talkies." A mystery comedy drama, “The Terror,” presents a series of weird, hair-raising, exciting and at times very hilarious happenings in an old English manor house, reputed to be haunted, owned by a furtive Dr. Redmayne who operates it as a rest home, thus serving to introduce many different types of characters in a plot of many ramifications centering in a large degree about the physician’s beautiful daughter. Spirit sceances, mysterious organ music and all the paraphernalia of spookdom are thrillingly brought into play, and there is a marvelous reproduction of sound as well as a symphonic musical accompaniment through Vitaphone. The program includes Movietone News reels, bringing to the eye and ear, an interesting hodge podge of current happenings all over the world, and Vitaphone vaudeville acts by Ed Lowry, an entertainer who ranks among the foremost of masters of ceremonies and band leaders, and Daphne Pollard, popular English singing comedienne. u tt tt DOROTHY AND JACK ARE FEATURED Dorothy Mackaill and Jack Mulhall, two of the screen’s outstanding lovers and comedians, are featured in the photoplay “Waterfront,” which with the talent of the greatest stage presentation in America, featured in the Charlie Davis stage show, “Harem-Scarem,” make up another one of the Indiana’s big shows, the week of Sept. 22. The Indiana now has the only stage band show in Indianapolis. Publix has assembled another brilliant cast of entertainers in “Ha-rem-Scarem,” the C. A. Niggemeyer show, in which Charlie Davis and his band provide another one of their popular band programs. Each week Charlie Davis offers new specialties and stunts. Next week he plaris to outdo his previous efforts in giving a real musical thrill. Three live horses seen in the finale of “Harem-Scarem” provide

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New Team Kenneth Harlan and Marie Prevost are scheduled for an early jaunt in vaudeville. The popular movie stars are expected to appear together in a playlet.

a tremendous climax to a production in which Harry Savoy assumes the responsibility for the humor. Savoy is a comic of great fame and ability who is seen throughout the show. Two tumbling clowns, former members of the famous Hassan Ben Ali troupe; Hazel Romaine, personality singer, and another one of the clever troupe of Foster Girls, make up a brilliant show. Dorothy Mackaill and Jack Mulhall have a series of real love thrills in “Water Front,” a tale of a waterfront belle and her sailor lover. Mackaill and Mulhall are among the eading funmakers of the screen, and justify their great popuarity in this picture. Mulhall is cast in the role of a great lover, a wild, care-free sailo? who attempts to master every situation over v/hich he has no control. Fast moving comedy, and laughs of many descriptions have been assembled to make “Waterfront” one of the Indiana’s big comedies. The Indiana News and Dale Young at the organ, complete the program. tt tt KEATON’S LATEST NOW AT PALACE Loew’s Palace Theater will celebrate an all-comedy bill starting today. By this, every unit on the program will be a comedy one, from the feature picture down to Lester Huff’s organ solo. Even the Movietone News will have laughs in it. Heading the program will be the feature picture, “The Camera Man, ’ which is Buster Keaton’s latest effort, and according to reports, his best since “Battling Butler.” Comedy sounds easier to film than feature drama —but as a matter of fact this is far from the case. For instance, in Buster Keaton’s latest comedy more elaborate set building was employed than in two ordinary program features. Constructional details of "The Camera Man,” a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer offering, included a street, seven block long, and replica of one side of the New York City Hall; a replica of a Chinatown street in New York with two blocks of four and six-story buildings; replicas of news-reel offices and other details galore. Besides this, actual New York streets and the Yankee Stadium were used on location, when the company journeyed to New York for authentic locales, and a huge boat race at Newport was another detail. And it was all done to get laughs. Keaton plays an apprentice news rel camera man in a hilarious series of adventures and misadventures in New York in the new picture. He gets mixed up in a Tong war staged with machine guns and 500 oi iental actors. A love affair with Marceline Day is punctuated by being almost drowned in a boat race accident. He invades Mayor Jimmy Walker’s throneroom in New York, and has other hilarious experiences. Edward Sedgwick, director of “Tin Hats," “Slide, Kelly, Slide,” and other successes, directed the new production, and Harold Goodwin plays the “heavy.” Sydney Pracy, Harry Gribbon and others of note are in the cast. An extra added attraction will be the first two-reel comedy to be put into sound. It is an "Our Gang” comedy, entitled “School Begins.” Sound effects and musical accompaniment will be heard. , A Harry Langdon comedy, entitled "Soldier 'Mani” which is his last three-reel comedy, will be the second added feature. Lester Huff will present a comedy organlogue, and the Fox Movietone News completes the bill. With such attractions as Buster Keaton, Our Gang and Harry Langdon, a show of many laughs and much entertainment for the whole family can be seen.

AMUSEMENTS

1— Emil Jannings is shown here in one of the scenes from “The Patriot,” opening today at the Circle. 2 Dorothy Mackaill is seen in the cast of Waterfront,” now at the Indiana.

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Stage and Screen News

Madeline Grey has been engaged for a leading role in the revival of “The Command to Love.” a a a Galina Kopernak, the flaming Russian actress, is scheduled to act in a colorful drama titled “Yarrah” next season. tt tt tt Erin O’Brien-Moore, now acting in “Skidding,” will not follow this company to Chicago, as reported. Miss Moore has a paper with a dotted line that awaits her attention. u tt a Ruth Redefer, concert pianiste, will arrive in New York next month preparatory to a long eastern concert tour which will follow her New York, Boston and Philadelphia engagements under the concert direction of Arthur Julson. tt tt tt Marguerita Sylva, the greatest Carmen of the international stage,

No Extras Believed to be the first feature length motion picture ever filmed without a single extra player, “Interference,” featuring Evelyn Brent, William Powell, Clive Brook and Doris Kenyon, is nearing completion at the Paramount studios in Hollywood. According to Hope Loring and Louise Long, who transferred the stage play into form for filming, the absence of extras is purely natural. The cast is large, but there simply was no need for human “atmosphere,” Miss Long explained.

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is preparing a novelty with music for presentation in vaudeville. Several years ago Mme. Sylva was a top-line in vaudeville, but retired to continue her career in grand opera. n tt tt Frederic Warren, who launched a new music colony at a little hamlet called Madison, N. H„ has returned to New York to complete extended plans for next season, when outdoor concerts and operas will, draw patronage from three surrounding States. u tt tt Ralph Cullinan, the playwrightactor, now appearing in “Goin’ Home,” has two new plays that probably will be produced on Broadway this season. One is “Black Waters,” which Eugene O’Neil recommended so highly, and the other Is “Magpies,” an amusing Irish comedy. H. B. Bonfield, a real estate operator of St. Augustine, Fla., will be numbered among the Broadway theatrical producers this season. Mr. Bonfield arrived in New York recently to make his plans for the presentation of two or more plays during the season. tt an Melville Burke, one of the best known directors in the theater, and for the past several summers director of the Elitch’s Garden stock company, has joined the ranks of theatrical producers of Broadway. His first play will be “The ‘K’ Guy,” recently produced in Denver.

AMUSEMENTS

3 May McAvoy and Edward Everett Horton in a scene from “The Terror,” at the Apollo. 4 Marceline Day has one of the leading roles in “The Cameraman,” now at Loew’s Palace.

He Failed Once, Now a Success Hugh Allan Was Not So Hot as Director, but Good Actor, Hugh Allan, young leading man in the coming Pathe serial, “The Tiger's Shadow,” was practically pitchforked into acting for the screen through the failure of anew producing company. Allan had a good position in San Francisco, but resigned to go to Hollywood as secretary to the head of the now defunct company. The company went on the rocks in record time and Allan was out of a job in a strange place. Luckily, he was young—just 20. Someone suggested that he might do well on the screen, and, willing to try anything once, Allan arranged for a test. On the strength of the test he landed a contract with First National, a quick piece of good luck which he has never failed to appreciate with so many evidences on all sides of long and losing struggles of aspirants for screen positions. After a year with First National he began free-lancing, and though he found the going tough at times, he has been getting ahead steadily and has never regretted his snap choice of a profession. He has had two choice parts with Pathe already, in “Dress Parade” and “Annapolis,” and now he has been given the chief male role opoosite Gladys McConnell in “The i Tiger’s Shadow.” Spencer Bennett is directing.

At Colonial

Jack Kane, brother of Buddy Kane, who is well known to local followers of musical tabloid shows, is opening at the Colonial starting Sunday with a twenty-five people musical show. This will inaugurate anew policy at this theater of stock tabloid shows and motion pictures. The entire program of entertainment will be changed weekly. The opening bill will be “The Beauty Parade” and according to Kane it is a musical review and assemblage of dance numbers and bits. Searchlights Used Sixty powerful searchlights and more than 100 banks of incandescents are being used to illuminate the spectacular sea scenes for First National's “Scarlet Seas,” starring Richard Barthelmess. Not Supstitious Milton Sills is not superstitious. He departed for his Hawaiian location to make “Changeling" scenes for First National with thirteen in his party.

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'-pHIS department is just where it was this time last week regarding A the legitimate season situation in this city. Neither A. F. Miller of English’s or William Hough of B. F. Keith’s have come forth with a definite opening date. The situation at English’s is no different than the one confronting Nelson Trowbridge, manager of the Shubert theater at Cincinnati, Ohio. Trowbridge expected to start his season with the stage version of “Excess Baggage,” but it was cancelled at the last minute and the Shubert is dark.

Miller of English’s has the assurance that when his season gets started that he will have many splendid bookings. What we are all interested in now is when the season will get started. Hough at Keith’s has not received any definite information regarding the policy of his theater. a tt y Have received the following data: Anew edition of "Who Is Who in Music” will appear this year under the general editorship of Dr. Sigmund Spaeth of New York, national director of community concerts, and well known as a writer and lecturer on music. Among the associate editors are W. J. Henderson, Lawrence Gilman, Leonard Liebling, George Gartlan, Glenn Dillard Gunn and Maurice Rosenfeld, and there will be Important contributions in addition by Walter Damrosch and other well known figures in the musical field. It is planned to make the new edition as complete as possible, covering both the United States and England, and including short biographies of all the significant living artists, publishers, composers and other individuals intimately connected with modem music. The book, however, will not be merely biographical, but will contain also a number of articles of vital interest concerning present conditions in the concert field, grand opera, radio, the motion pictures and "talkies," the schools and the churches. The new “Who Is Who in Music” is announced for publication early in the fall. “If you had time to see only one show in Chicago, which one would you pick?”—That question was asked me in a letter this week. My answer is “The Trial of Mary Dugan.” tt tt u Am informed that the tryouts for

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the Mu Phi Epsilon scholarships will be held on Saturday, Sept. 29 in the Odeon, Metropolitan School of Music. All applications must be mailed to the Metropolitan School of Music before next Saturday.

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AMUSEMENTS

SEPT. 22, 1928

Riverside Continues . Season Amusement Park Will Be Open on Certain , Days, RIVERSIDE amusement park will bp open every Saturday night and every Sunday afternoon and night as long as weather permits, it is announced, and there will be no curtailment of any of the big fun features. The children's playground, located just inside the main entrance on Thirtieth St. will be open every afternoon, it is stated, the closing of the regular playgrounds ot the park departrmr 1 , bringing youngsters from all over the city to Riverside, where all i-.inds of fun devices for the kids are maintained, such as slides, swings, teeters and other features. There is no charge of any kind made for the use of this playground and there is no admission fee to enter the park proper. The big Riverside roller rink is open every afternoon and evening the year around, and as the cooler weather arrives the floor is crowded every night with skaters, while the “party nights” for the fall and winter are being rapidly booked by church societies, fraternities and other social organizations. The park is preparing to entertain the usual week-end crowds and all the fun devices will be in operation in midsummer form. There will be no charge for the tryouts. Piano contestants' will be at 9 a. m. at the Metropolitan and voice contestants at 10:30 a. m. The piano scholarship will be with Willard MacGregor and voice with Edward Nell. Piano contestants must be prepared to play two numbers, not to exceed five minutes in all. They must be selected from Kuhlau, ' dementi, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Schumann, Mendelssohn and Chopin. Voice contaestants must be prepared to sing two numbers, not to exceed five minutes in all, to be selected from folk, classical or religious composl--1 tions.