Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 275, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 April 1929 — Page 7

APRIL 6. 102 P.

LOEW’S PALACE WILL HOLD OVER ‘BROADWAY MELODY’

•The Wolf Song’ Opens Today for the Week at Indiana the Apollo Presents Victor McLaglen in ‘Strong Boy,’ a Railroad Comedy.

/~pHOSE theatergoer.' of Indianapolis who were unable to see The 1 Broadway Meiodv during the past week at Loew s Palace, will have their chance as the management will hold this outstanding attraction over lor a second week in order that every one may have an opportunity to see and near ’.Tetro-Goldwyn-Maycr’s sensational singing and dancing production before it leaves the city. Musical comedy and vaudeville dancer-, recruited from stage shows in New York and the Pacific coast, have their innings in the first alltalking all-singing, all-dancing musical comedy of the screen. ‘ The

Broadway Melody.” Ballets song ensemble, and ether brilliant act- figure in the theater scenes in this vivid drama of back-stage life. Among the dancing stars are Alice Weaver, New York danse use, known on the stage as the world’s greate: t soft shoe dancer, and many othAnita Page. Bessie Love and Charles King, former New York rnusisal comedy star head the cast m the new- production, the first picture for which special music and Ivrics v ere produced. Arthur Freed and Naeio Herb Brown, famous composers of “The Doll Dance.” worked with scenarist and dialogue writers to compose its brilliant "Broadway Melody. You Were Meant for Mr.’ “Wedding of the Painted Doll” and the rest, of the scintillating numbers. The latter was produced as a brilliant stag* spectacle filmed in natural color.-. The new picture is a vivid romance with Miss Page and M.ss Love playing a “sister act ’ of thv stage. They bring their act to Broad wav and there it fails. One finds happiness end love, winning the man of her heart. The other, though she loses her fiance, philosophically shrugs her shoulders and goes on with the act somewhere out in the “sticKs. The cast includes Jed Prouty, Kenneth Thomson, Edward Dillon, Mary Doran. Eddie Kane. J. Emmett Beck. Marshall Ruth. Drew Demarest, and others of note. Harry Beaumont, director of “Our Dancing Daughters." directed the production from an original story by Edmund Goulding, scenarized by Sarah Y. Mason. The dialogue is bv Norman Houston and James Gleason, author of “Is Zat So” and “The Shannons of Broadway.” The surrounding bill includes Bert Gordon and Louise Squire in a Metro Movietone act called “A Recital Classique.” which is a mixture of comedy talk and song. The Fox Movietone News, the M. G. M. News Review, and Lester Huff at the organ in a novelty comedy organlogue complete the program. a e “ “WOLF SONG” STARTS AT INDIANA “The Wolf Song," featuring Gary Cooper and Lupr Velez who are said to be sweethearts in real life as well as lovers on the screen, is the feature picture at the Indiana this week. As the stage attraction Charlie Davis and his band present "Beauty Shop Blues." Although Gary Cooper has been admirably cast in most of his past productions. “The Wolf Song" seems to have been written especially for his pcculairly appealing characteristics. Miss Valez. vivacious little Mexican beauty, also is well cast in this picture. Gary Cooper first Is shown in the role of an awkward Kentucky youth who tires of a love. In order to free himself of conventional restraints he “goes west” and spends several years in the mountains. On a trip to a small AmericanMexican settlement he sees a beautiful senorita (Miss Velez) and then his ardour for pretty girls starts all over again. The story provides plenty of action and both Miss Velez and Gary Cooper appear favorably in this singing and sound picture. They both are heard singing in

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‘The Concert' The recent return of Ludwig Berger from Europe started actual directorial preparation for the filming of Emil Jannings’ new starring vehicle, The Concert,” to be made at the Paramount studios in Hol;vwood. Berger has been assigned by B P. Sehulberg, general manager of west coast productions, to direct the fllmlzation of the Leo Dietrichstein stage success.

several sequences. The theme song, "Yo Te Amo." has a distinct appeal and promises to be another of the season's best sellers. Charlie Davis and his band, as u ,ial. are well received with their specialty offerings. In the Publix unit appears Miss Rosemary Pfaff, Indianapolis girl, who is making good before the footlights. She now is under contract to Ziegfeld but is appearing in the Pubiix unit through a courtesy exchange. Others in the stage attraction are Stanley House, the Gibson Sisters and Karavaeff. Dale Young is at the organ and a news reel rounds out the bill. a a e M’LAGLEN HAS CHIEF FILM ROLE Turning with facile ease from drama to rollicking comedy Victor McLaglen. formgr star of “What Price Glory?” appears at the Apollo starting today in “Strong Boy.” If the title seems unusual it. is no more so than the picture itself, one of the funniest films of the yeai\ screened under the direction of John Ford from an original story by Frederick H. Brennan. McLaglen is cast as a burly bag-gage-smasher whose romance with the eirl who tends the news-stand. Leatrice Joy. bids fair to go on the rocks that strew the path leading to matrimony simply because Victor, serenely content with himself and his job. seems decidedly lacking in ambition. Leatrice seeks to overcome this obstacle by inspiring Victor to greater things. Through a heroic act he is promoted to a white collar job—in charge of the Lost and Found department where he is kept busy tagging parcels. When a baby, a monkey and a rope of pearls get mixed up in hi.s domain things begin to happen with startling rapidity, not the least of them being a daring train robbery that figures largely in a most novel and unlooked for climax, the fun being garnished with bits of thrilling melodrama. Farrell MacDonald. Clyde Cook and Slim Summerville, “the three Mirthgeteers” of filmdom are McLaglen’s principal aids in the merriment. the cast also including David Torrence and Eulalie Jensen. Phil Baker, one of Broadway’s most popular revue stars, with his accordion, and Joseph Regan, Irish tenor, are the Vitaphone acts. Movietone news reels and a special Movietone short subject add to the entertaining quality of the program.

MILTON SILLS IN C IRC LE MOVIE

“His Captive Woman," starring Milton Sills and Dorothy Mackaill in their second talking picture, is the attraction at the... Circle this week where it is being shown in conjunction with Vitaphone specialties. a talking news reel, and an organ solo by Dessa Byrd. Both Milton Sills and Miss Mackaill are widely praised because cf their outstanding success in “The Barker.” their first talker, and as

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1 Milton “ills iias the leading role in “His Captive W< it the Circle sta 2 Fredric March and Clara Bow have the leads in “The W Id Party' at the Ohio, beginning today.

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tracted much attention. In “His Captive Woman” Milton Sills plays the role of a New York officer, who is commissoined to return “dead or alive” the murderess of a prominent New York club man. The murderess is played by Miss Mackaill, who is an attractive Broadway chorine, who wanted and demanded undivided attention from her lover. On failing to get this she killed him and escaped to a South Sea island on a yacht. It was there the New York officer found her and only with the greatest of difficulty was he able to start her with him on their return journey to New York and to trial. Their ship was wrecked when only a short, distance out and the two found themselves stranded on a desert island where they were compelled to live for seven years. After the rescue the picture 1s brought to a fast climax and to an end that supplies the surprising feature of the entire production. It is so differed from that expected that a good taste is left in the mouth of the audience. Both Sills and Miss Mackaill. as well as other characters, are heard speaking. ana BOW FILM MOVES TO OHIO “The Wild Party,” Clara Bow's first all-talking production, has been held over in Indianapolis for another seven days and will be offer'd as the big attraction at the new Ohio for the coming week. It was the feature at the Indiana until teday. In this picture Miss Bow is seen for the first time in a talking picture. Playing opposite her is Fredric March, new-comer to motion pictures, with a good record for work on the legitimate stage. He has a splendid voice for screen work, and if his accomplishments in “The Wild Party” may be taken as a cirterion he will go far in movie popularity.

EVENTS AT BAIR’S THEATERS Ronald Colman, one of the screen’s greatest lovers, plays his first solo part in the thrilling Joseph Conrad tale of the seven seas, “The Rescue,” at Bair's Ritz today. The picture is the occasion of the American screen debut of the recently imported French star, Lily Darnita.

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Bessie Love and Charles King Here is one of the many quarrel scenes between Bessie Love anc Charles King in “The Broadway Melody.” This picture today starts its second week at Loew’s Palace.

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3 victor McLaglen and Leatrice Joy have one love scene after another in “Strong Boy,” now at the Apollo. 4 Lupe Valez and Gary Cooper have the leads in “The Wolf Song,” now at the Indiana.

Dawn’ to Be at the Zaring Hilton U. Brown Post to Present Discussed Movie. THE much discussed “Dawn” will be shown at the Zaring beginning Sunday, April 23, in collaboration with the Hilton U. Brown post drum and bugle corps of the American Legion. “Dawn” is the story of the trial

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i and execution of Edith Cavell and j and has been shown for extended ; runs in the east, Chicago and other j metropolitan cities for the past ten ' weeks. ! The picture has caused no end I of comment because of its more or less tender subject, but at a recent pre-view here, at which representatives of the various local civic and ; patriotic societies were in attendance, the film was highly and • unanimously indorsed, j Preceding the picture is a prolog called “Memories of- Conflict,” in [ which closeups of actual fighting in I the trenches are shown. ' While the picture has played at $2 tep admission prices most ev - i where it will be presented at the 1 Zaring at the regular prices.

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Revue to Be Seen at Colonial Two Fast-Stepping Boys to Be in Show Cast. THE revue type of show proved so popular with the Colonial patrons during Easter week that the producer has decided to offer another for the week starting Sunday. Gathering together a lot of new ideas, the latest song hits and new stage settings and costumes he has built a last action performance, it is said. Slim Russell, as Sam from Alabam. and.Toots Hoy, the two faststepping boys from Dixie, who scored such a derided hit. have been engaged for another week and will be given a prominent place in th'e new revue with their parodies, doleful blues and eccentric dances. Harry Cransdale. a comedian new to the Colonial audiences, is in the cast. Eddie I anger, the pc. onaiity girl; Daisy Due. Ur be White. Buddy Wood:- Harold Met lure. Nellie Henley, Bob White .Jack Prichard and the other members will be seen. Among the song Jilts which will be featured during the performance are: “The Gypsy Song." “Say You Love Me,” “Do. Do. Do" and Daisy Due featuring “Kansas City Kitty. 1 *

FREE DANCE Madison Square Danse Gardens 3500 Madison Avc. Tues. Site April 3th royal Nightingale Orchestra Open Tnes. Thurs. Sat. Sun. EVERYBODY WELCOME

THEOSOPHY Mrs. Charles Hampton, lecturer (or the International Tl’rni.ophical Society, will ripr auspice! fiesant Service Longer V n A R. bide . 821 N. Perm. St., at 8:15 p. m.. April 12th, • The Trinity in Man.” April 13th. “Yoga of Action, Emotion, Thought 1 * April 14th. “Incandescent Souls” No Admission Charge