Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 48, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 July 1929 — Page 7

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‘NOAH'S ARK’ OPENS ENGAGEMENT AT THE APOLLO TODAY

Adolphe Menjou and Fay Compton Sing Two Songs in “Fashions of Love.” Which is Now on View at the Indiana Theater. STARTING today, the Apollo presents Warner Bros. Ion? awaited Vltaphone super-spectacle. Noah's Ark," proclaimed as having been "made to top any picture ever made" and which is without question the most colossa! production offered on the screen since the revolutionary advent of sound and dialogue as a part of the motion picture art. Three years were spent ir, making "Noahs Ark.” Thousands of people appear in the flood scenes as well as in the events which occur in the sequences depicting modern times. It was directed by Michael Curtiz. internationally famous as a producer of great spectacles. Darryl Francis Zanuck wrote the story. The

musical score is the work of Louis Silver, conductor of the Vltaphone 6ymphony orchestra. Though for symbol lie purposes a portion of the story harks back to ancient time*- and the flood, show- * ing that the heart of man has changed but little throughout the ages. "Noah’s Ark" is not a Biblical play. Through the majestic and sweep of the story, two lovers are the central figures. Victims of a train wreck in Europe just before the outbreak of the World war, they reach Paris to find that the conflict is on. Then they are carried into the tumult of the nations. At one point they seek refuge in the cellar of a bomb-wrecked building. A chaplain begins to tell them of Noah and the flood and as they are transported back down the corridors of time, the story he relates is made a reality. Dolores Costello is starred in “Noah’s Ark.” George O'Brien heads the supporting cast which includes Noah Beery, Louise Fazenda, Guinn Williams, Paul McAllister. Nigel deBrulier, Anders Randolf, Armand Kaliz. Myrna Loy. William V. Mong, Malcolm Waite, Noble Johnson, Otto Hoffman and Joe Bonomo. Completing the program, there are Movietone News reels and Vltaphone acts, the latter consisting of Irene Franklin. America's most popular singing comedienne in a group of her latest sparkling hits. The Blue Ridgers. with Cordelia Mayberry, mountaineer musical entertainers. K * tt MENJOU SINGS AT THE INDIANA Adolphe Menjou’s first all-talking picture. "Fashions in Love," is now at the Indiana theater. It was directed by Victor Schert- j tonger. This is said to be an ideal Menjou vehicle, placing him in an atmosphere in which he is completely at home. In "Fashions of Love,” Menjou not. only talks, but sings and plays the piano’. Asa world famous concert pianist.. he is very devoted to his wife, but his love is swayed to other women. His wife only looks upon this with a. smile, until she realizes that one ; of his conquests is breaking up an- J other home. Then she steps quietly \ in. and brings her erring husband , back to his own fireside. The story is light. Menjou is said ■ to touch the heart with a sure touch } that produces only laughter. Two j exceptionally fine women play oppo- | site him. They are Fay Compton, famous j English actress, and Miriam Seegar. 1 who hails from Indiana. Miss See- | ear has appeared in many English productions, but this is her first time : in American films or the talkies. j Menjou and Miss Compton sing. two numbers in “Fashions in Tjove ! "Delphine," and "I Still Believe in You." The stage production is something ] new in Publix presentations. Com'ing under the banner of "Pearls of Bagdad." it includes such acts as Jacques Cartier, interpretive dancer: Murray and Alan, jesters of 3.000 years ago: Idrena offering the dance ; orientale: Arch Cannon, son of the | desert: Gladys St. John, colorful j American coloratura: the singing ! ensemble and a host of Persian dancing girls. Ed Rescner is presenting something novel in the way ot an overture, called "Theme Song Medley." I A news reel and an a 11-dialogue ; comedy completes the bill. B P B NEW STAR ON VIEW AT THE CIRCLE Loretta Young is "The Girl in the Glass Cage." which starts today at j the Circle for a week’s engagement.* It is a First National-Vitaphone j production. The "glass cage" is a movie ticket office. She is placed in this conspicuous position so that her suspicious old uncle can watch her. He does not realize that he is putting her on display for others, as well, as this fact gives rise to a dramatic thrilling story of small-town life and love. • The Girl in the Glass Cage" is adapted from George Turner's storv of that name, and is presented bv an all-star cast headed by Miss Young and Carroll Nye. the new screen lovers who first appeared together in "The Squall." Prominent in the cast are Matthew Betz, Lucien Littlefield. George Stone, and many others. "The Girl in the Glass Cage" is said to be highly entertaining and thrilling story, and presents Miss Young in her most important role to date. This voune actress, still in her teens, gives promise of becoming an important star in a very short time, and her appearance in this all-talking will bring out many of her merits. Ralph Dawson, anew director in Hollywood, was at the megaphone during the making of the production. The bill this week also includes an all-dialogue comedy. "The Plumbers Are Coming." Vltaphone hits and a talking news reel. Dessa Byrd is offering an organlogue. a 'tt b WAR MOVIE OPENS AT PALACE The relegation of such figures as the waxed moustache villain, the

A Favorite Pert Kelton. New York stage favorite, will play with Marilyn Miller in - Sally.” at First Na-tional-Vitaphone studios. Miss Kelton has recently completed a vaudeville tour, and was also in the Broadway musical comedy. -The Five oClock Girl,” recently.

With Irene To Play Jason Robards, now playing a lead in "The Lsle of Lost Ships." for First National-Vita-phone pictures, has been signed for a role in ‘Paris’’ with Irene Bordoni.

grotesquely dressed comedian and the slick haired hero to the motion picture "junk heap” ushered in a new era in the drama. And the transition from such crudely drawn character depiction to the subtle comedy and suave villainy of today was accomplished by a few pioneers who dared to upset all recognized practices. Among them was Henry King, famous director. who violated all the rules of motion picture casting by taking Ernest Torrence from a comedy role in the stage production “Night Boat” and making him famous overnight in a tragic role in “Tolahle David.” King, in directing “She Goes to War!” which comes to the Palace theater on Saturday, promises to parallel his earlier efforts by disclosing at least two players as new types never before attempted by him. A1 St. John, one of the screen’s best known comedians, while handling much of the comedy relief, will make a strong bid for dramatic recognition. And Eulailie Jensen, best known for character roles in which she portrayed. for the most part, grand dames and unsympathetic parts, becomes a tragic figure struggling to mother all the boys “over there.” Eleanor Boardman plays the title role in the picture, which deals with the part played by women in the World War. John Holland. Edmund Burns. Yola D'Avril, Margaret. Seddon and Edward Chandler are also prominently cast. The picture is synchronized throughout with a special musical score by Modest Atschuler, in addition to which will be heard thrilling battle sounds. The short subjects comprising the balance of the program will be Jan Garber apd his dance band of New York's exclusive “Little Club.” Every member of this musical aggre- j gation is a soloist in his own right, j and are augmented by a trio of j talented vocal artists. The entire offering is presented by j Metro Movietone, in addition to which is Robert Chisholm, the popular Australian soldier who served with the French forces during the late World war. In his first Metro Movietone presentation. Chisholm renders several military numbers. Fox Movietone News, the world’s talking newsreel. Lester Huff at the organ, and the M. G. M. News Review round out the bill. b b a “LEATHERNECK” NOW AT OHIO “The Leatherneck" which proved so popular with Circle patrons a few weeks ago. returns to the New Ohio today. It has as its leading characters. William Boyd. Alan Hale and Robert Armstrong, the “Three Musketeers" of the Marines. Others in the cast arc Diane Ellis, the cameo faced “discovery,” Fred Kohler and Mitchel Lewis. The picture concerns itself with this trio of marines, whose efforts in behalf of world law and order take them from France to Vladivostok and thence to China. Colorful adventure befalls the three against strange and interesting backgrounds. The dialogue and sound effects in this picture are effective and thrilling. The action is swift moving and tensely dramatic. Howard Higgins directed "The Leatherneck" from the original story and continuity by Elliott Clawson. Although nearly a dozen of Hollywood's best-known actresses were considered for the leading feminine role. Diane Ellis was chosen for the much sought part. Included on this bill is an alltalking comedy "The Bee's Buzz.” Vitaphone hits and a talking news reel.

Starts Work

• William Cary Duncan, noted New York librettist and lyric writer of such musical comedy successes as "The Royal Vagabond." "Rose “Sunny Days.” has arrived in Hollywood. Duncan recently signed a Paramount contract and will work on an unannounced musical production to be filmed soon.

Joins I/a Plante Cast Eugene Borden and Mildred Van Dorn have been cast in support of Laura La Plante in “One Rainy Night." This is the production which Emmett Flynn was especially engaged to direct. It starts in production this week at Universal City. Will Have Toy Theater Colleen Moore. First NationalVitaphone star, will have a motion picture theater in her new Bel-Air j home in Beverly Hills, and the screen will sing and talk. It will be dedicated with a showing of “Smiling Irish Eves." Miss Moore’s first dialog picture.

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1— Loretta Young has the lead in “The Girl in the Glass Cage” now at the Circle. 2 Dolores Costello in one of the modern scenes in “Noah's Ark." now at the Apollo. 3 Adolph Menjou does some singing in "Fashions in Love,” at the Indiana.

The Weekly Sunday School Lesson

The International Uniform Sunday Sehool Lesson for July 7: A ProphetPastor. Erek. 3:4-)T; 24:15-18. BY WILLIAM E. GILROY D. D. Editor of The CongTPjjwtionalist THE title given to this lesson from the story of Ezekiel, “A Prophet-Pastor.” suggests the question, why should not every pastor be a prophet? We have thought of the prophet as a foreteller, but that old and somewhat magical conception of the prophetic office has become fairly well corrected in these days, j and we are now disposed to think of the prophet more as a forthtel- j ler. a man with a message to pro- 1 claim. We think of a man with a message as persuasive and fluent of 1 speech. But the really great prophets have not always had that I superficial sort of persuasiveness, j Frequently they have been men who had little of the ordinary gift of utterance. They have often been hesitating, reluctant and stammering: but the force of their convictions has overcome all limitations of speech; and despite their lack of oratorical gifts they have had the j real persuasiveness of inspiring others to vision and action. Every man with a real message whether he be pastor or preacher, has something of that prophetic gift. The prophet does .not always find it so easy to be a pastor. Close to his fellowmen in sympathy and purpose, he is often aloof from them in habit and thought. The hesitancy that some men feel in speech becomes with this type of prophet a reserve and bashfulness in the presence of others. But in the high moment of his office he becomes a sort of inspired oracle—a medium or a mouthpiece of divine thoughts and poetic visions. The highest ideal of the ministry is realized when in some great man of genius these prophetic and pastoral gifts are combined. All great, prophetic work has as its foun- ! dation and background the personi- ! fication of the divine and the hu- j man in an inspired leader of men. j Such a great figure was Ezekiel, i The outward conditions of his ministry were by no means easy or alluring. The most stout-hearted man with a sense of a call and a message might well have quailed before' the situation described in the verses of our lesson in which Ezekiel represents Jehovah as setting forth the actual conditions and the prospective discouragements. It would be well, perhaps, if every man contemplating the ministry had ; an opportunity to se something of its hardness and its difficulties. ,No man ought to choose that high call-

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ing except from a profound sense of call and duty. In fact, it is doubtful whether any man is ever truly effective as a preacher of the Gospel unless he has somewhere deep down within him the urge that Paul had, “Necessity is laid me. Yea, woe is unto me it I preach not the Gospel.” I have heard it said that in the darkest days of the war when the air service was the most necessary and yet the most dangerous sphere of activity, when men in England offei’ed to enlist in that branch of the service, they were told that the

I Seidel Makes Good in Big Way

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Emil Seidel at his piano Indianapolis men are more and more taking an important part in the movie industry in New York. Emil Seidel, former master of ceremonies at the Palace in Indianapolis, and a well known pianist, is nowin charge of the music for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Movietone movies. This is a most important position and he has more than made good,.

Chevalier Is Busy Again

Maurice Chevalier, Paramount’s French singing and dancing idol of the Parisian Music halls, has left New- York for Hollywood to begin work on anew operetta to be directed by Ernest Lubitsch. The story of his new vehicle is an original by Guy Bolton. Che'valier came to Nev r York from the West coast to attend the opening of his first picture, “Innocents of Paris,” which has scored a notable hit all over the country. Chevalier’s charm has already won him an important place among film's luminaries and his popularity in America has grown

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THE EvDIANAPOLIS TIMES

I George O’Brien and Lois Moran in "True Heaven." opening today at the Lyric. s—Diane Ellis. William Boyd and Allan Hale in "The Leatherneck,” now at the Ohio, fi Alma Reubens as she appears in "Shoe Goes to War.” at the Palace.

average life of an aviator at the front, was three days. The authorities did not want in that service timid or doubtful souls. It would, perhaps, be somewhat too extreme to suggest that the Christian ministry is at all so hazardous a calling, but the man who thinks that it is easy, or who looks forward to it as a cultured, respectable job without hardship and sacrifice, Ls in the very nature of the case unfitted to be the minister of the Christ whose pathway led to the cross. True ministers of God will understand these words, and it

unceasingly since his first screen effort has been released. -S’ Is Now in Features Isabel Keith, features player in screen comedies, has entered the feature picture field. She is playing with Billie Dove in the First, Na-tional-Vitaphone picture, “Her Private Life.”

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is regrettable that the average layman does not better understand the | meaning and the cost of a great and j real ministry. It would help if a lesson like this were read in terms of the life of our own time. Are people of today less hard of forehead and less stiff of heart? Is the problem of the man who would truly proclaim the word of God less acute? Are people in j this prosperous and hard driving | age move responsive to the voice of : the prophet than were the people ] oi ancient Israel? If we seek to | answer these questions we shall understand these words of Ezekiel. It may be remembered that Ezekiel was a prophet in captivity, that he was among those who were carried off by Nebuchadnezzar to Babylon. The great thing is that despite all discouragements and j difficulties he fulfilled his prophecy] with a high heart. After all. the true man of God considers not his s own feelings or the outward results j of his ministry. The great pur-; pose in his heart is to be true to his j inner light, and call. If we have conceived of this les- j son too exclusively in terms of -the j

Lyon Signs New Contract

Ben Lyon, one of Hollywood’s most popular juveniles, has been signed to star in forthcoming Columbia pictures. This marks Ben's first appearance after an enforced absence from the screen due to one of those freak motion picture contracts. Months ago he was signed as one of the leads in “Hell’s Angels,” the special now famous for its never-ending retakes. It has been in production for more than a year and has kept its leading players from working for other companies. Ben, who was recently released after completing his part, has

Will Dance Betty Halsey and Eileen Gorlet have been cast by Paramount as the Russian dance pages in the natural color Follies RevuA sequences of the talking picture “The Dance of Life,” adapted from '‘Burlesque.’’ Both are youngsters in pictures, just getting their start along the Hollywood road that sometimes leads to fame.

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Has the Ccad Gertrude Lawrence, who recently signed a contract to appear in a Paramount talking picture, will have the leading role in "The Gay Lady,” an original story by Gene Marker. Monta Bell, producer at the Paramount Long Island Studio, where the picture will be made, assigned the continuity and the picture is scheduled for production early in June.

ministry, let it be remembered that in the New' Testament conception every believer is a. priest and a prophet, unto God. The great ministries of life are not all ordained ministries in the ordinary sense of the term. There are ministries of ordinary men that are truly ordained of God so far as spiritual purpose and service arc concerned. It, is a c-rrrvention. and rather a thin convention, that separates the ministrys from the laity. Christian ministry is the privilege and the obligation of both.

gained greatly in importance since I the advent of talking pictures. He is one of that select group of ] stars who have had actual and sucI cessful experience on the stage. He left, that cast of "Mary the Third,” a Broadway play, for the : lead in "Flaming Youth.” In this he scored the instantane- ! ous success which started him on a j screen career of unwaning popuj larity. Grange Returns to Screen Red Grange will return to the screen under Universal auspices in a college production to be called “Varsity Show.” He will be costarred with George Lewis. The production will be under direction j of Nat Ross, who has been so suc- ] cessful with “The Collegians” series j and whose reputation will be still I further enhanced by “College Love.”

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Universal Plans Big Film Year Laemmle Announces That 332 Movies Will Be Produced, T TNIVERSAL PICTURES, in ftnnouncing its twelve million dollar program of pictures for the year 1929-1930, reveals the fact that the entire program will be made and dedicated to Carl Laemmle, its president, as a tribute to horn for his twenty years as a moving picture producer. Under the supervision of Carl Laemmle Jr., who has been appointed assistant to the president, associate producer, and placed in entire charge of production at Universal City, the Universal studios will turn out 332 subjects, varying in length from twelve-reel supers to single-reel cartoons. Three super productions are listed for next, year, "Show Boat.”' which has already enjoyed remarkable pre-release runs in the largest cities; "Broadway.” which has been acclaimed as a masterpiece by the New York critics at, its opening in the Globe theater on May 27, and which onened in the Biltmore the-: ater on Monday in Los Angeles, and* Paul Whiteman in "The King of Jazz.” by Edward C. Lowe. This production will be directed by Paul Fejos, who is at this moment casting the picture in Universal City in consultation with Carl Laemmle Jr., associate producer. Headed,by "The Storm,” Langdon McCormack's well-known stage, drama. Universal will produce six Laemmle special productions. "The Storm’’ was one of the most, successful pictures Universal ever released. and in its new form it will have the advantage of the full dialogue of the play itself. The second of the Laemmle specials is “The Men in Her Life" by Warner Fabian, author of "The Wild Party,” “Flaming Youth” and “Summer Bachelors.” Mr. Fabian’s story will appear first in serial form in Romance Magazine in the September issue, after which it will be published by Boni & Liveright, the book appearing some time in November. Th third Laemmle special is “The Cohens and Kelleys in Scotland,” fur which many of the famous "Cohens and Kellys” actors of former years have been engaged. The "Cohens and Kellys” series is a Universal institution which grows more powerful with each St. Patrick’s day release. “The Last Performance,” an adaptation of a play by James Creelman, young and promising playwright, will bring to the screen a cast headed by Conrad Veidt. Mary Philbin, Leslie Fenton and Fred Mac Kaye, Gustave Partos. William H. Turner. Anders Randolph. Sam De Grasse and George Trving. It was directed by Paul Fejos and is listed as a Carl Laemmle Jr. production. James Gleason wrote "The Shannons of Broadway," and the famous author of “Is Zat So?" and "The Fall Guy" will also play the leading role in this fifth Laemmle special production.

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