Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 60, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 July 1929 — Page 6

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THE CHASE BOY SINGERS TOP VARIETY BILL AT LYRIC

‘New Year's Eve.’ With Mary Astor. Charles Morton. Helen Ware and Arthur Stone. Will Be the Chief Movie Event on New Program. ANOTHER combination of RKO vaudeville and sound picture entertainment is on the bill of fare for the Lyic patrons starting today and continuing for one week. The stage program will be presided over b’. the Chase Boy Singers—by that, it is meant thev are to b r the stellar attraction. Three other Keith acts will also be seen and heard. The Chase Bov Singers are billed as Songland's Foremost Juvenile Stars.” There are twenty clean-cut. wholesome young Americans in this organization and ever’, one a singer of remarkable ability. They present a serie.-. of vocal specialties, in the form of quartets.

duo*, and solos that will most certainly thrill the heart of every muste lover. The group has been in existence for the past nine years and is under the direction of Charles B. Chase of Lozansport. Ind. The boys have played in nearly all of the leading vaudeville theaters in the country and many time- have played return engagements in response to popular demand. The Chase Boys program is made up mainly of popular number , ranging from comedy to jazz and from grand opera to rag-time. "New Year's Eve” the main film event, is a lively and diverting tale of a tenement Cinderella and her search for a suitable Prince Charming. The search leads her through a network of complications in which dramatic and comedy moments have been cleverly alternated. The story is based on a Richard Connell magazine -tor- published under the title of One Hundred Hollars” and was directed by HenrLehrman. Mary Astor heads tlie east. Charles Morton. Earle Foxe. Helen Ware and Arthur Stone are principals in the supporting east.. The sound film version of the Sonnenberg-Lewis wrestling bout held in Boston last week is to be an added film attraction on this bill.

W here They A re Now

Vaudeville everywhere to be enjoying rare summer entertainment.. Why not? With cooling plants in the R-K-O theaters from coast-to-coast. and the most ambitious list of celebrities ever known in vaudeville, reports everywhere are to the effect that it is a big summer season. For instance, there is .John Charles Thomas in Milwaukee: Ted Lewis and his orchestra. Jane Green and Lottire Howell in los Angeles; Karyl Norman and Joe Laurie in Vancouver; the big Marcus “Glorified Revue" in Seattle; Van and Shenck. and Roy D'Arcy in Chicago; Davey Ler in St. Louis; Kenneth Harland and .toe Howard in Kansas City; Carter Do Haven in Rockford; Janette Haekett and Walter Heirs in South Rend; Olsen and Johnson and Joseph Regan in Cleveland: Claiborne Foster in Columbus. ano many ot hers in various cities. So. with those and the wealth of headliners to be found in the metropolitan district of New York, thee seems to be plenty to keep up the good work.

*Golden Dawn ’

J. L. Warner is pndow ing the Vitaphone version of Arthur Hammerstein's operatic success. “Golden Dawn," with a cast of unusual boxoffice significairtr. With Walter Woolf already announced as the star of this 100 per cent natural color production, names of professional prominence arc now rounding out the supporting lineup. Vivienne Segal will appear as the prima donna, when Ray Enright and Larry Ceballos begin directing in the near future. Alice Gentle, distinguished star of the Metropolitan opera, will also be conspicuously featured. Others selected up to present, time are Noah Peer?'. Marion Byron and Lupino l ane. “Jungle" Goes Into Production “Jungle," Joan Crawfords first talking picture, has gone into production at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mavpr studio with a supporting cast that includes Robert Montgomery, former New York stage juvenile, Ernest, Torrence. John Miljan. Holmes Herbert. Gwen lee. Lloyd Ingram and Tom O'Brien. It was adapted by Sylvia Thalberg and Frank Butler from the popular Saturday Evening Post story by C. E. Scoggins and is being directed by Jack Conway, who has just completed “Our Modem Maidens.’’ Film Made at Sea “The Ship From Shanghai’’ has been selected as the new title tor the story of sea adventure formerly called “The Ordeal." which Charles Brabin. who made 'The Bridge of San Luis Rev." will direct, for Metro-Gold wyn - Mayer. This w ill be the first talking picture to be filmed entirely at sea. Character Work Praised Eugenie Besserer. famous for her varied character roles, has been added to the stock player list at the Metro-Gold wyn-Mayer studio.

AMUSEMENTS

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Comedy to Be at the Colonial Paul Reno Again Heads the Cast of New Stage Show. THE Imp s Frolic” is the title of the offering of the Colonial players at the colonial next week. "The Imps Frolic" is made up of spectacular stage settings, song hits, prettii- staged song numbers and dances and comedy. Paul Reno and Mildred, two new members of the company, will again be .seen in prominent parts together with th p cast which included Eddie Ware, Bonnie Lloyd. Mel Copeland, Irene - Joslin, Frank Martin and Daisy Due. “My Lady’s Past’’ is the screen production selected for the week in which Belle Bennett and Joe. E. Brown are the featured players. It is a talking feature. It is a love story that really begins with a broken engagement. "Let them say I’m the worst woman in town rathpr than pity me because I'm jilted.” Belle Bennett as Mamie Reynolds says when she finds that the town's opinion of her has changed when they think she drove a voung man to suicide for love of her. And tiv*i is when the longdef- * romance of Mamie starts. Talking sequences and a Hugo Riesenfeld music score are recorded by RCA photophone.

Compose a Theme Song

A! Dubin and Joe Burke are the composers of the theme, song which will be featured by Warner Brothers in their forthcoming Vitaphone talking picture, “In the Headlines," a fast moving story of newspaper life, featijping Marion Nixon. Grant Withers and an all-star east. The piece is railed “Love Will Find a Way," and is said to be one of the most melodious songs that has vet resulted from the collaboration of these composers, who have many popular hits io their credit. John Gets More Work Following his excellent work Ln “Speedway.'’ William Haino’s next starring vehicle. John Miljan signed a eot.nract. with Metro-Gold wyn - Mayer last week. He will be east immediately in one of the forthcoming M-G-M talking pictures. Miljan has had some exceptional leading and character roles in recent pictures, among them being “Voice of the City." * Devil's Island.” “Women They Talk About." “Rough House Rosie." “Glorious Betsy" and ' Times Square." Bonlin Signs Contract James Donlin. who has had twenty years of stock, musical comedy and stage drama experience, last, week signed a contract to appear in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer talking pictures. This action followed his performance in “Copy" for M. G. M.. which was directed byNorman Houston. Donlin is a native of San Francisco, the stock companies of which city, two decades ago, furnished so many acfcns for the New York stage.

Will Direct David Burton is the newest addition to the list of prominent Broadway stage directois who have been placed under contract by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Mr. Burton, who will start work in the near future at the coast studio, has directed “Serena Blandish." "The Royal Family," “The Racket." “The Czarina." “Zander tfie Great" and “The Swan." He was stage director for Charles Frohman for three and a half years and directed all the plays in which William Gillette and Otis Skinner were starred.

It Is Tea Time for These Actors

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Herbert Bunston and Norma Shearer This is one of the pleasant tasks that Norma Shearer and Herbert Bun*ton. as Lord Elton, have in The Last of Mrs. Cheyney,’’ now at the Palace. Tea unie comes quite often in this gfv.ia

]—The Three Demons, adagio dancers who were recently with “Fioretta,’’ in New York, are now a part of the C harlie Davis stage show. "Parisian Life.” at the Indiana. I —Ethel Pritchett, local girl balloonist., will furnish the parachute jumping thrills at Riverside Sunday. 3—Two members of the Chase Boys Choir on the new hill at the Lyric, opening today.

He Jumps From Variety Stage to Movie Talkers

Oklahoma Bob Albright, long a popular vaudeville star, appears at the Apollo on the new program starting today with His Rodeo Do Flappers in a Vitaphone presentation that embraces music, singing and. dancing enlivened by Albright's humor. The Vitaphone acts also include the Paragons, a. vocal quartet, with Doris Walker, in a song skit called “In the Tropics.”

ROUNDING THEATERS

MORE and more during the hot summer months, those of us who find it impossible to go to Atlantic City, to Europe or where not, are getting back to the simple idea. This summer I have tried to mow- my own lawn and mv success has not even been all together fair. But I can stand for hours before the skeeball alleys at Riverside and toss and toss the little balls.

I didn't even mind my skeeball legs the morning after my first night of such strange dissipation. Even after skeeballing for sometime. I found the time as well as the desire to take my first lesson in archery at the courts at Riverside. I am probably the world's worst shot with a bow and arrow-. The dangling apple was never in any danger, but the side of the building was. Beth are great fun. If more of us would throw away some of our self pride and enter into the spirit of such games as skeeball and archery we would be much better off. I am told that some merchants have sold quite a number of archery sets to people so they may shoot in their own back yards. That makes 'em want to strut

Oklahoma Bob Albright

ROUND With WALTER D. HICKMAN

their stuff in public and so they hike ’ out to the parks that have archery. an a I have received many letters both from parents as well as music i teachers congratulating this department upon publishing the programs ;of students who are giving recitals I here during the summer. Why not? It makes no difference to me whether Galli Curci sings on July 4 or on Thanksgiving day. The fact she sings is enough. It is news. That is the way I think about, the young musicians who are giving programs these warm summer ! nights. The Irvington School of Music on next Wednesday night will present a number of pupils in pipe organ, assisted by Jean Killion. soprano, ana Katherine Ross, reader. The program follows: i Organ — i “Aragonaise Massemet ■'Fanfare” Ascher Florence Hinshaw. 1 Organ—‘ Parade of the Wooden Sol- " diers” Jessel Richard Harrold. Organ—" Serenade” Schubert Catherine Smith. Organ—“Fantasie” Stainer Esther Rushaupt. Soprano— _ God Touched the Rose Brown •'ln the Garden of Tomorrow". .Deffens • - 'Sor,nv Bov” Curran Jean Killion. Organ— _ • Prelude and Fugue in C Minor' ...Bach •Minuet' - Boccherini Frances W r ooden. Reading—" Seventeen" Tarkington • Katherine Ross. Organ— _ Souvenir ' Daala ‘ Serenat-a" Moskowsky Mrs. Wooden. Organ—"Naila” Tobani Katherine Price. Organises Filles Aux Cheveux de Lin.Debussv March from "Aida” Verdi Dorothy Hogie. a s a Following is the carillon program to be played by Anton Brees on Sunday, July 21. at 4 p. m. and Tuesday, July 23. at 8 p. m: ; ‘ Fantasia and Minuet” E. Wambach The Lost Chord" H. S. SuUivan "Come Back to Erin" Ciaribel 'Darling Nellie Gray" B. R. Hanby Tambourin ' J. Ph. Ramean "Minuet” Van Den Gheyr, Father of Eternal Grace” Gottschalk ' O God. Our Help in Ages Past”..W\ Craft La Tosca” Opera Fantasia Puccini "Nocturne II Opus 9" Chopin Star Spangled Banr.Uk**

THE INDIANAPOLIS TBfES

Goulcling Has Very New Idea Claims an Entire Talker May Be Made in Few Hours. THE filming of an entire talking picture within a few r hours, with the* players enacting their roles in uninterrupted continuity as in stage plays, is foreseen as a development in the near future by Edmund Goulding. author and director of Gloria Swanson's first talking and singing picture, "The Trespasser,” now being produced for release by United Artists. "When the action of a story takes place in a group of adjoining rooms, or if the sets may be constructed to adjoin each other, it will be passible to rehearse the entire screen play and photograph, it all at once, using whatever number of cameras and synchronized microphones may be necessary to cover the action in all the sets as the characters move back, and forth.” Goulding declared. If the story calls for a wider variety of sets, w’hich can not be constructed within a limited area, it may be divided into three <jr four "acts.” each of which may be photographed complete, without a pause. Goulding’s idea is based on his success in photographing sequences of nine and ten scenes simultaneously in “The Trespasser.” As many as ten cameras, with synchronized microphones, were used to photograph the actors as they moved back and forth in a natural, lifelike manner through four and five adjoining sets, instead of having to await new camera and microphone set-ups f6r the filming of each scene separately. In “The Trespasser.” which marks Miss Swanson's talking and singing debut on the screen and also her return to a role of modern fashion, the supporting cast includes Robert Ames, Henry B. Walthall, William Holden. Purnell Pratt, Kay Hammond. little Wally Albright. Blanche Friderici, Mary Forbes and Marcella Cord ay.

Will Talk

Mrs- George Arliss will play opposite her illustrious husband in his next Vitaphone starring vehicle for Warner Bros., “Disraeli." Mrs. Arliss. who is professionally j known as Florence Arliss, will appear in the role of Lady Beaconsfield. which she portrayed with great success on the stage during the ! play's remarkable run of four years j in the principal cities of the country. Alfred E. Green will direct “Disraeli." Other players selected for the supporting cast include Joan Bennett. David Torrence, David Tearle and Ivan Simpson. Big Cast Is Selected Final additions to the cast of "Olympia," John Gilbert's new’ talk- i ing film and Lionel Barrymore's third directional vehicle, leave this ; photoplay with the following sup- I porting cast: Catherine Dale Owen, prominent on the New York stage, in the ftminine lead; Nance O'Neal, another stage actress of prominence; Tyrrell Davies, famous British actor; Hedda Hopper. Doris Hill, Gustav von Seyffertitz. Richard Carle. Gerald Barry. Eva Dennison, Prince Youcca Troubetskoy and Madeleine Seymour.

AMUSEMENTS

RIVERSIDE SUNDAY AFTERNOON BALLOON ASCENSION AND PARACHUTE LEAPS BY DARING ETHEL PRITCHETT THE PARK THAT—A QUARTER OF A CENTURY AGO—ADOPTED ITS SLOGAN—JUST FOR FUN

Entertains

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Jimmy Willingham

Leaving his home town to appear in vaudeville. Jimmie Willingham, 933 West Thirty-third street, will go to Madison. Tnd.. soon. He plays the violin and piano, dances and sings.

Will Appear

Cheston L. Heath will present six of his pupils in an organ and voice recital Tuesday night at Christ church. The program follows: “First Movement. Sonata No. 1”.... Alexandre Guilmsnt “Arabesoue' 1 -lohn Gordon S*i~ Natalia O. Conner "Finaie Svmnhonie No. 11“ G. Vierne Charie- Seitz Soprano Solo—'Marietta's Song"... H. Korngold _ Mathilda C. Heuser "Rondo Francaise" t,. Boellman Ruth L. Willcox “Clair d'Lune" Sigfried Karg-Elert “Finale, Svmphonie No. VI Charles Martr widor Mary Elizabeth Johnson Arie —“Adieu forets" iJeanne and Am Mathilda C. Hensser. soprano “Prelude and Fugue in B Minor".. John Sebastian Bach “First Movement. Symphonic Romane" Charles Marie Widor Well, What I This? “Are you a culturetone?” That's the new name Tod Browning, famous mystery director at the Metro-Gold-wyn-Mayer studios, has coined for actors and others who affect accents that aren't their own. He says that one can always tell a “culturetone" in talking pictures, and insists on real accents for his characters. He is now directing the talking screen version of “The Thirteenth Chair.”

AMUSEMENTS

COLONIAL Illinois and New York W Coin# Tomorrow A K.ot of Music —i omedy Thf* Burlesque Extraordinary “IMPS’ FROLIC” Spectacular Scene* Catchy Song*—Clever Dances with CUT. RKNO—MI I.DRED WOOD EDDIK HARK—MEt (OPEUND IRENE JOSJMX—FRANK MARTIN DOZEN DOLLS ON RUNWAY —ON THE SCREEN— Firt Showing: in City BELLE BENNETT, JOE F. BROWN In the Talking Feature “MY LADY’S PAST” Matinees. 20 c Nites— Sat.. Sun. Mat..

Mary and Doug Twice Married Noted Screen Pair Have the Knot Tied Again. MARY PICKFORD. screen star, and Douglas Fairbanks, one of the most popular of leading masculine motion picture stars, today were married at the United Artists studio in Hollywood. In a ceremony, which was witnessed by more than 400 guests, and performed in the beautiful cathedral of Padua, "America's Sweetheart" took the vows which made her the wife of the screen's most famous personality. The wedding has been expected for some time in the city of Padua. Early this morning ♦here started a stream of guests, all colorfully arrayed. making their way through the streets to the huge cathedral. The bride was stunning in a long train of woven silver, while from a sparkling headdress of silver flowed a veil of white tulle. Fairbanks, much to tne consternation of the guests, was garbed in the rags of a beggar. ,

vZfi uA the lv"ic'has't^e^hwg^^ ! nU * I EVERYBODY KNOWS / EVERY BODY GOES/ HEADED BY SONOLAND'S YOPEMOSr JUVENILE DTAM Omsk Bear rmmmmmumemmxmmnmammm additional Vaudeville Actt 11 ihiibb*** ERNEST ! MACK and THE HIATT | ARGO MOUNTERS “NOTHING j ,N SERIOUS’’ ! “OH AGGIE** ’ Extra—-The Thrill of a Lifetime! SFF, and HEAR ; SON NEN BERG-LEWIS WRESTLING MATCH IN SOUND You hear everything—hold-for-hold, fall-for-fall— Better than a ringside seat. Don’t miss it On the Screen —All-Fox-Movietone Picture VHVEWI ■gBSSYEAIfS If^EVE CHARLES MORTON V'-' ■ •' carlerext ciorincelakc V SUCH A night! SUCH A FIOHT // gW DAYS \ such a m/ohty iiroi

Starvation Diets Are Dangerous Noted Movie Director Is an Enemy of Mod* ern Fad. ONE man in Hollywood seems to be alone. William J. Cowen j does not approve of the eighteenday diet which is sweeping the land. [ “This diet does not furnish enough ! nourishment for the normal perI son.' says the Radio Pictures director. "Diet is not necessary if one I knows food combinations. We may | eat wha| we please if we ea,t wisely. I Doctors can furnish diets which give one plenty to rat but. vs ill not, i*cause fat, to form. { "I know one girl who reduced I seventeen pounds one summer on | ‘eat and grow thin.' She ate all i she wanted from this menu and j played golf. The. results were marvelous. It is what you eat that makes fat, not how much you eat.” Director Cowen contends that, starvation diets are not. good for ] one. “The trouble with girls is that they go to extremes on all questions,- ’ he says. “Instead of taking | months to lose a few pounds by {elimination of certain foods, thev plunge into starving themselves try- ‘ mg to take off eighteen pounds in ias many days. I do not t hink' fat. I women are. attractive —neither do r believe in undermining the health for speedy results.” “The mature woman is always more interesting than a girl.” claims Cowen. “Maturity can not expect the figure of a flapper. Any woman over 35 who diets too much is foolish. Nature changes the lines of the figure after that, time, and dieting only hurries lines in the face and gives that haggard look we all dread. “A mature woman needs a little flesh to make her youthful and i healthy looking. Most of the fa- | mous women in the world are mid- ! die aged. No one need dread this : time if they keep healths and finjp ■ with exercise, instead of starving i themselves.” He Gets Good News G. A. Sll Vara, the famous Ausj rrian dramatist, is having good news j followed him from Europe + o the Metro - Goldwvn - Mayer studios, where he is now preparing to write | talking pictures. Sil Vara lias reI reived word from Tendon that his. j play “Caprice.” has broken all Brr- ! ish records for its first weeks, j “Caprice” with its full company inI tact, left* New York for England a ! few weeks ago after a sensational ! four month's run. After the English j summer season it will return to i America to complete its Gotham en- ; gagement.

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