Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 60, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 July 1929 — Page 7

3TLY 20,1929

JACK MULHALL HAS THE LEAD IN ‘TWIN BEDS’ AT CIRCLE

‘Behind That Curtain' Will Introduce Charlie Chan to the Movie-Going Audiences of Indianapolis at the Apollo Theater. JACK MULHALL'S fir?* starring ve hicle for First National-Vitaphone pictures, “Twin Beds,’’ which star*? today at the Circle theater, is an all dialogue picture. Jack sings and talks in this hilarious comedy adapted from the stage play of the same name The story concerns a bride and bridegroom, separated on their wedding night, and the startling events that happen before they are reunited. Patsy Ruth Miller plavs opposite Mulhall. Eddie Gribbon. Zasu Pitts, Armand Kaliz, Gertrude Astor and Alice Lake contribute to the fun-V-akmg.

A1 San tell directed “Twin Beds." The staff song-writers a! First National composed three numbers for the picture, one of these. “If You Were Mine,” bids fair to take its place with other successful theme songs. Other numbers are “The Chicken Walk.” danced and sung by a chorus of fifty girls, ar.d “My Wee Bonnie Jean.” The Circle is also offering an added attraction. “Moonshine," an all-talking Paramount comedy skit starring James Barton. stage favorite. Three Vitaphone acts, including Bernie Cummins and his orchestra. Red Donahue and company and Screen Snapshots, are also on the bill. Dessa Byrd will be heard at the Circle organ and a talking news reel completes the program. an tt BIG DRAMA OPENS AT APOLLO

With picturesque backgrounds that bring to the- talking screen sights and sounds from the four corners of the earth, "Behind That Curtain,” the attraction at the Apollo, starting today, is rated by critics in New York, where it recently scored a sensational hit, as one of the most remarkable all-talk-ing achievements yet presented. “Behind Tnat Curtain” is a thrilling, romantic melodrama adapted from Earl Derr Diggers’ novel, a best seller that, garnered new laurels for the' author of “Seven Keys to Baldpate" and "The Chinese Parrot.” The picture was directed by Irving Cummings, with Warren Baxter, lois Moran and Gilbert Emery in the leading roles. In their support are Claude King. Philip Strange, Boris Karloff. Jamiel Hassen, Peter Gawthorne, John Rogers. Montague Shaw, Mercedes de Valasco and Finch Smiles. Beginning with a mysterious murder in a London barrister's office, the action swings to India where the tortured wife of a derelict, who is suspected of the crime, flees to her first Jove, and accompanies him on a caravan trip across the desert. Pursued by her husband and the ace of Scotland Yard investigators she escapes in an airplane and reaches San Francisco, where she seeks refuge in the Chines? quarter. There the story reaches its startling, pulse-stirring climax. A unique and highly effective feature in connection with the various widely separated locales of actio nln the picture, is the fact that each is made all the more realistic bv characteristic soilnds and native dialects. Oklahoma Bob Albright, star of the vaudeville stage, and his Rodeo Do Flappers in a novel presentation: “In the Tropics.” a melodious skit introducing The Paragons, famous vocal quartet, with Doris Walker, and Movietone news reels complete the program. B tt tt STAGE HIT IS NOW A MOVIE TALKER Four o'clock tea was a recognized necessity when “The Last of Mrs. Cheyne.v” was made at the MetroGold wyn-Mayor studio as Norma Shearer's latest starring production, an all-talking picture which marks Miss Shearer's second appearance before the microphones. For every member of the cast, with the single exception of Hedda Hopper, was of British birth and in the habit of sipping an afternoon “bracer.” In this picturization of the famous English stage play, directed bv Sidney Franklin and which opens Saturday at Loews Palace theater, are. besides Norma Shearer. Basil Rathhone. George Barraud. Herbert Bunston. Cyril Chadwick. Moon Carroll. George K. Arthur and others of note. “ The picture is a screen adaptation of Frederick Lonsdale's wellknown comedy drama, first, produced on the London stage with Gladys Cooper in the title role. Two seasons ago when it had its New York premiere. Ina Claire appeared in the Shearer role. The adaptation was made by Hans Kraly and Claudine West. The plot, a brightly entertaining one which moves with a pleasing swiftness, revolves about the association of a society rrook and his accomplice, a beautiful young woman, who obtains an ‘ in” on functions which lean to rich hauls. George Barraud, well known on both stage and screen has the role of the crook Basil Rsthbone has the otlur eading male role. He is east as ‘Lord Pilling." an aristocratic -.objeipan. who not only falls in love ith “Mr.-. Cheyney.” but catches ler in the act of robbing her hostess' home One of the finest and best known singing aggregations will be seen and heard on the bill in the Metro Movietone presentation of the Gilbert and Sullivan male ensemble, comprising fourteen of the most

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A New Way Most actresses when they need a special costume, go to the studio wardrobe for it. Margaret Wycherly, instead, brought hers across the continent. In “The Thirteenth Chair.” which Tod Browning is directing for Metro-Gold-wyn-Mayer, she wears the same costume she wore on the stage when she created the role of “Rosalie La Grange,” which she plays in the talking film version.

i talented vocal artists ever gathered in one group, headed by J. Humbird Duffey. In another Metro Movietone act Fuzzy Knight, a popular favorite of the vaudeville stage, and better known as the Crazy Singer.” will offer several catchy numbers, in which he ac- | companies himself on a baby piano, j The balance of the program will include a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer all-talking comedy, Fox Movietone news. Lester Huff at the organ console and the M. G. M. news review. tt n m ALICE RETURNS TO THIS CITY This week the New Ohio is bringing back Alice White's first a.ll- - picture, “Broadway Babies," which was shown at the Indiana during their anniversary week. The picture was axiapted from the • Broadway stage success “Broadway Musketeers,” and directed by Mervyn Le Roy. “Broadway Babies” is a story of j theatrical life, the experiences of ; three young hoofers, who are fight- j ing for recognition behind the foot- j lights. In it. Miss White demon- ! strates that she can sing and dance I as well as act. Charles Delaney I plays opposite her and Sally Ellers j and Marion Byron are her two j hoofing partners. It is a talking, singing and danc- j ing story of the Great White Way. j It tells about these three young j dancing girls and follows them from j their theatrical boarding house to j the theater, the night clubs and finally into a gang war. Fred Kohler and Tom Duganare are also in the cast. ! On this week's program is an all- j talking comedy, ‘ Cold Shivers.” A : Disney cartoon. “Tire Barn Dance.” [ three Vitaphone short subjects and : a talking news reel complete the bill. B tt tt WILLIAM BOYD'S LATEST NOW ON VIEW William Boyd in the person of "The Flying Fool” opened yesterday j at the Indiana theater. The stage presentation offers Charlie Davis and his orchestra in a spicy Fublix presentation. “Parisian Life.” While “The Flying Fool” has an aviation background, it is said to also include some high powered drama of humor mingled skillfully into a fine network of entertain- j ment. It is the story of a stunt flyer ■ who risks his life every day to sat- j isfy a thrill-hungry mob. He is a ; devil-may-care personality whose other chief interest in life is women. But. he boasts, he has never fallen ir love. Then his kid brother becomes in- j terested in a cabaret singer and the Flying Fool decides to “save” him from this supposedly designing woman. What happens after that is plenty and the story is said to rise to a tremendous climax in the air. The stage show, which is a Frank Cambria production, includes screen and stage stars such as Harry’ Downing. Hollywood entertaining comedian: the Three Demons, late stars of “Fiorctta": Chilton and Thomas, dance sensations: the Four Merrymakers. record favorites, and a ' chorus of the famous Gamby-Hale j Girls. Dale Young is at the Indiana or- j gan. An all-talking comedy is in- j eluded on the bill. A fashion feature and news reel completes the program. John Looked Very Fine John Gilbert, wore, tights as "Romeo” to play a scene from Shakespeare in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's “Hollywood Revue of 1929.” with Lionel Barrymore directing. He looked fine. Barrymore declared. “Most men don’t nowadays,” he j added. "In modem drama, wear- j ing pants has let. down the bars to ; many bow legged heroes—in the days when I started acting we all wore tights in most plays—so we , had to keep in shape. Acting's a snap now. so far as one's 'daily dozen' is concerned."

They Make Fun Five babies add their bit to the fun of “Lazy Days." the newest “Our Gang" picture, now in production under the direction of Robert McGowan, who wrote both story and dialog for the photoplay, which is the “Gang's" fourth talking picture for Metro.

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f A fj i • THE OWtUTW’ i L A Thrillim Mystery, with Tnlk Also Glenn Tnron in • THE KID S CLEVE*“ $ News Erents

I—A scene from “The Last of Mrs. Cheyney,” which opens today at Loew’s Palace. Z —William Boyd appears in this exciting way in “The Flying Fool.” now at the Indiana, 3 Alice White has the chief role in “Broadway Babies,” at the Ohio. 4 Avery comfy pose of Patsy Ruth Miller and Jack Mulhall in “Twin Beds,” now at

Barrymore * Is Now on Long Trip The West Welcomes Great Star to Pacific Coast, XJOW that an American has succeeaed as a toreador in one of the best known, but never seen sports in the United States, it appears as though Spain is coming into her own in this country, which long has known her as the land mirrored by two Frenchmen in one of the most popular operas, “Carmen.” Two national expositions, in Seville and Barcelona, have brought Spain into the pictured sections of the daily newspapers,- while her dramatists are slowly gaining a place in the spotlight of the American theater. It is at least twenty years since Bertha Kalisch produced the Quintero Brothers' “Martha of the Lowlands” in America. Ten years ago Jacinto Benavente inaugurated the Theater Guild, in New York by his “The Bonds of Interest,” which also introduced him to the public on this side of the Atlantic. Later Nance O'Neill played Benavente's “The Passion Flower” and a few years after that Eva Le Gallienne brought out G. Martinez Sierra’s “The Cradle Song.” This scon was followed by the same author's “The Romantic Young Lady.” Last fall Ethel Barrymore staged Sierra’s “The Flingdom of God,” which gave her one of her most striking roles and then Otis Skinner acted the Quintero Brothers’ "A Hundred Years Old,” which Chicago has liked so much and New York is to see next fall.

Hold Record Leila Hyams, who plays the heroine in “The Thirteenth Chair.’’ Tod Browning's filmization of the famous stage play, holds the record among motion picture actresses for flying. She has flown in almost every type of plane and also in a Zeppelin.

Ban® I Ssjy-J't LAST OF 1 “MisCHtYNEYI fl FUZZY BAS,L >/3 •i a> w uebbebt bbunstoh Efaa KNIGHT With His Little Piano and Funny Songs \\l A a I S hp*V*SSS5 # | SULLIVAN jA“Hurdy Curdy;1] MALE ENSEMBLE \\l M-G-M NEWS / p M 15—Perfect Voices—ls \\l REVIEW I Jj| I FOX MOVIETONE NEWS |\ LESTER'HUFF fljl Jll The Talking News Reel \\\ ORGAN LOGUE |M

Many Young Boys to Be Heard in Song on Lyric Bill

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Here are al! the members of liie Chase Boys Singers that id needing the new bib at the Ljric tneater today. They are all youngsters, no doubt about that. It is one of the most unique vaudeville headline acts now on tour in this country.

hi Recital

f Among the pupils of H. Otis Pruitt lof the piano department of the I Metropolitan School of Music who | will take part in the Monday after- | noon recital at the North Branch, Thirty-fourth and Pennsylvania I streets, will be Floyd Ross.

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the Circle. . 5 Warner Baxter and Lois Moran in one of the big scenes from “Behind That Curtain,” at the Apoilo. 6 Charles Morton and Mary Astor in a scene from “New Year’s Eve,” a< the Lyric.

It Sure Moves

Time certainly moves! In 1315 Edgar Selwyn, now directing -Eva the Fifth” for Metro-Gold-wyn-Mayer. starred for Cecil B. DeMille in “The Arab.” Scenes were taken on a trackless desert; which is now part of the prosperous town of Brawley in the even more prosperous Imperial Valley . Here Ts New Fad "Greasepaint portraits” are anew fad in the studios. Lon Chaney started it, by.painting a portrait of Ernest Torrence with greasepaints instead of the usual oil colors, and Roland Young, has made seveal such portraits. They are softer in effect than regular oil paintings—and softer in texture, too. so that they have to be mounted under glass as soon as made. It May Be All True Ernest Toernce claims 109 miles an hour as his top speed at Indianapolis while driving a racing car in William Haines' new starring vehicle “Speedway” which Metro-Goldvvyn-Mayer filmed at the race classic.

1 Side Fled To The Desert With IB You'll Say This IsOne Ot The Finest Pieces Ot Entertainment Shown On The Screen In Indianapolis For A l<*ng Time mum emir LOIS MORAN i A TRAIL OF INTRIGUE AND ROMANCE VHICh SCOTLAND YARD FOLLOWS ROUND THE WORLD. from the novel by EARL DERRBIGGERS /iPOMLO

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Paul Reno One of the new members of the ! stage company at the Colonial next 'week is Paul E va.

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New Title The title of Harry Langdon's first all-talking picture recently completed on the Hal Roach lot for Meto-Goldwyn-Mayer has been changed from “Red hot” to "Hot Stuff,” under which title it is scheduled for release by M-G-M. Lewis R. Foster directed the film.

Work Starts on New Talker Frank T. Dazey will assist Edward T.. Lowe Jr. in writing the continuity and dialogue of Paul Whiteman's first Universal production. “The King of Jazz.”

Will Have Biggest Production

Sam E. Morris, vice-president of Warner Bros, is authority for the official announcement that his company is now busy on peliminary plans for the biggest production they have ever offered to the public. It will be called “Show of Shows” and will feature a cast of stars unrivalled by any assembly of talent for a single picture in the history of the screen. It is Warner Bros, intention to line up every star from both the Warner Studio and the First National Studio and to group them into one unit of entertainment that will immeasurably outstrip anything ever attempted by a motion picture producer up to the present time. “Show of Shows” will be made under the personal supervision of J. L. Warner assisted by Darryl Zanuck. Already they have assigned definite places in the cast to John

Two Leads Louis Calbern, who is the leading man for Miss Ethel Barrymore on her repertory tour of the United States, is the husband of Julia Hoyt, the social registerite actress.

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Ethel Will Do More Big Stunts Miss Pritchett Will Make Series of Leaps at Park. Ethel PRITCHETT, sweethear: of the clouds, who has "shared aerial honors with the Patent Leather Kid at Riverside amusement park this summer, returns to th? West Thirtieth street fun resort Sunday afternoon for a balloon ascension and series of parachute leaps. Due to the hundreds of picnic parties held this summer in the beautiful shady grove in the center of the amusement park, the management has arranged to reserve tables and bandies for those who wish to make reservations ahead of time. There is no charge, of course, for this service, a mere phone call being sufficient to guarantee that the reservation is made. A driven well furnishes excellent drinking water in the grove. Many mothers bring the youngsters to Riverside early in the day, the big free kiddie playground furnishing a fine and safe place for the children to play, and the family party is joined later by dad for an evening -of thrills and fun on the many park devices. Anew and extremely novel fish pond lias taken its place in “Kewpie Alley ” This clever device embodies a real water, and the player is furnished with tackle. Mechanical fish grab the hooks and pull the floats under in realistic manner, and are landed just the same as are real-for-sure emmbers of the finny tribe. Interest in the popular bowling game of skeeball has taken a big spurt this summer, and the nine alleys on the east side of the big circular concourse are busy afternoon and night.

Barrymore, George Arliss, Beatrice Lillie, Irene Bordoni, Jack Buchanan, Winnie Lightner and Frank Fay who will be master of ceremonies. Many more names of equal box-office significance will be added to these. Some Movie History Norman F. Thom, the John Drew of the river; Mrs. Thom and Nornn Beth, whom Mrs. Thom asserts is the original of Edna Ferber’s character, Kim, in “'Show Boat,’’ are In Universal City. The Thoms’ tast of Broadway recently caused them to desert their show boat, the Princess, this year and devote the summer to learning the technique of moving pictures. At present they are playing small parts in “Tire Drake Case,” which Edward Laemmle is completing at Universal City. Started in Grand Opera. Queenie Smith, who will play opposite Guy Robertson in “Street Singer,” which the Shubeits now have in rehearsal, was once upon a time featured by the Metropolitan Opera Company.

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