Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 186, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 December 1929 — Page 7

DEC 14, 1929

COLLEEN HAS TWO LEADING MEN IN NEW MOVIE-TALKER

'The Locked Door’ Opens Today at the Palace, With Rod La Rocque and Barbara Stanwych in the Chief Roles of This Mystery Story. -T-OOTLIGHTS AND FOOLS,” the newest of Colleen Moore's screen ■F tor;*- , and the first of her dialogue pictures to include episodes in tecnhi-color, opens today at the Circle. Miss Moore appears as a supposedly exotic French actress, with an intriguing Parisian accent in part of the stoiy; impersonates a slangy Broadway chorus girl in another episode of the p’ot, and plays the rest of the picture in her own personality. Technicolor has been employed to enhance the beauty of several stage numbers, in which Colleen is supported by a huge ensemble of seventytwo show girls and dancers. It is in these color episodes that the songs,

‘lf I Can't Have You,” “You Can't Believe My Eyes” and ‘Tilly Pom Pom Plee are introduced, all of which are sung by Miss Mcore. The two leading men in the picture are Raymond Hacket and Frederic March. In addition, the supporting cast includes Virginia I.ee Corbin, Edward Martindel, Mickey Bennett, Cleve Moore, the star's brother; Andy Rice. Jr, and Frederic Howard. Ruth Etting, the sweetheart of Columbia records, is to be heard in the featured short subject this week, singing several new songs. The talking comedy is "Fatal Forceps.” A sound cartoon, “Noah’s Lard,” and Jans and Whalen in an act complete the program. n a a THE DIRECTOR WANTED REALISM Corks may continue to pop in talking pictures in the wrong key—the government will do nothing about it. A recent request by the United Artists studio for permission to purchase two cases of champagne so that the exploding corks might sound right in "The Locked Door,” which will start at the Palace on Saturday, was curtly denied by Commissioner Doran of Washington. "The law does not authorize granting such permis.son,” wired the commissioner. He added that he could "appreciate fully the purpose and sincerity of the request.” The demand was made by the studio in the name of realism, and "because cider, use effectively in silent pictures, furnished insufficient imetus to pop a cork in the real champagne manner.” George Fitzmaurice,. director of “The Locked Door.” explained that talking pictures, if they are to survive, must be as realistic as the silent pictures were. He decried the government’s action. Only the real article, he said, would give the proper tonal quality and modulation he required. Asa result of the government’s action, the studio was forced to conduct a serious experiment with varied bottled liquids to determine which was best suited for talking picture purposes. Aerated cider was finally awarded the certificate of merit. A report of the findings were sent to the Bureau of Standards for purposes of filing in the archives of that department. The cork popping sounds as reproduced in the picture, however, are real enough. Rod La Rocque, Barbara Stanwyck, William Boyd, William Boyd, Betty Bronson and Zasu Pitts and.Mack Swain are the principals in "The Locked Door,” which is a slice of modern life, with "whoopee” boats, police raids’ and a spectacular shooting as backgrounds. Included on the same bill will be the latest Charley Chase all-talk-ing comedy, "Stepping Out”; the Hearst Metrotone News, known as the world's talking newspaper, and other short subjects. an u "GAMBLERS” OPENS TODAY AT THE APOLLO Though many are familiar with the seething activity that is the external life of the stock market, the region behind the closed doors of private offices in a land of mystery. What are the secrets behind the rise or fall of a certain stock? comes the money with which to carry on the extensive manipulations of “the Street?” How much chance has the small operator. or the depositor in the great savings institutions which abound In the financial district? Who are ’ the gamblers, and who are the "surething” operators? These questions are dramatically answered in "The Gamblers,” the famous Charles Klein play which has reached the audible screen as the latest Warner Brothers alltalking Vitaplione production, which opens today at the Apollo. The all-star cast of "The Gamblers” includes H. B. Warner, Lois Wilson, George Fawcett, Johnny Arthur, Frank Campeau and Charles Sollon. It was directed by Michael Curtiz. The usual Vitaphone presentations and the Fox Movietone News will complete any enjoyable program. a a a "PAINTED ANGELNOW AT THE INDIANA Billie Dove, in her latest all-talk-ing First National Vitaphone production, "The Painted Angel.” is now playing at the Indiana theater. On the stage this week is the Publix offering, "Jazz Clock Store,” ■featuring Charlie Davis and his band. Miss Dove’s leading man is Edmund Lowe, last seen in "The CockEyed World,” Important roles are handled by George MacFarlane, Cissy Fitzgerald. J. Farrell MacDonald, Mellie Bly Baker and Peter Higgins. "The Painted Angel," which concerns the stoiy of a Broadway night club hostess, was directed by Millard Webb. The stoiy was an original by Fannie Hurst, titled "Give This Little Girl a Hand.” Billie Dove's role in "The Painted Angel” is a radical departure for this actress. In many moments she is seen in a comedy mood .sometimes gay and reckless, someMOTION PICTURES

GRANADA 1045 VIRGINIA AVE. TODAY MONTE BLUE “From Headquarters” Talking Short Subjects Starting Sunday "Gold Digger* of Broadway**

times taking part in a "mauve decade” travesty dressed grotesquely in the styles of the gay nineties. Charlie Davis and his band are featuring in “The Jazz Clock Store,” a medley of several of the most popular songs of today. The cast supporting Davis includes Bob La Salle, the poular comedian; Paul Kirkland, the inimitable entertainer; Bard and Avon, gems of songland; the Tiffany twins, the dancing jewels; Jim Rentch. the dancing demon, and the Fred Evans ensemble. A fashion feature in full color and a news reel complete the program.

"WELCOME DANGER” OPENS AT OHIO Harold Lloyd, who is recognized all over the world as a past master at putting thrills on the screen, is said to outdo himself in his first all-talking picture, "Welcome Danger,” which is being brought back to the New Ohio, starting today, for a week’s return engagement. Underground Chinatown in San Francisco provides the setting for the "gags” which are guaranteed to send chills racing through the blood of the most anaemic picture fan. When "Welcome Danger” was first in a small town outside of Los Angeles at a special preview, the audience is said to have virtually yelled its response to the thrilling action. Not since Lloyd’s memorable climb up the face of a twelve-story building in "Safety Last” has an audience visibly reacted to one of his pictures as it did to the preview of "Welcome Danger,” it was said. Lloyd’s leading lady in this film is Barbara Kent. Others in the cast are Noah Young. Charles Middleton and William Walling. There is said to be a touch of Belasco in “Welcome Danger,” with Lloyd creating a tension in several spots underground with only a darkened screen and the voice to hold an audience. The supplementary program for this week includes talking short subjects.

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Irene Bordoni will be seen and ?\eard in "Paris” due at the Circle the week of Dec. 21.

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1— Colleen Moore has the lead in “Footlights and Fools,” now at the Circle. 2 Jason Rolands is seen in “The Gamblers.” now at the Apollo. 3 Edmund Lowe supports Billie Dove in "The Painted Angel,” now at the Indiana.

Here Soon

Ted Lewis, better known as "The High-Hatted Tragedian of Jazz,” comes to the Lyric Christmas week in his first all-talking singing and dancing Vitaphone feature picture called "Is Everybody Happy?” Ann Pennington, and Alice Day are the featured feminine players in the cast.

Carried On

A child of the stage is Mary Eaton, ex-Ziegfeld girl, who is now appearing in motion pictures. She made her first appearance in front of the footlights at the age of 3 and when 9 was appearing at concerts as a dancer. She continued in child parts in stock and continued dancing under the tutelage of Theodore Kosloff. When 16, she made her debut on Broadway in “The Royal Vagabond,” and a little more than a year later she followed Marlyn Miller into the Ziegfeld Follies as premier danseuse. After that she played with Eddie Cantor in the great success, "Kid Boots.” At this time she experienced her first taste in motion pictures, playing a small role in support of Bebe Daniels in "His Children’s Children.” Then she returned to the stage, and it was not until this year, when she was cast for the role of leading woman in “The Cocoanut.s,” starring the Four Marx brothers, did she again appear in front of the camera. She now is under contract to Paramount. Miss Eaton wall be seen in the near future in “Glorifying the American Girl.” one of the new show world group of Paramount pictures, produced under the personal supervision of Florenz Ziegfeld. This production was directed by Millard Webb, to whom Miss Eaton was married a short time ago in Hollywood. Gary Is So Tall Gary Cooper is six feet tw'o inches tall, weighs 180 pounds and has reddish-browm hair and blue eyes. Started as a Wrestler Paul Lukas, noted character actor of the screen, was a wrestler in the Olympic games of 1924 in Paris. Mercer Played in London Beryl Mercer was a star on the London stage before she was 20.

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

ROUNDING ROUND THEATERS With Walter D. HICKMAN

THE seriousness of the condition of the legitimate stage on the l’oad as well as on Broadway is reflected in several statements in this week’s issue of Variety. I have every reason to respect the statements of Variety relative to show' conditions in. this' country and this paper states that twentyeight houses on Broadway will go dark next week. Under a Pittsburgh date line. Variety states that both legitimate houses there will be dark the week before Christmas and that “bookings after that, few and far between, and the season as a whole looks like an in-and-outer.”

It is my opinion that the above statement regarding Pittsburgh applies to the legitimate situation in this city. I believe that the bookings after the first of the year are few and far between. We owe most of our bookings this season to the New York Theatre Guild. The Guild in New York this season is having its troubles because the first two plays of the season have been failures and the subscribers are reported as growling. Manager Burke at English's tells me that he has booked for two performances at English’s two of the most famous dancers of the day. They are Kreutzberg and Georgi, a man and a woman. They will appear on Sunday afternoon. Dec. 29, at 3 o’clock and at 3:30 o'clock on New Year’s eve at English's. Two entirely different programs will be given. Burke states that we will have

The La Shelle Choral Chib to Sing Sunday Afternoon

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-Photo by MoorefleJd-Dudley Lee. Sunday afternoon at the John Herron Art Institute, Edward La Shelle and his choral club will appear in a . recital. La Shelle will be the soloist.

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4 Harold Lloyd is seen and heard in “Welcome Danger,” at the Ohio. 5 Lois Moran and Douglas Gilmore in "Song of Kentucky,” now at the Lyric, 6 A scene from "The Locked Door,” opening today at the Palace.

Ethel Barrymore in "The Kingdom of God” and “The Love Duel,” but the definite date has not been fixed. We are supposed to get "After Dark” some time after the first of the year. The truth is that there are few attractions on tour and that managers in New York are having trouble in finding hits. a a I have been asked to give addresses of some of the former members of the Berkell Players as well as the Stuart Walker company so that Indianapolis folks may send Christmas greetings. If you want such information drop me a line or call me on the telephone. a a a A traveling man writes me that it is his opinion that Indianapolis movie, theaters have the most

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Ona Lyday will play in the Civic Theatre production of "Holy Night” at 11 o'clock Christmas eve at the Playhouse.

courteous and considerate ticket sellers of any city in the country. I believe it.

The Source of Music Is Found Dr. Ribera Makes Public Facts on His Big Discovery. npHAT much of our modern music F is derived through Spain from ancient Arabic melodies is the discovery of Dr. Julian Ribera, of the University of Madrid, whose “Music in Ancient Arabia and Spain” will be published by Stanford university Press in an English translation done by Eleanor Hague and Marion Leffingwell. The study leading to this discovery, which fills in a blank chapter in musical history, was based on the "Cantigas” of Alfonso the Wise. These medieval manuscripts, supposed to be church music, had never been deciphered until Dr. Ribera identified them as secular melodies, Moorish in origin. These he says, are the originals of practically all of the types now considered indigenous to the different regions of Spain. From Spain this music spread over all medieval Europe without its origin being known. "There it still lives because the people have loved it and adopted it,” Dr. Ribera declares. "Europe still, therefore, owes a debt of gratitude to the Andalusion Moors, who maintained and passed on a rich fund of music, a perennial rpring to w'hich all European composers have come to renew their inspiration, but without seeking its unknown sources.” This Moslem music was surprisingly rich and highly developed, Dr. Ribera found. “In spite of its age and simplicity, it may be heard with real pleasure and emtion if performed as it must have been in its own day. The ‘Cantigas’ show that harmony, the major and minor modes, modulation and other elements supposed to belong only to modern European music, appeared in the thirteenth century in Spain with indications that they come from still older civilizations.” The Runaway James Hall had to run away .rom home and succeed in musical shows before he could get his father’s consent to be an actor. MOTION PICTURES

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Gillette Continues His Run Famous Actor Agrees to Remain in ‘Sherlock Holmes/ A . L. ERLANGER and George C. Tyler announce that by sacrificing the performances scheduled for Philadelphia, the New York engagement of William Gillette in “Sherlock Holmes,” originally intended to close tonight, will be extended for a period of three weeks from that date, and that Mr. Gillette's final performance in New York will positively take place Saturday evening, Jan. 4. The decision to extend the engagement at the New Amsterdam theaters came as a result of capacity audiences, and the overwhelmingly popular demand for seats. Under the arrangement between the actor and the producers, Mr. Gillette plays only seven performances a week, including one matinee on Saturdays, with the option of a matinee on holidays, if desirable. Seven performances a week in an engagement limited to three weeks have proved utterly inadequate to the demand, many of the performances having been sold out well in advance and hundreds of patrons turned away who could not be satisfied with standing room. Rather than increase the number of matinees, a measure that only partially met the situation, Messrs. Erlanger and Tyler obtained the actor’s consent to sacrifice his promised layoff, the week before Christmas, and to add that as a play week to the New York engagement, and then the producers cancelled the two weeks previously engaged in the Broad Street theater, Philadelphia, Christmas and New Year Weeks; thus providing three additional weeks in New York, with the prospect of playing Philadelphia later. Mr. Gillette's tour as now booked, includes Washington the week of Jan. 6, Baltimore the week of Jan. 13, Newark the week of Jan. 20, Philadelphia the two weeks commencing Jan. 27, Providence, Hartford and New Haven two days each, and then Albany, Syracuse, Rochester, one night each, and Buffalo or Toronto the remainder of that week.

Some Snap

As Ethel Barrymore Is acting two plays this season, G. Martinez Sierra’s “The Kingdom of God” and Lili Hatvany’s “The Love Duel,” and as the cast of the former play requires fifteen players more than does the latter piece, whenever “The Love Duel” is being played, there are Barrymore actors unoccupied. For five weeks in Chicago these people received their weekly salary and spent their evenings at other plays or at home, or as pleased them best, but all of them say they would prefer to be playing than resting. MOTION PICTURES

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