Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 36, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 June 1930 — Page 7

JUNE 21, 1930.

BORRAH MINEVITCH TOPS NEW STAGE SHOW AT INDIANA

Will Rogers Has a Comedy Role in the Talker, ‘So This Is London,’ Which Was Made From a Successful Stage Play of Some Seasons Ago. WILLIAM POWELL'S second starring picture for Paramount, "Shadow of the Law.” is now playing at the Indiana. The stage presentation this week features Borrah Minevitch and his musical rascals and is entitled “Smart Smarties.” Like “Street of Chance," this latest picture to star William Powell boasts of a particularly effective story. The opening scene reveals Powell escorting a beautiful woman to the door of her apartment. He has known he- but a few hours. As the woman opens the door, a man who has been waiting in her apartment jumps to his feet and demands to she has been. A few minutes later this woman rushes to Powell’s rooms in the same hotel. The man follow's her and breaks in. A fight takes place. Powell hits the man a stinging blow.

He looses his balance and plunges through the open window to the street twenty stories below. Before Powell realizes what has happened, the woman makes her e cape from the hotel leaving Powell to tell his story to a hard boiled police inspector and district attorney. This is the beginning of the story of "Shadow of the Law.” The latter part reveals Powell desperately fighting to prove his innocence and sent to prison for life, for a crime he did not commit. “Smart Smarties” on the stage, supports Borrah Minevitch with a cast of stage celebrities including Rose Kessner, Laura Lane, McGarry and Dawn and Margie Greene. Ed Resener is offering an overture “2ampa,” Dessa Byrd is heard at the organ presenting “Another Byrd Expedition to the South Pole.” tt a a NEW ROGERS MOVIE AT APOLLO Internationally known as a w r it ond philosopher, Will Rogers has an ideal vehicle for the exploitation of those talents in “So This Is London,” current attraction at the Apollo. Just teeming with wit, as would be expected from Rogers, it has also its philosophic side, for it gives the Oklahoman an opportunity to discuss w'ith Lumsden Hare, who plays the role of a title Englishmen, the inability of people of different race to arrive at a complete understanding. The discussion reveals the fact that people of all races may easily arrive at the point of good will and understanding and quite apropos, that is a subject which Will Rogers has well handled in his numerous writings for the press of the country. In “So This Is London,” Rogers portrays the role of a wealthy mill owner of Texas who is urged by his w'ife and son to make a trip to England for the purpose of purchasing a cotton mill there. They accompany him. Rogers is a thoroughbred Texan W'ith a keen dislike of anything British or savoring of England. On shipboard his son finds romance with a young English girl and this, of course, brings chaos. After a series of hilarious scenes Rogers eventually purchases the mill, straightens out his son’s love affair and decides the Britons are “pretty good folks" after all. Irene Rich is again Rogers’ screen wife and this time Frank Albertson is his screen son. Other members of the cast include Maureen O'Sullivan, Mary Forbes, Lumsden Hare and Bramwell Fletcher. B B B STAGE PLAY IS NOW A MOVIE Frederick Lonsdale’s clever lines and dramatic situations, which made stage history, are blended with the more spectacular possibilities of the screen in “The Lady of Scandal,” in which MetroGoldwyn - Mayer features Ruth Chatterton. The picture opens today at the Palace. The story is a smart drama of ultra-modern society, in which the heroine, as an actress, upsets aristocratic society through an engagement, a love affair, and finally a dramatic sacrifice. Sidney Franklin, known for “The Last of Mrs. Cheyney,” “Wild Orchids,” “The Actress,” “Duchess of Buffalo,” and other productions, directed the new picture with a notable cast which includes several W'ho played in “The Last of Mrs. Cheyney,” also w'ritten by the London playwright. Two members of the original London stage cast, Mackenzie Ward and Fred Kerr, appear in the screen version, in w'hich Miss Chatterton plays the heroine, Elsie, and Basil Rathbone the hero, Edward. The story deals with an actress who, through a freak of

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fate, becomes engaged to the son of a British peer. Parental opposition resolves itself into strategy, and she is asked to remain in the home of the aristocratic father, to accustom herself to society. Instead, society accustoms itself to her, and it upsets society considerably. Then a real love affair dawns, but finally she sacrifices her own happiness for that of a woman who needs her lever more than she does. As the musical comedy star, Miss Chatterton has a far different role from that in “Madame X.” The cast includes Ralph Forbes as thr .over. He is well-known for his wo.k in "The Trail of ’98,” "Under the Black Eagle,” “The Actress,” and other hits. Nance O’Neil plays the sarcastic Lady Trench, and Hebert Bunston, Effie Ellsler, Moon Carroll, Edgar Norton and Cyril Chadwick, who were seen in “The Last of Mrs. Cheney,” also appear. Basil Rathbone, who plays the hero, appeared in the other Lonsdale play as well as in "The Bishop Murder Case.” The theater scene, in which Miss Chatterton appears with a dancing chorus of “Piccadilly Johnnies,” in a song and dance number, is one of the spectacular bits of the new picture. She sings anew number, “Say It With a Smile,” specially written for her by Jack King and Elsie Janis. The tennis court scenes, showing an actual replica of a big British tennis match, reproductions of famous London homes of society, and other elaborate details, mark the staging -of the new production. An Our Gang all-talking comedy, “The Bear Shooters,” Hearst Metrotone News, and a Silly Symphony cartoon novelty rounds out the Palace program. B B B COMIC OPERA ON VIEW AT THE CIRCLE The brilliant, all-Technicolor comic opera “Bride of the Regiment” is now playing at Circle. This First National picture is said to be one of the most beautiful ever filmed from the standpoint of photography and background. The story is laid on the Italian border during the Austro-Italian war. It relates the adventures of a aingle night in Count Beltrami’s castle during which the countess is threatened by an Austrian Colonel. “Bride of the Regiment” is filled with comedy situations, it is said, enacted by a cast of players of the stage and screen. Vivienne Segal and Allan Prior, stars of the musical stage, appear in the leading roles. Walter Pidgeon, Louise Fazenda. Ford Sterling, Myrna Loy, Lupino Lane and Harry Cording are in the supporting company. Eleven song numbers are heard in the operetta. The music is that of the stage production known as “The Lady in Ermine,” which in turn is an adaptation of the German story, "The Lady of the Rose.” John Francis Dillon directed. An added attraction on the program this week is the presentation of the Mack Sennett golf comedy, “Match Play,” which features Walter Hagen and Leo Diegel. These two golf rivals, who have met many times on the famous courses of America, will be seen as old rivals in the picture. Walter Hagen is a four-time winner of the British open championship and Leo Diegel is the holder of the American professional golfers’ title. In “Match Play” they are seen as members of rival pairs of players, and each performs some of the most amazing shots which have won them championships. The Sennett players in the comedy are Andy Clyde. Marjorie Beebe and Bud Jamison. A Paramount talkartoon, “Hot

1— Myrna Loy and Walter Pidgeon as they appear in “Bride of the Regiment,” now at the Circle. 2 Will Rogers as he appears in “So This Is London,” now at the Apollo. 3 Claudette Colbert and Maurice Chevalier have the chief love roles in “The Big Pond,” now at the Ohio.

St. Matthews Lutheran Church Will Observe the Anniversary of the Augsburg Confession

AT a Children’s day service to be held at St. Matthew's Lutheran church at 10:30 a. m. of the reading of Sunday, the 400th anniversary of the Augsburg confession will be commemorated, according to the Rev, L. C. E Fackler, pastor. There w'ill be' no evening service until September. The Dorcas Society will meet .Tuesday night. Discussing the importance of the anniversary of the reading cf the Augsbury Confession, the Rev. Fackler maintains: At the Diet of Worms in 1521, the truth was confessed and defended by a theologian. At the Diet of Augsbury in June. 1530. the laity confessed and defended the . scriptural truths. j The memorable document that was read at Augsbury was drafted by the four Wittenberg theologians at the request of Duse John of Saxony. This prominent Protestant prince was requested by Emperor Charles V. of Germany to appear at the Diet with a clear statement of the teachings as they believe them. This written confession is one of the oldest written doctrinal confessions still adhered to. . . This Augsburg Confession was signed by the Duke John of Saxony and other prominent princes on June 23. 1530. It was read in public before the .assembly dignitaries of state and church, on June 25. 1530. „ , .. This confession is still one of the confessional writings adhered to and confessed by the 80.000,000 Lutheran Christians. Those who subscribe to this confession acknowledge the Bible as the one and only source of Christian truth. The writers of the Confession stressed again and again the great central truth of the Bible, namely. justification by faith. That doctrine is the searching light which is turned on every perversion of the doctrine of free grace. The Augsburg Confession places m a few words the correct statements about the sacraments. Christ’s body and blood are really and truly present In the sacrament. The Augsburv Confession states with great clarity and precision that the Christian church is "the congregation of saints in which the gospel is rightly taugnt and the sacraments are rightly administered.” This great confession also asserts the difference between Church and State. The doctrines embodied in the Augsburg Confession were those taught by Dr. Martin Luther while the wording of the confession was that of Melanchthon. Other theologinas besides these two who were requested by Duke John of Saxony to prepare the document were Jonas and Bugenhagen. ~ , Four hundred years ago the cause of the reformation hung in a balance. At that time it was the Laity that stepped forth, defended the cause begun at Wittenberg. The four hundredth anniversary Dog,” and news reel completes the bill. B B tt CHEVALIER MOVIE NOW AT THE OHIO Maurice Chevalier, the irrepressible Parisian bad boy, singer of roguish, intimate songs and entertainer, is starred in anew romantic comedy, "The Big Pond,” which is now playing at the Ohio theater. In “The Big Pond” Chevalier, is cast as an impoverished nobleman who, on the invitation of his prospective and belligerent father-in-law, sails for America bent on becoming a successful business man. But friend papa does not mean well by our Maurice.

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will be celebrated in many Lutheran churches Sunday. B B B PASTOR TO TAKE SUMMER VACATION At Northwood Christian church the subject of Dr. T. W. Grafton’s last sermon before leaving for a summer vacation in California will be “The Unfailing Ally.” Dr. Tolbert F. Reavis, head of the department of sociology at Butler, will supply the pulpit during Dr. Grafton’s absence. tt B tt THREE SERVICES ARE ANNOUNCED The Rev. Floyd Van Keuren, rector <;>i Christ Episcopal church, will preach at the 10:45 a. m. morning prayer service on Sunday, the first Sunday after Trinity, on “Paul’s Persistence.” The other service will be a quiet celebration of the Holy Communion at 8 a, m. A church hour kindergarten will be held at 10:45 a. m. for small childen while parents are attending the service. The church school has closed for the summer, but the church hour kindergarten will continue all summer. B B B INDIAN GLEE CLUB TO SING The Red Men’s Glee Club, Bacone Indian college, Bacone, Okla., composed of full-blood American Indians, the only Indian college glee club in the world, will present a concert at the Emerson Avenue Baptist church at the morning worship hour, 10:45, Sunday. The club is composed of twenty Indians, who are members of the following tribes: Creek, Zuni, Choctaw, Winnebago, Cherokee, Ponca, Pottawatomie, Osage and Kaw. The club is. directed by Gordon N. Berger, with Mrs. B. D. Weeks as accompanist. Mrs. Weeks is the wife of the president of Bacone college. To hear this club is to realize that music is in the Red Man's soul, for their repertoire runs from the Red Man’s own beautiful songs to grand opera, including: “Proudly as the Eagle,” (Spohr); “Venetian Love Song,” (Nevin); “Hunting Song,” (Kountz), and the “Red Mian’s Death Chant,” (Bliss).” B B B CHRISTIAN SCIENCE TOPIC ANNOUNCED “Is the Universe, Including Man, Evolved by Atomic Force” is the subject of the lesson-sermon in

4 Ruth Chatteron and Basil Rathbone have the leading roles In “The Lady of Scandal,” opening today at the Palace. 5 William Powell has a dramatic role of prison life In “Shadow of the Law,” now at the Indiana 6 A scene from “Dumb-bells In Ermine,” which is the movie feature on the new bill at the Lyric.

all Churches of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, June 22. Among the citations which comprise the lesson-sermon is the following from the Bible: And God said. Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God now everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good (Gen. 1:26, 27, 311. The lesson-sermon also includes the following passage from the Christian Science textbook, “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures,” by Mary Enker Eddy: The absolute ideal, man, is no more seen nor comprehended by mortals, than is his infinite Principle. Love (p. 520 1. Man is the idea of Spirit; he reflects the beatific presence, illuming the universe with light. Man is deathless, spiritual. He is above sin or frailty (p. 266 1 . All that God imparts moves in accord with Him, reflecting goodness and power. tt b tt CHILDREN’S DAY PROGRAM ANNOUNCED Tomorrow will be observed in the Fairview Presbyterian church, Dr. Edw'ard Haines Kistier, minister, as Children’s day. A pageant, “The Selfish Giant,” will be given, directed by Miss Lucia A. Ketcham, Mrs. Harold D. Robinson and the department superintendents. There will be but one service, beginning at 10 a. m. tt tt tt SACRED CONCERT IS PLANNED HERE The Fairview Symphony orchestra will give a sacred concert Sunday night at the Riverside Park M. E. church under the direction of Roebrt J. Shultz, conductor. The program follows: r Prelude'—"lntermezzo.” "L’Arlesiennc” Bizet Invocation — Hymn Meditation—Abide With Me”..Monk Hymn and Triumph March—" Aida” “Prize Song.” “Meistersinger” Wagner "The Holy City” Wheatherly Miss Geraldine Kuntz, soloist - Miss Mary Esther Lawler, accompanist. "Pilgrim’s Chorus,” "Tannhaus;r"... Wagner "The Ministry of the Word” Psalm 84 Offertory—Choral Prelude and Chorale from "The Passion Music” Bach String Orchestra. “Little Mother of Mine” Burleigh Miss Kuntz with orchestra. "Minuet,” “Military Symphony” ...Haydn "Adagio Pathejiaue” Godard Pastoral Benediction with Orchestral response— Postlude—" March of the Priests” “Athalia” Mendelssohn In the Sunday morning church school worship service of the Riverside Park M. E. church, the Rev. Robert M. Selle, pastor, will preaSh on the subject, “Asa Little Child.” At the New York Street Evangelical, the Rev. Edmond Kerlin will preach in the morning at 10:40 on the subject, “Compelled and Com-

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pelljng Men.” In the evening at 7:45, Mr. Kerlin’s subject will be “The Vision Splendid.” “The This-Side of Pentecost” will be the Sunday morning subject of the Rev. C. J. G. Russom, minister of the First Reformed church. At the Sunday morning service at First Friends church, the pastor, Ira C. Dawes, will use for his subject, “Thinking Things Over.” Sunday morning at the Hillside Christian church, the minister, Homer Dale, will preach on “The Church at Worship.” The evening subject will be “The Richest Man in the World.” Dr. F. W. Burnham of University Park Christian church will preach on the theme, “The Treasure and the Heart,” at the morning worship service. “The Way In and the Way Out” will be the subject for the evening sermon. At the Broadway Evangelical church, the Rev. Lloyd E. Smith will preach In the morning from the subject,, “Knowing Jesus Better.” There will be ng evening service., At the First United Brethren church Sunday morning, the Rev. E. H. Dailey will speak on “Passionate Youth for Christ.” In the evening at 7:45 o’clock, a symposium will be conducted by the young people of the church. The two questions will be “What Youth Expects of the Church?” and “What the Church Expects of the Young People.” “Spiritual Unpreparedness” is the morning theme of the Rev. E. G. Homrighausen of the Carrollton Avenue Reformed church. “Is the Church Christian?” and I “The Seeking Christ” are the announced subjects of the Rev. Howard M. Pattison of the Barth Place M. E. church. The Rev. Ambrose Aegerter of the Beville Avenue Evangelical church will speak in the morning on “The Set of Life” and “The Unexpected” at night. The Rev. Clyde L. Gibbens of the Garden Baptist church will speak Sunday morning on “A View of Salvation.” At night, “Impetitious Peter.” The Rev. James Harper of the Christian and Missionary Alliance announces his Sunday subjects as “How Long Before Jesus Comes?” and “What Shall It Profit a Man?” Father’s day will be observed at the Indiana Central College church Sunday with the Rev. George L. Stine preaching on “A Happy Father.” In the evening a special program will be held with the Rev. Paul Milhouse speaking on “An

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Ideal Father,” and the Rev. Robert Wellbaum on "A Father’s Reward.” Appreciation Sunday will be observed at the Grace M. E. church with the Rev. Brooks Shake speaking in the morning on “The Fine Art of Giving Encouragement." At niglV, “The Grace of Magnanimity.” The Rev. Charles H. Gunsolus of the Christian Spiritualist church of this city was awarded the degree of master of arts and bachelor of divinity at the recent commencement exercises at Butler. He states that he has studied eight years at Butler. The Rev. J. H. Rilling of the Second Evangelical church speaks in the morning on “The Value of the House of God.” No night service. “The Lord of Glory” Is the morning topic of the Rev. Joseph A. Mears of the First United Presbyterian church. Young People’s meeting will be held at 6:30 p. m. At the Union M. E. church, the Rev. Robert F. Laycock will speak in thg morning on “Life.” At night, “Wrong Attitudes Toward Christ.” “The Victorious Life’’ and “The Fourth ‘R’ in Education” will be the Sunday themes of the Rev. Clarence E. Wagner at the Centenary Christian church. At the Second Reformed church, the Rev. George P. KehJ speaks in the morning on “Many" Talents.” The Rev. Fred A. Line will preach at the 11 a. m. service of the Central Universalist church on “What’s the Use?” Special music by the church quartet. At the East Park M. E. church, the Rev. F. T. Taylor will preach in the morning on "The Worth of the Child.” At night, a children’s day program will be given. The Rev. Marion Gatlin will preach at the morning service of the Speedway Boulevard M. E. church. At night, Floyd Ross will talk on “The Unending Guest.” At the Bellaire M. E. church, the Rev. W. B. Grimes will speak in the morning on “What Doest Thou Here, Elijah?” At night the Vacation Bible school faculty will be in charge. Three services will be held Sun-' day at the Missionary Tabernacle. In the morning, the Rev. Otto H. Nater will speak on “The Potter and the Clay.” At 2:30 p. m„ the Rev. Jesse Towns, pastor of the West Side Nazarene church, will speak. At night, Evange.ist George

phon. PANDFRP °p* nDa,,y Ilßexel 1 fc-B ■1 % ;M t on* V THEATRE V 11 p " .It Fountain Square. Continuous Sum)ays and Holidays Ito 11 A M. Program changed dally. w Large Screen—New Cooling Syitem —Perfect Acoustics. Grana Opening Sunday TALKING and SOUND Pictures on the R. C. A. Photophone System—When yon hear the R. C. A. Photophene you hear the best. Heard for the first time In Indianapolis. NOW IN THIS INSTALLED /MPy, THEATRE We Welcome You to See Our Opening Picture Sunday, June 22—Betty Compton in “The Street Girl” Monday, June 23—Jack Holt in “Flight” Tuesday, June 24 —Olive Borden in “Half Marriage” Wednesday, June 25 —Norma Shearer in “The Last of Mrs. Cheney” Thursday, June 26 —Bebe Daniels in “Rio Rita Friday, June 27—Lola Lane in “The Girl From Havana” Saturday, June 28—Ken Maynard in “The Wagon Master” —Also Sound and Talk Short Subjects Daily— DDiprc Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays, Adults 20c. rKIULJn ther days, Adults 15c. Children always 10c.

Director Has His Own Formula St. Clair Insists on All Star Casts in Film Comedies. A LL-STAR casts are becoming more and more ossential in the production of screen comedies, according to Director Mai St. Clair, Paramount’s directorial expert on the lighter forms of entertainment. St. Clair, who acted and directed for Mack Sennett in the old days, believes that more care should be taken in casting comedy than serious drama. “Every cog is important in the comedy machine," he explained. “A melodramatic story usually is carried by two or three main characters of proven ability, while the rest of the cast forms the atmosphere or background. This is not so in comedy, especially since the coming of sound. Every character in the latter is utilised for laughs, and a bit of clumsy work can ruin a picture.” To prove his point, St. Clair referred to the cast of "Dangerous Nan McGrew,” which he is directing at the New York studio. “Helen Kane is a marvel, of course,” he said, “but the addition of such stage and screen stars as Victor Moore, James Hall, Stuart Erwin, Frank Morgan and Louise Closser Hale has more than doubled the number of laughs.” The director added that Mack Bennett’s old recipe for comedy, “Pretty girls and ugly men in ridiculous situations,” had become antiquated. “The public has outgrown that,’* he explained. “It wants first of all a good, gripping story, and secondarily actors who have more than beauty or ugliness to prove they are comic. “Even in the old days, Mack Sennett did not hold rigidly to his own theory. Looking back over the years you will realize that his most uproarious films had all-star casts. “The same thing applies ’to Charles Chaplin’s pictures. Although his supporting actors are not usually well-known when they appear with him for the first time, a great many of them become stars shortly thereafter.”

Barker will speak on "A Gospel for an Age." "The Test of Christianity” is the morning theme of Dr. Edwin W. Dunlavy at the Roberts Park M. E. church. The pastor will preach at night also. The Rev. Eugene W. Sutherland, vacation pastor at All Souls Unitarian church, announces the following crder of services at 11 a. m.: Prelude. "Melody’* Orieg ‘'Adagio.’’ "First Sonata”... .Mendelssohn Hymn 13. Fourth service. Covenant, Anthem. Words of Aspiration. Responsive Reading—22nd selection. Scripture. Hvmn 347. Notices ad Offering. ■Serenade” —. Gounod Address—" The Art of Letting Go.” Hymn 375. Benediction. ‘ Postlude” Bacb att a SERVICE SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED AT TABERNACLE The Rev. John Goben of the Indianapolis Gospel tabernacle announces the following schedule of services; Sunday 9:30 A. M.~*-Bible class. „ I 10:45 A. M. to Christ.” 3 P. M.—" Power of the Kingdom.” 6 P. M.—Young peoples service. 7:30 P. M.—" The Valley of Decision.* Tuesday 7:45 P. M.—" The Power of the Word of God.” Wednesday 2 30 P. M.—Women’s prayer meeting. 7:45 P. M.—Special Crusade for th young people. Thursday 10 A. M.—Day of Fasting and Prayer. 2 30 P. M.—Systematic Bible study for all Christians desiring to do personal work. 7:45 P. M.—" The Power of the Blood.’ 7-45 P. M. —“The Relation of the Spiritual Life to the Physical.” Divine Healing Service—Praver for tha side.

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