Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 42, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 June 1930 — Page 7

JUNE 28, 1930.

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Loew’s Palace United With Other Theaters in Country to Observe ‘Patriotic Week’ by Presenting Special Movie, “Independence Day.” THE Indiana theater this week is celebrating a gala event, it’s triennial triumph. The feature screen attraction foi this occasion is Buddy Rogers in his newest Paramount picture, “Safety in Numbers.” On the stage the triumphant return of Charlie Davis. He is offering two big stage shows. First, his band in “Twenty Minutes of Whoopee" and second the Publix presentation, “Dude Ranch,” in which he is surrounded by a cast of stage celebrities. “Safety in Numbers" is said to be the most tuneful picture Buddy

Rogers has ever appeared in. In “Safety in Numbers," Rogers, a young heir to millions, is sent 10 New York by his worldly uncle. The purpose of the trip is to acquaint the soon-to-be millionaire with the pitfalls and wicked ways of the big city. And to make sure that Buddy will be taken care of properly, the thoughtful uncle who believes there’s safety in numbers assigns three Follies girls to oversee Buddy’s education. Naturally enough the educational processes that ensue are said to be riotously funny. The girls in the cast are Josephine Dunn, Carole Lombard, Kathryn Crawford, Geneva Mitchell and Virginia Bruce. In the cast of the stage presentation, “Dude Ranch,” Charlie Davis is supported by Burns and Kissen, comedy songsters; the Darling twins, a duo of peaches; the Rangers, rodeo of song, and Jazz Lips Richardson, a hot chocolate. Dessa Byrd will be at the organ and a nevas reel completes the bill. a u tt PRISON LIFE REVEALED IN MOVIE Life on the “inside” in a penitentiary is echoed, in thrills, sensations, grim episodes, comedy and heart throbs, in “The Big House,” Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s much heralded drama of penitentiary life, which opens today at the Palace, Stark realism, and men in the raw, are contrasted with the home life and a love romance in the vivid story. There is a great prison riot, with a thousand men quelled by machine guns and army tanks; there is a pathetic story of the friendship of two convicts, and the regeneration of one by iove, and the startling spectacle of a boy first offender thrown into the company of hardened criminals until he becomes worse even than they. Chester Morris, Wallace Beery and Robert Montgomery play the central male roles as three cell mates about whom the riot, hate and ferment revolves. Beery enacts a gangster slayer, vicious, yet with a sardonic humor about his characterization; Morris is seen as a forger and crook who eventually finds regeneration in the turmoil, and Montgomery does a splendid characterization as the boy, showing the corrosion of a human soul. Leila Hyams plays the heroine and is clever as well as beautiful, gaining sympathy from the audience without over-sentimentality. Claire McDowell and J. C. Nugent play “home folks” as her parents. Lewis Stone is a compelling figure as the prison warden and De Witt Jennings plays the gruff yard captain, in vivid contrast to George Marion, seen as Pop, the tender-hearted prison guard. Karl Dane heads a group of comedians who furnish comedy relief in the picture. George Hill, who directed “Tell It to the Marines” and “The Flying Fleet,” has one of his greatest directorial achieveihents in this huge production. Among other players in the cast are Mathew Betz, as “The Hawk,” Robert Emmet O’Connor as the detective, Tom Wilson, Eddie Foyer, Rosco Ates, Fletcher Norton and Tom Kennedy. As the week opening Saturday June 28, has been designated by proclamation throughout the United States as “Patriotic Week” Loew’s Palace in Indianapolis, in keeping with this celebration, has booked a special patriotic subject called “Independence Day.” This reel shows the historic incidents connected with the signing of the declaration of Independence, brought out in oddly executed carvings, with special musical accompaniment. An unusually careful selection of short subjects rounds out the bill. Harry Langdon in a comedy talking riot entitled “The Big Kick” with an unusually interesting subject, “Killing the Killer” depicting the death battle between a Mongoose and a giant Cobra. Metrotone talking newspaper completes the bill.

BYRD MOVIE NOW AT CIRCLE ‘•With Byrd at the South Pole,” Paramount thrilling picturization of the recent Byrd expedition to the heretofore unexplored regions of the Antarctic, is being presented at the Circle theater all this week. Photographed by two of Paramount’s ace cameramen who for two solid years toiled with Byrd and his courageous companions in the Polar regions, “With Byrd at the South Pole” depicts in dramatic story form one of the greatest adventures of all times. The results obtained by these two cameramen are striking. In some indescribable manner they have succeeded in photographing the "high spots” of two years’ of high-tension adventure; probing into the intimate details of man's life in the face of nature’s almost insurmountable barriers. The drama., the heroism, the comedy, the grief, fleeting moments of despair, are all blended together into one stirring story, the equal of which has probably never been seen on the the audible screen. From the moment that Byrd and his party establish themselves at their camp, Little America, 2,300 miles beyond the last outpost of civilization, to that thrilling "moment when Byrd and Balchen set out m their giant Fokker plane to make the first flight over the south pole ever attempted by man, "With Byrd at the South Pole” remains first and foremost a picture of vital, vivid action. And then when one realizes that this dramatization of the Byrd pod*r exploration is the first picture pf the “bottom of the world” ever photographed, audiences are sure to get an added thrill that for sheer drama takes its place beside the truly great adventure picture ever

made by man's courage and imagination. Burns and Allen in “Fit to Be Tied,”' a Paramount song cartoon, and a sound news reel complete the program. m m “COURAGE" ON VIEW AT APOLLLO Though mother plays have been many, but a few linger in the mind. “Stella Dallas” and “Mother Machree” are two of the unforgettable ones, and in both of these Belle Bennett portrayed the mother. She is the mother in “Courage,” the Warner Brothers and Vitaphone picture, which is the current attraction at the Apollo theater. A spendthrift, happy-go-lucky, humorous, tender, battling mother is Miss Bennett’s Mary Colbrook—a woman as she fights for her seven, wins the laughter and tears of the audience —mostly laughter, it is said, for the mother in “Courage” is not the weepy type. Tom Barry’s stage play of which “Courage” is a talking picture version, had a long Broadway run and a very successful road run. It is so absolutely different —so heartwarming—so valient—that its appeal is to everybody, it is said by those that have seen its showing. Marion Nixon plays the eldest of the seven children, and Rex Bell the part of the young Harvard student who is her suitor. The other youngsters are played by Carter de Haven Jr., Dorothy Ward, Charlotte Henry. Don Marion, Byron Sage and Leon Janey. The latter as the 11-year-old standby of mother, shows brilliant enterpretative ability. Others in the cast are Blanche Frederici and Richard Tucker. Short subjects including Vitaphone varieties, Fox Movietone Nev/s and screen oddities are on the program. tt tt tt “DIVORCEE” OPENS AT OHIO THEATER Norma Shearer’s versatility is said to reach fresh fields in her new talking picture triumph “The Divorcee,” which is now playing at the Ohio theater. In this bold plunge into marital discontent, striking deep into the foundations of that traditional institution, Miss Shearer emerges with new laurels, it is said, achieving the finest performance she has ever accomplished in her characterization of the modern wife who fights fire with fire and dares to tell her wayward husband of her trifling. Miss Shearer negotiates a most difficult role, endowing the part with the finesse of a stage veteran, according to those who have seen her in this role. She is supported by three leading men including Chester Morris, Conrad Nagel and Robert Montgomery. The program of short subjects includes Laurel and Hardy in an alltalking comedy “Brats,” a Paramount talkartoon “Hot Dog” and a talking news reel.

News From Hollyimod

Maureen O’Suli. .I—that pretty little Irish colleen—hitting the front pages of the Los Angeles papers—by reason of her plea to a court judge—to go easy on a youth—who stole her car and got caught at it. Joan Marie (Cheerie) Lawes — 8-year-old child—who will play in John Ford’s production, “Up the R.ver,” here less than week —and already idolized by every one—as charming as she is unspoiled. Bill Kernell—and J. Harold Murray—having a picture taken—with Bill at the Steinway—and Harold singing “Beware of Love,” from "Women Everywhere.” Bill wrote it —and nine others in the production —and can Harold sing ’em. Joyce Compton, the little flamehaired patootie, ca vying a perpetual pout—Joyce hats to be idle —and she’s between pictures—you know—she’ll be around complaining soon—that she's working too hard. Leslie Mae—the blonde and dimpled darling—a recent addition to the family—claims that —way back —in her family—there is a strain—of Bohemian blood—now we know where she gets that Czechs appeal. Which reminds us that we just saw Buddy De Sylva pass by —in an ice cream suit—that, must have set him back a century—and we don’t know whether it was the suit or the climate—but Mrs. De Sylvia’s boy—seems to be putting on weight. Humphrey Bogart—back from his initiations—as a talking screen player—Bogart did his first work—on Irving Cummings’ production—“Sez You—Sez Me”—on location—said location the Mojave desert—temperature—llo to 118. Hot dog! Mae Clarke—after being loaned out —to help out other companies—back home—and playing the S. A. for Eddie Lowe—up nawth in “Men on Call”—with Jack Blystone telling her wotto do.

Busy Camera

Motion picture cameras turned for hours in the great Union Station of Chicago the other day, filming thousands of commuters, unknown to them. Chicago was the terminus of the thrilling race of a special train used in “The Record Run” railroad drama made by Radio Pictures from the story by James Ashmore Creelman. Louis Wolheim, Robert Armstrong, and Jean Arthur were the players utilized in these scenes by Director George B. Seila.

1— Baddy Rogers has the chief comedy role in “Safety in Numbers,'' now at the Indiana. 2 Belle Bennett in a scene from “Courage,” now at the Apollo. 3 George O’Brien has the lead in “Rough Romance,” now the movie feature at the Lyric.

Special Services Will Honor Third Anniversary at Brookside United Brethern Church Sunday

THE third anniversary of the dedication of the temple of worship and educational building of the Brookside United Brethren church will be observed Sunday with special services during the day. Dr. Fred L. Dennis, D. D., pastor of the First United Brethren church of Dayton, 0., one of the leading churchmen in the denomination will be the speaker in the morning and evening services. The Sundays school, under the leadership of Superintendent C. B. Murphy, has planned for a great session. The school convenes at 9:15 a. m. A basket dinner will be had in the dining room of the church at 12:30 o’clock. In the afternoon service, which will begin at 2, a varied program will be given with messages by former pastors and visiting pastors, reminiscences of the early days of Brookside by Elmer Casady. and greetings by Dr. Ernest N. Evans, secretary of the Church Federation. Special musical numbers will be a feature of all the services. Mr. H. H. Wicks is in charge of the music. Rev. Forest A. Reed, the pastor, will be in charge of the services. tt tt NEW CHURCH DAY OBSERVED The Indiana Central College church, nited Brethren at University Heights will observe new church day with an all-day meeting Sunday. For twenty-five years the congregation has worshipped in the college chapel, but the growing community and increased student body makes the building of a house of worship imperative. Nineteen thousand five hundred dollars have been pledged toward the erection of a $50,000 worship building of which $8,970 is cash. The trustees are A. G. Harman, Charles Berdel, L. O. Tomey, Silas Ryker, Dr. I. J. Good, Dr. Floyd E. Beghtel, Rev. D. H. Gilliat, Prof. J. W. George and Fred J. Koehrn. Bishop H. H. Fout will officiate at the all day program. He will speak in the morning at 10:30. The afternoon sneakers at 2:30 will be the Rev. and! H. Gilliatt, the Rev. L. P. Cooper, the Rev. W. R. Montgomery and Bishop Font The closing service of the day will be the Vesper service at 7 p. m. when Dr. S. E. Long a former pastor and now on the Extension staff of the Moody Institute will preach the sermon. Music for the day will be furnished by a young ladies’ cuartet and an orchestra. A picnic dinner will be served on the college campus at the noon hour. tt tt tt KINDERGARTEN TO CONTINUE ALL SUMMER The Bev. Floyd Van Keuren, rector of Christ Episcopal church, will preach at the 10:45 a. m. morning prayer service on Sunday, June 29, 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 children while parents are attending

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the service. The church school has closed for the summer, but the church hour kindergarten will continue all summer. tt a KISTLER TO PREACH A PATRIOTIC SERMON Dr. Edward Haines Kistler will preach a Fourth of July sermon Sunday morning in the Fairview Presbyterian church, on “Our Citizenship.” In the absence of Mrs. Frank T. Edenharter. attending a meeting of the American Guild of Organists at Philadelphia, Miss Julia Good of the Indiana Central university will be at the organ, and Mrs. Jane Johnson Burroughs, head of the department of music of the same university, will sing two appropriate solos. tt tt tt CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SUBJECT ANNOUNCED “Christian Science” is the subject of the Lesson-Sermon in all Churches of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, June 29. Among the citations which comprise the Lesson-Sermon is the following from the Bible: “And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover” (Mark 16:1718). t The Lesson-Sernjpn also includes the following passages from the Christian Science textbook, “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures,” by Mary Baker Eddy: “The Bible contains the recipe foi all healting” (p. 406). “Those, who are willing to leave their nets or to cast them on the right side for Truth, have the opportunity now, as aforetime, to learn and to practice Christian healing” (p. 271). “Whoever reaches the understanding of Christian Science in its proper signification will perform the sudden cures of which it is capable; but this can be done only by taking up the cross and following Christ in the daily life.” The Rev. L. B. Mosely, pastor of the Emerson Avenue Baptist church, will speak Sunday mornmg on: “Let Us Consider One Another.” His night subject will be: “What Does Prayer Do to You?” At Second Evangelical church, the Rev. J. H. Rilling, minister, will preach on “Vacation Thoughts,” at Sunday forenoon service. The Young People’s class will have charge of the Missionary program Sunday evening. The Rev. Fred A. Line will preach at the 11 o’clock morning service of Central Universalist church, Fifteenth and North New Jersey streets, on the subject’ “Jonah and the Whale.” There will be special music by the cjiurch quartet. The Sunday school convenes at'9:4s. At the Northwood Christian church Professor Tolbert F. Reavis of Butler university, will

4 Admiral Byrd au he appears in “With Byrd at the South Pole,” now commanding attention at the Circle. 5 Norma Shearer has the leading role in the smart farce, “The Divorcee," at the Ohio. 6 Chester Morris in a scene from “The Big House,” now at the Palace.

supply the pulpit until the return of Dr. Grafton in September. The subject of Professor Reavis’ Sunday morning sermon is “The Basis of Our National Glory.” “What Shall We Do With the Eighteenth Amendment?” will be the theme of the Sunday evening sermon of Homer Dale, pastor of the Hillside Christian church. The morning subject will be “The Joy of Christian Service.” The morning worship hour has been discontinued at the Second Moravian Episcopal church, corner Thirty-fourth and Hovey streets, until September. At the regular 7:45 p. m. evening service the pastor, the Rev. Vernon W. Couillard, will preach on the theme, “Profession and Practice.” The Rev. L. C. E. Fackler, pastor of St. Matthew Lutheran church, announces that he will speak in the morning on “The Value of the Augsburg Confession Today.” This is the third service wherein the congregation, with many other Lutheran congregations, commemorated the 400th anniversary of the reading of the Augsburg Confession. At the New York Street Evangelical church the Rev. Edmond Kerlin, pastor, at 10:40 a. m. will speak on “Stunt Religion and Stint Religion.” At 7:45 p. m. the theme will be “Delusions About Liberty—a Fourth of July Sermon.” “Digging the Dittoes” will be the Sunday morning sermon theme of the "Rev. C. J. G. Russom, minister of the First Reformed church. The Rev. Mr. Russom will address the Christian Endeavor Society of the Pleasant Run Bouevard Reformed church in the evening. He will be accompanied by a delegation of young people from his church. “Three Great Principles of Democracy” will be the morning theme of Dr. Edwin W. Dunlavy at the Roberts Park M. E. church. “Keeping the Heart” and “Doing Good by Proxy,” are the announced themes of the Rev. B. Brooks Shake at the Grace M. E. church. At the Wallace Street Presbyterian church, quarterly communion will be held at 10:45 a. m. Sunday. The Rev. F. W. Burnham of the University Park Christian church speaks in the morning on “Rest a Bit—a Vacation Sermon” and at night, “Religion and Our National Life.” “The High Priestly Prayer of Jesus” will be the 10:45 a. m. theme of the Rev. Otto H. Nater at the

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Palace Books New Gish Film

Here is Lillian Gish in a pensive scene from “One Romantic Night,” made from the stage play, “The Swan,” Much has been booked at the Palace for a showing soon.

Missionary tabernacle. At 2:30 p. m. the Rev. J. C. Black of the First •Free Methodist church will preach. At night, the pastor will speak on “The Meanest Habit on Earth.” The Rev. Howard Pattison of the Barth Place M. E. church will speak Sunday morning on “Blue Prints Os the Divine Pattern.” At night, “The Certainties of Christianity.” Homecoming and Victory day will be observed Sunday at the Brightwood M. E. church. The mortgage will be burned. At 10:45 a. m. the Rev. Orien M. Fifer, district superintendent, will speak. At night Bishop Blake will speak. At the Second Reformed church, the Rev. George P. Kehl will speak in the morning on “Open Windows.” The Rev. Aubrey H. Moore of the Seventh Christian church will preach at the morning service at the Centenary Christian church. At night, the pastor, the Rev. Clarence E. Wagner, will speak on “The Life Story of Charles Carey in Sermon and Song.” Christian and Missionary Alliance sendees Sunday will start at 10:45 a. m. with the Rev. James Harper speaking on “The Abiding Life.” At night, “Thou God Seest Me.” Professor A. C. Garnett of Butler college of religion will occupy the pulpit of the Carrollton Ave-

nue Reformed church Sunday morning. The young people will have charge of the mining service at the East Park M. E. church. At night the Rev. F. T. Taylor speaks cn “Forbearance.” Communion service will be observed at 10:45 a. m. Sunday at the First United Presbyterian church. Young People’s meeting at 6:30 a. m. At the Fifty-first Street M. E. church, the Rev. Merlin O. Robbins will preach at the morning service. “Is Religion a Necessity?” is the announced morning theme of the Rev. Ambrose Aegertcr at the Beville Avenue Evangelical church. At night, the choir will give a sacred musicale. “The Secret of Comr mding Goodness” will be the subjec of the Rev. William Talbott Jones of the Edwin Ray M. E. church Sunday morning. At night, a sacred song service will be given by the Edwin Ray choir. In the Broadway Evangelical church, the Rev. L. E. Smith will preach in the morning from the subject “Will Faith Live?” There will be no evening service.

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Drama of the North, at Lyric ‘Rough Romance’ Offers George O’Brien as a Star. “-Q OUGH ROMANCE,” the first all-talking drama of the north woods to be filmed and recorded on actual location, and four RKO vaudeville attractions make up the new program starting today at the Lyric. Lovers of beautiful in nature, devotees of the great outdoors, win, it is said, join those who take pleasure intense drama and romance in enthusiasm for “Rough Romance/' a drama of the timber country. Director A. F. Erickson is ed to have ,aken his players, including George O’Brien and Helen Chandler, the romantic leads, through a series of heart-stirring situations against scenic background which is said to be magnificent. to behold. The exteriors it is understood were all filmed in the Cascade mountains of Washington on the slopes of :he majestic and gorgeous Mt. Rainier. It is among these scenes that the director paints the first vivid picture of life and love as it is lived in the forests and lumber camps of the north since the advent of talking pictures. O'Brien portrays the role of a dashing young lumberjack, while Miss Chandler is seen as the daughter of a forest trader. Other members of the cast are Antonio Moreno, Roy Stewart and Noel Francis. Augmenting this feature picture is a stage show consisting of four RKO vaudeville acts of which two are announced as headliners. Mildred Melrose, charming personality miss and dance favorite, in her new revue, “Dixie Valentines,” is the foremost attraction. Miss Melrose is assisted in her miniature musical revue eight talented artists. Another stellar light on the program is Charlie Wilson, long copr sidered one of the funniest “nut” comedians in vaudeville. There is also another reason for giving Charlie co-starring rights on this show. Charlie is a home-towner. In other words he was born and reared in Indianapolis. His real name is Sol Weil. He graduated from pubi lie schools of this city, studied music' under Schellschmidt and apr peared in many concerts here. He has long been a standard vaudeville feature. Charlie, or Sol, has just returned from a successful tour of European cities where he was acclaimed by press and public.

Movie Booked

“Swing High,” Pathe’s special alltalking circus picture in which there are featured no less than sixteen well-known motion picture players and stars, has been booked by the Lyric for showing the week of July 5. Among the stellar members of the cast are Helen Twelvetrees, Ben Turpin, Bryant Washburn, Chester Conklin, Fred Scott, George Fawcett, Dorothy Burgess, Nick Stuart, Sally Starr, Daphne Pollard, Robert Edeson, Stepin Fetchit, Little Billy and Mickey Bennett.

Something New Cliff Edwards, Metro-Gold-wyn-Mayer comedian, has a new invention. He has designed a glass ukulele, which he will play in his next picture. The idea is at the end of the tune to hit a high note and shatter the instrument, of course.