Indiana daily times. [volume], July 24, 1920, Home Edition, Page 6, Image 6

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FAIR MABEL
SEEKS WEIGHT,
ALSO HUBBY
DeMille Presents ‘The Prince
Chap,’ With Thomas
Meighan.
TURPIN COMEDY COMES
The fat ones and the slim ones
vill romp in a movie version of
'leorge Ade’s comedy, “The Slim
Princess,” which opens Sunday at
‘.he Circle for a week, with Mabel
Xormand attempting to become a
two hundred pounder.
Thomas Meighan has a sort of a prince
role in “The Prince Chap," which will
he seen at English’s next week.
Among other important folk who will
be seen on the local screen next week
will b" Carlyle Blackwell at the Ohio.
Priscilla Dean at Mi9ter Smith’s. Arline
Pretty at the Colonial and Douglas Mac-
I.ean at tl.*> Alhambra.
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rtf*r WABEI, HAD TO BE FAT
m ADE’S “SLIM PRINCKBS."
They had to “make over" Mabel Nor
mand In the movie. "The Slim Princess,
a story written years ago by George
Ade.
Mabel, as you know, is thiD, but she
had to be fat in this play, as fatness is
its tragedy and the comedy.
“The Slim Princess” of Morevania Is
the despair of her family because she Is
the elder of two sisters and cannot get
a husband in a country where only fat
women are in demand, thus depriving
her 300-pound younger sister of mar
riage. the law being that daughters must
be wed by seniority.
She is kept in strict seclusion on ac
count of her misfortune, but she meets
an adventurous American, who comes se
cretly over the garden wall, and hears
flattery for the first time in her young
Hfe.
jibe falla desperately in love with him. I
and devises a plan to appear in public
for the first time at a garden party.
She puts on a rubber suit and has it
Inflated until she appears to be nearly
as fat as her sister.
Bhe is received with wirpnse and ad- j
miration—it had been reported that she
was slim.
In the midst of her triumph she comes
in contact with a cactus plant and her
deception Is revealed, to the horror of
all present.
Other methods are tried to get Mabel
fat and finally she is married to an Amer
ican chap and all of Morevania is happy.
The bill at the Circle next week will
include Ber. Turpin in "Married Life."
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CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG
KETtR.VS TO THE ISIS.
Clara Kimball loung, In “Hearts To j
Exile,” will be seen at the Isis for the
first four days of next week, starting 1
tomorrow after- 1
IHIHHBjBBMBBmB j
comes snmeshed j
and she emer 1 :- :
with flying col- ]
s&3gi " rs makes a 1
thrilling story.
To relieve the
Clara Kimball Young. more strenuous
scenes and situ- !
aliens of the drama, a comedy will be
shown called “Simp and Satan ”
ANOTHER DEMILLE MOVIE
ROOKED AT ENGLISH’S.
Another Cecil B. DeMille attraction
will be at English’s all of next week,
starting Sunday
Thomas Meighan. who scored such a ;
success during the ,our wee .s’ showing |
of “Why Change Your Wife,” has the ,
leading role.
This time Mr Meighan is seen in the j
t’tle role In "The Prince Chap.” Edward j
Peple’s stage success of the same name.
This is the vehicle in which Cyril '
Scott scored one of the bigg t hits of j
ids career on the legitimate.
“The Prince \ Chap” is the story of |
William Peyton.
In love with a beautiful woman, he I
leaves her to seek fame as a sculptor. I
Through the death of a model, he be- j
comes the guardian of her baby girl i
and a misunderstanding causes a break !
between Peyton and bis fiancee.
Later Claudia, hi* ward, grows into a j
beautiful woman, and he discovers that i
,his heart is not broken, just bruised, j
In the cast supporting Mr. Meighan j
are CharDs Ogle. Kathlyn Williams. Cag
Brings Joy
to
Thousands
THEATRE
Opens Theatrical Season of 1920-21
MATINEE AUGUST 9th
WITH
Superior Musical
Extravaganza
Productions
son Ferguson, Ann Forrest, Peaches
Jackson. May Giraci, Lila Lee, Lillian
Leighton, Theodore Kosloff and others.
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CARLYLE BLACKWELL
HEADS BIG MOVIE CAST.
Carlyle Blackwell, one of the screen’s
best known leading men, is part of the
all-star cast which is seen la the Bobert
son-Cole picture,
■ Mr. Blackw e 1 1
; % 4,%*% a society man who
discovers that he
Jpm b:>.s il I race •f In
diun blood In his
Jf veins. whereupon
he deserts the
'■ * : L white race, think
that ,lf> lU,,st
■■F In
Carlyle Blackwell, dinn.
Mr. Blackwell
was born In Syracuse, X. Y., where he
was educated.
He first went on the stage in Denver,
appearing at Mrs. Elltch’s Gardens.
Later he had broad stock experience
on the road and in New York, and after
that appeared In Broadway successes
which Included "Brown of Harvard,”
“The Right of Way" and other produc
tions.
His screen career started with Vita
graph.
Some of his best known pictures were
“The Buglar," “Almost a King."
"Youth,” “The Marriage Market.” "The
Crimson Dove" and “The Price of Pride.”
TROI’BLKS Or NEWLYWEDS
AIRED IN ALHAMBRA MOVIE.
Douglas Mac Lean and Doris May have
the leading roles In “Lett’s Be Fashion
able.” which opens at the Alhambra
Sunday.
They are seen as Mr. and Mrs. Herfr.v
I.angdon. a newly-wedded pair.
They rent a bungalow In an ultra
fashionable summer resort and try to
make their flivver income keep them up
at a limousine pace, which results iu
many laughable situations.
They soon come to the conclusion
that It Is lots more fitting to be happy
than fashionable, so'they hang up the
for rent sign and hie themselves back
to their owa humble home.
In support of Mac Lean and Miss May
are Wade Boteler. Grace Morse, George
Webb, Wilbur Higby. Molly McConnell
and Norris Johnson.
AT THE REGENT.
Franklyn Farntiui In “Shackles of
Fate” opens a four day engagement Sun
day at the Regent.
Faraiim appears to have been able to
have created a considerable movie fol
lowing as his pictures are often seen at
this house.
"VIRGIN OF BTAMBOUL”
OPEN’S SUNDAY AT SMITH’S.
Priscilla Dean will open a week's en
gagement Sunday at Mister Smith's in
“The Virgin of Stambnul,” a movie in
which she appeared to large business at
the Circle some weeks ago.
A tremendous amount of money was
spent in producing the play.
The Priscilla Dean picture has lived
up to all that was promised for it In
the pre release notices.
Miss Dean is seen as Sari, a beggar
girl in the city of Stamboul, branded
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‘BABY MINE’ ON
MURATBOARDS
ALL NEXT WEEK
Stuart Walker Offers One of
Funniest Farces Ever
Written.
COSTUME ACT AT LYRIC
Get ready to laugh.
One of the funniest farces ever
written Is to hold the boards at the
Murat theater next week, when the
Stuart Walker company presents
“Baby Mine.” -
The play Is considered the master
piece of Margaret Mayo, author of
“Twin Beds” and other successes.
It was first produced at Daly’s
theater in New York with a cast
Including Marguerite Clark. Ernest
Glendinning and Walter Jones.
Thomas Kelly again has a leading role
In “Baby Mine,” In the part of Alfred,
the Jealous husband.
Lael Davis, as Zoie, will be seen ns
his wife.
Most of the pl*y she act* from between
the sheets of her bed
John Wray, ns the much abused
Jimmy, can be counted on for a well
| acted part.
| Others In the Stuart Walker Company
, who will appear next week are George
| Sonnies. Elizabeth Patterson. Oscar
i Craik. Oscar Davisson. James Morgan,
I nnd James P. Webber.
! In the part of Aggie. Miss Marjorie
| Vrmnegut. an Indianapolis girl, who has
I been *>n the professional stage for a
I number of years, will have a bigger op
portunity than in "The Lodger."
, THE STORY
i OF “BABY MINE.”
! “Baby Mine” concerns Itself with the
; trials and tribulation of the Hardrs,
a young married couple who have been
| living together lust long enough to get
on each other’s nerves.
Zoie. the wife, has a most annoying
habit of not being able to tell her hus
band. Alfred, the truth, even about the
most trivial of things.
In a burst of anger Alfred leaves Zoie
one fine day after one of their alterca
tions.
for the purpose of the story as the
“wickedest city In fho east.”
The desert scenes are remarkably
staged and the action is well sustained.
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AT THE COLONIAL.
Arline Pretty opens Sunday for a
week's engagement in “The Valley of
Doubt” at the Colonial.
Miss Pretty began her stage career
with the Columbia players In Washing
ton by playing ingenues and later leads
for over three years.
Her screen career began with “The
Old Guard,” an Imp Universal produc
tion and she took an Important part In
the serial, “The Woman In Gray.”
AMUSEMENTS.
INDIANA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1920.
And Zolo seeks out her best friend,
Aggie, for advice as to how she may win
him back.
After a consultation it la decided that
Zoie is tc wait a few months and then
wire Alfred that he Is the father of a
baby.
Jimmy, Aggie’s husband, promises to
procure the necessary Infant for them
from a friend of his who runs a found
ling's home.
When the proper time has elapsed Al
fred is wired and Jimmy Rets off to fetch
the child.
But at the last minute the mother of
the baby refuses to part with It. and
Jimmy Is forced to kidnnp the child.
!n the midst of Alfred's recolclllation
with his lately Increased family there
appears the frantic mother in search of
her child.
Jimmy In sheer desperation goes on a
still hunt for another baby .and finally
succeeds In borrowing a set of newly
born twins from his washerwoman.
But. as luck would have It, Alfred
catches Jlmtcy entering the house with
the babies.
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TUOHAH KELLY.
To cover the big He. Jimmy tells him
that ho Is the father of triplets.
From this time on to the end of the
play the juggling of babies, the visits
of the corner policeman, the ravings of
the father, and Jinfmy's uhßUcessful at
tempts to straighten out the mens, keep
things lu a constant uproar.
MARION MIiNSON MAKES
MANY COSTUME CHANGES,
A woman who chauges tier costume al
most as many times os she does her mind
ts one of the features of tlie vaudeville
Brings Joy
to
Thousands
bill at the Lyric starting tomorrow and
for the week.
Marion
f 7;i*£ est woman In the
W. world during the
act she presents
makes ten or more
f■' quick changes of
fV. costumes.
1 1 . different charac
ter.? and makes
changes of cos-
J': tumes for each In
, full view of the
TjK m? Brothers are ec
- Jw c> entrlc cotm-dj
bar performers.
NmlletU, Jr. A l' alr of dainty!
maids are the
Thornton Sisters, who coupta good looks
with some classy playing of different mu
sical instruments.
Melville and Stetson, one of vaudeville's
best-known teams, will hold an Impor
tant place ou the hill.
Leon Hart and company will do feats
of strength anti heavy weight lifting.
Singing, talking and dancing will makoi
up the number that will he offered by ;
Christy ami McDonald.
The Powell troupe of acrobats, who
were billed at the Lyric last week, will
offer a number of hazardous mid air
stunts.
A train wreck kept them from appear
ing OR t’-" t ill lU
CHKKKIKH STILL HOLD OWN.
BOSTON, July 24.—E. \. Baird. th !
"Maraschino Cherry King,” arrived In
STRANGERS—HOME FOLK
FOR HARMLESS FUN
RIVERSIDE PARK
INDIANA'S CONEY ISLAND
I W Cbnf/m/or/s jQucfevi7/eW
/ UNTIL // P. M.
—NEXT WEEK
THE QUICKEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD
I MARION MUNSON
I 111 Famous Protean Artist, in Her Wonderful Portrayal of
Ten Separate and Distinct Characters.
SMILETTA BROTHERS THORNTON SISTERS
Comedy Bar Performers Dainty Musical Maids
A PANTOMIMIC ATHLETIC NOVELTY
LOUIS HART AND COMPANY
MR. HART IS A HERO OP THE WAR WHO WAS DECORATED BY THE FRENCH
GOVERNMENT WITH THE VIOLET RIBBON OF MERIT.
christy & McDonald i melville & stetson
Comedy Entertainers l Two Jolly Girls
FAMOUS POWELL TROUPE
One of the World’s Greatest Circus Acts
Sr “JIGGS IN SOCIETY”
Second of the “Bringing' Up Father’’ Film Farces
PATHE REVIEW BRAY PICTOGRAPH
I Dancing in the Lyric Ball Room Afternoon and Evening
Boston on the lined Canopic with 80,000
barrels of cherries consigned to him in
the hold.
Prohibition has had little effect upon
the maraschino cherry business, accord
ing to Baird.
He said the demand for college ices
and other "soft" refreshments had filled
the gap made by elimination of the fes
tive cocktail.
Mulatto Disappears;
Leaves^ Suicide Note
The police today are making an ef
fort to determine whether Nina Gilbet,
a mulatto, living with her brother-in-law,
Calvin Harding, 1012 Tabor uveuue, com
mitted suicide.
Members of the Harding family found
a note on a lee ping porch where the
girl had been sleeping, indicating she
contemplated suicide.
The girl had disappeared.
She had been 111 for some time.
Service Men Modest
in New Medal Awards
According to MaJ. William F. Htfrrell,
commandant of the Indianapolis army
recruiting station, a telegram from AdJt.
Gen. Harris of the war department re
relved yesterday stated that applications
for Victory medals are not being received
as rapidly as desired.
The Victory medals, which are Issued
by the war department for service in the
recent world war, are of bronze.
Ex members of the army, navy or ma
rine corps and nurses, who enlisted be.
AMUSEMENTS.
tween April 6, 1917, and Nov. 11, 1918, are
eligible to rec.eive Victory medals.
Those eligible for the medals are re
quested to make application at the army
recruiting station, 102 South Illinois
street.
CIRCUS DAY IN INDIANAPOLIS
circus MONDAY Q
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LARGEST COLLECTIOMItI I * 7 l I k'i
in exiSTEnce.
PARADE AT 10 O'CLOCK AM
Koi o’tN -i ano > e m
OH, Ttcsrr ADMIT, TO >u HhJELsMm
Prices (war tax included) i Adults.
78c > children. 50c. Downtown ticket
office circus liny at Huder’s Phar
macy, corner Pennsylvania and Wash- I
liiKton .Sts.
Man Pleads Guilty
to Check Forgeries
Special to The Times.
LOGANSPORT, Ind., July 24.—Wilt
Ham Snoke, 21, Is being held in jail on a
J charge of forgery.
Nine worthless checks aggregating “a"
| sum of over SIOO which the man had
' passed, been discovered.
| Snoke pleaded guilty to the charge iq
j city court, and has been bound over to
: the grand Jury.
AMUSEMENTS.
THE
STUART WALKER
COMPANY
—IN—
Margaret Mayo’s
Best Comedy
BABY
MINE
Beginning Monday
Night and Ail Week
MATINEES
WED., THURS., SAT.
MATS.—2Sc, 50<*.
EVE. —50<*, ?1, 91.50
MURAT
TODAY, 2:30
TONIGHT. 8:30
LAST 2 TIMES
THE LODGER
VACDEVILLE—PICTURES
TOMORROW
DOWN TOWN BEACH
THE COOL JOY SPOT
GET IN THE BREEZE
KMJOY THE SHOW
A MEW STAR GREETS
AND YOUR
BEST JUDGMENT IS INVITED
BUCK JOf^ES
TMS new SENSAfiON or THt SCBSSN
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LEONARD AND JERMAMI
Song and Dance Revue _
SHEPARD AND DUNN
Those Classy Boys
WILLIAMS AND DAISY
From Old Montana _________
SCOTT AND LEWIS
Singing and Dancing j
MAYB ELL AND LEE
Jazz-Town Jiggers ■ I
Ladies get coupons at this the.
ater good at the Broadway mat- I
Inees Monday, Wednesday and I
Friday.
CONTINUOUS
LAST TIMES
TODAY
8 BIG Q
FEATURES O
In a Class by Themaelve*
THE THREE ALEX
Gymnastic DeLuxe
All the Way From Dixie
EDMOND & ROGERS
Black Face Comedians
Lots of Pep Here
RENARD & JORDAN
The New Hotel Clerk
For Lorert of Jars
DAVIS & OLDSMITH
Singers and Plano Manipulators
For Your Enjoyment
FISTS & FODDER
A Laugh Provoker
JIMMIE LOSTER
Gentlemanly Conreraetlon
Look Ont for This
THE RUM RUNNERS
Mntt A Jeff
Just for Fun
ELMORE & BURK
Timely Tunes and Talks
AND DON’T FORGET
Ladies’ Bargain Matinee—Mon.,
Wod., FrL