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The Movies Offer All-Star
Programs to Combat Heat
Local Actor Will Command Attention in ‘A
Perfect Crime' —Doris May and
Lewis Stone on View.
WILLIAM FARNUM IS WITH US AGAIN
The problem today of the movie managers of Indianapolis Is how to
meet the hot July weather epidemic.
The local managers are meeting the problem in a sane and safe
manner. They are booking popular movie players in their latest vehicles
and are making their houses as cool as possible with fans and special
ventilating systems.
The movie houses are operating their
laj'ge orchestras just as they do in the
winter. They are not reducing expenses
because July is here. One local manager
refused to book cheaper pictures during
the hot weather slump as he said he
would rather loose money than lower the
standard of his house.
In spite of the warm weather business
has stood up fairly well. The high enter
taining standard maintained by the local
movie houses is responsible for keeping
the business as good as it is.
The hot weather slump is on but the
managers are doing their part to give In
dianapolis movie patrons the best possible
pictures on the market for the summer.
OX VIEW NEXT WEEK
OX THE LOCAL SCREKX.
The movie schedule for next week is
as follows.
Ohio —Doris Mar and Courtney Foote in
“The Bronze Beil."
Circle —Lewis Stone in "The Golden
Snare.”
Loew'a State —William Farnum in “His
Greatest Sacrifice.”
Alhambra—Bebe Daniels in "The March
Hare.”
Isis—Monte F.lue in “A Perfect Crime.”
Mister Smith's—Carol Dempster in
“Dream Street." *
Regent—House refers in "Lying Lips."
Colonial —Elaine Ilammerstetn in "The
Gir! from Nowhere.”
Ea-’h player, who is featured In next
week's movies can prove the contention
■ that they are either stars or featured
players.
BILL EARN CM BOOKED
AT LOEWS NEXT WEEK.
The program at I.oew's State next week
will be headed by William Farnum. star
of stage and screen, in his newest pic
ture. “His Greatest Sacrifice.”
Mr. Farnum was for many years one
of the popular players on the American
stage. His successes are matters of rec
ord For several years now he has de
voted all of his time to pictures, but next
season he will again be .seen in the legi
timate drama in a play uow being written
for him. The remaining opportunities of
seeing him in picture* are few.
“His Greatest Sacrifice." is said to be
one of his big pictures. The musical
part of the program, always a prominent
feature at this house will he under the
direction of Emil Seidel. The overtrue
wilt be the popular “Carmen." The
soloist will be P J. Schuslcr, xylophone
riayer
The short subjects include a very funny
remedy, the weekly news, and a novelty
film.
“THE GOLDEX SNARE"
OPENS TODAY AT CIRCLE.
“The Golden Snare" will be the feature
attraction at the Circle Theater next
week, beginning today. Adapted from
.James Oliver Curwood's story of the
same name this remarkable pbntndrams.
wi'b a compelling and vital plot, smacks
of the mystery stud primitiveness of the
far North couutry, aynld which the scenes
are laid.
Lewis Stone, as a member of the Royal
Northwest Mounted, selected- be bring
back, "dead or alive.” Bram Johnson,
long-wanted fugitive from jtfstiee, is the
featured player.
Wallace Beery plays the hunted Bram
Johnson. Ruth Reniet is seen as tho
girl Celle, aronnd whom the mystery ot
the golden snare and the madman of
the barrens cente-. Others in the cast
are Melbourne MoDnwe l !. Wellington
Piayter, Francis MacDonald and Baby
Esther Scott. Night in the Arctic, a
raging Mirzard. Brim Johnson driving
his pack of savage wolf-dogs—theae are
a few of the striking scenes that make
up the picture.
A Johnny Ilines comedy, Circlette of
News and an overture by the Circle or
chestra complete the program.
BORIS MAY HEADS
‘BRONZE BELT*' CAST.
Doris May, the Thomas H. Inee favorite
who ai bieved popularity while co-starring
with Douglas Mac Loan in Ince produc
tions, returns to the screen in the lead
ing feminine role of "The Bronze Bell.”
The character which Miss May assume*
the role of Sophia Farrell, the heroine of
the story, who becomes envolved in an
intrigue to overthrow the English power
In India.
Har Dyal Rutton, an Indian prince, is
entrusted, at hia father's deathbed, with
the mission of leading a native rebellion.
Sympathetic to England. Rutton flees the
country and hides in America. There,
by accident, he meets David Amber, an
adventurous youth whom he has known
in London. Between the two there is a
striking resemblance.
Mortally wounded by a religious fa
natic who has followed him, Button per
suades Amber to return to India in the
guise of Rutton, to make an effort to
suppress the impending trouble. Amber
consents to go when Ruton tells him that
Sophia Farrell, the daughter of a Brit
ish Indian army colonel, with whom Am
ber is in love, will be in grave danger in
the event of sn uprising.
In Calcutta. Amber easily passes for
Button. Salig Singh, a native potentate,
end Nairaini, an Indian princess, know
Amber's real identity and decide to use
him as a cat's paw.
Amber becomes informed of the true
situation in time to protect Sophia.
The big scene of the movie takes place
In "The Temple of the Bronze Bell.”
“The Bronze Beil'’ opens Sunday at
the Ohio for a week's engagement.
MONTE BLFE TOPS
THE ISIS MOVIE BILL.
Monte Blue is featured by Allan Dwan
in his new special production. "A Perfect
Crime,” w’bich will be on Tiew at the
Isis nest week.
The picture is a romantic comedy, the
story of which was written by Carl Clau
sen.. Dealing with the great American
pastime of pretending to be what you
ere not, it affords something out of the
ordinary in screen entertainment. That
this pretense has its more or less satis
factory rewards, as well as its disad
vantages. is illustrated in the case of
Welly Griggs, the hero of the tale, who
introduced as a groveling bank
messenger, despised for his timidity.
Quite suddenly he decides to rob the
bank. It is important to him that his
little sister have the advantages that
stolen wealth can give her. In making
bis pi ms for the robbery Wally estab
lishes another identity, removes bis
horn-r mined glasses, indulges in goif
and flsMig and forms an attachment with
the president of the bank, who is fas
cinated tv his amazing stories, all faked,
of course, of hit travels and hunts in
savage lands.
Being endowed with exceptional talents
as a liar he has little difficulty in get
ting into the good graces of the bank of
ficial. who is amused to think that his
new friend bears such a startling resem
blance to poor old Wally Griggs I
Then one day a package containing
9100900 is given to Wally to deliver'
What b does with it leads up to a
surprising climax that Is as exciting as
it is full of quaint humor.
Chief in support of Mr. Blue is Hardee
Kirkland, who will' be recalled as n
very popular member of the old Grand
Opera House Stock Company, and who,
after a career of more than thirty years
■ on the stage, has at last succumbed to
| the call of the motion picture studio,
j Jacqueline Logan and Stanton Heck also
have important roles.
[ Larry Semon in "The Rent Collector,"
1 a Kineto review subject. “Hunting the
! Sea Wolf." and Ta>le Dolan's musical
I entertainers will be subsidiary attrac- |
i tions.
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| DANIELS* MOVIE
> BOOKED AT ALHAMBRA.
Now comes Bebe Daniels in "The
| March Hare.”
This froliuksome comedy, written by
I Elmer Harris, author of "Ducks and
Drakes.” and numerous other hits, will
be presented at the Alhambra the first
half of next week.
' It deals a wealthy young hoyden
| whose properly chaperoned trip from her
' home in Los Angeles to New York is
; somewhat complicated by her falling in
. love with an unknown hero in the railway
station, her refusal to go to the home
of her prospective hostess, and her lay
ing a wager that she can live for a whole
j week in the great city on the meager sum
I of 75 cents
The star role is irresistibly youthful.
1 and will undoubtedly find wide favor
among the rapidly growing Daniels rilen
! tele. Playing the leading male role is
Ino less a personage than Harry Myers.
whose great success in “A Connecticut
I Yankee in King Arthur's Court” con
! tinues to be an outstanding feature of
current pbotodramatie history.
The cast also includes such notables
as Maym Kelso. Grace Horse, Melbourne
McDowell. Sidney Bracey and Helen
| Jerome Eddy.
A Prizma color subject entitled "Dawn
| ing." and the Fox news weekly will be
; subsidiary program features
; "LYING LIPS'*
TOPS REGENT BILL.
A double movie bill will be presented
at the Regent lor the week starting Sun
day. Pete M< rrison is the star of “For
bidden Soil." a story of the West In the
days when men
v rated with revolv
jdlßlitf&l .' '■%!■ .^>, v ers House Peters
and Florence Yt
dor are the lead
I jj Ing players in "Ly-
C ~ F 'T' Ing Lips." Thomas
• ./; • t n. Inca's apectaeu
. ajjy**”- J lar feature prod no
' tinn * nrt reß ’ r ' i ‘“' 1
K e as the greatest
r...- t. | ~
faeular scenes Is
House Peters. one showing a gl
-1 gantic ship at sea The story revolves
around an English woman and a Cana
; dian ranchman. Appearing in support
of the co-stars are Joseph Kllgour, Mar
garet Livingston, Emmet C. King and
Calvert Carter. Harry Carey will be seen
for the last times today at the Regent
in “The Freeze Out."
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ELAINE 18 AGAIN
OX VIEW AT COLONIAL.
The bill at the Colonial next week will
feature Elaine Hammerstelo In "The Girl
from Nowhere.”
The story tells of a wealthy and beau-
I tlful daughter of society, Mervls Cole.
who becomes Infatuated with Herbert
j Whitman, of questionable character, who
I Induces Marls to elope with him. Before
i they can be married Mavlg learns of
Whitman's poor character and takes ref
uge in a hunting lodge buried deep in
I the snow-covered hills,
j Alone and weary, she is surprised by
\ tjie caretaker who demands to know why
| she Is tresspassing on “Jimmy Ryder’s
j property." The seriousness of her pre
i dlcament prompts her to state that she
; is the wife of Jimmy Ryder whereupon
Ryder himself appears on the S'*ene. What
follows provides' many Intensely drama
j tic as well as highly amusing situations
Supporting Miss Hammersteln In "The
j Girl from Nowhere” Is a cast of promi
! nent players including William B. Davld
j son, who scoured in "Poor Dear Margaret
; Kirby" and who again plays opposite the
j star In this feature; Warren Cook, Louise
j Brassing. Colin Campbell, Verna Conroy
1 and Huntley Gordon.
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---j ORIFFITH MOTIF
ON VIEW AT SMITH’S.
! “Dream Street," D. W. Griffith's dra
! matic comedy based on the Thomas
Burke “Limehouse Nights” stories, and
ACROBATIC FUN MAKERS AT THE LYRIC
s,
The Randow .Nrio.
One of the headline acts on next week's\bill at the Lyric will be the
Randow Trio of acrooatic funmakers. There will be two featured acts at the
Lyru* next week. \
In The Land oj- Make Believe
By WALTER D. HICKMAN
On my recent visit to New York City
and other Eastern points 1 was able to
see two of the new shows. One was
"The Whirl of New York," the Shtlbert
show, at the Winter Garden, and the
other was Nora Bnves, Lew Fields and
De Wolf Hopper in Seiwyn's "Snapshots
of 1021.” Os the two, the Winter Gar
den is an easy winner.
1 learned that theatrical business in
tho East is bad, in fact, tt Is way off.
even below the customary summer slump.
Many of the vaudeville houses have been
closed for weeks and others will close
their doors In a few days. The hot
weather Is blamed.
The musical shows that are getting
Important mopey include the Winter
Garden show, "The Last Waltz." "The
Follies." "bally" and "Two I.ittle Girls
in Blue."
George White's 'Scandals of 1921 '
opened • last Monday night ot Atlantic
City and will open lu New York on
July IS.
In regards to "The Whirl of New
York." the Shubertsi have provided a cast
rich in names and ability.
Here Is the magnificent cast :
Twiddles, secretary to Harry Bron
son Carl Judd
Fricot, chef at Bronson home
Eugene Redding
Flf Florence It ay field
Harry Bronson I Harold Murray
• bra Angeliqne. the Queen ot Comic
Opera and Harry Brons.n's
fiancee . Dorothy Bard
Maid Os Honor ..Grace Keeshon
I>oc Sniffklns. theatrical manager and
Cora Angellque's personal repre
sentative .. .Shaun Glenvillo
Two Brazilian Nuts
Count Halts! Frank PurAella
Fount Tattsl Raymond Purcell*
Karl Bauer, a polite lunatic
John Cummings
Hltiiky Bill, a young man from East
New York.. Ine Keno
Kissie Fitzgarter, a vandevilV artist
and another fiancee of Harry
Bronson Kitty Kelly
Labod Bronson, a reformer who is
in favor of blue Sundays and all
other days, from Cohoes. New
; York John T Murray
| Two Aspiring Detectives
, I. Ketchom Joe Smith
| T. Cheatham.. t. . i Charles Date
Chinese Entertainers
Mingtoy Mile. Adelaide
Fhlng "Foo Johnny Hughe*
Th Spirit of the Vas- Kyra
! Violet Gray. Captain of the Salvation
Army.. Nancy Gibbs
John Blinkerton A1 Martin
Max a Maxa Mctjree
Mamie Clancy, piinkv'g sweetheart..
\ Rosie Green
Officer Jones I. Colllgan
Bridesmaids to Cora Ancellqne
Miss Whyte Charlotte Spracu°
Mias Gray Florence Elmore
Miss Black Mae Deal.v
Miss Wilson Bobby Me Free
Miss Jones Dorothy Rrnce
Miss Frances Claire Hooper
Miss Rivers Muriel Seeley
Miss Lake Lyola Whyte
featuring Carol Dempster, will be the
feature attraction at Mister Smith's be
ginning Sunday.
Three characters stand out- in this
story, Gypsy Fair, a music hall dancer.
Spike McFadden and his brother. Billie, ,
both of whom are In love with Gypsy
after having seen her dance, ’’’he bro'hers
are of the district of the docks. “Spike" j
being a handsome young bully, noted for ,
his prowess with his fists, and popular !
with the girls because of his golden j
voice.
Billie is a frail young musician, whos
love for Gypsy brings him Into evil
days, and through a series of complica
tions the trio come to the notice of the
police, and they are brought into court.
Sway Wan. a sinister figure of the
street, also desires Gypsy, and through
his evil machinations almost brills dia
aster to the little family.
Miss Dempster plays Gypsy Fair. Ralph j
Graves Spike McFadden, and Charles j
Mack is seen as the weak young brother. !
Tyrone Power and IV. J. Ferguson also i
have important roles in this absorbing
story, produced as only Griffith knows
how.
The usual comedy films will be on the
program in addition to the feature.
INDIANA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1921.
Miss Henry Fay Wayne
Miss Walters Helen Fox
Miss Page ...Florence Schubert
Miss Brooks. Mildred Soper
Mamie Clancy. Jr Miriam Batistta
Blinky Bill. .1 r Junior Tternan
John Cummings with bis weird but
snappy "nut" comedy is the surf hit of
the show. His "nut” s-tint In the second
act is a real riot. His trick stunts with
lhe s< etie’rv and his mad ride on a swing
over tlie heads of the : udience are a few
of bis biggpst laugh getters, ills song
specialty won him at, g hand.
Adelaide and Hughe t of course gave
two dances which proves that Ihey are
the best darning team before the Amer
ican public today. i "candy dance" In
the second act was heir biggest winner.
Nancy Gibbs, who made such a pro
found impression at English s hist
season in "Monsier Beaucalre." Is tn the
company and hag the role of Violet Gray.
Her best song number is "I Know that
I’m in Love " Itosle Green and Fie en
tire company win their biggest collective
hit while singing "Hhe Belle of New
York" as the closing song of the first
act.
Another feature of note was the chain
dance of the Purcells Brothers in the
second act They take two pair of hand
cuffs, chaining their right legs together
and their left ones together. They dance
and turn flip flops In perfect time to the
music. Another riot.
I ne\r have seen.ln my experience of
attending the theater a better looking
chorus than in ttats show.
My only hope is that when "1 be Whirl
of New York." hits lndlsfiapolls that
Fiimmlngs nhd others if th" cast will
be in the company If the cast is In
tflet. I will recommend without hesitation.
If you go to New York this summer,
put this show on your list. You can t
.go wrong.
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Fsuc'non and Marco, who were seen at
English's last season, ittswd only four
wicks or. Broadway. They closed July
2. They started out like a house ou fire,
but the pice did not lasi. Marco, while
in Indianapolis, bored me with bis plea
that he hoped New York would like
them Now he knows Broadway's ver
dict.
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Edmund Breese is ploying the princi
pal male part in ’Bluebeard’s Eighth
Wife." the French farce which opened
tn Atlantic City last Monday. One might
f.ny that he would play the male per
tion of th title role. The "Eighth Wife"
will be portrayed this summer by Mary
Servoss. When the farce opens in New
York next September Ina Claire will be
starred In It. .Others In the cast are
Fritz 'William?, Barry Baxter, Pauline
Whitson and Doris Mitchell. Alfred Sn
voir wrote “I.a Huitieme Femme de
Barhe Bietie.” and Charlton Andrews
adapted it for the American stage. Wii- 1
Ham Harris Jr. is the producer.
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---II agenhnls A- Kemper have sent for the
Interior d!mensb>na of the (heater here at
which they will present their big suc
cess, “Spanish Love,” next season, in
order to prepare the double stage In :
the play for use here. This promises to ]
be the novelty of the forthcoming dra
matic season.
Teaches School
for Fifty-Six Years
SACRAMENTO, Cal., July 9.—After
serving as a teacher In the California
schools continuously for fifty-six years.
S. G. 8. Dunimr of Oakland was retired
today on pension by the State board of
education, sitting as tt retirement board.
The records show Dunbar began tench
lug in Tuolumne County in lftfifi.
NOISELESS STATIONS.
LONDON, July 9.—Silent railway sta
tions are a boon promised in the early
future. Sir Ernest Birch, speaking tn
the Royal Agricultural Hall, said that
the noise and turmoil on railway sta
tions could easily be obviated by rubber
covered platforms.
AMUSEMENTS.
INDIANAPOLIS’CIRCUS DAY
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Seats on sale downtown circus day
ftt Huder’s Pharmacy, corner Tenii
sylvania and streets.
HAMPDEN TO TOUR
Walter Hampden whose recent six
weeks' engagement at the Broadhurst
Theater. New York, convinced the critics
of the metropolitan newspapers that he
now stands "definitely and incontest
ably at the head of all American trage
dians," has planned a tour for next
season which will take him to all the
principal cities of the South. AJlddle
West, Northwest and Pacific Coast. Ihe
meteoric rise of this young a tor has
heon accomplished near the Atlantic sea
board- he has been "a star seen In the
East," as 1t were and he has decided
that between next October and June he
will play mostly in cities where he never
yet has appeared at tbe head of his own
enmpany.
Opening in Montreal early lu October,
Mr. Hampden will spend a month in
Canada and New York State, going tbeh
straight to Richmond, Norfolk. Raleigh.
Charleston, Jacksonville, Atlanta, Birm
Ingham and other intermediate cities In
the Atlantic coast States. New Orleans
wtll be the furthest point South touched,
after whtch wtll come Memphis, Nash
villa. la)uDv||le. St. l.ouls, several of the
larger one r.tght stands tn Illinois,
Kansss (Tty, St. Joseph and Omaha
Then tn succession sre Denver, Colorado
Springs, Ogden, Salt Lake City, Lou
Angeles, the Important smaller cities In
California and San Francisco.
The northwest Itinerary, of course, will
Include Portland. Seattle, Tacoma, Van
couver, Victoria and Spokane. Return
ing over the Northern Pacific, Butte,
Helena, Fargo. Winnipeg and Duluth
will be visited, with the tour ending lu
St. Paul and Minneapolis
During this ffur Mr. Hampden will
present all six of the plats |n which he
Is pronounced to have no peer at the
present day—" Hamlet." "Macbeth," "The
Merchant of Venice," "Romeo and
Juliet." "The Taming of the Shrew, and
Charles Rann Kennedy's great play
"The Servant In the House." He will
also hate In preparation "Othello," aril
"Twelfth Night." and perhaps will
present them for the first time on tao
Pacific Const
Mr. Hampden will he supported by a
company whose leading members have
been with him during the last two
seasons, these including Mary Hall.
Mabel Moore, Elsie Herndor Kearns. J.
Harry Irvine, William Sauter. Ernest
Rowan. Allen Thomas, Le Kol Opertl and
Hannam Clark.
Mr. Hampden and his company ap
peared at the Murat laat season and suc
cessfully demonstrated bis right to he
considered one of the foremost Shake
spearean actors of the day.
Murderer Released;
Keeps His Promsie
LITTLE ROCK. Ark , July 0 —Con
science has driven Sain Payne, former
city marshal at Walnut Rklgo. back to
his cell in the Arkansas State Prison,
where he will spend the rest of his life,
unless granted gubernatorial reprieve.
Payne escaped from the State Prison
Farm eighteen months ago, nfter being
sentenced to life Imprisonment for mur
der.
Weary of the life of a fugitive, the
mountaineer convict walked into Gov
ernor Mcßae's offtce. Introduced himself
and told the chief executive that he was
ready to go back behind the bars. In
surrendering he was keeping a promise
to officers st Walnut Ridge, who
"pinched" him wh/m he came down out
of the mountains to visit hts wife, who
was critically 111, He would go to the
State Prlsou and give himself up, ho said,
If permitted to stay a few days unmo
lested with his wife.
AMUSEMENTS.
last Two The Stuart “ADTICTC’ I ICC”
Times Today Waiker Cos. in Hit liw I 0 LiiL
\“Off She Biffed to Her Grandmother”
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11111 BUT AH Next Week
111 II Fin I Mat.: Wei!., Thurs., Sat.
The Stuart Walker Cos.
PRESENTS
A Pair of
Silk Stockings
By Cyril Harcourt
i
A COMEDY SN
THREE ACTS
u Off She Biffed to Her Grandmother”
CIRCUS PARADE
THING OF PAST
Great Combine Drops Pageant
to Make Room for Mam
moth New Features.
Because of the Increased size of the
Ringllng Brothers and Barr.um & Bailey
Combined Shows, the managing directors
have this season been obliged to elimi
nate the usual street parade.
"it was a case of eliminating this fea
ture or being obliged to reduce the size
of the show," said one of the advance
agents today, "so the parade was
dropped, and now we are. able to present
an even bigger circus than that which
toured America last season. Indeed, the
elimination of parade equipment has
made possible the addition of the largest
of Europe's trained animal shows. This
1 immense aggregation occupies sixteen
specially designed railway ears. A corps
of nn re than thirty trainers and assist
ams who the animals to this
country, attend them. Four mammoth
steel arenas are ea li day carted from
the trains and erected in the circus main
tent, that the scores of lions, tigers
leopards and jaguars may b presented
on the regular eir- us program Fifty ad
ditional property men are required to
handle this one feature.
"That there might be room for the add
ed arenas and yet retain all the rings
and singes heretofore used in presenting
the human side of (he performances, it
was necessary to enlarge (he main lent.
Thus ev. rythlng 1s bigger, everything
heavier harder to handle.
"There 'an he no time for a street pa
rade The Immensity of the new circus
requires every hour of the morning and
all the people of tbe show- to get it in
place.
“The elimination of the circus street
parade has been under consideration
since the two great shows were merged
In !!>|o The bigness of the combined
Institution rendered it most difficult to
get the ponderous equipment and proper
ties on the show grounds and still give
the street page.-H- at anything I'ko-ih
advertised hour Indeed there were many
days when the parade had to be'cancelled
entirely. Thus, the sidewalk crowds were
disappointed after waiting patiently for
hours
“Now there will he no more such oc
currences There will be no more waiting
at the big show entrance fur belated
doors to open. Everything will begin on
time
"What about the small boy who use*
to follow the calliope? Why he and the
grown ups will find more free sights on
the .circus grounds between sun-up and
lunch time than any street parade ever
offered. We have more than forty ele
phanta, the menagerie is bigger than ever
snd the scores of trained animals, before
mentioned, and which have no connection
whatever with the circus zoo. are easily
the finest specimens ever seen In Amer- j
tea.”
Ringllng Brothers and Barnum & Bai- i
ley will exhibit hero Friday. July 22.
Might Try This Once
MARTINS FERRY, Ohio, July 9
Here. Is anew Idea for hot weather. Roy
Zimmerman invented the scheme. it
works well, he says. He has no electric -
fan, but"he has a substitute that Is just !
as good. Tie disconnects the dust bag
from his wife's vacuum cleaner, stl'd, plac
ing the machine In the window, turns on
the current and a stream of cool air
pours into the room. There is just one
disagreeable feature. When the dirt di
gester is used it makes more noise ? han
tbe fans, waking the neighbois when
used inte at night.
With Stuart Walker
GEORGE SOMNF.S.
‘MAIN STREET TO
BE STAGED SOON
Stuart Walker PSayers to Re
Seen in Play.
"Main Street," the novel that has
caused the most discussion of any book
in the last decade, has recently beep dra
matized. and by special arrangement
wilh the Shiiberts it will receive a pre
liminary showing at ihe hands of the
' Stuart Walker Company during the week
of July IS, The stage version is the
collaboration of Harvey OHiggins and
Harriet Ford, authors of sip-h successes
as "The Argyle Case," “Tho Dummy"
and more recently "On the Hiring Line "
Both playwrights will arrive in Indian
apolis early next week to witness the
rehearsals of “Main Street."
Miss Peggy Wood, who has won a place
in the hearts of Indianapolis theater
goers through her excellent performances
of Emma Norvallo in "Artists' Life." the
new play now on view at the Murat
which was written by Miss Wood and
Mr Martin, will be retained by the Sfu
art Walker Company to pi ty the part of
Carol Kennicott, the wife, in "Main
Street."
"Main Street" promises to be the most
auspicious premiere of any which Mr.
Walker has given during his five years
of repertory in Judiananolls.
FRENCH LIKE PORK AND BEANS.
PARIS, July 9.—The vast stock of
canned-goods left in France by the Amer
ican Army and now being sold to the
public is proving a boon to the French
housewife. Many of these things, pork
and beans for instance, were virtually
unknown to the French until the Amer
ican Army came to France.
AMUSEMENTS.
NEXT WEEK
A BOUQUET OF PRETTY GIRLS
CARSONS MELODY MAIDS
Merry Musical Moments
Infield & Noblett Hodge & Lowell
‘‘The Song Booth” “Object, Matrimony”
Joyous Return of the Famous
STRATFORD COMEDY FOUR 1
Presenting the Mirthful Absurdity, “The New Teacher”
0. K. Legal & Cos. The Burke Trio
Comedy Jugglers Indian Novelty Artists
Helen Miller Randow Trio
The Synocopation Girl Acrobatic Fun Makers
Larry Semon in “The Rent Collector”
Jm 'Dancing in the Lyric 'Ball M
T\p°w dfltmoon and Evening
BRIGHT COMEDY
PROMISED NEXT
BY WALKER CO.
‘A Pair of Silk Stockings’ Will
Be Presented for Murat
Devotees’ Approval
BIG BILL AT THE LYRIC
Stuart Walker and his company
have everything to themselves In
the legitimate way since Gregory
Kelly has locked up English’s for
the summer.
The Lyric remains the representative
popular vaudeville house in this city.
The Lyric successfully maintains an all
year policy. Keith’s closed its season
last Sunday and wilj remain dark until
fall.
The Walker players next week -will
present a comedy, "A Pair of Silk Stock
ings.’’
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BLANCHE YI'KKA RETURNS TO
THE WALKER COMPANY MONDAY.
Next week at the Murat the Stuart
Walker company will be seen in "A Pair
of Silk Stockings,” one of the most thor
oughly entertaining and highly amusing
comedies that England ever gave AmeiN
ica. This play, which was the reigning'
success of both London and New York
a few seasons ago, is by Cyril Harcourt,
who is a master at writing high
comedy. With diabolical cleverness does
Mr. Harcourt delve into the foibles of
his characters in the play. He divulges
the merest trifles lu the lives of a group
of Britishers, flavoring his work with a
bit of the unusual in incident and char
acterization, the whole being set forth
as delightful and mannerly entertainment,
it is assured.
"A Pair of Silk Stockings" has as Its
theme a philosophy akin to the famous
adage which asserts that "It's a great
life if you don't week-end.” It tells the
innocent if somewhat sophisticated story
of an English week-end party whither a
husband, his divorced wife and a former
suitor, together with the latter's flnancee
meet again after a lapse of years. The
attempt of the husband who-was to recon
cile himself to bis wife who-was. coupled
with the unexpected return of that per
sonage's former suitor to the room he had
occupied but which she now inhabits, pro
vide framework for the complication*
which follow. A tramp wanders on the
scene adding to the excitement. He is
mistaken for the master of the house, and
affairs r.-a< h a higher pitch of interest
when the husband who is caught eaves
■ I*y t'ing in b!s wife's room is tied hand
at"! foot wilh a pair of his wife's silk
stockings.
Blau-he Yurka. who has been absent
from the ca i for a week, returns in "A
Pair of Silk Stockings" as Molly Thorn
hill. the former wife; McKay Morris ap
pears ass. m Th- hill, the former hutKj
!,ad; and Tom rowers completes the tri
angle as Major Jack Bagnal. the former
suitor. Others appearing in this piquant
but proper little play are Judith Lowry.
George Somites, Aldrich Bowker, Eliza
beth PaOerson. Julia McMahon. Robert
McOroartr, Edwin Noel, Lnel Davis.
.Tames P. Webber, Oscar Davisson, and
Lucille Nikolas.
The play is staged under the personal
supervision of Mr. Walker, with special
settings by Frank Zimmerer and Oakley
Richey. There will be the usual Wednes
dav, Thursday, and Saturday matinees.
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DOUBLE HEADLINE BILL
OFFERED AT THE LYRIC.
Featured attractions on the Lyric’s
vaudeville bill for next -week will ba Car
een's Melody Maids, fire pretty girls in a
classy musical act in which they sing,
and play on various instruments, and tbs
Burke trio of Indian novelty entertainers
who offer a surprising divertisement
demonstrating the versatility of the red
man of today as compared wilh his an
cestors of the plains.
“Object Matrimony,” is the title of a
comedy sketch that will be presented by
Herbe t Hodges and Margaret LowelL
Mr. Hodge is one of vaudeville's well
known comedians, while y'ss Lowell is
an actress cf talent. Hdlen Miller “the
syncopated girl," who has a very differ
ent sort of a musical act, will have an
important spot in the show, and other en
tries will include O. K. Legal & Cc. t
comedy jugglers of marked skill and
dexterity; Infield and Noblet, a merry
pair of farceurs in an amusing absurdity
called “Tb.- Song Booth;" the Stratford
Comedy Four, harmony singing come
dians in their act "The New Teacher,"
and tbq Ran low Trio of acrobatic
makers. *
On the screen will be shown a Larry
Semon farce “The Rent Collector,” the
Pathe review and the Paramount maga
zine.