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LOCAL MOVIE
MEN LAY PLANS
FOR GALA WEEK
(Continued Frqm Pa** Five.)
however, he mokes bis escape In a spec
tacular train wreck and seeks refuge in
the village of Culverton. Here, befriend
ing a lazy mule being beaten by her
master gets him into more difficulties,
and bis misfortunes continue to pile op
until the final scenes of the story when
a deluge of good luck more than evens
the score.
Madge Bsllamy, recently recruited to
the screen by Thomas H. Ince from the
Mew York stage. Is seen as Mary Spivtns,
the charming objects of the young man's
affections. Otto Iloffanu, Margaret Liv
ingston. Edith Yorke. Louis Natheaux.
Fred Gambold, Willis Robards and
others complete the cast.
“Passing Thru” was directed by Wil
liam A. Ssiter. under the personal su
pervision of Thomas 11. Ince. Bert Cann
photographed the production.
CIRCLE I* OBSERVING
ANNIVERSARY WEEK NOW. I
Norma Talmadge in “The Sign on the
Door,” an adaptation of Chaunicg Pol
lock's melodrama, which enjoyed a long
run on a few seasons ago, will
be the feature picture at the Circle The
atre for its Anniversary Festival de Luxe
which began today and will continue for
eight days.
In the supporting cast is Charles R'.eh
man. Lew Cody and bthers.
“The Sign on the Doo'” is a drama in
vrhjph a ican is killed, and the blame for
tha murder Is taken !>y a wife, who pro
tests that he is the guilty one. though
her husband is really responsible for
the crime. How eircumrtantial evidence
supports the wife's e!a ! m. and trees her
from punishment, allowing her tc ttnd
happiness w.th the black specter f the
past forever eliminated, makes su ab
lorblngly Interesting story, and pre
sents Miss Talmadge in a role which
will gain for her many new admirers,
and Justify the admiration of the thous
ands of her already acquired followers.
In addition to the screen offering there
will be a gala anniversary pageant, cele
brating the theater's fifth birthday, end
a cast of forty-five people has been as
sembled to participate In it.
Conceived by W. Hurley Ashby, art
director of the Circle, who also designed
the stage decoree and costumes, with
dances arranged by Gertrude Hanker and
special musical settings by ltndoif Kafka,
director of the Ciyle orchestra, this
fifth anniversary festival prome.es to
surpass any entertainment offered at the
Circle.
FAMOUS STAGE DANCER
STARS IX ISIS MOVIE.
“The Untamed Woman.” a drama star
ring Doralditta, the magnetic dancer,
whose performances astounded Faris and
later became th-- rage In New York, will
be shown at the Isis next week.
The story. In brief, opens with a scene
on board a sailing
vessel where, dur
ing a mutiny of
the crew, a drink
crazed mate suc
ceeds in establish
ing his rule.
Rather than to
face a future at
his hands Doral
dina, as the hero
ine, plunges over
board and is cast
upon an island in
habited by sav-
They hail her as
a goddess whose
coming had been
I
Dor.ddlna. foretold by the
priest of their tribe. Her strange iuflu
enre over them paves th~ way to a fanci
ful romance highly 'olored with dramatic
situations. The action of the yorv pro
vides her with a logical opportunity for
the Introduction of the dances which
made her famous la Europe and later
in this country.
The Paramount magazine and a Mutt
and Jeff comedy will be contributory
program features.
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HEAVYWEIGHT FTVMAKF.R
APPEARS IN FUN XT KOLB.
"Her Sturdy Oak.” a comedy coming to
the Alhambra the first half of next week
with Wanda Hawley as the star. :s bie!
on the question of what kind of a w ! fe
should a poet choose. Eimer Harris has
taken the query and woven It Into a
laughable farce that marks the’debut of
Walter Hiers as a leading man. Mr.
Hlers Is one of the prize heavyweight
funmakers of fiimdom and In casting h‘m
ass hero Mr. Harris somewfcat reversed
usual proeeedure which has always de
creed that lh“re could be no euch thing
as a fat hero. Mr. Hlers Is cast as a
poet—dreamy, temperamental and imprac
tical, Just as most poets are. A ,-trong
minded. efficient young business woman.
Just the sort to take care of a poet, fails
In love with him.
The romance mores along gloriously
INDIANA
STATE FAIR
SIX FULL DAYS
September 5-10
Day and Evening Features
Concert? by Purdue, ' All- Cowboy and Cowgirl Cham-
American and Newsboys’ pious.
Bands. High Wire Performers.
Trlcto^Shows 13 " M ° del3 ' Passenger Airplane Flights.
50 Acres of Machinery. Johnny Jones Midway Shows.
Twenty Harness Races. Arena Shows of I.lve Stock.
Auto Polo Games. Women’s Fall Style Show by
Outdoor Vaudeville. Living Models.
Murat Tempi* Chanters. Better Babies’ Contest.
Concert at Soldiers’ Monument
Sunday Evening, Sept. 4
Purdue Band of 125 and Murat Chanters with 70 voices—given
with compliments of the State Fair to the people of Indianapolis.
Two Big Night Shows
20-Act Hippodrome Siege of Dardanelles
(In Coliseum) (Race Track Infield)
Livestock parades. Purdue Mightiest Naval Tragedy of
Band and Murat Temple the World War —Failure of
Chanters, Circus and Vaude- English and French Fleets to
▼ille Aerial and Ground Aero- capture Constantinople —a
batlcs. Society Horse Show, Lavish Spectacle and Superb
Auto Polo. Fireworks Duplays.
Special—Six Auto Races, Sept. 10
Indianapolis Speedway and other speed kings in thrilling con
tests for dirt track championships.
Take a Vacation Trip to the Indiana Fair. Special low rates
on steam and internrhan railroads.
Thomas Grant, President Wm. M. Jones, Treasurer.
L Newt Brown, Secretary.
until the rotund poet up and falla In
love with a sweet young thing of tne
clinging vine type, and in disregard of
the dire prospects for future prosperity
with such a wife, marries her. How they
muddle through the first few years of
married life is amusingly shown with the
arrival of twins as only a part of their
trouble. But in the end the poet makes
good and the clouds of trouble disappear
from the matrimonial horizon.
Miss Hawley plays the baby vamp that
makes her lover feel more heroic than
his clear-eyed business girl flineee ever
did. Bylvia Ashton, Mayrne Kelso and
Leo White are also In the cast.
Topics of the day, the Fox news week
ly and a Prizma color subject will be
added.
"THE SKT PILOT”
BOOKED AT SMITH'S.
For the first four days of this week
the feature attraction at Mister Smith's
Western t'iiwaoter. unlqne in its qual
ities of drama, human interest anil true
sensation, with a a unforgettable cattle
stampede as Just one of many Incidents
in the creation of the splendid characters
of the book. The usual supplemental
films will also l>e shown.
KEATON AND ANDERSON
HEAD NEW COLONIAL RILL.
"Who Am I.?” described In advance
reports as a mystery story, will be the
feature attraction at the Colonial all
week. An all-star
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Cr .nitrrson. pe.ling story.
Although "Who Am I'* * will be the
feature attraction at the Colonial for the
week, as an extra added attraction
Buster Keaton will be shown In his
latest comedy, "The High Sign, in which
several members of the famous Keaton
family appear In support of Buster.
MANY TRRILIIW STUNTS
PRESENTED IN "WESTERN PEP.”
Unusual feats of daring are said to lie
performed by William Fairbanks, the
star of "Western Pep.” which will be the
feature attrection at th Regent all the
Rill FairtMULkS. f “ n to ' * rnr * i '
below. "Western Pep." te.ls tne
story of Bill Warren a rowpunch. r who
inherits a ranch and on his way to take
Char-, meets Natalie Rld Her brother
~ a . rooked oi! speculator and indue.*
Bill to Join him In promoting an oil
company to dig a well on Warren's
ranch. Fairbanks is supported by I-lor
ence Gilbert. Eru .st Van Pelt. Jack Melt
a r id Robert Kortmun.
In addition t j the feature attraction
Snub Pollard also will be seen In one of
his latest comedies.
FATTY ARBUCKI F. DUE
AT LOEWS STATE SUNDAY.
The wedding ceremony when
planned to take place between Roscoe
AMUSEMENTS.
Arbnckle and Lura Anson In tha for
mer's latest Paramount picture, “Crazy
to Marry,’’ which will open a week s en
gagement Sunday at Loew's, la of in
terest because the role of the minister Is
played by Rev. Neal Dodd, one of the
unique figures In Hollywood (Cal.) film
circles, because of his Interest in the:
work of spanning the gap between the
church and the theater.
Rev. Dodd, though an ordained min- '
Ister, Is an actor as well. He Is a gen- j
eral favorite around the studios, where
he often plays the role of minister In
film productions. He engages In the lat
ter work to further the interests of his
aim.
Rev. Dodd has made extensive plans
for a motion picture people's church, to
be erected in Hollywood and which will
be known as "The little church around
the corner.”
Tie cast of "Crazy to Marry” includes
Lila Lee. who plays the lending feminine
role, Edwin Stevens. Ifillian Leighton.
Bar. Montana, Allen Durnell, Sidney
Gracey, Genevieve Blinn, Clarence Bur
ton and others of note.
WALKER BEGINS
FINAL WEEK OF
FIFTH SEASON
(Continued From Page Five.)
of the deft manner in which the authors
have haudled the dialog.
In the play Helene, a most attractive
young girl, is living with on ambitious
aunt. The latter persuades her to accept
a rich and fatuous young man. All the
preparations are complete for the wed
ding whgn an old flame turns up. ne
prevails upon Helene to run away with
Min. and the assembled guests explode
with excitement. It Is the lover's inten
tion to bike Helene to her grandmother's
cottage in a small village near Paris,
h ave her there, and return to the cty
for a marriage license. But the wily
grandmother ha got there first, and mis
taking the lover for the husbaud that
was to be. treats the couple as man and
wife. They never get a chance to explain
their plight, and after an exquisite scene,
treated with great delicacy, the grand
mother leaves the perplexed pair. How
ever, there is no doubt left la the minds
of the audience that wedding bells will
rii g in the morning.
Marjorie Vonnegut, as the charming
will be the screen
version of Ralph
Connor's “The Sky
. Pilot,” with Col
t-en Moore, John
Bowers and David
Butler as the fea
tured players. En
acted against the
rugged back
ground of Can
ada's grandest
'•rags, directed by
King Vidor, with
lhe above named
players in the cast,
this picture is
cast is seen In the
feature Including
Oaire Anderson,
Niles W e 1 c b.
George Periolat,
Gertrude Aster,
.Joseph Swickar 1
and Otto Hoff
man. The feature
In an adaptation of
b e celebrated
story by Max
trend and was
dapted for the
screen by
Katherine Keed.
tVltics In advance
reports have
liaised the feature
•>r ti,e ninny un
usual situations it
presents as well
s for the lavtah
ness of settings
and Interest coin-
ggl j First Half Next Week
GJp/hat kind of a wife
P| jshould a poet choose? Immm
-Lfl
IjfiG'MNDA
alM£y
wf A comedy of love, poverty, in
laws, twins and a fortune found
|®!| up a chimney—proving, too. that
many a vine clings to an oak, believing
it sturdy, when it is merely big.
Gast includes Walter Hiers
| Prizma Color Subject
Topio^^
week. Three of
the hair-raising
“stunts'' i e r -
formed by F.tir
banks for the f,,.a
tore nearly cost
him his life, it is
said, and the star
was compelled to
spend Severn!
months in the hos
pital. Fairbanks
was Injured when
the bors he was
riding refused to
jump from one
cliff to another and
horse and ■ rider
Here's Another One
You Must SEE!
DOUGLAS MACLEAN
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This Picture Is Doug's Most Enjoyable Comedy
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Present in ojPretenti ou sMJlio topfau s
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NEWS WEEKLY DIGEST TOPICS
A
INDIANA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, AUGUST 27,1921.
Helene, will have an exceptionally fine
part In next week's attraction. McKay
Morris will appear as the lover, Andre
d'Eguzon. Stuart Walker will be seen
in the role of the hnsband that was to
be. The remainder of this large cast
Includes Elizabeth Patterson, George
Somnes, Julia McMahon, Julith Lowry,
Robert McGroarty, Jem os P. Webber,
Helen Burch, Grace Klechle, Roswell
Lowry, Lucille Nikolas and Margery
Chiles.
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VAMPIRE ACT HEADS
NEW SHOW AT LYRIC.
Girls who aspire to emulate Cleopatra,
or even Theda Bara In the art of “vamp
ing" may find Inspiration at the Lyric
next week, for one of the featured attrac
tions will be an act called “Vampires and
Victims” presented by three beautiful
girls, each representing a different type
of vampire, and three men, who, of course,
are the victims.
Another dlvcrtisment of headline cali
ber will be the Four Xigbtons In their
spectacular posing act called “A Sculp
tor's Gallery.”
Dorothy Mlchaelis and Evelyn Katunk,
the Indianapolis Juvenile dancing stars
will return In their clever terpischorean,
filling a special engagement owing to re
queue from hundreds of Lyric patrons
who desire to see them again. Complet
ing the show, there will be the Makaren
ko duo of classic singers; "Pals," a sketch
of mirth and melody, Introducing a quar
tet of fun makers; Braxton and Hawkins,
colored comedians, singers and dancers
billed as "Two Mississippi Boys;" Three
Wilson Girls, entertainers delux, and the
Lordens, novelty aerialists.
On the screen will be shown the Bray
pietograph and a Fox comedy entitled
"Ain't Love Grand.’ '
LABOR DAY" TO
SEE ENGLISH’S,
MURAT OPEN
(Continued From Pago Five.)
since when the comedy has been seen In
Boston. Philadelphia and Chicago.
"Shavings'' Is based on Joseph C. Lin
coln's novel of the same title, and all Its
action takes place at Cape Cod. The
MOTION PICTURF.B.
It’s just a little attack of love that followed a feud
and a bank explosion!
All because Bill Barton didn’t keep going when he
happened to be “passing thru.”
A small town story full of “big-time” fun.
Also
A SPECIAL CHRISTIE COMEDY,
“OH, BUDDY”
Featuring
NEAL BURNS AND VERA STEADMAN
story la said to be interesting. The dra
matization was made by Pauline Phelps
and Marlon Short, who have worked to
gether In several successes.
There are two love stories In the play
and there Is a fund of the comic that
keeps an audience In happy humor. The
play will be presented here with the i
original cast. Mr. Beresford will enact i
the role of “Shavings,” the toy windmill
maker of Cape Cod. Other members in
elude James Bradbury, Edith Gresham,
William Kebyns, Ben Lodge, Wills Fred- j
rlc, Marie Blanehl, Walter Davis. Fred
M. Bickel, Dudley Clements, Kenneth
Thompson and others.
CONCERNING KEITH’S
FLANS FOR NEXT SEASON.
The coming theatrical season marks the
Thirty-Eighth anniversary of vaudeville
and will be celebrated in all B. F. Keith
theaters throughout the country. Prepar
ations for the opening of the local Keith
house are well under way and announce
ment is made that the famous "Singer
Midgets”” will head the opening week's
bill. This attraction, comprising thirty
little men and women, a dozen small
horses and as many dogs, together with
three of the smallest elephants on the
stage presents a program nearly an hour
In length and embraces almost an entire
vaudeville show In itself. Other attrac
tions to round out the full evening's en
tertainment will be announced later.
I Fatty ArbucßleTl
■ t *GBAXY TO MAftfCY * 1
■ Lewis Stone w/M Wallace Beer yin I!
The northern trail- l 1
||||i o/I two reel dramatic feature from the short story classic by
HINES REVIEWS
NEW PLAYS ON
GOTHAM STAGES
(Continued From Page Five.)
where he meets his exact double. At
home he has s blind and devoted mother.
As he lies on his dea.b bed he inskes
his "buddy.” who Is his double, promise
to assume his name and person, and to
return to hts home and cheer tha afflicted
mother. This Is done, not without many
complications, but It comes out ail right
in tha end because It is proven that he
Is In reality the twin to the boy who
died In Franc*.
Mr. llobaft Is a first-class mechanic
when It comes to fashioning something
that will make an appeal. And In
“Sonny,” while th 9 critics may rail, the
people who sit out tn front are satisfied
to find their emotions played upon and
their senses satisfied. When this is said
all Is said that needs be.
A genuinely amusing farce Is "No
body's Money,” skilfully conceived and
executed by William Le Baron and pro
duced by Lawrence Weber at the
Longacre Theater with Wallace Eddlnger,
Will Eddlnger, Will Demlng, Helen
Lowell, Regina Wallace and others.
The Idea is preposterous, of course,
ANNIVERSARY WEEK
9
THE | gjfteafre
Starting
Programme D'e Luxe
NORMA
talmadgeM
“The Sign on the Door” \
Channing Pollock’s Stage
Srp tlie stupendous anniversary
festival with the ravishing Ilouri of Jly A/
the Moroccan harems ami the elab- /Ar
orate affairs that, rival the pageants
the Latin quarter during the Mardi o%*^
Direction W. Hurley Ashby
Dance Arrangements.. Miss Gertrude Haeker rrtrrt vvrrvri?r>cj An vr ODAOTJ AAf
Musical Setting Rudolph Kafka THE ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM
<tkrsented daily with a WILL BE SHOWN ALL NEXT WEEK
ASI AT :D-V:3o~ t. ISTS ' INCLUDING NEXT SATURDAY.
but that makes the farce all the more
entertaining. The aon of a well known
personage seeks adventure. He fa-la in
with a likable burglar, and together they
go aburgling. The first job proves their
undoing. The young man rails In with
two promising authors who, together,
have created a fictitious author to met
& certain condition concerning exclusive
service* of each to their newspapers.
This fictions personage is in trouble
about bis Income tax report, a libel suit
arid other things, so they impress this
, amateur burglar—who poses as a
talkative book a goat—into the character |
of the fictitious personage. Thereafter
tbs subject overshadows all, saves the;
Governor, marries his daughter, makes
everybody honest and pleases mightily
tbs audience. His associate, who now
pose# as his secretary, robs the safe of
the Governor Just in time to remove an
envelope of money which has been
“planted” there to prove the undoing of
the chief executive. It le this batch
of bills tJtjat gives tbe name to the play.
Ine Governor declares the money is not,
Ms, and the unscrupulous lumber mag
nate who “plented” it fears to admit
ownership, so it becomes nobody's money
and ~t promptly adopted by the crook.
Eddlnger is always likable, and Dent
ing is highly amusing ne the side crook
Helen Lowell does well what she haa
to do, which Is little, and Regina Wal
lr.ee Is an impressionable flapper. Al
MOTION PICTURES.
together “Nobody’s Money,” Ja WortH
everybody's money.
NANCE O'NEIL BEGINS
LONG DRAMATIC TOUR.
“The Passion Flower,” Jacinto Bena
vente's powerful Spanish drama, in
which Nance O'Neil has appeared for
three seasons, began this week tha long
est tour booked for any dramatio play.
Miss O’Neil will visit the Pacific coast,
playing most of the important theatrical
cities of the United States during the
season of 1921-1822.
' Marguerite Sylva, late the vicarious
vamp of "The Skylark” play, will re
turn to grand opera next month, sing
ing with the San Carlo Opera Company
at the Manhattan Opera House In New
York. She will, of course, sing her In
comparable “Carmen,” which, by critical
assent, Is accepted as the foremost Im
personation of that role now extant.
“The Skirt,” Bessie Barriscale’s new
starring comedy, In which she Is to ap
pear “personally” and with voice ac
companiment, has been billed by Rich
ard G. Herndon, who will make this pro
duction. Besides Miss Barriscale, the
cast will Include Howard Hickman, Paul
Harvey, J. W. Herbert, .T. F. Woods,
Rodney Ranous, Fred Strong, Harry
Buchanan, Thomas Maguire, Irving
Brooks, William Slider, Merle Stanton,
Catherine Mulqueen and Betty Alden.
The opening performance will be at the
Teck Theater, Buffalo, Monday evening.
Aug. 29. After three weeks on tour, the
play will be brought to New York.