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‘DOWN EAST AT
POPULAR PRICES
TO PLAY LOEW’S
Richard Barthelmess Will Be
Seen in Two Screen
Productions.
DRAMA TOPS THE LIST
Richard Barthelmess will play the
leading roles in two of the important
movie offerings at local theaters next
week.
Barthelmess will be seen in the
leading role of a movie version of
the stage morality play, “Experi
ence” at the Circle, and at Loew's
State he will share honors with Lil
lian Gish in “Way Down East.”
At the Ohio next week Lila i.ee will
be seen in "Alter the Show' 1 and Bebe
Daniels will exhibit her comedy talents
in "One Wild Week at the Alhambra.
Dustin Farnuni will be at the Isis on
view in "The Primal Law." Singer s
Midgets will frolic on the screen at Mis
ter Smith’s in "Skirts."
The Colonial will present "The Old
Nest" and the Regent will feature Buck
Jones in “Get Tour Man.”
t The movies, as a whole, tend to be of
dramatic nature instead f comedy.
GRIFFITH’S BIG MOVIE
KOW AT FOPULAR PRICES.
Indianapolis, among the first cities to
see D. W. Griffith's "Way Down East"
when presented at prices topping $2. will
also be the first to view it at popular
prices. This great film starts an indefi
nite run at Loew’s State Theater toino.*-
row, in continuous showings from 1 to
11 p. m., and will remain at the play
house as long as public interest de
mands it.
“Wav Down East" is said to represent
the Griffith art at its apex. Twelve
thousand feet of film remain from the
great “footage" originally taken and in
the three hours of the unfolding of the
■tory there will be shown one of the
most realistic snowstorms ever photo
graphed and a real breaking up of ice
on the Connecticut River in New Eng
land.
Griffith has followed closely the stage
play by Lottie Blair Parker and Joseph
R. Grismer, however, with elaborations of
some of the characters and scenes. A
fortune was spent up,on the rights of
the play, and subsequently the producer
lavished money on the actual preparation
of the production.
The cast that he engaged includes
some of those who were in the piny
years ago, going back as far as the
original production, and of these Burr
Mclntosh and Vivia Ogden will be re
called. In the leading role is Lillian
Gish, who is said to give a genuinely
affecting and artistic presentation of the
part of the deceived girl. Then there is
Richard Barthelmess. who is one of the
greatest favorites among young actors
"of ability. Mary Hay recently becam->
Mrs. Barthelmess; Mrs. Morgan BelmonL
a woman of social eminence 'in Xe v
York: Lowell Sherman. Creighton Hals
Kate Bruce. Edgar Nelson. George Nev
ille. Porte- Strong, .Josephine Bernard.
Mrs. Davit; t,an<ian, Patricia Fruen. Flor
ence Short, Emily Fitzroy and Myrtle
Suteh are in the cast.
MORALITY MOVIE
OPENS AT THE CIRCLE.
Beginning Sunday .the feature attrac
tion at the Circle will be George Fitz
maurice’s screen production of the well
known stage play by George V. Hobart.
“Experience.” with Richard Barthelmess
as “Youth” and Marjorie Daw as “Love.”
The story, with which almost every
one is familiar, tells how Youth leaves
home, after bidding Love and Hope a
sad farewell, and starts off to the city
with Ambition to meet Experience. In
the city he encounters Pleasure, and is
dazzled by her brilliancy, so much so
that when Opportunity appears he has
no time for him. and Opportunity waits
for no man.
At the Primrose Path. Pleasure intro
duces Youth to Beauty. Wealth, Fash
ion and Intoxication. Youth's mother
dies and Love sends him a telegram ask
ing him to come home, but Temptation,
with whom Youth is fascinated, inter
cepts the message. Youth’s money soon
vanishes, and his “friends" desert him.
Chance offers Youth an opportunity to
replenish his fortune at the gaming
table, and Yonth is ruined. He obtains
jWork as a waiter in a dance hall and is
discharged on an accusation of Theft.
* Disgusted and ill. he falls a prey to
ftrice ® n d Habit, who teach him the use
drugs. He then meets Crime, who per
tuafies him to rob the house of Wealth,
nt on the way he hears singing In a
-jchurch, which recalls to his mind his
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dreams and plans when he first came
to the city, and he wasted his chances
nee his arrival. He makes up his mind
;0 return home, and there finds Lcve
P-J Hope waiting for him. He realizes
fcnat there is true happiness, and with
Dove and Ambition at his side, he starts
life anew.
A remarkable cast of players, includ
ing such names as Xita Xaldl. Betty
Ch.rpenter, Lilyan Kashman, Edna Wheat
on and John Miltern, ia seen in this
production, which is lavishly produced.
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NEW PARAMOUNT MOVIE
OPENS AT THE OHIO SUNDAY.
Jack Holt and Lila Lee will play the
chief parts in “After the Show,” anew
William de Mille movie, which opens a
weeks' engagement at the Ohio Sunday.
Charles Ogle and Eve Sothern are in the
cast.
The movie is a story of stage life and
shows many scenes in the dressing room
and “back stage.” The movie is said to
be lavishly produced.
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‘ONE WILD WEEK’
BOOKED AT THE ALHAMBRA.
Frances Harmr has written a comedy
for Bebe Daniels entitled “One Wild
.Week,” which will be shown at the
Alhambra all next week.
It is the story of an orphaned heiress
who has lived a rather cheerless life
with an OTer-bearing aunt until she
•reaches her eighteenth birthday when she
makes a break and goes to the city* to
visit an old friend of her dead mother's.
At least she starts for the city home of
Airs. Brewster, but through a plausible
combination of cirentnsfanee* she rea*lv
STAGE PLA YERS ON VIEW NEXT WEEK
lie meets the girl , .
h>- story aud becomes her champion - ej.
that when he goes back to the re- ‘
"ormatorr—which is where she landed >"■ ' '% RcLT * 1 ■ V ~J? k.-V'’
’orfllne and secures if to horsotf—-in.l ' 4 ***"***-*-s*_k e
arrives at quite another place. There is
a likeable young man played by Frank
Kingsley. He meets the girl early in
the story and becomes her champion
from that moment. It is typical, how
ever. that when he goes back to the re
formatory—which is where she landed
—to assure her that he will get her re
leased, she borrows his car and with
three other girls makes her escape right
then.
She has many more exciting and hum
orous adventures before she finally dis
poses of Aunt Emma's claim to her
fortune and secures it to herself—and
her prospective husband.
The cast includes Maym Kelso. Her
bert Standing. Edwin Stevens, Edythe
Chapman and Bull Montana. Elmer
Harris supervised the production. Sub
sidary features will consist of A1 SL
•John in a farce, “Small Town Stuff," and
the Fox news weekly.
A special added attraction will be E.
Forrest Young's presentation of songs
from Fritz Kreisler’s "Apple Blossoms"
with Miss Frances Johnson and Raj
Sands as the soloists.
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FARNUM MOVIE
OPENS SUNDAY AT ISIS.
"The Primal Law” a drama of the ro
mantic Southwest written by E. Floyd
Sheldon and starring Dustin Karnum
will be shown at the Isis the first half
of next week. It provides Mr. Farnuni
with the role of a heroic cow puncher
whose adventures are many and whose
romance turns out happily in the end.
A I’rizma color subject and the Literary
Digest will be other features. It is an
nounced that hereafter the Isis programs
will be changed on Sunday and Thurs
day of each week.
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MISTER SMITH BOOKS
NEW FOX MOVIE COMEDY.
Beginning Sunday. "Skirts,” the 'Wil
liam Fox special, wIU be the feature at
traction at Miste- Smith’s theater, with
a cast of 3.000 pretty girls and the world
famous Singer Midgets. For thir comedy
slapstick was laid aside, and comedy was
generously blended with thrills. Air
planes, cyclones, train wrects, smash-ups.
and parachute drops were used for their
share of excitement and fun. And, as If
these were not sufficient William Fox
closed the season of on.; of the biggest
circus aggregations in the’ country.
(Continued on Page Eight.)
Upper Left—Bebe Daniels in a scene from “One Wild Week” at the Al
hambra next week.
Center—Lila Lee in “After the Show” at the Ohio next week.
Upper Right—Richard Barthelmess In a scene from “Experience” at the
Circle, opening Sunday.
Lower—Richard Barthelmess and Lillian Gish in the famous rescue scene
In “Way Down East” at Loew’s State, beginning Sunday.
Upper Left—Harry Stephens and Mabel Gould in “Kissing Time," opening Thursday night at the Murat.
Center—Carlton Guy as “Abe Martin,” opening Monday night at English’s.
Upper Right—Ames and Winthrop at B. F. Keith’s next week.
Lower Left—Beatrice Maude in “Three Live Ghosts" at the Murat, opening Monday night.
Lower Middle —May Claridge with Downey and Claridge in “Wait and See” at the Lyric next week.
Lower Right—Katherine Murray In “Miss New York, Jr.,” at the Park next week.
In The Land of Make Believe
By WALTER D. HICKMAN
By WALTER D. HICKMAN.
Among the new bookings at English's
is that of "The Broadway Whirl,” with
Richard Carle, Blanche King. Charles
Wlnninger, Winona Winter and Jay
Gould. The engagement begins on Mon
day, Sept. 19, continues for the en
tire week. Nance O'Neil in “The Pas
sion Flower” ig booked for English’s in
the near future.
“Honeydew,” a musical comedy; Guy
Bates Post In "The Masquerader," and
Olga Petrova In “The White Peacock" are
among the new bookings at the Murat
within the next month.
The life of a dramatic critic is sure a
hard life when the following from Harry
Wilson, 635 H. W. Heilman building
Ix>s Angeles. Cal., is a glowing example
of movie publicity:
"Can two geniuses exist in one
family?
"The spotlight of public interest lr
this momentous question shifted from
the Farrar-Tellegens In New York this
INDIANA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10,1921.
week to the Wallace Itelds in Holly
wood.
"The spotlight served to throw tlu
home life of the Reids into strong bus
relief against a dark background of
rumors.
"Just recently Mrs. Reid, known pro
fessionally heretofore as Dorothy Daven
port, elected to return to the screen aud
obtained permission to use her husband’s
name In her billing. Mrs. Reid Is play
lug opposite Lester Ouneo. a close frlenfi
of tbo Reid family, in a picture entitled
’Behind the Mask’ which is being pro
duced by the Doubiedsy Productlor
Company at the Warner Brothers' studh
in Hollywood.
“The tltlan-haired Dorothy Pavenpor
Reid scouted the idea of a divorce pend
ing in the Kieid family. "The fact that 1
am playing opposite Iyester Ouneo in thli
picture Is no Indication that Wally and ’
are not as happy as we always have been
I,ester Is one of Wally's closest friends.’
sbe said.
“Mrs. Reid’s mother. Mrs. Davenport,
however, was Inclined to be firmer in
her declarations. She said there should
be concerted action of some sort against
the scandal mongers who circulate such
stories. *
“In one publication just recently I
rend the most dreadful story about Wally
owning a cabin in Laurel canyon, where
he did considerable private entertaining.
We have always known about this cabin.
It is owned by a friend of Wally’s and
Wally is only one of many picture peo
ple who have gone there.
“M. Andree Tridon, a celebrated psychol
ogist. has declared that It Is not pos
sible for two geniuses to live under the
same roof, and makes the point that eith
er the wife or husband must stand In
the background while the other enjoys
fume and adulation.
‘ Vr- r '-':’ fb—• In - • -**t
In the lute In her household.”
That silly "bunk" whs sent to this de
partment, and It reflects the need of a
censor "among press agents.” Such stuff
as this is worthless. Why Jam the malls
vith such stuff?
On last Monday evening at the Knick
erbocker Theater, in New York City,
Henry W. Savage presented anew- pro
duction of "The Merry Widow," Lehar’s
world-famous operetta. The scenic ef
fects are by Joseph Urban, the costumes
were designed by Miss Peggy Hoyt and
the production was staged by George Ma
rion. The plot, save for slight modern
ization. is the same as when Mr. Savage
first produced "The Merry Widow” ir>
America fourteen years ago. when h
standardized light opera and established
a record in theatrical history. The only
change in the score is the second act
finale, which was rearranged this summer
by Lehar.
In hi* des’.re to give the new produc
tion an unusual musical sotting, Mr. Sav
age has assembled an lute.national sing
ing cast. Lydia Lipkovska, a young
Russian soprano of the Imperial Opera,
Fetrograd. but well-known to American
audiences through the Metropolitan, Bos
ton and Chicago opera companies, will
sing the widow's role. Reginald Pusch,
principul tenor of the Rembrandt Theater,
Amsterdam, will b" the prince. Miss
Dorothy Francis of the Chicago Opera
Company; Jefferson De Angells, Frank
Webster of English opera; George Du
AMUSEMENTS. '
BENCE and ESTEE
and Their
“PEARLS of PEKIN”
Os Pretty and Stately Models
A Song and Dance Revue with Comedy
THE ZIRAS HINKLE & MAE
A Series of New Ideas “Catching a Car”
| J. K. EMMETT Jr, MARY RYAN & CO. 1
Son of the Beloved “Fritz” Emmett, in an
Entertaining Playlet Called “The Test”
“MELODIES” I OTTO BROTHERS
A Short Argument A Vaudeville Travesty
OH S GLARIDGE SHIRLEY & GRANT
“Wait and See” Novelty Dancers
Film Farce—Al St. John in “Small Town Stuff”
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nAfri QHemocn gad Evening pf\( >
Franne of the Gaiete Lyrique, Paris; Ma
rie Wells. Raymond CTane, William H.
White, Charles Angelo and Ralph Soule
have Important roles. A special dancing
number will be given by Ceeile O’Atulrea,
ballerina at La Scnla, Milan, and Harry
Walters of the Chicago Art Institute.
There will be an operatic ensemble, a
large dancing chorus, special Marsovian
band and a grand opera orchestra con
ducted by Max Hlrschfleld.
The story of the beautiful, tantalizing
young widow, who flaunts her millions
and her train of suitors In the face of
the Prince, who gwears never to con
fess to her, “I love you." but finally suc
cumbs as he swirls her through the
"M“rry Widow Waltz," has in Mr. Ur
ban's new settings Its original locale —the
Marsovian embassy, Paris, vhe Gardens
of the widow’s home and a terrace of the
Case Muxim, Paris.
The New York engagement of “The
Merry Widow" will be limited to seven
weeks only. In order that every leading
American city may be vls'ted during a
Curty weeks’ tour for which every mem
ber of “The Merry Widow" organization
Is under contract.
JAPANESE MEDICINE.
YOKOHAMA. Sept. 10.—A Japanese
woman has been arrested for torturing
her step-son In attempting to cure him
of illness. She put the boy in a oauldrou
of water with three snakes, covered the
cauldron and lighted a tire beneath it.
The boy probably will die.
Former Walker Player Has
Role in ‘Three Live Ghosts’
Scheduled for Next Week at Murat ‘Abe
Martin’ Returns to English’s.
VARIETY OF ACTS IN VAUDEVILLE
The second week of the big time vaudeville and legitimate season gets
under way Monday with “Three Live Ghosts” at the Murat; “Abe Martin”
at English’s, Allan Rogers and Lenora Allen in a singing act at B. F.
Keith's, Downey and Claridge in “Walt and See” at the Lyric, and Kather
ine Murray in “Miss New York, Jr.,” at the Park.
Beatrice Maude, who at one time was .
a member of the Stuart Wnlker stock ;
ompany, will be g member of the com- :
pany which will present “Three Live j
Ghosts” at the Murat on the first three j
nights of next week. Miss Maude was !
a member of the New York cast during
the year’s run of the comedy.
Carlton Guy again will be seen,in the
title role of Abe Martin when that show
returns to English's Monday for a week's ,
engagement.
On Thursday night at the Murat “Kiss
ing Time,” anew musical comedy, wil
open a three day engagement. The cos- i
tomes of this show are being heavily
exploited.
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“THREE LIVE GHOSTS"
OPENS MONDAY AT MURAT.
With the prestige tnat accomplishes an
all-season run in New York, Max Marcln
presents his comedy offering, ‘‘Three Live
Ghosts,” beginning Monday evening at
the Murat. This play began its career at
the Greenwich Village Theater, but soon
attracted so much attention and so
lammed this little out-of-the-way play
house that It was moved up to the
Broadway district.. These “three merry
spirits,” as they have been termed, held
out the entire season at the Nora Bayes
theater.
“Three Live Ghosts” brought a brand
new idea into the theater, and while the
play uses the World V\ ar as a back
ground, it is in no sense a war play.
Three soldiers, two Englishmen and an
American, who have been listed as dead,
return to their friends when the German
prison camps disgorge their armies of
prisoners of war. One of the Englishmen
finds that b ; s mother has collected his
Insurance, the other one is so shell
shocked that he cannot recall his name
and besides he has become a kleptomaniac,
while the American has reasons of his
own for wanting to remain dead. The
predicament of these three heroes and the
complications caused by poor ‘ Spoofy,
the ".hell-shocked member of the trio, rob
bing a nobleman's house, afford a Jolly
time for the onlookers. Frederic S. Ish
am is responsible for the play and the
value of his idea may he imagined from
the fact that he has made it Into one
of the best sellers of the season, as well
as a successful play.
The cast includes Charles MeNsughton
as Jimmie Gubbius. Daisy Belmore as the
mofher • Beatrice Maude. Arthur Barry.
Emmett Shackelford. .Till Willi*. Arthur
Metcalfe, Kathleen Bolton and Waltei
Lewis.
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“ABE MARTIN”
RETURNS TO ENGLISH’S.
Next week’s attraction at English's, be
ginning Monday nigbt will be the droll
musical comedy, “Abe Martin., based on
Kin Hubbard’s well known Brown
County character creations. The popu
larity of the show in Indianapolis, Mr
Hubbard's home city, is proven by Its
stay of three week's at English's lasi
season.
“Abe Martin” is in two acts, the
scenes of both being laid In Bean Bios
sotn. Brown County. The book Is the
work of G. C. Mercer, who has created
an entertaining story with a plot suf
ficient to hold Interest and in which the
characters are logically Introduced. Felix
Rice has applied a melodious score, the
song hits of which are “Fiddlin’
Around,” “The Right Little Girl, ’ “It s
r _ ct HENRY W. SAVAGE OFFERS . PRICES
rZI HARRY BERESFORD in NIGHT
Times “SHAVINGS”
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ENGLISH’S 3i£
Burton-Mercer Producing Company, Inc., Offers
The Quaint Musical Comedy Hit
/
Martin”
JfW II jw X\/ yj 111 If Based on Kin Hubbard’s
Uilh universally popular Brown
J j[± |\fj tlons. Book by G. C. Mer-
JllP cer. Music by Felix Rice.
1 $ aMirthquake
| , 111 COMPANY OF FAVOR
-1I M ITE FUN MAKERS
jil. |H HEADED BY THE
li) DROLL COMEDIAN
CARLETON GUY
AND INCLUDING BONNIE MAIE, JACK KRALL,
GRAYCE ROBERTSON, BENNETT MERCER, FRED
VANCE, MARGIE COURTLAND, LUCILLE FULLER,
HARVEY PORTER, ZENDA BERTRAM AND A CHORUS
OF HAND-PICKED PEACHES.
Matinee Wednesday and Saturday
Popular Prices: Afternoon 50c to sl.oo— Eve. 50c to $1.50
Week Sept. 19-Only Mat. Sat.
Direct From an All Summer Run at Times Square
Theater, New York.
The Five-Star Musical Intoxicant
“The Broadway Whirl of 1921”
RICHARD CARLE, BLANCHE RING, CHARLES WINNINGER,
WINONA WINTER, *AY GOULD and MILLIONAIRES' CHORUS.
MAIL ORDERS NOW! PRICES:
Not That Way in Akron,” “Oh Gee, Oh
Gosh. Dad Burn, By-Gum,” City Versus
Country,” “It s the Slant You Get” and
“Maybe Some Day.”
The company is headed by Carleton
Guy, who created “Abe” on the stage.
Others of the principals are Bonnie Male..
Fred Vance, Grayce Robertson, Jack
Krall. Bennett Mercer, Harvey Porter,
Margie Courtland, Lucille FMller and
Zenda Bertram who personate such
familiar Abe Martin characters as Doc
Mopps, Tawney Apple, Fawn Lippin
cut. Lase Bud, together with city visitors
to Brown County. There Is also a chorus
of city and country girls.
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SINGERS MIDGETS IlfcLD
OVER FOR ONE MORE WEEK.
Manager Eggleston has established ft
precedent at the local Keith theater by
holding over an act for the second week.
This act is the Singer Midgets who have
made one of the biggest hits of any act
that has played the local Keith house la
years. Standing room has been at a pre
mium since last Monday with hundreds
being turned away who failed to gain ad
mittance. Mr. Eggleston prevailed upon
the New York booking office and Mr.
Singer, who owns the act, to keep it over
for next week. The Singer’s Midgets will
be presented In conjunction to the new
bill of acts that will make up the pro
gram. Allan Rogers and Lenora Allen
will appear In a song recital as one of th
features of next v.eeks bill.
Ames and Winthrop, who were one of
the big hits with Raymond Hitchcock In
“Hltchey Koo,” comes back with anew act
to vaudeville “Alice In Blunderland”
which is a comedy satire on the popular
fairy tale “Alice In Wonderland.” In this
act, however, the two artists have brought
many of the situations up-to-date which
are said to be as original as they are
funny. A special stage setting Is used for
the act. Jack Benny is a comedian and
a violinist and combines some, clever
playing with a rapid-fire line of patter.
Edward Furman and 'William Nash, will
offer a repertory of vocal hits which they
call "Scoring Touchdowns on the Grid
iron of Song.” Arthur Barat, "The Man
On the Eiffel tower,” does a hand and
head balancing act that is different. He
does his stunts cn the top of an appar
tus that is a replica of the famous tower
in Paris. "The Miniature Revue” is an
interesting and clever marionette act In
which little clay figures do all sorts of
surprising things. On the screen will
be shown Aesop’s Fables In slang, the
Pathe News and the Digest Topics of the
day.
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NOVELTT ACT
TO HEAD BILL AT LYRIC.
The Lyric will have a pretentious head
line attraction next week in “Pearls of
Pekin,” an operetta with an Oriental at
mosphere. elaborately staged aud her
alded as the very latest thing in the way
of “girl acts" produced for the enter
tainment of vaudeville patrons. The com
pany contains several fun-makers of not*
as well as a chorus.
Considerable interest will also be
aroused In the appearance of J. K. Em
mettt, Jr., and Mary Ryan In a dra
matic sketch called "The Tost.” Mr. Em
mettt Is the eon of the late J. K.
(Fritz) Emmett, one of the most be
loved characters of the American stage,
(Continued on rage Nine.)
AMUSEMENTS.
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