Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-05

dianapolis which will support the mem
cries OF the glorious past
If the personal visit of Mr.. George
Beban to the Circle this week does moth
ing else than to compel local moviegoers
TO appreciate clean films and lend its
support to the movement of cleaner and
better things On the silver screen, the
, result will be more than satisfying. Mr..
Eeban and his movement for better and
cleaner films has been highly successful
from a financial standpoint as business
has been actual capacity beginning on
Tuesday.
In all fairness TO other producers, Mr.
Beban is not the only producer who
stands for clean movies. Griffith has
never produced a smut" picture and
others I could mention. The clean pic
ture, II properly advertised, viii pay.
Mr.. Beban knows it and be realizes that
the day of the vampire picture is rapidly
passing. An example of the paying quail
files Of clean pictures is splendidly Illus
trated by the box Office success Of
"Humoresque."
Mr.. Beban in his utterances at the Cir
Gle this week maintains that he would
rather sweep and clean the streets than
appear in q "dIrty" movie To be enter
tanning, a clean movie must be interest
ing Entertainment to be interesting
does not have to be dirty. And yet in
recent years some big money, and i'm
pOrtant coin, has been made of of stage
and movie productions which should
never have seen the light Of day.
The personal visit Of Mr.. Beban to
Indianapolis has had splendid results as
the movie public Of this city has heard
for the first time a plea from the local
stage for clean amusement
More power and influence to Mr.. Beban-
Mr.. Dixie Hines Of New York City
sends US the following interesting chat
ter about Broadway:
The stage struck back at its detractors
this week in an unmistakable manner.
Sunday evening fifteen theaters were adj
vertised for special performances Of the
best known Broadway PLAYS for the
benefit of the starving children Of China.
The Methodist Episcopal Church was the
sponsor, and it is recalled that recently
some of the bishops of this denomination
and others in cOnclave declared against
admission to their church Of actors and
other professional entertainers, also issu-
ing an edict against dancers.
At least three successful plays were
not produced Sunday evening because
the players refused to appear and others
declared that had. they remembered this
circumstance that they, too, would have
declined to donate their services
Ethel Wright, Irish actress. complains
OF poor proof reading. A reporter, re-
cOrding a concert given by a well-known
Irish society. declares that "the program
consisted entirely Of garlic songs"
Avery Norwood, the successful Ameri-
can dramatist, who returned some weeks
since from his first visit to Hollywood,
the motion picture colony, declares that
the film has done more 10 amalgamate
the literary folk than any instrument
thus far recorded Mr. HopwOod calls
attention to the great number OF famous
authors, names high in the literary
world, who find the atmosphere of Holly
wood cOngenial and the comranionship
Of dramatic writers, scenario writers and
kindred souls entirely harmonious.
at Is the melting pot Of the literatt,~
declared Mr.. Hopwood.
"Can you tell me where Will find the
Iingerie?"
The speaker was Mile. Phebe, the
dancer in THE Greenwich Village Fol-
les" and she addressed a salesgirl In
one OF the large department stores.
Lingerie? If you mean the restroom
ia On the third floor"