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The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-11
Schipa to Sing
at Lake WinOna

Tito Schipa, the young tenor of the
Chicago Opera Company who will
appear at ,Winona Lake next Thurs
day night. is not only remarkable
and young. but truly extraordinary in
hundred ways, not the least OF
which Is his repertory of operatic
roles and songs.
He began his career at the age of
20 in the leading tenor role Of "Trav-
iata." at the Quirino Theater, Romem.
This was quickly followed with an ap-
pearance with Nine. Galli-Curci in
"Sonnambula. at the Dali Verne,
Milan.
Then came Lucia" Linda" Rig
oletto," Don Pasquale." "Ensir
d'Amore." Donna Curioso," "Amico
Fritz" "Barbiere di Seviglia," DO
heme." La Rondine" Cby Puccini. in
which he created the role OF Rug
gero at Monte Carlo in 1910, all in
Italian; "Lakme," "Manon.' "Wer-
ther," Fra Diavoolo" and 'Mignon, 3"
In French.
At the premiere last year OF "El
Caminante." by Eduardo Sanchez de
~Fuentes. at Havana. Tito Schipa
sang the lead. So impressed was he
with the beauties OF the score that he
has recommended it for next seasons
program OF the Chicago Opera Com
pany.
His American debut was made in
"Rigolette." in Chicago. in December,
1919, with Nine, Call -Curci. and in
New York at the Lexington Avenue
Opera House in "Sonnambula": 1920,
also with Nine. Galh-Curci His favor
tie parts are Des Grieux in "Manon,"
Elvino. in "Sonnambula," and
Werther.
Mastering a role is not a difficult
task for Tito Schipa. Two weeks
study is generally sufficient. He does
not learn the music by singing. but
acquires II first mentality and as he
possesses a marvellous memory. the
vocalization is merely a secondary
measure means to an end.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-11
Julian Makes Big
Comeback With This One

Scoring so decidedly with this come
back. Julian has determined to remain
in the field, having already received
many flattering offers.
A New Zealander by birth, with
twelve years Of spoken drama expert
ence and seven years of movie direct
ing for Universal, he brings to pictures
the acumen of a world traveller, sea
soned actor and successful playwright.
Sixty of his stories have been pro-
duced on the screen. Among his more
pretentious f1lmings were Mother OF
Mine" The Bugler of Algiers." The
Fire Fingers" and THE Beast OF Ber-
lin, which he made for Universal for
considerably less than $4,000 and
which returned in the neighborhood of
50. 900, ,OoO
Mrs. Julian, the former Elsie Jane
Wilson Of stage fame, has been his
silent" co-director on all pictures
since their marriage. To her prompt
ings he ascribes the fine shadings
in feminine psychology and vivid
eharacterizations brought out in his
best pictures, notably in Merry Go
Round" which has some unique wom-
an angles.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-11
OPENS
SEASON AUG. 26AT
CAPITOL THEATER
Playhouse Formerly Known
as The Park to House
Columbia Shows.

On Sunday, Aug. 26, the Capitol
Theater. formerly the Park, will open
for a season of forty weeks of bur
lesque, musical comedy and inter
spersed vaudeville. The new venture
is being sponsored by the Columbia
Amusement Company, with headquar-
ters in New York and theaters in
forty cities of the United States.
For the opening Of the season the
Capitol will be completely renovated
and new furnishings installed. The
house will be under the management
Of William Voolfolk, who comes from
New York to represent the Columbia
Amusement Company.
The type of show to be presented
by the Capitol will be modelled after
musical burlesque shows which have
been offered by the Columbia circuit
in the leading eastern cities for the
last twenty years. On two or three
occasions Columbia circuit shows have
been seen in Indianapolis, voolfolk
says, but the circumstances under
which they were presented were far
from favorable.
The first show to appear at the
Capitol will be Dancing Around" a
musical production in two acts. Vaude-
vile acts accompany the show.
Cain and Davenport are the produc-
ers Of the Dancing Around! There
will be daily matinees at the Capitol
each week.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-11
BY WALTER D. HICKMAN

N ALL OF US there is whole
| lot Of Main st.
IL No matter how great one
may become, he welcomes an eppor
tunity to return to the scenes of his
first years.
That, Frank Craven. author of The
First Year" knows very we'll. The
same applies to Elliott Nugent, one Of
the authors of ''Kempy"
Both are Main st. dramas, not
strictly drama because all Of the seri-
Gus scenes are favored with marvel
Gus dashes Of comedy
In many a Main St. home, a KEN
py, who Is a plumber. has walked. In
every home there has been a first
year. These conditions are universal
and when honestly and cleanly put
upon the stage, the appeal is general.
We have had this week our first op-
portunity to see "The First Year.
It remained for Stuart Walker to
give us that chance.
I have had numerous patrons of the
theater make the statement to me
this week that Gregory Kelly and
Ruth Gordon would have been ideal
for the two chief roles. 1 agree with
the suggestion. 1 have no fault to
find with the work of Ruth Hammond
as the FIRST Year" wife in Walkers
production Corbet Morris is not
fitted by temperament for the role Of
the first year" husband but he
overcomes that to a great extent by
his knowledge Of the theater. He is
at his best in the second act.
THE First Year" has universal ap-
peal because it talks the A. B. C.s OF
life 1t is nearly page from
the book Of married life, seasoned
with rare good humor.
For that reason, I understand the
appeal that this comedy has exer-
cised for more than two years in
New York and Chicago. To my way
of thinking, 1t is more valuable
piece OF property on the road than
"Kempy"
Both comedies reflect true American
humor and real life to a certain ex-
tent. Most of us are from Main ST..
and we are all proud of it in our hon
est mQments.
Stuart Walker paid mighty high
royalties for the right to present 1.-THE
First Year" in Indianapolis this week.
I understand that the road company
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-11
There Is a Whole Lot of
Main St. in All of Us

booked for indianapolis this fall has
been cancelled.
Il ! +
At the present time. plans for the
fall season here at the Murat and
Engnsh's remains indefinite. No defi-
mite announcement has been made just
when both houses will open.
With the opening of the Park as
the Capitol on Sunday, Aug. 26. we
will have real Columbia burlesque.
This form of entertainment, as Of
fered by the Columbia wheel, has been
judged in past seasons in other cities
as splendid entertainment" This
wheel has a ban on all shady jokes
and movements. The result is that the
entertainment approaches the light
comedy stage.
Keith's will open its long fall and
winter season on Labor day afternoon.
The theater is being put in order
now. The Lyric and the Palace will
resume the fall schedules on Labor
day without the loss of any time.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-11
Murat Music

The Orloff Trio. composed of
three Indianapolis musicians.
will present an especially inter
esting program to the audiences
attending Stuart Walkers pro-
duction of the famous Porter
Emterson Browne comedy, THE
Bad Man" at the Murat next
week. THE Dagger Dance"
from Victor Herbert's opera ma
toma," two selections from
"II Trovatore" and the famous
Melody in F. by Rubinstein, are
included on the program.
The complete program follows:
Southland Sketches ........ Burleigh
Nobody Knows De Trouble See
Negro = Spiritual Dagger
Dance from "NatoKa" Herbert
First Intermission-m
Selections from II Trovatore~. Verdi
Second Intermission--
Shepherds Dance ......... German
Melody in -......... Hubensteni
Sing. Smile. Slunber" 9. q. Rubenstein
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-11
RUPERT JULIAN

due him for an outstanding screen
success-conjecture based largely on
the guesses of critics regarding the
contributions If the two directors to
a spliced product.
Excepting the introduction of Nor
man Kerry, Dorothy Wallace ana Sid
ney Bracey, the groom; one scene of
Kerry in the carriage; the BANQUET
scene and the elopement Of countess
and equerry, the picture is Julian's.
Julian Devised Love
Story of Big PhOtOplay
In collaboration with Harvey Gates,
scenarist, Julian devised the love
story Of Merry Go Round" as 1t
reached the theater. All scenes car
rying the story thread are his. All
sode in which Mary Philbin, George
Seigmann, George Hackathcrne and
Dale Fuller appear.
Julian's statement to this effect, sup
ported by Universal records, Is not
made controversially but merely to
correct or forestall any erroneous i'm
preston. Between Julian and Won
Stroheim there is no dispute.
There is considerable kinship in the
viewpoints and directing methods Of
the two. Impressions upon audiences
of Julian's technique has undoubtedly
become somewhat blurred during the
past three years in which he was in
retirement. 1t may not be generally
remembered that Rupert Julian di-
rected and played the role of the
Kaiser" in THE Beast of Berlin" 1
find that there is in the popular mind
considerable overlap between his work
in that picture and Won Stroheim's
creation of the Prussian officer in the
latter's Hearts of Humanity" This
and other not dissimilar works Of the
two quite naturally provoked specula-
ton regarding their contributions to
Merry Go Round" especially since
Universal was rather vague in ap-
portIoning credit.
This phrase of Merry Go Rounds"
discussion has served to draw atten-
ton anew to Julian, one of the old
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-11
De La Motto Don't Marry
Hero This Time

Marguerite de la Motto with soon be
seen in a motion picture in which
she does not marry the hero" The
popular leading lady has married one
hero after another in a number of
pictures and although she occupies the
same capacity in the forthcoming
production, she does not iris out in
the closing episode clasped in the
Gyms of the leading man.
Il is when A Mans A Man," the
well known Harold Bell Wright story
that she is now being featured in by
Principal Pictures Corporation, and
any one of the 100000 readers of
the book will corroborate the state
ment that for once the girl in the
case does not marry the man. She
marries the other fellow instead.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-11

The Shriners will hold their an
nual picnic at Broad Ripple on Fri
day afternoon. Aug. IT. Edward ].
Gausepohl, general chairman, an
nounced today. The picnic was
scheduled for Aug. s, but was post
poned because of the death OF Presi-
dent Harding. There will be games
and stunts for the grown-ups and
toys and lots of fun for the kiddies.
The park management will provide
lemonade and coffee free to the
Shriners and guests
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-11

EXT WEEKS BILL at the
IN Lyric will have chief among
IL it's featured attractions THE
Speeders, a musical farce presented
by Jack Mundy, vaudeville comedian
and producer, based on the practice
Of Pacific coast judges of traffic courts
sending violators of the speed laws
to Jail. Mundy and his company ex-
ploit the comedy possibilities of the
situation, the plot dealing with an
unfortunate autoist caught in a speed
trap while hurrying to meet his wife
on the golf course. The sheriff, the
police. the judge. the court bailiff and
an octette of pretty girls complete the
cast.
The bill will include:
JOE HERBERT AND CO.-Far-
ceurs who appear in a spectacular
musical comedy production called
Honeymoon Ship" The action
takes pdace on board a palatial ocean
liner at>~sea, and the fun revoIves
around a unique complication in the
matrimonial affairs of a bride and
groom.
CASELTON AND MACK-Favor-
ite vaudevillians offering "Klever
> Kapers of a High Kalibre."
MORGAN AND RAY-Singers and
conversational fun makers who have
a peppy routine of new material
SID GOLD-Dancing comedian in
Producing an odd comedy surprise.
TAXIE-One of the worlds most
famous canine performers. Take is
we'll known to picture patrons, having
been in the movies for the past three
years, appearing in support Of several
OF the greatest Of screen celebrities.
CIRCUS TRIO-Acrobatic funsters
in a lively melange of circus stunts.
ON THE SCREEN-"Our Presi-
dent" a reel of motion pictures pro-
cured by special arrangement. show
ing closeup and intimate views of
President Coolidge during various cpl
sodes Of his career as Governor of
Massachusetts, and Vice-President of
the United States; and a Christy COM
edy, Gold Chills."
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-11
Word has Its Own Meaning

Buster Keaton, who is now making
the exterior scenes at Truckee, Cal.
for his latest fun film, Hospitality, :"
recently entered a tree-cutting con-
test against some experienced lum-
berpen. Jack Blystone. the direc-
tor, was the cause of Buster losing
the contest. He cried, Cut" at a
very inopportune moment and Buster
stopped working.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-11
Roster Made Up for New Comedies


The lineup Of comedy stars and
supporting players is just about COM
pleted for the new Christie comedies,
which are being filmed for releases
starting in the fall. The stars will
be Bobby Vernon. Jimmie Adams,
Neal Burns and Dorothy Devore. Play
ing leads will be Vera Steadman, Babe
London, Charlotte Merriam, Jimmie
Harrison, Natalie Joyce. Teddy Samp-
son and Patricia Palmer. In the
ranks of the character actors are such
well-known troupers as Lincoln Plum
er, Ward Caulf1eld, Bill Irving, Earl
Rodney, George French, Ogden Crane,
Bob North, George. Burton and 9TH
ers. The first picture in the new
fall series will be Navy Blues star
ring Dorothy Devorce, a comedy
filmed on the battleships Of the Pa
ciflc fleet.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-11
May to Be a Warner Star

Doris May is soon to make her
bow under the Warner Brothers ban
ner, as she has been selected to play
opposite Johnny Hines in the stars
second Warner picture, tentatively IT,
tied Conductor 1892 adapted from
r. Scott Fitzgerald's story.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-11
Uric Starts Work on Crosse"

After enjoying her first taste of
working on location in the wilds of
Yosemite Valley. Lenore Uric re-
turned to the Warner Studios to film
interior scenes for the Belasco pro-
duction, "Tiger Rose" During her
absence the Warner Studio staff had
built interior sets which were replicas
Of the exteriors In Yosemite.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-11
CREDIT FOR MERRY
co ROUND GOES TO
RUPERT JULIAN
Times Writer Throws Light
on Heated Controversy Re-
garding New Film,
BY JACK JUNGMEYER.

DE JAON JC4NUlE4L L4IN.
OLLYWOOD, Aug. 10.-Rupert
Iii Julian made Merry Go
Round"
AS 1t is now being shown. this Uni
versal feature. one of the best of re-
cent productions, contains only about
500 feet of film shot by Erich Won
Stroheim before he and Carl Laemmle
parted company.
Nor does Stroheim claim any of
the credit
These facts are here adduced to set
at rest widespread conjecture which
has tended to rob Julian OF plaudits
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-11

est directors in pictures. The play
restores him to the front rank Of the
profession from which he withdrew
three years ago. Laemmle persuaded
him to do Merry Go Round" when,
after some five weeks work by Won
Stroheim, the latter was ousted.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-08-11
VARIETY HOUSES
OFFER BIC BILLS
ALL NEXT WEEK
The Speeders,' a Farce, and
Bert Sloan to Top Vaude-
vile Shows.

Il EXT WEEKS BILL at the
MI Lyric will have chief among
. its featured attractions THE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-07
(By Pacific & Atlantic)
tBy Pacific & Atlantic)

tBy Pacific & Atlantic) P Polly Morrison (above), six, told how she rescued Ruth w ebb, five, from drowning in Lake Salubria, near Bath, N. Y. Polly risked her life in saving her playmate. Carnegie Founda- tion please note.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-07
In the Ne,cs

Nikolai Lenin, Premier of Soviet Russia, is critically ill after third stroke of paralysis; w. E. Rob b, Sheriff of Polk County, Des Moines, Ia., and former preacher, was arrested in connection with disappear ance of $30,000 worth of liquor from county jail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-07
(By Pacific & Atlantic)

(By Pacific & Atlantic) To impress and in spire respect in the restless citizenry this State machine gun company parades and drills every day at Bastrop, La, on the plot before the courthouse, where, not so long ago, Klan meetings were held.
The Washington times., 1923-05-14
Chinese Bandits Still
Haggle Over Freeing
Their Foreign Captives

The State Department today was
without confirmation of reports Of
the release Of any Of the Americans
or other foreign prisoners held by
Chinese bandits.
Consular agents of the United
States are negotiating with Chinese
government officials in Shantung to
effect the liberation of the captives,
but none Of the dispatches received
by the department indicate that the
bandits have given up their pris.
oners.
Officials here were hopeful, how.
ever, that Majors Pinger and Allen
and the other Americans would be
released within the next twenty-four
hours us result Of an, agreement
between the bandit leaders and the
Chinese authorities.
The last dispatch reaching the
State Department from Minister
Schurnan at Picking was 80 badly
garbled that it was decided not to
make 1T public, but new advices were
expected hourly, either from Picking
or from Consul John X. Davis, who
is at Lincheng.
Although officials declined to give
public expression to their views. 1t
was learned today that the United
States will not look with favor on
the proposal of the Chinese govern
ment to admit the Suchow bandits
into the national army of China as
one OF the requirements for the
liberation of the foreign prisoners.
The Washington times., 1923-05-14
Girl IS ACCUSED
OF POISONING
BROTHER
81 900 Insurance Motive, Say
PoIice-To Exhume Other
Bodies.
BY international News. Service.

NEWARK, n. j., May 14.-Whils
Mrs. John Creighton and her hus-
band were held without bail today,
charged with the poisoning of
Charles Raymond Avery, the
woman's eighteen-yearo-ld brother,
Prosecutor John o. Bigelow ex-
pected to obtain permission to ex.
hume the bodies of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Creighton, parents of Jonn
Creighton.
Young Avery, it is alleged, died
April 20 after a ten-day illness
marked by recurrent nauseau and
the State contends his death was
due to arsenic poisoning.
The elder Creighton died in De-
cember, 1920, and his wife in Sep.
tember of the following year. Bige-
low said he wanted to learn if the
causes Of the aged couples deaths
were properly diagnosed.
Mrs. Creighton is the beneficiary
in a $1,000 life insurance policy
which Bigelow says she YVES in
strumental in obtaining.
Creighton and his wife pleaded
not guilty to the charge and were
held for trial June IS.
Avery's death was ascribed 10
heart disease but anonymous letters
to the prosecutor suggested another
cause of death.
Pathological examination of his
vital organs showed traces OF
arsenic poisoning, Bigelow said.
The Washington times., 1923-05-14
FEES AYING
ACCOMPANIED
BY WOMAN
John L. Whitfield Sought by
Cleveland Police in Death
of Copper.
international News service.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May a.
John L. Whitfield, suspected STAY
or of Patrolman Dennis Griffin,
slipped through the police Gordon
and boarded an interurban car out
of Cleveland Friday afternoon, ac-
cording to statement made by
q witness at police headquarters
today. He was accompanied by a
woman with whom he was infatu-
ated, according to the same wit
ness.
Hope For Cop Abandoned.
This witness told police that he
had been hired by Whitfield to drive
him and a woman companion to the
station, and that he helped them
load their hand baggage on the car.
Hope Of finding Griffin alive was
definitely abandoned yesterday aft
ernoon when charred remnants of
his uniform and equipment were
found by some boys playing on a
lonely road near Chagrin Falls. Pos
tive Identification of the clothing
and equipment was made by mem.
bers of the fourteenth precinct sta
ton to which Griffin was attached
Search Country for Body.
Police and volunteer e. searchers
this morning at daybreak began
securing fields, gulleys and streams
in this section in the hope of find.
ing the body of the dead patrolman
Griffin disappeared early Friday
while driving to police station with
Whitfield as a prisoner. He had
placed the latter under arrest on a
charge of larceny, and they drove
away from his residence in blue
roadster, the property Of Whitfield
The Washington times., 1923-05-14
OYSTER BATTLE
OVER WILL .
SETTLED
Agreement Reached Out of
Court-Widow to Get Nearly
100000,

The controversy over the estate
having been in court almost ever
since his death in Atlantic City in
April. 1921, Justice Siddons, of the
District Supreme Court, today
signed an order affirming the COM
promise between Mrs. Cecile r. Shir-
Cliffe, of New York. widow of
George M. Oyster, aged and wealthy
dairyman of this city, and Henry N.
Brawner, jr., owner of the dairy
business.
The then Mrs. Oyster. under the
codicil to the will of her husband
made on his death bed, was given
only $4,000. She refused to accept
1t and filed a caVeat in which Edwin
C.. Brandenburg was named executor
and trustee of the estate.
Mrs. Oyster also filed suit attack.
ing the validity Of the contract by
which Mr.. Brawner secured a large
interest In her husbands business
only a few weeks before he died,
giving Brawner also the right to
purchase Oysters interest at his
death. Mrs. Oyster claimed the
business was worth 81 100000.
Under the terms of the compro-
mise, which are not made public
Mrs. Chir.Cliffe. 1t is understood, is
to receive a cash settlement of be-
tween $4,000 and 100000. She Ia
also to have a portion of the resi-.
due Of the estate remaining after
the settlement of debts and legacies.
Certain parcels of real estate in
Maryland were covered by the
agreement between Oyster and
Brawner. Mrs. Shir-Cliffe has
agreed to execute deeds conveying
to Brawner her dover interest In
these pronertiaaa
The Washington times., 1923-05-14
PROF. BROWNS WHEN
CAR RUNS INTO CANAL

BORNE, Mass, May 14.-Prof.
William E. Wright, Of Harvard,
was drowned last night when the
sedan in which he was riding with
his daughter, Mrs. Alice Wright
TONNES, crashed through the iron
railing of the Borne highway and
plunged to the bottom of the Cape
Cod canal. Mrs. Townes escaped.
Divers from Boston will attempt
to recover the body. Professor
Wright was one of the staff at the
pathological laboratory at Harvard
Mrs. TONNES, after getting free
of the sedan, struggled in the
water until relief boat put out
AS the boat neared her she sank
One of the men diVed and brought
her up. AS they were trying to
get her into the boat it capsized.
another boat brought them ashore.
The Washington times., 1923-05-14
CHINA ACTS
To PAC|FY
BANDITS
5rigands TO Release captives
and Become Members of
National Army.
By EDNA LEE BOOKER
IntArna fional News service.

SHANGHAI, May 4s-ReleaSe
~ 4hos rr;snners held Nv Chinese
I, - 80, 8.
bandits IN the Snantung nils -
expected ut once as the result
8 1890 ..,;tL
OF All aBIeesHt ESaShcu WIN
brigands by representative OF
the Picking government. said 81
d;snatch frnyM T.inchenr TO-DAY.
The Washington times., 1923-05-14
CUT IN CRUDE OIL PRICE
MADE BY OHIO COMPANY

FINDLAY, Ohio, May IA 10
cent reduction in the prices Of Cen
trail West and Wyoming crude oils
was announced today by the Ohio
Oh Company here.
New quotations are, Lima $2.1S;
Indiana $1.98; Illinois and Princeton
&1.S7; Waterloo $1.45; Plymouth and
Rock Creek $l.35; Wooster, Lance
Creek $2:05 Grass Basin and Elk
Bs sin $40; Big Muddy $1.25; Mule
Creek IS cents.
The Washington times., 1923-05-14
U. s. AMBASSADOR TO
AID FRENCH UNWILLING

Myron T. Herrick. American Am
bassador at Paris, was today in
structed by Secretary of State
Hughes TO represent the United
States Government at the unveil-
ing OF a memorial statue at Chau-
mont-Sur-Carne on June 8.
The unwilling will take place in
the presence of President Millerand,
premier Poincare, and other high
French officials. An invitation from
the French Government urged
American participation.