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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-05
STORY RIGHTS CO
TOFIRSTN NATIONAL
interpreters House to Be a
PhotopIay,

THE Interpreters House." Struth-
ers Burt's latest novel treating with
contemporary social life, has been
bought by First National and will
be made under Earl Hudson's super
vision, the first Of a series to be
made in New York by that organ
%ization's own producing unit.
The novel is now being placed into
continuity form at First Nationals
West Coast studios by Joseph Poland
and Earl Smell.
Although The Interpreters
House" has only recently been pub
lished. it has already gained consid-
cradle popularity among the reading
public for the in which it
daringly draws aside the curtain of
our modern social system.
The outstanding character in the
picture viii be that Of Cuban Eyre.
once considered a ne'er-do-well. who
returns to America after several
years spent abroad, to find himself
and his family peculiarly involved
by the effects of present-day radical
psychology.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-05

tured in "Beggar on Horseback" at
tho Broadhurst Theater in New York.
The American playwright has made
vast strides during the past decade.
Our theater is no longer dependent
upon England or any other nation
for its entertainments. We have
authors who can give us every sort
of fare. and Of a quality not Il be
exCelled anywhere. England today
has five or six frst-rate dramatists-
Shaw. Drinkwater. Jones, Pinero and
one or we others-but that about
lets them out.
Our playwrights Of real achieve
ment over here are almost too
numerous to mention" continues
Young. ITO name only a few we
have Augustus Thomas. Kaufman
and Connolly, Forbes. Knoblauch,
Peple. Broadhurst, MARGIN, Winchell
Smith, A. T. Thomas. Rupert
Hughes, O'Neil, Carpenter, Royle
and a host Of others.
IN TACT, today conditions are re
versed. London, of course, still
sends rs a few OF its best successes,
but American playwrights are now
sent abroad for British consumption
as freely as London successes were
previously imported here. All this
means much for the advancement
of own theater and the build
ing up Of a strong, virile native
drama"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-05
Buddy:S Record

With the completion of The
Racing Kid" formerly THE
Jockey" Buddy Messenger has
appeared in his fifteenth
Century Comedy.
They are. briefly. and in the
order of their releases: Boy
hood Days" "smarty," Dads
Boy" "An Over Twist" Don't
Get Fresh" Buddy at the
Bat" so Long Buddy"
Bringing Up Buddy" "A
Regular Boy" She's a He"
"Buckin' the Line" 1.-The
Gladly. Quit kidding" Young
T~enderfoot" and now The
Racing Kid"
Messenger was also loaned,
during the making of these
fifteen comedies. through the
courtesy of julius and Abe
Stern. to Lon Chaney's "Shad-
ows." Universal's, The F1irt."
THE Abysmal Brute" ''Trifing
With Honor" and The Whisp-
cred Name" He also appeared
in 'Penrod and Sam" and
most recently in The Law
FOrbids' with Baby Peggy, and
TarkingtOn's Turmoil"
Buddy is now working on
Playing Hockey" his latest
Century Comedy under the
direction Of Al Herman.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-05
Ince Milking Another One

Barbara Frietchie," a Regel pro-
duction now in the process Of being
made at the Thomas H Ince studios
for release by Producers Distribut-
ing Corporation, is based on a play
of the same name by the late Clyde
Fitch whose Beau Brummen" was
a recent screen success.
It was originally written for Julia
Marlowe. who was presented in the
piece by Charles trOhman at the
Criterion Theater, New York, in
1899. 1t scored heavily by reason Of
Julia Marlowe's great popularity and
the playwright's novel treatment Of
the traditional Barbara Frietchle"
OF Whittier's poem.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-05
Negri i'm Lilly of Dust"

Dueling scenes are shown in Pola
Negri's latest starring picture for
Paramount. Lilly Of the Dust"
were directed by Dimitri Bucho-
wetzki from memories of an incident
of his youth. At the age Of ten,
while engaged upon an early morn.
ing hunt for birds eggs he ac-
cidentally discovered n group en-
gagged in an affair of honor" Con.
cealed In the bushes he watched the
incident until one Of the participants
was wounded.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-05
SAILS
TO MAKE MOVIE
Director and Staff to Start
Work in Germany,

D. W. Griffith has left with his
players and staff on the steamship
George Washington for Germany to
take exterior scenes for his next pro
duction. Later he expects to go to
England for other scenes.
The story has been prepared by
Godfrey Moss. most popular of the
later English writer's, who is now
having a great vogue abroad. It Is
an original work known under the
working title The Dawn"
Griffith plans to introduce an in
ternational cast Of players, recruit
ing from the Moscow Art Theater
Company and German. Italian. Eng
fish and American talent. The
Italian viii be represented by Frank
Puglia, the young actor whom
Griffith found in Nine. GufHa's com
pany in a little downtown theater
several years q He now accepts
Puglia as one Of the ablest Of the
younger motion picture actors.
Miss Carol Dempster, who has
played many important roles in
Griffith pictures. and Neil Hamilton,
the new leading man, viii head the
company. Griffith has publicly de
scribed Hamilton as having as
great possibilities as any young
actor in motion pictures
This is Griffth's first motion pic
ture venture abroad since he made
the war scenes for Hearts Of the
World" In the new picture he
hopes to introduce pantomimic eff
fects new 10 the screen, as he be
neves the motion picture public has
been awakened to more subtle effects.
The company viii be abroad about
six weeks.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-05
Biz Revue to PlaY Murat

The Chariot Revue of 1924" goes
merrily on at the Selwyn Theater.
New York, having just completed it's
seventh month in that playhouse
with Beatrice Lille. Gertrude Law
renee and Nelson Keys as its stel-
lar triumvirate. Brought over from
London the first Of the year by the
Selwyns The Chariot Revue" has
been the outstanding musical hit Of
the past theatrical season. 1t has
been booked a the Murat mex sea
son.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-05

One Of the features Of the York
Rite Masonic picnic. which viii he
held at Broad Ripple Park on Sat
urday July 10, will be the bringing
special guests of the various blue
lodges the children and old folks
from the Masonic Home at Franklin.
The guests who VIII number about
two hundred will be brought 10 the
park direct from the hJme ON special
and busses. Nettie Ransford
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-05
BERKELL PLAYERS
TO PRESENT THE
ALARM CLOCK
Opens Monday Night
at Murat in The
Copperhead.'

Avery Hopwood's farce, "The
Alarm Clock" in which the BerkelI
Players will appear at English's next
week, recently ran to capacity bust
ness for six weeks when presented
by a stock company in Boston.
It's success in other cities has been
equally as remarkable, with the re-
suit that among theatrical folk it is
one of the most talked of plays of
the year. Blanch Ring, Marian
Coakley, Bruce McRae, Vincent Ser
rano and other metropolitan IA
vorites were in the original New
York production, sponsored by
Charles Frohman, Inc, shortly aft
er the holidays.
THE Alarm Clock unfolds an In
genious plot whereby q married
woman, enamoured with a wealthy
bachelor, conspires with a physician
to brighten him into changing his
ways Of living. When he is laid up
with an attack Of rheumatism, the
doctor advises him that it is natures
alarm clock" sounding a warning
against dissipation and high living.
Then the plotters go a bit farther
by bringing in a lot Of country rela-
tives to instruct him in the joys of
domesticity.
The visitors, including a deacon, q
mature village choir singer, her de-
mure old-fashioned daughter and her
comic sutton, a young professor-all
caricatures of a familiar type-quick-
" succumb to the temptations of
city life and are soSn hitting this
high places with the gayest fire.
uuenters of the white Way" set
ting a pace entirely too fast for the
invalid whom they are supposed
to be guarding, while the gawky lit
tie village maiden. metamorphosed
by the arts Of the milliner and dress
maker, is revealed as a fascinating
beauty. with whom the bachelor falls
in love.
Ttdv Waller, who gained a bit of
relaxation from his double duties of
leading man and director by remain
ing out of the cast Of 1.-THE Old
Soak this week, will have the role
Of the bachelor. sharing the honors
Of the play with Jean Oliver.
T. + T.
GAUL OPENS MONDAY
NIGHT AT MURAT
George Gaul, after appearing for
more than eighty weeks in THE Sew.
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-05

The special attraction begin
ming Sunday and all week at the
Circle will be the appearance Of
Bob and Gale Sherwood and their
Singing Orchestra. The Sherwoods
are unusually popular with In
dianapolis theater-goers. having
appeared here for several months
at one of the local theaters.
about five years ago. Their or
]ganization. composed Of a group
of young men dancers, singers and
comedians. have come from a tour
in which they appeared forty-hve
weeks at one Of the leading
theaters In san Francisco, eight
cen weeks in Los Angeles. and
sixteen weeks in Cleveland.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-05
0na B, Talbot Realizes Dream of Years by Obtaining
Long-Term GuarantorS for Senes-Three Great
OrchestraS Booked for Next Season.

indianapolis is assured of orchestral concerts for the next
three years as the result of plans successfully carried out by
Ona B. Talbot.
Mrs. Talbot today announced that after years of effort she
has succeeded in getting Indianapolis citizens to guarantee her
orchestral concert series for three years.
This means that this city viii have splendid orchestral con-
certs for at least the next three years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-05

No. /. Alexander Campbell who
will be een in The Alarm Clock"
opening Sunday night at Eng
lish's.
No. ,. Bella Pogany and James r.
Waters in "Abie's Irish Rose at
the Capitol all next week.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-05
Pupils in Recital Tuesday

The pupils Of Clarence ". Wees
ner will appear in recital at the
Riley Library Tuesday night at 5
o'clock. The public is invited.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-05
ROnndinG
Round
THeaterS
With -
WALTER d.

TT AVE been asked many times
Ia this week, Who is Gertrude
t. Gustin?" The question is a
reasonable one because this woman
flashed across the Murat stage Nor
day night in kenny" and the re-
suit was a personal triumph. I
learn that Miss Gustin has played
stock in Boston. Mass; Portland,
Ore, and was with Melville Burke
in St. Louis. She had an ir1por-
tant role In The Passion Flower"
with Nance O'Neil at the Belmont
Theater. New York. during lis near-
~ twenty weeks run, She appeared
in Extra" at the Longaore Thea
ter in New York and was IN the
cast Of Up the Ladder" in the Cen.
trail Theater, Chicago. Watch this
roman at the Murat.
G. Carlton Guy Of the Municipal
Theater viii produce at Garfield
Park on Monday night, July 28.
THE Mantle Of Lincoln" 10y Test
Dalton, indianapolis playwright and
novelist. Max J. Young, who is
known for his characterization Of
Abraham Lincoln, viii play the
Lincoln role.
T.
Have received the following which
calls for some thought:
Not so many seasons ago our
theaters housed n goodly, il not pre-
dominating. number Of plays trans,
ferred here from the stages Of Lon
don and the Continent. Today all
this is changed. The American
dramatlst has come into his own.
NO other nation in the world pos
sesses such a sturdy and talented
band of dramatists as America" de
clares Roland Young, who is fea-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-05

When the Minneapolis Sym
phony Orchestra appears at the
Murat in concert next season,
Henri V~erbruggen, noted con-
dUctor. will direct.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-05

For the past two seasons the Gin
cinnati Symphony Orchestra has
furnished the concert. During the
next season three great ~orchestras
have been engaged.
Novelty Planned
In presenting three different
orchestras, this city will have an op-
portunity to study and hear three
noted conductors.
Mrs. Talbot announces her 1924-25
orchestral season as follows:
Opening concert, Monday evening,
Dec. %. The Cincinnati Symphony
Orchestra. Fritz Reiner, conductor.
Male choir of 100 voices in celebra-
ton Of Christmas. with soloist TO be
engaged from among the noted
tenors Of America.
Second concert. Monday evening.
Feb. g. Minneapolis Symphony
Orchestra, Henri Verbruggen. con
ductor. Bach concerto for orchestra,
harpisehord. violin and flute. Lewis
Richards, harpIschordist; Gustave
Tinlot, vio1intst. for a number Of
years concer master of the New
York Symphony Orchestra. and A.
Woempner, first hutist for many
years with the Minneapolis Orches-
ira.
Third concert, Monday evening,
March Is. s.. Louis symphony
Orchestra. Rudolph Banz. conductor
Rudolph CAM VIII conduct his own
orchestra and viii appear as solo
list with them as well. His nsa
tiona1 success as soloist with the Gin
cinnati symphony Orchestra last
season is unforgetrable. In addition
to this Helen Traubel. dramatic So
prano, will be heard.
Those Who Aid
A guarantee is being raised to
cover a period Of three years to
maintain a series Of orchestra con
certs in Indianapolis.
The indianapolis symphony So
ciety. Ona B. Talbot managing di-
rector with the following g@uarantOrs
already subscribed. and many more,
have expressed their willingness to
become a g%uarantor for the promo
ton and maintenance Of a greater
musical growth for indianapolis
and Indiana.
The guarantors include Louis c.
Huesmann. chairman James P.
Goodrich. treasurer; Hugh Mex Ian
don, Warren Fairbanks. Meredith
Nicholson. Frederic N Ayres. Ar
thur Y. Brown, y. Booth Tarking-
ton. James W. Lilly. Albert E. Metz
ger, Hilton [. Brown. Harold Tay-
Tor. Fred c. Dickson. H. @ Atkins.
J. I. Holcomb. Robert Lieber. Bert
Mcbride. Mrs. Volney T. NTalott.
Mrs. Hugh J. MCGOWAN. Mrs. James
z. Roberts, FredOnia Allen. Tudor
Hall School for Girls three 500 sub
scriptions). Teachers College of In
dianapoLs, Indiana College Of Mu-
sic, Metropolitan School Of Music.
George ]. NIarott. Herbert VI. Wool
len. Leo N. Rappap0rt. Link Belt
Company, Warren H. Simmons.
Frank D. StaInaker. Otto NJ. Hauei-
sen, Mooney-AIueller Drug Company.
Orchestras which Ona B. Talbot
has brought to indianapolis during
the years Of her musical activities in
Indianapolis include Boston. Chicago,
with Theodore Thomas, New York
Symphony. Philharmonic Pitts
burgh, Minneapolis. Detroit, Cncin-
natl, Russian symphony. Phila-
delphia. italian Orchestra. Arturo
Toscanini, conducting, French Sym
phony Orchestra, Messenger conduct
ing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-05

No. 8. Singers Midgets opening
Monday afternoon for three days
in a revue at the Palace.
No. 4. George Gaul will make
his first appearance this summer
at Nhe MUrat Monday night in
THE Copperhead."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-05
GAUL f MONDAY
NIGHT AT HUTR At

George EauI, after appearing 70
more than eighty weeks in THE Sew
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-05

For the past two seasons the Gin
cinnati Symphony Orchestra has
furnished the concert. During the
mex season three great orchastras
have been engaged.
Phillips County herald., 1924-07-24
Billions of Buttons

There are 20000.o00.00 buttons
manufactured In this country annual.
ly. and the industry has grown TO
such proportions that I, equals. In dol,
lars invested. and value OF products.
the cutlery industry or the mannfac'
ture Of oilcloths and linoleum. hmeri.
ca has almost monopoly on the manu-
facturc ~ vegetable ivory buttons.
which are made In enormous qnanil'
ties from the togua nut, This nut
grows plen,ifully In the northern part
OF South America and In Panama. and
provides the greater part of the but
tons used IN mems clothing. II all the
buttons made in q year In the United
States were distributed equally among
ebe population each man. woman and
child would receive iss, with few
thousand left over for good measure.
Phillips County herald., 1924-07-24
Nile Irrigation

The phenomenon Of the overflowlng
or the Nile occurs regularly every
year. and lasts from the 18th Of June
TO the nth Of September After this
period the river gradually subsidies,
leaving rich alluyinl deposit for
some six miles on each side OF the
stream. A rise OF 10 cubits is neces.
snry TO furnish the proper irrigation.
An excessive rise OF the river means
great loss OF crops and property, and
sometimes Of human life; while the
failure OF few feet may occasion al.
most q famine during the ensuing
year. In 1920 the Nile rose % cublts,
and caused the death Of 10000 per.
sons by drowning, as well AS the de-
struction of great amount OF prop
erty. The average rise st Thebes IL
40 feet; at Cairo. u feet.-Kansas
City Star.
Phillips County herald., 1924-07-24
American Eirearnl

The Kentucky rifle. Colts revolver
and volcanic or repeating rife Of the
Winchester type Rre the most distinct
~ American firearms. The rife was
evolved from Inaccurate boar" rifles
brought over by Swiss and German
gunsmiihs about 1850. These men
were fine workmen For the most
part they settled In Lancaster and
Bucks counties. Pennsylvania, where
among hunters and Indian fighters
they nj once found ready sale for all
the arms they could produce. Work.
Ing in small crossroads shops, they
made entirely by hand, from Iron
mined and melted In most primitive
way nearby. such notifications Of
their own Hboar" guns NJ demands re
qulred.
Phillips County herald., 1924-07-24
English Writer E.tols
the Monkey as a Pet

In the Eighteenth century monkeys
were fashionable pets, and l predict
that the fashion will be revived, says a
London Daily Graphic writer
have kept monkey as pet for
four months now. He Is on excellent
terms with the dog and the cat, and
he is quite as well behaved as either.
He is sentimental-nat. indeed, with
the pure domestic affection of the dog,
but In a selfish and vampirish way.
He Is the only animal that under
stands, and practices humbug. He will
look at you from inside his cage with
soulful eyes, and If you let him out on
your return late at night, confident that
II Is pure affection for you that makes
him look like that, he will lead you Il
dance and force you to rouse the house
In order to get him back Into his cage.
Most monkeys suitable as pets come
from near the equator, and have TO be
kept warm on winter nights and a
good fire made up for them. They
should be nicely tucked in on shelf
In the cage, and. in journalists
house. at any rate. they will then
sleep conveniently late In the morn
Ing.
Phillips County herald., 1924-07-24
Cause of Echo

An echo is the repetition OF sound
due TO its reflection from some distant
surface. such as from building. cliff,
cloud or body Of water. II must be
remembered that sound Is transmitted
by means OF waves through the air,
Sound travels very slowly In compari-
son with light or radio waves. In or
dlnsry air sound waves travel at the
rate OF about 1000 feet second. Now
suppose n person Is standing 1000 feet
from rejecting surface such as u
hill or cliff. II will take the sound
waves set In motion by his voice one
second 10 reach the elf and II Will
require the same length Of time for
the rejecting sound waves to return
TO the human ear Therefore two sec
onds will elapse between the time he
shouts and the time he hears the echo
OF his voice. Repeated echoes are due
either 10 independent reflections OF
sound from bodies ut different dis
tHnces or 10 successive reflections.
Phillips County herald., 1924-07-24
Comfort for the Bald

Bald people usually bemoan the lou
or their hair and sigh for the locks
which have gone forever. hut there Is
At least one advantage which comes
from badness
For example. have You ever met a
bald man who was consumptiye7 II
has been found that bald men are pc.
culiarly Immune from this disease.
one doctor has said that out Of 5000
consumptIye patients not a single one
was bald
Badness is sometimes caused by
bad dieting; hut more frequently by
letting the cold and damp penetrate
to the roots Of the hair. A man will
emerge from BARRIERS shop with his
hair wet even on the coldest day.
Excessive exercise Is likely To bring
on badness. Athletes become over
heated and. when they cool OF. their
scalp becomes chilled.
Phillips County herald., 1924-07-24
Stra,u Hat Feature of
Schoolboys at Harro:p

A visit to the famous "Hill' of Har-
row, on which stands n steeple which
can be seen for miles, and school
which Is famous all over the world,
makes the total stranger gasp with
astonishment. In all weathers the
Hill is "alive" with straw hats at GER
tain hours. These hats are the fa-
nous Harrovlan straw, with shape
and texture which belong to the Har-
rowan and "to no other tile"
The straw hat Is as completely "the
thing" at Harrow as the topper Is at
Eton and Westminster. II fits only
where II touches and requires an elias
tic TO keep II from careering down the
High street on windy day. This
elastic is invariably worn under the
bump at the back of the head and
never under the chin, says London
Answers.
In wet weather the hat gets very
sloppy and acts as sort OF water
shed. giving the Harrovian the ap-
pearance of being surrounded by a
miniature cataract. However, the
straw-hat trade would suffer II this
heailgear were abolished, as there nre
600 or 700 boys In the great school,
and straw tile does not last very
long especially on the head OF a
schOolboy.
Phillips County herald., 1924-07-24
Bridal Customs of
Old Land of Egypt

Brides Of ancient Egypt prepared
for the wedding my dyeing their finger
and toe nails with "hinna." Baths In
perfumed oils and painting Of eye
brows were also part OF milady's toll
let Men and women alike went bare
footed; sandals came later. A girl
was usually betrothed at an early age.
Her chief Importance after marriage
was to look after her husbands anil
mails when she was not caring for her
children. There has always been an
exchange of money between the fam
lilies of bride and groom. In lower
Egypt today the prospective groom
pays two-thirds Of an agreed sum and
the remainder in the event of divorce.
Out of this initial payment the brides
family supplies her dowry.
1t Is said 1t was an Egyptian woman
who first slipped the wedding ring
from the second to the third finger Of
her left hand because she believed that
an artery located there led directly to
the heart Beautiful hair has always
been coveted. The headdresses of the
daughters of rich soldiers, physicians
and others We're more varied than
those of today. Linen was the favor
ite dress material of these people for
centuries wool being considered un-
clean.
For weddings and other ceremonies
a gold thread border was interviewer
at the hem and about the neck of
dresses. Falling draperies served as
sleeves. In order to keep property In
the family and prevent scattering of
large estates, brothers and sisters or
uncles and nieces often lntermarred.
This custom is still practiced in some
districts of the country.