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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-20

sharp shooting cavalryman from Fort
Myer for orderly, took his exercise on
the first path, the number of riders has
increased and the cinder trails have
grown until they stretch 80 miles or
more through the spacious parks of the
city.
The Riding and Hunt club has be-
come firmly established SIS a social in
sti5ution. At its recent annual show,
SIS tlloroughbreds were entered, Rear
Admiral Cary T. Grayson served as
chairman and Brigadier General S. d.
Rockenbach as vice chairman. and
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-20
Western hospitality
always offers it's best

GENUINENESs! That's what has
made western hospitality famous.
And how wonderfully it's ex-
pressed in a cup of Hills Bros.
Coffee! Every delectable sip
every steaming cup proves to the
drinker that its goodness is ever
present to greet his taste.
The matchless aromatic rare
flavor of Hills Bros. Coffee is due
10 Controlled Roasting Hills
Bros patented process of roast
ing a few pounds at a time in an
even temperature. Never is Hills
Bros. Coffee roasted in bulk
the ordinary method that causes
variations in flavor and goodness.
Wherever you go in the West
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-20
MnMAN NOr GInTY

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, May l9
(Ap-Mrs. Edith Bishop, charged with
the Staying OF her husband, Luther
Bishop, a state detective, in Decem-
ber was found not guilty in district
court here today.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-20

cooperation i'll civic affairs have re-.
suited since the Inauguration OF this
annual award.
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Nez0 Comedian
Being Made

Every producing unit at the Ed
ucational Studios, with the excep-
ton of the big Boy juvenile COM
pany, is busily engaged in making
comedies on the new Educational
Pictures scheduled for 1929.
Lupino Lane>has completed his first
starring vehicle, "A Half-Pint Hero"
and has nearly finished his second
comedy; Dorothy Devcre is working
on her first starring production. a
comedy, with thrilling aviation
sequences; Johnny Arthur is in the
midst of his first Tuxedo Comedy;
Lloyd Hamilton has completed his
initial comedy; George Davis has
finished his first Mermaid Comedy,
and the first Cameo one-reel
comedies are now in the making.
And over at the Chadwick Studios,
Larry Semon soon will have his first
starring comedy ready for Ed
ucational. 1t will be titled Dunn
mics"
Lanes first comedy shows him as
fire fighter. Johnny Arthur ap-
pears as a cub reporter, who is
vamped by girl on trial, in the
first Tuxedo Comedy Anita Garvin
plays the vamp. Hamilton tries to
be a soldier in his first picture, a
training camp comedy. Estelle
Bradley is his leading lady. George
Davis plays the leading role in a
baseball romance, which constitutes
the story of the first Mermaid
Comedy of the season.
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NEW PLAY TO BE
GIVEN AT ENGLISH'S

Charles Berkell, manager OF the
Berkell Players at English's, an
nounces the premier performance
on Sunday night of a new play from
the pen of one of his own players,
Robert st. Clair
This play, with ST. Clair in the
cast, will be seen for the first time
on any stage. To this performance
has been invited representatives and
readers of several leading producers,
including Klaw 81 Erlanger, Shubert
managers, and others, with a view
of placing it behind the footlights
on Broadway.
The play is as yet unnamed. In
order that Mr.. st. Clair might have
the best possible title for it, Man
ager Berkell has offered an award
Of 500 to the patron who will sub
nit a winning title. Those par
ticipating in the contest are re-
quired to attach their seat coupons,
their name, address and telephone
number to their suggestion.
The dramatic critics of the three
leading local newspapers will act as
Judges in the contest, and their de-
cision will be announced and the
award made on Tuesday July 26.
Suggestions should be mailed to the
Contest Department, English Opera
House
The play is termed a mystery
comedy. 1t is done in three acts,
and is unique in the fact that its
mystery element carries with 1t no
murders, no firing of guns, no dead
bodies and nothing grewsome. Those
who have read the script have &C
claimed the piece polished and
well-poised one, with it's comedy
element strictly up to the minute,
and capable of fulfilling all the de-
rnands of the modern theatergoer.
Manager Berkell will spare no
expense in giving st. Glars new
play the best possible presentation.
1t, will be seen throughout the week,
with matinees as usual on Wednes-
day. Thursday and Saturday after
Moons. The usual popular prices
prevailing. 81
Love En- and Leave En-" will
be the bill for next week, and fol-
lowing within a short time is the
much-talked of play, Gentlemen
Prefer Blondes"
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BIG SWIMMING
MEET TO BE HELD

Summer amusement seekers are
turning toward Broad Ripple Park,
with its sixty acres; of fun, in
Guiding the big cool groves, where
picnic parties find the same facili-
ties for arranging a meal as they
find in their own homes, the big
free wild animal zoo, clean, whole
some attractions along the midway
and, of course, the big feature, the
huge swimming pool, with its ever
changing pure water from the new
filtering plant.
1t is in this pool that the Ma
tional A. A. u. swimming meet will
be held Aug. 16, II and Is, and
which will bring to the events SO ne
of the best swimmers and divers
both male and female in this
country.
According to Paul r. Jordan
president of the local division of the
A. A. u, declares the big swimming
pool, with its numerous changes,
especially the new filtration plant
in better shape than ever for the
meet. Swimming parties are now
quite the thing at the bi gpool, and
every afternoon and evening groups
can be seen enjoying themselves in
the pool and around the beach. New
diving boards have been erected and
other improvements have been
made.
Another popular spot is the new
Moonlight Dance Garden. 1t is the
pleasing surroundings that the
garden affords and the really excel
lent dance music furnished by a
Benson organization, composed of
reaf musicians, that appeal to the
legion Of dancers that fill the floor
nightly. From the dance floor prop
err the dancers can dance out into a
pretty garden surrounded by shrub
berry and palms and with only the
sky for a covering
Several classes in natural history
have visited the big free 200 and
studied the habits of the various
animals. Mrs. Murphy" the giant
ape, and her son pat" who is but
a few inches long, attract consid-
cradle attention.
Along the midway one of the
most popular Of games with both
men and women is the skee ball al
leys, which are the most complete
OF any similar alleys in the Middle
West.
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Sitting With
the Big Stars

Sydney Shields, late leading wom-
an in New York Exchange" has
been engaged to do the principal
role in THE Family Skeleton" re-
Gently acted with considerable sue
cess at Asbury Park and other New
Jersey resorts. 1t is to be seen in
New York early IN September.
Charlotte Wynters, the stately
blonde leading woman, seems to be
preferred by managers as well as
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. they double
and will go to Portland this week
to head the stock company that will
try out new plays. .Whitford Kane
will. head a cast c. competent play
ers who will go to the Pacific coast
shortly to do a series OF plays, in
GLIDING Juno and the Paycock," the
Irish comedy which was a success
in London and New York, and later
done by Mr. Kane with continued
success in Chicago. Edwin Franko
Goldman wrote new march called
1.-THE Third Alarm" and in 1t he
pictured the response of the fire de-
partment to the third alarm OF fire.
There were whistles, sirens, bells
and all sorts of noise. The fire.
houses in New York all have radios,
and this went over the air one
night, reaching the men on duty.
Some of them were doing, and,
awakened by the clatter and alarm,
found themselves descending the
pole in their drowsiness. Julia
Parker will remain in vaudeville I'M
til fall, when she goes into new
musical revue. .. Patricia O'Hearn,
who has been the little Irish hero
inc in "Abie's Irish Rose" Is not
nearly so old as this statement
would indicate. She has turned her
talents toward music compositions
and there is a potential Irving Ber-
lin in the field. So. .Antoinette
Walker, formerly a well-known &C
tress and for several seasons under
the management of David Belasco,
largely as leading woman for David
Warheld, has become a theatrical
producer. With M. J. Kavanagh
she is presenting Miller and Lyle,
the clever Africans, in a new revue
in New York next week.
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Tex Kicks
EN- DeadOn
Broadway
Texas Guinan Has Wild
Revue in 'PadIockS
of 1927
BY DIXIE HINES

NEW YORK, July 16.-Something
strange came to town this week and
called itself "Padlocks Of 1927" The
head aud body was a well-known
night club Hostess" named rexas
Guinan. sometime of the screui and
stage. Texas is a character. She has
refined the art of Jessie James and
glorifles in it. Some stage com.s
said one should never give q sucker
an even break.
Miss Guinan, one imagines. goes
on the theory that a sucker should
be given no break whatever and in
her classification every man with
money is a sucker. SO they hired
her to be the star of this new revue.
She is the star, the sun and moon
Of it. She starts talking about 8:l5
and - II o'clock, when this scribe,
being unused to such excitement,
was led staggering to waiting tax
icab, Miss Guinan was talking, still
and yet. So far as know, she may
have been talking all night.
But her entertainment is some
thing wonderful. 1t starts out in
the lobby of the theater where all
the girls-and La Guinan knows
how to pick girls almost as well
as she does suckers-are gathered
with the principals. The man who
wasn't kissed or Rugged, or batted
in the eye with rattler was an ex-
ception.
Then the company marched down
TO the stage and. standing on th9
footlights Miss Guinan grew famil-
lar with most of those whom she
knew and not a few whom she did
not. Then some specialities. dances.
songs, sketches and jokes were
pulled, Miss Guinan making her APP
pearance frequently.
AS the end Of the first part came
near the stage was occupied by the
entire company. They threw balls
at the audience and the audience
threw them back. They sent
rattlers through the auditorium and
girls ran up one aisle and down the
other, ard then down the other ana
up one. They patted the bald heads,
tickled the chins of the youthful. In
fact they became en- famille with a
vengeance.
Nothing like this has ever been
seen in New York. And New York
seemed TO like it because even while
Miss Guinan was talking the girls
did some fine stepping, and the
comedians we're funny, and the
acrobatic terpsichoreans we're agile.
In fact the show was pretty good
at times and pretty bad at others.
But the audience cared not. They
had rubbed elbows with the girls.
and some had been called by their
real names.
So if our visitors slip into the
Shubert Theater and suspect they
have gotten into a madhouse in
stead, never mind. Maybe they have.
But they will like it.
Save for the review above. there
is nothing to write about this week.
A revival of Madame x" was pre-
sented with Carroll McComas in
the role Of the distraught mother.
the part, you may recall, that was
played fifteen or twenty years ago,
by Dorothy ponnelly. And young
Rex Clergyman was more than
satisfactory in the role of the son,
first done by william Elliott when
he was still a Juvenile.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-16
Free Acts
on View at
Riverside
National Swimming Meet
Will Be Held at Broad
Ripple.

The season of free vaudeville be-
ing presented each night on the ele-
waited stage in the center of River
side Park is proving immensely
popular with the patrons.
Opening tomorrow afternoon and
continuing each evening for the
week, the De Courseys are the fea-
ture attraction in plastic poses and
reproductions of ancient and mod
ern sculpture. Long an established
act in the better class of vaudeville
houses, the troupe comes here
through the local Burton theatrical
agency, which is booking the River
side free attractions.
1t will be presented tomorrow
afternoon and evening and in the
evenings only for the remainder of
the week.
The coming of the famous Oriole
Orchestra to the Cinderella Dance
Palace at Riverside tomorrow night
for a four nights engagement is ex-
citing the interest of music and
dance lovers, and it is expected the
orchestra, known to millions because
OF its broadcasted programs from
the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chi
cago, will pack the Riverside ball
room. Fifteen hundred couples can
dance in comfort at one time on
the Cinderella floor, and accommo-
dations will be provided for those
who do not care to dance, but at
tend to hear the music.
Several other noted orchestras will
come to Riverside in the next few
weeks, among which will be the
Vincent Lopez organization.
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=. is in an amusing and extreme
Nv exciting prologue that the central
character in alias the Deacon" is
introduced. A box car conceals a
circle of tramps who are playing
cards.
A smooth spoken fellow who talks
most correctly and has an air ABOUT
hin: despite his shabby makeup Is
most appropriately hailed by MS
companions las 1.-The Deacon" He
is obviously the leader of the pack
He tells them when it is their turn
to play and watches too avidly the
hands of the others.
One of the crowd is a silent TEL
low while another is an ltalah,
Tony, who is, without making Any
bones about it, tough. Z.
The deacon is winning a pie OF
money and Tony isn't SO happy
about it. A fight is in line when
the deacon, in a most ANNOYING
manner, let's the Italian know that
he is acquainted with MS paSC
deeds, mostly bad.
Tony grumblingly subsidies. Inc
train stops and someone CLIMBS INTO
the car. The intruders cap is torn
off and the surprising discovery is
made that the stranger is girl
masouerading as a man. Everyone
tries to kiss her-a fight ensues-the
deacon shoots - somebody Jumps
and the girl disappears.
After the stirring and mysterious
incidents of the box-car prologue,
the first act lands the girl and one
of the hoboes at small town
boarding house where they find en-
ployment and decide to get married
as soon as they can save 5000. The
deacon turns up again and all is
merriment throughout the following
acts.
Eugene Powers will have the role
of the deacon and the well-balanced
cast will include George Gaul,
Vivian Tobin, Larry Fletcher, Eliza
beth Patterson. Judith Lowry Aid
rich Bowker, Muriel Kirkland and
several others.
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Sign Long Contract

Lane Chandler has been signed to
a f1ve-year contract by Paramount
just prior to starting on his first
starring picture, "Open Range" the
perturbation of Zane Grey's latest
melodrama, which will be directed
by Arthur Rosson. Chambers rise
in the film world is unprecedented.
Seven months ago, he was the pas
senger agent for the Yellowstone
Park Company at Old Faithful Inn.
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Gertrude Signs Contract

Gertrude Astor has been signed
for a principal role in Warner Bros.
picture, 1.-The Broadway Kid the
temporary title for George Jessels
new starring vehicle. The produc-
ton is now in work on the coast
with Byron Haskin directing. The
leading feminine role has been as
signed to Audrey Ferris, a new
Warner find"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-16
In Tell 1t to Sweeney"

William H. Tooker, who plays
Sweeney in Tell 1t to Sweeney"
Paramounts first production CO.
starring Chester Conklin and
George Bancroft, is one Of the vet
Grams of the movies. he MADE his
first appearance about fifteen years
ago and has worked continuously
ever since.
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LindbeYgh

The trend toward pictures fea-
turing daring air exploits since
Colonel Lindbergh flew across
the Atlantic is reflected in ami
mated cartoon comedies recent
ly released. Felix the Cat, the
famous black cat created by
Pat Sullivan, flies to Europe in
a blimp in Educationals recent
picture, Felix the Cat in a
Loco Motive" The entire
fight from New York to Berlin,
after a trip over Ireland, Lon
don. Paris and Italy, is shown
by means of animated cartoon
sketches, more than 1000 indi-
vidual drawings being required
to show Felix's daring flight.
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Why a Hollywood

ACTORS and actresses like to get
into the movies because picture
people can live in one place long
enough to have a real home" &C
cording to Esther Ralston. Para
mount star. She comes from a
family of show people and Travelled
all over the country as a girl.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-16
In Uniform

Milton Stills is American
born and of American ances-
try, but he's wearing an Amer
lean army uniform for the first
time in many moons for a cur
rent picture, after wearing
two French uniforms and sew
eral others. The picture is
'Hard-Boiled Haggerty," which
Wild Cunning is producing and
Charles Brabin is directing for
First National Pictures, with
Molly O'Day in the leading
woman role, and Arthur Stone,
Mitchell Lewis and George
Fawcett in the supporting cast.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-16
NezC Ones

Conway Tearle will become a
vaudeville headliner this fall
under the direction of Harry
Weber. He will do several bits
from Shakespeare and recite.
Tony Williams, a Star OF
Yesterday" is about to return
to his early love, Keith-Albee
vaudeville. He will he heard
in Songs, Stories and Recita-
TONS Dora Vaughan will do
her single singing turn at the
Palace during the week OF
August / and on August 10 will
sail on the Berengaria for
London where she will onen on
the 22nd at the Victoria-2alace
as second feature of the all
American, all-woman bill.
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.John Goes West

John Thomas, former literary edi-
tor of Time" a New York weekly,
and author of DRY Martini sue
cessful novel. is now in Hollywood
working on the script for his first
picture for Paramount.
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"Jesse James, on Screen

Fred Thomson. Paramount's ace
Western star who is now making
Jesse James," used to be the Boy
Scout commissioner of Nevada be-
fore entering the movies and still
is active in scouting activities.
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'AIas the Deacon to Be Given by Walker Organization al
Keith's Next Week-St. Glars New Play to
Be Presented at Engsh's.

tAlas the Deacon droll and amusing comedy by John
Hymer and Leroy Clemens will be the Stuart Walker
panv offering at Keith starting Monday night
Though substantial hit Broadway and in Chicago,
the piece sent the road and the Stuart Walker
company presentation will therefore be the first opportunity
that local theaergoers have had view the engaging
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kitten on the Keys" a popu-
lar jazz piano composition, is the
work of ZEE Confrey, who comes
to the Circle the week of July II,
as one of the big events of the
Circles fourth syncopation season.
ZEE Confrey is one of the most
popular and famous pianists OF
American popular music. He
brings his orchestra with him.
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ROUNDING ROUND
THEATEKS Rit& 4J WALTER

opera at the Zoo in Cincinnati has become
than single city enterprise because visitors being
from many States to these performances.
Last week made my first visit of the present
ham A do h,rV erdi
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Noah Likes to Fish
Noah Berry, Paramount feature
player, is an ardent fisherman.
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~II'II TO u MIIItI IS DuSIneSS MAN
ager OF the Cincinnati Zoo Opera
Company. a position that he has
successfully held for years.
Next week the two opera bills will
be Fra Diavalo" and "Tannhauser."
1t is to be regretted that Faust"
with Emil Jannings did not do the
business this week at the Apollo that
such worthwhile movie should
attract. 1 am not going to blam,
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the result of the weather. 1t seems
impossible to sell" Jannings in this
city in a heavy drama such as
Faust" Here is a great picture
and was the subject of conversation
this week on the part of those who
saw it.
They say that the proudest mo-
ment in playwright'S life is when
his first play is first produced. Then
Sunday night should be the proud
est moment in the life of Robert st.
Clair when his new mystery play is
presented at English's for the first
time on any stage. OF course 1t is
impossible to get photographs of
scenes of a play not produced and
so st. Clair turned artist and drew
his own pictures of his characters.
These drawings have been on view
all week in the lobby of English'S.
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Here's Wallace Berry as he APP
pears in Fireman Save My
Child" Paramount's big Nsatirical
comedy production which comes
to the Apollo the week of July
oath, in which Berry and Ray
mond Hatton are reunited as
co-starS. AS a fun making team
Berry and Hatton created a
veritable sensation in Behind the
Front" and Were in the Navy
Now"
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With the exception Of Chicago,
Cincinnati is the only city know of
that has summer grand opera. st.
Louis has its Municipal Opera, but
most of its season is not devoted
to grand opera. but to the lighter
musical shows or the light modern
opera.
In other years I have visited the
Zoo for opera, but this season there
seems to be present better singing
organization than ever before. The
ballet is no longer a troublesome
burden, but a nicely drilled organiza-
ton.
From q scenic standpoint. the Zoe
has never dressed It's productions III
such lavish style. Isaac Van Grove
is again at the directors desk of the
orchestra for all opera performances.
This is the seventh season Of
grand opera and symphony concerts
at the Zoo and the very age of opera
in Cincinnati is a compliment to
those citizens who bravely de-
terrnined to give that city summer
grand opera.
The personnel of the opera COM
pany this season is as follows:
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Sopranos
Idella Banker Helena morrill,
Mary Alice Cheney Stella Eoreln
Vera Curtis Alma Peterson
lydia Dozier Mabel Sherwood
Lucy Gates Helen Stanley
Cara CHINA Violet Sommer
Contraltos
Verna Carega Myra Peach
Constance Eberhart Tecla Richert
Irene Pavloska Marta Wittowska
Helen Eugent
Tenors
Son Bova Julian Oliver
Ralph Errolle Fenton Pugh
.utlest Lamont John Sample \
Albert Mailer
Baritones and Bases
Nataie Cervl Fred Patton
Charles e. Gallagher Italo Picchi
aerDert Gould Robert Ringing
Charles Hathaway Howard Prestor1
LOUIS J. Johnen Joseph Rover
Stage Manager ..,..,..,.. Louis Ravhaut
SceIlc ARTIST ............. John Herfurth
SSSUokun,,er .-....... .Ottone Pernpruner
Musical Director !.... Isaac Van Grove
Conductor, Chorus Master Fausto Cieya
31onmcert Conductor ........ William Kopp
Da III nasIer :;;..-...: Paul Bachelor