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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-18
- NE of the most important
nj OF the seasons gridiron bat
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F1 NE Of the most important
N OF the seasons gridiron bat
~ ties, to be fought by In
6iana's two State universities, will
find its place on the air over
WFBM, indianapolis, with Blythe
@. Hendricks at the mike. The
Indiana VS.. Purdue broadcast will
go on the air at 1: AS, fifteen min
ptes before the kickoff.
The game between Chicago and
Wisconsin will be broadcast by
WNGAQ, Chicago, Saturday after
noon. The Harvard VS.. Yale game
will go on the air over the NBC Red
and Blue networks, from WEAF
and WIZ, New York, respectively.
XII, Los Angeles, will broadcast
the game between California and
Stanford.
The musical program Of the
Cities Service Orchestra, which ra-
Giiocasts tonight from WEAF, New
York, over the NBC Red network,
includes some beautiful and en-
PERTAINING selections from we'll
known composers. The program fol-
lows:
settles Service March" Bourbon
sRobin Hood Selections. ....... De Koven
cities Service Cavaliers:
e .'Ranse Arabe."
S0nd0 0'P Flafs snd Clarinet. saint-sa'ns
.banscing Tambourine .... hf POlia
martha Overture" ............::.. Flotow
N 'ns Cites Service Cavaliers Neio0erser
ARTISTS Life Waltz ........ Strauss
mighty Mighty LAX a Rose" .......;.s..;. Nevin
Cities Service Cavaliers and Orchestra.
Details of the Sharkey- Eeeney
fight, direct from the ringside, at
Madison Square Garden, with.~a
blow-by blow description by Graham
McNamee and sidelights and color
by Philips Carlin, will be broadcast
by the National BroadcaSting Com
pany through several stations as.
ISOLATED with the NBC Blue net
work, at 8:45 tonight.
The verbal picture of the bout
will be presented under the auspices
of the New York Telegram,
Scripps- Howard newspaper.
The weekly program of Oriental
music by the Whitall Anglo-P ersians,
broadcast from WEAF, New York,
over The NBC Red network, at 8
this evening, will include the follow
ing numbers:
s'The Call of the Desert"
desert Dream ................ Bierman
sLa Vestale, Valse Mignonne" 49,. .Drigo
....... n ...e.. spec. arr. Katzmana
ARABIAN Dance" ........s.......... Crist
EJuSL q Memory henderson
procession of Bacchus' .....,s... .Delibes
Parting melody.
Evening star., 1927-06-19
LoisSMoran in Brief.

T OIS MORAN, starred in '"The
Whirlwind of Youth" and who
was born in Pittsburgh, Pa, March 1,
1909. after the death of her father.
went with her mother to France, liv.
ing for four years in Paris.
When only 13 she joined the Paris
Grand Opera Co. as a ballet dancer
and spent two years with that organi-
Zation.
The youthful Lois entered motion
pictures when she was IA, making one
picture for a French company. A sec.
ond followed year later.
Returning to New York Lois started
on the road In Marc Connoliy's play
THE Wisdom Tooth" but soon after.
ward went to California to engage in
studio work. Her initial picture was
Stella Dallas" with Belle Bennett.
She has since played feminine leads in
lust Suppose" with Richard Barthel.
mess, "The Road to Mandalay," with
Lon CLANCY. and "The Music Master" {"
with Alex B. Francis.
Joining Paramount, she has been
featured in "Padlocked," directed by
Allan Dwan, and God Gave Me
Twenty Cents" produced under Her.
bert Brenon's direction. She Is starred
for the first time in THE Whirlwind
of Youth" -.
Evening star., 1927-06-19
The Moving Picture Album
BY ROBERT e. SHERWOOD.

! pastime. None OF them has managed
to stick at 1t.
One OF Benchley's best inventions
| was IN Fascinating Youth" Describ.
ing very duh Summer resort hotel,
he said: Wednesday was big night
because the cook put raisins in the
rice pudding"
In 'One Minute to Play" O'Hara
| had the Following wheeze: "Parmelee
College hadn't won foot bah game
| since the Dead Sea took SICK"
The latest example Of Ralph
Spence's work to be seen is In "Tillie
the Toiler," which literally groans
with laborious humor. One of the
titles, "The Piracy Club-where the
guest comes in like a lion and goes
out like a lamp" is worthy of Mr..
Spence at his best; but the others are
pretty terrible.
y *k*
The fact is that the formula on
which all these wise-cracks are based
has now been worked to death. The
rubber stamps are worn out and their
impressions are excessively pallid.
Indeed, ponderously funny" sub
titles usually proclaim the self-evi-
dent fact that the picture to which
they are attached is admittedly a
bad one.
Whenever the powers that be in
the film studios view one of their new
products in the projection room and
decide that it is more than usually
feeble, they say. Lets get Ralph
Spence Tor any one else) to gag it up
with subtitles."
Mr.. Spence or Mr.. Marion or Mr.
Farnham is consequently engaged. He
looks through the files of old jokes
from Life, Puck. Capt. Billy's Whiz.
Bang, College Humor or Joe Miller's
Book, and comes UP with an assort-
ment of wheezes, all of which bear the
venerable whiskers OF antiquity.
1t is a significant fact that the real
examples of screen humor--the Chap
lin, Lloyd. Keaton and Langdon come.
dies-manage to get by without re-
course to trite subtitular gags. The
laughs that these comedians provoke
are earned; that is to say, they are
inspired by the action they them
selves provide on the screen. Their
humor is self-explanatory.
i urge that the other producers take
notice of this and realize that they
can't save an unfunny movie with
still more unfunny subtitles.
Not that am attempting to sepa.
rate Ralph Spence or any of his niYn-
ble-wftted brethren from their richly
deserved meal tickets. But I do sug-
gest that they think UP at least one
new formula for their witticisms.
Bulletins.
HOLLYWOOD, Caln.--People here
are considerably bewildered by Lind.
bergh's refusal to accept millions of
dollars worth of movie contracts be.
cause he considers them undignified.
What" the citizens of Hollywood are
asking, could be more dignified than
a million dollars?" The general i'm.
preston seems to be that Lindbergh
wouldn't screen wen, anyway. By
the way, the Paramount picture
Wings" has been dedicated to Col.
Lindbergh. ana it is hoped" that he
will attend the world premiere OF the
film in New York. Hope" is a beau.
tiful word. =. The title of Olive Bor.
den's next picture is "Pajamas." This
title Will remain until VIII Hays hears
about it.
fCopyriRht. 1927,
Evening star., 1927-06-19
Dates Are Announced
For Three Concert Series

DEFINITE announcement of the
dates and attractions to be pre-
sented in Mrs. Wilson-Greene's series
Of Is afternoon concerts at Polls
Theater during the coming FAN, Win.
ter and Spring of 1929 was made
yesterday by that manager, and the
announcement indicates a brilliant
group Of musical offerings of high
standard.
The concerts are divided into three
courses Of five each-the usual pro-
cedure-although the Boston Sym
phony Orchestra, which was original
next season, will appear but once,
owing to a conflict of dates, and q
substitute attraction and date will be
announced later.
The Wilson-Greene course of five
concerts will be the first to open, with
q performance Friday afternoon, Oc-
tober 81, at 4:30 o'clock--the hour of
all afternoon Wilson-Greene concerts
with performance of "The Beggar's
OPERA" the famous old eighteenth
century musical play from the Lyric
British National Opera. Lucrezia Bori,
Metropolitan soprano, will be the
second attraction in this course, Tues
day afternoon, November /, while
Lawrence Tibbett, the Metropolitan
baritone, is third on the list with q
concert Friday afternoon, November
18. The fourth attraction in the
course brings Josef Hofmann to Polls
Tuesday afternoon, November 20,
while Sigrid Onegin, the Metropolitan
contralto, will complete the course
with her appearance Friday afternoon,
February II.
The Philharmonic course will open
Friday afternoon, November IL, with
Edward Johnson, distinguished Metro
politan tenor. The next Philharmonic
concert will be Friday afternoon, Janu-
ary 13, when Fritz Kreisler, celebrated
violinist, viii make his annual appear
ance in Washington. Serge: Rach-
maninoff, famous Russian pianist and
composer, is the third Philharmonic
course attraction, appearing Tuesday
afternoon, February 21, with Mime.
,Jeritza, the Metropolitan's prirna
donna soprano, scheduled for an ap-
pearance wednesday afternoon, March
:. The fifth concert in the Philhar-
monic course has not yet been ar.
ranged, but Mrs. Wilson-Greene ex'
poets to offer an attraction OF unique
interest.
The Artists course, the third after.
noon concert series, will open Friday
afternoon, December 8, with the
second Washington appearance since
her great Metropolitan debut OF
Marion Talley, girl soprano of the
'Met." Feodor Chaliapin, great Rus
sian basso, will appear as the second
attraction of this series Wednesday
afternoon, January 25. Jascha HeifetZ,
after an absence Of two years from the
CAPITAL, will make his bow Tuesday
afternoon, February z. The Boston
Symphony Orchestra, under the direc.
tion OF Serge Koussevitzky, is listed
for its only Washington appearance
of the season Monday afternoon.
March s. The course will close with
the appearance Friday afternoon
March is, of Giovanni Martinelli, ia
NOUS tenor Of the Metropolitan Opera
Co
Evening star., 1927-06-19
Comedy Mill a Grinding.

HARRY LANGDON, in addition to
L i 1.-The Butter and Egg Man." is
to make golf comedy called "The
Nineteenth Hole"
Jack Mulhall and Dorothy Mackaill
now making Smile. Brother. Smile"
will be teamed in Lady, Be Good"
from the musical comedy by Bolton
and Fred Thompson; Ladies' Night"
from the stage farce by Avery Hop
wood, and Man Crazy" from the
story by Grace Sartwell Mason.
Charlie Murray will be featured
in EAST Side. West Side" "Wine.
Women and Song" and Down With
McCinty."
Mary Astor and Lloyd Hughes will
be teamed in mo Place to Co"
adapted from Richard Connelrs story
isles of Romance; Tell the
World" an original story by How
ard Irving Young, author of "Not
Herbert; "Do 1t Again." adapted
from Dixie Wilson's story, Help
Yourself to Hay" and Sailors
Wives" from the novel by Warner
Fabian.
In the East Robert Kane Of First
National, Is scheduled to produce
Harold Teen" from Carl Eds comic
strip; 1.-THE Golden Calf and French
Dressing" from recently published
magazine story.
Evening star., 1927-06-19
Complicated Movie Making.

Unusual preparations for picture
" making are being made by
Warner Bros technical department
for 1.-THE jazz Singer"
Every article of furniture used In
this picture must be padded so that
no extraneous noises are transmitted
to the microphone which will be
focused upon the set when the singing
is being registered by the Vitaphone
Every set is being constructed
under the supervision of an acoustics
expert, for singing is to be recorded
at the same time the actual scenes
are photographed.
Floors in sets are constructed of
a celutexture made especially for the
purpose of deadening footballs.
These precautions are said to be
necessary for the perfect registration
of voices on the Vitaphone. On the
two Vitaphone stages now almost
completed, four different sets are being
built.
Production is to begin immediately.
Alan Crosland is making preliminary
tests for Photographic and Vitaphonic
purposes before selecting his cast.
Evening star., 1927-06-19
VIII Now Use Originals.
WITH the abolishing of staff stor

WITH the abolishing OF STAFF story
writer's at the F. B. o. studios in
Hollywood, William lie Baron, vice
president in charge of production. is
concentrating on original material
written directly for the screen. AL
ready a dozen writer's are busy on
original stories for forthcoming r. B..
O. productions.
There has been considerable talk
from time to time about original screen
material" explains Mr.. lie Baron,
but few companies have given
writer's the proper opportunity to
write directly for the screen.
"Our new policy will be to get prac.
tically all of our story material in this
way. The majority OF our pictures on
the new 1929 schedule are from
original stories and next year we hope
to have an even larger percentage OF
originals.
"Since coming to Hollywood have
found a number OF young writer's,
who are equipped with the technical
knowledge required for writing direct
ly for the screen. These writer's will
be encouraged to submit their material
to us, because 1t is from this source
that most Of our future screen stories
will come"
Evening star., 1927-06-19
Mary Wouldn' t Bob.

WITH Mary Pickford, one of the
w very few screen stars of promi-
nence who have not yet bobbed their
hair, the question of "to bob or not to
bob" came up with vexing Importance
in the making of her new story, "My
Best Girl" now in production at
United Artists studios.
Mary for a long time is said to have
been considering the problem of clip
ping her famous curls. The one re-
liable guide in similar matters, the
vote of her heavy fan mail, was of
little use, for the reason that there
was an even division of opinion. Half
the writer's urged her to follow mod.
ern customs and bob-the other half,
with equal earnestness, begged her
to leave the noted tresses unshorn.
Between the two fires Miss Pickford
was undecided-and meanwhile the
starting date for the picture ap-
preached. Finally she made up her
mind to accede to both requests. She
evolved method of dressing her hair
which at first glance gives the appear.
ance of a bobbed head, yet the illus
trious curls are still there.
Evening star., 1927-06-19
Newman Filming Russia.

e M. NEWMAN, the well known
A<' travel lecturer, is reported as be-
ing in Moscow, taking still and motion
pictures for his next series of travel
talks.
This is said to be the first time per-
mission has been granted any travel
lecturer to take photographs in the
Soviet republic.
Mr.. Newman plans a trip down the
River Volga to the Caspian Sea, then
by boat to Baku. From the great OIL
center he will go to Georgia to visit
it's capital, Tiffis, then through the
heart or the Caucasus into the Crimea,
on to ODESSA, Kiev and return to
Moscow. He then intends to visit
Leningrad.
Americans will soon have an oppor-
tunity to hear and see Russia Of today
with it's many types OF dwellers in
the cities and remote villages, its nat
ural beauty, the daily life OF It's $780,,
900 900 people, something OF the man
ners, habits and customs and every;
thing OF human interest that Mr.. New
man can bring back.
Evening star., 1927-06-19

THERE is always some new golden
calf being set up in Hollywood
for the minions of the movies to wor-
ship.
Just at present the most popular
idol appears to be the great god
"Wise-Crack," whose particular high
priests are the subtitle writers. The
highest priest of all--indeed, the
founder Of the CULTS q singularly
talented young man named Ralph
Spence.
Mr.. Spence is e-cracker, born
and bred. Before the movies extended
to him the golden apple of opportunity
he was a perpetrator of nifties and
vows for musical shows and vaude-
vile acts. His name appeared occa-
sionally on the voluminous lists of
authors who contributed to the Zieg-
field Foilies.
His first experience as a title writer
was gained in the Fox studio in
Hollywood, where he applied his
wheezes to Sunshine Comedies and to
Tom Mix Westerns. remember
some examples Of Mr.. Spence's earlier
work--for example:
He took offense, so she gave him
the gate"
This town was so tough they had
to feed the chickens cracked ice to
keep them from laying hard-boiled
eggs"
Mr.. Spence's masterpiece at this
time was the subtitling of "A Connec-
tcut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"
His lines were extremely far from
anything in Mark Twain's novel, but
they were funny and they did much
to put the picture over as a popular
success.
Since then, Ralph Spence has been
working all over the Hollywood lot,
and creating an ever-increasing de-
mand for his services. He is now. /
am told, earning a regular salary of
$4,000 a week-Awhich is a record.
incidentally, three years ago, Mr..
Spence took time or from the movies
to write THE Gorilla" one of the
most profitable plays in recent years.
X < X X
AS it is practically impossible for
Ralph Spence to title all the pictures
that come out of Hollywood, a legion
of bright young men has been re.
cruited to initiate his highly success
full style. The most conspicuous OF
these are George Marion, jr., and Joe
Farnham.
Thus we see picture after picture
in which the printed gags are of
more Importance than the action OF
the film itself. Now and then one
OF these gags happens to be original;
ninetylnine out OF hundred OF them,
however. are outright copies or thin
ly disguised variations of old Jokes.
Practically all OF them come down
to one formula formula which Is
best demonstrated by the line, She's
so dumb she thinks Rex Beach is a
Summer resort" Or this: "fIe was
as busy as a horse doctor in Detroit
Or this: You don't have to be crazy
to dance the Charleston, but It helps"
= x x X
Many Of the foremost humorists of
the country have been called in to
swell the wise-crack flood. Irwin
Cobb. Ring Lardner, Robert Bench
ley, Neal O'Hara, Donald Ogden Stew.
art, Montague Glass, George Ade,
Sam Hellman and many others have
tried their hands at this profitable
Evening star., 1927-06-19
IN THE SPOTLIGHT

tic opera, Enchanted ISLE" which
the American Allied Arts, Inc, will
produce in September.
Clarke Silvernail, whom almost
every one identified as the Peter
Glenny" who wrote New York Ex-
change" one of those naughty plays
of last season, has written "The Fam
lily Skeleton" with Mary Armstrong
Hecht, and it is already in rehearsal.
with Sidney Shields in the leading
role.
'.Fliedermaus,' which is really
more of a musical comedy than an
opera, is now being considered for
production by three New York pro.
ducers. Maclyn Marrow, as head of
the Intimate Opera Co., which had a
brief season last Winter in New York,
has announced definitely that he will
present this work OF Johann Strauss
in the Fall. 1t was originally written
about so years ago.
George Brooks, one of the authors
of spread Eagle" was at one time
reported as having revised the man.
uscript Npf Bartlett Cormack's play,
"The Racket" which Jed Harris will
produce next season. However, Mr..
Brooks will not have anything to do
with the play, and Mr.. Cormack will
be sole author.
Contrary to certain rumors, Win
throp Ames win not send oHt com.
panies to play "Tne Pirates Of PEN.
zance" and "Iolanthe." One OF his
reasons is he wishes to concentrate on
perfecting one company of Gilbert and
Sullivan players without having to be
| -3<.xa 1xA ~
ond troupe for the road.
After a 10-week season with the
Charles l.. Wagner Stock Co. at At.
lanta, Madge Kennedy and Sydney
Blackmer left today for Los Angeles,
where they will reopen Love in q
Mist" a week hence.
Tomorrow Sam Harris will put 1.-THE
Conflict" a comedy by Vincent Law
renee, in rehearsal. This will be the
first OF his new plays for the coming
season. The play is due to open at
Atlantic City July IL, after which Il
will go to Long Branch and Asbury
Park before heading for Broadway.
At least seven current shows run.
ming in New York closed down last
night, and one or two others are
teetefI1g en- the edge or CLOSING.
There are no new first productions for
this week, which brings the current
attractions down to 80, less than two.
thirds the size OF the Midwinter list.
Owen Davis, author OF EASY Come.
Easy Co." has written over $50 plays
in his career OF SO years Of playwright
ing. Two seasons ago he won the
Pulitzer prize for "Icebound."
Otto Kruger, Victor Moore and Ed
| ward Arnold, the latter former men,
ber Of the National Players. were the
triumvirate OF funsters who kept
Easy Come, Easy Go" at the Bit.
more in New York for 500 nights. The
piece would have run longer but for
an indisposition which took Mr.. Kru.
ger out Of the cast and abroad for O.
rest.
Two particularly pleased guests at
the breakfast to "Lindy" at the May
flower last Monday. which was spon-
sored by the American Aeronautical
Association, We're Leona Powers and
Kathryn Givney Of the National Thea.
ter Players.
The student body Of the University
of North Dakota has voted unanimous.
ly for Constance Talmadge for the
role of Lorelei Lee in Paramount
screen version Of Gentlemen Prefer
Blondes" She was selected in a cam.
pus vote.
Evening star., 1927-06-19
Joins Paramount News.

CTEPHEN r. EARLY, well known
~ Washington newspaper man. has
resigned from the stan Of the Asso-
ciated Press to become Washington
representative Of the Paramount
News.
Born in Virginia, Mr.. Early's life
has been spent I'm Washington, and
his career as q newspaper man has
been linked up with the Capital. He
entered the service OF the United Press
In 1908 and Joined the service OF the
Associated Press in 1918, leaving to
enter military service in 1917. After
the armistice he served as assistant
officer in charge of the Stars and
Stripes, official news publication of
the A. e. F. In 1919 he received a
distinguished service citation from
Gen. Pershing.
After q years publicity work for
the United States Chamber of Com
merce, Mr.. Early returned to the AS.
sociated Press. He was chairman of
the board Of governors Of the National
Press Club for a year and q member
OF the board for three years.
Evening star., 1927-06-19

unusual and important post in the
army Of skilled technicians who build
sets for the movies. The secret OF
his craft is carefully guarded. He
moves onto the set with all his para
phernalia In an ordinary black travel
ing bag, and insists that a room be
set aside for his exclusive use.
He obtains the desired dimensions
and shapes Of the spider webs from
the studio set designer and goes to
work. In less than an hour, usually,
he energies from his retreat with his
first spider web, and thereafter works
steadily until the set is properly
festooned.
There are all sorts of odd crafts rep.
resented In the technicians behind the
scenes in the movies, but of them all
the man who makes spider webs"
stands alone in unique originality.
Evening star., 1927-06-19
Fighter a Find"

SAMMY MANDELL. the lightweight
boxing champion, may park his
gloves ana lighting togs in the family
moth balls for a time and take q flyer
in the jumping geiatins.
Young Sammy went to Hollywood
and through the persuasion OF Johnny
Hines and his producer, G. c. Burr,
played q small role in the comedians
new First National picture, white
Pants Willie" After looking at the
''rushes" in the studio projection
rooms 1t was discovered that Sammy
registers like a million dollars and can
out-handsome Jack Dempsey with half
q chance.
Mr.. Burr and Johnny Hines are con-
sidering the production of kid
Gloves" q comedy fight picture, and
they have already made overtures to
the lightweight champ to play a prom
inent role.
Evening star., 1927-06-19

plays you do very much" she told the
enterprising business guide Of the
troupe.
And very evidently she did like
them. for up until this last week, hav.
ing departed Monday for the Black
Hills, she attended four out OF Ave
Wednesday matinees. sitting usually
in the first section of the orchestra
and declining the box placed at her
disposal for the entire season.
Mr.. Cochran told the First Lady he
was deeply grateful for the distinction
she conferred on the players and beg.
ged that the year round she would
consider herself the honor guest OF
the management.
Evening star., 1927-06-19
Makes Spider Webs.

"THE man who makes spider webs"
was in great demand for the
Harry Langdon picture recently.
Langdon is playing a nondescript
character in his new laugh epic. His
home. in this instance, is q, little shack
which cffngs precariously to the side
OF a warehouse, three floors above the
street. He is his own i1ousekeeper,
ana apparently none too scrupulous,
for 'the spider web man" was re.
Quired to do a rushing business to
meet the demands of the situation.
In the course OF two days of artistic
effort this peculiar genius manufac-
tured several dozen spider webs of as
sorted shapes and sizes, and affixed
them to likely spots in the G>s.ars and
along the rafters Of Harr,s1 Esode.
The spider web man" occupies an