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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-01
Barrymore

Selecting as backgrounds for eX-
terror scenes some of the most
rugged scenery on the North Amer
lean continent, the entire John
Barrymore company has gone deep
into the Canadian Rockies to start
filming the Ernst Lubitsch produc-
ton for United Artists.
The feature, which is being made
with sound effects under the work.
ing title of king Of the Noun
tains," is an adaptation of pop
ular European novel. Der Koenig
der Bernina." The locale is Swift
zerland. Barrymore will play the
role of a wild mountaineer and
hunter. Two girls figure in the love
story.
Camilla Horn, who played oppo-
site Barrymore in the United Artists
picture, Tempest; Mona Rico,
Mexican girl with only six weeks
film experience, who was discov-
cred by Lubitsch among a crowd of
extras and signed to a f1ve-year con-
tract, and Victor Varconi, have the
chief supporting roles. Scheduled
as the biggest Aim special in the
careers of either Barrymore or
Lubitsch, king of the Mountains"
will take several months to make.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-01

a songstress, whose comedy enter
tainment is well known, plays an
important part in the show,
Among the others are: Joe Bes-
ser, a heavyweight" comedian; Ar
thur Campbell, Broadway juvenile
musical comedy star; Ruth Wilmer,
Dixie nightingale, Barnett and
Clark, dancers; Calm, Gale and
Company, comedians and dancers,
and Burday and Noway, a sensa-
tional whirlwind dance team. The
Felicia Sorel Girls have number
of interesting dance gyrations.
"Beggars of Life" is dramatic
story of pair of young lovers whose
great love for each other .triu1nphs
over a series of tense and poignant
situations. Eeery plays one OF the
greatest roles of his career. Louise
Brooks gives a performance which
she has never before equalled as a
homeless waif who is befriendedand
protected by Richard Arlen, as a
shiftless youngster. It's an epic OF
tire lure of love and wanderlust.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-01
"GirlS in
Blue" at
Mutual
Ann Corio Heads Cast Of
the New BurIeSQue
Show,

TINE change in attractions at
4 the Mutual Sunday brings
Girls in Blue"
Arm Corio, soubrette; Clyde
Bates q dron comedian, and Walter
(Pep) Smith, who gets his middle
name from the style of songs he
sings, will be the featured members
of the cast that includes Lew Petel,
leading man; Murray WEIGH, Jewish
comedian; Jean Gaskell, ingenue,
and Buddie Nichols, soubrette.
Individually unnamed the chorus
girls will form large part in the
progress of the program.
Girls in Blue" will typify Mutual
burlesque in the many elements
that have popularized that form Of
stage entertainment through a
quarter century of activities in the
field of song, dance and comedy
scenes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-01

Broad Ripple Park will celebrate
what will be known as Harvest
Time Festival week." starting to-
morrow and continuing throughout
the week, with special features each
day, including Labor day.
On Labor day program that will
run the gamut of athletic events
will be staged at the track and
swimming pool At the latter a
number Of events will be staged by
the Broad Ripple Park A. G. team,
which scored several points in the
recent A. A. U. meet at Lake Wa
wassee. Fireworks will be shown at
night.
Tomorrow several hundred resi-
dents from Howard County will
come for an all-day outing. The
committee in charge of this outing
informed the management that they
have arranged a program of their
own that will include old-fashioned
contests, including climbing of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-01
TEMPEST" OPENS SOUND PICTURE SEASON AT PALACE
Big Bill Arranged for Twelfth Anniversary Week Of the
CircIe-'Street Angel Opens Today at
the Apollo Theater
the Apollo Theater,

TNE1E first sound picture to today
with the showings of John Barrymore in Tempest
the of Camilla
mernbered for his
Tempest story nation the
entered the revolution
Tempest crammed with action to mention
from opening ri the story when the star is peasant officer plunged
the life the
ifn ofh nnnir
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-01
CIRCLE TO HAVE
A BENTHDAY SHOW

Climaxing twelve years, during
which time it has been one of the
outstanding motion picture theaters,
the Circle is presenting it's twelfth
anniversary program this week,
starting today.
Dick Powell will head a cast of
Broadway stars in the stage show
Twelfth Anniversary Revue" which,
with Heart to Heart" First Ma
tional movie, is featured at the
Circle.
Eddie ReSener, who celebrates his
twelfth anniversary with the theater'S
anniversary, has prepared special
overture in which he presents the
compositions of the worlds fore
most living composers. DesSa Byrd
will take an important part in this
musical advertisement.
Earl and Bell are two singers and
inStrumentalists. Thelma Edwards
is high-kicking dancer, while Ruth
Durrell, is a personality singer.
Dick Powell shows his versatility
as an entertainer in the anniversary
revue, singing a new number. In
addition. Dick will present short,
entertaining comedy skit, together
with several other members of the
Circles staff of entertainers.
Mary Aston and Lloyd Hughes
share headline honors in "Heart to
Heart" the photoplay attraction
which also has in its cast Lucien
Littlefeld and Louise Fazenda.
1t has to do with a small town
belle who becomes an italian prin-
cess. Lloyd Hughes is a small-town
window washer who is an inventor
on the side, working out Impractical
devices. Lucien Littlefield plays the
part of an eccentric character who
among all the townsfolk, alone
knows the real identity of the
princess"
. The Circle News completes the
anniversary show.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-01
Many BeggarS

The entire action of "Beggars
of Life" the first dramatic pic
ture using Americas half
million homeless wanderers for
its background, takes place in
forty eight hours. This story
of Hobohemia, which presents
Wallace Berry in a dramatic
role for the first time in two
years, has all the romance and
adventure crowded into two
days and nights.
Richard Arlen and Louise
Brooks play important featured
roles in "BeggarS of Life,"'
which was adapted from the
novel by Jim Tully, himself a
hobo before he became a noted
writer. William Wellman, who
directed Wings" also directed
this picture.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-01
RUSSELL SIMPSON ENGAGED

Russell Simpson, who portrayed
the role of Caleb Care in the Tif.-
fany-Stahl production, Wild
Geese" has been engaged by that
company to play the role of Singa-
pore Joe in a Jack London story
now being filmed under the direc-
ton of Elmer Clifton, starring
Patsy Ruth Miller and Malcolm Me-
Crnonl.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-01
Is
Feature
at Fair
The Johnny ], Jones Shows
Arrive in City for
the Week,

TINE big new thriller this year
4 on the midway at the Indiana
State Fair will be a fearsome look
ing contrivance called "Bozo", said
to have cost 100000.
"Bozo" is one of the exclusive
rides carried by Johnny j. Jones
exposition, which furnishes the
amusement features this season.
When once loaded with passengers
"Bozo" starts on its mad wild ride,
up hill and down through under
ground caverns, it grunts and
groans, its tail lashes madly through
the air, while fire bursts from its
nostrils and it's jaws snap savagely.
When it disembarks the riders, it
only gruntS for more human fodder
and so exciting is the ride that the
same patrons return time and again
It has been the biggest midway
success so far this season at all OF
the Western Canadian fairs played
by the Jones shows.
The new twelve car Hey-Dey is
another new riding sensation, and
runs "Bozo" a close second in bic
for popularity. This new tangled
device gives the riders all the sensa-
ton of an auto collision, without
of course the danger, it is said.
In all, eighteen of the latest rid
ing devices will be found on the
Jones midway, which will be by fal
the largest ever to be erected at the
State fair.
Twenty shows, all of high class
character will be in operation, al
arranged and operated to appeal tc
the women and children as we'll as
the men.
The special trains Of fifty cars
pulled into town yesterday and ev-
erything will be ready to go Sat-
Ird2V morning.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-01
In Big City

Having completed their
scenes at Atlantic City, 1.-THE
Cohens and Kellys" arrived on.
Sunday in New York to take
pictures of their arrival and
departure from the Pennsyl-
vania Station to entrain for
Atlantic City. For these scenes
they are under the personal
protection of Station Master
Egan. BY the end of the week
they will be on their way to
Universal City for interiors.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-01
-sATREET ANGEL"
OPENS AT OPOLLO

street Angel" a Fox special
production filmed under the direc-
torial genius of the man who made
Seventh Heaven" Frank Borzage,
and with the same leading players,
Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell,
whose excellent work aided In, max
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-01


The story is original, the direc-
ton by Sam Taylor nothing short
of brilliant, and the work of the
large supporting cast exceptional.
Those who like romance will
revel in the love scenes played by
the star and his beautiful leading
lady, Camilla Horn, a blond who
makes her American debut in
Tempest"
Barrymore himself never had a
more powerful role than the one in
Tempest" it is learned. AS a
peasant soldier, dashing officer,
lover, prisoner and revolutionary
he imbues his characterization with
the fire and sincerity of his I'M
rivaled histrionic ability.
Among the other players are
Louis Wolheim, George Fawcett,
Ullrich Haupt, Boris De Fas and
Lena Malena.
A new "Our Gang" comedy pre-
centing the original Joe Cobb,
Tarina, Mary Ann Jackson, Jean
Darling, Wheezer and Freckles will
also be seen, the title of the picture
being, Growing Pains"
A Fox Movietone News wherein
one will hear as well as see the i'm
portant happenings of the world
and Lester Huff at the organ in a
new solo, will complete the bill.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-01
In CIara's Picture

Jack Oakie, comparatively a new
conner in Hollywood, has been cast
for the role of Salty in Clara Bows
next picture, to be called THE
Fleets In"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-01

ing that picture such great sue
cess, is the attraction at the Apollo
starting today.
The program also includes Vita
phone vaudeville acts consisting of
Val and Ernie Stanton in comedy
songs; novelty called I'm Music
Shoppe,' and Henry B. Walthall in
a dramatic playlet entitled "Retri-
button" together with Movietone
News reels.
A romantic story of sunny Italy,
most of the scenes in Street Angel"
are laid in and about picturesque
Naples and with small travelling
circus. Miss Gaynor has the role
of girl reared in poverty and re-
duced to the plight of a street waif
Farrell portrays a young artist who
falls madly in love with the little
waif.
Intent upon escaping the watch
full eyes of Neapolitan gendarmes,
the girl joins the circus, becoming
one of its stellar performers. The
artist, enamoured by her charms,
follows her around the countryside.
The plot is based upon the tragic
shattering of their hopes and am
billions and the final triumph of
their love over material obstacles.
Many fascinating COLOR plashed
incidents of circus life, teeming with
humor, vie with pathos and grip
ping dramatic episodes throughout
the picture. Miss Gaynor and Far
rell are supported by a large and
capable cast of players, and the pro-
duction has the added charm of a
wonderfully impressive musical syn
chronization supplied by movietone.
n
NEW STAGE
SHOW AT INDIANA
Charlie Davis brings back to In
diana patrons next week many stars
from the "hay" of Main st. to the
"hey, hey" of Broadway in the Pub
liX stage show, Main st. to Broad
way" which occupies the featured
position on the Indiana's program.
Wallace Berry, Louise Brooks and
Richard Arlen, three of Paramount's
foremost stars, share equal honors
in "Beggars of Life" This photo
play attraction is based on the ia
nous tale by Jim Tully, one Of
Americas leading literary giants.
William Wellman, director of
wings" and many outstanding pic
lures, was responsible for this pic
ture.
Dale Young assumes his position
as the Indiana's featured solo Or
ganist, presenting his original ver-
sion OF the famous song, Laugh,
Clown, Laugh" The Indiana-Fo2:
Movietone News, in which the
worlds celebrities are both seen and
heard, is another important adjunct
to the program.
Six stars are in the cast of the
stage show, which was produced by
J Frank Cambria. Almira Sessions
New Britain herald., 1928-01-07
bENGTS0N NOW IN LEAD IN SCORING
Climb of Stanley Rule Forward
 Features Industrial League

Exactly three points separated the five leading individual scorers in tho Y. NJ. c. A. lnlust rial Basketball league. Hiding Bcngston, captain of the Stanley. Rule X Level team. holder of last place, is now the leagues leading scorer. Two weeka ago he was in 18th place. last week he went into tic for fifth place and hc tomplcted the journey to first place in his teams losing game against the Corbin Screw team last Tuesday night.
 "Hammy" Darrow and "Mickey" Bucheri who tied for the leadership last week dropped into a lie for sec ond place honors Paul LaHar. for ward on the 1'afnir Bearing team had q big night last Tuesday and he jumped from 18th to fourth place. Alex F1oden continues to slip down the ladder and he is just within the select circle with 29 points. How ever. his team has not played in two weeks and it is probably that he may add more laurels to his work Tues day night.
 "Joe' Jasper, forward on the r. X r. Corbin team is the leading foul shooter with 14 successful efforts. He. however, is one short of the number necessary to be among the five best point makers.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-07
LOu GEHRlG SIGNS WITH
 TANKS FOR THREE YEARS
Former Columbia student Staged Home Hun Race with Babe
 Ruth Last Season.

New York. Jan. ! R-I.ou Gcll- rig. the larrupip' former Columbia student who made m exciting home run race with Babe Ruth last sa"- son. has signed on the dotted line with Colonel Jacob Ruppert of the New York Yankees for three more years.
 Just what price the first baseman bargained for was not disclosed but reports placed the salary at $25.- 900 for season or s75,oo0 for the trio Of campaigns 10 come. That would be little more than a third Of what the Big Bambino himself is drawing down. per annum.
 Gehrigs check for the last drive was said to be in the neighborhood of about $s,000 but in addition to that it waa understo ood he had been rewarded with i bonus for smack ing out 47 home runs which were just l3 under Ruth's banner mark.
 If the reported salary figures arc correct Columbia Lou now has the distinction of being one of the high salaried men of baseball, at the age of 24. In fact, he would be the second highest salaried player on the Tanks payroll with the Babs at the peak at $70.o00 a year. Herb Rennock. the pitching ace. receives seo.ooo a season. Gahrig was ad- judged the leading player in the American league in 1927.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-07
LIGHT Co. TEAMS
 IN LEAGUE GAMES
Nev Britain Quintet Scores Vic.
 tory Over New Milford

Ears who gathered at the Y. NJ
 T. 4. X E. society hall to see the
 Connecticut Light X Power Go.
 New Britain team in a comedy bas- ketbali farce with ''Georgte" Lynch,
 Dixie" Griffin and Vincent kier- nan taking the leading parts were given the surprise of their lives when the team played fine brand of basketball and won, e1 to IS, over New Milford in the first game of the third series of games played last night.
 New Britain go, tho jump in the early stages Of tho game and de- spite a determined up-hill battle on the part Of the lightmcn from New Milford. the Hardware City five kept the edge and survived q las, minute campaign to win.
 Frankie Smith. right forward on the New Britain team, had big night and although the New Mill ford management tried 10 shift it's lineup to stop "Smithy." he could not accomplish the desired results. "Georgie" Lynch was in for. only half game. but Oh., what speed and form! He started New Britain on the road to victory with a field goal in the first minute of play. AL though Dixie" Griffin was the sta tionary guard. he was anything bu. on the floor. He was a thorn in the side of his forward all night. Vincent kiernan held his man to one basket. Cunningham, Goodwin and stigbery also played we'll.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-07
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT

Uy the Associated Press
 New York-Tommy Loughran, Philadelphia. won from Leo Lomski. Aberdeen. Wash, I5). E.. Q. Phil Ilaplan, New York. defeated Babe McCorgary. Oklahoma. no). Jake Warren. Chicago. outpointed Jimmy isyrne, Louisville, Ky. (S). James J.-Braddoc. Jersey City. won from Paul $. Widerski Syracuse. tS).
 New Orleans-Dudlcy S'adicr. New Orleans. knocked out Mike iounlee, Brooklyn. t3).
 Dayton. O.-Stevcn Nugent. Clcve- land, and Jacinto Valdez. Havana. Cuba. draw. In). Cowboy Connnell Youngstown won hy technical Knockout over Silent Alexander New York. (3).
 Berlin-Max Schmellig, Germany. knocked out Michele Coma glia, Italy. u).
 Omaha. Neb.-Ace Hudkins. Me- traska. knocked out Mike Rozgall, Omaha, {6). Tommy Grogan. Omaha. knocked out Eddie Sylvester. Kansas City. CD.
 Bloomington. 1nd.-The Indiana university swimming team defeated Wabash college ke 10 17.
 Des Moincs. ta.-The Oklahoma AgEies defeated Drake university 30 to 2S. in a basketball game.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-07
'COL0RED CHAMPS
 PLAY IN BRISTOL
Renaissance Five to Meet Endees
 in BtQ Town Tonight
Especial to the Herald,

Bristol, Jan. 7.-One Of the largest
 crowds that ever witnessed a basket
 ball contest in this city is expected
 Saturday night when the celebrated
 Renaissance five, worlds colomd
 champions. will play the Bristol New
 Departures at the local High school
 gym. The coming of the nationally
 known Senegambian combination is
 awaited with tremendous interest by
 every fan in this section and many persons who have not seen court game in years have signified their in-
 tention of being on hand to sec the
 colored athletes in action.
 The Renaissance team is made up of an aggregation of colored ath- ietes, each man star at his position. The outfit travels almost every night of the week. but plays before thou- sands every Sunday at Renaissance hall in New York city. Here they
 have humiliated the strongest teams
 in the professional game today and
 now claim a skein Of victories tha;
 Is almost awe-inspiring, showing
 165 victories and only 36 losses in q period of two years. In addition to being the most celebrated Of coloreL basketball teams, the Rens enjoy the distinction of being the richest in sportdom. Each of the players draws down an annual salary in excess of $h.O00 and it is said that Fat Jen- l1ins. outstanding performer, is paid the sum of $l0.000 a year.
 Among the outstanding teams of America to feel the sting of defeat at the hands of the colored athletes may be listed the Original Ccltics, Washington A. L., Philadelphia, 4. L., Rochester, A. L.. Kingston, Lou Gehrig's All Stars and many others. On November a4th last at the Man. haitian Casino in New York City, over 7,500 fans saw the Renaissance inflict a 3S to S5 defeat on to the Original Caltics, the worst defeat the Celtics have ever suffered in their seven years of existence.
 The Renaissance differs from the majority of the highly successful combinations inasmuch as it ,.oes not confine its attack to tho short- passing game Any of the members is sure Of himself in taking long shot from the center of the floor The Rans arc known as a 'forty- that they play throughout the game without taking time out 10 catcl, their breath. Manager Douglas has in- formed the local management that bis first-strins lineup of Hicks anl Fiall. forwards. Slocum and Sarn- ders. centcrs. Jenkins and Mayors. guards. with Eyre Saitch, National Colored Tennis Champion in re- serve, will appear.
 Against this high-rowered agsre- gation Manager Joe Carroll will pre- sent his strongest lineup consisting of Captain Jimmy Malcolm and Rill Johnson, newly-acqrired flash from Jersey City. in the front court: Jiggs Donoghuc at center. and Nel- son Crowley. Jim Manning and 1 Wardy Waterman in the back court l with Steg Zctarski and Dutch Leonard is reserve.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-07
-. ' N is s assta sssss. .'Ss 37RIlsF7 .2 4ss.3 ATHLETIC ] ] Fl ||| :
 HURT HIS hE|||||II !
Question Rahsd x a G
 Dr. kraeullaia5 DoQf

l Philadelphia. Jan. Iha
 death of Dr. Alvin c. Kr4enneaa. eae
 Of the greatest athletes Of hie ftans.
 at the comnaratively early ere -
 51 and from n heart affltction, Asa 1 caused many to ask whether hto
 heart was injured by his athletic d. forts.
 Athletic officials at the University Of Pennsylvania. hia alma mater. ae not believe it WAS.
 kraenzlein whose feat of winning three firsts and one second place in the 1900 intercollegiate track end
 field championships. has never bsea
 eaualled. died yesterday In . Wtlkss.
 Barre. Pa.. hospital from endocardt.
 tis. or inflammation of the Mem-
 bra ne of tho heart.
 Edward R. Bushnell, former grad- uate manager of athletics It Psna- sylvania and . member of the eaape track team n Kraenxletn, sail to- day that if the man who startled tho world at the turn of the oeatury with his brilliant broad jumping ana hurdling had an injured heart t did not come through hts track asl field work flor he never Aa1 tA exert himself to win."
 "Kraenzlein was the most ne&ps.l athlete I have ever seen,'' aslA IT, Bushnell. He took tho husdlAs wifh an ease that was 2 sight te sse aAA when he broke the tape he va 4qv- CT in distress. If he had heas eola. pelled to work hard anA wos Tt in distress after his Jacea thnee might have beon some reasea te Ae- lieve that he over-exerteA hlnooR. But he didn't. If anything n 1Sa not do enough work after h a4e4- doned athletics. He allowed At1pelf to grow bit stout.''
 Dr. Kraenzlein Was seiG to kaSe been the hrst hurdlsr ts VI n straight les method, or the se1poteQ, over style. In the Olympic o141W ef 1900 he won four champiensaaDe-- the 60 meter run. 1lo meter huto3ee. 200 meter hurdles and the heoe4 jump. For many years hta Weg94 mark of 23 3-b seconds fer n t40 yard low hurdles, establIaheA - 4oA1 remained unbroken. Hs aleo Asll world records in the lsO-ya31 hin hurdles. aQQ-yard low hurdl1e (in- door): 5o-yard high hurdlsk (in- doors): 12e-yard high hurdla. tusf. and the running bread jump.