The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-25

ing some crazy
little step as part Of the accom-
paniment.
Roy Rogers has an acrobatic
drunk act that made me wonder
how he kept from falling into the
orchestra pit and breaking some
thing. He does some novelty
tumbling as an encore that is good.
Alice Weaver dances to a song
by two persons whom 1 think are
named Sheridan and Allen. Miss
Weaver is a toe dancer and has the
support Of a tee dancing chorus. A
very pretty number.
Billy luke" Carpenter carries his
own band with him. Just his mouth,
and he certainly can get some
peculiar noises from said mouth.
Billy plays the luke" and sings
such things as Mississippi Mud"
and the "St. Louis Blues" These
were hot. Then he gets Powell to
help him sing II Love You" They
make a good duet. Powell was
good as we'll as Carpenter.
Here are a couple Of good show
dancers. Andrew and Louise Carr.
They dance a military clog and the
Varsity Drag" and some regular
dancing. Good stuff. They have
their mother and father with them.
The folks have danced their steps
twenty-five years ago and are still
good. They have been here before,
and I still say that the old folks
are better than the youngsters.
In the finale the chorus has a
dance done with big rubber balls.
The girls sit on the balls and bounce
up and down. Rather clever and
a novelty. This is said to have or
iginated in Atlantic City.
The picture, THE Gateway Of the
Moon" is built around an old legend
that is current among the natives
CT the upper Amazon River. Should
a girl go to a certain spot along
the river, known as the Gateway
of the Moon, at a certain time of
the year and call to her lover he
will come to her, no matter where
he may be.
Toni, half Spanish and part
Indian, sang to her lover, an UNI
known lover, and at the same time
coming to the construction camp
of the railroad in the making, the
same camp that contained the home
OF Toni, was Arthur Wyatt, one OF
the bosses. Wyatt was to supervise
the building of the railroad, and
Toni made up her mind that he
was the called for lover.
Dolores Del Rio plays the part
Of Toni. She makes here character
live the experiences of lying to her
beloved uncle. The same uncle
who was BLACKBOARD and caused
the murder Of his surveyor, JIM
Mortlake. The biggest moment for
Miss Del Rio is the denouncing OF
this same uncle, Big Gillispie, As
a murderer, and trying to save her
lover.
The story Is laid in the jungle,
and the settings are appropriate
for a story.
Big Gillispie was one of the vii
lianS, the other was his lieutenant
Gottman, who left Mortlake to die
l nthe swamp. Arthur Wyatt stroll0
through the picture smoking his
pipe and trying to keep Toni away
from him, afraid of VIII 1t his family
would say should he marry her
Shot by Gottnan, he is nursed by
Toni and then goes back to the
coast without her. But he does
not get far, love is stronger thai
family ties, so he returns for Toni
and proves to her the legend.
Walter Pidgeon has the part OF
Arthur Wyatt, his work is con-
sistant and good. The majority G,
the acting is done by Miss Del Rio
Ted Mcnamara has the part 0f
Hooker, coming into the picture
now and then, furnishing what
little comedy there is. Andere Ran
dolph playa Big Gillispie in a very
good manner, and Leslie Fenton
has the part of Jim Mortlake. This
is small part but well done.
1.-THE Gateway Of the Moon" is
well acted throughout, and has