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braids for trimmings, Hundreds Of
yards of muslin sheeting are used for
mural painting backgrounds while can
vas is used extensively for scene-paint-
ing purposes.
For 1.-THE Vagahond King" now in
production with Dennis King in the
starring roles, approximately TOO pee-
pie were QUILTED with thirteenth cen
fury period wardrobe. Close to 1000
yards OF material were required for this
purpose. They included 100 yards of
velvet, 900 yards Of chiffon 400 yards
Of satin, 100 yards of metal cloth, so
yards of lace, 25 yards of crepe, IS yards
Of net, so yards of wool goods, 500 yards
of sateen and 900 yards of ratine. A
considerable quantity of fur, including
some of the finest quality of ermine,
was also used. The drapery demands
were almost as great. Fifty-five elabo-
rate settings, including the throne
room of Louis XXI of France and the in
terror of Netre Dame Cathedral have
been erected or are in process of con-
struction for the picture. All Of the
interior sets are hung with rich drap-
cries or the walls are decorated with
mural paintings.
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Keep the Silk Worm Busy.

A THOUGH Hollywood may never
have been widely exploited as a
textile consuming center, II the film
studios were suddenly to cease pro-
duciug pictures a lot of silk worms
would find themselves out of jobs.
The fact is, it takes many thousands
Of yards of textile materials as we'll
as film to keep the cameras clicking
away inside their sound-proof booths.
The textiles play an even more spec
tacular part than does the film. They
clothe the stars, brighten the walls of
the scene sets and find important uses
in hundred less conspicuous WAYS.
At Paramount's Hollywood studios. it
Is estimated that upwards of $4,000
yards of textiles are used each year.
Two departments. the wardrobe and
drapery, use the major portion of this
great amount of material.
Chiffon. velvet, satin, lace, crepe.
metal cloth, nets, wool goods and cotton
goods are among the materials most
used by the wardrobe department, The
drapery unit goes in more for danask,
hrocadeS and velours. 1t also requires
vast amount Of fringes, cords and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-13
Next Weeks Photonlavs.

FoX-"The Girl From
Havana" talking picture,
with Lola Lane and Paul
Page.
CoLUMBIA-Gloria Swan
sons first talking and
singing picture, "The Tres
paSserS."
METROPOLITAN Of our
Feathers" silent picture.
made by Merriam Cooper
and Ernest Schoedsack.
photographers of Chang"
and Grass"
PALACE - "The Thirteenth
Chair" a talking picture.
EARLE-"The Isle of Lost
Ships" talking picture,
with Virginia ValIi and
Noah Berry.
RIALFO - "The Mississippi
Gambler" with Joseph
sehildkraut.
LITTLE THEATER "The
Romance of Hine-Moa,"
silent picture, enacted en-
tirely by a cast of Maori
natives.
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Hobble Skirt Casualty.

THOSE persons yearniAg for "the
good old days" In feminine fashions
are referred to Marie Astaire, who
played a role in recent picture the
story of which is laid In 1912.
Miss Astaire's costumes were modelled
from the ankle-length hohble skirts In
that pre-War era. Unaeeustomed to
the mincing steps necessary to naviga-
ton in such a garment. the dancer
actress tripped and measured her length
on the studio floor. She was unable to
get up without assistance from the
laughing bystanders.
II understand now" she said, "why
it was that woman in those days
would walk a mile rather than board q
street car. No hobbies for me after
this picture is over!"
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His Dream Came True.

NrTNo act in a musical revue for the
l. screen-a great show to which
have contributed several songs, is the
realization of a dream have had
since talking pictures became q real
ity." says Gus Edwards, father" OF
the revue type of entertainment, who
appears in 1.-THE Hollywood Revue
Metro Qoldwyn-Mayer's musical ex-
travaganza.
Edwards appearance in this musical
naovie"-will awaken memories Of their
childhood to great numbers Of persons
who witnessed his early endeavers in
vaudeville with School Days" and sim
liar revue acts as his vehicles.
With Joe Goodwin and John T. Muir
ray he wrote four of the 20 or more
melodies with which the Revue" is
endowed.
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Battle From the Ranks.

HAL SKELLY, star Of Woman
Trap" has reached stage fame
only after long, hard battle from the
ranks,
Skelly ran away from his home in
Davenport, Iowa, when he was boy
Of IL. He first joined . circus, then
gravitated to the theater as q singer
dancer, comedian.
Skellys career traces up from the
circus to carnivals, medicine shows,
cheap musical comedies, burlesaue,
vaudeville to Broadway and mo. No
Nannette." When in 1927 Arthur Hop
kins offered him the serio-conic part
of Skid, central character in Bur
lesque," then was the first time that
Sicily ever looked upon himself as an
actor, as differentiated from a musical
comedy star.
His hlm career started when Para
mount brought him to Hollywood To
play Skid in The Dance of Life" He
remained under long term contract te
the producing company.
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History in the Making.

A NUMBER of speculations open ur
to the inauiring mind on the de-
pendahility OF talking pictures as faith
iul depictiens of our contemporary life
Millions daily flock to the 5000 wired
motion picture theaters of the United
States. either for romantic escape or
for more or less realistic interpreta-
ton Of life. Even the romantic ae-
counts of the cinema have their basis
in fact; and realistic talking pictures
must be carefully seleetiVe.
We hurry in and out of the picture
playhouse without thinking whether or
not the talking picture We have en-
ioyed Is true or untrue to life. But pos
teFity-in which one Is theoretically in
'erested-will certainly turn to our
talking pictures for knowledge of our
lives, Art is credited with offering the
essence of q life or situation, and we
get sense of what life was in fifth CEN
fury Greece more through the platon'c
dialogues than through Trucydides.
What, one wonders, will our descendants
think Of the Broadway of 1929 through
studying such works as Gold Diggers
of Broadway" for example
In any event. the future will know
a number Of things of 1929 that 1t
would not without talking pictures
otherwise know. 1t will be in better
position with regard to ourselves than
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In Capital 'Theaters

Metros oldwyn-Mayer talking, singing,
dancing production presenting stars on
parade In Q series of comedy sketches,
skits, blaekouts, songs, dances and
novelties, continues for the second week
at Loew's Columbia, The production
including chorus of 200 with gorgeous
sets, lighting effects and songs and color
sequences.
Conrad Nagel and Jack Benny of
vaudeville fame act as masters of eere-
monies. Joan Crawford sings and
dances, Charles King sings several
numbers, Ukulele Ike, of the ukulele
fame, does his stuff Bessie Love comes
out of Benny's pocket to sing and dance
with a group of boys; Marion Davies,
with her Tommy Atkins boys, dances
and sings, and Norma SheareF and John
Gilbert give scene from Romeo and
Juliet" in both ancient and modern
versions Conrad Nagel also surprises
when he sings to Anita Page; Marie
Dressler sings comedy number, Gus
Edwards dramatizes and sings one of
his numbers with a group of comedy
maidens. Buster Keaton does the dance
from Salome, Laurel and Hardy appear
as magicians, Karl Dane and George
X, Arthur provide humorous skit and
the Flora Dora SeXtet, composed of
Charles King. Gus Edwards, Ukulele
Ike, Bessie Love, Marie Dressler and
Polly Moran, mark one of the high spots
in comedy William Haines also has a
ripping good time with Jack Benny.
The Albertina Rasch ballet dances and
the Natacha Natteva ballet provides an
interlude Of beauty, while the FOUNDERS
and the M-G-M Ensemble combine to
sing the 90 odd songs in the M-d.M
shot.
All In all the revue aims to match
the efforts of Broadway producers along
the same line of entertainment.
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LITTLE THEATER-"Husbands or
LAYERS"

Husbands or Lovers" featuring Emil
Jannings, Conrad Veidt and Elizabeth
Bergner, is the current attraction at
the Little TheateP,
Emil Jannings portrays the role of q
regular husband. it is said, in q way
that one actually feels the great human
values of the character. He calls
it his finest characterization because
he has done it sincerely and without
thought of playing to the usual restrie-
tons of the screen. Conrad Veidt, star
of THE Cabinet of DR.. Caligari" and
1.-THE Man Who Laughs" is the de-
meniae lover. Elizabeth Bergner, called
the greatest actress in Germany, is the
misunderstood woman who demands
love and consuming alteration, yet can"
not be satisfied when she has 1t. The
Aim was directed by Paul Czinner. The
story deals In starkly sensational yet
honest and sincere situations on the
theme modern marriage"
A thrilling trip into the wilds Of Ahys-
sinia shown in Ufa's The Sacred
Raheon" Is also on the program; A
news, comedy and overture by the Little
Fheater Trio complete the Film arts
Guild presentation of quiet movies.
GAYETY-"Sperty Widows"
The Mutual Circuit burlesque show
sporty Widews," at the dayety Theater
this week, Is introduced as IAN honest
to-goodness hurlesque show" While q
new show under Mutual auspices,
Sporty Widows" has long been familiar
to admirers of burlesque and this sea-
sons offering is said TO be distinctly
new and modern.
The boat scene" and Oriental
scene" are declared hilariously funny.
fa e1aeS knoSUY1 VnIIcira1
farce, with the very latest songs and
dancing that will amaze.
Vic Plant, comedian, and FloSsie De-
We're, a notable soubrette, are featured.
Others are Bob Eugene, second comic;
Allan Leroy, straight man; Jim Calvin,
juvenile; James clayton, character man:
Buster Leroy, song-and-dance man;
Virginia Dare and Irene Santley, clever
performers, and sporty" chorus.
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DANCING,
CATHERINE BALE

washinston's foremost dancing, ipstTuetoI
dancing every Monday, $50 pm, to 500
pm. E1ks' Club, Alexandra. va Evefy
VI. cal North 7alS 1871 Conn. ave.
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Music Box, 1.-THE Perfect Abb" at
the Hopkins, "Whoopee,' the Eddie
Cantor show, always capacity; "Fol-
low Thru" at Chanin's Forty-sixth
Street theater, Holiday at the
Plymouth, and Journeys End" at
the Henry Miller.
In Chicago. I recommend ORA
cula' at the Blackstone and Boom
Boom" at the Apollo for those who
want a light musical show.
Andy Shank, publicity man for
Universal dropped in to see me
when he was here with Paul White
man.
He issued the following state
ment:
En- route to Universal City. Cal,
to make a singing and talking mo-
ton picture for Universal Picture
Company. with his famous band
playing the musical backgrounds,
Paul Whiteman and his music
makers left Indianapolis on q spe-
cial train early Friday. The king of
jazz is to make picture under
title Of The Jazz King and it has
been persistently rumored that Ruth
Etting will be Whiteman's leading
lady
"Whiteman would not confirm the
rumor about Miss Etting. but said
he sincerely hoped it was true. It
is quite definitely known that over
lures have been made to Miss Fitting
by Universal in this connection and
the results will doubtless depend
upon whether the pretty young lady
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At Granada

Reginald Denny breezes INTO Jhe
Granada tomorrow in another of
his comedies. Red Hot Speed. 80
Reggie's troubles heart trouble,
motor trouble and Just plain trouble,
start when he is made guardian OF
n whcopee- making fapper who has
been arrested for speeding Alice
Day is the girl
Richard Dix viii be seen in the
Granada's feature, Nothing But the
Truth" MONDAY. Tuesday and
Wednesday
The Dummy starring Ruth
ChattertOn and FredriC March will
be shown Thursday and Friday. It
is a talkie. and the story concerns
a group of kidnapers and an Office
boy who outwits them by pretending
he is deaf and dumb.
Paramount's perturbation in nat
ural color Of another of Zane Grey's
stories of the west. The Water
Hole" Will be shown Saturday only.
Jack Holt and Nancy Carroll are
the stars.
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to
Give Big
Program
Cosmopolitan School of
Music Announces
Event.

Students representing the various
departments Of the Cosmopolitan
School Of Music and Fine Arts, Inc,
Of which Lillian NJ. lie Mon is
founder and president, will be pre-
serted in their third annual June
recital at Mt Paran Baptist church
next Wednesday at O'Clock under
auspices Of Company D, of which
Alonzo Mansfield is president.
The following will be heard: Hor-
tense Smith, Hortense Battles, Bes-
sic Patterson, Alma Williams. Annis
Gray, Marian Van Horn, Van Leer
Britt, Flora Daniels, Sylvia Mccain,
Mary Barber. Geraldine Collins,
piano students Of Lillian NJ. lie Mon;
Beatrice Quinn, Elizabeth Cutler,
Mary Montgomery, Virginia Lane,
Robert Smith. Levora Blanks, vocal
students Of Matte Loretta Stoyall;
De Otis Hardiman. piano student Of
Mae Clement; Richard Motley
Blanche Barber. violin students of
Carlotta B. McNary; Inez Robinson,
Sallie Kaiser, Alice Daugherty, Lu-
ellie Collins. Mamye Hayes. piano
students of Marjorie Brown: Lillian
Jones Brown. in expression; Clara
Rodman. clarinet student of Her
bert Bryan: Mary Frances McFlroy
ana the Cosmopolitan school quar-
tet; Virginia Lane. Eunice Richard
SCH. Lucy Beacham and Hazel
Farmer.
Among those receiving certificates
will also be Sara Maxine Newman,
jeanette Montgomery and Helen
Jeanette White. students of Mae
Clements. who is director Of the
Anderson branch, and Mary Ellen
Freeman. Catherine Estelle Fisher
Rosalyn Crystal Van Horn and
Edith Petty. esthetic dancing stu
dents Of Sue V. Arts.
There viii be two piano numbers,
solos. duets. trios and quartets,
Mrs Sue Y. Arts. e-president,
will present the certificates. w.
Earl Keen Will present Booker
Hughes. student Of piano, q prize
for outstanding scale work. Mary
Frances McElroy will receive a
scholarship from the wood wind de-
partment under Bryant
Mrs. Lemon will award other
scholarships and prizes for high
scholastic ability. J. Harold Brown.
head of the theoretical department.
viii play the professional for the
class on the pipe organ.
Mabel Loving Overton. student of
pipe organ of Katherin Stewart, will
also play.
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sisted by Miss Harriet Payne, yio-
linist
Program follows:
Junior Clsss.
MIR Jane Foraa and Milton Heller
catberine Carpenter and Harry Rogers
' BABY Ballet. I'll
~ ''is' Senior Class 0o'''n
Elvs Johnson
Jimmy Mcclure
Rosemary Kruger
Clair De Lune. an impression OF moon
Mary Jane Koran. -
a Princess in the Garden ....... .Debussy
Ernestine Walker
juvenile Intermeediate class. '''''o'''
Mary Jane Foran and Milton Heller -
Ia Danse de Ia Mort ..... Apache Melody
Ernesstine Walker and JAG Broderick
1a'l'' '" juvenile Advanced Glass. -'@-''''
'''''''-N O''s Baby Ballet
Ernestine walker. Mary Jane Foran an
,-..,. and Rosemary Krueger
= Afie lee Nun @andei and JAG BrodeTcE
Milton Heller
Nh" p'Ou' senior fGGi and Junior class '''''
Special musical accompaniment by Miss
Bonnie Blue Brown.
-Intermission-
Miss Harriet Payne. violinst.
Assisted by Nine. Juleson at the piano.
Metropolis Observation-Disclosures. Grofe
JAG Broderick. assisted by Ernestine
Walker. Mary Jane Foran and Rose
mary Kruger.
Special musical accom- paniment by Mr..
Charles N. Barbe.
Stepping Out-Junior Glass.
Military Tap Routine-Jimmy Mcclure
Registering Few KiCkS-Mary Jane Foran
and Rosemary Kruger.
Indiana polls Strut-Demerous Puliam.
Ballet AS Isn't-Ernestine Walker.
Steps and Smiles Bernice Showers.
Staircase Dance Jimmy Mcclure.
J>c Frederick StOmp-Maj Orie Benson.
Coin 20 ToWn-Senor Glass.
Tiller Routne-Juyenile intermediate Glass.
Buck and Wing Routine-Jac Broderlck.
st. Louis Blues-Senior Class.
-Intermission-
Miss Harriet PAYNE
East Indian Temple Festival
Ni.-tcal score arranged by Jack Broderick
P ocession-Junior Class.
Nautch Dance-Senior Glass.
Dance Of Siya-Jac Broderic and Milton
Heller
Finale-Entire COMPANY.
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." Rookie
Tops Bill
AT Lyric
Clyde Hooper and Harvey
GaIChett Are to Be the
Stars.

A MOTHER week Of vaudeville
L n and talking picture entertain-
ment is promised patrons of the
Lyric by the new management for
the third week Of the regime there.
The show starts tomorrow
A vaudeville bill will be headlined
by what is said to be ono of the fun
niest acts in the varieties. 1t Is
called The Rookie" in which CLYDE
Hooper and Harvey Gatchett are CO.
starred.
The Rookie was written by Hoo
per, Who was ono of the many Who
did their bit overseas and every sit
uation enacted is an actual expert
ence.
The scenes are laid in Franco and
every eX-scryiCe man will find a
thrill by tho revival of fond mem
> --ieS. while those who have only
heard or read Of tho trials and trib-
ulations OF the rookie i'm France
will hnd real wholesome amusement
in the act
The characters who appear in The
sketch arc a captain. hard boiled
sergeant. a mis6t rookie, Two SOL
diers and a French barmaid. Ger
maine lie Pierre. Henry SAKE and
Gallagher and Cox appear in The
supporting cast.
A surC-tirc comedy turn entitled
Midtown Vaudeville" is to be pre-
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The novel UaS written by II. H. Van
Loan. The local company will pre-
sent this gripping vehicle as nearly
like the New York production as
possible.
The story Of the play winds
around A Young man Of the under
world who was born out Of wedlock
and cast aside at birth by his
mother who later becomes the wife
Of the Governor of state.
TWO Of the three acts arc played
against the background of the
Governors mansion. The first
scenes reveal influences at work to
try to save the boy from the galloWs
10 which he has been sentenced be
cause he shot a man in cold blood
because the man has beSmirched the
character of a woman. his mother.
The second act is a f1ash-back to
the scenes where the murder was
committed. In the last act q sud-
den twist saves the boy from the
moose. which gives the play 2 thrill
ling climax.
The several characters in the pOr-
trayals arc al intensely interesting
ones. Ones heart viii throb for the
boy OF tho piece who maintains a
steady silence as to thei motive for
his crime. fearing to bring disgrace
upon his mother, and for his loyal
sweetheart who tries to save him.
The Governor is a strong char
acter and in the original production
was ably acted by Lester Lonergan.
And there is the bully Of the story,
and the Governors wife with other
equally as prominent roles. The
members Of the local company will
All be favored in this production
with interesting roles.
Harvey Schlueter, scenic artist,
will build two sets Of scenery for the
piece. Mounts for the first and
third acts are replicas of the Gov
ernor's mansion while the second set
pictures a back room just of a
night-clUb cabaret.
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can procure a satisfactory leave Of
absence from 'Whoopee.
The next stop is st. Louis. There
will be many more stops before Uni
versal City is reached. The band
will play concerts in many cities
on the way. It is not expected that
The King Of Jazz will go into pro-
duction much before July 10,
Members of Whiteman'S band
are scheduled to appear in the pic
ture in specialties besides furnish
ing the necessary musical atmo-
sphere for the production as we'll as
being active members of the cast.
1.-The Jazz King will be a fall
release for Universal and will be
one of this company's largest pro-
auctions for the coming season.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-01

Otto Kruger has been engaged by
the Theatre Guild and will play OPP
posite Alice Brady in the first two
productions Of the guilds coming
season. Mr.. Kruger has been play
ing most recently in "The Royal
Family"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-01
Guest Artist

Warner Brothers have Sc
cured John Charles Thomas,
celebrated concert singer and
popular Vitaphoue star, to be
the guest artist on the Vita
phone Jubilee hour over a coast
to coast hookup through thirty
radio stations on Jan. %. The
Vitaphone Jubilee hour is one
phase of the conpany's direct
o-the-public advertising cam
paign and occurs every Monday
evening from $50 until 10
o'clock.
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ROUNDING ROUND
THEATERS Wid 4, WA5TE r

this from readers going to New
York and Chicago that list of the
any personal taste again venture to
the duty OF
the job.
Although Street playing the
Pulitzer immediate steps be taken to get
for one New York.
"Ihe Little Show At the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-01
CnIlecn Moore VIII Sing

Colleen Moore will sing again in
"Footlights and Fools" her next
First Natjonal-Vitaphone picture. Al
Bryan and George w. Meyer are
writing five songs for the picture.
aud Miss Moore will sing several
Of them
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-01
Now Touring EurOpe

Corinne Grifnth. First NATIONAL
Vitaphone star now touring Europe,
will be directed by George Fitzmau-
rice in her next picture as yet I'M
titled. Miss Griffith will again use
her ''million-dollar voice in this
screen story. which will be all-dia-
lCCue.
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Color pictures viii be next in or
der at First acknowledgements
studios. Sally, starring Marilyu
Miller. will 10 entirely in tcchpi-
color; Paris. with Irene Bordoni
ana NO NO Nanette." viii have
TechniCOIC~ eC1ucrcor
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-01

Jack Mulhall has Just arrested
himself. He did it in Dark Streets, -
lie First Observation-Disclosures pic
ture in which he plays dual role.
10th a cop and a crook.
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ROBERT ST. CLAIR RETURNS TO BERKELL COMPANY SUNDAY
Stock Fayorite viii Be Seen in Highly Dramatic Role in
The Moose MeIodrama by
Willard Mack

Y oBERT ST CLAIR favoe juvenile with tho Berku PLAYERS
II
tenth week Of Berken Sunday
Louise
Walker. The the s1pporing
The Moose absorbing When opened the Hudson
thear New York with approval and continued in
solid trump for stock
willard hand
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-01

Although Eddie Cantor has an
nounced his retirement from the
stage, he still is appearing in talk
ing productions. His latest re-
lease, midnight Frolics," will be
one of the features at the Circle,
starting Saturday.
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Plenty Of Music in This One

Myrna 10y dances. Ian Keith
sings and Dorothy Nfacksill does
both in The Great Divide" The
famous old stage play will have
plenty Of music in its First Ma
neutrality-suspicious. version