The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-20

Stage through Odliy dIlu I1Otu If
Brogc win open his engagement
at the Indiana next Friday. Incl
dentallp. it will be his first personal
appearance in a motion picture
theater since he entered film work.
The next personal appearance
scheduled at the Indiana Is to be
made by Bernice Claire, equally
prominent on the audible screen and
the operetta stage. Miss Claire viii
come to the Indiana stage the week
of Sept. II.
Here in Desert Song
At the same time. her newest pic
ture. Top Speed" in which she Is
co-featured with Joe E. Brown, will
be shown on the Indiana screen.
The last time Miss Claire sp-
peared on a stage in this city. she
was playing at English's in THE
Desert Song" with Alexander Gray.
Immediately following the road
tour with that show. she accepted
one of the several movie contracts
which was offered her.
On the screen, Miss Claire has
been featured in mo. No. Nanette,
Song of the Flame" Spring Is
Here" Numbered Men" and other
vehicles. With the exception Of the
last-named picture, the films in
which she has played have been
musical productions.
This is doubtless due to her abil-
ity to sing. At one time, she was a
protege of Nine. Jeritza, noted
operate star.
The Indiana has also announced
that it is trying to make definite ar
rangements for Davey Lee, Buddy
Rogers. Jack Oakie and other stars
to appear in person on its stage this
season.
Stars to Appear
Cullen Espy. general manager OF
the Skouras-Publix theaters, oper-
ators of the Indiana and Circle. re-
Gently made a visit to New York IN
an effort to obtain these players
and other personages.
Although schedules for production
of new films interfered with the
coming to an agreement on definite
dates, Espy expects to be able to
sign most of these stars for appear
ance here in the near future.
While the Indiana has presented
several stars in past seasons. such
as Eddie Bowling. Sammy Cohen.
Anita Stewart, Bobby Agnew and
others. it has seldom received quite
so an enthusiastic response as it has
met with this year with its recent
presentation of Helen Kane.
Judging by her record of shatter-
ing all existing box Office marks at
the Indiana theater, the manage
ment is said to believe that the
public desires to see popular play
ers of the screen in person more
than ever this year.
Good Talkies Listed
No less formidable is the impress
sive array of talking pictures which
are listedzfor showing at the In
diana and the Circle theaters within
the next few weeks. Among the
productions which will play at the
Circle are Richard Dix's new star
ring film, Shooting Straight;
"Anybodys War; Moran and Mack,
the Two Black Crows; Cali Quiet on
the Western Front" the greatest
motion picture of all time. as the
critics declare everywhere; the Four
Marx brothers hilarious new musi-
cal comedy, animal Crackers with
Lillian Roth assisting, and a weird,
undersea drama, 1.-THE Sea God"
with Richard Arlen, Fay Wray and
Eugene Palette.
An equally promising lineup is an
nounced for the Indiana. There
will be queen High" with vivacious
Ginger Rogers and Charles Ruggles;
striking Claudette Colbert in Man
slaughter" with Fredric March;
Walter Huston in 1.-THE Bad Man"
the former Holbrook Blinn stage
hit; TOP Speed" a whirlwind
musical film with Bernice Claire
and Joe E. Brown. and Lets Go