Kalberer defends Lyric vaudeville and local standards
A. J. Kalberer argues the Lyric theater in Indianapolis deserves credit for reviving vaudeville with RKO acts and a modern Western Electric sound system. He cites local booking, box office as truth, and urges consistent, quality showings to attract theatergoers year round.
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A. J. Kalberer
Lyric
Roltare Eggleston
The
Times
Mr. Eccleston
Sun
Eggleston
Keith
RKO
Drunkenness Hearing Pending for Traffic Policeman Ambler
Police confirm order sus pending hearing before the board of safety on drunkenness charges for Traffic Policeman John Ambler of 419 East North Street. Ambler, suspended after Maj. Lewis Johnson and Sgt. Oral Chitwood reported finding him drunk on the east side Monday night. appointed to the force in December 1925.
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John Ambler
East North Street
Board of Safety
Claude Worley
Ambler
Maj
Lewis Johnson
Oral Chitwood
Force
U S Jury to Convene for Sept Grand Jury
Preparations are under way by U S District Attorney George R. Jeffrey for the federal grand jury convening Sept 10. Notable cases include Herman A Stewart former Citizens National Bank of Hope cashier charged with embezzlement and Urban Pope accused of heading a liquor conspiracy. Judge Joseph Sabath, vacationing in Karlsbad, announced founding a home for the poor at Seabury near Pilsen where he emigrated to America.
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Federal Grand Jury
George R. Jeffrey
United States
Jeffrey
Herman A. Stewart
Citizens National Bank of Hope
Urban Pope
Rul Nited
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Joseph Sabath
Chicago
Karlsbad
Seabury
Pilsen
America
On View Shows at Local Theaters
The listings announce current attractions at multiple venues including Loew's Palace with Ronald Colman in Bulldog Drummond and Warner Oland in The Mysterious Dr Fu Manchu, Apollo with Dorothy Burgess in Pleasure Crazed, and the Cocoanuts starring the Four Marx Brothers at Circle. Gran Granada features Richard Dix in The Wheel of Life with additional burlesque and ads.
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Loew's Palace
Ronald Colman
Indiana
Warner Oland
Dr. Fu Manchu
Apollo
Dorothy Burgess
Circle
Marx Brothers
Ohio
Richard Berthelmess
Granada
Richard Dix
Vaudeville Needs Variety and Talkies at The Lyric
The writer argues Keith bookings lack variety and repeat the same acts, urging fresh faces and new acts. He notes talkies are here to stay and theaters succeed by combining talkies with vaudeville. At the Lyric, they will keep booking new acts while honoring loyal Indianapolis theatergoers since May 12.
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Lyric
Indianapolis
Wife seeks husband and son missing since June departure
Mrs Mildred Ridge of the Lincoln hotel asks police to help locate her husband Clayton Ridge and their 314 year old son Clayton Jr who left their home for Chicago on June 4.
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Clayton Ridge
Clayton Jr
Chicago
Mildred Ridge
Lincoln Hotel
British Minister Ovey Transferred to Brazil Post
Sir Esmond Ovey, the British minister to Mexico, is named ambassador to Brazil and will serve in Rio de Janeiro, according to an official announcement from Mexico City.
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United Press
Mexico City
Esmond Ovey
Mexico
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
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