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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1928
Page
12
A 1928 Greenwich Village Follies edition draws crowds with youth and song, boasting a vast scenic and costume show. The Silent House, a Poe-like melodrama from Shubert, opens with Dr Chan Fu amid four-act thrills and dread at English's Opera House starting Monday night.
The Sugar Babies burlesque at the Mutual features Harry Fields as lead with Opal Taylor Joan Lee Margie Stevens Harry Van Jack Rosen George Stella and Dorothy Grey among principals. A 16 member chorus promises lively costumes and energetic performances as the show is revamped for the season.
Writer J S Zamecnik who scored Wings and Abie Irish Rose also wrote The Wedding March for the Paramount release. Stage director Leslie Pearce signs to direct the dialogue version of The Carnation Kid with Al Christie. Emil Jannings premiere of The Patriot at Criterson theater draws Paramount executives and stars.
Babe Archer is introduced as a member of the Girl Revue company performing at the Colonial. The item notes her role within the troupe and venue context.
19 year old Boston actress Leone Lane signed to a Paramount development contract last week after six months in Hollywood. She was given a role yesterday in Esther Ralston's The Case of Lena Smith as the chum of Ralston in a significant part, directed by Josef von Sternberg.
Hoot Gibson pivots to aviation themed sports in Universal Pictures while remaining a top coast auto racer. His horseman ship launched his movie career and Ruth Elder will be his next leading lady, signaling a new Western direction and a possible echo of Reginald Denny.
Universal advances a notable entry in its sound subject list with Tom Terriss set to portray Scrooge in Dickens' Christmas Carol. The project highlights Universal's push into prestige sound productions and the enduring appeal of the Dickens classic.
Walter D Hickman reports George Arliss is seriously ill in St Louis with laryngitis and will miss the Rialto opening of The Merchant of Venice. He is improving and is expected to resume his tour next week.
Russian actress Galina Kopernak interviews a new colored domestic asking weekly wages. The reply says he does not know his full week and implies he never works a full week.
The repertoire may include The Midsummer Night's Dream with Mendelssohn music or The Tempest featuring Arthur Sullivan. Everyman, long awaited as a Lenten offering, is also likely to be presented next spring.
Reginald Den ny will complete the picture next week at Univers City. His next vehicle titled His Lucky Day will be directed by Eddie Cline, newly engaged by Carl Laemmle for the directoral assignment last week.
Navy day activities in Indianapolis feature a nautical ball at the Indiana ballroom roof arranged by Dick Powell with cooperation from the US Navy. Rear Admiral Craven, commandant of the Great Lakes naval training camp, attends and speaks, offering retirees a chance to reconnect with active sailors.
Evelyn Brent, set to vacation in New York and attend the world premiere of Interference, was informed by studio officials she cannot be spared from Hollywood. She is one of four featured players in the Paramount film and will receive an unusually fine role to be announced soon.
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