Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 290, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 March 1928 — Page 6

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MARION DAVIES SEEN IN ‘THE PATSY’ AT THE INDIANA

Menjou Trys New Character Portrayal in ‘A Night of Mystery’ at the Apollo—‘Rose-Marie’ Is Picture at Loew’s Palace, THE funny side of the American family, the tale of the lovelorn daughter whose aspirations are treated as a joke, are held up for laughs in “The Patsy,” the Marion Davies starring attraction this week at, the Indiana Theater. Charlie Davis and the “Gem ’Revue,” is featured on the Indiana stage. Next Sunday marks the debut of Tim Crawford, the In-

diana's new concert organist, who is presenting an original organ novelty. Mr. Crawford is an addition to the Indiana's staff of musicians and will be featured with many of his own compositions from time to time. Lawrence Gray, Jane Winton, Orville Caldwell and Marie Dressier are " cast in support of Marion Davies in “The Patsy.” The photoplay shows a hen-pecked husband who is the sole ally of his daughter who is forced to wear her sister's old clothes and who never is allowed to have a date. It's a comedy based on the tribulations of a self-conscious girt. It's a leap year picture of a girl who goes out and gets her man even though her-sister has firmly established her right of priority over him. Charlie Davis’ “Gem Revue” has many artists in its company. Ormonde's Sparkling Gems, the dancing ensemble, has a group of dance numbers. David Rubinoff, the violin virtuoso who has become a feature on the Fublix circuit, and Pauline Gaskin, one of the highest kickers in the country, are two other stars. Burns and Kissen, two comedy songsters, enjoy the distinction of having attended the same school where Mayor Jimmie Walker and Governor A1 Smith received their early education. The Dennis Sister, have composed a number of the songs which they sing. Roy Schuster does many fast and intricate dance steps. One of the chief features of the show will be the musical numbers presented by Charlie Davis, assisted by his Indiana stage band. MENJOU HAS NEW ROLE AT APOLLO I Adolphe Menjou has a straight dramatic portrayal as a change from the light and frothy romantic comedies in which he has appeared of late. His new picture, “A Night of Mystery,” opens at the Apollo today. “A Night of Mystery” was adapted from Voctorien Sardou's stage play, “Captain Ferreol.” Most of the action is laid in France, where the gay and dashing Captain Ferreol, attached to the French-African Chausseurs, engaged in a love affair with a married woman, Gilberte Boismartel. Then he dropped her when his affections are really captured and held by a pretty young girl, Therese D’Egremont. On the eve of his departure for Africa to join his regiment, his former flame endeavors, by a daring trick, to win back his love. Dramatic situations develop and these are all the more complicated by a jewel robbery and a baffling murder mystery, with Ferreol, though innocent, taking the blame for the latter crime for reasons of his own. Menjou has the support of two popular leading women, Evelyn . Brent, who plays the vindictive Gilberte, and Neva Lane, who is seen as Therese. Other players in the cast are William Collier Jr., Raoul Paoli, Claude King, Frank Leigh and Margaret Burt. “A Night of Mystery” was directed by Lothar Mendes, European director, who has many continental hits to his credit. Other-features of the Apollo program include the Sennett girls in a Mack Sennett comedy, “The S'jrri Princess,” the Fox news weekly a"*~ Ray Winings, introducing organ novelties. tt H H LOOKING OVER THE LOEW SHOW The screen version of "Rose Marie,’ as presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, is the feature picture at Lowe's Palace beginning today with Joan Crawford in the title role and James Murray opposite her. The musical score is largely from the compositions of Rudolph Frind and Herbert Slot hart. Joan Crawford is said to outdo her other performances in the title role of this production, James Murray, is cast as Jim Kenyon, the young murder suspect. The supporting cast in “Rose Marie” includes House Peters, Creighton Hale, Polly Moran, Gertrude Astor and Lionel Belmore. The special musical accompaniment is ‘being arranged by Emil Seidel, who directs the Palace concert orchestra during the showing of the film. Other short film subjects and the M. G. M. News complete the screen performance. On the Palace stage this week, Mort Harris is presenting another of his Capitol Theater (N. Y.) productions, “Finwheels.” Teddy Joyce is seen in anew series of dance and musical numbers. Bert Rome and Henry Dunn are remaining a third week at the Palace. Sylvia Miller, the prima donna, is heard in new songs, Buck and Bubbles, two dancers, are an added feature. The Chester Hale Hoosier Rockets appear in some new dance numbers. Lester Huff has anew organ solo. tt tt tt CIRCLE HOLDS "THE NOOSE” OVER For theater-goers who were unable to see “The Noose” last week, the Circle Theater is holding Rich-

Open Follies •‘The Greenwich Village Follies" will have its New York premiere at the Winter Garden on Monday evening, April 9. Its cast includes Dr. Rockwell, G-tce Ls- Rue, Blosom Seeley | and Benny Fields, Evelyn Law, Bobby Watson, Jans and Whalen, Lola Raine, Florence Misgen, Laura Lee, Grace Brinkley, the Graham Trio, Carlos and Valeria. Annie Pritchard, the Merediths, Eddie Shubert. Sylvia Carol and Arnold Johnson's Orchestra.

Cortez Signed Ricardo Cortez has been signed to play the leading role in the picturization of “Ladies of the Night Club” now being filmed under the direction of George Archainbaud. Barbara Leonard, the unknown girl who was signed under long term contract plays the leading female role in this picture.

ard Barthclmess’ picture over for two more days, Saturday and Sunday. On Monday the Circle will be dark, reopening again on Saturday, April 14, with the new policy, including a master of ceremonies, a house chorus and many other features. The other features on the program will include Ed Resener's overture, “Going South,” a presentation of southern tunes. Dessa Byrd's organ solo will be “Stage Struck,” a sing-song organ novelty. “The Noose” is a story of a boy's sacrifice to protect the honor of his mother. It tells of his sweetheart, whose faith in him, and whose love for him remains true in spite of adversity. The usual shorter subjects will include a news weekly, topics and Aesop fable. a tt “OPENING NIGHT” IS AT THE OHIO “The Opening Night,” a drama of the stage, is being shown this week at the Ohio Theater. Claire Windsor and John Bowers are the leading players. Other notables in the east are E. Alyn Warren, Grace. Goodall, Bobby Mack and William Welch. “The Opening Night” is a drama of human emotions and sacrifice for love. The action moves swiftly against a shifting background of the theater, the sea and a Newfoundland fishing village. The picture has to do with Robert Chandler, a theatrical producer, who is shipwrecked at sea, and subsequently branded a coward when he disguises himself as a woman in order to be among those taken off in lifeboats. When he returns to New York he finds his wife, who is starred in the last plays he has produced, in love with the leading man. Mourned as dead. Chandler is afraid to let it he known that lie is still alive. Connie has another one of his jazz programs as the special stage feature at the Ohio Theater. Jimmie Hatton, tenor, presents song hits. Margaret Powers, organist, has arranged musical settings for “The Opening Night.” Children to Be in Ballet Young Dancing Pupils to Bo Soon at B, F, Keith's, 'T'HE management of B. F. Keith's .1 theater has taken special pains this year to provide the youngsters with entertainment during the Easter recess from school. For the bill opening Sunday they have booked “Twenty Tiny Tots Revue,” a group of the more talented youngsters from the Elite Dancing School. These tots, the youngest of whom are 4 and the oldest 9, will offer a complete revue of song and dance specialties, solo numbers and ensembles. The children taking part in the revue are: Betty June Haywood. Margaret Scott,, Martha Jane Thompson. Grorge Jr. Hor. ton, Marjorie Ryan. Betty Jo Stewart. Pearl Blaine Richardson. Ellleen Waltz. Lorien Barrow. Mary Jean Srfton. Barbara Ann Summers, imoeene Laughner. i.lda Mclntyre. Irma Mclntyre. Jo Ann Jackson. Virginia Lapp. Bernice Kaplan. Margaret Langhner. Wanda Jean Goodwin, Lewis Smith, Patricia Ann Trez. The last half of the week will find Edward and Le Roy New. youthful radio stars, on the bill in their act, “Lullaby Time.” They are well known as “The Strauss Juniors,” broadcasting their kiddie program over WFBM every Friday afternoon.

N. V. A. Week

N. V. A. week will be celebrated *in all the vaudeville theaters ot the United States and Canada from April 8 to 15. inclusive. There will be special midnight shows all ever the country. The theaters’ programs for the week will be of an augmented carnival type and the artists will endeavor to make the week a memorable onfc in every way possible. Titles Power Harry Braxton and Viola Brothers Shore are writing the titles for the special production temporarily called ‘‘Power" in which Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and Jobyna Ralston are.co-starred.

“HAY FEVER” Repeated by Request, Mon. & Tues., April 2 and 3 LITTLE THEATRE SOCIETY Alabama at 19th Open to Public

1 — Here is a scene from “The Opening Night" that will be seen at the Ohio starting today, with Claire Windsor in the leading role. 2 Adolphe Menjou will be seen in anew characterization in his picture, "A Night cf Mystery,” which opens at the Apollo today with Raoul Pauli in the cast.

Elaborate Plans Are Being Made by the Shrine to Give a Fine Production of ‘Madame Sherry' Here

ASSURING a truly professional style production of the famous musical comedy, “Mine Sherry,” Arnold Spencer, musical director, and Horace Mitchell, dramatic director for Murat Temple, Mystic Shrine, announce that this presentation will be among the best ever staged by “home talent,” The production under the auspices of the Shrine is scheduled to run five nights starting Tuesday. April 10. A cast of 125. with an augmented orchestra and special scenery, is promised. Advance sale of seats starts Thursday at the Murat Theater box office, it is announced, __

One purpose of the production is to augment the funds for the ''pilgTimagc” trip of the uniformed organizations of Murat Shrine which this year v.ill be sent to Miami, Fla., leaving April 26. on a mission declared to be the biggest single piece of advertising for Indianapolis and Iloosicrdoom undertaken in recent years by any civic or fraternal organization. The production of “Mme. Sherry” is offered to the general public “strictly on its merits” it is declared and popular prices will prevail with the idea of filling Murat Theater for every performance. “Mine. Sherry” is not only a tuneful production, but filled with comedy. One docs not need to be so very old to remember “Every Little Movement Has a Meaning All Its Own," and other hits, or the funny drolleries of Frank Daniels-, the eminent comedian. Its revival by Murat Shriners will be modernized and some late music interpolated, where possible. The chorus will be assisted by a ballet of twenty young ladies, pupils of the Mme. Thco. Hewcs School of Fine Arts. It is a co-incidence that another Frank Daniels, a local man, will take the role created by the noted comedy star of the same name. Other male principals arc: Thomas R. Knox. C. Norman Green. Emerson Neville and Paul F. Middleton. The feminine singing roles will be taken by Mrs. Arnold Spencer, Mrs. Hazel Silvey Hill, Miss Beatrice Batty and Miss Cyrilla Tuitt. Special scenic effects are beingcreated by Charles W. Read, scenic artist of this city. o tt tt THE Irvington School of Music announces the opening of a new term Monday, April 2. i Miss Mildred Casey is offering a special course in sight-singing, eartraining. and theory combined for the high school pupils. Anyone who enjoys taking part in the plays may do so by sending, in their qualifications to the newly organized “Playmakers’ Shop.” This “shop has its headquarters at the Irvington School of Music and will be wider the direction of Miss Alice B. Cooper. The last term of the year promises to have the largest enrollment 'and to bo the fullest in activities. There is much interest among the st udents who are competing in the final contest for the full year of forty weeks. There have been prizes at the end of each term which were §iven to the pupil having the highest grade and most practice hours. This final will include the full year’s results. Pupils have tried harder and have been more careful in their practice which goes to show that these contests create and stimulate interest, efficiency, and perfection. Another club has been added to the school activities and is to be known as the Theater Organ Club. The purpose of this club is to for the advancement of good organ music, old and new. The club is to give recitals the second Wednesday of every other month and will hold

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contests in improvisation. This club will be in charge cf Miss Adelaide Conte and three assistant teachers. Mrs. Mabel Cradick. Mrs. Mildred Smith, and Miss Dorothea Iloglc. The A S. F. Club will hold its monthly program and meeting Sunday April 1. at 2:45 at the Irvington School of Music. Miss Adelaide Conte is in charge of the following program. Piano Duct- - Qui V;\c." Miss Charlotte niftier. Mis- Mar:- K'.tcr Voice—“ln the Time of Ro'- RelcharUt Mi-, Doro>h"a Gottheo. Voice —"Sonny Boy Curran Miss Armstrong Organ When the Duslc Gathers D-?p Stcppens Miss Clark. Reading—Selected. Vida Norman. Voice—“Avc Maria Itosctug Edith Carr. Violin—- " Melody in F" Rubinstein “A Kiss in the Dark Herbert. Richard Cohn-r Voice— I'm a Jolly Good Fellow. ' Mr. Cunvell. Voice - Selected. Mrs Madirg-r. The out-of-town guest artist will be Richard Colnicr. Adelaide Csntc will acconiprny him nt. the organ. tt tt tt ON Thursday, April 5, at 8:15 p. m, Mrs. Grace Clarke Pierce of the facutly of the Indiana College of Music and Fine Arts will present three of her pupils in a recital of dramatic art. They will be assisted by Edward Martin, baritone, pupil of Fred Jefry of the department of voice in the following program: “In the Silence of the Night" Rachmaninoff "Pilgrim s Song" Tschatkowsky Edward Martin. "Marpessa" Stephen Phillips Alice Cooper. Monologue—“Sandalphon" Longfellow Music bv Harry Loomis. Edith Auerbach. Scene from ‘ The Merchant of Venice.” Act 1, Sr-no 111 Shakespeare Mrs. James Kaltoen. The regular semi-monthly recital ol the junior department will be held on Saturday, April 7, nt 2:30 p. in. The program will be in charge of Mrs. Christine Roush. The students appearing on the program are: Robert. Harvey Harriett Randall Virginia Davis June Irish Arthur Grube Jessie Terhune Margaret. Quatman Gerald Eaton Marjorie Anderson Barbara Sperieer Daniel Shattucb Catherine Goodwlne Violet Albers Doris Brown Frances L. Dungan Estelle Ruth Cohen Eleanor Luts Margaret Mac Ernst Rita Johnson .Jane Crosby Shirley Bartlett Loyd Stahinuth F.ieanor Firth Ruth Brenton Bcttyann Jones The students are from the studies of Gertrude Whelan. May Gorsuch, Christine Roush. Edna Croan, Fairy Hendricks Eleanora Beauchamp, and Louise Powell and Ferdinand Schaefer. The first of the series of lectures in the master class in voice by Oscar Seagle at the Indiana College of Music and Fine Arts will be given on Monday at 8 p. m., in the college auditorium. The second and third lectures will follow on Wednesday and Friday evenings. tt tt tt TOMORROW afternoon at the Murat at 3 o’clock, the world's greatest musical personality, Ignacc Jan Paderewski, will play. This concert is under the direction of the Ona B. Taltwtt Fine Arts Enterprises and will mark the sixth

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3 House refers and Joan Crawford are seen so?. ether in the picture version ol tlu> musical comedy "Rose-Maric,” which opens today at Loews i ala to. 4—The feature picture at the Indiana starting today will be “The Patsy,” with Marion Davies taking the leading part.

of the Sunday afternoon series under this management. The two remaining Sunday aftcrnon concerts will present Jascha Heifetz, wizard of the violin, on Sunday afternoon, April 8 (Easter Sunday) and Mme. Galli-Curci on Sunday afternoon. April 29. Mr. and Mrs. Paderewski, with their party, will arri\e in Indianapolis tomorrow morning in their private car from Chicago. Paderewski is giving a “return request ' program in Chicago today, because of the hundreds who were not able to gain admission to his last con- i ccrt in that city recently. In his recent New York recital he played to an audience that filled every square inch available in Carnegie Hall. It being his only New York recital of the season, the house was sold out weeks in advance, and many made the trip to Philadelphia, where he was playing a few days later, in the hope of securing admission there. In the audience for tomorrow's ccnerri will be some who have never heard the great Paderewski, others who have never missed a, Pedcrewski concert when he appeared in Indianapolis. No artist before the public today holds quite the same place as this great personality, who, had lie not elected to be a pianist, would have been equally great in any chosen career. Many ask: “Do you think this is the last time Paderewski will play in Indianapolis?” And who can answer? We sincerely hope not. A recital by him is approached with all the reverence due him and his great art, and is remembered as a moment of great exaltation. The following is the complete program for tomorrow’s concert: "Symphonic Elude.-- Schumann 'Sonata. C sharp minor. Opus 37. No. 2 B-ci ho’ on Adagio .<n<t*uuto. Allegretto, rrcsto agitato firrcarollr i "Soiree do Vienne • . .Schubert-Liszt : Seif Hide, "Hark, Hark > "F.rltne" ) Ballade. G minor" > Nocturne. F .-harp major" i Throe Etudes, Nov 4,3. 5. On 10< Chopin ! Mazurka. A minor. Op. 17" i "Grande Valse Brilliante" i Melodic, B major. No. 3. Op R Paderewski : "Hungarian Rhapsody". Liszt It tt tt WHAT greater or more beautiful | way to celebrate part of Eas- j ter Sunday than listening to great j music interperted by a great master. Such is the privilege to be granted on Sunday afternoon, April 8, when Jascha Heifetz, genius of the violin, will play at the Murat under direction of the Ono B. Talbot. Finn Arts Enterprises. Mr. Heifetz has arranged a special program for his Indianapolis recital, and in writing Mrs. Talbot regarding it, lie said that it gave him great pleasure to select for Indianapolis compositions which he himself loved to play. When Jascha Heifetz is not on the concert patform or racing with

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no regard for speed limits in his j high-powered car, he is usually to be found prowling around some dusty little book shop. In fact, he often disappears for two or three days at a stretch, returning triumphantly. if a little disordered in appearance, with a single book that he has gone in scarcli of He possesses a remarkable collection of first editions and rare volumes, picked up in all parts of the world during his long tours. He is particularly proud of an almost complete set of Du kens' first editions, brought together after years of hunting in many shops. Any one of these volumes is worth from S3O to SIOO now in America or England “I do all the searching myself, going from one shop to another in whatever city I happen to be." lie explains. “One can never tell where one will pick up a valuable book buried among a lot of worthless ones. There is a peculiar joy in snooping around for days in out-of-the-way book stores and emerging finally with one volume you have been looking lor or, better still, one .which you haven't been looking for. “Australia and New Zealand are veritable treasure lands for the i book hunter. Hundreds of private libraries brought by families from England and Scotland in the last seventy-five years have found their way to the dusty shlvcs of Melbourne and Sydney book dealers. Often the dealer is unaware of the value of certain editions, and one can pick them up for a song. Book collecting, Heifetz confides, is an outlet for a literary impulse that dates back to his early childhood. He had no wish in those days to be a violinist. Hr wanted to be an author. “Probably if my father had encouraged me in that wish, I should now be starving in a garret,” lie says, "but he was wise enough to keep me at my violin until music became the most important thing l in the world for me. But books will always hold a close second i place. tt tt tt IMIE third and last orchestra concerts of the Indianapolis Symphony Society, Ona B. Talbot. | managing director, will take on all the grand manner of a spring festival of music when the Cincinnati) Symphony Orchestra. Fritz Reiner, conductor, and the Dayton Westminster Choir, John Finley Wil- 1 liamson, conductor, will present a j notable program of orchestral and choral numbers. The Cincinnati orchestra and its able leader. Fritz Reiner, arc so well! known in Indianapolis that we al- j most tecl they belong to us. Mr. t Reiner since his last, appearance j here, last season has had many signal honors bestowed upon him. He guided the artistic affairs of ibc | Philadelphia orchestra through the winter season while Mr. Stokowski was taking a year's rest in a manner to bring distinct credit upon his already enviable career. With his cooperation in (lie matter ol arranging the program for the last orchestra concert with the Dayon Westminster Choir he is sure to add more laurels tc his Indianapolis crown. John Finley Williamson, the leader of the Dayton choir, has brought

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Jascha Heifetz On Sunday afternoon, April 8, at the Murat, Ona R Talbot will present Jascha Heifetz, a violinist, in recital.

his choir to such a state of perfection that upon their recent eastern tour the critics were unanimous in fulsome praise ol their achievements.. With an orchestra ol 105 men and a. chorus of sixty voices interpreting Hie masterpieces of great composers, this concert should lie one of the outstanding musical events of many seasons. The following is the complete program : "Toccata anti Fugue, C major" (Arr. by Leo Weiner> Bach Intermission. “Hodie . Christus natus cst" Palestrina 1 1524-1594> (Christmas motet lor double chorusi "Cniciflxus" Lotti (1667-1740) (For double chorus' Sing Yc lo the Lord ", tat Poco All"gro. (bi Alcgro Vivace BaGi i tCSS.I7I.O I God Is a Spirit"• David Hugh Jones "Alleluia. Christ Is Risen" Kopolyofl Int-rmisstcm. Sytiiphlony No. from "The New World Sw..phonv" Dvorak Chat Mid Orchestra. Large Fireplace A fireplace fourteen feet wide. Icn feet deep and seven feet high is used in “The Yellow Lily."

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.MARCH 31, 1923

Eva Has an Ibsen Session Noted Actress Gives Three Plays of Henrik’s in One Day,

PV LEONARD HALL NEW YORK. March 31,- -Old Hendrik Ibsen, the great Norse dramatist, now has been carrying on—boy, man and angel—for 100 years, and this notable centenary in the world theater has been celebrated here by*a lot of speeches and the dramatic efforts of Miss Eva La Galliennc. This young actress-manager, who for two years has been running what she calls The Civic Repertory Company in an old barn of a theater down on the upper rim of Greenwich Village, has added Henrik's tine play 'Hcdda Gabler" to her bag of dramatic tricks, and is appearing once or twice a week in the play i with success.

This production, however, is only an item in Eva's birthday party -for old Henrik. When Le Gallienne celebrates a centenary, it stays celebrated, and how! She decided, lacking Ibsen's presence, to puff out the five-score candies in a bigger and more constructive way, and the gale that occurred seriously unsettled the shipping in New York harbor. What happened when Eva got through must have set the playwright rolling in his cool tomb. For she presented no less than three of his plays in one and the same day. At 10:30 a. m., Eva and her company presented a dress rehearsal of "Hcdda Gabler." Resuscitated by heavy drams of aromatic spirits of ammonia, at 2:30 p m. the actors went after “The Master Builder.” and had I hat situation mopped up by 5. At 3:30 p. m.. faint yet pursuing, the company went at “John Gabriel Borkman." At midnight., with eight hours of Ibsen shouted, whispered and cooed, the actors staggered to their homes, fell into their trundle beds fully clothed, and slept for fourteen hours. tt a tt Nothing like this theatrical sixday bicycle race has ever been seen in the theater, and probably will not be until the ambitious Eva, on some Shakespeare birthday, does three of the Bard's plays, with a snappy midnight show of "Macbeth” to wind up the celebration. Intensive inquiry and research have failed to turn up anyone who sat through the three Ibsen plays —probably for the very good reason that if such a person really existed, lie is now either in a madhouse or his grave. , All .joking to one side, it remained for Eva Le Galliennc to suitably honor Ibsen in America on i the occasion of the centenary of his birth. j When his plays were first done] in English thirty years ago lie was] looked upon as an iconoclast of the! most malevolent, sort. London! censors barred him, and intellectuals! fought for him. i A lot of adjectives have gone over the typewriter since those fabulous! times, but he still remains as the] man who kicked overboard the oldfashioned fussy dramatic technique and began writing terse, gripping plays about real people. Gels New Assignment George Marion. Jr., has been assigned to write the titles for "Easy Come, Easy Go," Richard Dix's new, picture. Supports Bcbc Harry T. Morey has just, been assigned to support Bcbe Daniels in her current picture, "The FiftyFifty Girl.”

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