Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 156, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 November 1929 — Page 7

NOV. 9, 1929

‘SUNNY SIDE UP’ NOW AT APOLLO HAS MANY SONG HITS

Charlie Davis Returns to the Indiana Theater After Being Guest Master of Ceremonies at the Paramout Theater in New York for Five Weeks. JN Sunny Side Up.” William Fox's first all singing, talking and dancing musical comedy which opens today at the Apollo, De Sylvia, Brown Bnd Henderson, the stage and screen's most successful trio of song writers have proved themselves masters of anew medium by also writing the books of this big success. Sunny Side Up” of which they are the authors and composers of book, lyrics and music, is said to be the best thing they have ever done, which is a mighty broad statement when you consider their list of stage musicals: “Manhattan Mary,” “Good News,” “Three fcheers,” “Hold Everything.” “Follow Through” and four George White’s Scandals. And

they are the authors of such tremendous song hits as “Sonny Boy,” “Button Up Your Overcoat,” “You're the Cream in My Coffee.” “There's a Rainbow Round My Shoulders” and “Black Bottom ” In "Sunny Side Up” they have given the music loving world at least a half dozen new hits to whistle and sing. These include “If I Had a Talking Picture of You.” “I’m a Dreamer. Aren't We All.” "Turn On the Heat,” “Sunny Side Up,” “You've Got Met Picking Petals Off o’ Daisies” and “You Find the Time, I’ll Find the Place.” “Sunny Side Up” introduces that, adorable pair of screen lovers, i Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell, j to the movie fans in their first 100 per cent singing, talking and dancing picture and to those countless lans who enthused over them in | “Seventh Heaven,” “Street Angel” and other silent pictures the way they sing, dance and make love in this audible classic will be a delightful revelation. But the Fox organization has not { stopped in providing these two j youthful stars with a splendid ve- j hide, but they have also surround- j cd them with a cast of more than the average ability. This includes ! Frank Richardson, Sharon Lynn. \ Marjorie White and El Brendel, the comic Swede Marine in “The Cockeyed World.”

“MARIANNE” OPENS AT PALACE “Marianne,” Marion Davies’ longawaited all-talking picture, which Metro-Gold'.vvn-Mayer is presenting. will open at the Palace Theater Saturday. Playing a French girl in the picture, it is necessary for Miss Davies to use her gift of mimicry to simulate an accent. She does this, they say, with excellent comedy results. One of the difficult vocai features which Miss Davies performs is the singing of a song in both French and in English. When singing it in English, she imitates a heavy French accent and this performance of hers has been declared one of the most laughable feats yet performed In talking motion pictures. ■'Marianne" may best be described as a war picture without any fighting. The action takes place shortly after the signing of the Armistice when a battalion of American soldiers are billeted in Marianne’s village. Her love affair .with one of the doughboys, which begins with an altercation over a pet pig belonging to Marianne’s adopted family of w ar orphans, runs lightly and laughably along until the time that Andre, her old sweetheart, returns blinded from a German prison camp.

The American boy immediately relinquishes all his rights to Marianne. There is the ordeal of parting for the two lovers, but then Andre sacrifices himself for Marianne, joins a monastic order, and leaves her free to join her American lover in this countrjr. As embellishments to this plot there are many comedy incidents’ and many specialty dances and fcngs. Lawrence Gray, who appeared with Norma Shearer in “After Midnight” and with Marion Davies in “The Patsy,” has been given the male lead in this comedy drama. It marks his singing debut on the screen. in the cast are Cliff fUkelele Ike) Edwards, Emil Chautard, Robert Edeson, George Baxter, and Benny Rubin. Robert Z. Leonard directed from a story by Lawrence Stallings and Dale Van Every. The surrounding program will include the Hearst Metrotone News, known the world over as the talking newspaper, a Walt Disney cartoon novelty comedy “The Terrible Torreador.” a sculptural subject in anniversary of the singing of the Armistice, and Lester Huff at the organ console, presenting a medly of syncopated tunes. The next attraction to be presented at the Palace will be ”Rio Rita.” filmed to the screen from Florenz Ziegfeld's outstanding musical comedy success of the same name. “Rio Rita” has been termed by critics as the “eighth wonder of the world,” and is a mammoth, sparkling, scintillating and gorgeous spectacle of beautiful girls, catchy songs, and dazzling scenery and lighting effects. The cast, cf “Rio Pita” is headed by Bebe Daniels and John Boles. a a 3 CHARLIE DAVIS RETURNS TO INDIANA “Oh. Yeah," the all-dialogue comedy based upon*the Saturday Evening Post story. ‘‘No Brakes.” by A W. Sommerville, brings together for the first time in pictures two notable actors who made such a tremendous stage success, of "Is Zat So?"—Robert Armstrong and James Gleason. "Oh. Yeah" is the featured all-talking screen attraction for tho Indiana theater this week. The stage attraction is the return of Charlie Davis from his five weeks appearance at the Paramount theater. New York. “Snap Into It” is the title of Charlie’s show and in it he features his incomparable band in several new musical arrangements. With Gleason contributing the dialogue to "Oh. Yeah.” fashioned much along the smart-cracking lines of the stage predecessor, the MOTION PICTURES

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picture is said to be a fine accomplishment of the wise-cracking art and a worthy successor to its stage cousin. “Oh, Yeah!” is the story of two railroad boomers, brakemen who wander from one end of the country to the other working on any railroad that happens to be handy. Everything goes along fine with the buddies until they fall for a couple of girls and then the complications that set in result in one hilarious situation after another, spotted with the usual Gleason touch. The feminine roles in “Oh, Yeah!” are portrayed by Patricia Caron, recruited from the musical comedy stage, and Zasu Pitts, whose droll humor has added to the entertainment value of some of the greatest motion picture successes in film history’. Others in the cast are Frank Hagney, Bud Fine, Paul Hurst and Harry Tyler. The picture was directed by Tay Garnett. In the cast of "Snap Into It,” supporting Charlie Davis and his incomparable orchestra are the Patterson twins, the DeTorego’s Maxine Henry. Ann Williams and the Serova Ballet. Dessa Byrd fs presenting a special Armistice day organ solo. A fashion feature In natural color and a talking news reel complete the bill.

LLOYD’S FIRST TALKER AT CIRCLE Heralded as the same sure-fire Harold Lloyd of “Safety Last,” “Grandma’s Boy,” “Speedy” and others, but with a complete new array of thrill materia] and laughprovoking “gags,” this famous comedian opens today at the Circle theater in his first all-talking picture, “Welcome Danger.” Harold takes the part of a seriousminded young Boston botanist immersed in his books on floriculture. But fate has ruled that he must be plunged into swifter and more exciting currents of activity. Friends of his deceased father, one-time captain of the San Francisco police force, decide to invite Harold to take over the job of cleaning up gangsters and tong men in the city's underground Chinatowm. They presume that Harold will display the same courageous and iron-fisted power in office that his father had shown. The innocent Harold goes to “Frisco.” By a lucky break he scores a victory over a group of underworld denizens the first day he is in the city. He applies botanical methods to the art of finger-print-ing, and gets a clew to the ringleader of the lawless element. Then, it is said, comes the big thrills —he goes into a dark and mysterious underground Oriental den to rescue a kindly Chinese doctor who had effected a miraculous cure of the little brother of Harold's sweetheart, Barbara Kent. Miss Kent, for the first time, is Lloyd’s leading lady and her screen future is said to be very promising. Support in the picture is furnished by Noah Young, Charles Middleton and William Walling. Short subjects in all dialog and a talking news weekly make up the program supplementary to the feature picture. a a a TWO BLACK CROWS AT OHIO “Why Bring That Up,” starring Moran and Mack, the Two Black Crows, in their first all-talker which starts today at the New Ohio, is said to be a lavish production, featuring many beautiful stage sets, talented dancing girls and a number of tuneful hits. Paramount has brought this pair to the screen in a New Show World picture. The pair, who have, sold over three million phonograph records, originators of a droll, screamingly funny type of humor that has won them fame and fortune. They will be seen in “straight” make-up in this story and in several theater sequences with their minstrel makeup on. 3fhe story of “Why Bring That Up” was written by Octavus Roy Cohen, and is said to parallel the

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Ethel Leginska At 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Caleb Mills hall, the Indianapolis Matinee Musicale will present Ethel Leginska and her Boston Women’s Symphony in concert.

real lives of the two men. It takes Moran and Mack from the time they are down andouters until they that shinging successes—from the time they are down and outers because they have a firm belief that their particular kind of comedy will be successful until the time when their long friendship is nearly wrecked. The talking screen reveals that Mack, the lazier, more “tired” member of the team has a peculiarly warm, sympathetic personality. Mack is a large man; his manner is kind, gentle, flowing, so that before one realizes it he is looking eagerly at every movement Mack makes, and is hanging on every word of his slow, drawling speech. It is said that in “Why Bring That Up” it is Mack whose great capacity for friendship for his pal, Moran, makes the picture one of the most moving and interesting yet prepared for talking pictures. Evelyn Brent has the part of the scheming woman who plays on Moran’s susceptibility in an attempt to fleece him and his partner too of their life’s earnings. Miss Brent has had a rapid rise to stardom in the talking pictures, her progress having been steadily forward since her first success in “Interference.” Talking short subjects complete the program.

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New Events in Musical Circles

Ethel LEGINSKA will bring her Boston Women's Symphony orchestra to Caleb Mills hall Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock for a concert. She and the orchestra will appear under the direction of the Indianapolis Matinee Musicale, The program follows: Overture. "Meistersingers of Nurenberg” Wagner "Symphonv No. 8” (Unfinished). .Schubert Allegro Moderato. Andante Con Moto. “Piano Concerto E Flat” Listz Soloist. Lucille Oliver. “Old King Cole” .Leginska Symphonic Poem “Les Preludes’ Listz a * * LITTLE SYMPHONY TO PLAY HERE SOON Barrere Little Symphony will give a concert at Caleb Mills hall on Monday night, Nov. 18, under the auspices of the Federation Indianapolis Public School Teachers. The program follows: i “The Village Sorcerer” (Overture)... J. J. Rousseau II ‘ Symphony In B-flat, No. 5” Schubert “Allegro. “Andante con moto.” "Menuetto.” “Allegro vivace.” in “The White Peacock” ...Charles T. Grilles IV “Three Pieces” .Albeniz •'Cadiz.” "Tango in D.” "Seguedilla.” "Suite Bergamasaue” Debussj "Prelude.” "Menuet.” "Clair de Lune.” "Passepied.” "For My Little Friends”... Gabriel Pierne "Pastorale (wind instruments).” "March of the Little Tin Eoldiers.” "The Vigil of the Guardian Angel (string instruments). "Farandole.” n n m SCHOLARSHIP AWARD MADE Th pipe organ scholarship offered by the Irvington School of Music was won by r Robert J. McNeeley, 11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank McNeely of 1101 West Thirty-first street. Mr. Eddie Carlin of the Irvington School of Music, organizer of the Irvington Community band, an- ! nounces he can use more saxophone j altos and trombones, i Any one wishing to join may do Iso by coming to the School of Music on Monday evening at 7 o’clock. a an CHURCH CHOIR TO GIVE CONCERT The choir of the Tabernacle Presbyterian church, announces a concert to be given Thursday evening, Nov. 21, at 8:15 o’clock in the Recreation hall of the new building.

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Miss Norma France, a former contralto soloist of the choir, will sing an aria and two groups of songs. Marie Dawson Morrell, violinist will play a group as well as a sonata for violin and piano, with Mr. Willard MacGregor. Mr. MacGregor will contribute a group of solos for piano. The three soloists on the program are well known to the music lovers of Indianapolis. Miss France, a former pupil of Fred Newell Morris, has been touring and studying voice with Mme. Clara Cahier. Mrs. Marie Dawson Morrell has just returned from Europe, where she appeared in recital before the American Woman’s Club, and at the Atelier Qua D’Orsay, Paris. Mr. MacGregor lias also returned from an extensive tour, appearing in successful recitals in London, Berlin, Vienna and Switzerland. Mr. MacGregfir is artist teacher at the Jordan Conservatory of Music. Mrs. Frank B. Edenharter will be the accompanist for Miss France and Mrs. Morrell. Tickets for the recital may be obtained from members of the choir and the church office, Thirty-fourth street and Central avenue. K a NEW EVENTS AT CONSERVATORY Earle Howe Jones of the piano department of the Jordan conservatory will present a group of his advanced pupils in a recital on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 6:15 p. m., assisted by pupils of Hugh McGibeny, violin and vocal pupils of B. F. Swarthout. The recital will be given at the Metropolitan school, 106 East Tenth ■street. On Sunday, Nov. 17, Boris Rosenfield, artist piano teacher of the Jordan conservatory, will give a recital at the John Herron Art Institute at 3 o’clock. Pasquale Montani of the Arthur Jordan conservatory of music will supervise two orchestras on Friday at the Purdue alma mater reunion. The Montani ensemble will play for the reception, and the dance following. Dorothy Bell, former harp pupil of Pasquale Montani, is teaching in the Sherwood music school in Chicago, and next summer will join the famous Pryor band. A “public performance” recital will be given at the Metropolitan building, 106 East North street, on Saturday, Nov. 16, at 2 p. m. Pupils taking part on the program are:

Carolyn Neal, Helen Leavitt. Katherine Singleton. Helen Wamack, Louise Beechey, Ralph Ross, Mildred Schuch, Wilma Bracket, Jean Anne Jones. Mary Alice Griffith. Vivian Jean Holmes, Ruth Harriett Rehm. Robert Brandt. Suzanne Gregorie, Max McCord, Virginia Trenary, petty Lou Miller. Mary Evelyn Richardson, Jack Holmes, Mary Johnson, Barbara Johnson. Sylvia Madiel, Lois McCaskey, Charlotte Dunn, and Patricia Sylvester. They are pupils of Fanetta Hitz, Brady. Grace Flagg. Blanche Brown, Grace Hutchings. Fairy Hendricks. E. H. Jones, Iva Duckwall, Florence K. Lewis, Allie Eggleton. Norma J. Antibue. Leone K. Rickman, Lucile Wagner, Otis Pruitt, Hazel Lamkin and Justine Stotsenburg. On Saturday afternoon at 2:30 p. m., Nov. 10, a recital of elementary pupils will be given in a studio at 1116 N. Delaware street. Pupils are: Richard Lee Montgomery, Frances Niehaus, Betty Jane Davis, Alice Beil Young, Lois Crofts, Virginia Underwood, Jeanine Smith, Thomas Mutz, Anne Holmes, Eleanor Harter, Margery Clark, Undine Hopkins, John Leggett and Teddy Scott. They are pupils of Fanetta Hitz Brady, Fairy Hendricks, Iva Duckwall, Hazel Lamkin and Adolph Schellschmidt. A trio composed of Marjorie Alexander, vocalist and pianist; Constance Davy, violinist, and A’Delphine Livengood, saxophone, will give a program at the Marion CouAty Hi-Y conference at the Y. M. C. A., Tuesday evening, Nov. 12. The musicians are students of the Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music. Mildred Noward, piano pupil of Eleanora Beauchamp of the Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music, will play a group of numbers at a meeting of the Ladies’ Aid Society of Hall Place church at the home of Mrs. J. C. Hornung on Wednesday afternoon. Katherine Keiser, dramatic art pupil of Norma J. Afitibus of the Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music, will give a group of patriotic readings Tuesday afternoon, iNov. 12, ;for the Zerelda Wallace chapter of the W. C. T. U. at the home of Mrs. A. R. Qwinn, 4114 Boulevard place. Henry Hevert, pupil of B. F. Swarthout of the Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music has been engaged as bass soloist at the First Friends church. Mrs. Mary E. Wilhite, piano and organ teacher of the Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music will assist on a sacred concert program to be given Sunday evening at the Greensburg Methodist Episcopal church. Mrs. Wilhite will play a group of organ solos and accompany the chorus choir. Maurice Is Muchly Married Maurice Chevalier is married to Yvonne Vallee, who was formerly his dancing partner at the Casino de Paris in Paris, France.

Talbot to Present Dancers Artists From Russia to Appear at Murat Soon. jpkNE of the most notable events of the coming musical season will be the appearance in this city of the famous Isadora Duncan dancers from Russia, who will appear at the Murat on Monday evening, Nov. 25. It is doubtful whether' any attraction that has ever toured this country has created more* attention and enthusiastic comment than these young and beautiful dancers from Moscow. Added to their technical resourcefulness, the results of years of training under the tutelage of the immortal Isadora, they present a unique feature in their programs by singing while they dance. These songs and dances, which express the spirit of modern Russia, are so rich in dramatic color and fire that they keep an audience spell-bound. As the New York Evening Post said after the New York premiere: “The audience made the high rafters of the old Manhattan Opera house tremble with applause.” As to their innate charm and gracefulness, no better compliment can be paid them than the statement of the New York Times: “There is recaptured here more of the spell of Isadora herself than any previous appearance of her disciples, not even excepting the six

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Murray to Top Bill at Lyric Famous Movie Comedian Frolics in Person on Stage. PATRONS of the Lyric will be treated to an out-of-the-ordin-ary vaudeville starting today an continuing for one week. Four RKO vaudeville acts headr by the inimitable film f'Unmake’ Charlie Murray in person, provide the stage entertainment. George Jessel in his first FoMovietone, all talking picture “Low Live and Baugh” will be seen an.! heard on the living screen. Every one knows Charlie Murray, the beaming Irishman who has been starred in many screen comedies ct feature length, the most recent of which have been “McFadden’s Flats,” “Do Your Duty,” “The Headman” and “Flying Romeos.” Every comedian has some distinguished feature, some particular method of winning laughs. Charlie Murray says it with his face, his long upper lip makes his contenance a “comedy pan,” to use his ow’n words.

Murray is one of the few’ movie stars who can really entertain and he promises his friends and admirers here a genuine vaudeville act. Charlie is also a Hoosier, having been reared in Muncie, Ind„ where most of his family and relatives still reside. Three other RKO vaudeville acts are also on the bill. Among these acts are Polly and Oz, a distinctive type of comedy and singing entertainers, and Lucas and Lillian, who have an interesting and daring routine of gymnastic stunts. George Jessel, the original stag* star of “The Jazz Singer.” makes his Fox Movietone talking picture debut in “Love, Live and Laugh,” the film feature on this program. “Love Live and Laugh” tells a colorful story of an Italian immigrant boy in New York, his joys and sorrows on the road to romance and success. It is said to be one of the finest roles ever portrayed by Jessel. Indianapolis will also have the distinction of being one of the first cities in the middle west to see and heard this all-talking picture. The Lyric engagement of this production being day and date with that of the Roxy Theater in New York. Two new song hits are sung by Mr. Jessel during the picture. They are “A Song of Margharita” and “Two Little Baby Arms.” Lila Lee David Rollins, Kenneth McKenna. Henry Kolker are prominently placed in the supporting cast. The usual excellent short subjects and music by Hie Lyric orchestra complete the show. He Fired Machine Guns During the latter part of the World war, Clive Brook, Paramount featured player, was a subaltern in charge of a machine gun section of a London regiment which waited for Zeppelins on the east coast ol England. Before receiving his commission in the British army, Brool: served at the front with the Artists’ Rifles.