Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 162, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 November 1929 — Page 7

NOV. 16, 1929.

CHARLIE DAVIS AND BAND APPEAR IN ‘CREOLE NIGHTS’

'‘Rio Rita" With Bebe Daniels Opens an Engagement Today at the Palace; Apollo Holds Over “Sunny Side Up” for Another Big Week.” ALICE WHITE, singing and dancing in her newest all-talking First National-Vitaphone production, "The Girl From Woolworth’s,” is now showing at the Indiana as the feature screen attraction for the week. On the stage is "Creole Nights," a Publix stage offering with Charlie Davis and his band. A trio from the band, including Charlie, Phil Davis and Harry Wiliford, is ringing a number of songs, among which is orn? written by Cliarlie—a them** song to Kingan’s. "The Girl From Woolworth's” deals with the experiences of a clerk in a 5 and 10-cent store, who aspires to become a night club entertainer.

The story starts with a jazz party In an apartment, swings into the 10-cent store, then into a red-hot night club, with a variety of backgrounds and action. The complications that meet Miss White when she is trying to crash into the night clubs as an entertainer, and her love affairs with a subway guard, are said to make up an entertaining story of modem youth. Charles Delaney, who was seen opposite Miss White in "Show Girl” and "Broadway Babies,’’ has the role of the subway guard in ‘‘The Girl From Woolworth’s.” William Beaudine directed the picture. "Creole Nights” has a cast of Publix stars which includes Lang and Haley in a couple of comedy skits. The three rolling stones, California’s sons of pep, the Chantal sisters, the female Paderewskis ot the piano, Anita La Pierre, sweetheart of song and the Dorothea Berke girls are Included in the cast. Dessa Byrd is offering a community singing organ solo in which she introduces several new songs. A fashion feature in full color and a news reel complete the bill. tt a *RIO RITA” OPEN AT PALAC E Anew and mighty era in eye-ear entertainment will open today for local play-lovers when Radio Pictures presents its lavish spectacle of music, drama and color, "Rio Rita,” on the screen of the Palace theater for the first time. Not only is it laden with beauty, color, mystery, intrigue, drama and action, but it serves to introduce Bebe Daniels to the screen as possessor of a voice that promises to take her far in the new screen medium—talking and singing pictures. Several of the same players who were prominent In the original stage production are seen and heard in the screen version. Outstanding among these are Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey and Helen Kaiser. John Boles sings as a past master of the operatic art, and others in the cast include Dorothy Lee, Georges Renevan, Don Alvarado, Nick de Ruiz and Eva Rosita. "Rio Rita” is eye-filling, earsoothing, soul-stirring! It has everything that makes for keen interest in sound films. It is lavish in its scope, prodigal in its beauty and has every right to be classed as the finest musical extravaganza yet to greet the eyes and ears of picture goers. The big beauty chorus that sings and dances through many of the scenes proves again that Hollywood must have "the pick of the world in girls.” The Hearst Metrotone News, known as the world's talking newspaper; Lester Huff at the organ console, and a novelty cartoon subject will round out the program.

APOLLO HOLDS OVER BIG FEATURE Janet Ga.vnor and Charles Farrell, perhaps the most popular of all screen sweethearts, not only talk In “Sunny Side Up." original Fox Movietone musical comedy by DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, but also sing and dance in a manner which marks them as outstanding performers in this field as they were in silent pictures. “Sunny Side Up” is the attraction this week at the Apollo theater, it being held over for the second week. Miss Gaynor has studied voice culture ever since she first entered pictures, a little over three years ago. To sing always has been one of her greatest ambitions, she confessed recently, consequently, when the development of audible pictures attained their tremendous popularity, the little star was well equipped to step before a microphone and talk or sing with the best of them. She sings several songs in this picture that were written especially for her. Charles Farrell, who was on the stage before pictures reached out and claimed him for their own, has a highly pleasing barytone voice which he has developed during the last two years under the tutelacie of the best teachers money could employ. Consequently, it will be an entirely different Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell who make their debut in this great musical comedy sensation. Others in the cast are El Brendel. Frank Richardson, Marjorie White and Sharon Lynn. Richard Butler directed the picture. The usual Vitaphone presentations and the Fox Movietone news will complete the bill. a a m CIRCLE HOLDS OVER LLOYD MOVIE Harold Lloyd's first all-talking picture. “Welcome Danger," is being held over at the Circle for a second week's showing. The story opens with Lloyd as a young man, a resident of Boston, who has a deep interest in botany and floriculture. His father, now 7 deceased, had held high hopes that the lad would become a “chip off the old block" and iron fisted police chief and foe of the underworld such as he himself was in San Francisco. Since the father's death the more crooked of Chinatown's

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; underworld had been running wild in San Francisco and friends of the late chief in a last-minute resort, wired Harold to come west and take up the battle with the crooked politicians and Tong men. Harold goes to San Francisco and by luck gets the reputation of being a hardboiled wielder of the law. Then he is plunged into a series of amazing battles in the underworld in which thrill after thrill and laugh after laugh are said to be reproduced by that Lloydian genius ior fun and entertainment. The plot is said to take anew turn every other minute. There is a girl and her little crippled brother. There is a kindly old Chinese doctor. There is a white man who poses as a reformer but who really is a crook. There is Lloyd swirling through it all in a great whirlwind of rollicking entertainment. Lloyd talks for the first time on the screen in "Welcome Danger” and it is said that his voice suited for the all-talking pictures. Heading the supporting cast is Barbara Kent and others are Noah Young, Charles Middleton and William Walling. The rest of the program is made up of all-dialogue short subjects and a talking news reel. tt a m JOLSON MOVIE NOW AT OHIO A1 Jolson, supported by Davey Lee and Marian Nixon, opens today at the New Ohio theater in his latest all-talking, all-singing picture, "Say It With Songs.” In it, Jolson plays the Dart of Joe Lane, former prize fighter, but now a writer of songs and radio entertainer. The world looks rosy to him and he believes that Phillips, the man who is backing him, is doing so for friendship sake, but finds out that it is to win the love of Lane’s wife. Infuriated with jealousy Joe attacks the man, who falls, strikes his head on the curb and dies. Joe is sentenced to a long term in Sing Sing. Feeling that his wife will suffer from the disgrace, he urges her to divorce him, telling her that he no longer cares for her. This she does, putting their child in a boys’ school, and taking a position as nurse in the office of a surgeon who was a former lover When Joe has "done his stretch” he returns and visits the school where his son is. The child follows him as he leaves, and is run over by a truck after which he can neither walk nor talk. The situations that follow are said to be dramatic ones. Jolson sings several songs. An all-talking comedy. Tom Howard in "The Hold Up,” is the main feature on the supplementary program. A talking news reel and short subjects complete the bill.

What a Cast Is This One

The final and complete lineup of the super-revue, “Show of Shows’’ has just been announced by Warner Bros. Besides its stars, the choruses and dancing ensembles aggregate 500 artists. Principal players in “Show of Shows,” listed alphabetically, are: Adagio Dancers, Armida. Johnny Arthur. William Bakewcll, John Batymore. Richard Barthelmess, Noah Bee/,-, Sally Blane, Monte Blue, Irene Bordorfi. Hobart Bosworth. Anthony Bushell. Marion Byron. Georges Carpentier. Ethlyne Claire. Jimmie Clemmons, Ruth Clifford. William Collier Jr., Betty Compson. Heinie Conklin, Chester Conkiln Dolores Costello. Helen Costello. William Courtenay. Viola Day, Marceltne Day. Sally Eilers. Douglas Fairbanks. Jr., Frank Fay, Louise Fazenda, Pauline Garen, Albert Gran. Alexander Grey. Lloyd Hamilton. Harriet Lake. Lupino Lane. Frances Lee Ltla Lee. Ted Lewis. Winnie Lightner. Beatrice Lillie. Jacqueline Logan. Myrna Loy. Nick Lucas. Tully Marshall. Shirley Mason, Otto Matiesen. Carmel Myers. Patsy Ruth Miller. Bull Montana. Lee Moran. Chester Morris Jack Mulhall. Edna Murphy. Philo McCullough. Marian Nixon. Wheeler Oakman. Molly O'Dav. Sally O'Neil, Gertrude Olmstead. Kalla Pasha. Anders Randolph. E. J. Ratcliffe, Rin-Ttn-Tin. Bert Roach. Sid Silvers. Sojin. Ben Turpin. Adamae Vaughn. Alberta Vaughn. Lola Vendrill, H. B. Warner. Alice W'hite. Lois Wilson, Grant Withers and Loretta Young.

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1— Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor in a scene from “Sunny Side Up,” now in its second week at the Apollo. 2 Bebe Daniels appears this way in “Rio Rita,” which opens today at Loew f s Palace. 3 Harold Lloyd in a scene from “Welcome Danger,” now’ in its second week at the Circle.

New Events in Indianapolis Music

WILLARD >MacGregor, pianist, who appears in concert with Marie Dawson Morrell, violinist, and Norma France, -contralto, at the Tabernacle Presbyterian church, Thursday evening, Nov. 21, at 8:15 o’clock, is one whom Indianapolis may well be proud. His activities the past year have included an appearance in the Hollywood Bowl with Percy Grainger in a piano ensemble and orchestra with Eugene Goosens conducting, and also an appearance with the St. Louis Symphony orchestra, Rudolph Gans, conducting. Miss Morrell and Mr. MacGregor will do a sonata for piano and violin, as well as a group of solos. it tt t r NEW EVENTS AT JORDAN CONSERVATORY Boris Rosenfield, artist piano teacher of the Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music, will give a program before the Propylaeum Club at the Propylaeum building at Delaware and Fourteenth streets on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 20. Mr. Rosenfield will appear on the Thanksgiving program of the Indianapolis Matinee Musicale in Sculpture court of the John Herron Art Institute, on Friday, Nov. 22. He will give the following numbers: “Ballade, D Minor” Liszt Cordoba and Seguilla Albeniz “Minuet” from “Sonatine” Ravel "The Juggleress” Moszokowski "Ballade. A flat” Chopin Pupils of Justine Stotsenburg of the dramatic art department of the Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Milsic will be presented in a recital at the Metropolitan school, 106 East North street, on Friday night. Nov. 22. They will be assisted by piano pupils of Hazel Lamkin, violin pupils of Thomas Poggiani and pupils of Louise Powell will dance. The pupils are Mary Johnson, Angelein McLean. Robert Walsman, Julia Ann Pennington, Johan McLean, Sylvia Madiel, Betty Jene Graham, Barbara Johnson, Alice June Holloway, Mary Compton, Eleanore Pitzschler, Dannie Flickinger, Shirley Corman. Susan Ann Brosnan, Virginia Davis and Jean Ludwig. Sylvia Florence Madiel tfnd Betty

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Jane Graham, dramatic art pupils of Justine Stotsenburg of the Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music, will give a group of readings at Sunnyside, Tuesday afternoon. The entertainment will be under the auspices of the Sunnyside Guild. The play, “The Enchanted Kingdom,” will be given on Tuesday evening at the Central library during the Children’s Music week by pupils of Norma J. Antibus of the faculty of the Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music. Mary Rosalind Parr, dramatic art pupil of Wilma Davis Hine of the Arthur Jordan Conservatory <v Music, will give the following program for the Research Club of Lebanon on Nov. 19: “A Husband’s Assistance” Couch ‘ Leap Year Leap” Hare “Musical Moments” Anon “A Highly Colored Sketch '"'ook “At the Opera House”..... ire “Samar.thy Jane at the Seelbach”. .Hynes “Musical Monologue” Selected On Saturday afternoon, Nov. 23, the semi-monthly recital will be given at the Metropolitan school, 106 East North street, by the following pupils: Evelyn Posten.Ruth Edwards, Marian Van Vleet, ’Priscilla Brown, Louise Henderson, Mildred Howard, Lillian Judd, Lois Jennings, Wilma Ault, Emma Elizabeth Hallett, Dorothy Kohlstaedt, Tommy Wright, Lavon Patrick, Norma Rugenstein, Geneva Howell, Mary Lou Over, Mary Rosalind Parr, Juanita Swain, Thelma Dykins, Gertrude Snodgrass, Paul Munger, Margaret Townsend, Elizabeth Todd, Harriett Ford, William Franklin, Anita Wandell. They are pupils of Willard MacGregor, Eleanora Beauchamp, Ida Bell Sweenie, Fred Jefry, Franklin Taylor, Adolph Schellschmidt, Norma Justice Antibus, Marie Zorn, W. T. Shannon, Tull Brown, Leone Kinder Rickman, Lucile Wagner, Gladys Loucks and Frances Beik. tt tt tt NELL WILL GO EAST Edward Nell, artist teacher of voice in the Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music, will leave on Monday for New' York, to attend the opening performance of the Viennese operetta, “The Silver Swan,” In which his son Edward

4AI Jolson has the lead in “Say It With Songs,” now at the Ohio. 5 Davey Lee appears in “Skin Deep,” the movie feature now at the Lyric. 6 Charles Delaney and Alice White have the leads in “The Girl From Woolworth’s,” now at the Indiana.

Nell Jr. will have the leading role. He will return on the following Saturday and resume his teaching at the conservatory at 106 East North street studio. tt tt u The following is the complete program for the Duncan Dancers in Indianapolis: Part I “Slow March” Schubert Irma Duncan and Ensemble. Waltzes Schubert Irma Duncan and Ensemble. “Scenes From Childhood” Schumann (a) “Blindmen’s Buff” Maya. Lily, Tamara, Manya. Liza, Lola. (b) “Soldier's March” Lily, Lola, Manya, Maya. Tamara. “Norwegian Dance” Grieg Ensemble. “Southern Roses” (Waltz) Strauss Irma Duncan and Ensemble. Part II “Prelude E Minor” Chopin Maya. • “Mazurka Op. 13 No. 3” Chopin Lola. Mava, Tamara. “Valse Op. 70 No. 3” Chopin Lola. Maya, Tamara. “Valse Brilliante" Chopin Alexandre. Tamara. Mario. Maya. “Mazurka Op. 7 No. 1” Chopin Ensemble. “Mazurka Op. 2 No. 2” Chopin Ensemble. “Irish Jig” Schubert Irma Duncan and Ensemble. Part ni Russian Folk Songs—- “ Av. du. du.” “The Call of Spring.” “The Lone Oak Tree.” “Lullabv.” “Ding-aloning, aling.” Irma Duncan and Ensemble. Impressions of Modern Russia—- “ The Blacksmith.” “Dublnushka” (Workmen’s Song). "Russian Girl Scout Song.” The three remaining concerts under the direction of the Ona B. Talbot Fine Arts Enterprises are of outstanding importance and will include the first appearance in Indianapolis of the famous Spanish .dance La Argentina, one performance of grand opera by the German

Minstrel Men

Seven former minstrel celebrities have been engaged for the minstrel sequencs in "Mammy,” A1 Jolson’s next Vitaphone production for Warner Brothers, They are Frank Clark, Gus Leonard, Cal Cohen, Ford West, Chris Conley, Chris Linton and Mike Ready. Each boasts a minstrel experience of many years.

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In First Play

Sherwood Blue Sherwood Blue, who will play the part of Barnaby Haddon in the Civic Theatre’s presenatation of “The Lilies of the Field.” Grand Opera company and the orchestra concert presented by the Chicago Symphony orchestra, Frederick Stock conductor. a tt a PIANIST IN RECITAL SUNDAY At the John Herron Art institute Sunday at 3 o’clock, Boris Rosenfield, pianist, will appear in recital. The program follows: i “Intermezzo, op. 117, No. 1” Brahms “Fantasy" Durchaus phantastisch vorzutragen. Maessig. Langsam getragen. “Three Etudes” Chopin “Ballade, op. 47“ Chopir. 11l “Andaluza” ..de Falla “Cordoba” Albeniz “Rhapsodie” ....................Dohnanyl Boris Rosenfield is an American,

| born in Louisiana of Russian and I Polish parents. The celebrated composer and teacher, Dr. G. Ferrata of New Orleans, was the teacher In his early years of training. Mr. Rosenfield had four years of intensive study and training with the renowned I. Philippe in Paris. One year in Vienna with the eminent Severin Eisenberger. While studying piano in Paris, he | took harmony, composition, etc., ! with Paul Fauchet.

To Auction Manuscript

The original manuscript of “Journey’s End,” which is now being played throughout the world by sixteen companies in seven languages, will be auctioned off at a dinner in the Guildhall, London, for the benefit of the League of Nations Union Peace Fund this week, according to a cablegram just received by the New York representatives of Maurice Browne, the play’s London producer. The famous English war play, written by R. C. Sherriff and presented throughout the world by Maurice Browne, is a striking indictment against war and it Is therefore deemed proper that the results of the sale of the original manuscript should go to the most powerful world peace organization in England. The League of Nations Union is an organization similar to the Nonpartisan League of Nation? Association in this country. Its principal purpose is the dissemination of education matter concerning the League and its workings. The auction of the Sherriff manuscript will be under the chairmanship of Viscount Cecil of Chehvood, one of the two copresidents of the union, the other being Viscount Grey of Falldon.

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Dancers to Be at the Murat Soon Many Proteges of Isadora Duncan Will Visit City. THE Isadora Duncan Dancers from all accounts are at every appearance in their coast-to-coast tour dancing themselves into greater fame and glory. Indianapolis will have the opportunity of seeing them on Monday evening Nov. 25, at the Murat in the second of the five evening subscribed concerts of the Ona B. Talbot Fine Arts Enterprises. These young and beautiful dancers are the direct and authorized artistic proteges of Isadora Duncan; who trained them from early childhood at the school which she established in Moscow. The eleven girls comprising the company were selected from the several hundred associated with the school. < So fascinating and impressive are these girls in their interpretation of the classic dances that the staid and conservative Boston Transcript was moved to state: “Vital flesh at one rhythmic spirit, disciplined abandon, fluent gesture, light, quick harmony of motion—these the Isa-, dora Duncan Dancers gave.” All Boston responded to these marvelous artists when they appeared there as soloists with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Symphony hall for a full week's engagement, May 6 to 11. This in itself being a record, but no more so than was their five weeks’ engagement in New York City. No other dance attraction can equal these records. The three remaining concerts of the Ona B. Talbott Fine Arts Enterprises will present on Jan. 27, 1930, “La Argentina” famous Spanish dancer; one performance of grand opera presented by the German Grand Opera Company; a symphony concert given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Frederick Stock conductor will close the season. An Unknown Found From the several hundred tests which have been viewed in a constant stream by Carl Laemmle Jr., he has selected Lew Ayres, practically an unknown, to play the role of Paul in “All Quiet on the Western Front.” Other additions are Russell Gleason, the son of James Gleason, Allen Lane, for the role of Leer, Slim Summerville as Tjaden and Arnold Lucy as Kantorek. Universal Buys Rights Universal has purchased the dialogue rights of Booth Tarkington’s “The Flirt” and of H. H. Van Loan's “The Virgin of Stamboul.” It has also purchased screen and dialogue rights to William R. Doyle’s “Carnival,” a drama of the outdoor amusement field. It was produced at the Forrest theater in New York last spring with Ann Forrest, Norman Foster and Virginia True Boardman. All Are Thankful “Thanksgiving Month” in all RKO theaters takes on new Impetus with special bills this week in all theaters; In all houses this slogan greets the. patrons upon arrival: "Thanks for a Show —That’s RKO!”

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