Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 198, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 December 1929 — Page 7

PALACE THEATER STARTS NEW PROGRAM OF MOVIE HITS

‘Show of Shows’ Opens Today at the Arollo With a Great Cast —Indiana Offers ‘The Marriage Playground,’ With Mary Brian. INAUGURATING Loew's January festival which carries out President Hoover's prosperity slogan, "Good Times Are Here for Everyone,” Loew's Palace brings to the theater-goers of Indianapolis the first hit of the festival celebration, which is only one of the many super pictures to be shown here during 1930. Willia#n Haines has played everything from a football player to a marine, but his role as an enlisted man on a destroyer in his most comical, as well as one of the best acted characters he has ever given the screen. It is. incidentally, in “Navy Blues,” his first all-talking picture, which

comes to the Palace today that he gives film fans this new slant on his many-sided talent. The Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer star is deft as ever with his whimiscal humor, but he has tempered it with some very serious and remarkably fine acting in the dramatic love story that is the central theme of the picture. Clarence Brown, who directed it, wove in many human touches. There are sensational fights and a rescue, as well as laughs aboard ship with the pranks of sailors as comedy material. Much of the picture was filmed aboard a destroyer at sea. Haines plays a sailor who loves a lass, and Anita Page plays the girl. There is a misunderstanding, a long cruise, and a reconciliation that follows a dramatic rescue from a gangster haunt, and between these more serious episodes Haines frolics through fights and pranks on board ship and ashore. The Y. W. C. A. social scene, the grogshop episode in Manila and intimate details of navy life are interesting sidelights. Anita Page is the heroine and Karl Dane as Sven, Haines’ big “buddy,” is present. J. C. Nugent and Edythe Chapman as the heroine's parents, Wade Boteler as the tough petty officer, Harry Woods as the lieutenant and Gertrude Sutton as the Swedish sweetheart of Dane are all excellently cast. Haines, incidentally, sings the theme song, “I’ve Got the Navy Blues,” specially written for the picture, aided and abetted by a sailors* quartet. It is a lilting, catchy song that bids fair to be one of the frequently whistled airs of the season. Other film novelties comprising the program will include a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer colortone revue, “Mexicana”; a singing and dancing miniature musical comedy offering, the Hearst metrotone news and a cartoon laugh novelty. A special late night performance of this gala program will be held Tuesday evening. New Year’s eve, for the benefit of those who will be celebrating the arrival of the new year. Box office will remain open until 11:30 p. m. ana NEW SEASON OPENS AT INDIANA "The Marriage Playground,” said to have all the elements of perfect entertainment pathos, romance, comedy and drama, is now playing at the Indiana, ushering in the Super Shows of 1930 for that house Tire stage presentation this week is “Painted Melodies” and offers Charlie Davis and his orchestra in a "new idea” stage show. "The Marriage Playground” is based on the novel “Tire Children,” by Edith Wharton, which is said to move along swiftly, stirring the heart of the beholder to continuous emotional response. It concerns the revolt of the younger generation against the divorce-crazed, thrill thirsty behavior of their elders. Mary Brian, as Judith Wheater, is featured in the leading female role. Co-featured with her as the young American who befriends the unfortunate Wheater children is Frederic March. Huntley Gordon and Lily an Tashman are the renegade parents. The roles of the younger Wheaters are played by Phillip de Lacy, Billy Seay, Ruby Parsley, Little Mitzi, Anita Louise and Donald Smith, the latter a nine-months-old baby. Additional support is furnished by Kay Francis, William Austin, Jocelyn Lee, Seena Owen and Davis Newell. • Charlie Davis Is supported by a large cast of Publix entertainers in the stage show "Painted Melodies.” They are Harry Savoy, in person, with sound effects: the Two Kings, song and dance comedians; Irene Taylor, blues singer, Birdie Dean, Erwin Lewis and the Dorothea Berke girls. Ed Resener is conducting an overture composed of the song hits from “No, No. Nanette” and "Sally.” Dessa Byrd is at the organ. B B B BIG REVUE NOW AT APOLLO One of the great unsolved mysteries of Broadway’s show world, an enigma that has stood for over a generation, is solved in "Show of Shows,” Warner Brothers’ Vitaphone natural color super-rev .-.e which is at the Apollo today. The whole world knows that the six original Floradora girls married millionaires and had Rolls Royces for toys. But what became of their dancing partners, the six original Floradora boys? This baffling mystery is answered In a hilariously comic manner in one of the special numbers in "Show of Shows.” Thus another grave question is settled for all time. Marian Nixon, Mvrna Loy, Sally O'Neil, Patsy Ruth Miller, Lila Lee and Alice Day essay the six original Floradora girls in the comedy number, while such screen comedians as Ben Turpin. Lloyd Hamilton, Lupino Lane, Bert Roach, Lee Moran and Heinie Conklin enact the Floradora Boys. Others among the scores upon scores of outstanding stage and screen stars who appear in “The

His Latest Charles (Buddy) Rogers' next starring vehicle to follow “Young Eagles,” the aviation picture now being made at the Paramount studio in Hollywood, will be “Safety in Numbers. It will be directed by Victor Schertzinger, who recently completed "The Laughing Lady,” with Ruth Chatterton.

Shows of Shows” are John Barrymore. Dolores Costello, Monte Blue, Beatrice Lillie, Winnie Lightner, Georges Carpentler, Ted Lewis, Frank Fay, IreneVßordonl, Richard Barthelmess, Myrna Loy and Betty Compson. John Adolfi directed this special act while Larry Ceballos staged the number under the supervision of Darryl Zanuck, who personally produced the elaborate revue. a a a CHEVALIER HEADS MOVIE REVUE “The Love Parade,” which brings Maurice Chevalier to the Circle today, is an original musical romance. This picture, which has been acclaimed by many critics all over the country as “one of the greatest pictures ever produced, and the greatest since the advent of the talkies,” was chosen by the' management to inaugurate the Super Shows of 1930 at this theater. The story Is said to be as smart and sophisticated as tomorrow’s newspaper and brings anew type ’of picture to the talking screen. Maurice ’ Chevalier is cast in the role of a prince who marries a queen and becomes a very stern prince consort who refuses to be ruled according to ancient traditions. Ten popular song hits form the basis for the musical background. "Dream Lover” and “My Love Parade” are the two leading numbers of the picture and are said to be destined to become popular favorites. Ernst Lubitsch directed “The Love Parade.” Jeanette MacDonald musical comedy star, has the leading feminine role. When in search for a girl for this part, Lubitsch attended every musical show in production in search of a perfect type he desired for the role of Queen Louise. Miss MacDonald was chosen. The leading comedy roles of the picture are portrayed by Lillian Roth and Lupino Lane. An extra feature at the Circle during this week is a novelty presentation, “Song of the Islands.” It has been photographed in full color and will be presented on the Circle’s big screen. Other talking acts and a talking news reel will complete the program. OHIO HAS “THE VIRGINIAN” “The Virginian,” heralded as one of the greatest talking pictures of the year, opens today at the Ohio theater for its return engagement. “The Virginian” is one of the first outdoor pictures in sound and dialogue. Gary Cooper is cast in the title role, his first full-dialogue part. Walter Huston, featured lead of “Gentlemen of the Press” and “The Lady Lies,” is seen and heard as Trampas, the villain. Richard Arlen is Steve, the wayward cowpuncher, and Mary Brian is Molly Wood, the school teacher. “The Virginian,” a novel of the 80s, gained quick fame as one of the greatest American novels ever published. It brought universal renown to its author, Owen Wister. A few years later Wister and Kirk La Shelie transcribed the book into a play of the same name. The play is said to have been as famous as the novel. Dustin Farnum created the role of the Virginian on the stage, and since that time other actors have done the same role. Gary Cooper, with a winning drawl, and tall, rangy physique, is cast as this hero. Others in the cast with lesser but important roles are Chester Conklin. Eugene Pallette, E. H. Calvert, Helen Ware and Charles Stevents.

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1 — Frank Fay, as a master of ceremonies and what have you in “Show of Shows,” now at the Apollo. 2 Mary Brian has the lead in “The Marriage Playground,” now at the Indiana-

Colonial Has New' Revue ‘Hello Thirty’ Is the Title vof Holiday Show. “T TELLO THIRTY” is the title of 11 of the production offered at the Colonial for the week commencing today built to welcome in the new year. It will be made up of a lot of new ideas. Eddie Ware and Ray Cook, will be seen in the comedy roles. Florence King, Irene Joslin, Bert Wrenneck, Mel Copeland and Daisy Due, all have prominent places in the performance with the Colonial chorus on the runway. “Woman to Woman” a first run all-talking picture feature will be shown on the screen for the week. Betty Compson sings three songs in “Woman to Woman” in which she is starred with George Barraud and Juliette Compton. Two of these songs “A Toi” and “The Parisian Doll” are sung by Betty in French and the third “Sunshine of My Heart” is in English. A solo dance by Miss Compson with a ballet accompanies each of these songs. The story starts in Paris on the hill that is known as Monmartre. There an English officer on leave meets and falls swiftly and truly in love with Lola, a cabaret entertainer. He is trying to find an English church when he is picked up and sent back to the lines with only enough time to write Lola a note. It is six years before he sees Lola again. A wound has robbd him of all memory of the war and it is only when, attending a London theater, he hears a great star sing a song that brings everything back and he recognizes the singer as Lola. But during* these blank years David has married an English woman of his own class. Now what Is he to do about this Parisian dancer who is the mother of his son. It is not the man who decides but the two women, and that is where “Woman to Woman” packs an unusual dramatic punch. A special New Year’s Eve midnight show will be given Tuesday night. He Directs Again Lloyd Bacon, who directed A1 Jolson in “The Singing Fool” and “Say It With Songs” for Warner Brothers, has directed a vitaphone variety, “Goat Alley,” a two-reel drama of Negro life with an all-star cast of Negro players.

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THE outstanding event at the new Chicago Civic Opera house during New Year’s week will be the gala performance on New Year’s Eve of Riccardo Zandonai’s “Conchita,” taken from “The Woman and the Puppet,” by Pierre Louys, libretto by Vaucaire and Zangarini. The opera will be sung by a large cast with Rosa Raisa, Maria Claessens and Antonio Cortis in the leading roles of Conchita, her mother and her lover. The work will be conducted by Roberto Moranzoni. The week opens tomorrow afternoon (Sunday) with a performance of Gounod’s “Faust,” which the company announces will be the last presentation of this work during the present season. There are two changes in the cast from the last performance, Alexander Kipnis singing the Mephistopheles instead of Virgilio Lazzari, and Richard Bonelli replacing Desire Oefrere as Valentine. Edith Mason wiill again appear as Marguerite, Maria Claessens as Martha, Ada Paggi as Siebel, and Anthonio Nicolich as Wagner. There are dances by the ballet and Frank St. Leger conducts. Monday evening, Dec. 30. will witness a repetition of Massenet’s fantastic opera. “Don Quichotte,” with Coe Glade is La Belle Dulcinee. Vanni-Marcoux as the romantic knight, Edouard Cotreuil as his faithful squire. Sanciio, and Alice d'Hermanoy, Thelma Votipka. Theodore Ritch, Giuseppe Cavadore and Antonio Nicolich. The ballet will be seen in attractive dances and Emil Cooper will be at the desk. The evening of New Year’s day. Jan. 1, the attraction will be the first performance of the season of Rossini’s delightful farce, “The Barber of Seville.” In the cast wlil be dainty Margherita Salvi as Rosina and Giovanni Manuritta as Count Almaviva. Giacomo Rimini, Vanni-Marcoux and Vittorio Trevisan as Figaro, Don Basilio and Don Bartolo are excellently cast in these comedy roles, and Maria Claessens as Bertha adds much to the fun of the evening. Roberto Moranzoni will conduct the opera. Thursday evening, Jan. 2, .“Iris” will be repeated with the same cast as in previous performances, including Edith Mason as Iris, Hilda Burke as a Geisha, Antonio Cortis as Osaka, Giacomo Rimini as Kyoto and Virgilio Lazzari as 11 Cieco. Roberto Moranzoni will conduct. BUB NEW EVENTS AT IRVINGTON The Irvington School of Music starts anew term in dancing Friday, Jan. 3, at 3:30 p. m. under Miss Walker of the Broderik dance studio. All kinds of dancing will be taught, including tap and clog dancing. For all new pupils enrolling be-

3 William Harrigan and Mae in a scene from “Nix on Dames.” at the Lyric. 4 Gary Cooper and a scene from “The Virginian,” at the Ohio. , 5 Maurice Chevalier has the lead in “The Love Parade,” at the Circle. 6 William Haines in “Navy Blues,” now at Loew’s Palace.

fore Monday, Jan. 6, all tuition will be reduced one third the regular price. In the string and horn department, an instrument will be given free to all students enrolling. One free scholarship with Mme. Bailie Steinhart in advanced piano is now open. Pupils interested will call Irv. 1338 and make an appointment with Mme. Steinhart for a tryout. In the pipe organ department there will be five partial scholarships with lessons at one-half the regular price. A New Variety Discovered When RKO first discovered “The Dixie Follies,” a group of southern amateurs who could sing, dance, harmonize and chatter like “nobody's business,” when they were playing in Memphis, among them were the three Forman sisters. Now these harmony singers from the land of cotton are in anew act all by themselves, crooning their southern melodies in a harmonious and fascinating manner.

Here Soon

Genevieve Hamper Heading her own company, Genevieve Hamper comes to English’s soon in plays of Shakespeare.

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Hamper to Appear in This City Plays of Shakespeare Are Booked for Three Days. HOMER DRAKE, well-known advance agent whose career dates back to the time when such luminaries as Booth, Barrett, Modjeska, Fanny Davenport and Mary Anderson were in their heyday, has arrived in Indianapolis to make arrangement for the appearance soon of Genevieve Hamper and company in a series of Shakespeare’s bestknown plays. The only wontan Shakespearean star now appearing before the public comes to the English’s for three days, beginning Thursday, Jan. 9, with a Saturday matinee. Miss Hamper is a popular favorite in this city. During her association and co-starring engagement with the late Robert B. Mantell during the past seasons she has eneared herself to the hearts of ountless admirers by her very fine renditions of many famous Shakepearean characters; her Rosalind a “As You Like It” is a delight"ul breath of any beautiful forest, according to a well-known New *ork critic; her Juliet and Portia are two cameos of dramatic art, and her rendition of Lady Macßeth is now conceded by many as being one of the finest examples of histrionic ability, rarely, if ever, equalled. It is with great pride that the local management announces the coming of this splendid attraction, as they feel confident that the public will respond in great numbers and avail themselves of the unusual opportunity of witnessing some of the immortal bard’s fine works, presented in a first-class manner, at a reasonable price of admission. “The Merchant of Venice” will open the engagement here, other plays to be announced later. Here Is a New Idea Unusual dance creations in a mellow musical setting are offered in the new Jose’ and Edythe revue, a recent addition to the RKO group of colorful revues.

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Bert Wrenneck Among the important members of the cast at the Colonial is Bert Wrenneck. Noted Actor Gives Variety Vaudeville scored heavily for its patrons when it secured the services of Richard Bennett, America’s great dramatic star, to the RKO circuit in anew sketch. It is called “a Box of Cigars,” written by L. K. Devendorf, staged by William E. Morris, John Burkell and Angela Bennett. It is a dramatic playlet, with the scene taking place in police headquarters. Another Doubt Here Marie Vero, billed in vaudeville as the child of Galli Curci, has completed at the Eastern Vitaphone studios a Vitaphone variety under the direction of Arthur Hurley. She sings one number in Italian and another in French. MOTION PICTURES

BZS d=M THEY’RE OFF! “LOEW’S JANUARY J FESTIVAL” BEGINS! Here Is the first of our great January shows! Every week —every day """* —ln January will he a Loew Hollday! The leading producers are co- . operating with us to release their V finest pictures for I-oew’s theatres In January. 20,000,000 movie fans will visit Loew’s Theatres during the January Festival! j| jUjjjrf j j seen In months! ill BILL v flrV jJJ haines’ f FIRST ffi &wKy TALKING ' n picture •Ss . \ with ANITA PAGE KARL DANE A J. C. NUGENT tip \ y “OUR GANG” IW* Jl %. TALKING COMEDY f £’ “Bouncing Babies’’ “MEXICANA” Vs JLjjf Singing-Dancing Colortone Sevue Sg. Hearst Metrotone News WELCOME 1930! Gala Late*Nieht Performance BMI wMR NEW YEAR'S EVE £• Box office open till 11:30 P. M. r

Whoopee Night Is Announced Indiana Ballroom Plans Big New Year’s Event. NEW YEAR'S eve on the Indiana roof has been termed "Whoopee night” by the management and a record crowd of dancers and celebrators are expected to be on hand to welcome in the new year, according to an announcement from the roof management. Since the opening of the roof ballroom New Year’s eve has always drawn large crowds and the usual custom of having two bands lor the dancers will be carried out this year, according to Tom Devine, roof manager. Speed Webb and his original “On With the Show" orchestra, which has met with popular approval in their short stay on the roof, will be the featured band and Chick Meyers well-known local group of dance tune purveyors will alternate with Webb's aggregation after midnight. Devine announces that the ad- ! vance sale of tickets indicates the planning of a number of individual dance parties and the after-theater crowd is expected to swell the attendance to record proportions. He has arranged a number of surprises for the dancers, he states, and a confetti and balloon shower will add to the entertainment features offered that evening. New Year’s night will bring the fifth championship waltz preliminary and one week from that night, Jan. 8, the waltz champions of the city will be selected on the roof. They will partake of a SSO cash prize, which is being offered by the roof management. Prize Play Goes Movie “Poor Aubrey,” a third George Kelly prize playlet, has been made into a two-reel vitaphone variety at Warner Brothers west coast studios under the direction of Bryan Foy. Franklin Pangborn has the j featured part. Helen Ferguson and i Clara Blandick are also in the cast.

Open to the Public Beginning Tonight The Lady From ALFAQUEQUE by S. and J./Alvarez Quintero Civic Theater Nineteenth and Alabama Sts. at 8:30 P. M. Members, sl—Nonmembers, $1.50

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