Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 138, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 October 1930 — Page 6

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COLLEEN MOORE AND FRED STONE BOOKED AT ENGLISH’S

Chevalier Has Role of a Comedy Waiter in His Latest, •Playboy of Paris,’ Now at the Indiana: Palace Presents a New Farce Comedy. MAURICE CHEVALIER is a humble waiter by day and a millionaire Lotharu by night in his newest starring picture, "Playboy of Paris," now at the Indiana. His role gives him opportunities to introduce three new songs.-They are "My Ideal." "It’s a Great Life If You Don’t Weaken" and “In the Heart of Old Parec.” On the stage. Charlie Davis and his band present a double program They are featured in anew edition of "Twenty Minutes of Whoopee" and in the Publix presentation. “Ole Virginny.-” Slim Timblin and company. Pauline Gaskins, the California Crooners and the Mary Read Tiller girls

arc visiting Publix performers who take part in “Ole Virginny.” Supporting Maurice Chevalier in "Playboy of Paris” is Frances Dee. the Cinderella girl of the movies who was transformed from “extra” girl to leadmg lady in a day. Others In the cast are Stuart Erwin, as a befuddled kitchen boy; Eugene Pallette, as Pierre the and O. P. Heggie, as the sputtering proprietor of the case where Chevalier works as a waiter. Edward Breese, Tyler Brookie, Cecil Cunningham and Dorothy Christy are in the minor roles. The plot is based on "The Little Case," by Tristan Bernard, Vincent Lawrence, playwright, prepared the screen adaptation. The Indiana's program also contains a news reel. Dessa Byrd is at the organ. a a a + FRENCH FARCE NOW AT THE PALACE Reginald Denny and Fifl Dorsay are featured in "Those Three French Girls," which opens Saturday at the Palace as anew Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer offering. The farce-comedy has been filmed from an original story by Dale Van Every and Arthur Freed. The adaptation and ’‘continuity is by Sylvia Thalberg and Frank Butler. The dialogue was written by P. G. Wodehouse, the noted British humorist. Harry Beaumont, one of the talking screen’s foremost directors, was at the helm in the production of the new Cosmopolitan feature. Reginald Denny is one of the silent screen stars who has won new popularity in talkies, recently playing in Cecil B. De Mille’s "Madam Satan” and with Grace Moore in her initial talkie, soon to be released. Miss Dorsay, the vivacious French actress, made hpr picture debut in "They Had to See Paris,” and last was seen in “Hot for Paris” and "Women Eveiywhere.” In the supporting cast are such players as Cliff Edwards, Yola d’Avril, Sandra Ravel, Edward Brophy, George Grossmith and Peter Cawthorne. Comedy roles also are offered' by Polly Moran and Roscoe Ates. The story concerns a wayward nephew of an English earl, who finds himself in a French jail with three French* girls, after a chance meeting involves them in the toils of the law. In jail they also meet up with Owly and Yank, two exdoughboys, who join them in an escape and a triumphant march to the earl’s chateau. A cool reception doesn’t dim the enthusiasm of Larry, the nephew, or spoil the fun of his guests. They wine and dine gayly until the earl’s appearance ends the party for the time being. The production has been screened with a lavish hand, a style show in the modiste's shop supplying a modernistic setting of beauty and display some exquisite creations designed especially for the picture by Rene Hubert, noted Parisian stylist. Arthur Freed and Joseph Meyer composed the song hit of the film. “You’re Simply Delish,” the rendition of which provides an hilarious sequence. * Miss Dorsay uses this number'as a specialty. Short film novelties comprising the surrounding program will include the Hearst Metrotone News, anew Krazy Kat cartoon, a Metro-Goldwyn - Mayer colortone revue entitled "Baby Follies," and an overture featurette. a a a BURLESQUE ON prison Movie here Coming at a time when genuinely F'lar'oi's enmerfiea re at a premium, ,r Up the River,” opens at the Apollo today. Many unique features are said to characterize this product:! 1 which is John Ford's first humorous directorial effort for Fox-Movietone. The story revolves around the efforts of two hardboiled burglars to promote a romance that begins behind the bars. These lads hold the jail breaking championship of the country, and they employ their peculiar talents with considerable frequency, even to the extent of breaking out of one jail to get into another when the comforts of the first do not measure up to their standards. Meanwhile the romance staggers along, helped over the bumps by the aforementioned volunteer Cupids, who eventually manage to bring it to a satisfactory conclusion. Spencer Tracy, Broadway star of ‘ The Last Mile,” and Warden Hymer play the role of love's little helpers, with Humphrey Bogart asd Claire Luce in the romantic roles. The supporting cast includes William Collier Sr.. George McFarlane, Sharon Lynn. Noel Francis, Louise Mackintosh, Black and Blue, Keat-

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[ ing Sisters, Haivey Clarke and Dick Kcne. The third edition, of the famous Knute Rockne football series will be included on the program. a a a “THE BAD MAN” IS AT THE CIRCLE ► Walter Huston has the role of Pancho Lopez, a bandit who takes what he wants with a laugh, whether Jt be money, cattle, or women, in the First National Vitaphone production. ’The Bad Man,” now at the Circle. The picture is based on Porter Emerson Browne's play of the same name, which the late Holbrook Blinn successfully utilized as a vehicle on the stage for several seasons. James Rennie, who recently appeared opposite Ann Harding in "Girl of the Golden West"” has the romantic lead in "The Bad Man.” Dorothy Revier. Sidney- Blackmer, O. P. Heggie, Marion Byron, Guinn Williams, Arthur Stone and Johnny Arthur are in the supporting cast. The story deals with a group of people at an Arizona ranch. Lopez and his bandit gang raid the place with the intention of robbing it. He also plans to carry away the woman who is staying there as a guest. The robber chieftain finds a badly involved situation, with the young owner (Rennie) and his uncle about to lose the ranch that night due to foreclosure of the mortgage which they were unable to pay because a bandit had stolen their cattle. Then the romance and the trouble. Talking comedy films by Eddie Cantor and by Charles Ruggles, a Paramount sound news reel and an organ solo called "The Kick-Off," which is played by Dale Young complete the program. s' a a a “ANIMAL CRACKERS" NOW AT TIIE OHIO The Four Mari Brothers are back on the audible screen again in another merry, mad, wild and woolly musical comedy picture, aptly called "Animal Crackers," which opened Friday at the Ohio theater. It is described as being even funnier than their first talking comedy, "The Cocoanuts," which was the laugh hit of last season. Like that film, “Animal Crackers” is the talking picturization of the Marxs’ most recent New York stage success. Silvers Does Real Directing Louis Silvers, musical director of Warners Brothers’ West Coast studios, appeared in Warner Brothers’ Technicolor picture, “Viennese Nights,” as a conductor, baton in hand, leading an orchestra. . The composition he is seen conducting in this original romance by Sigmund Romberg and Oscar Hammerstein 11, is "Poeme Symphonic,” through which run the thematic threads of a number of the principal songs of the piece. Among them are "I -Bring a Love Song” and “You Will Remember Vienna.” They Start a Fight Club Jimmy Gleason and Robert Armstrong. actor, have opened a fight club near Los Angeies. These are the same famous comedy pair that played the parts of manager and fighter, respectively, in “Is Zat So. ’

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Colleen Moore A movie star heading her own comedy company in the flesh has the honor of opening the season at English’s on Friday night, Oct. 31. Colleen Moorie is the one who has the honor and she will be seen in person in "Oh the Loose.”

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1— Walter Huston has the rol£ of the blustering bad guy in “The Bad Man,” now at she Circle. 2 Edmupd Lowe plays a dual rale in “Scotland Yard,” opening today at the Lyric. 3 Fifi Dorsay is one of the trio in “Those Three French Girls,” opening today at the Palace.

Barn Dance Stunts Will Be Given Indiana Ballroom Will Have a Merry Night Tonight. ALL arrangements have been completed for the “Farm and Barn Dance” to be given on the Indiana roof tonight, including a substantial supply of cider and doughnuts with which the ballroom management will treat its patrons as a part of the harvest season program. Money prizes will be offered the winners of the various contests to be staged, including a hog calling contest, banana eating contest, girl’s hay scramble, and an old fiddler’s contest. The “Farm and Barn Dance” stunt will not interfere with the ballroom regular dance program, which will include a number of favorite old-time dance tunes put into modern dance arrangement by A1 Sky and his musical stars. The Indiana roof management has already started preparations for a Mask-O-Ween Halloween ball to be given in the ballroom on Friday night, Oct. 31. A battle of music between A1 Sky’s stars and a competitive dance organization and dancing until the wee small hours are two of the outstanding features planned for the Mask-O-Ween ball. Big Cast Assembled Charles Starrett, Mary Brian, Ina Claire, Fredric March, Henrietta Crossman and Frank Conroy are rehearsing the leading roles in “The Royal Family” at the Paramount New York studio. Production will start within a few days, under the co-direction of George Cukor and Cyril Gardner. The screen play is an adaptation by Herman Mankiewicz of the stage comedy of the same name by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman.

Big Stars at Lyric

During the next three months some extraordinary headliners will appear on the stage at the Lyric. The first to appear will be the charming little Baby Rose Marie, whose singing with the Ipana Troubadours, over the National Broadcasting chain won international renown is scheduled to play a personal engagement the week of November 15. Aunt Jemima, singing comedienne who was featured in Ziagfeld’s “Show Boat,” on both stage and screen comes to the Lyric stage the week of Nov. 29. Owen McGivney, protean artist and his company of big time entertainers have also been booked for the entertainment of Lyric audiences during the month of November. During the early part of December George K. Arthur, well known movie comedian, who has appeared with Karl Dane in many screen comedies and features is to bring his vaudeville act called “Rookies”/ to the city. Rae Samuels, the blue streak of vaudevillle and very popular with theatergoers of this community is also on the list of bookings for the Lyric. Don Zelaya. noted South American pianist, Bradley Kincaid, radio artist, and Buster West and company of “Follies” fame will appear.

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Big Stars Are Headed This Way

1— Fred Stone as he appears in “Ripples,” coming to revue at the Lyric. English’s on Monday, Nov. 3, for the week. 3—Madelon Le Fere, now at the Colonial. 2 June and Cherry (Blossom) Prissen, known as the 4—Dorothy and Paula Stone, who will appear with Darlings of the South, now in a song and dance their father in “Ripples,” due at English’s Nov. 3.

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THEATERS

THE musical season in Indianapolis will get under way next Monday night at Caleb Mills hall, when the Federation of Teachers presents Guy Maier and Lee Pattison in a two-piano recital. On Monday night, Nov. 3, the Indianapolis Civic Music Association will open its season at Caleb Mills hall with Claudia Muzio, soprano, in recital.

On Thursday night, Nov. 13, Mrs. Nancy Martins, who for years was associated with Ona B. Talbot and now has created her own bureau under the name of the Martens Concerts, Inc., will present at English's one of the major orchestra concerts of the season, the Detroit Symphony, with Ossip Gabrilowitch. Other offerings of Mrs. Martens at English’s will include such great artists as Walter Gieseking, pianist, Dec. 4; Minneapolis Symphony, with Henri Verbrugghen conducting; Tuesday night, Feb. 17, Clare Clairbert, coloratura soprano, Sunday afternoon, Nov. 23; the Singing Horsemen of the Steppes, Sunday afternoon, Nov. 30; Georgi and Kreutzberg. dancers, Sunday afternoon, March 3, and Ignace Jan Paderewski, Thursday night, Jan. 15, 1931. These concerts of Mrs. Martens will aid greatly in keeping Indianapolis on the musical map. Other offerings of the Indianapolis Civic Music Association at Caleb Mills Hall will include the Gordon string quartet with Rudolph Reuter, pianist, Dec. 15; Mischa Levitski, pianist, Jan. 12: Paul Kochanski, violinist, Feb. 23. and the Cleveland Symphony orchestra, March 12. It is announced that the membership cards will be mailed to members of the Indianapolis Civic Music Association the first of next week. I understand that all of these concerts will be capacity as the memberships will take all the tickets. a a a Hans Barth, pianist, will demonstrate the past, present and future cf the pianoforte in a concert on Wednesday evening, Nov. 12, a Caleb Mills hall, Shortridge High school. The concert will be given under auspices of the Orchard school. Mcs.

AMUSEMENTS COLONIAL ILLINOIS & NEW YORK STS. NOW SHOWING “PASSING PARADE” 1930 EDITION AN ORIGINAL BURLESQUE WITH A CAST OF FAVORITES PATRICA SALMON “THE ZIEGFELD NIGHTINGALE” BUDDY KANE Who Needs No Introduction DANNY CARTER—EDITH LAWRENCE—MADALINE LE FERE —FRANK LIPP BEATRICE CARTER—JOE WEST—ED LEE 16 COLONIAL SWEETIES On the Illuminated Runway Sez We: “Get the Colonial Habit” MIDNIGHT FROLIC CHORCS I GARTER : MATE IRS CONTEST | NITE i T.. 1 Every Tuei. I Thursday | Friday

4—Maurice Chevalier has a singing and a comedy role in “Playboy of Paris,” now at the Indiana. 3—Ciaire Luce and Joan Lawes in a scene from “Up the River,” opening today at the Apoilo. 6—Groucho Marx as he appears in “Animal Crackers,” now at the Ohio.

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G. H. A. Clowes is general chairman in charge of arrangements with the following committee: Mrs. Sylvester Johnson, Mrs. E. M. Craft and Mrs. Leo Burnett. Barth’s urogram consists of first melodies on the harpsichord, the tinkling, mu-sic-box uiano tone of the Handel and Beethoven period, mowing that it has taken 130 years to perfect a piano that would fulfill the dr;ams of these great masters as the modern piano does. This demonstration is followed by the seemingly unlimited capacity of the grand piano of today. Barth then plays compositio'ns and adaptations on the new quarter-tone piano, illustrating the additional field of piano composition that this new instrument, with its quarter-tones in

AMUSEMENTS DOMINATING VAUDEVILLE in—in—■ ■■mi—■■■■■ miwi - —“ ———— A MESSAGE OF IMPOBTAKSE TO EVERY IHDIAHAFOUS SHOW-GOER FOR NEXT THREE MONTHS, week after week, in glorious succession. Lyric patrons, in addition to a galaxy of important talking pictures, will be privileged to see some of the most notable stars ever brought to the public at our low a3- , mission prices. A magnificent procession of luminaries now ' under contract and providing the acme of stage entertainment. These stars are coming soon: BABY ROSE MARIE, darling of the radio; AUNT JEMIMA, famous singing comedian of Ziegfeld’s “Show Boat”; OWEN M’GIVENEY, world renowned protean artist; GEORGE K. \ ARTHUR, noted movie comedian fin person); BRADLEY KINCAID, radio favorite; RAE SAMUELS, blue streak of vaudeville, and many others. All Eyes Turn to the Lyric for Flesh and Blood Entertainment

State Educators! Hk / A Y J Before leaving be sure to see pj § J j 1® this perfect show. A real en- 11 I H § k \ 1 tertainment treat especially Pf booked for you. 6ON THE STAGE Ap A &*kWmM ASIBA H ACTS BKO W OiI M HD VAUDEVILLE 1 UUIV WILL HIGGLE and His Beavy of V. iPBI ft TJ S& V■ Jf BEAUTIFUL GIRLS ! i Ml%lr in “Rhyme and Reason" ■T'f.rß ■: >i ... CHERRY BLOSSOM Is£' -* and june r■* *j Edmund ‘‘Dixie's Dancing Daughters'* ' t _ SIX GALENOS Ml LOW*. Whirlwind Italian Athletes ISB *8?° *Ai|| LANE and HARPER a °“ JOAN i* "* of wit ■ Hnjf BENNETT Ray and Ann RAYMOND §§g§ i In a Ventrilooßial Novelty. SjfcSß / A Daring, Breathless Drama ‘‘The Tourists” of Forbidden Love and Strange EDISON and LOUISE IHP Adventure. “The Hokßaaniws’ * _

stead of half tones, has opened to the music world. Barth is a pianist of international reputation. This is his second tour of the United States with this new instrument, but his first appearance in Indianapolis. Miss Elma Igelman, soprano and teacher of voice from Boston, Mass., who has arrived to, stay with her mother in this city, will open a studio to teach singing at 503 Marion building.

Cramer to Play

Bomar Cramer, who has returned to Indianapolis after a two years’ absence and is again the artist piano teacher in the Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music, will give a recital Sunday afternoon at 3 p. m. at the Jehu Herron Art Institute. His program is as follows; “Fifth English Suite” ...Bach “Capriccio” Brahms “Ten Etudes” ■ .....Chopin “Terraces in the Moonlight” Debussy “General La vine” .Debussy “Singing Fountains” Niemann “Ondinc” ••'? av ,. e ! “Tcccaio” Debussy

Noted Movie Star Will Have the Honor of Opening Season at English’s on Friday Night, Oct. 31, in a New Stage Comedy, ‘On the Loose.’ * ENGLISH’S, under the management of the Circle Theater Company, will officially open its season on Friday night, Oct. 31, when Colleen Moore, movie star, appears in anew stage comedy, “On thg. Loose. On Monday night. Nov. 3, Fred Stone with Dorothy and Paula Stone will open a week’s engagement in the musical show, “Ripples." Roltare Eggleston, manager, is of the opinion that English's will have a big and an important season. Every effort is being made by the decorators and carpenters to get the box office and the private office of Eggleston open by Monday.

Lowe Will Play Dual Role Here ‘Scotland Yard’ Has One or Two New Story Angles. SCOTLAND YARD,” a“ talking screen version of Denison Clift’s stage play of the same name and another stage show composed of six acts of Radio-Keith-Orpheum vaudeville makes up the show which the Lyric offers for the coming week, starting today. The story of “Scotland Yard” is said to be unusual in many ways. First that it offers to Edmund Lowe, the star of the picture, his first dual role since the advent of talking pictures. Second because of its daring treatment of the story angle. Cast includes Joan Bennett, Barbara Leonard, David Torrence, Lumsden Hare and Donald Crisp. The stage show boasts of four stellar attractions. Cherry Blossom and June, billed as "Southland’s Own Dancing Daughters,” appear on the bill as one of the features. The Six Galenos, Italian acrobatic artists, present “An Athletic Touchdown.” A football squad and the various maneuvers they perform are presented in characteristic gridiron fashion. JOe and Lane Pearle Harper, wellknown vaudevillians, label their offering “Bits of Wit” a concoction of chatter, singing and dancing. Ray and Ann Raymond are next in mention, presenting “The Tourists” a ventriliquial scene. Their dummies, representing brother and sister, furnish controversial argument. Two other RKO vaudeville acts complete the stage program. Yes, it Must Be True Warner Brothers are planning to turn twenty-five of their movie houses into indoor miniature golf courses.

At the Ball The entire action of “Dance With Me,” anew Pathe fun film, takes place at a truck drivers’ ball. Arthur Wanzer and Mabel Palmer, vaudeville headliners, are featured in this two reeler.

MARTENS CONCERTS, Inc. ANNOUNCES Three Evening Subscribed Concerts —Three Sunday Afternoon Concerts ENGLISH THEATRE THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 13 Detroit Symphony Orchestra OSSIP GABRII.O WITCH, Conductor THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 4 Walter Gieseking Pianist in Recital TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY-17 Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra % HENRI VERBRUGGHEN, Conductor *!f, SUNDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 23 Clare Clairbert—Coloratura Soprano SUNDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 30 Russian Male Chorus of 36 Voices The Singing Horsemen of the Steppes SUNDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 8 Georgi and Kreutzberg Dancing: Sensation of Modern Times Season Prices, 6 Concerts — $3.00, $6.00, $9.00, $12.00 and $16.50 SINGLE CONCERT—*I.OO, *1.50, *2.00, *2,50, *3.00. Tickets Now Selling. Martens Office, Baldwin Piano Cos., 35 Monument Circle. For Information Telephone LI. 8921 Extra Concert, Jan. 15, 1931—PADEREWSKI

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It is the plan of the management to keep the box office open daily regardless whether a show is on or not.* A few weeks ago Colleen Moore said good-by to Hollywood for the present, and a few days later started rehearsals in the new comedy, ’’On the Loose,” by Benjamin Glazer, in which she will appear here in person to English's, for a twoday engagement, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, under the management of Arch Selwyn. Although her stardom on the screen has brought Colleen Moore wealth, with its attending independence, and fame galore, she has persistently harbored a yearning to play in a rea’, spoken drama on the legitimate stage. Two years ago she intimated this to Selwyn, whereupon the producer immediately started a search for a proper play. Finally Benjamin F. Glazer came forth with an original manuscript of a comedy-drama writtei with Miss Moore in view. It apparently fitted like a glove, for it was accepted immediately, and now it would seem that the little star has a success on her hands which will rival that which she has enjoyed the last few years on the screen. Lionel Atwill directed Miss Moore in her new stage play. a a a FRED STONE TO BE HERE FOR A WEEK That blood is thicker is a phrase that holds good in musical comedy as well as in conventional every day life, is exemplified by Fred Stone and his dancing family, which consists of Dorothy and Paula Stone, and the one and only Fred Stone, himself, who are appearing in Charles Dillingham's new musical extravaganza “Ripples,” coming to English’s on Monday, Nov. 3. Fred’s sensational recovery from his airplane crash and the debut of Paula Stone in this production places the Stones as the first family of the theater, and their clean and wholesome brand of entertainment goes on into parade of talent that has been affiliated by relationship. Asa matter of fact, the Stones are the only family intact today, and when Carola Stone, Fred’s youngest daughter, makes her debut in the next Stone show it will be the biggest of theatrical families on the stage numerically speaking. Buster Gets Big Chance William, Buster, Collier has been given the role of the kid in “Cimarron.” This is Richard Dix’s next starring picture, and the part that Buster will play is that of a colorful bandit character.

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