Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 287, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 April 1931 — Page 6

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Marlene Dietrich Has the Lead in ‘Dishonored,’ Now at the Indiana; Will Rogers Movie Remains Another Week at Apollo. Marlene Dietrich, widely publicized German film actress, makes her third bow to the American public in "Dishonored,” her new picture which Is playing at the Indiana this week. As the stage attraction Jack Crawford, held over for another week because of the popular manner in which he was received during his first seven days, is presenting the Publix production, ‘‘lllustrations.’’ ‘■Dishonored," like "Morocco," is an American produced picture, having been made in the Paramount studios at Hollywood. In chief supporting roles to Miss Dietrich are Victor McLaglen and Warner Oland. Others -in the cast are Lew Cody, Gustav von Seyffertitz and Barry Norton. Josef von Sternberg, who is credited with "discovery" of Miss DidtHrh riirArfprf .

Dietrich, directed her latest picture, as well as the other two. The new film has war-time Europe as its setting, with the star first seen as a disillusioned widow, her husband having been killed in the service. In an attempt to keep alive she had become a woman of the streets when discovered by the chief of the Intelligence service of her country. She then became a spy and her experiences as she matched wits with her lover, Victor McLaglen, in the secret service of her enemy, keep the picture moving at a fast pace until the very end. The climax, according to the opinion of Von Sternberg, is the most daring thus far shown in motion pictures. He expressed his belief that this, and the ending, will be the chief topic of discussion wherever the picture is shown. Among the stage stars in Jack Crawford’s presentation are Frank Gaby, comic; Lora Hoffman, vocalist; the Stanley brothers, acrobatic funsters; Tommy Reilly and Billie Comfort, other members of Crawford’s radio trio, and the Foster girls. nun NEW HAINES’ COMEDY AT PALACE William Haines, big business, love, financial troubles of a nation and a formula for prosperity—these are all woven into a lilting, scintillating . comedy in which runs a charming little love story. These are the ingredients of "A Tailor Made Man,” Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s latest William Haines’ starring vehicle, which will open Saturday at the Palace theater. Haines plays a '.mart young American (business-like rather than wise-cracking), who isn’t satisfied with his job. He discovers anew “racket.” Asa result, he becomes a "big shot.” America is full of fellows with the same story’. Sam Wood, who coached the star In "Telling the World,” directed the new picture. Wood recently scored with “Paid” and "Way for a Sailor." Tile story picks up the comical Haines as a pants presser in a tailor shop. He has had better jobs but temporarily is working at the only one he could land. But he has real ideas. So he "borrows" a dress suit left to be pressed, invades a. social function to meet a merchant prince, and manages to impress the financial nabob with his ideas. He lands a big executive position as a result and proceeds to revolutionize business in "repairing” a financial stringency. When he gets fired he tells the truth about it all. but meantime they’ve found out that his ideas were right—and he gets the job back. Also the girl. Dorothy Jordan plays opposite the debonair hero .of "Way Out West,” “The Girl Said No" and other hits, and repeats her successes in "Min and Bill” and “Devil May Care.” Joseph Cawthorn, veteran of stage and screen, appears as the old German tailor, Huber. Marjorie Rambeau, Hale Hamilton, William Austin, Walter Walker, lan Keith, Martha Sleeper, Hedda Hopper, Joan Marsh. Henry Arnetta and other clever people are in the cast. ( The dramatic high lights include the stealing of the dress suit, the winning of the tailor’s daughter from the academic rival, the big meeting and threatened strike in the store, the dramatic expose of the imposter who saves the day, and the comical but romantic love scene in the tailor shop. Haines plays the role sans many of his usual wise-cracking tricks and makes a very convincing and appealing figure as the youngster who tries to do something in the world and carry out an ideal. Hal Roach’s "Boy Friends,” in their newest all-talking comedy, "Air-Tight,” the latest issue of the Hearst Metrotone News, and a Curiosity novelty will round out the program, a a a DRAMA now ON CIRCLE SCREEN Circle theater patrons are finding out this week what dance halls which provide hostesses are like; how they are operated, and some of the laughs and tears that go along with their inhabitants. This information, as well as more than enough thrills for the average motion picture enthusiast, is provided in the feature picture, "Ten Cents a Dance” starring Barbara Stanwyck, who shot to stardom as the result of her work in "Ladies Os Leisure” and "Illicit.” In the cast with Miss Stanwyck are Ricardo Cortez. Monroe Owsley, Sally Blane and Blanche Friederici. Lionel Barrymore directed. The story has to do with a dance hall hostess, played by Barbara Stanwyck, who obtained her livelihood by selling the "brains in her

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feet" at "10 cents a dance.” While so employed she fell in love with Eddie < Monroe Owsley i but attempt to keep him from discovering that she worked in the dance hall. In this, she failed, however, and on finding her there he forbade her to do such work, agreeing to marry her if she would quit. After “her resignation, following a fight between the manager and her lover, the two were married, only to find marital difficulties following which seemed insurmountable. Barbara appealed to an old and wealthy friend (Ricardo Cortez) whom she had met in the dance hall, for aid which he gladly extended. This situation brings on a climax which gives each of the three leading performers more than an ample opportunity to display their dramatic ability. Among other features on the program is a comedy, "The Pest,” starring Tom Howard. "Bum Bandit,” a bimbo animated cartoon, also is on the bill. ana ROGERS’ MOVIE REMAINS AT APOLLO Will Rogers, famous wit and humorist, will appear on the Apollo theater screen for the second week, starting today, in the modernized version of Mark Twain's famous satire, “A Connecticut Yankee.” The Twain story has been regarded as one of the great American classics and Fox Films selected Rogers to portray the leading role of the screen adaptation of the story. In this version Rogers starts out as a small town radio dealer. He delivers a battery to a mysterious mansion one stormy night. The owner of the house hopes to tune in on sound waves that have been floating around in the ether since the beginning of time. He tunes in on what appears to be King Arthur’s Court of the sixth century. There is a terrific flash of lightning and Rogers wakes up in the middle of the round table. He narrowly escapes death at the hands of his captors and then, through his Yankee wit, becomes the big shot of Camelot and is dubbbed "Sir Boss.” He introduces many novel improvements i nthe realm of King Arthur, and by doing so wins the disfavor of Sir Sagramour, leading knight of the court. They enter the tournament bitter enemies and Rogers springs a surprise that gives ample excuse for many hilarious moments. Rogers is surrounded by a capable cast, including William Farnum, Myrna Loy, Maureen O’Sullivan and Frank Albertson. Short subjects round out the program.

a a a COOPER MOVIE OPENS AT OHIO. "Fighting Caravans,” Paramount production of the famous Zane Grey novel, opened at the Ohio today for its first Indianapolis showing. Gary Cooper has the leading role, while Lily Damita plays opposite him. This novel, considered to be one of Zane Grey’s best, has the undeveloped and uncivilized west as its background and is one of the most costly films Paramount has made this season. In addition to Gary Cooper and Lily Damita, the cast also has such names as Ernest Torrence, Fred Kohler, Tully Marshall and Eugene Pallette. Gary Cooper has the famous role bf Clint Belmet, one of the ambitious youths who is anxious to help open up the west. Lilly Damita is seen as the little French girl, Felice. At the opening of the story Felice is seen coming to the apaprent rescue of Belmet, who has been arrested. She pleads that he is her husband for the sole purpose of obtaining his freedom, and to carry out the deception they are compelled to appear as man and wife when with other people . When Belmet tries to take advantage of his position, however, trouble follows and leads to a climax’ that has action galore. The Indian battle in “Fighting Caravans” is considered by several directors to be one of the best action sequences in several years. Likewise, the river fire scene is one of the most spectacular "shots’ ’of the season. One of the short subjects on the bill this week is “Stars of Yesterday,” featurette which has been attracting so much comment wherever it is shown. Here Is a Real Trip of _ the lon 8 e $t location trips, purely for publicity stills, Is credited to Warner-First National Loretta Young and Elmer Frver’ studio portrait artist, have left for me Grand Canyon where they will remain three days making publicity stills.

1— Barbara Stanwyck has the lead in “Ten Cents a Dance,” now at the Circle. 2 Marlene Dietrich has the lead in “Dishonored,” now on the screen at the Indiana. 3 Will Rogers and Myrna Loy in a scene from “The Connecticut Yankee,” now in its second week at the Apollo.

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Symphony Ready for Concert Plans Made to Give Organizations Needed Backing. A directorate of ninety prominent persons of city and state is planned for an orchestral association based on the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, as the result of a called meeting of the advisory committee for the orchestra. The meeting was called by G. M. Williams, president of the Marmott Motor Car Company, and general chairman of arrangements for the closing concert of the orchestra’s first season, Sunday afternoon, April 19, at 3 at Caleb Mills hall. Williams told the committee he believed the time was ripe for the formation of an enduring orchestral association to insure support of the orchestra for its second season as well as to insure a more musically cultural background for the city and state. According to Williams, the concert April 19 is to mark the opening of a week’s campaign for memberships in the new orchestral association. Announcement of the plans for the organization will be made during the intermission by Mr. Williams, and interested members of the audience so desiring may have the opportunity to make out applications for memberships at that time. A committee was appointed by Williams to work out details for the membership campaign, including Mrs. Robert I. Blakeman, Leonard A. Strauss, Wilbur D. Peat, Eugene C. Foster, and Mrs. Jack A. Goodman. Pertinent decisions as to the number of concerts to be given next season and other facts were to be worked out with Ferdinand Schaefer, conductor of the orchestra by another committee named by Mr. Williams, which includes Theodore B. Griffith, Mrs. Nancy Martens and Mrs. Charles Latham.

NEW EVENTS AT CONSERVATORY Lucile Wagner of the piano faculty of the Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music will present her advanced pupils in a recital on Tuesday evening, April 14, at the Odeon, 106 East North street. The class will be assisted by dramatic art pupils of Prances Beik. Bonnie Jean McKecknie, Mabel Grace Smith, Evelyn Green, Marthagrace Williams, Helen Kramer, Dorothy Weigle, Betty Schellschmidt, Julianne Smith, Priscilla Brown, Beulah. Beckwith and Mildred Donahue are the piano perform* ers, and Frances Benner and Berf Longerich will give “June Moon,” by Ring Lardner. Winifred Mutzchler, dramatic art pupil of Bernice Van Sickle of the conservatory, will read for the Parent-Teachers of School 65 on Tuesday. Pupils of H. Otis Pruitt will ap- ‘ pear in recital at the Odeon Friday evening, April 17. Terrell Stephens, pupil of Franklin Taylor, teacher of voice in the conservatory, will 1 assist, and also a trio, sponsored by Mr. Pruitt, comprised of Harold Kottlowski, violin; William Hebert and Ralph Ross, piano. The pupils taking part are Louise Beechey. Eileen White, the Tripp | twins, Betty Tharp, Doris Slavens, Willa Jane Boyce, George Carothers, Irene Morgan, Katherine Som- ! mer, Ralph Ross, Nancy Moore and Dallas Smith. On Thursday April 16, a recital by the students

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

1— Frances Dale, leading woman of the Arthur Casey productions in “Apron Strings,” which opens the stock season tonight at English’s. 2 Moran and Mack, better known as the Two Black Crows, head the variety bill at the Lyric today. 3 Jane Wheatley, long associated with the New York Theatre Guild, is a member of the cast of “Apron Strings,” at English’s.

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HAVE before me a letter from C. C. Hogue who long has been identified with the Mendelssohn choir. His letter, a constructive and an interesting one, concerns his opinion of my review this week of the Mendelssohn Choir at Caleb Mills hall.

After seeing so many vacant seats for this concert, I took the position that it is deplorable that the choir was presented by the Civic Music Association because the doors were closed to those who were not members of the Civic Music organization. I stated that I had many telephone calls from people who are not members of the Civic Music Association asking me how they could get tickets. I knew no way except to become season members of the Civic. But the fact is that there wfere many vacant seats, especially on the second floor. The letter of Mr. Hogue is as follows; X just finished reading your comments in The Indianapolis Times which has reference to the concert given last evening by the Mendelssohn choir and soloists. The following comments are given as a personal opinion, and must not be connected up in any way with the Mendelssohn choir. I believe that if you were thoroughly familiar with the choir and knew more of the difficulties under which it has operated in the past you might understand differently. Having been an active member of the choir since its early days, I believe I can give information valuable. In days past the members of the choir have been obliged to sell tickets for each concert or a yearly membership. This was found to be a hard task. The energy which should have been spent preparing the program was given to selling tickets to a public lacking in musical intelligence. Our concert this year was better than in times past due to the fact that all energy was given to preparation of music. I say frankly that the hardest job I had was not in preparing my music, but in selling tickets. Our city did not care for the Mendelssohn choir to the extent of supporting it. hence a way out. The Civic Music Association was the way out. Why not sell our services to the association, sing to a larger audience and have no tickets to sell? Why have all the disappointments and discouragements when it is so unnecessary? The Mendelssohn choir is made up of selected voices, chosen individually from choirs, quartets, etc., and includes the best to be found in this city. Preparation covers a period of ten weeks. Choir members pay a fee to get to sing. Services are given gratis. It is a civic affair, or

of the conservatory will be given at the Odeon, 106 East North street. The following is the program: “Valse Carnavalesque” Chaminade Marv Rosalind Parr. Virginia Hitchcock. “Concerto No. 4, D major Mozart Fred Lutz. Frances Wishard. accompanist . “Sing. Smile and Slumber Gounod Cradle So-g MacFadden Beatrice Johnston. “On Wings of Song”.. .Mendelssohn-Liszt Golliwog's Cake Walk” .....Debussy Virginia Hitchcock. “O del Mio Dolco” .......Gluck Rosemary Lawler. “Variation of Beethoven Theme” Saint-Saens Hilda Korfl. Elizabeth Todd. “Concert A Minor” Viottl Adagio, Lois LeSaulnier. Miss Wishard, accompanist. “I Know a Lovely Garden”.. .d’ Hard lot "Sylvia” ..... Speaks Paul Scheuring. Mary Zimmerly, accompanist. “Abrabesque G Major” Debussy Mary Davis. TrioAdagio. Allegro. Irma Mae Steele, violin. Virginia Leyenberger. cello; Mildred Allen, piano. They are pupils of Earle Howe Jones, Edwin Jones, B. F. Swarthout, Frieda Heider, Clarence Loomis, Franklin Taylbr, Bo mar Cramer and Adolph Schellsehmidt. The junior pupils of Lucile Wagner of the faculty of the conservatory will give a piano recital at the north unit. 3411 North Pennsylvania street, on Friday' evening, April 17. They will be assisted by dramatic art pupils of Norma Antibus. Pupils appearing are Elizabeth Saylor. Martha Lois Graves, Florence Mary Harrison, Wilbur Hiller, Janet Marie Murphy, Jeanelle Ray, Mary Jane Hodge, Betty Hatfield, Robert Marple, Laura Ann Power, Betty Clemons, Jack Kistner, Judith Jones, Bonnie Jean McKechnie, Mary Cecelia Conley and Mary Ann Fisher.

4 William Haines has the lead in “A Tailor Made Man,” now at the Palace. 5 James Hall is prominent in the cast of “The Lightning Flyer," opening today at the Lyric. 6 Gary Cooper heads the cast of “Fighting Caravans,” now at the Ohio.

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Tonight at English’s, Arthur Casey wili make his bow as producer of the Casey Productions, which opens a twenty-week stock season with “Apron Strings.”

intended to be and should be supported (if it is worth supporting) by the good people of our city. I will admit that the doors were closed last evening to the public. I understand that the reason for that was because every seat was sold. I know personally that more tickets could have been sold, but where could the purchasers of the tickets be placed? Surely not in some one else’s seat. Unfortunately our city does not have a suitable hall large enough to care for a large audience. I fully believe that when the public wants the Mendelssohn choir to the extent of supporting it, every member will rise as one. ready for the occasion. If I am mistaken in any of the above remarks, I stand corrected, still feeling that your article is misleading, in that it gives to the public an impression that the Mendelssohn choir does not care to serve as a civic organization.

INDIANAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CALEB MILLS HALL—Sunday, April 19,3:00 P.M. eoc—7sc—si.oo With Rudolph Reuter Ferdinand Schaefer Guest Pianist Conducting Tickets at Martens Concerts, Inc., 35 Monument Circle

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All Plans Made for Concert indianapolis Symphony to Play at Caleb Mills Hall. COMMITTEES at work in behalf of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s concluding concert this season, April 19, have planed for an intensified program during the week remaining before the concert is given, it is announced by G. M. Williams, general chairman. A sold-out house is the goal of the ticket committee, headed by Mrs. R. Hartley Sherwood. The interest of school authorities has been evinced in statements from Paul C. Stetson superintendent, and Miss Lorle Krull, acting supervisor of music in the public schools. Mr. Stetson is a member of the advisory committee and Miss Krull is a member of the ticket committee. “This concert is not only a civio event, but a real musical treat,” Miss Krull stated recently, “and I sincerely hope that as many school orchestra members as possible will attend. The concert will be one of the best music appreciation lessons ever given.” Under the direction of Sidney A. Sullivan, publicity chairman, publicity for ,the concert will reach its height this week with the posting of street car cards and the placefnent of posters in downtown and neighborhood store windows. Five thousand posters will be distributed by members of the Boy Scouts. A bulletin from the Merchants Association to its thirty members asks that a few lines of copy concerning the concert be included in their advertisements during the coming week. The April 19 concert, to be heard at 3 p. m. in Caleb Mills hall, will feature Rudolph Reuter, able Chicago pianist whose interest in the local orchestra group led him ,to offer his services for the closing concert. Cooper to Be in Mystery Gary Cooper’s next starring picture will be a mystery story entitled “The Glass Key.” John Cromwell will direct.

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Donald Woods and Frances Dale Have the Leads in ‘Apron Strings’; Moran and Mack Open Engagement Today at the Lyric for Week. Arthur Casey will present his first play of the new dramatic stock season tonight at English’s. It will have its grand opening at 8:30 p. m. The play is “Apron Strings” and it is the same hilarious comedy hit that ran for more than five months this season on Broadway in the Bijou theater. “Apron Strings” will have an engagement here of eight days. There will be matinees Wednesday, Thursday and next Saturday afternoon, April 18. Tlie play, which is the work of Dorrance Davis, is being directed here by William Blair for Arthur Casey. Settings have been designed and painted by Milo Denny.

Donald Woods and Frances Dale, the acting combination which is to serve as Arthur Casey’s leading team of players throughout the twenty-week summer season, will portray the chief characters in “Apron Strings.” They will receive strong support from a cast headed by Josie Intropldi, who has the same role which she originally played in the New York production of the piece. Jane Wheatley of Theatre Guild renown; Wil Lloyd. Edna Severy, and Dick Elliott have the other parts of importance. "Apron Strings" is mainly concerned with the laughable adventures of a serious-minded young man whose life is dominated excessively by his mother. Devotedly, she had sought to be his guide and inspiration throughout her life. At her death, she tries to perpetuate her influence by willing him a trunkful of letters of advice to govern his conduct. Trouble piles up in his way when his path eventually leads him to the altar with a very pretty, sophisticated, and modern young girl. Although the boy’s mother had spent her lifetime as a newspaper columnist writing advice to the lovelorn, she failed to make perfectly clear to her son what he should do immediately following his marriage. Therefore, he takes his bride of a few hours to one hotel and goes to a different one himself on the nuptial night. This brings about a crisis in his life w’hich postmortem letters of advice can not solve. ihe situation is untangled hilariously and cleverly before the final curtain through the combined efforts of the wife, her relatives and his own friends. The invisible apron strings are, however, cut eventually. u a a MORAN AND MACK TOP BILL AT LYRIC The Lyric bill opens today with Moran and Mack, better known as the Two Black Crows, who are appearing in person, as the headliner stage event. The screen feature is Columbia’s new talking picture production, “The Lightning Flyer,” in which James Hall is the star. The Two Black Crows, return to their first love, vaudeville, after years of success i n other fields. They left vaudeville years ago to become the star attraction of Earl Carroll’s "Vanities,” then became national idols over the radio and later on the phonograph discs. Following their success in these the Two Black Crow’s migrated to Hollywood and put their famous darkie humor into the talkies. "Why Bring That Up” and “Anybody’s War,” were their first two productions, which, according to report, met with success wherever shown. Now they are back in vaudeville, offering bits from these pictures on the stage. In their current stage offering they present the laughable scene on the rock pile, the boxing bout and several others. In addition to these two black-face funmakers, the vaudeville bill also includes Joe Marks, dialect comedian of the hokum variety, whose

COME ON, INDIANAPOLIS! Here’s the chance you’ve been waiting for! Thrill to real flesh-and-blocd actors in a real honest-to-goodness play! “APRON STRINGS” Joyous Opening—Tonight 8:30! —For 8 Days With Matinees Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday Every Night B:3o—Price# 50c, 15c, SI.OO. Wednesday and Thursday Matinees—All heats, 500 Saturday Matinee—Orchestra, 75c —Balcony, 50c. Every Monday—Ladles’ Bargain Night: Best Seats, 600

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At Indiana

Frank Gaby

Frank Gaby, star of “Artists and Models," "Broadway Nights,” "Gay Paree,” "The Passing Show,” and other popular revues, is ona of the headliners on the Indiana stage this week.

name has long been associated with the two-a-day varieties. Marks and his company, including Mae Leonard, Eddie Ryan and Leo Fellows, present “Then thfe Fun Began,” a concoction of good old-fashioned comedy. Bernardo De Pace, is another stellar light on the stage program. De Paces is widely known as a recording artist and for his wizardry at playing a mandolin. This season De Pace offers hi* music in conjunction with two beautiful dancing girls, Celine Lescar and Bettil La Forest. Another comedy turn comes under the hands of Ryan and Noblette and bears the title of “Here We Are.” Elinor Sherry, popular radio singer who has gained much fame for her broadcasts from WBBM in Chicago; and the Osaka Boys, a pair of agile Japanese athletes, are the concluding specialties of the vaudeville show. In “The Lightning Flyer,” James (Jimmy) Hall portrays an overconfident young playboy, Jimmie Nelson, the son of a railroad president, who will not heed his father’s advice to settle down. He is fired and his father tells him to make good on his own. Then Jimmie finds out that “getting along” is more difficult than he had anticipated. However, when everything seems darkest for Jimmie, a pretty girl in the person of Dorothy Sebastian comes along and shows him the silver lining in all of his clouds of woe. The picture, as its title suggests, has a railroad background and the climactic scenes are said to be filed with thrills and • lightning fast action.

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