Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 293, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 April 1931 — Page 6
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DONALD WOODS HAS ROLE OF A LOVER IN SMART COMEDY
Norma Shearer Has the Lead in “Strangers May Kiss,” a Pointed Comedy, Which is Now Featured on the Talking Screen at the Palace. A MODERN young woman who dares to embark upon a globe-trotting honeymoon without benefit of clergy is Norma Shearer’s glamorous heroine in “Strangers May Ki.ss,’’ which opens today at the Palace. In this new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production, brittle and pointed dialogue plays a paramount part, although the action is swift and dramatic. The scenes are lavishly presented under the masterful direction of George Fitzmaurice. Two leading men share honors, Robert Montgomery and Neil Hamilton. The story begins with the courtship of Lisbeth and Steve, and shows
their joint pact of looking the double standard squarely in the face. Naturally, it is the man who fails to keep his bargain, casting her off when he learns of other escapades. In the supporting cast are such sterling players as Marjorie Rambeau. Irene Rich, Hale Hamilton, Jed Prouty, Conchita Montenegro, Albert Conti, Henry Armetta and George Davis. Hal Roach's “Our Gang’’ kids in their newest Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer talking comedy. “Bargain Day,” and a new’ issue of the Hearst Metrotone News will round out the program. a a a EL BRENDEL IS FEATURED AT APOLLO El Brendel, Swedish comedian, makes his bow as a bold, bad gangster in “Mr. Lemon of Orange,” Fox comedy opening today at the Apollo theater. Co-starred with Brendel Is the vivacious French comedienne, Fist Dorsay, who has the role of singer in a night club that serves as headquarters for a dangerous gang of hi-jackers. Brendel plays two roles In the production, first that of an inoffensive toy store salesman, and the second as “Silent McGee,” notorious gang cheiftain for whom he is mistaken. The supporting cast includes William Collier Sr., Ruth Warren, Donald Dillaway and Joan Castle. John D. Blystone directed. The funny Swede stumbles into the danger zone immediately after a truckload of liquor has been hijacked and Fifi Dorsay’s brother killed. Brendel’s remarkable resemblance to McGee causes Fifi to seek revenge on him for the murder of her brother. She invites him to call on her at the night club where she works. He accepts, and proceeds to have the time of his life, utterly unaware of the fact that the gang is all set to "give him the works” the moment Fifi is able to learn from him where the liquor truck was taken. Dillaway, in love with Joan Castle, Brendel's niece, learns of the plot and discovers the case of mistaken identity and is able to tip off Brendcl to his peril just in the nick of time. After escaping in a novel manner, Brendel becomes the center of a gang fight and finds himself mistaken by McGee’s own men for their leader.
In this predicament he tries to act as he thinks a gang leader would, and adds considerable to the comedy situations and his final escape. Short subjects are included on the program. a a e BARTHELMESS HAS CHIEF ROLL AT INDIANA “The Finger Points,” widely advertised and much discussed picture in which Richard Barthelmess has the leading role, is the chief screen attraction at the Indiana this week. Jack Crawford, held over for a third week, is offering “A Rushin’ Revue” as the Publix stage show, and Ed Resener, as a third feature, is presenting “Vagabond Trails,” a production overture. The new Barthelmess picture is purported to be built around the life and experience of a Chicago newspaper reporter whose murder became a national sensation. The story was written by W. R. Burnett, author of “Little Caesar,” and John Monk Saunders, who wrote "Dawn Patrol.” Barthelmess first is seen as a southern reporter ftom Savannah, who lands a job on a large metropolitan daily, presumably in Chicago. Because of the fearless manner in which he exposed gangster and racketeer activities, he rose to the top fast and soon had complete control of all such news which “broke.” The Kuznetzoff-Nicolina trio, Christy and Nelson, Miacahua. Ray, Realy and Roy, and the Gypsy singers, are among those who will be seen on the stage in Jack Crawford's show. Tommy Reilly and Billy Comfort, other members of the trio, also have been held over for a third week and are pepping up the show with some of their harmony numbers. o a a TWO FEATURES NOW AT CIRCLE The new program at the Circle this week presents two full-length, first-run pictures on a special double-attraction bill. The first is "Bachelor Apartment,” starring Irene Dunne and Lowell Sherman, and the second, “The Sin Ship.” with Louis Wolheim and Mary Astor in the stellar roles. The latter picture is Wolheim's last. "Bachelor Apartment” is a picture that falls in the present-day class of “sophisticated comedies” and has New York City as its locale. "The Sin Ship” represents Louis Wolheim's final contribution to the motion picture world before his death some time ago. In chief supporting roles are Mary Astor and lan Keith. Both “Bachelor Apartment” and “The Sin Ship” were directed by their respective stars. 8 8 8 OLD FAVORITE NOW AT OHIO “East Lynne,” Frank Lloyd's photoplay version of the famous
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Civic Will Give Big Comedy ‘Ned McCobb’s Daughter' Will Open Here Tonight. qpHE next Civic Theater production is to open tonight and is to be Sidney Howard’s play, “Ned McCobb's Daughter,” a somewhat melodramatic comedy. Here again, the Civic Theater is to offer a distinctly different type of play from any of its predecessors this season. George Somnes is sponsor for the statement that “Ned McCobb’s Daughter” is one of the three most important plays of his season and that it is brought to Indianapolis for the first time with a splendid record back of it. Like several others of the best plays of the current Civic Theater season, this piece is from the repertory of the New York Theater Guild. This fact in itself speaks highly for the opus, as the guild is now recognized as the foremost American producing unit. The further fact of its authorship by Sidney Howard, whose Pulitzer prize play, “They Knew What They Wanted,” was seen here a few seasons ago. augurs well for it. The Story The story is laid in Maine and concerns itself with the lives of a ferry boat captain, his daughter and various lesser relations. The name is derived from the important position which the daughter occupies in the unraveling of the plot. She is a staunch New Englander still retaining some of the inhibitions of her Pilgrim forefathers, but nevertheless a modern and quite capable of using her Yankee wit and shrewdness in the solution of her life’s problems. Ricca Scott Titus is to play this part and in so doing, receives the best opportunity as a character actress in her long experience. The only other woman in the play is Jenny, an attractive waif from the mill towns.
Margaret Habich, a recent “find” of Somnes, whose previous appearance on the Civic theater stage has been confined merely to a walk-on part, is given this important role. Many Men in Cast Os the numerous men in the cast, the most important parts are taken by C. C. Robinson! Albert Deluse and Vernon Bronson. The play is in three acts and two scenes, the first being a New England shore-dinner restaurant, while the second and third are in the fascinatingly old-fashioned “parlor” of the old Maine homestead. As usual, the play will run for seven performances, ending Satin-day, April 25. Just Booked A last-minute change in bookings on the vaudeville bill at the Lyric, starting today, brings to Indianapolis Miss Naomi Morton, the third generation of the famous Morton family, whose theatrical beginliing was the Four Mortons. Her father is Paul Morton and her grandfather, Sam Morton. This act, the Four Mortons, was a standard Keith headliner in the days of the good old “two-a-day,” and these renowned variety stars were always the hits of every bill. Miss Morton, therefore, has come into her ability honestly. On the Lyric stage this week Naomi Morton and her partner, Chick Chandler. present “Co-Ed Daze.” a collegiate comedy playlet. The scene is a girl’s dormitory. A party is in progress and that constitutes the plot. Miss Morton’s company, besides the aforementioned Chick Chandler, includes the four Robbins kids. stage play, returned to the Ohio theater today as the feature attraction for the coming week, Clive Brook, Ann Harding and Conrad Nagel have leading roles. This story of a tragic love triangle, which has been carried to the farthest corners of America by various stock companies, is proving to be as popular on the screen as it was on the stage. When first brought to Indianapolis at another downtown theater it played for two weeks, because of the large crowds. In the supporting program at the Ohio are “The Pest,” a comedy featuring Tom Howard, and “Bum Bandit,” a "Bimbo” cartoon.
AMUSEMENTS
1— Frances Dale has the chief feminine role in “The Command to Love,” which opens Sunday night at English’s. 2 Joe Marks, comedian, who tops the new show at the Lyric today. 3 Kuznetzoff and Nicolina as they appear this week in the stage
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1— El Brendel and Fifi Dorsay in a scene from “Mr. Lemon of Orange,” now at the Apollo. 2 lan Keith and Mary .Astor in “The Sin Ship,” now one of the features on a double bill at the Circle. 3 Joan Marsh, Joyce Compton and Loretta Young in a scene from “Three Girls Lost,” now at the Lyric.
Singers to Have Busy Schedule Indiana Central College Choir Has Important Engagements. INDIANA Central College choir will fill three engagements next week. Sunday afternoon the organization will give the program for community vesper services at Shelbyville, Ind., in the Methodist Episcopal church. The vesper service is sponsored by the Y. W. C. A. of this city. Tuesday evening the choir will give a program for the young-peo-ples organization of the Second Friends church of Indianapolis and Thursday morning the choir will give the convocation program for Warren Central high school. Mrs. Jane Johnson Burroughs is organizer of the choir and its director. Miss Julia Good, piano student of Miss Grace Hutchings, is the accompanist. Miss Virginia Aeppli, student of Mrs. Burroughs, is soprano soloist. Miss Trudie McConnell, student of Miss Lenora Weimar, head of the speech department of Indiana Central college, will give her senior recital at the college Wednesday evening at 7:45. She will be assisted by Miss Caroline Wolff, piano student of Miss Grace Hutchings. Miss Wolff will give two groups of solos and will accompany Miss McConnell in some musical readings. Actress Returns to Work Claudette Colbert is back at the Long Island studio of Paramount, after an automobile accident that laid her up for several days. Work on “The Smiling Lieutenant” was not retarded.
Plans Made for Film, Laboratory
Plans and specifications for the new Radio Pictures RKO-Pathe developing and printing laboratory, have been completed today, according to announcement by William Le Baron, vice-president in charge of production. With all city ordinances duly met plans complete and depth soundings for foundations complete, the new studic laboratory will get under active construction in April. The project is under supervision of Frank E. Gar butt, engineer in charge, who estimates that six months will be required for completion of the structure.
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Columbia Pictures Corporation’s epic of the air, “Dirigible,” opens Saturday, April 25, at the Apollo. The picture has the sendees of Jack Holt and Ralph Graves, the outstanding "Buddy” team of the movies, and was directed by Frank Capra. Fay Wray appears in the leading feminine role. Filled with stirring air action, “Dirigible” rises to a smashing climax in the rescue at the south pole of a stranded aviator by the crew of the giant dirigible. The picture is based on an original story by Commander Frank Wilbur Wead, U. S. N., retired. Postpone Making of Movie Production on “Common Law,” scheduled to start next Monday at RKO-Pathe, probably will be postponed a week or two until the recovery of Constance Bennett, who now is recuperating at her beach home from an attack of flu.
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ROUNDING ROUND THEATERS ALL plans have been made for the last concert of the Indianapolis Symphony orchestra at Caleb Mills hall, Sunday afternoon. Leaders in civic and social affairs of the city have united in a gigantic effort to make this last concert a success. Rudolph Reuter, noted pianist, will be the guest artist. The orchestra under the direction of Ferdinand Schaefer will play Russian compositions. In the fall, a drive will be made for memberships so that the orchestra will be an assured fact. Much * depends upon the size of the audience at Caleb Mills hall
tomorrow afternoon. If Indianapolis wants her own symphony orchestra, the answer can be told by a capacity house Sunday afternoon,. 8 8 8 The Casey stock company at English’s received such a fine response from large audiences this week that the future looks mighty bright. Casey appreciates the fine opening week with “Apron Strings,” but he is planning many other and even more important productions. It has been definitely decided to do “Death Takes a Roliday,” a play which Indianapolis should have had when it was tpuring, after “The Command to Love.” “The Strange Interlude” will be given early in the season. Just who will play Nina is not known. 8 8 8 Nelson Trowbridge writes me that Jane Cowl will play the Shubert in Cincinnati for a week in “Twelfth Night,” 8 8 8 The artists for next season on the Civic Music Association program is announced today as follows: - - - - Mendelssohn choir of Indianapolis, with guest artist, Hans Kindler, celloist. St. Louis Symphony orchestra. Florence Austral, dramatic soprano, with John Amadeo, flutist. Brika Morjni, violinist. Josef and Rosina Lhevirme, pianists. The order of appearance and the dates of th*e concerts be announced later.
The new laboratory, when completed, will embody the latest features in practices which will speed up printing and developing, taking care of all work of this type. Garbutt declares the new plant, to be located across from the main administration building of the Radio Pictures studio in. Hollywood, will provide work for a personnel of 250. Technicians are now at work developing precision devices In the machine shop of the old quarters of the drapery department. These devices will go into the new laboratory and help make it the final word in this type of service, according to Garbutt. Many unique processes are being developed to enhance quality of product,' details of which will not be revealed until they are ready to be put into practice, according to the engineer.
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show at the Indiana. 4—C. C. Robinson has one of the chief roles in “Ned McCobb’s Daughther,” opening tonight at the Civic Theater. Photo by Moorfield Dudley Lee.
4 Norma Shearer as she appears in “Strangers May Kiss,” opening today at the Palace. 5 Richard Barthelmess and Fay Wray in a scene from “The Finger Points,” now at the Indiana. 6 Ann Harding and Conrad Nagel in a scene from “East Lynne,” now at the Ohio.,
Previews
“SEED”—A Universal picture, with John Boles, Genevieve Tobin, Lois Wilson. Place Universal’s “Seed” right alongside of its “All Quiet on the Western Front.” If the latter deserved (and no one ever questioned it) the proud right to “the best picture of 1930,” then “Seed” will get many votes for this same honor for 1931. “BROADMINDED”—A First National picture, with Joe E. Brown, William Collier Jr., Marjorie White. A picture that will generate no wild hurrahs on the part of exhibitors, nor will it add to the following of Joe E. Brown. “CITY STREETS”—A Paramount picture, with Sylvia Sidney, Gary Cooper, Paul Lukas, Guy Kibbe. It is sure-fire. It has names to draw them in, and plenty of entertainment to satisfy ’em. It is another “beer’’ story true enough, but it is a very good story—with plenty of new twists. “QUICK MILLIONS’—A Fox picture, w r ith Spencer Tracy, Marguerite Churchill, John Wray, Sally Eilers. The most fluid and artistic picture since “A Woman of Paris.” “THE MAD PARADE”—A. Liberty picture, with Evelyn Brent, Irene Rich, Lilyan Tashman, Louise Fazenda. Avery splendid picture, offering a dramatic phase of the World war of the same type which has been attempted but once before on the screen, and doing it with a realistic vigor that audiences' can not fail to appreciate.
AMUSEMENTS INDIANAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA With Rudolph Reuter Guest Pianist Ferdinand Schaefer Conduct inp CALEB MILLS HALL Sunday, April 19—3:00 P. M. 50c-75<*-SI.OO Tickets at Martens Concert*, Ine. S3 Monument Circle
Great Band Booked on the Roof Coon and Sanders Will Be Featured One Night at Ballroom. /'"'l ARLETON COON and Joe Sanders, the two jolly originators of the Royal Order of the Knights and Ladies of the Bath, will bring their original Night Hawk orchestra to the Indiana Roof Ballroom for a one-night engagement next Friday, April 24. The Night Hawks, looked upon as one of radio’s pioneer dance bands, curiously originated their name because of the lateness of their broadcasts. Coon and Sanders claim many Indianapolis radio fans have been titled in their Royal Order, and promise to fill requests for all Knights and Ladies who address them in care of the ballroom before Friday. Earl Newport and his Rythm Masters continue an indefinite engagement in the ballroom.
AMUSEMENTS M Spain is in turmoil over Alfonso's downfall! Indianapolis will be in an uproar— Sun. Night 8:30 and all this week at “THE COMMAND TO LOVE” with Donald Woods —the dashing diplomat who serves his country best by making love to beautiful women! His battlefield—the gayest boudoir in all Madrid! Cast Includes FRANCES DALE Will Lloyd Edna Severy Walter Davis Jane Wheatley Freddie Sherman Dick Elliott and many others Nights 8:30—50c, 75e, $1 Wed. & Thurs. Mats., 50c Saturday Matinee, 50c, 75c Every Monday— Ladies’ BARGAIN NIGHT hl]c BEST SEATS LAST DAY! “APRON STRINGS”
Joe Marks, Hokum Comedian, Tops Variety Bill at Lyric While “Three Girls Lost” Is Featured on the Talking Screen for the Week. “npHE COMMAND TO LOVE,” a suave and sophisticated comedy in X three acts, will open a week's engagement' at English's Sunday night at the second offering of Arthur Casey's summer season. It never has been produced in Indianapolis previously. When originally presented in New York City at the Longacre theater with Basil Rathbone and Mary Nash in its cast, “The Command to Lov£’ scored a tremendous hit and ran for virtually an entire year. The plav was written by the noted Hungarian dramatists, Rudolph Lothar and Fritz Gottwald. “The Command to Love” unfolds a daring story of intrigues in
Spanish royal court circles. Madrid is the place, and the time is given as the present. The theme is woven around the career of a young and handsome military attache to the French embassy in the Spanish capital, enacted by Donald Woods, who has been playing the hesitant husband in “Apron Strings." He arrived from Paris, with a reputation as an extremely ardent lover. Madrid’s eager senoritas are mystified when he keeps himself apart from them. He is forced to maintain this aloof attitude because of a secret love affair with the jealous wife of his superior the ambassador. The situation takes an amusing turn when the ambassador rebukes the attache for his failure to pay attentions to the ladies of the court. The climax comes about when the attache is commanded to make love to the wife of the Spanish war minister to effect signing of an importane international treaty. Frances Dale plays opposite Donald Woods as the wife of the war minister. The cast also includes Edna Severy. Jane Wheatley, Will Lloyd, Dick Elliott, and two plavers —Freddie Sherman and Walter Davis—who appear here with Arthur Casey for the first time. it tt a “THREE GIRLS LOST” NOW AT THE LYRIC A vaudeville bill of exceptional merit on which four of the six RKO acts are said to be of stellar quality and the feature picture, “Three Girls Lost,” is the entertainment fare at the Lyric today and next week. The story of “Three Girls Lost” concerns itself about the triple adventures of three country girls who arrive simultaneously in Chicago to seek fortune and romance. A rising young architect and a suave underworld king bring about many of the complications. Loretta Young, Joan Marsh and Joyce Compton portray the three girls, one a gold-digger; another, young and inexperienced, who loves well, but not wisely, and the third, a more sensible and sympathetic girl, who, in her attempt to steer her two friends safely, soon finds herself floundering on the rocks of wrecked hearts. John Wayne plays the architect and Lew Cody the debonair racketeer. The stage show% which includes six acts of RKO vaudeville, boasts of three distinct headliner attractions. Joe Marks, Broadway comedian, heads his own big company in a “rough and ready” comedy revue. Marks is a dialect comedian of the hokum school. Zelda Santley, styled “Little Miss Everybody,” is another stellar light on this bill. Her forte is song caricatures, in which she impersonates almost every star of any consequence in musical comedy, vaudeville, and the screen. Jean and Lou, two popular girl harmonists from WFBM, are the third important feature on the bill. George Libby, as his billing states, is to offer “A Rhythmic Humoresque.” Jack and Betty Cavanaugh are cowboys de luxe, according to the advance reports. Fulton and Parker offer the sixth and concluding act.
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APRIL 18, 1931
New Events on Screen
Joyce Coles, protege of the late Anna Pavlowa, dances in a current Pathe Audio Review featurette. Esther Ralston. Laura La Plante and Patsy Ruth Miller, all famous in the days of silent films, are featured in Pathe’s “Lonely Wives.” Nat Carr, character comedian of stage and screen, writes his own Jewish dialect for his role of Ginsberg in Pathe comedies. “Kay ’ Hush. America's most beautiful and accomplished golfer, appears in Pathe’s Johnny Farrell golf pictures. Robert* Williams, who appeared with Ina Claire in the West Coast stage production of “Rebound," will play his same role in Pathe’s talking screen version starring Ann Harding. First pictures of Stalin, Russia’s dictator, with his personal cabinet, are current in Pathe News. Theodore Von Eltz. soon to be seen in Pathe’s “Beyond Victory,” is the son of the late Professor Louis Von Eltz cf Yale. Joel McCrea, leading man for Constance Bennett in the Pathe picture, tentatively titled “Lost Love,” is 6 feet 2 in height. Nicholas Cavaliere, ace pictorialist of Pathe Audio Review, has made a fantastic photographic conception of the machine age exhibit at the museum of science and industry in New York. Franklin Pangborn, Pathe comedy star, produced and starred fn plays and musical comedies for an entire year at the Vine Street theater in Los Angeles.’
Signs Contract - Cliff Edwards, better known as Ukelele Ike, has been signed to a new long-term contract by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, according to an announcement from that studio. At the same time it was announced that Edwards, who first made his reputation as a singing, uke-strum-ming comedian in' the Ziegfeld Foie lies, will play a part in “Shipmates,” a forthcoming picture, featuring Robert Montgomery’. At the present time, Edwards is playing in an M-G-M comedy, “Stepping Out," with Reginald Denny, Charlotte Greenwood and Lillian Bond. “Stepping Out” is being directed by Chuck Riesner. There Will Bea Hot Time Gloria Swanson and Groucho are the latest additions to the list of guest entertainers slated for the forthcoming Warn pas-Wri-ters Pan Roast Dinner. They are now rehearsing a special act. Miss Swanson should feel right at home because Groucho's only living double is her former director, FranH Tuttle.