Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 46, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 July 1931 — Page 6

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FANCHON AND MARCO RULE MUSICAL SHOWS IN U. S.

Best Acts Produced at School r BY JULIA BIANSHARD KEA Service Writer NEW YORK, July 3.—Recently the transcontinental air line deposited here** a distinguished looking dark-haired, dark-eyed woman in her early 30’s, who had in her glance all the interest of a tourist on his first visit to the big city. It was Fanchon, the biggest musical show producer that America has, Fanchon who with her brother Marco stages the most impressive brother-sister act in this country by running a theatrical college in Hollywood. * Fanchon, who used to play Broadway and knew the town like a book, Is here on vacation for her first visit since 1922. That’s how busy life is for her • out west. Both Were Born “Wolf" Fanchon isn’t Spanish. She and Marco were bom “Wolf’ in San Francisco. Starting about twelve years ago in a brother-and-sister dance act at Talt’s, in San Francisco, they made such a hit with their unusual costumes, original dance steps and bizarre lighting effects that they took their act on the road, played all the best vaudeville houses for several years and then decided to start a training school for othy acts. They picked Hollywood as a likely cpot and started training a few talented girls and boys, who already could sing and dance, for their “Ideas,” as they call their various tabloid performances. The first two companies they sent to San Francisco were so overwhelmingly successful that they increased their studio space, took more pupils and originated more “Ideas.” Have Staff of 250 Today they supply acts to practically every large city in the United States. Their studio occupies 50,000 square feet of floor space, seven large buildings and a staff of 250 persons. In this new home their productions can be conceived, cast, rehearsed and made ready for their nation-wide tours without any member of the production staff leaving the buildings. Fanchdn directs all of this. She bosses the studio personnel of 250, the 2,000 singers, dancers, acrobats, comedians and miscellaneous stage artists who are under contract to the firm. Marco is the business head, helping his sister on some of the training. Fanchon creates many of the costumes and directs the designing of others. Under her direct supervision is the pay roll of $150,000 a week. This many-sided job of hers makes any man running a single musical production look unemployed. Has Three Daughters Her technique in producing anew “Idea” runs something like this: First, she and Marco work out the theme. Then she designs the costumes, lighting effects, stage settings and selects the music. Then they pick the cast, rehearsals are under way, and the studio buzzes with excitement. Fanchon and Marco have a lot of celebrities to their credit. They brought out Mary Lewis, Nell Kelly,

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PRODUCE PRIZE ACTS OF THE BUSINESS

Fanchon and Marco, principals in the biggest brother-and-sister act in the production departments of vaudeville, are pictured at the right (seated) as they worked out the details of some new song-and-dance acts. Fanchon herself is shown in the portrait at left.

Nancy Carroll, Frances Williams, the Dodge sisters, Paul Ash, Abe Lyman, Horace Heidt and others. In addition, Fanchon and Marco both have most interesting home lives. She is married to a chain restaurant owner, has three little daughters and makes all of their clothes, in addition to spending certain hours of each day with them.

Bride-Elect Is Honored at Linen Shower Miss Magdalen-j Adams will entertain this afternoon at her home, 3970 Winthrop avenue, with a linen shower, in honor of iMss Harriet Dickerson, whose marriage to C. Hollis Hull, Connersville, will take place Aug. 26. Appointments will be in the pastel shade', orchid, pink, blue, green and yell ■“ , with garden flowers arranged about the home, and centering the tables at serving time. The hostess will be assisted by her mother, Mrs. Will H. Adams, and Mrs. Byram Dickerson, mother of the bride-elect. Miss Dickersor. is a member of the Butler university chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta and Hull is a member of Sigma Chi from De Pauw university. Picnic to Be Held Annual picnic of Captain William E. Anderson Tent United Spanish War Veterans and the auxiliary will be held at 1 Sunday, July 12, at Christian park. Board Meeting Set Board of managers of Indianapolis Day Nursery will hold its monthly meeting at 10 Thursday at the nursery home, 542 Lockerbie street. Mrs. R. A. Dennis, president, will preside.

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NEWS OF SOCIETY FOLK

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Heine, professionally known on the RKO circuit as Frances and Wally, are spending the summer with Mrs. Heinie’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Long, 2342 North Harding street. All will leave Saturday for a week’s stay at French Lick and West Baden. Mrs. Jesse Fletcher and children, 4131 North Meridian street, have gone to Harbor Point, Mich., to visit Mr. and Mrs. Robert Failey. Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Freyn and children, 4925 North Meridian street, will leave soon for Canada, to spend the summer at their cottage on Lake St. Clair. Misses Margaret Holdaway and Betty Lee are in Chicago visiting Miss Catherine Cryan, formerly of this city. , Mr. and Mrs. Albert W. Lehman, 420 E&st North street will spend the week-end at Lake Wawasee, at the Oakwood Inn. Miss Mary Morgan, Mattoon, 111., who has been their guest, will return to her home today. Mr. and Mrs. W. Rollin Nusbaum will have as their week-end guest at Lake Manitou, Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Nusbaum, and Mr. and Mrs. Willis N. Nusbaum. Mrs. C. A. James, 1706 North Rural street, will spend next week with her sister, Mrs. W. T. Arnold of Marion at her slimmer home on Webster lake. Mr. will go to Danville. Herbert and Philip James are spending the week at Lake Manitou. ' Miss Alma Lyon of the Marott is spending the summer in Pine Cliff, Maine. Miss Florence Barley, Dußois, Pa., will be the week-end guest of Karl Stegemeier, 560 North Central court.

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DANCING GRAND OPENING FRIDAY EVENING—JULY 3 NEW GERMANIA PAVILION COLUMBIA PARK Just East of Madison, South of Southern MUSIC BY HARRY DICKERSON Park Plan— Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday * NO COUYERT CHARGE

Mrs. S. B. Beshore of the Marott is spending a few weeks in Marion. Mrs. Otto Frenzel, 1637 North Illinois street, and her grandson and Robert E. Sweeney Jr., have gone to Walloon Lake, Mich., for the summer. Mrs. Reilly Adams, 4340 Central avenue, has taken a home at Lake Wawasee for the summer. Her daughters, Miss Sara Tyce and Miss Marthe Adams and son, Reilly Adams, will accompany her. Mrs. C. C. Perry, Marott, is spending the summer in Culver, Ind. Miss Eva Green, Marott, is spending the summer in New York, where she is attending Columbia university.

Shower Party is Compliment to Mrs. Burns Mrs. Walter Burns, who was Miss Juanita Stallings before her recent marriage, was honored with a miscellaneous shower Thursday evening at the home of Miss Melza Shull, 355 North Hamilton avenue. Garden flowers were used in decorating, and a* large umbrella, containing the gifts, was suspended from the chandelier. The hostess was assisted by Mrs. James Kersey, Miss Betty Morris and Miss Ruth Ellen Stone. Guests were Miss Jane Adams, and the following members of the Rho Delta sorority: Mrs. Merle Denny, Misses Leah McDermott, Norma Schumacher, Ada Ryan, Alice Goodrich, Ruth Clinton and Dorotha Dotson.

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Beauty in Make-Up of Eyes Simple BY ALICIA HART Glamorous eye make-up now is within reach of everybody. There are new eyelid pencils on the market, cute little gadgets in green, blue, black and brown for as little as ten cents. If you have hazel eyes, try using one of the green pencils for the thinnest kind of a line just above your eyelashes on the upper eyelid. Lick the pencil a bit tbefore using it. Rub it a bit after putting it on so that the line itself is blurred, the effect being subtler. This dash of green brings out lovely colors in hazel eyes. You may not be aware of the green glint in your eyes. This makes it very alluring. Experimenting Is Helpful For blue eyes, there are navy blue lines or even black ones, depending on the tone of the fleck of color that is in your pupils. Sometimes you have to experiment to know just what color is in your eyes. Your best friends may know your eyes better than you yourself know them. But experimenting is such fun! Oiten it brings surprising results. Brown eyes do not necessarily need brown coloring. You will find that a light brown, a tawny brown eye responds to the green ccloring. /ind, surprisingly, certain violet shades of blue eyes look best with brown eyelid coloring to tone them up. Summer is no time to begin using mascara. Unless you are skilled in its use, you may have bad results from perspiring and smearing. Water Proof Dye Now Used But s summer is a fine time to know that, if you are suffering from eyelashes that are so pale you can’t see them, you can have them dyed. The best beauty parlors make a fine art of dying eyelashes. They come out waterproof. You can swim in pea.ce knowing that your pretty new chestnut or black eye fringes won’t turn pale again because of your plunge. Eyelashes grow so slowly that this dyeing has proved' successful in many cases. It doesn’t need doing over every week or so. A good eyelash dye now is likely to last until August, or even September.

/ Card Parties

Lavelle Gossett auxiliary, post 908, V. F. W., will give a card and bunco party at 8:30 tonight in the hall, King avenue and Wallace street. Mrs. Chloe Michael and Mrs. Harold Welch will be in charge.

—FROLIC—AT BROAD RIPPLE July 4th Celebration See the Sensational GANNON MAN Catch a Cannonball Fired From a Six-Inch Gun SWIM SAFELY COOL, CLEAR, PURE WATER FIREWORKS DISPLAY MARATHON SWIM RACE Leading Swimmers in a One-Hour Race ZOO DANCE Baby Monkey—Great Collection FREE of Animals. Moonlight Gardens PICNIC GROUNDS Every Facility—Bring Your Lunch

Remember, Everybody! TONIGHT CHEVROLET NIGHT At she Indiana, Circle and Ohio Theatres And at the Indiana Roof Ballroom

RIVERSIDE

Where the Crowds Go HARDINI ROPE WIZARD HANGS HIMSELF BY THE NECK SATURDAY AFTERNOON JULY and FIREWORKS * AT NIGHT Bring a Basket Lunch and Eat Under the Tree* Enjoy the River Breeze Entertainment tor All COOL AND REFRESHING FreePa^in|—NoChirgeforAdmisawitoP^^

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Miss Wagoner T.J.NoblittJr. Are Married Mr. and Mrs. John V. Wagoner, 620 East Thirtieth street, announce the marriage of their daughter, Miss Muriel Wagoner, and Thomas J. Noblitt Jr., which took place Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Noblitt are at home with Mr. and Mrs. Wagoner. Mrs. Thomas J. Noblitt Sr. will entertain Wednesday for her daughter-in-law, and Tuesday, Miss Mildred Whitmer will entertain. Mrs. Jesse Roush, the bride’s sister, will be hostess for a shower July 10. SOTH ANNIVERSARY TO BE OBSERVED Mr. and Mrs. Ben Beck, 751 Terrace avenue, will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary Tuesday with a family dinner at noon, followed by open house in the afternoon and evening. They will be assisted' by their two children, Mrs. Herman Schmitt and' Fred B. Beck. Mr. and Mrs. Beck have seven grandchildren. Beck is a retired fireman, having served forty years in the Indianapolis fire department.

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Miss Mardena Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emsletj Johnson, BU7 Washington boulevard, Is ft Friday for a vamtivn at Bermuda. Miss Johnson ■will visit withs riends in Washington and New'York en route to the island.

ALTRUSA TO GIVE GARDEN SUPPER Ways and means committee of Altrusa Club will entertain Monday night, July 13, with a garden supper at the home of Mrs. J. J. Fitzgerald, 4832 Graceland avenue. Reservations must be made before July 9 with Mrs. Fitzgerald or Mrs. Lyda Goll, chairman of the committee. Regular luncheon meeting of the club was held today at the Columbia Club. Members of nominating committees presented stunts. ' Maine Society Disbands The Maine Benefit Society, organized here shortly after the sinking of the battleship Maine, in Havana harbor in 1898, held its final meeting Thursday night at the Denison hotel following a resolution to disband.

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Choose Food With Care on Journeys BY SISTER MARY NEA Service Writer Too often we mar the perfection of vacation days by careless eating which results in headaches and general physical discomfort. As guests of the hostess whose sign and symbol of hospitality is food, we are prone to over-eat. As travelers we welcome meal-time as a break in the monotony while the relaxation anji holiday feeling often lead us out of our regular diet. Bulky foods such as coarse cereals, leafy vegetables and plenty of fruits will be found beneficial. Three well-balanced meals a day should be carefully selected. Above all, eat regularly! Don't go an hour or so past the lunch or dinner hour with the hope of finding “something better” down the road. Meals at irregular hours are responsible for many a headache that could have been avoided. When children are in the party their diet should be watched with the utmost care. Ice cream cones between meals, pop, crackerjack or any other confection should be forbidden. They must eat plain, well-cooked, nourishing and easily digested foods as regularly as they should at home.

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