Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 149, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 October 1931 — Page 6

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‘THE STUDENT PRINCE’ RETURNS TO ENGLISH’S MONDAY

Walter Huston Has Services of Doris Kenyon, David Manners and Dudley Diggs in ‘The Ruling Voice,’ Which Is the Feature on Circle Screen. \\T ALTER HUSTON'S new First National vehicle, “The Ruling Voice,” ▼ ▼ now ..showing at the Circle theater, brings to the screen several other prominent players in addition to the star. They include Doris Kenyon, David Manners, Loretta Young, John Halliday and Dudley Diggs. Perhaps the most outstanding of the supporting cast of “The Ruling Voice” is Doris Kenyon. Mlss Kenyon has marked her return to the screen by four portrayals—in “The Bargain,” “Alexander Hamilton,” “The

Road to Singapore” and the current attraction. Having won signal success on the silent screen before her retirement two years ago, she is well fitted to note progress. “Talking picture expression Is a new art,” she says, “quite distinct from that of the stage or of the Rilent picture. I have seen three phases in the industry,” she went on, “each one revolutionary. When talking pictures came in, the whole system used in silent work was thrown overboard. We found ourselves plunged into a medium that closely resembled the stage, yet with stricter limitations. Then came the change to the system used today which is as different from our early Vitaphone efforts as the stillies were from that.” A mickey Mouse cartoon, a vitaphone short subject, RKO's comedy, “Scratch As—Scratch Can,” featuring Clark and McCullough, and a news reel complete the Circle’s prog: am. tt tt tt HELEN HAYES IS STAR IN PALACE MOVIE A slice of life in Paris before the War, “The Sin of Madelon Claudct,’ j which opens today at the Palace, is a story of great emotional values. It is a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture. Its three main characters are Helen Hayes, its star; Neil Hamilton and Lewis Stone. The play, respectively, Madelon; j Larry the American artist lover who kisses and runs away, and Lewis Stone, supposedly a count, but really a great international jewel thief.

Other supporting players in the cast include Ailecn Pringle, Jean Hersholt, John Miljan, Robert Young, Marie Prevost, Cliff Brady, Frank Reiche, Betty Norton, Bradley Page, Sydney Braccy, Victor Postel and others. The story stars with Madelon’s elopement from Normandy with Larry. When Larry tires and goes to America, Madelon slaves in a laundry to care for their son. She is discovered by a former acquaintance, Boretti, who befriends her. They are about to be married when Boretti is exposed by a former flame, Suzette, and arrested as a thief. Madelon is jailed as an accomplice, and when she is released from prison they refuse to let her have her boy. The war comes—and while the boy is being decorated there is. a shout in the crowd. A woman has been trampled. To the young doctor the case is simply another one of great pathos to Madelon it is heaven, for is she not at last in the arms of her son? Charlie Chase in his newest all talking comedy, entitled "Skip Thru Meloo,” heads the program of featurettes also on the bill at the Palace. Other short films include the Hearst Metrotone News, a Mickey Mouse cartoon and an organlogue. tt tt tt ROMANTIC BAD MAN AT THE APOLLO O. Henry’s romantic bad man, “The Cisco Kid,” comes to the Apollo theater today in the personage of Warner Baxter, popular Fox film star. The present version of O. Henry’s stories is really a sequel to “In Old Arizona,” former Fox screen success which was the first of the many out-door talkies to reach the silver sheet. Baxter, it will be recalled, had the part of the gay border bandit, who plundered the hearts of fair maidens as well as gold, and in “The Cisco Kid,’’ he continues his amorous af-

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Frolic to Be Held on Roof Annual Mask-o-Ween Ball Is on Tap for Tonight. TWO wrist watches and a man’s tailored suit are among the $250 in merchandise prizes offered costume winners at the Indiana Roof ballroom’s annual Mask-o-Ween ball tonight. Masking for the ball is not compulsory but is encouraged by Manager Tom Devine of the roof. Costumes are to be chosen by a group of five unbiased judges, who will offer their choice to the merrymakers for a final decision to be made by popular applause. Beauty, uniqueness, comicality and originality are the merits by which the winning costumes will be chosen. Dancing will start at 8:30 p. m., and will continue until the merrymakers are too tired to dance more. Two orchestra will make continuous dance music possible and will produce incessant entertainment. Morrey Brennan “the jazz giant” and his CBS orchestra are filling the week of their engagement in the roof ballroom.

fairs where he left off in his latter starring vehicle. Edmund Lowe, who created the role of Sergeant Micky Dunn in the original .screen adaptation is seen again as the United States cavalryman, always on the search of the much-pursued, gay and lighthearted Mexican bandit. Conchita Montenegro, Fox debutante star of 1931 has the role of Carmencita. Nora Lane is seen as the pioneer widow. Irving Cummings directed. Short subjects on the program include Bing Crosby, popular radio star in a two-reel musical act. tt tt tt BEBE DANIELS IS iy INDIANA CAST “Honor of the Family,” an adaptation of one of the droll stories of Honore Balzac, one of the world's great novelists, is the current screen attraction at the Indiana. Bebe Daniels and Warren William appear in the leading roles. Footlight entertainment is in the form of Fanchon and Marco’s “Hot Java” Idea, a production featuring lavish settings and variety entertainers. In “Honor of the Family,” Miss Daniels plays the part of the coquettish and daring Mile. Laura, companion and “nurse” to the aged and absurdly rich old Hungarian nobleman, Paul Barony. Wooed by her amorous employer, Laura has her own secret love affair with Tony, whose poverty is a draw back to marriage. Then comes the dashing young officer, Boris, nephew of the ancient M. Paul. Boris sees the danger of losing his uncle’s millions to Laura —sets about freeing his relative from her, fights several duels in the doing and ends by falling for her undoubted charms himself. Frederick Kerr, Blanche Friderici and Alan Mowbrew are important players appearing in support of Miss Daniels and Williams. Also the Fanchon and Marco Sunkist Beauties are said to be unusual in the fact that each does a solo in the finale. All are different brands of oriental dances. Ed Resener offers an overture arrangement and Dessa Byrd appears at the organ. tt tt tt MYSTERY MOVIE NOW AT THE OHIO Several well-known stage and film stars offer their talents to the Ohio theater screen during the current week in the mystery drama, “Murder at Midnight.” They include Robert Elliott, Hale Hamilton, Leslie Fenton, Aileen Pringle, Brandon Hurst and Alice White. “Murder at Midnight” is a Phil Goldstone production for Tiffany Pictures, with Frank Strayer as au-thor-director, and Scott Darling, co-author.

Here Today For two p erformances, matinee and night, today at English's, “The Admirable Critchton,” a fascinating fantasy by Barrie, is being offered. The cast is headed by such notables as Walter Hampden, Fay Bainter, Sydney Greenstreet and Effie Shannon. This is the same cast and production which was on Broadway last spring.

1— Allan Prior has the chief male singing role in “The Student Prince,” which opens a three-day engagement at English’s Monday night. 2 Armanda Chirot, colorature soprano, is one of the principals in the Fanchon and Marco unit now at the Indiana. 3 Walter Hampden as he appears in “The Admirable Crichton,”

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I—Helen Hayes, famous on the speaking stage, makes her movie dehut at the Palace today in “The Sin of Madelon Claudet.” Walter Huston as he appears in “The Ruling Voice,” now on the Circle screen. 3—Edmund Lowe and Conchita Montenegro as they appear in a happy scene from “The Cisco Kid,” now at the Apollo.

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IN a few days Broadway will get a chance to see Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt, the two strongest of the New York Theater Guild in “Reunion In Vienna,” by Robert E. Sherwood. I went over to the Grand theater in Cincinnati, 0., to see this play before it struck New York and it seems to me if the Lunts were not in this play and if it did not have the official “blessing” of the New York York Theater Guild everybody might be jail. Here is three bucks burlesque (smelling just the same like a sardine can opened three days and resting on a gorgeous Tiffany silver plater) and nothing else.

It was supported to more than capacity in Cincinnati, and in New York it already has a subscription audience w : hich will keep it going for many months and a curious public pack the theater for more months to come. It is Broadway diet—dirt, but dressed up like a million dollars' It is too bad that two of this country's greatest actors must frolic in such a play. In this play, an archduke of the fallen house of the Hapsburgs returns in disguise to Vienna for a sex reunion with a former mistress. Rudolf fthe archduke), when he fell with the other nobility, became a taxi driver in another country, but he gets into his royal garments in a hotel suite to stage the reunion. Lot of the satire on royalty is bitter, and it is as bitter as dirty. The acting is wonderful on the part of Miss Fontanne and Lunt. Perfect acting in perfect dirt. The cast and sets are both charming. While “Reunion in Vienna” was playing to turn away business, one of the sweetest and best plays I have seen in years, "Mrs. Moonlight” with Sir Guy Standing and Edith Barrett after a year’s run on Broadway, was starving to death at the big Shubert, Nelson Trowbridge’s house, V tt tt tt Vincent Burke has some real

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bookings at English's. Following “The Admirable Critchton” and “The Student Prince” we will have “Private Lives,” the Noel Coward play, for three days starting Nov. 12; “Blue Bird,” an importation, Nov. 19 to 21; “House Beautiful” on Thanksgiving day; one performance of “The Beggar's Opeta” on Nov. 30; Fritz Leiber and his Shakespeare cast for three days

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starting on Dec. 7, and Joe Cook on Christmas day. tt tt tt Mrs. Nancy Martens announces the program of the Cincinnati Symphony orcriestra at English’s, Monday night, Nov. 9 as follows. Prelude—“ The Mastersingers” ....Wagner Symphony in C major “Jupiter” (K. V. No. 551) Mozart “Allegro vivace.” “Andante cantabile.” “Menuetto: allegretto.” “Finale: allegro molto.” INTERMISSION. “Images” for orchestra. No. 2. “Iberia” Debussy “On the Streets and the Roads.” "The Perfumes of the Night.” “The Morning of a Feast-Dav.” "Rumanian Rhapsodv No. 2, Op. 11” Enesco Tone Poem “Till Eulenspiegel” Richard Strauss

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which is at English’s this afternoon and evening. 4 John Leonard (Pepper) Martin is the featured act on the new bill opening at the Lyric today. 5 Gordon Grandy is a member of Morrey Brennan’s orchestra now' at the Indiana Roof ballroom.

4 Brandon Hurst as he appears in “Murder at Midnight,” now at the Ohio. 5 Warren William is the new star in “Honor of the Family,” now on the Indiana screen. 6 Mae Clark has the feminine lead in “Reckless Living,” which opens today at the Lyric.

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‘Pepper’ Martin, New Hero of Baseball. Opens Engagement in Person Today for a Week at the Lyric; Symphony Is Booked by Martens. A STAGE favorite, "The Student Prince,” returns to English’* for a, three-day engagement Monday after being absent from here for several seasons. The cast looks like the real article, because George Hassell. AJlan Pryor, Gertrude Lang. Lee Beggs, Marion Weeks. Hollis Daveny, Margaret Cantrell, Nathaniel Sacks and Bello Sylvia are in the cast. Os course there is a big male and woman singing chorus which has always been a strong feature of. this glorious operetta.

Gertrude Lang, prima donna of ‘The Student Prince" does not hail from Russia at all. as generally related tn Broadway accounts. She was born on the Chicago west side, shortly after her parents had come over from Russia. Her mother was Luba Patriz, of the Rusisan opera. When 5 years old. Gertrude accompanied her parents. who were of wealth, to Odessa. Over in the old country. Gertrude undertook to follow the footsteps of her mother, and private lessons were provided. Then came the darkness. The father died, and mother and child returned to America. Much of Gertrude's early training in voice was received from her mother. Eventually. Miss Lang came to New York. Her teacher there took her to an audition conducted bv S. L. Rothaphel ißoxv). and as a result, the vgung singer was launched at the Canitol theater. Word about her ability reached the Shubert offices and soon enough Miss Lang was singing at another audition actuall. not nowine who for. or what it was all about, save that her business manager had sugeested it. v J. J. Shubert was much impressed with her singing and was first to congratulate her. One can therefore imagine how Gertrude's ambitious heart thumped when told that she had been singing to the aporoval of her next producer. The Shuberts at this time were seeking a singer of Miss Lang's type to plav the leading feminine role of Mitzt in "Blossom Time." It was to be expected therefore that they were nuite doubtful that Miss Lang, who had had no dramatic experience at all. could satisfy. , , But she did. and remained with Bios-

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som Time.” Then from “The Daring Duchess' and "White Lights. ’ she starred with Leon Krrol in "Yours Truly." Came vaudeville. Roxv again, and then "Mavtime." and now from the presentation house she comes to "The Student. Prince.” tt tt tt DIAMOND STAR NOW AT THE LYRIC Theatergoers and baseball fans alike will have their opportunity of seeing in the flesh the hero of the recent world series whose name is John Leonard tPepper) Martin, for a week, starting today, when he makes his first personal appearances in this city at the Lyric. “Pepper” heads a vaudeville bill of six RKO acts and the screen feature is ‘“Reckless Living,” a Universal production with Mae Clarke and Ricardo Cortez featured. Frank Sinclair, well-known vaudeville producer and performer, has (Turn to Page 9)

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