Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 161, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 November 1931 — Page 9

NOV. 14, 1031

RACHMANINOFF WILL PLAY GRIEG AND BRAHMS SUNDAY

Lionel Barrymore and Elissa Landi Have Leads in 'The Yellow Ticket,’ Which Opens an Engagement at the Apollo, Starting Today. PVIRECTED by the man who gave the screen such memorable pictures ~L, as “What Price Glory,” “The Cock-Eyed World” and “Sadie Thompn, and enacted by Elissa Landi, Lionel Barrymore and Laurence Oliver, aoul Walsh's drama, “The Yellow Ticket,” is now to be seen as the current attraction at the Apollo, ® ased on Michael Morton’s well-known stage play of the same name, I tells the vivid story of a girl who had to fight single handed against the cruel intrigue and injustices of Czarist Russia’s secret police for the romance and happiness that was rightfully her. How he matches her wits against those of the hateful head of this

insidious organization, and in the end kills him in self-defense leads the film to a mast startling climax. Miss Landi, who is cast as the girl, is given most capable support from Lionel Barrymore, seen as the head of Russia’s secret police. Barrymore has been seen in many of the season’s outstanding screen plays, the most popular being “Guilty Hands” and “A Free Soul.” Laurence Oliver, a newcomer from the London and Broadway legitimate stage, Is seen as the English newspaper correspondent and lover of Miss Landi. Large and lavish sets, which mark all Raoul Walsh’s productions, form an interesting and impressive background for the unfolding of the story, it has been intimated by the producers. These include a Russian village, complete in every detail; the ornate palace of the police head, as well as some interesting views of St. Petersburg. Others in the cast are Walter Byron, Rita La Roy, Sarah Padden and Boris Karloff. a a a BELOVED BACHELOR NOW AT THE CIRCLE “The Beloved Bachelor” with Paul Lukas in the title role Is the current screen attraction at the Circle. This picture, which gives Lukas his first opportunity as a full-fledged star, offers an array of supporting players, including Dorothy Jordan, : Charlie Ruggles, Vivienne Osborne, Lcni Stengel, Guy Oliver and John Breeden. In “The Beloved Bachelor” Luka? ! portrays a young San Francisco sculptor who lives with two other! artists, Charlie Ruggles, wine-bib-bing bonvivant, and Harold Minjir. Paul Is deeply in love with charminb Vivymne Osborne, and their marriage is imminent. Vivienne is jealous of Lcni Stengel, professional model for many of Paul’s prizewinning sculptures. Leni is the widow of Paul’s best friend. She supports herself and little daughter, Betty Van Allen, by j modeling. One day Lenl Is killed in an accident. There is no one in the world I left to the little girl, and Paul, to j prevent her from going to an I orphanage, adopts her. To make her position secure in this household, he tells the state officials that he is Betty’s father. Vivienne overhears this conversation—and immediately disappears from Paul’s life. Although sorrowing over this desertion, Paul carries on until he be- j comes famous In his craft. Twelve I years later, the adopted daughter j has grown into young womanhood and is secretly in love with her foster father. The return of Vivienne to San Francisco for the purpose of revivnig her romance with Paul causes the younger girl to give away to a violent outburst of emotion which reveals her love and precipitates the picture’s climax. Lloyd Corrigan di- | rected “The Beloved Bachelor.” A Bimbo cartoon, a Roscoe Ates I comedy and a novelty reel are among the Circle’s added short film attractions. a a m TIBBETT IS NOW A MARINE Lawrence Tibbett, as a swashbuck- j ling marine, marches through high i adventure and romance in “The Cuban Love Song,” his newest Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer picture, ! starting today at the Palace, The new picture shows him on j duty in Cuba—he falls in love with a little Cuban peanut vendor, there are idyllic days in the tropics—then i war—and duty. Fate plays with the puppets In this romance of the ! southern seas. W. S. Van Dyke, famous director j of “Trader Horn.” directed the new j tropic idyll, and Lupe Velez, heroine of “The Squaw Man,” plays the ! fiery little Cuban charmer. She f teaches Tibbett “The Peanut Vendor" and dances the Rumba. Tibbett sings an elaborate series of songs, ranging from the official j U. S. Marine Corps song to the tender “Cuban Love Song” after which the play was named. Comedy is handled by the team of Ernest Torrence and Jimmy Durante as Tibbett’s two marine cronies, and by Louise Fazenda as the belligerent Elvira. Karen Morley appears as the sweetheart he leaves behind in America, but eventually turns to, and Hale Hamilton, Mathilde Comont, Clarence Geldert, Phillip Cooper and others are in the cast. An extra feature attraction will | also be on the bill at the Palace, in “Beau Hunks,” the second long I comedy of Stan Laurel and Oliver : Hardy, the screen’s funniest team of comedians, who will this time be seen as members of the Foreign Legion, to w’hich they have been driven by affairs of the heart. There they find a two-fisted, fighting band of men, afflicted with the same malady. The events leading up to the ultimate discovery that the entire legion loves the same woman are hilariously funny. The two buffoons who made such a hit with their appearance in “Pardon Us” will provide even more laughs in their latest comedy sensation. which has been produced for Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer by Hal

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Snyder to Remain on Roof Indiana Ballroom Will Stage Barn Dance Soon. DICK SNYDER and his Detroiters continue in the Indiana Roof Ballroom. They feature along with their | “hot-sweet” type of rhythm a number of singing and orchestrated novelties. The Detroiters boast duo, trio and j quartet singing groups, as well as ! a number of soloists. Dick Snyder, manager and ! director of the Detroiters, is one of j the few orchestra leaders to play bass and tuba. Joe Clauser, pianist, is responsible j for the special arrangements played iby the Detroiters. He is also ! director of the various singing j groups. Mary Lou, the “personality girl” and Slim Green, colored singer and dancer, are other entertainers who appear in the ballroom nightly. Jac Broderick, Skouras-Publix dance master, continues to instruct dance beginners in the ballroom each Monday evening from 8:30 to 10:30. He teaches the principles of the fox trot and waltz. Broderick is assisted each Monday evening by a group of thirty boy and thirty girl instructors. A “Farm and Barn” dance Is scheduled for one week from tonight in the ballroom. Roach, without the aid of a feminine player in the cast. The Hearst Metrotone News, picturizing the latest happenings, will round olit the bill. a u BEN BARD IS AT THE INDIANA The screen at the Indiana theater this week offers that mighty twofisted star, George Bancroft, in a role said to be as filled with action as any in his past noteworthy productions. He appears in the new Paramount drama titled “Rich Man’s Folly,” which heralds his return to the sci’een after an absence of some time. Ben Bard, star of the stage and screen, heads the cast of funsters in Fanchon and Marco’s “All at Sea” Idea presentation, the footlight half of the Indiana’s bill. Bancroft has the role of an am-bition-mad ship builder in “Rich Man’s Folly.” He is the heir to a large ship-building concern which has belonged to his stern New England family for six generations. His heart and soul are concentrated in increasing the power of his organization. By his utter disregard of everything except business, he finally brings unhappiness to his wife and friends. A death in the family, a scheming adventuress, a courageous competitor, and a patient daughter conspire in an attempt to change his life completely, Frances Dee, Robert Ames, Juliette Compton, Dorothy Peterson, Gilbert Emery, Guy Oliver and little David Durand are the supporting players of this Bancroft film. John Cromwell directed this picture, the story of which originated in Charles Dickens’ famous “Dombey and Son.” Lester and Garson, comedians; Gregorw and Raymon, instrumentalists; Matt Brooks, comedian; June Worth, dancer, and a chorus of girls known as the Sunkist Beauties also take part in “All at Sea” Idea in addition to Ben Bard as master of ceremonies and footlight headliner. Dessa Byrd has a special organ program with Loren Griffith assisting as vocal soloist. a a a COMEDY MOVES TO THE OHIO Columbia’s comedy-drama production, “Platinum Blonde,” with Jean Harlow, Robert Williams, Loretta Young and Louise Closser Hale in the featured roles is the main feature of the Ohio’s film bill during the current week. This picture was moved directly from the Indiana theater to the family house for an extended engagement after being so enthusiastically received during its showing at the former place.

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.I—Edith Taliaferro and Donald Brian head the cast of “Private Lives” at English’s this afternoon and night. 2—Johnny Perkins, still as fat as usual, is one of the headliners on the new bill now at the Lyric.

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1— Elissa Landi and Lionel Barrymore as they appear in “The Yellow Ticket,” now at the Apollo, 2 Yes, here they are, Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy having some fun in Beau Honks,” now a part of the Palace program. 4—Dolores Costello has the lead in “Expensive Women,” opening today at the Lyric.

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THE Irvington Mummers of the Irvington Presbyterian church are the winners of the Sutherland Presbyterian church trophy as being the best acting group in a two day one-act play competition. Two nights last week I went to the Sutherland church to act as a judge for the third time. The judges in giving the Irvington Mummers first place this year did so largely on the excellence of the acting cast. The Mummers presented “Bread” and the excellent ■work of Adelaide Wagoner as Martha Curtis, the wife, did a great deal in getting a unanimous decision from the judges.

The remainder of the cast was as follows: Russell Hutchinson as John Curtis; Martha Falk as Grandma; Dorothy Aldag as Stella, a blind girl; Mary Brown as Betty,

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Kelly Williams is a trumpet player with Snyder’s Detroiteis, now on the Indiana Roof. He is also a blues singer.

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and William Spicklemire as Jim, a son. a a a Wallace Beery, noted movie actor, was in Indianapolis last night. He went up to the box office of the Indiana last night, bought a ticket. There was no fuss at all. I understand he is on his way to New York. a a a The Indianapolis Saengerbund will open its forty-sixth season with an afternoon concert to be given Sunday. Nov. 22, at 2 p. m. at the K. of C. hal!, Delaware and Thirteenth streets. Several groups of songs will be heard by the entire chorus of ninety voices (mixed), some of them' are with piano. Among them Is a cycle of waltzes from the waltz king, Johann Strauss. The ladies section of the chours, as well as the men’s section, will sing some songs. The chorus

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3 These “beauties” are just boys having some fun in the Fanchon and Marco unit now at the Indiana. 4 Yascha Yushny and his famous “Blue Bird,” a Russian revue, has been booked at English’s for a three-day engagement soon.

s—George Bancroft and Robert Ames as they appear in “Rich Man’s Folly,” now on the Indiana screen. f!—Both Lawrence Tibbett and Lupe Velez sing In “The Cuban Love Song,” which is the feature at the Palace. 7—Jean Harlow has the lead in “Platinum Blonde,” now showing at the Ohio.

is assisted by the Viennese trio, Margarite Billo, violin; Virginia Leyenberger, cello; Gertrude Free, piano. Karl Theodore Frommherz is the director of the Indianapolis Saengerbund. Victor J. Dannacher will sing. ♦ Tobin May Get the Job Paramount is trying to make decision on Genevieve Tobin for a featured spot in Chevalier’s next, “One Hour With You.” Universal Is willing to loan out the player, and Paramount has taken several tests during the past few days. Deal will be definitely on or off tomorrow. Great Author Arrives Here NEW YORK, Oct. 31.—H. G. Wells has arrived here from England to confer with his American publishers and to discuss several deals he has been offered by picture companies. This Is the Life Wally Beery and Clarke Gable hop in Wally’s plane for fishing and hunting in the high Sierras next week.

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Some Bets

Although her first picture has not been completed, bets at RKO-Pathe are six, two and even that company will exercise option held on Pola Negri for term contract. Tipoff that company expects to continue with Negri is fact that RKO-Pathe is looking for stories for the player to follow current picture. Gelatin, according to an experiment at the University of Oregon, has pores to a number of about 800,000,000 to an inch.

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ENGLISH y™ ARCH SELWYN PRESENTS EDITH TALIAFERRO and DOHALD BRIAH In Noel Coward’s Hilarlons Comedy “PRIVATE LIVES” Nights sOr to $3. Matinee 50c to $1.50

Clyde Cook, Movie Comic, and Johnnie Perkins, Hoosier Comedian, Top Vaudeville Bill Which Opens Today for the Week at the Lyric. SUNDAY afternoon at English’, the world master pianist, Rachmaninoff, will/present a recital. This concert is the third attraction of the Martens’ series. When Rachmaninoff seats himself at the piano he proceeds to make his audience forget the performer and everything else in the rapt attention it accords to the chosen music. Foremost of living musicians, he plays with an apparently absolute mastery of every resource of his art; an art that truly conceals art. It seems futile to speak of technical facility in the case of a performer who has long since forgotten that technical difficulties exist.

Rachmaninoff's program is as follows: “Ballade, Onus 24“ Grlee “Two Ballades. D minor. D major".. Brahms “Ballade. B minor” Liszt “Ballade” Chopm —lntermission—“Two Mazurkas” ..Chopin “Valse” Chopin “Polonaise” Chopin “Nocturne” Chopin “Rhapsodie Espattnole” Liszt tt tt tt COOK HEADS BILL AT LYRIC Pre-Thanksgiving festivities at the Lyric this week ushers in a stage bill made up of comedy, Clyde, Cook, Hollywood’s scamp comedian, headlines a bill of six feature RKO vaudeville acts with Johnnie Perkins, the Hoosier funster, featuring as the associate star. “Expensive Women,” anew Warner Brothers Vitaphone production starring Dolores Costello, will be shown as the screen attraction. Most theater-goers of this up and coming generation think of Clyde Cook as a screen star. And while they are right, in part, the bedraggled comic of the silent and audible screen would have them know that long before the movies attracted him he was a theatrical comedian of no little renown. Johnnie Perkins* “a ton of fun” should be well remembered by Indianapolis audiences, having played here many times. In his act Perkins promises*a new repertoire of songs, dances and stories assisted by Ruth Petty a charming “blues” singer. Anothpr highlight on the bill is the appearance of the “Neal Sisters,” three products of the Hoosier state, who are featured as “Three Blondes in Blue.” A colorful music, song, and dance revue will bring to the stage twelve entertainers including the famous Royal Balalaika orchestra in a composite skit of old and new Russia, with a touch of Americanization. Two European foot jugglers, Paul and Nino Ghezzi, will provide the bill with feats of strength. As the concluding act, Marguerite and Farnell, a team of comedy artists, present a routine of songs and

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THIS WOMAN TRAPPED HERSELF!! and only the man she hated could save her from the fate ntn of the Yellow Ticket . . . Regardless of her innocence and MsULOW TICKET ELISSA LANDI LIONEL BARRYMORE 11 Star Hands” Kjpy'* RUTH ETTING

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cross-fire patter which is both nutty and funny. tt it a NEW COMEDY DUE AT CIVIC Hale Mac Keen’s second production as director of the Indianapolis Civic theater is scheduled to open one week from today. It will be the Arnold Bennett comedy, “The Love Match,” and the first English comedy to be presented at the Playhouse in a period of three years. “The Love Match” is an outstanding example of the English type of so-called drawing room comedy and one of Arnold Bennett’s best works. It ranked in popularity in England with “Milestones,” which is probably Mr. Bennett’s best known play.

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