Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 123, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 October 1932 — Page 5

OCT. 1, 1932.

SEGER ELLIS TOPS OPENING BILL OF SEASON AT THE LYRIC

Harold Lloyd, in ‘Movie Crazy’ at the Circle, and Laurel and Hardy, in ‘Pack Up Your Troubles’ at the Palace, Are Comedy Events on View Now. TTAROLD LLOYD in his newest comedy, * Movie Crazy,” with Constance Cummings. Is now showing at the Circle theater. It is said that the comedian has made a film comparable in hilarity only to Grandma s Boy” and The Freshman,” perhaps the top-notchers of his efforts in the silent days. To the best that was in those pictures add new gags, advanced film technique, a finer performance by the star, and a supporting cast headed by Constance Cummings which is far superior to any with which Lloyd ha* surrounded himself in the past, and it is said you will have some idea of the caliber of the movie.

The reception in honor of the producer s wife, a sequence in which Lloyd shares honors with Louise Closser Hale and others, is said to surely go down in Lloyd history as the funniest thing the comedian has ever produced. In addition to its funny gags, "Movie Crazy” tells a human story of a movie-struck boy who tries his luck in Hollywood and makes good. Miss Cummings is said to be easily the best leading woman Lloyd has had in a long time. She adds much to the excellence of the picture, as do Mrs. Hale, Kenneth Thomson and the other members of the supporting cast. The supplementary program at the Circle this week includes selected short subjects and a Paramount news reel. tt tt tt COMEDY TEAM NOW AT PALACE Laurel and Hardy, two popular comedians, are back again. ‘ Pack Up Your Troubles,” their newest and funniest laugh riot opened Friday at Loew's Palace for an exclusive engagement. Merely to say that Laurel and Hardy have brought to the screen the second of their feature-length comedies, should be sufficient to arouse keen desire to see them in their latest offering. Wandering, aimless vagabonds, Laurel and Hardy suddenly find themselves in the army. They have just been made aware that America has entered the World war. But it doesn’t mean much to them, in fact, nothing does on the screen and presently they try to deliver a can of garbage to the general. The chef kiddingly told them to do so, and they take hitji seriously. What they do in the front line trenches, how they capture scores of prisoners is screamingly funny. Trundling over the top in a crazy tank in an effort to rescue a pal, they become embroiled in a crazy quilt of ribaldry that is acclaimed as the funniest sequence in any motion picture to date. There is a little tot, too, who furnishes a pathetic foil for the antic of the comedians. Her name is Jacquie Lyn, seen heretofore in comedies with the “Our Gang” kids. She is a curly, blue-eyed talented youngster and her imitations of the pertinent characteristics of the comedy team is a rare treat. The supporting cast includes Richard Tucker. Mary Carr, Donald Dillaway, Jacquie Lyn, Billy Gilbelt and others aid in rounding out the happy company. Featurettes comprising the balance of the program include a Walt Disney Silly Symphony Cartoon, “Bears and Bees,” the most recent issue of the Hcarst Metrotone News, an adventure novelty and an organola. tt tt tt POWERFUL DRAMA NOW AT APOLLO "A Bill of Divorcement,” starring John Barrymore, which opened this week's bill at the Apollo, is an interest gripping domestic drama which portrays Barrymore in what has been described as his greatest role; a characterization new to him and new to his vast audience of followers. Playing in featured support are Katherine Hepburn, a glamorous newcomer to the screen for whom stardom is predicted, and Billie Burke, one of the greatest actresses of the American stage. “A Bill of Divorcement” is a stirring story of a family flung into a situation that is charged with dynamite. A story of love and sacrifice, of fear and courage. Barrymore portrays the role of a shellshocked soldier who finds his home and his friends have little place for him when he returns from a hospital fifteen years after the signing of the armistice. The dramatic tangle of crisscrossed lives and loves provide the basic plot in "A Bill of Divorcement,” and grants Barrymore an opportunity to give one of his most outstanding characterizations during his film career. Ably supporting Barrymore are Billie Burke and Katherine Hepburn, New York stage actresses of renown, who play parts that arej powerful and outstanding in this ■ tensely dramatic story of bitter drama made sweet as a young girl sacrifices all her dreams so that she may remain with her father rather than perpetuating an unending bitterness. As an unwanted, almost, forgotten husband and father returns to whirl his family into a seething turmoil, happiness that seems almost to stand on the brink of disaster. Is brought into being by a powerful yet unanticipated climax. Supporting Barrymore, Miss Burke and Miss Hepburn in this play are Paul Cavanagh. Elizabeth Patterson, David Manners and Gayle Evers. tt tt tt ROBINSON FEATURED AT THE INDIANA “Tiger shark,” with Edward G. Robinson and Richard Arlen. opens Friday at the Indiana theater. Robinson is cast as the squarest fisherman alive, who braves the perils of the deep blue sea. An idol among his men, he is the laughing stock to women. His love to them is cold. The reason is for the hook hand, a grim reminder of the terrible day when he risked his very life to rescue one of his mates from the terrible shark jaws. On one of his cruises, a member of his crew loses his life and leaves

f Follow the Crowd to the Gala Fall Opening of Indianapolis’ Newest Night Club The MOULIN ROUGE 1210 E. 62nd St. Featuring Frledlc Winsdoin's Orchestra and a Floor Show Direct From Harlan FOR RESERVATIONS PHONE WA. 2301

Hampden to Be Here Two Days Engagement Is Extended Extra Day for School Teachers. Walter Hampden and his acting company of seventy-five will appear in a glamorous romance. "Cyrano de Bergerac,” the aptly called “heroic comedy” of Edmond Rostand, at English's on Oct. 19 and 20, for an engagement of three performances. “Cyrano” is one of the world's great and popular plays, and Walter Hampden’s portrayal of the title role one of the masterpieces of contemporary acting. “Cyrano” has been presented in but few cities outside of New York, because the production is of such magnitude, and the expense involved in taking it on a general tour is so heavy that hever before has Mr. Hampden been willing to face the hazard. Only by playing to enormous audiences in every city visited can the cost of the venture be covered. A special train of seven cars is required to transport the production, acting company and mechanical force, making the risk almost prohibitive. But Mr. Hampden, emulating Cyrano himself in daring, feels that, paradoxical though it may seem, that these days of depression are the very time when people are most in the mood for romance and Illusion and when they will most gladly welcome the opportunity to be thrilled by his courage in adversity and enthralled by his heroic selfsacrifice. Thus as Cyrano fought a hundred men single handed, so Walter Hampden dares the present economic uncertainty to take on tour the most expensive play in the world.

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Maestro Alfredo Salmaggi When the phicago opera opens on Thursday night, Oct. 6, with “II Trovatore” at the Butler university fieldhouse, Maestro Alfredo Salma ggi will be the director. “Rigoletto” will be the Friday night opera.

behind an orphan ward named Quita, played by Zita Johann. Robinson falls madly in love with her, and because of his kindness she marries him. Shortly after her marriage she finds herself in love with Arlen, but she refuses to leave Robinson. Robinson discovers their illicit love affair and his kindness turns to murderous hate. He orders them aboard his ship and sets out to sea to carry out his bloodthirsty revenge. Robinson attacks Arlen and throws him into an open boat. He drives a harpoon in his back; however, the rope catches his own foot, and ne is drawn overboard. The two men are surrounded by sharks, and are rescued. Arlen recovers but Robinson is the victim of a shark's attack, and died in the arms of Quita. As an added attraction Vaughn Cornish, popular radio favorite, and Dessa Byrd at the organ, will present a novel act.

sa TO-NIGHT CHARLIE DAVIS I | AND HIS ORCHESTRA p p CALL TRIO AND RUBY 1 4 RIFF BROS.

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1— Walter Hampden made up as Cyrano de Bergerac, which he will present at English’s for two days, starting Wedneday, Oct. 19. 2 Call sisters and Ruby are entertainers now associated with Charlie h=s h-vid on the Indiana Roof.

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1 — John Barrymore, as the insane man in “A Bill of Divorcement,” now at the Apollo. 2 Edward G. Robinson has a unique character role in “Tiger Shark” now at the Indiana. 3 Harold Lloyd pokes a lot of fun at Hollywood in “Movie Crazy,” now at the Circle.

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THE Ciyic theater of Indianapolis opens its eighteenth season tonight at 8:30 o’clock with the first performance of “As Husbands Go,” which has been produced under the direction of Hale Mac Keen. The play, which Is to be repeated each night (except Sunday) during the coming week, is being presented at the Playhouse, Alabama and Nineteenth streets.

“As Husbands Go” will be enacted by the following cast: Lucile Lingard Mrs. Irving Fauvre Ronald Derbyshire Charles Guv Bolte Fmmie Sykes Ricca Scott Titus Charles Lingard Norman Green Hippolitus Lomi H. B. Taylor Peggy Sykes Betty Noland Jake Canon Jack Arthur Christine Mrs. J. D. Peirce Wilbur James Bowling Katie Vera Ellen Coxe Waiter Adrian Reiter “As Husbands Go” is a merry and wise comedy in three acts and a prologue. Rachel Crothers wrote the play, and it enjoyed a successful engagement on Broadway a season ago. It tells about two American women in Paris who. under the spell of the French capital and a pair of continental philanderers, decide that their homes and husbands in lowa are dull. They resolve to return to this country, free themselves of all marital and home ties, and marry their foreign lovers. The principal portion of the play’s fun is derived from the many comedy situations which result when the playwright brings the Europeans back to lowa with the women and throws them into the more prosaic midwestern atmosphere. An innovation at the Civic theater for the first play this season is to be the music between the acts. From tonight through Wednesday, music will be played by Gertrude Whelan, piano: Irma Mae Steele, violin, and Mildred Lawlor, cello. Beginning Thursday, the concert trio will play. It includes Ramona Wilson. Violet Albers and Mary Lohrmann. a tt tt Cornelia Otis Skinner will bring something new and original in dramatic entertainment to Indianapolis audiences when she preMOTION PICTURES

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sents her remarkable solo drama, “The Wives of Henry VIII,” at English’s for two days, beginning Monday, Oct. 10. This dramatic sequence of the six wives of the famous British monarch, hailed as most striking and original from London to the Pacific coast, is said to carry the art of monolog nearer to actual theater than has ever been achieved heretofore.

MOTION PICTURES I ROBINSON I TIGEBiMM The First National jP I Love Triangle with jfi RICHARD ARLEN 1 ZITA JOHANN I Suspense. Surprises, 'ey Jgl&ljSf H TO Sensations. Never LlnFsaß Up before filmed! I The sensational WKBF radio star Vaughn Cornish % xim Dessa Byrd S ;;£• in ‘Musical Comedy Hits’ | *sc till 6 F. 51. Kiddies 10c mr j m . f.i

NEIGHBORHOOD THEATERS

NORTH SIDE ■■BMVapPRM Talbot at Hod StT I,* ~Lt.MKIM Genevieve Tnbin Sun., Double Feature—Helen Hayes ARROW SMITH” John Gilbert. Virginia Bruce ‘DOWNSTAIRS’’ niwpmiinjf mil n now* at Mui §* H Double Feature Joe Broun •LOCAL BOY MAKES GOOD” •GHOST VALLEY"—SUNDAY • MADAME RACKETEER.” ROAR OF THE DRAGON WEST SIDE ■■■■■■■■■■ W. Wash. & Belmont lljSl Tlji ■■ Double Feature ■MiMIM Renate Muller “Office Girl,’’ Bob Steele “Man From Hell's Edge” Sun "THE LAST MILE” PRIN'CESS THEATRE West Tenth at Holmes Ave. Double Feature—Adolphe Menjou “Bachelor’s Affairs” and “Border Devils’* Sunday. Double Feature—Butter Keaton In “SPEAK EASILY” and, .* *LADIfi& m ZWJVBX” .

3 Doc Baker, in “Flasher of 1932,” is one of the headline attractions on the stage bill opening today at the Lyric theater. 4 Fritz Kreisler, violinist, will open the Mrs. Nancy Martens series at Keith’s on Friday night, Oct. 21.

4 Just as you would expect them —Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy as they appear in “Pack Up Y'our Troubles,” their new full-length feature picture now at the Palace. V 5 Elissa Landi, supported by Paul Lukas, is the beautiful star in “A Passport to Hell,” which is the opening screen attraction at the Lyric, starting today.

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Charlie Davis and His Orchestra, With Four Riff Brothers, Dancers and Singers, Continue at the Indiana Roof Ballroom for Another Week. THE Lyric theater, after being closed for some weeks, opened today with a policy calling for a six-act vaudeville bill and a feature picture and short subjects. Seger Ellis, radio star, and Doc Baker and his girls headline the first stage show for the season. The movie is “The Passport to Hell,” with the interesting Elissa Landi in the leading role. Miss Landi is said to have many changes in wardrobe during the filming of the play, which introduces many new and novel styles in feminine wear. For example, harmony in line and color is expressed ir a ctmof nf trrav anrPQ-

in a street costume of gray apresmidi crepe. A street costume is of white crepe roma with a royal blue souffle blouse. Still another dress —a smart costume —is black souffle, with quite full elbow sleeves and a girdle of emerald green satin. The charming Fox star is seen in a film having as its theme a dramatic romance laid in a setting of the tropics. She portrays the role of a girl loved by two men. Paul Lukas .has the part of the other man, while Alexander Kirkland is seen as the young army officer who marries Elissa to save her from life imprisonment in a detention camp. Warner Oland, too, is seen in a different role, as he forsakes his usual oriental characterizations to portray a role of a very unsympathetic nature. Others appearing in stellar parts are Yola D'Avrill, Donald Crisp and Earle Foxe. ■ Frank Lloyd directed. DAVIS REUNION * ON THE ROOF Charlie Davis, popular former Indiana theater master of ceremonies, and his orchestra continue as the current musical attraction in the Indiana Roof ballroom.

AMUSEMENTS -CIVICTHEATER Alabama and Nineteenth OPENING TONITE 8:30 . . . AND SOLD OUT! “As Husbands Go” Rachel Crothers’ most delightful comedy about real human beings! HALE MacKEEN, Director Order Seats Now For Monday And “ All Next Week! “ Phone—TAlbot 4750

English WED • TH,ms - APT 1Q ?n i ma,l MAT. THURS. Ull I . I 3‘ZU j ORDERS A RE State Teachers’ Convention Attraction I NOW. OWING TO 51AGNITI rK OF THE PRODUCTION, CURTAIN 8 SHARI* EVENINGS—2 SHARP MATINEES DRAMATIC EVENT <>f the season WAITER HAMPDEN cm edmond rostand’s Great Heroic Comedy CYRANO de BERGERAC as pLayby mr.hampden more than 790 times PRlCES—Evenings: Oreh., $3.30; Hal., $2.75, $2.20, $1.85. / l>c. Gal.: SI.CO. Thurs. Mat.: Orcli. 2.75. Hal.: $2.20, $1.85. Gal.: $1.85. I TAX

ENGLISH MONDAY & TUESDAY THEATRE OCTOBER, 10-1 1 CORNELIA OTIS SKINNER “EMPRESS EUGENIA” “WIVES OF HENRY THE Bth” together with a group of sllss Skinner’s w’eli-know'n character sketches. PRICES—S2.7S Boxes, $2.20 Ore., $1.65 and sl.lO Bale., 55c Gal. Tsese Prices Tax. Mail Orders Now. Seats Thurs.

f/> •- OPENS JIMVIC T^- AY <7 R.K.O. VODVIL DOUBLE HEADLINE OPENING BILL Indianapolis’ Favorite ’The Celebrated Quick ■■■■■ Change Artist Seger Ellis Doc Baker Popular Radio Star in <. F | ashes of i 932 (in Person) A Bevy of Flashy Steppers Joe Special Feature WHITEHEAD ED TOM E "^" and CARVET Hickey Bros, bertolino i Comedy Two Elegant and JUN , OR Singing Gentlemen St. Clair Sisters and O’Day On the Screen =-■—■ - ■ - - - - ■ They dared to " JHk a Granger love flffftrr no woman i ever known! t-go , A assy RAMFfc m" UIKAS Pa Sf A PASSPORT lix TO HELL Popular Prices tit?*.. 25c .25c, 35c .Ti 3sc, 50c KT*

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Appearing with Davis are the Call Sisters and Ruby, a “hot” singing trio whose delivery is similar to that of the Boswell Sisters. Among the members of the Davis orchestra are Fritz Morris, violinist: Bill Fox. saxophonist who doubles violin; Carl Van de Walle, Georga Harper and Danny Daniels, saxophonists; Bob Vollmer, drummer; Jake Morris, bass; Art McCammon. t-umpeter, and Gib Wilson, trombonist who doubles guitar with Nigel Holmes. Charlie Davis is at the piano. The Four Riff brothers, rhythm boys who have a style all their own. will offer a group of new arrangements during the coming week, including the “Sentimental Man From Georgia." They are a nightly feature on the Roof, which is now open for dancing each night except Monday and Thursday. Sunday and Tuesday are to continue as “Ladies’ nights.”

AMUSEMENTS

Martens Concerts, Inc. Keith's Opera House Three Subscribed Concerts Friday Evening, October 21 FRITZ KREISLER Violinist Wednesday Evening, February 15 Dancing Sensational of Present Day MARY WIGMAN And Her Group Monday Evening. April 24 MENDELSSOHN CHOIR MARTINELLI Leading Tenor Metropolitan Opera Cos. Prices for 3 Concerts 99.90, 98.25, 96.00, 94.95 93.30. Including Gov. Tax. Sunday Afternoon, March Fifth PADEREWSKI In Recital Prices— $3. 30, 92.T5, $2.20, 91.65. Including Gov. Tax. RESERVE SEATS NOW. PAY FOR BEFORE EACH CONCERT. Martens Ticket Office 31 Monument Circle. LI. 8921.