Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 153, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 November 1932 — Page 5

NOV. 5, 1032.

CHARLES PURCELL TOPS CAST OF ‘CHOCOLATE SOLDIER’

Joan Blondell, Ann Dvorak, Bette Davis and Warren William Have Leading Roles in ‘Three on a Match,’ Now at the Indiana Theater. JOAN BLONDELL. Ann Dvorak. Bette Davis and Warren William are .1 starred in "Three on a Match,” which i snow playing at the Indiana theater for a week's engagement. Three on a Match” was directed for First National by Merwyn Le Roy, who made "Little Caesar.” “Five-Star Final” and “Two Seconds.” The contrasting stories of three girls are brought together in this production in such a manner that they cause many startling dramatic situations, which are claimed to be innovations in screen story material. Three young girls graduate from grade school together and they part. Ten years later they are brought together again. In the meantime. Fate has played some queer tricks. —— 1

One of the girls has become the wife of & wealthy and influential lawyer, another a hard-working stenographer, and the third, a hoydenish blond, has become a graduate of the reform school, and a wise-cracking show girl. The events of this meeting and the situations caused by it form the main plot of the story. “Rambling Round Radio Row' also is on this week's program. It features Kate Smith, the Boswell Sisters. Colonel Stoopnagel and Bud. and Abe Lyman and his band. Hal Leßov and Mitzi Mayfair are shown j in “Tit-Tat-Toe.” Dessa Byrd is presenting “Okay. l Audience,” at the organ. She is; featuring Basil Hobbs, the singing usher. A Paramount news reel completes the program. man A NEW SHERLOCK ARRIVES AT APOLLO Perhaps no fiction character ever created has become so charmingly real as “Sherlock Holmes,” created by the late Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of what is easily the best detective literature in English. The character of Holmes, Doyle has told us, partly was suggested by his student memories of Dr. Joseph Bell of the Edinburgh infirmary, whose diagnostic intuitions uesd to startle his patients apti pupils. Rut there is abundant evidence that the invention of the scientific detective conformed to a fundamental logic in Doyle's own temper and his keen, flexible, imagination. It was not until Doyle obtained his degree of Doctor of Medcine, opened an office as an eye specialist and waited for patients that never arrived, that he began to see the possibilities of “Sherlock Holmes.” Since Doyle created “Sherlock Holmes” he has had a host of imitators, and must be regarded as the literary ancestor of a large army of scientific detectives, who have appeared between the covers of books as well as on the stage and screen. Doyle wrote the story on which “Sherlock Holmes," the new Fox picture, now playing at the Apollo theater with Clive Brook playing the leading role, is based. It was prepared for the screen by Bertram Milhauser and William K. Howard, who also directed the film version. Supporting Brook is a cast that Includes Miriam Jordan, beautiful young English actress, in the leading feminine role, Ernest Torrence, in the role of “Moriarity,” arch enemy of the famous detective; Alan Mowbray, Montague Shaw, Howard Leeds, Arnold Lucy, Lucien Prival and Roy D'Arcy. Supplementing the featured attraction are Movietone News, Slim Summerville in “Officer Save My Child," and "Strange As It Seems.” nan NOTED LUBITSCH MOVIE IS HERE Ernest Lubltsch's "Trouble in Paradise” opened yesterday at the 0 Circle, with Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis, Herbert Mershell, Charlie Ruggles and Edward Everett Horton in ihs heading roles. “Trouble in Paradise” is an adaptation of a witty farce by Laszlo Aladar, Viennese playwright. With easy good humor it relates the adventures of two super crooks, Miss Hopkins and Marshall, who are so adept that they not only prey without detection upon European society, out, in more playful moments, skillfully steal each others’ garters. Ultimately they select Miss Francis. a lovely widow with a bank balance containing as many zeroes as the European war debt, as a victim. Miss Francis, apparently, falls easily into their trap. But then Miss Hopkins discovers something wrong with her partner in rrime. The prospective victim possesses charms for him that have nothing to do with her fortune. A farcical but dramatic climax ultimately sets the course of true love to rights. The program includes, in addition to the film, the regular Paramount Sound News, Betty Boop in “The Rizzy Bee,” and the Vita phone boys and girls in another singing and dancing novelty, “Picking a Winner.” ana “RED DUST” OPENS AT THE PALACE The brutal, fever-bound, dangerous. but withal glamorous existence of life on a rubber plantation in Indo-China is revealed in “Red Dust." when opened Friday at Loews Palace for exclusive Indianapolis engagement, as a co-star-ring vehicle for Clark Gable and Jean Harlow. Apparently no effort was spared to bring the Wilson Collison stage hit. the screen with all its original power. Gable offers in cast the brutalized plantation overseer who repulses a girl of his own sort when a French engineer brings his beautiful young wife to the tropics. Miss Harlow is the woman of easy virtues who makes regular trips up the river from Saigon, eventually finds the man she really wants to settle down with, and then has to put up a terrflc fight for him. Mary Astor plays the role of the unfaithful wife who becomes involved in an affair with Gable. Gene Raymond is the young husband. Donald Crisp, the former overseer of the plantation who first brought Miss Harlow to the plantation. Tully Marshall has a small supporting role and Forrester Harvey is the river-boat pilot who connects the remote locality with the civilized world. Short subjects which comprise the balance of the program include a Charley Chase comedy entitled, “Young Ironsides,” Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Sport Champions in a time- i ly football specialty. “Blocks and Tackles" and the most recent issue of t&e. Hewst News...

Davis to Continue on Roof Mona and Lari, Dancers, Return to Ballroom Tonight. Charlie Davis and his orchestra, featuring the Call Sisters and Ruby, are to continue in the Indiana ballroom as the musical feature during the coming week. Davis and his boys are entertaining the roof's patrons with the type of comedy skits with which they formerly drew laughs from Indiana theater goers. Two of their newest comic offerings are “Pink Elephants” and "Hell's Bells,” both of which are arranged in dance tempo. Manager Devine of the roof announces an election dance for tonight. Ballots will be given to the dancers with their admission tickets and prizes will be awarded to th.? person or persons giving the most correct guess of the returns. Davis’ program for the evening will include special arrangements of Happy Days” and “Hail to the Chief.” and novelty election stunts. A second election dance will be held in the ballroom Tuesday evenlhg, when the stunts will be repeated. Persons attending will be constantly informed of the official results of the election. The usual Tuesday “ladies’ night” will be observed in addition to the election program. Lona and Lari, dancers, have been engaged to appear on the roof tonight. They will repeat the “Kiss Waltz,” the "Mexican Rhumba” and the “Tango” which they so successfully executed there a few weeks ago.

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TANARUS) ULES for the essay contest on the life and achievements of Franz AV Joseph Haydn, composer, sponsored by the Matinee Musicale of this city, are announced by the contest executive committee composed of Leonard A. Strauss, president of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra; Ralph W. Wright, director of music in the public schools, and Mrs. Frank W. Cregor, president of the Matinee Musicale.

The contest is for high school students and seventh and eighth grade pupils in the public, parochial and private schools of the city. Thf> winners will receive prizes in cash and tickets to the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra concerts. In promoting: the essay contest, the committee hopes to interest young students in further research in the work of Havdr.. whose bicentennial will be observed Dec. 6 with a festival concert, at Caleb Mills hall bv the Indianapolis Svmohony orchestra, conducted bv Ferdinand Schaefer and chorus of 200 voices directed by Elmer Andrew- Steffen. Judges of the essay contest will be Max T. Krone. Mrs. Charles Coffin and Clarence Morrow-. The essavs will he received under tw-o classifications, the first for oupils of t.hc seventh and eighth grades; the second for senior high schools, grades nine to twelve. Essavs should be approximately 1.000 words lone for senior high school students and 500 to 750 words for the seventh and eiehth erade pupils. The title of the essavs is “Franz Joseph Havdn. His Life and Achievements.” In aw-arding of nrizes the Judges will consider the following: 1. General content and Information. 2. Authenticity of fact and detail. 3. Literary merit and originality of expression. 4. Neatness, legibility, margin, etc. Essavs must be written one one side of paper only. . Typewritten essavs will be apnreciated hv the Judges but will in no wise influence decision on the merit of essavs. The contest will close Monday. Nov. 21. and all papers must he mailed by midnight of that date to Mrs. Frank W. Ctegor. 1621 North Meridian street. Indianapolis. The name grade, age and street address of pupil should be written at end of naner and folded tn such a manner that (he identity of the writer w-ili not be shown until the Judges have made their decision and the fold ts opened out. For students wishing to enter the essav contest, the followin'! works of reference trnv he had at the Central Public Library and branch libraries: Encyclopedia Britannica, atbolic Encyclopedia Grove's Dictionary of Musicians, Antonin Marmont.el In Century Library of Music" and books

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Ruth Burns Ruth Burns has a leading part in “Paying the Fiddler,” a threeact comedy by the Beriault Dramatic Club. under the direction of Jack Duval, which will be presented at the Speedway Christian church. Fourteenth and Winton. tonight. The cast consists of Ruth Bums, Bcftiame Bertram, Jennie Copeland, Magdalene Beriault, Walter Pippert, Charles Eberly, John Conner, and Egan Lacy. This organization of students has become popular through its many courtesy programs to the city's shut-ins. The Altenheim Home enjoyed the play recently and it will be presented at Sunnyside in the near future...

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1— Gene Austin, well known In the land.of song, returns today for a week’s engagement at the Lyric. 2 Fritz Morris is a member of the Charlie Davis hand now on the Indiana Roof.

1— Clive Brook is now- appearing at the Apollo in a modern version of “Sherlock Holmes,” in which machines guns are used. 2 Jean Harlow is one of the chief characters in “Red Dust,” now on the Palace screen. 3 Miriam Hopkins is one of the prominent women in “Trouble in Paradise,” now at the Circle.

bv Marie Bobillier. H. M. Prower. A. A. Chapin, Mrs. A. B. Cox. F, J. Crowest, M. H. Dole. T. F. Dunhill. Carl Engel. Percy Goetschius. Sydney Crew-. J. C. Hadden. D. G. Mason. Ludwig Nohl. Sir C. H. H. Parry, Francis J. Rowbottom. Walter Rowlands. Hannah Smith. Thomas Tapper and Pauline D. Townsend. a st a Seven church-centered drama groups have entered the fourth annual religious drama tournament which will be sponsorc.l again by the Sutherland Players Nov. 18 and 19 at the Sutherland Presbyterian church. Twenty-eighth street and Guilford avenue, at 8 o'clock. All performances are open to the public. Those entering plays are the Irvington Mummers of the Irvington Presbyterian church, the Riverside Drama League of the Riverside Park M. E. church, Fifty-first Street Dramatic Club of the Fifty-first Street M. E. church, the Wesleyan Players of the Broad Ripple M. E. church, the First Reformed church, the Third Masque of the Third Christian church, the College Avenue B. Y. P. U. of the. College Avenue Baptist church. This closes the entries, announces Mrs. C. Norman Green, tournament chairman. Three judges well identified with the drama will view the plays independently of the other and judge the productions according to definite points. Their decision will be announced Saturday evening, when they will select two groups to which the two prizes will be given. The group taking first place will receive the Sutherland trophy as well as a prize to be announced later. * The production receiving first award will be repeated on Sunday evening at 7 o'clock as a feature of the Sunday evening service of the Sutherland Presbyterian church. The Irvington Mummers received the Sutherland trophy last year and the Third Masque was awarded second place. u a a Sunday afternoon at 3:15 o’clock the Indianapolis Maennerchor will open its musical season with Guiomar Novaes. pianist, in recital at the Academy of Music. Beery Dresses the Same If every one didn't know that Wallace Beery was hard at work on "Flesh." they might be tempted to think that he was doing additional scenes on "The Champ,” one of his recent successes. Every day Beery can be seen in the studio commissary wearing the same blue bath robe that he wore, when he played the role of a boxer before. Rattlesnake Song Fest A “rattlesnake serenade” kept members of the expedition awake during the filming of .scenes in Mexico for “Perils of the Desert.” under the direction of Harold Austin, camera adventurer. The finished reel will have explanatory remarks by Pete Smith, well-known film wit.

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

New Events in Musical Circles

Robbye Cook, pupil of Glenn Friermood of the Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music, will sing at a meeting of the Parent-Teachers’ Association at School 86, Wednesday evening, Nov. 9. The first faculty recital of the year at the conservatory will be given by Frances Wishard and Lucille Lockman Wagner in a program of two-piano numbers Thursday evening, Nov. 10, at the Odeon, 106 East North street. The program follows; i “Italian Concerto’ Bach Allegro, Adagio. Allegro vivace. (Arr. by Harold Bauer in Harpsichord Style.) II "Duettinc concertante nenh Mozart" Busoni Andante and Variations" Schumann ITT Laideronnette Imperatrice des Pagodes. Les entertiens de la Belie et. de la Bete. Le Jardin feerioue. “The Arkansaw Traveller’’ (Old Fiddler's Tune. Freely set bv Lee Pattison. “Trepak" (Russian Dance). .Tschaikowsky Alberta Speicher, teacher of dramatic art in the conservatory, will present the following pupils in recital of plays at the Odeon, 100 East North street, Friday night, Nov. 11, at 8:15: Phyllis Smith, Georgia

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Announcement was made today by the management of the Lyric ballroom that “Whispering” Jack Wright and his orchestra will remain there indefinitely. The new policy has dancing every evening, starting at 8:45 and continuing to midnight.

AMUSEMENTS

MUTUAL FOLLIES THEATRE MIDNITE SHOW MORRIS SISTERS A x n 808 FERGUSON' FUN SHOW And 1* Glorified American Girls

RIALTO ssssr. —THE RETL'RN' OF—BILLY BAUD That Fnnnr Little Comedian Also Schjnelfng- Walker Fight

3 Robert Louis Oberreich is in the Civic theater cast of “He Who Gets Slapped,” due Nov. 29 for a run. 4 Charless Purcell and Mary Akins in a scene from “The Chocolate Soldier,” due at English’s Wednesday night for four days.

4 Victor McLaglen seems to be having one grand time with Greta Nissen in that roaring college comedy, "Rackety Rax,” opening today •at the Lyric. 5 Warren William is one of the four leading players in “Three on a Match.” now at the Indiana. Joan Blondell, Ann Dvorak, and Bette Davis are the feminine stars in this First National drama.

Helen Wantz, Mary Lennon, Amy Gauld, Audra Stout, Eleanor Graham, Marilyn Christer.a, Kathryn Harris, Sylvia Madiel, Harry Halstein, Gwendola Montague, Nelson Roettger, Marjorie Mangold and Elizabeth Harden. Vera Sudbrook, pupil of Glenn Friermood and Hilda Korff, pupil of Bomar Cramer, both of the conservatory, will perform for a meeting of the Parent-Teachers’ Association

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• NORTH SIDE at 22nd St Barbara Jianivck Geo. Brent THE PURCHASE PRICE” Sun. Double Feature—Jackie Cooper •DIVORCE IN THE FAMILY” Dolores Del Rio. Joel McCrea "BIRD OF PARADISE” Mi Noble at Mas*. Double Feature “DYNAMITE DENNY” “BEYOND THE ROCKIES” Sun.. "Doctor X.” “Is My Face Red.” Roosevelt Ave. UuLXUaLwhI Double Feature Charles Murray—Geo. Sidney "CAUGHT CHEATING” A Riot of Laughs and Thrills Bob Steele. "SOUTH OF SANTE FE” Sun. and Mon. Double Feature Howard Phillips. Treseon Foster THE LAST MILE" Norman Foster. Zasu Pitts "STEADY COMPANY" WESTSIDE W . A Belmont Double Feature BIG GAMBLE” Buck Jones in "RANGE FF.UD” Sun. Double Feature. Erie Linden "ARE THESE OUR CHILDREN” Edna May Oliver. Howard Bosworth "FANNY FOLUEY HERSELF” PRINCESS THEATER WEST TENTH AT HOLMES AVE. Double Feature Helen Iwelvetreeu Tom Tylor in "VANISHING MAN" Sun. Double Feature—Cheater Morris . Allison Lord in ’ "CORSAIR" Dolores Del Rio in “GIRL OF THE RIO” COMIC

at School 85 Wednesday night, Nov. 9.

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* fecxsJS’ Safe*/ 4 isSS2?r/i I The Viti phone Bovs and GtTls hilariously dancing and singing in Technicolor . . . "Picking a Winner” • Betty Boop’s _ "Bizzy Bee” s Paramount v/3 News Jia [fi M| n * DAVIJ mu* fi They live and love and learn in this First National Smash Drama! f —Added Attractions— 1 DESSA BYRD presenting “Okay, Audience!" j “Rambling Round Radio Row" with Kate Smith. Boswell Sisters, Col. Stoopnagle and Bud, Abe Lvman. Paramount News

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Such Melodies as *My Hero,’ ‘Never Was There Such a Lover’ and ‘Falling in Love’ Will Be Heard Again During the 4-Day Engagement. EXACTLY as it entranced theatergoers in New York and Chicago during its recent engagements In those important cities. Oscar Straus’ operetta. “The Chocolate Soldier." with Charless Purcell as its stars, opens a four-day stay at English's on Wednesday night. Nov. 9. with matinee on Saturday. There are the usual lively numbers for the large ensemble and the always inspiring "My Hero" solo, so long a favorite with all music lovers, “Sympathy.” “Seek the Spy.' “Our Heroes Come.” “The Tale of a Coat.” “Never Was There Such a Lover." "That Would Most Lovely Be.” "Falling in Love” and "The Letter Song" are some of the other melodies.

The operetta’s plot is based on George Bernard Shawls comedy. “Arms and the Man.” It hardly needs repeating. However, for the benefit of delinquent memories it can be said it jests at war and soldiering and provides a complication of comical situations. The warrior of chocolate fame, pursued by the enemy, hides himself in the boudoir of the daughter ■of the colonel of the opposing forces and thus begins a romance of much importance. The tale continues to a date just after the close of the war between Bulgaria and Serbia, when the chocolate soldier returns to interrupt the young lady's wedding. The company is a large one and includes in addition to Purcell several bright luminaries, such as Mary Akins, former prima donna of the San Francisco Opera Company and protege of Madame Matzenhauer of the Metropolitan Opera Company of New York* John Dunsmure, Sarah Edwards. Edmond Mulcahy, Lauretta Brislin and Tomes Chapman. There is also a mixed singing ensemble of thirty-six voices and a special orchestra of twenty men. with Mat. Fichandler wielding the baton. ana GENE AUSTIN TOPS LYRIC BILL Gene Austin, noted American tenor and radio artist and veteran of radio and phonograph recording, who has been an outstanding feature artist over NBC. opens a sevenday engagement at the Lyric today. Roisman’s Alabamians, Movieland’s Jazz Entertainers in a jubilant, joyous, jazzy chronology, offering an exceptionally clever musical entertainment. Their numbers are interspersed with plenty of comedy, dancing and singing.

ENGLISH-4SS IS: 9 Bargain Matinee Saturday—Best Seats, $1.50 IMPORTANT This attraction has the positive indorsement of the under- . signed. If -Her seeing it you are dissatisfied, your money will be refunded. VINCENT HI RKF- Manager f KNICKERBOCKER USHT OPEftA h IN OSCAR STRAUS’ CAY OPERETTA mmmmMm Ilwit'/WJWW k ’Arms and tha Man’ (■Hr’MARy AKINS J snd a Bri/Hant- Supporting test mc/udritf A JhBBBI JOHN DUNSMURE A SARAH EDWARDS l /CSKri EDWARD MUICAHY ft- fIJ Co"9 P 5 A jLAURETTA BRISUN * FRANK CHAPMAH ® [ *MY HEBO’ \ Ttf V “falling in love*// Glorious L special Orchestr. ", 0) Nights. Orchestra: J 2.20 A $2.75; bale.. sl.lO * $1.65; gal.. Sse. 1 including Saturday Matinee, Orch.: $1.65: bale., $1.10; gal.. 55c. , SEATS NOW ON SALE 5T BOX OFFICE—LI. 6565. 1 Tax

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Ryan and Noblette. laughsmit.hs, are billed to present “Before and Laster.” Their act consists ol • comedy of the cross-fire variety. Sheldon and Frayne present an act concocted of fun. both silent and I verbal, and a popular song by Miss ; Fravne. Other acts on the new bill are 1 the Three French Misses in “The Whirl of Life.” and Charles Rilev, America's greatest one-hand balancer. The photo play for the week will : feature Victor McLaglen. Greta Nissen. Nell O'Day. Arthur Pierson, and Allan Dinehart, in "Rackety’ which is a satire on sports’ ‘racketeers who muscle into big col- ; lege football. Fox News and a comedy will complete the film portion of the bill. Karen Gets Good Role Karen Morley has been assigned the feminine lead in “Flesh,” Wallace Beery's next starring picture for Metro -Goldwyn -Mayer. Miss | Morley just has completed a role in i “The Mask of Fu Manchu." Her recent roles include “Washington Masquerade” and “Are You Listening?” Ricardo Cortez is the only ether player so far oast for “Flesh.” which is to be directed by John Ford, who made "Arrow-smith.” Leaves on Lion Hunt Robert Montgomery is going to find out for himself if there is any- | thing to that old one about “the lion who was brought up on milk,but eats meat now!” The popular-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer star is making elaborate preparations to leave on a mountain lion-hunting trip,and he says he expects to collect enough wild beasts to produce an animal picture all his own.

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