Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 237, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 February 1933 — Page 5

FEB. 11, 1933

‘STATE FAIR’ AND ‘SIGN OF THE CROSS’ ARE NOW ON VIEW

Irene Dunne Plays Role of an English Chorus Girl in ‘The Secret of Madame Blanche,’ the Dramatic Feature on Current Bill at the Palace. MORE than 100 000 people, among them eight of the screen's leading stars, appear in Fox Film’s ‘ State at the Apollo theater. The stars of the production are Janet Gaynor, Will Rogers, Lew Avres, Sally Eilers, Norman Foster, Louise Dresser, Frank Craven and Victor Jory. Miss Gaynor, Rogers, Foster and Miss Dresser are seen as members of a midwest farm family enjoying their annual outing at the state fair. Ayres plays a newspaper reporter who covers the fair for his paper, Miss Eilers portrays a carnival trapeze performer, Craven characterises a country storekeeper and Jory appears as a barker.

Henry King, who directed “State Fair,” asserts that every man, woman and child who sees the picture will recognize a friend in it. “The characters of State Fair’ are the most human I’ve ever seen in a picture.” declared King. "And that goes without reservations. They are the sort of people we meet and talk with every day. “Furthermore, there is at least one in the group that every person will understand particularly well. It may be the pretty farm girl played by Janet Gaynor, the farmer portrayed by Will Rogers or the carnival girl that Sally Eilers characterizes. Or perhops it will be the newspaper reporter Lew Ayres plays, the matron played by Louise Dresser, or the country storekeeper portrayed by Frank Craven. Somewhere along the line, every person who sees the picture will recognize an especially kindred spirit. “It is characterization of this type,” continued the director, “that makes a story an ideal screen vehicle.” “State Fair” is the screen version of Phil Stong’s Literary Guild prize novel. u u BIG SPECTACLE NOW AT THE INDIANA “The Sign of the Cross,” produced for Paramount by Cecil B. DeMille, which is playing at the Indiana theater this week, has a cast headed by Frederic March, Elissa Landi, Claudette Colbert and Charles Laughton, and includes 7,500 others. DeMille, noted for lavish pictures of biblical clays and creator of “The Ten Comman’dments’ and “King of Kings,” is said to have surpassed all his previous work in “The Sign of the Cross.” The gigantic sets used in the picture are all constructed in detail from originals. A duplication of the Circus Maximus, which was for several hundred years the scene of the bloody gladitorial combats and chariot races, has been produced in this spectacle of pagan Rome in the days of Nero. Also an elaborate Roman bath was created and is used by Miss Colbert in the picture. Duplications of several sections of Nero’s Palace of Gold are also used in “The Sign of the Qross.” Frederic March as the heroic prefect of Rome, sacrificing wealth, position, even life for love of a Christian maid who becomes a martyr, is said to have the most virile role in his entire career. Charles Laughton has the role of Nero and Claudette Colbert plays his wife. The picture is given a dramatic and touching finish W'hen March and the Christian girl walk hand in hand to meet the fierce Numidian lions on the sands of the Circus Maximus arena. Another musical presentation is being given by Ed Resener and the Indiana concert orchestra, with Loren Griffith, tenor.

DRAMA AND COMEDY ON THE PALACE BILL Like a panorama of life is “The Secret of Madame Blanche.” which opened an exclusive Indianapolis engagement at Loew's Palace theater Friday, for the latest drama from the successful Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studias ranges over a period of thirty years, all crowded with graphic events shaping and coloring the varied career of its adventurous heroine. Irene Dunne as Sally, is a compelling figure in this screen adaptation of Martin Brown's stage play, “The Lady.” To the glamour of the theatrical atmosphere is added the quaintness of the 90s realized in the sweep of costumes and the air of manners. The man Sally as a chorus girl marries proves worthless. He keeps the marriage secret and because of fear commits suicide when he finds he is to become a father. The child is taken from Miss Dunne by her embittered father-in-law and it is not until several years later that she is again united with her son in a thrilling oumrise chmax, Phillips Holmes, Lionel Atwill, Una Merkel, C. Henry Gordon. Jean Parker, Mitchell Lewis and Douglas Walton appear In support of Miss Dunne. “The Secret of Madame Blanche" was directed by Charles Brabin. The laugh highlight of an otherwise serious program brings Laurel and Hardy in their latest vehicle, “Towed in a Hole.” As fish peddlers, these two seek to solve the serious and perplexing problem of the middle man in business. As an extra added attraction, the first talking picture ever made on the subject of "Technocracy” is offered. The film is entitled “Is Technocracy Right?” The most recent issue ot the Hearst Metrotone News rounds out the program. n a u “EMPLOYEES’ ENTRANCE” NOW AT THE CIRCLE “Employees’ Entrance." a First National picture featuring Warren William and Loretta Young, is now feaured at the Circle. The locale of the picture is a huge department store of which Warren William as Kurt Anderson plays the general manager. He is a ruthless, unscrupulous, driving taskmaster, who rides roughshod over every one in his burning desire for business success. Even the president and vicepresident of the store are treated with little consideration by this general manager. Because he has compiled a wonderful record and built up a remarkable volume of business for the store, his cruel attitude toward the employes is tolerated by the week-kneed owners. Loretta Young is cast as a model who for weeks has been trying to see the general manager. She finally meets him, rather unconventionally. and is given a job in the store She becomss acquainted with Wallace Ford, who is later made the assistant to Kurt Anderson. The young people love each other,

but because the general manager believes that “marriage ties a man down too much to ever be successful in business” they are afraid to marry. This results in an unusual romance and leads to situations ot dramatic intensity. Alice White makes her return to the screen after an absence of two years as the store vamp, who is the only one not afraid of the boss. Others in the cast are Allen Jenkins as the store detective, Ruth Donnelly as the general manager’s secretary, Albert Gran as the pomoous vice-president, Marjorie Gateson as the ritzy, insulted customer; Hale Hamilton as the president and Berton Churchill as the director and banker.

Lehr Will Offer New Floor Show Lyric Ballroom Plans Many Big Parties Next Week. Dance lovers are promised a variety of specialty entertainment in the Lyric ballroom this coming week, it is announced by Harold Gaskill, manager. Elaborate plans have been laid for the appearance of specialty artists in the ballroom each evening of the week. “Whispering” Jack Wright and his orchestra continue to furnish dance music in the ballroom. A broadcast of the dance music will be made nightly over station WFBM. Monday night wil continue to feature a “Ford” party with Wright and his orchestra entertaining with a group of new dance melodies in addition to several comedy numbers featuring individual members of the orchestra. On Tuesday evening, the second preliminaries of the iree style waltz contest will be held, for the selection of five couples to enter the semifinal contest which will be held on a later date. Ladies will be admh‘4l to the ballroom free on Wednesday evening as guests of the management. A gala affair is promised with a complete floor show, featuring the entire cast of the Raynor Lehr company which is headlining the stage bill at the Lyric, with Lehr acting as master of ceremonies.

Events in Neighborhoods

Talbott—Saturday, “Sport Parade” and “Heritage of the Desert;” Sunday, “Night After Night" and "American Madness.” Belmont—Saturday, “The Match King” and “McKenna of the Mounted;” Sunday, “Washington Merry-Go-Round” and “The Devil Is Driving.”

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1— Walter Hampden comes to English’s for a two-day engagement, starting Friday, Feb. 24, in “Canonsaechi,” Friday and Saturday nights; ard in “Hamlet,” Saturday matinee. 2 Mary Wigman, German dancer, will make her first Indianapolis appearance Wednesday night at Keith’s, under the management of Mrs. Nancy Martens.

1— Even Will Rogers seems to love this sort of t embrace from Janet Gaynor. It happens in “State Fair,” now on the screen at the Apollo. 2 Here is Warren William, co-starred with Loretta Young, in scene from “Employees’ Entrance,” now showing on the screen at the Circle theater.

ROUNDING ROUND TUT A r PT7 D C With WALTER and. HICKMAN

MARY Wigman and her group of twelve dancers will appear for the first time in Indianapolis next Wednesday evening at 8:30 o’clock in Keith’s theater under the direction of the Martens Concert, Inc. In addition to the Cycle of Dance. “Der Weg” (The Way) in which Miss Wigman and her group have been triumphing on their present tour of America, will be two extra solo numbers. The dance that has won undying fame for Mary Wagman throughout the world is “Monotony Whirl.” This she has consented to do by special request, as it is not only a dangerous dance, but a very exhausting one in that she symbolizes through movement the ecstatic never ceasing which is the core of the dance. .

For seven minutes she spins round and round on the same spot with heroic energy, intensifying the circle with a whirling spiral of her arms and hands. It is said that spectators are drawn as if by hypnotic power into the very vortex of the dance.

Martens Concerts, Inc. : KEITH’S, NEXT WEB. EVE. 8:30 lljr Special Request ’ M ARY WIGMAN and GROUP OF 12 DANCERS I'riees: SI. 10. 51.65. $2.20. $2.75, $3.30 SEATS ON SALE MARTEN’S TICKET OFFICE 33 Monument Circle 1,1.-8921

FOURTH CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST IN PI AN A POI, IS, INDIANA Announces a Free Lecture on Christian Science Br Robert Stanley Ross, C. S. B. of New Yor City, X. y. • Member of The Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, at Cadle Tabernacle. Monday Evening, at 8:00 o’Clock February 13th, 1933 THE PUBLIC IS CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND

ENGLISH Saturday Matinee Feb. 24-25 Curtain rises: Evenings. 8:15: matinee, 2:15. Three final opportunities for Indianapolis to see THE LEADING ACTOR OF THE. AMERICAN STAGE WAITER HAMPDEN In Two of his Greatest Successes ✓XlyA* t\TJ Friday, Saturday Evenings *™'"ATHIHLIIM6 PtW BASIC OH Sat rday Matinee Only V“' The BRtMTtST DMA* Os ALL V BOTH PRESENTED AS PtAYED BY MR.HAMPDEN OVER 500 TIMES SPECTACULAR SETTINGS CASTS OF *4O. All who were thrilled bjr Walter Hampden's “Cvrano de Bergerae” will wish to see him in th-se two plays. Mail Orders Knw w **- ° rch ' sr2o> * 185: >.. *1.65. $l.l: GaUery, 55e mail UIUCIS IHIfJ Eve., Orch., $.75, $2.20; Bal., $2.20, $1.65. sl.lO, Gal. 83e 10 c Tax Included

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It is calculated that she makes 120 revolutions of her body, spinning like a top on full feet, not on toes, as in a pirouette. The complete program -follows; "Der Weg.” Ein Tanzvklus: "The Way,” dance cvcle. First dance. Hvmnus. “Aufbruch.” “Departure.” Second dance. “Das Tor.” “The Gate.”

AUTO SHOW Sat. and Sun. STATE FAIR GROUNDS 10 A. M. to 10:30 f. M. Admission Reduced to 40c —No Tax Ask Your Dealer About Feature Attractions

AMUSEMENTS

3 Bernie Cummins brings his nationally popular New Yorker orchestra to the Indiana roof ballroom Sunday night for one appearance only. 4 Esther Keough is a member of the dancing chorus of the Raynor Lehr unit presenting “Small Town Boy,” now on the stage at the Lyric.

3 Charles Laughton is cast as the harp-playing Nero in “The Sign of the Cross,” now at the Indiana. 4 Mary Brian plays one of the leads in “The Unwritten Law,” now on the Lyric screen. 5 Irene Dunne has a highly emotional role in “The Secret of Madame Blanche,” now at the Palace.

Third dance, solo bv Miss Wisrman, "Nachts:esans.’' “Sone of the Night." Fourth dance. "Traumvogel.” “Dreams.” Fifth dance. "Schatten.” "shadows.” Sixth dance. "Pastorale ” Seventh dance, Hymnus II "Ruckkehr.” "return." "Montonie' from Dance Cycle. "Celebration." Miss Wigman Dancers. Mary Wigman. Katia Bakalinskaia. Bella Chason Gretl Curth Erika C7ellek. Meta Menz. Pola Nirenska. Veronika Patakv. Ann Port. Gerda Reh, Else Schettler. Erika Triebsch. Vera Zahradnik. At the piano. Hanns Hastings. Percussion instruments are played by members of the dance group and the instruments have been imported from China and the Dutch Indies. tt n tt The third of Sunday afternoon musicals at the John Herron Art institute will be held Sunday afternoon at 4:15 o’clock. The program of Italian music will be given by Glen F-iermood, baritone, with stances Benner at the piano. The numbers are: i "Dch oiu a me" Giovanni Bononcini 11640-1703) "Laasciatemi morire" from "Ariama" . Claudio Monteverde (1567-1643)

DANCE, 10c Before 8:45 Tonite & Sunday CHATTERBOX BALLROOM Fountain Square Theater Bldg. 1105 Prospect St. HAL BAILEY’S ORCHESTRA AMUSEMENTS fSSRKms N-O-W f&lh!} RAYNOR I V&J LEHR T ¥ and Hl Thirty “Small Town In Addition l IESTERandLW; if t T!,e UNMITJtH LAV’’ mu m Hi.. 4 , ( ea.g Would an"* TOO H

“Caro laccio" ; Francesco Gasparini (1668-1727) “Vittoria, Mio Core” Giacomo Carissimi (1604-1674) II “Eri tu” from "The Masked Ball"... Guisenne Verdi (1813-1901) in "Fiocca la Neve.” “Snowflakes” Pietro Cimera "Perdutamente." "Forgotten". .Paola Tosti "Notte.” "Night" Ottorino Respighi "To Love. To Suffer” Pietro Tirindclli Cooper and Sidney in “Pick Up” Gary Cooper, who is being hailed by critics for his performance in “A Farewell to Arms,” and Sylvia Sidney, who has just finished a splendid portrayal in “Madame Butterfly,” will have the leads in the film version of Vina Delmar’s “Pick Up,” which B. P. Schulberg is to produce for Paramount. Marion Gering will direct the picture.

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Raynor Lehr Has Large Company of Singers. Dancers and Specialty Entertainers With Him in ‘Small-Town Boy,’ Now on View at the Lyric Theater. ‘QMALL-TOWN BOY." featuring Ravnor Lehr ana his thirty players is presented as the headline stage attraction on the Lvric stage this week. Other feature RKO vaudeville acts conclude the stage bill. "Unwritten Law.” co-starring Greta Nissen. Skeets Gallagher and Mary Brian is the screen feature on view. “Small-Town Boy" is a play that carries both a moral and love theme and there is ample room for the speciality songs and dances which Lehr offers in conjunction with the presentation Numerous musical numbers and vaudeville specialities are interspersed during the action of the play. |

Several fast-moving elaborate dance routines are presented by the dancing chorus of sixteen girls and song numbers by individual members of the company. No law written down on the statute books has held as much interest for men and women as the unwritten law, around which has been built the screen feature. “The Unwritten Law," co-starring Greta Nissen. Skeets Gallagher, Mary Brian. Lew Cody. Louise Fazenda and Hedda Hopper. The background of the picture

Cummins to Play on the Roof Jac Broderick to Resume Dance Instructions at Ballroom. Bernie Cummins and his nationally famous New Yorkers are the first group of name artists to be engaged on the Indiana Roof since it adopted the combination night club and ballroom policy New Year’s eve. Acclaimed one of the most popular dance orchestras on the air today, Cummins and his New Yorkers will come here Sunday night from the Trianon ballroom, Chicago, from where they have been co-featured over radio station WGN, with Wayne King and his orchestra, opening and closing each radio program with their theme, "Dark Eyes.” In addition to the dance music of the New Yorkers, the Roof will offer its usual program of floor show entertainment. Appearing on this week's program will be Suzanne, an acrobatic dancer; Timme and Earl, who do fast taps; Clarence Carter, who will do a character song; Frank Ralston and Brownie, comedians, and Sicking and Saulkner, the “dancing dolls.” Dick Snyder and his Detroiters will remain during the coming week.

TOMORROW NIGHT ONLY! j Jflj BERNIE CUMMINS fSm and His Nationally Popular mr NEW YORKERS RJgl REDUCED TICKET Krjrß SAI. E until midnite tonite. 60c incl. tax. lla .Make table reservation *T| now, 75c a couple extra. Baßg A DANCE TONITE DICK SNYDER’S W&F 50c AI.E EVENING I IySf&NF ROOFI IW LgAtj.Roqa| b&e

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presents an opportunity to those who are interested in seeing how motion pictures are made, to learn all the tricks of the trade. The background of "Unwritten Law’’ shifts from a talking-picture studio to an ocean-going liner which is the location site of a picture that is being made as the story, "Unwritten Law," develops. The story concerns a man who has searched for his former friend for twenty years and has finally found him as a successful motion picture producer in a Hollywood studio. When he arrives upon the scene, he learns that his former friend is about to marry his daughter. How should he wreak his vengeance? How should he save his daughter? That is the problem. Skeets Gallagher is cast as the studio press agent. Mary Brian plays the part of the young actress and Louise Fazenda portrays the commedienne of the company. Lew Cody as the producer. Purnell Pratt as an author, Theodore Von Eltz as the director and Ernie Adama as the electrician are among the several others in characters that are typical of the Hollywood studios.

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NEIGHBORHOOD THEATERS NORTH SIDE Talbot at Krid Doable Zane C, rev's "HERITAGE OF THE DESERT” Marian Marsh. "'Sport Parade” Sun. Double Feature-Constanre Cumminn "NIGHT AFTER NIGHT” Walter Huston-Pat O'Brien AMERICAN MADNESS" WPWW Noble at Man. EXuQQ D ° U Tom "My Pal the King," “The Widow in Searlet,” Sun. "Teas of the Storm Country,” 'Phantom Express” !'<th and College n I Double Feature Harold Lloi d-Constance Cummings "MOVIE CRAZY” Jack Holt-Eillian Miles "MAN AGAINST WOMAN ’ WEST SIDE Wash. A Belmont. Double feature Burk Jones "MrKENNA OF THE MOUNTED” Warren William-Lily Damita "THE MATCH KING” Sun. Double Feature- Edmund Low* "THE DEVIL IS DRIVING” Lee Traev-Constance Cummings •■WASHINGTON MERRY GO ROUND” 2540 W Mich. St. I "71w Double Feature William Powell "One Wav Passaee" "Man from ArGona” Sun. "Connuerors" “Cabin In the Cotton'* ■aaKPMM laurir Double Feature—Rirardo Cortea “Phantom of Crestwood ,, Harry Carey "NIGHT RIDER ' Sun. Paul Muni “I’m a Fugitive From a Chain Gang”