Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 249, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 February 1933 — Page 5

FEB. 20, 1933

MANY NOTED MOVIE STARS WILL BE IN THE CITY MONDAY

Lee Tracy Is Rapid Talking Reporter in ‘Clear All Wires' at Palace, and Spencer Tracy Is a Convict in Sing Sing Movie Now on View at the Indiana. WITH Lee Tracy, debonair hero of “Blessed Event" and “The HalfNaked Truth.” in a faster talking role than ever before. “Clear All Wires," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s filmization of a Broadway stage hit, is now on view at Loews Palace theater for an exclusive Indianapolis engagement. Tracy is cast as a newspaper correspondent in his newest picture. Those already familiar with Tracy's slam-bang fashion know what to expect when he gets started. And not to disappoint his followers he starts the film off by kidnaping the chorus girl sweetheart of his employers. He takes her to Moscow with him and makes an attempt to

invade the Red army. He is fired from his job and immediately “frames” a big scoop. He stages a shooting that goes wrong and to complicate matters he gets shot himself. Next he finds himself in the hands of the Russian secret police, and after countless comical situations, escapes the law —but finds himself unable to escape matrimony which makes the picture a perfect evening of entertainment. George Hill, of “Hell Divers” and “Min and Bill” fame, directed the picture. Benita Hume makes her American debut in “Clear All Wires.” Una Merkel is the charm girl. In minor roles are Alan Edwards, Eugene SigalofT. Ari Kutai, C. Henry Gordon, Lya Lys, Law'rence Grant, John Melvin Bleifer, Guy Isher and James Gleason. Short subject comprising the balance of the program will include a Thelma Todd and Zazu Pitts comedy offering entitled, “Asleep in the Feet,,’’ Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Sport Champions in “Chalk Up” and the most recent issue of the Hearst Metrotone News. tt tt tt SPENCER TRACY HEADS INDIANA CAST Spencer Tracy and Bette Davis head the cast of the sensational “20,000 Years in Sing Sing,’ which is the feature attraction now at the Indiana. This is the first and only picture written by a prison warden and was written by the famous Warden Lewis E. Lawes of Sing Sing prison. Tracy and Miss Davis have a strong supporting cast including Lyle Talbot, Sheila Terry, Grant Mitchell, Warren Hymer and 2,000 others. Tracy has appeared in two previous convict roles in ’The Last Mile” and “Up the River.” It was on the strength of his performances in these roles that he was picked to play Convict Tom Connors In “20.000 Years in Sing Sing.” The story with the human side of prison life—of the loyalty of the inmates’ women in the scheme of things that send their lovers behind the bars. The plot deals with the life of a

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IT is not necessary at' this time to discuss the beauty and the merits of Robert Browning's “The Ring and the Book" upon which “Qiponsacchi” is based. Tlie thing that is important is the acting of the priest role by Walter Hampden. Here is big acting that correctly belongs to grand theater.

In this day when so few legitimate attractions are on tour, it is surprising to see the response that the public is giving to Hampden in “Caponsacchi.” Cyrano de Bergerac" and “Hamlet.” All three belong to that very limited classitication known as “grand and sweeping theater. ’ And it requires acting of grand manners and a sincerity to find the beauty as well as the human comedy and tragedy in these three plays. Hampden finds the beauty of dreams as well as the tragedy of the priest's experiences with the greatest ease. Here is no over acting nor any ranting and there is no uncertainty as to the creation of the character because Hampden knows every mood of the priest who risked his high office and his reputation to befriend a lady who was eventually murdered by her husband. Here is romance of such a character that in less experienced hands would be dreadful. The virtue of purpose of Caponsacchi is awarded in the last sweeping act by Pope Innocent XII. played in true dignity bv William Sauter. The balcony scene between Pompilia and Caponsacchi is one of beauty not passion. It is not a serenade. but Caponsacchi's decision to fight for justice in delivering a woman from brutal treatment at the hands of her husband. The triple murder scene has been handled in the old melodramatic manner, but is lifted to feeling and beauty by the suffering of Caponsacchi at the side of the murdered Pompilia.

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j “big shot’” gunman who, when finally convicted, believes he can rule the prison as he ruled his political gang. Ed Resener and the Indiana concert orchestra are offering another musical presentation featuring Lo- ; ren Griffith, tenor. tt tt a “SIGN OF THE CROSS” NOW AT THE CIRCLE In accord with the policy of the j Circle Theater Company of acceding to the wishes of its patrons, "The Sign of the Cross” picture of pagan Rome in all its glory, has been booked for a return engagement at the Circle, which began yesterday. In this picture is unfolded the whole pageant of Rome in the time of Nero—at once the most dissolute and the most colorful period of Roman history. a a a “STATE FAIR" IS NOW IN FINAL WEEK. "State Fair,” Fox photoplay, adapted to the screen from Phil Stong’s novel of the same name, is appearing in its third and final week at the Apollo theater. The cast includes Will Rogers, Janet Gaynor, Lew Ayres, Sally Eilers, Norman Foster, Louise Dresser, Frank Crav- | en and Victor Jory. | Short subjects supplementing the featured attraction on the program I arc Movietone News a cartoon en- | titled “Barnyard Bunk,” and an organlogue, “Sally.” tt a a “BLONDE CAPTIVE” | OPENS AT THE COLONIAL “The Blonde Captive,” a motion j picture record of Dr. Paul WithS ington’s expedition into the wilds |of Austria, opens today at the ! Colonial. It is presented by Columbia and Lowell Thomas wrote the dialogue | which he speaks throughout the | film. “The Blonde Captive” shows how | a scientific expedition can turn into a surprising drama from real life.

But it remains for Hampden to reach the peak of his artistry in the balcony scene and in the epilogue which is the continuation of the trial of Caponsacchi before the judges in the Vatican. The work of Esther Mitchell (listed in the program as Pompilia was often colorless and without fire or definite purpose. Only once did she seem to me to capture the spirit of the role and that was in her death scene.

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1— Charles Laughton is certainly not shouting “fire” in this pose of Nero in “The Sign of the Cross,” now' at the Circle. 2 Joan Blondell is one of the good looking wome iin "Broadway Bad,” now' on the screen at the Lyric. 3 A scene from “State Fair,” now in its third wet’; at the Apollo. Will Rogers and Louise Dresser discussing what should go in mince meat.

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1— Paderewski will be presented In concert at Keith's on Sunday afternoon, March 5, by Mrs. Nancy Martens. This is the supreme music event of the Martens’ season. 2 Eolene Flenner is a member of the dancing chorus of the Raynor Lehr act, presenting “Farewell Frolics” now on the stage at the Lyric theater.

Highly competent was the comedy relief work of Whitford Kane as Canon Conti, the great friend of Caponsacchi. The work of Ernest

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Rowan as Guide Franceschini was melodramatically effective. There is great beauty in the reading of the lines on the part of Hampden.

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4 Bette Davis is the cause of lot of trouble in Warden Lewis E. Lawes’ “20,000 Years in Sing Sing,” now showing on the screen at the Indiana. 5 Fast-talking Lee Tracy is cast as a rapid, go-getting newspaper reporter in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s “Clear All Wires,” now at the Palace. •

3 Dorothy Lamour, radio star, will be the soloist with Herbie Kay's orchestra at the Indiana Roof ballroom Sunday night only. 4 Willie and Eugene Howard are the stars of “Scandals,” coming to English’s for three days, starting Monday. March 6. 5 Bebe Daniels plays one of the leads in “42nd Street,” which is due soon on the screen at the Indiana.

Mr. Hampden will be seen in “Hamlet” this afternoon and in “Caponsacchi” at night at English's.

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Raynor Lehr Is Now in His Final Week of Variety Stock at the Lyric: George White Will Send His •Scandals’ to English's for a 3*Day Engagement. Monday Indianapolis will be host to such movie stars as Bette Davis, Jack Dempsey. Tom Mix and his horse. Glenda Farrel. Lyle Talbot, Claire Dodd, Preston Foster. Eleanor Holm. Leo Carillo and Laura LaPlante, in addition to twelve chorus girls. The stars will arrive at 11 a. m. Monday over the Pennsylvania in “42nd Street Special,” fitted up like a palace for the stars. They will be met at the station by an official reception committee in addition to thousands of movie fans.

From the station they will be taken to the General Electric display rooms at 943 North Meridian street, where they will broadcast over WKBF. _ They will lunch at the Columbia Club and at 2:45 p. m. will make a personal appearance at the Indiana theater, which will soon show "Forty-second £fcreet’ on the screen. The Columbia Club will take a prominent part in entertaining the “Forty-second Street” movie stars. According to an announcement made by John C. Ruckelshaus, club president, arrangements have been completed by the club for a formal dinner to be given in the main dining room from 6:30 to 8:30 on Monday evening. Assurances of full co-operation in the affair have been courteously tendered by officials of the local General /Electric Company and the Chamber of Commerce, who will welcome the stars and entertain them while in the city. Invitations have been mailed to all members of the club to attend the dinner, and formal invitations will be extended by the Columbia Club to various civic and industrial leaders. The Columbia Club, ■which will be the official headquarters for the movie stars while in the city, will be specially decorated for the occasion. At the dinner the guests of honor will be seated at a long table on a dais across the south side of the spacious dining room. Line of march of the parade at II a. m. is as follows: From Union Station east to Meridian; north on Meridian to General Electric salesroom at 943 North Meridian; then return south on Meridian to Columbia Club after the broadcast. The Shortridge high school band

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will lead the parade. Ladies' Aukiliary band of the American Legion j will be in the parade. Tom Mix will be in the parade with his horse. The train will be opened for inspection on track 1 at Union Sta- ! tion after 12 o'clock, noon. a a a LEHR STARTS HIS FINAL WEEK I As his farewell stage presentation. Raynor Lehr and his company of ; thirty players at the Lyric this week are offering “Farewell Frolics," musical revue featuring singers, dancers. comedians, instrumentalists, musical and vaudeville specialties. Other feature RKO vaudeville acts supplement the stage bill. On the screen is shown “Broadway Bad,” a Fox picture, co-starring Joan Blondell, Ricardo Cortez and Ginger Rogers. Lehr has augmented his company w’ith numerous new musical and vaudeville specialty artists for his final appearance on the stage in Indianapolis. A dancing chorus of sixteen girls present fast-moving, colorful dance routines throughout the entire pro- | duction. Other vaudeville acts concluding ; the stage attraction are Gary Ford i family, a quartet of juveniles, in a | singing and dancing revue; Bruce j Jorden, a mimic, and a novel bear I wrestling act. “Broadway Bad,” starring Joan ! Blondell, Ricardo Cortez and Ginj ger Rogers, is a picture which combines gayety, music and displays of i feminine beauty with tense emoj tional drama. | Thirty of Hollywood's prettiest j girls, selected from hundreds for ! beauty of face and figure, add decoration to numerous scenes.