Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 14, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 May 1933 — Page 5

MAY 27, 1933_

BETTE DAVIS HAS HER FIRST STARRING ROLE IN ‘EX-LADY’

John Barrymore and Diana Wynyard Have Roles the Lunts Created in ‘Reunion in Vienna,’. Now on View at the Palace. BETTE DAVIS rises lo stardom in ' Ex-Lady," which is the feature attraction at the Indiana theater this week. Gene Raymond. Monroe Owsley, Claire Dodd and Frank McHugh are in the supporting cast. A cosmopolitan, sophisticated atmosphere provides the background lor the picture. The story is laid in the environment of New York's Bohemia with other scenes in Havana casinos and night clubs. Against this shifting scene is played the story of two young people, each with a career and with advanced ideas which make love and marriage more of a problem to them than it is to workaday folk.

Robert Florey directed the picture for Warner Brothers and the dialogue and plot, are ultra-modern. Gene Raymond has the role of the man whom Bette loves and they are married so as not to break convention too much but they agree for each to keep his personal freedom. The events that follow prove to both of them that marriage has its handicaps but the other situation is entirely impossible. Ed Resener and the Indiana Concert orchestra are offering another of their popular musical presentations. Short subjects complete the program. a a a JOHN BARRYMORE HEADS “REUNION” ( AST John Barrymore is starred in “Reunion in Vienna,” Mctro-Goldwyn-Maver’s picturization of Robert E. Sherwood’s smashing Broadway stage hit of last season, now on view at, Loew's Palace for its only Indianapolis engagement. The story describes Frau Elena Krug, once mistress of Archduke Rudolf, now' contented wife of the psychiatrist who had cured her of the despair which followed the fall of the Hapsburgs. A reunion of the decayed royalists in Vienna brings her once more face to face with the dashing, half mad Rudolf, over whom she still feels overwhelmingly sentimental. It is her scientific husband who has recommended her step into this situation, hoping to slay the ghost of the past which had haunted their married life. As in the' play so now on the screen, is the story's ultimate conclusion left to the interpretation of the audience itself. Barrymore plays the role of the impulsive and irresistible Hapsburg Archduke. Rudolf. Diana Wynyard is the leading lady playing the role of Elena, who made her film debut with Barrymore in “Rasputin and the Empress” and recently scored in “Cavalcade” and “Men Must Fight.” The picture was directed by Sidney Franklin, who was responsible for such hits as “Private Lives," “The Guardsman,” and “Smiling Through.” The cast in support of Barrymore and Miss Wynyard boasts an impressive array of talent. Frank Morgan, who scored a personal triumph in the title role of the stage production of “Topaze,” plays Dr. Anton Krug. Henry Travers has the role of Father Krug, May Robson is seen as the cigar-smoking Frau Lucher, Kluardo Ciannelti, also of the original cast, repeats his role of Pofly, and Una Merkel is seen as Ilse, the girl with fantastic dreams. Bodil Rosing, Bela Loblov, Morris Nussbaum, Nella Walker and Herbert Evans complete the cast. Thelma Todd's and Zasu Pitts’ latest comedy, “Bargain of the Century,” a Flip and Frog cartoon novelty, “Coo Coo the Magician,” and excerpts from the news of the w'oek as seen through the eyes of the Hearst Metrotone camera round out the balance of the program. tt a “ADORABLE” REMAINS AT THE APOELO THEATER ■'Adorable,” the new romantic comedy with music, produced by Fox Films with Janet Gaynor in the starring role, is being held over for a second week at the Apollo theater. Miss Gaynor has anew leading man in “Adorable.” in the person of Henry Garat. youthful and handsome international screen star. Garat makes his American debut in the new film. However, he appeared in “Congress Dances." Three new songs destined to become popular in the eyes of popular music lovers are "Adorable," "My First Love to Last" and "My Heart's Desire.” The supporting cast includes C. Aubrey Smith, Herbert Mundin, Barbara Leonard. Sterling Holloway

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and Joe Caits. Wilhelm Dietrele directed. Music was supplied bv Werner Richard Hevmann, with additional songs and lyrics by Richard A. Whiting and George Marion Jr. Short subjects supplement the featured attraction on the program. a a a WARTIME FLIERS HEROES IN MOVIE. "The Eagle and the Hawk.” story of two war-time fliers who betome heroes under the stress of their hatred for each other, opened yesterday at. the Circle. Frederic March, Cary Grant, Carole Lombard and Jack Oakie play the leading roles in the film, which is from a story by John Monk Saunders, author of "Wings." Stuart Walker directed the production. The story centers around a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps who handles his plane with exceptional brilliance and an observer equally as skillful with his guns. Together in the same plane, they are an unbeatable combination, and one enemy ship after the other is outmaneuvered by the pilot, sent crashing to the earth by the observer. Soon the pair are heroes, and decoration after decoration is pinned upon them. But though they are the best of combinations in the sky they are the bitterest of enemies on the ground. The brilliance that makes the pilot expert is based on his casual reckless attitude. The skill that makes the observer expert is based on his cold delight in killing. Pilot hates observer for his ruthlessness; observer hates pilot for his sensitiveness. It is when the observer discovers that the pilot has begun to crack under the strain that the story takes anew twist. March is cast a s the pilot and Grant as the observer. Oakie, as another pilot,* furnishes comedy interest. a a tt TERMINAL THEATER PRESENTS “BLONDIE” The Terminal presents “Blondie Johnson," starring Joan Blondell, for two days only, starting Sunday. Miss Blondell as the beautiful leader of a big time band of criminals gets her men in a thrilling manner. Some of the men she raises to power, only lo dethrone them to her whim, while those that get in her way she eliminates with startling finality. She is supported by Chester Morris. Sterling Halloway, Claire Dodd and a large cast. On the same bill will be a comedy, newsreel, sport review and cartoon. a a a ALAMO THEATER PRESENTS 808 STEELE A thrilling tale of a man-hunt in the trackless snow drifts of frozen North. “Trailing North," starring Bob Steele. Western star, opens at the Alamo today for two days only. Receiving permission to track down the slayer of a brother ranger, young Steele takes the trail "on through the snow country to find his man at last, dealing a poker game in a Northern dance hall and gambling saloon. Complications ensue when the ranger falls in love with the sweetheart of the killer. Doris Hill is starred with Steele. On the same bill will be a comedy, cartoon and newsreel.

Reads Stories Lee Tracy, who played the fa-st-talklng news correspondent in Metro-Goldyn-Mayer’s "Clear All Wires," has just received anew consignment of the latest detective stories. He reads these with avidity, usually consuming a novel a night.

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1— Jack Oakie has one of the important roles in “The Eagle and the Hawk," now at the Circle. 2 Kiepura, famous operatic tenor, has the lead in “Be Mine Tonight,” an international musical comedy sensation which relights ihe Ohio today. 3 Robert Woolsey, Phyllis Barry and Bert Wheeler in a gay scene from “Diplomaniacs,” a fast, funny feature now showing on the screen at the Lyric.

1— Art Rabenstcine is the conductor of the orchestra now playing at Villa-Vanese, 7800 Nobiesville road. 2 Bobby and King in “Breaking into Society,” is one of the acts on the vaudeville bill at the New Family theater, formerly the Rialto. 3 Mills and Shea are the headliners on the new vaudeville bill at the Lyric theater. 4 C'Mari de Schipper will have an important role in “The Cradle Song,” to be given Saturday and Sunday nights, June 2 and 3, at the Playhouse.

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Sunday afternoqn at 4:15 o'clock at the John Herron Art institute, there will be a piano recital of importance Sara Elizabeth Miller, who will graduate from Butler university in a few days, will be the artist. She has been studying under fine instructors for years and this recital may mean the introduction to the musical world of a pianist who may become famous in the future. That is the prediction of her friends and her instructors. Her program will open with Bach's “English Suite in D Minor, and will be followed by Beethoven's “Sonata. Ops. 110."

The second part of her program i will be devoted to Ravel and Schumann's "Carnaval, Op. 9." tt # # The Colonial is making arrangements to entertain race guests at two midnight shows, one on Saturday and the other on Monday night. The cast of the new show opening Saturday includes Buddy Kane. Maye Martin. Virginia Lee, Hazel Smith, Clyde Hamilton, Jimmie Marshall, Eddy Butler and Evelynne Cordray. tt tt a The feature act in the Tally-Ho room of the Hotel Antlers is a dancer. Miss "Boots" Hilbert. She recently was at the Roxy in New York and was for some time with Billy House in vaudeville. tt tt tt Danceland, located at Ninth and Capitol, is now featuring Bill Eckstein and his seven-piece orchestra.! The floors have been recently reconditioned and a night club atmosphere given to the place. tt a tt Because of the heavy demand for seats at the Playhouse for “The First Mrs. Fraser," the Civic theater

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has decided to repeat it Sunday and Monday nights. a a tt The Irvington Players of Irvington M. E. church will present “St. Claudia,” a three-act religious drama, at North Methodist church Sunday evening at 7:45 p. m. in the assembly rooms. Members of the cast are Harry

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4—Joan Blondell plays opposite Chester Morris in “Blondie Johnson," at the Terminal Sunday and Monday. 3—Diana Wynyard plays opposite John Barrymore in “Reunion in Vienna.” now at the Palace. 6 Henry Garat, new French star, is in the cast of “Adorable,” now in its second week at the Apollo. 7 Bette Davis is the star of “Ex-Lady,” now on the screen at the Indiana.

Johnson, Paul Shaeffer, Neil Whitney, George Vestal. Paul Duncan, P. Waldo Ross, Ellis B. Hargrave, Frank Wheeler, Arthur Hoffman, Mrs. Marguerite Howard, Mrs. Ruth Reddick. Mrs. Evangeline Hirschman, Mrs. Miram Eickhoff and Mrs. Alice Jenriey. Mrs. W. E. Jenney is director. Dr. Warren W. Wiant, North church pastor, will give the benediction. Mary Sold Paper Dolls Mary Brian, who appears in “The Song of the Eagle,” the Charles R. Rogers-Paramount production, earned her first money through her ability in drawing and selling paper dolls to her classmates in grade school.

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Lyric Speedway Race Week Program Features Wheeler and Woolsey on the Screen in ‘Diplomaniacs, * and Benny Ross Is Starred on Stage. 5 AS ifis Speedway race week program, the Lvric theater has arranged an entirely new stage and screen bill which runs heavily to comedy and music. On the screen for the week which started Friday, Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey are teamed in the RKO musical comedy film entitled "Diplomaniacs." Produced by Carlos Romero, the stagp show consists of a series of headline comedy acts combined in the torm of a vaudeville revue in accordance with the Lyric's recently adopted ‘"new idea" policy. New performers, new costumes, and new settings are presented.

Benny Ross is featured in the vaudeville revue with his presentation of songs and comedy. Acrobatic dancing is provided by Maxine St Tic. and Ward West offers a comedy juggling act. Gregory and Ramon, billed as “Instrumental Idiots," are novelty musicians who play on saws, rubber gloves, vacuum cleaners, and other odd instruments. Mills and Shea, knockabout comedians, present an act which they call “Head Over Heels in Fun." and the Carla Torney chorus of twelve ! girls offer three spectacular new ! routines entitled “Acrodorable." i "Aurora Borealis" and "Strutting Sisters." The Lyric band is again on the stage in an all-new setting. Wheeler and Woolsey appear as barbers at an Indian reservation in the opening scenes of ‘‘Diplomaniacs” on the screen. Appointed as i delegates to the international peace conference at Geneva by an Indian tribe, the comedy team meets with many laugh-making adventures cn route to Switzerland via Paris. Part of their difficulties are due to the plotting of their rivals, a group cf ammunition manufacturers named Schmerzenpuppen, Puppenschmerzen, Schmerzenshmerzen and Puppenpuppen. The sequences at the Geneva parley are interspersed with numerous musical numbers, including several ensembles featuring a dancing chorus of twenty-four girls trained by Larry Ceballos. “The designated "hit,” song of “Diplomaniacs” is entitled “Sing to Me." Supporting players in the cast surrounding Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey are Phyllis Barry, Marjorie White, Louis Calhern, Hugh Herbert. Richard Carle and Neely Edwards. Direction is by William Seiter. Ruth Noller plays a Memorial day organ solo and short films complete the bill at the Lyric.

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Gets the Facts Clarence Brown, who directed “Looking Forward." at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios. never was at a loss for authentic information about London. He has been entertaining an old friend. Capt. Jefferson Davis Cohn, internationally known millionaire, whose home is in Paris, and who knows every city in Europe intimately. Captain Cohn sat with the director on the set and gave Brown much valuable information.

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——Talbot at 22nd Double Feature ■■■■■l Tnomrv ■ -OI.DIF t;s OF THI STORM” HOOT GIBSON “A MAN’S LAND” Sun.—Bebe Daniels—Warner Baxter l Ml STREET PpaßjDjnn W. Wash, and BeL ■;i j ■ ' OiK BETTERS" Tim Mcf #v "MAN OF ACTION” Sun.—Warner Baxter—Bebe Daniels. ••12ND STREET" j l-Wt Roosevelt 1.111V4 lil'l'l'l Mae West "SHI DONE HIM WRONG” Sun —Double Feature —Buster Crabbe. “KING OF THE JINGLE" .lark Oakie "Sailor Be Good." MC Cohere at Noble Double Feature Tom Keene “Cheyenne Kid.” Movie Crap” Sun —"Hello Everybody." Park * MlYIu Bar a1 n Nile I Double Fat O Brien —Merna Kennedy. ••LAI'OHTER IN HELL" Tim McCoy “SILENT MAN" Sun. Double Feature—Spencer Tracy ••20.000 YEARS IN SING SING" Svlvia Sidney—George Raft •PICKLP" lOth at College Ph He. I IKS. Tom Keene in “PARTNERS’’ Sun. Will Rogers—Sally Eilers “STATE FAIR” Novelty—News