Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 165, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 November 1933 — Page 5
NOV. 20, 1933.
'DOUBLE DOOR' AT ENGLISH'S REAL THRILLER Jessica Newcombe Turns In Great Performance as the ‘Villain.’ BY WALTER D. HICKMAN* Victoria Van Bret is the most hated woman on the Broadway stage, right now. It will be safe to say that she will be as equally hated as long as ‘‘Double Door,” a melodrama by Elizabeth McFadden, remains at English's. Jessica Newcombe actually triumphs in this character filled with vinegar and. when aroused, even is capable of planning murder. Arthur M. Oberfelder is presenting "Double Door’’ as the second offering of his legitimate road show season at English's. It Brings Chills This time, he has assembled a cast and has given the play a scenic background which compares favorably with many shows that we have paid as high as $3 to see. Cruel, sinister and vain Is this strange woman and Miss Newcombe makes her plausible every moment she is on the stage. I know you will want to hiss her (I mean the character) as she makes weaklings out of her brother (played by Derek Fairman) and her sister fpiayed by Edythe Elliott). Not a pleasant story, the skillful playing of a magnificent cast makes ‘‘Double Door” a play which will cause chills to race up your spine most of the time. Really Fine Acting Miss Newcombe is an actress who knows how to use her hands. Even the way she walks is a masterpiece while she plans her campaign of greed. She Is tremendous as she sits in a chair at the close of the play, toying and muttering insanely over a priceless string of pearls. Miss Newcombe makes every one in the audience hate her. That is a fine accomplishment. Miss Elliott, happily remembered here for her work in stock performances in this city, gives a splendid account of herself as the sister of the cruel Victoria. Dominates the Climax This actress has gone far since leaving Indianapolis and today, although in a small part, she is able to dominate the climax with her emotional outburst. Miss Barclay, as the wife of Rip Van Bret, gives an intensely sympathetic performance of a woman who finally is aroused to fight for the happiness of herself and her husband. Mr. Fairman. as Rip. gives an interesting study of a weakling who finally is forced to battle. He shades his role with fine strokes of characterization. Not a Weak One in Cast There is not a weak actor in the cast. Find time to watch the work of Susanne Jackson, Henry Norell, Carl Emory, Esther Gaylor. S. G. Davidson. E. J. Blunkall. Ivan Miller and Mai Murray. All give excellent support. The costumes may seem quaint, but remember the action takes place in 1910. Here is a thrilling buy in the theater. Not a great play, but effective, melodramatic theater enriched by competent acting. At English’s tonight, tomorrow, Wednesday matinee and night.
CITY ACCOUNTANTS TO HEAR NATIONAL CHIEF Secretary of American Society to Speak Here Wednesday. D. W. Springer, Washington, American Society of Certified-Public Accountants secretary, will be entertained at a luncheon Wednesday at the Lincoln sponsored by the Indiana society. Mr. Springer and George S. Oli'-e will speak. Tomorrow, Mr. Springer will address accountants at South Bend and Ft. Wayne.
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Margaret Sullavan Is Sensation, Says Hickman Times Critic Sees New. Actress as Worthy Rival for Hepburn; Lauds ‘Only Yesterday’ Highly. BY WALTER D. HICKMAN The best “moonlight” movie of the season has been discovered. And it probably will remain the best when the season is over. "Only Yesterday” is as sweet a story along sentimental lines as has reached the screen in years.
It is not overburdened with the sob stuff. This movie brings to the screen for the first time Miss Margaret Sullavan, who, in time, probably will become a real rival of
Katherine Hepburn. Miss Sullavan in “Only Yesterday” is cast as Mary Lane, a beautiful southern girl, who falls in love with a picture of Jim Emer- , son, wealthy New Yorker, long, before she meets him during a training period of the World war. To Emerson his with Mary was just another
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experiment, but to the girl it was the beginning of anew life. When she becomes a mother, without benefit of clergy, Mary goes to New York to live with her Aunt Julia (Billie Burke.) This may appeal to the reader as just another story of a good girl gone wrong, but it isn’t, because this tragedy in the girl’s life is revealed years after her excursion into the land of romance. The story opens with Jim as one of the great powers in Wall street at the time of the crash. When he returns to his great home that night to kill himself, a letter Is on his desk. Then for the first time Jim learns that he is the father of a boy more than fifteen years of age. And that letter saves Jim from suicide. I consider the death scene of Miss Sullavan among the five that I have thought the best in movies- Never over-acting she turns in a great performance along emotional lines. A great new star has arrived. Billie Burke is splendid as the broad-minded modern aunt. She brings to the screen her splendid talents both as a comedienne and as a gifted actress of tragedy. Miss Burke is at her best this time. Reginald Denny has a human role and does it beautifully as the late-in-life husband of Aunt Julia. John Boles makes Jim a character which actually could live today. That is great acting. “Only Yesterday” i s one of the sweetest movies of the season. It is your loss If you miss it. Now at the Lyric. a a a A Great Screen Piece Just why the movie powers waited so long to team Marie Dressier and Lionel Barrymore is quite beyond me. You have these two gifted players in Main Street roles in
“Christopher Bean.” made from the stage play, ‘‘The late Christopher Bean.” “Christopher Bean” is a notable contribution to the screen and belongs to the better things of movie land. It has no cheap comedy. It's just the simple story of how a pleasant and neighbor loving small town doctor was changed into
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a greedy, harsh, and cruel old man. This movie will be remembered as a vehicle which reveals the greatest acting talent in these two players, but it will not be sensational box office. Miss Dressier is cast as Abby, a servant of nineteen years standing in the household of Dr. Haggett. We meet Abby on the day she was going to leave the household and go to Chicago to live with a brother. Her prized possession was a portrait of herself, painted by the late Christopher Bean, a small town artist who wasn't appreciated while alive. Suddenly Bean's paintings become worth $15,000 each. The poor old doctor remembers that he has used some of the paintings to patch holes in the chicken house. Then the greed of money descends on this quiet household as the doctor and his family scheme to obtain possession of Abby's reminder of the sweetest moments of her life. The suspense has been skillfully developed. In these scenes you will see really great acting on the part of Miss Dressier and Mr. Barrymore; actually the finest moments of many fine moments these two have contributed to the screen. Observe carefully the work of Beulah Bondi as the sharp-tongued and selfish wife of Dr. Haggett. It is fin? character work. You will remember her as a member of the Stuart Walker companies in this city. Evert* member of the cast is true to type. Photography, sound and direction are as fine as the acting of the stars. Nuw at the Palace. a a a Those Mad Marxes "How are the Marx brothers In ‘Duck- Soup ?” They are as mad as ever. You either like or you don’t the wild and insane antics of these four comics. There is no middle ground. This time. Groucho is the "kiEg” in a mythical country. He has two enemies in i
Chico and Harpo, a pair of spies from a hostile country There is no rhyme or reason to this movie. The comedy is so exaggerated most of the time that its really burlesque. Groucho. as usual, lets slip some remarks which are off color. He is at his best in a scene
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when the cabinet meets and then resigns. Groucho must have a' war because he has paid a month's rent in advance for the battlefield. I don't think it's as funny as "The Four Coeoanuts.” nor is it as good & movie. At times, I had the impression that the brothers were runnining out of new material and were using the old gags in different makeup.
‘‘Duck Soup” is wild, insane fun. It is causing a lot of people to laugh and making them forget their troubles. And that, I take it, is the mission of the Four Marx brothers. No, Harpo does not play his harp. Too bad. I wager that you agree with me. The picture needs the harp. Now at the Circle. a a a A Very Light Movie "My Lips Betray” is a light little nothing which provides light entertainment only. Don’t take it seriously, because it Is just overdrawn burlesque of a king falling in love with a little cabaret girl. Lilian Harvey is the star, as well as the cabaret girl who leads a Cin-
derella e x istence and lands not only in the king's arms, but also in the king’s bed room. Naughty! Not at all, —just silly. It seems to me that the movie powers are trying to make a musical Janet Gaynor out of Miss Harvey. It will re q uire a stronger ve h icle than "My Lips Betray.” Miss Harvey is cute and she has a lot of lovely little
tricks which make her a pleasing date-night companion. I mean that this move is the kind that Jim likes to take Sally to on date night. The slim little story has been given a beautiful back ground. The production is much more expensive than the material deserves. John Boles is the good-looking king who writes love songs as he attempts to balance the budget. His acting is pleasant, but not of the fine quality as in “‘Only Yesterday.” Maude Eburne is tiresome as Mama Watcheck, who tries to capitalize on the rumor that sweet little Lili is the king’s mistress. El Brendel, the king’s chauffeur, is not vulgar this time. And that is something. There are several pleasant melodies in ‘"My Lips Betray.” Now at the Apollo. a a a Variety at Indiana There is plenty of variety and spice in Connie's "Hot Chocolates,” the current stage attraction at the Indiana theater. Leroy Smith and his orchestra supply a fine musical setting for the
vaudeville acts which go to make up the show. The orchestra's playing of “Stormy Weather” is particularly worthy of note. Among the acts, the Three Gobs, which later is augmented by the addition of another member, a trap drummer, was to me, the outstanding hit. These three boys can sing as well as dance. Clog and tap, as well as
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several off-time numbers, together with a seemingly unlimited supply of rhythmatic energy, make their offerings thoroughly enjoyable. Pegleg Bates is unusually adept at peg-leg dancing. He dances with one leg and a peg on the other; a real feat. Avis Andrews, the prima donna of the group, sings several numbers well, including the difficult “Eili, Eili.” Baby Cox does the snappy vocals for the chorus routines, but her dancing seemed more acceptable than her vocal work. The chorus does some fine work in their numerous routines, especially the feather novelty, and they round off a stable and entertaining stage presentation. “Hot Chocolates” is not a New York type show, but it is a thorough and sincere production, with several acts of real merit to put it over. The picture on view this week is "College Coach,” featuring Dick Powell, Ann Dvorak and Lyle Talbott. In it, Pat o'3rien piays the part of a successful college football coach, who cashes in on his success, to the degradation of the college and his athletes. It is a good stab at the proselyting activities universities usl several seasons ago, but it is pretty old stuff now. Ann Dvorak gets better with each picture, but Dick Powell would do better, sticking to lighter things. Now at the Indiana. (By the Observer. At Other Theaters Other theaters today offer; “Too Much Harmony” at Keith's; “Above the Clouds” and “Big Executive” at the Ambassador, and, burlesque at the Mutual and Colonial. Officials of the United States army air corps are offering obsolete air corps material free to eligible groups, for use for student instruction or exhibition to the public. They hope to create interest in aeronautics.
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BANKERS JOIN C. OF C. FIGHT ON GOLDPOLICY Also Rap Bank Insurance Plan; Denounce ‘Experiment.’ By United Pre WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.—The Association of Reserve City Bankers, in which is represented half of the country's banking resources, today joined the United States Chamber of Commerce in objecting to the administration’s experimentations in finance. The bankers’ association took exception to the permanent insurance cf bank deposits. The chamber of commerce’s objection, made in a formal resolution Saturday, was against experimentation to see if the commodity price level could be restored by depreciation of the dollar through gold operations in line with the administration’s commitment to a managed currency. There was no indication of administration relaxation under pressure, however, because even while the .chamber of commerce was acting Saturday, President Roosevelt, in a speech at*46avannah, Ga., denounced opponents to experimentation as "Tories” and “doubting Thomases.” The reserve city bankers in a report sent to 200,000 bankers and business men urged support of the administration’s temporary deposit insurance plan, but disapproved of the permanent insurance plan, scheduled to become effective next July 1, after six months operation of an emergency program.
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CHURCH FURNACE IS INSTALLED SWIFTLY Two Crews Labor to Get Heat for Services. Anew boiler was installed in nineteen hours at the Third Christian church Saturday, enabling the building to be heated for services yesterday. The boiler, which had been ordered from Pennsylvania, was delayed in arrival here. Meanwhile, two groups of eight men under direction of Louis Schwern had been working frantically preparing the basement for the installation. The furnace was put in Saturday night and a fire started at 5 Sunday morning. By 9 the building was heated.
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CITY BANDIT SUSPECT, WOUNDED, IS PINCHED Shooting Results in Arrest of Alleged Pharmacy Robber. Suspected of being the bandit who, on Nov. 9 shot Aaron Scott, 38, Negro. 739 West Twelfth street, during a robbery of the Lobraico pharmacy, 1201 North West street, Willie Shack, 38, Negro, 880 West Eleventh street, was held by police today undel high bond. Treated at city hospital for minor gunshot wounds, Shack said Homer Peck, Negro, 881 Darnell street, shot him. Questioned by police, Peck, admitted shooting Shack, and -told police Shack was the pharmacy bandit who wounded Scott.
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INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE TO HOLD FORUNI TONIGHT Economic Theories to Be Discussed at Y. W. C. A. Session. An open forum will be conducted by the League of Industrial Democracy at 7:30 tonight in the Y. W. C. A. building. The subject will be the economic theories proposed by Samuel S. Wyer, Columbus, 0., consulting enginoer. H. L. Seeger will discuss Mr. Wyer’s pamphlet on “Contributions to Ways Out of the Depression,” and O. N. Moore will review “Living Together in a Machine Civilization.” A dinner at 6:30 will precede the forum. The public Is invited. QUAKE ROCKS COAST Mild Temblor Is Reported in Los Angeles County. By United Press LOS ANGELES. Nov. 20.—An earthquake of mild force was felt in Los Angeles county at 2:35 a. m. today. The shock was noted in residential sections of Los Angeles and also in Long Beach. No damage was reported. Woman Killed in Crash LOGANSPORT, Nov. 20.—Collision of cars driven by Omer Davis and George Beck near here yesterday proved fatal to Mrs. George Beck, 71, who. sustained a skull fracture. Other occupants of the two cars were injured only slightly.
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AMUSEMENTS np!isnffi| Tonight 8:30 MuWiHll Tue., Wed. Nlte MAT. WED. An All-Star Cast n f T IN THE MYSTERY MELODRAMA “DOUBLE DOOR” with Jessica Newcombe and Patricia Barela; 7ri’3sc to SI.OO Now Playing Capacity Audiences N. i.
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‘Boring Burglar’ Gets Food Supply at Grocery
Uses Brace and Bit to Gain s Entrance to East Side Store. The “boring burglar” today had a good start for his winter's food supply, as result of renewing his activities over the week-end. Fifteen pounds of bacon, a fresh shoulder, a pork loin, ten pounds of butter, steaks and 75 cents in change were taken from the grocery of Albert Kaplan, 701 East New York street, police were notified. The burglar gets his nickname from using a brace and bit to bore holes near the locks on doors and thus effect entrance. A quantity of women’s tlothing was taken from a window at the Kaufman department store, 540-42 Indiana avenue, Saturday night, by a thief who smashed the window with a brick. Other robberies reported to police over the week-end included: Standard Oil station, SO2 Massachusetts avenue, barrel of wood alcohol stolen; Love Machine and Tool Corporation, 715 West Twenty-sixth street, electric drill,
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valued at S6O; Sinclair station, Virginia avenue and McCarty street, ransacked; Phillips station. Beech Grove, ransacked, revolver missing.
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