Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 218, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 January 1934 — Page 8

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EDDIE CANTOR DRIVES HIS CHARIOT TO PALACE IN 'ROMAN SCANDALS'

Bulb-Orbed Comic Shines in New Screen Musical Horde of Gorgeous Girls Augments Cast Inckiding Ruth Etting, Gloria Stuart and David Manners. Eddie Cantor in “Roman Scandals” opened at Loew s Palace theater yesterday and this is the pop-eyed comic s fourth annual screen musical comedy for Samuel Goldwyn. Ruth Etting, Gloria Stuart, David Manners, Edwand Arnold and Veree Teasdale are his companions as he frolics among the slave girls gathered for the pleasure of Caesar. George Kaufman wrote the original story of Eddie’s adventures. William Anthony McGuire, responsible for "The Kiid From Spain,” “Whoopee" and earlier Cantor successes, did the adaptation. Dubin and

Warren wrote the songs. Another lavish Samuel Goldwyn production, “Roman Scandals,” has among its most spectacular feature a great slave marltet scene, where 100 of the emperor's beauties spin and strut in a stirringly martial dance, their silver mesh costumes glittering in the moonlight, as the senators and the rabble look up at the captive slaves for sale to the highest bidder. Ruth Etting’s song. “No More Love." and a vivid dance creation by Grace Poggi, who will be remembered for her rhumba interpretation in “The Kid from Spain,” are details in the productions panorama. Eddie has three songs. "Keep Young and Beautiful,” “Build a Little Home.” written by A1 Dubin and Harry Warren, and “Tax on Love,” by Warren and I. Wolfe Gilbert. In "Roman Scandals” Eddie is pictured as a whimsical and wildeyed lad, always day-dreaming of life in the days of the Caesars, when he suddenly finds himself a .spokesman for the poor and oppressed before the mighty Emperor Valerius. A lot of things happen to the beady-eyed dreamer. He is made food-taster in the imperial household and becomes a court favorite. With the empress, he is entangled in a plot to poison the head of the state. Eddie and his friend Josephus become involved in a plot to rescue the Princess Sylvia from the lustful clutches of the emperor. Hearing that harm is planned to the Princess Sylvia and Josephus, who has fallen in love with her, Eddie tears after them in a thundering and roaring chariot chase, with the emperor's charioteers hot in pursuit, set on preventing a rescue of Josephus and Eddie’s escape with the secret of the emperor's crooked politics. But Eddie comes through —and wakes up back in West Rome, Oklahoma again telling Julia, the old horse drawing the grocery wagon the story of his adventures. Featured on the supplementary short subject program is one of the new' Willie Whopper cartoons “Stratos Fear,” a James Fitzpatrick traveltalk, “British Guiana," and completed by the latest issue of Hearst Metrotone News. a a a Musical Romance **l Am Suzanne,’ latest musical romance to be produced by Fox Films and starring the diminutive Lillian Harvey, is appearing currently upon the screen of the Apollo theater. This photoplay is the third American made picture in which Miss Harvey has appeared, others having been. “My Weakness” and “My Lips Betray.” Jesse L. Lasky, producer of ‘‘l Am Suzanne,” has attempted the unique in this production which is evidenced by the background of the play itself, which is composed of Parisian revues, and the novel settings of a puppet show. The puppet show, with Podrecca’s Piccoli Marionettes engaged for a major part in the production, is the first of its kind to be employed in pictures, it is reputed. The story concerns itself with the love of a young stage star and a young man w'ho represents a family of puppeteers. The star leaves the stage after an accident and joins the family of the famed puppet show, and brings success and happiness to the entire troupe. But instead of directing his love and praise upon her. the young man devotes all of his time on her puppet. Infuriated because of his

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thoughtlessness, the girl returns to the stage. The manager of the show pleads with the young man to profess his love for the star in order to make her regain her lost spirit. He does so, and inspires her to give a performance that brings happiness and an understanding lore. The romance of Lilian Harvey and Gene Raymond, who plays opposite her, has been compared to the unforgettable noma nee of “Seventh Heaven,” by Fox executives, who also produced the latter memorable masterpiece. Others in the cast are Leslie Banks, Georgia Caine, Geneva Mitchell, Halliwell Hobbes, Murray Kinnell and Edward Keane, Rowland V. Lee directed while Sammy Lee staged the revue numbers. Short subjects supplementing the featured attraction on the program are Movietone News and “Manhattan Lullaby,” featuring Helen Morgan. a a a Two Stars on View With Fredric March and Miriam Hopkins as products of the social whirl and George Raft and Helen Mack as youngsters of Hell’s Kitchen and the slums, “All of Me,” romantic drama of the younger set’s struggle to recognize real love through the trial and error process, opened at the Circle theater yesterday. While there can be only two kinds of women, there can only be one kind of love that is recognized as real and worthy of the name. Different in every respect, the girl from the school of hard knocks and bitter experience in Hell’s Kitchen and her lover teach the girl from Park avenue the difference between real love and the kind of romantic attachment existing between Hopkins and March. Frednc March, engineering teacher, finally gets an opportunity to join the forces building the great Boulder Dam and asks Miriam to go to the west with him and start life again in this new environment. Miriam is afraid that love in the open spaces would not be the kind of love she wants and declines. On a slumming trip one night they become interested in the conversation between George Raft and his girl Helen Mack. It is easy to see that these two youngsters are desperately in love and are having a hard fight to stay together, because of Raft’s past police record. When a crooked parole officer forces Raft back into prison and sends Helen to a reformatory Miriam tries to help Raft escape and is caught by the police and implicated in the jail break scandal following. a a a Sequel to "Kong" In response to many requests from film fans superlatively thrilled by the fantastical adventures of “King Kong.” RKO-Radio Pictures has produced “Son of Kong,” a sequel production which opens tomorrow for four days only, at the Indiana theater. “Song of Kong” proceeds with the story from the climax of the initial film, revealing the further adventures of Carl Denham, intrepid explorer, and introduces as the new heroine, Helen Mack. The new film again carries its characters to “Skull Islan£ a lost land inhabited by prehistoric monsters, gigantic sea serpents and colossal apes, but has a more romantic theme. Robert Armstrong plays the re-

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1— The Three Vanderbilt Boys are among the important persons present in the current stage show at the Lyric. 2 Hale Mac Keen, director of the Civic Theater, plays the leading role in “Brief Moment,” which opens a four-night engagement next Wednesday at the Playhouse. 3 Joe Cappo and his Egyptian Serenaders will replace the Cotton

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1 — Lillian Harvey is the star of “I Am Suzanne,” now on view at the Apollo. 2 Lew Ayres and June Knight stage a romance in a cross-country buss in “Cross Country Cruise,” now at the Lyric. 3 Here is Eddie Cantor, eyes and all, made up to look like an ancient

doubtable explorer Denham. Others In the cast include Frank Reicher repeating his “Captain Englehom” portrayal, Lee Kohlmar, John Warston, Clarence H. Wilson, Victor Wong and other well-known performers. The feature picture will be supplemented by a program of selected short subjects and an Indianapolis Times news reel featuring Graham McNamee. Foster in Cast Carole Lombard and Preston Foster have been named by Paramount for the leading romantic roles in “The Man Who Broke His Heart,” which Alexander Hall will direct. Production will get under way this week with Charles Bickford and Alison Skipworth appearing in supporting roles. The screen story is based on a play by Frederick Schlick. Style Expert in New York Rita Kaufman, Fox style creator, is in New York on a special excursion to select gowns for the forthcoming “Coming Out Party,” the Jesse L. Lasky production, which will expose the foibles of society.

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Bill Telaak Is Comedy Ace in Lyric's Revue “Frivolities of Today,” the Lyric theater’s new stage show, now playing, has Bill Telaak, former comedy star of Earl Carroll’s “Vanities,” as its chief funmaker, surrounded by a number of musical comedy principals and talented vaudeviliians. Lew Ayres is starrred on the screen in “Cross Country Cruise,” something decidedly new in photoplays, with June Knight, Alice White. Alan Dinehart, Eugene Pallette and Henry Armetta featured in the cast. Telaak contributes to the gayety of “Frivolities of Today” in an original comedy divertisement in which he but recently scored the hit of his career on Broadway. Others prominent in the show are the Three Vanderbilt Boys, singing comedians of the modern style; Rod and Morey Carter in “Hokum Personified”; Ruth Racetta, petite blond prima donna, who was formerly with the Chicago Civic Opera Company; Fid Gordon, a musical entertainer, who boasts a real laugh surprise; the Danne Sisters, versatile dancing duo. and the Lyric’s Fourteen Streamline Girls. “Cross Country Cruise” is a novel comedy drama which reveals a cross-section view of life aboard a transcontinental bus operating between New York and San Francisco. The locale of the story, co-authored by Elmer Harris and Stanley Rauh, is the vast expanse of America’s ribbon-like highways, and its cities and glamorous scenic points en route. The action, liberally spiced with comedy, embraces the affairs of five travelers who become enmeshed in engrossing adventures combined with romance and thrills. One of the most spectacular of the picture’s scenes is that showing the pursuit of a criminal, on board the bus, by officers in an airplane, which, when it is grounded on the cement road, is wrecked by the bus crashing into it.

Together Again With the return of Lew Brown to the Fox lot as an associate producer, the famous triumverate of DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, are brought together once again. The trio wiU work on the lot, but on separate films. Brown on “Fox Movietone Follies,” DeSylva on a musical, and Henderson on songs for various productions.

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Pickers on the Indiana Roof after tonight. The engagement is for one week only. 4 Eugene Ormandy will direct the Minneapolis Symphony orchestra at its concert at Caleb Mills Hall next Friday night as a Civic Music Association attraction. 5 On Sunday afternoon. Jan. 28, Sigrid Onegin, contralto, will appear in recital as a Mrs. Nancy Martens’ offering of her regular season.

Roman in “Roman Scandals,” now at the Palace. 4 Robert Armstrong and Helen Mack in a scene from “Son of Kong,” which opens tomorrow at the Indiana. 5 George Raft plays one of the leads in “All of Me,” now at the Circle.

Ted Lewis Coming to Palace Friday With Own Revue

“Ted Lewis, the high-hatted tragedian of seng, and his band of musical klowns!” Already this distinctive title has become a meaningful one to thea-ter-goers the world over. Its paraAT THE ANTLERS

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Jean Crawford and Clark Gable come to the Ambassador tomorrow and Monday in “Dancing Lady,” a new musical production of a chorus girl who is determined to win stage fame at any cost. Miss Crawford plays the role of the chorus girl, while Clark Gable is seen as the hard-boiled director who tries to browbeat her. The story begins with a cheap burlesque show which is raided by the police and moves forward to an atmosphere of a gay and classy theater with a score of lovely dancing girls, talented stars and lively musical background. The supporting cast includes May Robson, Franchot Tone, Winnie Lightner, Ted Healy and his Stooges, Fred Astaire and Robert Benchley. Additional featurettes include Charlie Chase in a comedy entitled “Mush” and a Betty Boop cartoon.

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doxical provocative qualities are characteristic of Mr. Lewis, himself, perhaps the most unique musician and altogether original individual ever encountered in the many crossroads of the theater. Ted, illustrious son and native citizen of Circleville, 0., will be seen at the head of his own big revue on the stage of Loew’s Palace theater for the week commencing Friday, Jan. 26. The picturesque character and pervading spirit of this original pioneer of the jazz era creates anew product out of players and musical scores. For Ted Lewis does not utilize elaborate settings of scenic effects. All the external material he needs is a backdrop, a spotlight and his celebrated battered old high hat. Consider his rendition of the renowned Main Street band parading on the Fourth of July, it is one of the greatest orchestral numbers in modern memory. People sit back in their seats with their eyes closed listening to the strident trumpet roll of “The Stars and Stripes,” triple forte, and the complete scene of a little village street on a holiday is brought impressively hefore them.

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Sigrid Onegin, Contralto, to Sing in City Jan. 28 Famous European Singer’s Appearance Here Follows Recent Smashing Triumph on New York Stage. Sunday afternoon. Jan. 28, at English's, SigTid Onegin, one of the world's greatest contraltos, will be heard in recital. This concert marks the fourth of the Sunday afternoon concerts of the Martens series. Mme. Onegin recently arrived from Europe and her first concerts in New York City last week aroused the critical musical fraternity to give her high praise. Pitts Sanbtrn. music critic of the World-Telegram, heads his column with “The Glory That Is Singing Enraptured Folk in New York.” Mme. Onegin has always sung. Asa child she delighted in

learning songs which her mother would teach her. When she was i fifteen, she began her vocal studies but with no intention of ever singing in opera. Her debut in “Carmen” at the j Stuttgart Opera House afforded her instant recognition, and it was not long after that she appeared in the same role with Caruso as Don Jose. Among the numbers scheduled for her first Indianapolis appearance next Sunday afternoon will be the aria, “Centrentella,” from Rossini's opera; a group of Schubert, “Der Wanderer an den Mond.” “Der Doppelgaenger,” “Der Musensohn” and “Der Erlkoenig.” For her concluding number Mme. Onegin will sing the aria from “Lady Macbeth,” in the original Shakespearean text of Verdi. a a a Gershwin on Tour ! America's popular and talented • composer, pianist and conductor, George Gershwin, has been persuaded to make a concert tour and will appear at English’s Thursday, Feb. 1, under the local direction of Martens Concerts, Inc. There is much that might keep him in New York, for his new satirical musical comedy, "Let ’Em Eat Cake,” is now’ on Broadway, and he has many demands upon his time socially and in musical circles. But he has felt that he should 'respond to the wishes of many of his friends who desire to see and hear him, and therefore, with Leo Reisman’s orchestra of thirty-six men, the young composer is making a whirlwind tour. He will be heard in twenty-eight cities from Jan. 14 to Feb. 10, and at his concerts he will play selections from his own compositions and will be heard as soloist and seen as conductor. Due to injuries recently sustained, Leo Reisman will not appear, but | the noted conductor of most of Gershw'in’s shows, Charles Previn, ! will conduct the orchestra, and James Melton, radio tenor, will appear as soloist. The concert should attract an audience of music-lovers who know Gershwin through his many notable works so typical of America, and, of course, his “Rhapsody in Blue,’ his “American in Paris” and ; his “Concerto in F” stand forth as illustrative of his genius. Moreover, there are numerous musical comedies also to his credit, and “Os Thee I Sing,” “Lady Be Good,” “Tip-Toes,” “Oh, Kay!” and "Funny Face” will be instantly brought to mind. Dolan Writes New Story Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has acquired motion picture rights to “To the Victor,” an unpublished story by Frank Dolan. Dolan himself will prepare the story for screening. No cast nor director has yet been selected for “To the Victor.”

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Cotton Pickers to End Run at Roof Ballroom The Original Cotton Pickers will close a record breaking week on the Indiana Roof tonight. Strangely enough, Tom Devine of the roof solves the problem of booking an orchestra capable of following the Cotton Pickers by engaging the Egyptian Serenaders. a dance orchestra w’hich he booked to follow them when they first played here in 1929. The Serenaders will open tomorrow night and are to be featured for one week only. They will be under the direction of Joe Cappo, renowed accordionist. Cappo’s orchestra is one of the oldest organized dance units in the country as well as one of the first to broadcast dance music. Besides the music of the Original Cotton Pickers, the roof’s program for tonight will include a floor show known as Sue Parker’s Chocolate Box Revue. Featured in the revue are Curly Brooks, a talented dancer and singer who has appeared in local downtown theaters; a colored mammy singer; an eccentric team, and Sue Parker and her dancing line. Artist Draws for Film Ernst Lubitsch has engaged Buckley Mac-Gurnin, noted artist, to do six paintings for Paramount’s “Design for Living,” in which Fredric March, Gary Cooper and Miriam Hopkins are featured.

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