Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 230, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 February 1934 Edition 02 — Page 8

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Lum V Abner, Stars of Radio, Head Circle Menu ‘Convention City,’ Screen Comedy, Also on Bill; Palace Presents Ann Harding in ‘Gallant Lady.’ One of radio's newest favorites. Lum ’n' Abner. NBC artists, started their week's engagement at the Circle theater yesterday together with the comedy riot. Convention City," featuring a nine star cast of favorites—Joan Blcndell, Dick Powell, Frank McHugh, Ruth Donnelly, Hugh Herbert. Mary Astor. Adolphe Menjou, Patricia Ellis and Guy Kitbee.

Lum n’ Abner, appearing in person, present one of their much famed "sociables” similar to those presented in the principle cities of the country. % The team appeared here at the Cadle tabernacle before 10.000 people recently. These two young men are on "location” in the mythical village of “Pine Ridge,” where they tend the village general store and such. They appeared locally over station WKBF as the ‘‘Ford Dealers of the Air.” “Convention City,” written by Peter Milne, presents an extraordinarily unique idea, dealing with the riotous happenings during a salesmen's annual jamboree at Atlantic City. Friend wifie is likely to sit up and take notice ff her husband is one of those men who goes to conventions without her. The action is fast and furious beginning with the assembling of the salesmen and following them through a week of riotous escapades to a smashing climax in which a hotel as well as reputations are nearly wrecked. a a a New Harding Movie In “Gallant Lady,” her first picture for Twentieth Century productions. which opened at Loews Palace theater yesterday, Ann Harding has an emotional role. “Gallant Lady” deals with the experience of a young and unwed mother who is forced to assign her child for adoption immediately after its birth. Later, having become a remarkable success as a business woman, she accidentally meets in Paris the child for whom she never has ceased \o yearn. Faced with the possibility of being reunited with her boy, she is compelled to decide between keeping silent regarding her real identity as the child s mother in order to be with him, or revealing the facts in order to play fair with the man she loves with the posibility of wrecking the little fellow’s future. An exceptionally fine cast has been chosen by Joseph W. Schenck and Darryl F. Zanuck. producers of "Gallant Lady,” to support Miss Harding, and includes such wellknown players at Clive Brook, Otto Kruger, Tullio Carniinati, Dickie Moore and Janet B?echer. Each of these male characters provides an element of love interest in the “gallant lady’s” life. Mr. Brook as a derelict physician, who befriends her in a crisis; Tullio Carminati as an Italian nobleman who becomes enamored of her while she is on a visit to Europe and follows her back to America, and Mr. Kruger as the faster-father of her son, well played by the adorable little Dickie Moore. “Gallant Lady” was directed by Gregory La Cava and is released by United Artists. Featured on the supplementary short subject program is the latest Willie Whopper cartoon, filmed in color, titled "Davy Jones Locker”; Thelma Todd and Patsy Kelly comedy, “Babes in the Goods,” and completed by the latest minute view’s of current news as picturized by the Hearst Metrotone News. n tt t* 2 Features on View

With anew policy of double feature programs, the Indiana theater opened yesterday with the two firstrun pictures, including Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey in their latest laugh riot, “Hips, Hips. Hooray,” and on the same program Paramount's “Eight Girls in a Boat.” “Hips. Hips. Hooray" offers Wheel-

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er and Woolsey as peddlers of flavored lipsticks, with varieties ranging from vanilla to raspberry. The clowning pair meet Thelma Todd and Dorothy Lee, proprietors of a million-dollar cosmetic corporation j suffering from business depression j and within a very few minutes have “personalitied” themselves into a partnership. All that follows is said to be goofy,! insane, melodic, merry, frisky, j boisterous and good fun and entertainment. Besides Thelma Todd and ! Dorothy Lee in the cast, the comedi- S ans are supported by Ruth Etting, j popular radio and screen star. “Eight Girls in a Boat," the other i feature on the double bill, has for its leading players Dorothy Wilson, Kay Johnson, Douglas Montgomery, and Walter Connolly. In addition there are eight beautiful girls who were selected in beauty contests held in as many different cities. The story is laid against a background of an exclusive girls’ school whose w’alls and stern rules thunder “No Men Allowed.” One girl falls in love with a young medical student outside the wall. Tragedy is inevitable. She tries to keep her secret to herself, but fails. It is only through the sympathy and understanding of one of the teachers at the school that the girl finds the happiness for which she yearns. The program also includes a news weekly and a comic cartoon. boo Two Stars in Movie “Carolina,” new photoplay appearing currently upon the screen of the Apollo theater, and co-star-ring Janet Gaynor with Lionel Barrymore, has been described by its producers as teeming with emotion and abounding in richness and beauty. The cast is composed of seven stars, all of whom do justice to the film that promises to be one of the outstanding photoplays of the new year. The screen play is said to depict realistically and dramatically the aspirations and the struggle of the south, and a southern family to regain the glory that once was theirs. The story concerns itself with a poor northern girl who has gone south to grow tobacco on the plantation of a decadent but still dignified family. The young son of the family falls in love with the girl over the objection of his mother and uncle. The young man. howrever, is so impressed by the talk of this youngster that he is inspired to new heights of ambition, as well as new visions of a lost glory. The strenuous objections and the hatred that his mother bears toward the girl finally force her to* leave. When the young man learns of this, he threatens also to leave the family. His mother, rather than lose her son, relents and the girl returns to bring happiness and prosperity to the once run-down plantation. Janet Gaynor and Robert Young are seen in romantic roles, while Lionel Barrymore portrays the part of ah old southern soldier, living in the dim glories of the past. Other members of the cast are Henrietta Crosman, Richard Cromwell, Mona Barrie and Stepin Fetchit. Henry King, who will be remembered for his directorial work in “State Fair,” directed “Carolina.” Ely Culbertson's oridge subjects, “Three Knaves and a Queen,’” movietone News and a cartoon entitled “Pop's Pal,” round out the program. Three Minor Luminaries Three children were signed by Fox last week as child stars in the elaborately produced “Fox Follies.” These are Shirley Temple, 4 years old, who sings and tap dances; Baby Alice, 6. who sings, and Jimmy Dallas, 8, who croons like an expert.

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1— Miss Exie is with Don Santo, now the feature offering in the stage show at the Lyric. 2 Lum and Abner, two radio favorites, now are on the stage at the Circle.

1 Here is a sweet picture of Janet Gaynor as she appears in “Carolina,” now at the Apollo. 2 Here is Dick Powell and Adolphe Menjou having a good time in “Convention City,” now at the Circle. 3 Robert Woolsey, Thelma Todd and Bert Wheeler have a goofy time in “Hips, Hips, Hooray,” now at the Indiana.

Wynn Frolics in Ambassador Film Comedy For the first time this season, Indianapolis audiences will be given an opportunity to see and hear Ed Wynn in “The Chief” as it opens at the Ambassador tomorrow for a four days engagement. The infectious giggle, the hilarious “So-o-o-o-,” the funny stories that have made him famous as “the silliest man in the world,” —all these will be heard when Mr. Wynn steps out of his radio invisibility and appears on the talking screen. For a score of years he has been one of the country’s premier funsters. The picture was made at the Met-ro-Goldwyn studios and the cast includes Dorothy Mackaill, Chic Sale, William Boyd of legitimate stage fame, Jackie Searl and others. “The Chief” is said to be more than an aggregation of wise-cracks. It is a narrative of the adventures that lifted a simple Bowery boy to local fame and won him the affections of a dangerous torch singer. Short subjects will complete the program. Sally Eilers Stars Again Sally Eilers will have the leading feminine role in “Three on a Honeymoon,” the screen adaptation of Ishbel Ross’ “Promenade Deck.” This completes the cast which James Tinling will direct.

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Cincinnati Orchestra Plays Final Concert Here Feb. 25

The closing concert of the fourth, annual season of concerts of the Martens Concerts, Inc., will present the famous Cincinnati Symphony orchestra, Sugene Goossens, conductor, with Walter Geiseking, the pianistic genus, on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 25, at English’s. The Cincinnati Symphony orchestra, recognized as one of the finest sympmonic ensembles in the world, was organized thirty-eight years ago the fruition of fine musical traditions that reached as far back as 1800 in the history of Cincinnati. Choral and instrumenttal organizations flourished from time to time, the famous Theodore Thomas having been the founder of many of them. Conductors of the orchestra since

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One of the musical events of the season will be the appearance at English's under the Mrs. Nancy Martens management of the Cincinnati Symphony orchestra with Walter Gieseking, famous pianist, as soloist on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 25.

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3 Lavada Carter will be at the Indiana Roof ballroom tomorrow night as soloist with Noble Sissle and his Orchestra. 4 Eugene Goossens will conduct the Cincinnati Symphony orchestra when it appears in concert at English’s, Sunday afternoon, Feb. 2d, as a Mrs. Nancy Martens final subscribed offering of the season.

4 Fay Wray and Nils Asther have dramatic roles in “Madame Spy,” now at the Lyric. 5 Ed Wynn is the big name in “The Chief,” opening tomorrow at the Ambassador. 6 Here is a splendid picture of Ann Harding as she appears in “Gallant Lady,” now at the Palace.

its inception have been Frank van der Stucken, Leopold Stokowski, Dr. Ernest Kunwald, Eugene Ysaye, Fritz Reiner and the present leader, Mr. Goossens. Mr. Geiseking, who will be the soloist, will be heard in the Rachmaninoff C Minor No. 2 Concerto for piano and orchestra.

At the Alamo

Hoot Gibson is back again. For the first time in several months Hoot returns to the Alamo today in his brand-new production, “The Fighting Parson.” The picture begins with Hoot and his pal, Skeets Robbins, in a crapshooting contest with a gang of hard-boiled cowhands, when it is discovered our heroes are “cheating.” They are forced to leave town and in their haste they proceed to shoot up things. While riding toward the town of Red Dog, they run across a ministerial frock lying by the roadside. Inspired by Skeets, Hoot dons the clerical garb and when he arrives in town is mistaken for the minister who has been billed to conduct a series of revival meetings. Made welcome although he realizes that he is sitting on a keg of dynamite, he is taken into the town’s confidence and is enlisted to do everything from christen babies to marrying lovers. Hoot proves an ideal minister until he falls in love with a pretty ranch owner’s daughter, and the genuine minister arrives in town with a story he had been robbed of his money and clothing—then the trouble begins. Several thrilling sequences show a spectacular explosion of a mountainside in which Hoot's favorite horse exhibits daredevil skill. In addition to the feature of a forty-mi nut e picture entitled “Fighting With Kit Carson,” featuring Johnny Mack Brown, Noah Beery and Lane Chandler will be shown.

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Enthusiastic over the worldwide reception given by holiday week audiences to the screen production of “Alice in Wonderland,” Paramount •is making plans for a similar Christmas gift picture for 1934. “Cinderella,” with Charlotte Henry in the title role, is contemplated as the production, and Lanny Rose, radio song favorite, who arrived in Hollywood recently to begin working under his Paramount contract, may be Prince Charming. Norman McLeod, who directed “Alice in Wonderland,” is slated to direct. Miss Henry, who returned last week after a 10,-000-mile tour of the United States, has been given anew Paramount contract, i

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AMUSEMENTS sUd >*vf ALL UNTIL I Xjfrj SE ATS dEIIC 1 !'■ M. Won THb STACt! pe PASSING fcJKfrL. Yaudetille-Revue D O NSANTO feMtsy and MISS EXIE BHEBE, BRUCE & J Y / BETTY I | / LIBONATTI TRIO / / LEE, PORT & MILES ;Y J[7 KANAZAWA JAPS i(SI Plus the Lyric’s IfJaSL Streamline Girls The Dazzling Career of a Beautiful I See an( j Adventuress I n ear ‘MiDAUE IrIAMPIC Lineage SPY * ROOSEVELT FAY WRAY FAMILY” NILS ASTHER

Star Revue Headliner Assisted by Miss Exie Ever Popular Streamline Girls Add to Gayety; Roosevelt Film Also to Be Shown. With “The Passing Parade,” a big vaudeville revue, on the stage, and "Madame Spy,” a thrilling melodrama featuring Fay Wray and Nils Asther, on the screen, the Lyric theater offers a combination of entertainment for the current week, distinguished for its novelties and unique features. Heading the list of vaudeville stars appearing in "The Passing Parade” are those two popular funmakers, Don Santo and Miss Exie, prime favorites with Lyric patrons, who return after an absence, of several seasons in a brand new hodge-podge of merriment which they introduce as “Nertsoctasy,” and which is declared to be the funniest act of its type in the varieties.

Others contributing to the gayety of the stage show include Bhebe, Bruce and Betty, “Three Busy B’s,” youthful singer and dancers; Lee, Port and Miles, two merry sailors and a sailorette, in an original laugh skit; the Libonatti trio, musical artists who specialize in ex-

Popular Bands Are Booked for Roof Ballroom Tom Devine of the Indiana roof must be spending the greater part of his time these days booking dance orchestras that will please his patrons. To a list of attractions which already included the names of Noble Sissle, Art Kassel and Henry Busse and their orchestras, he has added Zack Whyte and his WLW orchestra. Whyte and his unit will be featured on the roof tonight, Tuesday and Wednesday only. Noble Sissle of Sissle and Blake fame, will bring his internationally famous dance orchestra to the roof, for tomorrow night only, from the College Inn of the Hotel Sherman, Chicago, where they have been playing since the first of January. Appearing with Sissle will •be Billy Banks, a dancer, and Lavada Carter, “blues” singer. Art Kassel, now featured in the Netherlands Plaza hotel, Cincinnati, with his “Castle in the Air” orchestra, will bring his band to the roof for Sunday only, Feb. 11. Many local radio fans have been listening to their broadcasts from radio station WLW. Busse and his orchestra, who were playing in the Granada Case, Chicago, when it burned recently, will play on the roof Sunday evening, Feb. 18. The State Florists Association will hold its convention on the roof on Thursday and Friday of this week.

Tomorrow Only NOBLE SISSLE and His Orchestra Tickets 55c Inch Tax Till 6 P. M. Tomorrow. After 0 P. M. SOc Incl. Tax Table Reservations 75c Couple DANCE TONITE 25c Before 9:00 INDIANA ROOF

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tracting melody from the xylophone; the Kanazawa Japanese troupe of equilibristic marvels, and the Lyric's comely Streamline Girls. “Mme. Spy” reveals the amazing and dazzling career of a beautiful adventuress, engaged in a mission involving the affairs of two great nations, who suddenly finds herself faced with the problem of betraying either her country or the man she loves. The picture abounds in action, intrigue and romance. The cast in support of Miss Wray and Mr. Asther includes Edward Arnold, John Miljan, Noah Beery, Robert Ellis and David Torence. A novel additional film attraction is a timely and highly interesting reel entitled “The Roosevelt Family,” in which Edwin C. Hill, famous news commentator, relates the authentic history of the Roosevelt lineage.

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