Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 284, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 April 1934 — Page 7

APRIL 7, 1931

RAE SAMUELS STARRED IN OWN MUSICAL COMEDY REVUE AT LYRIC

Katharine Hepburn Stars in New Film, 'Spitfire' % Sensational Actress Forges Another Link in Chain of Successes. Forging another link in her chain of outstanding successes, Katharine Hepburn's latest starring vehicle, "Spitfire,” is on view at the Circle. Spitfire” is a pictuiuation of the Broadway stage success, ‘Trigger.’ In the movie she appears as Trigger Hicks, elemental Carolina mountain girl, a mixture of mysticisms, combativeness and sentiment. Her work presents still another side of this gifted actress. The praise lavished upon her work in a "Bill Os Divorcement” and in "Morning Glory ’ and in "Little Women” has not tempted her to carry over any mannerisms from those roles into her present performance, it is said. Soon after the story opens two men come into her life. Men from

the outside, civilized world of culture. with whom she is not acquanited. Both fall in love with her. One loves her in an unselfish way, and the other does not, and it is on her misinterpretation of their respective motives that the romantic drama o{ the story is built. Ralph Bellamy and Robert Young are Miss Hepburn's leading men. ana Drama af Palace “Men In White,” new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production which opened yesterday at Loew’s Palace, brings anew romantic emotional team to the screen. The picture is an adaptation of this season’s outstanding Broadway hit of the same name. The dramatic background of the story is a modern hospital. For the first time the profession of medicine is revealed in all its stark, rich, human aspects, it is reported. Clark Gable and Myrna Loy are teamed for the first time in the leading roles. He is a doctor, in love with his profession, but also in love with an heiress —an heiress who can’t understand the demands of his profession. Although in love with her, he first must be faithful to the sick and wounded in his care. This leads to a momentary breach, a broken appointment. In bitter disappointment, he enters into a laison with the nurse, Barbara, the role enacted by Elizabeth Allan. Their breach is healed, but Barbara, meanwhile undergoes an illegal operation. In the strong dramatic glare of an operating room. Gable, the man she loves, is called upon to operate on Barbara in a futile attempt to save her life. Dr. Hochberg, eminent surgeon (Jean Hersholt), aids him and. as a lesson in realism, persuades Laura Myrna Loy> to witness the performance. Laura faints at the spectacle. Later she solaces Barbara and calls for Gable to bid the dying nurse a last farewell. Otto Kruger as a thwarted, disillusioned medico; Wallace Ford as a frolicking "wise cracking” interne; Henry B. Walthall as an eminent surgeon, Russell Hardie and Russel Hopton as swift moving ambulance riders—all weave a secondary web of drama around the main plot. Featured on the short subject program is a Charlie Chase comedy. "Four Parts,” a James Fitzpatrick Traveltalk. “Italy, Land of Inspiration;” a baby burlesque comedy novelty, and, the latest minute views of current news as picturized by Hearst Metrotone News. B B B Two at Indiana The Indiana theater double sea--1 ture program now includes "The Lost Patrol” and "Sing and Like It.” with Znsu Pitts. In "The Lost Patrol" RKO is said to have assembled a mighty cast of stars, many of whom have known the very adventure, the hardship and heroism written into the screen play, which is based on the novel. "Patrol.” by Philip MacDonald. Victor McLaglen is the never-say-die sergeant who takes command early in the picture when the officer Os the unit is killed and headquaraers' orders are unknown to any of the men. Suffering from heat, thirst and hunger they happily reach the oasis, only to meet a fate more terrible than wanderings on' the burning sands. Boris Karloff, Wallace Ford and Reginald Dennv are featured along with McLaglen. The remainder of the cast includes J. M. Kerrigan, Billy Bevan. Alan Hale Sammy Stein and hundreds of others. The other picture on the program, “Sing and Like It.” concerns the effect of a mother song on a supposedly east-iron heart of a rough, tough gang chief. While looting the strong box of a jewelry store with his gang, he hears the ballad being warbled. Tracing the,weird noise, he discovers the prima donna of the

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Union Bank Little theater players exercising her larynx. His emotions stirred to their muddy depths by the sticky song, he decides to become a patron of the arts. What follows his action in "musrling in” on the Broadway show business ’tis said to provide a funny theme. In the east are Zasu Pitts, Pert Kelton, Edward Everett Horton, Ned Sparks and Nat Pendleton. n b a Rogers Back to Apollo "David Harum,” Fox Film’s adaptation of the famous E. N. Westcott novel of the same name, in which Will Rogers portrays the starring and title role, is appearing upon the screen of the Apollo theater in a return engagement. The film only recently completed a run of four consecutive weeks at the Apollo, breaking all house attendance records, according to those connected with the theater. Tt is also reputed that during the fourth week and immediately following the close of the extended engagement, many requests were received by the management to return the film, due to the inability of countless numbers to attend during pre-Easter season. Supporting Rogers is a cast studded with an array of screen personalities that include among many others Louise Dresser. Evelyn Venable, Kent Taylor and Stepin Fetchit. James Cruze directed from the adaptation by Walter Woods. Especially selected short subjects supplement the featured attraction upon the program.

Garbo Picture Goes on View at Ambassador The Ambassador wall offer, starting tomorrow, Greta Garbo in “Queen Christina,” a story concerning the secret loves of a feminine ruler in the seventeenth century. Christina, after being reared as a man, is crowned king of Sweden, and t while the public is unaware of the impersonation, the disguised woman finds tempestous love through the visit to her court of John Gilbert, who portrays the role of a Spanish ambassador. Their open love affair incenses the nation against Christina. She is compelled to-expel her lover frem the country, but abdicates her throne and flees to Spain in pursuit of her lover, only to find he has been slain in a duel. The supporting cast includes Lewis Stone. Ivan Keith. C. Audrey Smith and Elizabeth Young. In addition to the feature, a comedy. cartoon and novelty reels will be shown.

At the Alamo

The Alamo offers a double feature bill starting today for three days and includes a first showing of Tom Tyler, popular western star, in "When a Man Rides Alone.” a story of a western Robin Hood, who steals from the rich and gives to the poor. In one of his daring expeditions he finds it necessary to take a prisoner, a passenger of a stage coach, a pretty girl from the east. Tom discovers his pretty prisoner is the daughter of a friend and allows her to escape, furnishing his trained steed as means of transportation. Later. Tom meets the girl in a school yard where she is teacher. Informed the sheriff is on his heels she pleads with him to escape. Tom refuses and decides to take his medicine. The other feature is “'Madams Spy,” starring Fay Wray. Nils Asther and Noah Beery, a story of a woman spy who wouldjtive all for her country except the love for her man. In addition to the two features. ‘ The Wolf Dog,” a serial, will be shown. High School Juliet Evelyn Venable, who plays the lead in Paramount's "Double Door,” is a Shakespearean scholar and first played "Juliet'’ at the age of 14.

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1— Will Rogers is now in his fifth week at the Apollo in “David Harum.” 2 Zasu Pitts has the lead in “Sing and Like It,” at the Indiana. 3 Fay Wray plays the lea-d in “Countess of Monte Carlo,” which is nowon view at the Lyric. 4 Victor McLaglen is the star of “The Lost Patrol.” which is a part of

Dietrich Takes Dress Honors in New Movie With twenty elaborate costumes, Marlene Dietrich is said to be in a position of carrying off honors for the most colorful wardrobe for 1934 in the Josef von Sternberg production of "The Scarlet Empiess.” just complete at the Paramount studios. Travis Banton. designer and creator of fashions for many of the screen's most prominent stars, believes Miss Dietrichs gowns to be the most beautiful collection of clothes he has ever designed. He also feels that the period dealt with in the picture—the middle eighteenth century in Russia’s court —was productive of the most gorgeous costumes, both in line and coloring, of any period in Continental history. "I am not a believer, howeyer. in strict period clothes reproduced in detail from sketches found in books.” he said. "I prefer, rather, mentally to place myself in thp position of a designer of that pei'iod and proceed to evolve mv own designs, influenced. of course, by the style trends known to have existed at the time. "Thus, Miss Dietrich's clothes in ‘The Scarlet. Empress’ are completely expressive of middle eighteenth century fashions, without in any instance being stereotyped copies.” Baby Star Signed Coincident with her selection as a 1934 Wampus Baby star, Jacqueline Wells today signed anew sevenyear contract with B. P. Schulberg, independent producer at the Paramount studios. Chorus Men Banned Chorus men have no "draw'’ in his type of musical show, according to Earl Carroll. New York producer now in Holywood supervising the filming of “Murder at the Vanities.'’

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2—Johnny Hamp will bring his orchestra to the Indiana Roof tomorrow night to engage in a battle of music with Joe Cappo and ‘his Egyptian orchestra.

Latest Sound Equipment at Loew's Palace Ends Delays

The latest sound equipment has been installed at Loew’s Palace theater. This is a compact unit compared to the first sound equipment made in the first year of the advent of sound pictures. Homs on the first sound machines were mounted on towers which moved on casters. They weighed about 600 pounds each and were twenty feet high and six feet square.

What They Do Way Out West

Billie Burke, enjoying her day off, spends it in the manner of the postman on his holiday ... by acting as guide for some visiting society women and escorting them over the lot, particularly on the "Finishing School'’ set where she is playing. . . . Victor McLaglen and Wallace Ford and members of the cast of "The Last Patrol” journeyed to San Francisco with Perry Lieber, of the publicity department, the other day to appear on a national radio program and to make a personal appearance at the opening of the picture in which McLaglen is starred. . . . McLaglen returned by plane yesterday. . . . Francis Lederer was forced to make another personal appearance in conjunction with his first starring American film. "Man of Two Worlds.” which has been held over for another week at a local theater. . . . Joel McCrea hurrying to make a personal appearance before thousands of women at a Los Angeles cooking school and feeling rather worried about it. . . . Girls on the "Finishing School'’ set enjoying eating the real food which is set on the tables as props and which they are really supposed to eat—and do. . . . Leslie Howard pondering over a story he is writing about his friend. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. . . . Lupe Velez doing a marathon from her dressing room to the "Strictly Dynamite” set . . . and close behind come Jimmy Durante and Marian Nixon, loaded down with scripts. . . . Bruce Cabot taking his favorite pipe over to the gallery to take a publicity picture.

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the double bill now on view at the Indiana. 5 Clark Gable in a scene from “Men in White,” now- on view at Loew’s Palace. 6 Katharine Hepburn has a tremendously fine dramatic role in “Spitfire,” now on view at the Circle.

It took two men to move each tow- J er, of which there were two, to clear I the stage for a show. This caused a stage wait which had to be filled in by some act I "working in one.” or by a silent! trailer, run while the stage was be- j ing cleared. After the show was over, the; horns had to be replaced and were ; seldom in exactly the right place, i thus more or less injuring the prop- j er effect. The next step was to hang the sound horns on a track so that they slid back into the wings during the stage show. However, they still caused delays, the difficulty in replacing the horns in exact position in order that the sound be perfect continued. The picture screen and the sound horns now at the Palace all fly up together on one steel cable. The first set of border lights are also on-the same set of cables and travel with the screen, coming precisely into place for the stage show. The horns are five feet high and nine feet long, but take up only two feet of stage depth, making that much more room for hangings. The unit weighs about 2,700 pounds. As the screen and horns are together, there is no haphazard placing. Also when stage shows are played there is no wait, because at the end l of the picture, the curtains are I closed in and the picture screen and the horns are taken up into the flies and the stage is already set for the beginning of the show, so all there is to do is to open the curtains and start the show.

Harlow's Next “The Age of Larceny” is announced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as the next starrring picture for Jean Harlow. Sam Wood will direct this original screen story by Anita Loos and John Emerson, with Bernard Hyman as producer. Miss Harlow's last release was "The Blonde feombshell.” No further selections have been made as to cast.

Herod Role Filled Joseph Schildkraut has been signed by Cecil B. De Mille for the role of Herod, king of Judea, in his current Paramount picture, “Cleopatra.” Music With Sports Lanny Ross of radio fame, who is featured in “Melody In Spring,” was a champion track star at Yaie, beside being in the Glee Club.

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3—Rae Samuels, famous vaudeville star, is heading her own rerue on the Lyric stage.

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On next Thursday night, the Civic Music Association will present Efrem Zimbalist, violinist, in recital at Caleb Mills Hall.

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Thirty Artists Featured in Stage Attraction •Cocktail Hour’ on View at Downtown Theater; Movie Is •Countess of Monte Cristo.’ Rae Samuels, the famous "Blue Streak of Vaudeville.’’ now is starring in her own big musical comedy revue. "Cocktail Hour." as the stage attraction at the Lyric theater. . Due to the unusual interest manifested in the engagement, five stage performances will be given both today and tomorrow. Always a great local favorite. Miss Samuels, one of the most talented of singing comediennes, is surrounded by a company of thirty artists in "Cocktail Hour." Among the principals are Kitty Doner, famous male impersonator; Eleanor Whitney, dancing beauty; the harmony co-eds. singers, dancers

Johnny Flamp and Orchestra Come to Roof Direct from the Netherlands Plaza hotel at Cincinnati comes Johnny Hamp and his orchestra for a one night stand on the Indiana Roof, where he is tube featured opposite Joe Cappo and his "Egyptian Serenaders" in a battle of music tomorrow night. Hamp and his intriguing dance melodies have been featured on radio station WLW three times each day during the four weeks’ engagement which they completed at the Netherlands Plaza hotel last week. Before going to the Plaza, Hamp and his unit played for three years in the Balloon room of the Congress hotel at Chicago. They also have been featured at the Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles; The Ambassador hotel, Atlantic City; The Miami Biltmore. Florida, and the Westchester Biltmore and tne Sea View Country Clubs, both in New York state. Johnny Hamp’s music might be described as a refined type of syncopation which is remarkably well equipped to satisfy the tastes of literally every type of people from the young collegiate crowd to the more sedate older folk. The fact that Cappo and his "Egyptian Serenaders” music is in the same category promises an interesting musical battle between the two contestants. Cappos two weeks engagement, here will end tomorrow night. Jan Garber and his orchestra, featuring Lee Bennett, will make a one night appearance on the roof next Saturday night. Stage’s Youngest Butler Lanny Ross, player featured in "Melody in Spring,” played his first dramatic role at the age of 6 when he was cast as a butler in "Rackety Packety,” all the other parts being played by midgets. - Gertrude Plays Calpernia Gertrude Michael has been selected by Cecil B. De Mille for the role of Calpernia in "Cleopatra.”

'Sadie McKee' Gene Raymond will have an important role in “Sadie McKee,” Joan Crawford’s next starring picture for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This film version of Vina Delmar’s story will be directed by Clarence Brown, with a supporting cast including Franchot Tone. Leo G. Carroll. Esther Ralston, Edward Arnold, Earl Oxford and Jean Dixon. Raymond played recently in “I Am Suzanne.”

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and musicians headed by Billie Lee and Evelyn Ruth; Olyn Landick in a novel presentation; the California singing symphony misses, featuring Georgia Dieter and Helen Pope, and the five wonder girls, a quintet of athletic marvels. "Cocktail Hour” was written and staged by Macklyn Megley. It. emgraccs a number of scenes, and Miss Samuels is much in evidence throughout the performance, introducing an entirely new cycle of song nits, including numbers written especially for her by Billy Tracey and Jack Stanley. The Lyric’s screen feature is Universal’s comedy drama, "The Countess of Monte Cristo.” in which Fay Wray and Paul Lukas have the leading roles. The picture tells the story of the remarkable adventures of a little "extra” girl in the movies who carries her make-believe into real life with amusing as well as amazing results. Prominent among the players in support of Miss Wray and Lukas ate Reginald Owen, Patsy Kelly, Paul Page. John Sheehan. Carmel Myers and Robert MeWade.

Sequel Planned

A piece of good news to movie fans is that there will be a sequel to that popular production of a few years ago, ‘"Bulldog Drummond.” That picture, which served to introduce to movie patrons a beautiful new playpr named Joan Bennett, also presented a fascinating character, the sharp-witted detective, Bulldog Drummond. Now, as p sequel we shall see more of the activities of this engaging gentleman in a picture entitled "Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back,” and once more Drummond will be played by Ronald Colman. His leading lady will be Loretta Young, and others in the cast will be Charles Butterworth, Una Merkel. Warner Oland. C. Aubrey Smith and Arthur Hohl. Mustache Abandoned For the first time in more than thirty years of acting, Sir Guy Standing is appearing in "The Witching Hour" without a mustache. Bernie in Hollywood Ben Bernie, the "old maestro” of radio and stage, now is in Hollywood with his band to appear in “The Great Magoo" with Jack Oakie. Takes Crack at Men Women, the world over, are far more severe and tolerant than men, according to Dorothy Dell, Paramount actress, featured in "Wharf Angel.” Expert at Buffering Haliw r ell Hobbes, one of Hollywood's most famous screen butlers, is enacting such a role in "Double Door.”

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