Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 115, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 September 1934 — Page 18

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JOHN CHARLES THOMAS WILL SING HERE

State Teachers to Hear Famed Baritone Oct. 8 Mrs. Nancy Martens to Open Season at English’s With Noted Singer Now Appearing in East. Hundreds of Indiana school teachers as well as local admirers of John Charles Thomas will hear the great baritone at English’s on Thursday night Oct. 18. Mrs. Nancy Martens will open her season of outstanding concerts with the baritone.

His date was arranged so that many visiting school teachers who will be in the city on that date attending their annual state meeting. will have an opportunity to hear him. Early in September, Mr. Thomas sang to an audience of. over 8,000 assembled for a popular concert in New York City in the historic Madison Square Garden which resounded with the echoing applause. A cycle of three song recitals on alternate Sunday afternoons within five weeks are scheduled for Town Hall in New York in the early fall preceding the baritone’s departure for his transcontinental concert tour, and during the month of November he will appear in both Bagby Morning Musicale series given at the Waldorf Astoria hotel and the Artistic Morning Musicales at the Plaza hotel. Mr. Thomas also will appear In Brooklyn in a series of unique lec-ture-recitals which have been arranged with Olin Downes, eminent authority on matters musical. Early in February, Thomas will make his debut at the Metropolitan Opera House and sing several roles with which he has won spectacular triumphs as a guest artist in previous seasons with the Chicago Civic. Philadelphia, San Francisco and Los Angeles Opera Companies. Already an established favorite in European opera houses where he first won recognition as a great actor-singer, Mr. Thomas will go abroad in April to appear at the Berlin Staatsoper and for an extensive concert tour in Germany, Switzerland, England and France. Ann Harding Picture to Play at Circle Ann Harding is to have the honor of inaugurating the RKO Radio Pictures’ 1934-35 features production releasing schedule with her latest starring vehicle, “The Fountain,” bast>d up the popular Charles Morgan novel. Miss Harding is supported by a brilliant cast headed by Brian A heme, who appears opposite her. Among the prominent screen personalities featured in the film are Paul Lukas. Jean Hersholt, Ralph Forbes. Sara Haden, Violet KembleCooper, Frank Reicher, Christian Rub. J. M. Kerigan. Desmond Roberts and Douglas Wood. It is scheduled to play the Circle soon. Robson at Christening May Robson, who arrived in New York from Hollywood last week, made the trip east specifically to be present at the christening of her great-granddaughter at Bayside. L. I. The baby, child of the actress’s grandson. Edward Robson Gore, was named Virginia May Robson.

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Many 'Firsts’ in the Life of Film Director Karl Freund Can Look Back on Many, Many Years of Thrills. BY DAN THOMAS NEA Service Stall Correspondent HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 22.—Celebrating his twenty-sixth year in the picture business, Karl Freund, now a director, can look back over his career almost as an inventor would review his life. Asa photographer for Pathe Newsreel in 1910, he was the first man to take a motion picture camera into the Balkans. He was the first man to put a movie camera on wheels and move it around. And the first to use a motor-driven camera—this was in “The Last Laugh.” He was the first cameraman to light a set entirely with incandescent lights. And he was largely responsible for the development of the present supersensitive film so necessary in modern movie making. Not a bad record. a tt tt An amusing stcy-y is told about Rudy Vallee, who is to return here soon to make another picture. Alfred Green, who will direct the film, was in New York recently, so he had dinner with Vallee to discuss the picture. After dinner Rudy excused himself a moment and returned with two books about himself. “Read these, Al,” he said. “They’ll help you to understand me.” tt u tt Film producers are facing new worries. Shirley Temple and David Jack Holt, two of our best child players, are just reaching the loose tooth stage. And their respective studio bosses are practically getting gray from hoping their teeth will not come out in the middle of a picture. a a The day after he was signed to play one of the leading roles in Katharine Hepburn’s new film, “The Little Minister,” little Billy Watson cut his foot severely when he jumped off a chicken coop in his back yard. Seven stitches were required to close the wound and Billy went on | crutches for ten days before he could start work. a a tt Roaming around Rouben Mamoulian’s party fbr Max Reinhardt: Marlene Dietrich coldly allowing herself to be presented to some of the guests . . . quite a crowd around the bar . . . Reinhardt all covered with smiles . . . and apparently enjoying every minute . . . Jeanette MacDonald, Bob Ritchie, Ernst Lubitsch and William K. Howard in a big huddle about something . . . I Junior Laemmle talking with Lor- ' etta Young . . . and boasting how he so far has managed to remain single . . . Anna Sten telling about j her five new puppies . . . Mamoulian ■ all over the place to make sure that j everyone has a good time . . . and j'Oeing very ably assisted by his father ... a swell fellow. a a -At last, we are to have a real book about Hollywood. Gene Fowler has just finished one entitled “Father Goose,” a humorous story apty describing the film colony—a little thing other authors have neglected. m tt m Hollywood now has its first open air theater. In fact, it might better be called a drive-in theater, since you drive right into it and remain in your car while watching the picture. It’s one way to make sure your car isn't stolen while you’re ! at the movie, anyway. And it’s getl ting a great play now.

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STRING QUARTET COMING TO ENGLISH’S

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One of important musical offerings that Mrs. Nancy Martens will bring to English’s will be the Glazounoff String Quartet, known as “The Soviet State Quartet.” In addition to this organization, Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer, and Samuel Dushin, violinist, will appear on the same program, Sunday afternoon, Jan. 27.

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AS the Civic theater gets under way with its membership campaign, the new season acquires added interest because the Civic has a new director in Frederick Burleigh.’ The board of directors, as well as Mr. Burleigh, have a fine list of plays from which to increase their regular subscription or “coupon” membership productions.

In addition to that, Mr. Burleigh will do a musical comedy as a special and on several Sunday nights he will give local and Indiana writers and playwrights changes at public hearings. Os course it is too expensive to costume these untried plays, in addition to giving them a scenic background for one performance, but the local playwright will have a chance to see his characters come to life in the hands of competent Civic players. This plan of Mr. Burleigh's is most welcome because it gives the unknown playwright in this city and state an opportunity to study audience reaction. Mr. Burleigh now has in his possession a play by an Indianapolis writer which has merit and will be presented as a special some Sunday evening at the Civic Playhouse. “Candlelight,” by P. G. Wodehouse, probably will open the season, although this has not been definitely decided. Leslie Howard and Gertrude Lawrence played "Candlelight” in New York for an entire season. Mr. Burleigh, in searching for a mystery play, placed “Riddle Me This” as his important melodra-matic-comedy offering of the season. In this play a murder has been committed and the murderer is seen. The spectator is interested in the efforts of the law to get its man. SIDNEY HOWARD’S “The Late Christopher Bean” which was so human in the hands of Marie Dressier on the screen also is on the Civic’s list. It is planned to present the 1933 Pulitzer prize play, “Both Your Houses,” while the state legislature is in session. Here is a strong and an important play. Along lighter lines, “The Church House,” “Springtime lor Henry” and “Bird in Hand” are on the proposed list from which to draw productions. One of the most important plays on the list is “Mary Tudor,” a play with which Mr. Burleigh has had mueh experience as the designer of a production this last summer. Probably the most important play on the list is the rich and marvelously constructed “Biography,” which required the acting services on the stage of Ina Claire for over a year. This undoubtedly will give one of the first ladies of the Civic acting forces her greatest acting opportunity. This splendid list of plays from which to make up the coming season of the Civic's productions makes this organization mere valuable than ever. As many of the plays require large casts, more people will have a chance to act than ever before. Mr. Burleigh has had not only experience in all branches of the American theater but he visited and studied carefully the Polish theater in Poland.

Players’ Club Plans Are Set Current Season Will Start in November. The Players’ Club, a group of drama enthusiasts whose aim is to study and produce all forms of the theater, both for pleasure and for enjoyment, will begin their current season with a play to be presented in November at the Civic theater playhouse, under the direction of Harold Tharp. Plans for a play in February, under the chairmanship of Mrs. Kurt F. Pantzer, one in March with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Richey in charge, and one in April under Mr. and Mrs. Russell Johnston. The annual dance of the club will be held some time soon after the close of the play season, at the Woodstock Country Club. The Players’ Club was formed in 1905 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Rabb. Among the charter members were Louis Bacon, Mrs. Frederick Krull, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Burns. Mrs. Frank B. Fowler, Francis Bacon, Dr. and Mrs. Charles McNaull, Romney L. Willson, George Calvert and the Misses Louise and Violet Barbour. For some time the presentations of the club were given in a theater constructed by Paul Henderson in the ballroom at his father’s home, 1634 North Meridian street. At least one play a year was written by the club members. Mrs. Myla Closser Hale, sister of the late Louise Closser Hale, was one of the prominent members of the club. The present officers of the organization are as follows: Percy Weer, president; George Kuhn, vice-president; Mrs. Paul Fisher, secretary; Maurice Stockwell, treasurer, and Mrs. Kate Milner Rabb. fifth member of the executive committee. Dr. John Ray Newcomb is the chairman in charge of the casting committee for all productions. Polly Ann Young in Picture With Sister By Times Special HOLLYWOOD, Cal., Sept. 22. Loretta Young, film star whose latest picture, “The White Parade,” now is before the cameras at the Fox studios, finds her sister, Polly Ann Young, cast for a small role in the same production. Curiously enough, it was Polly Ann who inadvertently made her sister famous. She had been called at home for a role in a picture and Loretta answered that her sister was away but—she got the job. This picture gave her the necessary fame. It was called “Naughty But Nice.”

.SEPT. 22, 1934

2 Prominent City Musicians Start School Edward Resener, Director, and J. Kelton Whetstine Instructors. Edward Resener, popular musical director, and J. Kelton Whetstine, well-known pianist, have announced the opening of anew school of music bearing their names, with studios in the When building. Believing the music-minded people of Indianapolis will respond to anew method, in teaching, Mr. Resener and Mr. Whetstine have engaged a staff of expert and professional teachers, under their personal supervision, and will instruct in popular and classic conducting, violin, piano, organ, reed, brass and percussion instruments. The beginner as well as the advanced student will receive their personal attention. Mr. Resener, is known nationally and locally as a conductor and concert violinist, having been associated with Roxy, S. Leopold Spitalny, Max Weil, Ernest Natielo, Ernst Schmidt, the late S. Leopold Kohls, Modest Altschuler, Constantin Bakalienikoff and Nathaniel Finston. He conducted and was concert violinist at the Circle and Indiana theaters for a number of years. Resener also played with Charlie Davis band, Dick Powell and his orchestra, and at present has a band bearing his own name, and is conductor of the Lyric theater orchestra. He studied under Hugh McGibeny. Mr. Whetstine, graduated under Flora M. Hunter of the Metropolitan School of Music, and later taught music in the same school as well as Indiana university. He spent two years teaching and coaching in eastern schools. His professional experience was gathered from several theatrical musical shows, in which he toured America several times. Both men are natives of this city. Mechanical Duck Is Almost a 'Natural' Paramount today gave Joe Penner’s duck a stand-in. His name is Flannigan, and he’s a mechanized toy, especially made for the part and so like Joe’s own Goo-Goo that you can’t tell ’em apart wheh they stand motionless at ten paces. Flannigan was a necessity. He resulted from half an hour’s futile efforts to focus the camera on GooGoo, who had camera fright and wouldn’t stand still long enough.

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