Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 121, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 September 1934 — Page 18

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THOMAS OPENS MARTENS SEASON OCT. 18

Monte Carlo Ballet Is on List Dec. 10 Don Cossack Male Chorus Appears Here Nov. 18, Is Word. With the opening of the Martens Concerts on Thursday night, Oct. 18, with John Charles Thomas, baritone, in recital, the Indianapolis music season swings into line as well as the relighting of English’s for the season. The fifth annual season of concerts under the Martens direction with six all-star attractions equal, if not surpasses, any previous season. The season sale for tickets continues through next week, closing Oct. 6. On Monday, Oct. 8, all seats for individual concerts will go on sale. The Monte Carlo Ballet, which last • year established anew record for the dance in the public’s favor and which perhaps has created as much favorable comment in the list of Martens attractions as any, will be seen for the first time in Indianapolis on Monday night, Dec. 10, with a cast of sixty and orchestra of thirty men. Os the ballet, a London reviewer said. “We were back to the unforgettable days when Nijinsky, Pavlowa, Karsavina and Fokine held us in thrill.” The M artens’ list includes the Don Cossack Male Chorus, on Sunday afternopn. Nov. 18. After the holidays, Igor Stravinsky, composer-pianist; Samuel Dushkin, violinist, and the GlazounofT Quartet, all famous Russian musicians, will be heard on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 27. JosP Iturbi, famous Spanish pianist, will give a recital on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 17, and the closing number will bring a newcomer to Indianapolis, the internationally famed dramatic soprano, Lotte Lehmann, on Monday night, March 4.

DeMille Searching for New Actress By Times Special HOLLYWOOD. Cal.. Sept. 29 After unsuccessfully scouring the country for anew leading lady for his next Paramount spectacle, “The Crusades,” Cecil B. DeMille today Issued his requirements for the role of Berengeria, wife of King Richard the Lion-Hearted, the principal female character in the picture. “She must act like Helen Hayes,” the director announced. “She must have the vivacity of Miriam Hopkins, the wistfulness of Helen Mack, the charm of Marion Davies. And, as for looks, she must be a combination of all four of these actresses.” in Oriental Treasures Guarded Bv Timet Special HOLLYWOOD. Cal.. Sept. 29 Twenty-thousand dollars worth of Oriental treasures are under special guard at Paramount's Hollywood studio today. The easily transported fortune is in the form of Chinese idols, vases, jade elephants, gem-studded knives and Oriental art objects, used in furnishing the sets of “Limehouse Nights.” the studio's production of a tale of London's most colorful section, featuring George Raft, Jean Parker and Anna May Wong. Colbert on Vacation Claudette Colbert, soon to star in “The Gilded Lily” at Paramount under the direction of Wesley Ruggles, left today on a ten-day vacation, destination unannounced. Hardy Joins Fields Sam Hardy will play a major role In support of W. C. Fields in the comedian's current Paramount picture, “Back Porch.” Indianapolis Academy of Music Unanmy< the OpciU of Fall Term for Music and Dancing, October 6 FfcMM KI-4645—>19 ('*•>! Hall Bldg.

HE’S A BUSY MAN

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Ferdinand Schaefer One of the busiest men in the city just now is Ferdinand Schaefer, conductor of the Indianapolis Symphony orchestra which will open its season soon.

Francis X. Bushman Is Now a Grandpa Bp United Press HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 29.—It’s now Grandpa Francis X. Bushman. His daughter, Mrs. W. L. Marxer, became the mother of a girl at St. Vincent’s hospital here this week.

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DIVERSIFIED talent assembled and trained by Miss Dorothy Jane Atkins and Miss Clemons Marie Dow, prominent in Indianapolis amateur theatricals, will enliven the Rotary Club’s annual revue at the Claypool Tuesday night. Ten girls representing best talent of Butler university and Shortridge high school will form a chorus whose dance numbers will be interwoven

with a musical comedy, “Jim’s Jams,” satirizing the club’s administrative officers headed by James Duane Dungan. Dr. Arthur C. Burrell wrote the show and Ralph H. Edgerton is directing it. Don A. Morrison is manager as head of the revue committee composed of Ward Hunt Dean, Donn Herr, Otto Krauss, Dr. Harry Parr and Guy A. Wainwright. Members of the chorus are Winifred Ward, Susan Short, Afton White, Mildred Grayson and Roberta Turner of Butler; and Katherine Lewis, Maizie Tyner, Adile Dunn, Marian Carter and Janet Shuman of Shortridge. Miss Dow is a Shortridge graduate and continued dramatic studies at Ward Belmont. Miss Atkins also is a Shortridge graduate and was prominent in Butler dramatics. They will do two solo numbers in addition to five numbers by the chorus. Election of eight directors from two tickets nominated at the Rotary luncheon Tuesday will precede the dinner at 7. The “Hubs” ticket is C. D. Alexander, Arthur R. Baxter, Frank T. Carroll, Herbert R. Foltz, Robert E. Poehner, Ernest C. Ropkey, W. Carleton Starkey and John Bright Webb. The “Spokes” are Ray F. Crom, J. L. Erbrich, G. Webb Hunt, Howard R. Johnson, Marshall D. Lupton, Earl O. Noggle, Curtis H. Rottger and Guy A. Wainwright. For the first time in the club’s history wives, sweethearts and daughters will be guests at the revue. MUM ASSISTING in the sale of season tickets for the Martens’ Concerts to benefit the scholarship fund for Zeta chapter of Sigma Alpha lota, national professional musical sorority, have been the following, Mrs. Robert Orbison, chairman, Mrs. Earl Noggle, Miss Betty Martindale, Mrs. Charles Martin, Mrs. Raymond Ridge. Mrs. J. K. Varce, and Miss Elizabeth Johnson. Two scholarships have been awarded, one to Miss Henri Lane of Indianapolis and one to Miss Hanna Jane Scott of Kokomo. a u m UNDER auspices of the Woman’s Auxiliary of the Irvington Presbyterian Church, a benefit concert for the church building fund will be given by George Newton, basso-cantante, accompanied by Walter Whitworth, drama and music critic of the Indianapolis News at the piano. Wednesday even-

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Milligan Joins Beriault Art School Here Radio Announcer Accepts Post as Head of New Department. The Beriault School of Expression and Dramatic Art, located at 1325 North Alabama street, has announced that David Milligan has accepted the appointment as head of the newly created department at the school, to be known as the School of Radio Technique. Milligan will assume his new post as instructor of classes now being formed, on Monday, Oct. 1. He has just returned to Indianapolis from Chicago where he was affiliated with radio station WCBD, one of the Columbia Broadcasting stations in that city. Milligan is well known to local radio fans through his experience here as announcer over WFBM. He conducted the popular “Two-Thirty Tunes” program and a morning “chat" .hour. The new Beriault department head has had broad experience also in the theatrical field. He was quite popular while a student at Butler university in the Thespis plays there. After graduation he became an occasional cast member at the Cfvic theater.

ing, Oct. 3, at 8:15 at the church at the corner of Julian and Johnson avenues. The program to be presented is as follows: I “O Come Sweet Death’’ J. S. Bach “Eastern Hymn" J. S. Bach “With Pious Hearts” Handel “Honour and Arms” Handel It Biblical Songs ißook 1) Dvorak 111 Negro Spirituals—- " Gimme dat ole time Religion.” “Git on board, little Chillun.” “Go down, Moses.” “My Lord, what a Morning.” “Cricifixion.” “Joshua fit de battle of Jerlch.” tt tt tt THE Burroughs-Jackson School of Music and Fine Arts announces the affiliation of Eileen Poston with the school. Miss Poston is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Poston of Martinsville. Her Indianapolis studio is at 321 East Fifty-ninth street. Her classes will begin Monday. She spent two summers at PerryMansfield camp in Steamboat, Col., studying the more practical side of dancing called “Correctives in Dance Form” and “General Conditioning.” The exercises are done to music and with definite design. She also danced in Miss Portia Mansfield’s concert group both at camp and in New York. She received a teacher’s diploma and also the highest award given. In New York she was with Chester Hale professionally for a few months. She specializes in teaching children the Isadore Duncan Method which she learned while living at Irma Duncan’s studio. She danced in “El Amor Brujo” and “Le Fil Prodigue” at the New York Dance Center with Gluck Sandor. In Hollywood she had excellent work with the best Spanish teacher on the coast, Jose Fernandez. She studied ballet and modern work with Muriel Stuart, one of Pavlowa’s soloists, and Modem German technique with Harold Kreutzberg. Her most interesting professional experience was with the San Francisco Opera Ballet during the past season under the direction of Adolph Bolm. She was in “Samson,” “Aida,” “La Traviata,” “Le Coq D’Or” and several other all dance concerts given at the San Francisco opera house. She had a contract Cb go back this season but decided to come back to Indianapolis and teach. Frawley Loses Vacation Instead of getting a vacation on completion of “The Lemon Drop Kid,” William Frawley will go directly into Paramount’s “Here Is My Heart” with Bing Crosby.

MAKING FRIENDS

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Frederick Burleigh Right now, Frederick Burleigh, new director of the Civic theater, is making many friends as he becomes acquainted with the many who will act in his directed plays at the Playhouse.

Mothers Given Advice by Pete He Is an Expert About Babies, Too. “I’m a bit startled at becoming a mother so late in life,” exclaimed Pete Smith, movie commentator. What Smith really means is that he is somewhat surprised and startled, after being an “explanatory remarker’’ about bugs, inflation, football, fish, cooking, golf and hunting, at his precarious position of enlightening the motherhood of America about caring for their offspring. In his latest Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer short subject, “Taking Care of Baby,” now at Loew’s Palace, the “narrator” delves into the subject of the right and wrong ways to raise a baby. Although Smith laughingly remarks in the picture . . . “being no baby expert ... I can speak freely,” the fact is untrue. He is an expert in a sense of the word . . . and who wouldn’tf be after holding numerous conferences with leading pediatricians. This he did before writing a line of dialog or shooting a scene of the picture. The short shows many of the things a scientific mother should d<* But here are a few of the don’ts”: Don’t give a bally toys that are too advanced for hi* age. Let him get used to his playthings gradually. Put them in the same room with him. but keep them at a distance until he becomes accustomed to their size and color. Don’t put bitter substances or patent gadgets on his thumbs because he sucks them. These things only tend to make his thumbs more noticeable to him. If you must stop him, put an elbow splint on his arm. ’Hiis will break him of the habit and at the same time allow him the use of his fingers.

'Barbaric/Says Sylvia of Painted Eyebrows By Times Special HOLLYWOOD, Cal., Sept. 29. “Barbaric! ” That is the comment of Sylvia Sidney, Paramount motion picture star, regarding the dictum one noted beauty authority, that gold and silver eyelids, iridescent eyebrows and green makeup are to adorn milady's face this fall. “It’s a ridiculous idea,” said Miss Sidney. “Here, is further evidence that these silly fads do not originate in Hollywood.” Actor Likes Boxing Sir Guy Standing never ritisses a boxing match in Hollywood. ARTHUR ZINKIN ART GALLERIES of Great Master Paintings Two East Market Street Opening Monday, October First

JSEPT. 29, 1934

Montgomery Wants to Be Film 'Pillar' Bob Aims to Copy Stone and Hersholt as Good Old Standby. BY DAN THOMAS NEA Service Staff Correspondent HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 29.—80 b Montgomery wants to be a second Lewis Stone or Jean Hersholt—in other words, a solid pillar of the motion picture industry. “In all probability, I’ll always be an actor, because I like acting,” Bob told me a few days ago as we lunched in his studio dressing room. “Os course, I know that I can’t always be a star. That just isn’t in the cards for any one in the picture racket. But I believe that the industry has reached the stage where good character actors, such as Stone and Hersholt—men who mean so much to every picture—can continue in the profession indifinitely. “What I really would like to do would be to get a job as a roving correspondent for some newspaper. I can’t think of anything in the world that would be more fun than to be sent all over the world to cover events of major importance. “However, I know it would be impossible for me to get a job like that.. I’m not a good enough reporter. So I’ll just keep on acting —and spending two or three months of each year on my farm near New York.” Bob probably will be in demand just as long as he wants to continue acting, too. He is one of the few persons I have known whose great success on the screen has not changed them one particle. He’s still the same Montgomery who came out here from New York about four years ago—still an unspoiled kid who loves to laugh and who is a friend to the big and little alike. Those characteristics show in his work and they’ll keep him popular for a long time to come. Dorothy Parker to Work on Dialogue By Times Special HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 29 —Dorothy Parker and Alan Campbell, her writer-actor husband, reported for work at Paramount today. Their first assignment, in collaboration, is a tightening up of dialogue for “One Hour Late,” which features Joe Morrison and Frances Drake.

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