Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 169, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 November 1934 — Page 18

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Civic Theater Will Present Mystery Play ‘Riddle Me This’ Selected as Second Offering of Season. “Riddle Me This,” selected by Frederick Burleigh, director, for the lecond production of the Civic Theaseason, has all the earmarks of being a hit. The play itself is a mixture of drama, comedy and well-sustained suspense with the additional virtue of being a detective play wherein I tie audience is in on the news from the rise of the curtain. In addition to a particularly cool and diabolical murderer, “Riddle Me This” is enhanced by the unfailing combination of a hardboiled detective captain, a scrappy reporter and dialogue as swift, amusing and modern as any streamline gadget that you can think of for comparison. - Director Burleigh’s open auditions, an inovation of the current season, have yielded new talent and “Riddle Me This” will find several faces unfamiliar to Civic patrons behind the footlights on the opening night. Miss Thomas in Cast The part of Captain McKinley, >f the detective bureau, will be taken by Sidney Sanner who comes to the Civic via the Los Angeles Theater Guild, the Pasadena Players and is an associate member of the Beverly Hills Little Theater. Mr. Sanner’s past also includes work in the films and on the radio on the west coast. While “Riddle Me This” is primarily a play in which those of the masculine persuasion have the leading parts the women have not been entirely neglected and the part of Vera Marsh will be played by Miss Dorothy Thomas, who along with Mr! Sanner will make her first bow to Civic audiences. Miss Thomas (Mrs. Jack Thomas, in private life), is during the working day a model in the French room of the William H Block Cos. Founder Given Part Norman Green, director of the Sutherland Players and long a favorite with Civic patrons, is cast as one of the coolest and most collected “heavies” seen in many a day while Robert Hanika (also no stranger to the Civic boards, is doubling for himself in playing the part of the police reporter. Mrs. Eunice Peirce, one of the founders and guiding lights of the Civic, has a choice bit as manager of the apartment house where the murder is committed and Mrs. La Rue Byron has been cast as the gangster's moll, so to speak—a part calling for skillful mixing of emotion and toughness. •Riddle Me This” will open on Saturday night, Dec. 1, and will close on Wednesday night, Dec. 5. A performance wall be given Sunday night. Dec. 2.

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The Civic Theater at the Playhouse will present “Riddle Me This,” a detective mystery, on Saturday night, Dec. 1. Russell O. Berg. Times’ staff cartoonist, has drawn his conception of four of the leading players of this cast. Upper Lest —Norman Green will be seen as Dr. Tindal. Upper Right—Sidney Sanner, a newcomer to Civic casts, will be seen as McKinley. Lower Left—Phyllis Byron will be seen as Julia Reed, one of the few women characters in the play. Lower Right—Henry Jacoby will be seen as Alcok, a newspaper reporter.

ROUNDING ROUND | | r~ a "p r n r WITH WALTER I|lLnl tK J D . HICKMAN

f NTEREST of the movie rialto in Indianapolis right now is centered upon the tremendous business that “College Rhythm” did last week at the Indiana and is repeating at the Circle at the present time. I have been asked to what I attribute the big box office success of this

picture in this city and elsewhere. The answer I found in the great number of children who went to the Indiana to see “College Rhythm. The answer is Joe Penner. A survey among children shows that Joe Penner is easily their radio favorite. I know when I talk to young folk about men and women of the stage, screen and radio there are more questions about Joe and his duck than any other. a a a TEN years of blanket hops will be celebrated by Butler university on Nov. 28 when the 1934 edition of the all-school dance, traditionally sponsored by the Sigma Delta Chi. journalism fraternity, is held at the Indianapolis Athletic Club. Established in 1921 by the Fourth Estate Club, local petitioning Sigma Delta Chi. the dance was continued annually after 1926 when the national fraternity was installed. Proceeds from the dance are used each year to present a “B" blanket to the outstanding senior on the football squad and also to provide gold footballs for the remaining members being graduate. Eight men will be honored this year. They are Karl Sutphin, George Zimmerman. Addison Coddington, Kermit Bunnell, Ralph Simpson Robert Stewart, William Thomas and Paul Moore. Winner

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of the blanket is not announced until the dance. ' Morris King, dance chairman, has announced that Hal Denman and his orchestra will play. A razz sheet, disclosing campus gossip, will be distributed free. Election of a football queen will be held during the dance. All co-eds will be eligible to vie for the honor. Charles Kuhn, staff artist for The Indianapolis News, has designed the 1934 Blanket Hop ticket. Each year the fraternity obtains a newspaper artist to design the pasteboards. Last year Chic Jackson, deceased, af The Star, drew the tickets. 9 9 0 jnvß. IRA P. BERRY, world traveler and lecturer, will present dramatic impersonations of the Oberammergau “Passion Play” at the Capitol Avenue M. E. church at 7:30 tomorrow night. Artistic pictures, impersonations and voice tones are used in presenting thus great religious drama. Dr. Berry was trained by the Oberammergau actors in Bavaria. He speaks in exact tones of eighteen different actois. He has given this presentation more than two thousand times in America. The public is invited to attend Sunday night. 9 9 9 HAROLD BAUER, pianist, and Artur Rodzinski, conductor, will make their first appearance together in the General Motors Symphony concert at 8 tomorrow night, E. S. T. NORTH SIDF. R. / Double IVatnre 1 1 Geo. O'Brien “THE DI r DE RANGER” “HAPPY LANDING” Son. Double a.—Constance Bennett “OUTCAST LADY” Hick I*nwe! 1 -Kubv Keeler “DAMES”

Title Selected. NEW YORK, Nov, 24.—“Rhythmania” has been decided upon as the title of the new midwinter floor show which opened Thursday eveNORTH SIDE _ . . _ __ Talbot ad 22nd TALBOTT •THE LINE UP" “GREEN EYES” aun. Double Feature —Pat Patterson “LOVE TIME" F.dward Arnold “MILLION DOLLAR RANSOM" ■ ■■. -i k. . Find at ColleSe ID T ltouble Feature ▼▼ I A Kdw. G. Koblnson “MAN WITH TWO FACES” “ROMANCE IN THE RAIN" Sun. Double Feature —Warren William “THE DRAGON MURDER CASE’ .Innp( (iiiHi<ir-Lc\> A> re* “SERVANTS ENTRANCE” . 2261 Station St. P i- A M Double Feature \~r\l V 1 Hicliard Cromwell “NAME THE WOMAN” “GUNS FOR HIRE" Nun. Double Feature —Warner Oland “CHARLIE CHAN IN LONDON” -I O'tit ( r;ivtfnl-(iiirlt (nlilp “CHAINED” / a r.i,h Mud (’iii<*kp Stratford '"““'tSm" “RETURN OF THE TERROR” “DYNAMITE RANCH” Sun. Double Feature —Bill liosers “DAVID lIARUM” “FRIENDS OF MR. SWEENEY" . . AnH ( A Double Feature '” * ' ' Sylvia Sidney “GOOD DAME” “SMOKY” Sun. Double Feature—F. G. Kobinson “MAN WITH TWO FACES” Shirley Temple “STAND UP AND CHEER” _ . _ _ . , , Illinois at SOlh GARR CK Double Feature Kichard Cromwell “AMONG THE MISSING” “THE DAWN TRAIL” stll. DoiiMp I >;i tii it —flitrolil l.lovfi “THE PAW” “SIDE STREETS” 301 h & North western RC Y Double F’eature L A Pat O’Brien “PERSONALITY KID” “GIRL IN DANGER” Sun. Double Feature —W r m. Cowell “THE THIN MAN” “FRIENDS OF MR. SWEENEY” 7 ADIMP Double Feature LAKIiNU Madge Evans “DEATH ON THE DIAMOND” “HANDY ANDY” Sun. Double Feature—Miriam Hopkins “RICHEST GIRL IN THE WORLD” Bette Davis “HOUSEWIFE” St. Clair at Ft. Wayne CT /"”l AID Double Feature OI . v.Lr\ll\ Stuart Erwin “BACHELOR BAIT” “YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU" Sun. Double Feature—Sliirlev Temple “NOW AND FOREVER” Marv Carlisle “MILLION DOLLAR RANSOM” EAST SIDE STRAND B THE LONE RIDER” “THE MORNING AFTER” Sun. Double Feature—Dick Cowell “DAMES” “MILLION DOLLAR RANSOM” _. . . . . . Dearborn at lOtli RIVOLI “THF. LEMON DROP KID” “THE DUDE RANGER” Sundiy—Cla inlet<p ColbertWarren William “CLEOPATRA” .„ , ... , . .-.run F. Wash. St. RV NG ,> "‘ ure KN T 11 l.eslie Howard “LADY IS WILLING” “ADVENTURE GIRL” Sun. Double Feature—Klissa I,and! “COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO” I.ee Tracy “LEMON DROP KIO” _ _ _ 8442 F. Wash. Si.' TACOMA “RETURN OF THE TERROR” “I GIVE MY LOVE” Sun. Double Feature —Z.asii Pitts “THEIR BIG MOMENT” Janet tiaynor-l.ew Ayres ‘SERVANTS ENTRANCE” _. IW prv es Mitt k. New 4 ork ll JXM jC J Double Feature I 'sZZAU.ksr Warren William “UPPER WORLD” "LOVE TIME” Son. Double Feature—Sail v Blane “HALF A SINNER” Ricardo Cortez “HAT, COAT AND GLOVE” rv A m/rn 29:10 E - Tenth St. PAkKtK Double Feature rnl\l\tl\ Warren William “UPPER WORLD” “BACHELOR BAIT” Sun Double Feature—Bette Davis “HOUSEWIFE” >larv ( arlisle “HAPPY LANDING”

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ning, Nov. 22, at Del Monico's. Tito new production has words and music by Porter Grainger and Billy Grey, dances by Lew Crawford, and costumes by Irving. EAST SIDE T. .1- ill K. lMh St Hamilton “DAMES” “STRAIGHT IS THE WAY” Sun. Dble. Feature —Kobt. Montgomery “HIDEOUT" Guy Kit.be “BIG HEARTED” C. .. . . 2721 F. Wa,h. St. J) Y y Double Feature n/ A I John Wayne “WEST OF THE DIVIDE” “THE BOWERY" Sun. Double Feature—Ann Harding “GALLANT LADY” Warner Buster “STAND UP AND CHEER” ~ .. | 1500 Roosevelt Hollywood niar/BeV:'/ ‘TREASURE ISLAND” “RAINBOW RANCH” Sun. Double Feature —Shirley Temple “LITTLE MISS MARKER" “The Notorious Sophie Lang” ~ 4680 F. Tenth st EMERSON SHE LOVES ME NOT” “Murder on the Blackboard” Sun. Double Feature —Norton Shearer “Barretts of Wimpole Street” /.a so Pitta “THEIR BIG MOMENT’ \e >ler. >it K. Wiiili. Paramount "" “PARIS INTERLUDE” “SAGE BRUSH TRAIL” Sun Double Feature —Wheeler-Woolsey •COCKEYED CAVALIERS” .Ann Sol hern “BLIND DATE” Serial—“RED RIDER” SOUTH SIDE FOUNTAIN SQUARE Double Feature Claude Rains “CRIME WITHOUT PASSION” “THE MOON STONE” Sun Double FVature —I.ee Trey “LEMON DROP KID” Constance Bennett “OUTCAST LADY” _ Prospect X Shelby C A KlllhP s Double Feature Or\ML/kl\s/ u. Bartbalmess ‘MIDNIGHT ALIBI” “ELMER AND ELSIE” Sun. Double Feature —Wheeler- Woolsey “COCKEYED CAVALIERS” Jack Dakie “SHOOT THE WORKS” XTT-.rt r-v 220:5 Hi - GARFIELD “THEIR BIG MOMENT” “LET’S TALK IT OVfeR” Sun. Double Feature —Warner Oland “CHARLIE CHAN IN LONDON” .Another Feature .Attraction Prope€t-(liir<hni! avalon "rrvKr “RETURN OF THE TERROR” “NEVADA CYCLONE" Sun. Double Featiir* F. G. Robinson “MAN WITH TWO FACES” “EMBARRASSING MOMENTS" ' - , r . . , IIS S. Meridian ORIENTAL “THE STAR PACKER” “WHERE SINNERS MEET” Sun. Double Feature —Shirley Temple “NOW AND FOREVER” “MONEY MEANS NOTHING" a 1 I*2ll St. iMeriilidfi Roosevelt “DOUBLE DOOR” “BEYOND THE LAW” Sun. Dble. t eat ll re—l onstanee Bennett “MOULIN ROUGE” “GREEN EYES” WEST SIDE W. Wash, at Belmont BELMONT “CRIME OF HELEN STANLEY” “A MAN’S GAME” Sun. Double Feature—-lark Holt “I’LL FIX IT” Warren William “The Case of the Howling Dog” __ . , - Salt) W. Mich. St. DAISY v'i e t?> r *"ji > r'; “PURSUED” “The Phantom Thunderbolt” Sunday Otxihlc*—Kithnril llii “CIMARRON" “LA CUCARACHA” ZTT” -r r- M* W. | Ml. St. ~ I A T f- Double Feature • •' * u Jack Halt “BLACK MOON” “TROUBLE BUSTER” Sun. Double Feature —Ralph Bellamy “CRIME OF HELEN STANLEY” “LOVE TIME” _ , . . . _ _ li'J3 Oliver \v-. OLIVER Feature “DEFENSE RESTS” “SAGEBRUSH TRAIL” Sun. I>onbl IViitorp—lan<t (•>.? nr “SERVANTS ENTRANCE”. “lIIS GREATEST GAMBLE”