Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 175, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 December 1934 — Page 22

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LARGEST GROUP OF STARS APPEARS IN 'FOLLIES'

Stage, Radio and Screen to Offer Talent Ziegfeld Show Will Oper at English’s Oec. 8 in Three Days. iTie greatest aggregation of stage, siree.n and radio stars ever to assemble on a loc&> stage at one time wiil be making merry at English’s v/hen Mrs. r’lorenz Ziegfeld presents the latest edition of the “Ziegfeld tonics’ here Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 6, 7 and 8, with a matinee Saturday. Suppjrii those famed comics, Fannie Brio, and Willie and Eugene Howard, are such notables as June and Cherry Preisser. acrobatic dancing sisters, and Harrison and Fisher, the dance team of Nev York and London ballroom fame. Vivian Janis of the networks, Barre Hill of the Chicago Opera Company, and Niela Goodelle, prima donna of the last “Follies,” will be in the cast Victor Morley, veteran dramatic star of half a hundred successes; Eva Arden of the Winter Garden in New York; Bryce Hutchens, young; English star; Judith Barron, of the musical comedy stage; Leona Sousa, most beautiful showgirl in the world; Evelyn Thawl, premiere dansuese, and Dolores Montez, recently chosen “Miss World’s Fair” at the Chicago exposition beauty contest, round out the cast. Color Films Will Cost $7,000,000 By V nited Press HOLLYWOOD, Dec. I.—Pioneer pictures, headed by John Hay Whitney, New York financier, will spend $7,000,000 in production of nine or more technicolor feature pictures, it was announced today. Mr. Whitney returned to New York after completing details of the production program, which calls for the first picture going into rehearsal Monday with Miriam Hoakins in the leading role. The studio announced that Merian C. Cooper, upon completing his curtent two pictures at RKO, will join Pioneer as vice-president in charge Os production. Bing Crosby Tries to Grow Whiskers Bing Cro:by is undergoing the hardest job of his career. Trying to gei into “character” for his uex; picture, “Mississippi,” the Paramount star i busily attemptirg to grow sideburns and a mustache. Not content with just cultivating the required adornment, Crosby is rasi t complete b“ard. explaining that he’ll let the makeup department slice away at a later date those parts that are not necessary to the picture. Bernie and Band Return to Films By Timr* N/nn( HOLLYWOOD. Dec. 1. Ben Bernie. the old maestro, and all his little lids, have returned to Hollywood to resume his Paramount screen career. He will be featured in “One Night Stand,” which is to be d’rected by Alfred Werker, with George Raft, the only player so far set for the film. While in Hollywood, Bernie will continue his regular Tuesday night broadcasts over the Columbia system.

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Bob Hanika The second regular offering of the Civic Theater at the Playhouse will open tonight. “Riddle Me This," a detective mysary play, will be the offering for five nights. Bob Hanika is in the cast. A performance also will be given tomorrow night.

Miss La Follette Dodges Politics Cousin of Two Officials Seeks Film Roie. By United Press HOLLYWOOD, Dec. I.—Marion La Follette, one of the Wisconsin La Follettes, has no intention of following her famous kinsmen into politics. At least not unless she doesn’t attain her present ambition. She was located among a list of candidates in a film beauty contest, winners of which will receive parts in “The Great Ziegfeld,” a picture to go into production soon. Miss La Follette came here from Buffalo, N. Y„ where she acted with a stock company. She admits her enthusiasm for acting, but rather wistfully adds that if she falls short of her goal she will abide by her father’s wishes and take up a political career. "Lhe 22-year-old actress is a usio of Senator Robert and Govor Phillip La Follette and a uuughter of Warren E. La Follette, until recently in charge of aviation extension in the department of commerce. She will soon share in a large French estate left by her mother. The estate includes a cash bequest of $1,000,000 and large realty holdings in France, Miss La Follette was educated in the west, attending the University of Utah and the College of the Holy Name, Oakland, Cal.

Colbert Recovers From Flu Attack By Times Special HOLLYWOOD, Dec. I.—Claudette Colbert, who has been confined to her home with a severe case of influenza for the past five days, has returned to her starring role in Paramount’s “The Gilded Lily," it is announced. According to her personal physician, Dr. Joseph Pressman, Miss Colbert had a narrow escape from a siege of pneumonia. Show Opens in London By Times Special NEW YORK, Dec. 1 —“Flowers of the Forest,” the new play by John Van Druten, which Katharine Cornell will produce next February, following “Romeo and Juliet” and “The Barretts of Wimpole Street,” is to have its London premiere in the Whitehall cheater next week with Gwen Ffrangpon-Davies in the leading role.

Lewis Booked

Ted Lewis, high-hatted tragedian of melody, will bring his new stage show to the Circle, starting next Thursday. Lewis and his associates will present a complete show on the stage with the band, Carrol and Schalita, Paul White, the three Royce sisters, Mildred Gaye, Eddie Chester, Ted Lems Jr., and many others.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Orchestra to Offer German Concert Music Indianapolis Symphony to Play for Second Time Tuesday Night. An all German program will be presented by the Indianapolis Symphony orchestra in its second appearance of the season, Tuesday right, Dec. 4, at the Murat theater. In addition, George Newton, bass, who was heard last season in New York, now a resident of Indianapolis, will be the soloist. The orchestra will open with Mendelssohn’s Fourth Symphony in A major, and will close with two favorite Wagnerian numbers, “A Siegfried Idyll” and the overture to “Die Meistersinger.” Mr. Newton will sing Seneca’s Farewell from Monteverdi’s “Coronation From Poppea” and Vulcan’s song from Gounod’s “Philemon and Baucis.”

ROUNDING ROUND TUP ATCDC WITH WALTER ILn I LlxO D. HICKMAN

/ TT'ONIGHT will be a night to be remembered at the Variety Club in the X Claypool hotel as Louise Powell Schilling will present a song and dance revue. Pupils from Mrs. Schilling’s school wiil appear in an elaborate floor show.

Those appearing will be Richard Pierce, Dorothy Ann Pierce, Jean Evelyn Ludwig, Betty Jane Mitchell, Marjorie Rose Meyers and Phil Parsons. Marc Wolf, chief barker, announces that this floor show will be one of the hits of the current Variety Club season. On Monday night in the club rooms, the first annual stage party will be held. Many entertainers have been engaged to appear. Supper will be served some time around 9 o’clock. Because of the stage party Monday night, the regular Monday noor. luncheon will not be held. tt tt tt A LITERARY event of importance here will take place at 8:15 Saturday night, Dec. 15, when Michael Gold, internationally known author, editor and critic, will speak in the Lincoln room oi the Lincoln. He will speak on “The Crisis of Modern Literature.” This will be an open forum meeting sponsored by the John Reed Club. tt tt tt -ItATSS LEONA SACHS will have one of the leading roles in “Meet Uncle Sally,” which will be the opening production of the season for the Brookside Players. This comedy will be presented next Thursday night at the Brookside community house. Ronald Van Arsdale is the director. Mr. Van Arsdale is formerly of the Civic theater and is a past president of Thespis of Butler university. tt r | ''HREE biilliant young American -*• artists are to take part in the General Motors Symphony Concert at 8 tomorrow nig ht. E. S. T. Werner Janssen, to conduct the General Motors Symphony orchestra, has chosen as soloists two talented duo-pianists, Vera Brodsky and Harold Triggs, for this symphony program to be broadcast over an NBC network. Mr. Janssen, comparatively unknown a half dozen years ago, is now being" ha i’od as one of the most conspicuous figures in the world of music, since his appearance this season as the first native New Yorker ever to conduct the New York Philharmonic-Symphony. He is a modest and serious young man who approaches his task with certainty and authority. Conducting without a score, he has been repeatedly likened by the critics to the great maestro, Arturio Toscanini. Vera Brodsky and Harold Triggs, duo-pianists, to be featured with Mr Janssen, have also had their great talents recently recognized by appreciative American audiences. Making their debut with the Phil-harmonic-Symphony orchestra at the summer stadium concerts in *

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Billie Joyce

When Ziegfeld Follies opens a three-day engagement Thursday night at English’s, Billie Joyce will be one of the beautiful women present.

1933, they have since become known throughout the country. “What I have long hoped for,” said Miss Brcdsky, speaking for herself and Mr. Triggs, “has come to pass. We shai l play with Werner Janssen, for whom we have the profoundest admiration, a program of classical and American music and shall choose contemporary Ameiican music that we feel belongs in the category of great music. There is at this very time in this country the greatest of creative talent that must be given the chance to be heard.” Coward Arrives to Direct Play By Times Special NEW YORK, Dec. 1. Noel Coward arrived from Europe this week to direct his new play, “Point Valaine,” which John C. Wilson will produce, with Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne as the stars and Osgood Perkins in an important role. The play will open in Boston on Christmas night. Gladys Calthrop will design the settings for the play. She arrives here today after a 3,-000-mile trip by air, coming from Trinidad. She designed the scenery for Mr. Coward’s “Design for Living” and also for his musical play, “Conversation Piece,” which is at the 44th Street theater.

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DEC. 1, 1934

Civic Theater • Will Present Mystery Play 'Riddle Me This’ Former New York Hit to Be Next Offering. At 8:30 at the Playhouse tonight the curtain will go up on “Riddle Me This,” the second production of the season of the Civic theater. Frederick Burleigh, new director, hrs great hopes for this murder mystery play which was a hit a season or two ago on Broadway. Mr. Burleigh by his Sunday night auditions has been able to obtain some new talent, and several new faces will be seen in the cast of “Riddle Me This.” The engagement of this mystery play is for five nights, including a performance tomorrow night. Reports from the rehearsals are that both the cast and the director ha’ve gone way past anything that the Civic has done for a long time. The players love the play and their parts, since the playwright, has given them some juicy character assignments. The cast of “Riddle Me This” is as follows: Dr. Tindal—Norman Green. Kirk—Robert Hanika. McKinley—Sidney Sanner. Mrs. Ward—Eunice Pierce. The Maid —Frances Wescott. Frank Marsh—Phil Sheridan. Vera Marsh—Dorothy Thomas. Julia Reed—Phyllis Byron. Jack Reed—Stanley Joseph. Ruth Tindal—Marcella Parry. Sully—Julian Fix. Duffy—Bradford Hodges. Alcock—Henry Jacoby. The engagement of “Riddle Me This” will close with a performance on next Wednesday night.

Mack Senneft Sues for Damages Again By United Press HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 1. Mack Sennett is again trying to obtain $35,000 damages for injuries suffered in an Automobile accident which killed Charles Mack, blackface comedian, near Mesa, Ariz., last Jan. 11. He has filed anew suit against Mack’s widow, Mrs. Myrtle Mack, and an Insurance company, charging Mrs. Mack with negligent driving. Sennett’s first suit was dismi'.ied when he failed to return from England in time for the trial. George Moran, Mack’s partner in the “Two Black Crows,” lost a suit Operetta Cast Completed By Times Special NEW YORK, Dec. I.—ln completing the cast for his new operetta, “The O’Flynn,” Russell Janney has engaged Raymond O’Brien, Jules Epeilly, Charles Henderson, H. H. McCollum and George Shields, all of whom are now in rehearsal under the direction of Max Figman.