Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 241, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 February 1935 — Page 8

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FIERY ROLE PORTRAYED BY LEONORE ULRIC, STAR OF'PAGAN LADY

Apollo Screen Now Offers 'One More Spring/ Starring Janet Gaynor and Warner Baxter Palace Presents ‘Sequoia,’ Showing Scenes of Wild Life Never Before Witnessed: Double Feature Forms Bill at Circle. JANET GAYNOR and Warner Baxter, remembered for their stellar performances together in ‘ Paddy, the Next Best Thing" and "Daddy Long Legs” are again the center of attractim upon the screen of the Apollo theater, where the latest of their efforts, "One More Spring,” is offered. >

The new photoplay, produced by Fox Films under the directorship of Henry King and the supervision of Winfield Sheehan, is an adaptation of Robert Nathan's best-seller novel of the same name. Janet Gaynor and Warner Baxter. describ'd by many as the stars who belong together, are said to give unforgettable performances in this modern story. So fine-spun and delicate is the romance, so tense the drama, and so convincing their performances that there can be no doubt of this picture lingering in the memory as a memorable experience, according to preview reports. • One More Spring" is the story of two brave souls who. when their last ray of hope has left them, meet at a park, and strike up a friendship. Winter has denuded the trees, and the grim mhospitality of the city encompasses tnem. They decide to see it through platonically, and together tcith a penniless musician find shelter, a place to call home, in a toolhouse. The grouo forms a fascinating little cosmos, self-sufficient yet related to the nearby world, to which they are destined to return with spring. The unfolding of the problem of the odd assortment of humans. and the adventures that befall them helps make up the story of the new photoplay. Ably supporting the principals are Walter King, as the musician who dreams of genius; Jane Darwell, as a motherly scrub-woman; Grant Mitchell, as the humbled banker; Roger Imhoff, Rosemary Ames. John Qualen and Nick Foran. And last, but not least, in this array of talent is Stepin Ferchit. whose slow-motion antics relieve with comedy this engrossing romance.

Unique Movie at Palace Secrets of the wild things of the great American forests and animal scenes never before witnessed by j human beings, are now to be seen on the screen in “Sequoia (pronounced See-quo-yah), Metro-Gold-wyn-Mayer’s “different" picture, I which is now at Loews Palace Theater. Struggles to the death between j male deer during the mating season, j the unceasing warfare of mountain lions and other wil ’ animals have been captured by th. camera after one of the most unusual series of exp ditions in the history of motion pictures. Day after day and night after night the cameramen lay in wait | beside game trails and water holes j in the Sierra Mountains, little by i little recording in screen and sound the life and death adventures of the animals. The result is a thrilling record of life in the great American wilderness. Jean Parker, one of the M-G-M's younger and most sparkling players, ar.d Russell Hardie have the principal hum n roles, although the center of interest is held by the animal.? At a pre-release showing Zai e Gre v America's foremast outdoor novelist, saw' the picture and said: “It is not only the best outdoor picture I have ever seen, but \o me, it’s the best picture of the last decade.” And reviews by many other famous personalities proclaim “Sequoia" as the acme of outdoor pictures. Booked on the same program with “Sequoia" is the first of a series, “Crime Doesn't Pay.” entitled “Buried Loot.” which is much like a feature picture except that it runs only 20 minutes; also to be shown is an all-colcr revue. "Star Night at Cocoenut Grove ” and Edwin C. Hill in Hearst Metrotone News. a a a Fun Movie on View Yesterday the Indiana Theater brought Ferenc Molnar's "The Good Fairy" to its screen. *vuh Margaret Suilavan and Herb Marshall in the leading roles. with Frank Morgan. Reginald j ..en and Alan Hale in the supporting cast. Miss Suilavan ha? the role that Helen Hayes created on the stage. For the benefit of ti:ose who may be misled by the title, it may be said that "The Good Fairy” is not a flight into the realm of fantasy. Rather it is a comedy, dealing with the adventures that befall an innocent young usherette in a motion picture palace. The story is that of an orpiian girl, played by Miss Suilavan. who takes a Job as an usherette. She meets Reginald Owen, a waiter, in a big hotel, who. charmed by her innocence, appoints himself to look after her. He invites her to a party at the hotel, where he is to be one of the servants, to show her something of the gay life of the city. The rich Frank Morgan, elderly and alone, spies her wandering about the ballroom and attaches himself to her. The waiter hovers about to protect his protege, and manages to get her safely out of the hotel after Morgan has taken her to a private dining room and

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promised to buy her rich and desirable presents. To ward Morgan off Miss Sullavan has told him she is married and Morgan conceives the idea of giving her presents at second hand by making her husband rich. Miss Sullavan picks a name at random from the phone book, and it happens to be Herbert Marshall, a poor and struggling young lawyer. Morgan calls on Marshall the next day and offers him an important executive position with the company. One complication follows another until the principals are involved in comedy situations that are said to border of slapstick. In an important role in the picture is Eric Blore. who created considerable comment for his portrayal of the waiter in "The Gay Divorcee.” “The Good Fairy” was directed by William Wyler, who, in private life .is Margaret Sullavan’s husband. a u u Double Bill at Circle The Circle is offering a double bill which includes Claudette Colbert in “The Gilded Lily” and Edmund Lowe and Jack Holt in “The Best Man Wins.” Columbia's "The Best Man Wins,” a spectacular film starring Edmund Lowe and Jack Holt with Bela Lugosi and Florence Rice in support is based on a story by Ben G. Kohn, adapted to the screen by Ethel Hill and Bruce Manning. "The Best Man Wins” tells the exciting tale of two deep-sea divers and their adventurous careers on opposite sides of the law. One becomes a diver for a smuggling ring, the other an officer of the waterfront police. Their meeting under w ater in the final sequence is said to be one of the most breathtaking scenes in recent pictures. Interpolated in the dramatic theme is the romantic rivalry between Lowe and Holt for Miss Rice’s favor. Miss Rice, daughter of Grantland Rice, sports writer, has been in pictures for only a brief period, but has progressed remarkably since her debut. Others in the cast of "The Best Man Wins” are J. Farrell MacDonald, Bradley Page, Forrester Harvey, Frank Sheridan and Mitchell Lewis. u a u In the Theaters Loew’s Palace—Jean Parker in "Sequoia,” short reels Indiana —Margaret Sullivan and Herbert Marshall in "The Good Fairy,” short reels. Circle—Edmund Lowe and Jack Holt in "The Best Man Win. c ” and Claudette Colbert in "The Gilded Lady.” Apollo—Janet Gaynor and Warner Baxter in "One More Spring,” short reels. Lyric—James Cagney and Pat O'Brien in "Devil Dogs of the Air” and Eddie Peabody on stage. Short reels. Colonial —New Company Burlesque and pictures. Strand—Claudette Colbert in "Imitation of Life” and "Music in the Air.” Ohio—Claudette Colbert in “I Cover the Waterfront” and "Limehouse Blues.” Capitol—" Doomed Criminals.” Ambassador—Joe Morrison in “One Hour Late” and "Wednesday Child.” Alamo—Buck Jones in “The Crimson Trail” and "White Lies.”

Show Schedule Playhouse of Civic TheaterTonight and tomorrow at 8:30, "Meet My Sister.” English's—Tomorrow at 3, Iturbi. pianist. Monday night at 8:30. Lencre Ulric in “Pagan Lady.” Academy of Music—Monday night at 8:15, Dusolina Giannini and the male chorus of the Indianapolis Maennerchor in recital. Lyric Daily stage show, 12:30. 2:46. 5:02. 7:18 and 9:34 p. m. Sunday shows start at 1. Indiana—Daily feature. 11:30 a. m., 1:36. 3:40. 5:45. 7:50 and 10 p. m. Sunday shows start at 1. Apollo—Daily feature. 11:33 a. m„ 1:33. 3:33. 5:33. 7:33 and 9:33 p. m. Sunday feature starts at 1:33. Circle —"Gilded Lily” feature daily. 11:18 a. m., 2:08, 4:48, 7:28 and 10:28 p. m. Sunday shows start at 1. Loew's Palace—Daily feature at 11:55 a. m., 1:55. 3:55, 5:55, 7:55 and 10 p. m.

Mary Takes Rest With Palm Springs her destination. Mary Ellis, Paramount's "singing actress,” is taking a brief rest before starting her new picture, ‘Two on a Tower.” Jack Kids Mother Just to get her goat. Jack Oakie, Paramount comedian, calls his mother the "district attorney” because, he says, she asks to many questions.”

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Appearing on Screens of Five Downtown Theaters

1— Margaret Sullavan uses a ladder to good advantage in “The Good Fairy,” which is now at the Indiana. 2 Janet Gaynor and Warner Baxter again have a romance in “One More Spring,” which is on view at the Apollo. 3 Claudette Colbert is the good looking star of “The Gilded Lily,” which is a part of a.double bill at the Circle.

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Mary of Scotland/ With Trio of Stars, Booked for March

Helen Hayes, Philip Merivale and Pauline Frederick Play Leads. Local theater-goers who have been reading of the triumphs of the Theater Guild's New York production of “Mary of Scotland” can now definitely look forward to seeing the entire production with Helen Hayes, Philip Merivale and Pauline Frederick when Maxwell Anderson’s notable drama comes to English's for an engagement of two nights, March 25 and 26. This tour of “Mary of Scotland,” which began Monday, Feb. 4, in Philadelphia, and travels westward, is unquestionably one of the most exciting and glamorous tours in recent years. Katherine Cornell last season and Helen Hayes and George Cohan this season are proving with dramatic conviction to thousands of theater-

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goers in the United States that the road is by no means dead. Box office receipts at the end of each engagement show this in no uncertain terms. “Mary of Scotland” is at present breaking all kinds of records at the Forrest Theater, Philadelphia, where the engagement is limited to three weeks in order that all the dates on this long tour may be properly filled. In “Mary of Scotland” Maxwell Andersen has written what is generally acknowledged as the finest

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play in many seasons and one of the outstanding pieces of writing in the collective works of the American drama. And to play the three glorious roles of Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth and the Earl of Bothwell, the Theater Guild has chosen three of the greatest artists on the American stage today—Helen Hayes, Pauline Frederick and Philip Merivale. A distinguished company of 30 supports them and includes Hugh Buckler, Charles Dalton, George Coulouris and Philip Leigh. Theresa Helburn of the Theater Guild directed the entire production and Robert Edmond Jones designed the magnificent sets the praises of which are sung in every review of the play.

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Schwartz Wins World Renown Noted Jewish Actor Will Appear at English’s. Unquestionably the most outstanding and versatile actor on the Jewish stage today is Maurice Schwartz. In the 15 years of his activity as the director and star of the Yiddish Art Theater he has thrilled audiences in Europe and America in more than one hundred dramatic roles. His performances in “Yoshe Kalb” and the “Dybbuk” were memorable events in the history of the stage. In a dramatic recital which Mr. Schwartz will give at English’s next Friday night he will depict a great number of his outstanding roles from the works of the leading Jewish playwrights, Sholem Ash, I. L. Peretz, Sholem Aleichem and others, demonstrating a remarkable range of histrionic versatility. Mr. Schwartz is now on an international tour of the United States and Canada, from San Francisco to New York, and will play in 20 of the leading cities of both countries. He is duplicating his European tour, during which he played to capacity houses for 52 performances. He will be supported by the famous Viennese dramatic soprano, Mme. Herta Richter, recently from the Vienna Opera House, and Serge Glabodin, concert pianist.

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Engagement of Three Days to Open Monday at English's; Brilliant Cast in Support Play Conceived With Duel of Young Evangelist and Liquor Dealer for Girl's Affections; Classed as Sensational Success. LENORE ULRIC, one of the stage’s foremost figures, will appear here as the star of "Pagan Lady," a play by William Du Bois in which she scored one of her most sensational successes. It comes to English's for an engagement of three days beginning Monday night.

Aged Actress Played in City 74 Years Ago Kate Mayhew, 81, Writing Memoirs, Still Acts on Stage. By Times Special NEW YORK. Feb. 16.—Kate Mayhew is chary of giving out information about her career. The veteran of 76 seasons j>n the stage and the Gammy Hennessey of Max Gordon’s production of “The Farmer Takes a Wife” is writing her memoirs, and she doesn’t want to divulge the contents. Kate is 81. She doesn't look it, not by a couple of decades. Seventyfour years ago she was playing Little Eva at the Metropolitan in Indianapolis. She remembers the Civil War and the Chicago fire and the disastrous Grant administration. The footlights were coal oil lamps in those p.ve-mazdadays. In the dreary months when a nation was holding its breath and wondering what the South would do if the North elected its lanky Springfield lawyer, Kate was ascending nightly to heaven in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s inflammatory classic. Corrects Error All that she had to report regarding those troublous times was to correct an earlier report that she had toured with Lotta Crabtree. “I was in the company when Lotta Crabtree played the Metropolitan in ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ in 1864,” she explained. “I never toured with her.” Miss Mayhew is more communicative about her recent appearances. “I’ve been sort of wedded to housekeeper roles lately,” she said. “One of my favorites was the French housekeeper with George Fawcett in ‘Peacock. “And Morris Gest appointed me keeper of the pots and pans in his production of ‘Mecca.’ Yes, I’ve been all nationalities—an English housekeeper in H. G. Wells’ ‘Wonderful Visit’ and a century-old Spaniard in ‘Madra’ with Nance O’Neill. Appeared With Jaffe “I even played in a translation from the Yiddish with Sam Jaffe and Mary Philips. Marc Connelly gave me ‘The Wisdom Tooth.’ And I suppose you’d call me an Oneida County housekeeper in this play. “I’d like to tell you about the time I played with Sam Wellerby in ‘Ticket of Leave Man,’ ” continued Miss Mayhew. “And the time I played with Maggie Mitchell in ‘Pearl of Savoy.’ That was in 1873. You can’t fool me about that date. But never mind about those. I want to save them for my book. “Bill” Farnum Returns William Farnum, who was once filmdom’s highest paid star at a salary of SIO,OOO a week, is now playing a supporting role in Cecil B. DeMille’s latest Paramount spectacle, “The Crusades,” which features Henry Wilcoxen and Loretta Young. Bing Spurns Offers Despite numerous attractive offers, Bing Crosby, now working in Paramount’s “Mississippi,” has consistently turned down all personal appearance tours for two years.

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In "Pagan Lady,” the author ha* taken a youthful evangelist from Montana, and put him in a free and easy hotel on the east coast of Florida. There he has thrown across his path a siren who knows what she wants and gets it. Immediately ensues a battle of urges in the boy’s cosmos with a doctor friend advising him to forget his religion long enough to become normal. The girl is the sweetheart of one Dingo Mike, who dealt in liquor during prohibition days. He is a handsome. husky young fellow who has yanked her out of a Havana resort. A court summons takes him out of town for a fortnight and it is then that the youthful preacher and his ministerial uncle appear to attend a convention of the brethren. The lure of the girl pr -ves irresistible to the youth and it is with the duel between the wanton and the uncle for possession of the boy that the play is concerned, in a thrilling and dramatic fashion. In the character of the girl who “has slung hash in a San Francisco beanery and tended bar in Liverpool,” the vivid star is given numerous opportunities of becoming the flaming, flaring, fiery Ulric that so frequently and so regularly electrified her audiences in such successes as “Tiger Rose,” “Lulu Belle,” “Kiki,” “Mima,” and others. Her large supporting cast is an admirable one that includes Gerald Kent, Robert Lowes, John F. Morrissey, Richard S. Bishop, Louise Kirtland, Jane Ferrell, Charles Harrison and Walter De Luna. The play has been staged by Edward Hartford.

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