Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 241, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 February 1935 — Page 9

FEB. 16, 1933

ITURBI, SPANISH PIANIST, TO BE HEARD TOMORROW AT ENGLISH S

Served Four Years as Head of Geneva Piano Faculty, Position Liszt Once Held Recalls Hardships Ei Start of Musical Career; Forced to Leave School to Take Case Job; Worked at Night, Studied by Day. Jose Iturbi, the great Spanish pianist who comes to English’s tomorrow afternoon a* fifth concert of the season under Martens Con- * Inc., has not forgotten his youthful struggles to get a musical education.

He recast that when he was 9 he was able to study for only three months in Barcelona with Joaquin Malats, friend of Aibeniz and Granados. because he had to return to Valencia to take a joo at the Case de la Paz as well as begin giving lessons. Playing in cases at night, studying at the conservatory during the day! A hard life but, in the end, Jose Iturbl was graduated with first honors. The struggle, however, was not yet over. There were lean years before his luck turned. It happened in Zurich where at the Hotel Bauer-au-Lac he was engaged to play in the case. The telephone rang. It was the director of the Conservatory of Geneva who offered him a position as head of the piano faculty, a post Liszt once had held. He stayed there for four years and then embarked on his own career. He was a success from the start and has been one ever since. In the spring of 1933 Iturbi’s dream borame a reality and ti e reality proved that the dream had not been an idle one. The pianist went to Mexico City engaged to play thir- | teen concerts in four weeks. Before the last program the impetuous public practically broke down the doors of the theater trying to force its way into a sold-out house. Bringing to the corcert stage every element required lu the equipment of an accomplished pianist Iturbi is an enchanter, a supere musician, a remarkable artist and it has been said he has “fingers of i steel, a brain on fire, a heart bubbling with chivalric force”—qualities necessary to disclose to his hearers so great a rapture.

At the Lyric

T 1 • giant U. S. S. Macon, Uncle Sar 3 , "Queen of the Skies,” which met destruction in the waters of the Pacific Ocean, off Point Sur, Cal., Tuesday night, participated in the spectacular aerial and naval maneuvers that are a part of the picture “Devil Dogs of, the Air,” starring James Cagney and Pat OBrien, which is now at the Lyric. The United States government co-operated in the making of “Devil Dogs of the Air.' 1 a thrilling story of the aviation corps of the United States Marines. Most of the scenes were fumed at the naval base at San Diego, and the government flying field on North Island. A1 Santell Signs Alfred Santell has been signed by Paramount to direct Charlie Rugies and Mary Boland in "People Will Talk," their next to follow “RuggSes of Red Gap.” Buster Gets Break Tne script of "Car 99” provided that Sir Guy Standing have a dog in several scenes, so the actor brought his own daschund, Buster, along to work.

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SECOND CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA Announces a FREE LECTURE ON CHRISTIAN SCIENCE By CHARLES V. WINN, C. S. B. OF PASADENA, CALIFORNIA Member of the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts IN CADLE TABERNACLE OHIO AND NEW JERSEY STREETS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18th, 1935, AT 8 P. M. The Public Is Cordially Invited To Attend

Lyric Presents Eddie Peabody •Devil Dogs of the Air’ Week’s Screen Offering. Coming direct from the Roxy Theater, New York, where he just completed a lengthy and triumphant engagement, Eddie Peabody, talented musical comedian, stage, screen and radio favorite, tops the new vaudeville bill of six all-star acts now being presented at the Lyric, and which will continue through next Thursday. “Devil Dogs of the Air,” longheralded spectacular film production, procla lea the successor to Here Coir. the Navy” and with James Cagey, Pat O’Brien and Frank. McHi gh, the inimitable trio of the latter picture, again united with exceptional results, is the Lyric’s screen offering. FH<?i e Peabody blossoms forth in entirely new act at the Lyric—one which was a veritable sensation on Broadway. A master of 28 instruments this versatile musical virtuoso effectively employs many of them to the accompaniment of his breezy brand of humor. Other acts on the vaudeville bill are Marcy Brothers and Beatrice, singer, and knockabout dancers; Adelaide Hal!, talented sepia comedienne, one of the greatest stage personalities of her race; Wynn, Lee and Norris in “A Cycle of Comedy Su prises ; Hector and Pals, a delightful canine oddity, and the Young Kaon Chinese troupe, two men and five girls, a truly marvelous imjjortation from the Orient.

Based on a story by John Monk Saunders ol the flying corps of the United States Marines, “Devil Dogs of the Air” directed by Lloyd Bacor . was made with the co-opera-tion cf the United States government. The scenes were taken, for the most part, at the naval base at San Diego, Cal., and at the flying field on North Island. Hazardous and thrilling air stunts and special marine maneuvers in which a score of warships, dozens of airplanes and the giant U. S. S. Macon participate, are among the many impressive episodes of the picture. Cagney bas the role of a fresh youngster who joins the Marines and tries to tell the officers what it is all about, only to discover, for himself, what the service means after an Incident which leads to a smashing climax. Romantic interest is provided by Margaret Lindsay, for whose affections Cagney and O’Brien engage in strenuous competition. The cast includes John Arledge, Helen Lowell, Robert Barrat, Russell Hicks, William Davidson and Gordon Elliott, as well as 1000 members of the Marine Corps as “extras,” or in bit parts.

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I—Johnny Burkarth and his orchestra will play a return engagement on the Indiana Roof tonight and tomorrow night. Z— Lenore Ulric will open a three-day engagement Monday night at English’s in “Pagan Lady.'*

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TOURING under the personal c edition of his “Vanities” will be ] Theater for the week beginning next Previous engagements of this revue here have been at the high prices which w ? ere never less than $2.75 for the best seats, but on this occasion Earl Carroll has arranged with the Indiana, because of the large seating capacity and the unusual number of four performances a day, for the low popular prices which will be in effect this time. Ken Murray, the stellar comedy star of stage and screen, is featured at the head of the cast of 50, which includes such talented folk as the Three Samuels Brothers, Helen Charleston, the Collette Sisters, Milton Charleston, Donald Burr and Claire Curry. The chorus ensemble numbers 30 beauties, the famous Earl Carroll girls, especially selected by Earl Carroll, who is known as America’s premiere authority on feminine beauty. The 20 scenes of this production

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irection of Earl Carroll, the latest iresented on the stage of the Indiana Friday with four shows daily. rapidly succeed each other in typical revue style. The orchestra will be under the direction of Ray Kavanaugh, Mr. Carroll’s general musical director. a tt tt Education to Be Topic 'T'HE Methodist ch: n r sos the Indianapolis Dist will hold a rally In the interest of Christian Education at the Roberts Park Church at 7:30 next Tuesday to be addressed by Earl E. Harper, S. T. 8., D.D., president of Evansville College, and Dr. Charles J. Davidson of Chicago, associate secretary of the Board of Education of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Preceding the addresses, the Evansville College Choir will give a concert under the direction of Dr. I. M. Blackburn. The public is invited. At 6, a dinner will be served by women of the Roberts Park Church at which a program of music and short talks by members of the choir will be featured. The following students make up the choir: Sopranos, Bethel Boston, Louise Wilson, Elizabeth Harmon, Faye Kingsbury and Cecile Hovda, all of Evansville, and Mary Black, Aurora. Altos, Mabel Nenneker, Jean Meyer, Miriam Patrick and Margaret Rose Koch, all of Evansvillep and Geneva Fortune, Rockport. Tenors, Kenneth McCutchan, Ralph Waterman and Carl Bosecker, all of Evansville. Basses, Karl Schuessler, Cyrus Worral and Jacob Henn, all of

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3 Maurice Schwartz, director of the Yiddish Art Theater, will appear in a dramatic recital next Friday night at English’s. 4 Eddie Peabody with his banjo is the headliner on the new stage bill now on view at the Lyric.

Evansville, and Vincent Parker, Jeffersonville. Accompanist, Mildred Brown, Evansville, u a Concert Scheduled AT the Academy of Music at 8:15 Monday night a male chorus of the Indianapolis Maennerchor will appear in a concert with Dusolina Giannini as soloist. n # * City to Hear Kubelik JAN KUBELIK, a world figure and one of the great violinists of all time, will appear in recital at the Murat at 3 Sunday afternoon, March 10. He will be accompanied on the piano by his 20-year-old son, Rafael. n tt 'Roberta' Booked VINCENT BURKE announced today that “Roberta,” one of the biggest musical comedy hits of this and last season on Broadway, will play a two-day engagement at English’s, starting Tuesday night, March 5, with a matinee on Wednesday. Fay Templeton, Tamara, Raymond Middleton, Odette Myrtil, Sydney Greenstreet, Mrs. William Faversham and many others will be in the cast. “Roberta” comes to English’s

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direct from the Erlanger in Chicago. Benny and Tracy Features Booked Starting tomorrow for three days, the Ohio will present “Trans-Atlan-tic Merry-Go-Round,” with Jack Benny and Nancy Carroll, and “Mad Game,” with Spencer Tracy. On next Wednesday the double bill for three days will feature “College Rhytnm,” with Joe Penner, Jack Oakie and the Boswell Sisters, and “Wagon Wheels.”

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Moret and Erita, Who Danced in 'Flying Down to Rio / Film, Placed on Showboat Bill Program at the Cars Retains Bill Moon and His Orchestra; Kemp’s Kavern Patrons Like Al Davis, Crooning Accordionist. BY JOHN W. THOMPSON GARCON, that bloated plutocrat, has just returned from Florida -'•’here he spent his idle hours basking in the Vitamin D. He comes back with the announcement that two friends of his from the West coast, Moret and Erita, a dance team which was among the featured couples in the motion picture, ‘‘Flying Down to Rio.” and also in the recent “Merry Widow” picture, will be the headliners on the Showboat night club bill for the coming week.

Manager Frank Cantwell continues his broad entertainment policy with Virginia Dutton supplying the blues songs for the Showboat patrons. She hails from “down in Memphis” and her singing has made a hit in the southland. Mary Lou and Dolores are presented in a sister act of song and dance with Keith Jackson upholding the male part of the bill in a trick tap dancing act. The Rush Trio, three maids of the dance, will round out the show in a riot of harmonious dancing. Os course, Morrey Brennen and his lads will provide the dance and show music. tt u Orchestra Remains Bill Moon and his moonbeams are still the musical rage at the Cars, and will have several outstanding performers to supplement their dance music this week. Judy Chapman, a blues specialist, will be heard in a series of popular tunes done in the “low dow f n” manner; Paul Livingston, classed as “the little man with the big voice,” will have a second week at the Cars, and Johnny Wages is starting out with a novelty act on the bill of variety. Jerry Lane, a smart girl dancer, and Lee Cox, the romantic baritone with Bill Moon’s band, will complete the show. tt tt tt Accordionist Retained Al Davis, the crooning accordionist at Kemp’s Kavern, 122 E. Northst, is making quite an impression on the patrons and, according to Mr. Kempler who almost has a panic on his hands each Saturday night, the Davis entertainment will continue. a a Invited to Embassy The pompous ambassador of mirth, “Pop” Juneman, has opened his Embassy for all to enjoy and is holding forth thereabouts nightly. Last week-end the patrons were treated to the dancing and singing of Gladys and Ethel. Mr. Juneman reports that all Indianapolis diplomats of fun and frolic are welcome at the Embassy. tt tt tt Dance Policy Changed Th Wonder Bar is starting a nightly dancing policy this week. Heretofoi'e there has been dancing on week-ends. But beginning tonight the Rhythm Racketeers will be on hand each night to give tuneful accompaniment for all who care to tango, waltz or two-step. a Request Tunes Filed Johnny Burkarth and his orchestra, to be featured on the Indiana Roof tonight and tomorrow night, are already familiar with the tunes popular with local dancers. When they played a one-night engagement here last month, Burkarth gave each person who wished to request a tune a blank to be

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filled with the name of the tune desired. During the course of the night, each request was played, and when the dance was over Burkarth filed the blanks away for future Indianapolis engagements. Incidentally, Tom Devine of the Roof reports the titles of the melodies for which there was the greatest number of requests, were: “June in January.” first; “Believe It Beloved.” second; “Isle of Capri.” third, with Hoagy Carmichael's “Judy,” “Blue Moon,” “The Object of My Affections” and “Dark on Observatory Hill” competing for fourth position. Johnny Burkarth’s orchestra, it will be remembered, was recently featured at the Gibson Hotel, Cincinnati, from where it broadcast twice daily from radio station WLW. a a a Dance Duo Booked Al Paetz, the Cedar Chair host, announces that this Saturday’s party will have as guests of honor. Miss Dorothy Prince and Miss Ruth Anne Kersting, who will present a series of special dance novelties.

Program to Be Wholly Russian Symphony Concert Set for March 5 at Murat. The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Ferdinand Schaefer and with Bomar Cramer as guest soloist, will give its fourth concert of the season on Tuesday night, March 5, at the Murat. Mr. Schaefer has chosen four Russian musical numbers for this, his first all-Russian program. The overture to be “Prince Igor,” by Rorodin. Other numbers will be Rachmaninoff’s “Concerto in C Minor,” for piano and orchestra; Rubinstein’s “Candle Dance of the Brides of Kashmir,” from “Feramores,” and Tscnaikowsky’s “Symphony No. 5, in E Minor.” Although the Indiana Symphony Society, which sponsors the orchestra, concluded a most successful membership campaign last fall, the funds coming from a complete sellout of the Murat for every concert still are not enough to finance a season of five concerts and the free children’s concerts in the spring. So again the friends of the orchestra have donated the necessary funds. Hathaway Assigned Henry Hathaway, young director whose “Lives of a Bengal Lancer” is breaking theater records all over the country, next will direct Gary Cooper in a screen adaptation of George Du Maurier’s “Peter Ibbetson,” Paramount announces.