Indianapolis Times, Volume 47, Number 39, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 April 1935 — Page 12

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GEORGE ARLISS TO PORTRAY 'CARDINAL RICHELIEU' AT PALACE

Edward Arnold Will Be Seen in Major Supporting Role; Unusual Love Film at Apollo Maureen O’Sullivan and Cesar Romero Also Are Among Principals in French Picture; ‘The Battle’ Formed Basis of ‘Thunder in the East.’ GEORGE ARLISS returns to the American screen for his first Hollywood picture since •‘House of Rothschild’’ in the new 20th Century production. "Cardinal Richelieu,'’ which will open tomorrow at Loews Palace Theater for a week's engagement. Mr. Arliss is to be seen as the cardinal and also the minuter of King XIII of France during the reign of the feudal knights.

The supporting cast is headed by Edward Arnold who is to be seen as Louis XIII, who, although not In sympathy with the cardinal, rehod upon him to direct the course of his country. Maureen O'Sullivan is seen as the ward of the cardinal and it is she who provides the romantic touches to the picture for she is in love with a young count who is described as an enemy of his country and who also is in disfavor with the cardinal. The young count is portrayed by Cesar Romero; Douglas Duir.brille is cast as Count Barradas, sly. villainous leader of the anarchists; Francis Lister. Kathryn Alexander, Violet Cooper end Robert Harringan are also in the spectacular cast. Short reels will include another Walt Disney Silly Symohonv cartoon in color entitled "The Golden Touch,” and an Our Gang comedy called "Shrimps for a Day.” Edwin C. Hill will be heard in the latest Issue of Heast Metrotone News. a a a New Star at Apollo The eternal triangle, treated with 8 decidedly different twist, forms the basis of the story of "Thunder In the East.” the much-discussed Leon Garganoff production, formerly known as "The Battle,” which A1 Lichtman will present at the Apollo theater for seven days, commencing tomorrow. Miss Merle Oberon, Charles Boyer, and John Loder play the three corners of the triangle—the Marquis Yorisaka, noble Japanese naval

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commander; his lovely westernized wife, Mitsuka, and Fergan, the handsome English officer, with whom the wife falls in love. Miss Oberon, who first appeared locally as Anne Boleyn in "Henry VIII,” and later in "The Scarlet Pimpernel” and "Folies Bergere,” has her first oriental role, that of the dainty little Japanese wife whose blind obedience to her husband’s commands throws her into constant association with the charming young Englishman, until her bewilderment and resentment turns to interest and then to love. Charles Boyer, who was seen last week on a local screen in “Private Worlds.” has a very different role as the noble Japanese naval attache who. obsessed with patriotism, subtly inveigles his beautiful little wife into an affair with a man whom he hates, as a desperate means of obtaining secrets of British naval superiority. During the unfolding of the plot, the theme boils itself down to the question, "Would a husband sacrifice his wife to another man for the glory of his country?” And the answer, according to the photoplay, is: "Yes—providing you are Japanese.” Fdr despite the high honor of the Japanese naval officer and hero of Claude Farrere’s novel, “The Battle,” from which "Thunder In The East” was adapted, despite his love for his charming little wife, the almost fanatical patriotism which is traditional to the Japanese Is strong within him and he clings to the ancient customs of his fathers.

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William Powell Cast as Sleuth •Star of Midnight’ to Be Indiana Show. Comparable to the camel threading the needle’s eye is the task facing the motion picture villain who would crash the ranks of stardom. Many have tried, and few have succeeded. Most brilliant of the rare exceptions is William Powell, now co-starring with Ginger Rogers in RKO-Radio’s romantic mystery drama, “Star of Midnight,” which will come to the Indiana tomorrow. Powell started his picture career as an out and out bad man. He made no end of trouble for the stalwart heroes, and constantly threatened the happiness of the beautiful heroines. Yet all the time, in some subtle fashion, he captured a remarkable share of audience sympathy. Doubtless it was his fascinating suavity, which introduced anew note in screen villainy. At any rate, fans began to cheer where they should have hissed, and astute producers realized that the debonair Mr. Powell possessed audience appeal which was being wasted in menace roles. Straightway they made him a star and Powell rapidly became one of the screen's foremost drawing cards. Oddly enough, the man who used to do all sorts of shady things beyond the pale of the law, in his picture characterizations, became the screen’s greatest tracker of criminals As the super detective, Philo Vance, and as a free lance character, he has solved scores of crime mysteries. In "Star of Midnight,” Powell encounters a perplexing mystery- A masked beauty, a murdered gossip columnist, and half a dozen other individuals figure in the absorbing case, but Powell, with the titan tressed Ginger Rogers playing “Watson" to his "Sherlock,” is not to be baffled. In the supporting cast are such favorites as Paul Kelly, Gene Lockhart, Ralph Morgan, Leslie Fenton, Vivian Oakland. J. Farrell MacDonald and Russell Hopton. Stephen Roberts directed.

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1— William Powell and Ginger Rogers have two important leads in “Star of Midnight,” w’hich will open tomorrow at the Indiana. 2 Aline MacMahon and Guy Kibhee are small town newspaper publishers in “Mary Jane’s Pa” which will come to the Lyric tomorrow. 3 George Raft and Grace Bradley are among four important players in “Stolen Harmony” which will be the Circle’s feature starting tomorrow. 4 George Arliss as he appears in “Cardinal Richelieu” which will open tomorrow at Loew’s Palace. 5 Merle Oberon, anew star, plays an Oriental role in “Thunder in the East” which will be the new feature at the Apollo starting tomorrow.

Marlene Dietrich Prefers Trousers Doubly rejoicing at being back in Hollywood once again, Marlene Dietrich, star of Paramount’s “The Devil Is a Woman,” stepped from the train, after a short vacation in New York, and declared she intends being “happily garbed in trousers” again. In New York her vast wardrobe of Hollywood fashions kept her constantly in the limelight; but in the

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film city once more, she smiled as she said, “It’s no wonder I’m glad to be back where I can lounge gracefully and daringly about in tailored slacks to my heart’s content.” Travis Banton Returning Travis Banton, Paramount style creator, will leave England next Wednesday on the Aquatania for his return to the studios. He has been in France and England making arrangements for exclusive fabrics for his gown creations for Paramount stars.

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Lyric Stage to Offer Paul Ash and Revue; Guy Kibbee Starred With Aline MacMahon in Film ‘Cavalcade of Starts’ Includes Medley and Duprey: New Tenor, Eddie Walker, and Ginger Pierson; Picture Will Be ‘Mary Jane's Pa.’ PAUL ASH often described as the originator of the stage band policy, will appear in person at the Lyric for the week starting tomorrow. He will bring with him anew revue entitled "Cavalcade of Stars.” On the screen, Guy Kibbee. and Aline MacMahon will be co-featured in a gay domestic comedy drama entitled "Mary Jane's Pa." ' Cavalcade of Stars" has been produced and toured by Paul Ash since his successful engagement at the Lvric last Februarv.

This new revue is entirely different from Ash's previous presentation. Among the new headliners are Medley and Duprey, a comedy team; Ginger Pierson, who sings and does mimicry; little Joyce Reimer, a child aerial performer; Bayes and Speck, talking and dancing comedians; Eddie Wacker, Paul Ash's newest discovery, who is the revue’s tenor soloist; Marlow* and Pliner, a two-piano due and a chorus group known as "The Glorified Mannikins.” Ray Sax and the dance team of Dave and Hilda Murray are the only performers who played here with Ash before, and their appearance in "Cavalcade of Stars” is entirely different from their earlier offerings. On the Lyric screen, "Mary Jane’s Pa” presents Guy Kibbee and Aline MacMahon as a married couple busily engaged in rearing a family and in publishing a newspaper in a small town. The husband, an old time printer, falls a victim to wanderlust and deserts his family and paper. He leaves some bonds w r ith the w T ife, but they lose their value and the family is left destitute. After some years of wandering, the husband returns to his home town, discovers the newspaper shop abandoned, and learns that his family had gone away to an unannounced destination. Eventually, he finds them in another city successfully operating a somewhat larger newspaper and it

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is only after a series of difficulties that he wins their forgiveness. Among the supporting players j surrounding Guy Kibbee end Aline MacMahon are Tom Brown, Robert McWade, Minor Watson. Oscar Apfel. Robert Light, Nan Gray, and a child actress, Betty Jean Harney. Herb Williams to Be Seen in Film Herb Williams, noted vaudeville comedian, who rose to fame with his famous “Spot Light Act,” and ! who more recently was the featured | comedian in the New York stage show, "The Farmer Takes a Wife,” has been signed by Paramount for a featured role in "Rose of the Rancho.” with Gladys Swarthout ! and John Boles. Copies Old Ordnance All of the weapons and armour used in Cecil B. De Mille's Paramount film, "The Crusaders.” are exact copies of pieces found in various museums throughout the world. Wendy Sees World Wendy Barrie. Paramount contract actress, was born in Hong Kong, educated in Switzerland, and | made her film debut in London.