Indianapolis Times, Volume 47, Number 217, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 November 1935 — Page 6

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INDIANA ARTISTS CLUB EXHIBIT ISN'T BORE IT USED TO BE

Annual Fall Display Held by Members 198 Paintings Shown at Ayres Galleries by 104 Exhibitors. BY JOHN \V. THOMPSON We didn't see a man bite a dog yesterday. But we dir- see an art gallery jam-packed with people who actually seemed interested In the paintings—and that's just about as valuable as news. For just 20 years, the Indiana Artists Club has sponsored Hoosier palette progress, and as a special birthday treat they are holding their annual fall exhibition in the L. S Ayres A: Cos. galleries. Here are 198 paintings by 104 Indiana artists. It used to be that a trip through an Indiana Artist exhibition was somewhat of a bore. The usual custom was to paint beech trees, autumn landscapes swathed jn sunlight or a tumble-down Brown County shack with tinted trees in the background and a soft haze over all. Something changed all that a year or so ago. It might have been what Grant Wood said about Indiana art, when he characterized it as “local color.” And again it may have been just the natural transition that artists must go through. Anyway it's all different now. Variety Is Shown in Exhibit Taking a turn through the current showing of Hoosier paintings is like getting a lesson in geography, a lecture on characterization and a hear-to-heart talk about color, rhythm and line. Bill Peed, local artist, walked off with the prize offered by the Indiana Artists Club for the exhibit’s outstanding picture. His painting, “Coming of the Storm,” is a delicately manufactured piece of action and color. It shows a circus wagon train struggling through the mud, horses with wildness in their eyes, men straining at ropes, and animal wagons. It’s all painted in a subdued light, not at. ail characteristic of the modern period. A great contrast is “March,” a lovely landscape by Cliffton Wheeler, which won the H. Lieber $lO prize for the outstanding landscape. One almost could w’alk out on the bank of the stream (Fall which Mr. Wheeler has i transferred to his canvas. There is the mist of early morning, crisp, coo.l atmosphere, and the effect of stage-lighting in the picture. Besides, Mr. Wheeler has caught the coloring of leaves, trees and w r ater under such light and he wasn’t afraid to put the actual colors dow'n on canvas. Another Courageous Soul Another who has courage to follow' his convictions where color is concerned is William A. Eyden, whose “Woodland” and “Autumn Beeches" didn’t win a prize, but, nonetheless, are astoundingly realistic, almost brcath-takingly beautiful. “Marriage License Bureau,” a Paul R. Jones oil, is the most newsworthy of the lot, and it wmn the prize for figure composition in oil. Mr. Jones, who helped do the striking caricatures lor the Indiana Artists Ball last year, almost has w’ritten his paintings. It tells a series of stories about the folks one can see in a nuptial license office. There is the tall Negro buck and his bride, dressed in green satin; the two old folks hanging over the counter; the gold-digger and her prey, a middleaged millionaire; and of course, the poor young thing who got left, not at the church, but worse than that, at the license bureau. For those who like to think in terms of stream-lines, dazzling design and what flowers w r ould look like to a mechanical engineer, there is the painting of a decorative panel by Theodore Van Voorhees, Shortridge High School art department head. Mr. Van Voorhees has added daring color to the technical perfection of his piece. Best of Pastels The best of pastels is “Watermelon Boats," by William F. Kaeser, Irvington artist whose work has become increasingly popular the last few years. Paul Boom won the prize for still life with a precise painting of three pears and a red plume, backed up by a folded piece of linen. Garl Debbs “Snowballs," a water color of a vase of flowers and a copy of Esquire won the first prize in that division. It’s a gala show. There are pictures for all, big ones, little ones, and many of them would look well over anybody's fireplace. It’s Hoosier art at its best, and will be on exhibition until Nov. 30. Norma Shearer Two Times Medal Winner />v Time* Special HOLLYWOOD. Nov. 19. —To Norma Shearer goes the distinction of being the only motion picture star twice to receive Photoplay's Gold Medal award. Her performance in “Smilin' Through" was judged the best of 1932 by the magazine’s readers, and this year's award, recently made public, was for her work in "The Barretts of Wimpole Street.’” Photoplay's publishers emphasize the fact (hat the reward is an unbiased. uninfluenced decision of the public. Two Piano Students to Offer Recital Mrs. Lillian LeMon. president of the Cosmopolitan School of Music and Fine Arts, is to present two of her piano students, Roberta Jane Pope and Beatrice Kathryn Sullivan. in recital at the Phyllis Wheatl.v Branch Y. W. C. A . Walnut and West-sts, Friday night at 8; 15,

Here They Are—The Stars of New Pictures Coming to Downtown Theaters

m v, • ... i -a ' '■Ml* ' ' : v->-'gppfip —iMBMMBfr Ilf !■ *, Awaken Vsried Resctions. By Science Scrr ire / NEW YORK. Nov. 19.—The radio has brought concert music to evr V j|||l§P* Jg|||||P iffiHHHL the most persistent dodger of music halls, and with it has come the ai BBBBSf HE LJE JHB / nouncer’s inevitable lengthy description of the piece to bp played. SgF'sSSfp PHH| * ..... Jmmm / trays the "delicate mood of the sunrise hours" or that “delicate paste - ' J ■ are intermixed in this radiant movement.” j||lC ■ WgsM: fMM ' ( Perhaps you have agreed with the announcer, or perhaps you hat wnOe.nl ... ... ... I . ... J j current issue of the American Jour|||||B " That musical compositions com- | ggj I * Jmf |H|i mand a wide range of expression is j|g I Smf&jjj&kg'j : ‘J jC[.i. ii§ ||||||||p shown by his experiment w ith more H | ' '* 1 Jm Slllll ®''|r , '; 5 , than 100 persons with varying de- HI TjJJt** \pv IP 'IR Jnl| A ' * ,' Y V V' grees of musical training. H I QaHP OF W Wmmt '' ' '' Some pieces have no character at i|B | UROL m if ' ";vgva| ? all. but serve merely as a sort of jjj 5 NOT 1 Jf ||y|g : decoration for the words of the balJH | iar concert-selections can arouse a | H ! in terming a piece sad. dignified, ani- ( ~ -•* I mated or triumphant, as did others; 2.Jw'LS7‘ Igt wmrnmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmimmammimmmmmmiimmmmumimmmmimm better informed about what such 72* i — compositions are supposed to repre- \j P C;j n 'p Here are a few'of the compositions | \ / characterizations upon which morel .f|if|l|. . _ | than 50 per cent of the listeners! .. . in ^ a P°'' s

“Little Miss Sure-Shot" they called Annie Oakley in the old days. Barbara Stanwyck (1), in the title role of “Annie Oakley," is to bring her to the Circle screen Thanksgiving Day. The gent with the derby and the double-barreled monocle is Ted Healv t2>. and lie's stethoscoping Nat Pendleton. They both appear thus in “It's In the Air,” w'hich picture, starring Jack Benny, is to come to Loews Thursday. “Riding” forth from last year's “crop" of new stars came demure Margaret Sullavan i3>. who is to be seen at the Indiana Friday in "So Red the Rose," with Walter Connolly. And No. 4—Lovely, isn't she? Well, she’s Louise Henry, a comparative newcomer who is to be seen in ehe last of the Will Rogers pictures, “In Old Kentucky," which follows “Thanks a Million" at the Apollo.’

WHERE, WHAT, WHEN APOLLO “Thanks a Million," with Dick Powoll. Fred Allen and Ann Dvorak, at 11:32, 1:32, 3:32. 5:32. 7:32 and 9 32. CIRCLE “Mary Burns, Fugitive,” starring Sylvia Sidney, at 11:37. 1:42, 3:47, 5:52. 7:57 arid 10 ENGLISH'S “The Student Prince." Romberg operetta with lisa Marvenga and Hal Young, tonight at 8:15. INDIANA “Peter Ibbetson." starring Ann Harding and Gary Cooper, at 11:27, 1 34, 3:41, 5:48. 7:55 and 10:02. LOEWS “Mutiny on the Bounty.' Charles Laughton Clark Gable and Franchot Tone, at 11:20, 1 55. 4 *5. 7:10 and 9 45. LYRIC “Coconut Grove Revels “ stage revue. at 1:05. 3:59. 6:53 and 9:30? “The PayofT." with James Dunn, on the screen at 11:36. 2:30. 5:24, 8:01 and Ml RAT Concert of the Indianapolis Svmphonv orchestra, wi'h Ruggiero Ricci .as guest soloist, at 8:15. AMBASSADOR Broadwav Melody of 1936 " starring Eleanor Powell, at 10:20 12 35. 2:3a. 4:50, 7 and 9:1, Also Honevmoon. at 10. 12 If. 2:20 430 640 and 8 50. OHIO 1 Bright Lights ' with Joe E Brown at 10 45 1 35. 4 25 7 23. 10:06. Also The Richest Girl in the World.' a: 12:06. 2 56, 5:54 and 8.52.

Barrymore Flew “Pusher” Plane Lionel Birrymore flew one of the first, “pusher” airplanes in existence—it was in New York, in 1908 ,

Former Coal Miner Wins Opera Role Tima Special HOLLYWOOD. Nov. 19. Allan Jones, handsome young man who came out of the Scranton coal mines to be an opera singer, has been chosen to sing the grand opera sequences in "Rose Marie" opposite Jeanette MacDonald. Jones has recently completed a role in the Marx Brothers’ "A Night at the Opera” in which he sings selection from “II Trovatore." In “Rose Marie.” he is to sing the balcony scene from “Romeo ami Juliet” and the last act of "La Tosca." Learns to Cook Fish New Way Clark Gable learned howto cook fish. South Sea style, on the beach at Catalina Island while on location for “Mutiny on the Bounty.” His instructor was Moariimaiacrai. Tahitian native who plays an island chief in the picture.

JOE E. BROWN' “BRIGHT LIGHTS” Plus "Richest Girl in the World”

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Singer's Life Asks Payment' in Pleasure, Says Opera Star There Isn't Time for Dances, Golf or Walks, Finds Gladys Swarthout in Hollywood. Times Spec ini HOLLYWOOD. Nov. 19.—Gladys Swarthout, Hollywood’s newest arrival from grand opera, believes those who would trade an unfettered life for the chance of a career should glance first behind the scenes.

“It wouldn't be honest to deny that I thoroughly enjoy my hours before the camera and on the concert and operatic stages,” Miss Swarthout declares, “but I wonder if most people realize the price of so-called success. I don't mean the big sacrifices, such as years of expensive study, but the little things that are hardest for a woman to give up.” “Dances in* the evening, for example. I love to dance and I have to give it up. The late hours and stuffy, smoky rooms are bad for a singer’s voice. Golf is my favorite sport, but there just isn’t time for it any more. Long walks in the country are crowded off my schedule. “Sometimes.” the singer continued. “I think I would give up everything else for time really to enjoy my home. Imagine being so busy you haven’t a chance to sit in anew chair until it's been in your home for weeks. “So. let those who envy the stars’ acclaim remember that they, too, are envious of country walks, long hours on the beach, dances and, most of all, peaceful hours at home.”

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Music Mood Has Same General Effect on Hearers, Check Shows Research of Psychologists Reveals That Compositions Awaken Varied Reactions. By Science Service NEW YORK. Nov. 19.—The radio has brought concert music to even the most persistent dodger of music halls, and with it has come the announcer's inevitable lengthy description of the piece to bp played. We learn that the music will be “sad” or “exuberant”; that it portrays the "delicate mood of the sunrise hours” or that “delicate pastels are intermixed in this radiant movement.” Perhaps you have agreed with the announcer, or perhaps you have

wondered how he got that way. Now a psychologist has undertaken to check up on the music critic—to find out just how much there is in this business of ascribing moods or pictures or ideas to musical compositions. Do they actually awaken in each listener, regardless of training in the traditions of the musical world, similar thoughts or emotions or even similar impressions? Interesting Results Reported This was the question studied by Dr. Ralph H. Gundlach, of the University of Washington. His interesting results are reported in the current issue of the American Journal of Psychology. That musical compositions command a wide range of expression is shown by his experiment with more than 100 persons with varying degrees of musical training. Some pieces have no character at all, but serve merely as a sort of decoration for the words of the ballads, he found. But many unfamiliar concert-selections can arouse a fairly uniform mood in a large body of listeners. Curiously enough, those untrained in music agreed just about as well in terming a piece sad, dignified, animated or triumphant, as did others better informed about what such compositions are supposed to represent. Here are a few of the compositions used in the experiment with the characterizations upon which more than 50 per cent of the listeners

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agreed. You may check them with your own impressions of the pieces. Handel's Harmonious Blacksmith; dignified. Grieg's March of the Dwarfs; animated. Debussy’s Golliw'og’s Cake-Walk; grotesque. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 2. brilliant, triumphant and glad. Chopin’s Fourth Prelude, me’ancholy. The time of the music w'as the chief factor in determining its mood, Dr. Gundlach’s analysis show'ed. The speed of the composition was significant for every term used except “awkward.” Next came the smoothness of the rhythm, which distinguished every category but “aw'kw'ard,” and “whimsical."

WED., 3 DAYS! L-J MILD WOMEN! SAVAGE MEN! ’** A PASSION TO KILL! SECRETS EEmgmjff of the dark tropics k BROUGHT TO YOUR EYES! I)<i |

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Concert, Tuesday, Nov. 19 Murat Theater, 8:13 P. M. Soloist—RL GGIERO RICCI, Violinist T’ricps 7.'m-; si. $1.50 Tickets on Sale at 120 E. Ohio St. Riley 4153

Q TONIGHTS if* S' ->/K NEIGHBORHOOD THEATERS H

WEST SIDE ct AT F 2: " 2 w lnth st - U A. n 1 L, Randolph Scott “VILLAGE TALE” BELMONT Jack Benny , Eleanor Powell “BROADWAY MELODY OF 1986" Da I c v 25,0 w Mich-st--1 5 JL Double Feature Elissa Land! “WITHOUT REGRET" “MEN WITHOUT NAMES” NORTH SIDE RITZ Illinois at 31th Today and Tomorrow Jack Benny, Eleanor I’owell “BROADWAY MELODY OF 1936” Complete Show After 9:30 UPTOWN Dotibl* Feature M. V/ T it C]ark Gab , e “CALL OF THE WILD - ' ‘ HIS FAMILY TREE” /■ * nFI TZ''T/ 30th and Illinois UAKKILIV Double Feature vjiJiimviv Bette Davis “FRONT PAGE WOMAN” “GOING HIGHBROW” CT P| AID St. Clair A Ft. Wayne * • v>lai\ll\. Victor McLarlcn "THE INFORMER” DrV ibth at ..orthwesiern Double Feature “GOOD FAIR Y -- "LIVE GHOST" T 1 DATT Talbot A 22nd 1 ALdU 11 r nut ' Katharine Hepburn "ALICE ADAMS’* “WERE IN THE MONEY” Stratford D j. ubi r. Family Nite “BEHIND GREEN LIGHTS" “CAPTAIN HVRRICANE” Miy /~i ry Noble A Mass. EC C A D " F °amn/N,u re “GIRL O’ XT DREAMS” PUBLIC OPINION - ’ rvr| f-s A IJI 23*1 Station St. DREAM chi“' i-iutbl', ‘ HIGGLES OF BED GAF”

NOV. 19, 1935

Few State Musicians Unemployed That Is Sweet Music to Ears of Officials of WPA Project. BY JAMES THRASHER Sweet music to the ears of WPA officials was the announcement today that there are not enough unemployed musicians in Indiana to warrant a separate project. Most of the musicians on relief rolls now are working for the recreational division of WPA. Guy Maier. composer, concert pianist and director of the musician's project in the middle west, investigated conditions in Indiana and decided that anew project would be working at cross purposes with WPA activities already under way. The Marion County recreation bureau provides regular employment for 45 Indianapolis musicians on relief rolls. Os this number, 36 are : members of three dance orchestras and one concert ensemble, wffiile the I others lead choral groups, teach instruments and act as accompanists I for various recreation programs. One Organization Marion County has provided work ; for 37 musicians. Evansville for 20, Kokomo. 17, and Fort Wayne. 15. ! Lake County does not have enough musicians in each town to form creditable choruses and orchestras, so one organization, including singers and instrumentalists, has been formed and will appear in every town of the county. The national WPA project, which was to have included Indiana, is under the direction of Dr. Nikolai , 3okoloff. former conductor of the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, and I an advisory board of 2.5. including Walter Damrosch. George Gershwin. Lawrence Tibbett and Paul Whiteman. They are confronted with the task of providing for 10.000 musicians during the coming winter. The writers’ section of the state project began work Nov. 1. Already more than 100 persons have berm ! employed to assist in preparing a state guide book. This is to be part of a five-volume American Guide Book by writers, research w’orkers and editors on relief rolls. Relief for Indiana's unemployed actors is in charge of Dr. Lee R. Norvelle, dramatics professor at Indiana University. Dr. Norvelle said today that definite information on the drama project probably would be available by the end of the week.

TONIGHT LADIES’ NIGHT Service Charge 15c Inc!. Checkin* WALT SEARS Presents His GEORGIA REVELERS Comine I>ec. 7 WAYNE KING INDIANA ROOF

EAST SIDE R| \[ A I I Dearborn at 10th 1 V U L I Double Feature ........ Bine Crosby “TWO FOR TONIGHT -- ■DARK ANGEL” TACOMA Jean Marlowe “CHIN A SEAS” TUXEDO Double Feature Sylvia Sidney “ACCENT ON YOUTH" ‘ BONNIE SCOTLAND” IRVING "*!£ S str " Will Ropers “STEAMBOAT ’ROUND THE BEND” EMERSON 4 45-& h > UiinvltOVil Eleanor Powell ‘BROADWAY MELODY OF 19Sfi -- HAMILTON “TOP HAT -- “MARCH OF TIME" P 4 I) U P r> E - ,(,tb st. AKR E K D,,ubl, “ Ftur * IV s> IV Greta Garbo "ANNA KARENINA" "GOING HIGHBROW” STRAND -i'S "• "STORM OVER THE ANDES” ROX Y V'ub'leVe^urV* * Pat O Brien "OIL FOR THE LAMPS OF CHINA” TRAILS OF THE W ILD ' Paramount rdmo „ d ! “THUNDER IN THE NIGHT” SOUTH SIDE FOUNTAIN SQUARE" Fred Astaire Ginrer Rogers TOP II A I O A \Tl\rnn At Fountain Square SANDERS “mcharVjiY' "THE ARIZONIAN” | __ "COLLEGE SCANDAL -- j VL 0 N Pro *b e t-Churchman SPECIAL FEATURE ATTRACTIONORIENTAL sC “THE IRON DUKE” GARFIELD “GOING HIGHBROW' *• “THUNDER. MOUNTAIN”