Indianapolis Times, Volume 47, Number 235, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 December 1935 — Page 19

PEC. 10, 1935.

Triangle Club of Princeton Will Bring 'What a Relief 7 to Murat Theater Dec. 27 Producton Pictures Baffled Deities of Olympus Faced With Problem of Distributing Surplus Raised by Too-Ardent Tax Department. Ans unconventional play called ‘ What a Relipf” is to be presented at the Murat. Theater Dec. 27 by the Princeton Triangle Club, under sponsorship ol the Indianspohs Princeton Alumni Club.

As will be remembered, the funniest thing about Princeton shows is. the wae in which men take the pans of irnmen. It is a kind of r*#/ig-over from the days of the Elizabethan theater when it took a strong man to play womanly roles He had to be able to withstand the onslaughts of vegetable matter which might at any moment be hurled at him by an unplea.sed pit f public. The same reason for having men take the feminine roles does not hold true in the case of the Trianglp Club productions. The 1934 production of the Triangle Club was “Stags at Bay,"; which was seen at the Murat last New Year's Eve. What a Problem This year’s show w'as written by Kirkland B. Alexander and Stanley B Quinn Jr. It uses the rather baffled deities of Olympus as chararteres. The story concerns an administration faced with the problem of distributing a vast monetary surplus accumulated by an zealous department of internal revenue. The plav characters do almost everything to get rid of the money. President Jupiter’s wife even going into a coal mine to hide it, but without success. The confusion mounts when the Oimpian idols developed love affairs with football playing chorines. Folks who remember that last year's show contained such popular song hits as “East of the Sun," “Love Will Find a Way,” and “Love and a Dime," will welcome the fact that, ten new' songs are to make their initial appearance in this year's show. One of them, “Oh Why,” was introduced recently by Glen Gray's orchestra. Busy Author Mr, Alexander, w r ho wrote a great portion of the show, takes one of the main roles, is composer of several of the songs, belongs to the Quadrangle Club, is a member of the undergraduate orchestra and captain of the Princeton fencing team. Brooks Bowman and Frank TapVlin are composers of other songs in the show. Josh Logan, Broadway director, and Morgan Lewis, dance directors, are to have charge of the technical production of the play. Quins' Film Several Days Off Schedule J int( * Special CALLANDER. Ont.. Dec. 10.—Production schedule on “The Country Doctor” is logging several day because Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe insists that picture-making shall not interfere with the carefully planned routine of the picture’s feminine leads, the Dionne quintuplets. They appear before the camera only during the time that is set aside for their daily “recreation.’ Director Henry King says that the shooting, originally planned to end this week, may continue until Thursday or Friday. Despite the delay. Dr. Dafoe and the quins' nurses, as well as members of the cast, are having a grand time helping the babies indulge in /the first rough-and-tumble sessions of their guarded existence. Results of the first two days of picture making have been shipped to Hollywood by airplane, and shown to studio executives.

Fred Astaire Soon Will Be Father B >; Vnited rrt HOLLYWOOD. Dec 10.—Fred Astaire will become a father shortly after the first of the year, he said yesterday. The mother, formerly Phyllis Potter, New York and Philadelphia socialite, said a boy or a girl would be equally acceptable. When the big day arrives Mr. Astaire said he would tap out. the news on the sidewalks of the film colony. "It isn't every day a man becomes a father,'’ the loose-jointed dancer remarked. "Boy. 11l be the happiest man in the world.” Arrives in Hollywood Ilka Chase, one of the top comediennes of the New York stage, has arrived in Hollywood for an important part in Ann Harding’s “The Indestructible Mrs. Talbot. - ' ■ E jZPBS I ft i T ] Kn Mt;\n J -PPMNS "if l if E J -S I Tilling MTSM I.OT. •Whipsaw" ”] inuno. n„, "Perfect Gntltman'' I ■1 J

Timblin Joined Company Here ‘Tobacco Road' Star Began to Play ‘Jeeter’ Locally. Charles Timblin, the Jeeter Lestpr of "Tobacco Road,” at English’s, never had played the role before the opening night here. For years, “Slim” Timblin has been a familiar figure in vaudeville theaters, heading in his “Southern Capers” company. Although he is one of the best Southern dialect speakers on the stage, ne was born in Butler. Pa. When Mr. Timblin w'as chosen for the lead in the play here, he obtained the real garments of a Southern share-cropper on a Georgia plantation. He sent them to b cleaner, got them back looking like new and proceeded to dirty them up again for the part. Tomorrow' night, the five tons of Georgia dirt are to be scooped from English’s stage along with the ramshackle hut, the several sacks of turnips and other properties. The company is heading for the West coast. Carleton Miles, publicity chairman, announced recently that the movie rights to "Tobacco Road” had not been sold but that several offers had been refused by the author and producer. Jack Kirkland. The play is to be presented for the last times in Indianapolis tonight, tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night.

Lily Pons Has Perfect Voice Cathode Ray Test Proves Quality of Pitch. Timet Sprrv/i HOLLYWOOD. Dec. 10. Lily Pons’ high C has been photographed. By means of the new’ General Electric cathode ray oscillograph, singers now are able to take a “sight-seeing” tour of their own voices with musical notes being ! shown as light patterns. Miss Pons, famed operatic soprano. took the unusual test recent- j ly. singing one of the songs from i her picture, “I Dream Too Much.” j W. A. Gluesing, General Electric Cos. scientist, declared afterward that the device established the fact that Miss Pons has a “perfect voice.” He pointed out she is the first person whose voice has held standing waves on the oscillograph, indicating perfectly controlled pitch. Ornate Gown There are more than 50 pounds of crystal drops on a single costume for “The Great Ziegfeld.” Good Horsewoman Cecilia Parker has won numerous i medals for her horsemanship.

Pendleton's Challenge to Noted Wrestler Remains Unanswered Screen Comedian, Cultured Paradox, Thinks He Can Pin ‘Man Mountain’ Dean 10 Times in Hour. 7im f * pfcinl HOLLYWOOD. Dec. 10.—A paradoxical gentleman is Nat Pendleton A Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University, globe trotter, and a son of a distinguished lawyer, the tough-looking screen comedian has posted a challenge to wrestle "Man Mountain” Dean which stands unaccepted.

Nat backs it up with a certified check for SIOOO if he fails to move the "Mountain” matward and pin him 10 times in an hour. Dean, who sometimes is mistaken for the stump of a California redwood. played a role at the studio where Mr. Pendleton is under contract. Tne picture was "Reckless,” and it must have had a psychological effect on Mr. Pendleton, because he challenged the wrestler. But nothing happened, and the check still waits. Nat No Novice Nat. of course, is not a novice. He won the world's amateur heavyweight wrestling championship in 1930, when he went to Amsterdam as a member of the United States Olympic team. He also held the national A. A. U. championship, and in 1925 was challenged by the European champion and went to Paris to throw him around. He was an auditor for the Standard Oil Cos. in Portugal: he operated his own import and export business out of Lisbon: he was purchasing agent for the United States government in Spain, and chased bandits through cactus and sand as a member of the Mexican

ENGLISH THEATRE LAST 3 TIMES Tonight 8:30 MATINEE WEDNESDAY The American Classic “TOBACCO ROAD” By Jack Kirkland Rased on Erskine Caldwell's Novel With A a Incomparable Broadway Cast Price*— Eves., 55c, *l.lß, $1.5. 12.2# Mats., 55c, *l.lß, *1.85, . included.

■ • r "“ r : __ t-j —— 1 A jj& Margot Grahame Wanted to | |||l he Dark fi 1 ' ' Margot Grahames ' BpS: ill liof * m flErWm* iking. The English actress wanted ! J fHHp ' ■''WaggEm'. mmUßm f JL T*’W i "W&xL. - bf a detective whei she w WEBm* -0* BPC Jfl HP nine-year-old child in South Africa. m IfegWjii** JpT • Hr f $ gmrj % While working on her current pic- .<• WT j&r mlgak | lure. Miss Grahame recalled ihat ®j-. ■Hfl M W ' when she was hardly old enough to 5 > write, she wrote a melodramatic de- i Js''L\ ■ relive yarn entitled Dr Fortesque and His Assistant Casper." “Those names are so luscious 1 | never ha\r sot gotten Ihem." Miss Grahame said “and I still remem- |HCN’.''-*>*'■. .c her some of the gruesome lines ■ c he is playing opposite Walter Abel m the niysien plav which is M-h:';*.- L .> t * eased on a story b\ Gelett Burgess. Circle ;,;'vMPhP|^H Eleanor Whitney'. Willie How- ! ard. John Howard. Wendy a Barrie. Bennv Baker and ' .ffijiKHfjf *iralrT George Barbier. Director. Ray J • V;**. McCarey; screen play. Sid ,ii..virs- i ~v'~7v^s.yr..„T^ Herzig. Jane Storm; music and v lyric.v Raingei, Other entries: Program . J T *&*£>. "m- --A ;> X sponsor’s daughter in disguise, Too Many Take Untrained Youngsters to Hollywood,! his English butler, Italian zT. . ..t..*;;; ~.-|.?;..... ...,,:.,...,^.,,v.y..r..,?r,rii

Actress Likes Mystery Play Margot Grahame Wanted to Be Sleuth as Child. Tiwr* Special HOLLYWOOD. Dec. 10.—A mystery thriller like "Two ; n the Dark” Is very much to Margot Grahame’s liking. The English actress wanted to be a detective w'hen. she was a nine-year-old child in South Africa. While working on her current picture, Miss Grahame recalled that when she w'as hardly old enough to write, she wrote a melodramatic detective yarn entitled "Dr. Fortesque and His Assistant Casper.” “Those names are so luscious I never have forgotten them,” Miss Grahame said “and I still remember some of the gruesome lines from niv story.” She is playing opposite Walter Abel in the mystery play which is based on a story by Gelett Burgess.

Opening Tomorrow Circle “MILLIONS IN THE AIR”— Eleanor Whitney, Willie Howard, John Howard, Wendy Barrie, Benny Baker anil George Barbier. Director, Ray McCarey; screen play, Sid Herzig, Jane Storm; music and lyrics, Ralph Rainger, Frederick Hollander, Leo Robin, Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslo.v. Story—Two ice cream salesmen determined to try for radio Amateur Hour's SSOO prize. One has tap-dancing girl friend who also enters. Other entries: Program sponsor’s daughter in disguise, his English butler. Italian tenor. At the broadcast, Italian and butler get gong. Tap-dancer and boy friend stop show. Other salesman also gets bell, but aids sponsor's daughter when she gets stage fright. They sing duet, are sensation, but enraged father orders gong. During following week letters demand another chance for “Sweethearts." Hero wins daughter from socialite fiance, also contract from her father.

secret service. A student of literature and a polished raconteur, he has traveled extensively, and speaks a half dozen languages. He is in the movies because he fulfills the public's idea of what the well-dressed underworld gorilla should look like. WHERE, WHAT, WHEN APOLLO "In Old Kentucky." last of the Will Rogers pictures, at 11:34, 1:34, 3:34. 5:34. 7:35 and 9 34. CIRCLE "Transatlantic Tunnel." with Richard Dix. Madge Evans and Helen Vinson, at 11:25. 1:30. 3:35. 5 45. 7,50 and 10. ENGLISH’S "Tobacco Road." Jack Kirkland s play of Erskine Caldwell’s novel about Georgia crackers." with Charles Timblin. Maud Lambert, Tilden Davis, Robert Rose. Cvnthia Arden and Elaine Ellis, at 3:15. INDIANA • Folies Bergeres." French stage ivvue featuring Emil Boreo Gloria Gilbert and a ballet, at 12:35 3:10. 6:55. 9:20 Also ion the screeni, Corpnado." musical fun picture w ith Jack Haley. Betty Burgess and Leon Errol, at 11:10. 1:35. 4:10. 5:25, 7:55 and 10:20. LOEWS "Splendor.” with Miriam Hopkins and Joel McCrea. at 11:14. 1:55. 4:40. 7:25. and 10:10. Also "C-rand Exit.” with Edmund Lowe and Ann Southern. at 12:35. 3:20 6. and 8:50. LYRIC "Bring on the Dames," on stage, with Hariy Savoy and Muriel Page, at 1:10. 3:57, 6:53. 9:40 On screen. "Navy Wife," at 11:34, 2:21, 5:17, 8:04 and 10:40. OHIO "Call of the Wild.” with Clark Gable and Loretta Young, at 10:20. 1:25. 4:20. 7:15 and 10:10. Also The Meanest Gal in Town." at 12:25. 3:20, 6:15 and 9:10. engusT Starting Thursday] Matinee Satardny at 2:28 P. M. |~ SEATS NOW' ON SALE! ] puut;zer~prize play JUDITH HELEN ANDERSON MENKEN THE OLD MAID MATINEE: B.V te 53.2* EVES.: SSa te *3.76, ted. hi

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Doting Mothers Seeking Careers for Children Scored by Coogan Too Many Take Untrained Youngsters to Hollywood, Where Competition Is Keen, ‘The Kid,’ Declares. HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 10— Sharp criticism of doting mothers, who bring their unprepared children to Hollywood in quest of film careers, was voiced today by Jackie Coogan, the first of the famous child movie actors. Mr. Coogan. now 21. cited Hollywood casting bureau statistics which reveal that there is only one chance in 7000 for a child player to get a

| day's work once a week in films, j "The Kid” has received hundreds ! of letters from mothers asking him what to do to get their children in | pictures. “Only a few of these letters.” said Mr. Coogan, “did I see anything to I indicate that the children men- | tioned were prepared for film work. Maybe a year or so in dancing ! school or with an expression teach- | er. but that was the extent of their teaching. Tough Sledding “Yet these mothers want to bring j their children to Hollywood where ; it is tough enough for experienced players to get a start.” In delivering this advice, Mr. Coogan wants it understood, howj ever, that he is not scorning moth- ! ers who honestly have tried to equip i their children with proper screen | requirements. On the contrary, he points to the I successful child players as examples | of what carefully planned parental i training can do. In this list he in- : eludes Shirley Temple, Mickey RoonI ey, Sybil Jason. Freddies Bartholomew, Joyce Horne, Jackie Cooper | and Jane Withers. Jackie Cooper is one of the few without previous experience, says Mr. Coogan. But Jackie “hung around” until he convinced his uncle. Norman Taurog. the director, that he could succeed. Gable Admirer of South Americans Timet Special HOLLYWOOD. Dec. 10, Clark Gable is still raving about South American hospitality, despite a freight bill of $271 he had to pay on four trunks of gifts he received from admirers on his recent vacation below the equator. “The people in South America must be the most generous in the world.” sttfd Mr. Clark. “Say that you like something, whether it be a priceless painting or a hacienda, and they immediately insist that you accept it as a gift. They are genuinely angry if you refuse.” llow&Tooiorrow— lsc * cicurjai miuis BffPPUiRB CAST OF TEX THOUSAND!

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mjfm pup J ONCEwhTOOiEO -MEDICINE AT THE UNIVEfi/’tTY OFTEXA/: Property Men Turn Fish Lifesavers Timet Special HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 10—Property men turned life savers recently when 100 valuable tropical fish used in "The Indestructible Mrs. Talbot” turned up their fins and lapsed into unconsciousness when their oxygen supply became exhausted. Sam Newman lead the life saving corps that pumped air into the tanks with hand bellows, while other men held the fish at water level and fanned them with palm leaf fans. Only one fish failed to respond to treatment. I Last “Transatlantic Dav— Tunnel” fessj to *a n S ' **U tV c °n>edy a£2?’ Ju Ijf John u Ca *f J tar Or Ü Bently fiat dy jk-Z X/fiOf I Ei*l r ’

Willie Howard of Ziegfeld Follies fame, above left, raises an admonitory finger at his patient nag in “Millions in the Air.” opening at the Circle tomorrow. Shown below is Eleanor Whitney, 13-year-old tap dancing sensation from Cleveland, who appears in the same picture. Opposite Eleanor. George Arliss, who seems to be having a pipe dream, is to star in “Mr. Hobo,” to be featured at the Indiana Friday. Myrna Loy, above, is to be" featured in “Whipsaw,” which, with “The Perfect Gentleman,” starring Frank Morgan, is to make up Loew s double bill Thursday. Mystery Film Title Changed by Studio Timet Special HOLLYWOOD. Dec. 10.—Title of the mystery drama, “It Happened In Hollywood,” with Wallace Ford, Brian Donlevy and Phyllis Brooks in the top spots, has been changed to “Another Face.” The picture deals with the events that follow the attempt of a notorious gangster, his face altered by plastic surgery, to crash the films. After All Seat* 250 Until 8 P. M. I Xltea — 30c. Bale.— 4o Main Floor I ||lj|9 LAST 3 DAYS! Kj Muriel Pace in i FLAME DANCE ||ag jfrpW HARRY SAVOyH | JS'jji PETI rmoNiiiTf |I j penguin ebhbe ter Ilf 9 KATHLEEN NOMISS fl 3 WH Wife fl

Guest Soloist Frieda Galantiere. youthful Chicago pianist, has been chosen as guest soloist at the season's first Maennerchor concert Monday night. Her debut concert in Kimball Hall. Chicago, last year w’as received warmly by public and press.

8 Dancing Schools Make False Claim Timer Special HOLLYWOOD. Dec. 10 —Reaching a climax when eight schools for children simultaneously claimed they taught Shirley Temple her first dancing lesson, the 20th CenturyFox studio has taken action to stop these spurious credits, and will present the matter to the Los Angeles Better Business Bureau, which deals with fraudulent claims. Mrs. Temple disclosed that Shirley attended dancing school only three months.

"W^'mcsENTATIONS THEATERS^

WEST SIDE STI i <T* r> 2702 W. 10th St. 1 A 1 Marian Marsh ‘•GIRL Or THE LIMBERLOST” BELMONT w Livui'i\y ii x Rubv Rffler “SHIPMATES FOREVER” RING SOLOMON OF BROADWAY" DA T oXT 2540 W. Mich. St. AI s Y wsajss* “FARMER TAKES A WIFE" “HEADLINE WOMAN” NORTH SIDE pP Illinois at 34th *1 Lt Will Rogers “STEAMBOAT ROUND THE BEND” Color Cartoon UPTOWN AWTTit Wallace Beery “O’SHAUGHNESSYS BOY' “GIRL FRIEND” /-'i inn want/ 20th and Illinois (jARRKjK Double Feature Vlttivtvivut Wallace Beery “CHINA SEAS" "CHAMPAGNE FOR BREAKFAST" pf*i anw ai rs It Clair A Ft. Wayne SI. U >AIK Donble Feature ua. vii/itu\ will Rogers “STEAMBOAT ROUND THE BEND” “WELCOME HOME” n nv JOtb at Northwestern KKX Fred Astaire Ginger Roger* “ROBERTA” TALBOTT “SPECIAL AGENT' “BREWSTER'S MILLIONS” ri. . e t 10th tc College Stratford Family Nite JliailUlU Double Feature Alice Brady “LADY TUBBS” “HONEYMOON LIMITED." Mp AN an a Noble A Mass. E (i (i A Family NiU 4* Double Feature "GRAND OLD GIRL" “MANHATTAN MOON” _____ HD I? A M Station St. I7I\EarVIII James Dunn "WELCOME HOME” EAST SIDE R. A > Dearborn at MUh I V (l L I Double Feature 1 ' ” L I Dick Powe n "SHIPMATES FOREVER” “THUNDER IN THE EAST” TUXEDO *2~Sf£r k “HERE COMES THE BANS" "SHE MARRIED HEM BO£P

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Arliss Takes Off Monocle in New Film English Star to Come to Indiana Friday in •Mister Hobo.’ For the first time in his long and active career, George Arliss la’s aside his monocle, takes on rags and tatters to play his newest role in “Mister Hobo," which is to open at the Indiana Friday Years ago Mr. Ar'iss. who usually dresses in meticulous taste, bought the old clothes he wears in “Mister Hobo” from an itinerant in England, fumigated them and laid them away. Since then he has developed a hobby of gathering and saving all the old, interesting clothes he can obtain. Not long ago. Mr. Arliss was made a Supreme Knight of the Road by Jeff Davis, national president of the “Hobos of America.” Mr. Arliss is*one of nine people in the world who have been accorded an honorary title by the hobo organization. Hobo Not a Tramp Mr. Arliss made known the other day that the organization of which he is now an honorary member, makes the distinction between the hobo and the tramp. It is an insult, it seems, for any good, self-respect-ing hobo to be called a tramp. For, in the parlance of the road, a hobo is an unemployed itinerant who will work if given the opportnuity. A tramp is the same kind of an individual who wouldn't work if begged to. In searching for additions to his collection of old and worn-out garments Mr. Arliss has been known to stop a hobo on the street, beg him to part with at least a portion of his costume. Incidentally, the name which Mr. Arliss carries in the character which he portrays in “Mister Hobo” is Rothschild. It will be remembered that one of his best roles was that of the member of the “House of Rothschild.”

Eddy Prevents Theater Failure Singer Aids Manager Who Gave Him Start. Timer Special HOLLYWOOD. Dec. 10 —With the stroke of a pen, Nelson Eddy yesterday saved an opera house manager from bankruptcy and assured citizens of a Missouri town that they would hear his voice again this season. Several years ago, when Mr. Eddy was a struggling young concert singer, this opera manager took a chance and booked him. The engagement was so successful that the place was packed for three nights. This opened the doors of more theaters to the young singer, indirectly leading to his present eminence. This year, in drawing up his itinerary, Eddy’s managers omitted the small town from his now triumphant concert tours. It was so small and so far off the route that the sentiment would cost about SSOO. The singer, busy filming “Rose Marie, “didn’t know this until a letter from the manager told him that the loss of this banner engagement in a lean year would send him into bankruptcy. The result was a wire to his manager in New York and another to the Missouri town, promising he would appear, not for one, but three nights. nr— TONIGHT-— —| mjM Liftin' Might k/J KJ S ' r ' ,c * Charjtf 15c Inrlnrtlng Kk Checking Im Gentlemen 25c Before Hi Danny Daniels p| ■ PAST TIMES TODAY , Clark Gahle-Loretts Young "CALL OF THE WILD” I -MEANEST GAL IN TOWN"

EAST SIDE ■r ii 2412 E. Wash. St. TACOMA °B?ng e ciros'by* “TWO FOR TONIGHT” “FIGHTING YOUTH" In VI Mr 5507 E. Wash. St. - ” I |V V 1 IN VJ Double Feature Bargain Nite “SANDERS OF THE RIVER HERE’S TO ROMANCE EMERSON Fredrir March “THE DARK ANGEL” "THE RAINMAKERS" HAMILTON SSs&fSpF* “I LIVE MY LirE” "HERE COMES COOKIE" PAR KEir"r b V^urF Kay Francis "GOOSE AND THE GANDER” "WOMAN WANTED” STRAND jyMSEf . Claudette Colbert SHE MARRIED HER BOSS” Frances Dee-Franeis Lederer "THE GAY DECEPTION" Walt Disne? Silly Symphony Ren V V !T!1 E - WaatTstT* U A I Double Feature FreJ Astaire “TOP HAT" “DON'T BET ON BLONDS” Paramount 4 " Franeis Dee "THE GAY DECEPTION” SOUTH SIDE FOUNTAIN SQUARE - Double Feature Wallace Beery "O SHAUGHNESSY S BOY” "HERE COMES COOKIE" o A urtrno a* Iwiiw Souaru SANDERS t “KID MILLIONS" “PUBLIC HERO NO ONE" Aar a i A vi Protnert-Churchmau VAL OIN Frederic March y ItLVll Greta Garbo “ANNA KARENINA” ORIENTAL •** VlMlamaia Ginger Rogers "ROBERTA" _ GARFIELD "CHINA SEAS” i “THE SILVER STREAK”