Indianapolis Times, Volume 47, Number 249, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 December 1935 — Page 4

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RUSSIANS ACHIEVE SMASHING TRIUMPH IN DANCE CLASSICS

Ballet Performers Thrill First-Night Audience Here With Colorful Portrayals Visiting Troupe World's Finest Is Verdict; Tatiana Riabouchinska and David Lichine Are Particularly Good in Blue Bird Number. BY JOHN W. THOMPSON Can-vino: on the torch so nobly lighted by Nijinsky and Diaghelefl, Colonel W. de Basil's Ballet Russe are giving Indianapolis the best ballet dancing the world has to offer. The performance which opened last night will be repeated tonight. If yesterday came in like a lion it went out in a much softer, gentler, more imaginative way. for the Russian dancers at the Murat transported us into another world, far away

from ice and snow, a world of poetic imagery transposed by means of physical action into a living masterpiece of daring, bold color. We were thoroughly impressed by the work of Aatiana Riabouchinska and David Lichine in the Blue Bird number of “Le Mariage d’Aurore," the first ballet which swiftly and fluently flowed across the stag", a perfect example of the traditional ballet, classical, balanced, soft 01 mood and tone. Tamara Toumanova and Irina Baronova were graceful and attractive as two of the fairyland characters in “Aurora's Wedding." The melodramatic “Scheherazade” was delightfully done, perhaps a bit slow because any plot tends to slow down a ballet. It was dashingly colored, with choral groups as the highlight rather than single principals. Final Ballet Impressive This traditional story of a wife's unfaithfulness is interesting, but not the best of the mediums through which the beauty of the ballet may be shown. Os unusual beauty was the final ballet, “Solell De Nuit,” because, probably, of its strange relationship, as far as action, choreography and hues were concerned, with the lovely "Union Pacific," presented here by the Ballet Russe on its !ast visit. Here is comedy, folk lore and terpsichorean perfection rolled into one. Deonide Massine was excellent as the Midnight Sun, Alexandra Danilova impressive as the Snow Maiden. Vania Psota carried off a bouquet of our praise for wor'- as Bobyl (tne Innocent) in this ballet. Three More Tonight Tonight the Ballet troupe is to present three more ballets, in its last 1935 performances. “Los Sylphides.” the romantic classic of the ballets, is to head the program. With music by Chopin, the ballet is to be presented under the choreography of Michel Fokinen, orchestration by Vittorio Riet, and settings by Alexandre Bcnois. In a sylvan glade, under the caress of moonbeams, the dancers, attired as sylphs, dance to the dreamy nocturnes, languorous waltzes and animated mazurkas of Chopin’s music. Toy Shop Dance Next Second on tonight's list Is “La Boutique Fantasque," (The Fantastic Toy Shopt, with music by Rossini, choreography by Leonide Massine, curtain scenery and costumes by Andr.e Derain. The action o( one ballet takes place in 1865. Customers are seen In a toy shop where the proprietor shows him his novelties: Tarantella dancers, street vendors, kings and queens from playing cards, poodles, Cossacks and two Cabaret dancers. The pair of cabaret da-eers is split when different customers buy each of them. After the shop is closed, the dolls come to life, decide to do something about their friends, the romantic cabaret artists. The lovers plan to escape, other toys aiding their flight. Next day die customers come for their romances, find only paper in the packages the proprietor gives them. They wreck his shop, the dolls come back, chase the customers away. Epic Told in Dance In “Prince Igor." the third of tonight's ballets, which is done to Borodine's music, Fokine's choreography, and in Roerich's costumes, a great Russian epic is explained by dance. Its hero lived from 1151 to 1202 and was eighth in descent from Rurik, founder of the oldest Russian state. He is given a province to rule, leads an army against a Tartar tribe, is taken prisoner with his young son. The magnanimous Tartar wines and dines them instead of beheading them and all comes out favorably. Collect* Toy Jumbos Madge Evans collects toy elephants ond has more than 200 of them to late.

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WHERE, WHAT, WHEN APOLLO "The Littlest Rebel." starring Shirlcv Temple, at 11. 12:51. 2.42. 4.33. 6.24. 8.15 and 10:06, CIRCLE I Dream Too Much," starring Lily Pons, at 12.45, 3. 5:15. 7.30 and 9 45. ENGLISH ' Earl Carroll s Vanities." with Clarlc and McCullough, at 3:15. INDIANA "The Bride Comes Home." with Frpd MacMurra.v and Claudette Colbert at 11:45, 1:45, 3:45. 5:45, 7:45 and 9:50. LOEWS Dickens' "A Tale of Tfto Cities, featuring Ronald Colman, at 11:05, 2:20, 4.50. 7:20 and 9:35. LYRIC Henry Armetta. Italian movie comedian, and "Sunkist. Revue,” on stage at 1:05, 3:53, 6:41 and 9:29. On the screen. "Broadway Hostess," with Winl Shaw and Lvle Talbot, at 11:36, 2:24. 5:12, 8 and 10:29. MURAT "Les Sylphides." "La Boutique Fantasqup" and "Prince Igor " three ballets by Col, W. de Basil's Ballet Rusaa troupe, at 8:15 tonight. OHIO "Page Miss Glory" with Marian Davis Dick Powell and Pat O'Brien at 10 30. 1:07, 3:52, 6:54. 10:06. Also "Here Comes Cookie" with George Burns and Grade Allen at 12:02, 2:47. 5:49. 9:01. U. S. Heroes to Provide Themes Producers to Stop Using Foreign Sources. Timex Special HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 26.—American history is to furnish plots for many of Hollywood productions, for the industry is to make a break away from the practice of filming foreign epics and biographies. The forthcoming “The Prisoner of Shark Island” is to depict the tragic story of Dr. Samuel Mudd, condemned to life imprisonment for administering aid to the injured John Wilkes Booth after Booth had assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. Another picture is to be based on the life of John Paul Jones, early American naval hero. “A Message to Garcia" is to deal with the exploit of an American Army lieutenant who delivers a message from the President to a Cuban patriot during the SpanishAmerican war. “Sutter's Gold" and “Mother Lode" are to be stories of the California gold rush, and another production is to be based on the adventurous career of the Indian fighter, hunter and pony express rider of the West’s pioneer era, "Buffalo Bill" Cody. Museum Approves Figure of Comedian H\f Time* Special HOLLYWOOD. Dec. 26.—The lifesized figure of Charlie Chaplin modeled by Katherine Stubergh, sculptress, has been accepted by the Los Angeles museum. The figure was made during production of "Modern Times,” Mr, Chaplin's first film in five years. The museum has for some time been in possession of . his first complete screen outfit—baggy pants, over-sized shoes, tight coat, derby and cane. It was for the purpose of representing the comedian in his universally known costume that Miss Stubergh was commissioned to make the figure. Holmes Returns to Movies “Chatterbox,” starring youthful Anne Shirley, is Phillips Holmes' first Hollywood picture in over a rear.

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, June Knight Cole Porter and Moss Hart’s new musical “Jubilee" has as one of the leading characters, Miss June Knight, late of “Broadway Melody of 1936” picture fame. “Jubilee" tells the story of mythical kingdoms, diamond-studded queens and dog-collared kings.

Carroll 'Vanities' to Begin City Engagement at English's Tonight Clark, McCullough Head Cast of 1935 Edition of Show Which Is to Appear Here for Three Days. Almost as traditional as Christmas is the annual appearance at English’s of Earl Carroll’s “Vanities.” The 1935 party is set for tonight, with repeats tomorrow and Saturday nights.

Opening Tomorrow Lyric “MISS PACIFIC FLEET.” on screen. Glenda Farrell, Joan Blondell, Allen Jenkins, Hugh Herbert, Warren Hull and Marie Wilson. STORY Two stranded chorus girls establish concession stand in Pacific Coast town, enter beauty-popularity contest. Dubious methods of obtaining votes cause kidnapping, motor boat chase, free-for-all battle ’twixt sailors, marines, coast girls. ACTS ON STAGE—BiIIy Barty, tow-head juvenile movie comic, m first local personal appearance; “Fatty” Laymon, Universal film comedian; Barty’s two sisters, Evelyn and Dolores; Audrey Demnson, acrobatic dancer. Second headliner: Jack Doyle, former Irish heavyweight champion, and his wife, Judith Allen, former pictu-e star. Others; Sid Page and Company; Harry Kahne, “brain wizard," and Ezra Buzzington and Rustic Revelers. Lester Huff in organ specialty.

Kept Busy Ethel Merman, once held down five different singing jobs at the same time in New York.

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Heading Mr. Carroll’s show this year are the two inseparable comedians, Bobby Clark and Paul McCullough. You’ll remember their short subjects made for movies. Their fun-making is along the Wheeler-Woolsey line. Lucille Page is the dance feminine star with the 1935 Vanities, and Buster West upholds the male side of the ledger as far as terpsichore is concerned. The cast of 75 includes Violet Carlson who sings and appears in several comedy sketches; the Crane Sisters, dance team, and A1 Sexton, who is responsible for the music this year. Also on the bill are Charles Carrer, a Europeon juggling star, who is making his initial “big time” run in America with the “Vanities,” and Hugh Cameron. A matinee of the “Vanities” is to be presented Saturday afternoon. Model Makes Rapid Progress Lucille Ball, one of the girls who modeled the sensational gowns in “Roberta,” is making rapid strides as an actress and has one of the leading roles in “Chatterbox.” Eddy to Make Concert Tour Nelson Eddy will begin a concert tour Jan. 1 which will keep him away until next May. Stone to Mark Anniversary Fred Stone soon is to celebrate his golden anniversary in show business.

War Easier, Sighs Chief of Film Lot Pigeons and Airplanes Add to Difficulties of Producer. Time* Special HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 26. Grant: and Lee had a hard time handling the Civil War, admits David Butler, director of Shiruey Temple's “The Littlest Rebel,” now showing at the Apollo. He also insists that he ran into some difficulties in the filming of the conflict that never oppressed the famous generals. For example, he points out, neither Lee nor Grant found crickets a serious problem. Yet Butler was forced at one point in the production to sound “retreat,” and retire with his infantry, artillery, cameramen and sound equipment, when some of the insects invc.ded an open-air lot where the picture was filmed. The crickets’ song, close to the microphone, drowned out the distant rumble of guns and made speech recording impossible. The air offered no menace to either general, Butler adds, while he was threatened continuously from that direction. Air traffic is heavy in California, and photographing had to be shut down repeatedly so that the noise of airplane motors overhead would not be recorded on the sound track of ! a film laid in the ’6os. Pigeons, too. contributed their; share of difficulties. Naturally, But- i ler says, after two hungry armies had been fighting over a territory for years, there wouldn't be a pigeon left in the area. Yet several flocks wh6 live in and around the lot frequently flew over. Shooting was suspended while they were driven uot of range of the sound me- j chanism. But the star offered no difficul- i ties. When the purely military | scenes finally were shot, Shirley ; romped through her scenes with her usual aptitude. Stars Fed Up on Sea After Stormy Trip Tinip* Special HOLLYWOOD. Dec. 26.—George Bancroft, Ann Sothern and Victor Jory, featured in “Hell Ship Morgan,’’ are back in the studio again after a tempestuous voyage at sea. Part of the action in the production takes place aboard a tuna clipper, and for the first five days of shooting aboard the Southern Cross, j a 125-foot fishing boat, the players j were tossed around by a rough sea off the southern California coast.

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Crawford Likes Lengthy Skirts Actress Refuses to Follow Upward Trend. Timex Speeial HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 26.—Hollywood stylists who have decreed that skirts are going up will not be supported by Joan Crawford, one of the screen's leading style setters. “I don’t believe that women will be foolish enough to return to the ugliness of short skirts,” Miss Crawford asserts. “Any artist will tell you that short skirts are out of har-

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mony for the feminine figure which demands long, flowing lines.” Unimpressed by what the rest of Hollywood is doing, Miss Crawford has ordered anew wardrobe, every skirt of which is an inch longer. And that is how they will be in her new picture, “Elegance,” with Clifton Webb and Franchot Tone. “Longer skirts are more feminine and infinitely more flattering to the figure. To understand that, just look at a photograph taken during the short skirt era.’’

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DEC. 26, 1935

Indiana Will Hold Picture Over 4 Days Joe Renner and His Duck Are to Follow in Screen Show. “The' Bride Comes Home." gay comedy starring Claudette Colbert and Fred Mac Murray, is to be held over at the Indiana through Monday. it is to be followed by Joe Pcnner and his duck, who move in with "Collegiate” Tuesday, accompanied b.v Jack Oakie, Ned Sparks and pretty girls. In her current picture. Miss Colbert portrays a resourceful young lady who lands a job in a magazine office when the family fortune suffers a relapse. Her acquaintances in Hollywood claim the new part is typical of the stars business acumen in real life. Miss Colbert manages her own business affairs. She has developed an air-tight resistance to salesmen, who pester all successful film players with propositions to invest in everything from pickle factories to Broadway shows, and manages to put away a sizable portion of her week's salary in annuities. On leave from studio duties. Miss Colbert is absorbed at present in the finishing touches of her new home. It is said to be one of the show places of the film capital, but she postponed selection of its site until she felt that Hollywood real estate values had reached their lowest. Many of the furnishings of the house have been supplied by admirers. Unaccepted offers have included a brick from the Great Wall of China, rare plants from South America, a Mayan idol from a tomb in Mexico, and an “electric eye” burglar alarm system.

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