Indianapolis Times, Volume 47, Number 259, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 January 1936 — Page 14

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MAJOR BOWES' AMATEURS OPEN ON LYRIC STAGE JAN. 17

Tiny Shirley Called Back by Admirers ‘Littlest Rebel’ Returning to Apollo Screen Friday. BY JOHN W. THOMPSON Major Bowes and Shirley Temple, as compatible a duo as can be found, share the amusement news spotlight today with announcements of their respective film appearances at two Indianapolis theaters soon. The personable Major’s Unit No. 3 of traveling amateurs is to appear on the Lyric stage starting Friday, Jan. 17. Miss Temple’s popularity in Indianapolis has voiced itself in demands to Kenneth Collins, Apollo theater manager, and he has been “forced" to bring “The Littlest Rebel,” Shirley’s latest picture, back for another week (and only one; starting Friday. Now In Chicago The Major Bowes unit now is playing in Chicago, is to go to Detroit for a week at the Michigan theater before coming to Indianapolis. Heading the group which is to play here are Mrs. Marguerite Ryan, the “housewife prima donna;” Paul Regan, impersonator of radio, stage and screen personalities, and Adolphus Robinson, Negro boy tap dancer who is styled “vest pocket edition of Bill Robinson.” Others include Lester Schnitzer, boy violinist; Iris Green, “blues singing social worker;” Bob Ryan, xylophonist; Paris Lee, “Atlanta baritone;” Joe Beckler. “singing boilermaker;” Albert Hall, “human piccolo,” and the Eagles harmonica sextette. With the group also is to be Major Bowes’ “One Man Band,” who uses no other name, and Jack Squires, master of ceremonies. ‘Freshman Love’ The Lyric’s screen attraction for the week of Jan. 17 is to be “Freshman Love,” starring Frank McHugh, Warren Hull and Patricia Ellis. Little Miss Temple had the misfortune of hitting Indianapolis, during her first two weeks here starting Christmas, when lots of her fans, large and small, were hemmed indoors by wintry winds. When Mr. Collins sent Shirley away from here last week and brought Ronald Colman in “The Man Who Broke The Bank At Monte Carlo,” Shirley’s supporters called the theater, asking why Mr. Collins wouldn’t give them a chance to see their screen idol. Mr. Collins replied by frantically phoning New York and getting permission to bring back the curlytopped song-dance-act girl for a seven-day visit. Director Is Seeking 10 Chinese Beauties Time# Special HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 7.—As America had Ziegfeld for its glorifies* of beauty, the Orient now has Victor Fleming, screen director, who is seeking the 10 most beautiful Chinese girls on the Pacific Coast. The “glorified girls” are needed for tea house sequences in “The Good Earth” movie adaptation of Pearl S. Buck's popular novel of China. In China, tea houses employ beautiful girls to entertain the customers. And in “The Good Earth,” an important dramatic development hinges upon the visit of Paul Muni, as Wang Lung, to a tea house to choose his “No. 2 wife.” Gettysburg Speech Inspires Composer Time* Special NEW YORK, Jan. 7.—George Gershwin, it has been learned on good authority, is composing a choral arrangement of Lincoln’s Gettysburg address, which is to be performed by a leading vocal organization. Mr. Gershwin is not the first composer to be inspired by the immortal pronouncement. It moved Rubin Goldmark to write his “Gettysburg Requiem,” which, however, is an orchestral work. Filming Started on 'Romeo and Juliet' Timet Special HOLLYWOOD. Jan. 7.—Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard and John Barrymore today were participating in first scenes for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s colossal of colossals, “Romeo and Juliet.” First scenes were of the marriage of Romeo and Juliet in Friar Laurence's cell. “Romeo and Juliet” is Hollywood's third try at translating Shakespeare to the.screen. The others were •‘Taming of the Shrew,” with Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, and the all-star production of “Midsummer Night's Dream.” Neither was a great box office success.

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Old Favorites Are Featured in Film Attractions Opening This Week in Downtown Theaters

Opening Tomorrow Loew’s “AH, WILDERNESS!”—WaIIace Beery, Lionel Barrymore, Aline MacMahon, Eric Linden; author, Eugene O’Neill; director, Clarence Brown; screen play, Arthur Hackett and Frances Goodrich. Story—Life of middle-class family in small town. Time, 1906. Adventures of philandering, good-natured, bibulous Uncle Sid; romantic, spinster Aunt Lil; sensible, life-loving Nat Miller and his adolescent son, Richard. “IF YOU COULD ONLY COOK!” Herbert Marshall, Jean Arthur, Leo Carrillo; director, William A. Seiter; story, F. Hugh Herbert; screen play, Howard J. Green and Gertrude Purcell. Story Young millionaire auto magnate meets jobless girl on park bench. They hire out to wealthy racketeer as butler and cook. Girl tries to get job for young man, is jailed. He tires of joke, leaves. Racketeer discovers butler’s identity, bails girl out, kidnaps millionaire from altar on verge of loveless marriage. Millionaire is grateful, returns to marry cook.

Women Sponsoring One-Act Comedies Two one-act comedies, “Apprentice in a Hat Shop” and “Not a Man in the House,” are to be presented Friday night at Irvington Presbyterian Church. Circle Four of the Woman’s Association of the church is sponsoring the performance. Those in charge are Mrs. Wayne Reddick, president; Mrs. Emil Reinhart, chairman and head of publicity; Mrs. Furman Sims, program chairman, and Mrs. Raymond Loudon, in charge of advertising.

WHERE, WHAT, WHEN APOLLO The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo” with Ronald Colman, Joan Bennett and Colin Clive at 11. 12:51, 2:42, 4:33, 6:24, 8:15 and 10:08. CIRCLE “Sylvia Scarlett, ' with Katharine Hepburn and Brian Aherne, at 11, 1:10, 3:25, 5:35, 7:50. and 10. INDIANA “Collegiate,” with Joe Fenner, Jack Oakie, Frances Langford, GooGoo (Penner’s duck), at 11:50, 1:50, 3:55, 5:55. 7:55, 10 and 12:05. LOEW’S “Riffraff” with Jean Harlow and Spencer Tracy, at 11, 1:15, 3:30, 5:45, 8. and 10:15. LYRIC “Show Them No Mercy.” with Rochelle Hudson, Edward Norris, Cesar Romero and Bruce Cabot at 11:34. 2:21. 5:08, 7:55 and 10:23. Vaudeville at 1:12. 3:59. 6:46 and 9:33. OHIO Will Rogers In “Steamboat Around the Bend ,r at 10:30, 1:30, 4:29, 7:28, 10:02. Also “Little Big Shot” with j Jane Withers at 11:51, 2:51, 5:31, 7:50, 8:49.

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That’s a “peach of a pair” (left, above) eating bananas between periods of scene-shooting in “The Magnificent Obsession.” Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor are to be seen in the picture at the Indiana starting Friday. You see, Uncle Sid, that’s Wallace Beery in “Ah, Wilderness!” (center above), has just returned from a picnic on which he and Nat Miller, Lionel Bari^ymore, got tipsy, and he’s shown trying to explain it all to Aline MacMahon, the spinster sister in the picture which opens at Loews tomoiTow, along with “If You Could Only Cook,” starring Herbert Marshall and Jean Arthur. Franchot Tone (right above) seems a bit perplexed by that honeyed expression on Bette Davis’ face, in the scene from “Dangerous,” the picture opening at the Circle Friday. It is Bette’s first role along romantic-dramatc lines since “Os Human Bondage” with Leslie Howard. And who’s this (below) smiling so

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confidently? Why it’s Shirley Temple, and we’ll pretend she’s smiling because she is to come back to the Apollo Theater, starting Friday, for a week’s return engagement of “The Littlest Rebel.” Features Dancing Until Dawn Dancing until dawn is the new policy at Tall Timbers, night club on Road 67. Johnny Crowe and his “Southern Aristocrats” are the music makers.

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_ __ _ EAST SIDE TA&OMA S&'S&F" Dick Powell “SHIPMATES FOREVER" “WANDERER OF THE WASTELAND” ID XT T XT r' 6507 E. Wash. St. IK V I IN Ij Double Feature , ’ * Dorothy Wilson “THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII” “STORMY” _ EMERSON 4^£Ar “SHIPMATES FOREVER” "THE BIG BROADCAST OF 1336” HAMILTON ™"bfe : FeVlure* axxiiTixxy x v/ii Edmund Lowe “THUNDER IN THE NIGHT” “THE GAY DECEPTION” Pa n 1/ n n 2036 E. lftt h St. AKIV L K Double Feature Wallace Beery “O'SHAUGNESSY'S BOY” “RETURN OF PETER GRIMM” ST P A M H 1852 E - Wash. St. x IV t\ il Ls Double Feature William Powell-Rosaland Russell “RENDEZVOUS” Alice Fay-Mitehel & Durante “MUSIC IS MAGIC” Cartoon in Color Barnyard Babies ROXY 2*21 E. Wash. St. Special Feature Attractions Paramount ‘dJ. "ANNAPOLIS FAREWELL” SOUTH SIDE FOUNTAIN SQUARE - Double Feature Charles laurhton • MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY” “SILLY SYMPHONY CARTOON” SANDERS “iSaSIUBS" Ronald Colman “CLIVE OF INDIA” “GAT BRIDE" A AT A f R.T Prospect-Churchman AVALON 's&jsg* “WOMAN WANTED” “TWO FOR TONIGHT” ORIENTAL Double**? ea ture*** “ Will Ro*er* “STEAMBOJ T ’ROUND THE BEND” "BAD BOY” GARFIELD Claudette Colbert

Jews' Story Told Only in Song, Narrative by Albert Rappaport Former Cantor Brings Excellent Temperamental, Vocal Equipment to Recital in Kirshbaum Center. BY JAMES THRASHER The story of the Jewish people has an able, sympathetic and artistic narrator in Albert Rappaport, who appeared at Kirshbaum Center last night in the dual role of lecturer and singer.

Songs of the synagog, Palestinian and Yiddish folk songs and selections from the more conventional works of Jewish composers made up a varied program of musical and historical interest as well as vocal enjoyment. Russian by birth, a former cantor in a synagogue and

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later tenor with the Chicago Civic Opera, Mr. Rappaport brought to his task an excellent temperamental and vocal equipment. Three religious songs opened the program, intensely emotional, they were given a fervent and moving in-

terpretation. The technical demands of these works are enormous; tonally vague and of no definite meter, they are written in a florid style reminiscent of the operas of Handel and Mozart. The singer met these requirements with a voice of coloratura proportions, and gave them a performance of grace and flexibility that few present day tenors could match. In these and the remaining songs, he displayed a pianissimo whose whispering delicacy was a delight. Virginia Jefrey, local pianist and teacher,' was the accompanist. Drafted into service in the absence of Mr. Rappaport’s regular collaborator, she gave a performance that was accurate and artistic. Her playing throughout was fully in keeping with the content of the songs and wit hthe singer's interpretations.

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Ohio Offers Late Films on 2nd Run Management Pleased With Response to ‘Quick Return’ of Hits. It seems that showing high class second run movies is an important part of the Indianapolis amusement world set-up. At least, the success rewarded Manager Tom Muchmore and his Ohio theater crew last year would indicate as much. So Tom has announced a “greater movie season” for the next six weeks. Leading off tomorrow with a double bill including “The Gay Deception,” with Francis Lederer and Frances Dee, and “This Changing World,” starring Franchot Tone, the Ohio is inaugurating a policy of showing “quick returns” of firstrun movies. Following the Wednesday and Thursday screen offering, "The Big Broadcast of 1936,” is to be seen. This picture stars Jack Oakie, Lydia Roberti, the Nicholas brotherr (two exceptional Negro boys), Wendy Barrie, George Burns and Oracle Allen. The story concerns two gentlemen who own and operate a radio station. Many of radio's popular programs are given short sketches via a “television” arrangement which plays a big part in the film. Claudette Colbert’s best bit in 1935, titled “She Married Her Boss,” is to be the following attraction at the Ohio. In this light comedy, Miss Colbert is co-starred with Melvyn Douglas, a newcomer who recently made a hit in “Mary Burns, Fugitive.” Most of these features are to be shown on double feature bills.

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