Indianapolis Times, Volume 47, Number 291, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 February 1936 — Page 12

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'ROSE MARIE' TO OPEN WEEK'S RUN TOMORROW AT LOEW'S

Vocal Team Makes Film One of Best Jeanette MacDonald Even Outdoes Nelson Eddy in Picture. BY JOHN W. THOMPSON Although Nelson Eddy is a Canadian “Mountie” in “Rose Marie,” opening at Loew's tomorrow, it’s Jeanette MacDonald who “gets her man.” We want to hand Miss MacDonald a bouquet in front of everybody for the elegant work she does. Her performance overshadows even the excellent Mr. Eddy. She is lovely to look at, and sings and acts more humanely than in "Naughty Marietta.” As Marie de Flor, adored opera singer, Miss MacDonald is first seen singing a role in “Romeo and Juliet” in a Montreal theater. She hears from her fugitive brother, Jack Flower, who has killed a Canadian Mounted policeman and is hiding out in the Northwest woods. Donning plain clothes and her maid's coat, she starts out to find her brother. At the last outpost of civilization, Miss de Flor purchases suitable clothes for the journey into the woods. Her guide steals her money, and she is stranded in a village. She meets Sergeant Bruce (Nelson Eddy), who has been assigned to track down her brother. She tries to dodge him and takes refuge in a saloon, w'here she attempts to earn a few nickels by singing. They pay her no attention and Bruce rescues her. Realize They Are in Love She tells him she is travelling north to meet a man whom she loves. Bruce doesn’t believe her, but connects the two names, Flower and Flor, and follows her. she finds her guide at an Indian get-to-gether and he leaves her stranded again. Bruce befriends her and the two realize that they are in love. Then they part (she thinks) and she finds her brother at an old Indian's cabin. As he plans to escape in walks Bruce and arrests him. Miss de Flor thinks Bruce’s songs and words of love nave all been in line of duty and there is a tearful parting. She returns to opera, but one night during “Tosca,” she suffers a nervous breakdown, because of hearing Bruce’s “Indian Love Call” ringing in her ears. She is sent to the country. Her manager provides Sergt. Bruce, who proves to be the correct cure. Better Than ‘Naughty Marietta’ The music in "Rose Marie” is even better than in “Naughty Marietta.” Mr. Eddy sings in his stirring baritone. “Song of the Mounties,” "Rose Marie, I Love You,” and with Miss MacDonald, quite the loveliest "Indian Love Call” duet we have heard. Miss MacDonald is heard in “Pardon Me, Madame,” a lilting romantic ditty, and two opera, arias, one from “Tosca” and the other from “Romeo and Juliet” in which she is ably assisted by the new screen tenor, Allan Jones, who played with the Marx Brothers in “A Night at the Opera.” We missed the sparkling comedy

LAST DAY! Surprise Night, 0 F. M. "LAST DAYS OF rOMFHII’’ Nancy Caroll—“After the Dance”

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Jeanette MacDonald which Frank Morgan gave “Naughty Marietta.” It was more humorous than are the antics of Reginald Owen, Lucien Littlefield and Robert Greig. James Stewart, who made a hit in “Next Time We Love,” plays Miss MacDonald's brother, and does a grand job. Gilda Gray, the shimmy girl, shows what made her famous in one scene. The music will thrill you and the story should hold you. Incidentally the Eddy-MacDonald stock goes up several notches.

WHERE, WHAT, WHEN APOLLO "The Jones Family” in "Every Saturday Night,” with Jed Prouty, Spring Byington, June Lang and Thomas Beck, at 11:58, 1:58. 3:58. 5:56, 7:58 and 9:58. CIRCLE "Rose Os The Rancho.” with Gladvs Swarthout and John Boles, at 11:40. 1:45. 3:50, 5:50, 7:55 and 10. INDIANA "Next Time We Love,” with Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart and Ray Milland. at 11:21. 1:30, 3:37, 5:45 7:50 and 10. LOEWS Cab Calloway and his Cotton Club Orchestra, at 3:53, 6:46 and 9:39. "Exclusive Story,” on the screen at 11. 1:53, 4:46. 7:39 and 10:30. LYRIC "Spices of 1936” with Count Berni Vici, on stage at 1:07. 3:56, 6:44 and 9:31. "The Murder of Dr. Harrigan” on the screen, featuring Mary Astor and Ricardo Cortez, at 11:40, 2:28 5:16. 8:04 and 10:27. OHIO "Last Days of Pompeii.” Preston Foster. 10:45, 1:35, 4:25. 7:15, 9:50. ‘ After the Dance,” Nancy Carrol, 12:20. 3:10, 6. 8:50.

Ann Harding Heads Program at Circle in 'The Lady Consents Star of Picture Opening Tomorrow Says She’s Through With Playing ‘Snivelling’ Roles. Ann Harding, who is to be seen in “The La,dy Consents,” at the Circle Theater beginning tomorrow, is through with “snivelling” roles. “People don’t like a sniveller,” Miss Harding told a recent interviewer. “Today’s audiences wall stand for only a touch of martyred emotion. They sympathize with a good sport and a woman who takes her troubles with a smile. I like to play that sort of comedy because it can be very human.”

Miss Harding was born at Fort Sam Houston, Tex., daughter of the late Gen. George Grant Gatley. Her education was acquired on the jump, for each time her father changed posts she changed schools. She completed her academics at Miss Baldwin’s School, Bryn Mawr, Pa., w^ere s h ® met Wanted to Write Ann Harding She expected only a small part in her first play and was flabbergasted when she got the lead. Miss Harding was made a perma-

Eccentrics Paid Well by Film Studios Cockroach Trainers, Sobbers and Others Cash in on Peculiarities. BY PAUL HARRISON HOLLYWOOD (NEA), Feb. 13. If you have an eccentric in your community who chases tumbleweeds or blows soap bubbles through his ears, get up a purse and send him to Hollywood. They pay good money to people who do peculiar things out there. There are cockroach trainers, cobweb weavers, pie heavers, guffawers, sobbers, shriekers and sneezers. The studios call on Ruby Ray, formerly with the Chicago Opera Company, for hiccoughs which are supposed to come from other actors. And Duke* York, has picked up some odd jobs of burping. Florence Gill picks up a tidy bit of change now and then by giving chicken imitations. Jane Withers, the SIOOO-arweek child actress, graduated from sound effects. She can mimic most animals, and her imitations have been dubbed into a number of pictures. Dominic Mcßride is a real Hollywood playboy, and a builder of moods. Some of the stars willl like atmosphere music between scenes, and Mcßride usually is the one hired to play favorite recordings. Gaylord Is Handyman Jack Gaylord is Hollywood’s handyman, and guarantees to build anything that’s needed. He specializes in animals and once constructed a rhinoceros that moved. His smallest job was animating a caterpillar. Cloud making is something new in the picture business, but it has a lot of possibilities. Natural clouds are singularly unobliging in matters of rolling up at the right time and from the right direction. A sky-writing flier named Ed Lewis is out to fix all that. He has rigged up a bomb rack on his plane from which a large number of smoke bombs can be released at will. He says he can make stormy black, fluffy white, or ominous yellow clouds, in almost any desired pattern, and at about SSO a cloud. He’ll

nent member of the little theater group, at a salary of $35 a week. She stayed with the organization six months and graduated to Broadway productions, some of which were “Tarnish,” “Stolen Fruit” and “The Trial of Mary Dugan.” After her marriage to Harry Bannister, also an actor, the two went to Hollywood, where she started her movie career in “Paris Bound." She has ash-blond hair, blue-gray eyes, weighs 109 and like tennis, golf, swimming and airplanes. With Miss Harding in "The Lady Consents” are Herbert Marshall and Margaret Lindsay. Conies Rightfully by Title Maureen O’Sullivan comes rightfully by the title her Hollywood friends give her—“A Good Soldier.” She is the daughter of Maj. Charles J. O'Sullivan of the Connaught Rangers in Ireland and was born and reared the regimental barracks in Boyle.

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Opening Tomorrow Apollo ‘‘IT HAD TO HAPPEN”— George Raffc, Rosalind Russell, Leo Carrillo, Alan Dinehart. Directed by Roy Del Ruth; screen play by Howard Ellis Smith and Kathryn Scola from a story by Rupert Hughes; produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. Story—lmmigrant spies beautiful heiress on boat. Inspired, he rises to political mastery of city. Girl’s husband faces jail for part in bank failure. Political boss makes him return funds. He and girl find they are in love, is framed on bribery charge, but is absolved. Charters plane for girl’s trip to Reno for divorce and stays in town to even scores. Circle "THE LADY CONSENTS” —Ann Harding, Herbert Marshall, Margaret Lindsay, Walter Abel. Directed by Stephen Roberts; story by P. J. Wolfson; screen play, Wolf son and Anthony Veiller', photographed by J. Roy Hunt. Story—Young doctor philanders with socialite and asks wife for divorce. She consents and wedding follows. Later, at death bed of father, na finds he still loves ex-wife. Seeks freedom from second spouse, but is refused. Ex-wife meets doctor in hunting lodge and second wife there. Again refused divorce, ex-wife threatens to collect back alimony, breaking doctor. Trapped, present wife retaliates with same threat. Takes money and gives divorce. Doctor and Wife No. 1 have S4O left, still happy. Indiana ‘‘PETRIFIED FOREST” —Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart. Directed by Archie L. Mayo; adapted by Charles Kenyon and Delmer Davis from Robert Emmet Sherwood’s play. Story—Hitch-hiking, disillusioned writer falls in love with girl in desert filling station. Hops ride with wealthy couple. Outlaw and gang steal car, and writer walks back to warn gin, finds gang. Knowing girl want to return to native France, writer goes noble and signs over insurance policy to girl. Vigilantes arrive, fight ensues, and outlaw shoots writer, at latter’s request. He dies in girl’s arms. Lyric "RADIO CITY FOLLIES” ON STAGE— Comics: Sully and Thomas, also Hays, Haig and Howe, and Britt Wood; headline dancers, Ruskin and Norman, Dorothy Holbrook, Helen Olsen; singing soloist, Carl Kramer; also Roxy Singing Ensemble, Roxvette chorus. "MY MARRIAGE” ON SCREEN— CIaire Trevor, Kent Taylor, Pauline Frederick. Directed by George Archainbaud. Story—Scion of prominent family marries daughter of racketeer. Mother-in-law makes life miserable for bride. Things change when mother-in-law’s other son is involved in murder of bride s father. Loew’s “ROSE MARlE” —Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Reginald Owen Allan Jones. Director, W. S. Van Dyke. Adapted from the Hammerstein-Friml operetta by Frances Goodrich, Alice Duer Miller and Albert Hackett. Story—Opera singer, touring Canada, goes to wilds to find* escaped convict brother. Gets job in dance hall, is recognized by sergeant of Mounties, who also is hunting brother. They fall in love, but he can not shirk duty. She leads him to brother and sergeant takes him away. Later, on stage, she collapses. Manager sends for sergeant, who sings “Indian Love Call.” All is well.

get his first big chance during filming of “The Good Earth.” Hollywood's blood expert is a property man so celebrated for his art that he’s known as Sam Blood. No telling how many millions of squeamish movie fans he has made slightly nauseated with his tricks. Sam is in demand both for battle scenes and private murders. When you see a parlor maid sprinting for a telephone with the news that the master has been stabbed, you can bet that it’s some of Sam’s work. In preparation for a stabbing he fixes a bladder full of synthetic blood inside the victim’s shirt. That makes it flow out realistically. The stuff he mixes ups is red all right, and contains a lot of collodion. The thing that first made him famous was his sanguinary work in “Wings.” You’d see a closeup of the face of an aviator flying in combat. Then the aviator would be shot and soon a trickle of blood would come from a corner of his mouth. Horrible, but realistic. A little idea of Sam’s. The blood came from hol-lowed-out and refilled birds’ eggs which the actors had held in their mouths and bitten at the proper, ox-post-mortem. moments.

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Quintuplets' Film Director to Visit City on Saturday on Airplane Trip to East Henry King Taking Short Vacation After Completing Work on ‘The Country Doctor/ Coming to Apollo Theater March 6. The first man ever to direct quintuplets in a motion picture, Henry King of Fox-Twentieth Century Pictures, is scheduled to drop out of the clouds in his own plane Saturday and pass a few hours at the Indianapolis Municipal Airport.

Mr. King, who has just completed work on “The Country Doctor,’ featuring the five Dionne babies, w r hich is to open at the Apollo Theater March 6, is flying East for a short vacation. He left Hollywood yesterday. Discovering Ronald Colman, Gary Cooper and the late Ernest Torrence for the screen has been only a few

Young Finds First Car During Filming

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HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 13.—Robert Young’s past came back to him yesterday in the form of a collegiate flivver.

For a scene in "Small Town Girl” he and Janet Gaynor were to take a ride in a rather dilapidated 1930 model car. As they entered, Mr. Taylor shouted, “It’s the first car I ever owned!”

He recognized it by a Pomona College emblem he had inlaid in the dashboard during his senior year.

Clocks Horse From Car

Clark Gable has had an automatic stopwatch attached to his new car so he can park by the paddock fence and time his race horse, Beverly Hills.

of Mr. King’s varied achievements. He hails from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. When ebbing family fortunes pre-

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vented his entering a university, he drifted into the show business and toured with stock companies, circuses and vaudeville troupes. After appearing in several New York stage productions he decided on directorial work as a life career. His first outstanding picture was “23Hours’ Leave.” Later, with the Inspiration Film Corp. he produced Richard Barthelmess’ big success, “Tol able David." Next he went to Italy and produced “The W r hite Sister,” with Lillian Gish. It was in this picture that Mr. Colman made his debut. “The Winning of Barbara Worth,” “State Fair” and “One More Spring” are among his best known pictures.

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