Indianapolis Times, Volume 47, Number 302, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 February 1936 — Page 6

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18 Brahms' Works Given by Newton Recital Is Third to Deal With Range of German Song. BY JAMES THRASHER The winter's recitals by George Npwton have given his listeners the delightful experience of meeting or renewing acquaintance with some of the finest of vocal music. The two cycles of Schubert have been heard, and Schumann’s "Dichterliebe." With last night’s evening of Brahms we have scanned the three great peaks in the imposing range of German song. It is unfair, if not impossible, to compare these composers. Though the lineage from Schubert through Brahms is clear, the works of each are woven of their own creator's genius. Brahms’ songs, if not always so readily appealing, furnish new riches with repeated" hearing. They also are the stern- • est test of a singer’s vocal and mu- . sical equipment,, especially the ‘Four Serious Songs,’’ which closed last night’s program. Mr. Newton chose 18 of the finest of the Brahms songs, avoiding the too familiar, and wisely arranging them to contrast the lyric with the dramatic, the humorous with the somber. And as in former recitals, the soloist brought to each song interpretive distinction and splendid delivery. Deserve Separate Consideration The “Four Serious Songs” deserve separate consideration, as they hold a place apart from the other Brahms “lieder.” Written in the composer’s last year to scriptural texts of his own selection, they are Brahms’ sober reflections on life and death, uttered in the fullness of his years and of his powers. They hold no abiding faith, nor any defeated longing for release, they are a spiritual and artistic balancing of accounts. Properly sung, they become a moving musical experience, and Mr. Newton, capably assisted by Walter Whitworth at the piano, did them full justice. Last night’s audience, while enthusiastic, was again disappointingly small. Those lovers of good music and fine singing who fail to hear Mr. Newton are missing one of the outstanding events of the season. The two remaining concerts in the series are to be to the songs of Hugo Wolf und Richard Strauss on March 17. t,nd to those of Arthur Somervell and Charles Grilles on April 21. Miss Richhart Gives Recital on Saturday Miss Catherine Richhart, an advanced student in piano of Leone Rickman at the Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music, is to be presented in a graduation recital Saturday at 3:30 in Odeon Hall. Miss Roberta Wilson, cellist, is to assist. The public is invited. The program: "Invenrion No. 14” . Bach Excerpt from "Sonata,” Op. 10. No. 1 Miss Richhart “Allegro Vivace from Sonata in B Flat,” Mendelssohn “Gavotte” Popper * Miss Wilson .* Trois Ecossaises” Chopin “Etude” Chopin Miss Richhart “Concerto” Pester ' Adante Cantabile” "Allegro ala Tarantelle" Miss Wilson ‘Lotus Land” Scott "Chair dr Lune” Debussv "Golliwog's Cakewalk” .. Debussv "Maid With the Flaxen Hair" Debussv "Prelude in G Minor" Rachmanioff Miss Richhart

WHERE, WHAT, WHEN APOLLO "The Storv of Louis Pasteur" with Paul Muni at 11:35. 1:35, 3:35 5:35 7:35 and 9:35. CIRCLE "The Informer." with Victor McLnclen at 11. 1:50. 4:30, 7:05 and 10. Also Chatterbox." with Anne Shirley. at 12:45. 3:25. 6 and 8:50. CIVIC PLAYHOUSE "Hold Your Hats,” musical revue hv Charles Gaynor, with sketches by Nancv Hamilton. Presented by east of 52, at 8:30. INDIANA "The Milky Way." with Harold Lloyd. Adolphe Menjou and Helen Mack, at 11:28, 1:35 3:42. 5:49, 7:56. and 10 03. LOEWS "The Music Goes Round" with Harrv Richman. Parley and Riley, at 11. 1:50. 4:45. 7:35 and 10:20. Also Tough Guv” with Jackie Cooper and Joseph Calleia. at 12:35. 3:25. 6:20 and 9:10. LYRIC "Everything Happens" with Olsen and Johnson on stage at 1, 3:53. 6:46 and 9:39 ' Man Hunt" in screen, with Chic Sale and Ricardo Cortez, at 11:32. 2:25. 5 18 8:11 and 10:44. OHIO "La Cucaracha." color film novelty, at 12:57. 3:44. 6:31 and 9:18. "The Crusades," with Loretta Young. Henry Wileoxen and cast of thousands. at 1030. 1:17, 4:04, 6:51 and 9:38

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BY NORMAN SIEGEL HOLLYWOOD, Cal., Feb. 26.—There's something new under the bright California sun every second at the major motion picture studios. Making movies offers nearly as many problems as “Bouldering” up a river. Watching the directors, stars, cameramen and assorted film aids meet these problems is much more interesting than seeing the finished product on the screen. Making the rounds of the studios one can see 39 different feature productions in the making; movies which will be shown around the country during the next six months. At present the Warner Bros.-First National studios is the busiest of all the motion picture “lots.” Nine pictures are in the making, with the A1 Jolson 1936 musical flicker. “The Singing Kid,” having just been completed. Most interesting of the current Warner productions is “Green Pastures,” which is being adapted for the screen under the direction of Mark Connelly, author of the

Top—The filming of “Green Pastures.” Above—Al Jolson in “The Singing Kid.” Right—A scene from “Under Two Flags,” with Rosalind Russell and Ronald Colman.

sensational stage play. Hal Mohr, who photographed “A Midsummer Night's Dream,” is the cameraman for this production and many of the sets strikingly resemble those in the Shakespearean movie, particularly the heaven scenes. They were working on the heavenly fish fry episode when we strolled in on the lot. nan T TUWDREDS of dusky angels with feath- -*• cry wings were running about the set. While Director Connelly nibbled at an ap - pie and directed a rehearsal in one corner of the huge studio, a number of little angels were also attempting to ‘‘keep the doctor away” via the apple method. Trays of com bread, fried fish and "prop” food were being readied for the scene. ‘‘De Lawd,” played by Rex Ingram, was spread out taking a nap on a heavenly knoll. Some of his flock were over in a corner in a heated "blackjack” game. Mothers of some of the juvenile angels were fixing their costumes. And quite a few of the grownup angels had strolled over to an adjoining stage where Cab Calloway’s orchestra and a large cast of shufflin’ dancers were going through a “hot” dance scene in “The Singing Kid.” Following the spectacular dance scene, Calloway slumped into a chair. The bright studio lights have been bothering his eyes and he is looking forward to his trip back East to the Cotton Club in New York. The exhausted dancers were sprawled out all over the set, although a few of them still retained enough pep to do a little plain and fancy “truckin’ ” for relaxation. a a a OVER on another stage, Pat O'Brien and Josephine Hutchinson were working on “I Married a Doctor,” the film version of Sinclair Lewis’ “Main Street.” “Shooting” had stopped for the time being while carpenters attempted to tone down the modern interior of a hospital room into one of the era in which the story occurred. O’Brien, in a tuxedo and smoking a big cigar, busied himself trying to pick the horses in the afternoon’s card at Santa Anita track, something everybody in Holly-

'The Country Doctor' Director Assembled Odd Cast for Film Darryl Zanuck Ignored Offers From Famous Stars to Look Around for Ones He Really Wanted. BY PAUL HARRISON HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 25.—Casting movies is a funny business, as you may agree after considering the lineup for "The Country Doctor.”

When word got around Hollywood —in whispers that could be heard from Culver City to Beverly Hills—that Darryl Zanuck and Twentieth Century-Fox has signed the Dionne quintuplets to star in a picture, an astonishing numbefr of famous players sent word that they'd consider appearing in the supporting cast. Agents for prominent actors and actresses knocked at Zanuck’s door, while lesser performers clamored at the gates. Mr. Zanuck said. "No, thank you,” to one and all, and began looking around for the persons he really wanted. He stepped over the hills to M-G-M and borrowed their Jean Hersholt for the role of the “Country Doctor.” Hersholt, a Dane, has been on the screen 20 years, but only recently began to achieve real prominence. A great many persons are to be surprised if this picture fails to bracket him at the top, where "The Informfer” put Victor McLaglen. Next most important role—that of the nurse—went to Dorothy Peterson. Don't condemn your memory if you can’t recall her. In several years Miss Peterson has appeared in many pictures, but only in small parts. In fact, she was ready to go back to the Broadway

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wood and Los Angeles is trying to do this time of the year. Joe E. Brown, Joan Blondell and Beverly Roberts, a coming star, were going through a dramatic moment in “Sons O’ Guns” on a. nearby stage. Beverly, the girl from back home, had just arrived at the “front” to find Joe, the soldier, with Joan, his French sweetheart. Following the movie “takes,” a photographer took “still” pictures of the scene. Some of his shots differed a bit from those in the movie, explaining why the pictures on the boards outside of theaters often don’t match with actual scenes in the film. On still another stage Bette Davis and George Brent were busy with “Golden Arrow.” In the cast is Kay Hughes, a girl who has been playing small bits in pictures, but who is headed for feature roles. n a tt OVER at the United Artists “lot” cameramen were grinding away on a theater scene in “One Rainy Afternoon,” a Pickford-Lasky production featuring Ida Lupino, Francis Lederer, Roland Young and Countess Liev de Maigret. The scene we watched took place in a .movie house. The boy (Lederer) had just xissed the girl (Lupino) and a purity leaguer (Eily Malyon) was calling for the police in an effort to “protect all womankind.” She did such a good job that at the end of the “shot” the “extras” on the set all stood up and applauded. Director Rowland V. Lee, a native of Findlay, 0., however, wasn’t in an applauding mood. It seems that a half-dozen “extras” were chewing gum during the filming of the previous day, spoiling all of the “shots” with their moving jaws. Jesse Lasky, puffing a pipe, dropped in to watch some of the action. It started after an assistant sprayed water on the coat of a policeman through a Flit gun to give the effect of rain. Miss Lupino, a bundle of excitement, was dressed in a tailored blue suit trimmed in fox. and wore white mules with silver heels. She also chewed gum, but not on the “set.” Fred Stone was having troubles when we stopped to watch them make some “takes” on “Farmer in the Dell” at the R-K-O “lot.” Stone takes his role much in the manner of a Will Rogers, stammering and fumbling about. Although the picture was nearing completion they were “shooting” a scene between Stone and Jean

stage, where she once did very well, when her call came from Zanuck. Reared in Zion City She was born in Minnesota, reared to young womanhood in the religious sect of Zion City, 111., and taught that the world was flat and that movies were wicked. First saw a movie when she was 19, and wasn’t much impressed. A little later, for no special reason except that she had to do something, she decided to become an actress. One of the things she did on the stage was the feminine lead in "Dracula.” Her first film was a little something called "Mother’s Cry,” and since then she has been cast in a number of movies with children. Knows nothing about youngsters, though. She's unmarried and expects to remain so. The things she most enjoys are sleeping and reading. Sometimes she stays in bed for days to catch up on her books and napping. Aileen Carlyle, who got the job of impersonating the mother of the quinns. also is unmarried and knows little about children. But she has

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Parker that you will see at the start of the movie. Stone whittles away on a pencil during the entire scene. He happened to misplace * the pencil between rehearsals and when it came time for him to pull it out of his pocket it wasn’t there. A half-dozen pencils were offered him, but he refused them all, calling for one just like the original. An assistant had to scurry about and find him a duplicate before he would continue. Earlier in the production he was working on a bit where he tossed a notebook into a fireplace. He got the pad and his wallet mixed and tossed the latter into a fire. A mistake that cost him S4O, the amount he thinks he had in the wallet. tt n u ONE of the biggest productions now in the making is “Under Two Flags” at the Twentieth Century-Fox Studio. Ronald Colman, Victor McLaglen and Claudette Colbert take the leading roles, Claudette getting $150,000 for her work in the picture. A huge Algerian village with its market places and colorful surroundings has been built on the “lot” for the production. It took four weeks to construct. The set was crowded with French Legionnaires, natives, camels, pigeons, chickens, donkeys and cameramen and directors. While the directors were getting ready to shoot, some of the “extras” in their Algerian robes passed the time in a lusty chorus of “The Music Goes ’Round and Around.” This bit of vocalizing, however, won’t be in the picture. Recently they had “bird” trouble on

had some screen experience with multiple births because she twice was cast as the mother of twins. Her German maid coached her on handling them. Miss Carlyle’s real name is Bauer, and her father is Chris Bauer, Manhattan's malt king. She was born in San Francisco, educated in Paris, Switzerland and Hollywood, and returned to San Francisco 10 years ago to begin a stage career. Her comedy roles—six with Chic Sales—haven’t interfered with her ambition, which is to sing in concert and opera. She holds musicales in her hillside home, to which her guests bring instruments. These evenings, anew guest at those gatherings is John Qualen, selected by Zanuck to impersonate the father. Qualen plays the flute. Also, if urged, the piano and the saxophone. His paternal grandfather's name was Olesen, but that was changed to Kvalen, the name of his farm, when he came to this country from Norway. Eventually it got around to Qualen, which is pronounced "Kwa-len.” So that’s straight. He is a small, mousey comedian whom you have seen in a number of pictures lately, though generally in small parts. In "Whipsaw,” he became the bewildered father of twins. Has three children of his own. You wouldn’t think, watching him act, that he once made a clean sweep of oratory prizes in high school in Elgin, 111., and at North-

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western University. But he did. That got him into the show business, and the role of the Swedish janitor in "Street Scene.” And “Street Scene,” in turn, brought him to the movies. Leila Hyams Is Life Guard Leila Hyams, Richard Dix’ leading lady in "Yellow Dust,” is an accomplished swimmer and diver, and passed her life guard examinations while still in her ’teens. Cario Was French Diplomat Rafael Cario, appearing currently in “Farmer in the Dell.” with Fred Stone, was in the French diplomatic service for 15 years.

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this set. Flying in during a storm a number of sea gulls found the set a haven and moved in on the pigeons. Production men spent a few busy days separating them from the pigeons, which were essential to the picture. Sea gulls in an Algerian desert town wouldn’t have looked so well on the screen. For the past 15 days much of the work on this picture has been done “on location” near Yuma, Ariz. Over 1800 people were taken down to the desert lands for the episodes filmed there. It was one of the largest migrations in recent movie years. A young village was built on the “location” to house them during the filming there. tt FROM the Algerian village we went around the corner to watch Jane Withers do a bit in “Matron's Report,” her new picture. The action took place in a crowded neighborhood and the camera followed the characters up the street on a small track. Jane’s mother was sitting with Aline McMahon, the eternal secretary in futile search of romance, watching the cameras grind away. Jane has a tiny camp chair with her name on it just like the big stars. It's there for her to rest in during the time the scenes are being prepared for the actual “shooting.” However, it’s empty most of the time, Jane preferring to ride around the lot on her bicycle, which she was doing when she ran into us, by accident we hope, but “on purpose,” we think. Next Monday: A hop-skip-and-jump interview with Douglas Fairbanks.

Miss Hilliard on Stage at 16

Now renowned as a singing star of screen and radio, Harriet Hilliard, who appears in “Follow the Fleet” with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, appeared in vaudeville in a solo dancing act at the age of 16.

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Cast of 'Clarence/ for Opening Federal Players Show Monday, Announced Booth Tarkington Releases Stock Company Rights of Play for First Production of WPA Actors at Keith’s Theater. The cast for "Clarence,” comedy by Booth Tarkington, wh\ch is to open the stock season of the Federal Players at Keith’s Monaay, was announced today by Dr. Lee Norvelle, director of the project.

Civic's Revue Is Held Over Additional Performance to Be Given Tomorrow. “Hold Your Hats” is holding over. The popularity of the Civic Theater! revue, scheduled to close tonight,! has necessitated an additional performance tomorrow. Staged by Frederick Burleigh, it presents tuies by Charles Gaynor, skits by Burleigh, Gaynor and Nancy Hamilton, dance creations by Jac Broderick and musical arrangements by Louise Sparks. Featured players include Anna Ludmila and Toni Masarchia. dancers, and Margaret Beeson, Dorothy Jay Robinson, Bill Cook, Dean Rice, Katherine Morris, Blanche Shoemaker, Horace Hill and Henry Jacoby. The revue is an amateur musical comedy of professional caiiber, and one of the funniest seen here in a long time. Piano Pupils Give Recital on Friday Pupils of members of the Indianapolis Piano Teachers’ Association are to be presented in the first of a series of recitals at 8 Friday in the D. A. R. Hall. Miss Dorothy Cain, violinist, is to assist. Those participating are from the classes of Mrs. Mabel Sydenstricker, Miss Zillah Worth, Mrs. Lucretia Heller, Miss Mabelle Hendleman, Miss Esther Dean, Mrs. Naomi Gray, Miss Ella Newkirk. Miss Grace Eaton, Miss Myrtle Hollinshead and Julius Herrmann. 'The Crusades' on Ohio's Double Bill “The Crusades,” directed by Cecil B. DeMille, and starring Henry Wilcoxon and Loretta Young, is one of the features opening at the Ohio today. The other is 'La Cucaracha.” a color film. It is a musical sketch and is considered one of the best of the color movies. “The Crusades” was well up in the list of last year's best pictures. The two are to be shown today and tomorrow.

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It was through the generosity of Mr. Tarkington that “Clarence” was secured for production, since it has not been released for stock presentation. Rieca Scott Titus, assistant to Charles Berkell, director, is to play Mrs. Martyn and Jack Duval has bean cast as Mr. Wheeler. Other parts are to be taken by Ned LeFevre, Elsa Ewell, Betty Anno Brown, Alice Arnold, Hal Hawkes, Ruth Benefiel. Gene Brittain and Paul Rouse. The play originally was produced by George C. Tyler at the Hudson Theater in New York, where it had a record-breaking run. It is a post-war story, centering around a youth who entered the World War at his country’s call, got only as far as Texas and came out with no medals. As an etymologist he found little outlet in the Army for his talents. Gets Job After War After the war he gets a job in the home of a wealthy New Jersey family, Because he has been in the Army he becomes a general confidant of the family. He made the bathroom plumbing, tunes the piano, and does other chores and in his spare moments plays the saxophone. Romance creeps in and Clarence finds happiness before the final curtain. Only a portion of the company assembled by Dr. Norvelle is to be seen in this play. Other members are rehearsing for other productions. The bill is to be changed each week. Rehearsals are being held daily and painters, electricians and stage hands are constructing drops and effects. Plays produced here are not to be shown over the state. Presentations may include manuscripts by local playrights.

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