Indianapolis Times, Volume 48, Number 7, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 March 1936 — Page 18

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INDIANAPOLIS IS TEST CITY FOR SHOWING OF 'THESE THREE'

Entries Are f Invited for Music Fest Leading Bandmasters Are to Take Part in Event at Bloomington. High school music directors and teachers throughout Indiana have been invited to enter musical organizations and soloists in the Hoosier Music Festival at Indiana University. Bloomington. April 16-18. Entrants are to have the opportunity of playing under some of the country’s leading bandmasters, including Edwin Franko Goldman, composer, regarded as America's foremost band director; Frank Simon, leader of the Armco Band, Cincinnati, and Scipione Guidi, assistant conductor of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. Dean W. B. Merrill and other Indiana University faculty members are to assist. A feature of the festival's closing night is to be a massed band and choral concert by 900 students under Mr. Goldman's direction. A massed orchestra concert, conducted by Mr. Guidi, also are scheduled. Present program plans include solo events for singers and instrumentalists, for which special critiques and certificates of merit, signed by guest conductors and judges, are to be issued. Frederick E. Green, new band director at Indiana University, is general chairman of the festival. Last year he conducted the country’s largest music festival in Enid, Okla., •witn 1000 participants. A like attendance is expected at Bloomington. Gable to Hunt Bengal Tigers Star to Spend Vacation in Indo-China. Timet Special HOLLYWOOD, March 19.—Spanning the Pacific as a passenger on the China Clipper isn't enough for Clark Gable, so he is to continue on to Indo-China to hunt Rcyal Bengal tigers. Gable’s plans were n j yester- j day when Maj.‘ Metfc:lf 3, former aide-de-camp of King Edward VIII, invited Clark to spend his summer vacation with him. Though Gable is an experienced hunter, this will be his first hunting trip on the back of an elephant. Royal Bengal tigers, among the most dangerous of wild beasts, also will be anew experiences. The star probably will not leave until July or August, since he Is signed to appear in Lt.dy Comes to Town,” which is to be made when his present picture, “San Francisco," is completed. King Edward Gives Movie Star Thrill Timet Special HOLLYWOOD, March 19.—“1 | Blood so near the King today that | I could almost reach out and touch him,” writes Mary Carlisle to her Hollywood friends. Mary, in London making an Eng- | lish picture, was invited to attend j a review of the King's Guard and.! while standing in line, discovered she wasn't more than two feet away from King Edward. ‘‘lt was the most exciting moment of my life,” the actress adds.

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Opening Tomorrow Apollo “COLEEN"—Dick Powell. Ruby Keeler, Jack Oakie, Joan Bondpll. Hugh Herbert and Louise Fazenda. Directed by Alfred E. Green; screen play by Peter Milne and F. Hugh Herbert from story by Robert Lord; and lyrics by Harry Warren and A1 Bubin. STORY—Young man manages properties of wealthy, eccentric uncle, which includes dress shop. Falls for boss' assistant. Girl has get-rich-quick boy friend who meets young man's uncle, persuades him to make tour of properties. Uncle falls for girl in candy factory, makes her manager of dress shop. In mix-up, assistant is fired. Young man pursues girl to ocean liner, wins her back. Former boy friend gets candy maker. * Circle “KLONDIKE ANNIE” (Return Engagement)—Mae West, Victor McLaglen and Phillip Reed. Directed by Raoul Wash; screen play and dialogue by Mae West, from play by Miss West! photographed by George Clemens. STORY—Singer in San Francisco’s Barbary Coast kills man in self-defense, escapes on boat for Alaska. On board meets woman missionary, who tiles during voyage. Singer impersonates missionair to escape arrest. Federal officer and ship captain are in love with her. In Alaska, singer carries out impersonation. Officer learns her identity, offers to quit job. When half-caste pursues singer to avenge Frisco slaying, ship captain kills him, escapes with girl. “WOMAN TRAP"—Gertrude Michael, George Murphy, Akim Tamiroff, Sidney Blackmer. Directed by Harold Young;! photographed by William Mellor. STORY—Reporter gets tip on Jewel thieves’ hide-out, starts out in speed boat. On way picks up senator’s daughter from wrecked plane, she insists on going along. They are captured by thieves, she held for ransom. Mobster’s Mexican accomplice turns out to be Mexican secret police member. All are rescued in nick of time. Indiana “TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PlNE’—Sylvia Sidney, Fred Mac Murray, Henry Fonda, Fred Stone. Directed by Henry Hathaway; story by John Fox Jr.; adapted by Grover Jones; technicolor photographer, Howard Greene. STORY—Engineer bosses railroad construction in Virginia mountains. Runs into feud, saves life of young mountaineer whose fiance falls for him. He tries to remove girl from danger, gains enmity of both clans. After many bloody battles, feud ends when mountaineer, previously rescued, is killed. “F MAN”—Jack Haley, Grace Bradley and William Frawley. Directed by Edward F. Cline; based on a story by Richard Connell. STORY—Drug store sleuth wants to be G-man, pesters officials who finally make him “No. 1 F-Man”. He mistakes G-Men’s chief for gangster, knocks him out. Later stumbles on to real gangster who steals his girl. Mad, F-Man captures gang. Cured of sleuthing, he buys drug store with reward money, marries girl. Loew’s “THESE THREE’’—Merle Oberon, Miriam Hopkins, Joe McCrea. Bonita Granville, Marcia Mae Jones. Directed by William Wyler; screen play by Lillian Heilman from stage production, “Children’s Hour;” photographed by Gregg Toland. STORY—Two girl college graduates decide to start girls’ school. Discouraged with the old house left one of them, inspiration comes in form of handsome doctor who aids in reconstruction. School thrives until malicious pupil tells immoral story about her teacher. The lie wrecks a romance, ruins lives of doctor and girl teachers. Semi-happy ending. EXTRA—Technicolor cartoon short subject, “Bottles,” and Robert Benchley in “How to Sleep.” Lyric MAJOR BOWES’ UNIT NUMBER ONE (on stage)—Youman Brothers, three boys who imitate famous bands with clarinet, violin, accordion; Sara Berner, former store clerk in impersonations; Dewey Moon, singing Negro bellboy; “Skeets” Simmons, former hobo, now humorist; Alfred Reynolds, tap dances, and others. “THE LEATHERNECKS HAVE LANDED” on screen-Lew Ayres, Isabel Jewell, Jimmy Ellison. Directed by Howard Brethron; screen play by Seton I. Miller; original story by Wellyn Totman and James Gruen. • STORY—Marine vows to “get" Russian who killed pal in Shanghai case brawl. Through gilr friend he locates Russian, who is killed with own gun. Marine dismissed from service, gets job as gun-runner for Chinese rebels. When marines arrive, former member turns rebel guns on Chinese, is reinstated for valor.

Technicolor Is Woman's Dish So Says Illustrator Who Claims They Like It. Timet Special HOLLWOOD, March 19.—Women of America will be responsible for the success of Technicolor films, not men, McClelland Barclay, noted artist and illustrator, predicts. “Women,” he says, “make up a good two-thirds of theater patronage. They also have, in contrast to men, a sensitiveness, aestheticism and the feeling for color moods necessary to the full appreciation of the new film art medium.” The artist believes that women

will lead their husbands to such shows as appeal to feminine instincts and that this soon will make color movies a habit with both sexes. Once this is true, black-and-white pictures will seem as cold to us as would films without sound, he says. Spencer Tracy Nabs 4 Runaway Horses Times Special • HOLLYWOOD, March 19. Spencer Tracy is the hero of the “San Francisco’’ company today. In the filming of an earthquake scene yesterday, four horses hitched to an ancient fire engine bolted and charged toward a throng of extras. Tracy, expert polo player, leaped after them, seized the bridle on one of the lead horses and brought the frightened beasts to a halt on the fringe of the crowd.

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New Picture Offered on Loew's Bill Technicians Meet Difficulty Filming Broadway’s ’ 'Children’s Hour.’ Indianapolis and New Orleans have been selected as the key test cities for “These Three.” Hollywood’s adaptation of “The Children’s Hour,” New York stage hit. The picture, opening tomorrow at Loew’s, features Merle Oberon, Joel McCrea and Miram Hopkins. The scene of the picture is the mythical town of Lancet, Mass., and the task of building an entire New England village in southern California was assigned to Richard Day. The construction took three weeks, but that was nothing for Mr. Day, who recently has constructed a replica of ancient Rome in the days of the Caesars, the Paris of the lesser Napoleon, and an interior of London’s House of Commons. Day's first problem was to find an authentic New England landscape. Then a site was found in a valley of California’s Santa Monica Mountains, and the town of Lancet’s main street was selected and charted. A crew of 200 bricklayers, carpenters and masons erected little frame dwellings, more substantial brick store buildings, a police station, postoffice and bank. Constructed Street Fair An important item was construction of an old fashioned, provincial street fair. All went well except for the merry-go-round. An attached platform, synchronized to revolve with the wooden horses, had to be big enough to hold the director, a cameraman, sound crew and equipment. Tihs difficulty settled, it was found that the merry-go-round’s squeaks faithfully were recorded on the sound track. For Lancet’s “depot” the real station at Arcadia, a furlong from Santa Anita race track, was used. But tourists, race track patrons and autograph hunters were so thick that the Arcadia police force had to be called to maintain order. When the village “shots” were completed, Lancet was demolished, except for two houses, which were carted back to the studio for use in the interiors. There still remained, however, the problem of finding a farmhouse, ravaged by time and neglect. Technique for aging characters and costumes wouldn’t work with dwellings, so Day’s scouts were sent out to comer the market on aged and wormy lumber. They got it —sofas, chairs, lamps and assorted Victorian bric-a-brac, as well. It was all in a Day’s work. Glues Monocle in Place Lionel Atwill tried for days to wear a monocle for his role in the new spy film, “Reunion,” but his makeup caused it to slip. Finally he daubed the rim of the eyeglass with spirit gum, a glue much used for whiskers, and now the monocle stays in place.

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Although Merle Oberon and Joel McCrea look happy here, things happen in “These Three,” the film starring "hem and Miriam Hopkins, to cause just the opposite effect. The picture, based on Broadway’s “Children’s Hour,” opens tomorrow at Loew’s.

Two Units Work on Powell's New Film Timet Special HOLLYWOOD, March 19.—The new William Powell picture, “The Ex-Mrs. Bradford,” is of such magnitude that two companies are working on the film, shooting in different locales. The main unit, working under Director Stephen Roberts, is now working at the studio, shooting interiors with Powell, Jean Arthur, Eric Blore, James Gleason and other featured players. Wallace Fox is directing the second unit, which is on location at a California race track shooting extras, jockeys and thoroughbreds. As soon as the interiors are completed, the principals will go to the track for additional scenes. The new picture is a mystery comedydrama of the type in which Powell specializes. Light Opera Group to Present 'Mikado' Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Mikado” is to be the season’s first presentation by the Indianapolis Light Opera Company March 28 in the Wm. H. Block Cos. auditorium. The cast of 50 is to be augmented by a ballet of 20 children. Miss Adelaide Conte is director of the organization, and the company staff is composed of Miss Alice B. Cooper, dramatic director, and Charles C. Stone, business manager. Director Ready for Work E. A. DuPont, director, has reported to start preparation for “Something to Live For,” which will reunite Herbert Marshall and Gertrude Michael following their work in “Reunion.”

Accordionist in New Film Johnny Kiado, rated the world’s fastest accordionist, is working with his trio, “The Three Clefs.” in “Florida Special,” with Jack Oakie and Sally Eilers. Rain Inspires Dances Many of the intricate tap-dancing steps conceived by Eleanor Whitney derive their inspiration from the patter of rain drops.

LAST DAY—GABLE. HARLOW. LOY—“WIFE VS. SECRETARY’’—LOEW’S

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Hollywood Ballet Is to Present Performance on English's Stage April 17 Performance of 40 Dancers Centers Around ‘Hollywood,’ Story of Heart-Tearing Movie Experience of Person Trying to Break In. The Hollywood ballet company, directed by Marcel Silver and Aida Barona, is to stage its repertoire at English’s April 17. according to Vin-

cent Burke, theater manager. Returning from a tour of the southwestern Pacific coast, where the company made its debut last fall in Hollywood Bowl, the cast of 40 dancers is to be seen in nine ballets, most of them short sketches of dance symbolism. The center-piece of the local performance is to be “Hollywood.” a ballet story of the heart-breaking experience of getting into the movies. It features a movie star and her double. This ballet was written by Miss Gloria Fanchon. film musical director, and arranged by ballet directors. The music was composed by Ferde Grofe. author of the “Grand Canyon Suite” and “Metropolitan.” Also on the program are to be “Prometheus, Poem of Fire,” inspired by the fourth and fifth symphonies of A. Scriabin; “Happiness, the Fairy Queen.” an Arabian Nights fantasy, and “Valse Triste,” a romantic scene set to Sibelius’ music. “Eternity,” symbolical of Gustav Holst’s “Saturn”; “The Flight of the Bumble-Bee,” set to Rimsky-

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Korsakoff’s music; “Danse," a classical interlude, and “Les Dentelliers.” a pantomime, also probably are to be included on the Indianapolis program. Jordan Pupils Are to Present Recital Preparatory department pupils of the Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music will be presented in recital at 3 Saturday afternoon in Odeon Hall. They are studying under Blanche Brown, Paul Linstaedt, H. Otis Pruitt. Imogene Pierson, Florence K. Lewis and Marie Zorn. Those to be heard on the program include Ralph Black. Marian Arbuckle, Bernard Woerner, Virginia Upson, Mary Scott Morse, Catherine Downie. Doris Scoggan, Mary Frances Laue, Jean Brian, George Kuhn. Barbara Laseter, Harold Kottlow’ski. Jane Howe. Mary Schlenck. Mildred Alice Boyle and Ellen Caplin. The public is invited to attend.