Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 June 1936 — Page 22
Be Spin
M ovie Held Among Best of Comedies
dl rials a d Tribulations as Glass Eye Salesman “Provide Fun.
BY JOHN W. THOMPSON That inimitable giggle-jerker, . Charlie (Hen-Pecked) Ruggles, prances about on the Circle screen this week with one of his most . tasty comedy concoctions, called “Early to Bed.” , ‘This one has Charlie as a hustling bookkeeper in a glass eye concern, whose boss tells him after 26 years in the plant: “Chester, I've had my eye on you ever since you came here. Take my word you're going straight to the top in this business.” Well, Chester goes home lightheartedly to meet Tessie Weeks. They are to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of their engagement.
Hasn't Changed a Bit
“You, know,” says Chester as they sit in the porch swing, “you haven't changed a bit in 20 years, Tessie, youre just as pretty now as you were then.” “No, I haven't changed a bit, Chester,” says Tessie, wiping tears from her eyes, “I was single then and I'm single now.” That remark brings things to a head and it all Tessie and Chester running away on their honeymoon, after Frisbe, Chester's boss, had refused him leave. To show Frisbie that he is a business man, Chester takes Tessie to Lake Okawookaboogie, a sanitarium, where he meets Horace Stanton, a big glass eye buyer. Chester succeeds in selling Stanton an order for 1,000,000 dozen eyes.
Tessie Ruins It All
Frisbie is elated when he gets Chester's telegram. He promotes
Chester to the managership of the |
sales department. But Tessie ruins things when she irks Stanton dnd he cancels the order. It seems that the reason why Chester had postponed his marriage 80 long was that he, had hoped to find a cure for his sleep-walking of which he had never said anything to Tessie. The first night at the lake, Chester goes on a somnambulistic stroll. Next day it is discovered that a Mrs. Duvall had been robbed the night before of valuable jewels. Tessie suspects Chester of the ' crime. But she covers up by passing the evidence off on Stanton. Then later a murder is com‘mitted and Chester comes in from his sleep-trekking with blood on his feet. But he clears himself and solves the mystery in one fell . swoop While pretending somnambulism.
Well Worth Seeing
Mr. Ruggles and Miss Boland have rarely been as entertaining. Their little domestic struggles have come to be a Qefinite department in the organization of screen comedy. The picture is refreshing, teurized hokum, with clever
oe and enough of a story to keep’
it ether. x don't go to béd so eafly this week that youll miss “Early to
The Circle's second picture, “Spe- . cial Investigator,” is another Gman type which stars nasal-voiced Richard Dix, this time as a rough-and-ready hero who *turns from crooked lawyer to patriotic detec"tive before the final fade-out. Not much of anything to stir most patrons of the cinema.
Gets Into Movie Scene by Accident
Times Special HOLLYWOOD, June 6—Though notoriously camera shy, Jane Withers mother rushed into one scene of her daughter’s new picture, “Pepper,” the other day. Jane had slid down the banister, in accordance with the scripts but
eliminated in the cutting room.
Paid Wrong Man
ends up with]
Stiff and stilted costumes such as those Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell wear in the picture above present a problem in the matter of sitting down. Ac- ” n 8
Eerie Stevenson
in Top Notch
cording to reports from Holly= wood it just can’t be done. So an ingenious studio carpenter contrived the above device, a sort of half-sitting, half reposing ar- ” ” 8 ~
Plot Results Comedy-Thriller
Talents of Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell Displayed in ‘Suicide Club’ Romance at Loew’s.
Although Robert Louis Stevenson didn't write “Suicide Club” as a movie scenario, under the title “Trouble for Two,” it tops most pictures of its type turned out by Hollywood specialists. One of two features at Loew’s this week, “Trouble for Two,” displays
the talents of Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell and Frank Morgan
to excellent advantage and at the same time tells an eerie tale about a
prince and princess who fell in love. When Prince Florizel of Karovia | .
(Montgomery) and Princess Brenda of Irania (Miss Russell) were children they teased each other about being afraid. When they grew up, their respective governments decided they should marry.
Hesitate at Matrimony
The prince didn’t want to marry any one who thought him a coward and the princess didn’t want a man she thought a coward; so there was dissension in the ranks. The prince was given a month of fun before he had to settle down. He went to London for his holiday. Aboard ship, England ‘bound, Prince Florie has a semi-flirtation with a dark lady in black who gives him some papers, tells him to guard them with his life. Although Florie doesn’t recognize her, the audience realizes immediately that the lady in black is the princess, testing the courage of her husband-to-be. At a tavern, Prince Florie and ‘his escort, Col. Geraldine (Mr. Morgan), encounter a Louis Hayward, a young man who is eating himself to death. After much sympathizing, the prince inveigles Hayward into taking them to the Suicide Club where the youth proposes to end all three of their lives.
Appointed as Executioner
At the club, the prince again encounters the strange dark lady. She receives the ace of clubs in the suicide deal—meaning she must kill the “fortunate” gentleman who draws the acé of spades. Hayward gets the latter. Next morning the prince reads a death notice for Hayward. That evening at the Suicide Club, he and Geraldine again mingle with the crowd of men who wish to leave
They escape.
Dance Tonite!
Emme.” Admission 15c fil 8:30
After the prince walks into another trap set by the club president, who turns out to be a revolutionist from Korovia, the story spreads itself out into a routine romance.
Mr. Montgomery, in curls, spends most of his time looking like a royal tintype, but it fits the role pretty well. His quips and quibbles are as good as ever. Miss Russell is again delightful as the princess who wants to be very sure of the king she marries.
Many of the scenes are Frank Morgan's in toto. As Geraldine, he gets ample opportunity for showing off his best trait, that of flabbergasted comedy. The picture is excellent comic-mystery. The second feature on Loew’s program is “The Devil's Squadron,” ‘an action melodrama starring Richard Dix. It's fairly diverting with some good aviation scenery. (By J. W. T.
Concert Set for Tomorrow
Garfield Park to be Scene
of Symphony Music.
, Moonlight and music are expected to draw many to Garfield Park for the Indianapolis Symphony orchestra’s first free outdoor concert at 8 tomorrow night. Ferdinand Schaefer, the orchestra’s founder and conductor, announced the complete program today. = Henry Von Bank, the man who reintroduced the humble zither into symphonic company this spring, is
Woods.” The complete list of selections is: euser’
to be back as soloist in| Strauss’ “Tales from the Vienna|
rangement for stars working in costume pictures. The two movie players are shown during a rest period on the “Trouble for Two” Set. The film opened at Loew’s yesterday,
Play Reveals Theater Types
‘The Royal Family’ Portrays “Showpeople’ at Home.
Fanny Cavendish, played by Ricca Scott Titus, is the character around which was built the :Federal Theater's current = offering, “The. Royal Family,” which is to be played at Keith's through next week. George S. Kaufman and .Edna Ferber, authors of the comedy, are well acquainted with “show people,” but in “The Royal Family” they reveal many new and 'entirely different stage types. The play is supposed to have been written with the Barrymores in mind, but this is conjecture. In her
fashionable = Park-av
apartment, Mrs, . Cavendish rules | par
her difficult family with courage and a sharp tongue. Though her children are idols to the public, they are defenseless under the withering fire of her sarcasm. Julie,
the daughter, at the crest of a Broadway career; Tony, the son, and Gwen, a granddaughter, are all just children to Mrs. Vavendish. Alice Arnold has the role of the daughter, Julie; Ned NeFevre is the temperamental,’ impetuous Tony, and the granddaughter, Gwen, is played by Betty Ann Brown. Jack Duval, Ira B. Klein, Bernice Wood, Paul 8. Rouse, Gene Brittain, Hall Hawkes, Elsa Ewell and Ruth Benefiel also are in the cast.
“Trailer Studio’ Makes Film: Make-up, laboratory, camera and other shops, and traveling homes
for cameramen and others were |
built into auto trailers for location work on “The Good Earth.”
Only 11, But Good at Polo Leslie Howard's daughter, 1-year-old Leslie Ruth, is almost as good a polo player as her father.
TA CE
Richard returns to coll
new cae iy LY Wid !
of Best Roles.
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pose, is due Robert for having playéd opposite sas leading
ladies in the past six months than |
any other Hollywood male.
‘at the Apollo this week, in
e is Loretta Young. This
she will have nothing to do him.
Marries Into Family When the Winfield family goes to Maine for the summer, Mrs. Winfield - takes Ellen and her friend, Gracie (Patsy Kelly), along, much to. Wroxton’s dismay. Richard, only son of the Winds, meets and falls in love with en. They are secretly married.
for his last term and Ellen back to New York with the family. Wroxton learns from one of the crew that Ellen is going to have a baby and that the father is Richard. He tells the Winfields in such a way as to throw a bad light on
‘| Ellen’s past. They attempt to have
the marriage annulled. When Richard returns from school he stands up for his wife, although she is accused of having a police record. One of Gracie’s friends rings ih 8 cheap lawyer who sets Ellen up in a fine a ent and has her spend Jioney for all kinds of clothing and charging the bills to Richard. The papers Jump | at the story and Richard begins
| have misgivings about his wife.
Perjury Is Revealed
The attorney dramatically confronts one of Wroxton’s men with a perjury charge and the case falls through. The ending is just right for summer entertainment. Miss Young is more beautiful than ever and achieves a naturalness with Mr. Taylor which is refreshing as well as convincing. She should do more of this sentimental type of acting.
with Miss Young, but then he seems at home with almost any good-looking girl. His acting is smooth and of course; the girls will rave about his looks.
Rathbone Takes Honors
The work of Basil Rathbone as the butler, is flawless.” No one could have portrayed the jealous, eccentric servant as Mr. Rathbone does. As far as we are concerned, he’s the tops among screen villains. Patsy Kelly carries most of the comedy element and it’s funnier than usual. Miss Kelly often gets below the ridiculous line in attempting to make laughs, but her gags and humorous situations in “Private Number” are high above
It's thorough-going drama, and should satisfy any one with an evening to spend solving social problems. (By J. W. T.)
Dionne Film Here
The latest pictures of the Dionne quintuplets, taken during their second birthday celebration recently, may be seen at the Circle in the new edition of Pathe News. The scenes show the famous kiddies as they tasted their birthday cake, played “with the many gifts they received from all parts of the world on the
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Recital = Is to Be Given
Burroughs-Jackson College Announces Program.
A series of recitals was announced today by. Jane Johnson
roughs-Jackson ‘College of Music. The first concert is to be given at Roberts Park Methodist Episcopal Church Monday night. The program includes “An International Rhapsody” done in costume by the College’s children’s voice class. Betty Hocker, Jo Ellen Burroughs, Margaret Ellen Ehlers, Martha Frances Rucker, Barbara Fredreickson, Betty Burris and Betty Jean Whitehead are to take part. A playlet, “The Dismantled Toy Shop,” is to be presented under the Sifegtion of Elizabeth Carter Whetse The cast is to include Alma Jean Ehlers, Roseanna Whiteside, Jane Myers, Betty Hocker, Jo Ellen Burroughs, Mary Aspinal, Margaret Ellen Ehlers, Donald McIntyre, Louis Kaplan, Patricia Clearwaters, Mary Edith Kinneman, Elizabeth Morris 2
Piano Pupils to Accompany
Piano pupils taking part in the playlet are J. Russell McInnis, Miss Burroughs, Betty Sue Perry, Junior Wertz, Estelle Thralls, Patricia Dietzer, Ellen Klinglesmith and ‘Helen Rudesill. Other recitals are as follows: ‘Adults, June 12; vesper concert of oratorio selections, June 14; joint recital of Marjorie Payne Breeden, soprano, and Charles Carson, baritone, June 17; Voice Club party and opera program, June 21, at Whispering Winds, under the direction of Lenore Ivey Frederickson; joint recital of Harriett Leake,
tin, baritone, June 22; nature song recital, June 24, and German Lieder recital, June 26.
Admirer Sends Pipe . to Miss Stanwyck
Times SpecialHOLLYWOOD, June 6.—The courtesy title of “Sir” has Deca conferred upon Barbara Stanwyck by Kahanoum Kalja, feminine descendent of one of the Mesopotamian
{kings and a resident of Kurtistan.
Kahanoum Kalja saw Miss Stanwyck in “Annie Oakley,” and greatly .admired the star's markmanship as revealed in the picture. She sent a narghili, or woman’s pipe, and ad-
acknowledgment of the social equality of the actress and the donor,
Abandons Saxophone
Fred MacMurray, who tooted his way into films on a saxophone, has abandoned it for a concertina. He ‘learned to play the instrument for his role in “The Princess Comes
1 Across.”
Learns Word Every Day Ross Alexander has made it a habit to learn one new word a day for the last five years. His home bookshelf contains a copy of virtually every dictionary on the market. Th 6 eM
Burroughs, director of the Bur-
mezzo-contralto, and Fred W. Mar- |
dressed her as “Lord” Barbara, an’
| St. Clair
Talbot
: BY RALPH NORMAN The Lyric management scored a theatrical ringer when it assembled its current stage show, and likewise Ssheduling “Hali Angel.” featuring Frances Dee, Brian Donlevy and Charles Butterworth for its scre:n ‘presentation.
‘1 did well by
Prapk Parish, Charley Davis’ mel-low-voiced vocalist, returned to head the current Lyric offering, and while we are willing to concede him top billing, several other of the Lyrics half -dozen acts all deserve close run-ner-up honors. The Manhattan Trio yesterday made its first professional appearance after winning laurels in the Tech Sketch Book. The dancing trio, Keith Jackson, Mary Lou Roesch and Dolores Schmidt, tripped through their rather intricate steps without a falter, and they have the personality needed to win audience approval. The Waldmans, blackface comedy team, did very well by themselves, although their act was a little slow starting. ‘Another bright star of the stage is. tiny Donna Mae Rehn of Logansport, 6-year-old child dancer Miss Rehn, who madé her Lyric debut a year ago, by her own admission, “sings, dances and acrobatics.” She did all three to the credit of her teacher and herself. - Unlike most children on the stage, she seemed to enjoy her act, and certainly the audience enjoyed it. To this reviewer, there is orly one star when Charles Butterworth is in
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Double Feature ¥ranchot Tone “GENTLEMEN ARE BORN” Bob Steele “NO MAN’S. RANGE” Sun. Double Feature—Wallace Beery “A MESSAGE TO GARCIA” “EVERYBODY'S OLD MAN”
Belmont "beubie wes
Double Feature Richard Arlen “THREE LIVE GHOSTS” “HEROES OF THE RANGE” Sun, Double Feature—Al Jolson “THE SINGING KID” - ‘Wallace Beery-Barbara Stanwyck-
John Boles “A MESSAGE TO GARCIA”
DAISY 2540 W, Mich. St. Double Feature Warner Oland . “CHARLIE CHAN’S SECRET” Zane Grey's “DESERT GOLD”
Sun. Double Re Horls Karloff “THE WALKING D
“KING OF BURLESQUE”
Varner Baxter-Alice G Dral Oakle
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"|| Tech Sketch Book Actors “II Make Professional Bows With Stellar Lyric Show Frank Parish Scores With Vocal Offerings in Return
Engagement; Logansport Juvenile Also Appears : Again on Local Stage.
a movie, but the producers of “Half Angel” insist that Miss Dee and Mr, Donlevy are the featured players. Helen Westley and Henry Stephéne son grace the show with their prese ence and Sara Haden, in her cuse tomary role of detestable, but vire
tuous, busybody, makes her minor. tanding.
part outs
“Half Angel” i 2 comedy, a& Ios
It kept us guessing to the very end. In its fast-moving plot are involved Allison Lang (Miss Dee), acquitted of a charge of murdering her father, and an irrepressible reporter, Duffy Giles (Mr. Donlevy), whose journal istic interest in a good story turns
mance and a mystery story.
into a personal interest in Miss
Lang. Only he and his stooge, Felix a Butterworth), believe her innoe cent. Title Is Puzzle
It suffices to report that Giles saves Miss Lang from conviclion for murder a second time, and finally convinces her his interest is not 100 per cent journalistic.
Before we saw “Half Angel” we
wondered about the meaning of the title. We still wonder.
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RIVOLI noice ircacur Double Feature George Bancroft “HELL SHIP MORGAN” “TOO MANY PARENTS” | Sun. Double Feature—Edward Arnold “SUTTERS GOLD” Joan Bennett-Cary Grant “BIG BROWN EYES” Double Feature
Tuxedo Warner Baxtep
“ROBIN HOOD OF ELDORADO" George Brent, “SNOWED UNDER” Sun. Double Feature—George O’Brien “O’'MALLY OF THE MOUNTED” Dick Powell-Ruby KeeleA-Jack Oakie 5507 E. Wash, St,
“COLLEEN uple Feature
| RVI N helle Hudson
“THE MUSIC GOES *JROUND” “THE GHOST GOES WEST” Sun. Double Feature—George Raft “IT HAD TO HAPPEN” Freddie Bartholomew-Delores Costell® “LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY”
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Emerson 4630 E. 10th St.
hie Feature arlene Dietrich “DESIRE
“THE GARDEN MURDER CASE”
Sun, Double Feature—Tom Keene “TIMOTHY'S QUEST?” ) ~ Janet Gaynor-Robert Taylor “SMALL TOWN GIRL”
NORTH SIDE
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- Double Feature Wallace Beery “MESSAGE TO GARCIA” “MOONLIGHT MURDER” Sun. Double Feature—Jane Withers “G E JULIA” Myrna Loy-Robert Montgo “PETTICOAT FEVE Will Rogers
Za ri ng Myrna Loy
“A CONNECTICUT YANKEE” Our Gang Comedy—Serial Sun, Double Feature—Lee Tracy Edward - Arnold-Bennie Barnes “SUTTER’S GOLD” “EVERY: SATURDAY NIGHT”
uU v Ww Nn Jind 8 College 0 eatu i O Clark Gable “MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY” “O'MALLEY OF THE MOUNTED” fun. Double Feature—Iryin 8. Cobb “EVERYBODY'S OLD MAN” Marx Brothers and Kitty Carlisle “A NIGHT AT THE OPERA”
Garrick “ere a r r Cc Edw, Everett Horton “HER MASTER'S VOICE” “MAN HUNT” Nord Sun. Double Feature—Paul Mun “The Story of Louis Pasteur” “THE BOHEMIAN GIRL” St. Cl, & Ft. Wayne
Saturday Special Charles Starrett
“THE GALLANT DEFENDER” Karloff, “INVISIBLE RAY” Sun. ai ¥ RET Harlow “WIFE VS. SECRETARY”
Iisther Ralston, “Forced Landing”
REX 30th at North'w't'n
Big Midnight Show Preston Foster “LAST DAYS OF POMPEII"
‘| Margaret Callahan, “Muss Em Up”
5 Acts of Vitaphone Vaudeville
Come to the REX and enjoy the | new 1936 model WESTERN ELEC- | RIC SOUND and our new COOLING SYSTEM.
* fun, Double bls Featute—Joan Hersholt "HE “cou
RY DOCTOR"
otiss 8 PACIFIC 10 FLEET" ‘ Telbot & 22nd
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ih & College
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“THE FARMER IN THE DELL” Double Feature
Parker ace Beery
! “O’'SHAUGHNESSY'S BOY” “HELL IN THE HE NS§” Sun. Double Feature—Ri@iard Arlen “THREE GHOSTS” Ginger Rogers-Fred Astaire “FOLLOW THE FLEET” Double Feature
S t ra nd Jean Parker
“GHOST GOES WEST” PEOPLES’ ENEMY” Sun. Double Feat., Freddy Bartholomew “LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY” ‘CHARLIE CHAN AT THE CIRCUS’
ROXY 2721 E. Wash. st, Double Feature James Caghey “FRISCO KID” ~ . “Moonlight on the Prairie” Sun. Double Feature—Jane Withers “PADDY O'DAY” Ronald Coleman-Joan Bennett MAN WHO BROKE THE BANK AT MONTE CARLO”
Paramount a: = wen,
Double Feature George Murphy TRAP”
John Mack Brown, “Between Mets San, Double Feature—Joseph Gall Jackie Cooper, “TOUGH GUY" Mae Wot-Vietor McLaglen “KLONDIKE ANNIE”
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Double Feature Jane Withers “GEN JULIA” -
“THREE GRANDFATHERS” Sun. Double Featiire—Joan Bennett “BIG BROWN EYES” Robert Montgomery-Myrna Loy “PETTICOAT FEVER”
Fountain Square Daubls Feature Granada ei se . Wallgee Se Dat ; . Stanwyck : “MESSAGE TO GARCIA"
Ann Routhern-Bruece Cabot “DON’T. GAMBLE WITH LOVE”
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