Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 June 1936 — Page 4

Devasiating ‘War Seen In Four Years

Warning to World Found in Imaginative Film at Loew’s.

BY JOHN W. THOMPSON If you have a cold, it’s too bad. You're living before your time. Because if you had been born in the year 2036 you couldn't have a cold if you wanted to That’s one of the multitude of

things H. G. Wells has conjured up

in “Things To Come” at Loew's. In Mr. Wells’ story, war breaks out between all nations in 1940. John Cabal, scientist, is dragged off to the conflict along with the others. The wars go on for years. : One of the enemy’s last stabs is the intro- ~ duction of the wandering sickness, . 8 sort of black plague which wipes

turns it to the social standards of . the dark ages. Man is split up into small groups of barbaric warring tribes scattered over the earth, with the work of science amounting to nothing.. Gradually, however, order is restored, the plague is stamped out and a new age is born. It is the age of science.

Son Leads Way

In this new world, Cabal's son carries on his. father’s torch. He

. becomes the untitled leader of the:

new state. All manner of new improvements are made. The cities

“are built underground with artificial sunlight giving every one the benefit of vitamin D—and also killing the Umbrella business. Buildings are built in large sections. Whole sides are shown being lifted into place by huge cranes. Planes are the mode of transporta-

tion with a few, low-flying semi--

automobiles. Noise is reduced to a minimum. Most houses are constructed of unbreakable glass. Elevators are made of glass with “bottles” in which the people ride, being sucked up through the tubes. Every one carries, his own radio sending and receiving station, on his wrist or ankle. You can just open your radio watch and ask if Sally is home. She'll probably try to tell you she isn't. Which will probably complicate the 2036 social problems.

Moon Trip Feared

What causes the inevitable friction in Mr. Wells’ new world is the - existence of a space gun, constructed to shoot rockets carrying passengers to the moon. The thing is higher than the Empire State Build- / ing, as intricate as it is huge. Some of the people rebel against sending humans in the bullet from the gun. A great crowd surges.to= ward the gun to destroy it. Cabal’s daughter and his friends, Passworthy's son, rush to the gun, are fired from it before the crowd can do any damage. The heavens, rent . by the terrific force of the con- - cussion, part, and progress, in the form of a bullet to the moon, marches on. * Strangely enough, the really important thing about Mr. Wells’ story and Alexander Korda's breathtaking picture, is not the imaginative prediction of what the world will look like in years to come.

Prediction Evokes Thought

It is rather, his prediction of what the world will be like that strikes home. He says war will come in four years, a war which will all but demolish civilization as we know it. Following that wa? will evolve, says Mr. Wells, the greatest era of all. It makes one wonder if by some social force, that interim of war could net be avoided. In his scenes surrounding the breaking out of war, Mr. Wells has presented some pungent propa-| ganda, some vivid symbolism and some amusing digs at present-day big business. For instance, there is Santa Claus dangling as a puppet; boys and girls playing with tanks and cannon for Christmas gifts, men laughing at the idea that there could be another war within a few " minutes of an air raid which smothers them in the ruins of their homes. With the possible exception of Raymond Massey as Cabal, and Richardson as “The Boss,” tribal leader who resists the inroads of twenty-first century supercivilization, the characters in the ~ movie have little significance. Mr. Richardson turns in a remarkable performance and Mr. Massey makes an excellent philosopher-scientist. The combination of Mr. Korda’'s inventive cinema genius and Mr. Wells’ all-to-often-true sayings makes “Things to Come” a novel, as well as thought-invoking e, me which challenges you to it. We're going to see it a second time.

Velazco Orchestra to Play at Manitou

~ Emil Velazco and his orchestra &fe to play a one-night stand at the Fairview Hotel at Lake Manitou tomorrow night. ‘Velgzco's .band was heard here atly at the Butler University or. prom.‘ One of the features the musical unit is a $20,000 5 organ.

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One of the new movie season’s big productions is the film adaptation of Marc Connelly’s Negro story, “The Green Pastures,” which is to show at a downtown theater here the latter part of August. Artist Will Craven was called in to sketch the sets used in the picture. Some of his art work is shown

1. Mr. Craven's conception of Noah’s ark. Mr. Noah is depicted as a genial gentleman clad in a skipper's regalia, looking out to see if he has left any of the earth's creatures behind before taking

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2. One of fhe big scenes in “Green Pastures” is the Fish Fry, held in Heaven. Here are two spry little Angels hooking sea food for the festive occasion while perched on a comfortable cloud. 3. The picture, based on Mr. Connelly’s play which was seen here some months ago at English’s, con-

tains. many pramatic, as well as comic, situations.

One of them is snown in this sketch of the death of Abel. Cain, the rock weapon still in his hand, tries to explain things to “De Lawd,” played in the picture by Rex Ingram, popular Negro actor, who takes the

role made famous by the late Richard B. Harrison.

Jean Hersholt in Tragic Role

‘Sins of Man’ Is Personal Triumph of Star.

If you think you have hard luck take a look at “Sins of Man” at the Apollo, in which Jean Hersholt chalks up another personal triumph,

This story about Chris Freyman, Tyrolean bell-ringer, is a little hard to take because of the succession of tragedies which make up the plot, but Mr, Hersholt carries his cross with dramatic ease. Freyman lives in a small village, Zanebruck, with his wife and one son, Karl, who wants to be an aviator. When a second son, Gabriel, is born the mother dies. Soon Chris discovers that Gabriel, who he had hoped would succeed him as town sexton, is a deaf-mute.

Father, Son Quarrel

Later Karl and his father quarrel about the former's chosen profession, and Karl runs away to America, achieves fame as a flyer. His father refuses to read the letters from his son. One day while playing with Gabriel, Chris notices that the boy receives a sensation when a drinking glass is tapped with his spoon. They find that Gabriel can hear high-pitched sounds. The physicians in Tyrol tell Chris that only in America can he obtain surgical aid which would cure Gabriel. Chris finally realizes that he has done Karl an injustice and comes to America. The day after he arrives' Karl is killed in an airplane

crash, War is declared and Chris finds he can’t go home. Then.comes news that Zanebruck has been destroyed. Gabriel's name is on the “dead and missing list” list.

Hears Tune of Bells

Years pass. The old ‘man does all sorts of menial labor to make a living. One day while he is mopping floors in a musical store, he hears a record of a new symphony based on the tune he used to play on the Zanebruck bells. - With: the aid of a friendly tramp, Crusty, he meets Signor Mario Sirigarelli, com poser of the symphony, discovers he is long lost Gabriel. The old man is happy playing the chimes with his son’s orchestra. Allen Jenkins plays one of his best roles as the cal Crusty. The speech he makes to a group. of his pals in the lodging house, in which he forces them to get down on their knees and pray for Chris, is as fine a piece of séntiment as we have seen for a long while. * Also excellent is the role of Anna

| Frengel, Chris's sister-in-law, played

by Anna Shoemaker. Mickey Rentschler does well with Gabriel as a boy. Don Ameche, with a fine talking voice, makes a good screen beginning in a dual role, Kgrl and Gabriel as a man. It's hevay drama, exceedingly | well done.’ (By J. W. T.)

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Free Concert Is Tomorrow

7000 Expected to Attend Final Symphony.

A crowd of 7000 or more is expected to turn out for the second and last of the initial summer season of free concerts by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra in Garfield Park tomorrow night. Ferdinand Schaefer is to conduct the full orchestra in a program of well loved compositions. Pasquale Montani, harpist, will be featured in many of the numbers. This is to be Mr. Schaefer's last appearance before he sails for his customary summer vacation in Europe. Looking back upon the orchestra's niost successful season, and forward fo one which he thinks will be even better, the veteran conductor probably will follow his usual practice of travel, Sightseeing and avoidance of concert halls “I hear enough music during the winter,” is Mr. Schaefer's comment.

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Play of ‘90's Is Held Over

‘After Dark’ Well Received -by Theater-Goers.

So well ve the audiences ree Safved Dark,” roaring melodrama presented by the Federal Players at Keith's, that the Boucicault play is being held over for a second week starting Friday. Written and originally produced in 1868, the old play in which virtue marches steadily on through four acts and 11 scenes has enjoyed numerous revivals since its first ap-

pearance Charles Berkell, Federal Players’ director, has produced the melodrama exactly according to the script, so that the audience gets a “serious” side of the play. This, according to Mr. Berkell, is what makes melodrama funny. The atmosphere of the gay ninee ties is being carried out at Keith's, even to the selling of uts, popcorn and chewing gum between acts. Following the second week of “After Dark” the players are to present “The Old Maid,” a Pulitzer prize play.

SWIM — DANCE

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Dance peace 1y, Ni 8 ght, Ecce

PAUL CO STRA"

Dancing Features

“Smart Money” was the star's first picture after his tremendous success in “Little Caesar,” but it gives him an entirely different role. He is cast as a Greek barber, Nick,

jwho has a weakness for blonds and

poker, Blonds—and Blonds

He goes to the big city, is steered into a crooked gambling game by one of the picture’s many blonds, and as the saying is, loses his shirt. He gains experience, however, and after gathering another stake, proceeds to clean up a fortune, becoming the biggest gambler in town. One night he and his pal, Jack (James Cagney), see a man fishing a girl (blond) out of the river. Jack takes the girl home, against Jack’s advice, and nurses, her back to

| health and happiness.

+» When the gir} (Evelyn Knapp) is called to the district attorney’s of-

for blackmail. The attorney, who is anxious to get something on her, promises to let her off if she will frame Nick.

She Does Him Wrong

So, possessed by fear—and all the blond young ladies in the picture are a little unpleasant anyway—she does him wrong. Police raid Nick’s

fades out of the picture. At the close we see Nick, on the way to prison to serve a mansiaughter sentence, betting a news photographer two to one that he will be out in five years. The picture is good entertainment and, even after so short a time, “historically” interesting. We see a much thinner Mr. Robinson, and a youthful Mr. Cagney in a,minor role. Miss Knapp, always a little inadequate as an actress, probably remembers this as the biggest and best role. of her career.

Stars, Before Stardom

In “the field” you will find Boris Karloff with a walk-on part of about three lines; Margaret (Mrs. Paul Whiteman) Livingston being kicked by Mr. Robinson, and Polly Walters, who played in “Boy Meets ‘Girl” at English’s this season, as a manicurist. The stage show is straight vaudeville, uniformly entertaining, and

fice, we discover that she is wanted.

casino, he accidentally kills his pal ; Jack in a fight, and Irene (the girl)

Revival of EG. Robinson Film Shows Today's Stars in Making

Minor Roles Taken by Cagney, Karloff, Miss - Walters;

Lyric Vaudeville.

Business, it is said, always picks up in an election year, and perhaps that is why Edward G. Robinson’s latest picture, “Bullets or Ballots,” played the Apollo, and now we have a revival of Money,” made five years ago, as the Lyric’s screen offering.

“Smart

Vermillion is seen in some exotic and effective dances, supported by an extra-good ensemble of five girl trumpeters. The Mayfields and Virginia are back again, featuring their rough and tumble Apache-adagio number. Variety is added by Ben Yost’s Varsity Eight, young men singers who come to the Lyric from this year's “Ziegfeld Follies” by way of the College Inn in Chicago. Their costumes are of the Heidelberg cadet variety, their selections familiar musical comedy songs, and their ensemble singing rather good.

WHERE, WHAT, WHEN APOLLO

“Sins of Man,” with Jean Hersholt, that 1:42, 3:42, 5:43, 7:42 and

CIRCLE

“Poppy” with W. OC. Fields and Rochelle Judson at 11, 1:45, 4:35, with "Prt Pr i Fe 1 Palm | He iy Lax: ngfo Standing. at 12: 58, 3:20, 6:10 and : LOEW'S ie} Things w Come,” British rofinef H. Welis story, a 3:45, 6:53 ry 10. Also “And So Were Married,” with Melvyn Done

las, M Astor and Jackie Moran, at 11: 2: :29, 5:35 and 8:40.

KEITH'S

“After Dark,” Dion: Boucicault’s melodrama, resented by the Federal Players under the direction of Charles Berkell, at 8:15. J LYRIC

Ben Yost's yarsiety 2 Kermit Darts; isty Lo ang

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The Week-End’s

At Your

Neighborhood Theater

Best Attractions

WEST SIDE. ..23702 W, 10th S8t.. Double Feature

STAT E Preston Foster

“MUSS ’EM UP” Buck Jones “FOR THE SERVICE” Sun. Double Feature—R. McWade “CAPPY RICKS RETURNS” Shirley Temple-Slim Summerville “CAPTAIN JANUARY” Suubie Feature

Belmont bie Feature “HELL SHIP MORGAN" “DANGEROUS INTRIGUE” Sun. Double Feature—Shirley Temple “CAPTAIN JANUARY”

Robt. Montgomery-Myrna Loy “PETTICOAT FEVER” 2540 W. Mich, St. Double Feature

DA | SY lenda Farrell

George Brent “SNOWED UNDER” Zane Grey's “NEVADA” Sun, Double Feature—Al Jolson “THE SINGING KID” Noah Beery Jr. “STORMY”

W. Wash & Belmont

NORTH SIDE Illinois and 34th Dauble Peature

RITZ ble Feutar

“DON’T GET PERSONAL" “THREE GODFATHERS” Sun. Double Feature—Kathrine DeMille Jimmy J Allen “SKY PARADE"

Cooper-Jean A

“MR. DEEDS GOES 10. Town Central at Fall Crk. Last Times Tonight

Z LW ri n Wheeler- Woolsey

“SILLY BILLIES”

News—Comedy-—Cartoon Sunday |

Robert Montgomery—Myrna “PETTICOAT FEVER”

Leon Errol Comedy—'Upper Cutlets” - Double Feature

Up town Basil Sydney

Walter Huston “RHODES” “THE COUNTRY BEYOND” Sun, Double Feature—Warner Baxter “ROBIN HOOD OF EL DORADO” “LOVE BEFORE BREAKFAST” Double Feature,

Ga r r IC Bing Crosby

“ANYTHING GOES” “BORN FOR GLORY” Sunday Double Feature—Fred Astaire “FOLLOW FLEET” Jack Hatey MAM”

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42nd & College

80th and Illinois

“This way, folks, to the biggest laugh show on

with dancing predominating. Irene

~ earth!”

A Federal Theater

Project—Works Progress Administration

KEITH'S THE THEATRE

| Sun. Double F

St. C1. & Ft. Wayne Rouble Senlure Crabbee

St. Clair

“DRIFT FENCE”

“DANGEROUS WATERS” “13 HOURS BY AIR” “FIRST A GIRL” REX ‘Big Three Program Midnight Show Sat. Harold Lloyd “THE CATS PAW” Ken Maynard “The Cattle Thief”

Sin, Double Feature—Fred MacMurray 30th at North’w’t’'n Clive Brooks “Love of a Dictator” Sun, Double Feature—Popeye Cartoon

Every School Child to Receive a Felt Cap Sunday Afternoon

‘Warner Baxter—Aan Loring “ROBIN HOOD OF EL DORADO”

Lionel Bar ore-Maureen O’Sullf “THE VOICE OF BUGLE ANN"

UDELL sous'racs

Double Seature “POWDER SMOKE R. ANGE

“STAR OVER BROADWAY” ]

Sunday Double Feature—Joan Blondell ~~ “MISS PACIFIC FLEET” Laurel-Hardy “BOHEMIAN GIRL"

Talbott - sist vemsias’

Karloff “THE WALKING “THE VOICE OF BUGLE ANN” Hopkins

Ed Armold “SUTTER'S GOLD”

Stratford BRS | “KLONDIKE ANNIE”

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EAST SIDE |

RIVOL] ZED “PREVIEW MURDEE MYSTERY"

“CAPTAIN J “TILL WE MEET AGAIN”

Tacoma 2442 E. Wash. St.

Double Feature Richard Arlen “THREE LIVE GHOSTS” “ONE WAY TICKET” Sun. Double Feature—Ann Southern “YOU MAY BE NEXT” Dick Powell-Ruby Keller-Joan Blondell and Jack Oakie “COLLEEN”

Tuxedo

- ce Beery A MESSAGE T0 GARCIA” “TOO MANY PARENTS” . Sun. Double Feat Irvin -C “EVERYBODY'S OLD MAN" “13 HOURS BY AIR”

5507 E. Wash. ‘St Dotble Feature Wallace

“A MESSAGE TO GARCIA® “13 HOURS BY AIR" Sun, Double Feat M. “PETTICOAT FEVER® = Geo. Brent “SNOWED UNDER”

4630 E. 1 ’ Er 1 e rson Double Feature e at “THE GHOST GOES WEST" Wheeler-Woolsey “Silly Billies” Sun. Double Feature—Sylyvia Sydney

e Trail of. the Lonesome Pine” Joel McCrea “THESE THREE”

2116 E. 10th St, Hamilton Double ghey . I) “HELL SHIP MORGAN" Claire Trevor “MY MARRIAGE” Sun. THE ITNESS Oh Tang “Murder On The Bridle Path”

‘2936 E. 10th St. Pa rke r Double- Feature Joe E. Bréwn “BRIGHT LIGHTS” “ROSE OF THE RANCHO” Bun, Double. Feature—Richard Arlen “LET ’EM HAVE IT” “THE VOICE OF BUGLE ANN”

Str an d 1332 E. Wash, St.

Double Feature . Murphy “WOMAN TRAP “THE MYSTERIOUS AVENGER” Sun. Double Feature—Gary Cooper lene Dietrich “DESIRE” “THE VOICE OF BUGLE ANN” 2721 E. Wash. St. Baubles Featura George O'Brian “WHISPERING SMITH SPEAKS” Neah Beery Jr. “STORMY” Sunday—The Hit of the season Fred ' Astair-Ginger Rogers “FOLLOW THE FLEET” MAJOR BOWES Amateur Theatre of t r

Paramount a: = wan.

Double Feature . Richard Arlen “THREE GHOSTS” “HEROES OF THE RANGE” Sun, Double Feature—June Lang “Charlie Chan at the Circus” “O'MALLEY OF THE MOUNTED”

SOUTH SIDE Fountain Square

Double Feature ry Oland “Charlie Ratner Olan “Comin’ Round " Mountain”

Sun. Double Feature—Gary Cooper “MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN “THE WITNESS CHAIR”

Granada Daabls Fosters “OLD KENTUCKY" Paul Kelly-Claire Trevor “SONG AND D DANCE MAN”

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4020 FE, New York Double Feature Wal

Buck Jones “FOR THE SERVICE” Sun. Double HER Temple UARY” :

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