Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 June 1936 — Page 4

ay Francis Starred Apollo Film

‘White Angel’ Relates Story of Miss Nightingale, Famed Nurse.

Only. 8 few decades ago, nursing was ‘looked upon as a disgraceful Friday, “The White gel” will tell, from. the Apollo en, the story of Florence Night-

‘and how she made minister- . to the sick “woman’s noblest

LC sion.”

: ~The picture stars Kay Francis and 3 produced by the makers of of Louis Pasteur.” Others i include Ian Hunter, well /n English and screen star, Donald Woods, seen here in ‘Players stock company seve eral seasons ago, Nigel Bruce, Don8id Crisp and a new youngster, Billy uc, ~ With Lytton Strachey’s essay on “Miss Nightingale as a basis, Mordaunt Shairp, scenarist, spent many months . preparing the script for “The White Angel.” The story necessitated a wide range of large sets which put it on a production level ) “Captain Blood,” “Anthony “Adverse” and “A Midsummer Night's Dream.”

Parents Were Wealthy

~ . Florence Nightingale was the ‘daughter of wealthy English par"ents. Dissatisfled with her life as a “social butterfly,” she decided to do something about her desire to elp mankind. Through her father, 8 member of a hospital investigat‘ing committee, she learned about the filth and immorality rampant 4n them. = At that time, the few women purses were persons, interested only ‘in earning a livelihood, whose med{cal experience was limited to what «they had learned in their own shomes Against the wishes of her ifamily and the man she loved, 3 “Florence went to a nursing school "on the Continent. _ When she returned to England in the midst of a cholera epidemic, she ound the men in power against her florts to clean up the nursing profession. In spite of them, however, “she did enough good work to become zecognized by the war department.

Efforts Were Opposed

The department put her at the “head of a group of 38 nurses to go “to the Crimean War. In the hospitals at Scutari and Balaclava she “met with endless opposition on the ground that female nurses interfered with the morale of the wound‘ed men One of the climaxing scenes of the picture shows Miss Nightingale being decorated by Queen Victoria for her noble work in the war zone. Among the settings constructed for “The White Angel’ was the wa“terfront and village of Scutari, said by art director Anton Grot to be the largest ingle unit set ever built for movies. 3

CCC Camp on Locale

The set was built on the old Vitagraph lot where there is a large ‘Jake. Along the lake front a section of residences was copied from ‘authentic Scutari history. A pontoon bridge, built on boats, stretched out from the shore to the English “transport ship in the harbor, ~ An abandoned CCC camp near Simi, * Cal, furnished’ the background for the set depicting the British field hospital at Balaclava. Nearly all the scenes at this hospital were supposed to be filmed during a raging storm. More than 2500 sixtyund sacks of artificial snow were

The usually reticent Miss Francis, “sometimes termed the screen's best a dressed woman, is said to be over"enthusiastic about her role in “The ‘White Angel,” in which she wears ‘mostly the plain nurse's garb. It gave her one of her first real actng chances, Miss Francis said, ose who have seen the picture

ireport she made good use of it.

Aexican Producer Secures U. S. Stars

y United Press HOLLYWOOD, June 23.—Miguel Mexican motion picture prowas en route to Mexico City

filming of a major produc- | m Fh in English with a Hollywood

The producer signed a cast headby Conrad Nagel to appear in : English version of “Carlotta and » based on incidents in reign of the Austrian prince as DEI Ol of Med CO. City at the ce Maxmillian d there. 8 Dales shots will be

in Hollywood. Torres hopes to

American company |

edn major y distribute the film in this country.

, June 33.—The life in, famed

: n By United Artists studio. Ya | ntly by the Suc-

inspired ‘of “The Great Ziegfeld,” the | disclosed negotiations

be filmed in Mex-

play prominent roles in the film.

The first governor ever to take a vold in a nove, Clyde Tingley, Governor of New Mexico, is shown being helped to a. cooling drink by Movie Actress Jean Parker on the set of “The Texas Rangers. pe

Both

Red-Haired Mary Florence

If a well balanced combination

theater.

on Broadway, she was as near to being the leading lady of the local theater as any one ever was. A year ago last October Mary Florence took off for the bright lights of New York, with a bag of clothes, plenty of talent, a pocketful of hopes and little else. She's home now for a .few days, still has the talent, the clothes, the hopes and experience which she wouldn't trade for anything, except maybe the leading role in Maxwell Anderson’s new play. Broadway a Long Street

The first two months Mary Florence was on Broadway she was really on Broadway. From agent to agent, from theater to theater. she went without much luck. Last fall she went back with new’ideas and aspirations, landed a couple of radio jobs. Oné ‘of them is the “Dear Columbia” musical program sponsored by the network, in which Mary Florence reads letters received from radio listeners. She has helped in the American School of the Air, and has taken parts in the Cutex programs. She has also made numerous commercial recordings. Just after she had a good start last year, Mary Florence became ill. And that proved to be about the biggest break she’d had, for then she met all sorts of famous folk, including Cynthia Sherwood and Miss Sherwood’s big-shot brother Robert who wrote “Idiot's Delight” and “Petrified Forest.” The best role Mary has had so far was a difficult part in “How Beautiful With Shoes,” a play which ran only eight performances. But from that Mary Florence got & number of excellent notices and gained numerous friends, including Wilbur Daniel Steele, the author. He told Mary Florence he wanted to write her first scenario for her. Mary Florence told him it was o. k,, | and to please hurry it up,

In Stock This Summer

Some of her most valued experience came in work done with the Bard School, at Annondale-on-the-Hudson, a school for boys, + Jhere she as. the est: adway Ee To Son under Harold Bassage's direction. This summer the local actress is take leading roles e sum3 er stock company at Tamworth, N. He called ihe Barnstormers. She is to report in for rehearsals Monday. It is.a 10-week seagon and Mary Florence has parts in eight out of the 11 productions. One of the roles she is looking

forward to iS in “Co-respondent

Ex-Civic Star Adds Experience to Stock of Talent, Ambition

Fletcher, After Broadway,

‘Radio Parts, Signed for Summer Stock.

BY JOHN W. THOMPSON

of ambition and talent ; means any-

thing there’s a red-haired girl from our town who is going places in the

You'll remember Mary Florence Fletcher if you have been fo the Civic Theater during the last five years, because before trying her hand

WHERE, WHAT, WHEN APOLLO

“Sins of jan,” with Jean Hersholt, Stal 42, 1:42, 3:42, 5:42, 7:42 and

CIRCLE

‘“Poppy’’ with W. C. Pielas and Rochelle Hudson, at 11, 1:43, 4:35, 7:25 -and 10:15. Also *‘Paim § rings,” with Frances Lang ford and Sit Guy Suanding, at 12:35, 3:20, 6:10 and

LOEW'S

“Things to Come," British tion of H. G. Wells story, a 3:45, 6:53 and 10. Also “And So They Were Married,” with Melvyn Douglas, Mary Astor and Jackie Moran, at 11:22, 2:29, 5:35 and 8:40. .

KEITH'S

“After. Dark,’ Dion -Boucicault's melodrama, presented by the Federal Players under the g Section of 3 Charles. Berkell, at 8:1

‘8 BE» LYRIC. ; Yost's Vazsiety y Eight; Kermit : Christy and others, > “stage bry 9. 15, 3: a. 6: 47 and 9:2 “Smart Money,” ward rh Robinson, James Ca and Evalyn Knapo. at 11:24. 5:06. 7:47 and 10:28.

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Picture Making More re Difficult

Audiences Keen Keener Critics Now, Is Claim.

Times Specinl HOLLYWOOD; June 22.—Motion picture making is becoming increasingly difficult and audiences are developing a keener critical attitude, producers say. “Audiences now anticipate situations,” declares Arthur J. Hornblow Jr. & veteran producer, Other typical comments bear out his argument. Basic elements of enteriainment that are an integral part of every story include romance, melodrama, music and comady. But a film isn’t necessarily successful just because it contains these four elements, producers: point out. It further requires

an odd or unusual background, or perhaps a new twist that gives freshness to the story. “Audiences,” a producer. remarks, “would ridicule a picture now that was a tremendous success a few years ago. Conventional: situations’ that held them enthralled in the cays of silent pictures are laughed

coming | at today.”

These many new demands by audiences have taxed the ingenuity of director and producer. This story is told of Norman Taurog, who was

duction of the musical ‘Taurog kept his eyes on the rafters

Included in Ballet Tour

Junior Chamber to Sonor »

Appearance of Russe Group Here.

Chamber of Commerce again is to

| sponsor appearance of Col. W. de

Basil's troupe at the Murat Theater Dec. 7 and 8. :

. Held to be the most important

ballet company in the world, Col

de Basil's troupe is made up: of}

more than 80 artists, natives of eight countries. In Paris,

| de Basil conducts a school for chil- : | dren he .hopes to interest in bal-

let work. In the new season’s program it is expected that there will be several new ballets. The complete repertoire of the company now contains more than 50 works.

Murat last year at«Christmas time, the response was enthusiastic. The company is to be headed again this year by Leonide Massine, maitre de ballet; Irina Baronova. Alexandra Danilova, Tatiana Riabou-

{chinska and Tamara Toumanova.

The company recently completed its 1935-1936 American tour with a repeat performance at the Metropolitan Opera ‘house. The group is now in Europe, having played Spain and Paris. They are opening an extended engagement in London, which will continue through August. The next American tour will start as usual at the Metropolitan in October.

Little Theater Training Stars

Amateur Movement Source of Screen Talent.

BY RUTH M'TAMMANY Times Hollywood ' Correspondent HOLLYWOOD, June 23.—The little theater movement which, in the last four years, has been. sweeping the country, has contributed many young actors, some of Whom are already stars. The movement grew out of the human desire to act. It developed further when educators realized the study of drama is valuable for the practical improvement of any girl or boy. » Many cities have one or two: “little theaters.” They produce their plays in halls, hotel ballrooms and often take over the darkemed opera house and struggle with its antiquated switch-board and scenery. In several cities,, however, theater groups have their own modernly equipped theater. Although the players are still called “amateurs,” their performances are often as well done as Broadway successes. Which brings to mind the question of what constitutes a professional player?” Why the line of demarkation between the amateur and professional? One makes a life work of acting and is paid. The other makes it a cultural activity and is

that the amateur is not often as good an actor ‘as many professionals. . Idea Brought Scorn

Ten years ago when the amateur movement started to show promise Broadway players scoffed ‘at the idea of its ever being important. “Why,” said a well known sdctor, “perfectly silly, the whole thing. Where can amateurs go in this business which takes only professional talent?” “But,” we argued, “because a man is paid for acting it does not necessarily mean that he is a better performer than Jim Jones of any city who is a bookkeeper and plays the lead in an Owen Davis play in his theater - group and is not paid.” In fact, at that time, we took the

brokerage executive. We were try-

ing t0 work out a national organi-

zation which would embrace hun-

performing 8 fee which the average group! could afford. The executive laughed

at the idea. “My stock companies.

and road shows have to get first)

Indianapolis |

Rumors that the Ballet Russe | would not be seen here for sev-|j eral. years were spiked today by | the announcement that the Junior |;

When the ballet appeared at the:

not paid. But that does not mean |

matter up with a prominent play|

dreds of theater groups. The: pur-| pose of organizing was to secure the} rights to good plays at]

Today there, are very few professional stock companies and the! road-show fast is one a mem- |

directing a rather extravagant pro- | comedy type. |

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| Amateur Night ‘Gadget’ Gets ‘Big Time’ Use; Landon Holds Record.

Thanks to “amateur night” ve shall know just who gets the big-

| gest ovation at the Democratic na- | tional convention this week.

The “applause, machine,” or more ae the demonstrometer, long been a familiar gadget: for measuring audience reaction’ to hopeful radio novices. But the ma-

E | chine was used for a more serious

purpose at Cleveland, and revealed: the fact that Gov. Landon won out

| in the matter of applause—to the

amount of 8 decibels, or sound

| units.

Democratic and Republican en-

| thusiasm will be compared scien-

calibrated tube, and the machine records the noise on printed graphs as well. Highlights of Cleveland dem-

| onstrometer readings included Mr,

‘Hoover’s record number of 46 demonstrations, the longest lasting nearly 40 minutes, with a peak of 75 decibels; Senator Vandenburg's score of 75 decibels in a brief but

t| enthusiastic reaction to his “stop

Roosevelt” plea; pre-session caonver-

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Waiting for their cues are Miss Betty Anne Brown Federal Players actress, who is to have the leading role, and Stephen D. Crain. Others in the cast are to be Russell O. Berg and Sergt. Edward

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Music BY JAMES THRASHER most of us the name of Eugene Goossens brings to mind the sensitive, scholarly conductor whose readings are notable for their impeccable taste. Yet there is another Mr. Goossens—the composer, enthusiastically modern, whose works contain much buoyant good spirits and clever satire. It is with this latter side of the distinguished Cincinnati Symphony leader’s accomplishments that E. Robert Schmitz will deal in his weekly lecture- - recital at 2 tomorrow. afternoon over WFBM. . Three Goossens compositions are scheduled for performance by the noted French pianist. They are the amusing “Kaleid- ' oscope” suite, dedjcated to the little daughter ‘of the Countess d’Erlanger in Paris; “The Ships,” descriptive of a tugboat, a humble tramp steamer and a majestic ocean liner; and - a the' Bacchanal from the: “Na« .ture Poems.” Mr. Goossens’ fame in this

ability with the baton, but he is. known better irr his native - England as a composer. He has written several operas, includ+ ing “Judith,” produced at Covent Garden, and various works. for orchestra, violin, piano and small ensemble groups. Since coming to Cincinnati he has kept.the orchestra in ‘the top rank of American symphonic organizations, and inaugurated a successful season of German opera last winter. He is to conduct a series of concerts at the Hollywood Bowl this summer.

. Honolulu Lures Stats Spencer Tracy and Rosalind Russell are among the Hollywood players now vacationing in Hawaiian Islands. Jean Harlow is planning 8 nip there soon after she finishes “ uzy. ”»

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Tonight’s leading air attraction is to be the keynote address by Senator Alban W, Barkley of Kentucky, All three networks promise com= plete coverage of this and other con‘vention sessions, but time schedules remain uncertain, last- niinute affairs. » 2 t

If you listened to the MBS bulletins concerning the Hauptmann exc» cution, you heard the voice of Miss Isabelle Manning Hewson, who ‘‘ad libbed” for 15 minutes as a pinchhitter for Gabriel Heatter. Since then she has become an important network commentator, and is covering the Democratic convention for Mutual this week. ” ” ”

Edgar Guest is doing a céme mendable job in giving small station stars a network break on his Welcome Valley Centennial Celebration programs. Rochester, N. Y., is to be the honored city at 6:30 tonight on WLW, and featured soloist will be Inez Quinn, Rochester-trained soprano who has been singing over WHAM in that city since 1929. She appears in Rochester Civic Music Association light opera productions in her spare time. » ” 2

In the “familiar. phrase of Ed Wynn, “it’s going to be different” when Eddie Cantor starts his new broadcast series in September. Eddie disclosed his plans when he arrived in New York from: Hollywood recently. “Next year,” the comedian announced, “all’ my broadcasts will be done in a setting exactly like on the stage. If we are supposed to: be drinking tea we will drink tea. -If a maid makes an entrance there actually will be a maid walking in. We will have microphones all over the set to pick up everything. “And no one will read from script. They will memorize ‘lines and work in no other radio shows all week. That's the way the thing should have been done in the first place.”

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