Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 July 1936 — Page 5
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| Many Patrons Like Louis- ~~ Schmeling Heavyweight Fight Pictures.
BY JOHN W. THOMPSON Over at the Circle, where Max Schmeling knocks Joe Louis’ block off five times daily, the management has a new . movie called ‘“‘Hearts Divided,” starring Marion ‘Davies and Dick Powell.
Frank Moneyhun, Circle's press correspondent, observed that among week-end crowds that came to the theater were many patrons who had seen Mr. Louis’ demise once or even twice before. The public¢/ likes fight pictures, it seems, especially when so ‘much may be seen so clearly, as is possible in the Schmeling-Louis picture now showing at the Circle. Miss Davies, who clings tenaciously to pictures which require a fluttering heroine, plays Betsy Patterson, the Baltimore Belle in “Hearts Divided.” Either Miss Davies had a bad cold when the picture was made or her voice is beginning to get old, because her vocalizing is done mostly in half-contralto, half- _ bass tones which are not in keeping with her part. But she still has the vivacity which helped lift her to stardom ~ when movies were seen and not ' heard, and she trips through "Hearts Divided” without much trouble. Tripping with her is Dick Powell, the lad who used to strum the banjo in Charlie Davis’ orchestra here. Appearing in a coiffure which in- - cludes a cluster of curls just over his left eyebrow, Mr. Powell portrays Jerome ‘Bonaparte, brother of the famous general.
Gets Job as Tutor
Jerome, in America as emissary “from his brother in an effort to seil Louisiana to the United States for $20,000,000, meets Betsy in the paddocks at the races where she is besieged by Sir Harry (Arthur Treacher), John (Edward Everett Horton) and Henry (Charlie Ruggles). In- - cognito, Jerome complains to Betsy about her French, gets a job as her tutor. But romance slips in the win‘dow and French goes to the winds ‘as the two grow to love each other. When Jerome - defends Napoleon against Thomas Jefferson in an argument with John, Harry, Henry and Betsy's father, he is discharged. ' Several weeks later Mr. Patterson invites Jerome Bonaparte (not knowing he is the former tutor) to dinner at the Patterson mansion. Jerome comes, sings to Betsy, pro“poses to her, still without telling her who he is, and then is announced to the startled throng. Another bombshell is dropped when a letter from Napoleon demands that Jerome cease his flirtation with the American girl and return to France to marry a Wurtemburg princess. But Betsy determines to go to France with Jerome to reconcile Napoleon to their marriage. Jerome Doesn't Forget
"The general meets their boat out- . side the harbor, talks privately to Betsy, convinces her she should give up Jerome. She returns to America, sits by the window and weeps. But not for long, for back, comes Jerome, minus his title, his family and his country, to his Betsy. Best acting honors go to Claude ~ Rains as Napoleon. His characterization, although his part is small, is ¢/ practically flawless. The three comedians, Ruggles, Treacher and Horton, keep the movie from slipping into doldrums at many a dull point. . Mr. Powell, looking very sissified in costumes of the period, does fairly well with a rather slipshod role. His voice is as splendid as ever, though, when he sings “My Kingdom for a Kiss” and “Hearts Divided.” . “Hearts Divided” won't capture any prizes, but it's fairly diverting entertainment if one likes Dick Powell or Marion Davies. For those who don’t, there are brief moments when the Ruggles-Horton-Treache combination cuts up. -
Story Is Considered for Crosby Vehicle
Times Special HOLLYWOOD, July 6—'Right in Your Lap,” an original story by Wayne Kilbourne, Minneapolis, has ‘been bought by Paramount and may be filmed as a Bing Crosby special. The story tells a behind-the-scenes tale about Uncle Rodney, the Plume story man at a radio stain, .
WHERE, WHAT, WHEN : APOLLO “The White Angel” with Kay Francis and Ian Hunter, at 11:30, 1:31, 3:32, 5:33, 7:34 and 9: CIRCLE - “Hearts Divided” with Marion vi Dick Pi J at 12:20, 2:45, 5.10, 7:40 S 10:05. Max Schmeling-Joe Louis J Fen pictures, at 11:46, 2:10. 4:40, 7:07 and 9:35.
LOEW'S “San Prancisco” with Jeanette MacDonald, Clark Gable and Spel cer Tracy, at 11:45, 2:10, 4:40, 7:10 and 9:50.
“The Old Maid.” tation. s and Alice Arno _ rection of Charles Ber
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Star of many movies and seen in a stage presentation of “The Front Page” in Indianapolis several years ago, Roger Pryor has earned
ing Friday. Featured with
his right to top billing. He has it on the Lyric’s stage program startMr. Pryor will be the Cabin Kids, the four
little Negroes whose singing was a hit in “Mississippi.”
Hollywood's Popular ‘Minister’ Performs Countless ‘Marriages’
Veteran Actor Doesn’t Go to
HOLLYWOOD, July 6 (NEA).— Harry C. Bradley — you almost automatically call him the “Rev.” —has performed screen marriages for practically all stars in Hollywood. Even more ceremoniss are credited to him than to the Rev. Neal Dodd, who has played countless preacher roles since he came here from Iowa in 1918.
It happens, though, that the Rev. Mr. Dodd really is a minister, and Mr. Bradley isn't. The latter hasn't
since he himself was married to Lorena Atwood, an actress.
He says he doesn’t even feel ministerial, nor does he enjoy the role. But studios constantly are casting him as a man of the cloth, for he is pink, prim, and spectacled. Offhand, he scarcely can think of a star whom he hasn't married to some other star. But he never has kissed a bride. Once, when he was officiating at the flicker wedding of Nancy. Carroll and Edmund Léwe, ‘she malted the proceedings right in the middle of the shot. Miss Carroll suspected a publicity stunt and had to be convinced that it wasn’t a legal ceremony. Played on Broadway
Mr. Bradley was on the Broadway stage 23 years, and there became a play-acting “Reverend” when they cast him as the.priest in “Abie’s Irish Rose.” In six years, there were more than 2800 performances, and he didn’t miss one of them. Members of the Catholic clergy used to come backstage to see him, sure that he had studied for the priesthood. They always laughed when Bradley would tell them that he was, if anyting, a Presbyterian. A real minister who doesn’t play clerical roles is Gordon Hart. He always wanted to be an actor, but for 20 years he was pastor of the First Congregational Church in Walla Walla, Wash. * A few months ago his wife died. He gave up his pulpit and came to Hollywood. Extra parts led to character roles, and now he has a contract. He plays mayors and statesmen. Weather Reports Necessary
The flicker business could save a fortune every day if it were possible to know accurately, in advance, all about the weather. More and more outdoor sequences are being filmed, and location trips cost a lot of money. Of course, California weather is less treacherous than most when it's merely a question of sunshine or rain. But in these days of hypersensitive film and more careful attention to lighting, the brightness of sunshine is a problem to be considered, and feared. One day a company may have bright sun, the next day a slight haze that the eye scarecly can distinguish, but which is important to the cameras. Since picture scenes are not shot consecutively, the amount of illumination on one shot may have to be matched exactly with a shot taken days before,
Complicated Charts Issued
The best the studios can do with this difficulty is to depend on Dr. Irving Krick and his meterological staff at California Institute of Technology. Dr. Krick issues the most complicated weather Bhart in the world, for he not only endeavors to forecast what the weather in general will be at numerous: favorite location areas within 100 miles of Hollywood, but he tells about conditions of fog, dust, and clouds. The day is divided into two-hour
{ periods and he calculates :the in-
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dictions for the week and the month, so that movie executives can plan their shooting schedules. Early one morning a studio telephoned Dr. Krick and told him it had to have some fleecy white clouds that day, for an aviation picture. The scientist consulted his charts and said he was sorry, but he couldn’t deliver any clouds above the studio right away, but if they were flying he could tell them where to find some. Gi They said all right, so he gave them careful directions. The plans, one of them a camera ship, zoomed away and caught the clouds in Oregon.
St. Louis Likes Summer Opera
Heat Handicap Overcome by Municipal Performers.
Times Special ST. LOUIS, July 6.—Attendance and temperature are keeping pace in a swift rise at the St. Louis Municipal Opera’s current summer season. The fifth production, Balfe's “Bohemian Girl,” which is to open tonight, may break. existing records in both departments, observers say. The presentation of Balfe's famous light opera is a departure from the company’s usual practice of giving American musical comedy. Cast, \scenery and costumes, and the engagement of Helen Gleason of the Metropolitan Opera for the role of Arline, are expected to make this the season's leading offering. ‘Miss Gleason last season sang leading parts at the Metropolitan in “La Bohme,” “Parsifal,” “La Rondine,” “Die Meistersinger,” “Manon,” “Lakme” and ‘Madame Butterfly.” She also has the added distinction of being acclaimed the best dressed opera - singer in America. .
Cafe Trio Is Given ‘Break’ by Whiteman
By United Press NEW YORK, July 6.—The Dixie Debs, a trio of Southern girls who impressed Paul Whiteman when he heard them in an Ohio cafe last week, have been signed to a longterm contract by the band leader, it was announced today. The trio is to appear on Whiteman’s radio program and travel with him to the Texas Centennial. According to a spokesman for Whiteman the orchestra leader at first declined fo audition the girls hut finally agreed to listen to them when they insisted they were “different.”
Wife Sees Husband Work
Although Bob Burns, now appearing with Bing Crosby in “Rhythm on the Range,” has been in show business for 15 years, his wife recently saw him work for the first time when she visited the studio.
“RADIO RAMBLERS Star Impersonations
t———-—" ED & TOM HICKEY
Entertaining Variety Show
Six Good Vaudeville Acts, Amusing Movie Win | Reviewer’s Praise.
Theater goers with nostalgia for old-time stage offerings will find a well-rounded bill, reminiscent of vaudeville’s heyday, at the Lyric this week. ad It is difficult to pick an outstanding feature from the six good acts, although top billing in the lobby goes to Ed and Tom Hickey. Subtitled “two very elegant gentlemen,” the brothers present a traditional bit of knockabout comedy and dancing, assisted by an auburn-haired singer. Familiar to listeners-in, the Radio Ramblers make a personai appear?
| ance which includes imitations of
many famous screen and radio personalities. The act departs from usual routine in offering characteristic take-offs on Henry Armetta and Charles Butterworth, although Ben Bernie, apparently the delight of all impersonato?s, again is represented. A smooth and entertaining brand of tap and ballroom dancing is offered by the Lathrop Brothers and Virginia Lee, ars Edith Griffith, who makes up for a lack of size by plenty of personality, is pleasing in a group of popular songs.
Bell Ringers on Program
We had supposed that all bell ringers were, of necessity, Swiss, but the opening Lyric act this week is billed as the Swedish Bell Ringers. They don’t yodel, but they keep busy at their table of bells. An adroit band of Oriental jugglers and acrobats, the Eno Troupe is extra good in the finale. Guy Kibbee’s special brand of comedy makes the Lyric’s movie, “The Big Noise,” excellent summer entertainment. With him are Warren Hull and Alma Lloyd, who supply a much better brand of “love interest” than usually is found in strictly comedy attractions. The story, an original screen play by Edward Hartman, resembles “The Millionaire,” which starred
George Arliss. Like Mr. Arliss, Mr. Kibbee is a retired gentleman of wealth, but unlike the English star, he goes into the dry cleaning business instead of opening a garage.
Goes Into Business
Using an assumed name, and giving his wife and’ daughfer the excuse of daily club activities, Mr. Kibbee goes into partnership with an ambitious young man (Mr. Hull), and immediately sets out to break up two rival gangs of racketeers who are terrifying the city’s cleaners. By an ingenious ruse, he lures both gangs to his shop, and they proceed to wipe each other out in a general slaughter which the jpicture handles in a very matter-of-fact manner. The millionaire picks up a bullet in his shoulder, but regains his zest for life. It scarcely is necessary to say that Mr. Hull meanwhile has fallen in love with Miss Loyd, in the role of the daughter. They receive the paternal blessing, and Mr. ‘Kibbee plans to return to his original firm in the happy ending of an unpretentious but amusing picture. (By J. T)
Movie Star Builds New Resort Hotel
Times Special HOLLYWOOD. July 6. — Bert Wheeler, member of the WheelerWoolsey comedy team, is going into the hotel business. He is building a hotel and guest bungalows in Palm Springs, Cal, to be known as the
Lone Palm. Mr. Wheeler is so interested in his new venture that he makes daily trips to Palm Springs from Hollywood where he and his partner are working on “Mummy’s Boys.” He expects to open the new resoit place at the beginning of the Palm Springs season in October.
Astaire Quits Stage to Be With Family
By United Presa HOLLYWOOD, July 6.—Fred Astaire, nimble dancing star. today disclosed he was through with the stage and hereafter would devote all his time to motion pictures. Several New York musical comedy producers had sent offers urging the dancer to return to the boards between film engagements. Astaire, who recently became a father, declared he wanted to spend more time with his family. He recently completed arrangements with his studio to play in only three pictoures a year.
Lyric Offers|
Bringing one of his most popular screen characterizations to radio listeners, Lionel Barrymore (above) is to do a portion of “The Voice of Bugle Ann” at 7 tonight on WFBM, in a Radio Theater performance with Cecil B. De Mille.
Joe E. Brown Now at Crisis
Veteran Comedian to Work for Different Studio.
BY RUTH M'TAMMANY Times Hollywood Correspondent HOLLYWOOD, July 6.—Joe E. Brown, who is to be seen in the “laugh - a - minute” comedy. “The Earthworm Tractor,” has come to an important crisis. He is to go to Peoria, Ill, when he finishes his present picture, “Jolo Jo.” He is to be the guest of a tractor company and the Chamber of Commerce for four days of banqueting and speech making. He then is to go on to England, where he is to make personal appearances for two weeks. When he returns to Hollywood, he is to take up a new contract, and is to be starred in a series of comedy pictures. “It’s like getting a divorce from someone you love for Joe to leave Warners,” says Mrs. Brown. “He has been with them for seven years, a record for an.actor. He pians to give a farewell dinner for all his friends on the lot, and each time he thinks of it he gets a jump in his throat. Joe is the most loyal friend a man or woman can have— I ought to know.” : 8 # " There is an increasing demand for original stories for the screen, and it is safe to say that in publicity departments of each studio at least two press men are working nights to get their cantributions down on paper. But strange to say, although the studios heed stories, it is so difficult to get within the sanctum of the story department that these men secure outside agents to submit their stories to any producer but the one for which they work. One studio has, the last six months, turned down ipnumerable stories submitted for Mme. Schuman Heink. Directors do not want her to be an opera singer; they do not want a story which makes her a veteran of song. They «do not want to evoke sympathy; they do not want a sad yarn. Consequently, there is only straight comedy left. The story probably will be written by someone who never has seen Schumann Heink.
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Hugh Walpole contends that the screen story of the future will be written by dramatists who know stage and screen, and who have never written novels. He believes that buying a “best seller” ahd rewriting them, using little of the book continuity, is not only a waste of money but results in weak film. Producers want and need stories, but a writer has only a chance in a
pmillion to have them read unless he knows Hollywood’s ropes.
Paul Muni has been ill, delaying the shooting of the last scenes -of “Good Earth.” Muni was in despair when he prepared for his role in this picture. He does his own research. He goes into the physchological actions of his character. He said that he looked ,all over Los Angeles and San Francisco China Towns trying to find a Chinaman who knew the soil of China, who
lhad worked on a farm, who knew
peasant tradition. But he couldn’t find one. They were expert laundrymen, diplomats, curio dealers, Harvard graduates and all good Americans.
Horace Heidt Gets New Monday Spot
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Listeners Part in Programs
With Orchestras in ‘Series
Scheduled to Begin Next Fall.
BY JAMES THRASHER
Radio program builders, recognizing that there is much satisfaction
something along the same line in next fall. -
along with phonograph recordings.
in music we make ourselves, are beginning to do something about it. CBS has two popular community singing programs, and now NBC plans
the way of orchestra music for
Long before days of radio, home musicians used to play and sing
The advent of broadcasting rather
cramped their style, but Ernest La Prade of the NBC program depart-
ment thinks these domestic virtuosos can be co-ordinated into one great
coast-to-coast ensemble.
Last October Mr. La Prade, a former member of the New York Symphony Orchestra, conducted an orchestra concert for the NBC Program Board in which most of the performers were grouped about loud
worked. He gave the same demonstration before the Music Educators’ National Conference in New York this spring. . 2 2 8 : Another autumn forecast is for a special twice-yearly series of ‘Broadcasts planned by the International Broadcasting Union of Geneva, Switzerland. The first program is to originate in America, and is to be presented jointly by: CBS and NBC in a world-wide short wave concert
Sept. 20. Mr. La Prade and Davison Taylor
6f Columbia’s program department ‘are at work with the European
speakers in various other places. It :
representatives. The program itself is expected to be made up of Indian music, Negro spirituals, cowboy ballads and mountaineer folk songs. Tentative future - broadcasts in-
clude the annual tango carnival at Buenos Aires, native music from the Belgian Congo, and the harvest festival at the Sultan of Djokja’s palace in the Dutch East Indies.
Actor Gets New “Home” When Fred MacMurray returned from Gallup, N. M, with “The Texas Rangers” company, he found 8 new and larger dressing room awaiting him at the studio. The new room is located in “star row,” where Claudette Colbert, Gary
Cooper and similar luminaries have theirs.
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|Lionel Barrymore to Play
‘Voice of Bugle Ann’ on WFBM.
An enthusiastic telegram from Horace Heidt, received this morning, leads off- with the announce=ment that “After one and one-half years being opposite Paul Whiteman and Bing Crosby, we are gete ting our big break on our new pfogram starting tonight.” The new spot is at 6, the station WFBM, and the program is to orig= inate in Chicago's CBS studios. The Heidt band currently is playing at the Drake Hotel there and, according to the telegram, “going great.” This change marks Heidt's ene trance into the seventeenth month for his present sponsor. Despite his keen Thursday night competition, the genial six-foot-six leader has built up a large and faithful following. Large Lyric audiences during his week here last winter proved
| his local popularity.
Horace promises listeners a variation on the present orchestral trend called ‘sweet swing,” as a feature of his new programs. Having compared
- | modern “swing” music and early
jazz band recordings, he believes that the characleristic ‘*swing” rhythm can be expressed without the early-day raucousness. “Electri« fying” is the term that some have used who already have heard the new arrangements.
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All three major networks are to take an afternon off to go to the ball game tomorrow when the fanpicked star teams of the National and American Leagues mix in their fourth annual contest at the Bees’ Park in Boston. The NBC hookups and Mutual will be on the air at 11:30, with Columbia j6ining them an hour later. : Listeners may take their choice of expert sportscasters, and also may learn whether or not umpires know as little about the game as many fans think when “Dolly” Stark, former National League arbiter, takes over the CBS microphone. Other CBS announcers are to be Arch McDonald of Washington and France Laux of St. Louis. Tom Manning, of WTAM in Cleveland, who worked several world series, is to team up with Hal Totten, Chicago, for NBC. Mutual is to have WGN'’s veteran Bob Elson and Red Barber of WLW,
” ” ” The last time we heard, they hadn’t picked the “houn’ dog” for Lionel Barrymore's performance of “The Voice of Bugle Ann” on WFBM at 7 tonight. Six actors have been competing, trying to imitate the bay of the beagle that Cecil B. DeMille finally found among the Pekinese and Russian wolfhounds of Hollywood. . Those who saw Mr. Barrymore's picture of the same name will remember that the baying dog played an important part of the story’s dee velopment. 8 = ” Rubinoff, whose popular fiddling comes in transcribed form over WIRE on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 8:30 p. m., has been signed to a new 13-week transcription contract. He was heard, during his first 13 weeks, on more than 15,000 broadcasts—thrice weekly on 385 stations located in every state in the territories in Alaska and Hawaii. ‘
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Child Star Is Versatile
Virginia Weidler, child star of “The Girl of the Ozarks,” speaks three languages and plays five mu. sical instruments.
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