Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 August 1936 — Page 4
E " brave staging.
ederal Theater Harlem.
Company Is to Take Over Keith Stage for 5 Days
| ! . Revision of Shakespeare's Play to Place Setting in Haiti
. Given Approval of
New York Critics,
Texas Centennial Audiences.
BY JOHN W. THOMPSON What is probably the outstanding play presented by New York City’s
Federal Theater project this year, the Harlem
production of “Macbeth,”
is to be presented at Keith's Theater for six performances beginning
. Aug. 25, it was announced today.
Dr. Lee R. Norvelle, state Fedegal Theater director, has made -arrangements to have the Harlem companys cast of 125 Negroes move - into Keith's as they return from the Texas Centennial Exposition where ~ the play was given enthusiastic reception. | q
© The Negro presentation of Shake- _ speare’s famous play, which opened * in New York's Lafayette Theater . several months ago, took blase the- . ater-goers off their feet with its For the Avon bard's script was gone over thoroughly, changed to suit an all-Negro cast,
Italo-Ethiopian Aspect Puzzles
Yet many Eastern critics hailed the changes made in the play. They . said the witches, who are given full _ rein in the Federal staging, seem to . belong in Haiti, where the government script writers moved the locale. You may remember Shakespeare laid it in Scotland. Stage writers also remarked that there could be no better place for MacBeth’s nightmare than in the tropics, although they weren't quite sure about the seeming link be-
tween parts of the. play and -the Italo-Ethiopian situation. - Three railroad cars will bring the company’s properties to Indianapolis from Dallas, where the show will cl Saturday, Aug. 22. Because of the long jump, the show will not open here until Tuesday. Indianapolis) will be one of a few cities to see the Harlem production on its way back East, Dr. Norvelle said. Starting [tonight the Federal Players are to present “One Night at Brenda's,” a drama written by Miles Tiernan, Indianapolis newspaper man, During the engagement of “Macbeth” the Federal Players will mark time rehearsing “Broken Dishes,” a
Martin Falvin comedy: which is to open at Keith's Aug. 31.
WISE TO
Gator PARKER, fresh from the cruiser riding at anchor in the . Hudson River, off New York, strolled along Riverside-dr, He had a song on his lips, $7.80 in his pocket, and a whole evening before him. More than that, he had the evening to spend as he pieased.
It had required considerable finesse to cut loose from a group of shipmates with whom he had come . ashore. His reason was that the " other fellows always got tangled up ‘ with women. New York, Shanghai, "Honolulu or Panama, it was always the same. Some dames would invariably get hold of them and wring - the last penny from their pockets. Sailor Parker prided himself on be- : ing a smart young man. No woman would ever make a sap out of him!
The lights of an amusement park . across the river beckoned him. He turned down hill in the direction of the ferry. In the ferry station, a blond smiled at him. . The well-known “come-on.” Parker .gized her up. She was pretty, there was no deny= ing that, but her lips were too red, -and her grin was too fresh. . ~~ Lazily, he walked to the end of the pier. The blond was right behind him. ~ “You look like somebody in my ‘ home town,” she said, still smiling. . “Aren't you—" “Nix, sister. Lay offa that stuff. . I'm on to you women, and you can’t put nothing over on me—see?"” The girl stared at him a moment, ! then laughed, and turned away. _ Parker didn't like that so much. He ~ had wanted to put her in her place, bs that mocking laugh had spoiled
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E saw her again at the amusement park, and began to feel irritated. It sure looked as if she was following him. Funny how a girl would go to any lengths to grab . a few pennies off a sailor. But not ~ this baby! No sir! * He bought himself tickets for five ~ rides on the roller coaster, and . settled down to a little carefree enJoyment untroubled by scheming, laughing girls. At the end of the fifth ride, as he stumbled down off _ the platform, thoroughly dizzy, the ~ first thing that met his eyes was a laughing, red-lipped girl. Darn her! He wove in and out among the throngs until he'd turned himself into a human needle-in-thé-hay-stack. Ah! It looked as though he had shaken Blondie at last. He strolled by the take-a-chance booths and stopped in front of one * place where the game was to try’to ~ throw balls into a crock. Simplest 2 in the world—and yet those birds couldn't shoot five out of 10! Idly, he watched a girl play the © game. It 't. much wonder that
she wasn
She had great big blue eyes. Suddenly, she turned away with tears. CE reddened. “Whatsa matter, sis-
N-nothing." Well uh if there's anything on Jour ehest, you might as well get it
BY MARGARET WAITE Daily Short Story—
WOMEN
ARKER spent three dollars and a half before he had mastered the knack of the thing, and when the knack was mastered, he'd lost his gim. He was about to give up in disgust, but the girl beside him— who had confided that her name was Jean—looked so crestfallen, so disappointed in him. . . . He couldn't very well let a little kid down—a little invalid kid who wanted a doll. “We'll get that doll for your sister yet,” \he assured Jean with considerable gusto. "Boy, I'll take another 50 cents worth of balls, Jean smiled up at him. “I think you're the nicest man I ever knew.” Parker got another dollar’s worth of balls. His luck, however, seemed to get progressively worse. Then; to add to his discomfort, who should appear on the scene but Blondie. This time, she had a policeman in tow. “Anything for a ‘uniform, ” Parker thought, in disgust. Then, suddenly, he heard what Blondie was saying to her cop, “There’s the sailor I was telling you about. Th said she want to win a son tng he to he little invalid sister and he’s been spending all ‘his money trying to help her.” ‘As she spoke, a change seemed to come over the booth. The barker who had been giving Parker his undivided attention, now ignored him completely and launched into his ballyhoo with noisy enthusiasm. “Pitch ’em in and win ’em out, folks. Win a blue-eyed baby doll for a dime!” | Parker turned to Jean, only fo i that she had suddenly van“Get. wise, sailor, ” the cop said pleasantly, and sauntered away. ® = 8 ARKER trudged disconsolately down the steep hill that led to the water front. He was so broke that he felt he really ought to swim back to his ship rather than spend another nickel for the ferry. A familiar voice sounded behind him. “Can I lend you some money, sailor?” it said softly. He turned to face Blondie again, but this time bly. “Guess it's the old civic spirit,” she said apologetically. “I told you I thought you were from my home town—that’s around all evening—and now I'm sure of it. Youre ‘Bugs’ Parker, live on the corner You didn’t know me because I was a whole lot younger, but I knew you—" “Bugs” Parker flushed to the roots of his hair. “Well, Yo be darned,” he Stammered S ell |
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DEAR OLD DAYS W BROUGHT B/
BY ROBERT GARLAND
New York World Telegram Dramatis Critic |
With the neatest sort of nostalgia, Stage Magazine has turned back the theatrical clock a quarter of a century and issued a 1911 number dealing with the dear dead days when Broadway was the Great White Way and Irving Berlin was way downtown.
It is .a beautiful fob—-this anti-
clockwise issue of the showshop’s
outstanding publication. Looking backward through the pathos of distance, John Hanrahan, Stage’s
editor and publisher, asks you to|
imagine, for the sake of iliusion, that his pages were wriiten, illustrated and sent to press—not in July, 1936, but in July, 1911! Here, again, are Maude Adams as Chantecler and Minnie Maddern Fiske as Mrs. Bumpstead-Leigh; Ethel Barrymore in “The TwelvePound Look” and “Alice-£it-by-the-Fire.” = Here, again, are Emma Trentini in “Naughty Marietta” and Christine MacDonald in “The Spring Maid,” and Hazel Dawn in “The Pink Lady.” And the fourth Ziegfeld “Follies”! At the old Colonial and all around the circuit vaudeville is alive—Eva Tanguay, Vesta Tilley, Nat Wills, Harry Houdini, Gertrude Hoffman, the Lloyd Sisters, Joe Jackson. And before and - after entertainments Martin's, Delmonico’s, © Sherry’s, Churchill's, Murray's, Bustanoby’s, Jack’s and the wining-and-dining likes of them. Bernhardt Re-Farewelling
This time of year in 1911 Broadway .is not a whole lot gayer than it is predestined to turn out to be a quarter of a century later. There's a new Ziegfeld “Follies,” There are a couple of summer musicals, a dash of Gilbert and .Sullivan, a scant peppering of- half-baked dramas. And Mme. Bernhardt refarewelling at the Globe. Pausing between her triumphant transcontinental tour and her embarkation for the France which was shortly to be at war, the Divine Sarah gives four unforgettable performances in “Sister Beatrice,” “La Dame aux Camellias,” “La Femme X” and “Phedre.” = And “Jean Marie,” a curtain raiser, in honor of Lou Tellegen, her oncoming leading man. Following Mme. Bernhardt at the Globe is “The Red Rose,” replete with girls, giggles, garters and Valeska Surratt. in flaming and sumptuous costumes, singing “Men, Men, Men.” And the “Follies” of Florenz Ziegfeld. Even in :competition with Bessie McCoy, Fannie Brice, Leon Errol, Walter Percival, the Dolly Sisters and Lillian Lorraine, Bert Williams makes the prime hit of the evening. As Nobody in “Everywife” singing Irving Berlin's “Woodman, Spare That Tree.” As a pantomime poker player. And as Bert Williams singing “Harmony.” If this department has any influence Stage will sponsor one of these nostalgic numbers every year.
would be! Next summer a 1912 number. The summer after a 1913 number., And so on, until, Stage having come info. being in 1932, it caught up with itself during the summer of 1957. Returning “to the 1911 number, Burns Mantle, looking. ‘backward
What a valuable history of the theater in America such a series
with rose-colored glasses and cau-
* tious consideration selects his Ten
Best Plays—“As a Man Thinks,” “The Thunderbolt,” “The Concert, » “The Gamblers,” “Get-Ricli-Quick Wallingford.” “Smith,” “Mrs. Bum-stead-Leigh,” “The Blue Bird,” “The Commuters,” “and “The Country Boy. ” - Deems Taylor treats of operetta and musical gomedy. Marion M. D.
“Clipped” from the August “1911” issue of Stage Magazine, these ‘pictures show (above) Ziegfeld showgirls of ‘that era off for a spin in the latest type of motorbus. Below is shown Béssie McCoy in the “lavish” moon-struck scene from the “Ziegfeld Frolic” on. the Am-=-
» sterdam roof.
man Levy . treats of - vaudeville. Charles Hanson Towne asks “Whither “Are We Drifting?” Heywood Broun, admitting that the Creator is a great dramatist, predicts “The Future of the Theater.” Irving Berlin breaks down and confesses all to Russel Crouse. And’ pictures, pictures, pictures! The 1911 ‘number of Stage is a
treasure trove of illustrations reproduced from the collections of the Messrs. Culver, Davis, Browh and Seton and-the New York Public Library. .*. . Stage has started something with this Album of Pre‘War Broadway. Sneer as you may
1 about “the. pathos of distance,” it
just must become an annual publication.
BID INAS)
BEGIN HERE TODAY Ann Hamilton, pretty young secretary in a large business office, goes to a travel agency to make plans for her two-week vacation. Bill Ware, travel bureau employe, persuades her to go to Lake Racine. Bill is obviously attracted by Ann, but she gives him little thought. Ann goes to the mountain resort and at first is lonely. Then she meets Ralph Spring, head boatman, who tells her he is not interested in girls. Ralph introduces her to Jaime Laird, weaithy playboy. Jaime is handsome and attentive. Ann tries to persuade him to do something useful with his life but he laughs at this, She “also meets Lefty Ponds, married but flirtatious. Bill Ware arrives at Lake Racine and is annoyed to find Ann with so many other admirers. Ann spends a day sailing with Jaime and he asks her to make a week-end trip to Canada. She says “no.” NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER TEN
ILL WARE took mountain climbing seriously. While Ann and Jamie were sailing on the lake he had- climbed a little mountain, being careful not to render unused muscles sore,- He went at it with vim. Then, with Ann, he tackled a stiff climb in the Cascade Range. After a week of this gradual process the pair of .them felt like seasoned mountaineers. Their interest in other activities waned. Each climb was an adventure. Late in‘the afternoons they would go down to the boathouse and take a swim with Ralph Springs, the boatman. Ann was teaching Ralph to dance, and he, in turn -was showing her the American . crawl. Their skill increased dag by day, though Ralph wasn't reconciled to Jaime’s mono-
her to task one day,
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mantic proclivities, they can’t consider marriage for eight or 10 years.” She was flattered that ‘Bill had. changed his vacation. plans just to: be near her, but: she couldn't see. him in a romantic light. But Bill had found himself ‘now. He had seen his kid brother through high school, and. his responsibilities had waned. He had a job that he: liked, and had earned a:raise. Now he was willing to fall in love! He was ‘looking around for: the ty and Ann was the girl, . a.m» : SEE saw less of Jaime now, for he complained of his daily losses on the races. He stayed in the furtive little betting room all day long, trying to recuperate. He had seemed to change in his deferential -atti-. ‘tude toward her since the day she had turned down the idea of a week-end trip to Canada, : But the mere sound of Jaime’s voice, : at times petulant, at times gay, brought Ann back to him. “Darling!” he always said to her now, in his sly way. It was a phrase that disarmed her. On the t h! day of her ‘vacation Ann climb the highest peak, Mt. Racine. It ‘was an all-day trip, and was considered a dangerous climb. One had fo use crampons and ropes on the ‘upper reachies of the mountain. Bill was excited about this ad-
venturous . undertaking... He Pposi-
tively: beamed. They were all morning reaching the foot of the rock portion of the climb. = They rucksacks at the last lean-to, and
after a short rest resumed the ar-|
duous work among the Above them lay the spiny
peak, topped by an eos black cloud—=1.
the ridge which led to it like the
horny ridges of a dinosaur’s back,
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ears, Ann drew: close to Bill. Her hands shook a little, and. she clung | to his wrists. It steadied her. + “Steady!” he said. “You're:safer here than down in the: valley.” But when she looked ‘at him she realized the danger the storm held out: to them on. the. jagged rocks below, - They were half way: down the ‘rocky climb -when: the storm broke. In a few seconds Ann was drenched, -and the water was pouring, in Hvulets from. rock. to rock...
ILL strove mantully to ‘Keop|:
them. from 3 Slipping; ‘he braced himself when Ann was descending the rocky ledges. ‘There was but one thought in their ' minds now—to reach the lean-to halfway down the
mountain.” There was no longer any
thought of reaching the valley : beTore dark. "Bill's face was set, his jaw grim and determined. He would not let Ann fake chances, though at times his ‘moves on the slippery rocks seemed’ hazardous to her. He was not only getting himself down the mountain; he was ‘profecting her ‘from the elements and supporting most of her weight on the rope be-
- to “Bill that they sides
lunched from - their | Pro
{the remnants of their rucksack 1! The. interior of the lean-to became
sl aight Joes.
ry stared a the flames.
her arms when he said it, so that she almost cried: out with pain. But after that his firm grip was merely reassuring. She didn’t resent his commanding tone. The : winds: shieked -and -howled. The waters poured over them, soak‘ing Ann to the ‘skin. But before the blackness ‘of the: night came down they reached the log lean-to, and pushed inside, safe from the wind and rain at last. There was no thought of reaching the valley that night. The mountain stream below them was swollen, and its roar reached their ears:above the fury of the storm. !
a ” » 8 soon - as Bill had caught his
chief over his ‘bleeding hands: and
with which. to build a fire. There was always . wood. in the .lean-to. Bill found matches and. paper, and quickly had the fireplace aglow. He took off his own boots, to dry them. His waterproof Jacket had kept. his body dry. Ann was wet to the skin. She disrobed .in the woodshed and handed ‘out her clothes to Bill to dry. She donned a pair of trousérs Land an old, seedy coat some one had left there, and came ou to help tend the blaze. - They both looked like, castaways on the beach when they dined on
lunches. Ann brewed tea, and the warm liquid took sway their chill
warm and comfortable, and there was. plenty of fuel to feed: the fire
they sat. before ihe logs and watched the sparks fy p the chimney. There was fo m De Lor hal Tetbing wee said. Bill smoked his pipe and ‘watched her, not too closely, speaking 4n Bushes monosyllables. Ann | leaned back against a bunk and “Happy?” he said. ' Sine modded her reed sleepy,
“Not any more.”
breath, he wrapped a handker- | Ann looked about them for something|
5 Jooked fa bot | UP 2 poi som vi the world |
while the elements raged outside. Bill didn’t try to tell her of his love. He merely looked after her comfort, and ‘told her trivial, meaningless incidents in his life. She liked to hear him talk; his voice tonight was like a caress. (At 10 o'clock she crawled into one of the bunks and went fast asleep. Bill sat moodily before ‘the fire, smoking the tobacco he .had salvaged from the rain, He was a little worried about what the gossips at the hotel would say It might have been the heavy draughts of tea that kept him awake. But when the storm had abated and the first
mountainside, he was still sitting there before the fire, watching over
(To Be e Continued) : Athlete Has Role - In “Walking on Air,” with Ann Sothern, Gordon Jones plays a role
that is his real ze—that of an exfootball player.
streaks of dawn blazed over the:
Lawyer Now
Is Famed as Screen Star
Hinds Wins Film Success After Financial Losses in Stock Crash.
Mr. Hinds, the here of this article, is appearing’ in “His Brother's Wife” at Loew's, : BY PAUL HARRISON HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 10—(NEA). ~The stock market debacle. seven years ago proved to middle-aged Samuel Hinds that he had had the right hunch all his life—he should have been an actor. He had become, instead, a lawyer. And a successful one. In fact, he was a millionaire until his brokers started howling for margins that he couldn't supply. He not only was wiped out, but was $50,000 in debt when he finally escaped from the wreckage. Even during his years at Harvard at the turn of the century, Samuel Hinds had wanted to be an actor. But his father, Joseph E, was a prominent New York business man and wouldn't hear of it. Backs Into Movies * But he hadn't even considered the movies until he lost his money. He came over to Hollywood and had little trouble obtaining a 19-word bit in a picture ironically titled, “If I Had a Million.” All the camera saw of Mr. Hinds that time was the back of his neck and his left ear,
Not a very auspicious beginning.
His roles are mostly those of dige nified gentlemen, though once he was a . condemned prisoner, and again the head of a kidnap gang. "He often is a Judge, a lawyer, or a doctor. “Father” of Stars
His first important break came when they cast him as the White. House physician in “Gabriel Over the White House.” Being Jean Parker’s naturalist father in “See quoia” was the part he liked best. He also has fathered, in celluloid, Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett, Frances Dee, Carole Lombard and Rosalind Russell. Complete vindication came to Samuel "Hinds, the/ wayward, son, when he was ap g with Paul
{Muni in “The World Moves On.”
“The makeup man was looking for types among photographs in an old book,” he recalled. “It was called ‘Eminent New Yorkers.’ “I said, ‘See if my father’s pice ture is in it.’ And sure enough, it was—a photograph taken in 1890. Rs was made up to look like my
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