Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 October 1936 — Page 6
orkers at ‘Apollo Tired of Com
Projection “Room Men Say Light Stuff Becomes Just a Gag.
——ts BY JOE COLLIER
Mr. Roy MecCubbins and Mr. Grover Griffith, who have Seen more movies than you or I, like Shirley Temple best of all screen personages, If they don’t see Miss Temple, then they like film stories that carry a serious message better than comedies and
lighter stuff. “The light stuff gets to be a gag . when you see it so many times,” ~ they say.
Mr. McCubbins and Mr. Griffith |
were on duty in the projection room of the Apollo Theater when interviewed. There had been some vague, untutored notion on the part of the interviewer that color films, such as
more - fuss in the projection booth than black and white films, That's not true, both said. They put the colored film into the machines, start the machines, and the machines do the rest. , Sit and Watch . They sit in their erows’ nest and watch, partly because they have to see that things are all right, partly because they would otherwise have little else to do, and partly because they always have watched in nearly .30 years of film projecting. * Mostly they see the pictures as silent movies because the sound from the screen does not: penetrate the booth and they usually have their own loud speaker off because
it makes a crackling noise and not
much sense. . Back to Shirley Temple, who has won the hearts of the gentlemen who should be among the most critical of all picture goers. Mr. Griffith says: “She's more wonderful than the grownup players, because she’s so _ little and she can do everything in acting they can.” Mr. McCubbins nodded his head in assent.
Three Shows a Day These two veterans of the cinema ~ see three complete shows a day. They change reels every 2000 feet of film and it’s one of the slickest operations you ever saw. In the upper right hand corner of the screen appears, ever so briefly, a star. That's the sign to get set. Another batch of .them appears and the machines are switched. «If you look hard you can see them. If you don't see them you'll never: know the reel is beirg changed. Film goes through the machines at the rate of 90 feet a minute. There are 16 frames (i. e. pictures) to the foot of film. The sound, of course, is photographed on to the film and its amplification is auto- ~ matic and doesn't have to be tampered with by the projectionists except for volume. control. When the sound came from disks that were operated in the pro- - jection rooms, there was a lot more hubub around them. Both Mr, McCubbins and Mr. Griffith say they are glad that’s all over with. It was an awful strain, they :said, especially when the records got old and the needles tried to jump making all the actors sound like Roscoe Ates.
Stage, Screen Star Dead in Hollywood
By #ited Press HOLLYWOOD, Oct. T—An' autopsy was to be performed today upon the body of Bernard Granville, former New York stage and screen comedian, to determine cause of his death. The comedian was found dead in his apartment here by police who had been called by a friend. At the “time his body was discovered it was estimated he had been dead five hours. Police slirgeons believed death was due to normal causes,
WHERE, WHAT, WHEN
APOLLO
“Ramona’ with Loretta Young and Pon Jpeche at 11:37, 1:37, 3:37, 8:37
an CIRCLE “Anthony Adverse” with Frederic Mazeh and Oliva de Baviiand at 11, :40, 4:20, 7 and 9 rbd “Blind Alley.” ‘a Federal Player: roduction, under the direction of ohn Cameron. Curtain at 8:15, LOEW'S
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GARBO CHOOSES SWEDISH RETREAT.
Quick Stardom
Goal Scorned
Good Worker Reputation.
By United Press HOLLYWOOD, Oct. T7.—Young Tony Martin is one of the few mo- | tion picture beginners who doesn’t want to be a star at the moment. This unusual stand, according to the youthful: California-born singer, is not tinged with any lack of enthusiasm, nor is. it an ego-directed thought. “It’s only that the position of a big star seems: “precarious to me at the moment’ Tony declared.
naturally will wor rd toward perfecting my musical things, but I think I'd rather be the sort ‘of player who goes on_ and on in pictures. Good Work Is Aim
*It seems to me it would be best to be the kind of person deserving of a remark such as ‘I like that The handsome, 6-foot orchestra leader explained that music, which he always has considered ‘about the most important thing in life, was responsible for his entrance into pictures. “I started barnstorming with an orchestra when I still was in school and was doing practically that when I hit Hollywood. “One morning my agent called me and told me to: get ready to go on that night in. a cafe show that included well-known professionals.
Job Won Contract
the singing I'd done had been in front of my orchestra. Then Darryl Zanuck gave me a contract.” Martin, who appears in his first major role in the musical, “Sing, Baby, Sing,” sald he likes classical music but prefers popular: things. “In fact, I liked catehy tunes‘so well I even played them on the chapel organ at St. Mary's College in Oakland — which helped the brothers decide Y'd better : devote all my time to dance music outside the school.”
FILM DEMANDS ARCHERY Katherine Hepburn had to learn to shoot an arrow at a target and make a bull's-eye in her current film, “Portrait of a Rebel.”
In a retreat she has established 40 miles from Stockholm, Great Greta Garbo (inset) will seek the seclusion that has surrounded. Sweden's moving picture star with mystery for years. some remodeled nineteenth century farmhouse in
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One Week Only “Anthony Adverse” is not to be held over a second week at Circle Theater, the management announced today. In spite of the fact that it is a super production, and that many patrons might expect its run to be extended, it is to end Thursday, the management said. Too many other pictures have been booked, the management said, to allow an exfra week.
Cast at Work on Lewis Play
Keith's. Is 10 Be Darened
~~ During Rehearsal. RA SE i Keith's Theater, tenanited by the Works: Progress - Administration: Federal Players, is to be: darkened Saturday gight, to remain “closed until Oct. 27, when “If Can't Happen. Here” is to open. “If.-Can’t Happen: Here” is the dramatization of . Sinclair Lewis’ novel which Hollywood: turned down and which WPA “bought’ and is to present. Simultaneously, in several cities.
Dr. Lee Norvelle, Federal Theater
state director, made ‘the announce-
ment and said the detail of pre- |
paration forced the closing.
“This temporary closing Keith's,” said Dr. Norvelle,
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: Miss Garbo is
Few New Film Stars Twinkle
Moviedom Not Always Rosy for Old .Standbys.
| By NEA Service Hl HOLLYWOOD, Oct. . || average of once a day throughout
7—On an
the .year announcement is made | by some studio that another prom- | Ising young discovery has been
| placed under long-term contract.
Fans sigh enviously and say, “There { certainly are a lot of people mak-
ing good in the movies these days.” Y And
most of the players are | dropped. Within the last 12. months there was a 55 per. cent turn ‘the Hollywood contrac i i 550 actors and actre "per cent whose cont: ? in force, a big Sontracts: ‘are seasoned featured players. So you can see that newcomers have fared very badly.
True, some of them will get new ,
jobs with other studios. Most will hang around hopefully for a year or two, then: go home; disillusioned about Celluloidia, the land of silk and moneya
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Opener Set for Oct. 17.
the ; direction of “John Ray,
were” Toner M. Overly” and Edward Gaumer. Mr. Overly played three parts after that, the last being in “The
Gaumer was not .seen again a small role in “Mary Tudor” and
“The Late Christopher Bean.” Although Mr. Newcomb kept in touch ‘with the theater, he did not make an ‘appearance from ° that
In “If This Be. Treason,” opening at . Civic’ Theater Oct. 17, these.
seen in important roles; Mr. New-
President ‘of the ‘Mr. Overly: is cast}. in the role of Dickinson, Secretary | of” State, and Mr. Gaumer: is to] ‘play the Japanese: minister of war,
John Gordon,
Others’ who have. ‘appeared : “at Civic Theater and “who are: to: be seen in “If This Be . “Treason” are Elizabeth . Bogert: ‘Schofield, Harold Arnholter, David Milligan, Walter Craigle, Jack Chesterfield, Adrian Reiter, Laura Miller, R. Kiby Whyte, Carl Lieber III and Edward Green. Making their debut in important parts in this play are Edward |, Miller, ‘Raymond Wager, George | Osborne,: Ivy Ann Fuller, William Condrey and’ Anthony Krieg.
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and Indianapolis to: visit, relatives early this month. She‘also plans on scouting’ dance: studios for. a: .dancing .partner, ‘She received her first speaking ‘role-in" “It ‘Couldi’t ‘Have Happened” as the showgirl friend "of! Jack. LaRue. Miss ‘Manners formerly ‘danced in- “Ziegfeld Follies,” other musical. stows and ‘Ameriean; and European clubs, : Newspapers. recently | carried “denial of Miss Manners marriage to ‘Frank Alustiza, Stanford's: “All-America football player, and linked Ey “her. name’ with! Eddie Hillman, Chicago’ sand Beverly Hills millionaire.
Miss Manners: is daughter’ of Mrs, Mary: McDonough and niece of Dr. EM Ryan; Founiain-sq. Indianapolis.
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. HOLLYWOOD, Oct: 7 Miss Dian Manners is to leave for Chicago
Auto Injury to Colbert Delays Film
Picture Production Held Up; Cast Ordered on Half-Pay.
(Copyright, 1938, by United Press)
> HOLLYWOOD, Oct,
T—
| Physicians had decided today,
the brain concussion Claudette Colbert suffered 10 days ago in an automobile accident was more serious than it first appeared, and ordered her to remain in bed at least ane other week. The decision forced Paramount Studio to suspend production of the star's current picture and place the cast on half-pay. Miss Colbert's husband, Dr. Joel Pressman, and Dr. Samuel Hirsh~ field held a consultation yesterday after examining the actress. They decided she was improving, but needed additional rest. Dr. Pressman hurried from & medical convention in the East after learning his wife had been forced to bed by the injury. Paramount last Saturday, anticipating Miss Colbert might not be able to resume work this week, post~ ed a notice that the cast would go on half-pay . yesterday if she still was absent. The half-pay provision is a ‘standard clause in film contracts ‘to cut the studio's costs where. production is held up morse than ‘a week because of illness.
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