Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 October 1936 — Page 17

| Entertainer Returns to Lyric Stage

Top Hat, Cane and His Band —All Seen, and Heard, in New Act.

BY JOE COLLIER Ted Lewis is in town today, taking his own straw vote about people being happy, and making Lyric audiences members of his “immediate family.” he hey, acy oe have» tang couple of theymost carefully planned

“young girl dancers this town has seen for some time.

Also, he has a peanut wagon.

~ But most important of all, when I saw him, he had his battered high _ hat, his white-tipped apple knocker, and his clarinet. Goodness knows, he used all of those tricks of the stage which are referred to in snootier stories as “bromidic.”

Mr. Lewis personally took care of all situations during his act. He was part man, part boy, as he capered over the stage, giving an in- , dividual touch to everything that happened.

Biggest Part Is Boy

Come to think of it, the biggest part was boy. During the act, he Bystied through his fingers, played he 4 was a drum major for a marchig band with evident relish for 2 BE the baton like a top, and = y number of other things a boy would like to do. . -—... He took the audience in on his personal problems of managing the “eompany, and had Snowball repeat after him a promise, ¥In the presence of me, Ted Lewis, and members (a bow to the audience) of my immediate famliy” to never, never ask - for more money. He called upon his orchestra to play swing music and then told the audience in an aside that “we called it jazz back in 1913.” He had Snowball push a peanut wagon, complete with peanuts, on to the stage as a prop for a peanut whistle song which his orchestra plays.

Steals Show With Peanuts

Apparently to amuse himself while the audience enjoyed a dancing treat, he threw peanuts to the crowd. Then he called for hats, and filled one after another, tossing them back to the owners in the audience. Suddenly there was a burst of laughter from members of Mr. Lewis’ “immediate family.” Had the dancers, whom every one is watch“ing, done something funny? = Nope, Ted Lewis had successtully competed with feminine grace and form and charm with nothing but 2 handful of peanuts and -a couple of other guys’ hats.

Movie Gives Band Rest

The only way he could end the act the ‘time I saw it was to have the orchestra play a piece so soothing and quiet and ‘unexciting that it acted as an hypnotic. The audience forgot to applaud just long enough for him to get off the stage. The picture, “The Magnificent Brute,” shows Victor McLaglen in a typical Victor McLaglen role and story, and is quite serviceable for . giving Mr. Lewis and his associates a rest between acts.

- STARTED AS TAP DANCER Arline Judge earned her first money entertaining with a chairdance tap routine at a shoe and leather fair in Boston.

WHERE, WHAT, WHEN

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7:07 and - CIRCLE “Hollywood Boulevard,” with ‘John Halliglay, Marsha Hunt and Robert ang. ings at 11, 1:40, 4:20, 6:35 king on Air." with Gene Ray-

mond $and Ann Sot hern at 12:16, 2:56, 5:36, 8:09 and 10:49.

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‘“They Met in a Taxi" with Chester Morris, ray ya and nd 548 Stander

at 11:33, 8, 5:43 “The Desh Is a Stesy’ with Freddie Bartholomew, Jackie Cooper and

Mickey Rooney at 12:48, 3:53, 6:58 d 10:03.

an LYRIC

‘The Magnificent Brute" with Yet JcLaBien and Binnie Barnes t 11:30, 1:40, 3:50, 8, 8:20 and 10:30. A stage show, with Ted Lewis and his sang at 12:50, 3, 5:10, 7:30 and

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“Modern Times” with Charles n., “Smart Money” with son and James

“REVIEWER DECIDES

BALLET TO OPEN CONCERT SEASON

“The Big City,” a scene from Concerts series at English’s Nov: 4.

Cchen, composer-pianist.

and “The Big City.” musical director.

above, will be one of three presentations with which the Jooss European Ballet will open the Martens *

The troupe was organized 12 years ago in Germany by Kurt Jooss, the present director, and Fritz The latter wrote the music for “The Green Table,” “A Ball in Old Vienna” He now is the company’s

which is shown

This will be the first Indianapolis appearance of the ballet, now on its third American tour. Other new attractions in the series are to be Vladimir Horowitz, pianist, and Lily Pons, coloratura soprano, neither ‘of whom has appeared here publicly. Remaining attractions will be the return engagements of the San Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Golschmann, . conductor, and the Musical Art String Quartet.

Carlo Opera Co., the. St. Louis

speaking, it was “for ladies only.” The program was to present Mrs. Ruth Bucher, soprano, in her first local concert appearance, but illness prevented her being present. Her very capable substitutes. were Miss Marie Zorn, pianist, and: Miss Maxine Moore, contralto. Miss Zorn, returning from a summer’s scholarship study with Rudolph Ganz in Chicago, played a Sonatina by Bach and the Busoni transcription of the Bach Chaconne, for which her listeners were truly grateful. The excellence of Miss Zorn's Bach playing is well known, and her artistry yesterday deepened the impression. She has a particularly happy gift for interpreting this composer’s music, both in the delicacy of its orginial form and in the pianistically modern arrangements. - Audience Is Pleased

Two operatic excerpts, the “Scene der Andromache” from - Bruch’s “Achillus” and “Mimi Pinson” from “La Boheme,” with songs by Erich Wolff, Fourdrain, Davidson, John Alden Carpenter and Manning, comprised Miss Moore's contribution to the program. Louise Mason Caldwell was the accompanist. The artistic phrasing, refined interpretation and warmth of tone which characterizes Miss Moore's singing were evident in all that she did. The audience received her groups with enthusiasm. Cesar Franck’s Piano. Quintet, played by Misses Jean Orloff and Martha Rucker, violins; Mrs. Walter Treanor, viola; Miss Ruth Richardson, ‘cello, and Miss Frances Wishard, piano, sounded a bit heavy at the end of a lengthy program. However, the ardent and spirited finale, excellently played, brought a brilliant close a concert which proved again that the Matinee Musicale has an abundance of talent on which to draw for its yearly presentations. (By J. Q. T)

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Matinee Musicale Artists Give Pleasing Performance

Marie Zorn, Pianist; Maxine Moore, Contralto, Praised for Excellence of Interpretations.

Indianapolis’ musical season probably will not open cfficially until the first symphony orchestra concert on Oct. 20. But we resist stealing a march by Stiending the Matinee Musicale president’s

reception and concert: at Ayres Au

could not

itorium yesterday, : POUR, strictly |

Ann Sother Hi s for Advice on Love

Times Special HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 10~—~Pifty per cent of the fan mail received. by Ann Sothern contailis pleas for

advice on love affairs. Young girls and boys and married women pour out their hearts

‘to MiSs Sothern and seek her guid-

ance on marriage, divorce and the kind of girls who, in Der opinion, make the best wives. Miss Sothern’s one regret is that she is unable to give the advice sought. “Mixing in other people’s love affairs is dangerous business and long ago I made up my mind never to do it,” said Miss Sothern. “I have only one rule . . . the one I follow 'in my current RKO Radio picture, ‘Smartest Girl in Town! That is—marry for love.”

RALSTON WITH BABIES

Esther Ralston has been signed for a romantic role opposite J. Edward Bromberg in “Reunion,” second film starring the Dionne quinBEAUTIFUL

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“SMART James Cagney MONEY” Charlie Chaplin—"“MODEREN TIMES”

INDIANAPOLIS

Now Showing East Michigan St. at Big Four Tracks 10 Days

|Actress Grounded

by Film Contract ‘By United Press ve : HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Oct. 10.— Mrs. Joseph G. Gage, New York society matron, today had a new reason for being pleased with the film career of her daughter, Marjory Gage. The mother disclosed that under

terms of Miss Gage’s film contract

she can not fly her airplane while working in a picture. The ‘dayghter, -although -she -had been flying

only a few months, entered the re-

cent Transcontinental Air Derby.

held in conjunction with the: National Air Races.

THE ILL WIND STORY

Don Ameche, Xenosha (Wis.) youth who will head the cast of “The Last Slaver,” was ‘drafted for his first stage role, in “Excess Baggage,” when a member of the cast was struck down by an auiomoblle.

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Little Heel in Picture

| Reviewer Says Fantasy of

Shakespeare Is Worth’ Going to See.

Puck is the freshest little heel this side of the Juvenile Detention

Home. I'd forgotten what a heel he was because I can’t remember all of my It happened in the sophomore year, class of 23, and without benefit of study. But “A Midsummer Night's Dream” as it is ted on the screen this week at the Apollo is a splendid fantasy, worth going to see,

‘| even if it proves that neither Bacon

nor Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare, but that Warner Bros. did. Mendelssohn, whose first name is Pelix (surprise! surprise!) wrote the

‘music and so far Bacon has not

risen from his grave to dispute that. Mendelssohn wrote the music for the. movie, that is. Mr. Thrasher tells me he’ lived long after Shakespeare. Even so, he probably didn’t know what Warner Bros. had in

mind for him.

A lot of youse guys have seen “A Midsummer Night's Dream.” It was here last winter. But those of you who haven’t had better see it. Lost Belief In Fairies A certain expert in the classics says that people have lost a lot because they don’t believe in fairies. They don’t believe, he says, that Puck can turn sweet milk sour; that he can lure you into the woods and make you spend a lot of time hunting for people who aren't there. I imagine he is right. After seeing the film of “A Midsummer Night's Dream,” remembering all

-the while how we took six pages an assignment when we|

of it, studied it in school, and read it dully as a matter of recitation, I can well believe one is fortunate to be able to visualize the sort of spiritual beings who people the

‘screen at the Apollo.

My especial nite of the actors was Joe E. Brown, and that sets a precedent, because never before can'I remember of liking Joe

| E. Brown in a movie.

I would say Master Mickey Rooney rated next, although I don’t know what ‘possible difference it could make what I think about who rates where. It is not a one or two man show, and can not be so pigeonholed. A short subject completes the show at the Apollo, in addition to the news reel. People who attended with me seemed to like James Cagney best when he had the

donkey face on him, as Bottom, the |

Gene En and Ann Sother are Stars in Fast-Moving Comedy, "Walking on Air’

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ha Air,” which is half of this week's Circle bill, is that Messrs. Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby have turned out a fast-moving, first-rate comedy. Gene Raymond and Ann Sothern

: are the stars. They take the fun-

making burden on their own should-

‘ers and carry it lightly. The picture

pened One Night,” and by now is familiar to every one. Mr. Raymond appears as a penniless university graduate with radio-crooning ambitions who masquerades as a French nobleman, not to win Miss Sothern’s hand and heart, but to break down her father’s disapproval of the “Bluebeard” of Miss Sothern’s choice. He is hired by the young lady to be so disagreeable and insulting that father will let her marry anyone fo get rid of him. Father, who is Henry Stephenson, and Aunt Evelyn, who is Jessie Ralph, find out that he’s a fake, see through the girl's plot and laugh off all the “count’s” studied insults. So, from their perch on the horns of this dilemma, the characters proceed merrily on their way. Miss Sothern finds out that all is known and elopes with her boy friend. Mr.

Raymond, now a big time radio

Director and Aids Act in Winterset’

Times Special HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 10.—Al Santell, director; Anthony Veiller, who wrote the script, and Peverell Marley, head cameraman, have been added Jo the cast of “Winterset,” their current picture starring Burgess Meredith and Margo. Santell, who has made it a habit ‘of years to play a bit in every film 1 | he directs, donned a shapeless old overcoat and a shabby weatherbeaten hat, and joined a long line of movie “bums” waiting for free soup in one of the scenes. Intrigued by the director's democracy, Veiller and Marley assigned themselves to brief roles in a law school scene. Although several Hollywood directors follow the Santeil custom, this is the first time that megaphonist, writer and cameraman have appeared as actors in the sanie film.

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“IT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE!”

Because of the vast amount of preparatory work required for THE FEDERAL PLAYERS’ forthcoming production of SINCLAIR LEWIS’ dramatization of his much-discussed novel,

“IT CAN'T HAPPEN

HERE” a ® 8 B. F.

KEITH’S THEATER will be closed after the last performance tonight of “BLIND ALLEY,” until Tuesday night, October 27, when the first performance of “It Can’t Happen Here” will be given simultaneously in 28 Federal theaters throughout the country. . . . In the meantime ‘the BOX OFFICE WILL BE OPEN DAILY (except Sunday) from 10 a. m. to 6 p. m.... Seats for “IT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE” will go on sale MONDAY MORNING. To be assured of choice seats it is suggested that reservations be made as early as possible. THERE WILL BE NO ADVANCE IN . ‘PRICES! All seats will be reserved and the

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men and others, and continuing his plea from an enforced supine position—Mr. Raymond, as a result of the above episode, getting 10 days for disturbing the peace. Miss Sothern arriving at police court for her intended elopment, seeing

Omar Khayyam Program Theme

Entertainment to Stress His Life and Philosophy.

Music of Oriental character and a lecture on the life and philosophy of Omar Khayyam will feature a

Persian night entertainment to: be given at 8:15 p. m. Wednesday in the Columbia Club ballroom. An instrumental ensemble is to open the program with RimskyKorsakoff’s “Song of India.” Miss Charlotte Reeves is to play the “Orientale” by Cesar Cui; a harp solo, “Danse Orientale,” by Cady, played by Mrs. Fannie Kiser Rosenak, will follow, and Mrs. Consuelo Couchmann Dunmeyer, ’celist, will play Weinberg’s “Chanson Arabe.” Liza Lehmann’s song cycle, “In a Persian Garden,” set to verses from the “Rubaiyat” of Omar Khayyam, is to be presented by Mrs. Irene Blanchette Heppner, soprano; Mrs. Mary Traub Busch, contralto; Leslie Aye, tenor, and Edward La Shelle, bass, accompanied by the ensemble. Mrs. Brown's lecture will follow.

Hectic, Madcap

A former movie jdol tells ALL in.

Boulevard)

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her shoe through the window, getting 10 days—Fadeout. In spite of overworked press agents, surprising pictures some=times creep quietly out of Hollye wood. | “The Informer” was one, “We Went to College” was another. And while “Hollywood Boulevard,” the Circle's companion piece, is neither of these by a long shot, it's still good entertainment. Somewhat on the “Front Page” order, it tells of a former “great lover” of the silent screen, down and out, who writes his memoirs for $25,000 and the chance of a ‘comneback. They are rewritten spiced up considerably, and bring consequent embarrassment to the actor, his daughter ad estranged wife, to say nothing of the ladies mentioned in the memoirs, among whom is his publisher's wife.

John Halliday does a swell job as the proud, conceited die-hard actor. His daughter.is played by a new young lady named Marsha Hunt, who looks like a combihation of Lillian Gish, Maureen O'Sullivan and Elsie Ferguson. Though her acting resembles Miss O’Sullivan’s more closely than it does the others, she is an acceptable addition to the roster of Hollywood's starlets. « If you look closely, you'll be able to see such old-time favorites as Mae Marsh, Esther Ralston, Charles Ray, Francis X. Bushman, Betty Compton, Maurice Costello and a host. of others. They're all looking ‘well,

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