Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 November 1936 — Page 24

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‘Dark Ages’

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Young Artists From Berlin Present Odd Program at English’s.

We are apt to forget, in the great wealth of music between Bach and our contemporaries, ‘that there are works, emotionally and intellectually stimulating, handed down to us from what we choose to call the “dark ages”

of the art.

Hence, the good sizd audience that heard the Young Artists Group form Berlin at English’s last night should be grateful for a concert that reacquainted us with a broader musical horizon. on a shadowy stage, at candle-lit stands, these enterprising performers presented a program that took their listeners from the Flemish composers of the early fifteenth century to Johann Sebastian Bach. 3 Not the least interestifig part of the concert was the authentic replicas of ancient instruments which the group played. There were the small, sweet-toned viole de gamba and recorders, early peasant fiddles and violins, a primitive] wooden flute suchas Frederick the Great played and wrote for, and the harpsichord, king of keyboard instruments before the day of Cristofori and his pianoforte. And there was a mixed quartet of voices.

‘Through Renaissance

The first group began with warks of 'the Flemish Dufay, Ockeghem and des Pres, dnd took the listeners ‘through Rennaissance Spain, the

.Germany of 1500, France and the Netherlands of 70 years later, and ‘Italy in the time of Palestrina. . Needless to say, .the music fell strangely upon our complacent ears “Jong schooled to customary sounds— ‘as strangely as many present-day compositions. Writtén in the church modes and in a free, irregular rhythm, they were arrestingly delightful, The entire program was secular, which added to the novelty, for we are not so unfamiliar ‘with early liturgical music, There also was an early example of descriptive music, added as an encore after the German music. It was a folk song called “The Little ‘Hen Laid an Egg”—and the genesis ‘of the breakfast delicacy never was described more charmingly.

More Familiar Music Following the intermission, the

“iplayers gave us music of a mote

‘familiar ring. Two lovely Monteverdi madrigals were sung by the quartet with instrumental . accompaniment.

A toccata for harpsichord by the German Frohberger, and a suite by Lully for string and wind instruments were heartily applauded. And, as a-special closing treat, the gay little “Coffee Cantata!’ of Bach was heard, done by .the soprano, tenor and bass intruments | of the .coms= poser’s time,.The serious and extremely modest players seemingly preferred to remain anonymous, except for an unidentified listing of names oh the program’s first page. ' Consequently, the players and singers may nqt be mentioned individually. The: pL formance might have benefited. by a more colorful presentation, Which a maze of counterpoint need not defeat entirely.” A rearrangement of seating might be wise, for the harpsichord’s tone was projected into the

midst of the instruments, which |.

were arranged so that the alto and tenor parts were most prominent. Too, there were numerous inaccuracies among the singers. These distractions, however, were not too serious. Such “sweet ayres of musick” are good to hear. The audience, which contained many school children, responded heartily and at the concert’s close, crowded to the stage for a closer look at the ancient instruments.—(By J. Q. T\)

Ann Shirley Plays: ‘First Modern Role

Times Special HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 26.—For the

first time in her motion picture

career, Anne Shirley is pertraying i

a thoroughly modern young miss in “Make Way for a Lady,” which costars her with Herbert Marshall.

- With the characterization goes a

complete fashionable wardrobe, also

- her very first for the screen. It has taken Miss Shirley con-|

siderable le to step from the! Cinderella drobe that accom--panied her from obscure child

. actress to star.: The title part in

““Anne of Green Gables”. saw her ‘garbed in homespun. In “Chasing " Yesterday” she portrayed a French orphan and was quaintly gowned accordingly, She was a New England farm girl = “Chatterbox,” while “M'Liss,” her last vehicle, saw her in the odd, somber dresses of a backwoods girl.

VACATION COST $20,000 Claire Trevor's current vacation in New York is costing her exactly $20,000. With a two months leave from her studio, Claire could have taken a at anot er studio at that figure, but thos - instead to Visit Broadway, 8

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Bob Herndon *Pat di Cicco Chet McCauley Vic g Orsatti *Ed Sutherland Allan Lane Betty Furness *Delmar Daves Kay Prancis Bill Kellogg . “Drew Eberson Glenda Farrell Johnny Downs *George Raft , Virginia Pine *Lew Ayres Mary Carlisle Louis Hayward

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Ida Lupino Gail Patrick *Clark Gable Carole Lombard Jim Ellison - Helen Burgess’ Conrad Nagel Wilma = Francis Henry Mollison Lina Basquette

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Katherine DeMille

Rosalind Marquis

Eleanore Whitney ;

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next. June. 12-1 He's running in cir-

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1-1 Waiting’ 1d $10,000 purse.

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TODAY'S BEST BET—Delmar Daves and Kay Francis. LONG SHOT—Ken Dolan and Frances Langford.

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_ *PAST PERFORMANCES—Powell has been married once; Miss Harlow three times, Ginger Rogers twice. Others: Lederer, 1; Donlevy, 1; Miss Judge, 1; Sutherland, 3; Miss Young, 1; Miss Francis, 4; Miss Farrell, 1; Raft, 1; Miss Pine, 1; Ayres, 1; Gable, 2; Miss Lombard, 1; Grant, 1; Miss Stanwyck, 1.

Burgess Meredith Sets Film Record

Times Special

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first ‘scene of his first motion picture, Burgess Meredith, New, York stage star, set an all-time Am record. . It happened on the set of “Winterset,” when Meredith, along with Edward Ellis, ‘Maurice Moscovitch, Eduardo -Ciannelli and Paul :Guilfoyle, played his role before: the cameras for eight minutes straight before Director Al Santell called “cut” and*® pronounced the “take” | perfect. .. It’s considered rare enough to get the first “take” of a -scene. perfect. The average time for cameras to roll is anywhere from 30 seconds to three minutes.

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Transatlantic Telephane| Carries Diva’ Ss Songs to London.

By United Press Rs - CHICAGO, Nov. 26.—Amelita Galli-Curci. la-la-laed over a transatlantic telephone today for 15 minutes’ at commercial rates.

“A London newspaper ‘whose read-

ers wanted to know how Galli

Curcci’s voice sounds since her

goifre operation, telephoned the diva and asked her to sing a few measures of “La Boheme,” which she sang here Tuesday night. This

was her first public a ; since removal of “that Sota in

my throat.”

Ee vias dotitia. fan. NB] reporters and

and down the scale, music critics listened on the London

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JEAN TAKES UP TENNIS Jean Arthur, playing the role of Calamity Jane opposite Gary Cooper’s Wild Bill Hickok in Cecil B. De Mille’s “The Plainsman,” has been taking tennis lessons between sessions of wielding Calamity's bullwhip.

‘OUR GANG’ VETERAN Johnny Downs, who is teamed with Eleanore Whitney in “College Holiday,” is a veteran actor despite his youth. He first appeared in

“Our Gang Comedies” and then

toured in :yaudeville for several

years.

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