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THURSDAY, DEC. 17, 1998

| CONSERVATORY'S ‘HANSEL AND GRETEL’ TO HOLD SPOTLIGHT

LYRIC FILM JUNGLE ROMANCE | RUPERT HUGHES Dr. Goetzl INSIBINED STORY fre cE yn To Conduct

Armstrong bl ASHGNED STORY mor merit. “Has Lead in | BREE = Re rusia EE Em 3-Act Opera Cast Made Up of Arthur

HOLLYWOOD, Dee. 17. Pebruaty, and will be Colman's first Club's Show! i Jordan Music

| Hughes has been sighed by David starring vehicle with Selznick since Students.

espetially suited to Ronald Colman,

Opening Tomorrow Apollo

“ONE WAY PASSAGE” William Powell, Kay Francis, Frank McHugh, Warren Hymer, Aline MacMahon. Directed by Tay Garnett; screen play by Wilson Mizner and Joseph Jackson from a story by Robert Lord. Story—Man, being returned to serve murder sentence, and girl, with incurable heart disease, meet, fall in love on China-8an ¥Francisen boat. Each conceals tragic secret from Sther. At San Francisco, they part, gallantly agreeing upon an impossible meeting in Mexico on New Year's Eve, Cirele

“COLLEGE HOLAY”--Jack Benny, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Mary Boland, Martha Raye, Marsha Hunt, Eleanore Whitney. Directed by Frank Tutltle; songs by Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin, Burton Lane and Ralph Preed. { Story-—-Band leader hooks up with slightly insane couple in |! scientific mating experiment. They take over bankrupt hotel, import | i

10. Belenick to write a fim story (“A Tale of Two Ofties.”

Princeton Triangle's Play Is Musical Satire on

Hollywood

| { | Alexander Armstrong | remembered by local audi | ‘ences as the comical “leading | Nady” of “Stags at Bay” and | “What a Relief,” is to return | ‘to Indianapolis New Year's | Sve in the Princeton Triangle al we ly Tria proven, | Romantic difficulties against an African Jungle background beset, . | Warner Baxter and June Lang in “White Hunter,” which opens on the

The musical comedy, the clubs| Lyric screen tomorrow. The picture will be supplemented with an hour forty-eighth annual offering, is to | of vaudeville.

| be presented at the Murat. | = In “Take Tt Away,” Mr. Arm-' . Wallis, Duke Film Banned

| strong, supported by a large cast

; ha collegians, Balmy professor's daughter is to select proper “mates” BY JAMES THRASHER by instinct. On day of great experiment, young lady's power fails her, Financial backer decides she doesn’t like idea anyway. Boys get right

girls

TuarWiL Live Forever

TREY DRAINED LIFE'S CUP TO CHEAT A JEALOUS FATE!

Two lovers against the police of two continents! Four weeks to live an eternity of love! Theirs was a journey without re. furne=theirs was a story far stranger than truth!

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One of the most delightful and popular works in operatic literature, Humperdinek’s “Hansel and Gretel,” will hold the local stage tomorrow night at the Murat when it is preby faculty and stuthe Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music, ‘Cuartain time is 8:15 p. m. I'he production promises 16 be an authentic one in mans respects First of all it has Dr. Robert HegerChoety) conductor director ID Heger-Goetzl 1s an experienced op having held reguVienna and Hamburg State Operas, as well as appearing in other European and American centers ’ three-act opera have Chicago

Loew's

“REMBRANDT Charles Laughton, Gertrude Lawrence, Fisa Lanchester, Directed by Alexander Korda; screen play by Carl Zuckmayer \ Story--Based on incidents in the great Dutch painter's life, Amsterdam Civic ‘Guard is insulted by Rembrandt's painting of them; “The Night Watch.” Fortune gone, the painter is befriended by his housekeeper, ‘Geertje, and a servant, Hendrickje. Both love him, he prefers Hendrickje. The jealous Geertje denounces them to the church elders. Difficulties preventing Rembrandt's and Hendrickje's marriage are cleared up. Plans cut short by her death. i “OUR RELATIONS”--Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Betty Healy, {| Daphne Pollard, Hal Roach, producer; directed by Harry Lachman. Story--Mix-up in the peaceful lives of two sedate business men when their identical twins, two scatter-brained sailors, appear. Mistaken identity, threats of divorce and stolen jewels follow. AH ends well

sented dents of

| WHAT, WHEN, WHERE | APOLLO

| “Onan This Be Dixte” With Jane fthers, 8lim Bummerviite and Hplen i vood, at 12, 1:59 3:58 o:8%

of schoolmates, plays the role of a | young Princetonian baffled by the | | machinations of Holiywood. His colleague in filmland trouble is Edward A. Limberg Jr, familiar to | || ana 9:55. Triangle audiences for specialty CIRCLE “Bast Meets West.” with

dance numbers. ' . | Pest ) Take It Away” was written ana Hays’ Office Warns Against ne due ig ri, he * » . ou ers,” with Ts * 148, 3:40, Using Royal Topic hy “

produced almost entirely by Prince- | — EE. film at 12:24, 3:16, 6:08 and 9.

Lyrie

“THE WHITE HUNTER”--Warner Baxter, June Lang, Gail Patrick, Alison Skipworth. Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck; directed hy Irving Cummings; from a story by Gene Markey. | Story—Hunter agrees to guide party through Afriean wilds. Dis covers expedition is headed by man who caused his disgrace and exile. Hunter falls in love with adversary’s daughter, Latter, suspect-

eratic conductor

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been from the ‘ton undergraduates. A ‘musical |

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Company, and Monte Faussthat organization will be here to serve as stage manager, Cos= additional stage decohave been rented from New

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Mrs. Bruce to Assist

Assisting Dr. Heger-Goetzl ‘will be Mrs, Jane Ogburn Bruce, head of the school's dramatic department bean conceived prepared by Miss Gloria Randoiph, who heads the department of dance. Rolla Farmer, aiso of the dramatic department, wiil sist, Mr. IMaussnick Well Known local singers ‘will Ke up the cast, which is drawn rely from persons studving at 100 Thelma Carmefix Todd Hansel, and Pearl '‘Goodwetel; Virgil Phemister of the PFather, and wiil be the Mothe: the Witch, Sandman Fairy are to be sung by Loretta MceManamon, Selma Summers and Margaret James Dancers in the ballet are Bauer, louise Bernat Cook Mar

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Fleanar Loydlovella Elizabeth Hadley, Louise Hardesty, Cecelia Klein, Ann schmita, Maxine Smelser, Sylvia Watson, Phyllis Reider, Emma Hill, Josephine Bailey, Virginia Moub Mary Belle Masterson Emma Galvin, Virginia Bassett, Susan ‘Osler and Ann Mitchell,

Ginger Bread Children

Che Ginger Bread Children who from their confectionery state by Hansel and Gretel, are 70 be Sally Hare, Betty Gardnor, Joan Wright, Sally Lou Belle. Mildred MceIntire and Harriett Jette The opera will be sung in English, and members the Jordan conservatory Orchestra will be in the pit Hansel and Gretel was prented in its present rorm in 1893. grew out of some incidental sones ang written for a children's the suthor's sister, based » legend of the Babes in the

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Boh Hall, impromptu poet; Elmer and

novelty; chorus.

ing plot, plans guide’s “accidental” shooting during hunt . . . climax VAUDEVILLE On Stage—Nirska and her “Butterfly Dance”;

Rubyatte Troupe, tumblers;

Cleve, comedy Xylophonist; Beehee Arsene ‘Gautier’s dog and pony

Lombard Sings for Screen In "Swing High, Swing Low’

BY PAUL HARRISON

first time in any picture, ‘Carole Lombard is singing in “Swing High, Swing Low.’ She is singing very creditably, too, and you wonder where she ‘has been hiding that throaty voice all these years. The set, is a cafe in Panama, onc of those open=front cafes with a big bar by the sidewalk and tables in the dim rear. Miss Lombard wears a slinky gown and her song is a novelty torch, or scorch number, warbled while she leans against

| Fred MacMurray

His arms are around her, but are busy with a cornet. ‘Chances are that all the girl singers in night clubs all over the land soon will be singing {n this fashion with handsome muted-trumpet tootlers of

| their orchestras.

Val« |

yets Th “Hot Licks”

Name of the @itty i “Call to Arms,” but there's nothing martial in its tune. Miss Lombard even gets

in a few “hot licks,” or ladeya-dee- |

dahs, between stanzas. Among the cafe customers are a

[sprinkling of American tourists and

a number of native types. Johnny Mari, who conducts a Spanish casting bureau for all Hollywood, points out Pancho Villa's barber among the extras. There is also Marta Arcos, daughter of a famous Spanish dancer who was the first refugee to reach Hollywood from her ware torn country

| Barrios, who owns six theaters in | Panama City and Colon. He is rich and the woman, his daughter, is in Wsociety, They were pleased like chil-

dren when I said they could work a

few days in this picture. | “As extras they get $5 per day, , but they spent more than $100 buying suitable clothes, which they had not brought on their visit to the United States.” Stars Twin Crooners Two stages away, Gary Cooper and George Raft have turned crooners for a sequence in “Souls at Sea.” The two stars have been [tossed into a ship's brig, in chains, | and they while away their time with a silly little song about “Dear Susie Sapple , . . with cheeks like an apple.” They haven't rehearsed the song,

patient musician plays the simple

tune over and over while Raft and Cooper study the words. Finally Director Henry Hathaway attempts a take, but it breaks up in terrible dissonance as the self-conscious crooners wander off the tune. | Raft finally memorizes it, but [Cooper stubbornly roars out somes {thing that sounds like a variation

satire, it pokes fun at Hollywood | library |

land, Princeton's current | drive. |. ‘Charles Northrup ‘Heroine’ | This year’s “heroine” is played by Charles ‘C. Northrup, whose “Medusa dance” was considered a high spot of last year's show. Morgan Lewis, dance director of “Stags at Bay” and “What a Relief,” who has directed dances for | Broadway shows, including “Idiot's | Delight,” again arranged and dis rected the dances. William Miles, who also has had Broadway experience, is in charge of the cast.

By United Press

concerning use of the royal T0mance of the Duke of Windsor and

Mrs, Simpson: in pictures, blasted | hopes of several major studios to- |

day, The opinion was emphatic, and stated

informal, thay the

thumbs down order still was in ef-

fect. Tt was in response © a re- | quest made following the abdica-

| A ‘chorus of 32 dancers supports tion of King Edward VIIL HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 17.—For thedwhite?” asks Mari. “That is Senor the leading players and singers.| Tt was learned that this opinion

Marvin, Princeton senior, and includes three songs which already are heard frequently, “When Shall [We Meet Again,” “Hand in Glove” land “Poor Little Barfly.” [ “Take It Away” opened in Prince | ton’s McCarter Theater last Sat urday, and besides its stop here, is to play at Trenton, Newark and Orange, N. J.; Hempstead, L. I. Providence, R. 1.; New York, Pitts‘burgh, Chicago, St. Louis, Louisville, Cincinnati and Cleveland.

Brown to Direct ‘Idiot's Delight

| Times Special

Music was written by Charles 8. probably was

| ‘earlier order banning use of ma-

| terial furnished by the international | It went so Tar as to bar |

| romance, songs that were suggested for corking musicals.

That Mr. Hays was reported t |

have denied the majors the use of the material does not mean such a picture will not be produced. There are many independent and smaller producers who are not under the Hays thumb. | Greatest objection to such a piv- | ture, this center of the industry be- | Heved, is that it would certainly | draw criticism from England and

7 the dominions, possibly injuring the |

| Hollywood cinema product. Thus, it | was said, British movie interests | might gain ground which Holly

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 17-—"Idiot's wood would not want to lose.

Delight,” Theatre Guild play pro- |

duced with Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne in the leading roles, is | be directed for the screen by Clare lence Brown, director of “Gorgeous

SHOW DEATH HOUSE

Authentic reproduction of scenes [in the death house of a modern

|Hussy.” Robert E. Sherwood, author | American prison feature “We Who £0 a plano is trundled in and a [of the play, is to adapt it for the Are About To Die,” a drama of life

'sereen, | Clark Gable is to play the Ameri-

lated by Lunt, A final choice for the |Qevastating Russian ‘woman, Ma[dame Irene, has not been made. HEPBURN'S TWELFTH “Quality Street,” new feature c¢ostarring Katharine Hepburn and

| on condemned row.

Principals in the cast are Preston Foster, Ann

loan song-and-dance man role, ore- Dvorak and John Beal.

| 1] 350 Romeo ment, | |

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 17.~A set- | ond memorandum to the movie in- | dustry from the office of Will Hays,

but |

stronger than the |

KEITH'S

“Riddle Me This" presented by the Federal Plavers. curtain at 8.18,

LOEW'S Tors ang Tamer. Bw. The I 1:10, 3:00, 5:35. 7:50 and 10. : : LYRIC

“Polo Joe," on See, with Joe B. Brown and Carol Hughes, ~ hy 220 5:21, 8:15 and 10:39, o ell's Hawaiian Ife,’ on stage, 6:40 and 9:34,

rm —

ALAMO

“Trailing West,” with Dick Toran, Also ‘House of Becrets,” with Leslie

Fenton, AMBASSADOR

“Dimples,” with Shirley fh and Frank Morgan Also, “‘Confet.” with John Wayne and Jean

fl Rogers, ONTO

“Crime of Dr. Forbes,” with Gloria Btuart, Al A Bon Comes Home,” with Macy land.

at 1:02, 3:46,

First Mrs. Rains Given Divorce

By United Press LONDON, Dec. 17.<Beatrice | Lindsay Thomson Rains was granted a divorce decree nici today from Claude Rains, British actor. Rains obtained a divorce at Trenton, N. J, in April, 1935, and subsequentiy married Frances Propper of that state. The first Mrs. Rains brought suit here because she regarded the New Jersey divorce as invalid in Great Britain. She accused Rains of misconduct with Miss Propper, with [whom he “went through a ceremony (of marriage” In America.

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Perkins fn "Vaudeville x Back” Dick Foran Linda Perry

fn “The Sunday Roundup’

Onrtoon Movietone News

Franchot Tone, is Miss Hepburn's twelfth picture opposite her twelfth leading man,

Just for Fun lof “Three Blind Mice.” Hathaway “See at that table the big man eventually approves a take, After with gray hair and the woman in 'all, it's just a comedy bit.

Wood

Christmas

The opera Is an annual Week performance al the Metropolitan Opera House in New York This is

auction in

Geo. Avis in East Meets West” Plus “Without Orders”

& SPANTSH WAR FILMS

the second operatic pro- | the Jordan school’s brief | Donizetti's “Don Pasquale” | Was presented in the spring of 1934. |

MIRIAM HOPKINS MOVES TO TOWN

HE DIPPED HIS BRUSH IN. TO THE HIDDEN DEPTHS | A id ig OF A WOMAN'S SOUL. +» AE eS Rh ... and brought fon the inspired spark that set aflame the genias of the greatest artist the world has ever known!

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PLAYS FILM ROLE Enrique de Rosas, one of the most | famous actors in South America, plays the part of a Panamanian judge in “Swing Righ, Swing Low,”

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ALEXANDER KORDA

Tomorrow! speaks nothing but Spanish. Five great laugh stars in the fastest, funniest show ever put

LLO | Pl eR | [WO JACK BENNY 3 — MARTHA RAYE GEORGE BURNS | ar > GRACIE ALLEN MARY BOLAND

Dirvered by ALEXANDER. KORDA

ELSA LANCHESTER

GERTRUDE LAWRENCE EOWARD CHAPMAN

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