Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 January 1937 — Page 16
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“O Romeo. Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name; Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I'll no longer be a Capulet.”
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Girl Singer To Be Seen
In Film Here
Operatic Career in Offing for Deanna Durbin, Radio 'Find.'
By JAMES THRASHER
Taking another glance over our shoulders at 1936, we find that the past year saw the rise of twa remarkable young singers, Deanna Durbin and Betty Jaynes. Their musical paths were in opposite directions. Betty, 15, made her debut recently with the Chicago City Opera Co. with unqualified success. The 14-year-old Deanna came up through. radio, via Eddie
Cantor's programs, to motion pictures.
Which brings us to the point that this remarkable child singer will be seen in her first picture, “Three Smart Girls,” at the Apollo’ Friday. ‘Find’ Many who heard Mr. Cantor announce his “13-year-old singer” last season thought it was a joke. But despite. the mature voice, that was her age, and the Durbins practically have worn out their daughter's birth certificate which shows that she was born in Winnipeg, Man., Dec. 4, 1922. When Deanna was a baby. her parents moved to California. There she grew up in a normal sort of way. Her older sister realized that she had a remarkable voice and insisted upon lessons for her. But it was not until a musical friend heard her sing Arditi’s “Il Bacio” at a recital (she sings it again in her new. picture) that her “career” really began. She was placed under the tutelage of Andre de Segurola, former Metropolitan Opera baritone. He has declared that both her voice and intelligence are far in advance of her age, and did not hesitate to predict a brilliant operatic future for her.
“Met” Watching Progress
The “Met,” meanwhile, has commissioned Mr. Segurola to keep a
for Cantor
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ress, and report to them when her development is right for an operatic tryout. If Deanne makes her debut within the next few years she will be duplicating the not-too-uncommon feat of many famous singers. Patti, Schumann-Heink and Bori, among others, scaled the operatic heights in their early ’teens. For her first picture, the “new” Universal studios have surrounded her with a cast of well-known players who include Binnie Barnes, Charles (Show Boat) Winninger, Alice Brady, Ray Milland and Mischa Auer. The other two “smart girls” are Nan Grey and Barbara Read. 5
FILM COMEBACK MISS BLANE'S AIM
By United Press HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 6.— Sally Blane today decided to return to motion picture work after more than a year away from the cameras. Miss Blane, wife of Norman Fosier, actor-director, decided to return to the screen now that her young daughter is old enough to be left with a nurse.
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By ERNIE PYLE Times Special Writer HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 6.—Mrs. Gertrude Temple is probably in one of the most difficult spots .the world can offer a mother. For she is the mamma of Shirley, and the eyes of the globe are upon her.
She is a very pleasant woman, who talks easily and frankly, and she has a head. It seems to me that her judgment on how to raise Shirley is pretty well balanced.
I put quite a few questions to Shirley’s mother and Miss Klant, her school teacher, to try to find just what is going through Shirley’s mind. I had in mind the tragic fate of the’ original “Our Gang” comedy kids, who were heroes at 6 and nobedys at 10. The blow which they could not understand has wrecked the entire lives of scme of them.
Knows She Is Famous
* “Do you try to keep Shirley from knowing she is world-famous?” I asked Mrs. Temple. She said no, that they had decided the best way was to be natural with her about everything, and let her see what she naturally would see, and then try to explain it to her.
Mrs. Temple says they tell her that crowds admire her | because she’s little, just as people admire ker little puppy Ching-Ching, who is only a few weeks old. They tell her it’s natural for people to admire little girls. They also tell her that this public recognition is not so much for her, as it is proof she has done a good job of acting. They tell her that if she doesn’t do a. good job, people won’t like it. They make no attempt to hide public acclaim from her. Of course it’s physically impossible to take her out as much as you would other children—she’d be mobbed. But her mother does take her downtown shopping frequently, and her parents take her traveling now and then. | | Trip to Vancouver
This summer they took a vacation trip to| Vancouver. Their plans hadn’t been nnounced, but still there ere 4000 people jammed around the hotel. The studio’ people who were along wanted to go in the back way, but Shirley's father wouldn’t| do it. He feels that when people stand for hours, just for .a glimpse of her, it’s wrong to duck and hide. So he goes right through the crowd; even puts Shirley up on his shoulder SO people can see. One frightening little incident happened in the Vanceuver- crowd. A rather elderly woman, who meant well but was carried away with the mob hysteria of affection, grabbed Shirley's arm and twisted it. Somebody had to hit the woman's arm to break her grip. It hurt Shirley, but they say when they got up to the room she went right to making a dress for a] doll somebody had given her. That's what encourages her parents; all this seems to leave no impression on her at all.
Not Affected As Yet
They recognize that her ‘greatest menace is public affection. They're handling it the best way they know how. It hasn’t seemed to affect her yet. Theyre only hoping they're doing right. I asked Miss Klant if Shirley realized that people all. over the world doted on her. She said she couldn’t really decide. She thinks Shirley does realize it in a way, but it’s a way that’s hard to explain. It isn’t the same thing to her that it would be to a grownup who suddenly came into world-wide prominence. She has been acting
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before the camera, and receiving acclaim, since she was 3. It’s the only thing she knows, consequently it is something natural, the same as eating breakfast.
Work Normal for Her
I asked if she considers her “work” actually work. Well, that, too, is just a part of her normal life. She has been doing it ever since she can remember, and even before. She is a natural actress. She loves to act. They say she looks upon it the same as children look upon going to school; it’s part of her accepted life, and she probably doesn’t wonder one way or the other about it. Shirley is, by my own observation, a very natural child. She has the same emotions as other children. Sometimes she gets bored with doing scenes over and over, and wants to quit and play. She never lets on while the camera is turning, but between takes she gets a little stubborn when she’s tired, and won't pay attention to the director. Then her mother speaks rather firmly to her, and says, “Shirley, do what Mr. Seiter tells you.” It’s hard for me to look upon Shirley as I would any other child, and try to decide whether she’s getting spoiled or not. There is no question that she is the little queen around the set. There isn't any fawning over her, but when she wants anything she gets it. She knows she is privileged and the center of things. But even so, she is no more the little queen than many ordinary little girls 1 know.
Not a Prodigy
She does not impress me as being what is known as a prodigy. Child prodigies are usually impossible. Shirley is not impertinent, she has an almost adult sense of values, and she has a beautiful disposition. Her mother has no definite plans for her future screen career. She does feel that Shirley, due to the way she is built, won’t go through a gawky, awkward stage. Maybe she can go right on up through adolescence into womanhood without ever leaving the screen. But you can’t tell, and everything depends on what the years bring. If Shirley should grow up unsuited for the films as an adult— well, even supposing she hasn’t any future at all, how many girls in this world have had such a past?
NEXT—Ernie sums up on Hollywood.
MERKEL COLLECTOR
Una Merkel has one of the largesl collections of bric-a-brac in Hollywood. When “off duty” from her current film, “Once Over Lightly,” she haunts curio shops for glass and china animals.
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The long-heralded motion picture of “Romeo and Juliet” has been announced for a three-day road show engagement at Loew’s on Jan. 19. All seats are to be reserved. Matinee
performances will begin at 3 p.
m., with tickets from 55 cents
to 83 cents, while the price range of night performances, at 8:30 o'clock, will be 55 cents to $1.10. A special educational co-operative plan of ticket sales is offered school children and organizations coming under the proper classification. Seats will be on sale beginning Jan. 12. The picture offers a distinguished cast headed by Norma Shearer and Leslie Howard, and including John Barrymore, Edna May Oliver, Basil Rathbone, Reginald Denny, Ralph Forbes, C. Aubrey Smith, Violet Kemble Cooper, Henry Stephenson, Conway Tearle and Andy Devine.
WHAT, WHEN, WHERE
APOLLO
“Gold Diggers of 1937.” with Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, Victor Moore. Glenda Farrell and Osgood JEerkins, 3 11:24,71:29, 3: 34, 5:38, and
CIRCLE
“The Plainsman,” with Cooper and Jean Arthur, 2:15, 4:40, 7:15 and 9:50.
INDIANA
“That Girl From Paris,” with Lily ns, Gene Raymond and Jack Oakie. at 12:26. 3:36. 6:46 and 9:53. Also “Make Way for 2 Lady.” with Herbert Marshall an Oritude Michael. at 2:31, 5:41 ans 8:5
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“Sing Me a Love Song.’ James Melton, Patricia Ellis and on, at 11:32, 2:15, 5:08,
Also Jauseyille 2 stage at 1:05, 3:48, 6:41 and 9
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“Don’t Turn Em _ Loose,” with Bruce Cabot. Also, “Sundown Sauners.”
AMBASSADOR
‘‘Here Comes Carter,” with Ross Alexander. Also, ‘‘Wedding Present,” with Joan Bennett.
OHIO
“Two Is a Crowd,” Young and Don Ameche. Al Live for Lave,” with Gene Raymond and Ann Sothern.
TRACY TO SING
Spencer Tracy is taking singing lessons daily. He is to lift his voice in song for the first time on the screen, to sing sailors’ chanteys
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Groucho Marx’ real name fis Julius. He got the old nickname because as’ a youngster his specialty was portraying grouchy old men.
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Open Inquest In Death of Actor
By United Press HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 6.—An inquest into the death of Rass Alexander, youthful film actor who reportedly shot himself last Satur-
day, was to be held today, the coroner’s office announced. Although he previously indicated no inquest would be held, Coroner Frank Nance said he reconsidered his previous decision to clcse the case “because of the prominence of the person involved.” Mr. Alexander had been reported melancholy over the suicide of his
first wife, Aleta Freile, who killed
herself. a year ago.
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(Cohan Marks. Anniversary
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Ei: United Press BOSTON, Jan. 6.—George M. C| han, who marked his 50th anniVi ‘sary as a trouper by opening in a lew play here last night, sees bett¢ | days ahead for the American th zater under a new regime. {{The future of the legitimate thsater isn’t in the laps of the gods, bi; in the hands of actor-manager gi yups,” he said today. |itar of “Fulton Oak Falls,” a do-
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Learn Why—
He thinks the public is “fed up with ultra-sophisticated” stage fare, “Playwrights have erred in recent years. There have been too many so-called comedies with the princie pals clambering in and out of bed. Dramatists have been ‘writing down’ to their audiences, ‘and the audie ences both sense it-and resent it. “There are two kinds of audie ences—the professional first-night= ers, and the great American public. 1t's the latter group I'm most cons cerned with, for they want godd en=) tertainment,” Mr. Gohan said. a
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