Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 March 1937 — Page 4

PAGE 4

Lunts Claim Fame Rests

In Local Sail

Theater Guild Also Familiar to Audiences at English's.

“Idiot's Delight,” when

will offer Indianapolis

tinguished and equally tion of the American stage. They are, of Lunts (Genessee

persons

course,

of Depot,

Wis.—Alfred Lunt and Lynn | professionally—stars of |

Fontanne, the play; Robert Sherwood, the author, and the Theater Guild, producers. And to top it off, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play of 1936.

Neither the Theater Guild nor the | per- | strangers here, |

most important are exactly Miss Fontanne, in fact, should have tender memories of Indianapolis and English’s stage. here that she launched starring success “Duley,”

play's three

sonages very

her

ening in New York. Duley” dates back to 1920 Miss Fontanne had graduated from a supporting in “The Wooing of Eve,” rette Taylor.

role

Terry, but was comparatively unknown. lish's, however, to fame and mained.

Started in

there she has re-

‘Clarence’

About the same time Mr was making his first hit In ence.” That puts the roots of his success in Hoosier soil. as every good Hoosier should know, was written by Booth Tarkington of Indianaplis. It was written for Mr Lunt, too. The author saw him in his earlier play, “The Country Cousin,” and decided written especially with his in mind, The Lunts were married in and since then seldom have appeared separately. They began their career as an acting team in 1924 with “The Guardsman,” and their later dual successes have included “At Mrs. Beans',” “The Second Man,” “Caprice,” “Meteor,” “Elizabeth the Queen,” “Reunioa in Vienna,” “Point Valaine” and “The Taming of the Shrew.” Mr. Sherwood is contributing his second play to the Lunts in “Idiot's Delight.” The first was “Reunion in Vienna.” which had a solid year on Broadway and a long run in London and on the road. His first succes, though not his first play, was “The Road to Rome,” which appeared in 1927 with Jane Cowl and Philip Merivale as stars. Among others have been “The Husband,” “Waterloo Bridge” “This Is New York.” ‘Surprise’ Still Waits to the first play. it was called Ruggles’ Surprise,” and was written when the author was 10 Though Mr. Sherwood announced to the world in 1906 that the play was ‘ready for production,” it never has reached the footlights. Mi Ruggles’ surprise, consequently, remains an unrevealed mystery of three decades’ standing The Theater Guild, after an extremely shaky start in 1919, has become one of the most significant groups in our dramatic scene. George Bernard Shaw has entrusted the first performance of five of his plays to the Guild—'‘Back to Methuselah,” “St. Joan,” “The Apple Cart,” “Too True to Be Good” and “The Simpleton of the Unexpected Isles.” Eugene O'Neill's “Strange Interlude” and “Mourning Electra” have been Theater Guild productions, and it also has produced four Maxwell Anderson plays: “Mary of Scotland,” “Elizabeth the Queen,” “Both Your Houses” and “Valley Forge.” At English's we have seen Guild plays already this year, one being “End of Summer,” with Ina Claire, and the other, “Jane Eyre,” with Katharine Hepburn, which will open in New York next season. Meanwhile the Guild is offering Maxwell Anderson's “The Masque of Kings,” and James Bridie's “Storm Over Patsy” Broadway. FOR MEN ONLY An audition and reading men only” will be held at o'clock tonight in the Civic Theater rehearsal room, an hour before the curtain for Noel Coward's “Home Chat,” the Civic’s current production. Plans are under way for production of “Secret Service,” which will open April 9.

KEITH'S orm

FEDERAL PLAY ERS

“THE wai »

Nights only, 135e¢,

and

“Tom

25¢, 40¢

Next Week Precious Land

the |

For it was | first | which was | tried out in Indianapolis before op- |

around | Just |

with Lau- | She was an English | actress who had studied with Ellen |

That opening night at Eng- | put her on the road |

Lunt “Clar=

the young actor | from Milwaukee deserved something | talents |

1922

Queen's |

Becomes |

two |

it | comes to English's March 25, the | combined efforts of three dis-| an | celebrated organiza- | contemporary |

| vocal resources, a gracious manner | The audience, needless to say

{ Pons’ art that is not known already. | tumultuous in the

{ English songs.

| heard Miss Pons’

on

“for | 7:30 |

|

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

IDIOTS DELIGHT TO BE REUNION

MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1937

IN

INDIANAPOLIS

FORMER INDIANAPOLIS GIRL SIGNS LONG-TERM PICTURE CONTRACT

Conductor

“Clarence.” | &

1900 Feast 0 on n Lily Pons’ Dazzling Vocal Cadences

By JAMES THRASHER Those persons who saw the con- | higher tone cert artist's eclipse in the develop- | “freak” quality, of radio and sound pictures | another occasion to eat their

which, though of] set, them to gasping.

ment Flautist Accompanies

had All these things, of course, are no

| doleful words in the appearance of more than what might be expected |

Lilv Pons trom the acknowledged queen of th | coloraturas. Her right to the title afternoon. (was evident particularly in her Among the throng of 1900 that |singing of the Villanelle of Dell’ filled the theater's stage and orches- | Aqua and the concluding “Shadow tra pit as well as the house there | SON8." must have been many recruited from the ranks of radio and movie fans. And Indianapolis’ first glimpse | boschek,

at English's yesterday

collaboration of Giuseppe

Miss Pons had the wholly artistic | Bam- | former Metropolitan con- |

of Miss Pons in person was by no | ductor, at the piano, and of Ary Van |

means a disappointment. She pos- | Leeuwen, first sesses, in addition to her renowned | cinnati Sympothy Orchestra, y T= | ceived the singer with rapt atten- { tion, frequent “Ohs” and “Ahs”

and personal beauty that neither

screen nor air can capture,

flautist of the Cin- |

and |

There is little to say of Miss | tumultuous applause—a little too |

Possessing a phenomenal voice, she | fa” where, misled by a

“Una voce poco | sustained |

|

employed it yesterday with sureness, | high tone, they interrupted the aria | brilliance and admirable musical | half way through with a prolonged |

discretion. The coloratura’s litera- | ovation. ture is necessarily limited, but the | Miss Metropolitan prima donna chose | gst wisely in assembling her lengthy | jar subscription season. An added program of Ttalian, French and | recital, on April 11, will bring the popular baritone, Nelson Eddy,

Pons’ appearance was the

Flexibility Shown

Only three arias were listed: “Una | voce poco fa, frorn Rossini's Bar- | ber of Seville”; “O legere hirondel- | le,” from * Mireille” by Gounod, and | the famous “Shadow Song” from | Meverbeer's “Dinorah.” There even was a short excursion into dramatic | under PS years old. song in Liszt's “Oh, quand je dors.” | = — Besides these composers, Miss Pons | drew upon the works of Mozart, Martini, Benedict, Hue. La Forge, Jacobson and Dell’ Aqua. The afternoon was a feast of vocal flexibility, cadences that | reached dazzling heights—in fact, |

COLLECTS CHARMS

Betty Furness has the largest col- | lection of antique charms in Holly- | wood. They number 24 and none |

in the Martens Concerts reg- |

for | | his second appearance at English’s. | |i

Tonight $s Presentations at Your

Neighborhood Theaters

The lovely Elizabeth Palmer,

signed a long-term contract with 20th Century-Fox to pictures in Hollywood beginning April 1.

Miss Palmer,

starred in many stock productions

several Broadway plays during the past two seasons.

She won her contract after

gether with appearances in the Fox newsreel as a fashion model NBC radio official, reside in Beverly Hills with her husband, Her first few months on the West Coast will be devoted to further screen, dialog and makeup tests,

wife of Francis C. Healey,

WHAT, WHEN, WHERE

APOLLO

“Wings of the Morning" With Heary, ronda and Annabella, at 11:35 1:35, 3:35, 5:35, 7:35 and 9:35.

CIRCLE

“Swing High. Swing Low. ' with Carole Lombard ahd Fred in eMulL ray, at 11: 3: 3:30, 5:90, 7:9 and 10, CIVIC

Chat.’ by Noel Coward Civic Theater Players. 0

“Home presented by Curtain at 8:

KEITH'S

‘“‘Delu by Federal

ge presented Players.

Curtain at 8:30,

LOEW'S

ily Affair.” with Cecila Parker 12:20, 2:45 5:10, Parole Racket.’

“A Pam Lionel Barrymore L nden at 19... ‘Alsd .* Kelly and Rosalind Keith, 1:35, 4, 6:25 and 8:50

LYRIC

olsen ang, Johnson (on sfiage) 1. 3:3 and 9:20, ‘Her Husui 11:31

at 11:10,

Bot fon screen), at 2:10, 5:10, 8 and 10:30,

OHIO

“Pennies rom Heaven” Crosby Isa ‘Can with Jane Withers

AMBASSADOR

“One In a Million.'' with Sonja Henfe, Alsa ‘The Plot Thickens." with Jimmy Gleason.

ALAMO

Logger." with Also ‘Charlie Chan

with Bing This Be Dixie,’

“Park Avene George QO Brien,

at the Opera.’

Bing Cr va ell “PENNTES FROM HEAVENS Jane Withers, Slim Summerville

“CAN THIS BE DIXIE”

all the feats of coloratura ne which, of course, are at Miss Pons’| EAST SIDE : command. There was, in addition, | 3155 E. 10th a rich tone in the middle voice, ease | R v 0 L | Boors Opeh thin | of production and tone control and,

Henn THREE SMART GIRLS" : : | r “ J save for one instance, flawless in- | - pareY.Pegart “SLACK _IEGION tonation which are not always a

2442 E. Wash. St. part of the operatic yeas | TACOMA

Double Feature SING M Hugh Herbert equipment. The audience likewise | Shirley Temple RTOWAWAY famous high

F and, in the transcription of Liadov's | TUXEDO Ee ra

Double Feature ‘Music Box” (an encore). an even | Dick Powell

“GOLD DIGGERS OF 193%" James Cagney "THE GREAT GUY"

IRVING 5507 E. Wash. St.

Poubie Feature oan Rionden “GOLD DIGGERS ‘GENERAL SPANKY' y

EMERSON fom Fins

Double Feature ens Oberon “BELOVED EN “THE M/N WHO LIVED Yrwrce”

HAMILTON 2116 E. 10th St.

Double Powel rell “GOLD DIGGERS “THE PLOT THICKENS"

STRAND 1332 E. Wash. St.

BRuble Ng nn Dvorak “RACING LADY" - Burgess Merideth “WINTERSET”

Paramount w

411 E. Wash. St.

PRICES CHANGE AT 5 P. M.

Double Feature Joe E. Brown

"”

POLO JO dann Shirley Temple “STOWAWAY” Si

1 111 E. Wash. St. BIJOU Co

Double Feature “THE BIG

Philip Huston GAME” “KILLER AT LARGE" NORTH SIDE R T 7 Illinois and 34th “ONE IN A MILL

Double Feature SOA Henie __ “CHARLIE CHAN AT THE OPERA" i H Ih d = “Roosevelt Ave. ouble Feature ° ywoo we Powell Po THE THIN MA? Laurel-Hardy “OUR _] RELATIONS"

ZARING Central at Fall Creek

Double Feature James Gleason “THE PLOT THICKENS. Greta Garbo ‘‘CAMIL

wy 12a hE “College

UPTOWN Double Feature

Edward Arnold “COME AND GET IT” “FLYING HOSTESS”

GARRICK 30th and Tilinois

Double Feature “GENERAL DIED “CASE OF THE BEACK CAT"

oh ¥ & Ft. ‘Wayne |

ST. CLAIR * oi

REEN" “HER HUSBAND'S SECRETARY”

with Jean Muir, Beverly Roberts, Warren Hull

CIR

“ONE IN A MILLION”

Sonja Heine—Ritz Bros. Zasu Pitts “The Plot Thickens”

Double Feature AFTER THE ny AN “SITTING © ON THE a

UDELL

|

to

| Stratford | M ECCA

DREAM

AVALON

Talbott & 224 ‘TALBOTT Double Feature a Rowen “AFTER THE THIN MA “MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS” 30th & Northw' tn. n. rR k X Double Feature Dick Rowell “GOLD VWIGGERS OF 193% “CAN THIS BE DIXIE? 19h & College Double Feature Ann Sothern “SMARTEST GIRL IN TOWN” __“CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE" .

Nohle & Mass, Double Feature James Gleason “THE BRIG GAME" “JAIL BREAK"

2361 Station st. Double Feature Brown “POLO Jor Robert Taylor TCAMIL LE” WEST SIDE

S ST A T E 2702 Ww. 10th s.

Double Feature “AMBASSADOR

Hi Rogers — “WANTED—JANE_ TURNER"

BELMONT W. Wash. & Belmont

Double Feature Gary Cooper “THE PLAIN cap TTY STERIOUS CROSSING”

NSMAN" 2540 W. Mich St. DA AISY :

Double Feature “SING ME A

Patricia Ellis a THE GARDEN OF ALLAH"

LOVE SONG” HOWARD ‘Howard & Blaine

Double Feature “THE P!

LAD “COME CLOSER FOLKS" SOUTH SIDE

FOUNTAIN SQUARE

Doubly, Feature Jack Oakie £ TEXAS RANGERS” TT BLACK LEGION” Double Feature

SANDERS Patsy Kelly

“PIGSKIN PARADE” “DON'T TURN ‘EM LOOSE”

“Pros. at Churchman Double Feature Clark Gable “CAIN AND MABEL” “RAINBOW ON THE RIVER" ORIENTAL oan Eleanor Powell “BORN TO DANCE" “THE FLYING HOSTESS"

‘GARFIELD © 3%08 Shelby St.

Double Feature Hugh Herbert “SING ME A LOVE Shirley Temple “STOWAWAY"

SONG LINCOLN OB Fant w ohincoin-

“At Fountain “Square

Double Feature

shown in three poses above, began her in Indianapolis, appearing in local productions before going to New York to become one of the country

several screen tests

"ELAINE DENIES SUIT

lipped Elaine Barrvmore

Meridian |

Prize Given To Newsree

former Indianapolis girl, has just

make motion

| | { stage training |

‘'s best-known fashion models. She

in the East and also appeared in | Eilm Academy Recognizes |

March of Time.

in New York, toThe Miss to

Palmer plans

Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences for “its significance to motion pictures and for having revolu- | tionized one of the most important | branches of the industry, the newsIS BEING DROPPED rer!" | ‘The awards Bu Tite Press Director Frank Capra, HOLLYWOOD, March 15-—-Red-snapped fo reports

shot in the arm for the whole news“r ‘e ai , reel field.” That's not true, today The prize circulated here that she is dropping ——— for an “indefinite” period hei divorce suit against the classical profiled screen star, John Barrymore, “I'm holding it up temporarily, | that's all,” she exclaimed. “I'm doing this for reasons that I don't care to discuss at this time in the | f 1 morning.” oi | Friends at a Hollywood party at- | tended by Elaine Saturday night |g (had quoted her as stating the di- y |vorce was being dropped at Barry- | more's _Tequest. rate

is the

The you'l

Inve this

story year!

best see

FRED MacMURRAY LTRS TL

1A is

UNTIL 6 40c AFTER 6

The March of Time received this | vear's Special Award of the Motion |

ommittee, headed by | characterized | March of Time's creativeness as “a!

same as that |

May Learn Bazooka If—

Bakaleinikoff Won Fame As Violist But Plays Whole Orchestra.

The bazooka is one of the few musical instruments with the technique of which Vladi« mir Bakaleinikoff, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra guest conductor at the March 23 concert, is not conversant. Yet he has given the orchestra's press agent to understand that if ever a bazooka part is written into symphony scores, he will learn to play it, even as he has the saxophone, trombone, piano, harp and all string instruments. As an instrumentalist, however, Dr. Bakaleinikoff is known best as a violist. Tt was as a viola player that he won a full scholarship at the Moscow Imperial Conservatory of Music, and became a member of the Moscow String Quartet which appeared throughout Russia in the interest of popularizing chamber music, Before he graduated from tha conservatory he already was in de« mand as a solo artist, and immedi~ ately upon leaving the school was appointed violinist in the quartet of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg«

given other Academy winners. It is

a 16-inch gold-plated statuette, the e (rl work of several artists, with Cedric Strelitzki, touring every important | musical center of the Continent,

Gibbons receiving credit for the | final touches. Directed Opera | Previous Special Award winners | In 1810 Dr, Bakaleinikoff {ook his inelude David Wark Griffith (1036) | first regular position as a conductor, st ¢ | directing the Musical Drama Theaor ue inguished creative achieve- {ter, the People's Theater and the | ments; Shirley Temple (1935) a | symphony orchestra of the Pres | half-size statue for contribution to | obrayensky Regiment. Ten years | screen entertainment; Walter Dis- | later he was made director of tha Inev (1032) for Mickey | Moscow Art Theater's opera branch, Mouse, Two other special prizes in | Professor of viola at the Moscow 182, ° ] Epe prs | Conservatory, and a member of 1928 went to Warner Bros. for ducing “The Jazz Singer,” first all- | eee

pro- | the celebrated Stradivarius Quartet, sound picture, and to Charlie Chap- " lin, for his versatility in writing, ' [Roo directing and producing TUESDAY SPECIAL!

“The Circus.” leather sewed soles while

LAST EW ki 4 DAYS! 4 Compo soles used on Bhoes also made wider

creating

Glorions Uproarious Comedy Drama!

‘A FAMILY AFFAIR | i

J.ionel Barrymore Jj Cecilin Parker ¥rie Linden Mickey Rooney PLUR— “PAROLE

Genuine vou wait work shoes, and longer,

Ask for O'Sullivan soles and heels for super wear,

(Zlocks

DOWNSTAIRS STORE

| —

JACK DEMPSEY

THE NONPARER,

LINCOLN INN DISTILLING Co, IN

THIS WHISKEY

a

a smooth-goin’ guy but in the ring he was a fightin’ fool. You could feel his punches ’way back in the two-bit seats! A champeen whiskey like Silver Dollar has manners, too ~but there ain’t nothin’ “sissy’’ about it. It’sgot thesmoothpunchthat makes the crowd cheer. SILVER DOLLAR'S in front because there's plenty behind it==79 years’ distillin’ experience an’ eighteen months agin’ in charred oak barrels. Fine grains an’ spring water go into it=-fine taste an’ real satisfaction come out. SILVER DOLLAR is extry mellow for straight drinkin’an’extry tasty for highballs. Try it today==recall it with pleasure tomorrow! By the bottle or drink==wherever good liquor is sold.

8) HERE'S WHAT

-

LAWRENCEBURG, INDIANA

STIVER FIT