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Orchestra

Asks Aid in Expansion

Conductor to Receive Pension: Sevitz-

Founder

ky Hinted Successor.

By THRASHER “The

self, is my

JAMES not considera-

orchestra, first tion.” words of foundthe In-

are the Schaefer,

Those [Ferdinand and conductor dianapolis Symphony OrchesThey no highpronouncement to

deep conexpressed often

tra. are

sounding press. conven a has weeks, at tne pl

a is arse pment Its reorganization depends now upon public response to sunplement generous contributions will start it operating on a ale The {fulfillment is the hope of music-lover, and Mr. Schaefer's earnest desire. in all probability, the veteran will turn over the orchesleadership to a younger man season. But since the orcheshis great enthusiasm, he so without regret,

jase of its de-

1 1 I

and

basi 3 surely rv I

Indianapolis

plan

3 est ado Founder Devoted

llanapolis Symphony history is the and patrons who gradline with one man's uning determination. For many Ferdinand Schaefer had and said that Indianapolis own orchestra.

Orstory ausician fell in vears thought

should

my- |

beginning |

TO OPEN

AT ENGLISH'S

;

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

FERDINAND SCHAEFER MAY LEAVE SYMPHONY PODIUM}

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Ballet Russe To Perform At Cincinnati

Troupe to Music Hall Beginning On Friday.

Appear

Indianapolis’ corps of balletomaniacs now ond opportunity to see the ' Monte Carlo Ballet Russe this season, when the Rus-

sian dancers open a four-per-

MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1937

NEW DEAL FOR YOUNG'S HOME

have a sec-!

formance engagement in Cin- |

cinnati on Friday. The troupe, which appeared here earlier in the season under the Junior Chamber of Commerce's auspices. is to be seen in the Music Hall with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Evening performances will be given Friday with Saturday and inees. This will be the only opportunity within commuting distance this year to see the Russian dancers in some of the larger ballets in thei repertory. With the Cincinnati orchestra of some 80 players in the pit, they wili be able to do such things as Berlioz’ “Symphonie Fantastique” and Stravinsky's “Petrouchka.”

Sunday mat-

New to Repertory

Fantastique,” the opening company’s

The “Symphonie which is scheduled for night, is new to the repertory this season. Unlike most of the larger ballets, the work was not written to be danced to, but is one of the eariiest of large-scale descriptive works for orchestra. Written in 1830, it is a colorful composition and well adapted to a dance interpretation. Its five movements are titled “Dreams, Pas-

and Saturday

Spring cleaning has begun in Hollywood, his daughter, Carol Ann,

sweep clean.

and Robert Young are finding out whether

and or not new brooms

Music Clubs to Sponsor

Annual State Contests

Enroliment in the state contests sponsored annually by the Indiana Federation of Music Clubs must reach Mrs. Frank B. Hunter, 4834 N. Illinois St., for competition, Mrs. Hunter has announced. of the various contests. Indianapolis will he host to two of these competitions, and Student Mu-"* on April 24, The later competition will be in

This date applies to all

the biennial

Young Artists

sicians state contest and four classes of choral groups.

All entrants must be citizens of the

not later than April 1 in order that entrants may be eligible |

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Fred Allen's Quip Causes Damage Suit

‘Washington State Offi- | cial Claims Reputa-

tion Injured. f1y United Press SEATTLE, Wash.,, March 29.-—A | line allegedly spoken by Fred Allen, | comedian, in the motion | “Thanks A Million,” today provoked a $250,000 damage suit King | County Superior Court the | Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. Lieut.-Gov. Victor Aloysius Meve | ers, former orchestra leader, alleg 1 | that his reputation was | injured” as result of Mr. | mark. The line to which Mr. jected was: “Up in Washit | elected a jazz band l ant-governor, | vote for a jazz band vote for anybody.” Mr. Meyers the caused him to be ridiculed and ‘‘c prived him of the spect and good will of the people.” Two local film corporations, showed the film, also were

| defendants,

picture

in against

“irreparably Allen's re-

Meyers ob 1gton they lieuten=

leader

and if the people will

leader, they'll

claimed rema

confidence

which named

NT Ie

WAY TO TRAVEL

| United States and members of fed- |

have . its sound pictures came, the) players of the these pla

nis l1aea In

EE aE

right are Sally ‘ed child

out

nany conjunction with the National Federated music clubs.

sions,” “A Ball,” “Scene in the ; : Music Clubs convention i

Meadows,” “March to the Scaffold” and “A Witches’ Sabbath.”

THE

of here, April

Ww it eration

fer ote

vers

be seen

in a 121

The Lesters from a week starting

1 for

I'obacco Read may on English's stage

Sanderson, who plavs the goldenPearl; Florence Gerald. as Ada,

23-29.

tonight wife,

1929 he visited tive orbe-

the summer of member of tra personally. and the first stumbling steps nusical progress were taken. The were small the organi zation simple; expenses were deducted from the receipts and the balance if an) - was divided among the players. last concert of that benefited from sales by League members The next n * Chamber of Commerce the Indiana State SymSociety was formed and in1, and the orchestra also incoropra

rach the prospec

Reho

ron} arsais

and

equally The Season Junior vear,

Spon-

ticket

corporate

was eq

Tickets All Sold

Nis Yeal

boasting a

has found the orches-sold-out house for season nationally-known 1stS Aas attract Next if present plans materialize, find the players on a salary basis with daily rehearsals and a ubseriptic series f fortnight concel conducted by Fabien Sevitzky., But between the present br the organizabeginning were days in which Mr unswerving ideal of suc-

t Kept the

and guest ions.

will

ook and \ : shoestring man dark

Schaefer's

1Ight out

tion's *

all tha afloat he bank moratorium came was Mr. Schaefer's saw the Indianapolis hrough the remainder And he has dug down pocket on other ochard times threatened hestra is fortunate that it imperturable a leader only in his discoul

ight

youthful

his own ions w The or

1a SO

hen

10t by

idenced

be downed Age-

1 auqiel been of great and in

her

] second: portan love making

1aing togel

motu nsemble progress, all things con has been remarkable So, it seems to this writer, as the musical community looks with enthusiasm toward ture, it should

man mw

whose

musical

sidered

orchestra's likewise remember made this future The Symphony Society Mr. Schaefer with a penand Butler University, doubthim a dogtorate of hile his audiences one who greatest ition to In-

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bably

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UNA LIKES GAMES

Merkel's plavroom includes than 100 different types of games, Una purchases every new game that is put on the market.

KEITH'S atl aa

FEDERAL PLAYERS

IN “WiTHIN THESE WALLS"

By Marcus I Bach.

Una

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"We Have Our, MOMENTS"

, REVUE . CasaManana

SID PAGE

*OTHER STAR ACTS.

NEXT FRIDAY SALLY RAND

turn engagement of Ji

Civic Theater

ck Kirkland’

S epic. Left to and Taylor

to Present

Gillette's ‘Secret Service’

There will be no burlesquing of lette's 40-vea: play, “Secrat boards six performances beginning This famous Civil War thriller, Burleigh much type, and local Thespians Sery to Mr. Gilof “Sherlock known of his article in The Hamilton com-

-old for erick has as same

Secret

the next tion best In an Clayton follows: Service’ plays.

ice 1 'S dramatiza Holmes,” many plays. 3o0kman, ments as ‘Secret Gillette's

1S the

freshest

on to

ot be

les

is t The

Federal Play Set in Abbey

"Within These Walls' Trappist Monks.

Treats

L. Bach's “Within These Walls,” which the Federals will present for a week beginning tonight, will be plaved in costumes used in the original New York and Chicago presentations, according to Henry K. Burton, press representative of the local stock company, The play was so well Chicago during its ance, it to be reveated there shortly Burton said. Wit These Walls” in 10 scenes, in a Trappist monastery. The action concerns a young man who, despite family protest. enters the monastery for a short probation period. The prior, a severe man, believes postushould be tested rigidly, and the young man, Charles, undergoes unusual discipline. Subsequent happenings are said by those who have seen the play to lead to an impresclimax. The cast for “Within Tl which will be set up at 8:30 o'clock tonight, incl Duval, Hal Hawkes, Herbert Sloan Judson Langili, Ruth King, Mart Kathleen Pega, Mel Schwartz, William V. Schneider, Ira B. Klein, Gene Brittain, Robert S. Turner, William Condrev, Lozier Zeigler, Harry Waterbury, Clarence Harrison, Elmer Maddox and Forrest Hadley. |

Marcus

received in recent perform-

is plaved Kentucky

Set

lants

sive 1ese Walls,” Keith's at Jack

udes

NOW

25¢ to 6

LA] EDDY

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with JOHN BARRYMORE

Next Sunday Only

JAN GARBER

“Idol of the Air T.anes” 22—ARTISTS—22 1 80¢ incl. tax Till 8 P. M. Sunday, at Indiana Theatre News Rhap. After that al tickets 1.10 incl. tax. TOMORROW TADIES' NIGHT

PAUL COLLINS

And His Orchestra

Tickets

Service

in the opit dramatic

when William Gilthe Civic Theater

ancient drama takes to g April 9 Fredof the worth,

1ion of Civie Director vaiue as any current play

it for all It is

learned from this is that \

exceptionly good workmanship in any type of art can survive a change of fashion to another type.” Like the contemporary wright-actor, Noel Coward, Mr. e wrote many of his plays with leading roles for himself. The bestremembered of these. aside from the two already mentioned. are “"Esmeralda,” “All the Comforts of Home.” “Held by the Enemy and “Too Much Johnson.”

playFil-

lel

1857 son Senator of Connecticut, playwright was born in Hartford in 1857. He left Yale to join a company at the Globe Theater, Boston. where he played a small part in “Faint Heart Ne'er Won Fair Lady” when he was 18. Leaving Boston, he played in stock companies from Canada to New Orleans, and eventually secured & role in a first-rate New York production. The play's title has been forgotten, but Mr. Gillette plaved the jury foreman in a trial scene. His verbal performance consisted of one “We have—not guilty.” This went on for 340 performances, and the young actor whiled away” his considerable leisure time by writing a comedy called “The Private Secretary.” After the show closed, he spent a vear in peddling the script before he found a backer

Born In Francis G

the famous

he of

Gillette

line:

GRAVET

, BLONDELL

APOLLO

ENGLISH unr TAYLOR HOLMES

The Nation's ie of the Stage

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ENGLISH

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the star, who plavs Jeeter.

WHAT, WHEN, WHERE APOLLO

g and Fern

Gi with 3londe

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ENGLISH'S Road with

1 Taylor Gera

Florence CurKEITH'S rp Walls.” 3 Curtain at 8 LOEW'S

“Mavtime with Jeanette Donald and 7:03

presented 30

MacNelson Eddy, at 11. 1:39.

ana 9:45

LYRIC

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liam White and

AMBASSADOR Pat

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Four conductors will preside over the orchestra during the engagement. They are Eugene Goossens, the Cincinnati players’ regular conductor; Vladimir Bakaleinikoff, associate conductor; Efrem Kurtz ‘and Antol Dorati, conductors with the

Ballet Russe. Programs Are Lisled The are as follows: Fridav >} « { Swart *" tat Tschaikowsk Berlioz, Aurora's sky. Saturday afternoon Sc arlatti Boutique Respighi;: ‘Prince Igor Saturdav night Cimarosi osa Petrotuchka,’’ Stravil midi d'un faun Debussy ube Strauss Sunday afternoon Chopin ‘Scheherazade kot Spectre Igor Borodin } Of the list, and Stravinsky been seen in Indianapolis. The Friday and Saturday night performances are to begin at 7:30 o'clock; the Saturday matinee at 1:30 p. m. and the Sunday program at 2:30 p. m. (Indianapolis Time).

complete programs

Wedd

“Les

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Webel

Sylphides,” Korsa-

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the Berlioz, Scarlatti ballets have not

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