Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 April 1937 — Page 8

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Donald Duck May Expand To Feature .

Theater Public Now Universal, Tsar of Movies Tells Producers.

That proverbial, typical, much maligned and numerous group, the “movie public,” is no more. At least, Will Hays says it has disappeared. In its plaee, says filmdom’s t:ar, there has emerged a ‘‘univeisal theater public.” The reason—:he all-embracing aptitude of motion pictures for treating literary works, drama and music in an equally satisfactory manner. These were among the pronouncements of Mr. Hays, whose official title is president of the Motion P’icture Producers and Distributors of America, in a report to the movie industry issued Saturday.

More Great Pictures.

Among other things, Mr. Hays reviewed the 1936-37 season ind took a peek, into the future. Thus far, he says, the studios have produced more truly fine pictures this season than in any similar peried in their history. There will be many inclined to agree with this view. Certainly his representative list of recently released and forthcoming attractions is an imposing one." | Without taking the space to list | Mr. Hays’ choices in detail, ii is | interesting to note their souices. Out of 23 pictures, eight were based | on original screen |stories; eight | were adaptations of successful stage | plays, and seven were based on | recognized literary works, ‘class- | ics” or contemporary novels. Which leaves the question of Hollywood's ! most fruitful source of supply still | up in the air. However, the total | of original screen stories increased | from 47 per cent in 1935 to more than 67 per cent in 1936 of the whole output. Since Mr. Hays has the “inside dope” on coming trends, his words - on future plans are|of unconimo interest. Good news| to most movie fans will be the annguncement tha Walt Disney and others are plan ning! some feature-length cartoons.

Grand Opera Foreseen

The debatable question of -rand | opera for the screen may be put to the test soon, according to Mr. Hays. Producers have fought shy of the | subject for several |years, but it] seems that some are planning to take the -10bly experimental plunge | before long. “Just as seeing wetter pictures is | itself an influence toward Ligher | standards of picture appreciation, so | is hearing better music from the | screen and through the radio lifting | the musical appreciation of the public.” the film head says. Also in the music line is the announcement of what Mr. Hay: calls “musical biographies” of famous | composers and performers, Among the subjects a ic are Chopin,

Beethoven and Victor Herbert. He has some [pertinent commendation for the lindustry’s 15. years of self-regulation of trade and in-| dustrial problems, and another good word for the improved moral tone of Hollywood's output.Catholic Commendation

There were two statements used | to fortify, this last statement. One was from the honorary chairman of the Motion Picpure Bureau, InterCatholic Alumnae, who said “Motion pictures are 1000 per cent better than they were 15 years ago. . Ninety-six per cent of the films released the past year have been placed on the approved lists of all groups crusading for higher film standards.” - Pictures, not words, says Mr. Hays, have settled the frequently heard arguments fe the low level of

national Feder fd: of

public intelligence would prevent the movies from competing with the stage. The success ‘of outstanding pictures is pointing the way toward a goal thougny unattainable a few years ago, he asserts.

JANE HAS NEW PET

The fish pond of Jane Withers’ home has been| enlarged to accommodate the small alligator sent by an uncle in Florida. And ihe fish | have been moved to another pond. |

James Cagney, Mae Clat THE GREAT GUY" e Rayvmond, Ann Sothes

«SMARTEST GIRL IN TOWN”

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Music.

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“Waikikl A Wedding.” with Bing Crosbv, Bob Burns, Martha Raye Si Cihiriey Ross. at 135, - 1:45, 3:8 5:55 and 10:05.

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Follies.” cast.

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time,’ EW and Nelo, Foy, 4:21, 7:03 and 9:45

LYRIC

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OHIO

“Great Guy.” ; Also ‘Smartest Girl in Town.”

Ann Sothern. AMBASSADOR

Playground.” and_ Chester Number."

with James Cagnev. with

. with Morris. with Ann

The Devil's Richard Dix Also ‘Dangerous

‘Sothern. AlaM0 “The Black Legion.’ with Hunphe.

rev Bogart. Also he Traitor,” wit Tim McCoy.

Music Ticke

Drive Opened

Feuerlicht to Make Luncheon Talk.

Rabbi Morris M. Feuerlicht was

| to address workers for the 20th annual National Federation of Music

Clubs festival, to be held here April 23-28, at a luncheon today in the Arthur Jordan Conservatory of

The season ticket campaign was

| opened today, with the first report

due next Monday. Festival programs will include 14 | concerts. Most spectacular event on the program, according to advance announcement, will be the finals of the young artists and student musicians contests on Monday, April 26. Artists who are to give concerts

during the week will act as judges.

They include John Charles Thomas, Metropolitan Opera Co. baritone; Rudolph Gang,

Nikolai Sokoloff, former conductor of the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra. ; More than 1000 young artists are competing in state and district contests in piano, violin, voice and

Beryl Rubenstein | and John Powell, pianists; and Dr. |

in a Tibetan |

screen translation of the James Hilton novel. It will | open April 16 for a week’s run at the Indiana.

Sara Miller Plays Novel

Music in New Auditorium —

By JAMES THRASHER

With the playing of “The Star Spangled Banner,” Sara Miller, local | pianist, yesterday afternoon inaugurated both her annual Indianapolis | piano recital and the new auditorium of the Indiana War Memorial.

To consider | cally most satisfactory. There is | warmth and dignity in the varied | ben marbles of the walls, the lighting is excellent, the seats, comfortable. It may be hoped that the | auditorium will be available for many such occasions, for it fills one of the city’s most urgent wants. There was new music as well as architecture to delight: a good-sized |audience. Miss Miller's first two groups consisted of works of Spanish composers which were given | their first Indianapclis performance. | From the 18th Century there were | two sonatas by Padre Soler and one | by Mateo Ferrer, and from our own

- day a suite, “Suburbs,” by ‘the Cata-

lan composer, Mompou. Both the ancient and modern music was pleasant though frankly derivative. The Soler and = Ferrer <onatas bore clever evidence of Domenico Scarlatti’s long residence in Madrid. The contemporary suite seemed to be in Ravel's best man- | ner, which isn’t Mr. Mompou's. In their interpretation, Miss Miller delivered some of her best playing of the afternoon. The first group was

opera voice. Fifty-six will come to Indianapolis for the semifinals Saturday and Sunday and the two best in each classification will enter the finals.

each for winners in piano, voice and | violin and $500 each for the two best singers in opera voice. Additional awards are offered by the Schubert Memorial, Inc., an appearance with

the Philadelphia Orchestra in Philadelphia and New York for the best instrumentalist and a major role at the Metropolitan Opera for the opera’ voice winner who passes a | Metropolitan audition. . Mrs. Ruth Haller Ottaway, New | York, is chairman of young artists’ contests which have been a feature of federation festival programs since 1913 and have introduced many young artists. who have attained Jilineion in the concert or opera field.

TONIGHT RODEO

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Federation awards include $1000 |

ie auditorium briefly before the afternoon's music, the {new hall is a handsome one acousti- ©

in crisply polite classic style, done with clarity and well graded dynamics. Mompou's music likewise came in for sympathetic treatment, with all the necessary color and grasp of humorous content. f

Fugue Unhampered . There followed the Prelude, Chorale and Fugue of Franck. Until the fugue Miss Miller's playing betrayed a certain diffidence and lack of conviction, but as the contrapun-

tal web tightened to its final im-| interpretation | tress and spectator. arose to the occasion. The pianist’s | | story idea that grew into the Jean

| technical equipment is a dependa-

pressive climax, the

ble and brilliant. one, and she declaimed the fugue unhampered by its numerous pitfalls. Eight of the. too-seldom heard Brahms Waltzes in Op. 39 and the same composer's Sonata, Op. 5 formed the program's concluding half. It was an elusive and difficult group, though of entirely different natures, and the soloist gave a commendable account of the music. In the lavendler-like waltzes those of more heroic character were heard to best advantage. An undue sentimentality seemed to rob the others of their inherent simplicity. This was the first time, I bélieve, that Miss Miller has played the Brahms sonata in public. Aiready she shows an intelligent and musicianly appraach to its content and tolerable command of its digital problems. This sonata is not one which becomes part of its interpreter's nature in the short matter of a year or so. Until the seasoning of time one has no need to expect a full revelation of its substance. It is great music, however, even in the process of growing, and as such afforded pleasure in yesterday’s performance.

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WiLL HAYS PRAISES NEW FILMS IN’ ANNUAL INDUSTRY REPORT

Fanny Brice Fears Next Movie Role

Actress Talks About, Others, Especially Gypsy Lee.

“I'm a tired woman.” A gracious apology in a familiar dialect issued from amidst pillows and covers in a Hotel Antlers bedroom. The speaker was ‘Fannie Brice. She had arrived in town with the rest of the “Ziegfeld Follies” company an hour before. The train ride from St. Louis was rough, she said, and it had worn her out. So, if the interviewer didn’t mind, the conversation might as well be carried on in comfort. The apology, incidentally, was the only time Miss Brice used the dialect that has made her famous. She is quiet, pleasant and unassuming. Most of her words are in commendati of others, and her particular #lrrent enthusiasm is Gypsy Rose } Miss Lee is her “roommate,” and was being interviewed in the next room while this conversation was going on. The statuesque Minsky graduate will leave the company shortly after the Indianapolis engagement, which opens at English’'s tonight, for Hollywood and pictures. “She's a sensation,” Miss Brice assured me. :

Particular About Movies

A little insistence brought forth the information that Miss Brice herself has signed a 40-week contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, to take effect when the “Follies” closes at the end of May. She doesn't know what they will have her do—probably comedy with a touch of sentiment, she thinks. “Maybe I'll just go ou: there and get paid. for lying around in the sun. But they'll probably cross me up and put me to work. Probably they'll make me a Jewish Marie Dressler.” Miss Brice hopes she won't be run in as “comedy relief” in a picture. “If I can’t be a character I can believe in, I'm no good,” she said.

Conceived Recent Film

The comedienne, it developed, likes motion pictures, both as acIt was her

Arthur-Charles Boyer picture, “History Is Made at Night,” which showed at the Circle last week. She intended making it into a “short,” but gave the ‘idea to a Hollywood script writer instead. She's like that. Miss Brice is no stranger to picture work. She starred in the second sound picture ever made, and was seen last year in “The Great Ziegfeld.” “Picture making isn't so different when you get used to it,” she continued. “When things quiet down and the director says ‘Camera’ you get that same feeling as when you're waiting in the wings. . Only you have to underplay everything for pictures instead of projecting the performance to the audience.”

Friedman Death Mourned

Miss Brice’s future plans may be altered by the recent death of Dave Friedman, who wrote the present “Follies” and ‘was the author of Miss Brice's sketches for many years. She said she never expects to find anyone to replace him.

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Stock companies throughout the

| country long ago discovered revivals

of “Sis Hopkins” a profitable practice. The Indianapolis unit of the Federal Players bririgs us the newest interpretation of the famed Hoosier comedy in which Rose Melville starred for many years and which has been played numerous times by stock groups and Little Theater organizations from Coast to Coast. Betty Anne Brown returns after several weeks’ absence from Keith's to play the {itle role created by Miss Melville. Comedy of a rietous kind predominates in “Sis Hopkins,” although there is romance and sentiment which is said to be heart touching. | As Sis Hopkins, Miss Brown will play an awkward country girl, who, as the story develops, grows into a charming ‘and beautiful young woman who successfully matches wits with the city slickers who are about to seize her father’s Posey County farm. Jack Duval and Ruth King will be Pa and Ma Hopkins, respectively, and the supporting cast will inciude Ira B. Klein, Herbert Sloan, Vera Massey, William V. Schneider; Ruth

Betty Anne Brown

Benefiel, Gene Brittain, C’Mari De Schipper and Bernice Jenkins. “Sis Hopkins” opens tonight for a week's stay at Keith's. The curtain, as usual, will be at 8:30 o'clock.

Neil Firestone to Take ‘Secret Service’ Lead

Neil Firestone returns to the Civic Theater boards Friday after nine years’ absence to play the leading role in William Gillette's popular and

perennial “Secret Service.”

His role of Capt. Thorne, a Federal spy during the Civil War, was

created by Mr. Gillette more than

ticularly difficult because the author wrote it for himself, to display his y Director Frederick Burleigh considered sev- |

great dramatic ability.

eral Spl for the part before selecting 1 Firestone. “Secret Service” is set in Richmond, Va. during the Civil War, and most of the actors represent

and read them intermittently. One was from a 14-year-old girl with aspirations to follow in the star's footsteps. | Her mother wanted her to write for some of Miss Brice’s old sketehes “which she never would use again.” Another letter requested an autograph with the foot note, “Don’t disappoint me.” She opened a bulky envelope. “It’s a comedy skit,” she said. It's from someone on Park Ave. so it must be good. “Here,” over with a wry smile. want to die laughing?”

she added, handing it

Just then a man brought in a sheaf of letters. Miss Brice opened

“Do you

40 years ago. It is said to be. par-

| Confederate soldiers or Confederate | civil authorities.

Other leading roles and support|ing parts in the Civic production, which opens the usual six-perform-ance stand Friday night at the ‘Playhouse, will be played by Gar|rett Olds, Helen Morton, Fanchon Fattig, Bill Shirley, Joan Dougan,

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