Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 April 1937 — Page 24

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Reward of.

Hard Work And Praise

Popular Demand Results In Recall to Stage of Lyric Theater.

By JAMES THRASHER Anyone who thinks hard work usually goes unrewarded, should consider the case of Dave Apollon. Mr. Apollon, who brings his revue, “Star Parade of 1937,” to the Lyric stage tomorrow, is one of the hardest workers in show business. Anyone who has seen the Russian balalaika virtuoso

master of ceremonies very often knows that the size of the town or the audience makes no difference. He's noted for working himself into a state bordering | on exhaustion four or five shows a | day—and every day. Well, Mr. Apollon's reward comes in the fact that he is being brought back to the Lyric for the second time this season, and by popular | demand. That is different than re- | turning a picture for a second showing. Called by Faithful

The Lyric’s regular patrons, and they number up into the thousands, are faithful, but not particularly demonstrative. Over a period of time they develop a sort of connioseur attitude. They know what's good, and the performers bad better deliver, that's all. So when they rise up and ask to see a bill twice in one season, it's a tribute to something or other. Maybe hard work. These patrons wills remember Mr. Apollon’s entourage from a few months back. There is Bobby Brent, the clever puppeteer, and Johnny Woods, who impersonates radio stars. You'll also see again Charles and | Charlotte Lamberton, the sensational deaf-mute dancing team. They're really brother anc sister.

Others in Cast

Others are Toni Lane, singer; Lyda Sue, acrobatic control dancer; Harold Aloma, Hawaiian guitarist: Yvonne Moray, called “the world's | tiniest blues singer”; Johnny Barnes, | tap dancer; Ruth Del Rio. Mexican dancer: a dancing chorus and a 15piece “tropical swing band.” | On the screen is an adaptation of Dodie Smith's New York and London stage hit, “Call It a Day.” It's the story of what happens to an English family on the first day of § spring. Spring being what it fis, even in England, it would seem that | there is possibility for a bumper crop | of comedy situations.

“STAR PARADE =

Opening Tomorrow

Apollo “TOP OF THE TOW a Doris Nolan, George Murphy, Ella Logan, Gertrude Nissen, Hugh Herbert, Gregory Ratoff, Henry Armetta and Mischa Auer] Directed by Ralph Murphy: original story by Lou Brock and Robert Benchley: screen play by Browne Holmes and Charles Graysgn; dances arranged and directed by Gene Snyder; music numbers by [Jimmy McHugh and Harold Adamson.

Story—Heiress undertakes to dance in night club, but orchestra

director persuades her to give up idea when her guardians threaten .

her charge of show, and she puts on fantastic production, which is

to fire him if she stays in he pi Then she persuades uncles to give saved from being a “flop” by orchestra leader.

Circle “QUALITY STREET”—With Katharine Hepburn, Franchot Tone, Eric Blore, Fay Bainter, Cora Witherspoon, Estelle Winwood, Helena Grant and Florence Lake; directed by George Stevens; screen play by Mortimer Offner and Allan Scott from play by Sir James M. Barrie. Story—Young English woman, living in little village on Quality St. with sister, is fascinated by dashing young physician, who, instead of proposing, spends 10 years in the Napoleonic Wars. He returns, but fails to recognize his sweetheart, to whom years-have not been kind. She masquerades as her own niece, hoping he will love her and propose, so she may ridicule him. He proposes, but there is no ridicule.

HEN’S YOUR BIRTHDAY”—With Joe E. Brown, Marian Marsh, Fred Keating, Edgar Kennedy, Maude Eburne and Suzanne Kaaren. Directed by Harry Beaumont; screen play by Harry Clork,

‘adapted by Harvey Gates, Malcolm Stuart Boylan and Samuel M.

Pike. Story—Third-rate fighter loses fight because, he believes, the stars are not right, and he takes up professional astrology. He gets Job in amusement park on suggestion of pretty lunch counter operator, and when her stand is attached by sheriff, she helps him, typing horoscopes. Astrologer, at party to entertain, becomes social lion, and old girl friend, who threw him over when he lost job, idolizes him. Former waitress, now in love with him, leaves angrily when she sees: girl kissing him. Promoter imports fighter to battle champion, but when fighter's stars are wrong, astrologer is forced to fight for him. .In hectic ending astrologer knocks out champion

and waitress returns with apology for deserting her astrologer- =

fighter and all ends happily. Indiana (At 8:30 p. m.; at 2:30 and 8:30 p. m. after tomorrow) “LOST HORIZON”-—With Ronald Coleman, Edward Everett Horton, H. B. Warner, Jane Wyatt, Sam Jaffe, Margo, John Howard, Thomas Mitchell and Isabel Jewell. Directed by Frank Capra; screen play by Robert Riskin from novel by James Hilton; photographed by Joseph Walker. Story—Four persons, kidnaped in alpine, are taken to Tibetan lamasery. Here they find century-old lamas living Utopian existences. Three visitors want to stay. One, a British diplomat, is offered leadership of group. He helps young friend to escape, then returns. Loew’s “PERSONAL PROPERTY”—With Jean Harlow, Robert Taylor, Reginald Owen, Una O'Connor, E. E. Clive, Cora Witherspoon and Marla Shelton. Directed by W. S. Van Dyke; screen play by Hugh Mills and Ernest Vajda. Story—Young brother in rich family gets job as butler in house of older brother's fiancee. Fiancee is reputedly wealthy, but actually is poor. On day of wedding, her furniture is attached, older brother is happy to escape marriage and young brother and: fortune seeker find they're in love. “RACKETEERS IN EXILE"—With George Bancroft, Evelyn Venable. and Wynne Gibson. Directed by Erle C. Kenton; screen

play by Harry Sauber and Robert Shannon.

Story—Racketeer, fearing reprisals. takes mob to small town, falls in love with small-town girl. Speaks at revival meeting, decides to organize tabernacle meetings. Is shot exposing racketeeis, but lives to go straight. Lyric “CALL IT A DAY”—With Olivia de Havilland, Ian Hunter, Anita Louise, Alice Brady, Roland Young and Frieda Inescort. Directed by Archie L. Mayo; screen play by Casey Robinson.

Story--The family of an accountant, who has been married happily for 20 years, gets badly upset on the first day of spring. He nearly has an affair with an actress; daughter plans to elope with a painter, who goes to Europe with his wife instead; accountant’s wife invites a friend to dinner and he falls in love with her, and other children and neighbors all have their difficulties, but all ends happily and comfortably for everyone by nightfall. “STAR PARADE OF 1937"— (On Stage) —With Dave Apollon as master of ceremonies, presenting Toni Lane, singer; Hale Sisters, rhythm dancers; Johnny Woods, impersonator; Charles and Charlotte Lamberton, dancing team; Harold Aloma, Hawaiian guitar player; Yvonne Moray, blues singer, and many others.

Archie Mayo is the director, and | the star-studded cast may be found | listed in the next column.

FRANCIS LOSES PET

“Weenie,” shund, which died ‘this week, will

have a permanent resting place and | two-way talents of Sid Silvers, ‘a memorial in a local animal ceme-

‘tery.

Fosteriana

The sound track recording of “Rainbow on the River” which starred Bobby Breen, has been presented to Foster Hall by Sol Lesser, president of Principal Productions, Inc, Culver City, Cal This latest addition to the local museum's Fosteriana collection includes recordings of Foster's “Camptown Races,” “Ring, Ring de Banjo,” “Old Folks at Home” and ‘“Swanee River.” . The presentation was made through the local RKORadio offices, which distributed the picture in Indiana.

i Fredric March, Olivia DeHavilland i “ANTHONY ADVERSE

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Events Are

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Choral Ensemble Will Be Heard at Scottish Rite Cathedral.

Three 1 scheduled tonight by Indianapolis musicians and organi-

zations. The Matinee Musicale’s Choral Ensemble, with Mrs. Richard * J. Sharpless, soprano soloist, will be heard at the Scottish Rite Cathedral. Bomar Cramer, pianist, will be presented in recital at School 57 by the Irvington Union of Clubs, and Norman L. Merrifield, pianist, and LaVerne Newsome, violinist, will be heard in recital at Crispus Attucks High School. The Choral Ensemble, under the direction of Elmer Andrew Steffen, will sing compositions by Clokey, Schubert, Spross and Gretscher.

Mrs. Sharpless’ solos will include “One Fine Day.” from Puccini's “Madame Butterfly”; songs by Cui, Walther, Horsman and Bishop and Parker's “Water Fay,” with the ensemble. Schubert's seiting of the 23d Psalm will be sung in memory of the late Fred Newell Morris, formerly. the chorus director. Paul Matthews will be at the organ for this number. The accompanying pianist will be Natalia Conner. Mr. Cramer will open his program with a. group by Scarlatti, Gluck-Brahms, Rameau-Godowsky and Bach. Five Chopin etudes are to follow. and the concluding group will include the Bachaus transcription of Richard Strauss’ “Serenade”; the Minuet from Bizet's “L'Arlesienne” Suite, in Rachmaninoff’s transcription; ‘The Maiden and the Nightingale” by Granados; an “Etude - Caprice” by Dohnanyi; Liszt's “Gnomenreigen” and the same composer's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 8. At Crispus Attucks, Mr. Newsom: and Mr. Merrifield, both of whom are on the school's music faculty, will present the following program

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2000 YEARS OF MYSTERY REVEALED AT LAST

comedian and writer, have been en- | listed by Walter Wanger for his | { forthcoming musical film, | Street,” based on night life along | New York's famous thoroughfare. | Silvers is to play the top comic role in *52nd Street,” as well as | contribute dialog to the. original | screen play by Grover Jones. Sil- { vers did the same double chose for | “Born to Dance” and “Broadway | Melody. » He says this is the only | way he can .assure himself a maxi- | mum number of “laugh” lines in | any film.

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APOLLO

"Fifty Roads to Town.” with Don Ameche and Ann Sothern, at 11:40 1:40, 3:40, 5:40. 7:40 and 9:40.

CIRCLE

“Walkiki Wedding. Crosby. Bob Burns. Shirley Bost at 11:35 5:85 and 10:0

INDIANA

“Cloistered.’’ picture of life in the Coqvehe of the Good Shepherd in As France, at 12:05, 2, 4, 6, 7:55

KEITH'S,

“Sis Hopkins." presented bv Federa] Players. Curtain at 8:15.

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“The Good Earth.” with Paul Muni, and Luise Rainer. at 2:30 and 8:30.

LYRIC

“Marked Woman." Dats and Humphrey Bogart, at 11:09, 2, 51. 7:42 and

10:32. The Ridge Follies (on stage) at 1. 3:5 6:42 and 9:23.

OHIO

“Anthony Adverse.” with Predric March. Also ‘‘A Lost Lady,” with Barbara Stanwyck.

AMBASSADOR

“When You're in Love,” with Grace * Moore and Cary Grant. Also “Sinners Take All” with Bruce Cabot and Margaret Lindsay.

ALAMO

‘Bonnie Scotland,” with Laurel and Hardy. Also “Racing Blood.’ with Prankie Darro and Rane Richmond. i

PLAYS IN REAL ROLE

Making his screen debut opposite Anne Shirley in “Too Many Wives,” John Morley, handsome young New York stage actor, plays the role of

with Bin arth Raye an , 1:45, 3:80,

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his first real life role in business.

NEGLECTS OLD HOME

For four years Jane Darwell has tried unsuccessfully to find time to visit her home on Puget Sound.

fo: the benefit ¢f the school's musical instrument fund: Chaconne Vitali Me, Newsoms Ballade in AFRat lr olden. Chopin ‘La Cathedral Bngloutie” Arabesque No. “Le petit ane blanc’ Mr. Merryfield Nachos: Desplanes Chorale ach-Spalding “Ave Maria” sche Wiihelm] Pantomime (‘El Amor Brujo') . de Falla-Kochanski c= Falla-Kochanski Newsome Concerto in A Minor (first movement)

Schumann Mr. Merryfield

‘“Intrada”

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THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1937

IN ENTERTAINMENT

Letty’ Title Appropriate

Play Originally 'Post Road’; Change for Tradition.

It seems very .appropriate that first drashould be called instead of “Post Road,” under which title it had a successful career. The angular musical comedienne, who will bring the play to English’s next Thursday night, has been

success

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mixed. up with “Letty” shows for several years. The first one was “So Long, Letty.’ Then there was “Linger Longer,

London music-hall ditty, “Linger Longer, Lucy.” All in all, there have been about four pieces containing the name, but all were musical shows. Miss Greenwood plays the part of a Connecticut spinster who lives on the .3oston Post Road and tdkes in “paying guests.” Through her quick wit a kidnaper is brought to justice. The actress, advance notices say, plays the part simply and sincerely, without her familiar mannerisms. But lest you feel cheated, she will present an afterpiece of the songs and comedy that made her famous. '

ALWAYS A GOOD SHOW

Letty,” which stemmed from an old.

U.S. Jury Indicts 2 of Marx Team

By United Press LOS ANGELES, April 15.—Grourho and Chico Marx, of the Marx Brothers: film comedy team, were under indictment today by a Fede eral grand jury on charges of vio= lating copyright laws. The indictment was based on charges by Carroll and Garrett Graham that the Marx Brothers had stolen their story, “The Hollywood Adventures of Mr. Dibble and Mr. Dabble,” and used it for a radio script.

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