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OPERA

* Music for ~ Shorts Pure, ‘He Believes

'Movie Feature Tells Story in Song" Antheil Declares.

5 By JAMES THRASHER

The animated cartoon is es‘sentially the purest form of ‘opera, in the opinion of the American composer, George Antheil. a If Wagner, Verdi and the rest of the operatic greats were listening when Mr. Antheil made this pronounce-

ment, there must have been an epidemic of turnings-over in the grave. Yet the idea isn’t as crazy as it sounds. And there will be plenty of musicians and Mickey Mouse fans to back him up. “The cartoon makes use of ‘business music’ and tells its story in song. That's all in the tradition of grand opera, and may show us the "way to the popular film-opera of tomorrow,” the composer states. If anyone will take Marcia Davenport’s suggestion and listen to a Walt Disney sound track with his eyes closed, then listen to a broadcast grand opera (though that can’t be done until next season) he will see the intrinsic truth of Mr. Antheil's statement.

Such an experiment brings the.

astonishing conclusion that Wagner and Mr. Disney's unheralded coniposers are blood-brothers as regards musical purpose. Of the serious composers, only Wagner approaches these clever little comedy scores in the illustration of mood . and action through the orchestra.

I've listened to “Mickey Mouse” || without lobking, and it is an en- |

lightening experience. Has a Lot of Ideas

Mr. Antheil has a lot of . ideas about music's relation to the ginema, gained since he went to Hollywood to score Cecil B. DeMille's “The Plainsman.” He did .an excellent job and is stil there, writing sound track music while he is waiting to supervise production on his opera. “John Brown's Body,” for the next Metropolitan season. The last of Mr. Antheil’s screen music heard here was in “Make Way for Tomorrow,” which was not‘able for a clever tone portrayal of New York City. This 35-year-old ‘composer is contributing something

o motion picture art, and I also

t think the movies are doing him good. His previous work has leaned la bit toward abstract mechanism, but that’s no good for the movie audience. So his Hollywood work has more of simplicity, emotional expression and warmth, qualities that will be bringing pleasure when calculated dissonance is forgotten for something else. : Another interesting point in the composer's observation is the economical advantage of good music to the produéer. He says that by emphasizing music instead of background, he was able to cut down the size of some of Mr. DeMille’s sets in “The Plainsman.” “Directors have discovered that, with an authentically atmospheric score back of the action, they can suggest Shanghai with only two people talking in a room—where formerly the§ had to have a street scene with ny coolies and bouncing rickshaws,” Mr. Antheil points out. ;

THROAT INFECTION KEPT LUISE HOME ee

By United Press - 8 HOLLYWOOD, June 1. — Luise Rainer, Viennese actress, was confined To her home today with a _ throat infection. Doctors said the ailment was not serious and the star would be back before the cameras in a few days making “Fhe Big City.”

GOES BARE-HEADED -

Betty Furness is so tired of being “Kidded” about her unusual hats, that she has gone on a strike—and will wear none at all. Even when _ she goes on trips, or to formal gatherings, she goes bare-headed.

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Times Special

HOLLYWOOD, June 1.—

eral manager. The announcement

Samuel Goldwyn. “The lineup will include

Schaefer stated.

United Artists to Release = Film Program

United artibts ‘producers will spend 26 million dollars on productions for release during the 1937-1938 season, it was announced today by George J. Schaefer, vice president and gen-

followed the annual stockholders’

meeting attended by Dr. A. H.| Giannini, chairman and president; Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, |Charles Chaplin, Alexander Korda and

20 Hollywood-made features in addition to the London film productions sponsored by Alexander Korda,” Mr.

ed, “will be discussed in detail at two regional | sales conferences scheduled early in June, one in New jYork, the other in Chicago.” \ Among the Samuel Goldwyn proiductions on this year’s list, the ¥following films will be included: “Dead End,” the stage success now under the direction of William Wyler, with Sylvia Sidney, Joel McCrea, Humphrey Bogart, Wendy Barrie, Claire Trevor and Allen Jenkins. “Stella Dallas” Listed “Stella Dallas,” which King. Vidor is directing with Barbara Stanwyck, John Boles, Anne Shirley and Alan Hale. It will be completed within the next 10 days. “The Hurricane,” by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall, Authors of “Mutiny on the Bounty,” now being directed by John Ford. *“The Adventures of Marco Polo,” with Gary Cooper and Sigrid Gurie, scheduled for the cameras on June 10. ; “The Goldwyn Follies,” a technicolor extravaganza slated for early July production. . “The Cowboy dnd the Lady,” with Mr. Cooper and Merle Oberon. Among the pictures to be released by Mr. Korda, the following have been set: | ! “Knight “ Without Armor,” with Marlene Dietrich and Robert Donat. “Four Feathers,” a Donat feature. “The Divorce of Lady X,” starring Miss Oberon. A second Oberon picture in technicolor also is scheduled. Mr. Chaplin will produce one production during the season. Selznick International’s 1937-1938 program will be headed by: “The Prisoner of Zenda,”

nearing

John Cromwell, with a” cast including Ronald Colman, Madeleine Car-~ ‘roll, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Mary Astor, C. Aubrey Smith, Raymond Massey and David Niven. “Nothing Sacred,” Technicolor feature with ' Carole Lombard and Fredric March. “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” Mark Twain’s story which will be filmed with H. C. Potter directing. On the Walter Wanger schedule are the following: .

“Walter Wanger’s Vogues of 1938,”

: \ Ja BILLY BAIRD THE 3 BYRONS

The Film the World Is Whispering About

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PAUL COLLINS’ ORCHESTRA

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| TACOMA

nearing completion under Irving Cummings’ direction in Technicolor, with Warner Baxter, Joan Bennett, Helen Vinson, Alan Mowbray and the famous Wanger models. “52nd Street,” with Harold Young directing a cast which includes Ian Hunter, Leo Carrillo, Pat Patterson, Ella Logan, Sid Silvers, Zasu Pitts, Maria Shelton and Kenny Baker. “Carelessly,” with Joan Bennett. “Stand-In,” with Leslie Howard starred and Tay Garnet directing. “Personal History,” from the book by Vincent Sheehan with Miss Carroll heading the cast.

Treated for Insect Bite

Cameraman Believed Spider Victim.

Times Special \ . HOLLYWOOD, June 1.—Coming on the heels of a poisonous insect bite that sent Marlene Dietrich home for two days, a similar experience has been suffered by Charles Lang, her cameraman. He was sent to the studio hospital to be treated for what is believed to be a’black widow bite on the neck. It occurred on the set where he is photographing Ernst - Lubitsch’s “Angel.” Miss Dietrich was stung last week by an insect believed to be a bee, brought into her dressing room in a bouquet of flowers. The bite under her left eye made it necessary for Lubits h to shoot around her part with Herbert Marshall and Melvyn Dougl Lang was able to return to his camera immediately after emergency treatment.

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Tomorrow—“DODSWORTII”

WHAT, WHEN, WHERE

APOLLO

“Kid Galahad,” with Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis,. Humphrey Bogart, at 11:23, 1.27, 3:31, 5:35, 7:39 and 9:43,

CIRCLE

“I Met Him in Paris,” with Claudette Colbert, Robert Young Melvyn Douglas, at 11:54, 1:58, 4:02, 6:06, 8:10 and 10:14.

INDIANA

“Love From a Stranger,” with Ann Harding and Basil Rathbone, on screen at 11:33, 2:18, 5:03, 7:484and

10:25. Vaudeville, with Hollywood Ingots, on stage at 1:15, 4, 6:45 and

LOEW'S

“They Gave Him a Gun,” Spencer Tracy, Gladys George, Franchot ,.. 1:50, 4:40, 7:30

‘Way Out West,” with Laurel and Hardy, at 12:40, 3:33. 6:24 and 9:15. 1 LYRIC

“Speedway Frolics” on sta :01, "3:54, 6:37 and 9:30. ‘Charlie Chan at the Olympics,” on screen at 11:37, 2:30, 5:23, 8:06 and 10:32.

OHIO

“On the Avenue,” with Dick Bowell and Madeleine Carrol. Also ‘White oman,’ with Carole Lombard and Charles Laughton.

AMBASSADOR

“Waikiki Wedding.” with Bing Crosby. Also ‘The Thinker,” with Ken Murray.

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ALAMO

“Seventh Heaven,”

with Simone Simon, Also ‘“Two-Gun Law.”

Rathbone Saves Bobby After Dive

By United Press : HOLLYWOOD, June 1.—A movie rescue not scheduled in the script, starring Bobby Breen, star, Basil Rathpone, leading man,

; the cameras at Malibu Lake, Bobby struck his head

and Kurt Keumann, director, dived in and pulled the boy to shore. After several days recuperation-‘at

home, Bobby was expected to return |:

to work.

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Rustlers of Red Dog—-No. 12 WEST SIDE Howard & Blaine Tonight's Feature Warren William “OUTCAST” Short Subjects

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Illinois and 84th ke | T Z - Double Feature : s Jeanette MacDonald “MAYTIME” _“RACKETEERS IN EXILE” i | 1500 Roosevelt Ave. Hollywood

Double Feature Claudette Colbert “MAID OF SALEM” **SEA DEVILS”

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Famous Americans of the 1890s will come to life on the local screen when “This Is My Affair,” featuring Robert Taylor, Barbara

Stanwyck and Victor McLaglen, opens at the Apollo on Friday. At

New Policy Announced

Federal Theater to Have Its Openings on Fridays.

To allow more time for rehearsals and improvement of technical details, Federal Theater units throughout the country, includigg the Indianapolis group, have adopted a Friday night opening policy, play to run for nine nights. : Openings will be every other Fri< day night, instead of each Monday evening as formerly. In announcing the new policy, Dr. Lee R. Norvelle,. Federal Theater state director, explained that the

system is necessary to allow more time between openings for perfection of new bills. i The first Friday night opening will bring to Keith’s this week the comedy, “Candle Light,” adapted for the stage by P. G. Wodehouse from original script by Siegfried Geyer. Gertrude Lawrence and Leslie Howard created the leading. roles in Gil-

«| bert Miller’s Broadway production.

The story concerns a romantically inclined butler who impersonates his master to impress a woman with

| whom he is in love.

Noel Warwick, who recently joined the local unit after appearing with the New York troupe, will have an important role, Warwick played with William Hodge in “Thg Old Rascal” and had the title role in “Young Woodley” during its Chicago run and the title role of “Jonsey” during its New York run.

FAMOUS AMERICANS OF NINETIES COME TO LIFE IN FILM

the left Miss Stanwyck is seen with Sidney Blackmer as Theodore Roosevelt and Robert McWade as Admiral Dewey. Frank Conroy impersonates William McKinley (right) in a scene with Mr. Taylor. ‘

Director, Wife Now Americans

By United Press -f HOLLYWOOD, June 1.—Leading a series of film folk including Mar+ lene Dietrich who wish to renounce their German allegiance, Wilhelm Deiterle, movie director from Berlin and his wife, Charlotte Hagenbruch,

‘former German actress, were Amer+

ican citizens today. | They obtained their papers yesterday at naturalization ceremonies before Federal Judge Leon Yankwich. The couple came to the United States six years ago. Miss Dietrich recently filed her first citizenship papers.

JOAN CRAWFORD ENDS VACATION

Times Special % HOLLYWOOD, June 1. — Joan Crawford today ends a six-weeks’ vacation to start preparations for “The Bride Wore Red,” a role which. has just been assigned her. The story of a woman's struggle to find happiness in the lowly surroundings of her birth will offer

Miss Crawford ‘her newest dramatic |'

role. The film is adapted. from Ferenc Molnar’s “The Girl From

Trieste” and will be directed by

Dorothy Arzner.

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Films Raid Broadcasts For Talent

| Turn Tables on Radio to

Get Stars and 'Hit . Parade’ Title.

Although the picture producers frequently raise a hue and crysagainst radio’s “pirating” of their best talent, they aren’t averse to repaying the networks in kind now and then.

‘In “Hit Parade,” which comes to Loew’s Friday, Republic Pictures has borrowed a title as well as all the headliners from the roster of air stars, All the featured performers gained their first fame outside the film studios and at present are prominent broadcasters. . Frances Langford and Phil Regan are the stars, assisted by such air luminaries as Al Pearce and His Gang; Moiasses and January and Pick and Pat (who are the same people); Oscar and Elmer, Ed Thorgersen, George’ Givot, “The Voice of Experience,” and the orchestras of Carl Hoff, Duke Ellington. and Eddy Duchin, Strictly movie talent in the cast includes Louise Henry, Pert Kelton, Monroe Owsley, Johnny Arthur and J. Farrell MacDonald. : Among other things, the picture should give patrons a chance for a look as well as a listen to leading exponents of the three distinct types of popular music interpretation.

Paul Whiteman school of directors. Mr. Whiteman made jazz history when he organized an orchestra with full string representation and saxophone’ players doubling in the orchestral wood-wil instruments. His followers have ¢lung to the same “symphonic” style, with later additions of piano accordions and such things. The Duchin ensemble is all to the “sweet” side, in the manner of Guy Lombardo and Rudy - Vallee. He doesn’t drop the fiddles like the Lombardos, or follow Rudy’s lead in getting rid of the brasses, but his style is similar. And of course he features his own piano playing. Then, on the “swing” front; there is a top representative in the Elling= ton outfit who gives the trumpets and trombones their heads. The orchiestra’s contribution to the com=ing [picture is said to be definitely ‘Harlem, as might be expected. On the same bill Loew’s will offer “Thunder in the City,” with Edward G. Robinson.. The erstwhile “Little Caesar” is cast as a high-pressure promoter who goes to England to learn dignified advertising methods and finds out a great deal else besides.” Luli Deste, star of English and German pictures and the Vieenna stage, plays opposite him,

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