Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 June 1937 — Page 12

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COMING

Doubles for | Presidents Big Problem

This Is | Apollo Film, Based on | Death of McKinley.

My Affair,"

were only beginning. It was comparatively easy to pro- | vide this trio of stars for the f{ic-| tional story of “This Is My Affair,” | set in the time of the McKinley and | Theodore Poosevelt administrations. | But to find players to impersonate Roosevelt, McKinley, Admiral Dewey | and other important men of the period was a harder task. layers not only had to resemble characters they | were to represent. but thev had to speak and act as these national figures spoke and acted. The studio knew there are many persons who knew Mr. Roosevelt, Mr. McKinley | and Admiral Dewey. and who would | notice any discrepancy in Makeup, | actions, voice or temperament.

| Studied Part Six. Months

Sidney Blackmer, cast as Teddy Roosevelt, spent six months study- | ing Roosevelt's pictures, phonograph ! recordings of his speeches, personal |

accounts and stories before he would risk even an audition before Producer Darryl F. Zanuck. He found the ex-President’s fa- | mous perpetual squint hardest to imitate, but former associates of Mr. Roosevelt who saw Mr. Blackmer’s characterization assured him his impersonation was “remarkable.” Frank Conroy is seen as William McKinley, and Robert McWade impersonates Admiral Dewey.

Doubles Are Available

Though creation of these parts admittedly was a difficult task, even for experienced actors, studio officials learned both Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. McKinley have many doubles in Hollywood's extra ranks. Nineteen Roosevelt doubles turned up at 20th Century-Fox. studios to apply for the role awarded Mr.. Blackmer, and eight McKinley doubles asked for the part of the assassinated President. Although the film is based in part on the assassination of President McKinley and Mr. Roosevelt's becoming President death, the story is entirely fictional.

Allen Rivkin and Lamar Trotti. In costarring Miss Stanwyck and

will be

| | |

‘Victor McLaglen, Brian Donlevy.

Story—Bank robberies sweep naval officer sworn to secrecy by

murder, McKinley is shot,

day. | |

Melvyn Douglas. " married, falls in love with her.

rushes back to Parj

dialogue. Story of girl who, after

Henry, orchestras, and other radio stars. by Gus Meins.

dom. gets socialite’s former job. has prison record. Story breaks, when pardon arrives.

Nigel Bruce, Constance Collier. Aben Kandel and Akos Tolnay.

nified advertising methods. with® his daughter.

Mayfields and Virginia, dancers; chorus.

Charles Winninger.

manager also loves girl.

up, settle strike.

‘Opening Tomorrow

Apollo “THIS IS MY AFFAIR”—Robert Taylor,

original screen play by Allan Rivkin and Lamar Trotti.

gang, find “brains” behind crime wave. Arrested with gangsters for officer discovers. mob head, writes information. Meanwhile Officer is about to be executed when girl goes to Theodore Roosevelt, discovers unopened letter to McKinley, saves

Circle (Second Week) “I MET HIM IN PARIS"—Claudette Colbert, Produced and directed by Wesley Ruggles. Story—American girl in Paris meets two American writers. One, The other tries to keep them apart. During week at Alpine resort, writer's estranged wife arrives. Girl to marry boy from home. She winds up by falling in love with chaperoning author.

Indiana “ECSTASY” with Hedy Keissler.

man, finds happiness with youth her own age.

Loew’s

“THE HIT PARADE”—Phil Regan, Frances Langford, Louise Pert Kelton, Carl Hoff, Eddy Duchin, Duke Ellington and

Story—Publicity agent builds up socialite singer to radio fame, is fired. To retaliate, he picks up unknown siriger, takes her to star-

“THUNDER IN THE CITY”—Edward G. Robinson, Luli Deste, Screen play by Robert Sherwood,

Story—High-pressure salesman is sent to England to learn digMeets impoverished duke, falls in love Tries to develop nobleman’s mine, only asset. Is crossed by rival, forced to sell out. America, finds duke’s daughter has decided to go along.

Lyric :

“PARK AVENUE REVUE” on stage—Jack Pepper and Sammy Cantor; the Five Maxellos. acrobats; Jack Leonard, comedian; the

“THE GO-GETTER” on screen—George Brent, Anita Louise, Directed by Busby Berkeley.

Story—Shipping company head gives young man job over partners’ opposition. Newcomer becomes crack salesman. Falls in love with stenographer who turns out to be boss’ daughter. Boss disapproves marriage of salesman and daughter, sends him to Shanghai. lumber strike comes, men refuse to bargain with anyone but absent salesman. He and bride finally jump off boat in life belts, are picked

Barbara Stanwyck, Directed by William A. Seiter;

United States in. 1890s. Young President McKinley, told to join Robert Young, Both writers follow.

Foreigh film with English unfortunate marriage with older

Produced by Nat Levine; directed

Ousted favorite finds new singer new star is about to give self u

But as he prepares to return to

Burns and ‘White; | Janet Reed;

General

Girl elopes with him. When

Conservatory Students To Present 3 Recitals

Arthur Jordan Conservatory students will be heard in three recitals

this evening, as well as programs tomorrow and

. The first of tonight's recitals is

Saturday nights. booked for 7 o'clock at the school’s

branch studio, 3411 N. Pennsylvania St., and will present the “A” band

under Charles Henzie's

direction. This is to be followed at 8 o'elock by a

program given by 31 piano students of Mrs. Leone Kinder Rickman,

Glenn O. Friermood and Mae En-® following his | gle will present voice students in

; recital at 8:30 o'clock in Odeon Hall, It was written for the screen by 106 E. North St

Those taking part

Lucille Chaffee, Mary

Mr. Taylor, Twentieth Century-Fox | Fleaka, Gladys Barker, Sylvia Watpresents as a movie romantic team |son, Mildred Knight; Cecelia Klein,

Hollywood's current No. 1 real-life romantic team. Reports have linked

the players since Mr. Taylor first ACTOR TO ENTER

crashed stardom a couple of years ago.

CASTING BEGINS FOR SENIOR FILM.

Times Special HOLLYWOOD, June 3.—Casting for “Danger—Love at Work” has been started with the assigning of J. Edward Bromberg and John Carradine to featured roles in the picture, starring Simone Simon. In this story by James Edward | Grant, Bromberg will portray the |

school, while Carradine will enact the part of an artist who so thoroughly despises the work of others that he even considers Rembrandt a dauber.

LAST DAY! | JON THE STAGE

Featuring > TALE TWINS BOBBY PINKUS BILLY BAIRD THE 3 BYRONS

PUBLIC NOTICE

Ldvise you judge for yourself whether Federal Authorities were justified in originally banning “Ecstasy,” the Czechoslovakian beautiful musical ' English talking film that received the international award at Venice. “ECSTASY’ is not obscene, vulgar or coarse; “briefly it is a symbolic picture designed for adult consumption.”

GLIDER IN CONTEST

| By United Press

HOLLYWOOD, June 3.—Harvey Stephens, | movie actor, groomed a tihy glider named “Little Buckaroo” today for the eighth annual national soaring contest in Elmira, N. Y., starting June 26. The actor designed and pilots the ship himself. It weighs only 230 pounds and has a 46-foot wingspread.

SWIM-DANCE

WESTLAKE

PAUL COLLINS’ ORCHESTRA Every evening except Monday.

Richard Strottier, Harry Winebrenner and Richard Trittipo. Bomar Cramer, Concervatory piano department head, is to present Miss Marian Laut in recital at 8:30 p. m. tomorrow in the Odeon. Miss Laut will play music by Bach, Beethoven, Debussy, Chopin and Liszt. On Saturday evening at 8 p. m. in the same auditorium, there will be a program by 23 advanced students cof the piano, violin, wind instrument and dancing departments. The public has been invited to attend all performances.

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Choir Picks

Its Leaders

150- Voice Organization To Begin Rehearsals

This Summer.

With its membership goal of 150 reached, the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir is to start rehearsals at the end of the summer to prepare for appearances with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra during the coming season..

Choir officers are to be appointed from a board of directors elected last night at a meeting in the Indiana University Extension Building. Directors elected to serve for one year were Fermor S. Cannon, John White, Dwight Peterson, M. E.

he Continental film star, Hedy Keissler, and a supporting player : This much-discussed Czechoslovakian photoplay will be shown at the thdiana for a week beginning tomorrow.

in a pcene from “Ecstasy.”

Rennard and C. C. Hogue. Directors named to serve for two years were Clarence Elbert, Mrs,

Mrs.. Frank Hoke and Miss Mary Orvis. Those elected for a three year term - are Louis Schwitzer, Leonard A. Strauss, Ernst Heberlein,- Pierre Goodrich and [Ralph Clayton. Elmer A. Steffen, the choir’s conductor, expressed a hope that the choir’s growth would be upon as firm a foundation as that by the orchestra under the direction of its founder, Perdinand Schaefer.

WHAT, WHEN, WHERE

APOLLO

“Kid Galahad.” with Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis. Humphrey Bogart at 11: 23. 1.27, 13:31, 5:35. 7:39

CIRCLE :

“I Met Him in Paris,” with Claudette Colbert. Robert Nona 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 Strsen at 11:33, 2:18, 5:03. 7:48 and Vaudeville, with holisweod Ingelyees, on stage at 1:15, 4. 5 and

LOEW'S

“They Gave Him a Gun,” Spencer Tracy. Gladys Franchot To5: at, 11, :50. :40, : and 10:20. Also ‘* st.’ with Laurst Znd Hardy. at 12:40. 3:33. 6:24

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Sneed yay Frolics” on stage at 1:01 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

“Dodsworth.” with Ruth Chatterton and Walter Huston. Also “Don’t Tell the Wife,” with Guy Kibbee and Una Merkel.

AMBASSADOR “Personal Property,” with Jean

Harlow and Robert Taylor. Also When's Your Birthday?’ with Joe

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| HOLLYWOOD, June 3.—Joe E. | Brown was back |in Hollywood, stretching the famqus wide mouth to an extra large grin over son Joe | L. Brown's graduatign from Mercer-

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3155 E. 10th Comfortably COOL Fors Open 5:45

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Double Feature Herbert Wicozen € “PRESIDENT'S MYSTER 2 Wm. Boyd “BURNING GoLp”

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6116 E. Wash. GOLDEN Double Feature Robert a onizemery “PICCADILLY JIM Edmund Lowe ‘ESPIONAGE”

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Roscoe Karns Marsha Hunt “MURDER GOES TO| COLLEGE” _El ‘Brendel Comedy—Cartoon

BI, I J oO U 114 E. Washingion

Double Feature Deanna Durbin “THREE SMART GIRLS” Buck Jones “EMPTY SADDLES” WEST SIDE

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Tonight’s Feature “LOVE 1S NEWS’

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Double Feature Wm. Powell “THE EX-MRS. BRADFORD” “FIRE OVER ENGLAND”

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~ ~ Pros. & Churchman AVALON ‘theicfoivg “THE BIG

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Double Feature Virginia Bruce “WHEN LOVE IS YOUNG” ‘LIVING | DANGEROUSLY"

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