Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 June 1937 — Page 6

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1937

WLW BROADCASTERS TO occupy LYRIC'S STAGE FOR WEEK

Former City Blues Singer

Mery Paxton Starred In Times- AGM Talent Hunt Movi. il}

While the Lyric Is preparing to welcome the WLW broadcasters who Will make up its stage attraction for the week beginning||June 18, here are some shojiwave biographies of a dlartet of

headliners.

Mary Paxton—She ised to be Mary Paxton Young when she lived in Indianapolis. After, graduating from Butler, she had [l3 weeks at WFBM. When that confract expired (last December) she tpok her blues singing to the Cincinnati station. She is heard in her own program on Tuesdays at 10:15 a. iim., and with Charles Dameron at 12:30 p. m. daily except Saturdays and Sundays.

Miss Paxton was chosen from 2500 applicants for the leading part in The. Times-MGM “search for talent” movie, “It Happered in Indianapolis.” She is 22, ceiie to Indianapolis as a child frcm Vicksburg, Miss., and made her radio bow when . she was 15 singing popular songs ~ over WKBF, now WIRE. Paul Sullivan—His parents christened him Vincent Patil Sullivan and wanted him to be a great lawyer. But Mr. Sullivan preferred to address thousands of lisieners at once instead of a dozen in the jury box. so he turned to radig. He left law school for an anncincing job at KMOZX, St. Louis, in 1931. One of the Midwest's most lis-tened-to news comiyentators, Mr. Sullivan says that newspaper background isn’t necessary in his work, though it’s a great help. When WLW installed its leased-wire news service, the young anncyncer drew the assignment, with H. Lee McEwen, veteran newspapernzn, to edit the copy. Paul Sullivan wo ld home and read alcud than bridge; likes | baked apples cream, mountain climbing and scrambled eggs witli sausage. His avowed ambition is so be “the best goshdarned commen ator extant.” " The McCormack Fiddlers — Like all good hill-billy | 2nsembles, the McCormick's can’t!iead a note of music. Heading the group are Pa and Ma McCormick—no one seems to know their first. lames any more. Besides Pa and Ma there are th “adopted sons”—Elfion, Floyd and Wade Baker, Browiiie Reynolds, Ray Gulley and Fiddlin [Charlie Linville. The boys comprise {he Brown County Revelers. The band has made a lot of personal appearances and has picked up a large following. Proof of this is the fact that they have a crowd of studio spectators for their early “Top o’ the Morning” broadcasts. Bob Newhall—Sportwriting and broadcasting for 2) years have kept Mr. Newhall from! avocations which he finds absorbing. Chief of these is travel. He | lislikes tourists’ stories, likes to scélit around Europe ‘for something new Mr. Newhall rec; 1s the time the Duke of Windsor. then Prince of Wales, dug down iia his pocket and financed the huge project of bringing together 321 hplders of the Victoria Cross at one banquet. This was on Armistice Eve af 1929. The banquet was the British Legion's. idea. Only a few of the distinguished list could not be located. The rest came from all over th: (world and from all walks of life.} | Some of the gussts had to be outfitted in clothes a | least respectable before they could attend, Mr. Newhall says. But tone of them had “hocked” his Vicioria Cross.

Hospital Aide By Variety Club

For its seeond annual contribution, the Indianapolis Variety Club has presented thé Riley Hospital for children with ¢/ check for $100. The sum will go into the general gift fund to be ised for emergency expenditures or purchase of equipment. The check was accepted by J. B. H. Morton, hos pital administrator, from the VariZiy Club’s charities committee, corioosed of Kenneth T. Collins, chai ¥man, R. W. Baker,

Earl Penrod and Bert Jolley.

SHE PREFERS MEN

Marlene Die tich told Ernst Lubitsch when de directed her in Angel” that she prefers the companionship of fen because they are more intelligert than women. Lubitsch replied te would like to introduce her to some of the women he had met.

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PAUL COILINS’ ORCHESTRA Every evening yc; Monday.

LAST TWO DAYS

The Pictust the Two Continents Are Whispering About

ANGRY GRANDFATHER ORDERED JEAN TO BREAK FIRST

CONTRACT

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By WELLAND GORDON United Press Staff Correspondent HOLLYWOOD, June 9. — Jean Harlow's first film contract, a fiveyear agreement with the Hal Roach studios, was broken after the protest of an angry grandfather back in Kansas City. She had hoped for something to occupy her mind, as she chafed at the continual round of parties and play which followed her marriage to Charles F. (Chuck) McGrew, young Chicago broker. They had moved to Beverly Hills after their. marriage. She was just 16. McGrew was 22. When Miss Harlow threw herself into her movie work, the young newlyweds drifted apart. To climax her husband’s growing indifference came her grandfather's outburst.

Qut of Films

Making one of his few visits to a movie theater, S. D. Harlow saw his idolized granddaughter cavorting ‘before his eyes in a black lace teddy. Miss Harlow used to tell the story: “We can laugh now about his horrified surprise when he saw me, but nobody laughed then. I was heartbroken, but I agreed to quit pictures because, next to my mother, my grandparents always had been closest to my heart. “I shall always be grateful to Hal Roach for his understanding. When I explained the situation to him he released me from my contract and Jean Harlow became Harlean Carpenter once more. But something

WHAT, WHEN, WHERE

‘APOLLO

“This Is My Affair,” with Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck, at 11:28, 3:30, 5:31, 17:32 and 9:33.

CIRCLE

“I Met Him in Paris,” with Claudette Colbert, Robert Young, Melvyn Douglas, at 11:54. 1:53. 4:02, 6:06, 8:10 and 10:14.

INDIANA

“Ecstasy; with Hedy Keissler. Schedule not announced.

KEITH'S “Candlelight,” presented by eral Players, Curtain at 8:20.

LOEW'S

rpunder in the Catv) 1 yh Edwa . Robi at 11:20. 2:30, ran and 8:40. Also rr Hit PaPhil Regan and Frances and 10:10.

Fed-

rade,”” with Pr Langford, at 12:55. 4, 7

LYRIC

o-Getter,”” with George Sia ilouise (on screen) 7:40 and 10:25. “Par J) a a il ton stage) at 1:02, 3:47,| 6:42 and 9:27.

OHIO

‘Love $ News,” with Loretta Xqung and Ty /rone Power. Also *“‘Gargen of fn with Marlene Deity

rich Mpassanor

“Person a Fioperty, "wit Harlow Robert Taylor. “That Mah 3 Here Again.”

ALAMO

‘Hollywdod Coxi oy, ” with George O’Brien. Iso “You're Ih the Army Now,” with Noah Beery

“The Bren an at

Jean Also

Last 2 Days!

a E80 I MET HIM

IN PARIS Melvyn Douglas

Robert Young

ALWAYS A GOOD SHOW

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.A recent portrait.

had happened to me. When I tried to return to parties and leisure I was lost and unhappy.”

Agreed to Part

For “eight long, dragging months,” she wandered about trying to occupy her days. Finally she and -“Chuck” agreed to part, she moved back to her mother’s home, now established in Hollywood. Suddenly, came another call from the pictures.

“Almost like an answer to my prayer,” she said, “I was offered a bit with Clara Bow in ‘The Saturday Night Kid.’ Mother understood and consented to my accepting, feeling that she could explain to my grandfather.”

Several small roles at different studios followed. Then at the old Christie lot, she met Ben Lyon and James Hall, who were waiting to return to work on the Caddo company's “Hell's Angels.” The picture was to be revamped into a talkie with a new star to succeed Greta Nissen, whose foreign accent barred her from the sound picture. “Ben and . Jimmy insisted that I see Howard Hughes, the producer,” she said. “I refused| at first, but they wouldn't take ‘no’ for an answer. The boys worked with me in my first test tor the role, for I

never would have had the courage.

to try it alone. I was the most surprised girl in the country when I was notified that I had the part, but this second success was to bring me sadness.”

Brought Her Fame “Hell's Angels” brought her fame.

It did more than that to her, she

added.

“That picture stamped me with a |

mark that was practically impossible to wipe out. A clever publicity man coined the trade nanie “platinum blond’ and the character I played branded me definitely as a hard-boiled, unsympathetic person without a redeeming feature. “It was more than two years before I was able to convince the

general public and Hollywood that I could do something other than those cold and heartless roles.” Miss Harlow’s efforts to escape her gay “platinum blond” characterization and succeed in more serious screen. parts unconsciously led her to another milestone in her life. She met and interested Paul Bern, a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer executive, who was known in the movie colony as the man with, the “biggest heart” in Hollywood.

One Man Understood

“There was only one man: in Hollywood who had confidence in my ability to do other roles,” Miss Harlow admitted. “He was the only one who understood my ambition to go forward. That man was Paul Bern. He was my {friend long be-

fore he was my husband. I met Paul one night in 1929, three years before our wedding, at the home of a mutual friend. “From that time on, his -advice' his wisdom and understanding were the greatest influences in my life.” It was between her last work on

“Hell’s Angels” and its premier at Grauman’s

Chinese Theater in Hollywood that the friendship between Miss Harlow and Bern developed. Commenting on it, she revealed a trait of character which

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Tonight’s Presentations at Your

Neighborhood Theaters

NORTH SIDE

UPTOWN 42d & College

bounla yoy Simone mo “SEVENTH HEAVEN” “BREEZING HOME”

ST C CLAIR St. Cl. & Ft. Wayne

Double Feature Betty Furness “THEY WANTED TO MARRY “MIDNIGHT TAXI”

UD D E L L Udell at Clifton

Double Feature Tonight and Every Night Selected Shorts ; Talbott & 22d TALBOTT Double Feature Noah Beery Jr. “THE MIGHTY TREVE” 4 “MAMA STEPS OUT” 30th at R E X Warren William wis Stone

“OUTCAST” Selected Shorts

GARRICK 30th and_ Illinois

Double Feature Guy Kibbee “DON’T TELL THE WIFE “FOLLOW YOUR HEART

Noble & Mass.

Double Feature Gertrude Michael “SECOND WIFE” “CAPTAIN CALAMITY”

Siattord 19th & College

Double Feature Fay Wray “ROAMING “COWBOY STAR”

LADY” 2361 Station St. D R be A M Double Feature Constance Bennett “EVERYTHING IS THUNDER” “THE PLOT THICKENS” Illinois and 34th R1 | T Zz Double Feature “PERSONAL

Jean Harlow PROPERTY” “DON’T TELL THE WIFE” 1500

Dubie Feature

Hollywood Sally Eniers

“WE ‘HAVE OUR MOMENTS” “ROMANCE AND RICHES”

ZARING Central and Fall Ck

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Frankie Darro “DEVIL DIAMOND” “UNDERCOVER MAN” ____ “The Phantom Empire”’—No. 1

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HAMILTON, 2116 E. 10th St.

JDonbie Feature nette MacDonald “MAYTI 3

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Howard & Blaine HOWARD "ite Sls ry Grant WHEN YOU'RE " LOVE" — Sel ected Shorts 702 Ww. 10th St. Double Feature i

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W. Wash. & Belmont BELMONT Double fom John Wayne "CALIFORNIA STRAIGHT AHEAD” AMA STEPS ouT’

SOUTH SIDE

At Fountain Square SANDERS Double Feature . Ruggles MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS” “JOHN MEADE'’S WOMAN

AV A L ON Pros. & Churchman

Double Feature Gloria Stuart “GIRL OVERBOARD” “PAROLE RACKET”

-\ 1105 S. Meridian St. ORIENTAL Rouble Trevor: “TIMEOUT FOR ROMAN “FOUR DAYS WONDERS

GARFIELD Bini"

bert Young T'S LOVE AGAIN “UNDER COVER OF NIGHT”

S. East at Lincoln LINCOLN Double Feature Marlene Dietrich “GARDEN OF ALLA H” “EASY MONEY”

FOUNTAIN SQUARE

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Dance Star Will Appear

Here Twice

Julia Taweel Scheduled

For Performances by Brotherhood.

Miss Julia Taweel, Syrian dancer, is to appear at 3:30 and 8:30 p. m. performances in the Syrian Ark, 2245 E. Riverside Dr. Her -appéarance is being sponsored by

the local chapter of the Sy-| rian-Lebanese American

Brotherhood, of which A. F. Zainey is president. The dancer was featured for two seasons at the Chicago Century of Progress exposition, and has toured the United States and Europe as a soloist. She dances in native cosaccompanied by a Syrian string orchestra and singers, Lauded By Critics

Eugene Stinson commented upon Miss Taweel’'s performance in the Chicago Daily News: ‘She moves with a delightful grace, has a va-

ried repertoire of great interest , . .

beautifully costumed.” Russell McLauchlin of the Detroit News made the following comment: “The most blown-in-the-glass Yankee can comprehend Miss Taweel. She is a lovely person and her costumes enhance her charm. Miss Taweel is a great exponent of her native arts.”

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Students of the Helene Eders School of the Dance are to present a song and dance revue at 8:15 p. m. today in Caleb Mills Hall. Miss Eders is a graduate of the Maurice Kosloff School in Hollywood.

GETS HARD JOE

Edward Everett Horton, who hates to drive automobiles, was forced to learn to drive a tractor for his starring role in “Wild Money,” news-

‘paper comedy drama. »

had helped carry her to the heights, her devotion to work. “I never go out evenings when I have work to do,” she said. “But in those idle days after my assignment in ‘Hell's Angels’ Paul and I drifted into the habit of seeing each other at least once, and sometimes two or three times, a week.”

NEXT—Miss Harlow’s own story of Paul Bern's courtship, their marriage and his suicide.

BLIND CONTRALTO TO SING

Genevieve Wiley

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Singer Once | Lived Her

Genqvieve Wiley Graduate

| local artist has studied with Mario

of Indiana School. | RC {as a singer,

A former Indianapolis resident | and graduate of the Indiana State | School for the Blind, Miss Genevieve Wiley, contralto, is to be heard in recital at 8 p. m. tomorrow in the Meridian Heights Presbyterian Church, Meridian and 47th Sts. Since moving to Pasadena, Cal, in 1922, Miss Wiley has made numerous concert and radio appear-

ances. She has sung with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

under Molinari’s baton, and was

ANN SOTHERN FRANCES LEDERER “MY AMERICAN WIFE”

Plus ‘‘Make Way for A Lady” Herbert Marshall Ann Shirley

| broadcast

» | soloist with the Pasadena Civic Or-

chestra “conducted by Richard Lert. When Grace Moore was unable

to appear on a recent network from = Hollywood, Miss Wiley sang in her place. The former

Marafioti, Miss Moore's teacher, and

with Clifford Lott and Carolyn

| Allingham. A pianist and composer as well Miss Wiley has written numerous songs which usually are demanded . as encores by her West Coast audiences. She studied piano before moving to California and plays her own accompaniments in her recitals. At present Miss Wiley is engaged in the gargantuan task of reading the’ Braille edition of “Gone With the Wind,” which comes in 12 volumes, 8 by 10 inches and 4 inches

= cd THE P oY}; OPENING SATURDAY NITE AMOS OTSTOT

and His Orchestra Dancing Nitely except Sunday Sat., 75¢ Other Nites, 40c¢

Bronx Lad

ls Groomed After Tests

Gets Tom Sawyer Role; Selznick Is Filming Twain Story.

By United Press HOLLYWOQD, June 9.— Picked from 25,000 boys, 12-year-old Tommy Kelly of New York's East Bronx was being groomed today to be Tom

| Sawyer of the movies.

Producer David Selznick, who is filming Mark Twain's story, was watching tests of thousands of boys taken throughout the country by his scouts. He ordered one run again, then a third time. It was of Tommy Kelly, and the boy was rushed here for further tests. Tommy | is 4 feet 9 inches tall, weighs 85| pounds, has light brown hair andi{blue eyes, and is a good first sacker at baseball. He had no previous film experience. Tommy's father,’ Michael Kelly, is a WPA worker. He has four sisters and brothers.

Taylor to Buy Pineapple Ranch

Times Special HOLLYWOOD, June 9.—Robert Taylor will use part of his Hawaiian vacation for house-hunting, for the actor has decided to purchase a pineapple ranch for his vacation home. : Not only will the ranch be used as a vacation spot but also as a commercial venture. Taylor has had several leads for ranches on Hawaii, Kauai and* Oahu islands. Molakai is controlled by one company, so Taylor isn't going to visit that part of the group. . He is interested in anything from 50 to 200 acres, he says.

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Based on the Broadway Stage

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Schauffler. Streen Play by John Van Druten and

S$. N. Behrman.

. Directed by John M. Stahl.

A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture

PLUS THRILLSHOT ROMANCE

“I3TH CHAIR”

GREAT STORY! GREAT CAST! |