Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 June 1937 — Page 13
THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1937
U.S. Theater.
Work to End Here July 15
Dane Drama Will Be Last For Local Players, Norvelle Says.
Indianapolis’ Federal Theater project is to be discontinued after July 15, Dr. Lee R. Norvelle, project director for Indiana, said today. Official confirmation from Wash-
ington is expected this week. The new relief appropriation cuts the two Indiana WPA theaters’ quota to 65 persons, with the co-ordinating and nonrelief project cut to 5 per cent of that number. The smaller Gary project, a children’s theater, will be continued, Dr. Norvelle said. Clemence Dane's “A Bill of Divorcement” will be the last play presented here. It is to open on July 2 for a two-weeks run. Federal Theaters throughout the country are closed until a week from tomorrow ‘while complaints against certain plays presented recently in other Federal Theaters are being
.
Opening Tomorrow ~ Apollo |
“SLAVE SHIP”—Warner Baxter, Wallace Beery, Elizabeth Allan, Mickey Rooney, Joseph Schildkraut. Directed by Tay Garnett; screen play based on a novel by George S. King; photographed by Ernest Palmer. ! , Story—Captain of slave ship marries, decides to give up illegal trade. But mate crosses him, signs slave-ship crew again. On voyage to Jamaica, crew mutinies, returns to Africa. Captain, left on shore, returns to ship, secures all guns, holds cut against crew. When captain steers ship into St. Helena,“fight ensues. Captain, wife and cabin hoy eventually escape, with most lof slaves set free from ship. Boat burns, mutineers drown.
Circle
(Second Week) “MOUNTAIN MUSIC”—Bob Burns, Martha Raye, John Howard, Terry Walker, George Hayes and large cast. Directed by Robert Florey. Story—Bridegroom disappears on eve of wedding, which has been arranged between rival mountain clans to end feud. His brother, in love with the bride-to-be, is accused of murder. Groom, who loses memory when hit on head, turns up in city, is cared for by homely girl who is looking for a boy friend. She returns boy for his brother's trial, restores his memory by dousing him with water. He vindicates brother, marries the city gal, and brother and the mountain girl—the jilted bride-to-be—decide to be married.
Loew’s
(Second Week) “CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS”—Freddie Bartholomew, Spencer Tracey, Lionel Barrymore, Melvyn Douglas. Adapted for the creen by John Lee Mahin, Marc Connelly and Dale Van Every from the book by Rudyard Kipling. Directed by Victor Fleming. Story—Spoiled young son of millionaire, en route to Europe, falls off liner, is rescued by sailor in fishing schooner. Boy discovers he cannot return to land for three months, beconies very obnoxious. Patient, kindly sailors eventually work changes in lad. He becomes true fisherman. On way home Manuel, boy’s rescuer, is drowned. Father returns, but heartbroken boy thinks only of Manuel. At memorial services for drowned sailors, father and son find new
investigated by WPA officials. Produced Most Plays
The Indianapolis theater will close with the record of ving produced more plays than any. other project in the country. “A Bill of Divorcement” will be its 4lst presentation. Decision to abandon the local WPA theater was reached following a letter received by John K. Jennings, Indiana WPA administrator, from Mrs. Ellen S. Woodard, assistant to the national administrator, announceing the per=sonnel cut. : Operating Since Last Winter
In a recent conversation with Mr. Jennings and John McGee, asistant to Mrs. Hallie Flanagan, national Federal Theater director, Dr. Norvelle decided that it was impossible to continue with only three persons in the nonrelief and co-ordinating projects. The coordinating project included the State director, theater manager and publicity director, cashier, secretary and promotional director. Several on the nonrelief roll were younger members of the cast. The State project, which originally included about 100 persons, had been operating since last winter with 80 members, of whom 10 per cent were in the nonrelief group. The co-ordinating project was a separate division.
BOB ARMSTRONG AWAITS HEARING
By United Press HOLLYWOOD, June 24.—Robert Armstrong, 46, film character actor, was free under $250 bail today awaiting hearing tomorrow on a drunk driving charge. The actor was arrested Tuesday when a truck nearly smashed into his sedan parked broadside to traffic on Roosevelt Highway.
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sympathetic understanding.
Laird Doyle.
in plane, Is killed.
Lyric “ANOTHER DAWN” (on screen)—Kay Francis,
Ian Hunter, Frieda Inescourt, Herbert Mundin. liam Dieterle; music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold; screen play by
Story—English colonel in India marries American girl. .She tells him she still is in love with aviator-fiance killed in crash. On reaching India, however, she falls in love with colonel’'s subordinate and best friend. Native uprising makes it necessary that one of two men must fly over enemy lines on dangerous mission. loses coin toss and prepares to leave.
VAUDEVILLE (on stage)—Valentine Vox and Emily Walters, ventriloquists; Ross, Pierre and Schuster, impersonators; and Helen Stone, dancers; Kemper and Haggerty, comedy team; Violet Carlson, comedienne; dancing chorus.
Errol Flynn, Directed by Wil-
Colonel Friend, however, takes off
Charles
Stage Calls Movie Star
Sylvia Sidney to Return to Boards in Fall.
1'imes Special HOLLYWOOD, June 24.—Sylvia Sidney has been borrowed by the Theater Guild, it was announced today, for her first return to the New York stage since she left it seven years ago. Miss Sidney will star in “To Quito and Back,” a Ben Hecht play which will inaugurate the Guild's
1 20th season. Her leading man will
be Leslie Banks, English actor who scored here several seasons ago in “Springtime for Henry.” . Miss Sidney, who is at present engaged as costar with Joel McCrea in Samuel Goldwyn’s picturization of “Dead End,” will head for New
. York when this film and another
picture assignment are completed.
| Her theatrical rehearsals are to be-
gin Aug. 31, with the premiere of the play set for Oct. 11. :
Contribute to Symphony Fund
Receipt of a contribution toward the support of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra from Paul V. McNutt, High Commissioner of the Philippines, has been announced by Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge, finance chairman of the Indiana State Symphony Society. Governor Townsend also is a contributor to the orchestra fund.
HELEN WAS CHORINE
Helen Broderick, one .of the screen’s outstanding comediennes, currently teamed with Victor Moore in “Meet the Missus,” once was a chorus girl in Ziegfeld shows. She remained a dancer eight years until she tried comedy portrayals.
HOLLYWOOD, June 24
ways gently, to discuss.
the reasons are obvious. good many of the stars have pretty strong ideas about
government, foreign policy,
and all that, but their profound silence has led people to doubt that they know what’s going on outside the movie world. _ One of the most futile hunches in Hollywood is to approach any= body of prominence for a selection of the “best actor” or the “prettiest actress” or anything like that. Ask Adrian, the designer, for a list of best-dressed women and he'll shudder and say, “No, thanks, I'd rather keep my friends.” Not long ago Eleanor Powell gave a selection of Hollywood's “five best tap dancers.” It sounded harmless because there are only five topnotchers anyhow. But irate letters from fans still are pouring into the studio demanding to know why she didn’t pick some other hoofers. The treatment accorded them by some of the hysterical movie magazines has taught several of the stars that they'd better nol mention romance. : Lockjaw Develops Clark Gable develops lockjaw the instant you say the ‘word “love.” Gary ‘Cooper's the same way, only worse. Yet there are numerous subjects on which both gents are downright garrulous. Myfna Loy and Claudette Colbert won’t talk ‘about their hus-
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Jack Benny and Robert Montgomery won't even talk about their children. They say they're not going to have their youngsters growing up and coming to them with yellowed scrapbooks and saying reproachfully, “Papa, did you really say all this stuff about me?” None of the actor-philanthropists will say a word about their charities. Jane Wyatt does an imitation of a clam the minute anyone mentions her impressive -social background. She believes it would be definitely harmful to her popularity if fans began thinking of her as a “society: actress.” Ditto Rosalind Russell. Nobody will talk about Greta Garbo. Mr. Gable, Robert Taylor, George Brent, Montgomery, Fredric March—all have appeared with her, but no one, not even Freddie Bartholomew, will discuss her.
Marlene Dietrich grants interviews
__ THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES Most Interviewed Stars Taboo Discussions About "Politics, Religion or Home
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Eleanor Powell's 'Five Best Tap Dancers’ Cause Protests; Actors Won't Talk About Greta Garbo; Clark Gable Bans 'Love' Interviews.
By PAUL HARRISON
(NEA).—The flicker celebri-
ties lead a goldfish existence most of the time, and so guard jealously the little privacy they can enjoy. In the same way, although they’re the most interviewed people in the world, there are certain topics that they decline firmly, and not al-
There are only two taboos universally observed by all screen players. The subjects are politics and religion, and A :
T WHAT, WHEN, WHERE.
APOLLO
“Sing and Be Happy.” with A thony Martin and Leah Ray, 1, 12:53, 2:46, 4:29, 6:12, 8:05 Sad odk
CIRCLE
“Mountain Music,” with Bob Burns and Martha Raye, at 11:48, 1:53, 3:58 6:03, 8:08 and 10:13. “March o Time,’ at 11:30, 1:35. 3:40, 5:45, 7:50 and 9:55.
LOEW'S
“Captains Courageous,” with Spencer Tracy, Freddie Bartholomew and Lionel Barrymore, at 11, 1:45, 4:30, 7:15 and 10. Walt Disney's ‘Cartoon Revue” at 12:55. 3:40, 6:25 and 9:10.
LYRIC
oy Away, Baby,” with Glenda Farre and Barton MacLane, 11:42, 2:24, 5:15, 8:06 “WLW _ All-Star Revue’ at 1:06, 3:48, 6:39 and 9:30
OHIO
“Criminal Lawyer,” . with Lee Tracy. Also ‘When You're in Love,” with Grace Moore. :
AMBASSADOR
“Night Must Fall,” with Montgomery. Also ‘Melody for owen with Patricia Ellis. :
ALAMO
“Waikiki Wedding,” Crosby and Bob Bur Cover Chinatown.”
AUTOGRAPH HOUNDS
A fan recently requested from Joan Crawford a picture of her three Dachshunds with their “pawographs” to be on the lower right hand corner.
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only with the advance understanding that the name of Josef Von Sternberg isn't to be mentioned.
Franchot ‘Tone is the despair of all Hollywood correspondents. He'll be quoted only on the subject of acting.
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