Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 August 1937 — Page 21
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THURSDAY, AUG. 19,
Pact Is Held Burlesque's |
Death Blow
Actors and Theaters Go| In for Vaudeville: Move |
Lauded.
By JOSEPH L. MYLER United Press Staff Writer
NEW YORK, Aug. 19. — | Burlesque—except, possibly, the local talent and “bootleg” varieties—entered the cate-| gory today of reminiscent subjects. Suppressed in New York City by | Lieense Commissioner Paul Moss | three and a half months ago, burlesque expired in the major show towns of the rest of the country last night when the American Federation of Actors signed closed-shop agreements with the 27 theaters of the Independent Burlesque Association. { Under terms of the contract with | I. B. A—which must now discard the word “burlesque” and pick a new and more genteel name—the largest one-time burlesque houses in
the country will discard off-color entertainment which “packed em in” | wherever burlesque was staged during the depression. Ralph Whitehead, executive secretary of A. F. A, said the signing of contracts with I. B. A.—the circuit controlled by Izzy Hirst of Fhiladelphia—culminated a long campaign by the Federation “to restore clean. wholesome attractions to the theater.”
“Dead AN Over”
Mr. Whitehead said that the Hirst Circuit, which extends into 12 states, Canada and the District of Columbia, comprised all of the] major burlesque houses outside of New York City, whose 14 burlesque theaters already have cleaned up and signed with the A. F. A. Outside of an occasional police raid nothing much was done until License Commissioner Paul Moss went to work. In 1934 he called burlesque operators on the carpet, ordered them to tear the runways out of their theaters and give them six months | in which to clean up. The operators just tore the run-| ways out.
Things still went on, and bur- |
lesque gave such fascinating dancers | j
as Gypsy Rose Lee, Anne Corio, | Georgia Sothern and others to the entertainment world. On May 1, 1937, Mr. Moss called the operators before him again. He | informed them that their licenses | had expired and would not be re- | newed.
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WHAT, WHEN, WHERE APOLLO
“Yon Can't Have Everything.” with Don Ameche and Alice Faye, at 11:05, 1:03, 3:19, 5:25, 7:33 and 9:40.
CIRCLE
“Artists and Medels,” with Benny, Ida Lupino, Gail and Richard Arlen, at 12 6:52 and 10:02. Also with Edward Everett Louise Campbell. at 5:43 and 8:33
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“Stella Dallas,” wyck and John Boles, 6:50 and 10 Also “The Frame-Up,” with Paul Kelly and Gui Wells, at 11:15, 2:25, 5:40 and 8:50.
LYRIC “Mr. Dodd Takes the Air,” with
Kenny Baker at 11:24, 2:08, 4:58, 7:40 and 10.24 (on stage),
Jack aratr ick
“YW a ony Horton a 11:23, 2.23,
with Barbara Stanat 12:25, 3:35.
“New Stars on Parade” at 1:10, 3:48, 6:42 and ":46
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Prince and the Pauper,” with the Mauch twins ano Errol Flynn. Also “I'd Give My Life,’ with Frances Drake and Sir Guy Standing.
AMBASSADOR
“Another Pawn,” with Kay Francis and Errol Flynn, Also “Wings Over Honolulu,” with Wendy Barrie.
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to “rub it in.” The scene is from the picture which with Jane ti in “Wild and Woolly,” will open at the Apollo tomorrow,
Not content with throwing three of her fellow reporters in jail, Claire Trevor, as the lady journalist in “One Mile From Heaven,” calls on the boys
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| Keith's Theater, scheduled to open | Aug. 927 under Mr. Kane's management. The Mayor said the City Government would oppose vigorously any | effort to present burlesque perform- | ances on Pennsylvania St. and insisted that all entertainment be of |a type befitting the standards of the { theater's neighborhood. a Promises No Burlesque I NUMBER, PLEASE | Nelson Eddy, co-starring with &d Eleanor Powell in “Rosalie,” worked as a telephone operator before he | beshie a Singer. |
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Miss Worth
Near Tears; May Testify
Brent's Temper Shorter as Annulment Fight Goes On.
complied with technicalities of the Mexican. marriage law. But he promised a ‘“mud-slinging contest” if his wife were interested.
Miss Worth was not. She sobbed again when she heard what he said, and when she was questioned about their separation she exclaimed: “Separation? There is no separation yet.” Mr. Brent and his lawyers were so bent on the annulment that they challenged the validity of all American elopements into Mexico. They produced a Mexican legal expert who said that Mexican marriages were void unless one of the parties “js or was’ a resident of Mexico. Judge Charles E. Haas was 50 im-
By United Press ' LOS ANGELES, Aug. 19. —Constance Worth, a pretty, blond actress from Australia, | was expected to plead in court today that her marriage to | George Brent be made bind- | ing. The Irsh actor has spurned her and he asks an annulment. The trial has been on for a week, in which time Mr. Brent's temper has grown shorter and his bride has been subdued to tears. She is opposing the suit vigorously. And she implied today that she still hopes for a reconciliation. They eloped to Tijuana, Mexico,
May 10, and Mr. Brent sued on the prosaic grounds that they had not
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pressed that he has decided to rule in this case on whether any Mexican marriages are valid in this country. An adverse ruling might jeopardize many marriages in the movie colony that were performed across the border. Miss Worth was to testify today.
Her lawyers have tried in vain to postpone and to stop the trial. They said there were hopes of reconcilia-
tion. Mr. Brent and his counsel wers adamant, Last week Mr, Brent started to say that he married Miss Worth “because of the pressure.” Lawyers would not let him explain what he meant, Miss worth was asked about it and replied: “Mr. Brent proposed
marriage to me several times and if he is a gentleman he will explain what he meant by that word.”
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