Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 October 1937 — Page 22

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Cagney Gets Starring Role Like His Life

Red - Headed Actor Is|

Not Former Boxer, but Ex-Dancer.

By JAMES THRASHER Jimmy Cagney should feel right at home in tie starring role of “something to Sing About,” which comes to Loew’s tomorrow. For Mr. Cagney plays the part of a New York “hoofer” who goes west to Hollywood and success.” And that's what the red-haired movie he-man did in real life. This will be the first time that Mr. Cagney has gone into his song-and-dance before the camera. Usually he’s been a “tough guy,” which is all right with the star, though he really isn’t like that. For amusement, Mr. Cagney says he learns things. He'd rather read a book than see a prize fight. And he doesn’t like it when people refer to him as an ex-pug.

‘Fighting Too Bloody’

“I'm an ex-hocfer,” he “y can handle myself all right, I guess. But I had enough fighting when I was a kid I used to train with some of the kids in the cellar clubs. Some of them became fighters— ham-and-eggers—but it’s too bloody for me.” Mr. Cagney’s early fighting and hoofing: were done on the sidewalks of New York's Yorkville. His father was a bartender. the actor learned his trick of tapping his cinema sweethearts on the chin to show his affection. “I got tired of it long ago myself, but the producers insist on it. Anyway, my father used to do that to us kids when we were young, me and my brothers.”

says.

It was also from the elder Cagney |

that Jimmy got his enthusiasm for organized labor which led him to the vice presidency of the Screen Actors’ Guild. ‘And, hanging around his father’s saloon, young Jimmy learned early that too much to drink is not so good. Consequently he confines himself to an occasional cocktail.

Married Dance Partner

James Cagney Sr. died in 1918 at the age of 42. There are five children in the family, Dr. Harry Cagney, then the actor, and the others are Dr. Edward Cagney; William who is Jimmy's manager, and Miss Jeanne Cagney, 17, who goes to Hunter College. She and her mother, Mrs. to California each summer screen star in Beverley Hills. Mr. Cagney has been married for 5 years to his former vaudeville partner. They used to be billed “Cagney and Vernon,” “Singing and Dancing and Funny Sayings.” "Being an Irishman, Mr. Cagney is interested in the Irish drama. Next summer, if he doesn’t visit the ancestral sod, he hopes to organize a group of Hollywood actors who will tour cities of less than 100,000 with a repertory of Irish plays. He plans to lead off with “Playboy of the Western World” as his first production.

LEADS ASSIGNED FOR "BLOND MOLL"

Times Special HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 28.—Phylis Brooks, who has been making rapid strides toward stardom in recent months, has been assigned to play the feminine lead in “Blond Moll.” Lyle Talbot will play opposite Miss Brooks in what is to be a sympathetic “heavy” role. Bert Levy will direct.

WHAT, WHEN, WHERE APOLLO

‘Wife, Doctor and Nurse,” with Loretta Young, Warner Baxter and Yrginta Bruce, at 12:37 3:46, 6:55. ) 0

1C 4 ‘Charlie Chan on Broadway,” with oer Oland. at 11:20, 2:38, 5:47. 196.

CIRCLE

“The Life of Emile Zola,” with Paul Muni, Gale Sondergaard and Joseph Batkrau at 11. 1:44, 4:28,

7:12 } ENGLISH'S

12, “Antony and Ham

liam Shakespe Bankhead an tain at 8:30. “Heidi,” with Shirley Temple, Jean Hersholt and Arthur Treacher, at 12:40, ‘3:55, 7:05. 10:18, “Behind the Mike.” with William

Cleopatra,” by Wilare, with Tailul Conway Tearle.

d Judith Barrett, at 11:30 55, 9

5: 10 KEITH'S ‘Whirl o° Fun, on stage, at 1:40, 4 6:50, 9:20.

“Small

Town Boy,” with Stuart Erwin, at 12. 2:40 120.

w 2:40, 5, 7:50, 10:2

LOEW'S

6:15, 10 “Counsel for Crime,” with Otto Kruger and Douglass Montgomery, at 12:50, 3:30, 5:10. 7:55.

LYRIC

“Follies of 1937.” on stage, at 1:06 3:48, 6:40, 9:22 he Perfect Specimen,” with Errol lynn, Joan Blondell and ¥Ydward Everett Horton, at 11:25, 2:07, 4:59. 7:41, 10:23. OHIO Girl,” with Hugh Herry Boland Also ‘‘Big

“Marry the ert and Ma 1d, Jed Prouty d

Business,” with Spring Byington. AMBASSADOR

“Stella Dallas,” with Barbara Stanwyck and John Boles, Also ‘‘Make a Wish,” with Bobby Breen.

ALAMO

‘Rain,’ with Joan Crawford. Also “Hot Water,” with the Jones family

From him |

Carolyn Cagney, take a boat | and | spend the vacation months with the |

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NOV. 8rd

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Town Is Invited | To See Actress, HOLLYWOQOD, Oct. 28 (U. By | The entire 500 population of her

pear with James ‘Cagney, she learned today. Miss Daw came to Hollywood from

Geddis, S. D. Her family sent word

| that a theater in Sioux Falls invited | | the entire town to attend on Oct.

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speak to the home folks.

SET COLOR PICTURES

Paramount has signed a new contract with the Technicolor Corp. for

| six all-color pictures to be filmed

two a year during the coming three Vears.

{ “Who's Who.”

Tribute to Cantor Seen As Historic

Service to Profession And Public Acclaimed.

A quarter-century’s contribution to the nation’s laughter has earned for Eddie Cantor what is undoubtedly the greatest tribute in theatrical history. Mr. Cantor, whose new picture, “Ali Baba Goes to Town,” opens at the Indiana tomorrow, has been honored these past few days in a nationwide celebration of “Eddie Cantor Week.” Tonight, in Los Angeles, leaders from the entertainment, business and political worlds will assemble for a testimonial kanquet in the comedian’s honor. Tonight's ceremonies will be broadcast on the CBS network stations, and further details may be found on The Times radio page today. The list of guests who will join in the tribute reads like a page of

Humanitarianism Cited

It is not only Mr. Cantor's ability to amuse, however, that has won him this signal honor. In announcing the Eddie Cantor Week, the executive committee, composed of

Joseph M. Schenck, Postmaster General Farley, Will H. Hays, Governor Merriam of California, Paul Muni and Louis B. Mayer, said: “In planning the testimonial, we are motivated not only by Eddie Cantor's success in the amusement world for the past quarter of a century, but also by his humanitarian service to both his own profession and the public during this long period.” Included among Mr. Cantor's current and former eXecutive positions and affiliations are: President, American Federation of Radio Artists; president, Jewish Theatrical Guild; board member, Actors’ Equity; first president, Screen Actors’ Guild; former president, National Vaudeville Artists, and member of the Catholic Actors’ and Episcopal Actors’ Guilds.

Music Recitals Are Scheduled

Marylee and Betty Beaver, pupils of Miss Olive Kiler, are to give a recital of violin and piano music at 8:15 p. m. tomorrow in the Cropsy Auditorium, Central Library. Broderick Dance Studios’ students are to assist. Each player will be heard as soloist on both instruments, and violin and piano duets likewise are scheduled. # Miss Dorothy Woods, recently added to the Irvington School of Music teaching staff, will play a program of violin music over WIRE at 9:30 a. m. on Saturday.

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Nov. 19 in the Brightwood Meth- | odist Episcopal Church. Fri. & Sat. Nites

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While Robert Taylor is vaca- | tioning in England, his “girl friend,” Barbara Stanwyck, is keeping in trim for their predicted domestic

life together.

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is shown here sparring with

tomorrow,

IN NEW YORK —sy ceoree ross

Night Clubs Claim Government Interference As Wall Street Playboy Is Jailed.

EW YORK, Oct. 28.—That debonair gentleman in expensive gray in the police lineup the other day was Harold Russell Ryder, one of the flamboyant Broadway playboys of the Terrific Twenties. Suave as ever, nonchalant as on the nights he used to toss $20 bills to the waiters of this cabaret or that, Ryder was charged with violating the conditions under which he was released on parole from Sing Sing.

larceny in the $2,000,000 failure of a brokerage firm. years and 7 months and was paroled on the promise that he would stay away from the stock market. But it is claimed he couldn’t—and didn’t. When he was picked up, authorities said that he was on the trail of investors again. Many a night club owner sighed unhappily at Ryder’'s arrest. If he had $100,000, the night clubs would have obtained $75,000 of it. For he was never one to spare the vintage wine or deny a lovely lady a slipperful of champagne. The SEC brought about his arrest . «+ « SO the night club owners may

have a rightful squawk against the

He served 2 Government for interference with

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HEY say Postmaster General Jim Farley never forgets a name or face... but to a little lesser extent, any important headwaiter on or off the Main Stem has

the same knack for memory work. It is part of a headwaiter’s equipment, adding the personal touch when greeting arriving guests. To know offhand the customer's name, in addition to that certain sudden quirk of the eyebrow, that imperceptible bowing from the waist and

that welcoming smile, is as im- | portant in a headwaiter’s routine as a carpenter's set of tools. Not the least adept headwaiter in town is Louis (“Just call me Louis”) of the Yacht Club. Louis has been around. After a quarter of a century of headwaiting in New York, he shipped off with the old Leviathan and became a naitre d’hotel aboard. He stopped off to headwait in, among other places, Bombay and Shanghai, and he also served in the cafe at the Taj Mahal. So he knows most globe trotters as well. He has managed four lan=guages during his career, and back in Manhattan he keeps up with parties and first nights, in order to catch up on familiar faces. n ” [fe the Gagsters: A ventril-

oquist had to give up his pro- | fession, cites Raymond Paige, be[cause his voice got so strong he | couldn't throw it. Phil Baker reveals that autograph | hound now ask celebrities to sign on loose-leaf pages, so that when

the signatory becomes a flop, his

page can come out easily.

THURSDAY, OCT. 28-1937

| Cramer Is Musicale’s First Artist.

Piano Recital Scheduled Tomorrow Will Open New Series.

The Indianapolis Matinee Musle cale’s series of guest-artist concerts | will be inaugurated tomorrow bye Bomar Cramer, who will give a piano recital at 3 p. m. in L. S. Ayres & Co. auditorium. ' Mr. Cramer is to open his pro«~ gram with a Beethoven group ine cluding the 32 Variations in C

C. Minor, three Bagatelles from Opus , 33, and the “Waldstein” Sonata, Opus 53. This group will be followed by three Chopin compositions, the Impromptu, Opus 51, a Waltz and ® the Ballade, Opus 23. The program will continue with three Preludes by Liadov, three Preludes by Rachmaninoff, and Liszt's transcription of a Theme and Variations by Paganini. Tickets for admission to the ree cital may be obtained at the door, ’

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Richard Crooks, Metropolitan tene or, is to be soloist at the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra's third pair of concerts Friday night, Nov. 5, and the following afternoon. Mr. Crooks will be heard with the orchestra in selections from Bach, Beethoven and Massenet. The ore chestra, under Eugene Goossens, will play the Overture to Mozart's “The Mariaige of Figaro,” Boccher= ini's Symphony in A Major and the , Sinfonia by Turina. ' on ” ” The Indianapolis WPA Concert Orchestra will give the third of its Thursday night concerts this month at 8:15 o'clock this evening in Odeon Hall, 106 E. North St. Paul Fidlar again is to conduct.

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