Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 October 1937 — Page 22

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‘Antony and Cleopatra’ Given Colloquial Touch

In Bankhead Production

Simple, ‘Womanly’ Style Marks Actress’ Role at English’s: Conway Tearle Lauded for Direct And Poetical Interpretation.

(Virginia Moorhead Mannon’s Column, Page 24)

By JAMES THRASHER

Tonight and tomorrow you may see at English’s, if you have not done So already, the first American production of Shakespeare's “Antony and Cleopatra” in 13 years.

This production, which will reach New York in two weeks, may be expected to cause considerable discussion during its stay there. Any | Shakespearean revival is meat for debate, and this one is particularly notable in that it launches Tallulah Bankhead in a role which has been the test and delight of many a great actress before her. ~ Conway Tearle plays the Antony © in this moving drama of the Egyp- | was the liar. sorceress. And in the Antonv | and Cleopatra we find two rather | divergent conceptions of Shakes- | “beardless Caesar” who manages to | pearean performance. It is much | be handsome and wholly captivat- | fairer for the onlooker to choose, if | ing, and at the same time Sony he wishes, between them, rather ingly vehement. An arresting stage than to condemn one or the other. | presence is enhanced by some of Jo | Mr. Tearle’s Antony is of an older { Mielziner’s most colorful costumes. style, while Miss Bankhead's per- | Both he and Mr. Tearle are ex-| formance, especially in the earlier { ceptionally well equipped physically | scenes, might be described as col- | for their roles. There are moments | loguial. In the noble cause of dra-|when they look for all the world | matic verity she has chosen to speak |like two Roman medallions come to | simply, avoiding the elocution and | life.

more satisfactory of the two name parts.

| | | In John Emery vou will find a

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expansive gestures on which Shakes- |

peare's poetry was borne for many years. Womanly and Queenly

Yet at times this choice has come in conflict with her stylized movements seemingly derived from Egyptian sculpture. Often, it also seemed to me, Miss Bankhead's Cleopatra was too much the woman and too little the queen. The necessary womanly wiles were there, to be sure —the passion and petulance and willfulness and deep affection. But these took away from the commanding regal presence which must have been a good part of this famous lady's fatal charm. It may that all this was done to build the characterization to a full crescendo. For Miss Bankhead’s performance took on an increasing-

lv deep and somber hue, even as |

did her costumes, as the evening progressed. From the last scene of Act III (the scene of Antony's bitter invectives before he goes forth to his last battle) on to the end, she was excellent. Miss Bankhead does not integrate her performance into the dramatic force of its ideal realization, but she doubtless is as fitted to do Cleopatra as any American actress today.

in this arduous, complex part, one may hope safely for increasingly finer things in the future.

Mr. Tearle Wins Praise

Mr. Tearle’s Antony, as has been |

is of an older order, deeply, sincerely felt. a man, Is ‘more straightforward, and his character is shown less through inference than bold statement. The weakness, hatred and final defeat were illu*minafed satisfactorily. At the same time, Mr. Tearle did not lose the music of the poetry for an instant. The result was that his performance

said before, yet it is Antony, being

WHAT, WHEN, WHERE

APOLLO “Heidi,” with Shirley Temple, Jean srsholt and Arthur Treacher, at 13:51. 3:3%..7:03. 10:08 “Behind the Mike,’ with William yargan and Judith Barrett, at 11:42, 48, 5:54. 9.

Since she is making, I believe, | her first excursion into Shakespeare

| | In a large cast of adequate abil- | (ities, Thomas Chalmers does well in | [the rich part of Enobarbus. And the | former Indianapolis actor, Lawrence | Fletcher (who was plain Larry in | (“Boy Meets Girl”), appears briefly | {and to advantage as the messenger | {who brings Cleopatra news of An-| Phe | tony’s marriage to Octavia. | Cohesive Production The acting version by Prof. Wil- | liam Strunk has been done with | taste and skill, and the result is a | | swift and cohesive production. It | opens with Scene 4 of Act I, and | proceeds to the beginning. Shakes- | peare’s 42 scenes are condensed into | | 14 without appreciable loss of con- | tent or meaning, and the omission | {of the deaths of Charmion and Iris | [in the final scene is not without its | | advantage. { Mr. Mielziner'’s costumes, men- | tioned earlier, are rich and colorful (as are his settings. In the Alexandrian scenes he has spared us the | spirit and letter of the usual first act set of “Aida,” and throughout | has depended less upon mass than |on lights and shifting colors. | While not a whole-hearted tri{umph, the present “Antony and | Cleopatra” can be recommended with |a minimum of reservations. The | . . lover of Shakesepare should see it, | in this COMING Yeavan if only because it may be the last chance in a long time. And there is added inducement in the presence | of two favorite American artists.

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FRIDAY, OCT. 29, 1937

Finds New Cantor Film

Political Satire Is Included In Musical Opening Today at Indiana.

To touch off the big gun in the country’s celebration of Eddie Cantor Week, 20th Century-Fox comes forward with the comedian’s latest cinema venture, a pleasant and amusing piece called “Ali Baba Goes [to Town,” which opened at the In- | diana today.

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The picture finds Mr. Cantor, like | confrere, |

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George M. Cohan, engaged in some |

| friendly | Former New Deal “ribbing” has been confined to the stage in such come|dies as “Let 'Em Eat Cake,” “Of | Thee I Sing” and Mr. Cohan’s cur-

pokes at the New Deal. |

| rent success, “I'd Rather Be Rigs]

| But the Cantor picture marks the |

films’ first fling at political satire.

Mr. Cantor is seen as a young |

| screen-struck autograph hunter who

| wanders onto the set of an Oriental | | picture. He gets a job as an extra | | but falls asleep and dreams that he | is back in ancient Bagdad. There he makes friends with the [Sultan and immediately embarks upon a course of political. reform.

| He devises a harem tax, puts licenses

fon the camels, institutes direct Tre- | lief, starts WPA projects and generally behaves in a familiar manner. To top things off, Ali Baba (Mr. Cantor, of course) persuades the Sultan to abdicate and get himself elected president. But the Bagdad voters cross things up by writing in | Ali Baba’s name and electing him by

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ail overwhelming majority. The Sultan, in fact, carries only two remote precincts situated in the northeast corner of his kingdom. Ali Baba is about to be boiled in oil when he discovers the magic carpet. No one has been able to find the magic word to make the carpet fly. But Ali Baba simply says “Inflation,” and up she goes. “Deflation” brings it down again. So, with a shout of “Buck Baba rides again!” | Ali goes forth to strafe the Sultan's | enemies with a burning rope suspended from the flying carpet. The picture isn't all political sa- | tire, of course. Sometimes it's out- | and-out musical comedy. Naturally, the star sings. So does Tony Mar- | tin. And the beauteous June Lang does some Oriental dancing. Then there is the Raymond Scott | Quintet to provide a bit of swing.| And the Peters Sisters, Jeni Le Gon | and the Pearl Sisters are on hand for more specialties. Mr. Cantor, goodness knows, never has been a favorite of this department. In fact, after several seasons | of intermittent radio listening, he | has become something of a phobia. | But it must be admitted that in the | picture he is immensely diverting. | Roland Young does his usual ex- | cellent bit as the Sultan, and Louise | Hovick, Virginia’ Field, John Car- | radine and Douglas Dumbrille add beauty or skullduggery as the case | requires. | “Ali Baba Goes to Town” is dis-| tinctly a “musical’ of the better sort. And whatever your political beliefs, you should find a good many | chuckles in the topical comedy, | | which is apt without being malici- | | ous J. T) |

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HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 29 (U.P).—| { Gloria Faythe, 23-year-old actress | who started in films as a child in | Jackie Coogan's first picture, “The Kid,” and Dr. W. W. Catherwood, | 27, of Riverside, Cal. announced | their engagement today. They met in a hospital after the actress was | thrown from a horse and injured.

“Big Town Girl.” Claire Trevor | and Michael Whalen head the cast, | with Alan Dinehart, Donald Woods, | Maurice Cass and Alan Baxter also | featured. Alfred Werker is direct-

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HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 20 (U.P. = Two of the Marx brothers, Groucho and Chico, were called into Fede eral Court today for trial on crimie nal copyright infringement charges. They are accused of appropriate ing the script for a radio program, “The Hollywood Adventures of Mr. Dibble and Mr. Dabble.” Garrett and Carroll Graham, authors, brought the complaint, The Marx brothers said they had pers mission to use the skit.

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