Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 November 1937 — Page 6

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‘Doll's House" Attracts Ibsen Addict, Movie Fan,

Musical Comedy Lover

Chief Interest in Jed Harris’ Centers in Performance;

"Four-Star" Set Designer Deserves

Revival

Plaudits for Costumes and Mise en Scene.

By Theatrical enthusiasms attraction at English’s this the play, “A Doll's House and Sam Jaffe; for the lover ol those who remember Ruth Gordon is that lady as the stal To speak first of the itself, it is Jed Harris’ “four star” vival The acting version, by Thornton Wilder, has replaced that William Archer, which was a obvious and obscure by turns. charming the play's Donald Oenslager, who plaudits for both the mise en scene erest 1 ‘A Doll ter in the Torige: 1S a woman, by a blindly subjugation, should leave home and children to face the world’s censure. Nor does the play's chief prop—Nora's forgery ol note to Krogstad to save her husband's health—escape a dated flavor in this day of freedom.

of afternoon

production® Ie

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set of

several

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shocking thought hemmed iIin affectionate

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Centers About Nora

fact. centers about its when such a production this done flawlessly all down line of supporting players. Miss yordon’s Nora not satisfying, to » at least. though it can not be demned wholeheartedly. In certain respects she fills the bill admirably. but the essence of the part 1s lacking First the wand has an ‘here is a nicety ere are de eting exvression, a

T'he play, In a, even

1S

1S

Gordon looks and pretly

all, Miss She is young the fluttering grace which essential part of the role of technique, and 11 moments—a sudden move-

of

part.

ight

than un - with

to Nora gradual, her life three acts 1 rebellious

there is more There must be a revelation of Through the the free woman growing slowl; anxiety from Thorwife” to the courageous final moments. This came about in any apfullest possibilities Gordon's interpretation the of a frivol-

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JAMES THRASHER

find considerable and tonight. For the Ibsen addict, For the movie fan, Paul Lukas Dennis King, and for Walker ingenue, there

rse nature will

as a Stuart

ous woman in a hopeless predicament that when Thorwald says, in the third act, “You talk like a | child, vou think like a child,” we are ready to agree. It is an interpretation played on but two strings. The transformation fails to materialize. {

Mr.

If Ibsen's fails in her triumph, characters are given a treatment | aproaching perfection. Mr. Xing doubtless will surprise you if you know him as the handsome tenor of many musical romances rather than the experienced actor of earlier days. After this performance the operstage doubtless will have to with an eager theatrical | for Mr King's services. For an actor of finesse and comdramatic power, He can charm vou with the perfection of his art and win your belief, if not your sympathy, in the humanness of the egoistic, moralistic and rather stuffy Thorwald Helmer, It should be added that Mr. Wilder has aided him considerably in the portrayal by relieving Thorwald of all of Archer's “my little larks” and terms of endearment that be- | only to W. C. Fields. Mr. Jaffe remolds Krogstad into | a broken, weak and pitiable man rather than the dreadful villain he sometimes has been. It is acting of the highest order. As much may be | said ‘of Mr. ‘Lukas’ "Dr. “Rank, | Through his well-schooled experi- | ence and persuasive charm, this | popular screen actor makes this | relatively minor part one of the] play's memorable characters, Mar- | caret Waller, the excellent Chris- | tina, does an admirable job of her scene with Krogstad in Act. 3 All the virtues of Mr. Harris’ production weigh much too heavily to cause much hesitancy in recommending it for your enjoyment.

King Surprises beleaguered heroine the rest of his

here is nelling

|

long

IN NEW YORK ——sy crore ross

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Ballet Russe Is on Its Feet Financially and Artistically, but Dancers Like Old Shoes

TEW YORK, Nov. 3 | § extraordinary yeonled with effervescent ballerinas Riabouchinska, is now engaged on nation. And S. Hurok's moon face¢ gargantuan smile is the impresario venture angels kind—feared to tread huge loss taken by an )a troupe The first \ $325.000 trying to teach us can aborigines the nuances oi which combines pantomime, and music.

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has a tidy 4,300, - from the first ur 25.000-mile expects handsome addition swing around

so far the book: tours and fo make on present

ountry.

a

the the

first 10 days on this the Ballet paused at the Metropolitan Opera House, the seats which were covered nightly by creme de la creme of society well as Judy O'Grady and her boy friend, for the dance is catching on with all classes The audiences were unusually appre-; ciative but quiet and respectful. The noise backstage made up for everyth

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” folk, like

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ballet

circus people, a world all their own. their own superstifoibles, and desires. instance, wear | even modslippers. Before dainty coverings audience they must warped to fit every joint and of the dancer's feet and be lued and cross-stitched to them fit tighter. Ballerinas live in perennial of a slip and a fall, which is why hey take so much care of the slippers and explains why the ballet carries 18,000 pair on tour Fach of the dancers keeps about 30 pairs in her dressing room and asks for more as the mood seizes her or the color of her costume | demands.

in ill

for slippers, ballet those

not, or erately a pair before an

old of £0 be curve fish-g ma ke fear

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is an immense venevidenced by its five cars filled with properties huge quantities of marequired for ifs preparation For instance, 2800 gallons of fish glue—no ballet can do without it—were used for mending and fastening slippers, for siz-

baggage and the terials

CANTOR

“ALI BABA GOES TO

Plus Danger! Intrigue! “DANGEROUSLY YOURS” WITH CESAR ROMERO, PHYLLIS BROOKS

2nd Week!

Pie YF Low }

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Vf

| { authenticity was obtained by pick- | | |

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APDLLD

~The Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, that spectacle | headed by a White Russian Cossack Commander and | whose names all seem to be Tatiana | the

fifth of its lucrative tours of the|

and to

scenery which yards a ballets |

repairing 7500 square And there are 40 in the repertoire, The ballet keeps of seamstresses workers and scene painters. The | presiding genius of all this is Col W. De Basil, a charming member the former court of Romanoff's turned to ballet when Russia | Jrom rovalty. |

| | | | |

ing runs ballet

busy a corps]

and wardrobe

who turned

FANS MAY THINK REALISM UNREAL

limes Special | HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 2.—Anyone | who wishes to call the police, a fruit | store, a pet shop or an undertaker in Budapest, can get the telephone numbers from “Fight for Your

Lady.”

( featured

| Because the script called for fre- | quent ’phone conversations between | Jack Oakie, John Boles and Ida | Lupino, supposed to be in Hungary,

ing real Hungarian number from a | travel company’s catalog. But they'll probably sound “phoney” to the ears | of American film fans.

NOSTALGIC PURCHASE

Walter Pidgeon is buying a moun- | tain cabin at Big Bear, because he | homesick for the winter sports used to indulge in up at his

is

he

‘birthplace in New Brunswiek.

19 KEITHS IR

LAST 2 DAYS mem |

The World's Master Magician

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Barbara

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

RETURNS TO BREAKFAST TABLE

Herbert Marshall, this week in “Breakfast for it again in Marlene Dietrich’s to ‘the Indiana Friday. About

Two,”

the

WHAT, WHEN, WHERE

APOLLO

th Shirley Arthur 10:09 Mike,” with William Judith Barrett, at 11°42,

CIRCLE for Two,” with Bar-

Herbert Marshall and at 12,°2:37. 5:14, 7:51.

“Heidi,’

| | | Temple, Jean | Her sholt |

and Treacher, at Ss ul: 03, “Behind the Gargan and 2:48 5:54. 9

“Breakfast bara Stanwycl Gler nda Far rrell, 10.28 “Saturday Heroes.” with Van Heflin and Marian Marsh. at 11. 1:37 4:14, 6:51, 9:28

ENGLISH'S

Henrik Ibsen, Dennis King Jaffe. Curtain

INDIANA

Goes Tony Lang

“A Doll's House,” by Gordon

and Sam

Baha Cantor Young and June 4 36 7:23, 10:10. “Dangerously Romero and Phy 3:33, 6:20, 9:07.

KEITH'S

171 Wonders,’ Blackstone & Co

9:20 “Here's Flash Casey.” Linden and Boots Mallory +30, 5, "1:30. “10720

to Town,” with Martin, Roland at 11:03, 1:49,

Yours,” w lis Brooks,

ith

Cesar at 12:46,

“Show of with 6:50,

130

on stage at 4,

Eric 11:30

with at

LOEW'S

“Something to Sing About,” James Cagney. William Frawley 10:90 Daw. “at ‘11. "1:50 140,

“Life Begins With Love,” with Jean arker, ouglass Mon iomery and Fellows, at 35, “3:25, “6:15,

LYRIC Take It?” 48. 9:30 of Shanghai,’ Beverly Roberts 11:34, 2 30.

OHIO You're “League of t Walter Connolly. AMBASSADOR “Thin Ice,’ Tyrone Powe: with Kay Francis ALAMO

“Reported Missing,” Gargan and Jean “Fight to the Finish,’ Keith.

with and 7:30,

“Can You on stage, at with Boris

and Ricardo 5:23, “8:05,

“Sing While Pinky Tomlin ened Men with

Able,”

with Sonja Also

Henle and “Confession,”

with SY Hillam Roger Also with ‘Rosalind

NIGHT SINGING

Ilona Massey, in

took | her singing lessons at night oor

Hungarian “Rosalie,” always

singer

she feels better

cause are in time,

cords that

her vocal conditon at

who appeared

“Angel.”

{ Time

| dimensional

| nf

at the Circle seems to be at which comes change is

butler other

and picture,

| > only

that the glamorous Marlene replaces Barbara Stanwyck across the breakfast table, but we will find the the Great Dane dog reminiscent

of the

Pete Smith Has Lots of Fun

Turning Out Film Shorts

inl HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 3.—Pete ohe in the world. He's having too Variety is the spice of life, new faces, new ideas, and new For four years he's been Goldwyn-Maver. During that manner of sports champions, quaintance of characters as varied screen.

His

8 Spee /

with awards, a Kentucky pictures and

office filled trophies, souvenirs Colonel's commission a hundred oddities. It's not all play lect ideas, whip supervise writing filming, cutting writes his own 1t. “It's been work, fying work,” says dafinite proof of

is

Pete has to colthem into shape, of the script, and editing. He dialog and records

but it's satisPete, who gets the enthusiastic

“After screening all sorts of activities, occupations, and hobbies from bowling to inflation to thirdmovies, in 100 shorts, it's getting a little tough to find new topics,” states the commentator. “Right now, that's my biggest problem.” But Pete continues to scan new fields and glean novel subjects. His last four shorts, soon to be released, are “Romance of Radium,” a scientific study in which radium is photographed for the first

“Jungle Juveniles,” tale of a

“Decathlon Champion,” Glenn Morris, 936 Games decathlon king; ( did Camera Maniacs, | into the current he has a

life story Olympic and “Canan insight photo craze, fool-proof formula:

PINKY TOMLIN SING White LE Walter Connolly

“League of Irene Hervey Frightened Men”

Tonight’s Presentation at Your

Neighborhood

SOUTH SIDE

FOUNTAIN SQUARE

Double Feature Stuart Erwin “DANCE, CHARLIE, aS E” Sonja Henie “THIN ICE”

SAN DERS At Fountain Square

Double Feature LU Broderick “MEET THE MISS “MARRY THE GIRL y Beech Grove HE VE Rouble Feature etta Young

“LOVE UNDER Ry SMALL TOWN BOY"

AVALON Pros. & Churchman

Ann Sothern Gene Raymond “THERE GOES MY GIRL” Tus a Comedy

1105'S. Meridian ale ratule

hy Wil SPEED TO SPARE" “YOU CAN'T BUY LUCK”

LINCOLN

“EMPEROR'S CANDLESTICKS” THUNDER IN THE CITY”

NORTH SIDE —

Strath rd 19¢h & College

Double Feature 2 Heten Mack “YOU CAN'T BUY LUCK” “LET'S GET MARRIED"

D R E A M 2351 Station St,

Double Feature Tony Martin “SING AND BE HAPPY” ‘ROMANCE AND RICHEY “Minois at 34th Double Feature Olsen & Johnson “ALL OVER TOWN” Ronald Colman “LOST HORIZON”

Holl ywood 1500 Roosevelt

Double Feature Yas MADO

aren, "i Paul Kelly CPRAME ib

Central at Fall Crk. Double Feature Joe Penner

East at Lincoln Rone * lature

“LIFE Fred All

OF THE PARTY NR IrraY “EXCLUSIVE” Next Wee Deanna Durbin “100 MES AND A GIRL’

CINEMA 16th & Delaware

Double feature Richard Cromwell “THE ROAD BACK" Will Rogers “DR. BULL” Continuous from 1:30 42nd & College Roun Feature Rosal nd Keith MADNESS “THIN 10 E” St, Ol, & Ft. Wavne Double Feature Mary Brian

“MOTOR Sonja Henie

“NAVY BLUES” and Mrs, Johnson “BORNEO” Talbott & 22nd Double Feature Paul Muni “THE GOOD EARTH’ Paul Kelly “FRAME-U'P” 30th at Northwestern Doubl AL

Soro AE Tan Rx brook

Mr.

GARRICK

HOWARD

NORTH SIDE 30th and Hlinois

Joule Feature . Montgomery

“EVER SINC E ) : “LET THEM LIVE" M E & cs A Noble & Mass, DIST TRESS . “MAN WHO FOUND HIMSELF" Tr 4020 E. New York TUXEDO Double a he t “PARK AVENUE ER “KING OF GAMBLERS 5507 E. Wash St, Nouble Feature "MIDNIGHT MAD tine UBLIC WEDDING” EMERSON "Himes "Fon Fave Fred Stone “HIDEAWAY’ 6116 E. Wash. S GOLDEN By Regues( H “CHIN r 2116 E. 10th St. HAMILTON Donble Feature Pa 3 Muni “THE GOOD _EART _ Paul Kelly 1332 E. Wash St, Double Feature Joe Penner “LIFE_OF THE PARTY" a Sonja Henie “THIN ICE” Par + 111 E. Wash. amoun Ntohuel Whalen LADY ESCAP Comedy Rit oon 111 E, Washington Double Feature “TIME OUT FOR ROMAN SGHOST_ TOWN G OLD “MYSTERY MOUNTAIN” No 10 Doors Open at 5:45 hui. Feature Sonja ag “THIN IC “THE GREAT GAMBINI” WEST SIDE Rouble Feature | hala Colma “LOST HORIZO® : Bobhy Breen “MAKE x WISH” D A I S Y 2450 W. Mich, St, an Arthur LIVING G' Si _ “THE CALIFORNIAN" Speedway City E WAY Rovule Feature “BROADWA RIL LL" Hoyara & ;Blnine Joh “LET THEM LIVE” . N 2702 W, Thh St. 9 T A T 1s Rar, Feature “EVER arion Davies “TOAST OF

Double Feature “WOMAN IN EAST SIDE LOGGER" R Vv N G Ww ATR William DONNA" Last Times Tonight ice "You CAN'T HAVE EVERY THING” arlow-Gable ‘A SEAS - “THE UNGUARDED HOU R” TFRAMETD ’ Gloria Stuart “I'HE Claire yor R | Vv 0 L l 3155 E. 166th St. BELMONT W. Wash. & Belmont Divibie Feature “EASY y r Baxter Johnny Downs ty OND D_TROUBIE” 3 Stooges Comedy SINCE FE ye ”»

Smith much and problems. turning out period hobnobbed with as

[ receptien accorded his shorts in fan {letters and appreciative words from | exhibitors.

more than |

time; | 3= | | year-old boy lost in the jungle and | | adopted by a pair of chimpanzees; |

wouldn't fun. Pete's existence is a

trade jobs with any-

pepperpot of Metrowith all the acon the

short subjects for rubbed elbows the stars, made topics he introduces

he's the

“Give em something they've

seen before.” Just of his life, something

And

as every one

short slant

Pete himself

gives a new on

every day bring: new, of fun!

that's his idea

LOEW'S

EE

She fell off her ‘horse info love and Beb picked her wp on the bounce!

{also are on their | American citizens,

| first naturalization papers, | now touring under the protection of the

i the tribulations of 36

{ program Sunday.

never

Citizenship

In U.S. Asked By Cossacks

Troupe to Make Fourth

Appearance Here Sunday.

The Don Cossack choristers, who | are on their way to Indianapolis | for a concert at English’'s Sunday, | way to becoming

After 16 years of wandering, the | Russian singers have taken out their and are

States Government, if all goes well, | “men without | will come to an

United Thus in five vears, a country” finally end. The Don Cossacks their fourth under the aegis of Martens Concerts, Inc. Their present tour began last

will be making

month and will continue until Dee, | troupe is scheduled to |

23, when the sail for Europe and a lengthy series of engagements.

Sell Out Concerts Reported

Paul H. Stoes, their manager, has reported that the first 14 American concerts this vear played for

singers were re-engaged

1938 season. A portion of the local proceeds will be turned over by Mrs. Nancy Martens to the scholarship fund of Indianapolis’ Mu Phi Epsilon chapter, national music sorority. The scholarship will be awarded to an outstanding Indiana music student. As usual, Serge Jaroff will conduct his singers in an all-Russian The concert is m.

scheduled for 3

TRAINING PONIES

has a

p.

new job, On Direct Minew string

George Brent Sundays he helping chael Curtiz train his of polo ponies. Mat, Today 2:%0

E N 6 L i S H Tonight 8:30

4-STAR DRAMATIC EVENT RUTH DENNIS

GORDON KING

PAUL SAM

LUKAS JAFFE

IN IBSEN'S

“A DOLL'S HOUSE"

vq Version by Thornton W Po “Donald Oenslager. Production hy JED HARRIS FVES.: $2.75, $2.20, $1.65, $1.10, 55¢ WED. MAT.: $2.20, $1.65, $1.10, 58¢c Incl, Tax,

is

‘der

Costumes,

HE'S RIPPLING

annual appearance here |

to sold- | out houses, with the result that the |

the | : ‘ : 3 | duction under the direction of Herb |

| Moulton,

| discovery

No, Shep Fields is not refreshing himself with a soft drink. He is manufacturing, with the aid of some water and two straws, the famous “rippling rhythm” which he and his orchestra will dispense tonighi to Indiana Roof patrons.

HUNGARIAN STAR TO BE IN SHORT

I'imes Specinl HOLLYWOOD ciska Gaal,

Nov. 3.—Franglamorous Hungarian

introduced in

is to be

audiences a show now in nro-

WEDNESDAY,

Quins Star

Dionne

| | |

[ both

I simply by being natural.

{ wash behind the ears to their [ ning

[ has a prominent

NOV. 3, 1987.

In Film for Home Use

Daily

Routine Shown in

Sisters’

New Reels.

(Another Story, Page 11)

Thanks to the film firm of Pathe= rams, Inc., the world’s most famous

| babies are ready to visit you in your { homes.

For the five Misses Dionne “A Day With now ready

are stars of the film, the Dionne Quintuplets,” for home circulation.

Pathe News, which holds exclu=

| sive newsreel rights to the famous

took the film. It is being released as Pathegrams’ third production. The others, of timely and lasting interest, were “Coronation” .and “The Hindenburg Explodes.” The sisters will

babies’ pictures,

entertain vou Their enmorning evebeen recorded. Allan Roy Dafoe place in the fea-

tire day, from the early

prayers, has And of course: Dr.

| ture,

| personality imported by Paramount, | to American |

The film is released for both eight and 16-millimeter cameras in silent

[and sound versions.

The short will be built around her |

by Cecil B. DeMille, her Hollywood and subsequent and her work opposite Frederic March in “The Buccaneer,” Scenes featuring March, Miss Gaal and Akim Tamiroff are to be included.

call to training,

incl. rronight,

Vpnentre, NE

Tickets gn mine shop.

WINTER SPORTS LURE

Ruby Mercer has collected a stack of pamphlets a foot high, on southern California winter sports. The songstress is an ardent skier and ice-skater and anticipates the wine ter sports with keen delight.

Nicholas Boila's

ws the mighty Genercy Wu Yen Fang ir

It's tough to be successful ... Bob hits the high spots in the world of art... and then the love trouble starts !

LAST DAY! JAMES CAGNEY “Something to Sing About”

Happy-go-lucky artist Boh... happy-though-rich Rosalind . .. she tossed her millions ovarboard for Bob's Greenwich Village romancing... A rollicking modern tale ‘of love and laughter——u swell successor to the rowdy fun of M-G-M's "Double Wedding!"

Such is fame! Bob fights off the report.

Eo wrs fo

with Rosalind |

ROBERT

hickey Rooney + Monty Wooley +

be ‘alone

Screen play by €

Bracken, Cyril Hume and Richard Maibaum. Original $i by! Marion Parsonnen + Directed by George Firem Produced by Harry Rupt

PLUS 2ND EXCITING FEATURE ... See Doubles of the Famous Stars)

RICHARD DIX © FAY WRAY “/T WAPPENED IN HOLLYWOOD"