Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 November 1937 — Page 5

WEDNESDAY, ‘OV. 94, "1987

Phil Regan Keeps tye On tuture

Finds Actors Have Little More Security Than

Policemen.

By PAUL HARRISON

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. Phil Regan probably been ‘perfectly happy if he had gone right on being a policeman. now, ‘with his movie and radio prominence, he ficures he will have to manage carefully if his future is to provide any more contentment or Security than most policemen have. ‘

“you think that sounds ‘serewy,” challenged the singing actor. “Listen: If I had staved on the New York force and never even got above a second-grade which I was, I could have retired in 1951, at the age of 45, with a pension of $30 a week. T'd have owned mv home and I'd have been healthjer than any movie actor of 45 that you can name. “Thirty bucks doesn’t ‘sound like much, in Hollywood. “But it takes an investment of about $30,000 to earn even a little income like that. vou ‘wouldn't believe how few hig people in this town have ‘socked away that much cash. “we're saving ‘our dough,

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Barney Rapp Will Play at Roof Dec. 12

‘Sanders to Feature New Girl-Singer on Sunday.

Barney Rapp and his New Engjanders are the most recent addition to the list of name bands scheduled to appear at the Indiana Roof BallYoom. Mr. Rapp's orchestra is booked for a one-night stand Sunday Dec. 12. The Rapp unit appeared last week in Indianapolis as the featured stage attraction at Keith's Theater. Prior to that they played an eXtended engagement al the Beverly Hills Country Club, Newport, Ky, from ‘where they broadcast daily over Yadio station WLW in Cincinnati. When Joe Sanders brings his orchestra to the Roof next Sunday night, he will feature his new girl singer, Jane Kaye, who will appear pefore Indianapolis dancers for the first time, The “Ole Left Hander” will he ‘making his first appearance lof the year in the city. | “Paul Collins ‘and his orchestra lave “currently I'play at special Thanksgiving Eve and Thanksgiving Night dances tonight

“gpcond Moneymoon,'’ with Tyrone wer and Loretta Young, at 12:92, 14, 10:15. Fathers,” and Thomas Beck. at 11741, 9:04. CIRCLE

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Awful Truth” with Ralph D'Arcy and Cecil 2:35, 45, 6°55,

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EE — | | HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 24 (U.P) =—| | Anna ‘Sten, “who “onte ‘Was a slavey | lin ‘a Russian cafe and Now is a I highly “paid “movie star, Has joined | the “group of foreign players seeking | American citizenship. | Miss ‘Sten filed her first papers | yesterday. Marlene Dietrich set the ‘precedent Several months ago. “My ‘work is in the country and so Is my husband's” Miss ‘Sten said. | «And Besides, the peace and democ-

I'vacy of America ate happy things to ba modern European. I have felt for la Yong time that I wanted to become |

Fan “active ‘member of this nation.” | ‘Miss Sten is the daughter of a "Russian dancing ‘master. After his

| ‘death, she ‘was poverty-stricken.

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| and temorrow night.

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Mrs. Regan, ‘who is ‘as Trish and he veteran radio ‘performer, Little Jack Little, "will ‘bring his own

pretty as a shanirock, only more freckled. She nodded.

“Jo. there—she's responsible for |

everything,” said her husband. “She made ‘Mme quit ‘my job -on the force for radio, and she made me come to Hollywood and try my luck while <he and the kids stayed behind and waited until ‘I ‘got “a “break. Boy! I've ‘sure been lucky!”

Had Them Sniffling He has been lucky at that, in an Aloeresque sort of way. At 13 he had to quit school and drove a team of horses in Brooklyn. He and Jo were ‘married ‘when they ‘both “were 17. In a few years he was chauffeur

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only here. . la ‘Show, “I'd Rather Be Right”

dance band to the Lyric Friday as heard as orchestra leader, pianist, ‘singer ‘and

the headline stage attraction. Mr,

IN NEW YORK===s; Seorae ross

Night Clubman Joins With Theater in Getting Erash With Administration.

PW YORK, Nov. 24=—A Manhattan Miscellany: The Messrs, Hart ‘and Kaufman sit which joshes the ‘great, ‘white fathers

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fora judge, and finally realized ‘his in Washington and mentions names, all the way down from *.D. R....

reatest ambition by beco : e Ty coming “a | and the frivolous attitude toward the @-

policeman. He was ‘still "a ‘rookie "whén he helped solve a ‘murder and arrested the criminal, "who “was convicted. After that he ‘was Detective Regan. He “was shy ‘about ‘using his voice uintil the ‘night he ‘was ‘assigned to attend a Swanky ‘party, posing as a guest. Some of the people got to singing ‘around “a ‘piano, and before he knew it Detective (in a tuxedo) Reean ‘was warbling “I Tost the Hand That Rocked Me to Sleep.” The party broke up in sentimental sniffles and ‘a Columbia Broadcasting executive begged Regan to drop around for an audition. He dropped around and, without knowing it, sang in a competitive audition for a spot ‘with Guy TL.ombardo. “I like to have “died,” ‘he said, “when they told ‘me "who T been singing for, and that I could have the job.” Remember “The Romantic Singer of Romantic Songs” ‘with Lombardo on the hour "with Burns ‘and ‘Allen? That Was handsome young Phil Regan. When the ¢omics came to Hollywood, Regan Tetained his olice conimission and guest-starred.

[in Broadway-after-dark | The ‘other ‘hight ‘some cafe ownl'ers found business unusually slack land ‘when they looked about for the

Iveason, they suddenly Tecalled that |

| it "was the night of the President’s fireside chat. So ‘one ‘of them, in a fit of pro- | testation, instantly sent the Presi|'dent “a “wire, ‘pleading to have the I'talk to ‘the hation switched to an | afternoon hour . . . and not interfore “with ‘the mormal course of cabaret trade. The sender's name ‘even got into the papers {didn’t get him ‘mad, at all. | ” ” » XPOSED: A Bronx Cowboy in the Wild West Rodeo. All the [way from Grand Concourse, which | bisects the “wild and woolly Bronx, [came ‘Al ‘Napolitan, With stirrups [and all. "and pot into the famous I ' Madison Square Garden show. With ln nasal twang in his voice, he fooled the riders a ‘while with a yarn about Wyoming. Hen MWe ‘Broke down and confesseq ail; said he learned steer-

Fxecutive Branch now is reflected

{any ‘opus and they usually finish the Ivries and score for ‘a ‘show ‘in less | than that ‘time. The late Fdgar Wallace was a I'minutesman ‘of letters. Once, the

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| ome ‘Bnd the butler said Mr. Wat- |

| Tae is ‘busy “working on ‘a play. He {4s "unable to ‘come to the phone.” | “Rat's ‘all right,” véplied the friend ‘airily, “T11 ‘wait “until ‘he is | “finished.” | » ” » ITZ GREEN had ‘a ‘caller the i other ‘afternoon, ‘after her matinee in “Babes in Arms.” The | caller “was Madge Evans, here on {*furlough, @nd when she greeted the ‘erstwhile child star ‘of the films, Mitzi brought forward a Tag |'doll that "occupies an honored spot on her dressing room table.

which |

There ‘Was ‘a flash of Tecognition |

from Miss Evans; then there was |'n wentimental reunion between a |'Fag ‘doll ‘@nd ‘a celebrated cinema |'gueen. For it seems that this Was the doll presented to Mitzi by Miss

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Up ‘at ‘a 1earby military academy, they are speaking | ‘couple “of kids ‘called Oharles Jr, whooping hysterics. Evervhody | Bnd Sianey Chaplin. They turned | tered and laughed Bnd got a good | Up nw school show several weeks | look at Miss Allen's partner. A fow | BRO, as ‘mimic @nd pianist, Tespec- | minutes later a ‘man came to tre | Bively, and they Tevealed ‘a great table and said that Director Olar- | deal of talent. ence “Brown “would like to use Mr. Tt "Was Ho great surprise to a cerRegan in a picture, tain ‘comedian in Hollywood Who | The singing cop took a test at [®l0 poes by the name of Charles | Wetro next day=a test fora leading | Chaplin, for these two striplings | role ‘opposite Joan Crawford in | happen to be ‘his sons by his former | “Sadie McKee.” ‘But on that same [wife, Lita Grey Chaplin. Incidentalafternoon an impatient agent y, -Jsondon ‘movie goers have just | rushed Repsn to Warner Brothers, | voted Charlie Chaplin the greatest | where he signed a ‘contract. After gontedian in ‘the ‘world. Bul the | two years he went over to wepublic. British==aren’t they supposed to be | “Laughing Trish Eyes,” “The Hit notoriously slow about getting a Parade” and the current “Manhat- | joke? tan Merry-Go-Round” @re thiee pictures ‘which have attracted =a lot of attention.

Finally he, too, came here. Plaving Safe One ‘evening he "was ‘a ‘guest of | Lombardo at the Cocoanut Grove. While dancing ‘with Gracie ‘Allén he said ‘something that sént her into

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HOLLYWOOD, Nov, 24 (U.P) = Capt. George E. T. Eyston, who drove an ‘automobile 319 ‘miles an Hour on the Bonneville Balt Flats in Utah last week, Was Sought for the movies today. The British army officer was Wade an offer by Warner Brothers Studio. He Was Sought for an auto Facing | pictiite. Tt Was assumed that if he accepted, Capt. Bysten ‘would play the Tole ‘of himself, breaking the world’s auto speed Tecord. The filin will deal with the Progyess ‘of auto yacing, Studio Writers wre at work on the script.

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