Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 March 1938 — Page 18

Romance in Indiana Film

Marjorie Weaver, Ex-l. U. Coed, Stars in "Sally, Irene and Mary."

+< By JAMES THRASHER That perennially’ youthful triumvirate of “Sally, Irene and Mary” is back on the screen at the Indiana this week. The title parts are taken, from left to right, by Alice Faye, Joan Davis and I. U's up-and-coming former coed, Marjorie Weaver. A glance at the credit titles preceding the showing will reveal that ‘the film was “suggested” by the stage play of Eddie Dowling and Cyrus Wood. They also inform. us that the “original story” is by Karl Tunberg and Dan Ettlinger. The fact is that little remains of the earlier “Sally, Irene and Mary” except the | name. And - “original story” is a misnomer. For the plot travels the identical backstage paths of all movie musicals.

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Buddy Rogers, popular screen actor and musician, returns to In-

Earth,” authentic war film which will be shown at

Improvement at Park Is Planned

Exlehitie fptaveinents in all de-

' | partments of the . Broad. Ripple

Amusement Park. are to be started immediately by the- Broad Ripple Park Corp., new owners. E. M. Costin, former Big Four Railroad executive, is’ the new corporation’s chairman - of “the board. Warner A. McCurry is president and general manager; Being L. Cox, retary, and Fred L. . Ellison, treas urer. °° The park was purchased for $250,000 from Oscar Baur, Terre Haute,

i who operated it for the past 13

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Joris Ivens, European director (left) and Ernest Hemingway, American author, shown ‘here with—¢ the Civic Theater a week from Sunday. There will

dianapolis today to play a week’s engagement at the Circle, bringing Loyalist officer during filming of “The Spanish | be performances at 3:30 and 8 p. m.

with him his California Cavaliers Orchestra and a complete stage show. ~

Wandering Minstrel Lives|[™

Moments of Comedy

Yet the piéture boasts, besides the three heroines, Fred Allen, Tony Martin, Jimmy Durante and Gregory Ratofl, to say nothing of that

patterned ensemble. Though recently organized, the corps does not suffer in comparison with other and

greatly subdued Minsky alumna, Louise Hovick. So there are, of course, moments of - diverting comedy which often give the story a welcome boost, Mr. Allen, a shoestring producer, manages the three young ladies in the title. Their Coney Island concession folds up and they get work as manicurists. Here Sally meets Mr. Ratoff as Baron Zorka, a wealthy, eccentric expatriate. He falls in love with Sally, who will have none of him. Then the three, shepherded by Mr. Allen, sell cigarets in ‘a. small night club, where Sally meéts Tommy (Tony Martin), a crooning tenor. Miss Hovick, a wealthy socialite of many divorces, pursues Tommy. The Baron pursues Sally. And Mr. Allen promotes a show.

It’s Success at Last

Of course, Miss Hovick becomes jealous and withdraws her financial support. The show closes before it opens. Then Mary of the starring trio inherits an old paddle-wheel boat. Sally and Tommy, having quarreled, each get checks from their admirers on promise of marriage. They remodel the ancient craft into a showboat, and the opening is a success. The opening-night bill climaxes with a wedding scene. And Irene hires a real judge to perform the ceremony. Of course Jimmy Durante, Allen’s partner, has to cut loose the boat first, and the ship's captain finally marries the pair because the judge jumps overboard. But things finally straighten out, boy :gets girl and the Baron and Miss Hovick accept each other as consolation prizes.

Miss Weaver Handicapped Mr. Allen has some rather funny: » sequences, when the script permits.

And - Mr. Durante supplies typical Durante comedy. But the star per-

former is Mr. Ratoff. Out in front,

of the camera again after a season of serious directing, he does a beautiful, explosive, burlesque portrayal of the amorous nobleman, Miss Weaver, who is being watched with interest, doesn’t have too much chance to shine. The fact that she doesn’t sing and dances in only a rudimentary sort of way handicaps her in this type of picture. Throughout, the story telegraphs all its punches, and all the plot angles are tried and true. . Summed up. this is just another musical done according to formula, coming in a season when we have had too many such things already.

GROUCHO TO GROW REAL MUSTACHE

HOLLYWOOD, March 4 (U. P)). —The smear of grease paint that has decorated the upper lip of

Groucho Marx throughout his stage |

and screen career is to give way to ‘the real thing when he starts work in “Room Service.” At that, he’ll have to touch up his mustache with mascara because of the gray hairs. He says he used shoe polish so long he’s achieved a perpetual shine under his nose.

VARIETY CLUB'S FETE SET TON\GHT

The Variety Club. is to fete its former Chief Barkers, Marc Wolf, Carl Niesse and Joe Cantor, tonight at the clubhouse, 1454 N. Delaware St. A. C. Zaring, present Chief Barker, is in charge of the party's arrangements.

Again at Renfro Barn Dance

If you happen to drop around to the Murat Theater any time after 2 p. m. Sunday, you'll have a chance to see the old “wenering minstrel” idea brought up to date on the American plan,

And if you are a hillbilly and backwoods ballad fan, you know all about ' Renfro Valley Barn Dance and your interest will be other than academic. - For you'll be acquainted with Aunt Idy, Little Clifford, “Red”

Foley, the Girls of the Golden West

and most of the other 35 members of the company who have been apbearing daily over WLW for the past six months. The Renfro Valley ‘Barn Dance isn’t a. new idea in entertainment. In its present professional farm it’s the squalling baby of modern showmanship. But long before King Arthur cooked up that round table stunt, perhaps even before King Solomon, strolling minstrels, singing the songs and dancing the dances of the common people, were an established institution, received with enthusiasm wherever they chose to wander. About 15 years ago, a young man

WHAT, WHEN, WHERE

APOLLO

“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” first Disney feature-length animated color cartoon from the Grimm Brothi 8 fai tale, at 11:40. 1:43, .3:46,] :49, 17:53 and 9:5 }

CIRCLE ers and others on stage - nd 9:28. :

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“A- Slight Case of Murder,” with Edward G. Robinson, Jane . Bryan, Allen Jenkins, Ruth Jonnelly and Edward Brophy, at 1:32, 2:04, 5:06, 7:48 and 10:30. Vaudeville, with Art Frank, Vivian Peterson J others, at 1:01, 3:43,

6:45 and 9 OHIO : s “Nevada.” Also “Big with Claire Trevor. ALAMO

“King Solomon’s Mines,” with J Loder. "Also “Painted Trail,” Buck Jones.

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named John Lair took a job riding the “school circuit” in the Virginia | hills. He'd go from one town to another passing out as much “larnin’” as seemed advisable at the moment. Before many months had passed, Lair began to discover the the people of that country had a “larnin’” of their own. They didn’t write it down; they sang it and danced it. It was about this time that he wandered into a “town” known as Pinch-’Em-Tight Hollow, the citizenry of which seemed to have but two vital interests—their particular and peculiar brand of “pot likker” and the Coon Creek Girls. These two items had the local entertainment problem conquered.

Given Hearing on WLS

dio barn dance. Mr. Lair persuaded the Coon Creek Girls to come with him to Chicago, promising them a hearing on WLS, the leading farm station. When Mr. Lair had proved his point, he returned to Virginia for some more of the same, and

gradually built the organization into

the present WLS Barn Dance. Six*months ago a prospective sponsor in Cincinnati wanted to stage the same sort of an affair for his customers and’ lured John Lair away from. his employers to do the

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Jrest from the original source.

The: company has been on: tour each week end for the last two months, playing most of the cities and large towns in ‘Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia. They ‘will give feur performances at the Murat Sunday—at 2p. m, 4 p.m, 7p. m. and 9 p. m. They are heard Mondays through Fridays over WLW on & half ‘hour shotv, and each Satur-

1 day night at 6.p..m. for the. by

show, lasting a full ‘hour. BERLIN MELODIES REVIVED

‘dies, hits from: his years as the

| father of popular music as well as

new swing songs, will be included in “Alexander’s Ragtime Band,” musical comedy.

“Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra FABIEN SEVITZKY, Conductor Concert Tomorrow 8:30 P. M. Soloist: Richard Bonelli, Baritone.

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Closing a pioneering, five-week tour of eight Midwestern and Southern states, the Ruth Page Ballet appeared at the Indiana State Teachers College Auditorium, Terre Haute, yesterday. enthusiastic: dance lovers saw the performance.

A capacity audience of

Though Miss Page’s doings are of particular interest here because she is an Indianapolis native, her dis‘tinction is of international scope. As a soloist she is known in Europe ‘and the Orient, as well as in her own country. As a choreographer and director, she has gained added fame as ballet mistress at the Chicago City Opera company. Yesterday all her gifts were displayed in a varied and interesting

program. She danced four solos of her own composition, in a duet with Bentley Stone, and as premiere danseuse with the company in “Love Song,” to Schubert's music, and “Iberian Monotone, » danced to Ravel’'s “Bolero.” These last two also were Miss Page's choreography. In the “classic” repertory, the company presented the “Dance of the Hours” from “La Gioconda” and the “Triumphal Dance” from “Aida ® This last showed "arrestingly the delightful results an original, artistic creator can achieve in the usually stereotyped opera ballet. Here, and in three of Miss Page's solos, the effect was immeasurably heightened by Nicholas Remiso masks and costumes. Modern dancing, though not of the “ultra” sort, prevailed -elsewhere. The “Love Sone” is a Every

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