Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 March 1938 — Page 8
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Lyric Waits Armstrong Swing Debut
Tre, pet Virtuoso Opens
Week! s Engagement "Here Tomorrow.
By JAMES THRASHER Leciis Armstrong, world’s highest paid: Negro musician, lecturer, autho: (“Swing That Music”) and . trum net virtuoso extraordinary, will _ mak$ his debut on arlocal theater stag: tomorrow when he opens a * week: engagement at the Lyric. ! Mr. Armstrong--his devotees call 3atchmo”—is the hero of fr the jitterbugs,” “alligators” . whaizver other title they're S a on :sving addicts this week. The Goocmans and Dorseys and Glen Grays may have more appeal to the x gene 1 public. But sit in once on an , restruck discussion of “jam sessions,” records and broadcasts by
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that “Satchmo” and his trumpet have an aisle seat on the inner circle. For the rest of us take-it-or-let-it-alone swing fans, Mr. Armstrong is known as one of the busiest dispensers of torrid but transitory tunes. His efforts embrace the the- “ ater, night club, recording, commer- * cial broadcasting and movie fields. Winds Up on Coast . Early in 1937 he started ‘cross country, smashing attendance records set by Calloway, Ellington, * Duchin, Goodman and Dorsey as he went. He wound up® on the West Coast in May, flying to Chicago on Friday nights for a commercial broadcast, and hopping back to Hollywood the next day fog work in “Artists and Models.” st* fall found him back in pe ‘es again, doing a bit in Bing Crosby’s: “Doctor Rhythm.” While working in the Crosby picture, Mae West wrote him a part in “Every Day’s a Holiday,” Hoagy Carmichael wrote him a-tune and- Louis, you'll remember, went to.town in the pietu-e’s election night parade. Since the first of the year, Mr. Armstrong has been in Chicago at the new Grand Terrace Cafe. He close there yesterday, just in time to get ready for his Indianapolis engazement. : Troupe With Him
With him will come a troupe of entertainers including a comedian called Nicodemus, who recently was featured with Eddie Cantor; Midge Williams, singer; Hattie Noel, who also goes in for comedy; Alma Turrer, tap dancer; Mayes and Morrison, an acrobatic team, and a dancing act billed as The Three Giants of Rhythm. On the screen the Lyric will present the current solution of the Mauch brothers problem. Warner Bros. picked up these twin bogs for “The Prince and the Pauper,” and they proved a hit. But it’s a little difficult finding stories in which identical stars will fit coms« fortobly, so we don't ‘see the Mauch boys as often as we might. The present solution, mentioned above, has been brought about simply by treating our own Mr, Tarkington’s beloved Penrod to a case of double vision. The result is called “Penrod and his Twin Brother,” with the twin probably taking the nlace of Mr. Tarkington’s equally beloved Sam. Frank Craven and Spring Byington will be seen as the parents. And you may view Mr. Craven with added interest, what with his success this season on the New. York. stage. His vehicle is called “Our Town,” which is a play by Thornton Wilder and not to be confused with Anton Scherrer’s column,
WASHINGTON HIGH QUARTET TO SING
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A quartet from the Washington High School boys’ glee club is to sing at the father-and-son banquet in the West Washington Methodist Church at 6:30 p. m. today. Quartet members are Charles Schaler, Wilbur Vidito, Richard Miller and Forrest McKinney. Miss Maude Delbridge is the drector, and Miss Charlotte Crist the accompanist. The Washington High School concert band ‘will give a concert at School 67 tonight.
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Phyllis Brooks used to model for such noted artists as John LaGatta, McClelland Barclay, and Bradshaw. Crandall.
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Gilded Straphangers Take Bumps in Subway _ With the Cream of the Rabble.
NEW YORK, March 10.—That intrepid fraternity of Millionaire Straphangers is still carrying on. These are the moneyed lords who live in suburban Westchester—Pelham and New Rochelle—on the far end of the subway line. They ride to work, along with countless “sardines,” on the crowded subway cars. Sometimes, they get a seat. Sometimes, Thus the dub, “Millionaire Straphangers.”
eried limousines to Wall Street for the return trip home. For even millionaires find a long journey on the hang-strap tedious after a single daily trip. On the other hand, many of them use the subways both ways. Probably the most famous millionaire straphahger in New York was the late John E. Andrus, who daily, for two score years, rode vertically Poth ways. He was jostled about like any other subway passenger while a fleet of cars stood idle in his garage. The legend goes that one of these wealthy subway riders instructs his chauffeur to follow him down to the office every day and park the Hispano-Suiza against a nearby curb. - At noon, the master emerges from his offices, clambers into the elegantly ‘upholstered compartment of his car and orders his man to drive to the Curb Exchange Restaurant—two blocks off.. He makes the’ same brief trip back to his offices after his midday meal and orders the chauffeur back to Pelham. At the end of his business day, this business titan descends into the subway, deposits his nickel in the coin box, crowds into a molecular space and travels homeward.
A Horse on the Doc They were talking of the Spanish hostilities during a Lambs Club soiree and David Warfield, the unforgettable “Music Master,” was reminded to tell a favorite anecdote
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about his old friend, Frederic Remington, who once drew pictures for a syndicate based on incidents in the Spanish-American War. Mr. Remington gained. his reputation mainly for his sketches of horses. Indeed, many of the corhmon affairs of men were viewed. by Mr. Remington in terms of the equestrian. Some time before his death,
he was taking treatment from an
osteopath. The. osteopath was small and frail, while Mr. Remington weighed over 250 pounds and was of heroic girth. On the doctor's table, as he lay face downward, his back- was so highly arched that the small practitioner couldn't get the proper pressure on the spine which he was trying to stimulate. After mounting a chair unsuccessfully, the osteopath clambered up to the table and set to'work. ‘In this po-
sition: ‘he :maneuvered along the
patient's backbone, giving it an occasional bounce.. “I hope I'm not hurting you, Mr. Remington,” he said. “It’s all right, doc,” said the equine-minded artist, “as long as you don’t use your spurs.”
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By FREDERICK C.. OTHMAN
"HOLLYWOOD, March 10 (U. P). —Rufe Davis, the human locomo-tive-wildcat-duck, revealed in one easy lesson today: how to attain success in the movies. a Here's how: Learn to make funny noises. Then come to Hollywood and make ‘em. : That's what Rufe did, and look at him now. He's meowing, tooting, quacking, put-put-putting and growling for Paramount at one of th salaries you read about; with a valet an he needs, thrown in. Xe; who got tired hoeing cotMangum, Okla., a few years back, ‘listed part ‘of his repertory thus:® - The police whistle: Whistle through your teeth good and loud, and give it a trill with your epiglotis. It takes a little: practice to make an epiglotis tremble, but
| partment. The passenger train whistle: Hum
to produce a harmonious overtone.
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The freight engine whistle: Whistle with your tongue and hum tenor simultaneously. It’s like juggling, sort of, but works fine when you get the hang of it. The distant train whistle: Open your mouth wide and whistle=with your throat. peered. deep into .Davis’ mouth, but could not see the source of the noise. Mr, Davis wasn’t sure, either. The automobile horn: Hum and vibrate your lips.. This is the simplest one on the list. Varying pressure of the lips changes the tone from that of a 1917 model honker to that of the suave limousine Mr. Davis himself uses while fooling the traffic cop with his siren. The siren: Don’t attempt this until later. It’s hard on the roof of the mouth. It also loosens teeth, until controlled.
Deplores Popcorn
The 29-year-old ccmic now is appearing as a broken-down car, a balky outboard motor boat, and an airplane in a power dive with one wing gone in a picture called “Cocoanut Grove.” “And it’s nice work, too,” he said, “except when you eat popcorn. Then its tough.” From long practice, his throat muscles ‘are like ropes. When he eats popcorn it gets between the ropes and strangles him—and if you ‘want any more lessons, address Mr.
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Opening “Tomorrow Apollo : “BORDERTOWN” —Paul Muni, Bette Davis, Margaret Lindsay, Eugene Pallette and Hobart Cavanaugh. - Directed by Archie Mayo. The rise and fall of a foreigner’s son. He goes from
Story—' manual labor to law and is then disbarred. He fights his way to power again as a night club owner. But two women, one: jealous
and work in the flelds. ~ Circle
Honan, Lewis and Van, Mariora, Del Carmen, Wilma Horner, Clark and Eaton, Robert Berry, The T'wo Stooges and Chorus. “THE BARONESS AND THE BUTLER” (on screen)—Willlam 3 Powell, Annabella, Helen Westley, Henry Stephenson, Joseph Sehildkraut and Nigel Bruce. Directed by Walter Lang. Story—A- butler in a politically powerful family is elected to Parliament in. opposition to his employer, the Prime Minister. ‘Butler and Prime Minister's daughter, who is married, are in love. It takes a governmental upheaval to Stars things working out.
\N Indiana “BRINGING UP BABY”—Katharine Hepburn, Cary
Directed by Howard Hawks. Story—About a madcap heiress and her successful attempts tn wean an tive scientist away from his work and flance
3 tbs sani Killing leoputd they mistake for “Baby.” Loew’s
“MERRILY WE _LIVE"—Constance Bennett, Brian Aherne, Billie Burke, Alan Mowbray, Patsy Kelly and Tom Brown. Directed by Norman Z. McLeod. Story—A novelist returning from a fishing trip enters a very nutty home to use the telephone and remains to be renhabilitated— so they think. But the family lives to rue the day they mistook him for a tramp. He doesn’t rue anything: He marries the daughter. “ARSENE LUPIN RETURNS”—Melvyn Douglas, Virginia Bruce, Warren William, John Halliday and ‘Nat Pendleton. Directed - by George. Fitzmaurice. Story—G-Man retires to join insurance company’s detective forcé, accompanying a valuable jewel to Paris. There he becomes involved with Arsene Lupin—or somebody. The jewel is stolen and then returned by the real Lupin who receives the fair damsel as his reward. Lyrie
LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND HIS ORCHESTRA (on stage) - Nicodemus, Midge Williams, Hattie Noel, Alma Turner, Mayes and Morrison and The Three Giants of Rhythm.
dramatization of Booth: Tarkington’s famous Penrod stories, with Billy and Bobby ‘Mauch, Frank Craven, Spring Byington and Charles Halton. Directed by William McGann.
_get mixed up with a stickup gang. Through a series of mishaps, the boys manage to Improve on the Tecord of their G-Men elers,
Pd the other trifling, gauss him to ait and rem: to Ris-family,;
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL REVUE” (on stage)—Masrty May, Helen ;
Grant, Charlie Ruggles, Barry Fitzgerald, May Robson and Wglter Catlett.
unjmagina into a love affair. She is about as subtlé as Tarzan and as gentle
“PENROD AND HIS TWIN BROTHER” (on screen)—A screen
Story—Penrod and his gang, now Junior G-Men, inadvertently .
Davis direct. We'll be busy sooth-|
LOUISE DRESSER'S ~ MOTHER IS DEAD
. HOLLYWOOD, March 10 (U. P). ~—Funeral services were to be held today for Mrs. Ida Shaffer Keglin, mother of Louise Dresser, motion picture actress. The star’s mother ji’ died Tuesday at Miss Dressers
Glendale home. She was 85 and was born in Terre Haute, Ind. .
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Sahara Sheik on Hollywood Set
Times Special HOLLYWOOD, March 10.—Sheik Abdullah, born on the Sahara Desert and brought to the United States by Victor McLaglen when that gentleman resigned as chief of police of Bagdad, makes
The Sheik, who is built like an entire football team, takes the part
useful as well as ornamental on the | | set of “Everybody's Doing It.”
‘of an advertising model in the jic=
ture. Between shots he massages
the necks of the various players who
develop headaches. “I can stop a headache in two minutes,” the Sheik admitted, and proceeded to prove it, using Preston Foster as a guinea pig.
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MEET TOMMY KELLY AND ANN GILLIS, STARS OF “TOM SAWYER,” IN PERSON
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p ne or the azo, Yimas! THEY'RE ALL NUTS!
youve got a treat in store when you meet the €00-C00. 'Kilbournes! Get vo on the laugh-wagon and follow: them in their mad adventures!... Momma's : ‘got a yen for tramps—and when one of them steals the family silver—and gors geous daughter Gerry falls in love with the next one (an author i in disguise) there’s fun galore to payl...90 minutes "of reckless, romantic, side: splitting glee —with 8 Hop fun stars topping the joys of Taney ;
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