Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 March 1938 — Page 22

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Lyric si ows ‘Love, Honor

And Behave’

“Bei Mir Bist “u Schoen" Yo be Herd First

Time on Screen.

It may be that Priscilla Lane is being groomed for the flyweight, ingenue Battle of the Century in “Love, Honor anc Behave,” which opens at the Lyric today. ‘ e undefeated. undisputed cham i of punch-farowing cinema cuties is, of cours=. Carole Lombard. From that shaky beginning in “Lo Before Breakfast,” ‘Where she caug one fin the eye and came up with a “shiner,” to her furious toe-to-toe battle with Fredric March in “Nothing ‘Sacred,” Miss Lombard has had the field to herself, Apparently, though, Miss Lane is ‘doing some serious training. As a sparring partner in this picture, she was given no less a fistic prodigy than Wayne Morris. While his first picture, “Kid Galahad,” was being

made, young Mr. Morris was hailed |.

by experts gs one who could make a place for himself in pugilism as well as pictures. In his most recent previous film, “The Kid Comes Back,” he swap: ved punches with Maxie Rosenbloom,

Both Ge?’ Black Eyes, , Now perhaps his employers have ~ “taken for their motto that trenchant line from Noel Coward's “Design for Living”: “Women should be struck regularly, like gongs.” For his present battle is with the heroine. And advance information discloses that

“Love, Honor and 3 Behave” has gone |

+. #Iove Before Eroakfast” one better —both Miss Lane and Mr. Mortis get black eyes. With this vio ent beginning comes the announceme nt that the picture’s principals will be featured in subse-

% quent films as a romantic team.

Toward this end the studio’s publicity experts shu’ themselves in and kindled love’s spark between Wayne and Priscilla. Something went wrong * Perhaps the principals heard about it. Or, more: likely, the Hollywood columnists smelled a mouse. By this time they have hac turtle dove”) cried -at ‘them too often—to make the mixture of zoological metaphors complete. Romance: Didn’t Take Anyway, the real-life romance * didn’t. take with anyone. But the stars’ employe:s .still may fall back on the idea of having them tour the country in a series of exhibition bouts. As an added attraction, this picture will let you hear “Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen” on the screen for the first time. It doesn’t seem possible, but the studic has had the song's screen rights sewed up all "these months. Besides the Wayne-Lane-Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen combination, the Lyric has its traditional vaudeville program. The headliner is Prof. Lamberti, th: gum-chewing xylophone virtuoso. Also on the bill are Ted Mack, Tex Weber, Ray and Geraldine Hudson, Pinky Lee and. others.

Harty -angdon « ‘Broke,’ He Says

HOLLYWOOD, March 25 (U.P). —Harry Lancdon, former film comedian, is “fat broke,” he testified today in do aestic relations court whete his first wife, Helen Walton, had cited hin: “for failure to pay $25 weekly alimony. “We have nothing. We are flat broke,” Langdon told the Court, referring to his present wife, Mabel * Langdon, and their 3-year-old son, Harry Jr. Court. Comumissioner E. D. Doyle continued the case until July 7.

WARNER STUDIOS | SUED FOR MILLION

HOLLYWOOD, March 25 (U.P). =A $1,000000 damage suit was brought against Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., today by Miguel Contreras Torres, Mexico City author - and producer. He charged piracy of a scenario. E Mr. Torres said he prepared a scenario entitled “Juarez and Maximiliano” in the Spanish language in 1932. He began production of an English version, but was informed by distributors that they could not handle it, he said. Later, he asserted, Warners’ announced plans to produce e picture with the same sequences znd scenes.

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Court Gets Free Movies

‘CHICAGO, March 25 (U. P.).—The ballet scene from the motion picture, “Goldwyn Follies,” was projected on a miniature screen—with sound’ effects —in Federal District Court in the case of Zorine vs. Zorina. Zorine, who is really Blanche Lloyd of Chicago, former Chicago World's Fair performer, seeks an injunction against showing of.the picture and an accounting of profits. She alleges that Zorina, who is really Brigetta Hartwig, Samuel Goldwyn, Inc,~“Balaban & tz, Chicago theater maguates, bod United Artists violated property rights to Zorine’s name. The ballet scene was run off in the plaintiff’s effort to show that Zorina has been stealing Zorine's stuff.’

Play Staged By Oberreich

Former Indianapolis Man

Directs at Culver.

Times Special CULVER, March 25.—Robert Oberreich, formerly of Indianapolis, is executive director of the American Repertory Theater of New York, which will present Sheridan’s “The School for Scandal” at Culver Military Academy tonight. Mr. Oberreich, ' a graduate of Shortridge High School and Sargent’s American Academy, formerly appeared with the Civic Theater under, George Somnes’ direction, the Children’s Civic Theater, the Sutherland Players, Municipal Drama Association, Broadway Methodist Church Little Theater and other Indianapolis dramatic groups. Since leaving Indianapolis he has appeared with Walter Hampden, Ethel Barrymore Colt, Gertrude Flynn and Rex Ingram, in New York and on tour. The American Repertory Theater has been touring the East and South since November. The company is en route to the West Coast, presenting, besides the Sheridan classic, “The Queen’s Husband” and “The Devil Passes.”

BEN BLUE IN BLUES’

Comedian Ben Biue has been

Blues,” with George Raft and Shirley ss. The picture is scheduled to go into production May 15.

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By J AMES THRASHER

It may come as a ‘surprise to Leopold Stokowski, but Fabien Sevitzky beat him to the dual role of conductor-film star by a. matter of 22 years. Mr: Stokowski’s musical fame won him a part in “The Big Broadcast of 1937.” |But the present conductor of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra stepped in front of the camers, before he ever had mounted a podium. His musical ability had

| nothing ‘fo do with the movie job.

He was an actor, he was young and good looking—and. that combination was just as popular with’ Russian movie audiences of 1914 as it is with American patrons today.’ When Mr. Sevitzky arrived in

| Moscow. to enter the university, he

hadn’t made up his mind as to a career. He had always wanted to be a doctor. Yet he had entered the Petrograd Conservatory on a

‘scholarship when he was 13, and

also had been graduated from a dramatic school.

‘Stage Held Lure

Wrestling a double bass that was bigger than he was, he had supported himself by music through his student days. That was a point in music’s favor. Yet there was also the potent tug of" footlights and grease-paint. The medical career, by that time, was taking a back seat. Mr, Sevitzky began his movie career as an extra-~-and a most extraordinary ‘extra, at that. His first part was so small that he refused to take ‘any pay for it. When the studio executives recovered from the shock, they gave him a leading part in their next film. : After playing a variety of parts, meanwhile continuing his musical profession, Mr. Sevitzky was given the role of a conductor in a film called “Steven’s Symphony.” This was his first try at his future profession. Fortunately for Indianapolis, he wasn’t discouraged by the movie character’s fate. If you will look at the right-hand

picture above, you will see what|

happened to the screen batonist. He had the misfortune to encounter a mad composer, and got himself throttled. The composer was: sent to an asylum, and boy didn’t get ‘girl. That was the difference between 1914 Russia and Hollywood today. _Incidentaliy, that look of pain on Mr, Sevitzky’s {face isn’t acting. There is a story connected with it.

Scenes from the career of Fabien Sevitzky, motion picture star: ‘Above, left, the Indianapolis Symphony conductor as a whiskered comedian in a Russian comedy called “His Highness and His Valet”; right,» Mr. Sevitzky getting the worst of the bargain in a “gripping”.

below, left, the conductor as he je acting days; below, right, the in “Siayen) s $ Symphony. »

The director had shot about seven “takes” of the fight scene, and

wasn’t satisfied. So Mr. Sevitzky |,

arid his companion decided to give their all for the silent drama. Mr. Sevitzky nearly did. “When he was thrown against the table, as illustrated above, he struck his spine on the édge. The director said “Cut, that’s fine.” But his star

actor did not get up. ‘In fact, he|

didn’t get up for three weeks. That was about the end of Mr. Sevitzky’s celluloid career. He made one more picture, then turned his entire attention to music.

It scarcely is possible that Holly- |:

wood now could lure him away from Indianapolis. Yet if it did, here is one fan who will bet that Mr. Sevitzky could give his musical rival, Mr. Stokowski, three spotlights’ advantage, and then act him right back into the last seat in the viola section.

Joan Blondell’s

HOLLYWOOD, March 25 (U. P).

—Gloria Blondell, stage actress: and

younger sister of Joan Blondel. film star, began a movie career at her sister’s studio today. Gloria was watching Joan on the set. of the picture, “There's Always a Woman.” but Frank Capra, director, was watching her. As she started to leave he stopped her, and asked her to take a screen test. She passed it and was signed to a contract.

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a five-weeks downtown engagement, | to" be succeeded - by Music.” This ‘is. Deanna Durbin’s “third film and was the ‘Indiana’s attraction during: the .past week. ‘Previously ‘reviewed here, the picture is recommended as a highly entertaining film. The story is freshly told and splendidly acted by the stat and a supporting. cast that includes Herbert Marshall, Gail Patrick, Arthur Treacher, -William Frawley and Christian Rub. The 15-year-old singing star is cast as a pupil in a Swiss school. Her mother is a Hollywood “glamour girl” whose manager will not let her admit she has a nearly grown daughter for fear of its effect on the boxoffice. Her father being dead and her mother removed from conversation by necessity, the girl is forced to “invent” a father, whom she claims

| is an explorer and big game hunter. Deception’s tangled web eventually

forces her to appropriate an English composer, also a bachelor. ’ The composer’s unwilling portrayal of a parent’s role becomes more pleasant through his “daughter’s” charm and, later, through her mother’s beauty. So all ends happily. Miss Durbin sings Gounod’s “Ave Maria,” with an obbligato by the Vienna Choir Boys, as well as three

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Honor and Behave,” with Hage Morris gud. Priscilla Lane, at 11:41, 2:24, 5:17, 8:10 and 10:35.

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Rainer Is Given Long Contract

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