Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 April 1938 — Page 7
‘WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1938
Studio Plans How Deanna Isto Grow Up
Series of Pictures Will Lead Her Slowly To Maturity.
By PAUL HARRISON
HOLLYWOOD, April 27—Deanna Durbin is an ingenue now—still very dewy, but headed for romance. It’s all being planned with the utmost care. Not since she went to work in Hollywood about 20 months ago has there been any real threat of a gangling, awkward interval in the enormously valuable young star’s deveiopment. Indeed, so maturely graceful was she that the studio considered adding a couple of years to her age, which was 13. It is now 15. * “Anyway,” she told me, “I'l not grow any more. I'm 5 feet 312 inches, and already the tallest female in our family.” : She looked at the chops and baked potato on her luncheon plate and- sighed. “I won't weigh any more either. I'm 112 now. I guess I'll have to start worrying about that.”
Not Worried About Anything
Actually Miss Durbin doesn’t seem to worry about much of anything. This by no means indicates childish irresponsibility. She is poised, confident and rigidly selfdisciplined. In an interview she is inclined to be cool, but honest, answering questions with a “yes” or “no” until pressed. She never equivocates with a “perhaps” or a 4 ‘maybe.” ~ Hired by Universal at a salary of $150 a week, which she received during the production of “Three Smart Girls,” Deanna is now earning $1250 weekly, mainly as a re- . sult of the efforts of her agent, Jack Sherrill, She holds a contract with six-month options calling for small increases. When: she was singing over the air she was earning $400 a week for that job. Every penny of her savings from the various sources has been going into a trust fund, so that her finan.cial future will be secure. Sherrill} incidentally, is now being sued for an accounting by Mrs. Rita Stanwood Warner, who claims to be the “discoverer” of Deanna.
Maturity by Easy Steps If Miss Durbin is not worrying about her future, her studio is taking every possible precaution for it. ‘Universal's problem is to guides its singing prodigy through cinemadtic adolescence into young womanhood, with each successive picture leaning a bit more toward romance. Besides her voice, which is said to be mature and safe from change or strain, the actress’ charms are her healthy beauty and wholesome naturalness. She must not be arch © or smarty or amorously precocious. . Universal's council of elders has agreed that the faintest taint of these things would do her irreparable harm. At the same time, her studio is anxious to bring her along as rapidly as possible. The visual transition for the screen will be merely a matter of taking away the hair ribbons and: frilly dresses and fatheeled shoes.
HEADED
FOR SCREEN ROMANCE
Civic to Give Play by W ilde
The Tavern’ Abandoned of ‘Lady Windermere."
Becaiise the only man who adequately could play the principal role in “The Tavern” is now engaged on Broadway, Alfred Etche-
Verry, Civic Theater ' major domo;
has decided to substitute Oscar
| wilde’s” “Lady Windermere’s Fan”
as the group’s last production of the
| season. ‘
Now 15 and looking older, Deanna Durbin is heading toward cinematic romance. Her studio has planned it that way.
a couple of weeks will be called “That Certain Age.” In it, I was able to tell Miss Durbin, she will be a rich man’s pampered daughter who awakens to certain realities and decides not to be a parasite. She will have two ‘teen-age suitors, a. rich and a poor one. There will be no real love scenes, but audiences will know how she feels about the lucky Boy.
Planning Her First Kiss
. After that, the studio will come right out on the theater marquees and announce Deanna Durbin in “First Love.” The story has not yet been adapted, but the chances are that Deanna. will get herself kissed. There also has been some secret discussion of buying Booth Tarkington’s “Seventeen” for her. Although these assignments seem essentially dramatic, . with music sandwiched in, Miss Durbin considers them in the opposite light. “I think of myself as a singer,” she said.” “The acting is just something that Ihave to do between songs.” I asked what she intended to do with her money. She said she will save it. If she were not working at anything, she would travel. She would like to make a concert tour, and perhaps appear in a musical on Broadway, but most of all she wants ‘to ‘join the Metropolitan
The film to go into production in
Opera Co. Plenty of assurances
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have been given Miss Durbin that she will be welcome at the Met when she is ready. No movies? “Yes,” she said, “I'll do both. A season there, two pictures here. at Grace Moore and Lily Pons.”
Busiest Actress in Town
Miss Durbin does not expect to begin another regular radio program next fall. Her parents; her teachers and the studio are opposed to it. For the Cantor hour, Deanna has had two afternoon rehearsals each week, one evening dress rehearsal with an audience, and on the fourth day two broadcasts on a split network for the East and West. These chores, together with her picture work, her. schooling and her daily vocal lessons made her almost certainly the busiest actress in town. Several times Miss Durbin was on the verge of a breakdown from overwork. Her voice has expanded in both upper and lower registers. “I can sustain C-sharp and iouch F,” she explained. She ranks as a high school junior and will graduate when she is 16. She expects to go right on studying languages, though, for opera. Deanna isn’t allowed dates, but she attends mixed parties and likes to dance. She doesn’t anticipate any real romance inher life. for a long, long time.
Full Week of Dramatic and Musical Offerings Slated
Post-Easter activities, the closing school year and the approach of national Music Week combine to offer a busy schedule of local concerts and plays for the rest of the
week. Another of the Federal Music Project community concerts, presented this spring jn various suburban centers, will be given tonight at 8 p. m. at Municipal Gardens, State Road 52 near 16th St. Participants will £¥ the Indianapolis Concert Band; Paul Fidlar, director; the WPA Colored Male Quintet, and the Melody Singers, Grace Gibson, director, The band’s selections include the Overture to Weber's “Der Freischuetz,” the popular Minuet by Boccherini, Weber's “Invitation to the Dance” and music by Bishop, Speaks and Sousa. Four spirituals will be the qujintet’s contribution, and the Melody Singers will perform music by Geibel, Moore and Wellesley. Another codcert by WPA musicians in Indiana will be given in the Evansville College Auditorium - a week from tonight. The Evansville Concert Band, under Harry High's direction, and Kelton Whetstine,
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Miss Mary Jo Rosner, dramatic art pupil of Helen Kingham, and Miss Helen Rosner, a piano pupil of Sara Miller, will be presented in a joint recital tonight at 8:15 in the D. A. R. Chapter House, 824 N. Pennsylvania St. 2 x8
The Tech Legion of Technical High School has engaged Mrs. Charles C. Martin, soprano, .and Miss Mae Engle, pianist, for a program of French music to be given at the school on Friday afternoon’ Mrs. Martin will sing songs by Ferrari, Massenet, Lemaire and Vin-cent-Scotto. Miss Engle, the accompanist, also will play the “Ballade” and “Minstrels” by Debussy. Guest artist at Friday night's combined concert of the Technical
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“The Tavern” was written by and for George M. Cohan, who now is starring in “I'd Rather Be Right,” the successful New Deal satire. And the proposed Civic play needs the unique Cohan talents, which are not available at present to anyone. The Civic is consoling itself with the re-: flection ‘that Mr. Cohan probably
wouldn’t have consented to open on |
Friday the 13th anyway. That's the date for the Civic’s May production, ‘Based on former Wilde statistics at the Civic, patrons should. take to “Lady Windermere’s Fan” like ducks to water.” The same author’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” was the hit of the season six years ago. And “A Woman of No Importance” was the biggest drawing card during the Civic’s single fling at summer productions. Mr. Etcheverry plans to do his of “Lady Windermere’s
an all-star cast for the final play, though the Civic doesn’t usually operate on ‘a star-system basis.
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“March of Time.” at 11:20, 5: 47, 4:14, 6:41 and 9
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“Fools for Scandal,” with Carole Lombard, Fernand Grave. at 11, ' 1:50, 4:45, 7:35 and 10:3 z “Battle Over i. with Vicfor pebegien. and Beall Donlevy, at 12:25, 3.20, 6:15 and 9:05. INDIANA
“Joy of Living,” with Irene Dunne and Douglas Fairbanks Jr., at 12:39, 3:47, 6:56 and 10:03. “The Orin’ of Dr. Hallet,” with Ralph Bellamy, at 11:31. 3: 39, 5:47 and 8:55.
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emeritus, will be featured at the Sigma Alpha Iota benefit concert Friday night. The performance will be given at 8:15 p. m. in the American United Life Insurance Co. auditerium. Roberta Trent is the director, and Ruth Sterling Devin, soprano, will be soloist. ® nn = George Newton will present two students, Betty Van Derbilt, mezzo soprano, and Betty Porter, soprano, in a recital at 8:15 p. m. Friday in the D. A. R. Chapter House. Ramona Wilson will be the accompanist.
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were recovering today: To ii ye in acci- | dents at their homes. © = James Dambrell, 38, and his son, Joseph, 9, were hurt yesterday when a porch they were repairing collapsed. ‘The father received head injuries and the son. suffered cuts and possible internal injuries. Miss Elva Sanders, 22, received a broken arm and severe bruises when plastering in the attic at her home at 645 Russell Ave. gave way yesterday causing her to fall 10 feet through. the attic floor to the. dining room. ‘Raymond Flesel, 5, of 206 S. MeKim .St., suffered first-degree. burns Shou his face at his’ ‘home. yesteray. y
Wrecking has begin on. the Broad Ripple Park skating ring, W..A. McCurry, park president, announced today. He said the ground is to be cleared for a modern childrens playground.
The. Andianapolis Retail © Meat Dealers’ and ‘ Grocers Association honored Elmer T. Lay, treasurer since the organization’s founding, at a dinner at the Riviera Club last night.
Purdue University’s general gi neering department is to have Prof. C. W. Beese as its head after July 1. He is to succeed Prof. J. D. Hoffman, retiring after 42 years’ service.
John C. Faunce and Harry L. Harris have purchased the Temperley greenhouses and salesroom at 5518 College Ave. from the estate of Earl Temperley, who was killed in an automobile accident several months ago, it was announced today. The firm is to operate as the Forest Hills Floral Service.
Lieut. Gov. Henry F. Schricker is to speak on his official experiences at the Indianapolis Real Estate
noon at the Hotel Washington.
Arthur P. Crabtree, supervisor. of education for the Sixth District of the WPA, is to speak before the Consumers’ Council at the Indiana World War Memorial auditorium at 2 p. m. Friday.
The Young People’s Fellowship of All Saints Cathedral is to hold a
dance “tonight - at the- Riviera Club: The program is to .be: in charge of Miss Perry MacLucas, Miss Betty Phillips, Miss Josephine Cook; Miss Elizabeth Neff, Harry. Classey and Charles Robbins.
The Radio Guild of Indias is to meet -at 8:15 p. m. tomorrow at the Hotel Antlers. George Egold, service manager of the Capital Paper Co, is to speak.
Filling - ‘Station Union 18990; an A. F. of L, affiliate, today announced signing of a contract with Co-opera-
tive Services, which operates two
Indianapolis” filling stations, The contract: provided for a closed shop, 48-hour week, vacations with pay, recognition of seniority rights, arbitration - of Gispites and dues checkoff. : Tor
Frank K. Edmondson,’ Indiana University professor of astronomy, will lecture on “Counting the Stars” at the Indiana Astronomical Society meeting at 2 p. m. Sunday at Typographical ‘Terrace. Victor Maier will give/ his second lecture in the primary astronomy class, discussing the major planets, following Prof. Edmondson’s talk.
Goodwil’ Industries has instructed about 4000 Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and Campfire Girls in placement of bags for the collection of castoff household goods and clothing. The bags are to be collected May 18. :
Suzanne Masters is to be valedictorian of the Castleton High School graduating class. Commencement
exercises are to be held at the school
at 8 p. m. Saturday. K. V. Ammerman, Broad Ripple High School
principal, is to speak. Other mem-|
bers aré Katherine Benge, Earl Bracken, Virgil Clifford, Mary Ann Digre, Clara Beaver, Wilson Fields, Wewley Eusey, Janet Hill, Marvin Hamm, Glenna Tate, Maryellen McKenzie, Harry Messersmith, Richard Whitesell and Martha White,
Maj. Leslie J. Cartwright of Ft. Benjamin Harrison is to be transferred to Ironwood, Mich, by U. S. Army orders, The orders include the transfer of Capt. Charles H. Calais land Capt. Benjamin R. Farrar, both of Ft. Harrison, to the Hawaiian department.
FOR EX-PRINCIPAL
Board Approves Action to Honor Mrs. Hendricks.
Naming of School 37, at 2425 -E. 25th St., in honor of Mrs. Hazel Hart Hendricks, its principal for eight years, was approved last night by the School Board. Mrs. Hendricks, Indianapolis teacher for 31 years and a leader in
Negro education circles, was killed in an auto accident near Frankfort about two years ago. Following the recommendation of L. L. Dickerson, City librarian, the Board approved appointment of Miss Mary Jo Spurrier as junior assistant librarian. Her appointment was requested to fill temporary vaElbert A. Wickes
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cancies caused by illness of staff members. ¢ Purchase of supplemental books costing $2613 was approved. The Board also approved the purchase of equipment totaling $4345. Equipment. includes two air compressors at Tech, $3600; water heater at Broad Ripple High School, ju and entrance doors at Tech,
ACCUSE 2 OF SELLING BALL POOL TICKETS
Two more persons were to appear in Municipal Court today to answer charges in connection with the alleged sale of baseball pool tickets. They are George Wright, 37, of 435 W, Washington St., who was arrested at a pool room and charged with pool selling, and Charles Beeson, 28, of 1539 W. Vermont St. charged with gaming.
Police seized 10 books containing |
baseball tickets, they said.
Howard: R. Williams, 5660 Washington Blvd., has been named district sales manager for the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. Youngstown, O., in the organization's: re-cently-created Indiana sales district, it was announced today. Mr. Williams, formerly located in Cincinnati, has represented the com-: pany in the Indianapolis district for several years.
Sewing for Jewish workers in Palestine makes Mrs. Sarah Kaminsky, 4111 N. Illingis St., feel “young and useful” despite her 91 years, she said today. “I feel young and useful when I attend the Hadassah sewing ‘ses-
sions and am able with my own|
hands to make clothing for the workers of the Jewish homeland in Palestine,” she said. Mrs. Kaminsky, who will be 92 on Oct. 15, walks six blocks each Monday morning to attend the sewing sessions. She also helps make -band- | 7 ages with the White Cross Guild of Methodist Hospital. Mrs. Kaminsky . lives with : her son, Leo Kaminsky, attorney, and daughter, Mrs. Emma Kominers.,
The Past Chiefs’ Association of Myrtle Temple 7, Pythian Sisters, is to meet tomorrow afternoon at the home of Mrs. Jessie Travis, 657 E. 22d St.
The condition of 15:vear-old Jacqueline Blomberg, 928 E. Maple Road, Shortridge High School pupil burned when her dress was ignited by a carelessly thrown match at a dance Saturday night, was reported as still critical at Methodist Hospital today after her fifth blood transfusion,
Thomas Miller, 1310 W. 27th St. and Earl Ross, Ladoga, today were fined $35 each and were sentenced to 60 days at the State Penal Farm by Judge Charles Karabell in Municipal Court after they pleaded guilty to petit larceny. They were accused of stealing steam radiators from the Riverside Auto Parts Co., operated by John Stack, 1305 W. 20th St.
Fireman Paul Peralta of Enginehouse 28 at .512. E. 38th. St. today asked police to help him locate his fire helmet. He said a high wind took it off his head while he was riding on a truck yesterday. He said he sawfsemeone pick it up and walk away@ith it near College Ave. and 38th SER :
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Mary Jane McGaughey Is Elected Society Head.
Times Special , GREENCASTLE, April '27—Mary Jane McGaughey, 5219 E. Washington St., Indianapolis, is to serve as president of DePauw University's Association of Women Students for the comipg year.
ls " Women Sports el "Theta Sigma Phi, women’s journalistic honorary; and Alpha Chi Omega, social sorority. She is vice president of the Student Executive board, student governing body, for next year.
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