Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 May 1938 — Page 23

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FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1938

Robin Hood Film Shows Perfections

Douglas Fairbanks’ Version Made in Dark Ages of Filmdom.

By JAMES THRASHER Sixteen years are scarcely a clocktick in the world's artistic history, but they have seen immense advancement in today’s colossal entertainment and business enterprise of motion pictures and radio. If you can remember back into the cinema Dark Ages of 1922, you

may have seen Douglas Fairbanks’

“Robin Hood.” And if you did, your memory inevitably will compare it with the current ‘“Adventures of Robin Hood,” opening today at the Circle with Errol Flynn the star. Sound, color, great improvements in lighting and camera technique will make the Fairbanks opus seem of another age. According to advance reports, the film is an outstanding one when judged by contemporary standards. Yet there is one honor which the earlier version certainly will have all to itself. . . . The Fairbanks “Robin Hood” was selected as one of the year’s 10 best pictures in both 1922 and 1923.

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Alan Hale is the only actor who played in both the film versions of the ancient English legend. And he played the same part, that of Little John, in both. Each time he was called upon to battle Robin Hood with quarter staves, toe-to-toe. He concluded that Mr. Fairbanks, in his heyday, was a bit faster on his feet, but that Mr. Flynn throws quarter-staff punches with more power. » =

You won't find these statistics in the picture. But Dr. Herman Lissauer dug them up in his capacity of Warner Bros. Research Department head. might add to your enjoyment, here are a few: Knight errantry was a strenuous business and called for husky men, since the average chain mail armor weighed 100 pounds. It was perfectly good form to whip out your dagger and attack the roast when it was tough. And the 12th Century Emily Posts saw nothing wrong with carelessly toss=ing a bone over the shoulder when the meat was eaten. Gaps in the Robin Hood legend are hard to fill in since few Englishmen could read or write. Latin, Norman French and Saxon English were the period's standard Ilanguages, and it's doubtful that even Richard the Lion Hearted had any book larnin’ in any of them. The “snatch racket” was flourishing 750 years ago. Richard I was captured in Austria on his way home from the Crusades a ransom of 150,000 marcs (about $350,000). But Richard, as you know, got away, and only part of the ransom was paid.

BUCK JONES SUES MOVIE COMPANY

HOLLYWOOD, May 20 (U. P.).— Buck Jones, the cowboy star, filed suit against Republic Pictures for 250,000 today. He contended that

they are usurping his rights to the horse name of “Silver” and Mr. Jones’ call of “Hi, Silver!” Mr. Jones claimed that a Republic Western serial has used a horse resembling his horse and copied his call. He asked that the studio be restrained from further showing of the serial.

FILM CALLS FOR PLENTY OF MEAT

HOLLYWOOD, May 20 (U. P.).— One of Hollywood's largest meat orders in years was placed with a packing plant by Paramount Studio today to be used in banquet scenes of the picture, “If I Were King.” For the board at which Ronald Colman and several other players will sit down, the studio ordered 2000 pounds of four-quarter beef, full carcass lamb and game, and several hundred pounds of 15th Century style bologna.

And, just in case they | C ; \ : ° | by D'Ambrosio, Burleigh, Stojowski-

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HERE WE HAVE LOVE ON THE COB, . . BUTLER IS

GOING VICTORIAN... . . ..

This, it would seem, is love on the cob, with Ginger Rogers getting the red ear. James Stewart's sojourn among the roasting ears leads to matrimony in “Vivacious Lady,” the comedy which moves from the Apollo to the Circle today for a second downtown week.

IN NEW YORK —#¢

Louis Zerbe In Recital

William Gephart, Baritone, To Sing at DePauw.

Louis Zerbe, who is a member of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra as well as a violin teacher at the Jordan Conservatory, will give a recital at 8:30 o'clock tonight in the Conservatory's Odeon Hall. Mae Engle will be the accompanist.

The Nachez arrangement of Vivaldi’s A Minor Concerto will open | Mr. Zerbe's program. This will be | followed by the Romance in F by | Beethoven and Brahms’ Sonata in A, Opus 100. Following the intermezzo the recitalist will play pieces

Wilhelmj, Sarasate and Nachez. The performance will be open to the public. ” » DePauw University’s musical activities this spring have been attracting an increasing number of Indianapolis music lovers. And the coming week-end offers additional entertainment of interest in two song recitals by William Gephart, baritone. A former DePauw student, Mr. Gephart will return for recitals at 8:15 o'clock tonight and 8 p. m. Sunday in Meharry Hall. A Lieder program is scheduled for the Sun-

day recital, which covers two centuries of German song. Included are compositions by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Schumann, Brahms’

Century writers, Erich Wolff, Richard Trunk and Joseph Marx. This evening Mr. Gephart will sing arias from Handel's “Amadigi,” Mozart's “Marriage of Figaro” and Gluck’s “Iphegenia in Tauris.” Following these will be songs by Dvorak, Faure, Duparc, Toye, Peterkin, Colin Taylor and Bantok. Of particular interest is the inclusion of music by Dvorak. The Czech composer's name rarely appears on song recital programs, though he wrote more than 50 songs as well as a number of vocal duets and choruses. Mr. Gephart will sing his “Zigeunerlieder,” Opus 55. Henry Kolling, of the DePauw piano faculty, will be the accompanist for both performances.

Another out-of-town event scheduled for the coming week will be the dance recital of pupils of Emestine and Joe Carlile at the Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Children's Home, KXKnightstown, on Monday.

Fifty children will perform before an audience of approximately 900 Home residents. The recital of solo and group numbers will be given in the new auditorium, with the Home's orchestra accompanying.

TAKES A GOOD PICTURE

Sylvia Sidney is the possessor of a “perfect photographic face,” according to Hollywood -cinematographers. Her face is a perfect oval.

STARTS TODAY!

with ALICE BRADY ‘Chas. WINNINGER TOMMY RIGGS ond be Betty Low

| (music by Rodgers and Hart), and

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Have Rung the Bell Again.

NEW YORK, May 20.—The lethargic Rialto has been stirred out of a spring trance by “I Married an Angel,” an extravaganza from the pens of those inseparables—Rogers and Hart. The show has music, a story, girls galore and lavish scenic effects, and at the moment its only musical rivals here are the George M. Cohan show, “I'd Rather Be Right”

the Ed Wynn show, “Hooray for | What!” which is departing from | these parts soon. It originated in Budapest—this “I Married an Angel’—where whimsy and drei-viertel takt are not vet dead. There it was a musicless charade; a flimsy tale which told about a mah who promised he would marry only a damsel flown from heaven—and who got his wish. Not without travail did “I Married an Angel” finally approach a Broadway stage. The Kknottiest problem was the role of the angelwife, for this part needed a comely coryphee who could act disarmingly and dance and sing beautifully. But— Some, six months ago, Sam Gold-

ballerina of the Monte Carlo Ballet Russe—Vera Zorina—and brought her to Hollywood for the Goldwyn Follies. Having pirouetted her way through that cinema spectacle, Zorina came to Manhattan where Rodgers and Hart discerned her. They engaged her for “I Married an Angel” and their hopes were justified at the premier. The audience applauded her to distraction, the reviewers raved. Those in quest of colorful musical entertainment will find “I Mar- | ried an Angel” fulfills the recipe to | the last soupcon. Those who ex- | pect of it more genuine whims- | icality than it provides will be in- | clined to disappointment. The scenery (Jo Mielziner’s) is an eye-treat, smart and stylish, and a | fitting background to the svelte en- | tertainment that takes place be- | fore it. And the cast affords the playgoers a few’ surprises. It contains, among others, Vivienne Segal, the famous prima donna of the past who makes a triumphant comeback in it with a still lilting voice and an astonish- | ingly youthful appearance. And it also contains Audrey Chris- | tie, the youthful comedienne who | was the prey of the chase in “Sailor Beware,” the successful comedy of the recent past. Providing affably that she can sing and dance as well as emote, the pretty Miss Christie | brings down the house at several | points in the show. George Bernard Shaw started his first broadcast to America, “Hello, you boobs,” according to Cesar

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Searchinger, who tells the story in his book, “Hello, America.” Mr. Searchinger, a radio executive, says that the great Irish dramatist refused to permit broadcasters to read his scripts in advance, and once managed to start another radio cast thus: “Joan of Are had no sex appeal.” His “boobs” address drew a comparison between the American and Russian revolutions that was hardly flattering to the former.

Burns’ Income

Spanish War

Tops $400,000

HOLLYWOOD, May 20 (U. P.).— Another Hollywood “rags to riches” story was revealed today when Bob Burns told a court his income increased from $1500 in 1934 to $400,000 last year. The high price the movies and radio pay for bazooka-playing and an | Arkansas drawl was cited by Mr. Burns in a deposition filed in support of his suit against Radio Transcription Co. of America, Ltd, Charles C. Pyle and others. Mr. Burns asked an injuction restraining them from using transcribed programs he made with other entertainers five years ago. The old programs are not up to the standard of his work today, and would be injurious to his reputation, he contended.

BERRY WILL PLAY ON INDIANA ROOF

Art Berry and his orchestra will move around the corner from the

gle appearance on the Indiana Roof Sunday night. Mr. Berry will provide Roof patrons with a new feature in the electric portable organ which he uses with the band. For the Roof's annual Speedway Hop a week from Sunday, Mauri Sherman and his Hotel Sherman orchestra will be the musical attraction.

RUBBER TIRED DISHES

Dishes used by Gloria Dickson in | setting a table during a scene for

liquid rubber so they won't clatter

| because it used the Spanish war as a background.

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MARY BETH-—Soloist Heated on Cool Evenings.

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human as fearless women

ruthlessly she senf the man she loved to certain doom!

YELLOW

From Paul DeKruif's starting novel and Sidney Howard stage success starring

ROBERT MONTGOMERY VIRGINIA BRUCE

STARTS TODAY —PLUS-— HOLD THAT KISS

Maureen O'Sullivan Mickey Rooney

Butler University is going Victorian for its May Day pageant at 2:45 p. m. tomorrow in the univer-

sity’s formal gardens.

The bonneted belles above are La Vonne Maloof, Catherine Clay, Rosemary Byrket

and Ruth Rehm. Thespis, the Woman's League and the Jordan Conservatory are the fete's sponsors.

Film Tested

Producer Wanger Seeking

Europe's Reaction.

HOLLYWOOD, May 20 (U. P.).— Motion picture producer Walter Wanger today rushed a print of a picture dealing with the war in Spain to New York for transmission to Europe after he postponed indefinitely any advance view of the film in Hollywood. The picture, “Blockade” is to be taken to Europe by Joseph I. Breen, censor for the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association. He will show the picture to diplomats and film officials of several European countries to obtain | their reactions. Mr. Wanger previously had been warned by European representatives | of United Artists Corp. which distributes his pictures, that the film might be barred in some countries

The producer decided to obtain | the reaction of Europe before re- | leasing the film feeling that he could not make enough from the American returns to pay his investment. {

NAZIMOVA TAKES BOW AS PRODUCER |

HOLLYWOOD, May 20 (U. P.).— |

Madame Alla Nazimova,

DEANNA TO SING AT CONVENTION

HOLLYWOOD, May 20 (U. P.) — Deanna Durbin will sing before 10,000 delegates to the American Bankers’ Association convention in che Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake today by her business Jack Sherill.

manager,

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WHAT, WHEN, WHERE

APOLLO

“Vivacious Lady,” with Ginger Rogers, James Stewart, at 11, 150, 4:40, 7:30 and 10:20 ‘Goodbye Broadway,” with Alice | Brady, Charles Winninger, at 12:40, 3:30, 6:20 and 9:10.

CIRCLE

“The Adventures of Robin Hood» with Errol Flynn, Olivia De Havilland, Basil Rathbone, at 11, 1:10, 3:20, 5:35, 7:45 and 10. “March of Time,” at 12:50, 3, 5:15, 7:25 and 35.

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LOEW'S

“Yellow Jack,” with Robert Montgomery. Virginia Bruce, Lewis Stone, at 12:45 3:45, 6:55 and 10. ‘Hold That Kiss,” with Maureen O'Sullivan, Mickey Rooney Dennis O'Keefe, at 11:05, 2:15, 5:20 and 8:25.

LYRIC “Frisco Follies,” 3:51, 6:49 and 9:30 ‘‘Sinners in Paradise,” with John

Boles, Madge Evans on screen at 11:51, 2:32, 8:30, 8:11 and 10:32.

OHIO

“Born to the West,” Wayne Also “Tarzan’s with Glen Morris

on stage at 1:10,

with John Revenge,”

PAST REVEALED

Pat O'Brien was embarrassed on the set of “Garden of the Moon” | when a Milwaukee visitor recalled | that the he-man star used to be | called “Dimples” back home in

| school.

HOPE HAMILTON TO MAKE PICTURE

HOLLYWOOD, May 20 (U. P).— | Hope Hamilton, opera star, has re- | turned to resume a movie career | that she quit soon after the advent

of sound pictures. She said she persuaded her husband, Jules Brulatour, to agree to her return. Her first picture will be a screen version of I. A. R. Wylie’s novel, “The Road to Reno.”

STUDIES VOICE

Margaret Lindsay is taking her singing possibilities seriously. She has started studying under the tutelage of Martin Freed, former accompanist for Al Jolson.

ENGLISH May 23.24.25

MATINEE WED. COLE PORTER'S New Musical

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SEATS NOW ON SALE

St. Louis Opera Opens June 3

Times Special ST. LOUIS, May 20.-The St. Louis Municipal Opera will open its 20th season in Forest Park on June 3 with the world premiere of a new operetta, “Gentlemen Unae fraid,” by Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach, The anniversary season will offer 12 productions and 87 performances. As in the past, 1700 of the 10,000 seats will be free, and approxi= mately 30,000 reserved seats will be distributed to the underprivileged through more than 100 welfare

agencies Since 1919, the Municipal Opera has given 1374 performances be« fore 9.952.667 persons. The 207 productions have included five world premieres and four American pree mieres.

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