Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 August 1938 — Page 13

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Radio and Chimp Alter Film Careers

Jiggs the Ape Makes Miss Raye Angry; Series Reforms Gangster.

By JAMES THRASHER

A radio series and a chimpanzee, |

now deceased, seem to have altered

the film careers of two stars cur-

rently on local screens. They are Edward G. Robinson, who may be seen in “I Am the Law,” at Loew’s, and Martha Raye, Apollo’s “Give Me a Sailor.” Miss Raye, it will be recalled, was observed first by movie scouts singing in a Hollywood night club. She was singing, moreover, with a mouth

- whose dimensions might be de-|.

scribed, euphemistically, as generous. When she went hefore the camera she found her voice was

. playing second fiddle to her mouth.

Her employers exploited the outsized orifice until one was led to believe that Joe E. Brown possessed a mere buttonhole in comparison. But the straw that broke the camel's back came in the form of the late Jiggs, cinema chimpanzee.

_ An enterprising press agent sat Miss

Raye down beside him. She opened her mouth. Jiggs, who also ran to mouth, did likewise. The resulting picture appeared in a magazine, and it made Miss Raye mad.

Gets Boy Friend

She suggested, when the anger had cooled somewhat, that if her employers and her public would be more observing, they might discover that she was the owner of some shapely underpinning. The bosses looked and, sure enough, Martha was right. Shortly afterward, all studio publicity began referring to the star as Martha (Glamour Legs) Raye. In her next picture, Miss Raye’s shouts were several decibels less in intensity. Now, in “Give Me a Sailor,” she is cast as the Cinderella sister who wins a million-dollar beautiful legs contest. And, instead of having to be content with no screen boy friend—or Bob Burns at best—she turns up at the fadeout with the popular Bob Hope. Well, shut my mouth! Over at Loew’s, you will find Mr. Robinson carrying on the crusade which began during last winter's radio programs with Claire Trevor. On the air he was a newspaper editor and fwo-fisted civic cleanup man. In his latest movie, he plays the mild-mannered, home loving law professor who takes to fighting racketeers. Even before this, however, coserving movie-goers could see the change coming. In *“A Slight Case of Murder,” Mr. Robinson headed the cast in a delicious burlesque of In “The Amaz-

suave neurologist who turned criminal for scientific reasons. “Little Caesar” had traded in his sneer on a scholarly frown. With Mr. Robinson and many other of his able coleagues going over to the side of the law, it makes one wonder what Hollywood is go-

~ ing to do for a Grade-A menace.

Word comes from Warner Bros. that the male leads in Bertita Harding’s “The Phantom Crown” have yet to be selected. Rights to the Indiandpolis author’s book on the Mexican empire were purchased more than a year ago and, by now, production is pretty well lined up except #br playerse The only cast member definitely selected is Bette Davis, who will portray the mad empress, Carlotta. Helen Mencken was mentioned earlier for the role, and it was rumored at first that Paul Muni probably would play Juarez. Sometime after Warners <gnnounced that Mr. Muni would star in a picture titled “Juarez.” Whether this was Mrs. Harding’s book or another film on a similar subject wasn’t revealed. Later, news came that Mr. Muni and Edward G. Robinson had switched parts; the

a picture based on Beethoven's life. Since then there has been no news of any sort on the subject. The studio, meanwhile, states that it has had a record number of volunteérs from among the free-lance players for the parts of Maximilian and Juarez in “The Phantom Crown.” Among players prominently mentioned are Basil Rathbone, Vincent Price, Fredric March, Ralph Bellamy, Adolph Menjou, George: Brent and John Garfield, the new actor who is making a hit in “Four Sisters.” ns the disappointed aspirants will be tested for Scarlett O’Hara#

DROPS BREACH OF PROMISE ACTION

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 26 (U. P.).— Jean Berry, blond movie actress who claimed that Director William Hamilton proposed to her every day for a year and a half, today dropped her $50,000 breach of promise suit against him. It was indicated that there had been a Fetilement but no sum was revealed.

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. engagement at the Lyric.

| Cain, Mildred Schultz

Today Horace Heidt brings back his popular radio orchestra and entertainment corps for a week’s Shown here are some of the favorites who will try to break the Lyric’s house record, set recently by Phil Harris. They will play five shows every day except tomorrow, when there will be s 1. io Heidt himself, the husky Californian whom injury changed from a football star to a band leader. 2. These three young singers, despite their definitely feminine appearance, insist upon being billed as the Three Kings. 3. Larry Cotton, the Brigadiers’ handsome young tenor. 4. A bass singer who's the real Voges. and whose first name is

5. Art Carney, whose specialty is character impersonations.

Depart for Music Meet

25 From Local Sorority Head

For Milwaukee.

Twenty-five members of Zeta Chapter, Sigma Alpha Iota, were to leave Indianapolis today to at-

tend the national professional music sorority’s five-day convention which opens in Milwaukee tomorrow. Included in the group were 20 members of the Zeta String Sinfonietta. The group will present part of the program at a concert on Tuesday night, and also will play in the convention orchestra under Marion Flagg’'s direction. As part of its program, the Sinfonietta will play the Introduction and Scherzo for string erchestra by Ferdinand Schaefer, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s founder and conductor emeritus. Roberta Trent is the Sinfonietta’s conductor, and the members making the trip are as follows: st violins: Irma Mae Steele, Thelma Helkema, Lillian Starost, Ruth Baker and RJma Lemley; second violins: Harriet McGuire; Mary Margaret Ruddell, Mary Zried, Katherine McCain, Martha Isham and Jean Davidson; violas: Thelma Bosworth, Madonna Mullenix and Jeanette Robbins: cellos, Lois Mecand Ann Mitchell; basses: Alva Louise Néwlin and Helen Starost. :

Opera Soprano to Sing

Sigma Alpha Iota is in its 35th’

year, and the present convention is the 23d national meeting. Features of this year’s sessions will be a recital by Josephine Antoine, Metropolitan Opera sopraho and honor member of Alpha Phi Chapter, and announcement of winners and awards in the sorority’s national choral composition competition. The committee of judges is composed of Dr. Howard Hanson, director of the Eastman School of Music; Max T. Krone, Northwestern University choral director and former director of the Jordan Conservatory; Earl Moore of the University of Michigan; Hugh Ross, director of the Schola Cantorum, New York, and Albert Stoessel of the Juilliard Foundation, New York.

LARGEST SET

Largest set to be built at Paramount studio this year is the 100,000 square foot replica of Paris streets as they appeared in the 15th century, to serve as a major setting of “If I Were King,” starring Ronald Colman as Francois Villon.

SWIM—DANCE

WESTLAKE

Chuck Haug Orchestra

MARY BETH—So EVERY NIGHT EXCEEL a0

APOLLO

STARTING TODAY

~. The fleets in, and Martha's out ... to catch @ mate!

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the sailors...

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Gotham Horses to Be Given Special Picnic; Valentino Mount Will Be Honored.

EW YORK, Aug. 26.—A good many years ago, before the automobile proved it was here to stay, squads of nice old ladies religiotisly abandoned their midday naps to go out and help provide water for the horses plodding the dusty streets. They were so nice to the horses, the old ladies, and remembered them so often in their wills that various societies found themselves able to establish watering places for shorses at

different points in the city. That was long ago and what has been done for the good of man’s best friend since could be inscribed on the head of a pin. But a new era may be dawning; for Douglas Hertz, who operates the swank Pegasus Club for fashionable horsemeri, had an idea the other day and as a result -he has announced a one-day picnic for old dobbin. Hertz has posted signs at all watering places asking owners of the city’s drays to send them or bring them to the cool meadows of New Jersey for 24 hours of sweet idleness, of green grass and rippling brooks and endless oats and turnips and lump sugar. Hertz has arranged transportation on the Erie Railroad, a special train, no less, And he has ordered dozens of hats reading “HiHo Babee” and “Hail Hail the Gang’s All Here” which will be set atop the startled heads of the picknickers. 8 ” o UEST of honor for the day will be “Anna,” the 36-year old horse (said to be the oldest in the nation) who has appeared for 25 years with the Metropolitan Opera Company and was the famed white horse with Rudolph Valentino in “The Sheik.” Contests will be held for: The most faithful horse; the most glamorous work horse; the best natured horse; the largest horse; the fastest horse; the best kept horse; the dumbest horse, and the horse with the longest mane and tail. ® 8 8 VERY day the sirens scream on West Street, chief artery of the vegetable and fruit markets, and a line of red trucks, with coastguardmen on the front seats, speeds along behind a police escort toward West Point and the Government’s silver depository. These are the trucks carting a fabulous sum, of bullion from New York's subtreasury to the new

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vaults under the machine guns of the coast guard. For a While the market men let the trucks through with only a curious glance at the inert metal. But lately they have taken to lining the curbs to chant in unison: “Hi Ho Silver!” 8.8 8 OR the past five or six nights, four gentlemen in shirtsleeves have been cruising around the city in ‘an open limousine, rubbernecking the town. Now this would not be an unusual sight, if the quartette of sightseers were not, respectively, Lorenz Hart, George Balanchine, Doc Bender and Vernon Duke. And it would not be unusual for them to be taking in the sights, if those four boys were not the top sophisticates in New York; one the noted lyricist, the second an eminent balletomane, the third a noted man-about-town, and the fourth, a composer of distinction. New Yorkers, professionally, they apparently feel that they are strangers to Gotham’s skyscraper spectacle and this is their way of catching up with the sights. J 2 - N the Broadway hit, “You Can’t Take It With You,” George Tobias plays a mad Russian ballet teacher and hides his countenance behind a bushy, black beard that gives him’ a wild Moscovite appearance. Once Tobias wore his own, onstage and off, but that was in the winter time when furry, hirsute under-chin adornment was important, When the mercury rose, Tobias shaved and ‘sported a fake hedgerow about his chin and lips. Now, every night, passersby on 45th St. can see the black beard catching the air, suspended from Tobias’ dressing room window.

LOEWS

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IN COOL COMFORT!

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Charlie Chan Star Sought

Studio ‘Tests Dozen Actors For Oland Successor.

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 26 (U. P.).— Movie producers were searching to-

;| day for a new Charlie Chan to re-

place Warner Oland, who died recently. The Swedish actor was a master at making himself appear Oriental. He died at a time the Chinese detective series based on the late Earl Derr Biggar’s stories was showing large profits. Charlie Lung, radio's “man of 1000 voices,” was the latest of more than a dozen actors tested at 20th Century-Fox Studio as a possible successor. Results of the tests have not been examined.

Beery Is Excited Over New Plane

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 26 (U. P.).— A new specially-built airplane arrives Monday for Wallace Beery, and the big movie actor was as excited today as a boy getting his first electric train. Benny Howard, speed flier, built the high-wing speed plane. It is rated at 200 m. p. h. Mr. Beery, who is a pilot, asked to work all day Sunday on his current picture, “Stablemates,” so he can spend the next day with his ship.

WHAT, WHEN, WHERE

APOLLO

“Give Me a Sailor,” with Martha Raye. Bob Hope, Betty Grable, at 1a, di 3:55. 5:59. 8:03 and 10:07. “Sons of the Plains,” Solor, Jeu. ette ¥ith the Mauch Twins, at 11:07, 1:11, 3:15, 5:19, 7:23 ang 9:31.

CIRCLE

“Alexander's Bazine Band,” with Tyrone Power, Alice Fave Ameche, at 11, 1:10, 3:25, 5:35, 30 and 10: . “The rch of Time.” at 12:55, 3: 05, 5: 20 + 35 and 9:45.

LOEW'S

_ “1 Am the Law,” with Edward G. Robinson, Barbara O'Neill. John Beal, t 12:18, 2:47. 5:21, 7:55 and 10:00.

EE Ta with Laurel and , at 11:00, 1:44, 4:18, 6:52 and

LYRIC

Horace Heidt and His Orchestra on Stage at 12:40, 2:35. 5:10. 7:25 and

with Michael

Burn,” 11:25, 1:40,

to Whales Lynn Bari, 13a 3:55, 6:10. 8:25 and 10:40.

OLLYWOOD, A Journeys to the

That way, he merely loses his Sop~ piece, instead of his shirt. 8 ® 8 OWARD HUGHES, Withg-Way Corrigan and Clark “TestPilot” Gable have made Hollywood so air-minded that there’ll-soon be 11 aviation pictures on the market. Warner Brothers have four, one based on Corrigan’s flight, in preparation; Paramount has two, including “Men With Wings,” which is nearly ready and should top every flying flicker ever made; and five other companies have made one each, By the time the fans become airsick, a stormy cycle of sea-adven-ture films will be upon them. Seven of these already Je Lscheduleq.

ODUCERS oe = herd-minded in avoiding certain types of pictures as they are in following trends. Right now nobody wants to make musicals. Central Casting figures show that calls for chorus and showgirls have dropped 75 per cent recently, and the outlook seems no better for several months. Dress extras also are facing a famine; there are fewer big night club and party. scenes. Aimee Semple McPherson, still the smartest showman hereabout, is trying to persuade Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy to appear at Angelus Temple. . . . Gary Cooper balked at singing a western lament in “The Lady and the Cowboy” and

for him. Samuel Goldwyn said no dice; he wanted the number to be

so bad it would be funny. 8 ” os

which will flood the town with about 100,000 visitors in September, has had the studios huddling over entertainment plans. Scores of Hollywood celebrities will be guests and entertainers at Legion dinners, but most of the studio visiting willl be done at Warner Brothers. Sight-seeing buses will tour -the sound stages and laboratories and then park their passengers on the 30-acre back lot where actual production on an outdoor set can be seen from a grandstand. This correspondent wants to warn delegates and other visitors about some of the independent bus operators who advertise “A Tour of the Studios.” Most of them are unable to get on any motion picture

Air-Conscious Hollywood Rushes Aviation Movies

By PAUL HARRISON , . 26.—Short takes: Wallace Ford, who SESquenty 1 Mar track, says he has figured out, a system playing the races that has cut his losses to a minimum. names of all the horses on slips of paper, Puls them 1a, bis. hat, and throws the hat out of a clubhouse window.

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said they’d have to dub in a voice

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studios. Passengers see some high walls,-an entrance gate or two, and a flash of the roofs of ‘sound stages. You probably couldn’t guess who's the highest-salaried actor right now —Wallace Beery. Nearing the peal of a long-term. contract’ calling for regular increases, he now receives more than $10,000 a week.

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