Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 October 1938 — Page 13

Bob Burns

Is Becoming

: Again He Gets ‘Straight’ Part in 'Arkansas Traveler."

By JAMES THRASHER Producers of “The Traveler” probably are the only persons who ever pointed with pride to a split personality. From the days of Stevenson, with his fantastic “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” to the modern psychiatrists, with their precise terminology, split personal-

ity has been a rather horrendous subject. : The present case history, however, has to do with Bob Burns. He's the star of the picture noted above, which is coming to the Circle Friday. And in it he has been divorced from the wise-cracking, ba-2ooka-playing radio comedian with all the rustic relatives. Mr. Burns, be it known, is going dramatic—in a humorous sort of way.

His new part dates back to his|

straight playing in “Wells Fargo” last year. Of course, straight playing, in Mr. Burns’ case, is a relative term. But at least he told no stories about his Uncle Snazzy. And he didn’t render a single bazooka

solo. That's Loyalty

Fans liked the new Burns of “Wells Fargo.” They didn’t forget his performance, even when he was

borrowed from the home studio tol

make a doleful little item called “Radio City Revels.” And that’s loyalty. Now they are advertising Mr. Burns as “America’s leading homespun humorist and philosopher.” Sure, you've heard the description before. Judging from advance notices, however, the Burns bosses are not trying to make the Ozark comedian into another Will Rogers. Mr. Burns is the practitioner of a typically American sort of humor, in spite of its origirality. And while not attempting to judge his “Arkansas Traveler” performance sight unseen, it seems obvious that

his studio is permitting him to bel

himself rather than be ridiculous, as has happened before. In the new film, Mr. Burns plays a wandering printer and small town journalist, with Fay Bainter and Irvin S. Cobb prominent in the

Arkansas

® FRIDAY __ "Philadelphia

|Local Conductor Will Direct | Sinfonietta Tomorrow.

> Times Special

The Indiana, dark since last spring, will reopen Friday with a four-star picture list for its opening month. 1. Fred MacMurray, Louise Campbell and Ray Hilland (left to right) will be on hand the week of Nov. 4 in “Men With Wings,” a technicolor history of aviation.

" supporting cast.

2. Friday's opener, “The Sisters,” stars Bette

Davis and Errol Flynn, whom you see above, stale-

mated by Cupid.

3. Annabella, J. Edward Bromberg and Tyrone Power are featured in “Suez,” a tale of intrigue

and ditch digging booked for Oct. 28.

4. “If I Were King” will open on Armistice Day, : with Basil Rathbone (left) as France’s King Louis XI, and Ronald Colman as Francois Villon.

IN N EW YORK e—By GEORGE ROSS

Vincent Sardi, Gotham Restaurateur, Could Tell You Things About Stars' Humbler Days.

EW YORK, Oct. 19.—Vincent Sardi has hung up more tabs in his restaurant days than any rival in town. No doubt the names of Lewis’ “It Can't Happen Here.” his debtors, now and in the past, would fill a theatrical Who's Who, | Richard Hoover, for Sardi has known and trusted them all. : His restaurant, the walls of which are literally covered with the caricatures of all the great and near-great in showdom, is in the heart ity for several years until this sea-

of the theatrical world. His customers are all the famous actors, actresses, authors and producers of New York, Hollywood and London. Most of them he knew when they were struggling up the ladder to success; and a goodly number of them fed at Sardi’s on the chance that they could repay him some day. His hat-check girl, the vermil-lion-headed Renee Carroll, has an infallible way of knowing which actors are in the chips and which one’s aren't by the amount of tips they give. But Vincent Sardi maintains a steady silence about his customers’ current economic condition. Many an ingenue or juvenile or jobless character actor still hangs up daily tabs at Sardi’s without anybody being the wiser except the proprietor and themselves. We used to see a former movie idol at Sardi’s at the daily luncheon hour. He wore dapper clothes, seemed flushe with prosperity and bought drinks for producers and directors with reckless generosity. It wasn’t until later and and directly that we discovered this cinema god’s secret. Through in Hollywood, he was broke and jobless in New- York, and it was his notion that a broad front before the theatrical moguls would raise his stock around here. Mr. Sardi stood the bill. He thinks it was well worth it. The ex-Hollywoodian got a good part, made a comeback and has paid up in entirety. 2 t 4 2 N elegant brochure which one of James J. Farley's men just brought us requests the pleasure of our company at a Tea Tasting, to be held in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria. Inside the cover is a long, learned piece about tea and how we are to go about appreciating it. For example, we are told to do this, if we observe the R. S. V. P. and attend this extraordinary party: “Examine the teas carefully. Draw a spoonful into your mouth bya quick inward breath and roll it around, meanwhile judging it for flavor and body. If a loud ‘whoosh’ results, don’t be alarmed. That's a sign that you're throwing the fine tea spray against the back of your upper palate— a section of your ‘mouth most sensitive to taste. Also consider the color of the liquid, the quality of the aroma, the appearance of the infused leaves. ‘Then

write your verdict on the official

scoring card!” 8 8 = HE current Stage tell us abou the pair of Broadwayites who were on their way to spend the week-end at Bucks County, Penn--gylvania, with those two eminent playwrights, George S. Kaufman and Mass Hart. Now the Hart and Kaufman farms are within a script’s throw -of each other, and yet the

son. old ndtives of Bucks County don't

that farm up the road. “Oh, yes,” the barman said, “that’s | ing part. Moe Hart’s place. He writes plays —‘You Can’t Take It With You,’ ‘Three Men on a Horse’ and things like that. The next farm up the

plays, too.”

CLYDE M'COY BAND BOOKED FOR ROOF

Engagement of Clyde McCoy and his orchestra at the Indiana Roof for Oct. 28 (one night only). has

high school.

{Burleigh 2d Season Away

Frederick Burleigh, former Civic hat Certain Theater director, will inaugurate|| Go pet at 12.95 his second season as the Pittsburgh “Fresh

assistant director and publicity head, was in charge of Civic public-

The play was adapted from Mr. seem to have taken much cogni- | Lewis’ novel by the author and John zance of their famous neighbors. |C. Moffitt for Federal Theater proThese two Broadwayites pulled up |duction. = The Pittsburgh version, . at a roadside place called The Sanc- | however, will be the revision which tuary ‘Inn and, not wishing to call | Mr, Lewis and Alexander Dean made out the names of their hosts, asked |last summer and presented at the the barman if he knew who owned [South Shore Playhouse, Cohasset, Mass., with Mr. Lewis in the lead-

STANDIN A STANDOUT

e J Bobby Jordan’s brother Dan has road is Joe Kaufman's. He writes quit as Bobby's standin to return to

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tonight by the Ben Davis High School chorus class, in the school gymnasium. The play has 14 speaking parts and the entire cast numbers 55. ‘There will be music by the school orchestra before and after the play and between acts.

+ A musical coniedy, \“Up in the Air,” will be presented at 8 o'clock

Fabien Sevitzky, Indianapolis

Symphony Orchestra conductor, will

direct the Philadelphia Chamber String Sinfonietta: in- the first of

|its. season's four concerts tomorrow {night in the Bellevue-Stratford Ho- “| tel, Philadelphia. Mr. Sevitzky - is

the: group’s founder and regular

conductor. | ~The program lists Vivaldi’s Con- . |certo- Grosso in D Minor; a Diver-

timento for Oboe by Mozart, with Marcel Tabuteau, soloist; Britten's Variations on a Theme by Frank

{ | Bridge, and the “Intermezzi Goldo~|niani” by Bossi. :

Other Sinfonietta concerts are scheduled for Feb. 2, April 12 and April 22. Following tomorrow’s.performance, Mr. and Mrs. Sevitzky will spend a few days in Philadelphia, returning fo Indianapolis Monday. The local orchestra’s first rehearsal is set for Nov. 8, and the opening

| pair of concerts, Nov. 18 and 19.

AHERNE WILL PLAY MAXIMILIAN ROLE

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 19.—Brian Aherne is the-definite selection for the part of Emperor Maximilian in “Jaurez,” Paul Muni’s next starring picture. The film will be an adaptation of Bertita Harding’s “The Phantom Crown.” Mr. Aherne was selected after considerable search among Hollywood’s leading free-lance and contract stars. Testing for other major

roles is continuing, with 250 players

scheduled to be tried out before final casting announcements are made,

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HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 19 (U. P.).— The blow was softened: today as the actor-bridegroom, John Hall, was sent to London for a movie|

assignment "that separates him for six months from Actress Frances Langford. Producer. Samuel Goldwyn agreed to pay for one five-minute trans-

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