Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 February 1939 — Page 17

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10 Programs Listed for

Music Fans!

Six Will Be Here, Three In Bloomington, One In Cincinnati.

"Anyone whose enthusiasm for

music admits no impediments of time or space finds himself con-

fronted with the season's busiest

week. Tonight, Nathan Milstein is giving a recital in Bloomington. To-

morrow and Saturday bring concerts :

by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. On Sunday the piano recital by Artur Rubinstein in Cin-

. cinnati will attract many local con-

cert-goers.

Monday night the Maennerchor ;

will sing in the Athenaeum, with

Hubert Kockritz, Cincinnati bari-|§

tone, as soloist. At the same time ‘the Coolidge String Quartet will be giving an invitational performance in Bloomington. The following evening, also in Bloomington, will mark the appearance of the Brazilian pianist, Guiomar Novaes Ruth Page and her ballet will be at the Murat for a performance

_ Wednesday night, following which the music-seeker, like the maid, will |

have a night off. But on Friday comes the Martens Concerts presentation of Nelson Eddy in Cadle Tabernacle. After which we may all taper off with an evening at the movies. ~ 2 2 2 Mr. Sevitzky has chosen a more than usually representative list for the orchestra’s coming program. To introduce the Spanish cellist, Gaspar Cassado, to Indianapolis, there will be an example of the 18th Century’s “classic” school, the Boccherini Concerto in B Flat. The German romantic movement will be represented by one of its

. Jandmarks, Liszt's “Les Preludes.”

Not so capable of convenient pigeonholing is Rimsky-Korsakov, whose popular “Scheherazade” will open the program. A contémporary of Brahms and Tschaikowsky, he. was more nationalistic than either, and less subjective in his utterance. As Stravinsky's teacher, Rimsky-Kor-sakov has an importance in history for his influence upon his distinguished pupil and, consequently, upon the modern Russian and French composers. - From contemporary music there

- will be Harl McDonaid’s Two Poems

for Orchestra on Traditional Aramaic and‘ Hebrew Themes, and “Trifons” by Guido Guerrini. Mr. McDonald is the Philadelphia pianist, pedagog and choral conductor whose “Rhumba” (from the “Rhumba Symphony”). was heard Here recently. The Guerrini “Trifons” will be receiving itS first American performance and the second performance anywhere at these concerts. It was chosen from a number of works which the composer submitted ‘to Mr. Sevitzky upon the latter's visit to Italy last summer.

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~ * No programs are at hand for any

of the three Bloomington recitals or for Mr. Rubinstein’s in Cincinnati. However, all the artists may be depended upon to provide their bearers with substantial music admirably played. The Maennerchor, however, has not been remiss. Mr. Kockritz will sing a group of German lieder—one by Schumann and two each by Schubert and Hugo Wolf—and songs in English by Ireland, Horsman, Kramer, #Zlgar and Kountz. The Maennerchor’s offerings will include four German songs, Foster’s “Old Black Joe” and an “Echo Song” by the Chorus ccnter Karl Reckzeh. Miss Miriam

Otto: will be Mr. Kockritz’ accom-|

panist. 4 # ” ”

A substitute program was pre-

sented on the Jordan Conservatory Wednesday series last evening at the Odeon. Harold Triggs and Marian Laut, duo-pianists, and Virgil Phemister, basso, were the pinchhitters ‘replacing James Hosmer, flutist, and ‘the Indianapolis Symphony String Quartet, which was to have made its debut. - Indisposition of Mr. Hosmer and Leon Zawisza of the quartet made the cancellation necessary.

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faulty, Mr. Eddy will be making his fourth annual appearance under the Martens banner when he sings here Friday night. This year the blond and handsome baritone is combining his yearly concert tour with a honeymoon. Since Mr. Eddy’s local arena has

been changed from English’s to the §

vastly larger Cadle Auditorium, and since the ticket demand is correspondingly large, it would seem that the present tour’s romantic aspect is an added attraction,

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PUT COMEDY IN SCHOOL SKIT

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Pierre Chaillaux is the GrouchoMarxian surgeon and Harry Gardner, the patient, in “The Cut- \ Ups,” a feature of the annual Shortridge Junior Vaudeville, to be presented tomorrow and Saturday night at Caleb Mills Hall,

‘Opening Tomorrow

Alamo

“THE MYSTERIOUS MISS X”—Michael Whalen, Mary Hart, Chick Chandler, Mabel Todd. Directed by Gus Meins.

A triple-murder job in which the

“HOME ON THE PRAIRIE”—Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June

Storey. Directed by Jack Townley.

Plot revolves around herd of cows with hoof and mouth Sisease, one

Apollo ne “THE PLAINSMAN”—Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, James Ellison.

gun fight and no killings.

Directed by Cecil B. DeMille.’

“WAIKIKI WEDDING”— Shirley Ross.

girl (see title) doesn’t do the killing.

Film Houses Here Return

‘Old Timers’

Elparer Powell § Shows Up _ Tapping at Loew's; Fields at Circle.

By JAMES THRASHER “The week’s new film outlook pre-

rs sents a nostalgic vista, in. this day when Hollywood is going in for

causes and technicolor is turning red, white and blue. For we find, on local screens for the coming week, a new musical and an old one, a new hellferleather action drama in its second week, and the revival of an “epic of the West.” And that’s not forgetting the welcome return of W. C. Fields.

said to be vanishing like the buffalo, and the other extras: are getting

of foreign reprisal, Eleanor Powell is turning vp at Loew’s in a tap-and-tune show. Just like old times. It’s called “Honolulu.” In it Miss Powell combinés the hula with: tap dancing, gets married off to Robert

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‘Gunga Din’ Stays

ing “Gunga Din” for a second week, thanks to a healthy public response. And the Apollo is bringing in the earlier counterparts of these two films, “Waikiki Wedding” and “The Plainsman.” « You may recall “Waikiki ‘Wedding,” though more than two years

Bing Crosby, Bob Burns, Martha Raye,

oth revivals so same things ‘happen as in first showing.

Circle “YOU CAN'T CHEAT AN HONEST MAN”—W. C. Fields, Edgar Ber-

gen, Charlie McCarthy. Directed by

George Marshall.

W. C. Fields, traveling show owner, employs Bergen and McCarthy,

who don’t like him very much until his daughter comes home.

Then

they won’: quit. Daughter is courted by money man. Father is broke,

so daughter refuses Bergen and almost marries wealthy one.

Bergen

and Charlie wreck wedding, outfox sheriff, and all ends happily. : Indiana

(Second

Week)

“GUNGA DIN”—Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, Douglas Fairbanks,

Jr., Joan Fontaine. Sagre and Fred Guiol.

Directed by George Stevens; screen piay by Joel

Three sergeants are sent out: to avenge British massacre on India’s

northwest border.

They escape death with their water carrier, thwart

marriage of one sergeant by going treasure hunting,” Gunga Din, the water carrier, saves sergeants from death but dies himself. “THE STATE OF THE NATION: 1939”—March of Time release.

Loew’s “HONOLULU”—Eleanor Powell, Robert Young, George Burns, Gracie

Allen. Directed by Edward Buzzell;

Prank Partos. ' Screen star wants to “get away

screen play, Herbert Fields and

from it all. » Trades places with

newly discovered double, Hawaiian planter, and heads for Honolulu. En route succumbs to cabaret dancer but finds himself engaged to other woman on arrival in Honolulu. Also charged with embezzlement. Diificulties fixed and star and planter re-exchange roles. “THE GIRL DOWNSTAIRS”—Franciska Gaal, Franchot Tone, Walter Connolly, Reginald Gardiner, Reginald Owen. Directed by Norman Taurog; screen play, Harold Goldman, Felix Jackson and Karl Noti. Cosmopolitan architect falls—but only lightly—for Continental society girl, but with a thud for the scullery maid of the household. Romance

prospers with architect disguised as chauffeur.

Deb launches counter-

attack, scullery maid concludes friend chauffeur is cad and flees. Archi-

test pursues, of course, and all is rosy.

REPLACES CUKOR

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 16 (U. P.).— Film production of “Gone With the Wind,” delayed two years for want

of a leading lady, continued today Smder a new director, Victor Flemg. \ : Mr. Fleming's appointment was announced by Producer David O. Selznick, of International Studios, who earlier revealed that he and Director George Cukor had disagreed, in friendly fashion.

S. H.S. ENSEMBLE TO PLAY

The Shortridge High School Brass Ensemble, Robert Schultz. director, will play at the Broadway M. E. Church tonight, |

Shortridge JUNIOR VAUDEVILLE Caleb Mills Hall

February 17 & 18—8:30- P. M. ADMISSION 50c—25¢

and several hundred movies have ensued. Like “Honolulu,” it had a Hawaiian setting, a brace of radio stars in Bing Crosby and Bob Burns, as well as Martha Raye, Shirley Ross and plenty of music. “The Plainsman” was the story of Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane, enacted by Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur. And as in “Gunga Din,” lifé’s problems were settled by brawn and muscle, with right triumphing over wrong because right always has the toughest fist, the quickest trigger finger, and an uncanny talent for dodging bullets. Mr. Fields is returning to the Circle screen in “You Can’t Cheat an Honest Man,” along with his knotty nemesis, Charlie McCarthy. This will be the first movie episode in the Fields-McCarthy feud, so dear’ to the hearts of the radio public. Also in the cast are Edgar Bergen, of course; Mortimer Snerd, Charlie's rustic cousin; Princess Baba, problem child of the ruling house of Sarawak, and Blacaman, who only last spring was hypnotizing lions and alligators for the delectation of Indianapolis circus fans. Mr. Pields has been away from both screen and radio not only because of illness, but because he has nursed a chronic dissatisfaction with his story material. But if “You Can’t Cheat an Honest Man” dvesn’t suit the comedian, he has only himself to blame. The screen story is by Charles Bogle. And if you own a Motion Picture Almanac you can look up Charles Bogle and discover that it is the pen name of W. C. Fields.

; Laughton, 1: 0.

WHAT, WHEN, WHERE APOLLO “Jesse James,’ with Tyrone Power,

Henry Fonda, Naney K . i 2:14, 4:38. 1:02 and a 9%. 35:11:50

CIRCLE

“The Beachcomber.” with Chgrles Bisa Lanchester, at 1, 3:30. 5:45, and 10:15. “Lincoln in the vies House,” tech-

* nicolor feature, at 12:50, 3:05, 5:20,

7:35 and 9:5 INDIANA

“Gunga Din,” with Cary Grant, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Victor Meoa at 11:10, 1: 48, 4: 26, 7:04 and

‘March of Time at 1:31, y 28 ; 4:09, 6:47

LOEW'S

3 Teale Winds, With Fredric March, a ellamy, a rR 13 o and io. 10. Y. as 11, “The Stra ase Oo! y with ask Holt, at 12: Yo. "3: 850

and LYRIC

“The Three Musketeers,” w : Ameche, the Ritz Brothers, i Don Vaudeville on stage.

an 140.

OF BACHELORS’ BALL

Losw's coming ming. prisenistion. of “Pygmalion” is being used as the springboard for the Bachelor Club's

; “Cinderella Ball” on Feb. 23.

The Bachelors, seeking to emulste

| Peter Arno’s feat of introducing an

“unknown’ as a debutante, plan to

| select a Cinderella from a list of ap-

plicants and to make her the guest of honor at their ball. | Ward Farrar, Loew’s manager, is taking applications. He will turn the list over to Russell Langsenkamp, Bachelors’ president, who will 15¢

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Plus This Second Good S “SOME BLONDS ARE A NGEROUS Saturday: ‘‘Angels With Dirty Faces”

a All Seats

Though movie chorus girls are

numbers instead of names, for fear

Young and shares honors with| ‘|Burns and Allen.

The Indiana, meanwhile, is offer-}| :

INDIANAPOLIS Zi SYMPHONY

ORCHESTRA

FABIEN SEVITZKY, Conductor

Soloist GASPAR CASSADO, Cellist

CONCERTS

TOMORROW AT 2:45 SATURDAY AT 8:30

MURAT THEATER

Prices: $1, $1.50, $2, $2.50, $3 Box Office—RIley 9597

LAST DAY !—CHARLES LAUGHTON IN “THE BEACHCOMBER”

I'll slice you into Venetian blinds, you whispering pine!

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|direct the sele The girl chos‘en will be dubbed “Peg Malion.” The ball will follow the opening performance of the picture. The plot’ is a Cinderella one and George Bernard Shaw the author.

DRAMA STUDENTS WILL GIVE PLAY

' Keith Winter's play, “The Shining

“| Mitchell,

Hour,” popular on both stage and

From Rises

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Jordan Conservatory drama stu dents. at the Odeon tomorrow night. Frederick Overman is di= recting the production and pl ying one of the parts. f Others in the ' cast are Ann ) Vyda Clarkson, Harold Miller, Marion Bruce and Dorothea ; Craft. The plot deals with the. domestic ‘problems of a Yorkshire family. |

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DAY-. § JESSE JAMES"

It's big! It’s gay!

It’s joyous! It’s 1939's /r Tap- happiest hula hit!

Stars by the score! A score full of song hits! No wonder the waves, are wild on the beach at Waikiki! And romance—jyummmm!

Hear these Hip-Swingeroos! “Honolulu “This Night .

(Will Be My Souvenir)”

P ELEANOR

“Hawaiian Medley”

“The Leader Doesn't Like Music”

ROBERT

pls. ALLEN

and Hundreds of Honolulu Honies Screen Play by Herbert Fields and.Frank Partos: Music and Lyrics by Harry Warren and Gus Kahn. Directed by Edward Buzzell. Produced by Jack J

Cummings.

+ o» o I haven't had so much fun since | “3 Loves Has Nancy”!

Francis GAAL - “frachol TONE

in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Picture

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with WALTER CONNOLLY ¢ REGINALD GARDINER “ i RITA JOHNSON e REGINALD OWEN A$