Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 March 1939 — Page 15
. Spain’ s War Theme for Page Ballet
Surrealism Inspires Group Of Dances in Murat Performance.
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By JAMES THRASHER In a program that ranged from pirouettes through passion to the geometric precision of ultramodernity, Ruth Page and Bentley Stone,
with their Federal Ballett from Chicago, gave a performance of unt5usl interest at the Murat last
For most of those present, the occasion had a warm and added interest, since it served as a sort of home-coming for Miss Page. The city’s one outstanding figure in the dance world, Miss Page has achieved international recognition as a soloist, director and choreographer. She received hearty applause from her first entrance to her final brief curtain speech. Gradually, and surely, if in homeopathic doses, the city’s dance lovers are being shown the ballet’s evolution and its application to the present world of art and affairs. Never before, however (at least in this writer’s memory), has so complete a picture been shown as that exhibited last night.
“Love Affair” Opens Program
The program began with the classic “Love Affair,” to music of Schubert and with Miss Page, Mr. Stone, Walter Camryn and Betsy
Ross as soloists. It is a standard number of the company’s repertory, splendidly conceived in grace and line, and capably danced. A new and decidedly arresting offering was “Guns and Castenets,” suktitled “Carmen. in Modern Spain.” The familiar story of the gypsy cigaret girl lends itself extremely well to movement, and there was considerable power in its transfer to a contemporary Spain which is something less than the traditional “sunny.” Carmen retained her immortal and immoral “entity. But Jose and Escamilla were now a Loyalist and Rebel aviator, respectively. The setting and lighting achieved telling effect by simple means.
‘Soliloquy’ Merits Praise
Bizet’s music appeared in new harmonic costume for the most part, and the change seemed more sensible than impertinent. There also was a singer in the orchestra pit, who chanted a part of the narrative and who, unfortunately, was unintelligible a good part of the time. It-was not an occasion, of course, for vircuoso dancing, but for dramatic action in motion. Apart from the interest of mass groupings and performance, Miss Page merited special praise for what might be called Carmen's . “soliloquy.” Mr. Stone was the graceful, diabolical Escamillo, and Mr. Camryn a satisfying Jose. Perhaps the evening’s most interesting moments, and certainly its best fun, came with the third group, six varied offerings under the title of “Scrapbook.” “These ‘pages,”” the program stated, “are the ideas and movements created by two American choreographers over the past decade of America’s awakening to the art of movement in the theater. Like the unfinished torso in the sculptor’s studio, their very incompleteness may serve to spur the imagination of the spectator.”
Surrealism in Motion
‘Except for a Bach Sarabande, & beautiful example of poise and precision as danced by Mr. Stone, the group seemed mainly concerned with setting surrealism into motion. - “Variations on Euclid,” to Mompou’s music, was an absorbing creation in abstract color and movement. The next, called “Possessed”’—possessed of devils, most certainly— was an idealization of primitive, orgiastic dancing, done by two soloists with members of the ballet corps in Mayan masks. Miss Page’s rich sense of fun came into full play in “Delirious De¢lusions.” Garbed like one of Mr. Dali’s most fanciful creations, she held surrealism up to good-natured and hilarious ridicule. Also in a light-hearted vein was “The Story of a Heart,” delightfully danced by the two principals and Mr. Camryn to the impish strains of some of Casella’s “Children’s Pieces.”
In More Serious Vein
Extremely interesting, and somewhat more serious, was tle elaborate miming to Prokofiev's “Fugitive Visions.” There were, among others, an impudent pigtailed minx, a group of the downtrodden, a tap dancer, some tennis players and what apparently was the figure of Death. Though of considerable length, the ballet held one’s attention through its ingenious counterpoint of mood and movement. ® These last dances, especially, showed Miss Page and Mr. Stone to be creators of brilliant originality and keen perception both of the dramatic and the ridiculous. They have assembled and trained a group of highly competent young dancers whose work has technical assurance and high enthusiasm. Daniel Saidenberg was the authorjtative conductor of an orchestra composed mainly of Indianapolis Symphony players.
COOKING-SCHOOL SESSIONS SLATED
The second of three weekly cook-ing-school sessions sponsored by the Emerson and Rivoli Theaters. has been scheduled for tomorrow and Friday. Mrs. Ruby Hoffman, University of Michigan home economics teacher, is conducting the classes. Tomorrow’s school will be held at the Emerson, and Friday’s at the Rivoli. Both sessions are to begin at 1:15 p. m.
ALL ON ONE BILL AT CIRCLE
Here is the four-star entertainment combination, not counting musicians, that will headline the Circle stage bill for the week beginning Friday. Above, left, are Abbott and Costello, comedians well known to listeners of the ‘Kate Smith radio hour; opposite them is Betty Hutton, who sings under the title of “America’s No. 1 jitterbug”; below, left to right, are Ben Blue, the popular movie comedian, and Vincent Lopez, who, with his orchestra and his own piano playing, will carry the bulk of the entertainment burden.
l[turbi Duo
Noted Brother - Sister Team Unique in Music History.
To find a brother-and-sister counterpart of Jose and Amparo Iturbi in the .history of music, one must go back some 170 years to Wolfgang and Maria Anna Mozart. The Iturbis, who come to English’s Monday night on the Martens series, are among the few living and publicly performing proofs that musical talent can run in the family. Among composers, of course, there is the example of Bach and his several gifted’ sons. Recent family teams in -the virtuoso field have included Jan and Raphael Kubelik; father and son. And of course duo-pianists who also are husband and wives are by no means rarities. : . But it remains an unusual thing for a brother and sister to gain fame as virtuosos. In the present case, as in that of the Mozarts, it is the brother who is more famous. The contemporary artists differ in that it was brother Jose who was the older and who received lessons first. Emulated Brother
Mozart’s genius first became apparent during the lessons his father gave Maria Anna. Miss Iturbi also made her talent known by following her brother about and imitating his actions, pianistic and otherwise. “Everything he did, I did,” she told a recent interviewer. “That is why I play with the same technic he does.” Mr. Iturbi has supported himself by music since he was 7—in other words, for more than 35 years. Eventually his musical fellowtownsmen in Valencia made up a purse which enabled him to study at the Paris Conservatory. Amparo had to stay home, teach and help take care of the house.
Public Recital When 15
She did manage to give a public recital when she was 15, however. And she made her first appearance as duo-pianist with her brother in Paris in 1925. In 1937 Miss Iturbi and her mother came to New York for the American debut of the brother-sister combination. The ‘whole family has resided there since. Incidentally, Stephan: Hero, the young Polish-American violinist who was a Matinee Musicale soloist here earlier in the season, is Mr. Iturbi’s son-in-law.
SIGNS FOR 'OLD MAID
HOLLYWOOD, March 22 (U. P.). ——Cissie Loftus, one of the leading mimics of the stage, has been signed for a motion picpure role, that of a grandmother. The actress is to appear with Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins in the picture, “The Old Maid.
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Paulette Goddard Says She Wed Chaplin In Singapore.
Times Special OLLYWOOD, March 22.—At a party given by Charlie Chaplin for the Aldous Huxleys, Paulette Goddard greeted some Eastern guests with “How-do-you-do?—I'm Mrs. Chaplin . , . Later a visitor said timidly, “I thought I heard you the first time, but are you really Mrs. Chaplin?” ; She said, “Oh, yes—we were married on the ship in Singapore.” “Why haven't you said so?” he inquired. Miss Goddard replied, “Because ==aeiuslly-nobiody ever has asked me ”
MISS WONG TO TOUR HOLLYWOOD, March 22 (U. P.). —Anna May Wong, Los Angelesborn Chinese star of the films; made plans today for a personal appearance tour including Australia, South Africa and England. The tour will last 20 weeks.
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Virgil Phemister will conduct the third of the Jordan Conservatory’s current lecture-recital series devoted to the lives and music of famous composers. The program will
be presented at 8:30 o'clock tonight ‘at the Odeon.
Franz Schubert will be the subject of the evening’s discussion. In addition to Mr. Phemister’s - lecture, there will be a musical program by the following: Elizabeth Ziegner,
| piano student of Mae Engle; Jean-
ette Robbins, voice student of Joseph Lautner; Ruth Brown, violin student of Hugh McGibeny; Tom Norris, voice student of Mr. Lautner; Lucielle Applegate, piano student of Marie Zorn, and Margaret James, voice student of Glenn Frier-
‘mood. Accompanists will be Doro-
thy Munger, Mary Reynolds and Jane Tomerlin. The program will include the piano Impromptus in A Flat and E Flat; Wilhelmj’s violin transcription of the “Ave Maria,” and the following songs: “The Young Nun,” “Serenade,” “An die Musik,” “Am Meer,” “Cradle Song” and “Hark, Hark, the Lark.”
CALL JITTERBUGS “TO INDIANA ROOF
A battle of swing, which is as food and drink to the ardent jitterbug, has been scheduled for Friday night at the Indiana Roof, when the orchestras of Amos Otstot and Harold Cork will square off for an evening of harmonic haymakers. Hot trumpets will sound the call to battle at 9 p. m,, and the engagement will last four hours. Defending champions are the Otstot troupe, who have been playing for the Roof’s four nights a week of dancing and a Sunday afternoon “jam session” since the first of the year.
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Church to Hold Lenten Service The Zion Evangelical Church, North and New Jersey Sts., is to hold its
today. The Rev. Frederick R. Daries, Church pastor, will speak on «The Fifth Word of the Cross.” He will be preceded by a song service at 7:25 p. m. Dale W. Young is to lead the senior choir and Evan Walker will sihg “Teach Me, O Lord.”
Herrington to Speak—Col. Arthur W. Herrington is to speak at 3:30 p.m. at the Indianapolis Naval Armory, 30th St. at White River, on tractor equipment used in military work. Following his address motion pictures of U. S. military units
Bus Reroutings in Effect — Temporary changes in the route of the 21st St. and Ritter Ave. and 16th
effective at 7 a. m. today. * Because of reconstruction of an interurban crossing at 21st St. and Sherman Drive, outbound busses on
on Sherman to 16th St., east on 16th to Euclid Ave. and north on Euclid to 21st St. and the regular route. Inbound busses will reverse this loop. The change will be effective about a week.
DeMolay to Cite Hoosiers—Fourteen Indiana residents have been selected to receive the Honor of the Chevalier of the Grand Council of the Order of DeMolay, it was announced yesterday at Council’s an-
included: Ronald N. Dingle, Lambert LaView Christie, Paul K. Routzahn, Robert C. Tucker, Jack M. Mather and Homer J. Cornell, all of Indianapolis; Robert T. Pfrank and Edward J. Eames, of Terre Haute; Paul B. Hartmann, of Evansville; Raymond Meyer, Bertrand W. Button, Frederick Herr, Clyde H. Steffee and Louis McCarty, of South Bend.
U. S. Employees Meet Tomorrow— National Federation of Federal Employees, Local 78, will meet at 7:30 p. m. tomorrow at the World War Memorial.
Divorce Is Near
HOLLYWOOD, March 22 (U. P.). —Joan Crawford's divorce from Franchot Tone was almost as neatly “canned” today as the film of her
latest motion picture. In an unusual procedure, her sworn testimony that the actor pouted because she was too tired to make the rounds of the Hollywood gay spots after long days before the movie cameras, will be read in court next Tuesday while she is on the high seas, Mr. Tone in New York. Her deposition for the almost automatic divorce was given yesterday at the office of her agent. Mr. Tone has agreed to give her the decree by default. The unusual procedure was permitted by Superior Judge Robert H. Scott because Miss Crawford is scheduled to leave tomorrow for New York where she will board the liner Brazil Sunday for a personal appearance tour of South America. Mr. Tone is presently starring in a Broadway play, and she may stop by to see him. “We are still friends, you know,” she said.
‘Nazi Spy’ Film Finished Early
HOLLYWOOD, March 22 (U. P.). —Warner Bros. announced today the completed film, “Confessions of a Nazi Spy,” Hollywood’s first frankly antidictator picture, would be rushed to New York this week under heavy guard. The picture is based upon the New York spy trials and adapted from a story by Leon Turrou, the former G-Man who helped uncover the spy ring. The studio said it re-
when the picture was announced. To cash in on the current Nazi headlines, the studio rushed ‘the $1,500,000 picture to completion
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William E. Rogers (above) is cochairman with Leo Shumaker in charge of arrangements for the Theta Chi dinnér and dance to be held Saturday at Hotel Lincoln. Mr. Rogers is Indianapolis Alumni Association president.
Dr. Apel to Talk in Church—Dr. George J. Apel Jr, Wilmington, Del.,, American Theological Seminary and Wilmington Bible College executive vice president, will speak on “Theo-Democracy” at Central Baptist Church tonight. Dr. Apel’s address at 7:30 p. m. is the first in a series of New Life conferences to be held at the church tomorrow through Sunday at that time. There will be no meeting Saturday and an extra meeting at 9:45 a. m. Sunday. The theme of the conference is “The Message of Christ and Problems of the Modern World.” The: Rev. Harold W. Ranes is church pastor.
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