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TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1039

Cupid Slows - Conquests in Film Colony

Spring Box Score Shows Many of Marriages Didn't Take.

By FREDERICK C. OTHMAN

United Press Staff Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD, May 16.—Now

that June, which rhymes with]

moon, elers are shining up their wedding | ring displays, it's time to release | ur annual spring box score onj Hollywood romances. This chart, as usual, seems te consist mostly of errors, with di-| vorces far outnumbering the mat-| riages and a number of the wid occurring on the rebound. Things, as you will gather, don’t look 0 good for Cupid here this year: Mrs. Wallace Beery, for instance, obtained a divorce from her hus-| band of years standing, and married a stock broker a couple of days | later. The homely Beery was seen in a cabaret a few nights thereafter with an unidentified blond.

Barrvmores Pfft!

John Barrymore, of the classic profile and the numerous wives, was sued by the last one, Elaine Barrie, who wanted to be an actress, got a job with her husband in his road | show, and claimed he Kicked her| after nearly every performance. | Neither of them seemed to have| any further romances in the im-| mediate offing Then there was Bette Davis, who | divorced Ham Nelson, her child-| hood sweetheart. The gossips claim George Brent will be her next hus-| band. La Davis hasn't said any-| thing. Neither has Mr. Nelson, an orchestra leader Herbie Kay, sued Dorothy

another bandsman, Lamour, she of the sarong and the South Sea Island eyes, on charges of desertion. His suit came at about the time she had planned to have a baby, according to her announcement last year Clark Gable was divorced by his] wife so he could marry Carole Lom- | bard. Annabelle got a decree from | her husband in Paris so she could | wear the ring of Tyrone Power, | while Jackie Coogan and Betty Grable were reconciled after a newlyweds’ spat. Others Seek Freedom

Natalie Draper sought from Tom Brown; asked her freedom; Wray. Joan Crawford chot Tone. That left the perennial scrappers, Stan Laurel and his Russian wife, Illeana, who have been separated and reconciled so often that all hands have lost count, still serapping. Mrs. Laurel currently is under sentence of five days in jail for intoxication.

'OLIVER OLIVER' | TO BE REPEATED!

The Civic Theater's closing attraction of the season also seems to be the year’s most popular offer- | ing. For Paul Osborn's comedy, “Oliver Oliver,” will have additional performances on Thursday and Friday nights for the benefit of! scores of disappointed ticketseekers. Katharine Van Camp Catherit

a divorce Ann Sheridan so did Fay sued Fran-

Pantzer Rosamond Hill, Ned Le Fevre, le Clay, R. Kirby Whyte have the leading parts This is the only extended enagement of the 1938-39 season. It. loses the Civics first year under Edward Steinmetz’ direction. |

‘TULIP TIME’ TO BE REPEATED

A second performance of the operetta, “Tulip Time,” will be! given by the Redeemer Walther League at 8 p. m. Saturday in the Travertine Room, Hotel Lincoln. The operetta will be presented before the 43d convention of the Indiana District, International Walther League.

POST SPONSORS FILM

The Irvington Post of the Amer- | lcan Legion 1s to sponsor showings | of the film “Spirit of Culver.” at the Tuxedo Theater today and to-| morrow. Proceeds will be used for! welfare work in Irvington and the! vicinity

SCARECROW GOES EAST

With all work completed on his! Scarecrow role in “The Wizard of Oz,” Ray Bolger is returning to New York to discuss plans for a fall show on Broadway

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WHEN DOES IT START? APOLLO

“The Story of Alexander Graham Ben, with on meche, Loretta ng. a and Charles i, 3 6:47 an 1d 9:3 Se Moto: in Danger Island. "wi h orre, Jean Hersholt, Amanda i aed Douglas 2:29, 5:37 and

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Pacific,” with Barbara 1 McCrea, Akim T Preston, at 11, 9:40

CIVIC

“Oliver Oliver.” a comedy by Paul Osborn, with a Civic Theater cast Edward Steinmetz Jr. through Friday: curtain

“Union

LOEW'S

“The Hardys Ride High with Lewis Stone, Mickey Roonev, Cecilia Par ker. Fay Holden, at 11, 1:30, 4:40, :35 and 10 “The Kid From Texas” nis O'Keefe. Ebsen,

with Dene Florence Rice, Buady at 12:35, 3:25, 6:15 and 9:10.

| showing of This film marks the latest entry and it is Republic Studios first million-dollar production.

| Jackson.

ROYAL PAIR GREETS ICE QUEEN

is nearly here and the jew-| §

Times-Acme Yhoto.

Local girl who made goed shook the hand of royalty when Norwegian Sonja Henie greeted Norway's Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Martha on the royal couple's recent visit to Hollywood.

MOVIES

| By JAMES THRASHER] R KO Signs New | Faces

SIDE from the fact that those

handsome new bridegrooms, Robert

Taylor and Tyrone Power, are booked for appearances on local

screens, the coming week’s big movie news seems to be the Apollo's beginning Friday.

“Man of Conquest,”

has been cleaning up with Gene Autrey and other cowboy stars in the county-fair ciass of competitior¥ for some time.

Now they're up in the cinema's Kentucky Derby brackets with the big boys. And this, Republic promises, is only the beginning of their big-budget efforts.

“Man of Conquest” life story of Sam Houston. It is a natural for screen treatment, and Hollywood very nearly has told it on other occasions. Cecil B. DeMille is had planned a film biography of the Texan hero. But one thing and another intervened, and the ‘quicky” studio got the story in the final shuffle. = =

EPUBLIC secured Richard Dix to play Houston; Fontaine to do Eliza Allen, the first Mrs. Houston; Gail Patrick for Margaret Lea, his second wife, and Edward Ellis as Andrew Others in the cast are C. Henry Gordon as the Mexican general, Santa Anna, Ralph Morgan as Stephen Austin, and Robert Barratt as David Crockett. The picture is bound to revive speculative discussion of Houston’s mysterious first marriage. Just why the 18-year-old Eliza Allen deserted her husband six weeks after their wedding probably never will be known. But the fact is certain that she detoured from his path to the White House and altered American history. Houston took office as Governor of Tennessee on Oct. 1, 1827. He was an intimate friend of Andrew Jackson and leading Democrats of the time. His election to the presidency seemed assured. Then, on April 16, 1829, Eliza left him. The same night resigned as Governor, dropped out of civilization and went to live with the Cherokee Indians in Arkansas Territory. There he conducted himself in such a manner as to gain the uncomplimentary title of “Big Drunk.” The picture skips the portion of Houston's story wherein he takes unto himself a squaw wife, but shows the chance meet-

tells the |

one who |

Joan |

in the field of Western “epics,”

Republic | best,” says Miss Fortune. “Con- | Times Special ! sequently we were forced to re- | create fact without giving offense, not only to descendants of the two persons involved but to the general public as well.” Regarding her conception of the | Eliza Allen role, Miss Fontaine | says: “I was to discover that there was little definite about | her, and she seemed partly | clothed in legend, partly in fiction and partly in historical truth. | My opinion has been formulated by my own study, by conferences with others and by my own inter- | pretation of the facts. | “History has painted | rather weak character. { not. I believe she was a woman | of courageous strength who de- | fied all the rigid conventions of her time.” Judging from reviews of the | New York opening, “Man of Conquest” has been taken more | seriously than the majority of the | | year’s pioneer extravaganzas. | | Likewise it was chosen for a showing at last week's first Midwestern Forum on Visual Teaching Aids in Chicago. In spite of this sendoff, however, | studio officials have felt some concern about the film's recep- | tion down in the regions where the memory of Sam Houston and Eliza Allen is sacred. They ree | member how Tennessee rose up | In protest a few years ago over the treatment given Rachel Jack- | son in “The Gorgeous Hussy.”

SYMPHONIC CHOIR | | 10 ELECT JUNE 6 4

Five members are to be elected | to the Indianapolis Symphonic | Choir’'s board of directors at the | group’s annual meeting on June 6 lat the Athenaeum. Elmer A. Steffen, choir conductor, | is scheduled to make formal announcement of the coming year’s, plans at the meeting. Louis Schwitzer, president, will have] charge of the meeting, and new directors will be nominated by Robert D. Armstrong, Leonard A. Strauss and J. Dwight Peterson.

Among Added Talent.

! tions.

“Victoria the Great,” Wilcox, British already

of { bert director

have been signed tracts. three-pictures-a-year [film based on his

“Dr. Christian.” her as a

I think he

at the studio where “Cimarron.” Boris Morros, {edy which It comedy, Gene Towne,

“The Aviators.” {pendent producer.

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES .

HAILS NEW DEAL Jefferson National Life RECORD AS 1940! Insurance Co. Launched

Jean Hersholt, shalt Richard Dix|

former Paramount | {music director, will produce a com-| will reunite the team| of Laurel and Hardy this summer. is to be based on the Bren)

screen writer, will | come to the RKO lot as an inde-|

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have aroused him of his great ambi-

supposed to to memory tions,

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ESEARCH on the story and much of the scenario was the work of Jan Fortune, Dallas, Tex., newspaperwoman. Although she made a vast collection of Houston history and anecdotes, she was able to shed no new and authentic light on the mystery of Eliza's sudden departure. “The Sam Houston-Eliza Allen affair was an intensely dramatic story in itself, the scandal of the day and hardly a savory yarn at

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Peters Says Rehabilitation Through FHA Will Aid Democrat Cause.

Rehabilitation of the nation’s | 3 home owners under the New Deal]

[5 | today had been described by R. Earl |

Peters, Indiana FHA director, as| the biggest factor in swinging another Democratic victory in 1940. “Compare anyone's financial | condition today with that during the Hoover administration in 1030 |

With a goal of one million dollars [Pusiness in its first month, the Jefrson National Life Insurance Co. be Indianapolis, the state’s newest legal reserve life insurance organiza- . tion, today had begun eperation. The first sales and agency meeting of the firm was held yesterday at the Indianapolis Athletic Club. Company officers are Carl A. Ploch of Indianapolis, treasurer; John T. Rock of Anderson, secretary,

Carl Ploch and Walter E.

and 1931 and you will find reason Helmke of Ft. Wayne and Leonard

to believe that the people will elect | another Democratic President next year,” he

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the last five years the transactions)

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“American civilization is founded

upon the home and there is where the New Deal started its rehabilita[tion of the American people.” | Mr, Peters has indicated he will {be a candidate for the Democratic gubernacorial nomination next year.

TORONTO BOYCOTTS NAZI TORONTO, Ontario, May 16 (U. P.).—Toronto’s City Council institujigs today a formal boycott of all German goods “manufactured, grown or produced in any part of the German Reich.”

HOLLYWOOD, May 16.—Several | |new faces will be seen under the RKO banner as the studio starts [work on its list of 1939-40 produc-

in this state alone,

Agencies have

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TRAFFIC CLUB SETS ‘INDUSTRIAL NIGHT’

About 300 persons are expected to attend the ‘industrial night” dinner of the Indianapolis Traffic Club Thursday at the Columbia Club,

Principal speaker will be Gover= nor Townsend, who will discuss “Indiana's Relationship With Its Neighbors.” He will be introduced by Albert Stump, toastmaster, Club officers are Clarence H, Witt, president; O. R. Gurney, vice president; Paul Van Treese, secre-tary-treasurer. H. A. Hollopeter of (the State Chamber of Commerce is chairman in charge of arrange=ments.

B. Marshall of Terre Haute, vice presidents. E. Kirk McKinney, founder, heads the firm. Directors other than the officers are Charles W. Cole of South Bend, B. F. Fusner and Dr. John T. Day of In- } dianapolis and Guy Colerick of Ft. Wayne. More than 75 representatives from Indiana attended the sales convention.

SENORA ZAMORA DIES

Fiesta ‘for Good Crop’ Held Again

SAN YSIDRO, N. M,, May 16 (U. P.).—The feasting and dancing of Spanish-American settlers in this tiny Mesilla Valley village ended shortly before dawn today, and the festival participants went home convinced that this year their crops would be better than ever. The fiesta began with early mass yesterday, Each spring scores of farmers bring their families here to pay homage to their patron saint, San Ysidro. They ask that he again bring them bountiful harvests of alfalfa, corn and cotton. A poor crop year seldom is experienced in the fertile Rio Grande Country.

John Rock PARIS, May 16 (U. P.).—Senora been established in 80 Indiana coun- | Purificacion Zamora, wife of Niceto Alcala Zamora, former president of lies, officials sald. |the Spanish Republic, died today lat Pau, where the family had been CliY AIDS UNAWARE in refuge. She was 53. Senor Zamora was president of Spain from THAT PARK EXISTED 1981 until 1036. ——— 25¢

QUINCY, Mass., May 16 (U. P.).— Park Director William J. Spargo, wondering why more people did not use Faxon Park, 100-acre playground built at a cost of $300,000 by the WPA, appealed to the Park Commission for assistance. He found that two of the commission’s three members did not even | know of the park's existence.

SHIRLEY ELEVATOR BUR NS SHIRLEY, May 16 (U. P.) ~Loss | of $15,000 was caused by a fire which | destroyed the Shirley Grain Ele-| vator late yesterday, investigators said today. The blaze started from | an unknown cause.

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