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MOVIES

Local Impresarios Get in There and |i i Screen for Elusive Yule Customers. |

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"TWAS THE WEEK before Chri “Not a creature was stirring. . . | This statement is more truth than poetry, especially where theater | For years and years, showmen have been

managers are concerned.

decorating their ledgers with red in honor of the Yuletide season. When those last shopping days come along, the public usually appro-

priates its time and

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otherwise than for film entertain: | Richard HI. But Mr. Lee's Rich-

ment,

Consequently, it has become a traditional practice in the envertainment world to book anything or nothing for the pre-holiday week, knowing that it wouldn't make an appreciable difference at the box office.

This year, however, all seems different. If you will bother to take a look at the downtown showshops' current attractions, you will find that such worthies as Robert Taylor, Laurel and Hardy, Pat OBrien and Joe E.

Brown are batting second in the double feature lineups. Apparentlv the local impresarios are going after Santa Claus with both bare rels loaded As for the main attractions on the week's bills, they offer as much promise (sight unseen) as those of a potentially more prose perous season - THE CIRCLE. for instance. has the stars of the successful “Stagecoach Jom Wayne and Claire Trevor, in another

costume-ands-action picture, “Allegheny Uprisng The film's most unusual feature, according to advance information, is the fact that Brian Donlevy lives clear through to the fadeout. Mr. Donlevy bit *Destry Rides Again,” “Union Pacific,” “In Old Chicago” and dozens of others. In his current screen assignment, he must feel quite as elated as Shufflin’ Phil Scott would have, if the high diving English pugilist had ever finished a fight on his own feet.

IF YOU GO to see “Intermezzo” at Loew's, take a good look at the closeups of Leslie Howard plaving the violin, and doff your hat to Hollywood ingenuity. According to usually reliable sources—and I dont mean a studio press agent-—Mr. Howard's fiddle technic was achieved as follows: The actor himself tucked the instrument under his chin One fiddle-playing expert crouched out of camera range and did the bowing, while a second reached up with his left hand and stopped the strings

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THE INDIANA'S “Tower of London” offers something new in Hollywood's heartfelt glorification of Merrie England. Usually these historical epics are based on famous legends (“Robin Hood"), plays (“Elizabeth and Essex™ or personages (“The Private Lives of Henry VHI™, But the new screen play is the work of Robert N. Lee, studio scenarist and brother of Rowland V. Lee, the film's director. The scene is England during the War of the Roses (late 15th Century) and the principal character is

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BONNIE BAKER, Orrin Tuck-

er's singer at the Lyric this week, | | is going to make a movie, Univer- |

| sal Studio reports.

conducting successful revival serv ices for that old song, “Oh John-

ny.” On the strength of it, she has |

been signed to appear in a film titled (tentatively, we hope) “Oh,

| Johnny, How You Can Love.”

SPEAKING OF TITLES, Walter Wanger bought the rights to

| F. G. Presnell’s novel, “Send An-

other Coffin.” He started production on the picture under the same title. Shortly afterward word came through that the film was now being called “City for Sale.” the title was changed to “Ladies Know Too Much.” About that time some of us were beginning to wonder what the picture was going to be about. But the other day came a flash that cleared the whole thing up.

The final title chosen by Mn wanger is—"Send Another Coffin.”

A movie executive's life must be

just one history making decision |

after another.

M-G-M FORWARDS this item !

of vital statistics: “W. S. Van Dyke II, ace M-G-M director, is the proud father of Winston Stewart Van Dyke Jr.

| Van Dyke has two other children,

Barbara and W. S. Van Dyke In.” Probably the Van Dykes refer to the boys, at least around the

house, as “Third” and “Junior.”

CLASS TO GIVE PLAY, CANTATA

A play, “Dust of the Road,” and 8 pageant-cantata, “Hail, Holy Babe,” will be presented at 8 p. m. Wednesday in the Warren Central High School auditorium by members of the school's speech class. Wililam R. Moore is the director. In the play's cast are Marjorie Pool, William Wulf, Bob Bedell and Marion Thompson. Characters in the cantata will be portrayed by Vivian Meek, Herbert Wachstetter, James Magennis, Frank Smith, Marion Thompson,

| Forest Bucksot, William Wulf, Bob

Bedell, Charles Kemp, Tom King, Juanita Hope, Marjorie Pool, Mary Mowry, Virginia Bourne, Bert DeWitte and Carroll White.

TEACHER TO PLAY IN JONES RECITAL

Marian Lund, recent acquisition to the Floyd Jones School of Sacred Music teaching staff, will play two violin solos at a student recital on Sunday at 3 p. m. at the school. Others taking part in the varied program will be Betty Chance, Ber-

nadine Perkins, Frances Pendergast,’

Dorothy Carder, Mae Norton, Mrs. Alice Cantor, Reuben Lindstrom and Rollin Pringle,

PRESENTS PIANO PUPILS

Mrs. John H. Compton will presents 25 of her piano pupils in recital at 8 p. m. Saturday at the Wilking auditorium. Robert Huber will act as master of esremonies

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Here is a brighter moment in “When Germany Surrendered,” a | picture of war as it really is, which opened today at the Apollo. The film is made up of documentary World War reels collected from belligerent nations’ records.

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a little 15th Century hazing from

Basil Rathbone (left) and Boris Karloff in “Tower of London,” today’s |

new Indiana feature.

WHEN DOES IT START?

APOLLO

“When Germany Surrendered,” at 11, 1:48, 4:36, 7:24 and 10:11, “Beware Spooks,” with Joe EK. rown, Mary Carlisle, at 12:41, 3:29, 117 and 9:04. CIRCLE “Allegheny Uprising,” with Claire Trevor, John Wavne, George Sande ers, at 11, 35, 4:25. 7:15 and 10:05. “The Fiving Deuces,” with Laurel oe Hardy, at 12:30, 3:20, 6:05 and

cmvie “Personal Appearance.” Lawrence Riley's comedy presented by a Civie Theater cast under Edward Steinmetz’ direction Engagement nightly through Wednesday; curtain at 8:30.

INDIANA

of Londen. Rathbone, Boris rjoff, Barbara Neil, at 12:40, 3.52, 7:04 and 10:18. “The Night of Nights,” with P Brien, Olympe Bradna, at 11:12, 2¢, 5:36 and 8:48

LOEW'S

“Intermezzo,” with Leslie Howard Ingrid Bergman, at 11, 1:50, 4:43 and 10.

“Remember,” with Robert Taylor, Greer Garson, Lew Ayres, at 12:20, 3:15, 6:10 and © LYRIC Orrin Tucker and his orchestra, with Bonnie Baker, on stage at ):05, 3:56, 6:47 and 9:36. “Cafe Hostess,” with Preston Fos-

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ter, Ann Dvorak, on screen at 11:39, 2:30, 5:21, 8:12 and 10:33

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TWILIGHT VESPERS

The Indianapolis A Chappella

Ned LeFevre, WFBM announcer, still finds himself in front of & 0) 0ir. directed by Fred W. Martin.

microphone, though he is in the movie capital as a contestant on Jesse 6. Lasky's “Gateway to Hollywood” program. He's shown here with Chester Morris, the screen actor (left). at a studio rehearsal. Mr. LeFevre will he heard in the contest’s semifinals on Christmas Eve, at 5:30 p. m. through the facilities of his own home station.

Abe Lincoln a Paradox of Greatness, Says Massey

i (Here Is a store an Lincoln's paradoxical character he the actor whe will | portray him at English's, beginning next Thursday, in Rebert E. Sherwood's play, i “Abe Lincoln in Miinois.”” Tt is an interesting fact that the ancestors of Mr. Massey, | & Canadian, and of Lincoln, landed in Salem, Mass, from England within eight | years of each other, in 1629 and 163%, respectively, It is quite probable that the two families were acquainted 300 years ago.)

By RAYMOND MASSEY | In the opening scene of Robert Sherwood’s play, “Abe Lincoln in [Ilinois,” 21-year-old Abe says despondently to his teacher: | “I guess I'm my father’s own son, all right. Give me a steady job, and I'll fail at it . . . Wherever I go, it'll be the same story-—more friends, more debts.” | To which kindly old Mentor Graham replies: “Well, Abe, just bear in mind that) {there are always two professions

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tion precipitated division and disopen to people who ail al every. |cord. {thing else; there's school teaching and there's politics.” He used to complain that he had “Then I'll choose school teaching.” says Abe. “You go into poli|tics, and you may get elected. . . . And if you get elected, you've got to go to the city. I don’t want none of tha {

dent of the Uwited States, and

son among the greatest of our national heroes. During practically all his life he | opposed and deplored the Abolition-

k Lincoln Liked Solitude ists—but in the end it was he who

This passage always brings =a laugh from the audience. And yet a tragic truth lies behind the ban. ter. Lincoln was as far from the ‘ambitious politician type as it is possible for a man to be, In compet-

itive society he considered himself an utter failure. Position and power were the last things he desired. He wanted only to be left alone. | | So his life was a strange paradox! Finally, most amazing of all, he { from beginning to end. was a thoroughgoing pacifist—yet He was physically strong as one| was destined to lead to victory one {of the trees in the forest where he of the bitterest wars ever fought. (grew up—yet his nature was gentle! It seems clear from these facts and tender as a woman's. When that it was Lincoln's magnificent he first moved to New Salem, his re-| qualities which forced him into emiluctance to fight Jack Armstrong, |nence, ‘almost against his will. Just the bully of Clary’s Grove, was in- as his splendid physical equipment terpreted as cowardice until Abe, made him wrestling champion of stung by taunts, finally accepted the New Salem without his having challenge, and proceeded to throw, sought the honor, so his mind and Jack so hard that no second fall character were drafted by the na- | was needed to prove his right to the tion to inspire it in a time of crisis.

|championship. In later years he| BAN DURBIN FILM

jused to regret that he could not! TOKYO, Dec. 15 (U. P).—The

tion and freed the slaves, Terrified by Women

He was sensitive to the attractions of women-—and at the same time terrified of them. "A woman.” he said, “is the only thing I am afraid of that I know can't hurt me.” And few courtships in history have been as confused and contradictory as his wooing of Mary Todd.

| wrestle the voters individually for| | their votes. So the man who didn't like fight{ing made his first reputation as a fighter.

Fond of Drinking Men

Personally he was a teetotaller— vet he seemed to have a special fondness for men who drank. His | first partner, Berry, “consumed all | the liquid assets” of the store they operated together, till he had run! | the partnership into bankruptey. | Lincoln was deeply religious—and | frequently irreverent; of a brood- | ing, tragic cast of mind—yet con-| | stantly cracking homely jokes. | Union was the watchword of his | whole political career—but his elec-

nounced today that the movie, ring Deanna Durbin, was “unfit for children,” and that no one under 14 could be admitted to see it after Jan. 1, when the new film law is effective.

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will present a candlelight vesper service at 4 p. m. Sunday at the Woodruff Place Baptist Church. The program will consist of carols

nnn. {OM the folk music of Italy, Bohemia, Bavaria, England, Sicily, Slovakia, Ukrainia, Germany and

France, Assisting the choir will be a string quartet made up of Roberta Trent, Irma Mae Steele, Thelma Bosworth and Mildred Schultz,

and Jeanette Vaughan, organist.

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Bergen Partner | ‘Back in Hospital —

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 15 (U. P.)—! Charlie McCarthy, solid pine and immune from physical ills, never-' theless went back to the hospital! from the movie lot yesterday because his master, Edgar Bergen, is. only human, | Mr. Bergen, left St. Vincent's Hospital in an ambulance, accompanied by a nurse, and went to Universal

Studio long enough to complete work on their latest picture, “Charlie McCarthy, Detective.” Mr. Bergen had been in the hospital with a boil which caused him so much pain it stilled Charlie's voice for a time. After completing the film work, he went back to the hospital for more treatment. NITELY

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16th Municipal |FORMER RESIDENT Concert Planned IN'UNCOLN DRAMA

David Clarke, former Indianapolis resident, will be seen in the role of The 16th annual Municipal Con-|Willlam Herndon when “Abe Lincert, sponsored by Alpha Chi Omega, COU in Hlinois" pens its three-day j BW gement at English's on Dec. 21 Sorority, will be held at noon tomor- |with Raymond Massey as the star. row at the Christ Church on Monu-| Mr. Clarke graduated in 1930 ment Circle. {from Butler University, where he Organ music will be played by Was active in Thespis dramatic soRobet Maxwell Stofer, Wabash Slety: He ls appeared in Civic The- ’ ia roductions. College chapel organist, and the ne Ogden Junior Chorale will sing. Soloists are to be David Hempfling, | Betty Thompson, Carolyn Jones, Rita Camp, Joan and Adrienne] Robinson and Margaret Hofft. The Municipal Concert is directed | by Mrs. James M. Ogden. Dorothy Peterson is general chairman.

The program is as follows:

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“Good Christian Men, Rejoice”.....Bac “A va peuer Is Born” (Apostolic a h 3 " mun ’ ‘When I View the Mother" (Carol~ Son Back of Loew's . . . all in a nice pullaby) Nest Tein nrnven con or yoris pleasant place! Why not plan "Robert Maxwell Stofer nn to stop in soon?

Processional Lulu Cantwell, Mgr.

Ogden Junior Chorale Carolyn Schmidt, Trumpeter

DEC, 21-22-23

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Margaret Harrison Shimer, Marcena | » RAYMOND MASSEY ¥ poampbell Brewer. osa Mystica ..Bitgood | ia ROBERT £. SHERWOOD'S

Rita Camp, Flut The Birthday of a King"

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