Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 April 1940 — Page 18
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Deanna Durbin Captures Heart]! Of Filmdom
By PAUL! HARRISON
in Newest Movie
(“It’s » Date” will be the Indiana’s attraction for the week beginning Friday.) HOLLYWOOD, April 8.—~The record for an unbroken succession of smash movie hits probably is already held, jointly, by Deanna Durbin and Joe Pasternak. But if the star and producer didn’t have it before, they're sitting pretty now with “It’s a Date.” This is their seventh and best film. I guess I've never seen such _ enthusiasm from hard-boiled preview customers as greeted the first
showing the other night. They were acclaiming a bright and nearly flawless picture, of course, but mostly they were applauding the Canadian kid and the Hungarian producer who together have saved the life of a major studio and are going on to contribute importantly to the wellbeing of the “yh Tdusizy, N
YOU couLD “HEAR glowingly prophetic chatter as the audience pushed up the aisles. “Most valuable player in Hollywood.” . . . “I hadn’t realized she was sO beautiful.” . . . “Sure she can sing, but the gal can act! And comedy, too.” . “That settles it; she’ll be a star for 15 or 20 more years. ? , . . “She’s grown
The development of Deanna Durbin, from the time of her scared debut at 14 in “Three Smart Girls,” has been some thing worth watching. Don’t im‘agine that she doesn’t realize her ability and value; she’s too smart for that, too ambitious, and too honest for phony modesty. So she just tries to keep quiet. Keeping quiet, Miss Durbin, now 17, has been considered a little difficult to interview. Perfectly poised, but dealing mostly in “Yes” and “I don’t think so,” she has realized that the scribblers would go back anyhow and quote her fluently, ig at length. 2 = SOME OF THE CORRESPONDENTS also have been disappointed in her mother, who invariably - accompanies her en ‘interview . dates. By behaving completely unlike a Hollywood mother, and just sitting by, quietly but alertly interested, Mrs. Durbin makes reporters a little jumpy. Miss Durbin likes to talk about almost anything besides herself, so we gabbed about everything from comic strips to the war, and had quite a sharp argument about “The Grapes of Wrath” book and picture. »You may be glad to know that she isn’t prissy; reads most of the stark books, such as “Grapes,” and went twice to see the generously spiced “Man Who Came to Dinner.” 7 2 2 NATURALLY OUGH, singing still is her 5 eatest interest,
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but she’s much less certain now that she wants to go to the Met. “Anyway there’s no rush,” she said. “It’s silly for a girl to half kill herself to make a debut at 18. » There are a lot of things she'd like to do and may «never have time for,- Drawing is one. And someone gave her a fine harp, which she’ll probably never master. Hasn't time for piano lessons now, and besides, there’s one of those electric organs in her home. For sports, she swims, in her own pool, and plays a lot of badminton at her sister's place. Lately she and Vaughn Paul, the steady boyfriend, have been doing some bowling. Miss Durbin has all the dates she wants, depending on the number, of plays and concerts worth attending, but her bedtime dead-line is 11:30.
Film, Stage Draw Closer
Selznick Reported Bidding For 'Dear Children.’
A closer alliance between the Broadway stage and Hollywood's studios was hinted today in the current issue of The Film Daily, movie trade paper. David | O. Selznick, Film Daily stated, was dickering with Aldrich and Myers for the/ screen right of “My Dear Children,” with John; Barrymore in his original stage role, of course. Likewise it was reported that George S. Kaufman's current trip to the West Coast involved movie production plans for his current hit, ‘The Man Who Came to Dinner.” [It was said that Mr. Kaufman, Moss Hart, the play's coauthor, and other associates planned to convert the play to screen form themselves, with the release being handled by a major studio for the 1941-42 season. { Another Coast-bound Braadwayite was Harold Clurman, the Group Theater director. His departure gave rise to a statement | in Film Daily that, according to | “reliable channels,” the Group waquld seek a major producing company to back Broadway plays and perhaps collaborate: with the progressive New York group in the matter of scripts suitable for both stage and film production. Sources ° ‘close to the Aldrich and Myers offices” were credited the statement that Ernst Lubitsch’s negotiations for the screen rights to Clare Booth’s anti-Nazi melo- ” are in
the “near-closing stages.”
GIVE FRATERNIT PROGRAM) TONI
Three Indianapolis will present a program fo Alpha Sinfonia Fraternit o'clock tonight af the hon and Mrs. J. Russell Pax Pleasant Run Blvd. ; The participating (musicians will be Marie Zorn, pianisf, Ernest Friedlander, cellist, and Farrell Scott, tenor.
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NEW LOCATIONS,
Three of W. A. Brehnan, Inc., Transactions With Auto Companies.
Six business transactions were announced today by W. A. Brennan, Inc., realtors and property managers. Irvington “Motors Sales, Inc, headed by T. G. Fleming, will occupy the automotive sales and service building on the northeast corner of Washington St. and Audubon Road. The firm has been appointed agents for Ford motor cars. Meridian: Pontiac,
Inc, $23 N.
{Meridian St., leased the lot at 924
N. Pennsylvania St. for an auxiliary service department. Horace F. Wood Auto Livery Co. has taken a long-term lease on the building at 23 McLain Place.
Inc., leased the three-story and basement structure at 124 S. Pennsylvania and will move about May 1. Roy Logan Shoes, Inc. leased the storeroom at 139 N. Tilfnois St. The storeroom at 1109 Shelby St. has been leased by the Singer Sewing Machine Co.
LAUNCHES. RAPPITE TAVERN PROJECT
The New Harmony Memorial Commission, created by the last Legislature to restore historic buildings in New Harmony, Ind., has an-
nounced that work will begin at once on rebuilding of the Rappite
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Symphony Fund Drive Pushed as End Nears
Going into the last four days of its drive to raise $175,000 for the
the Orchestra.” This classification an assistant campaign chairman, as applying to those persons giving $499 or less to the maintenance fund. “Annual Associates,” Mr. Lee said, are these who subscribe from 85 to $24.99 to the maintenance fund. “Sustaining Associates” are donors whose gifts range from $25 to $99.99. Corporations, partnerships and other associations which subscribe at least $250 to the maintenance fund are known as “Corporate Donors.” They are privileged to designate one: person for eligibility to election as an active member of the Indiana State Symphony Society by. the board of directors. “Active Members,” Mr. Lee stated, are those who subscribe at least $100 to the maintenance fund in any one fiscal year and who have been elected to this membership by the directors. Mr. Lee pointed out that contributions to the orchestra‘s maintenance fund are deductible on Federal income ®ax returns, according to a ruling by the Bureau of Internal Revenue. Goal of the current drive is $85, - 000 for the coming season, and $90,000 for the season of 1941-42.
VOCAL VARIETIES PROGRAM SET
Voice pupils of Clifford D. Long will be presented in a program titled “Vocal Varieties” at 3:30 p. m. Sunday at the Y. W. C. A. auditorium, 329 N. Pennsylvania St. Assisting on the program will be Joan Bade, dancer; June Marie Sparks, violinist; Virginia Rowlinson, reader; Robert Marple, piafist, and Bobby Smith, accordionist.
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next two seasons, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra's maintenance fund campaign workers today redoubled their efforts to pus the orchestra’s future security on a broader base. : Many of the new donors are expected to be classed as “Friends of
was explained by Wallace O. Lee,
TYRON RECITAL SET FOR FRIDAY
Paul Tryon, tenor of Terre Haute and a sophomore at Indiana Central College, will give a recital at 8 p. m. Friday in Kephart Memorial Auditorium at the college. : He will be assisted on the program by Martha Burns, harpist. Anna Mary Glick will ‘be the accompanist. Mr. Tyron’s program includes songs by Gluck, Peri, Massenet, Brown, Fox, Coates, Hageman and Foster. Mr. Tyron and Lucian Bare, baritone, will be soloists with the In-
diana Central College Male Chortis, Eugene Mogle director, in concerts
Sunday at Olney and Robinson, Ill
'HUMAN BONDAGE": WILL BE SHOWN
“Of Human Bondage,” the we remembered film co-starring Le ie Howard and Bette Davis, will be shown at the Paramount at 7:15 p. m. tomorrow and again at 9 pP. m. In response to public demand, a print was ordered from Hollywood for the showing, according to the theater management.
Made from W. Somerset Maugh-! the picture broughti
am’s novel, Miss Davis to public attention in 1934 and in 1935 she was given her first Academy Award for her starring role in “Dangerous.” i
SECOND GENERATION
Wallace Reid Jr. is getting his, st important opportunity in Cecil]
B. De Mille’s “Northwest Mounted Police.” It was De Mille who gave the elder Reid his first chance in “The Golden Chance” in 1915.
WHEN DOES IT START?
APOLLO “Virginia City,” with Errol Flynn, Miriam Hopkins. Randolph Scott, at 12:16, 3:27, and 9: ‘Calling Phils Vance,” with James Stephenson, Margot Stevenson, at 11:14, 2:25, 5:36" and 8:47. CIRCLE “Road to Singapore,” with Bing Crosby, Bob Ho 3: Dorothy Lamour, 140, 4:2 :14 and 10:01. Without Names, with Ellen Drew, st 12:37, 3: 24, 1 and
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“Primrose Path,’’ with Ginger Rogers aS Joel McCrea, at 12:27, 3:37,
“The 4 ints Double Trouble,” with Ceo Sanders, at 11:19, 2:29, 5:39
LOEW'S > “Rebecca,” with Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, JuSith Anderson, at-11:20, 2:45, 6:10,
0 ‘““Men Without Souls,” with Rochelle i dson, John Litel, at| 1:40, 5: 05,
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Guy Lombardo and his orchestra on Frage at 12:40, 3:03, 5:15, 7:35 and
“Free, Blond and 21,” with Lynn Bari, on screen at 11:19, 1:41, 3:54, 6:16, 8:28 and 10:40.
New Harmony was regarded as the first “center of culture” in the Middle West
AMERICAN LEAD WINS POISON SUIT VERDICT
hi American Lead Corp. 1600 E. 21st St., successfully defended a
for alleged lead poisoning as result of breathing fumes from the plant. A jury in Superior Court Room 2, after deliberating 23 minutes, yesterday returned a verdict in favor of the lead company and against the plaintiff, Elizabeth Sherriell. More than 140 separate similar suits against the company were filed in Marion County courts. Two other cases, which have been tried, resulted in rulings in favor of the compat.
DECORUM ONLY RUFFLED
—Police rushed to the rescue of civic decorum here when telephone calls advised them in the early hours of the morning that a nude man. on roller skates was meandering down the middle of U. S. Highway 99. When they got there they found it was a man wearing shorts and training for a roller skating race. |
FOREST FIRES PHOTOGRAPHED
An everincreasing technique is being developed for the fighting of forest fires. The latest improvement is for airplanes to fly quickly over the region where fires have broken out, photograph them and rush the negatives to the fire control center so that the scope of the fire and the best angles from which to fight it can be established.
ICELAND CONCERNED
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, April 9 (U. P.). — Conditions were normal throughout Iceland today although there was grave concern here over the German invasion of Denmark and Norway. Iceland is an independent kingdom under the Danish crown.
PERMANENTS Croquignole Steam on Permanent, complete with hair cut, shame
poo, push-up wave and $1 up Roberts Beauty Shop
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Lily Tulip Cup & Sepecialty Co.,
third case in which a resident of the neighborhood sought damages
2 Cars, Same Tags, 2 Held
It didn’t take police long to discover something was wrong when they sighted two automobiles at 30th St. and Capitol Ave. last night, each with the same numbered license plate on the rear and both with right rear tires flat. Upon questioning, police learned that the owner of one car had motor trouble near Ff. Harrison and had returned: to the City leaving the car there. He brought one of the license plates with him, put it on another car and returned with the second man te pick up the stalled machine. Police are holding the men under $1000 bond on charges of vagrancy and having improper plates.
OUSTED UNION AID SUPPORTS PEGLER
MIAMI, Fla. April 9 (U. P.)— State Attorney G. A. Worley planned today to question bartenders and waiters to check testimony of a former executive of the bartenders and waiters union charging the union victimized both members and employers. Mr. Worley’s inquiry, started last week after Westbrook Pegler, columnist, characterized activities of the union here “a racket of the new Capone mob,” produced - testimony {supporting Mr. Pegler’s assertions {from Myrtle Buckholtz, former secretary of the local, an American Federation of Labor unit. Miss Buckholtz was voted out of office shortly after Danny Coughlin, brother-in-law of Al Capone, and Al Berlin, now president of the local, came into the organization. Contradicting Coughlin’s and Berlin's testimony that no highpressure methods were used on employers to hire union workers and that nothing except regulation dues and fees was charged union members, Miss Buckholtz testified she had been told by waiters and bartenders they were required to “kick in” to obtain jobs and that bars and night clubs were “shaken down” for the privilege of displaying a union card.
LEAGUE FIGHTS SALE OF LOTS
Riverside Group to Protest Deal on Parking Space For Restaurant.
Fifty-four Riverside Civic League members will protest to City Council Monday the sale of two Park Board lots which the League clainis will be used as.parking space for a drive-in restaurant. An ordinance authorizing the sale is pending. Construction of the restaurant has been started on a privately owned lot adjoining City property 100 feet south of Burdsall Parkway near Montcalm St. The League objects to the restaurant on the grounds it will create a nuisance in the neighpborhood, according to Mrs. H. P. Willwerth, president.
named Clayton Guinnup to head a committee to appear before the Park Board Thursday. League members also adopted a resolution to petition City officials for a local housing authority. The resolution followed a talk on housing conditions by Mrs.: Constance Strauss, Citizens’ Housing Committee executive secretary. Petitions will begin circulatihg , this week, Mrs. Willwerth said. Members also decided to petition the Works Board for a street light|l at 23d St. and E. Riverside Dr.
FOG SENDS AIRLINER FAR FROM ITS PORT
COVE VALLEY, Pa., April 9 (U. P)—A T. W. A. transport plane, which landed at the emergency field here last night when fog prevented landing on the eastern seaboard, was to take off here today for a home port. Among the 15 passengers forced to continue their journey by train was Henry Fonda, film star. The plane could not land at Newark so Capt. Eugene Klose, veteran T. W. A. pilot, took the ship back to Harrisburg. Fog settled around the port just as he arrived and he was forced to continue to the Cove Valley port, 22 miles
Meeting last night, the Leaguef .-
1U. S. HAS BIG STAKE
IN TWO COUNTRIES
WASHINGTON, April 9 (U. P.).~United States capital has a nearly 200 million dollar stake in Norway and Denmark, Commerce Department experts said today. | Meanwhile, Warren Lee Pierson, president of the Federal ExportImport Bank, said that he was studying developments to determine their effect on the bank's loans to Norway and Denmark. The bank has made 10 million dollars available” each to Denmark and Norway. But less than $200,000 has actually been disbursed to the account of Norway and none has been disbursed for Denmark. The Norwégians planned to buy wheat, lard, cotton thread for fish nets, and some other agricultural products here. Denmark planned to buy mostly machinery and some mamfactured goods. Ly VATICAN FEELS ANGUISH | VATICAN CITY, April 9 (U. P). —Osservatore Romano, | Vatican organ, said today of Germany's invasion of Denmark and Norway that “all those who have defended the sacred rights of neutrals cannot help viewing with anguish this unexpected and dramatic extension
of the theater of war.” |
Deaths—Funerals | | 1
Indianapolis Times. Tossa, prt 9, 396 : passed _away|
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7.p. m. Tues-
call atithe mortuary after Burial
day and Wednesday morning. Crown Hill; private.
ADAIR —Mary Confer beloved mother of
mother of Warren XK. Confer, Oak Park. Ill., and Dr. Carl Vincent Confer, . Petersburg. Fla., passed away Sunday at her home, 2144 College Ave. Services at the Flanner & Buchanan Mortuary Wednesday, 11 a. m. Friends invited. Burial Greancastie, Ind. Friends may call at the mortuary, ;
BONE—Charles H., husband of Grace Buchanan Bone, ‘passed away Sunday at his home, 423 N. Drexel. Services at the Flanner oZ JSucnarjan Mortuary Wednesday. 2 Friends invited. Burial Crown Hut? ' Friends may call at the BROWNS arah 'R..
of 2334 N. Gale St., beloved mother of Edgar F. and Elmer
Lina I. O'Connor, Mrs. Anna B. Sherman, sister of Mrs. Elizabeth Hie city; Mrs. Ida Quigley of Lakes grandmother of Dr. Wendell E *Brown, n_ and Geor
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Prices—$2.20-$1.65-$1.10; 132 stu. dent seats 55c¢.
Downtown Box Office Open Now 107 Monument Circle Phone MA-2178 Mail Orders Filled
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“A great show, crammed with dares deviltry.”—Walter F. Morse, The Star.
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