Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 June 1940 — Page 22

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Variety Turns Over A Medical Aid Gift |

The dollars which you spent to seé the i foward the purchase of psychiatric equip | disease. Variety Club: officials turned o { ters yesterday. ‘Left to right are Kennet {| Club; Dr. Sidney A. A Kansan and Dr. L

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Variety .Club’s charity show on May 29 are well on their way ent for Indianapolis school children and a blood bank to combat ver proceeds of the benefit at a meeting in the Club’s headquarh T. Collins, treasurer, and Mare J. Wolf, president of the Variety eon Levi, who accepted a check on behalf of the Indianapolis -Indianapolis Pub lic Schools business director, who received an order

2 Comedians Of Films Die

Robert J. Wildhack, Former Hoosier, Dead.

Two veteran film comedians, Charley Chase and Robert J. WildJack, a former Indianapolis resident, died within a few hours of each other in Hollywood yesterday. Mr. Wildhack, who was 58, grew up in Indianapolis, where his father was auditor of the L. E. & W. Railroad. He studied art here and was

a member of the Indianapolis Sen-’

tinel staff before going to New York, where he was a successful cartoonist and illustrator. Ill health forced him to give up his ert work and move to Califor-

nia. It was then that he turned his talent [for mimicry, with which he had amused jis boyhood friends here, to proféSsional account. In

comedy “lectures,” he sneezed and snored this way to fame in numerous films, ‘including “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, in national network broadcasts ‘and in the Broadway revue, “Life Begins at 8:40.” Mr, Wildhack was the uncle of Mary, (George and William Wildhack and‘a brother-in-taw of Mrs. Donald Morris, all of Indianapolis. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Flo Wildhack, and a daughter, Mrs. Harry Forbes of Long Island, N. Y. Mr. Chase broke into pictures in the old Keystone Kop days, and remained a top-flight comedian for many years. Recently he had written, directed and acted in a series of shorts for Columbia Studio. He is survived by his wife—known professionally as Bebe Eltinge-—and two daughters.

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NEW YORK, June 21 (U. P.).— Robert Montgomery, back from a brief career as an ambulance driver for the Allies in France, said today he returned to this country because his leave of absence from motion pictures was up and “because of the chassis situation overseas.” ’ The handsome actor was asked, when he arrived on the Yankee Clipper, why he returned to this country so soon. “Because my leave of absence with my company — that’s M-G-M — is up,” he said. “Then, of course, there is the chassis situation.” Mr. Montgomery explained that there were more chasses than bodies for ambulances since the Paris fac-

tory in which the bodies were made had been blown up. “Consequently,” he continued, “there were more drivers than ambulances and all drivers were not needed.” “I'm going to try to get more supplies for the corps,” he added. “Did your ambulance work have anything to do with future motion picture production?” he was asked, “No,” he declared,

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RECORDINGS

‘Old Favorites Take Places in Sun| With New Treatments, Interpretations|

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By JAMES THRASHER POPULAR RECORDS of the moment find the: dance. maestros conducting revival services for a good many old favorites. Not that there-aren’t plenty of new tunes on tap, but the band leaders seemto be growing increasingly devoted to certain “classics” of the popular idiom, giving them new treatments and interpretations in ‘the manner of the more serious music practitioners. .

Several new Columbia discs:

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good a bet as’ any is the Benny Goodman - Sextet rendition of “The Sheik” and “Poor Butterfly.” The former serves as a vehicle for some inspired jive, attention paid ta the original source material. “Poor Butterfly” is done at an ‘easy tempo, and Maestro Goodman and the others turn in some high class solos. The personnel for this coupling includes Lionel vibraphone; Johnny Guarnieri, piano; Charles Christian, guitar; Nick Fatool, drums; Arthur Bernstein, bass—and of course Benny on the clarinet. The full-sized ‘Goodman orchestra also has waxed a couple of oldsters this month. the Old Mill Stream” is coupled with “Yours Is My Heart Alone,” which is the Franz Lehar tune made so popular by Richard Tauber. - Helen ‘Forrest does the vocals on the latter. ' Both performances are considerably better than recent Goodman orchestra offerings, which haven't been any too good.

”n ® » $ COUNT BASIE and his orchesfra give us “Easy Does It” and “Louisiana,” via Columbia. “Lou-

. isiana” is another old-timer; not

to be confused with ‘the songs from the current show, “Louisiana

Purchase.” In it you'll find some suggestions of the original New Orleans jazz against a rich background. But the prize side is “Easy Does It’—done very quietly and smoothly, with the velvetfingered Basie presiding at the piano and some exciting solos to keep the Count company. Another vintage duo is Jack Teagarden’s “Somewhere a Voice Is Calling” and “Red Wing.” Teagarden trombone fans will want this one. Still from Columbia are two records each by the orchestras of Kay Kyser and Orrin Tucker. Prof. Kyser forgets his radio vaudeville for the nonce and leads his boys in as well-played a couple of platters as they've turned out in some time. “Hazy and Blue” hag’ a slick arrangement with accent on woodwinds. It’s .backed by “Charming Little Faker,” done with an ingratiating rhythmic bounce and a good vocal by Harry Babbitt. Harry also sings the amusing “Meet the Sun Half-Way,” while Ginny Simms does herself proud with “April Played the Fiddle,” on the reverse. ; Bonnie Baker and Maestro Tucker divide the vocals in the current Tucker twosome. Bonnie does “My Resistance Is Low,” backed by “Been Lookin’ for Love.” On the second disc Orrin sings “Where Do I Go From You,” while the pint-sized Miss Baker warns “Not Yet.” You might be amused at the childlike innocence with which Bonnie invests some lyrics which are, to put it charitably, suggestive,

FUN'’S FUN, but Jimmie Lunceford has missed the bus in trying to adapt Beethoven's “Sonata Pathetique” to his raucous jazz style. Lovers of Beethoven will be ‘no

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ford enthusiasts, for it's pretty bad swing besides being a pointless blitzkrieg against a concerthall favorite. But the otherside,

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CURRENT VICTOR offerings include: Your choice of two songs from the forthcoming film, “Andy Hardy Meets a Debutante.” Tommy Dorsey has recorded “Im Nobody’s Baby” and “Buds Won't Bud,” with Connie Haines doing the vocals. Bea Wain has sung the same pair, accompanied by an orchestra directed by pianist Walter Gross. My vote is to Miss Wain, likewise to Mr. Gross’ piano, his musicians and his arranger. The Dorsey. version is a bit brassy and raucous.. “Buds” benefits from some clever lyrics. And “I'm Nobody’s Baby” sounds for all the world like something from Al Jolson’s heyday. Not bad, though, for a simple and unpretentious tunes Lionel Hampton addicts, rejoice!" The master of the mallets has two platters heaped high with some very tough and fancy stuff this week. For instance, “Shades of Jade,” a very slow, very mean pseudo-oriental number devised by Toots Mondello, ‘head of the Hampton \saxophone department. And on the reverse, “Till Tom Special,” to which Brother Hampton earlier lent his services as co-author and member of the Benny Goodman Sextet. No. 2 combines “My Buddy” (the old wartime tune is pleasantly riffed out of all recognition) and “Tempo and Swing,” by Gladys Hampton, doubtless one of the family. Jivers should love all four. The prolific Duke Ellington has written another brace of tunes for his orchestra’s current contribution. “Never No Lament” belies its title, but “Cotton Tail” is a sprightly confection in which the Ellington boys, jointly and severally, soar out of this world on the wings of hell-fer-leather virtuosity. Bob Allen, the Hal Kemp baritone, offers lush and tremulous renditions of two ballads, “Believing” and “They Ought to Write a Book About You.” The boss’ orchestra, of course, does the instrumental chores.

Payne Fired by Boss He Hired

HOLLYWOOD, June 21 (U. P.).— John Payne and Anne Shirley are having a swimming pool built behind their house. It’s quite a project, and they signed a contract

including a penalty clause with a

large concern. Payne decided he needed some real exercise, but that the only way he’d get it would be to assume an actual job as a laborer. So he wangled a temporary union permit,

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Jean Jamerson, who sings and plays the accordion or piano, is back at the Hotel Riley’s Rendezvous Room, where she appeared last fall.

with his wages going to an unemployed man, and joined the crew digging his pool.

~ He did all right the first day,|j but next morning he was terribly

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