Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 July 1940 — Page 4

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"Tobacco Road’ Expected j A Nichols Headlines Lyric Show Es NEIGHBORHOODS ~ | SWIM-DANCE

At English’s During Fall

“Tobacco Road” probably will be back at English’'s next season as usual. But the end of one fork of that long and dusty thoroughfare is

finally in sight. The Broadway |

company of the Erskine CaldwellJack Kirkland drama will terminate its engagement at the Forrest Theater in New York on Aug. 17, after 2847 performances. The critics gave “Tobacco Road” about a week to live when it opened. That was in December, 1932. Instead, it went ahead to smash the previous marathon record set by “Abie's Irish Rose,” which played

2317 times after having been|

thumped by the press at its premiere. Will Geer is the last of the Broad-

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way Jeeter Lesters, and will herd the turnip-eating, share-cropping Lester clan down the final stretch. His predecessors included Henry Hull, James Bell and James Barton. While “Tobacco Road” was enjoying seven vears in New York--none of them lean—the road company (some years there were two) played the drama in the nation’s cities and hamlets for five seasons. With Carleton Miles again as shepherd and advance agent, John Barton and the road company will begin their sixth tour in Buffalo on Sept. 16.

FILM GREY'S 'LAST'

The last work of the late Zane Grey, “Western Union,” will be filmed, Darryl Zanuck disclosed in

signing Dean Jagger, Broadway actor, to a five-year contract. Mr.

Jagger will star in the film. LAST SHOW 10 P. M.

“ALLEGHENY UPRISING S89

Tomorrow!

Gary Andrea

the carrot-topped, The before-and-after You wouldn't think that such an

The Lyric’s stage headliner for the week beginning Friday will be Red Nichols, trumpet-playing band leader, shown here in one of his few inactive moments. photographs beside him are of Miss Cass Daley—ye p, both of ‘em!

attractive active young woman as Miss Daley would have to make such faces to earn a living.

Jr at Santa Paula, Cal, for 17 DINNER IS TRIBUTE

vears, led night raiders this week in tarring and feathering

“Brigham Young". to Brian Donlevy,

EX-POLICE CHIEF

MOVIE 'BAD MAN" TO GRACIE FIELDS

HOLLYWOOD, .

HOLLYWOOD,

He started his film career by kill- don screen and stage who returned

, Thornton Ed-|

; _ wards is setting a bad example in He led a riot in “Lillian

Russell” and choked a woman in a the | “Cisco Kid" picture.

guest of honor tomorrow at a dinner show given by

t the Taproots

Torrid Nights and Good Pictures Combine to Increase Attendance

By DAVID MARSHALL

ALMOST TO A MAN, neighborhood theater managers describe

their business during these torrid nights much as vou and I do the

weather: Terrific!

One or two report crowds near record, Many others have standees

even for the last show.

The heat plus the Parker's “family nights” has Just about got that |

staff on the ropes. On Tuesday,

Wednesday and Thursday nights |

ma, pa and each of the kids can get in for a dime apiece. This “family night” arrangement was begun to ease up on the patrons’ budgets and to encourage families to attend in a group. At first the 10-cent admission prevailed only on Wednesday and Thursday but the standees on those nights forced an extension. On most family nights, a popular

film of yesterday is brought back. |

For tonight and tomorrow the Parker is returning “St. Louis

Blues” with Dorothy Lamour and |

Liovd Nolan. “Hidden Gold,” a Hopalong Cassidy western, also is on the hill, ” ” ”

WITH SHOW TIMES now running between three and four hours, the Strand is opening an hour earlier during the week and an hour and a half earlier on Saturday and Sunday. Currentlv the box office blinds are flipped up at 5:45 p. m. on -Monday through Wednesday and at 5 p. m. on Thursday and Friday. Saturday and Sunday doors open at noon. 5 ” =

ARTHUR (SHORTY) PHILLIPS, Drive-In manager, has had 1200 plants set out in the parkway before the theater, along the two driveways and in front of his office. The obvious reason is to beautify the city’s only outdoor theater but there's more behind it. “Shorty” grew up around 145th and Broadway in New York City, The only trees and flowers anvwhere nearby were along Riverside Drive. However, ‘‘Shorty's” gang didn't get over there often because it was considered out-of-bounds by a rival and exceedingly more hardy group. The latter lads made it a point to give any of the Phillips’ bunch the once-over-lightly for becoming curious about anything outside of their confines, And then, there was the man who never had a balloon as a child and grew up to be the world's largest balloon manufacturer, » n ”n

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IRVING Tonight: “Secret of Dr, Kildare’ and ‘Gaucho Serenade.” Tomorrow through Sunday “Torrid Zone’ and ‘Edison the Man.’

MECCA -- Tonight and tomorrow: "House of Seven Gables” and "Hoosier Schoolboy

ORIENTAL Tonight: “Over the oon and "And One Was Beautiful.’ antes on through Saturday. “Pr. Kildare's Stra \ fp Sure nge Case” and ‘Marines Piy PARAMOU INT — Tonight: ‘‘Shopworn Angel” and "Too Many Husbands. Tomorrow and «Friday: “Dr. Kildare's Strange Case” and ‘The Chaser.’ : PARKER Tonight and tomorrow: Hidden Gold” and "St. Louis Blues.’

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through Saturday: ‘Tho Fray Walls” and "New Fronti on Hit "weny SHERIDAN Tonight ‘Buck Rides Again’ and ‘Opened DY Misthie.

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