Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 November 1940 — Page 6
HOLLYWOOD _'Ann Sheridan Passes Up Face-Saving Tete-a-tete to Adjust Salary Dispute
By PAUL HARRISON Times Special Writer
HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 19.—Behind the screen: They say that in football when an irresistible force meets an immovable object, the re sult’is time out. It's the same wit! the salary squabble between Ann Sheridan and her studio; neither side will yield, and she remains on suspension. An attempt was made to arrange an “accidental” meeting between her and a ‘studio executive which could have saved face for both of them and maybe lead to a peace talk. But Annie didn’t show up. Hollywood is inclined to blame George Brent for coaching her into this sit-out strike. He did the same for Bette Davis when they were romancing, and the drama-gal went broke fighting the studio in court.
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LUCILLE BALL, who has been dithery over the Cuban song-and-dance boy, Desi Arnaz, ever since they worked together in “Too Many Girls,” almost choked on a line she had to speak in “Three Girls and a Gob.” It was a con= temptuous remark that “Latins are lousy lovers,” and itiwas writ ten into the script merely to rib the actress. Miss Ba didn’t know that the Hays ce won't pass the word “lousy.”
» ” ” WITH A NEW contract being written for her at RKO, Ginger Rogers isn’t so sure she wants to be just an actress and would like to do another musical with Fred Astaire. Which reminds me that during their last one, Astaire had the film of one of their. dance numbers equipped with special sound effects. When Miss Rogers went to see the rushes she was horrified, as her solo tapping clattered like cavalry crossing a bridge. When she struck a pose and arched a leg to begin a dance, she creaked like a dry axle ot a wagon. Her
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WALT DISNEY, setting playdates and leasing: theaters for the next two years, estimates his “Fantasia” will gross $15,000,000 in that time. . . Howard Hughes, the lanky, wealthy toolmaker and flier, finally is all set to resume picture production where he left off with “Front Page” and ‘“Scarface.” Pirst on his new schedule is “The Outlaw,” with Howard Hawks directing. ”n ” ” 3 SIGN REPORTED on a London movie theater damaged by a bomb: “Smash Hit!” . . . Most encouraging evidence of growing anti-Nazi sentimentfin the Argentine is that “The Man I Married” has been approved for gen=eral release, . . Twentieth-Fox has another bitter brew for Hitler on the fire. George Murphy was a campaigner with the Hollywood committee for Willkie and isn’t forgetting his arguments. The hoofing actor has refused a third term as president ~of the West Side Tennis Club.
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IT ISN'T THAT Sylvia Sidney has a poker face; she merely knows how to look woebegone while holding three jacks and a pair of nines. Clifford Odets and Aben Kandel paid $400 to watch a few such performances, ia Speaking of poker and acting, Martin Greene says there are two ways to know when Charles Coburn has a good hand: His face lights up, and then he plays it wrong. Orson Welles is planning a picture about colorful Maury Maverick, former U. 8S. representative and now mayor of San Antonio.
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METROMEN are taking bows for the discovery of Philip Dorn, who's drawing such praise for his ro'e in “Escape,” and here’s how he was found: M-G-M asked Universal for a glimpse of, a test made of a certain actress who was being considered for an important role. Bhe didn’t get it, but there was plenty of interest in ‘the unnamed young stooge who worked in the test with her. It was Dorn. Talking about a certain executive, Sir Cedric Hardwicke said, “Phat fellow’s conscience isn't his guide—it’s his accomplice.”
'GRAPES OF WRATH WINS STUDIO PRIZE
HOLLYWOOD, Nov 19.—The motion picture of John Steinbeck’s novel, “The Grapes of Wrath” won another honor when it was chosen by the Book and Magazine Guild and the Association of Motion Picture Advertisers as the best motion
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Muriel Trying To Quit Movies
HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 19 (U. P.)— In a town populated chiefly=by girls trying to get into the movies, blond Muriel Barr stands out like a rose in a rhubarb bed. Muriel isn’t trying to get into the movies; she’s trying to get out. And as soon as her husband's dentistry practice is well enough
along, she intends to keep house and raise a family as a career. Last week she politely tuxned down a contract with RKO Radio studios when her scenes with Anis Neagle in “No No Nanette” convinced producer-director Herbe offer the screen. “I don't want a career,” Muriel says. “I want to keep house, cook and take care of my baby. “I started out at the age of five by modeling children’s clothes in Chicago. Since. then I've spent most of my time—when I wasn’t in school—modeling or appearing in revues or acting in pictures. I've had enough of it. “Maybe I'm old-fashioned,” she concedes. “Lots of girls have done house work and taken care of children all their lives and they think acting or working in night club revues sounds glamorous. “They're after a change from what they're doing and so am 1. To me keeping house and raising children is much more interesting than acting.” An assistant director told Miss Barr that McClelland Barclay, the famous painter of beautiful women, wanted her to pose for him for the balance of the afternoon. “Darn,” said Muriel sweetly, “and I wanted to go home and fix a meat loaf for dinner tonight.”
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TWO CASTS CHOSEN FOR BUTLER DRAMA
Two casts have been chosen by Frederick Winter, dramatics instructor at Butler University, for the production of “Three Taps at Twelve” by Thespis, Butler drama group. The play will be given for the three nights beginning Dec, 2 in the Broad Ripple High School auditorium. In the opening night cast are
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Crawford Shields, Mast, Greentown, and J. Robert Dietz, Rocky Meo, James Hall and Sara Ward, all of Indianapolis.
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performance will be Charles Stoup, Ralph Martz, Robert Ulrich, Jean Carl Burris, Betty Smith, Margaret Terry and Barbara Jo Weaver, all of Indianapolis. final performance will be chosen from these two groups.
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The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Fabien Sevitzky, will give the first orchestra concert in. Purdue University’s new Hall of Music this evening. The concert will be preceded by a program for children this afternoon, presented under auspices of the Lafayette unit of the Indianapolis State Symphony Society women’s: committee. s = »
The symphony orchestra office has released further information concerning the series of five special concerts which will begin with a concert-version performance of Gounod’s “Faust” on Dec. 30. In addition to the opera cast, already announced, Mr. Sevitzky has selected the program and soloists for the four later concerts. These will be presented on Friday nights and, like the opera performance, will be given at the Murat. The “Evening Star”. aria and “Wotan’s Farewell” from “Die Walkuere” will be David Blair McCloskey’s solos on .the all-Wagner program of Jan, 10. ” 8 8 Orchestral music will include the “Rienzi” Overture; the Introduction to Act III of “Tristan and Isolde”; the Prelude to Act II, Dance of the Apprentices and Mastersingers’ Procession from “Die Meistersinger”; the Prelude and Love Death from “Tristan and Isolde”; the Magic Fire Music from “Die Walkuere,” and the “Tannhaeuser” Overture. Joseph Bloch, young Indianapolisborn pianist, will play Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” on the allAmerican program of Jan. 24. The other soloist will be Agnes Davis, soprano, who is to sing a group of songs and excerpts from Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess.” Also on the announced program is the world premiere of Arcady Dubensky’s Fugue on songs by Stephen Foster, as well as compositions of Hadley and Griffes. The Haydn Variations, the Violin Concerto and the C Minor Symphony will make up the Brahms program of Feb. 21," with Adolf Busch as soloist. And Artur
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kowsky program which closes the series on March 7. The Fifth Symphony and the 1812 Overture also are listed for performance that evening. Caryl Bryan Oakes, violinist, is to appear as soloist with the Matinee Musicale Choral Ensemble. at 2 p.m. Friday in Ayres’ auditorfum. Joseph Lautner is the chorus director and Natalia Conner, the accompanist. Olga Porter will accompany Mr. Oakes, The soloist’s program includes pieces by Bach-Kreisler, Vivaldi, Chopin-Wilhelmj and Saint-Saens. He will play the Stradivarius violin known as the “Duke of Edinburgh.” The choral ensemble will be heard in a performance of Harvey Gaul’s “Old Johnny Appleseed, n
The Floyd pret Sl of Sacred Music this week has begun a special five weeks’ training course for singers, pianists and choir directors. The course is planned particularly for persons in rural communities
‘who feel that they devote a full
semester to such training. Four afternoon and two evening classes each week are being held. The Jones school is located at 1364 Park Ave. o o ” : The Central Studios of Music fall concert will be given tomorrow night at the World War Memorial. Participants will include Kathryn Burns, contralto; Keith Shock, tenor, and the school choir, directed by Clifford D. Long. Accompanists will be Anita Meggenhofen and Martha E. Stephens. The choir’s two groups will include music by Bach, Offenbach, Sibelius, Brahms, Handel, Humperdinck and Mozart,
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Virginia Weidler had to do a scene in French with Katharine Hepburn in “The Philadelphia Story.” When she was congratulated on her excellent pronunciation she revealed her studio teacher has been giving her French for several years. “I thought I'd never get a
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One of Lionel Barrymore's most prized possessions is an etching, a marine view, sent him by Gordon] Grant, famous American marine painter.
As a newspaperman in George Stevens’ “Penny Serenade,” Cary Grant does not score a newspaper scoop, quarrel with the editor, wear shabby clothes or marry the boss’ daughter.
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