Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 February 1941 — Page 4

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This picture is intended fo convey the impression that Miss Porothea Kent, with her dainty hand upon the throttle, and Eddie Foy Jr., acting as stand-in for the train whistle, piloted a group of

young screen players into the Union Station yesterday.

Well, maybe

they did ride in a Pullman from Hollywood, But anyway they're here, and will open at the Lyric Friday in a show called “Stars Over

Hollywood.”

‘MUSIC

Not

3 |Acting for the Musical Stage’

Simone Simon, star:of the show, is expected in tomorrow.

a Class in 'Opera' but in

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

By JAMES

THRASHER

TONIGHT SOME 30 STUDIINTS will foregather at the Jordan Conservatory for the second session-—and the first practical application—of a new course being offered by Charles Hedley; head of the school’s voice department. Mr. Fedley calls it a course in Acting for the musical stage. And in picking the title he chose his words with

some care, }-. It should be noted that it isn’t called a course in Operatic Acting or Operatic Technique. Knowing Mr, Hedley’s background anc beliefs, it is conceivable that he -has avoided anything traditions ally connected with the adjectiv “operatic.” Rather, the classes wilt e conducted after the manner of the American Opera Company. ‘which shunned the ‘semaphoric ~school of opera histrionics with a deadly loathing. Mr. Hedley had. seven years in which to absorb ‘the philosophy

and practice of this late and la- |

mented troupe, He was a student at the Eastman School of Music - when its founder, George Iast- - man, established it as the Rochester American Opera Company. Rouben Mamoulian and Vladimir Rosing were the co-directors, and + Bugene Goossens, then connécted

PW Eapiman school, was the first conductor.

Mr. Mamoulian was a theatrical director trained by Stanislavsky at the Moscow Art Theater. Mr. Rosing was a Russian singer who, Mr. Hedley says, “appreciated Stanislavsky’'s dramatic principles as applied to music.” To-

gether they selected a company of |

young singers and trained them through two years of day, night and Sunday rehearsals before a

public performance ever was giv-

en. » x x WHAT HAPPENED at the end of those two years opened the

eyes of the American musical |

public. It was inevitable that the -company would outgrow Rochester.

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ess unfortunately coincided with the depression. In consequence, the American Opera Company expired in an atmosphere of general regret, but not before it had left its. mark. The American Opera’s aims and achievements are summed up by Mr. Hedley thus: “Like Stanislavsky, Mamoulian and Rosing stressed the training of the imagination and its functioning in bodily expression. They attempted to create life on the stage, whether expressed by song or speech, ” 8» “OUR REPERTORY included such standard operas as ‘Butterfly,’ ‘Carmen,’ ‘Faust,’ ‘Pagliacci,’ Gilbert and Sullivan and two Mozart operas, ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ and ‘The Abduction from the’ Seraglio.’ - All were sung in English and usually with new translations. And the first thing that Rosing or Mamoulian did was to throw out all the stage directions. In addition to the standard rep-

| bers

But its branching-out prac- |

ertory, the American Opera Com-

| pany also produced new Ameri- | can works. Notable - among these

was “Yolanda of Cyprus,” by the Indianapolis composer, Clarence Loomis. Right at the moment Mr. Hedley isn’t particularly interested in preparing his class for a public performance. His plans call for a slow and thorough-going training program. And he says he will not begin thinking about a public production until class mem“can comport themselves with ease, grace and dignity on the stage.”

NEIGHBORHOODS

"Christmas Under Fire' Reaches Granada; Esquire's Most Popular Bill Back 4th Time

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By DAVID MARSHALL

OF ALL THE NEWSREELS, short subjects and even featurelength films which have been made in England under the vicissitudes of war, none was more pitiable than “London Can Take It.” ‘You who saw it know the impressive scpectacle of Londoners emerging from their night lives underground to find their homes smashed into rubble, once friendly streets now ragged shellholes.

What made the film even more moving was the reserved, simple commentary of Quentin Reynolds, author and. war correspondent: Already “London . ..” has raised more than $26,000 for the British War Relief Fund and is still being shown. . Now Warner Bros. has released another of these commentaries, “Christmas Under Fire,” an even more poignant film than the first because it pictures British families during the 24-hour Christmas period, which tradtitionally has been their most festiye holiday. Again the commentary has been written and spoken by Mr. Reynolds. Tomorrow “Christmas Under Fire” opens a four-day run at the Granada together with “Dr, Kildare's Crisis” and “Angels Over

Broadway.” ”

THE STRAND'S POLICY of showing a technicolor cartoon or

1 featurette daily through January

will be continued this month.

Among the cartoons to be shown 7]

each day are Walt Disney Silly Symphonies, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Pluto and Merry Melodies. 2 = For the fourth ad they hope, the last) time the Esquire tonight returns the most popular bill in that house’s history: “Four’s,a Crowd” with Errol Flynn and Olivia DeHavilland plus Bette Davis’ “That Certain Womam” ” tJ ” FOR THE PARKER'S remainnig two family nights (today and tomorrow) the pictures are “The Fighting 69th” and the Priscilla Lane-John Garfield revival, “Dust Be My Deyiiny. is ’ ” THE LOCAL "ICE skating fad has begun to influence the neighborhood theater bills. (You probably noticed the influx of Sonja Henie films). On the three-day schedule beginning tomorrow ot the Irving will be “Ice Frolics,” a feature of skating’ thrills. ” 2» ” The Sheridan tomorrow begins a single-feature showing of “Strike Up to Band.” Filling eut the program will be a cartoon and a

short which should interest all -

tenpin addicts, “Bowling for Strikes.” The experts show you just how it’s done.

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JANE WITHERS’ “Youth Will Be -Served” replaces “Angeles Over Broadway” which' was to have been doubled with . “The Lady With Red Hair” tomorrow through Saturday at the Rivoli. The latter film stays. » ” =

THEE MID-WEEK, CALENDAR:

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