Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 March 1941 — Page 6

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MOVIES

By Fremont Power

HAVING PUT TO SEA last week with “A Girl, a Guy and a Gob,” Skipper Ken Collins will keep the Indiana Theater on a nautical keel for another week with “The Sea Wolf.” Wednesday is the launching date.

This is the picture which the ever-expansive Warner Brothers |

premiered on a luxury liner in Pacific waters between Los Angeles and San Francisco last Friday night. | Ii was recorded as the first time | such 2 thing had been done, so put it down in your book The script, of course, is from that lusty novel by Jack London, first put on the screen in 1913. Edward G. Robinson plays the | unmerciful Wolf Larsen; Ida Lupino does the Ruth Brewster role | and John Garfield is the muchtormented cabin boy. George Leach. The press sheets Robinson considers strongest he's had maties!

the butterfly had in meeting

Paulette. “Paulette arrived in her dressing room in just the nick of time to restrain a janitor from swatting

blurb reveals. Miss Goddard now maintains the butterfly as a pet. She keeps a bowl of fresh gardenias on her dressing table to | keep it from pining for the out-of-doors, and a dish of sugared water to fill its tummy, says the { historian. | “The butterfly is becoming so { tame with all this attention that it perches happily on her shoulder while she studies her lines between scenes.” She hasn't named the butterfly vet, added the press agent. Maybe not, but we've thought up a name for you brother!

Waltz Variations To Be Played Here

What probably will be the first [public performance here of Bee|thoven’s Variations on a Waltz by | Diabelli will be given by Richard the press agents we learn that: | Niessink at 8:30 p. m. tomorrow in “Thieves Fall Out” is the new title lthe Odeon. 106 E. North St. Mr. for a Warner picture called “Thir- | Niessink is teacher of piano at the ty Days Hath September” when it | Jordan Conservatory. was in production. Looks as if Mr. Niessink's research into the

there may have been some trouble [ork Toes oo Drenaply ep afoot. . . . Mr. Romance in person, | , : )

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OSCAR LEVANT, who once referred to himself as “an epic In bloat.” may have a sequel to “A Smattering of Ignorance” coming up. His first book had good sales | and as soon as he finishes work in the movie, “Kiss the Boys Goodbye,” he's expected to start penning some more of his twisted observations. But first Mr. Levant the pianist, | not the actor, is scheduled for a concert tour. And don’t be sur- | |

prised if he makes an Indianapo-

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FROM THE priceless mills of

the butterfly with a broom,” the

feeling disgusted. John Garfield (second from right) is only baffled. remake of that old-timer taken from the novel by Jack London.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

The Feelings Are Running High

Ida Lupino is feeling mighty poorly. Edward G. Robinson, thumbs in belt and sneer on face, is

It opens tomorrow at the Indiana,

TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 1941

Busboy Now Playwright

Doffs Apron for Premiere of Chatterton Play.

NEW YORK, March 256 (U, P) — A cafeteria has lost a bushoy—but the theater has gained a playwright, and George Batson, 25, said he thought it was an eminently fair exchange.

Mr. Batson chucked his job at the] Automat and when he doffed his| apron he became the dignified au-| thor of “Treat Her Gently,” in which |

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% First Indianapolis Showing Jack Holt “GREAT PLANE ROBBERY” Carole Lombard “MR. & MRS. SMITH” isney Cartoon in Color—News

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Gable—Lamarr "COMRADE X” Lloyd Nolan ‘Michael Shayne, Detective’

Screwballs, Inc.

A gathering of screwballs, professional and amateur, is scheduled for tonight at the Variety Club. The cast of “Screwballs of 1941,” stage attraction now playing at the Lyric Theater, will entertain the parent chapter of Screwballs of America, Ine, of Angola, Ind. Each of the vaudeville performers is to be presented with honorary membership in the organization, The Angola delegation also is to confer a charter on a new Indianapolis chapter. Or, at least, that's what the press release said.

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{Ruth Chatterton will open a six

weeks run at Amarillo, Tex. Saturday. “Just imagine,” he said, on leaving the cafeteria, “33% cents an hour. Phooey. I hope I never have to go through that again.” The play will be given Broadway | | presentation if its tryout is success- | ful. Mr. Batson, who received al [substantial advance from the pro-| | ducers, said he wrote the play in two | Weeks in the walkup apartment he| shares with another author, Richard | McCracken, also 25. He doesn’t con|sider this exceptional speed. One of (his “unproduced” comedies, “Don’t [Mind the Rain,” was written in two days.

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WHEN DOES IT START?

CIRCLE “Meet John Doe,’ with Gary Cooper

The picture is “The Sea Wolf,” a |

Lunt, Fontanne Score in

and Barbara Stanwyck. at 11:15, 1:50, 125 7:05 and 9:40.

INDIANA

“A Girl, a Guy and a Gob,” with George Murphy, Lucille Bail and Edmond ©’ at 12:27, 3:38, 6:49 and 10.

'Arsenic - Lace’

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MARTHA RAYE AND HOTEL MAN TO WED

PITTSBURGH, March 25 (U, P).| —Movie Actress Martha Raye will be joined in Philadelphia this week by the man she plans to make her third husband on May 18.

Here on a personal appearance, tour, Miss Raye said she planned | to marry Neal Lang, manager of Miami Beach's Raleigh Hotel, the| day after her divorce from David Rose, Hollywood orchestra leader. “He's going to join me in Philadelphia,” she said. “I wish he were here now in Pittsburgh.”

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Times Special

BLOOMINGTON, Ind., March 25.—Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne

Hit Coming Here

“Arsenic and Old Lace” the | Broadway hit comedy about two balmy old ladies with a penchant to murder, will play at English’s April 3, 4 and 5, Manager Vincent Burke |

“Scattergood Baines,” with Guy. Kibbee, Carol Hughes and John Archer, at 11:18, 2:29, 5:40 and 8:51.

March of Time (‘Americans Alll") at 11, 2:11, 5:22 and 8:33.

LOEW'S “Come Live With Me.” with James 3

‘COME LIVE WITH ME’

AN M-G-M PICTURE

—_— “Trial of Mary Dugan”

Robi. Young—Laraine Day

A lifer | Cl MARIORIE WEAVER 10KN HUBBARD

FRI.—Ray Noble & Orchestra

TRY A WANT AD IN THE TIMES.

| did it again in “There Shall Be No Night” before a capacity audience

) uh Stewart and Hedy Lamarr, at 12:35, [last night at Indiana Universtiy’s new auditorium. 10

3:50, 7 and “The Trial of Mary Dugan,” with Robert Young and Laraine Day, at 11, 2:10, 5:25 and 8:35.

LYRIC

“Screwhalls of 1941 12:59, 3:50, 6:41 and “Murder Among Friends,” with Marjorie Weaver and John Hubbard, at 11:26, 2:16, 5:07, 7:58 and 10:39.

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. ) ork In 1822, Diabelli sent a little beer It was a fitting and proper thing that two such great artists as the ambitious press agent hovering | waltz of his own composition to near the bald head of Cecil B

: | Lunts should present the inaugural dramatic performance in the Unith several distinguished composers and De Mille overheard him let forth

announced today. A touring company which is to] open an indefinite run in Chicago!

THEY WILL BRING RESULTS. DE SE ERTS : nT

"” on stage at 9:32.

NEXT is an exclusive 1 this area and we hope vou will treat it with the respect it deserves. It concerns Paulette Goddard and a vagrant butterfly—and the extreme good fortune

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nes ; { dvi bouek : _...lon April 7 will present the Joseph STR Wl oy asked them to write variations on |Versity’s great hall here, dedicated to continuing the Hoosier literary | gesselring comedy-melodrama here Wilh uliis pronoun er 1 hi it. After first regarding the whole legacy. |with Eric von Stroheim, cinema late »” toupee HOW hair NS matter contemptuously, Beethoven| For those who saw the perform-| pauritz Melchior, Metropolitan| ogre, playing the part handled by on YX wearing fo] a qd finally was engrossed with the ance of Robert Sherwood’s play at| Opera stars, will present a joint con-| Boris Karloff in the New York a Ee A i 30 Me , |theme. He didn’t quit until he had | English’s Theater in Indianapolis, cert to another expected capacity troupe. | eee RoW JER. dic en DOrony (wisteen 32 variations, {it was a new and refreshing experi-| audience. “Arsenic and Old Lace” was| HURRY! FINAL DAY! Lamour S secretary resigned TE Mr. Niessink has been studying|ence because of the Lunt and iil Tomorrow, the Indianapolis Sym- adapted from the Kesselring play by| cently to go in pictures herself, | the Beethoven contribution for sev-|tanne magic. Iphony Orchestra, conducted by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse more than five thoy sand Sppiicas |eral years and will supplement his| The cast was the same as the one mapien Sevitzky, will journey here Who turned the best-selling oe INDIANA in Sr | playing with a lecture. The public that took part in the performance for a concert to end the five-day ence Day book, “Life With Father,”| Jil One. Dis Nn lis invited. (earlier in the season at English's.| jedicatory program. into a smash play Produced by HAROLD LLOYD a, W Bad as his | i a——————————g— but the setting of the grand new| oi French violinist | ee my qualifications, I don’t know. . hall and the capacity audience com-| : io 3 . B A George MURPHY : heir Who is a comparative newcomer to ACTOR'S FATHER KILLED » Winners Named FRAT excellence of their ..’ United States, will be guest| b | Lucie BALL i : soloist. HOLLYWOOD, March 25 (U. P) y . Miss Fonte : wl dmond In Opera Contest Sp NY LUG SA in po Re Bloomington has seen more alum-|—Two youths who weie racing their | E O'BRIEN expressed enthusiasm for the new : y " s ‘wi ’ } Travers auditorium and its facilities for dra-|Di during the last five days than cars when one ran down and killed | Panghora NEW YORK. March 25 (U. P.).— matic production | during many a graduation exercise.! Thomas E. Young, father of actor] A Los Angeles Y 5 The auditorium is receiving a It has been a kind of home-coming, Robert Young, were accused of neg- | on oe OS oDIID. 3 | christening in the arts that should With alumni throughout the country ligent homicide today in a District | Cleveland Heights, O. contralto be the envy of any structure built| 2King advantage of the opportunity | Attorney's complaint. According to ‘and a New York bass-baritone are for “the re-awakening of the hu- to visit the other new buildings, the complaint, the car driven by OPENS TONITE! _ || the winners of the Metropolitan manities.” erected at the University in recent Ge Sis a horse ridden by Mr. Direct From N York { Opera Auditions of the Air. | Tonight, and |: " A Ro % f a Center Th ¢ | Receiving contracts with the cher eter er 1 eater | nretropolitan Opera Co. and checks . Something Entirely New | ior $1000 each, were Mona Paulee,| Ball Field Named Sonja Henie-Arthur Wirtz present i. of Los a Mary Van Kirk, | 24, of Cleveland eights, and | J L B || HAPPENS Lansing Hatfield, 29, of New York. | For oe . rown 8 \ HOLLYWOOD, March 25 (U. P.). N i 3 LL LYRIC TO INCREASE |—Joe E. Brown, the comedian, S ADMISSION PRICE wears his broadest smile today when | : - | Beginning Friday with an appear- he University of California at Los Entire original Cast of 100 lance of Ray Noble and his orches-| Angeles dedicates a new baseball Beautiful Girls and Costumes . | (ra, the Lyric because “of increased diamond. It will be christened, | With JOE C00K and operating costs” will increase its «joe E Brown Field.” | prices. Brown i " . own is one of U C. L. A's , The management said that to ! . hicks : THE SENSATIONAL continue stage shows “which meas- Wenriws PS His on, Jae, FOUR BRUISES lured up to the standard set in the Nir ig A oD oe Roped NEW SONG HITS! |past” the matinee price would be| A a, and Trani] (raised from 25 cents to 27 cents | , student bodv president oi) >. yeni rices in- . ry BROADWAY NO. | | plus VaR : Ev ing prices begin Joe, quite a baseball player himHIT! ining Friday will be 45 cents on the self, will pitch the first ball wi BOX OFFICE | [lower floor and 36 cents in the bal- Sth ite Te ON fl wien For Current Season

the Bruins meet Stanford University.

BUTLER-SARNEY WEDDING REVEALED

HOLLYWOOD, March 25. (U. P.). —Jean Sarney, former singer in Horace Heidt's Orchestra, and Jimmy Butler, young movie actor, {have disclosed that they were mar-

ried last Feb. 15. They had intended, for professional reasons, to keep the marriage a secret. But they received a package at Columbia studio addressed, “Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Bufler,” and had to let the secret out.

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NORTH SIDE T.CLARIR I.

Ft. Wayne & S1.Clair « TWO KITS BC

Piast “GIVE US WINGS” senamy MEET THE WILDCAT”

Bellamy nd : Stratford 'U,..' 20¢

Lane Sisters “FOUR MOTHERS” Geo. Brent “WINGS OF THE NAVY”

TALBOTT

Henry Fonda

cony, both plus tax. Night prices {will prevail on Sunday and chil{dren's admission will remain the |same—10 cents.

NORMAN BEL GEDDES

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COST OF $225,000

Largest Icetravaganza to Ever Appear at Indpls. Coliseum

MARCH 25 to 30

Nightly 8:30 P. M. Tickets—Boxes $2.75, Mezzanine $2.20) and $1.65. Gen. Adm. $1.10 | On Sale Coliseum and L. Strauss & Co. Box Offices, Mail Orders given prompt | attention. {

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BIGGEST BEST BELMONT Dennis Morgan

“KITTY FOYLE” mr ‘MR. & MRS. SMITH” Tonite & 5:45 20¢ DAISY 2510 W. Richard Dix

ToD ov 20¢ to 6 Michigan Wendy Barrie

“MEN AGAINST THE SKY” RETURNED BY DEMAND Lew Ayres “DR. KILDARE'S CRISIS”

Surprise Picture “Night Train” SPEEDWAY Speedway City

Of the Year G. Sanders ‘Saint in Palm Springs” June Dupres “THIEF OF BAGDAD”

And! A Three Stooge Laff Hit! Ma TORLE VED & ; 630 5:45 ag EMERSON £. Joh to 6 200 STATE 2702 20¢ plu

W. 10th " 71 “FLIGHT COMMAND’ ROD aur rus “HUDSON'S BAY” Errol Flynn “SANTA FE TRAIL”

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Doors open at 6:45 SOUTH SIDE In Color “THIEF

OF BAGHAD” | | ui Re Been a i’ Jot E. Brawn FOUNTAIN SQUARE

“SO YOU WON'T TALK” PREVUE NIGHT Y ®

Next Sun.-Mon.-Tue.-Wed. . FEATURES at 9:15

Talbott at 22nd

Dorothy Lamour “CHAD HANNA” ; Lane Sisters “FOUR MOTHERS”

42nd & COLLEGE ol | hn hd, Lose bro orn “DAWN PATROL”

David Niven Carole Lombard—Wm. Powell

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Open All

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Robt. Taylor “FLIGHT COMMAND” “NIGHT IN THE TROPICS”

Central at Fall Crk. ZARING Ginger Rogers Dennis Morgan “KITTY FOYLE” Jean Hersholt “REMEDY FOR RICHES”

Wed. Thru CINEMA sae. Mat, Chldrn., 25¢; Adults, 40c. After 6 all seals 55c.

| GONE WITH THE WIND

Doors Open 6:45

Jean Arthur “ARIZONA” “FOUR MOTHERS” Lane Sisters

sgr Sst & A a REX Northwestern Time 20¢ Alice Fare “TIN PAN ALLEY: “YOUTH WILL BE SERVED"

IMMORTAL STORY

with ALEXANDER KNOX + GENE LOCKHART + BARRY FITZGERALD

pieced by MICHAEL CURTIZ + A WARNER BROS. =r Nett Picvre

who mode “THE SEA HAWK" end "SANTE FE TRAL" Screen Ploy by Robert Rosen + Music by Erich Wollgang Komgold

INDIA

10th 5:45 seats 10€ | “Michael Shayne, Detective” Chas. Starrett “DURANGO KID” | “DEVIL'S PIPELINE” at 10:32. STRAND 1300 £. wasn. COME EARLY,STAY LATE Free Jacking EEE HELD OVER__20c Til 6 i! ay Gi Rogers ** 4 'LE” y C. Tabard MR. & MRS. SMITH” Tim Holt-Virginia Gilmore CADDIE RE MTR | i Bis ION ak Sree sy axoney — 1106 Bette Davis HAMILTON 2116 K. 10th SANDERS Prospect H. a Robert HElight Command” Tae TIRES OVER” WYICTORY” Tpivepach _ NORTH SIDE LT £. wasn, 20¢ to 6 LCR : n “One Night in the Tropics” Prva CoE " K | T TY J oY L E 2 . omer ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ C. Lombard y READ THIS PARAMOUNT |..." Adults 15¢ ALWAY S—Kiddies COLUMN DAILY “YOU'LL FIND OUT” n ’ Baby Sandy—Stuart E Baby Sandy_Stuart Erwin I's a short cut to the best

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