Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 April 1941 — Page 10

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Producers Plan Stock For Keith's

Radio Stars Due at Lyric 4 ry

Daggett and Burton Sigh

ing N. Y. Actors; Opening Set May 5.

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Theater Project, Keith's Theater will! be opened again May 5 for a spring! and summer season of stage plays| presented by a stock company. Under the management of James Daggett of Indianapolis and Martin Burton of New York, actors] now finishing the New York winter | geason are being assembled and will! be brought here soon. Performances! will be given each night from Mon-! day through Saturday, with mati- | nees on Wednesdays and Saturdavs. | The bill will be changed weekly} and prices will be “popular.” Had Stock Before Keith's was long home of stock companies. Originally built for Keith-Orpheum Circuit vaudeville, the theater will be remembered bv Indianapolis residents as the “home” of the Stuart Walker Co., the Casey | Players and the Berkell Players. | Helen - Ivetrees. in “Arsenic and Old Lace” which recently played English’s, is a Keith's “graduate.” The Federal Theater used the stage for two seasons until Congress| decided to fold Both the managers of the new venture have had considerable experience in the theater. Mr. Daggett, | of 4904 Washington Blvd., operated a summer playhouse in Ironton, Mich for two successive seasons Last summer was in Hollywood, doing editorial work for Metro-Gold-wyn-Mayer. Publishes 2 Plavs Daggett graduated University of Pennsylvania and did graduate work in the School of] Drama, Yale University. He has had| two plays published by| Samuel French and is a member of | the Indianapolis Dramatic Club Before becoming a producer six years ago, Mr. Burton was an actor. | His sole Indianapolis appearance was as lorenzo in “The Merchant of Venice,” with Maude Adams and Otis Skinner. In New York he appeared with Ethel Barrymore, Mir- | iam Hopkins, Philip Merrivale and| Sylvia Sidney in London with| Genevieve Tobin in “The Trial of | Mary Dugan.” | Mr. Burt also i

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DOUG JR. LEAVES APRIL 23 FOR S. A.

Times Special HOLLYWOOD, April 17 Fairbanks Jr. leaves America April 23, at the behest of President Roosevelt, to what kind of movies the folks down South | like to watch He's traveling in style, on a dip-| lomatic and he's taking | his wife along

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Lulubelle and Scotty, who very possibly are two of the most popular entertainers in radio, will be starred in the Boone County Jamboree, which opens tomorrow on the Lyric stage. They recently returned from Hollywood, where they made a picture for Republic Studios.

Opening Tomorrow

: : OLD FAVORITE IN 4 Wi I Join : 'PENNY SERENADE! Stokowski!

Times Special HOLLYWOOD, April 17.—Such Symphony Members Named for Two-Month Tour | With the release of Columbia's new > . {movie, “Penny Serenade.”

old-time favorite songs as “Japanese Sandman,” “Missouri Waltz,” Four members of the Indianapolis| Co-starred are Cary Grant Symphony Orchestra will play i | Leopold Stokowski's All-American "Ef | Youth Orchestra this summer, it] ACTOR PREPARED | was announced today. | Should this country be invaded | They are Cloyd Duff, percussion; | from the air. John Litel, currently {Lynne Wainwright, harp; Jerome featured in “The Big Boss.” will be Kasin, violin, and Ruben Decker, |among the best prepared. Mr. Litel viola. Miss Wainwright, though /|has constructed a bomb-proof airshe finished the season with the In-| raid shelter more than 20 feet deep dianapolis Orchestra, is really a'on his San Fernando Valley {member now of the Philadelphia ranch. : | Orchestra, having accepted the first | harpist chair, effective next sea- | son.

chance for papular revival soon

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Scheduled In City

The Stokowski orchestra will tour North America in May and June. (It was announced in New York | recently that it would play in Indianapolis May 28, but to date such a booking has not been confirmed. In announcing his roster, Mr. Stokowski said that “I have just completed a tour of the whole of the United States and have personally heard hundreds of players selected by committees in each | State from the most talented young

x Circle “THE DEVIL AND MISS JONES"—With Jean Arthur, Robert Cummings and Charles Coburn. Directed by Sam Wood. When Mr. Coburn. as a rich. hibernated bachelor, is hung in effigy in front of his department store, he disguises himself to find out what the trouble is. In doing so, he meets Miss Arthur, a shoe department clerk, and her boy friend-labor leader, played hy Mr. Cummings. Working in his own store, he finds conditions pretty bad—and does something about them “REPENT AT LEISURE"—With Kent Tavlor. Wendy Barrie and George Barbier. Directed by Frank Woodruff, Another department store story wherein the boss's marries a necktie clerk, he thinking she is a model. When he discovers her identity, he is not very happy about it, but a baby sweeps away his anger.

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“THE LADY EVE"--With Barbara Stanwvek, Charles Coburn, Eugene Pallette and Eric Blore. ed by Preston Sturges. Significant, if for nothing else, because of Mr. Sturges, who is in the midst of a skyrocketing reputation as a movie-maker. The story concerns a young amateur snake expert, returning from an expedition, and how he is lured by a cardsharp, Miss Stanwyck. They fall in love and marry, all right, but not before comedy has had a big day. “POWER DIVE"—With Richard Arlen and Jean Parker. Directed by James Hogan. Mr. Arlen is a test pilot, and there's plenty of action in the air.

Loew's

“THE GREAT DICTATOR "—With Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard and Jack Oakie. Produced, written and directed by Mr. Chaplin. A return of the much-talked-of picture that played here in October at roadshow prices. This time popular prices will be in order. The story, as if you didn't know, concerns the forbles of Hitler and Mussolini, “MEET BOSTON BLACKIE'—With Chester Morris and Rochelle Hudson. Directed by Robert Florey. Mr. Morris is Blackie and he is a celebrated cracksman who gets snared in a murder. solves the mystery, smears a bunch of foreign agents trying to steal a bomb sight and meantime wins Cecilia (Miss Hudson).

Henry Fonda, Written and direct-

Lurie THE BOONE COUNTY JAMBOREE (on stage) with Lulubelle and Scotty, Lazy Jim Day, Girls of the Golden West, Happy Hal O'Halloran, Natchee, Boone County Buccaneers. Hugh Cross and his Radio Pals with Shug Fisher, Curly Fox and Texas Ruby, Grandpappy Doolittle, Bill and Evalina, Bus Barton and others. The complete WLW troupe that packed em in at the Lyric for eight days last year. “RIDE ON, VAQUERO"” (on screen)—With Cesar Romero, Mary Beth Huches and Chris-Pin Martin. Directed by Herbert I. Leeds. Another of the adventures of the Cisco Kid, wherein Mr. Romero cleans up a bunch of kidnapers in the old Southwest and rides on Martin,

with his faithful Side-Kick, Mr BUTLER TEACHERS TO ARBITRATE

Three Butler University professors have been named to an arbitration tribunal to adjust disputes

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between theater operators and film | announced to-|

musicians in the United States. Selects 100 Members

“From this great reservoir of] { highly gifted youth, I have selected 100 truly remarkable musicians— even more remarkable than those 1 found on my first audition tour last | year. A great flowering of art is Just beginning in America and it IS expressing itself first through music. I feel that it is a great privilege to have found this great | cultural wealth of our country.” Of the four chosen from the ranks of the Indianapolis orchestra. two are from Indiana, Mr. Duff. who lives at 2424 College Ave., and Miss Wainwright, of 3925 N. Delaware St. Mr. Kasin is from Brooklyn, N. Y, and Mr. Decker from Los Angeles

SHOW HISTORIC MOVIE TONIGHT

“Land of Liberty,” the motion picture industry's history of America, is having a special showing tonight and tomorrow at the Paramount. The second feature is “Scatterbrain.” Proceeds from “Land of Liberty” go to the British War Relief Fund. The film was made by all the major Holivwood companies together and |is being distributed by Metro-Gold- | wyn-Mayer. RCA SIGNS PEERCE Jan Peerce, the Radio City Music Hall tenor, recently signed ar re-

cording contract with RCA Victor.

NEXT SUN. ONLY , 2A ,- BARNEYLZY TY: R RAPP “7 44. ce P ’ -r Sat. DANS | maoconesii Cork & Dorothy Robards FINAL DAY! 25¢c TILL 6 (Plus Tax)

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FAYE - AMECHE - MIRANDA “THAT NIGHT STARTS TOMORROW!

25¢ Till 6 P. M.

and “Penny Serenade” will have ga |

Five Million Seen ' For 'Citizen Kane'

Times Special HOLLYWOOD, April i7.—RKO expects a gross of $5,000,000 from | Orson Welles’ movie, “Citizen Kane,” Film Daily, trade publiaction, said today. With a few minor changes in the final Welles version, the picture is to be relbased within a month as a roadshow, Meantime, it was reported in New [York that Mr. Welles has retired [to a private sanitorium for a brief [vacation and rest upon the insistence of his physician. He recently [finished staging a play, “Native Son,” adapted from the Richard Wright novel.

THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1941

RUBY'S DANCING | ENGLISH o “=:0 2 = GETTING FASTER

Times Special HOLLYWOOD, April 17.—Ruby Keeler is dancing faster than ever these days, if one can take a ‘“tap-o-meter’'s” word for it. The pickup was noted when that “tap-o-meter” was put into operation during Ruby's work in “Betty Coed.” Miss Keeler said she

BROADWAY'S BRIGHTEST MUSICAL HIT “#* TODD DUNCAN- REX INGRAM KATHERINE DUNHAM = DANGERS

Seats on Sale. Eves., 850 to $2.78 Sat. Mat., 55¢ to $2.20

thought a long rest was the reason. |

en | OPEN 10 STARS TO AID BENEFIT |} 20ctos

HOLLYWOOD, April 17 (U. P.).— || Ba Ri iren TAH falled Love: Rosalind Russell, Rudy Vallee, Gene | “GREEKS FIGHT BACK" Autry and John Garfield will be | ™ rar among movie celebrities taking part |J 0pen 10 A. M. in a “racing jamboree” at Gilmore|§ 150 to 6 LT Stadium May 4 for the benefit of |¥ 1st Run ‘RIDERS OF DEATH VALLEY’ ERN UNTON" |

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Mt. Sinai Hospital and Free Medical |§ In Technicolor “WESTE Clinic G. Saunders “Saint in Palm Springs”

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JEAN ARTHUR. The DEVIL ..” MISS JONES

ROBERT CUMMINGS - CHARLES COBURN

EDMUND GWENN - SPRING BYINGTON + S'Z. SAKALL « WILLIAM DEMAREST Produced by FRANK ROSS °* Written by NORMAN KRASNA

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Jean has the devil of a time acting like an angel . +. .<“when’'she would much rather: be raising cain, in;thisTgayest of all her romantic hits! ! |

Directedby ....... SAMWOOD

Director of ‘Kitty Foyle’ and ‘Goodbye, Mr. Chips’

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greatest comedy

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PLUS: CHESTER MORRIS + ROCHELLE HUD “MEET BOSTON BLACKIE”

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REGINALD CARDINER +. BILLY GILBERT v<. Produced, written and directed by CHARLES’ C H AP LIN yay Released thru United Artists,

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