Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 June 1941 — Page 16

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RECORDING

Tschaikowsky: Symphony No. 2 in C minor (“Little Russian”); Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Goossens conducting

(Victor).

Here is a significant release in several respects. For one thing, Victor says, this is the first time that Tschaikowsky’s Second Symphony ever has been recorded. For another, it marks the Victor record debut of the Cincinnati orchestra. And it is a fortunate event in both instances. The Tschaikowsky Second, though certainly not so familiar nor so important as his later works, gives unmistakable evidence of the composer’s genuis and flair for melody in an early stage of his

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‘Oscar’ Goes ~ To Pommer

BREAK FOR PROTEGE

Mary Martin is managing a protege who was her pupil in Texas.

STARTING TODAY!

Joan carries the torch for the modern girl and Franchot Tone gets the hotfoot!

Book Tells Of Symphony

Charles O'Connell Work Is Welcome.

* Whatever its origin, there is today a great new audience of musiclisteners who only a few years ago were practically unacquainted with the treasures of symphonic literature. . This new audience is an eager one, anxious to learn more and

Ginger Falls—Momentarily

By Fremont Power

Producer Honored On Film Birthday.

HOLLYWOOD, June 27 (U. P)).— . Erich Pommer of RKO was working ; quietly in his office when a delegation from the lot, headed by Frank Fay, burst in. “This,” said Mr. Fay, handing him a golden plaque, “is for your 25th film birthday—and all the con-

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tributions you have made to motion

pictures.” This private version of the HoiIywood “Oscar” award went to Mr. “Pommer in recognition of achievements that have been matched by few in the industry. Since starting in pictures in 1908, Mf. Pommer has heen responsible for numerous advancements in film production. He is credited with originating the “boom,” “crane,” and “dolly” shots which freed the camera from its nailed-down position on the floor. Pictures he has produced include *TRe Last Laugh,” “Variety,” “Cabinet of Dr. Caligari,” “The Blue Angel,” “Hotel Imperial,” “Lilliom,” ea “They Knew What They Want-

LEON ERROL HEN-PECKED

Dealing with the plight of a henpecked husband who manages to get himself into a peck of trouble, “Hurry, Charlie, Hurry,” stars Leon Errol as the harassed husband with Mildred Coles and Kenneth Howell cast as ‘romantic leads.

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Three Recitals Set/for Sunday

Victoria Leafgreen, soprano of Terre Haute, Ind., will be presented in recital by Joseph Lautner, head

Matinees Wed. and Sat., 2:30

of the Jordan Conservatory opera department, at 4 p. m. Sunday in the Odeon, 106 E. North St. Marian Laut will be accompanist. Two other recitals also are scheduled for Sunday. Fifty pupils of Mrs. Helen Thomas Martin, teacher of piano and dramatic art, will be heard at 2:30 and 4 o'clock in the D. A. R. chapter house, 824 N. Pennsylvania St. Margaret Kime, soprano, student of Mrs. W. R. Sieber, will sing at 3 o’clock in the Fairview Presbyterian Church, 46th. St. and Ken-

| wood Ave. She will be assisted by

Irma Mae Steele, violinist, and Mrs. Frank T. Edenharter, accompanist.

MOVIES’ EXPORT BUSINESS” GOOD

HOLLYWOOD, June 27. — The foreign market long mentioned in the reverent manner reserved for the departed, has turned out to be a

[pretty frisky corpse.

Warner Bros. have disclosed that their business during the 1940-41 fiscal year beat all previous records in China, Egypt, Sweden, Java, Yugoslavia, Hungary and Finland. It’s fine in Frglang, too.

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HOLLYWOOD, June 27 (U. P.) — For the first time in his long film career Basil Rathbone is being allowed to punch a man in the nose. Having been punched numerous times himself, as a movie villain, he is delighted at the chance to give, rather than take, a couple of wallops. The scrap occurs in “International Lady,” an Edward Small production starring Mr. Rathbone, George Brent and Ilona Massey in a melodrama of espionage and counterespionage.

Clouts a Villain

Mr. Rathbone, long noted for screen villainy, is on the side of the law this time as an operative of Scotland Yard. Mr. Brent is an FBI man and both are after a gang of foreign . agents which has enlisted the unsuspecting Miss Massey as an informant. As the Scotland Yard man Mr. Rathbone is permitted, to his deep satisfaction, to clout one of the villains. Dressed in a ragged pair of trousers, soiled shirt and a tattered vest, he told about his new character on the sidelines of the set for the final scenes, shot in an old granary which the spies use as headquarters.

Regarded as Sherlock

He had just come through a 40foot grain bit in and loading chute and was still picking flaxseed out of his hair. The villains thought they had him trapped in there, but friend Brent happened along just in time and pulled the release lever. Mr. Rathbone popped out with several bushels of flaxseed, and he and

|Mr. Brent grabbed the scoundrels.

“One thing I would like to make clear, for the youngsters at least,” he said, “is that this time I am not Sherlock Holmes. Some of them seem convinced that I am Sherlock Holmes, no matter what part I play.”

WHEN DOES IT START?

CIRCLE “Caught in the Draft’’ with Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Eddie Brack: en and Lvnne Overman, at 11 1:59, 4:46, 7:33 and 10 ‘‘Scattergood Pulls OD Strin s,” wih h Duy Kibbee, at 12:41, 3:28, 6:15

KEITH'S

ryon’’ (on stage), a fanciful comedy taken from the Greek legend by Jean Giraudoux and translated by S. N. Behrman. Di- - rected and produced by James Dagget and starring Katherine Meskill and Walter Gilbert. Nightly through Sunday 3 8:30. with matinee tomorrow at 2:30.

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development. This work, revised by the author seven years after its original composition, is full of the gay and danceable folk melodies of “Little Russia.” It has, too, a measure of lovely, sweeping melody, the kind Tschaikowsky could - write. In short, this is T'schaikowsky in a lighter, much lighter, vein. The recording is mechanically excellent and Mr. Goossens’ -reading is expert—and not ponderous.

Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals; the Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski conducting (Victor). Who would be a more logical one to direct this collection of musical fantasy, humor and playfulness than Leopold (“Fantasia”) Stokowski? Mr. Stokowski obviously delights in such artful capers. : Written as a surprise item for the annua! Mardi-Gras concert of the ‘cellist, Lebouc, this work is a veritable musical zoo. In fact, its subtitle reads, “Grand Zoological Fantasy.” One hears the cavorting of the “Kangaroos”; the braying of the “Personages with Long Ears”; the lumbering of the “Elephant”; the grace of “The Swan,” etc. “The Swan” made the composition famous in America, yet there is much more to be had in this lovely excerpt. The album marks the first recording of this bright satire and sentiment in 12 years—and it was about time! Mr. Stokowski does it up neatly, and humorously. °°

Art Songs, Volume II; Povia Frijsh, soprano, accompanied by Celius Dougherty (Victor). Povla Frijsh’s musical interests have a great many facets and range through a variety of languages and moods. Her main stock-in-trade, however, seems to be in interpretation, wherein she is excellent. This second volume of her work contains two 10-inch records and two 12-inch: “Shy One,” Rebecca Clarke; “The Pasture,” Charles Naginski; “Velvet Shoes,” Randall Thompson; “Mein Lied Ertont,” “In Dem Weiten Breiten Luft Gen Leinenkleide” and “Darf Des Falken Schwinge,” Dvorak; “Infidelite,” Reyaldo Hahn; “Mandoline Melodie,” Gabriel Dupont; “Le Manoir de Rosemonde,” Duparc; “Dans la Foret du Charme,” Chausson , “Automne,” Faure; “Voici que le Printemps,” Debussy, and “Le Faon,” Ravel. Here is a whole song recital, and an entertaining one.

Bach: Concerto No. 5 in F minor; Edwin Fischer, pianist, and his Chamber Orchestra (Victor). This is unusual Bach, to say the least, and there is even some question as to the composition’s true

origin. Some lay its background

in some earlier violin: concerto and some to Vivaldi.. Bach is known for his tightly-knit composition, yet the second movement (mostly a piano solo) gets downright fragmentary. To finish out this offering of chamber music, there is on the last side of the two-record album Mozart’s “Das Donnerwetter.”

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Single Releases (By Victor)

No other Red Seal coupling in the Victor catalog is more popular than the “Blue Danube” and “Tales from the: Vienna Woods” by the Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy’s direction. Comes now a companion recording and one which may approach, at least, its predecessor in popularity: Strauss’ “Voices of Spring” and “Vienna Blood,” executed: by the same orchestra and director and with the same old waltz touch. : Originally written for piano, Weber’s “Invitation to the Dance,” more often done by orchestra, is given a thoroughly pianistic treat-

European musician of fine talents. The label reads, “Invitation to the - WALTZ,” but if really doesn’t make any difference. Seldom do night club entertainers reach music hall status, but that’s what Carlos Ramirez, the new baritone does in Cancion Vals’ “Nostalgias” and “Dime Que Si,” both done in. Senor Ramirez’ native Spanish. The accompaniment is by the Victor Concert Orchestra, conducted by Harold Levey, and the result is pretty to listen to. John Barbirolli conducts the Philharmonic through a sprightly playing of Five German Dances (with seven trios and coda) by Schubert, which must prove that the composer wasn't always profound. Two favorite operatic arias are sung by Bruna Castagna: The gavotte from “Mignon” and the “gypsy song” from “Carmen.” If you have no prejudices against a contralto doing these, then you will be pleased, for Mme. Castagna is a great singer. Moriz Rosenthal, the European pianist, shows up with a portion of his mellowed and aging technique in Schubert's “Soiree de Vienna.” There are, it seemed to me, a few mechanical wavers here and there.

Owners Seek Ban

On Double Bills

NEW YORK, June 27 (U. P).— The Independent Theater Owners’ Association has appointed a committee to seek an immediate conference with the RKO and Loew's chains in the hope of obtaining a ban on double features. The association, whose chairman is Harry Brandt, has voted to use only one feature in its houses providing it can obtain the assent of RKO and Loew's, with whom they have contracts, The I. T. O. A, in a statement, said that double features were using up good products faster than Hollywood could replenish it and that the necessary showing of bad pictures was hurting business.

STARS SCRAMBLE FOR CHARITY ROLES

HOLLYWOOD, June 27.—Movie stars and technicians are donating their time and talents to a picture to be called “This Changing World,” with all the profits going to the American Red Cross and British War Relief. And the players are scrambling for roles which they'd never dream of playing in ordinary movies. Cary Grant, for example, expects to play an aged minister, and Sir

more of its newly-discovered realm of pleasure. For them, Charles O’Connell’s new and revised “Victor Book of the Symphony” (Simon and Schuster, New York) should be most welcome. Mr. O'Connell has the knack of writing clearly without “writing down” to his readers. Conducted Here And he has the talent and knowledge to wwite expertly. Indianapolis discovered that last season when, in a sort of celebration over our Symphony Orchestra’s recordings for Victor, Mr. O'Connell took the Murat podium. as guest conductor. His revised book deals with most of the music one hears on the ordinary program and contains several composers not found in the original edition. In addition, there are: A goodly portion of illustrative thematic material taken from the scores, photographs of outstanding performers, a note on the modern orchestra and its instrumetal components, a dissertation on the symphony and concerto forms, a discussion of modern phonographs and radios, a glossary of musical terms and a list of Victor records of symphonic music. It’s Not a Campaign Mr. O'Connell doesn’t write in the manner of one canvassing all precincts for new musical converts— he is content to tell you what a piece of music is about. This, and perhaps suggesting a few images and lines of thought which may enlarge the reader’s previous concepts. Though the author is chief of artist relations for RCA-Victor, that is about as far as the relation between his employers and this book goes. In other words, it is not an advertisement, even if it is good propaganda. The foreword is by Leopold Stokowski.—F. P. j

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Two's company and three’s a crowd — especially when the third party is the husband in the case. This is the gay basis of Ronald Colman’s new romantic comedy, “My Life With Caroline,” in which Anna Lee plays opposite the star.

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