Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 July 1941 — Page 12

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HOLLYWOOD, July 10 (U. P.).— Sigrid Gurie’s application for American citizenship, which she filed

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OF ALL THE HOME-TOWN boys from Linton, Ind, who made good out in the big, big world, none of them won quite the distinction that Phil Harris did. He married Alice Faye. Undoubtedly some of the other lads who used to prowl around down in the Ninton mines have gone high in their respective endeavors, {00, but whe of them married a movie star? To my knowledge, none, although I'm not an authority on Lintoniana. : Manager Bill McIlwaih of the Lyric, where Mr. Harris opens his stage show tomorrow, was so impressed with Phil's accomplishments of the heart that he wired him an offer of an extra $25 if he would bring curvaceous Alice along. Which #2 8 8 shows that Mr. McIlwain not only is alert but economical. With Mr. and Mrs. Harris on the same stage, the Lyric would have a show that one, if he were feeling /good, might term a Sracko, sockeroo, double-sized it.

But as matters stand, Mr. Harris stands to do very well by himself.

Tomorrow—

LYRIC—Phil Harris, the radio playboy, will be on the stage, with Pat Kay, singer with the “band; Ames & Arno, comedy adagio team; Paul Winchell, ventriloquist,” and the Billingtons, young dancing ‘pair. The screen attraction will be “Passage From Hong Kong,” starring Lucile Fairbanks

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Omaha Raved

TAKING UP where we left off yesterday, Mr. Harris’ show practically upended Omaha, according to Variety, which doesn’t spend "all its time looking for superlatives. Here are a few excerpts from the Oklahoma story: “It’s a big, brassy and, at times, rowdy episode of the snappiest and most spontaneous sort. Packed with. ad libs, fast, new gags . . . the show fairly rocked the customers. . . . Smart showmanship sticks out all over the unit.” : But this is beginning to sound like an advertising copy writer warming up. Listening to the applause, the Oklahoma theater manager (this is not to infer that the state has only one theater) summed the

a technicolor musical with Don Ameche, Betty Grable, Robert Cummings, Charlotte ‘Greenwoed, Jack Haley, Carole Landis and Cobina Wright Jr. The auxiliary feature will be Jane Withers in “A Very Young Lady,” with Nancy Kelly and John Sutton.

LOEW’S—The good people came in such numbers to see “They Met In Bombay” this week that Manager Bill Elder has decided to hold it over. It’s about those two jewel thieves, Clark Gable and Rosalind Russell, and how they get in each other’s hair in Bombay, Hong Kong and various places until at last they decide to let love conquer all. The other . one is “Adventure in Washington,” with Herbert Marshall and .Virginia and featuring a young newcomer, Gene Reynolds.

CIRCLE—“Moon Over Miami,”.

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Record Threat

JUST PAST 35 (June 24), Mr. Harris perhaps is one of the topmost comedians in radio today, by virtue of the ribbing he takes in the Jack Benny show. His own coast-to-coast broadcasts from the, Wilshire Bowl in Los Angeles have helped, of course, and his regular tours send his popularity rating . up plenty. 2 When Mr. Harris last put in here, he came very close to wiping Horace Heidt’s house record off the books. And it wouldn’t surprise ‘Manager McIlwain if Phil got the job done this time. # 8 =

Song and Dance

IF HOLLYWOOD. can find the singers and dancers, we're going to have one musical right after another for the next year or so. Just, as fast as it can be spotted, the studios are stocking up heavily on musical talent. Meantime, Hollywood will rely on those already available, such as Don Ameche and Betty Grable, who'll be seen tomorrow on the Circle screen in “Moon Over Miami.” > ’ This one was directed by the

same gentleman who turned out “Tin Pan Alley,” namely Walter Lang. And it has eight new

self,” “Hurrah for Today,” “Kindergarten Conga,” “Loveliness and Love,” “You Started Something,” - “Solitary Seminole,” “Is That Good?” and “Miami.” And it should be added that the, picture was filmed in technicolor. The story,-as if it made any difference, concerns a fortune-hunt-ing Texas thxeesome — Miss Grable, Carole Landis and Charlotte Greenwood—and how they all go to Miami to snare Betty a husband. Carole poses as a secretary and Miss Greenwood as Betty’s aunt. Well, it isp’t long until they have Mr. Ameche and Robert Cummings falling over themselves to win Miss Grable’s fair hand. I'd tell you which won, but I

ence. ; . After all, both are nice boys and anyway, it’s the music and dancing that counts.

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songs by Leo Rebin and Ralph Rainger: “I've Got You All to My-

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Humphrey Bogart has learned that the U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary of Southern California had accepted |! both his services and his 38-foot Diesel-powered cabin cruiser. He successfully passed his pilot's examinations last Sunday at Long Beach, and the formality of inspect-

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Pat Kay, a low-voiced torch singer, and hef boss, Phil Harris, will come to the Lyric stage tomorrow for a week’s engagement.

Baptist Group to Give Musicale

A midsummer musical under the direction of Elsie F. Adams will be presented by the Broadway Baptist Church’s music department’ at 8 p. m. tomorrow at the church, E. 22d St. and Broadway. Miss Adams recently returned from Chicago, where she received the master of music degree from the Sherwood School. * Among those who will take part in tomorrow night's program are Edward Pearson, tenor; Vera Cobb, soprano; Walter C. Bruce, tenor; Doris Myers Harvey, soprano; Robert Jordan, basso; Thomas VanArsdel, tenor; Mable Pruitt Duncan, organist; Josephine Lane, contralto; Charles Potts, baritone, and Thelma Morris, pianist. The church choir also will sing, Mr. Bruce directing.

Winifred A. Uebelhack, piano student of Grace Lillian Eaton, will be heard in a graduation recital at

auditorium, 824 N. Pennsylvania St. She will be assisted by Mary Spalding, harpist. ‘Miss Uebelhack will play Beehoven’s Sonata, Op. 27, No. 2; Debussy’s Suite Bergamesque; Brahms’ Waltz in A-flat and Lullaby, ahd other selections from the music of ameau, Rachmininoff, Weber, Raff and Liszt. Miss Spalding will play

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Mr. Bogart will take additional training as soon as a current picture is finished. During the World War Mr. Bogart was a gun pointer aboard an armed merchant vessel and is familiar with navigation, en-

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HOLLYWOOD, July 10, — One who’ll profit from the Russo-Ger-man war is Charlie Chaplin. A Soviet representative immediately bought “The Great Dictator” and he indicated that Stalinland will be wanting many more American pictures than were acceptable there before. : Meanwhile, the Russian distributing agency, Artkino, has reopened in the United States and will be

Marks 10th Anniversary in ~ the Movies. HOLLYWOOD, July 10 (U. P,).—

"Betty Grable, a veteran trouper at 23 years, has just celebrated her 10th

anniversary in the movies, Most people think of Miss Grable as a relative newcomer to films, but she, and some of her closest friends, can remember the splash she made in the film city 10 years ago. Well, anyway, a ripple. : _ She was 13 then, and appeared with Sharon Lynn, Lola Lane and Ilka Chase in a musical called “Let's Go Places.” It was not aptly named. The only place Betty went was out. The old Fox company had signed young Miss Grable after her discovery by a talent scout in a dance school.

Betty Grable plays the feminine starring role .in the musical, “Moon Over Miami,” which opens tomorrow at the Circle.

called, “of becoming a star overnight. But all I-got were dancing roles. I danced and danced and danced until I was sick of it and by that time Fox was, too, and they let me go.” : These memories were revived by Miss Grable during a recess in the filming of “A Yank in the R. A. F.” at 20th Century-Fox. The people on the set observed her anniversary with a mid-afternoon party. Things were up and down after that. Samuel Goldwyn signed her but it didn’t take. She sang for a time with Ted Fio Rito’s Orchestra. R. K. O. had her under contract for a while and Paramount used her for a time as a sort of perennial sophomore in college pictures. I decided something had to be done,” she said, “or I would be a ‘promising youngster’ until I was gray. So I went on a personal appearance tour.” The rest you can guess as easily as we can tell you, and quicker. Outside of Hollywood Miss Grable turned out to be an extremely popular young lady. The tour was a big success. Darryl F. Zanuck, production chief for 20th Century-Fox, told her to come home and sign a contract. She did and the jobs have been a lot better since. “A Yank in the R. A. F.” gives her the first dramatic role of her career.

PUBLICITY BEATS TRUTH OR FICTION

HOLLYWOOD, July 10. — After several days of reading in the gossip columns about his romance with Virginia Gilmore, Director Fritz Lang wired his press agent: “Truth may be stranger than fic-

either of them.”

WHEN DOES IT START?

CIRCLE “Caught in the Draft,” with Bob Hove. Dorothy Lamour. Eddie Bracken and Lynne Overman. at 11:12. : 4:46, 7:33 and 10:20. “Scattergood Pulls the Strings, with Guy Kibbee. at 12:41. 3:28, 6:15 a :02.

KEITHS

“Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” (on stage), by Anita Loos and John Emerson. Produced by James Dagget, directed L214 Norris Houghton with settings by Clive Rickabaugh. Betty Goodrich and Ned LeFevre in lead ; roles. Nightly throu Sunday at 8:30, with matinee Saturday at 2:30.

- LOEW'S “They Met in Bombay,” with Clark Sabie and Rosalind Russell, at 12:35,

50, 7 'nd 20 “Adventure in Washington,” with Herbert Marshall and Virginia Bruce, at 11:05, 2:15, 5:25 and 8:40.

LYRIC Billy Gilbert (on stage), with Britt Wood. the Nelson Sisters. Helen Honan Doris Du Pont and Dick Gordon, at 1:01, 3:54, 6:47 and 9:40. ~*puddin’ Head’ (on screen), with Judy Canova, at 11:05, 1:68, 4:51. 7:44 and 10:37. Rajah Raboid, mind reader (on stage), at 12:20, 3:13, 6:06 and 8:59.

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