Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 September 1941 — Page 12

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Producers Have Trouble Filling Chorus Lines. . NEW YORK, Sept. 18 (U. P.)— Broadway is faced with a critical shortage of an essential ‘material| and no one knows where to place the blame. It is reasonably certain that OPM ‘had nothing to do with it and foes of the administration reluctantly: concede ' that it

can’t be pinned on the New Deal. The shortage is in chorus girls—

~ According to statistics accepted Y show business about five girls in every 100 are pretty enough for aj! musical comedy. In the past this|

world with, an overplus of longstemmed American beauties. But

the supply apparently has failed| with what looks like the most pros-

perous season in years ahead. Ed Wynn Worried

Ed Wynn had a chorus call and out of the hundreds of girls who appeared he found only one .or two suitable for the big time. Dance _ director Bob Alton had a similar experience. Eddie Cantor and Georgie Jessel, both .musicals planned, e worrying about where they are going to get

to warrant $4.40 a seat.

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Discord Seems in Order

Ann Sothern is at the piano, with Robert Young apparently trying to interfere with her accompaniment for Tap Dancer Eleanor Powell

That is John Carroll in the middle and Red Skelfon is the other guy. The movie is “Lady Be Good,” opening tomorrow at Loew’s.

And that ‘is why Art Childers,|. nbination nitery magnate-beauty scout, slipped quietly into town from Miami after an unpublicized tour up the eastern seaboard with stops at every center that-used to provide beauty to Broadway. His discouraging report on the pulchritude prospect means that bidding for chorus girls may drive wages up toward the $75 a week Earl Carroll used to give his pretty dancers. Showgirls may command: between: $75 and $100.’

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HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 18.—Inter-

piece for “A Yank in the R. A. F..” Darryl Zanuck is rushing’ arrangements for “A Tommy in the U. 8S. A.” Latter is about the . training of British pilots over: here. . , . Italy is making big offers—with no takers —for Hollywood pictures. Needs ‘em for civilain morale. Much praise for “Target for Tonight,” documentary film made without professional actors, of an R. A. F. bombing mission.’. . . Gary Cooper likely will go to Africa for Sam Goldwyn for the filming of Ernest Hemingway's. “The - Short, Happy Life of Francis Macomber.”

"| JAMES STEWART - TO TOUR CAMPS , HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 18 (U. P.) —

Officers at Moffett Field, Cal., have announced that Corp. James

|| Stewart soon will go on tour of the

Army camps in the Ninth Corps Area, playing the leading male role in “G-2,” a heavy drama of the Army Intelligence Service. Stewart, who gave up a healthy film salary to earn $21 a month as a private, also may appear in ‘benefit performances before civilian audiences, it was announced. A’ leading lady remains to be chosen.

NEW CONCERT BAND WILL BE ORGANIZED

The Butler-Jordan Concert Band will be organized under the direction of Ellis Carroll at the Metropolitan unit’ of - the conservatory, 106 E.

North St., at 7:30 p. m. today. Membership is open .to all Butler and

and to those of other schools. The band is to give several concerts during the year. Rehearsals are to be held on Thursday - evenings.

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a NASTY TIMES THERE'S pothifig’ more welcome

aL “than: a; good; ‘lively musical:

ood knows this well, and th

reports are that most of the studios: have upped their budgets. for such, .“Two-examples of. this new: craving for music will -be with us, to-

morrow: at the downtown theaters.

At’ the Indiana will be Sonja Henle in “Sun Valley ‘Serenade.” And~inasmuch “as ‘Glenn Miller's. band is in this one ‘also, Manager Ken’ Collins need have little fears for the box office. .

Little. Sonja. is probably: the most popular: individual star to

play Indianapolis in a ‘long’ time, . sither in person or in pictures,

* Her two ice shows at the Coliseum’

have been cash knock-puts, leading one to believe ‘that her per

sonal appearance Heré - probably Tpe likewise.

early in December will be And her latest picture jis not without its ‘local angles, in sddition to Sonja. For one thing, the bass player in. Miller's band ‘at the time the film was made was Trigger Alpert, an Indianap-

olis boy who at last reports was

serving Uncle Sam at Ft. Harrison. Then, too, you may remember the young man who served as Sonja’s skating partner in the Coliseum extravaganza last winter. His name‘is Harrison Thomson and he’s in “Sun Valley,” too. Mr. Miller’s band plays “I Know Why and So. Do. You,” “I$ Happened in Sun Valley,” “The Kiss Polka,” one of the outstanding tunes in.the show, and the Nicholas Bros., dancers who made their screen debut in “Down Argentine Way” and scored again in “The

Big: Broadcast,” are featured "in:

“Chattdriooga Chéo Choo.” All the songs are by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren, one of Hollywood's top composing teams.

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Pursuit—Dby : Sonja CAST AS the piano- player in Miller's band, Mr. Payne agrees to “adopt” a refugee as a publicity stunt. But when the refugee arrives, it turns out to be Sonja, not a small child as he had expected. Sonja’ informs him that she i out to marry him, but that’s not

so good, for Lynn Bari has similar’ The complications:

intentions. take place at the Sun Valley re= sort in Idaho. j In addition, it probably should be mentioned. that-Sonja does two skating - routines, a dance with:

Payne and Miller's band plays “In the Mood.” : “In the Mood,” ‘it you didn’t know: it, is a number which makes

hepeats go out of this world, or whatever that is they do. :

os 8 = Boogie Dance

SO FAR as available records

show, “Lady Be Good,” opening tomorrow at Loew’s, marks a new milestone in the history of that strange phenomenon, boogie-woo0-gie. .Eleanor Powell does a tap dance to it. And then there’s another one she ‘does ‘that is: called “Tap

Opening. Tomorrow— CIRCLE—“Unfinished Business,”

.with Irene Dunne, Robert Mont-

gomery, Preston Foster and Walter Catlett. Also “Moonlight in Ha-

wail,” with Jane Frazee, the Merry ‘Macs,

Leon Errol. and Mischa Auer.

INDIANA—“Sun Valley Serenade,” with Sonja Henie, ‘John Payne, Glenn Miller and his orchestra, Milton Berle, Lynn Bari, Joan Davis and the Nicholas

Bros. Also “Dressed to: Kill,”

with - Lloyd Nolan, Mary Beth

Hughes and Sheila Ryan.

LOEW'S — “Lady Be Good,” with Eleanor Powell, Ahn Sothern, Robert Young, Lionel Barrymore, John Carroll, Red Skelton and Virginia: O’Brien. .Also “Tillie the Toiler,” with Kay Harris and William Tracy.

LYRIC—New ‘bill to be an-

3 nounced tomorrow.

Concerto,” ‘aed, if we are to believe the movietown publicists,

‘by no less than Arturo Toscanini,

who they say saw the number on a visit to the set one day. Besides: Eleanor,. the attraction boasts of Ann Sothern, in a sing-

‘ing role, Red Skelton, Deadpan

Songstress Virginia O'Brien and Connie Russell, a new blues singer.

It’s like ‘this: Robert Young is . just: a “fair” song writer until he meets and marries Miss Sothern.

Working together, they turn out

some hits, but the tide of success.

is more than Young can stand. Miss Sothern leaves him.

It takes Miss Powell, a nightclub entertainer, and John Carroll

(remember “Sunny”?), a croomer,:

to reunite them. The music: and “Fascinating Rhythm,” Gershwin; Paris,” by Jerome Kern and Oscar

by

‘Hammerstein, and a couple of new

ones 'by “Arthur Freed and Roger Edens, “Youll. Never Know” and “Your Words and My: Music.”

In Loew's second feature, “Tillie |

‘the Toiler,” the funny page gal,

“makes her screen debut, enacted

by Kay Harris. They hope it'll catch on like “Blondie” did,

8 J 2 I THINK the idea of “Unfinished. Business,” coming to the Circle tomorrow, is :that every

.woman has inthe back of .her mind some old romance that she “thinks would be interesting - to

resume. But I'm not an. expert

“Lady Be Good” “The Last Time I Saw.

and so matter will be pursued no futher.

‘meets'and falls in love with Pres‘ton Foster. ‘But .once arrived, he ‘ gives her the old ‘brushoff.

Robert Montgomery, : cast:as: Fos-

ter’s brother, takes Miss. Dunn. out _for Zan: evening's - entertainment:

. and: somehow ‘proposes to her. She

singing in the Metropolitan Opera

she has some “unfinished business”’—her love for Foster, Foster, however, walks out and Montgomery ~ discovers he’s become a father. Miss Dunne and he decide to start a new life to-

‘| gether, 4 Is that all clear? If yn -y

someone please drop in and tell me: what it’s ‘all about?

Hughes' New Star The story concerns Irene : | Dunne, an Ohio music teacher, | -who* on’; the way tor New ® York

To sooth her injured : feelings, .

accepts: and’ they indulge 'in a’gin’ Next he knows, she’s left: him: and ‘so’ he joins the Army. Back" on leave, he finds Miss Dunne

chorus. Miss Dunne tells him

° ° 3 1 ‘Married 3 Years ‘HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 18 (U. PJ for: big things ‘in the movies ‘by Howard Hughes, ' the - man *. who

thing of a record in: Hollywood by keeping his: marriage secret three Cereatha Browning- of Dallas, Tex.,

week. Buetel was surprised that his ‘marriage was not known.

secret,” he said. “I took it for granted that. they knew.”

Buetel played the starring role 2: of Billy the Kid in Hughes’ produc-|-

tion ef “The Outlaw.”

NOT A-HOST

Jack Buetel, who is being groomed|

‘brought: the late Jean Harlow into|: prominence, - has : established some-| -

years : His. pretty young wife, the former joined the actor at his studio this|

“I wasn't : trying to keep it al

Zasu Pitts. of the uttering hands plays the role of a worried housemaid in “Week-end for Three,” a story shout a an unwanted guest.

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PLUS JANE FRAZEE The MERRY MAGS LEON ERROL MISCHA AUER “MOONLIGHT IN HAWAII?

=LAST TIMES TODAY--

BAD MEN OF MISSOURI JUNGLE CAVALCADE

Gay loves of gay people told to. the Lilt. :

ing tempos of today... against. as lavish

a background of spectacle, excitement

and song as the screen.

NW THN CARROLL - RED SKELTON - VIRGINIA O'BRIEN, AN Directed by NORMAN. Z. McLEOD - Produced by ARTHUR FREED \\Screen Play by Jack ‘McGowan, Kay Van Riper and John Megat

‘Based on an Original Story by Jack McGowan" ~ A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture

has ever known!

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