Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 October 1941 — Page 24

voice from the ‘Balcony 2 by FREMONT POWER

COOPER

and ‘Padlette Goddard Taid em ‘low

Yves Mounted Police” has the oa “struck Mr. Cooper as “Sergeant York” who is pro-

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the Sergeant and the result is that

Js: noiding him over for a third Week. In Indianis Hkewise a rare picture. Truthfully telling

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of the events of ploture seasan, It is

whi at length when the outstanding are one which, if you cause you some ems

ered when the 10 the : year are ferreted out. is “The Little Foxes,” version of Lillian Hell's forcefull play, with Bette 5 playing ine role that Tal-

illiam Wryles, the director. Loew's tomorrow continues its “double billing” programs with © “Lydia” and “Texas.” If for no

§ Other reason, “Lydia” would be

| was executed by Me distinguished 5 French cinema artisan, Julien # Duvivier. Those who have meddled in the foreign film market will: know him for his “Pepe le

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EE for money she loses her usband, her daughter and her “The Little

lao enter a | partnership ‘ with. her two cun-. ~ ming brothers for the purchase of . & cotton mill. Her husband (Herbert Marshall) refuses her the money. Still intent on their plan,

1 she

‘the Tennessee mountain boy who be-

the first World ar, Je film un-

Opening Tomorrow—

.INDIANA—“The Little Foxes,” with ‘Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, Teresa Wright, Richard Carlson . and Patricia Collinge. - Also “Parachute Battalion,” with Robert Preston, Nancy Kelly, Edmond O’Brien ‘and Harry Carey. LOEW!S~“Lydia,” with Merle Alan Marshal, Joseph Hans Yaray and ‘George , ‘Also “Texas,” with William Holden, Claire Trevor and Glenn Ford.

Held Over

CIRCLE—“Sergeant York,” with |

Gary Cooper, Joan Leslie and Walter Brennan. Its third week in Indianapolis, A A single feature.

LYRIC—Manager Pete Bathory

will ‘announce the new bill to-,

Morrow. . the brothers steal the money from the husband's safety deposit box. It’s to be a “loan.” But when the husband learns of the theft, he te) tells his wife that in his will he shall give her only that which her brothers, have “borrowed.” Seized with anger, threatens to expose her brothers unless they make her a partner. They are forced to comply, but antime the husband, suffering a weak heart, dies from the n of a quarrel with his cherous wife and the daughter abandons” her mother.

“LYDIA” AoteY of Loew's next program, is a flash-back account of a Boston philanthropist and the four men whom she loved. It may remind you a little of A heer for. Miss Bishop.” The original story of “Lydia” was written by M.- Duvivier and L. Bush-Fekete and the screen adaptation by Ben Hecht and Samuel -‘Hoffenstein. The -four loves of Lydia's life are Alan Mar- ‘ shal, the one for whose “return” she ‘waits nearly all her life; Jo- ‘ saph Cotten, a prominent’ doctor ‘whom she first met when his father was a butler in her home; Hans Yaray, a famous blind planist who offers tc teach in the school she has endowed, and George ‘Reeves, a night club ‘Owner. As a girl she falls in love with them one by one, their lives become more and more ed and yet Lydia “waits.” And did we say that Lydia is portrayed by Merle Oberon? The role ‘has been rated (and not only in) publicity blurbs) as one of her

Fitw Work

; Directing Energy in Right

Hopelessly ll with a heart ailment, Herbert Marshall is allowed neither merey nor rest by his cruel wife, Bette Davis, ih “The Little Foxes” The film, adapted by Lilla Hellman from her play of the same title,

opens tomorrow at the Indiana.

‘Fan Letters|

Best Clue to Popularity Hollywood Stars.

HOLLYWOOD; Oct. 30 (U. P)~| il

One of the most convenient ways

for a studio to check up on a star’s|

popularity in these uniform-minded times is to have a look at her mail from the Army camps. The services have been a fertile field for publicity exploitation, but aside from that there is considerable genuine reaction to movies and the personalities who appear in them, . For correspondence from the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Ann Sheridan possibly holds first place, although she could get a good argument from ‘Dorothy Lamour. Miss Sheridan’s fan mail includes notes not only from U. B. services but from $hose of Canada, Australia an A Englang. in the First Field Training Regiment. of the Royal Australian Artillery, * training Cowra, wrote for an ae picture of Miss Sheridan. The red-haired Texas beauty has

Mimi Lynne heads the stage show opening tomorrow at the Fox, Others on the bill are Jene - and Erle Coe, dancers. .

ny Symphony: To Be e Played

Sevitzky Announces First

Concert Program.

In polis’ © symphonic = season will open Nov. 7 and 8 with the Beethoven V-for-Victory composition, the “Fifth,” according to the program drawn Fabien Sevitzky. chestra’s opening concert at the Murat will be Mr. Sevitzky’s FF

Also. on the or-

arrangement of .§

Kreisler's “Praeludium and Allegro,” Frederick Converse’s ‘Flivver Ten Million” and Elgars “Enigma Variations.” . Ten ’ i11ton" ; ; Million” pen offin will be presented "a-C in‘keeping with Mr. Sevitzky’s practice of playing at least one Amer-

by bandsmen of the 14th U. S. In-lican work at each of the Indianap-

fantry, Ft. Davis, Canal

Zone; |olis Symphony Orchestra’s. concerts.

a new group of service fan mail|Company B of the 44th Engineers|Mr. Converse, of the “New England

every morning when she arrives for work in Warner Bros." “King’s Row,” her first dramatic role. Company H of Fi. Devens, Mass., wrote a group ‘letter announcing that the “oomph girl” complete fulfilled their idea of ‘what a woman should be. Similar sentiments were expressed

at Pt. Belvoir, Va; Company E of

school of composers,” died last year.

the loin Iufaniry ah Camp Sah His “Flivver” piece, according to

and Company L|the

the composer's own program notes,

Ft. Jackson, [is a “musical impression of the'im-

GC. : x ly" The Navy has been represented |aytom letters from a score of ships at{Boston Orchestra in 1927, the comolulu, Shanghai, Manila and position requires such sound effects

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to destruction.

Teresa Wright, sensational new

Samuel Gold SA io would brook’ the love in her heart. ,

no bar to

Spy dowd by Will Wir.

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of the 10 millionth Ford obile.” Played first by the

as ‘a factory whistle, an anvil, a Ford horn and a “wind machine.” Coincident with the release of the opening program was Mr. Sevitzky’s announcement that Lenora Coffin has replaced Walter Whitworth, who oi, as program annator. Mrs. Coffin is a member of the Public Schools’ music faculty and: for

. any ears has lectured on musical

t Jordan Conservatory.

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Weller + who worked geveral years on. his first picture, is using” his Mercury Players again as the cast in the “Ambersons.” He expects to complete the film by mid-January.

MURPHY WILL PLAY: *HIT THE DECK" LEAD

HOLLYWOOD, Qct. 30 e y is to play the male with Lucille Ball in RKO’s of the musical, “Hit the

leaves New York tomorrow. thie first of a new program of shows to Army camps and

: Direction Main Problem

Bewhiskered Gabby Hayes (above) is Roy Rogers’ side-kick in “Bad Man of Deadwood,” first run Western opening tomorrow on the Alamo screen. The other | feature will be “The Gay Vagabond,” with Roscoe Karns, Ruth Donnelly and Ernest Truex.

rection of the Citizens | for the Army and Navy,

TOMMY DORSEY'S | “BAND FEATURED

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 30.—Around the lots: Metro's “I'll Take Manila,” with Eleanor Powell, will feature Tommy Dorsey’s band. . . . An op-

tion on a new play by Lynn Root and Frank Fenton, to be produced in New York in January, has heen

laboratory testing. “For some unknown reason,” Lawont os, “Sandy was intrigued| acquired by RKO. phrase, ‘hold it for a test.’ Felix Bivssart will: be- loaned a oy ge. days, all’ I had to do| United Artists by Metro for “To Be whs promise her a ‘test’ and shejor Not To Be,” the Carole Lom-

would respond marvelously.” bard-Jack ‘Benny production. OUR OTHER AD ON THIS PAGE

Believe it or not...sotH or THESE GREAT FEATURES ON THE SAME PROGRAM

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NO WOMAN £VER LIVED WHO LOVED BUT ONE MAN!

How many of the women you think you know have hidden their greatest romances from the world? Are they all like Lydia who loved four men?)

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Hoofs pounding! Guns blazing! Every ‘man a killer in a land where there “were 100 men to each woman and where love was stolen at the point gh gun sig eld and Suing