Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 March 1942 — Page 24

Films

ONE OF THE WOR : S greatest authorities on Hans Christ an Andersen, the 18th cent ver of Danish fairy tales which h delighted | I0 g en erations | of youngsters, is none ¢ther than Jean Hersholt - (Dr. Christian.) He has just completed t hi e first

the | Andersen tales ever made ke directly from Jean Hersholt the Dhnish. Tt

cost him plenty to do| it.

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Seems #hat all the tales of ugly ducklings, snow queens, elves and dwarfs we've been reading are retranslations from the German. Mr. Hersholt felt that. much of th charm and style of the auth was lost. So, he went to work on a direct inglish translation. He had to. turn down three movie contracts at $50,000 each to do it. For this chore, he received $500. Net loss—$149,500. 2 ” ” “To help save tires, Hollywood movie moguls have chartered busses to haul the correspondents around for previews. . . . Out in San Fernando valley, Pvt, Albert

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Goertz is knitting a sweater for movie queen Jane Russell. . . . Despite Hitler's threats, Sweden is still showing U. S. films. . . . Hoosier Paul V. McNutt, office of

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ices director, has given theater operators a pat on the back. for cutting prices to men in the services. . , . Seventeen top-ranking movie stars have hit the roads that lead to army camps, not to serve, but to give shows. # “8 ” Flicker Fare . . . - Charlie Chaplin’s new edition of “The Gold Rush” is coming up soon, with music and words by Chaplin. Jean Gabin, the French star who recently finished his first American film, “Moon tide,” is scheduled to start “The Night the World . Shook” soon for Twentieth CenturyFox. The pici ture is based on a novel, Miss Davis “Eight ‘Hun dred Convicts March on Caraibo.” Warner Bros. is filming William Wood’s novel, “The Edge of Darkness.” Another movie from the pages of American literature upcoming is “Ethan Frome,” with Bette Davis. Warner Bros is doing it. She also will star in “Now, Voyager.” * : 8 "n 2 FRED MACMURRAY will sing again in Paramount’s “Forest Rangers.” Frank Lloyd, who hasn't acted since 1917, will do a deputy sheriff’s role in Universal's “The Spoilers,” which he is producing . . . maybe he couldn't find a guy. Ronald Colman has been signed for the male lead in Selznick’s “Jane Eyre.” Betty Grable and Victor Mature are teamed in 20th’s “Strictly Dynamite,” a musical. Bela Lugosi is on the haunt again in Monogram’s “Black Pragons,” drama of wartime activities of Japan's secret society. For some reason, Warners has changed the title, “Escape from Crime,” with Humphrey Bogart, to the “Big Shot.” Newest Orson: Welles ‘production after “Magnificent Ambersons” is “Journey Into Fear,” about international intrigue on the shores of the Black sea.

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by RICHARD LEWIS

THE AGENT FOR «Arsinic and Old Lass,” which is due so opel at English’s March 17, dropped in the other day with some chatter of the theater world in general and his play in particular. He is the kind of theatrical representative who looks as if his

name might be Montague. 1% is. John Montague. Mr, Montague told us that the war business is not hurting show business at all, Why should it? he asked. I didn’t know. The legitimate . stage, said, he, is gleaning bigger gross since Dec. 7 than bev fore, despite Mr. Lindsay = the fact that in some cities patrons who have gone into the armed services are getting in for half price, 4 2 ” MR. MONTAGUE EXPRESSED a hand-rubbing satisfaction with the artistic and financial iuccess “Arsenic and Old Lace” has been enjoying since it opened in New York in 1940. It has ranged the boards from New York to Oklahoma City and from Minneapolis to New Orleans. “Wherever it goes, they want it back,” he confided. “In Milwaukee, we gave two extra perf¢rmances. In Kansas City, one extra performance.” The owners of the show, he whispered, are cutting a fat melon. Out of this melon they are getting $40,000 to $60,000 a month, he said. “I should say the play is grossing $20,000 a week. If we (lon’t get that much, we think something is wrong. In fact, we worry.” He added significantly thai; the show has been on the road for 35 juicy weeks. » ” 8

FROM THIS PROSPERITY, I deduced that Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse, co-producers of the Kesselring comedy, are inaking a living, too. Mr. Montague estimated their combined take at $10,000 a week. Mr. Lindsay is an actor and Mr. Crouse is a publicity man and “Arsenic and Old Lace” 1s their first experience in theater as producers. Of course, they had back-

and John Byram. But the end of the big money is not yet by a long shot. Holly

wood has purchased the play for :

a movie in 1943. Mr. Montague didn’t mention what the purchase

price was, but he referred to it

with awe in his voice. #2 = = BUT WITH ALL this success, there is still trouble. Every show has some kind of trouble, This

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Two Appear Tomorrow at Maennerchor Concert.

The Indianapolis Maennerchor concert at 8:30 p. m. tomorrow at the Athenaeum will feature Joan

|Moore. and Harold 'Triggs, duo-

planists, in addition to the program of classical and folk songs, Miss Moore, who played for the British Broadcasting Co., was giving concerts for allied war relief in France until that country fell. Mr. Triggs is a ‘widely known Indianapolis- pianist and Somposer, :

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ANNUAL CONCERT

The Indianapolis Civic Choir will give its fifth annual concert at -8 p. m, Tuesday in the Roberts Park Methodist church, Floyd Jones is director

A new patriotic song will be pre-

_|sented and the first public appear-

ance of the Singing Ambassadors, a new male chorus, will be a feature

of the program.

Other features include dramatic readings, a chalk illustration, a tri two solos by Mr, Jones and a nu

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souri outlaw in “Missouri Outlaw,”

opening today at the Alamo. The | gal in the film is Lynn Merrick.

busy, apparently, with more vital personnel and props. The only part of Geargia “Arsenic -and Old Lace” will march through this season is Atlanta, where the play opens a few days before it comes to Indianapolis. However, it is expected to reach

English’s without much difficulty |

because President Roosevelt him« self has given road shows the same priority rating as major league ball teams, according to Mr. Montague. “Just the same,” said the agent, “we can’t reserve private cars for the cast anymore and they have to ride in the coaches.” This indeed is a pretty pass for the theater to fall into, Mr. President. Imagine real actors and real actresses having to ride in coaches with people. ” 8 8

I HAVE A VISION of Ethel Barrymore pacing the aisle while rehearsing a dramatic scene from “The Corn Is Green” only to be halted in her tracks by the conductor: “Sorry, lady, yeu can't go into the club car on a’ coach. ticket.” Or John Barton of. the eternal “Tobacco Road,” which is still traveling places, jittering about between the seats as old Jeefer Lester

Of course, ‘with Mr. Montague's.

people in “Arsenic” it might ‘be -

different. I can perceive a very real func tion for Eric von Stroheim on any coach, as a monitor for lttle boys, | who tear up and down the aisle playing cops and robber.

One leer from Mr. von ed - heim is all it would take, T think,

to subdue the little fellows for a long time, On the whole, however, I greatly.

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