Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 June 1942 — Page 25

FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1942

by RICHARD LEWIS

Putting on the Dog

ONE OF THE neatest acts which has yet hit our town in the irrent upswing of vaudeville is the mimic show which George Cortello his six dog prodigies put on at Keith's this week.

Last year,

when I saw Mr. Cortello put his highly educated dogs

through their paces at Wildwood, N. J, I gained the impression that

this

11S was one of the best animal acts in the business.

4 again,

I still think so. George claps his hands and out

waltzes a maltese terrier as Mae |

West, Fetchit,

a manchester as a very ordinary mutt of

mixed ancestry as Pop-Eye, a fox

terrier as Ginger Rogers and a huge, black French poodle named “Countess” as a rhumba dancer. The payoff is an acrobatic act in which a wire-haired fox terrier Tint over the somersaulting body of Mr. Cortello.

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Training a Dog

THE PRECISION and mimicry in this act are amazing. \ he sh ow, get a few dogs, having a my own in that said: “Every position

tips on how few line. Mr dog Yo i over their personalities. 1 g0 to w mind you. Best ining a dog is at after the puppy

housepunish them.

you know, break them. Don't Don’t never do either. they want and

to 1.

you

they'll respond “Keep your puppy box when he’s in he's permit length of a But

the house. If ted to run, room, he'll make misin his own box,

takes. won't “Take him or four times the idea why he's being taken out After he figures it out, have any more trouble household manners.” Mr. Cortell

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out regularly, a day,

teaches tl

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has a different dis- | have to feel them |

'k on them— |

tied in his | even the | he |

three | ntil he gets |

you won't | about his

he neo- |

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After | the dog I ducked backstage to | petted. to train | problems of | Cortello

| human types.

reward them with food. I | reasons they hit so close in imi-

Affection is what |

| does it.

British Alm,

After seeing it

phyte dog to keep off the floor as the first step in his program of secondary education. His dogs sit on chairs,:- even sleep in them. But never on the floor.

They Like Applause

HE TRAINS them to obey simple commands, like “come” and “heel” simply by jerking a piece of string tied to the collar at the instant he utters the comAs the idea gets across, is rewarded by being But no food tidbits are ever given. After the fundamentals of the secondary training are out of the way, Mr. Cortello gees into the

more complicated stunts. How he conditions his dogs to react to

applause and obey the commands | which flow naturally in his stage |!

chatter, however, is his secret, based on 30 years of experience. The frainer picks his dogs for personality and resemblance to That's one of the

tating the characteristics of celebrities mimicked.

Of course, having a dog act |}

isn't all smooth sailing. Dogs, like humans on the stage, become somewhat tempermental and professionally jealous. So they fight and a dog fight in a two-by-four theater dressing room is picnic On stage, however, perfect ladies and gentlemen.

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Playboy Lightner

FREDDIE LIGHTNER, brother |

of the musical comedy star, Win-

nie Lightner, is m. c. on the stage | { bill and gets a good hand with | his own | although it seems to me he over- | Lathrop & Lee are a | | pretty fair formal dance team and { Al Verdi

singing and story-telliing,

fiddles unique way.

around in his

The six Danwills, teeter-board |

impressarios, and Betty Lee, xylo-

| phoenist, complete the show.

On screen is a mediocre “A Girl Must Live,”

The

the with Margaret Lockwood.

the crossing. The British accent

no | | is the co-teature.

RECORDINGS

they are all |

| picture looks like it got wet in |

especially in feminine dialog, is |

a bit hard to catch.

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Circle Film Introduces New Star

Irene Manning, one of the screen’s newcomers, stars with Humphrey Bogart in “The Big Shot,” gang-

ster movie opening today

at the Circle,

By Richard Lewis

“Whispering Ghosts,” with Milton Berle and Brenda Joyce,

| pretation of French songs. | sings them in a sweet, quiet-

Rubinstein at the Piano

ARTUR RUBINSTEIN, who appeared here with the Indianapolis

symphony orchestra last winter, rhapsodies by Brahms for Victor, piano albums.

has recorded six intermezzi and two The result is one of the year's finest

Brief and to the point, the intermezzi and rhapsodies are piano

miniatures of exquisite musical design.

in B minor, are recorded on a single record side each. To the piano-trained listener, the technical difficulties these works present will be apparent. Technically, they are tough. But the difficulties do not lend themselves to the flying fist style. Rather, they are intended {or the smooth, precision artist who overcomes them with ease. And this is right down Mr. Rubinstein’s alley. I think you will like these piano briefs because, so typical of Brahms, they reflect a toughfibered romanticism, which is beautiful but not sentimental. They are brilliant, but not brittle, tender but not soft. An able interpreter of Brahms, Pianist Rubinstein is at his best here. 8 " 2

Music Poems MODERN FRENCH art songs are unique in music literature. They are particularly adapted to

phonograph transcription. They are short, melodic and expressive. Their lyrics are the poems of Corneille, Lahor, Victor Hugo and Paul Verlaine. Victor's album of six French art songs, sung by Maggie Teyte, operatic soprano, includes “After a Dream,” music by Gabriel Urbain Faure for a poem by Romain Bussine; “Psyche,” a poem by Corneille, set to music by Emile Paladilhe; “Song of Sorrow” by Lahor, music by Henri Duparc; “If My Poetry Had Wings,” by Victor Hugo, music by Reynaldo Hahn; “The Offering” and “The Enchanted Hour,” both poems by Paul Verlaine set to music by M. Hahn. The composers are among the most distinguished artists of France. M. Hahn, music critic of “LeFigaro,” is one of the most distinguished composers of France and is a chevalier of the Legion of Honor. M. Durarc who died in 1933 was considered by Cesar Franck as his most talented pupil. Although she has sung grand opera in America, England and in pre-war Europe, Maggie Teyte is perhaps best known for her interShe

voiced soprano, accompanied on the piano by Gerald Moore.

All except one, the rhapsody

Organ Symphony LEO SOWERBY is not the only American composer who has had trouble with music critics. Melodically abstruse, his work sometimes needs rehearing to be appreciated. This is particularly the case with his symphony in G major for organ, recorded by Victor. E. Power Biggs plays the organ in the Harvard university memorial church. On first hearing, this work sounds ponderous and dull. The inclination is to give up after the second side. But it improves somewhat after a second hearing. Not only is Mr. Sowerby’s idiom unfamiliar; the organ, too, is unfamiliar to American audiences

as a symphonic instrument. ” 2 ”

Snap Judgments Glenn Miller—“Knit One, Purl Two,” sweet and smooth; “Lullaby of the Rain,” ditto. Abe Lyman—“Amen,” a swing spiritual. Rose Blane is nifty; “He Wears a Pair of Silver Wings,” neat dance arrangement. Tommy Dorsey — “Just as Though You Were Here,” good Dorsey stuff, but sentimental; “Street of Dreams,” welcome back, old friend.

WHEN DOES IT START?

CIRCLE

“Whispering Ghosts,” with Milton Berle and Brenda Joyce, at 11:30, 2:40, 5:50 and 9. “The Big Shot,” with Humnhrey Bogart and Irene Manning, at 12:50, 4, 7:10, and 10:15. Sunday—“Big Shot” at 1, 4:10, 7:25 and 10:15; “Ghosts” at 3, 6.05 and 9.

KEITH'S “A Girl Must Live,” with Margaret Lockwood, at 12:17, 2:53, 5:28, 8:03 and 10:31. On Stage—“Fun’s A-Poppin’” at 1:40, 4:15, 6:50 and 9:25.

LOEW'S “Ship Ahoy,” with Eleanor Powell, Red Skelton and Tommy Dorsey, at 11:27, 3:02, 6:37 and 10:12.

“Adventures of Martin Eden,” with Glenn Ford and Claire Trevor at 1:07. 4:42 and 8:17. Sunday—‘‘Adventures” at 1:05, 4:43 and 8:21; “Ship Ahoy” at 3, 6.38 and 10:16.

LYRIC Walt Disney's ‘Fantasia, presenting the artists’ conception of seven music classics, at 1, 4:10, 7:25 and 10:30. “Henry Aldrich and Dizzy,” with Jimmy Lydon and Mary Anderson, at 11:40, 2:50, 6:05 and 9:15. Sunday—‘Fantasia” at 1, 4:10, 7:25 and 10:30; *““Aldrich” at 2:50, 6:05 and 9:15.

Piano Pupils Will Appear

Snider Students Will Give Two Recitals Tomorrow.

The Snider musie and dramatic art studio will present piano students in two recitals at 7 and 8:15 p. m. tomorrow at the D. A. R. chapter house. Mrs. Josephine Gray will assist with vocal num-

bers, accompanied by Mrs. Mae McNair. » ” ” Students of Miss Marian Laut of the Jordan faculty will be heard in recital at 4 p. m. Sunday at 3411 N. Pennsylvania st. Featured on the program will be a piano quartet, composed of Jean Shannon, Erma Stevens, Freida Schmalfeldt and Mary Ann Rexroth. The quartet will play Rachmaninoff's “Prelude in G Minor” and Alfoldy’s Hungarian Concert Polka.” Nita Anderson will be heard in a solo group of three pieces. = ” 2 Students of Olive Kiler will present a violin recital at 3 p. m. Sunday at the Central library. At 8:30 p. m. Thursday, students of Virgil Phemister, teacher of voice, and H. Otis Pruitt, piano teacher, will be heard in a joint recital at the north unit of the Jordan conservatory.

ASKS LOVE NOTES BE MAILED FREE

HOLLYWOOD, June 19 (U. P.) — Movie Star Martha Scott today asked Postmaster Frank Walker to issue post-free, heart-shaped envelopes to any girl who writes messages of “love and cheer” to a fighting man. Since mail from camps and bases now travels without postage, Miss Scott believed all romantic mail to the men also should go free.

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