Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 October 1942 — Page 5

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Into Bigtime

Trained Self to Become|

Metro Star After

Humble Start

By FREDERICK C. OTHMAN United Press Hollywood Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD, Oct.:20 (U, P.).— - Today it was our pleasure to watch Miss Lucille Ball, with 12 pounds

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of false hair on her head, a stick|

of celery in her mouth, and a blue nightgown covering “her curves, dance with Red Skelton in one of the most magnificent bedrooms ever concocted by Hollywood. Mr, Skelton was pretty mangificent, too. He wore a powdered wig, FO ) pink satin coat and a handker- - chief up his sleeve; a handkerchief with lace around the edges. He said he felt silly. Miss Ball said she had a stiff neck, because of all that extra hair. But ghe wasn't complaining. Not on her ‘life, she wasn’t. She is the feminine star of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s “Du Barry was a Lady,” one of the biggest technicolpred musicals of the year. Soon as she finishes, Miss B., goes into “Best Foot Forward.” That's the bigtime. Jude Ball is a top-flight movie star.

She Trained Herself

Five years ago when we first met hef, she was one of 30 stock girls at R-K-O. They all earned $75 a week and they all got their names in the papers with items concerning their doings in the Hollywood hot spots. All but Miss Ball, that, is. She thought that maybe an actress ought to know how to act. The studio used her only for mobile scenery in dance hall sequences. So she organized an amateur theater among R-K-O stenographers, waitresses and mailboys. She spent her evenings practicing play-acting. One by one the other, stock girls lost their jobs until there wasn’t one, left on the payroll, except Miss Ball. And she’d received a raise. She played in almost every movie R-K-O made. . She was in wild westerns and musicals and detective pieces. She worked in a couple of Metro grabbed her and La Ball, the only clothes model we know who has

ful,” Miss Gardner said today: have been talking things over for

flier prepares for a tense moment.

Mickey and Ava To 'Start Over

HOLLYWOQD, Oct. 20 (U. P.).— Ava Gardner, actress wife of Mickey Rooney, said today she has withdrawn her divorce suit and that they would be together again “as soon as we find a place.” The 19-year-old brunet filed suit Sept. 15, asking a share of $200,000 in community property. Mickey has been staying on a ranch in San Fernando valley and his wife has been living at a Beverly Hills hotel. “Everything is fire, just wonder“We

the past few days and decided to

start all over.”

Rooney could not be reached at

once for comment on Miss Gardner’s announcement.

VIOLINIST TO PLAY

FOR ARMY CAMPS

" LONDON, Oct. 20 (U. P.).—~The

office of war information has announced that Yehudi Menuhin, | American violinist, would present a

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CIRCLE On stage, Ted Lewis and his show, at 1:20, 4, 6:40 and 9:2 “The, Big Street,” with Bency Fonda and Lucille Ball, at 11:35, 2:15, 5, 7:35 and 10:15.

INDIANA

“Iceland,” with Sonja Henle, Jack Oakie and Sammy Kaye and his band, at 12:54, 3:57, 7 10:30. “Berlin Correspondent,” with Virginia Gilmore and Mona Maris, at 11:44, 2:47,.5:50 and 8:43,

- LOEW'S . “The Moon and Sixpence,” with George Sanders and Herbert Marshall. at 12:46, ¢, 7:15 and 10:30. “Friendly Enemies,” with Charles Winninger and Charlie Ruggles, at 2:20, 5:35 and 8:50.

LYRIO

“pride of the Yankees,” with Gary Cooper and Teresa Wright, at 11:30, 2:55, 6:20 and 9:50.

American and, British troops, war workers and the British Broadcasting Co. The first of two concerts will be presented at an American army camp Oct. 25 with British troops as guests. Menuhin was invited to perform by the British ministry of information after offering his services.

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'La Boheme' THE MARTENS concert series

can get an inkling of what’s going on without ‘buying the 25-cent pamphlet that tells you what the score ‘is at the end of each act. But the English version of “La Boheme” is a good argument against the practice. The libretto is as rhythmical as a page of dialog from “Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model” and hardly less stilted. Whatever poetry existed in the original has been lost in the language of the McGuffey reader. “La Boheme” was first Anglicized by the Carl Rosa company of Manchester, England, during the gaslight era. It would appear that half a century is ample time in which to produce a first-class English libretto. "The effect of bad words against the delightful ‘musical and dramatic background is bathetic. Many ‘people say that there is nothing worse than foreign opera in English. Now, I am beginning to see their point. There is nothing worse than opera in gaslight English. “La Boheme” is the job that made Puccini famous as a com=poser. The music, that is. The story is taken from a romance, “Vietde Boheme,” written during the literary period in France when all good heroines expired as soon as they found true love,

Packed Pit

SUSANNE FISHER as Mimi, the expiring heroine, who makes flowers in her attic retreat while the: world goes by without’ her, is splendid. William Hain, anotlrer bright light of the production, received his kudos from the crowd as Rudolph, the hungry poet. I liked Frances Greer’s performance as the coquettish shrew, Musetta. She was responsible for most of the comedy that the cast could wring from the opera, which is, supposed to be humorous in spots. I have never been able to put my finger on .exactly whith spots. Giuseppe Bamboschek conducted a many-pieced pit orchestra which overflowed the pit and swarmed into some of the boxes and the front row. The ladies sitting behind the tympani man, who was

| ensconced in the right-hand box,

have my sympathies. To say $he least, English’s stage lacks much. And its pit has just about enough room for one large accordion player or two oboists. The boys sure were packed in there. The staging by Desire Defrere was fine, although once again the narrowness of the stage seemed to telescope the activities of the cast. Opera, it seems to me, needs plenty of room for arm-swinging. This they will get when they play Indiana university’s auditorium at Bloomington tomorrow. It came to me afterward what it was that the damp air blowing

| offstage into the first 10 rows

reminded me of. A stable. I don’t know why English’s stage has that persistent aroma, because it’s a long time since they had horses there. I guess it was Vincent Burke’s air-conditioning system working again. Next time, I hope he closes that window.

HOOSIER CLARINET

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20 (U. P.).—Elvan (Fuzzy) Combs, 29, clarinet player and singer with the Henry Busse orchestra, died yesterday of pneumonia. He had been ill since Friday. His parents live at Muncie, Ind.

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opened to a full house at English’s

last night with a well-staged production of the old favorite of traveling opera troupes, Puccini’s “La Boheme.” The audience responded warmly to the music, which is among the most delightful in operatic literature. What was intelligible of the English libretto, however, was pretty corny. I am a supporter of translating opera so that the home folks

"La Boheme,” an opera in four acts by Puccini, presented at English’s Oct. 19 as the opening of the Martens Concert series by Charles L. Wagner of New York:

Cast of Characters

Rudolph, A Poet William Hain Schaunard, A Musician, Walter Olitzki Marcel, A Painter Mack Harrell Colline, A Phil her, Roberto Silva pernard, The Landlord, George Rasley Mim Susanne Fisher Mu tts Frances Greer Alcindoro, A Wealthy Parisian George Rasely Parpignol Carlyle Bennett The following young American singers are members of the ensemble: Silvia Brema, Caroline Brue, Stuart, Gretchen French, Carolyn Gollets, Beatus, Helen Carlson, Kozak, Carlyle Bennett, Carl Nelson, Robert Falk, Mac Morgan, Ciro de Ritis, Norman Roland, Westley Merritt, ‘Mary Ann Mendoza, Robert uri Giuseppe Bamboschek, Conductor, Edward Trucco, Assistant Conductor, | Desire Defrere, Stage Director, Attilio Marchetti, Orchestral Manager. . Management, Charles L. Wagner, New York.

ITALIANS LOSE 11TH GENERAL BY DEATH

ROME, - Oct. 20 (Italian Broadcast Recorded by U. P. in New York). —The Rome radio today announced the death of Gen. Frederico Ferrari-Orsi, commander of an army corps on the Egyptian front, who was said to have been killed in the front lines Sunday. He was the 1llth general killed since Italy entered the war in the summer of 1940, and _the second within a week.

Adolf Hitler recently decorated Fer-rari-Orsi with the iron cross. Gen. Alessandre Prodieri, commander of the Brescia division, died on the Egyptian front Oct. 13.

MARY PICKFORD ILL

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 20 (U. P.).— Mary Pickford, former screen star, was in St. Vincent's hospital today for a minor operation. Lieut. Charles (Buddy) Rogers, was at her bedside.

FEAR MANY “2d FRONTS’

An official Japanese spokesman was quoted today by the Japanesecontrolled. Saigon radio in IndoChina as having told the people that the war is entering a new phhse in which the United States and Great Britain will open -second fronts “in Europe, Africa and the Pacific. ’

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