Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 December 1942 — Page 10

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‘Life With Father’

“OH, DAMN!” roared father.

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“Damn, damn, damn!” “Father,

leaned back from the breakfast table to stomp his boot upon the stage. Mother recoiled: politely. Annie, the maid, sobbed in terror. Little Harlan gobbled his oatmeal calmly, but reluctantly. “Life With Father” was on again at English’s. Clarence Day’s filial tribute to his father opened last night for

a week’s tun, on the theory that it is still good for a week’s run.

It seems to be a sound theory.

If nothing else, this is one of

' the few plays in the . literature | where profanity is funny, even | coming from a gent in a clean

shirt. Father is the kind of a character who keeps reminding you of people you know. On its current marathon arcund the circuit, “Life With Father” returns Percy Waram in the title role and Margalo Gillmore as mother. In fact, it’s a little like old home week. George Le Soir is back again as the rector. He is still fishing $5000 out of father to raise a new church. Just as father is still protesting how can a man go to church when it skips all over town. : Of the four red headed sons. Bernard Carson has returned as John, the second son, and Donald Hastings as Harlan, the least one. Jean Martin who played Maggie, one of the domestics last year, plays Annie this year.

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Annie Improved THE PART of Annie, I might add, is improved this year. Whoever falls down the pantry steps,

or whatever they do backstage to give that illusion, is louder and funnier. How strange that we laugh at things like people falling down steps and cussing with irritability. «1 ,ife With Father” preys on this sort of thing. Reminds me of the bandleader who got a great idea for a gag when he witnessed a crowd hilariously laughing at some poor devil who fell off a streetcar. Beyond the cast replacements who do not appear any better or any inferior to last year's predecessors, the production is identical. The staging by Bretaigne Windust is the same green plush and overstuffed. Mother and father still hold their discussions of household finances in a far corner of the stage, invisible to patrons seated at the far left of the house. } Mother Is still magnificent when believing father’s oversight of not being baptized tends to make his existence unofficial, she looks at two of her sons standing solemnly by and clasps her hands in piteous dismay at the thought that they might be unofficial, too. The same, delightful and broad humored comedy is still there and the production has all the freshness and alacrity of a new venture, plus the poise of having run in the groove these past. four years. 2 2 2

Skowhegan Premiere

“LIFE WITH FATHER” opened experimentally = in Skowhegan, Maine, during the summer of 1939, with Dorothy Stickney and Howard Lindsay. Mr. Lindsay collaborfted with Russel Crouse on the play. The show recently passed its 1300th performance in New York City and holds the marathan record for the city of Chicago where it ran for 66 weeks. Both Lillian and- Dorothy Gish have played mother in addition to Miss Gillmore and Miss Stickney. Louis Calhern has played father in addition to Messrs. Lindsay and Waram. During this week's run, matinee performances will be held tomorrow and Saturday.

Paging the Choir

ELMER STEFFEN, director of Indianapolis’ famous symphonic choir, has asked us to help him notify all choir members of a special rehearsal tonight at 8:15 at the Athenaeum. The choir is' to rehearse the world premiere radio performance of David Van Vaactor’s “Credo” which it will ‘broadcast together with the Indianapolis symphony orchestra under Fabien Sevitzky’s direction from 2:30 to 3 p. m. Thursday over the Columbia network.

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“Life With Father” presented at English’s Dec. 28, 1942, through Jan. 2, 1943, by Oscar Serlin. Based on the sketches of Clarence Day and made into-a play by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. THE CAST

Jean Martin . Margalo Gillmore . Edse. Hughes "Bernard Carson .Michael Merritt +. ‘Donald Hastings Percy Waram Violet Holliday Kathryn Lang Mary Skinner Anne Henderson The Rev. Dr. Lloyd.. George Le’ Soir ane Barnett Comers Campbell ..Raymond Bramley James Jolley Vicki Horne

Mrs. Skelton Asks Divorce

Comedian 'Cruel,' but She

Continues as Manager.

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 29 (U. P.).— Edna Skelton, manager, gag-writer and wife of Red Skelton, the screen and radio comedian, accused her husband of cruelty today in a divorce suit. Without detailing her charge, Mrs. Skelton said that she could work with her husband but that she couldn't continue living with him because of his cruelty. They separated last Sept. 22, she said. They were married June 1, 1931, at Kansas City, Mo. She said they had agreed on division of community property and

Dr. Humphreys. . Dr. Sommers

mony payments. At the time of their separation, Mrs. Skelton announced that she had decided that she would have to give up either her duties as a wife or as a manager. “I decided to manage him,” she said.

TIRES LOST IN FIRE

JAMESTOWN, N. Y,, Dec. 29 (U. P.).—Several thousand tires, including part of the original consignment of government-sanctioned “victory” tires for the southwestern New York area, were destroyed last night in a spectacular $50,000 fire which swept a government retread-

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Actors Omit

Hollywood Uses Money

For War Services.

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 28 (U. P.).— The movie makers went easy this year on the $8 Christmas cards that "dribble gold spangles, green satin and good cheer. That was a break for everybody except the Christmas card merchants. Hedy Lamarr's card was typical. She said “holiday greetings” in red ink on a piece of white paper. Many another. movie mighty remembered his friends with penny postcards, which indicated he'd spend his greeting money for more useful purposzs “Gypsy Rose Lee was more specific. enclosing her correspondence with a New York printing company, which inade her a price of $215 for 500 cards which presumably would have been gaudy but not neat. Miss Gypsy said this was too much and that she was spending. her $215 for duffle bags for the merchant marine. She enclosed a New York department store ad (duffle bags, $2.59) to show what she'd chosen and added: “My wishes are just as sincere as they would have been had I printed up this message in four colors with a gilt streamer.”

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A fledgling reindeer brought good wishes from Gertrude Niesen. Ann Sheridan said “greetings” in white and blue. Gene Autry maiied a caricature of himself (he's a sergeant now) riding an army plane with a western saddie on the fuselage. Shirley Temple, who's a big girl now, gave her card money to the day nurseries of the naval aid auxiliary and said “season’s greetings” as simply as possible. Jean Hersholt. president of the motion picture relief society, sent a photograph of the motion picture country house, which is a beautiful country club for indigent movie actors. Many another actor, including James Craig, Dennis Morgan and John Garfield, mailed the same photo—and sent his money to Hersholt to help the good cause. Charlie Chaplin sent a Russian relief card. So did Harry Carey. These cards showed Santa landing via parachute with a pack labeled “second front. The money goes to the Russian American society for medical aid to Russia.

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one of the stars in the division’s smash hit,

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Song,” which will be sung tonight.

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the revue tonight to direct the swing band, the “Cannoneers.”’

Stars Plan For Wedding

Rita Hayworth and Victor

Mature Engaged.

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 29 (U. P).— Actress Rita Haywortn said today that“she and Actor Victor Mature planned to be married after the war. Both are awaiting divorces. She emphasized that their marriage plans depended on completion of their divorce actions and the state of their atfections when Maiure . is released from the coast guard after the war.

b son Kemp, is in Nevada * ing residence for a diver Hayworth is awaiting a fir from broker Edward Judso

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Philharmonic.

CLEVELAND, Dec. 29' (U. P).— Dr. Artur Rodzinski, who has conducted the Cleveland orchestra for 10 years, announced last night he is leaving Cleveland at the close of the present season to become musical director and conductor of the New York Philharmonica orchestra. The former protege of Leopold Stokowski will commence his new duties next fall, ‘marking the first time in two years the New “York group has had a full-time leader.

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