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Campus Theater Plays Are Listed Times Special // BLOOMINGTON, Ingd Aug. 20.—

Pane for Ind university's forthcoming dramatic season have

¥ beam anmocuoed hy Prof. Tee Nor-

velle, university theater and speech department director. Plays to be presented in the campus theater next season include “Macbeth,” Van Druten's “I Remember Mamma,” Saroyan's “The Time of Your Life” “ Heights,” “Rain,” Sheridan's “The Rivals,” the 19th-century American melodrama, “The Drunkard,” and “The 1947 Jordan River Revue.” Prof. Norvelle also has stated that 1. U. will be’ one of the sponsors of

Cheryl Crawford. ‘Through this sponsorship, the university may look forward to being included in the Repertory theater's proposed coast-to-coast tour.

FOUNDATION BUYS SCHOOL NEW YORK, Aug. 20 (U. P).—

~The newly established Albert Ein-

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HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 20 (U, P,).—~ Rags Ragland, burlesque comedian who became a movie star, died early today in Cedars of Lebanon hospital where he was being treated for uremic poisoning. He was 40 and had been {ll only a few days. The tall, ‘rangy comedian's physician, Dr. Lewis Gunther, sald Mr. Ragland had shown some improvement late yesterday but nevertheless had asked that relatives be notified. Born in Kentucky He died too soon for them to reach his bedside. With him at his death ‘were Phi] Silvers and Frank Scannell, former stage partners, who appeared with him in burlesque houses across the country. The actor, whose real name was John Ragland, was born Aug. 23, 1905, in Louisville, Ky. He spent 23 years on burlesque stages across the country before two beer-drirking pals, Buddy De Sylva and Herbert Felds, wrote a part for him into their musical comedy, “Panama Hattie.” The musical was one of Broadway's biggest hits, and Mr. Ragland became one of Broadway's biggest stars. Had 5000 Routines “I just gave them a lot of my

Rags Ragland Dies; Rose From Burlesque to Stardom

Rags Ragland

been doing a burlesque routine on Main st. in Los Angeles. A talent scout offered hime a screen test, “They threw a script at me and told me to memorize it. IT said J couldn't learn off paper. So they say, ‘We can't use this bum. He can't even read.’ So I went back to Minsky's.” After Mr. Ragland returned to M. G. M. in 1941, he appeared in “Panama Hattie,” “Anchors

old burlesque routines—I had 5000 of them,” he recalled once,

the same as the burlesque houses— ‘except over there they had neckties on.” Mr, Ragland went into the Broadway productions of “Ziegfeld Folles,” “Who's .Who,” and “New Faces" before Metro-Goldwyn-May-er bought the movie rights to “Panama Hattie” and bought him with them. It was his second try at the movies. The first time, Mr. Ragland had

He said Broadway audiences were, Some 10 other pictures. »

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Aweigh,” "Ziegfeld Follies,” “Her Highness and the Bellboy"” and

He returned to Hollywood from a New York visit last week, unaware jot his serious illness. He entered the hospital over the week-end. Memorial services were scheduled | for tomorrow, and the body was to | be taken to Louisville for burial,

Matinee Musicale ‘Series Announced

| The Indianapolis Matinee Musi{cale's artist series for the coming season has been announced. Opening the. season Oct. 11 will be a recital by Mona Paulee, Metro-

1047, by Eugene Istomin, pianist, and April 11 by Frances Yeend, lyrie soprano. All programs will be given at L. 8. Ayres’ auditorium.

Soloists to Be Featured In Concert Tonight

Vocal and instrumental soloists will be featured on the program

of the Indianapolis military orchestra at Brookside park tomorrow

Charlene Clore will sing “Indian

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Film Gangster Tierney Is in Trouble Again

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 20 (U, P.) ~— Movie Gangster Lawrence Tierney sald today he could explain everything when he appears in court for allegedly violating a court order putting him on the water wagon “forever.” Tierney denied charges he was drunk and created a disturbance Sunday night, He said he did not fall off the wagon—he fell off a coffee table instead. ' He claimed he cut himself when he fell off the glass-topped table while he was fixing a light in his apartment. Police smelled brandy on his breath, he explained, because a friend gave him a drink to revive him.

Tierney failed to appear in court yesterday to explain the tumble and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest, Surrenders, Hadn't Heard The actor, who played Dillinger on the screen, surrendered to police last night. He sald he hadn't heard about the trial, It was continued to Monday, and he was released on $100 bond. He said he would plead innocent. 1 1f found guilty, he may be ordered to serve a 90-day jail term which | was suspended when he was given two years probation on his ast | drunkenness conviction five months | ago. He announced then he had | joined Alcoholics Anonymous and | had given up drinking “forever.” The screen villain was booked again when he showed up at Hollywood receiving hospital with cuts on his hands and neck and created what attendants sald was a “disturbance, “I owe 90 days on a drunk charge, and if I get put in jail for being drunk 1 will be loused-sus,”- police. quoted him as saying last night. He was last arrested March 10 after a fight outside the Mocambo night club with William Kent, stepson of the club's owner, Tierney and Kent had engaged

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Orchestral numbers will include | selections from, “My Maryland,” “La Coquette” with Carolyn Schmidt as cornet soloist, “Danse des Bouffons,” “American Album,” id and Silver Waltz” and “Cosmie Lights.” Other instrumental soloists - with the orchestra will be Donald Shellhorn, Patricia Ayres, Ward Storms, Charlene Buttz, and Danvers Julian: |

Doctor Orders Lily Pons To Leave Mexico City

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 20 (U. P), —Opera Star Lily Pons last night was ordered by her doctors to leave the mile and a half high altitude

nouncing she would return to the United States immediately. Her manager, H. Doulens, of New York City, sald Miss Pons collapsed after her performance of “Rigoletto” | at the Bellas Artes Saturday night before Gen. Dwight ‘D. Eisenhower. She was given oxygen before she could be removed from her -dress-

ing room, Doulens said.

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Julius in “Caesar and Cleopatra,” bert, in “Without Reservations,” opening tomorrow at the Indiana.

Four Park Concerts

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night at Brookside; E. E Kerner, di Thursday night at Ellenberger, and the Shrine Chanters, director, Friday night at

the Municipal Gardens Woman's Department club, Officers of the sponsoring organization are Mrs. Roscoe Townsend, William CufTel,

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Mrs. Loren Tracy, Mrs. Mrs, A. B. Pace

and Mrs. Kosta Maxime, INADGOGE Other programs include the In- J dianapolis Military orchestra; George Curtis, director, tomorrow

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Jackie Cooper Becomes | |

‘Father of 6-Pound Boy HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 20 (U, P.).The screen's “Skippy,” former child | Jackie Cooper, yesterday became a father with the birth of a! eight-ounce boy to his wife, the former June Horne. Mr. |\ Cooper and the young actrdess were married Dec. 11, 1944, while he was on leave from the navy. The child was named John Anthony Cooper.

a few months earlier in a free-for-all which broke up an all-night party. at the home of Artist John Decker. ! The actor was fined $28 on each of two Intoxication eharges.in the spring of 1945 and served a 10-day jail sentence a year ago on a similar

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