Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 September 1946 — Page 9

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Play Qualifies As Good Entertainment

By HENRY BUTLER - - The longevity of “Life with Pather” is a little hard to explain. For the Clarence Day- -Howard

Liniasay-Russell Crouse-Oscar Serhn comedy, which opened a week's run at the English last night, seems remote from us. And one of the more remarkable things about the play's popularity oltside of New York is the fact that many of the gag lines have purely jocal significance (the one about Madison ave. at 48th st. being practically “out of town,” for example). Last night's meager audience re-

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sponded as meager audiences are;

apt to do—sort of half-heartedly, since it takes a big audience to generate high-pressure enthusiasm for any play, however good. : Tired Proceedings

Since I haven't been a spectator | of “Life With Father” for the play's| duration and six months, I can’t pass judgment on the deterioration or amelioriation of the performance, But last night the stage proceedings, like the costumes, Jooked somewhat tired. Everybody knows what the play is about, Irascible Mr. Day, his financially inept but tactful wife and the four sons, red-headed like the. parents, get into a series of domestic crises. Save for the elder Day's “damns” and the “Oh, God!” which was banned in Boston, the play qualifies as good, wholesome entertainment. New York in the 1880's, Father vis-a-vis the Episcopal church, Madison ave, sandlot baseball at 57th st. the then undependable, New Haven railroad (subject to as many gags as the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western—"Delay, Linger’ and Wait")—a lot of the play's material might seem ill adapted to nationwide audiences. *#QObsession” Opening Postponed Much of the charm of Son Clarence Day's writing has carried over into the comedy. That may partly explain the stage version's continued drawing power. That, plus what we all know: Facts of the present, probabilities of the proximate future are too hard to face. It's pleasant to recapture the atmosphere of the 1880's, if only because our own past was then the future. The notion of progress was then still inspiring. Maybe that's why «ll these nostalgic plays and movies do.so well: “Life With Father” will remain at English's through Sunday evening, with matinees at 2:30 p. m, tomor - row and Saturday,

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Ruth Cottingham (above), vocalist featured with the Fred Waring show coming to Butler field house Saturday night, is a native of Ft. Wayne. A graduate of Ft. Wayne's Cen~ tral high school, Miss Cottingham attended Purdue university two years, later graduating in voice from Cincinnati college of music. She began her professional career singing with dance bands in the Indianapolis area before going to New York and joining the Waring

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Turners Set New Program The Athenaeum . Turners will present their opening program of the 1946-1947 season at 8 p. m. Saturday in the Athenaeum auditorium, Features of the program will include music by the Turners’ concert orchestra, directed. by Constantine Borshoff: an address of welcome by Dr. Carl B. Sputh Sr. president of the organization; a demonstration by the women's gymnasium class and a one-act play, “Land's End,” by the Turners’ theater. Following the formal program, there will be dancing in the Kellersaal.

Movie, "The Outlaw"

‘Draws Record Crowd

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 24 (U, P.). —Howard Hughes' movie “The Outlaw,” outlawed by the Motion Please association, drew longer lines the boxoffice than any other oti) this year, The record-breaking (box success tabulated by the trade publication,, Box Office Digest, gave the top 1946 rating among movie producers to Mr. Hughes, currently in New York battling other producers for removing the association’s seal of approval from the movie. Removal- of the seal prohibits association members from showing

Rathbone and Eu- _ genia Leontovich, originally scheduled for a three-day run here, beginning Oct. 7, has been indefinitely postponed. The play will open in

the picture.

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Jennifer Holt Plans to Wed

William Bakewell to Marry Actress Sunday

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 24 (U, P.). — Actress Jennifer Holt, 25, and| actor William Bakewell, 3§, ° dlsclosed today they will be married Sunday at the home of Lew Ayres, with whem Mr. Bakewell appeared 17 years ago in “All Quiet-on the Western Front.” Mr. Ayres will be best man and cowboy star Jack Holt, the bride's father, will give her away. Miss Holt formerly was married to Maj. William M. Ritchey, marine flier. She divorced him a year and a| half ago, announcing that she wanted to marry Lt. -Cecil Davis, San Antonio, Tex.

Movie Studio Unions Threaten Strike

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 24 (U. P.).— While movie. producers pledged themselves to continue discharging employees who refused to work, the conference of studio unions called a mass meeting for tomorrow night. They threatened an industry wide strike the next day. Discharges of A. F. of L. carpenters ‘and painters who refused to work on sets they called “hot” rose to 936 yesterday. This is nearly half of ‘the. 2100 carpenters and painters employed by the 10 members of the Motion Picture Association of America. ; The men, members of "Herbert Sorrell’s predominantly A. F. of L. union, were protesting against construction of sets by the rival International Alliance ‘of Theatrical Stage Employees.

Hall Breaks Big Toe.

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 24 (U. P.. -—A- premature “wild” horse stampede which knocked down Jon Hall and broke his right big toe today put the actor out of “The Last of the Redmen™ until next week. Open 10

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Film Co-Stars

Co-stars in coming feature Marshall Thompson and Bess,

Bess, “the horse with the human mind,” will appear in the horseflesh here tomorrow in conneétion With thé Oct. 2 opening of “Gallant Bess” at Loew's theater. Escorted by western riders of the | Peter Pan stables and the Silver Hills Riding club, Bess will be in a parade starting downtown at li a, m, and ending at noon at War Memorial plaza, The trained horse, co-starred with | Marshall Thompson in the coming | movie, will give a public performance on the Memorial steps on the/ Michigan st. side from. 12 to 1p.

500,000 U. S. WOMEN

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CHICAGO, Sept. 24 (U. P).—A wig-maker who should know estimated today that 500,000 women in the United States are bald. George Henri, who has been creating artificial hair-dos for 40 years, gave the secret away. He sald he hoped there would be no repercussions, .«» 5 “Few of them are totally bald,” he said, “but they do need wigs. Quite a few wear toupees.” Mr. Henri said his range in age from 3 to 93. them get two wigs per year, ata minimum of $100 each.

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Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth, have reconciled and celebrated the event by attending night

Reported Reconciled spots Saturday night, Columbia HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 24 (U. P) —|Studio spokesman said today.

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nounced their separation, declaring life. with the energetic “boy genius" was too much. Previous to the sepa< ration announcement, he reportedly

AMERICA'S WHISTLING VIRTUOSO ond

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“Life With Father,” play, at 8.30. CIRCLE “The Searching Wind,” with Robert Young, Jive Sidney and Ann Richards, 12:0 22, 6:37 and 9:62, “Slightly Scandalous,” with’ ‘Pred Brady and Sheila Ryan, at 11:05, 2:22, 5:35 and 8:50. " INDIANA “The Kid From Brooklyn," starring: Danny Kaye, i a1, 1: io, 3.25, 5:35, 7:45 and 9:5 LOEW'S

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Movie Gangster Gets Real 90-Day Sentence

Orson Welles,

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 24 (U. P.).—

A 90-day jail sentence today hung!

| over Movie Gangster Lawrénce Tier- | ney, convicted of drunkenness for the fifth time in a year. Municipal Judge John J. who convicted the screen “Dillinger” { yesterday, will decide Oct. 8 whether | M. he must serve the jail term sus-| pended when he wag given two years | probation last March,

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HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE AMAZING TRICKS!

Bess will present the keys to the city Bess will untie shoelaces with her teeth Bess will sign her autograph with a pencil Bess will reply “Yes” or “No” to queries Bess will tell time accurately by your watch Bess will perform positions of a show horse Bess will open doors that are latched Bess will march like a soldier Bess will count the people greeting her Bess wi! put out the lights, pull up her Bess will do a hootchy-kootchy dance blanket, go to bed Bess will hug and kiss those she likes Bess will do many other amazing stunts

See “BESS” In Person at World War Memorial Plaza Between 12 and | P. M. Tomorrow

AND THEN WATCH FOR: M-G-M’s EXCITING PICTURE IN COLOR!

GALLANT BESS

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