Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 June 1947 — Page 10

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1234 PROSPECT ST.

"Comedy Be ags 50 Minutes, hu Hal Roach

oo By ROBERT RICHARDS, NEW YORK June 9.--Comedy

RETIRES—Miss Ada Bicking,

director of Jordan conservatory

since 1935, whose retirement was announced today.

Ada Bicking Quits Jordan

Director Since 1935

{it. He claims theres no funnyman in America who cah make a movie audience laugh longer than 50 minutes. ; Charlie Chaplin, Bob Hope, Danny Kaye, Srouche Marx, Jack "| Benhy, Fred Allen, Jimmy Durante—-you name wd “After 50 Tinies, he i “the

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United Press Staff Writer : Expert Hal Roach was frank about

ags start owing the strain.” , after fivé yéars of non- pro- | duetion, the’ plump little man who made “Our Gang" comedies famous

new — instead of one full-length comic feature film, Hal will sell the

age. 7 ‘Going to Be Tough' # “I'm going to be tough,” he explained. “I'll cut off the jokes while theyre good, right at the high. point, The trouble is, you see, that even good comedians never know when to quit. “When they're going” good, they always try one or two jokes more. That's why they flop.” Roach claims that this is the reason practically every full-length comedy turned out in Hollywood becomes a bust. His first comedy package, to be released through United Artists, will be called “Hal Roach's Comedy Carnival.” l The lead-off movie, lasting about | 52 minutes, will be called “Curly.” It concerns the problems of small fry and a school teacher. The second, running about the same length of ‘time. is about a talking dog and is called “Fabulous Joe." “Folks won't get fed up, seeing two different comedies,” Mr. Roach |

FARM COUPLE — Gregory

Peck and Jane Wyman as the hardworking man and wife in ‘The Yearling," now in its sec“ond week at Loew's.

IRISH PROFILE — Maureen | O'Hara, shown here in profile in a scene from 'The Home-

movie

he film

stretch,” a horse-racin now at the Indiana. co-stars Cornel Wi Ide.

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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (U. P.).

R . . | ’ Isaid. “The jokes won't need to etiring in Ju y come in on crutches, I promise you Retirement of Miss Ada Bicking that.”

| An ironing board served a new purpose when Jean Kroler, 6, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kroier, fell

as director of Jordan conservatory was announced today by the Jordan

{\ board of’ trustees.

Miss. Bicking, who has spent nearly 50 years in music education, will retire at the close of the conservatory’s summer session-in July, the announcement said. A native of Evansville, Miss Bicking has been with the conservatory since 1933, its director since 1935. She has served as public-school supervisor in Vincennes and Evansville and as state director of music in Michigan from 1927 to 19833. Taught in East Her teaching experience has included terms at Evansville college and Indiana, Ohio State and Columbia universities. She has lectured at nearly every state’ university SH teaciiers college east of the Rockies. During her tenure at Jordan, nationally-known musicians have

dent yearly.

enrollment has increased Plans Indefinite She has been a member of the

National Federation of Music clubs, American Federation of Music clubs; Indiana State Teachers asosciation, the Indianapolis Matinee Musicale and many associate organizations. Miss Bicking said her plans were indefinite. A successor has not been named.

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Set for Tomorrow HOLLYWOOD, July 9 (U. P.). — Private funeral services in his studio will be tomorrow afternoon for John Decker, 52, artist pal of film notables. He died Saturday night after an j emergency operation for a chronic | liver ailment.

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Half-breed Shepherd

and broke her arm.

The talking dog is a half-breed shepherd named “Rags.” “In our movie, he's called ‘Joe McMasters,' ” Mr. Roach said. “And,

of course, we fake it. ‘He doesn't really talk.” “Of course not,” I agreed. “No dog can talk”

Dog Talked, Wrong Type Mr. Roach shrugged, and almost blushed. “That's where you're. wrong,” he said. “A guy heard about the film and he showed up at the studio one day“with a dog that could really talk. It said ‘mama’ or ‘hubba- hubba'—plain<as anything. |

for the role? “We couldn't” Mr. Roach an | swered. “The little rascal was a smooth-haired fox terrier. : “He just wasnt the right type.”

Players to Stage "Spider Island"

The recently organized Com-| munity players will present Joseph! Spauling’s “Spider Island” at 8:30 p. m. next Friday in School 87 auditoruim, 24th st. and Paris ave. Included in the cast of this first production by the group will be: Mrs. Faye Rodman, Mrs. Francis Clark. Mrs. Joe Smith, Mrs. Celestine Pettrie and Mrs. Ruth Griffin, with Mrs. Mary Roberts as director.

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