Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 September 1948 — Page 9

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Stan Kenton’s Coming Back Here So ‘Tighten Beams of the Ceiling’

June Cristy, Little Lady of the Big Voice, to Appear, Too; Hugh Thompson, Met Baritone, Booked for Oct. T at Ayres Stan Kenton is getting to be a familiar figure around Indainapolis after four ap-

pearances here in the past year.

He's coming back again for one of those “tighten the ceiling beams, Kenton's back in town” concerts on Friday, Oct. 1, at the Murat Theater.

THE LITTLE lady with the big voice, June Christy, will be headlining the vocal department. The program hasn't been announced but it's almost a sure thing her “How High the Moon” and “Willow Weep for Me,” will either be on the order of business or in the encores. There were rumors flying around that bass man, Eddie SBafranski, was looking for greener pastures. But, according to advance publicity, he’ll still be Mr. Rhythm in the rhythm section.

That section took one loss when Shelley Manne

went elsewhere. His replacement, Irv Kluger, will be at the drums with Jack Constanzo on the Bongo (who but Kenton would need a Bongo with -Safranski and Kluger?) For comic relief Kenton is: still carrying trumpetist, Ray: Wetzel. With that exception, the music will be progressive jazz in its most progressed form. * o &

ANOTHER Oct. 1 musical event will be the appearance of Hugh Thompson, leading bari. tone in the Metropolitan Opera Association in the Matinee Musicale performanée in L. 8. Ayres’ auditorium. . The performance will mark the opening of the: 724 season of Matinee Musicale. Mr. Thompson was heard here this last summer as Escamillo- in “Carmen,” in the Stars Under the Stars series. Jacob Lateiner, pianist, will be heard Jan. 1 and Olga Coelho, Brazilian soprano-guitarist, on Apr. 8. ; * &

A HOLLYWOOD-STYLE rodeo will open’

Wednesday and continue through Oct. 5 at the Indianapolis Coliseum, starring King of the

Cowboys, Roy Rogers; his wife,

Dale Evans, and his horse, Trigger. In addition to the king. and queen of hoss opera, the rodeo will feature 150 cowboys and cowgirls, 300 horses and steers and five cham pionship events with competition for cash prizes, Nine performances are scheduled. There'll be evening shows each night of the séven-night stand, 'Matinees are scheuled on Saturday, Oct. 2, and Sunday, Oct. 3. Tickets are now on sale at L. Strauss & Co. and the Coliseum boxoffice. Mail orders, which must be accompanied by money order or check

and a self-addressed envelope, are to be sent to the Coliseum.

: > S & THE Civic Theater will open its 34th consecutive season with presentation of “State of the Union” on Friday. The coming season will see use of additional building and lighting facilities. The Civic has purchased the former office of Thomas Connell, located just south of the Civic, to be used for reheasals of both Civic and Junior Civic productions, storage and warehoiise activities. The new lighting includes four 1500-watt beam projectors and several other types of theater; lighting equipment. cast of “State of the Union” includes Paul McNamara, James McDaniel, Frances Blair, Fred Hartman, Mary Malatesta, Helen Buell, Robert Murray, Stanton Pritchard, Fred Kelley, Earl Davis, Helen Morton, Nina Brummett, Jane Johnston and Robert Loomis. Incidentally, this performance will be the 301st production of the Lindsay-Cronss comedy,

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The Undefeated

HOLLYWOOD Sept. 25 (UP) —A,. dozen paralyzed war veterans are planning their future homes today with money e- ned as movie actors. A movie company went to them, lock, stock, camera and arc lights, for the real story of what happens at a veterans’ hospital, A hospital cast of 122 patients and nurses was photographed for opening scenes of Warner Bros. “Somewhere in the City.” The Screen Actors Guild waived its rules to let them work. Two veterans, Stanley Den Adel of Corte Madera, Cal, and Stanley Hill, Hollywood, got speaking parts in scenes with Edmond O'Brien, Virginia Mayo and Gordon Mac-Rde. ~ ” » ‘I'LL PUT the money in my new house,” Den Adel said. “I want a couple of acres of ground and I'm going to plant a lot of peaches, oranges, avocados.” Paralyzed from the waist down, Den Adel is an expert brace-maker, drives his own car and plays badminton, bowls, fishes and shoots a bow and arrow. ' He's also one of the stars of Birmingham Veterans Administration hospital's water basketball team, whose 12 players staged a fast game for the movie cameras. The other paralyzed players, who dribble, pass and shoot baskets from inflated ' inner tube rafts, were LeRoy Heaton, Ada, Okla. Bill Goedert, Minnesota; Henry G. Larson, Jamestown, N. Y.; Charles Weitnauer, El Paso, Tex.; Sam Genovese, New, Britain, Conn.; Pete Lopez, Denver, Colo.; David Curtis, Dayton, D.; Jesse Rodriguez, West Des Moines, Iowa, and four Californians, Morris Murray, Van Nuys; Jack Heller, Bell and Hill

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Coliseum ROY ROGERS

‘The Babe Re Seong 2 At Circle This Week

William Bendix Co-Stars in Baseball Film; ‘A Foreign Affair,’ at Indiana Wednesday ANOTHER ROUND :of drama, suspense, fisticuffs and comedy is due on the downtown circuit this week, plus the timely cinematic obituary of baseball's greatest, the late Géorge Herman (Babe) Ruth. “The Babe Ruth Story” with William Bendix as the Babe opens at the Circle Thursday. Mr. Bendix co-stars

with Claire Trevor and Charles Bickford in‘ the Babe's biography. Hollywood's sense of timeliness in this film is practically unique. Death had already cast its shadow over the Babe when the film was made. ” ~ » PARAMOUNT, it appears, has managed to find some laughs in Berlin in “A Foreign Affair” which opens Wednesday at the Indiana. Jean Arthur, Marlene Dietrich and. John Lund spin out the yarn about a bored military occupation soldier who meets La Dietrich. Loew's offers “pitfall” starting. Thursday, a two-fisted mystery melodrama with Dick Powell and Lizabeth Scott. Since Mr, Powell turned heavy, a new kind of tough guy has materialized on the screen. Here he comes out ng. The Lyric has “Raw Deal” another two-syllable mello, on its screen Thursday. Dennis O'Keefe is the rough and dangerous gent in this one. The girl is Claire Trevor again, who has a few innings across the way in “The Babe Ruth Story” at the Circle.

LYRICS ‘SECOND feature is a chiller. titled “Mine Own Ex-

“ecutioner” “with “Burgess ‘Meredith and Kieron Moore. There's something more than the usual in this strange story of a psychigtrist who tries to save a deranged war flier. Alexander Korda is the producer.

” n # The Ksquire's policy of bringing foreign films to town Is going strong. “Die Fledermaus.” a’ German production, begins Friday. It is based on the operetta by Johann Strauss.

. Carey-in HOLLYWOO On 25 (UP) ~~ The movie debut of the unknown son of a famous father proves that Hollywood doés havé a . The title “to the new Argosy picture reads: “Jolin Fofd and Merign C. Cooper present Peter B. Kyne's immortal story of the west— Three Godfathers’.” Then a lone horseman rides away, and these words Appear “To the memogy of Carey, bright star of the early western sky. Presenting Harry Carey Jr. in his father’s orignal role.” The words were written ‘by Ford himself, fulfilling a proms-

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Carey as the great cowboy star lay near death,

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COMING ATTRACTIONS—Hes “Burr an beth Stott exchange unpleasantries i {Loew 3, Thursday) The famous Dietrich legs highlight "A Forsion fain | Wednesday). William Bendix is starred. in orn Babe R (Circle, Thursday). Kieron Moore and Burgess Meredi iy “Mine Own Executioner," a psychopathic’ thriller (Lyric, Thursday), King of the Cowboys Roy Rogers and horse: Tigg vll opm seven-day’ stand Wednesday at tha Coliseum. son, baritone, will open the Matinee Musicale season (L. S. Ayres Audis torium, Friday). . Dorit Kreysler is featured , in. the. film "Die Fledermaus” (Esquire, Eo Stan Kenton, and his "s progressive jazzsters will return to the Murat riday. Ch

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 25—There’s quite like veiling of a new discovery by a movie producer. So now I want you to come with me to the cocktail lounge of the. Hills hotel, Sam Goldwyn is introducisg Joan Evans to the press. Joan is a pretty little 14-year-old miss who was plucked from her idyllic schoolgirl existence in New York to be cist in the starring role in “Roseanna McCoy,” Sam's latest super-colossal production. Wide: sdsod in summer Stock at Parties to introduce someone to|the ag esd pil the press follow the same patiern. : i The reporters come in, shake .| AFTER a delightful conversa. hands with whoever they aré [tion with Joan Crawford, I was supposed to meet and then race (Pulled away, more ole less fateibly, for the hors d'oeuvres and |DY Bari Goldwyn, who wanted to cocktails. But this party was [Know if there was any way differént. Sula be: of . jasstancs. Toa The reporters did not shake| rot, let me get oan hands with little Miss Evans, : who They merely smiled at her and] But Sam wanted to tell. then raced for the hors d’oeuyres| about “Roseanna McCoy.” It's and cocktails the story of famous : ! « x» foud and Joan Evans and FarTHIS PARTY was different, too, because Miss Evans’ god-| o mother was there. You've prob- ile wd ie on ably heard of her—Joan Craw-ir.. that kind of a ford. “Those hiltbilty La Crawford was sleek in a ried by time t black satin gown, with a cham- so concerned I felt Sarry pagne top to go With the cock- back to tails and chatted Pleasantly big Joan,

formerly of the M-G-M publicity i department, is now 2 well-known|the Goldwyn AiG ie short story writer. didn't work for Goldwyn. “that Big Joan said that little Joan’s/he was the ee he

first acting chore was the role of{the hotel. daughter, in. “Guest. in the] There wasn House,” a play bo by herjeat so wot dein ERE father. She played this