Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 April 1949 — Page 24

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popular star, too.

If you own a television set, you know what I mean.

Seven million kids and| their parents (the figure is every month) fol-

low Hoppy's adventures every week in thelr homes. In the 30 weeks he has heen riding the television tubes, they have seen him in as many pictures as they'd pormally see him in more than five years at their favorite theaters. » - "

ng what's happening. Mr. Boyd was mobbed every time he made a public appearance on a recent New York visit. Even taxicab drivers asked for his autograph. There are Hopalong Cassidy gocktail parties in high society. In La Canada, Cal, a 5-year-old insists on a place being set at the dinner table every night for “Uncle Hoppy.” Because she sees him in the living room of her home she’s convinced he’s a member of the family and

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IF YOU DONT own a alevison set, you've heard of Hopp. 30 haven't heard of

will He will be via a radio clothes, & Soule

and more Hollywood movies.

THE STORY is almost as fantastic as Al Jolson’s comeback. Only Hoppy did it on television without the ald of Larry Parks’ body, thank you, is

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7 Million Kids, Parents Follow ‘Hopalong Cassidy’

By Erskine Johnson : HOLLYWOOD, Apr. 16-1 give you today television's ..most popular star—Hopalong Cassidy. And 1 have a mighty good suspicion that I should be saying that Bill Boyd, who plays Hoppy, is Hollywood's most

intelligent and above the usual

television, radio and commercial rights to Hopalong. Now Bob Hope is a partner in the deal He'll finance all future Hopalong films, Bill Boyd Had Vision, too From the very beginning. of his career as Hopalong, he in sisted that the series should be

western standards. “Kids aren’t stupid,” he says. any can understand things. I t all kids like grownups and all Eromup Hie kids.”

THAT'S THE REASON Hopalong, now reaching adults, is as popular with them as with children. Mr. Boyd was an actor for 18 years before he became Hopalong. He says: “I'm an actoy playing a character and not a cowboy playing an actor. I know what not "to do.” Mr. Boyd refuses to wear cow-

my working clothes. Did

off the diamond?” He doesn’t talk on the screen in the western vernacular. “That's stupid,” he says. And he plays Hopalong with a passionate seri_|ousness, He s«ys: “I hope I'm never shot In a picture, because the way I play ‘em I'd probably die.”

Star, Daughter Cast in Play

Helen Hayes Excited About New Production

NASSAU, Bahamas, Apr. 16 (UP)—Helen Hayes is a little excited about her next play. It will be Willlam McCleery's “Good Housekeeping.” Miss Hayes will play the mother. In the play, she'll have two daughters. One of them will be her real-life daughter, Mary, who was graduate last month from the Ameri-

“I don't know which of us is going to be most nervous” Miss

Hollywood that. Television? It was only a word, and a new one at that, in '$5. Mr, Mulford had vision, » ® . , A YEAR AGO Mr, Boyd and - Mr, Muitord together and agreed percen d whereby Bill would have all alm,

Hayes, in private life, Charles MacArthur, admitted. ‘I Blew My Lines’ Mary made her debut with her mother in a summer stock production of “Alice Bit by the Fire.” “Of course, I hlew my lines,” Mrs. MacArthur recalls.. “Mary was as steady as a rock.”

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boy clothes off screen. “They're Babe| Ruth wear his baseball uniform:

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Here for a family vacation, Mrs. MacArthur disclosed plans Jor the try-out of “Good Houseeeping” in August at Dennis, Sapu If the play lives up to extions, it will be taken to New York in the fall. o

Sevitzky Receives New Assignment

Fabien Bevitzky, music director and conductor of the Indianapolis Symphony orchestra, has accepted

Concert Pianist

“Movie Preview: Ingrid Bergman Plays Joan Of Arc’ Role At Circle

- "Joan of Arc," the story of the sainted Maid At the palace, Joan is made the butt of a cruel jest when she Joan leads the armies info battle before Orof Orleans, her liberation of France and her mar- is led before a courtier who poses as the Dauphin. She rejecis'the leans. Her armies are victorious until she is cartyrdom, will come to the Circle Theater Thursday. poseur and straightway identifies the real Dauphin (Jose Ferrer). ried from field, wounded. Dispirited. and Joan (Ingrid. Bergman), a young peasant girl, The Dauphin is impressed by Joan's story, and against the weary, the soldiers retreat, but after her wound is leaves her home in Lorraine inspired to lead the tion of his traitorous advisers he agrees fo her plan. Joan's first treated, she rallies them to victory and the siege armies of France. The Governor of Vaucouleurs demand of the captains is to reform the army's morals, refuse. of Orleans is lifted. Her victory hes brought-new She convinces the men they are Rafios a oly War. hope to the followers of the Dauphin.

(George Coulouris) sends her to the Dauphin,

Confused and bewildered, Joan dedicates her white armor to God and then sets forth as a common soldier to help France wherever and however she can. Captured by Burgundian soldiers, she is sold to Pierre Cauchon (Francis L. Sullivan), CountBishop of Beauvais, who takes her to the English. held city of Rouen for trial as a heretic.

Following 4 a victory parade through Orleans, Joan accompanies the Dauphin to Rheims where he is crowned King Charles Vil. But the English are still occupying part of France and Joan plans new to drive out the invader, Influenced by his scheming advisers, the King sells out to the enemy and orders Joan to cease ighting.

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After being impriioned for months, Joan is beers an {2 ecdesiatica court headed by Cauchon. farcical trial, Joan is forced to next morning she recants her denial and defies “She is condemned to death by burnin stake. The fagots are lighted and as flames envelop her she raises her eyes to Heaven and with her last breath murmurs "Jesus-Jesus!"

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SUNDAY, APR. 17, 1019

Bob's a Day Sad. Bad Week

Disaster at Home Follows Cummings’

Lousy Luck on Skis HOLLYWOOD, Apr, 16 (UP) Everybody has bad days, but when Robert Cummings has ‘em they come in weeks. ! This is the story of Mr. Cum» with the first fateful day. It happened like this: “I went to Lake Arrowhead to brush yp on my skiing for my. next picture,” Mr. Cummings re lates.. The picture is “My Next Husband” with Rosalind Russell for Columbia, and it requires Mr," C to demonstrate awe inspiring skill on skis. “Pm building a house in Beve, erly Hills now,” he continued, “so before we left we gave the last. minute instructions to the archi-

Cummings spent it on the porch. Plastering Ruined \ Not one bit more dashing & skier than when he left Holly wood, Mr. Cummings came back. First stop was the doctor; second was the new house. “It rained while we were away,” he discovered. “They -didn’'t put the glass in the windows and the rain came in and ruined all the plastering. Eight thousand dollars lworth of plastering.” Mr, Cummings hobbled around his éstité and discovered ths next calamity. An eight-foot ditch yawned on the site he planned for his swimming pool, the one place on the lot that gets sun all day long. “They had to dig the ditéh for telephone wires and drain pipes,”

think they had to dig it there. Now I can’t have a pool for seve eral years until the ground has thoroughly settled. If it settles after you put the pool in, the pool foundation will crack.”

Friendship Gardens Announces Schedule

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MICHIGAN erry” "Apr. 16— Schedule of attractions to be preisented on the island stage in the |International Friendship Gardens for the summer season has been announced. “Tulips on Parade” is the first event of the Garden's season and will. be presented May 7 to 29. Next is the Gala Opening performance July 16; Lucille Manners, soprano._ July 23; Music Festival July 30; opera, “The Mikado,” Aug. 6, and a color travelogue, “Wings Over Vikingland,” Aug. 27.

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Confer Lodge Degrees

Conferring of degrees will be

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Court 9, Order of the Amaranth, night in Harris

Hall, Addison and Washington Sta. A pitch-in dinnér will be served at 6:30 p. m.

At Purdue Friday Times State Service LAFAYETTE, Apr. 16—Vladimir Horowitz, world-famous pian ist now celebrating his 20th season in the United States, will present a piano recital in the Purdue University Hall of Music Friday evening. . m. Friday i in the World War This recital was originally emorial. Miss Cohen is a

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Bornar Cramer, pianist, will be presented in concert by the Le Blazer Studio Club at 8 p. m. Sunday, Apr. 24, in the Bradley ME Church, Greenfield.

Mary Jon: Cohen, pianist, will be presented in recital b her teacher, Marie Zorn, at 8:3

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orchestra for August. Dr, Sevitzky will direct the San

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