Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 November 1949 — Page 38

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Wig Hides Crawlord's Hair ~ || But Figure Stays the Same

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Fit Role

on my eyes and ears. Jane Wyman was

a wig.

Shelley Winters,

and was talking just as softly.

part of Hollywood's new cinematic look, I'm glad to report, though, that La Crawford's figure had been untouched. She was wearing the wig for early scenes in her new

movie, “The Victim,” 'but her body goes through the picture as in

“As 18” happens to mean a 38 bust, a 26 waist and 36 hips. Surprised at those figures? You should be. Few starlets can make the same statement. And Joan is no starlet. Jane Wyman’'s limp and Miss Lawrence's padding were for the same picture—"The Glass Menagerie.” Also the latter's

“you-all.” Jane plays the crippled girl The limp is achieved with an

orthopedic shoe with high soles and a tilted platform. Miss Lawrence was wearing 15 pounds of to... achieve the motherly look—she’s Jane's mother in the picjure—but she had cultivated the Southern accent herself.

» . GERTRUDE—she hates to be called Gertie—has appeared in nine British movies but “Menagerie” is her first Hollywood film. 1 was surprised to hear her say she was nervous, She sald: “I can’t eat. And I can't sleep because I'm afraid I'll wake up with a British instéad of & Southern accent. And it's too early yet to say I'm enjoying working in the pleture. Outside of that, I'm having a wonderful time In Holl Ros Shelley Winters, platinum blond, had the soft brown hair and voice to match for her role with Montgomery Clift and Eliza-

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0 By Erskine Johnson : HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 12—Hollywood was playing tricks|.

walking with a limp. Glamorous Gertrude Lawrence was padded to look motherly and was talking with a Southern accent. Joan Crawford’s new short haircut was hidden beneath

usually, vers cast as a loud-talking plati- *%: | num ‘blond, had soft brown hair}

Very confusing, but obviously ,i., nay changed the names of| ¥ J

{the ladder of success man by | man.

[beth Taylor in George Stevens’ 4 |version of “An American Trag- %

The new title is “A Place | % = |the Sun.” In addition to changing Rigo. {the title and the locale, Stevens

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{all the characters. But he says {he's being truer to author Theo-| | dore Dreiser's novel than the 1931 flim version. Stevens has a theory about | bringing hit novels to the | screen. Roughly it's “Read the | book, absorb the characters and | what the author wanted to say | and then throw the book away.” | “But getting back to Shelley] with the light brown hair. She likes it now, after thinking at first that she wouldn't. As she puts it, “I look like I always thought I looked.” : s » » GETTING back to Crawford:| “The Victim” 1s a rags-to-| riches story with Joan .climbing|

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They are: Kent Smith, David - Brian; Steve Cochran and | Dick Egan. :

| By R K Who gets her? . She doesn’t |

ANOTHER busy week is in

know, either. The story's ending | hasn’t yet been written.

comedy coming out in the role. | 1looked surprised. “From you?”|opening her new ice revue for an ., No, not from me." she said, 18-day stint at the Coliseum and from the character.” “Anne of the Thousand Days”

She arrived home after sixiarriving by train now, and the months In England just in time entire cast will be here tomorrow to start “Menagerie.” She went for its first rehearsal with orto London in April to star fn Al-|chestral music. Iie Hitchisek's “Stage Fright.” a Se itch, she reports, is back to let- ; ting the actors tell the story in- PROGRAM FOR the new ice stead of the camera and she predicts the film should be a hit.

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Anne” will have Joyce Redman in the title role and Rex Harrison as the bulbous Henry VIII. Recalling history, you'll MARTENS CONCERTS MURAT THEATER

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an 8 {opening for a three-day run at GETTING BACK t6 Jane Wy- the Murat Theater. } man: 's | Baggage for the Henle show is

know yet. The studio doesn’t |music in Indianapolis and the surrounding area. At 3 p. m. today, Fabien Sevitzky will conduct the Indianapolis |8ymphony Orchestra in the second of the opening pair of concerts) Joan sald there was a lot of for the season-at the Murat Theater.

ire ry’'s second wife and the mother of Elizabeth, later queen of Engand. Henry had developed the ugly practice of beheading his wives lafter he had grown tired of them. As explained in the title, Anne {lasted for 1000 days. | Saturday morning, Dr. Sevitz{ky will lead the Symphony in the

stiow calls for six numbers BY goa40n at 10 a. m. in Cadle TabMiss Henie, one with her partner, | Michael Kirby, and the rest as so-

lernacle. : As in past years, Dr. Sevitzky {will make a short talk preceding {the concert, giving the attending [children a brief run-down on the {machinations and uses of the lesser-known instruments.

” » ” THE CHILDREN'S program will be light, with portions of |established works interspersed {with hovelty selections. The Boys’ Choir of Christ

| Church, under the direction of | Father Weldon, will join the or- | chestra for the presentation of | Wagner's “Children’s Chorus for

the Birthday of Cosina.”

with guest artists Joseph Saun-

| ders, cello; Eugene Kilinski, vio-

I. and Dorothy Munger, piano.

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Big evening of the week will be Thursday, with Sonja Henle, Trio, at the Murat for one concert Thursday, Nov. 24. member that Anne was Hen-| Orchestra, George Szell conduct- Indianapolis Philharmonic Or-

ing, will present Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony in the Indiana University Auditorium at 8:15 p. m. Tuesday. | The Hoosier

{of the current season Tuesday at

|Canterbury College, Danville, with [violinist with the Berkshire Quar-

{Thomas Wilson conducting.

Next Sunday, baritone Thomas {first children's concert of the/l» Thomas will be heard in re-| cital at the Murat at 3 p. m.|

Mr. Thomas is the second attraction to appear on the Martens Concert Series this season.

. » » ANOTHER STAGE production, “Light Up the Sky,” has been booked to play at the Murat Theater Dec. 8, 9 and 10, with a matinee Dec, 10. Cast for the modern comedy has not been announced at this writing. Dates for three concerts by the

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the "live" talent entertainment coming to Infianepalis in the or two evening performances at the Murat, Nov. 22 and 23; Michael Kirby and Sonja Henie in the Hollywood Ice Revue. of 1950, slated. ‘for the Coliseum, opening next Thursday with dail Clark and Louisa Horton in "The Taming of the { 8:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28; Rex Harrison in "Anne of the Thousand Days,” at the Murat next Thurs. | day, Friday and Saturday, with a matinee Saturday; Thomas L. Thomas, baritone, to be heard in Murat Monday, Nov. 21, and Woody Herman and his orchestra,

mmer and Smoke,” scheduled

shows through Dec. 5, except Nov. 21; Kendall hrew," at the Murat for one porformance at |

wOODY H AI near future are: Katharine

with the King Cole |

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chestra have been announced by Ernst Hoffman, conductor.

will feature David P. Dawson, tet, as soloist,

{presented Feb. 14, with Natasha| Magg, pianist, and Apr. 25, with! an unannounced soloist. | The Jordan Symphony Orches-| itra of the Jordan College of | Music, David Hughes conducting, will present a concert at 8 p. m, Sunday, Nov. 20, at the Meridian {Heights Presbyterian Church. The orchestra will be sponsored | by the Men's Association of that ichurch.

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his fur combed and sprayed with lacquer.

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that Mr. East found Rags as a {puppy “in “a pet shop. “He recog nzed instantly that his peculiar tawny coloring and floppy ears were natural assets to stardom {great as Jane Russell's bustline {or Bing Crosby's volce.

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dressing room to dressing between scenes, always

finding a loving caress and a kind

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of lor Jane Wyatt. And they call that a dog's life,

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