Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 January 1950 — Page 22

Magic, Music

Civic Theater Offers Ambitious Drama, ‘Edward, My Son’

entertainment lull. theee days at the Murat

Civic Players will open their January production, “Edward, My * Son,” Friday. Viadimir Golschmann. and the St. Louis Symphony will give afternoon and evening concerts, with two separate programs, next Sunday at the Murat. The other musical headliner of the week] will be the Ensemble Music S8o-| clety’s concert by the Paganini Quartet Wednesday evening in World War Memorial.

» » » | WITH THE post-holiday reopening of the university circuit, two coming events deserve men-| tion here. The first is the pair of recital programs by Burl Ives, ‘famed ballad-singer, in Purdue © University’s Hall of Music in Lafayette at 8 p. m. next Friday and Saturday The second is the appearance of Helen Traubel and Lauritz Melchior with Ernst Hoffman and the IU Symphony in a concert version of Wagner's “Tristan and Isolde” Wednesday evening, Jan 18. Other items to remember Include the Murat's Booking of Tallulah Bankhead in Noel Coward's “Private Lives” for Friday and Saturday evenings and Saturday matinee, Jan. 20 and 21; the toufing company of “Harvey” at IU, g = Rr ital,

5% Fg Ca and he “Baflet Russe: de Monte Carlo program on the _ Martens series Monday evening, Jan. 23, at Pe Murat,

THE BLACKSTONE show, with | its small and large-scale illusions, needs no description here. It will play nightly through Wednesday, with matinees today and Wednes-| day. Scheduled for the Paganini Quartet’ 8 Wednesday ¢ evening \ con-|

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By Henry “ THE MURAT, the Civic and World War Memorial sud 3 torium all will house attractions this week. g with Magician Harry Blackstone's matinee today at the Murat; there'll be a temporary break in the|

Thursday.. Jack Hatfield's g

{Overture and Allegro;

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458; Beethoven's

The Schubert-Romberg “Blossom Time" will start sd

cert are Mozart’ s.B flat Quartet! Cc minor,

Quartet, Op, 18, No. 4, .and the Brahms A minor Quartet, Op, 51,

No. 2. “Blossom Time" the Murat stage

will bring to) Indianapolis-| born Betty Oakes, soprano, in the | {role of Mitzi, opposite Webb Til-|. ton as Franz Schubert, Others In|

the cast of this season's touring|

company include Franklyn Syme,

Elizabeth Houston, Anthony Blair

and the comedy team of Zella | Russell and Harry K. Morton.

‘ ” . THE CIVICS Son"

. » “Edward,

My is one of the most ambitious

ventures of the theater's current

season,

Robert Morley and Noel

Langley, writing of a ruthless British financier whose only love is a pampered son spoiled to ruination, have contrived a difficult

play.

In this six-scene drama. a

technical problem for the Civics

backstage staff, the

Green and Katharine Pantzer. Mr. Golschmann and

the Bt.

the lead roles of financier and his unhappy wife will be taken by €. Norman

Louis orchestra will be heard next

Sunday afternoon

berg's “Verklaerte Nacht,”

in Couperin’s SchoenStra-

vinsky's “Fire Bird” suite and the +«Brahms Fourth Symphony. The

{evening program will 5,

Koff’ s ‘Schehérazade. '

New Highway Lures Visitors to Perv Town

SAN BARTOLO, Peru, Jan. 7—! 4011

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"Live" entertainment slated for Indianapolis in the near future will include: Harry Blackstone and his assistants in his magic show, slated for six performances at-the Murat Theater, starting today with a matinee at 3:30 p. m, and evening performance at 8:30 p. m., performances at 8:30 p, m. tomorrow and Tuesday,

and a matinee and evening performance Wednesday; Barbara Cavanaugh and Franklyn Syme in "Blossom Time," at the Murat

Movies, Despite Problems,

Sy Seriness § Remaige dt High | Past or retin r Major Stodios: Eamings Sqoeh a

‘By HAROLD E. SWISHER, Unitéd Press Stuff Rip HOLLYWOOD; Jan. T—Hollywood rolled up its sleeves ™ 1

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usual. For the fourth consecutive year, movie box offices took in more ars than in any year before 1948. Major studios squeezed -an

{This seaside village had lacked estimated 25 per cent out of inflated ed production ¢ costs, s, escaping the

ivisitors - because

the 40-minute dilemma of astronomical expenses” ue and shaded income which had duties, taxes and tariffs, all aimed Roach found that most films|

{trip from Lima was over bumpy

roads,

Then the residents got together

tary junta,

|A. Odria, president of Peru's mili-| 1948,

\given Hollywood panicky Jitters at hanging. on to the Yankee Made for TV cost more than the/

ithe year before.

oll i - Eestimated profits of the seven [movie dollar. The American in

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Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8:30 p. m. with a matinee Saturday at 2:30 p. m.; Vladimir Golschmann, conducting the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in two different concerts at 3 and 8:30 p. m. Sunday, Jan. 15, at the Murat; Ralph Sigwald, baritone, with

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{operative actor of the year by shortage:

Clark Gable's surprise marriage to Lady Sylvia There was so much confusion when the first news flash ar rived in Hollywood that “Sylvia Stanley of Alderly,” as she Isigned the marriage application, tified as Doug Fairbanks’ widow.

knowing Gable had been dat- | pe. Indian squaw ing blond producer Joan Harrison, even called Joan's secretary, _ |and asked if Sylvia Stanley was «Joan's real name.

12 years ago when she was marto Carole Lombard, They were &|,. 5 jn “Dark Challenge.”

frequent foursome. Someone ¢alled M-G-M and asked Rooney.

cycle for a fish Sierras.”

{the Hollywood Women's Press|

Many Didn't Realize His Bride Was Doug Fairbanks’ Ex-Wife

By Erskine Johnson

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 7—Hollywood is gin still talking about Stanley.

was not immediately iden-

ress w Ops M-GRM- p agent, IT'S Shelley Winters “silly about who had a .hus{band named Short Cake, One |day he died and, because they [lived far from town, she was uh able to call an undertaker. So she nt up a smoke signai whieh read; “Squaw “Bury Short Cake.”

to Doug and he was married, par (YBRIEN plays another This time he has to reform Mickey . . . Sabina Thorne, they had left for a honeymoon. (daughter of writer Lenore Coffey, weary press agent said: will marry Douglas Storm in “Yes, they t left on a motor-| {Scotland in March, . , . Prosperity trip in the High note:: Betty Grable and Harry James are trading In their 62

KIRK DOUGLAS “thanked 8Cre ranch for a 109-acre affair,

Clark and the bride first met fee

Best gag:

” os = Ish Kabibble of the Kay Kyser on the New York water “Last night I went to &

lub for voting him the most co- show,

sending an oréhid to every one of swanky Manhattan party. It was

its 90 members. most unco-operative, continued to champagne.” Arritate the ladies by referring to “g /them as “silly little wenches.”

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the Horace Heidt Youth Opportunity Show, at Butler Fieldhouse |

Feb. 5, and Donald Cook and Tallulah Bankhead in "Private Lives," at the Murat Friday and Saturday, Jan. 20 and 21, with a matinee

Saturday.

Show Profit.

Is one. of the tactigns!.

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{in active operation, Television remained an un

tain quantity to the picture busi-]

ness, Experimenters such as

traffic would bear, and set

back to await

Mr. Odria reciprocated by con- justment came shortly after the some extent; frozen profits were the nation’s youth.

structing a fine new highway to year

began. One week Holly- used by Hollywood companies in

{his quinta and incidentally to the wood had but 22 pictures showing. production abroad.

resorts In the Lima area.

{town of San Bartolo. Now a build- But by Thanksgiving the figure {ing boom 1s on and San Bartolo 18 was 48. and employment Tose ac{becoming one of the most popular cordingly.

on the foreign front, Hollywood pierced the Iron Curtain. Yugo-

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