Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 March 1950 — Page 62
3 ht Happened Last Night—
Flagg Sketch Flatters lke
Artist Gives General Hair; He Expresses His Appreciation
By Earl Wilson NEW YORK, Mar. ‘11—When Gen. Eisenhower was!’ made an honorary member of The Lambs Sunday night, James Montgomery Flagg drew a quick portrait of him, Gen. Tke took an equally fast gander at the picture, and exclaimed, “Thanks for the hair!” = Gen. Ike looked flustered and downright ‘unhappy when Pat O'Brien faced him and = said, “When the votes are Springs;
a day counted in 1952, God speed; cn
from Columbia to the District of " Coltimbia.”
“I am taking two baths here. One at the baththe other at the races.”
Everybody cheered it, days. Her latest picture, “Sunset {Boulevard”-——which 'i§ to be pre-
except Ike, : ; no» x miered. here Aug. 15—is getting’ COMIC HERB SHRINER—at sensational advance rayes from
the same affair—said he had a preview groups. doctor back in Indiana that's different.” Some doctors,” said Herb, ! “treat you for pneumonia, and) you die of he measles. When this’ doctor treats you “for penu-| monia, you die of pneumonia.” ' Herb also announced that he has left television and is returning to show business, Dorothy Lamour, in a very low-| “One in which I ride a bicycle cut. gown, was posing for some on a chandelier,” she said. “That's pictures the other night, and her the only thing I don’t do in this
“It's a plum,” Miss 8. told me at Eleanor Roosevelt's TV show, where she was a guest star. “I'v ‘been in 63 pictures and my best. I do everything, cut my throat, kill myself, everything.” “What picture will next?” I asked. .
you do
husband, Bill Howard, said, “Be one.’ careful, Dottie, don't lean over B-._ 8.4 too far.”
“Aw, come on,
far lean over too viljage Inn. ... Ed Weiner gave ! 4
out birthday presents at his birth-| day party Tuesday night at the (Hickory House. . , , Burgess Mere|dith offered Bob Monroe of NBC's (“High Adventure” series a fancy
” ® Headline in a * washington Rewspaper's real estate section: "STAIRWAYS USEFUL IN 2-8TORY HOUSES” “Advertising,”
“oreates a demand for luxuries for the film he's producing among people who can't afford London. . Carole Landis’ necessities.” movies made in England, will be “If the bomb falls,” suggests released here soon. Bernie Hart, “it'll be ‘H marks! #2 # = “the spot.” ” . .. WISH I'D SAID THAT: Alan King, the comic:
~ - » ELMER KEILLY refers that luscious TV star as Mmmmmmmmerson.” . Can't prother. remember who said this: “Defin}-| tion of quicksilver — what the Lone Ranger says when he's in a hurry.” . Capt. Art Frank: “Suggested slogan for the N. Y. Callings Conference Chamber of Commerce during! Third annual Christian Callings/ the Tid America. thirst". New Conference will. be held tomorrow LT OrK-S0e. America. Sd MR . ” ire Bat O'Brien: “Virus X isa cont. At Indiana Central College: | mon cold handled by the Music| Pr- Howard Stone, Corporation of America.” Leonora Corbett, directing the Parker P. ‘Jordan, general secrenew play, “The Cry of the Pea- tary of the Indianapolis YMCA, g¢ock,” says it has just three in- will be the speakers. gredients: sex, sex, and sex. Purpose of the conference is to Solly V sky wires from Hot acquaint the youth of Indiana
with the various types of ChrisTONITE
tian service provided as a profes- # P. M.
“Faye his garbage can . + That! s Earl,
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and local, ternational understanding.” Para Lee Brock is producer and moderator of the program. A smoke abatement crusade teonducted” via the “Forum” was | given chief credit for the sta-| tion's winning of the award.
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4 BATTLEGROUND"
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High |
Honor Won
By Station WNOX
Scripps-Howard Unit
Gets The Alfred I, Award for 1949, highest citations in the radio fiel
Tenn.
Mrs. Alfred du Pont,
tion, made the presentation la night. at the .St. New York City in
Newspapers and Scripps-Hpoward Radio, cepted in behalf of WNOX,
The award,
watts of power, itor *
nation and to served by the station.”
Forum Praised
WNOX, managed by R. B. ard, Scripps-Howard ratook the top “Forum -of -theAir,” a Wednesday evening program designed. to and promote community welfare state, national and inMiss!
its
“contribute to!
Du Pont Award
du Pont Radio one of the two PRR BAR BUZZ: Bob Hope did Pearl ‘has been won by Scripps-How-~The wolfish photographer said: Bailey's finale with her at the’ ard’s station WNOX in Knoxville,
widow of {the founder of the awards founda-
st
Regis Hotel in ceremonies says Fred Allen, {figure to write the screen play broadcast over the ABC network. An Jack R. Howard, general editorial last manager of the. Scripps-Howard president of Inc, ac-
a silver plaque and “That guy's 80 $1000 in cash, was won by WNOX to deaf he has a Burgin alarm on among stations with over 5000 The citation was ‘outstanding and meritorious’ service in encouraging, fostering, [promoting and developing Ameri-| lcan ideals of freedom and for| loyal and devoted sérvice to the the community |
=]
Five forum programs, and var-
AGERMAN—Tramlation in English) “Some of the world's loveliest a Whale, ORL b TELR. — re Vienna Philharmonic Chorus and . Ballet of Vienna State Opera
Added! “RUBENS"
A_Portrayal of His. Works.
fous .supplementary public events and promotional activities, were idevoted to the civic problem durhe te the year.
Winner of 2 Major Awards Venice Film Festival
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VITTRISTS
» a.) 3 ; " “DearWife' Fo ANNIE ‘gives you two | | laughs for every one in
‘Dear Ruth'l”
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conducting the Indianapolis Symphony
Fabien Sevitzky, Mie Director
Edwin Biltelifte,
pianist
ONE NIGHT ONLY
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Caleb Mills Hall . (Shertrides. 8. 8.1.
“ALL POP PROGRAM |
Including: Selentions from “SOUTH PAC IFIC ARSAW C ONCERTO," “F DDL. E FADDLE,”
All Seats Reserved — $1.20
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CHALLENGE TO
Now at the neighborhood theaters are: Denise Darcel in (Granada, Sheridan, St. Clair, Strand, Uptown, Zaring and Ambassador), Paul Christian and Maureen O'Hara in "Bagdad" (Bell, Belmont, Irving, Fountain Square and Rivoli), Claire (Arlington and Rivoli), Lassie in “Challenge (Cinema and Howard) and Orson Welles in Faxes" (Rex and Tuxedo).
"Battleground"
Trevor in to Lassie"
§ CIRCLE
LASSIE
"Borderline"
Paul McNamara (telephoning), Joe Vurpillat and Alma Fitz gorald have leading roles in the Civic Theater's March . B. Priestley’s "An Inspector Calls," opening next Fri
NOW SHOWING
THE INDIANAPOLIS —
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"Dear Wife:
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be the last person on earth to be concerned about Larry Parks. She was a big star herself
Al Jolson.
Neighborhood [Theaters
time,
tures were ‘wonderful for Al
DOWNTOWN ji ‘Battleground.”
H10-—"Tarzan's Desert Mystery” hi 0 Carson.” REGENT—""Race Str RODEO—"Trail of ol Vigilantes”
“Prison Warden” plus comedy: Speaks.” NEIGHBORHOOD ARLINGTON—" Borderline” Aviad or.’ ALON—: Te Steal
and
ONT— ‘Bagdad’
| CINEMA—* ‘Ambush and Lassie
FOU NTAIN Sa Re— ‘Bagdad” and “Blue; gj
La GARFIELD" ‘I Was ‘a Male War Bride”| {and-wing to both Al Jolson and! ane, and “Port of /the screen.
aud. “Slattery’s Hurric ADA A—' “Battleground
Chev!
GRO st Tribe. HAMILTON ‘Sands 5, Iwo Jima”
nd "Miss Grant Takes Richm MECCA’ Fuller Brush Man” Plunderer:
and “Rou PARAMOUNT—
tie EK Prince of Foxes” Birthda {ei
and
and “Spook
“Savage Man of the Plains”
“Blue Lagoon." and “Bells of Coro-!
“Challenge to
and|
| IT HAS BEEN about 10 years nce Ruby did her farewell buck-|
OVE=" ads Takes a Sailor” and * “The and =" Challthse to Lassie” and IRVING Foison Sings Again” and “BagLINCOLN—"Look For the Silver Lining" ade “The! obi ENTAL —= “Pinky” and “Stagecoach | OLIVER ‘Miss Grant Takes Richmond” “El Paso” and “Jack Pot,
and has to have fame to be happy.”
But Ruby makes no bones about her disapproval of the
Jolson in “The Jolson Story,” with Evelyn Keyes impersonating her, “I wasn’t for it,” she told me. “It seemed silly to me because the script really had nothing to do with our lives together. But
do to stop I "
than
big Warner musical, Street.”
{Country Club.
“Rusty's, under her breath.
Lr ‘ltpost in Morocco” and “Under-| «
and
mIVOL ord ses he Big Wheel”
SAN NDE
and
Round ST — “That Forsyte Woman"
More My Da wood Varfet
STRAND “Battleground Varieties.’
| TACOMA—"It Happens Every Spring” and 1. Fla] Road.’ TUXEDO ‘Prince of Foxes” ] nner UPTOWN— “Battleground”
vou Siiblect S.
GUE—' South du Sinner” by Mer. ry ZARING—" attieground. »
OES UNIT TO ELECT
“Temple, 1522 W. Morris St,
an election of officers.
“Borderline.”
Gold. SHERIDAN—"Battleground” and “Sunday-| to *”| sald I wouldn't make another
picture. Besides, I've been hav- |
and! BAY and * once] ST. CLAIR—' Battfearouna and “Holly-| and “Hollywood Der on the screen. Ruby and her husband, who is,
Indianapolis Chapter No. 393,| Order of Eastern Star, will meet| wood has buried the backstageat 8 p. m. Tuesday at the OES! understudy-takes-over plot In iahout? And wouldn’t it be funny. - {if they gave the part to Mrs,
RUBY BRISTLES when people | | Milton Berlinger. wpust: talk about her retirement.
| “I didn’t retire and I never
ing babies most of the time.”
areal estate subdivider, rarely
and “South
see movies. They never even got! and Selected
around to the two Idison films.
and "Oni If the pictures are ever shown on! ‘th [television she says they'll see
i them.
“for, film’ “Musicals,
I thought Mrs. Lowe would |
Ruby Keeler and then as Mrs. |
picturization of her marriage to |
| pupil.” there wasn’t anything I could | 1 | who combine tap and ballet.
heard her sing and dance in the “42nd a comfortable margin away from [the age at which life is supposed Not long ago Ruby ran into/to begin. Ginger Rogers at the Lakeside!
‘Ruby v Doesn't | took Day Older
Thinks Jolson Pictures May _Be Bad for Larry Parks
By Erskine Johnson HOLLYWOOD, Fools 11—Mrs. John Lowe, a pretty housewife and mother who lives a few blocks away from. . = Jane Russell in Van Nuys, is worried about Larry Parks. "She has her hands full with five children, but every now and then she finds herself wondering how in thunder Larry. Parks will ever make the public accept him
{as anything but a mammy| — = get better—they just
got bigger. Every picture I made had one line in it: ‘I'm free, white
pel and 21’ I just got tired of re- | | peating i." as. The Lowe ranch is only half an
hour from Hollywood and Vine, {but names like Gene Kelly and
“Larry will have a difficult] {Vera-Ellen are practically Greek - I'm afraid,” Ruby said./to Ruby. She can tell you all “But I think the two Jolson pic- about Ben Hogan, though. Her It's golf game isn’t far from chamjust amazing. Knowing him as 1. pionship form. do, "I would say that he almost |
I ASKED ‘her’ if she would do
taire?
{another picture if the right one |came along. “Sure, I would,” she said. {children are older now and can | take care of each other. Fred AsOf course I could dance
“The
with him. Dancers move around a lot more than I did in my buck-
land-wing style, but I'm a quick Then she added:
“I marvel at the young kids
They do it so well and they look like they're killing them-
selves.”
- » LJ RUBY IS SURE that everybody
But she doesn’t look a day older in Hollywood thinks she’s as old the day moviegoers first as Grandma Moses.
But as the crow’s feet fly, she's
She started her career at the age of 14 as a dancer at Texas
Ginger, who played a chorus in Guinan’s night club in New York. “42nd Street,” kept staring at The Gerry Society yanked her {Ruby's slim figure and muttering right into school and she put
{down her sixes and carried her itwos with Lillian Roth and
Now she sees Berlinger on
{television as
Jalon Berle,
RUBY 1S ABOUT to closer to the Hollywood scene, Her children have never seen Her brother, Bill Kéeler, is teach-
move
{ing moppets how to hoof. at the Manning and White dance school
North Hollywood. "Riby is | going right along with him and supervises things. Other day somebody told her at Hollywood would eventually iget around to filming “The Ruby
| Keeler Story.” But Ruby Is glad that Holly- | Story
She’s still shuddering.
“What's there to make a movie
| “In my day,” she said, “musi-' Larry Parks (Betty Garrett)?”
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