Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 July 1950 — Page 30

‘Heavens fo Betsy’ Jones #; ‘Swell, Comedy Clever

By Henry Butler = “Heavens to Bessy, ” Tom Boyd's new musical, is a wonderful entertainment package. { This 1950 successor to last year’s “Chalet” is a prime | example of how really great talent can make progress. | Last night's opening on the IU Building stage at the Fairgrounds was in every way a triumph for composerauthor Boyd and his teen-age, yiiriiy playea by Mr. Sheihorn |and Marilyn Gernstein, they're

associates. Imagination, sparkle, wit and good tunes make this show |

something Broadway might well

enyy. In fact, I have a couple of | albums of Broadway-show platers that are dull by comparison on the musical side. This home-grown product should make the city and the state proud. In all my Indiana experience, I've seen nothing to! equal it, That's not because there isn’t talent here, but rather, I imagine, because Tom Boyd, in his deceptively offhand way, has the persistence to carry an idea through to realization, First-Night Flufls From a professional standpoint, “Heavens to Betsy” has its| faults--first-night fluffing and|

© |cision, most of the Arab coun(tries have followed the lead of {Egypt in refusing to approve the

' _ |abstained, like Egypt, from ex-

Times Writer LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y., July 13—Following 10 days of inde-

United Nations action in calling for military force in Korea, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen approved the “cease fire” order of June 25 but

pressing themselves on the use of]

military action directed by the

| what you'd like to hear more

often, : And Benjy's preview of 1950

{from a 1775 angle, “We Haven’ t Got,” which last night brought! .

down ‘he house and got Mr. Boyd! several curtain calls, right up there with the best. Rolls Fast

belongs §

E. Pat Smith directed this :

show, with a whole committee! lof technical assistants I haven't space to mention, Big achieve-| iment: The show rolls fast, | Nancy Forbes, as Mama Gris-| icom; Howard Ashley, as rotund { Papa G.; Mary Jane Vandivier,!

{as Betsy; Frank Throop, as John

Ross; pint-sized Jennifer Locke,! as Jeanette (marvelous), and Bob Brunner, as Benjamin Frayklin, |

burying of gag-lines, for example. | complete with hackneyed/ ph.) Voices, solo and chorus, could be orisms—all rate praise,

stronger and better trained.

But no visiting professional!

show has ever done some things! better than-“Heavens to Betsy”

does, At one point in this delight-|

ful doodad about Quaker Elizabeth

(Betsy) Griscom and her dis-|

approved marriage to Episcopal-| jan John Ross in 1775 Philadel-|

phia, there's a nice comic bit. At Zionsville Sunday

Coonskin-capped Benjy (Mr.

Boyd himself) shyly says to Bet-

sy's sister Isobel (Patty Wilson), |

This astonishing bargain-coun-ter-offer of entertainment, bene-| fitting the Children’s/ Museum, will run nightly through Sunday. Don't miss it, oy some day] you'll be sorry. / |

Annual Horse Show

Times State Service ZIONSVILYE, Ind, July 13-—| The ninth Annual horse show

{ opening of

“You have beautiful eyes.” In sponsored Wy the Zionsville Saddemure but fast comeback, “1588” dle Club will be held here Sunday! says, “They were a birthday pres: atternuoy and evening. Entries it. are. expécted to {etal —approxiThat kind of “thing has a quit] mately /200. More than $750 in to it. The whole show has a Ulticash prizes will be awarded. that typewriter, Ilinotyps and ip————————— rotary press could only cripple! ot E OIL SOURCE and mangle, ‘Call Me George’ of world’ 8 olive 0 oil.

One comic sequence, artfully [” — Ever al Speedrome |

planted ocarlier, ends with Gen. f The Best Rac . Washington (David - Herrimann (3 OFFE AUSER

saying to flag-stitching Bets, Ross, “Just call me George. | everybody does.” No critic can! argue with imagination like that. Sha The tunes are swell—“Liz” “I R ACES Friday, July 14 riday, July

Love Philadelphia,” “It Won't Sanctioned by Midwest. Racing Assn. 8 — BIG EVENTS — 8

Help a Girl Get a Spouse,” | “We're So Much Alike,”/ and so! 18 CARS IN FEATURE EVENT Time Trials 6:30—Race af 8:30

on. As arranged by Don Shelhorn for two pianos, with a dash General Adm., $1 Tax Ine. Children Under 12 FREE if

of Rachmaninoff bitters in the Accompanied by Adult.

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. {United States.

{ In the immediate neighborhood, | Iran, Israel, Jordan and Afghan-| istan supported the United Nations military action. Jordan became the 48th nation out of | {the United Nation's 59 to come| tin. Position Strengthened | Egypt's position of neutrality is!

thus strengthened by Arab world |

{backing | To the east, however, Burma | {and Thailand have followed India {and Pakistan in approving the {United Nations military resolu-| {tion.

a Soviet satellites have either]

i Victor Mature Victor “Samson” Mature will | bring five girls named Stella | to town Wednesday, July 26, to appear on stage at the Indiana Theater in connection with the “Stella.” Only connection between the

| five cuties and the film is that |

cerning their plans or have ex-| pressed opposition to the United Nations.

[oer to respond to inquiries con-/

Egypt is now expected to Join [a Le

{India in working to gain United]

| Nations admission for thel}

[Chinese Communists to replace! {the Chinese Nationalists. With! {seven votes needed the standing lis now 6 to 5 with France, the! {United States, Cuba, Ecuador {and the Chinese Nationalists, in| { opposition,

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their names are Stella and |

everyone has a weakness for a pretty girl. Also along for the ride will be a young lady named Marion

Marshall, who will appear in |

the film and has been in favor since she made her screen bow in “1 Was A Male War Bride.” The troupe will appear at the

theater for three shows. -

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“The Ford and Valll, at 12:35 3:50, 7 and 10:16, “Armored Car Rebbery,” with ries MM Ww. at 11:38, 2: 5 and een ,

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TANA “Winchester '73,” with James Stewart 3nd Shelley Winters, at 11, i; a. 4 n 30 and 10:20. ol,” with Don Castle oo gone § h, at 12:40, 3.30, 6:20 KEITH'S “Bright Leaf.” with Gary Cooper

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