Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 August 1950 — Page 10

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Starlight Show Brilliantly Costumed, Generally Diverting | ***

and 3 7:38 and 10: 030, “The Secret. Fury.” with Claudette Colbert ud Robert Ryan, at 11:15, and 8:40%

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‘Fairgrounds, is eye-filling ra

In their final venture of this Starlight Musicals sea-

son, Charles Hedley and his

liantly costumed and generally diverting show.

This business about the of Viennese waltz kings re-| -sembles its predecessor, “The Red Mill,” in bsing a show with music, rather than an opere BE Also lke “The Red Mill,” it's full of talk that demands much from actors without giving much to spectators. Arid stretches of dialog and some pretty feeble comedy slow down what stage action there is, You begin to realize that ‘“The Great Waltz” owed its 1934 New York success to fabulous produc.

jazz. It was a novelty that -CANGHt-0n—-Lack Vitality

Despite all the good work Mr. Hedley’s company have put into

first - night mishaps (Monday's “dress rehearsal was rained out),|_

y HENRY BUTLER “The Great Waltz, " which opened last ‘night at the

“{hion Roth, as “Drescher: Charles

“Pajsan,’ Italian film, at 6:10 and 9:5 rs City," Ttallan film. at 8:30;

Doades, R.R.2 ‘Washington, Ind, has been named winner of the Ju 1950 Ten-Acre Wheat Improve-iand “Shadow ment Contest. in Indiana, Prof.|ring Ann Howard R, Lathrope of Purdue Univerditit announced today. will be held over through Friday “Rudolph, Petersburg, ‘night. Bev second in the statewide, “The Gunfighter” with Gregory contest, and. LeRoy Trade, Vin Peck and “Caged” with Eleanor

ther than ear-filling. — INDIANA “Treasure Island.” with Robert Newton and Bobby Driscoll, at 14 1:15, 3:30, 5:45, 8 snd 10: company have put on a bril- KEATS w lt or pide hn Ny oa po, alter See. son, Strauss father-and-son team | at ii. 2:40. 6:30 snd 10:15. “The ree ene ke with Lana Turner ah Ke fy at the somewhat fantastic role of 13:35 435 and 8: i Countess Olga seem credible. Low: . “Rogues of Sherwooll Forest,” with

_ Doris Patston Works Hard jonn Derk snd “Diana Trin, af Doris Patston, who has done| 1I 14% 434. 718 s wi well all season in salvaging thei Crom, SreNt rt and 838 best from shopworn comedy ma- LYRIC terial, again works hard and - . ” amiably as Gre Alexander claudetiy Solent “und iienry Fond: Gray, as ol’ man Strauss ( locally, | 11/ 633 ‘wna “10:11.

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and merchandising in a show like; 1? this), is competent and dignified. | Others deserving mention 'in- PHA: Loans Approved clude Tony Donadio, singing well as Poldi; Charles Dosch, as Dou- FOF 475 Homes TRAVEL. As Buble. Housing. A make fiat E--hia head foot to, Api have been approved Edward Green, as Ebeseder; Ver:|.

planning 400 Tow-rent homes in

Aschmann, as Hirsch, "the fire-| New Albany, and 75 more in Tell works man whose reputed skill City. Is actually demonstrated by real] The loans, approved by Presipinwheels, rockets and roman dent Truman; are $75,000 for the candles in Act II, and Thornton! New Albany units and d $30,000 for Klos, as. Harthopt,... - {those in Tell City.

I'm afraid “The Great Waltz" lacks vitality.

LERban,

Its best feature in this “current a

production is the dancing. Marguerite de Anguera’s eight young ballerinas this time have dancing partners, recruited from the male chorus and trained in a remarkably short time.

Some fairly spectacular waltz-§

ing, a well contrived and ‘technically good ballet to the “Voices

of Spring” -waltz In Act II and

an applause-getting military routiné to the dreary song ‘Love and War” are among the busier stage moments, Miss de Anguera herself and her pro-tem partner, Donald Edwards, do a lively and expressive

was third. All of the. win=P scheduled to open to-

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routine to the “Emperor Waltz i” And that's about it, on the visual side. Principals It’s hardly fair to comment on the singing-acting principals without saying they haven't too much to work with. Peggy Engel, as Resi, young Strauss’ sweetheart, has charm and vivacity in appearance and action, plus Yiteate in voice. John Elliot Jr, carries over Hott Shaun the big baritone singing and swashbuckling acting he did In “The New Moon.” Vocally best in the entire cast is our own Patti Browne, who has power, clarity and range in singing. Miss Browne also is a good actress—good enough to make

"Yaa “af Guadacanal To Speak at Notre Dame.

Times State Service NOTRE DAME, Aug. 2—The Rev. Frederic P. rE wan] tagged. “Padre of canal” during World War II, 1 ‘speak at the 14th national con-

vention of the Catholic Students’|

Mission Crusade Aug. 24 to 27 at ‘the University of Notre Dame. He is director of the Vincentian Missions ih China and has spent more than six years in the Orient. More than 2600 students over the nation will participate.

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