Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 September 1950 — Page 27

SPT. 24, 1950

SUNDAY, SEPT. 24, 1950 It Happened Last Night—

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The TV Actor

Player Cuts Her Face, Moans Only Because She Missed Bows

‘By "Ford Wilson : NEW YORK, Sept. 23—There’s Virginia Ham, and! Jtalian Ham , . . and a new kind: Television Ham. To begin this story, nearly all actors and actresses are hams. money. Now the other night I found Milton Berle, the clown, slumped in his dressing room| ~ chair with sucha long kisser| 4

it reached almost to his ankles after the opening show of his third year on TV. He was Pagliacci and his low-

“I'm mad,” she repeated, “rm | ham. 1 couldn’t even get out there in front of the camera and get my name announced. “Why,” she almost wailed, couldn’t eyen take my bow!”

spoken words had genuine sus- Miss Adrian still was mad penses in them. about . it /when she went to the - . “How is she?” he asked. Latin Quarter afterward. But1. « « Shakespeare "Holllywood actress Iris Adrian happy ending—Mike Kirk and had fallen on a broken bottle, cut Mickey Alpert, bosses of the her cheek and Show, announced that she will be

. took most of Mr, -war time up to his

brought back

lip, and had been later when she can take two bows,

carried bleeding

nent. He has been to a first-aid At that time Berle will unach some classes in room in the doubtedly say that on the first iversity department midst of Berle’s night's show he almost had her | fall, 4 show. in stitches. . ys currently are live The show'd . . eir 5-year-old son, gone on, and The Midnight Earl

at 2851 N, Capitol when it was over, I'd rushed among Charles Coburn 1 the Digitanos, Robert Alda, Pat Rooney, Eileen

GOOD RUMOR MAN: Tip Quite a lot of Army wives and families are coming home from Europe, just to be safe . . . Cecil B. DeMille is be-| | ing

hael, an Orchard lately has fallen fe used to be interespeare, Shelley and

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x ul ; ties) parents took time J Farrell and Abe . Eddie doesn't heckle his au- kind yemarks “about personali passages from those Simon. who had the Kudner agen- pendleton Pike - Drive-In), Jeff Chandler and James Stewart in. Emerson, Grove, Hamilton and Ritz). dience into laughing. He's not con- PUllt up into a remarkable auto. Iris Adrian performed and! po to Produce cerned about laugh-meter success 1IOBTAPhY. Ne book could Teller : ’ and appear . : ’ ighbors downstairs asked somebody how she was. a ADD ie a Earl's Pearls Nei hborhood Theaters . ew Officers Selected jor ag of a gag. He knows What ke hit ah : n now. These days, “She's already in the hospital,” show Joe Di- Pat OBrien . people. His stage wisdom dates at makes this show goa doesn’t keow which somebody said. No Maggio, who al- who likes this | TT DOWNTOWN STRAND — The qe and ~The “skipper For Butler Choir from pre Sidutrouie Showalns Sue sup s le She fact shat Mo. id os rtont, Suzkesesss No/ Shes in firstal)n sad) ways keeps histown, says: § AMBASSADOR-— ‘Leathernecks Have Land: TO CLAIR “The Crisis” and “The 8kip-| New officers for Butler Uni- Offs Strengt po ¥ ng Cassidy,” Mr, | somebody else. ‘They're waiting | word, practically “There's only and Join the Marine per Buprised His Wite | for a little guy to win a crowd. bejabers out of Jolson or J ne E for a doctor to sew her up.” - practical . vid REGENT ‘The Sultan's Daughter” and TACOMA ‘Sorrowful Jones” and “Every- |versity's 85-voice choir have been vy, might not believe a one- but he doesn't come back at : | promised spon- one Paris—and § ‘Sarong Girl body Does It chosen, announces Richard T. ————————— 4 It was extremely sad, because, } sors of his TV that's New RODEO-— "Gunning for Justice” and “Fed- TUXEDO Stella’ and “Winchester 17 man show, even by Eddie Cantor With the unspoken ass n } } T hers - fronically, this blond. young lady, : 1 $ » 0 # that 1 oe eral Ma plus comedy: “Let Down UETOWN- ‘The $ rata and “The Kipper Whittington, choir director. and even with lively two- -plano| that Cantor is King. " tate leac M8 television's first casualty, had ar 2 ow - itn Aig tk NY Four a Hayride” and “Badman VOGUE— ‘The SE sna “The| Lee Hadin ana Ruth McClure, support by Ernie Stewart and! He knows his show-biz vidio. 1 Up This Year been hurt by the very essentials 3 | op rd : tha to cot-u wide of Tombstone ARING Pretty Baby and “The Skip-| Indianapolis - juniors, have been Dave Kenner, could be something He has to, But he has a déep t slackstick televis § Saturday 1at Martha Raye NEIGHBORHOOD per Surprised Jia Vite appointed president and vice new and different and altogether siath tf oth 1 i » y ” h , en: entiary , 0 . oi : 8. UTE, Sept. 23—En- ; 8 a =» ; | .300 : then , erALY Sela, rave Marsa Raye, AVALON ‘The ‘Big Lift" and “Prairie CRE Mdy pon in ald land, Indianapolis, will serve as by magic and without mirrors. 4 EE ot diana State Teach- SHE'D SLPPED ON a goo con- #73 Note to Lee Mor-| ought to utting a wide swa Pirate alent Hombre." | secretary-treasurer.

ere was higher this sisting of seltzer water, timer:

New Type Ham,

If they get enough applause, they can do a

on a Berle show

Frank in a hay field.

confetti, Legion and Night and the Elaine Buck will be accompan- vaudeville, Ziefeld, radio and A plain reviewer only sa st, President Ral — Farrell was out | sien PENDLETON. PIKE DRIVE-IN—"All Quiet plain can only say 5, ! ph Bou, lh le aj] employed byt Minn Bemsell . 2F sumer Li religion, tell of a husky, guzzling PELNONT— Preuty Baby” and “The Cav-| ‘on the Western Front: and Shorts. ist and Max McMurtry, business screen, with funny but never un- Mr. Cantor has genius. ment still not com~ gome phony stagebrush then Ner jacket. Ain't there a Labor guy who was asked if he ever I MA Torte Little W Meyr-45g "Wan, THEATAIR EWTN BRIE V “EAT Local students new to the But-| 7 — ent Tirey said the grashed onto a bottle which broke Day deadline? . Blanche The- prayed. “Once,” he said. “I met CORONET— "Blossoms in the Dust” and SCREEN)— Pretty Baby” and “Woman, . on 0. thie vear include: Bar-| : “ ; w nd subsequent draft and jagged her face. bom celebrates her birthdays with i Johnny Eager THEATAIR TWIN DRIVE-IN ( oy ry 8 A maT. Topay RELL VESR W.-W B.'] NEw Push. an enormous bear, the biggest paisy—- The Broken Arrow” and “Radar| SOREEN)—''The Crist” ‘and Jus bara Caldwell, Wilma Bell, Mary | FROM 1 P . ould not cut down With Berle still looking funereal Richard Metz . . . Beautiful Mimi I 4. ‘D Secret Service. er Surprised His Wie, | Jane Hendrickson, Marilyn Ann «M. DUA RF BACK CHAIRS 1 attendance. and saying, “Maybe if she hadn't Benzell, who looks a little like Dear I ever saw. I praye ar prEAM ‘Return of th Prontiersman’] E DRIVE- Nhe Broken Ar-| | . and "Cage ALY “Hollywood Varieties.’ v.| Engmark, Lois Elaine Bock, Bar LEW AYRES--SLIM SUMMERVILLE / Hedy Lamarr, a little like Arline God, help that bear--or he's gon | WESTSIDE OUTDOOR—"Pinky: and “It! worn high heels . *'I went to » To EMERSON—' hres Little Words” and Happens Every Spring" plus cartoon, |bara Jean Kidd, Martha Pear-§| ¢ the first-aid room where a nurse Sams, brought her lovely oper- na be killed. rote SQUARE—"All Qugt on (be son, Ethel Marie Trice, Mary Ann | ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT’ : said: : atic voice to the Pierre. If you x = =» Western Front and “Triple. Trouble C t Al { Green, Phyllis Gray, Barbara, “It's not serious. No stitches |don’t like opera you'll surely like WISH rp SAID THAT: “Many or Return of the Frontiersman.” aud LONISOIVO ory umni | Dunham, Margery Bicknell, iy us { 8 " wil bo retired por mec rea Rien sve, "or? SAD THAT She on RAE woo Will Meet Saturday brane 5 Tarts pons. sc Al BOWERY BOYS 7 “TRIPLE TROUBLE" | Presently Miss Adrian emerged vision on as easily as they turn -| “thinks she bought a gown for a |amove 7 Gr nd. NO) Founders Day banquet of the | Clair, David Myers and Vickie : with bandages on her face, and the water, but t : "ridiculous price when in reality RAMILTON Jhrce Liitie Words” andicvpnoinnati Conservatory Alumni © acden. J I when we all rushed to tell her more respect for tay they have! he bought it for an absurd Po Rg and Holiday Club of Indianapolis will be held| Out-of-town students new to bow lucky she was, she said: : figure.” Si wraistme” and “rhe Lan at 6 p. m. Saturday in the Haw-|the choir include: Betty M. Gish, | MAT. TODAY NR NOW THRU “Lucky! I'm good &nd mad!” # & = # lui OLIVER ‘Reformer and the - Redhead" |}, orn Room, {Bast Chicago; Janet Statton, FROM 1 P. M. TUESDAY *Mad!” we said. “You ought to .TODAY'S BEST LAUGH: Nor- CATHY MASTICE suggests ORIENTAL & CYLAD, (Clin Logins! Election of officers for next| Monticello; Polly Burbank, Dal- JAMES be be glad you're ) not disfigured!” _Wwegians, who Joke ¢ of drinking and that this is the time of year girls PARAMOUNT Any Number ¢an Piey|vear and a business meeting also| ton. Mass.; Alfred Hardt, River 2’ ~~ |change from wearing bare legs 7 "ifes and Meer Out West. \ Iwill be held at that time, according, Forest, Ill, and Warren Clements, n { [Stas lock, stockings Yearitg FX RRS nite Towsr” and “Rogues of 10 MS. Donald McKibben, presi-| Logansport. |stockinge egs at lool are. Sherwood Forest’ dent. The program for the eve-| DAVID bi: ) u T DOOR 7 $e That's Earl, rother, RIVOLL “The Crate bi Pretty Baby ning will be presented at 8:15 BRIAN GREAT "JEWEL RO ROBBER REYNOLDS Cd al TRE — = SAS ne om and Binet wo ta p.m. al he Riddick Piano Co. : ; . 33TH ST, E. 10TH OR E. WASHINGTON FREE Nobis wo Mas. 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Currently: on the neighborhood and drive-in theater screens are: Dennis Morgan and Betsy Drake in "Pretty Baby" (Arlington, Belmont, Rivoli, Theatair Drive-In (East Screen), and Zaring), Lew

signed by Ayres in "All Quiet On the Western Front" (Fountain Square and

BELL— Plame and the Arrow"

“SORROWFUL JONES” Linda DARNELL Paul DOUGLAS

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Lucille BALL—William ‘HOLDEN

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“The Gunfighter”

David Brian + Mdirjorie Reynolds

“GREAT JEWEL ROBBER”

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES Features Currently at Neighborhoods and Drive-ins

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Eddie Cantor's 1-Man Show New, Different and 'Swell'

Depth of Personality, Wisdom, Understanding Pull Murat Crowd With Him All the Way

By HENRY BUTLER * This man Eddie Cantor is amazing. He's like a newcomer with a veteran's wisdofis-certalaly ® 4 miracle in show business. Last night he filled the Murat for his one-man: show ‘benefiting the B'nai B'rith. He had his crowd with him,

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« then laughing like crazy, from start to intermission (when I had ji (to leave), a good 1'¢-hour stretch. Not One Thing It isn’t any one thing or combination of things he ‘does. Not {the splayed-out hands, nor the eloquent index finger, nor the voice that carries nor the dance steps that recall the eternal vitality of Ziegfeld revues. ; It isn't. the eyes or the: city kid's impishness he's kept rolling’ 4° and alive all these years. i It's depth of personality. It's wisdom. It's profound understanding of human beings and of his 5 own tricks and their effect. No Comparison Off the record, I could make comparisons between Mr, Cantor! ? and some younger performers who have been in local spotlights in recent seasons. In print, 1 wouldn't want to, Comparisons would do violence to all parties compared. | Some younger comedians have tricks Mr. Cantor would be first to applaud. The best of the younger ones, if they're wise, must Cantor's good sense

Rudy Vallee will bring his show to the Murat Oct. 10, with a series of variety acts and Chris Cross and his NBC or« chestra.

sy, Granada, Sheridan and Westlake Drive-In), Cary Grant in "Holiday" leving), Robert Walker and Joan Leslie envy Mr. in “The Skipper Surprised His Wife" (St. Clair, Strand, Shadeland about timing, his lack of irritable

“Broken Arrow" (Dai

Outdoor, Theatair Drive-In (West Screen), Uptown and Zaring), 5°

and Fred Astaire and Vera Ellen in "Three Little Words" (Cinema,

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RIVE- IN- ‘The Secret Fury”

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what entertainment should

CHRYSLER AIR-CONDITIONED TODAY, 1 P. M.-MON. & TUES.

Dennis Morgan & Betsy Drake

"PRETTY BABY" Teresa Wright % Lew Ayres

"THE CAPTURE"

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“THE WHITE TOWER”

DIANA LYNN--JOHN DEREK

‘Rogues of Sherw'd Forest’ GARFIELD" 0»

Entire Show By Tech LARRY PARKS—BARBARA HALE

“JOLSON SINGS AGAIN”

Gordon MaceRAE~Julle LONDON “Return of Frontiersman”

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JAMES STEWART--DEBRA PFAGIT

“The Broken Arrow”

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“Three Little Words”

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‘TODAY AND TOMORROW * James Stewart *

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