Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 December 1950 — Page 70

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} Stage and Mui— Talent Bureau - A Hoosier Need

Non-Profit Booking Agency .. Could Help Young Artists

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gt By Henry Butler = WITH a relatively clear week ahead, today's a good time to reopen the question of home-grown entertainment. In spite of our dramatic and musical resources in Indiana, we still have not worked out what economists call self-sufficiency. J 1 don’t mean complete self-sufficiency. After all, | there's great demand for im-| good. Programs at am odest cost] ported big talent." could be given for small admis-| : i , sion prices, Music need not and That's as of should "be should not be alwavs a luxury! Opera, ballet, big plays and musi- item ! cals, top-flight recitals and some y touring orchestras -— these are

stimulating and worth what they earn here.

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‘T SUGGEST we need operative non-profit concert ; bureau serving the state. Its walk Problem Ie soon price board of directors should include * : . Tad sic, ivie t 1! brackets. In this field, we still ho Sic Civic and educationa

] : |leaders. Advance planning of it—| are inexperienced. We don’t know financial, legal and statistical! how * to bring our. own young)

{conceivably might be donated by! talent before audiences. We have oy nerts to help the project get! no technique of marketing the started. excellent material our music Operating expense could be met schools, colleges and little theater py , percentage deducted from groups produce. concert earnings. A ‘bureau of the Bort serve many—iraportant

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LET'S concentrate on music purposes

now, since the whole subject gets If Would show the entire nation

Elizabeth Kennedy, Gordon Harris and Shirley Rumble

fast-moving trio in Sonja Henie

are a 's 1951 Hollywood Ice Revue, now

too large for one column. Our What Indiana can do to relieve in its closing days at the Coliseum. With tomorrow night sold

musie schools annually turn cut the present sorry plight of young some excellent young artists. In artists

school, they've played and sung And it ‘would show tH® young

before audiences for free. Once Artists themselves what really out of school, unless they land honest management is. Thus it some of the very few steady Would protect them in their future musie jobs available, they have contacts with outside managers

no Indiana future as artists. against certain notoriously chiselIf they're optimistic, they may D8 practices. - go through the bitter purgatory There may he difficulties in of New York, waiting for chances starting such a project. They that seldom materialize, paying Shouldn't prove insuperable. At high fees for lessons from teach- l€ast, the iden deserves discussion. ers who are sald to have infly-/ Se— om— ence. There's a bookful of sorrow in this realm of experience. Here in their home state, where

Second Municipal | you'd think they'd have a chance Concert Thursday

to make at least a living if they're] Mayor Philip 1. Bayt has angood, we have no provision for nounced the second “Meet Your them. Symphony” municipal concert to! We have no agency promoting be held at 8 p. m. next Thursday Indiana talent in serious music.in Cathedral High School audi--We have no set-up whereby a torium. competent singer or instrumen-| Director Fabien Sevitzky will be talist can get into the concert assisted in this free public conmarket, icert by the Tech Choir, J. Russell Paxton directing. ! SURELY there must be hun-| With the orchestra, the choir dreds of towns in this state where Will sing Handel's Hallelujah people would like to hear good|Chorus, from the “Messiah.” and music at prices they could afford. Bach's “Jesu, Joy of Man's DeThere must be scores of towns siring.” Augmented by the Techthat would rather buy an all-In- nical High School Boys’ and Girls’ diana concert series than pay Concert Clubs, the choir also will some grasping New York man-/sing four unaccompanied selec-| agement for an Imported series, |tions, Many young artists would be Dr. Sevitzky and the orchestra glad to get even small fees when Will be heard In Rossini’'s “Wilthey're starting their careers, If iam Tell" Overture, Delibes’ they could just make a living ballet music to “Sylvia,” Kern's touring the state, they'd be doing “Show Boat.” the first movement better than some unfortunate of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony A musicians who have fallen for and Sousa's “Stars and Stripes the slick promises of certain Forever.” managers, only to find themselves - bX

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in the red at the end of the Hanover Choir to Sing season. Everybody knows a concert! Times State Service

need not cost $500 to $1000 to be

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A Critics’ “Rave” Film You Must See! Rilartous Spoofing, Delightful Homicide!

ALEC GUINNESS Star of Broadwar's “Cockiall Party"

del's “Messiah” tomorrow after fo

jof Mr. and Mrs, R. A. Moir, 3316 E. Robson St. Indianapolis, will

be the pianist. Mi

HANOVER, Dec, 9-— Hanover |¢ntennial \ College Chorus will present Han- death, will be presented in Wa-!

out to P. R. Mallory employees, the show scheduled for tonight and Tuesday.

Gene and Florian Carol Service

Here's Gene of the duo piano team of Gene and Florian, who chairman of the Academy Music| will be at the Indiana Roof to. (and Arts Department and direcnight with Tex Cromer and his |'oF of the cadet band.

orchestra. Where's Florian? It doesn't matter; he looks just like

twins,

Gene. They're identical

Bach Program Set

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‘RAWFORDSVILLE, Dec. 9

|A. program of music by Johann! itters, who learned of his wife's Sebastian Bach, observing the bi-

of .the composer's

- bash College Chapel at 9:40 a. m, Police as noon. Miss Carol Moir, daughter next W.

ednesday,

The College Glee Club, Robert met her

tchum directing; Mrs, rbes,

Margaret pianist; Mesdames Hazel

Gronert and Martha Zieman, vio- KEEP SILVER IN RACK ~ .. | linists, and Hal Gray, organist, will participate.

‘Kind Hearts and Coronets’

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TONIGHT, 8:30

SONJA HENIE

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has public performances By

Today at Culver Times State Service Dec. 9-—-The 1950 #CQulver Candlelight Carol Service {wili be heid at 6:30 p. m. tomorrow in the Recreation building on the Culver Academy campus, Six community choral groups

{will participate. The 250 singers on the pro-

{Bram have been selected from the!

Academy Chapel . Choir and the Culver Community Choraliers, | both directed by James Miracle;!

the Methodist Church Choir and on the IU productions of “Down floating man was retrieved?

the Culver High School Mixed! Chorus, directed by Richard! Bowles; the Evangelical United | Brethren Church choir, directed! by James Osmiin, and the Evan-| igelical and Reformed Choir, di-! rected by Mrs. Robert Rust, Director of the - entire pro{gram is Lt. Col. E, T. Payson,|

Druggist Finds Wife Is Ex-Gangland Queen | KALAMAZOO, Mich, Dec. 9 [(UP)-—A meek, soft-spoken druggist whose wife turned out to be the former gangland queen of Wichita, Kas., said today he will help her try to prove she’s innocent. “I'll stick by her,” said C. H.|

{sordid past only after 18 months of marriage. "I'll see her through this and try to get her cleared.” Mrs. Witters was identified by “Big Nora” Fugger, onetime head of a safecracking mob | in Wichita. The mild druggist | in Cleveland, 0. and! married her there last Year, . i

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‘Stage Shows at , ., |:15—4:00—8:50—9:20

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Housekeeping,” at 8:30. 'C oHkoLs estra, i Page, on stage at 1:18, 4, | 9:20.

a a “The Admiral Was a Lady.” with ond ©'Brien and Wanda Hand. xX. at 13, 2:35, 5:10, 7:50 and 10:20, ESQUIRE : and Coronets.” with

Hearts Alée Guinness and Joan Greenwood, AL 3:35, 6.45 and 10:10.

“Rocking Hprse Winner,” with . Valerie Hobsowand John Mills, st 1:55, 5:15 and 8:40. ”: INDIANA

“Breakthrouch.” with David Brian and Agar, at 0 3:50, he 10:15. “Surrender,” with Vera at 2:20, 5:30 and 8:40. Raton, KEITH'S ; “ Story of Lie .Becauge of Eve,” with segregated showings. For women at 2:15 and 7:15. Por men at 9:20 p. m. LOEW'S a jet Craig.” with Joan Craw3 ford ns “Wendell Corey, at 3.55, 4.30, and 9:45. “Between Midnight and fawn. on

Sith Gal Storm a J O'Brien, at 1:10, 4:35 and 8.

RIO “Beasts of the East,” at 1:15, 4:11, 7:10; 10:00. of

“Atrocities Fort Santiage.” 2:35. 5:34 and 8:33.

Opera Company Engages IU Aid |

Metropolitan Calls On Hans Busch

Times State Service BLOOMINGTON, Dec. 9-Hans the

Busch, director of the opera work-

ing in nothing?

Mid-space rescue . . . What would

you do if you were float-

4 Earthlings Ride Rocket In Science Story Movie

- When making the film “Destination Moon,” which comes to the Jean Kelly, Verna Miler and Indiana Theater Wednesday, the screen writers had access to un- Marjorie Schlamp a Pp ue 8, 2nd {limited new situations which are met in out-of-this-world conditions. the Concerto in A. m nO 3 u In the story of four men taking a rocket to the moon, one of Pianos and orchestra, w hs most unusual situations come about when one of the space La Bounty, Dick Morris, John travelers falls out of the ship, out in space,

No. 2 for two pianos and ore chestra, with Mary Jane Cohen and Rebecca Lane as 3 the Concerto No. 1 for piano and |orchestra, with Jeanne Miller as {soloist; the Concerto in C for {three pianos and orchestra, with

{O'Steen and Thomas Simpson at

’ Without gravity or atmosphere, 8 hoe me a a nnersty Sine unfortunate fellow is left jd ; 2 : drift about in his own small orbit, | gaged by the Metropolitan Opera like a minor planet. The other | Co. to re-stage “Cavalleria Rus- three members of the party are at, ticana.” ‘a loss for a means of rescue, | Known as one of the Met's!" The method they use in the res-| “dustiest” productions, the Mas-icue isn't supposed to be told, but! cagni opera with its new settingsiif you'll look closely, you'll see; by Mr. Busch will be premiered that one of the two men in the next Jan. 17 in the famed New above picture is holding a gas, York hall. bottle with compressed air, Now, Known in Indiana for his work d0 youl have any ideas on how the

PTA Will Hear Jordan Group

Students and faculty of Jordan {College of Music will present a Parade of Instruments for members of the PTA ef School 68 at 1:30 p. m. next Wednesday in the. school, 2107 N. Riley Ave. Beldon Leonard will conduct an ensemble of 30 members of the Jordan Symphony Orchestra. David Hughes, orchestra-depart-ment chairman and, director of} student teaching, will preside. J Mrs. Albert Tollefsen Jr, {chairman of the event.

‘Week of ‘Firsts’ i Ends With Trouble | McCOOK, Neb., Dec. 9 (UP)-— {It was a week of firsts for Mrs.

{Weldon Weilage. The first of the week the Weil-

in the Valley,” “Tales of Hoff-

Hans Busch ages bought their first new car. Then Mrs. Weilage got her first mann,” ‘“Parsifal” and “La driver's license. :

Boheme,”. Mr, Busch staged four! Then she took her first solo operas for the New Orleans opera drive. this fall, and has appeared on| Then she got her first traffic numerous radio and television ticket. | Her husband was red-faced overseas Voice of America broad- labout it. He's a dispatcher for the cast in German. istate. highway patro

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| PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 9 (UP) —A nice looking young man walked into David Kaplan’s bottling works yesterday and asked for a job.

plained he was all set to go to work. Kaplan was impressed and started to interview the youth for a truck driver's job, Just then two men entered, one cafrying ‘a sawed - off shotany The polite job applicant opened *

volver and left with his confeds : erates with $550. Additional Protection Asked for Truman

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (UP)~— Congress has been asked to pros

| vide $131,000 for additional pro» Robert Loomis has a prin. cipal role in the Civic Theater's December production, "Good Housekeeping," playing again tonight and tomorrow night at the Indiana University Building, Fairgrounds.

tection of President Truman and Vice President Alben W. Barkley. ~ Since the attempt on President Truman's life five weeks ago, additional agents have been assigned to the President. Mr. Barkley was given Secret Service protection for the first time since he was sworn into office nearly two years ago, It was the second request this

year for additional agents. It's got all the FUN of “Father of The Bride™ - set to music .. . plus TECHNICOLORI

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prodigious tr in harmonics with the dare veteran driv North’ Turn. In the exp: Rice has fine Despite sthe fence of hea technique as certo calls fi had played. sc antique, in sense; For tl last night fr and not in the sion, “musical the Rossini-li! hedr on mer trions, The treme

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Miss Luci High School, contest. She will ¢ for the right a $100 U. 8 contest.

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High Scho Four senio Tom Mock, T Lambert, Mi Janet Wile and Miss Ai Cain, will « scribe their periences at Hoosier Bo and Girls’ Sta last summer. Speech puj will revi Indiana's his ment. Lois I and Martha ‘sing. Don Pet The second nival is plan at Lawrence « Shute, school Kathryn Hai Smith, health charge. Free chest : blood pressur and driving w

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