Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 March 1951 — Page 4

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The Bertorellis Can Rehearse in Comfort

Prepare at Home For Civic Play By JEAN ENGELKE OVER BREAKFAST coffee cups and dinner dishes the Aldo Bertorellis

are rehearsing their lines, For §

when the curtain rises on- the Civie Tieater production of the

“Silver Whistle” they'll both be §#

in the cast, When the philosophical tramp sitting on the wall says, “An egg has ‘no: sides, I find that very reassuring,” that'll be Al

And when the crochety inmate of the old folks home begins ¢omplaining about her rheumatism, that'll be his wife. Familiar. to Civic audiences, the two, singly or togéther, have appeared in such performs ances as. “Dream Girl) "Ed-

ward My Son” .and “Joy to:the

World, Last year they'll. be re-

memberéd- for doing Papa and Mama in “I Remember Mama.” ,

Civic Changed Mind A NATIVE New Yorker, Al wad not smitten with the idea of living -in. Indianapolis when he was separated from the Army after World War II, It was the Civic that changed his mind. He came here to gather up his

busily engaged In rehearsing for a play. After suffering through rehearsals, dtess rehearsals and opening night with her he was well acquainted with many Civic members. “They were sucha friendly crew,” he says, “I declared Indianapolis was the place for me, And anyway I like being different.” He hastens to add, “I'm Italian. Here I stand out. In*New York'I don't” . . .

Attended College Her MRS. BERTORELLI on the

Cm She Sand bern in Indianap-

olis, is a grdaauate of Butler University and received a degree in dramatic art from Jordan Music College, She studied in New York at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and turned professional when shg joined a stock company in Reading, Pa. While playing stock with the Reading group, the entiré company lived together in a 14room house and presented their

plays in a barn “just down the road.” > One of the highlights of her career was playing with Ethel Barrymore Colt in “Tonight or Never” in which she wore a gown belonging to KEthel's world famous mother. It was only when her husband was sent overseas by the Army that she returned to Indianapolis with ‘their 6-week-old daughter, x Dorothea Bertorelli's been here ever since. For the past two years she was director of the Civie's' workshop plays. Last spring she directed the Shortridge High School senior play, “Star Dust,” and for awhile did the “Dorothy Burton” show on Radio Station

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Al, musically inclined by nature, deals in the installation, building, repairing and selling of pipe organs. Naot restricting his love of music to business,

FAMILY. onl ste. £50. KS WHC GE6¥ up, Mr. dnd Mrs. Aldo Bertorelli will

RELAXED REHEARSAL — When the Civic. Theater rhair.

now their parts,

m’ *' and minstrel shows. | H member of the Americo ety for the Preservation nd Encouragement of |

Barbershop Quartet Singing in America.

Good at Cooking + ALSO proud of his culinary skills, he has treated many a | Civic “strike party” to his spes cial spaghetti and meat balls. The “Silver Whistle,” -a com= e7b3 Robert Ef McEnroe, will be the first production presented in the newly enlarged theater. ‘Some 18 feet have been added to the stage. An orchestra pit has been installed. A rehearsal hall is just beneath the stage, | and dressing rooms have been added and enlarged. { Both Bertorellis “feel especially happy to have a part in the Civic’'s new opening ... or as they put it: “If we were Irish we could say it's the luck of the Irish, but since we're not, it must just be luck.”

he has taken pa? in many

Blackwood on Bridge— ; Profitable Doubling for Penalties Requires Co-operation From Your Partner

“WHAT A LOUSY double” sald Mr. Muzzy after Mr. Dale) “A tentative double,” said Mr. had racked up his two diamond contract with two extra tricks. Champion. . Mr. Champion opened his singleton spade, Mr, Muzzy took his’ “Never heard of it,” Mr. Muzzy | ace and king and led a third spade. Mr. Dale trumped with the stated. “And don't make up king of diamonds, cashed the ace and then took the marked finesse these fancy names just to try and against Mr. Champion's jack. He discarded two of his clubs on shift the blame onto me. I had! dummy’s good spades and ended | — SS ap no diamonds at all so I figured up losing just three tricks. (Play a contract where they can yoy had a million of them.” Mr. Champion held his head in Dake Iwo exifa tricks, | Mr. Muzzy’s argument sounds

his hands. “How can you leave lentative Double’ |good—but Mr. Champion was in my tentative double?” hel “WHAT KIND OF a double F'8ht. If you never doubled un-| screamed. “Here we have a cold/did you say it was?” Mr. Muzzy !®S8 You held five or six trumps|

glam in hearts and you let them asked. behind the overcaller, you would — — . == l0se thousands of points. Profit-!

able doubling for penalties re-|

5 0 i p i e c e S e 4 of S i | Vv e r Se co-operation from your

When partner doubles and you |have none of the enemy's suit, it {is far from sound to believe your partner is loaded with trumps. It [is more likely that a good trump | polding will show up in dummy {and that one or both of the op{ponents will turn up short in your! {long suits. i

Hard to Convince

WITH A MINIMUM opening in! high cards and no diamonds, Mr. Muzzy should have bid two hearts on the second round. Even if he! failed to get to slam he would) {have got a substantial plus score. But Mr. Muzzy is hard to con(vince, “I still think ‘lousy’ is a |better name than ‘tentative’ for [that double of yours,” he growled.

| South dealer. | Both sides vulnerable, | { NORTH | Mr. Champion SB H—K 874 D—J 9 38 C—A Q1072 WEST Mr. Dale

EAST Mrs. Keen | S—Q 6 S—J 10 9 8 2 | H—A , H—10 9 8 D—-AK8762 D—-Q 105 4 C—J 6 5 4 C—9 SOUTH Mr. Muzzy S—-AK754 H—Q J 652 D—none

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