Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 July 1952 — Page 34

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Stage and Music—

‘When Art Starves, We Do

By HENRY BUTLER LAST WEEK'S discussion here concerned the artist and his livelihood. : Today we'll consider stibsidy. However we name it, subsidy is inevitable in theater

and concert hall, It may be direct govern subsidy, as in nearly every othe

mental Subsidized repertory theaters work yon the “no-star” system, which

woturns out to be an all-star system. ntry but ours. (The Sadler's” 8 Wells Ballet, for example, which Everybody has to do everything |well. The problem is not individual

impression in BloomMade 3 hugs Impress during itslquick success, but rather artistic

ington an American tour season before last, excellence of the whole company. would never be possible without} * 5 . large grants). IF WE COULD enjoy regularly

It may be private Subsidy, bya really first - rate repertory Individual or corporate donations, threater, with full-time, constantFormerly a rich source of support . ; (Metropolitan Opera and all the ly working personnel, we'd never Blrop pe lbe satisfied with make-shifts.

(That's not decrying the Civic or i up. { vate subsidy 3 ary a sub- the Circle Players, who do excelor J may be Heber. That is/lently Within the time limitations. what ‘makes possible our Booth| If We could regularly have the Tarkington Civic Theater and /best in theater, both classical and the Circle Players. Actors and contemporary, we'd experience a stage crew work for fun. (widening of our imaginative horix. {zon, an enrichment of our lives, AN UNUSUAL example of this|that would make bottled tonics last king of subsidy ue Seem Youn: more alive, I don’t Starlight Musicals lan that , Surg n P know whéther you feel as I do

carried through three seasons. } local rtict ts agreed to that the blacking out of Starlight All local participasis {Musicals this summer has made

accept a fraction of their stated) pay, so as to keep the venture| Indianapolis a much duller place. from financial difficulties. Thus,(THe “heat and humidity have

te bo! stai the Seemed worse this year. Every Sunsted ao elped sustain {summer irritant has gained im-

.____ SUNDAY, JULY 21, 1052 Direct From Broadway—

Big Summer Season; East's Theaters, 150

By WARD MOREHOUSE i yis THE SUMMER-PHEATER circuit roars along, with almost 150 professional companies operating in the Eastern states. There are reports of sellout trade at some of the drama stands, starvation business at others. Many of the

playhouses; in accordance with the ers ive oT CS

a ted POTtaRCE since the death of that In “varying degrees, donated; attraction at the Fair Grounds. labor keeps summer theater

operating all over the country. I'll have more to say about sum-

going on. You saw it on posters|

written during a New England vacation. Donated labor makes possible ventures like Lee Norvelle’s Inboth winter in Bloomington and sum-

Nobody would ever call Starlight Musicals at its best the]

house, Nashville. It makes pos-

poorer without it. i

“like the IU “Parsifal,” now na- * x =» ¢ tionally known. } x = =» deal with the arts like a stubborn |

* a limit to the effectiveness of the ‘ donated ~ labor subsidy. Collegé . drama students, who are learn"ing theater, may put their all into ourselves. productions like “Arsenic and Old ¢ Lace,”

- €ounty Playhouse. J sia But, as any college, drama dF, 11 realize good art is Just as) joreqy Cattle Club

Show Is Planned

: they're beginning to be really . good, the students finish their . academic training and shove off. . There's no place for them to de-

we

: tialities. . Hagan’s cast in the dress re-

where they could earn an ade-

‘ further study and practice, they'd : emerge extremely competent and;

SO FAR, so good. But there's

This may sound socialistic, but | currently at the Browniy y.i the time is coming when important and just as deserving of direct public aid as good highways.

rector will tell you, just when

sical life easy and save our,

of amateur theater. And there,

Let’s have more of it.

Peppered Price |

| Even if you didn’t go to all'the ¥ ’ shows, you knew the program wasl dl everywhere. You felt proud to live | . in a town that supported the ven-| Is Guild Pla ture (or did it?). |

greatest achievement of the mod- chosen by the

ern stage. But it was something gyfld In-the-Round for presenta-| in place of present nothing. We're tion Aug. 1, 2 and 3.

enacted at the 80 THE TEXT remains: If we munity Center, at 8:30 p. m,, will] **%

father wanting his son to be an|mastridge, accountant rather than a violin-|gmajl, Laura Jean Ray, Paul ist—if, in other words, we treat|yj.Caslin, 'em rough, we'll do violence to Fath, Dallas Kelsey and Fred!

|Gisler.

Good highways make our phy- |ciup's eighth district will present

jee

it seems to me, re i inin we're starving ourselves by not |Masion £0 seven ageing, | providing opportunity for talented a

Times Amusement

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CIRCLE “Diplomatie Courier,” with Tyrone Power and Patricia Neal, at 12:30, 3:45, 7 and 10:15. “Shores of Tripoli,” at 2:15, 5:30

“ ” Dear Ruth” is the production] and 8:45. ESQUIRE

Catholic Theatre|

Wilde and Teresa Wright, at 3:50, 7:05 and 10:10,

sa Tin Pirate,” at 2:25, 5:40 and

INDIANA

“Jumping Jacks,” with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, at 13, 1:50, 3:50, :50, 7:55 and 10:05.

KEITH'S

“She's Working Her Way Throush College,” with Virginia Mayo and Gene Nelson, at 1, 4, 7:05 and 10:10.

oThe Big Night,” at 2:45, 5:50 and Sut ' LOEW'S

{ “Walk East on Beacon” with | Jeorde Murphy, at 2:45, 6:15 and

Taking part in the play, to be Catholic Com-

Margaret | Barth|

Erna Santarossa, Rita Small,

Jerry Vance, Alice] 3

“The Brigand,” at 1, 4:30 and 8.

LYRIC

“Searlet Angel,” with Yvonne DeCarlo, at 1:40, 4:25, 7:05 and 9:50,

“Border Saddlemates,” at 12:30, 3:15, 5:55 and 8:40.

A Little Spice

Miss Marge Mellen is directing. |

The Indiana Jersey Cattle

parish show Aug. 13 at Mar-|

Proxy Marriage Permission Asked

«California Conquest,” with Cornel’

Judicious use of spices can perk |

velop their talents in the under- energy. ltinsville. at which American|up the flavor of salt-free foods paid drudgery of summer stock| Good art stimulates our men-|Jersey Cattle Club ribbons will prescribed for persons with high or in the completely unpaid work ta] life. | awarded. blood pressure and heart disease!

LOGANSPORT, July 26 (UP) Cline, who requested the ruling |—Mrs. Ruth Wright, 33, Logans-in behalf of Mrs. Wright, said he |port, today awaited a ruling from had never heard of a proxy mar-\playhouse, Spring Lake, N. J. the Indiana Attorney General on riage in Indiana. |

trend, have gone in for “names,”| TL oto mas Coley and Mars [and in te beet that actual sur 'garet Hamilton. ; i That Maine woods drama face ent upon them. ltory, the Lakewood Theater. six t The bills for {miles out of Skowhegan, one thé Li current sea- later that rides along without

stars, selects “Glad Tidings,” and | “The

. /that enduring favorite, {from “a Stresh Chocolate Soldier,” with the li jear Named De Ibretto by Bernard Shaw, will be jive a turning up somewhere along the lo. A Jot of 34+ circuit. It's being currently of-

|tention is being |given to such a comedy as ‘‘Gram ercy Ghost’; Mr. Morehouse | Tennessee wil- 7 | lliams’ “The Glass Menagerie” has {become an extraordinarily popu-! llar bill. Numerous new plays are. .

fered by the Neptune Music Cir|cus, three miles west of Asbury |Park, if you know .your New | Jersey. Miss Bennett, Miss West People of the turnpike circuit?

the drama’s comedy, “I- Found April,” takes show window on Cape-Cod, is par- up tenancy at Guy Palmerton’s ticularly new-play conscious. Four Playhouse in Worcester. Mae of them will be presented. One of West will exhibit that more or the four is “The Gypsies Wore less irresistible comedy, “Come High Hats” written by Toseph On Up—Ring Twice,” at Norwich, Kramm, who won the Pulitzer and one Mirian Stovall will be Prize with “The Shrike.” |found in the role of the tragic Why, Here's ‘The Bat’ |Blanche in “A Streetcar Named

Desire,” at Holyoke, Mass. Consider some of plays that Reflections and notations: opened this week, wandering at Richard Maney is putting in many a ver the summertime Summertime hours on the proofs Fantom 0 : of his book, the life story of Tal trail, . The Best mystery lulah Bankhead. . . . The late Alioe eX BAW RE Eo jion Skipworth was an actress of at.” e Mary “many plays; she knew how to hart-Avery Hopwood piece start-| creak lines and to take command ed vogue, earned a million, a lof a scene. She gave particularly had 8 Seat In, Pr Tw effective performances m FIne now hous . ~'|Swan” and “The Enchante “The Bat” is at the Ivy Tower ,n,.» _ Sol Jacobson makes the observation that “The Male The Sea Cliff Summer Theater Animal,” like “Pal Joey,” is more

Mass.,

the legal possibility of a proxy| Mr. Cline said the state law re-| that's Long Island—is trying popular now than it Was during

{marriage to a soldier in Japan. “|quires blood tests as well

as|

|“One Touch of Venus,’ withithe original run in 1940. The

| Mrs. Wright and Sgt. James signatures of both Paktiss on the| caro Bruce. The Westhampton truth is Elliott Nugent and Vivich Would playhouse will go in for Sidney enne Segal are better in 1952 than “They Knew What|they were in 1940. That can hardly be said of

Tyson, 26, South Bend, a career marriage license, |soldier, plan to marry if they delay the marriage. {receive a favorable ruling. Sgt.| Tyson, in the medical corps of 1 {the 24th Infantry, then will ar Mostly Hidden {ply for permission to have his bride join him in Japan. Case County Clerk George

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