Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 August 1952 — Page 22

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES : SUNDAY, AUG. 17, 1952 Sidney Can't Depend On Mother Nature

Stage and Music— By MARY FRAZER ing bones over his shoulder, no

; i" ; “4 y : y y J ice — ' & pr Times New York Correspondent doubt, and in general looking n t e oun he 4 fy : FY j i 4 “ #4 NEW YORK, Aug. 16—Movie 0.0 jjke Henry VIII than the ( wy fA (7 / y 4 _ director George Sidney paused In ¢,meq monarch himself.

the demolition of luncheon to ex- a : plain why he took fog machines. MR. SIDNEY and his vivato. fog-famous San Francisco for cious Tred-haired- wife, Lillian

By HENRY BUTLER Time Sialf Weiter the filming of outdoor scenes for Burns Sidney, ‘MGM dramatic HOLL HYANNIS, Mass, Aug. 16— Operetta certainly tests “Scaramouche.” coach, probably more than any v x : f aren: 0 i , “It's safer never to depend on two people in Hollywood, have Haviland's the resources o arena eater, the real thing” sald the dark- influenced such idols as Lana other TV-f And “Fledermaus,” which has been this week's bill at eyed young dynamo of the Metro- Turner, Ava Gardner, Van Hef She's

Goldwyn-Mayer lots, lin, Judy Garland . . . Kathryn “Sure enough, the day we had Grayson, Van Johnson, Red set for shooting, the weather was Skelton, Robert Taylor... and wonderfully clear. So we hauled 3 great, glamorous additional out the fog machines and made group of luminaries. our own weather, much to the Mr. Sidney, who started at astonishment of the assembled MGM at the age of 14, as a mescitizens, senger, got his directorial start “By the same token, we found making movie tests of every one we got backgrounds that’looked of that line-up of present day more like the Bois in Paris, in gazzlers. San Francisco's Golden Gate His work was so outstanding— Park, than in Paris itself. That's meaning he presented his studio why 1 chose San Francisco foriwith so much good material, by location, instead of traipsing over capturing the talents of the then to Europe.” unknowns — that he was soon a 8 0 upped to feature films. MR. SIDNEY also felt it would About that time, Mrs. Sidney be far safer to build a whole came with MGM. And she has castle, and film “Young Bess” in gince coached every one of them Hollywood, than to go to EDng- in the precise accents necessary to land. ithe parts they were to play. She “Young Bess” is the story of trained Ava Gardner’s voice into {the girlhood days of the first the dulcet Southern tones neces-

or even six y she faces a It all depe the role, the ner says, d big-image si tend it's imj be seen by t vehicle is a “This is thinking,” O set of “My you take yc and I do—y which you lieve in wk can’t expec believe in it, “If.you le perfectly di * your audien do anything ture delibe

the Cape. Cod Music Circus here, would seem one of the

less likely {tems for presentation in the round ‘ of eager, excited talk about the Actually, it came off extremely Music Circus, well in this tent unit of Richard A couple of elderly ladies poked Aldrich's Cape Cod summer thea- their heads in the side door of the tere, With some of the «cast box office about 6 20 p.m. Tues Indianapolis saw and heard when day and timidly asked, "Do you the Metropolitan Opera brought have to have any spe ial preparaQtrauss’ comic masterpiece to tion in music to appreciate this l.oew's Theater last season had show Jots of vitality, The voung fellow in Brooklyn i In this neat tan canvas ‘hig College sweatshirt, who was tend top.” gaily decked with pennants ing bar in the box office, assured a small round stage with sunken them they'd get a charge out of orchestra pit and carefully placed the show without knowing a note lighting, screened against glare carried more activity than voud

believe possible. William Rass Attendance Slips

who stages the musical shows |

Mr. Aldrich, deserves’ a lot or At Lewisohn

credit’ for successfully deploying

FAIR FARE—These 15 choral ’~ cuties will be with the State Fair Follies, to be staged nightly on the race track in front of the grandstand from Aug. 31 through Sept. 5. The Honey Brothers, comedy-dance trio

the personnel. NEW YORK, Aug. 16 -A total ant ' ra of WAT00 persone aitended jhe (left), will be with Herb Shriner Queen: Elizabeth, (00 Sithnimaw for Jer husands gm, ane A MAJOR problem was making 23 events of Lewisohn Stadium’s and Phil Harris show in the Col- queen Ao Po Rng os “Show Boat. ] . the ensemble scenes, ax in the 35th anniversary concert season. . SLO AKiIng y od ~ ; hig Act II sequence of Prince The 1952 seasons average at iseum, Aug. 28 through 30, and “The odd thing is, we've had 21 Indi A ALAN W Orlofsky's ball look plausible. tendance of 9877 persons per con a matinee Aug. 31. Jan Garber the script for five years, and ana reas os ry he \ : 5 f £ nusible noe « tp mn ) . . . . i uit he oug Musical demands, especially in a cert fell somewhat helow thé 1951 | (right) will bring his orchestra simply delayed the making 1e- To Get U S Aid tor ag 3. Jutey number like “Happy Days.” season's average of 10531 persons to ploy for the $50,000 horse Sidne aE Pa Ml WasnmigroN, A ; 16 (UP) Lincoln. He required principals and chorus to per concert far a total of 29 con show n the Coliseum, Aug. 31 x > y ty , Hnkl ¢ ’ h ! i ’ th £ ue : coln, keep at least one eye apiece on Certs giver dast year, at which Hwoudh Sept, 5. | He added, with a twinkle o The office of Sen. William E. 9 P the eye, “Of course, it IS nice Jenner (R. Ind.) said today that EVELYN

Simon Assen, the conductor Yet time a 12-year total attendance : Mr. Ross managed to get this record of 314.100 was set and the that it will be ready for release, the Agriculture Department has just about the time of Elizabeth designated 21 Indiana counties

i : . : > y series’ 11-1 1 AVE Ke attend- Ti A t "Do - t oO Xp t | I h brilliantly costumed group to look Seri 1-tin average attend mes musemen on or uno’ pera at nter oC en {II's coronation.” disaster areas in which farmers

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natural and relaxed. ance high was scored ' on, . I might say here that “Fleder. - Thirty concerts were originally Ciock : We cast Jean Simmons as may apply for !drought relief Yvonne de maus.” for all its absurdity in Announced for the six-week 1952 CIRCLE By United Press They have embarked on a nights of public” performances a ‘Young Bess,’ and Charles loans, The counties: date Aly Kh spots, has far cre OL a aeison, but of those. thres Bad] = ciosy Tei na inn ain, = NEW YORK. Aug. 16—-The summer stock schedule that season and two to four hours a Laughton as her father,” Mr. Clarke, Crawford, Dubois, already bee phistication than vou mht real- 10 be canceled altogether one 1. 310 525 740 und 9 55 high spot of the new student few professional companies would day for class work and rehears- Sidney said. Floyd, Gibson, Harrison, Jen- sails for Eu ize in the first couple of Airs to accommodate a postponement Where's Charest with may [00€7a - Season nterlodtien, attempt. als, Interlochen’s new company Who was “Young Bess’ nings, Orange, Perry, Pike, Posey, another 11a Strauss did some beautiful writ- from the previous night and the ne AH a Bedroom. Co a 3 au. Mich., this Surpiner was t 1e wo! d The season includes 33 per- spends 36 hours a week in classes, father?” Scott, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Hudson, in * ing, including ingenious counter- other two because of rain. Gloria Swanson, at 2:10, 520 and premiere of the s¢ ore, Don For- formances of 14 operas, sung in rehearsals and private coaching. Why, Henry VIII, of course. Warrick,- Washington, Dearborn, y point ih the Act I parodies of = 2 KEITH'S tuno by Hamilton Forrest, [three "languages. Among them and scheduled an eight-week pro- So yes, actor Laughton will be Jefferson, Ohio, Ripley and grand opera, that makes the Her- raiiiary ot Kebin Heed. with After its premiere at the Na- are two scores by Gian-Carlo gram this season. back at the same old stand toss- | Switzerland. bert-Romberg kind of ‘ operetta 740 and 10 hi tional Music Camp, an affiliate Menotti, “The Old Maid and the — hy ' 9 » ” "Tmiver y + oud " “ i » « meem flat by comparison anti Rian’ wv 2. .5, Fis of He University o Michigan, Thief” and his famous “Medium. jALPDP EH-H ES J LOEW'S the 40-minute comic opera was i “ISA ais Comf: Sparking the Music Circus “Afalr In Trinidad.” with Rita presented in Milan, Italy, and In Competition | Don't tell me I'm_just one more”. June ALLYS “Fledermaus’ was Brenda lewis, Hayworth and Glenn Ford, at 1, |p : ! ; ; gp) | 4 705 and 101% aris, Interlochen has been noted for “THE 6 who sang the R osalinda role in | “Rainbow ‘Round My Shoulder.’ “Don Fortuno” is based on Cu- 25 years for its band and orches | with Frankie Laine and Billy . Ne - «J yeal: : ‘nesthe wry and ots of dln | ad Leis Rotsra only five singers with an accom- time, opera is being run simulta- The Inquiring Reporter BRON . slac y . . ory oo 0 , at ry fiv tr rq © . t + . 8 2, 550 and 940 paniment by five strings and three pnegusly and in competition with V M Celos even in ensemble numbers, where Storm Over Tibet,” at 12130, pianos instrumental music ictor oore f her high C's and other full-throt- 4:20 and 8.10 : ! trrest w . wes wig z Bie. i oo i Cx ane ner In o a Z |! It was Forrest who wrote ''Ca- Hill brought a nucleus of 20 (Justice (?) of the Peace) § R_ ‘na . mille,” the last work performed winter opera student ith hi € . the entire chorus. ‘ i ’ : Ne as pera students with him THE QUESTION: ; a ” The Joe Louis Story in this country hy Mars Garden. from the American Conservatory Q 2 : o-oo : . Called ‘Chamber’ Opera ties re Fy . o SHE'S A handsome gal and a ¢ ei Soon to Be Filmed Ho i rp ir Dora ine.” Music. Others from as far What would you do if d > AF 00% : ; oe e wrote on Fortuno espe- sway as New York and California Ma tle, Her costume Filming of “The Joe Louis cially for the Interlochen com- were sent scores to study last Jou su enly d discoy- Cul: 300 or ¢ 1ad a neckline so NG cir tg RO i . y . . tim : : * J 3 , A 3 K Story,” a screen biography of the pany. headed by a protege of Mi3s year, after they were enrolled in ered that you were , Edmond O'B plunging that not only would it former heavvweight of the world. (jar arre- Hill..-H heads ee ll ‘od ? DENVER hive been barred from TV: but 1 r entiv ar, 1 Gargen, Hare i Hl heads the new U. of M. course. never Lega y married! ight I J will begin early next yedr. Louis the opera department of. the while most college opera de- Colo mig ave caused TV itself to trimself made the announcement Michael M be b i } 14 f ! American: Conservatory of Music partments average four to six, . 2 Michag:! T Bypee Willi I Al in Chicago, where on July ‘4.4, Chicago. inger Xogers: Tenors illiam 1lorne, as - . ; : + 18 vears ago he be an his career i ni . fred, and Jon Crain, as Kisen . W it Michigan. along: witl™ghe Uni- British Actor Si aid ! N ———— by knocking- out Jack Kracken. yergities of Indiana and Illinois, 9 | a WRN NNN stein, both rate mention for sing- Mition picture and thevisior 4 : My po “I'd get on the roof ¥ ing and acting. So do Lawrence igh a the storveof the Brown has pioneeeted n churses ih Gerdon Scott, Britis sh Stage Bo LB with a shotgun Davidson, as Dr. Falke, and Edith VOCALIST — Mary Ann Bodher were a quired this weel Bvonnd { Chamber oh He Wy Be 5 player yoy been) ined for a - eA —and stop the Gordon (who ot applause fror . . . 5 on falls eitween 18 operetld anc ea ured role In arner ros. | THIS W i poy’ ” r I E bp aie OM Healy is featured, singer with by Federated Films, a new inde-grand opera. “The Master of Ballantrae.” The w Ono ono Music CL stork. DRIVI South on

a S » rr . of - 1 Rbe packey BOuM er For Carl Kiefer's orchestra which Peldent progucing unit formed in ynpder the U. of M.-National Technicolor film, based on the Conducting his capsule orches will play for the Indianapolis ' ow Jak. ve Appear us pyusic Camp program, would-be book by Robert Louis Stevenson, | tra (string quartet plus double Mailers Union No. 10 at their Minself in, certam RENL Sequencesiynery stars frome 5 states havestars Err Flynn, with William bass, pi ‘tr gr : . . but will be portrayed elsewhere by rormed an independent company. Keighley directing. , plano, electric organ and 50th annivesrary dinner dance a top actor for whom Federated - a percussion), Mr. Asen did a first- Aug 24 in the Lincoln Hotel. ¥ilms plans an intensive search. { rate job with tempo, nuance and - _ 5 _ - | precision. When we went to this de luxej tent show Tuesday, we found] everybody and his brother were] going also. Not only that, but} heading for evening chow just " before the operetta, The resultant

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