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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25

Entering upon its eleventh season
which finds this unique company
still paramount in this field of
musical endeavor and enjoying the
reputation of being the oldest harp
trio, it has the record of having
given more harp concerts than any
other representative Of that instru-
ment In America.
Throughout the country they have
won popularity which is shown by
not only one appearance but in
many instances for seven consecu-
tive seasons.
This will make the third engage
ment of the trio in Indianapolis,
where music lovers are anticipating
the concert with the usual enthus-
iasm ConSumate artistry and pro-
grams of melodic beauty appealing
to both the discriminating musician
and layman, have formed the basis
of the popularity and success of
the organization.
Harry Newcombe,. dramatic bari
tone, who assists, has. been heard In
most of the eastern cities of the
United States and Canada.
The Indiana chapter of the Pi
Omicron National sorority is spon-
soring the thinner Harp concert.
Miss Madge M. Coons is the preSi-
dent of the Alpha chapter Of the
Pi Omicron and regional director of
Indiana of the National sorority Of
Pi Omicron.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25
Civic to
Give New
Play Here
The MarquiSe' viii Be
Next Offering at
Playhouse.

TN the next and fourth production
Il at the Playhouse. Nineteenth
and Alabama streets, the Civic
theatre of Indianapolis will go cos
tune; perhaps even little naughty
and ''mechant."
For in Noel Coward's "The Mar
quise" this brilliant young English
man provides his saucy tale with an
eighteenth century French back
ground and the accompanying pulls,
frills and powdered hair,
He does not provide the stilted
pomp and mawkish sentiment usual
ly associated with costume plays"
however, and SO it is decided that
perhaps Mr.. Coward only wished
to give his story a certain cred
liability by choosing a French
background.
1.-THE Marquise," originally writ
ten by Mr.. Coward for Marie Tenn
pest in the London production, and
later played by Billie Burke in the
New York presentation at the Bilt-
more theater. opening on Nov. IA,
1927, will now be given a middle
west premiere by the indianapolis
Civic theatre. Which means, by
George Somnes, it's director. 1t will
open on Wednesday night, Feb. 3
and be continued for six consecutive
performances, running until Feb. II.
La Madame La MarqutSe is an au-
dacious, not i1npeccable, enhancing
character. 1t must be reported also
that she has reached the age of AZ,
but that was most unimportant and
ungallant. 1t is mentioned only to
convince prospective audiences that
she has lived long enough to have
one of those interesting things
known fctionally as past"
So have the French gentilhommes
in the play. They were both gay
bloods in their day; one still is, but
the other has been bequeathed with
a solemn sense of righteousness, as
well as a priest as a living COM
panion, by his late wife.
When the play opens, the two
Frenchmen (now widowers) are
celebrating the betrothal of the ones
son to the others daughter. Enter
now, the MarquiSe with charming
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25
"HOT FOR PARIS"
REMAINS AT APOLLO

Hailed as the novel comedy and
interpreted with all the ingredients
that make entertainment, including
romance, song. dance, spectacle and
the like, Hot for Paris" Raoul
Walsh's current cyclone hit, will be
held over for another week at the
Apollo.
Victor McLaglen, Fiji Dorsay and
FL Brendel are co-featured, and the
story is a rollicking one. dealing
with an Australian sailor who buys
a ticket on the Grand Prix, the
ticket on a long shot which wins
ard means a million dollars to the
holder of the ticket
His efforts to escape from those
who were assigned to find him and
hand him the money, causes him
to lead them a merry chase and it
ends right in the arms of fas-
cinating French dancer played by
Fiji DorSay.
FL Brendel of Olson fame in THE
Cockeyed World" is McLaglen's
buddy and contributes another
comedy masterpiece. Hot for Paris
abounds in gag situations in which
some of the most noted comics of
screen and stage take part, includ-
Ing Charles JudelS, Polly Moran
August Tollaire, Yola D'Avril and
ROSETTA MarStini.
Hot for Paris" is based on a
story by Raoul Walsh. The usual
Vitaphone presentation and the Mo
vietone News will complete the bill.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25
GaynOr to
Be Event
at Lyric
christina Opens Today for
a Run of a
Week.

A DMIRERS Of Janet Gaynor of
IA Sunny Side Up" fame will re-
joice over the announcement that
this Fox star is to be seen and
heard in a new Movietone produc-
ton called Christina" and that it
will be shown at the Lyric for one
week, starting today.
Christina" based on a story by
Tristram Upper, is a little Dutch
girl living on a quaint island in the
Zuyder Zee, who finds the prince
charming she has dreamed of in the
person of Jan, played by Charles
Morton. A romance develops, also
jealousy on the part of the woman
for whom Jan works and is in love
with him.
The climax comes on the day
Christina has set apart for her
wedding. Jan fails to arrive, de-
tanned by the jealous rival. Sooner
than break the heart of her blind
father, Christina decides to go
through the ceremony with another
sutton for her hand. This series OF
incidents calls not alone Ior the
best artistry of little Miss Gaynor,
but has added drama of potence
when her voice is heard.
William K. Howard directed the
picture. A beautiful musical score
and delightful theme song are other
requisites of the entertainment.
An all comedy stays show boasts
of four stellar RKO vaudeville acts
The Four Camerors. one of vaude-
ville'S best known families, head the
bill. Father and mother, daughter
and son, are all said to be chips off
the same block.
The block is hewed from the tree
of fun and an enormous chunk OF
comedy is promised. In their skit
Like Father-Like Son." the four
Camerons begin nowhere and end
in the same place, but their little
journey is said to cover infinite
comedy peaks.
A fine demonstration of human
patience and animal intellect and
fine exhibition of dogs is that
which DuncanS collieS present in
this show. Duncan calls his charges
Canine Actors" He states they
are not just trained dogs but exactly
what he calls them.
These collies have been rated one
of the outstanding animal acts in
vaudeville today.
Charles Sargent, popular song
writer, with the aid of blond
miss called "Cammie," serves an
original program of songs, stories
and dances. The act is called IT
Give Up"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25

NEXT Monday evening in the
~ Murat theater the long looked
for bow of the famous Spanish
dance, La Argentina, will be realized
by the expectant public of Indian
apoliS and Indiana. This unusua
attraction is brought to Indian
apolis by the Ona B. Talbot Fine
Arts Enterprises.
La Argentina, SPANS greatest
dancer, is known throughout the
world as queen Of the CastanetS,
and queen she most certainly is, as
all will attest who have heard the
marvellous effects which she is able
to coax from these minor percussion
instruments.
The technic of manipulation is by
no means easy and must be learned
in childhood. 1t is, however, only
with a genius like La Argentina
that such startling effects as cross
rhythms and dynamic coloring are
possible. Her mastery of these
sounding woods must be heard to
be believed.
The critic of The New York
World, Samuel Chotzinoff, claims
that La Argentinas castanets are
to her what the bull-1ddle is to
KouSsevitzky and the baton to Tos-
canini. "At times" he writes, "the
little wooden things purred like a
cat or sang like a cricket. They
ratified with the rhythmic recur-
renee Of a machine-gun, or simu
lated the lazy beat of the wings of a
Sea-gull. They hammered out a
thousand graduations of significant
noises, rising to startling climaxes
and sinking to whispers Of percus-
sion"
To the lively imagination of the
Spaniard, these little shell-like con-
cavities are voices endowed with sex
the deep, raucous click of the
larger ones typifying the male, the
more acute vibration of the smaller,
the female.
To the left hand belongs the
male: to the right, the female, and
woe betide the dancer who mad
vertently appears with pair of the
same sex. She would be hoOted and
missed into immediate retirement.
Made of ivory or of such hard
woods as mahogany, box, walnut, or
lignum vitate, they get their name
from their shape, which is that of a
chestnut, or "castana," when the
two parts are united.
They are so much a part of Spain
as to enter into the colloquial speech
Of the people. "Estar uno como
unas castanuelas" (to be like g pair
of castanetS) is, in other words, to
be happy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25

This unjust decision Of the court
can not take away her fighting
spirit and she begins her new life
with fine courage and a determina-
ton to live Worthily because of the
child she adores. her daughter. After
a long absence abroad. the child
returns and does not recognize its
mother.
Corinue loses her incentive and
out Of her great loneliness, plus the
influence and ever-present tempta-
ton Of her environment, succumbs
TO the persistent Wooing of Ralph
Forbes, a young, handsome and
wealthy man about town. who offers
her everything except a marriage
license.
John Loder is cast in the role Of
the selfish husband. May Boley,
seen In The Dance of Life" as the
big blond burlesque queen, has the
role of an old time show dame who
knows her onions" Other lilies"
are portrayed by Eve Southern, Jean
Barry. Betty Boyd, Virginia Bruce
and Rita La Roy.
Dancing Gobs" is the title of the
all-talking comedy starring Billy
West on the bill this week. A talk
ing news reels will complete the
program.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25

insolence and delightful sangfroid.
She had only intended to return to
Raoul. the girls father. but now
finds both Raoul and FSteban (boy's
father, in both of whose youthful
loves she has been a dominant
figure. In fact, she is the real moth
er of both the girl and boy.
The effect she has on this impu-
dent Situation-the disengagement
of the girl and boy, and her return
to her most substantial love, Raoul,
provides the Marquise with a busy
evening. But Mr.. Coward arranges
that she enjoy herself, just the
same. and that she get her own
capricious way So much so, that
before the final curtain, the Mar
quise is seen watching her two
armours fighting duel over her,
while she enjoys the contest from
atop the spinet, munching an
orange.
The title role in the Civic theater
production will be played by Mrs.
Charles G. Robinson, who has had
an interesting career on the pro-
fassional stage of England before
making her home in this city.
Norman Green and Reginald Car
stang have been cast as the two
Frenchmen; Mrs. Rudolph Stempfel
and Robert Brakeman, as the girl
and boy. Walker Winslow, Almon
Co5le and Harry P. Colmar are also
members Of this unusual cast.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25
NEW SHEARER
MOVIE At PALACE

The fifth of the super motion
picture productions to be shown at
LOew's Palace during the Loew's
January festival celebration will in
troduce one of the screens most
favorite stars in a role different
from any other she has ever por-
trayed.
It Is a commonly known fact that
one of the chief difficulties in the
production of motion pictures is the
finding of suitable vehicles for
those of the vast army of cinema
players whose work has brought
them to the position of stardom.
For this purpose alone. the indus
try employs a considerable number
of So-called scouts. whose work
leads them into q comprehensive
exploration of the wide fields of
literature and drama, both historic
and contemporary, in the hope of
finding at least the nucleus OF a
film plot.
particular example of a produc-
ing company which found itself in
Just such a dilemma is Metro-Gold-
wynn Mayer. Following Norma
Shearer'S conspicuous success in
first, The Trial of Mary Dugan,"
and second The Last of Mrs Chey-
ney," officials sought feverishly
among its manuscripts for film
plot which would measure up to the
two outstanding predecessors.
However. as the theme-Song writ
ers have long since assured us, there
is silver lining behind the major
ity of dark clouds. and it was not
long before executives came up
beaming with a scenario which
looked like an undoubtedly best bet
for the talents OF the popular Miss
Shearer. This was nothing other
than Frances Marion'S adaptation
of a novel by Sarita Fuller entitled
Their Own Desire and it is the
all-talking filmization of this novel
which will be presented to Shearer
fans Saturday at the Palace theater.
According to M-G-M officials,
In choosing this novel from the
many stories read. the company
took a number of things into con-
sideration.
It contains room for such dis
tinguiShed players as Lewis Stone,
Belle Bennett. Robert Montgomery
Helene Willard. Cecile Cunningham,
Mary Doran, Henry Herbert and
June Nash, which cast alone. &C
cording to the producers, would
guarantee an outstanding photo
play.
Among the various locations used
In the filming of Their Own De-
sire" were Lake Arrowhead. which
is more than hundred miles from
the studio in Culver City, and is
situated upon the crest of one
of the highest ranges in Southern
California: the fashionable Nor
CONAN Club near ElSinore, where
swimming pool scenes were made;
the field of the Midwick Country
Club in Coyote Pass. which was
used for the filming of a polo
match. and Franklin canyon. where
a motor boat sequence was made in
which 1t was necessary for wind
machines to be used 70 whip the
ordinarily placid waters to a hur-
ricane fury.
Short subjects comprising the
balance of the program will include
Harry Langdon in his newest al
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25
Ballroom
Manager
Is Busy
Lyric Dance Floor to Be
Scene of Many
Parties.

MANY interesting and new fea-
Iva lures have been planned for
the entertainment of dancers in
the Lyric ballroom for the coming
week.
E. w Mushrush, who is in charge
OF the ballroom. has succeeded in
arranging special novelties for
every evening this week.
Saturday and Sunday nights are
to be known as "Whoopee nights,
with plenty of fun and delights to
please the dancers.
Monday night there will be
"St. Louis hop contest" Two solid
gold cigaret cases, one for the girl
and one for the boy, who wins this
dancing contest.
Tuesday is Party Night" special
favorS for groups and parties arc
to be distributed. The Butter-Crust
Pie Company is sponsoring the
party Tuesday night for their en-
ployes and customers. They are
planning something unusual in the
way of prizes.
Wednesday night is waltz
night" Every other dance will be
a dreamy waltz number by the Or
cheStra. The Mary Ann beauty
shop is sponsoring a dance for its
employees and friends on this night.
A permanent wave will be given
away to the lucky girl at this party.
Thursday brings Carnival night"
a reyel of fun and frolic amid the
serpentineS and noise makers
McCrorys store Is sponsoring a
party for their employees and pa
irons on this night.
Friday is the grand climax to
the entire week, Get Together
night" which will feature a spe-
cial students hop" A real col
legiate party is planned. G.. c..
Murphy Company sponsors a party
for their employees and patrons on
Friday. They plan many novel
features.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25
POINTED HEELS"
NOW AT INDIANA

Helen Kane. the popular musical
comedy star, who scored favorably
in Nothing But the Truth" and
"Sweetie," plays prominent role,
along with william Powell, Fay
Wray and Skeet Gallagher in Para
mounts gay musical comedy,
Pointed Heels"
The stage presentation this week
has Charlie Davis and his band,
supported by George Dewey Wash
ington, famous Negro barytone
In Pointed Heels" Miss Kane
sings two new song hits, "Aintcha"
and Il Have to Have You" She is
said also to have a number of side
splitting comedy scenes with Skeet
Gallagher, the Terre Haute boy
who is making good in the talkies.
Pointed Heels" is said to be a
fast moving, rollicking. entertain
ing picture with a romantic story
as its theme. With Fay Wray as
the girl, Philip Holmes as the boy
and William Powell as the other
man, the eternal triangle is formed,
and is said to be developed with
skill and understanding.
Edward Sutherland, who CO.
directed Close Harmony" and 1.-THE
Dance of Life" directed Pointed
Heels" Charles Bracket, former
dramatic critic on the New Yorker,
wrote the story, which ran serially
in College Humor
They're Of" is the title of the
stage show this week and Davis and
his boys are offering a band spe-
cialty entitled Musical Animals"
The rest of the cast includes For
sythe and Kelly, Addie Seamon, Ed
die McKenna, the Fred Evans En-
semble and the Ben-Hur Ponies.
Poet and Peasant" is Ed REESE
ner's overture selection this week.
Dessa Byrd is to be heard at the
organ playing a community singing
solo.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25
At the Mutual

TN the entirely new show, Pretty
Il Babies" the next attraction OF
burlesque quality at the Mutual
theater beginning Sunday matinee,
great things are looked for by local
devotees of this kind of entertain
ment, who keep thoroughly posted
about such doings.
1t comes here fully equipped with
scenic and costume requirements to
enhance the presentation of the
two most important scenes, Parade
of Wooden Soldiers" and 1.-THE
Great Divide"
Viola Spaeth Is especially prom
inent, then comes Hazel Walker, of
beauty prize fame. Frank (Rag5)
Murphy, Jimmy Walters and Ruth
Levine are next on the list, fol-
lowed by many others.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25
Directed Two Hits

Alfred E. Green. who directed
George Arliss' phenomenally sue
cessful picture, ''Disraeli," for War
ner Brothers, claims megaphone
credit for John Barrymore's second
au-talking Vitaphone picture, 1.-The
Man From Blankleys." which, IN all
probability will be released early in
the spring.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25

Lowell Sherman, who plays with
great dignity the role of Leopold II
in John Barrymore's Vitaphone
talking picture, General Crack, y
will be seen as a minstrel trouper
in Al Jolson's next vehicle,
'MammY."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25
HARP TRIO
TO GIVE RECITAL

A concert of distinct charm and
interest is that ongthe thinner Harp
trio of New York to be presented
on Tuesday night, Feb. 4, at 8:15 at
the Caleb Mills hall.
Miss Nellie thinner, founder of
the thinner Harp trio, is supported
by Marie Mellman and Leuise Har-
ris, harpists, and the assisting
artist, Harry Newcombe, baritone.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25
lilies OF THE FIELD" WILL OPEN TO-DAY At The CRCL
hot for Paris With Victor Mclagen, Fiji DorSay and
FL Brendel, Continues Its Engagement at the
Apollo for Second Week.

NOINNE GRFFIIIiS first adaogue picture Lilies OF the Field
~ with Ralph Forbes leading today the Circle
Dealing with story
certain of girls toll neither SPIN
It jewels gold from their
persuasion.
Griffith show girls who intends to live her
weekly salary check She deal from
Cornne denied alImonx
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25
Leading Roles Assigned

Grant Withers and Loretta Young
have been awarded the leading roles
in the Vitaphone picture, 1.-The
Agony Column which Warner
Brothers will produce. This is the
well-known newspaper story by Earl
Derr BiggerS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25

talking comedy, The Head Guy"
the Hearst Metrotone news and a
Krazy Kat cartoon comic novelty.
Beginning next Saturday, the Pal
ace will present Norma Talmadge
in her first all talking picture, "NeW
York Nights" a perturbation Of
night life and its thrills in the fast
est moving city of the United
States. In addition to. Miss Tai
madge. the cast will include Gilbert
Roland, Lnyan Tashman and Mary
Doran.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25
Picture Makes a Hit

"The Royal Box" starring Alex
ander MoisSi, the dialogue of which
is entirely in German, has shattered
every record at the Fifth Avenue
Playhouse, New York. Its engage
ment will in all likelihood extend
several months there.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25
Miss Mercer Signs Contract

Beryl Mercer has been signed by
Warner Brothers to play a featured
role in their Vitaphone production,
"Dumbells in Ermine" In the cast
are Arthur Hoyt, Dick Henderson,
Claude Gillingwater, Julia Swayne
Gordon, Mary Foy and Marie As
taire
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25

E. ]. Radcliffe, who supported
John Barrymore in his Shakespear-
can sketch in "Show of Shows" will
play his next Vitaphone role in
Warner Brothers comedy drama,
"Wide Open"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25
Pictures Enter Contest

Two Warner Brother Vitaphone
specials, The Aviator" and 80
Long Lefty" have been selected for
commentator in the National
Board of Reviews Photoplay Guide
of Popular Entertainment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-25
Art Exhibit

An exhibition of fine commercial
printing is OH display at the John
Heron Art Institute where it will
remain on view until Jan. 81. This
Printing for Commerce" exhibition
has been assembled by the Amer
lean Institute of Graphic Arts and
is sent to museums and Libraries
throughout the country. Several
hundred examples of fine printing
and designing, including pamphlets,
title pages, advertising circulars and
various other types of commercial
printing, constitute the display.
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