The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-02

Indiana bring well-kpown pianist
to this city and team him up with
the orchestra under the direction
Of ed Resener.
This has been done, and Leonio
Leonardo, Russian pianist, is play
ing George Gershwin's Rhapsody
in Blue" with the orchestra.
Here is an interesting work and
one that opened up new avenues
of musical thought. Resener and
his men are doing splendly with
this unusual competition.
Leonardo catches the fire and
spirit of the piece and he puts it
over. OF course he uses certain
tricks of showmanship, but essen
TALLY he is good pianist who
knows how to sell music. And that
is certainly something nowadays.
I am grateful to Leonardo be-
cause he is helping Ed Resener to
bring gack fine orchestral overture
moments to the Indiana theater. 1t
is a pity that we haven't had these
musical treats for the past months.
The men are there, the leader is
there, the pit is there-let us keep
on using them.
The following data has been
given me regarding Leonardo, who
probably will become much dis
cussed persons at the Indiana. ]
hope so:
Leonardo, who is making a tour Of the
larger Warner Bros. theaters Of the coun-
try. has been musical director for the last
two years at the Hollywood studios of
the First National Vitaphone and War
ner Bros. film companies. Previous to that
time, he was associated in the musical end
of the producing firms headed by Arthur
Hammerstein. Henry w. Savage and the
Shuberts.
While in Hollywood. he compiled music
scores. supervised orchestrations and COM
posed an occasional original number for
many musical film productions. Among
them are mo. No. Nanette." "Sally,"
Song Of the Flame" bride of the Regi-
ment." and MAYBE It's Love-
Leonardo was born in Miscow in 1901
and he came to this country in 1922 after
having graduated with honors from the
Paris conservatory. In Europe. he ap-
peared with several important symphony
orchestras while still comparatively
young man At one time Leonardo was
associated with Camille Chevillard. direc-
tor. at the Grand Opera in Paris. Sly
vester Leonardo. his father. received title
Of nobility from the Russian car for his
singing at the imperial court.
On the screen is ''Millie," made
from the widely read and SenSa-
tional account of a girl who sud-
denly graduated from petting par
ties (rather than sedate ones) at
school to the home of family
cheating millionaire in New York.
Mile divorces her husband and
very soon she becomes wild play
thing with rich men who like to
forget "home" for few hours at
night.
Millie does murder when she kills
the man who was attempting to
ruin the school girl complexion Of
her own daughter. Rather melo-
dramatic and the kind jury let's
Mile go free when it was learned
that Mile just wanted to keep her
little girl simple and good.
Movie jurors have way in hand
ing out such gorgeous acquittals."
Well, well, well-that's my idea
of ''Millie." Story is rather cheap
in many spots, but the acting is
good on the part of Helen Twelve
trees.
James Hall is having a pleasant
and comfortable time in the stage
show, Hollywood Revels."
Now at the Indiana.
Other theaters today offer: Billy
Purl at the Lyric; white and Tan
Revue" at the Colonial; "Rar'n to
Co. at the Mutual, and "Ex-Flame"
at the Ohio.