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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31
Ballroom
Will Have
Big Night
Devine viii Open Indiana
Roof With New Years
Celebration.

Two orchestras, a dazzling Black
and White revue, and dancing from
$3.50 till dawn are among the attrac-
lions offered merrymakers who plan
to attend the Indiana Roofs New
Years eve frolic tonight.
Bernie Young and his thirteen
Creoles and Morrey Brennan, "the
giant of jazz" and his orchestra
are the units which will furnish
dance music and the background
for the floor show.
Among the entertainers to be fea-
tured in the Black and White revue
will be a line of Creole dancers and
the Saranof revue, bevy OF local
dancing beauties.
Supporting the line will be the
Four Riff Brothers, 30 JangleS Jr.,
Clarence Carter, who is billed the
Bing Crosby of the Colored Race, y
and several speciality dancers, in
Guiding Evelyn Wysong, Virginia
Davis and Virginia Marcus.
Several hundred tables have been
installed in the ballroom balcony,
where persons who wish can make
reservations. Other persons who do
not care to reserve a table will find
additional seating accommodations
provided on the ballroom lounge for
their comfort.
This policy will be a permanent
feature on the roof, which is to be
open for dancing each Wednesday,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31
Lyric to
Have Big
Program
Jack Wright Will Furnish
Music for New Years
Celebration.

laborate entertainment is
planned to usher in the new year
at the Lyric ballroom tonight.
Harold Gaskill, manager, announces
that there will be special music by
the orchestra, personal appearances
of the Singers Midgets and other
artists on the stage bill of the Lyric,
and plenty of noise-making novel
ties and favors for dancers.
Dancing in the ballroom will be-
gin at 8:45 and continue until the
wee small hours of 1888.
Whispering Jack Wright and his
orchestra, which are playing an eX-
tended engagement in the ballroom
will preside over the New Years eve
celebration. The orchestra will be
augmented by several musical en-
tertainers and soloiStS.
Other features for the ballroom
for the coming week include a Ford
party on Monday night; Tuesday
and Thursday nights will continue
as Waltz" nights; Collegiate
Night" will be celebrated on Friday
will special college medleys on the
program for the evening. Ladies
will be admitted free to the ball
room as guests of the management
on Wednesday evening.
A New Years party will be an
event on Sunday night with added
features of interest to dancers on
the program.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31
ROBINSON LIFE
MOVIE CAST AT CIRCLE

A picture filled with the romance
Of pioneer life in the mad gold rush
days of Colorado's founding will be
seen in Silver Dollar" First Ma
tional picture, which opens Sunday
at the Circle theater, following a
midnight pre-view tonight.
The story centers about the color
full character of Yates Martin, the
Colorado silver king, who rose from
poverty to riches overnight, a role
portrayed by Edward G. Robinson.
Bebe Daniels and Aline MacMahon
head the supporting cast.
The screen offering is based on
David Karsher's book which tells of
the rise and fall of Haw Tabor,
an influential pioneer, who played
an important and spectacular part
in the early history of the nation.
The picture presents Robinson as
rough miner with Midas" touch.
who scars from poverty to wealth
and power When romance touches
him he discards the wife who has
stood faithfully at his side in the
struggle for riches, and with a
younger, more beautiful woman,
starts on a career of eccentricities
that startled the world.
While at the peak of his wealth
and fame, his fortune collapses with
the adoption of the gold standard.
The screen play was adapted by
Carl Erickson and Harvey Thew and
was directed by Alfred E. Green.
The program includes number
of short subjects.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31

Sally has been produced by
Fanchon and Marco and 1t has a
cast packed full of musical comedy
and film stars. Mary Eaton, herself
one of Ziegfelds most celebrated
stars, has the role of the tenement
waif who captivated Long Island
society with a borrowed wardrobe
and natural charm.
T. Roy Barnes is the promoter
who introduces her to the social
register. Jack Waldron and Miss
Harriet, vaudeville stars, have i'm
portant roles as do Hal Young,
tenor and leading man, and Jack
Duffy, star of dozens of Christie
comedies. A large dancing and
singing ensemble round out the
cast.
In mo Man of Her own" Gable
tries to walk out on Dorothy Mac
kali, his come-on for his card
games. She threatens to turn him
over to the police and he leaves
town until she cools off. In a small
town he meets Carole Lombard, so
bored with small town life she's
ready for anything.
Gable is attracted to her and or
a gamblers chance they are mar
ried. Real love develops and how
they sidetrack Miss Mackaill's at
tempted revenge forms the climax
of the story.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31
TONIGHT CIVIC
HAS SPECIAL SHOW

Tonight the Civic theater offers
a special prevue performance of its
third regular bill. Paul Osborn's
1.-THE Vinegar Tree"
The plot concerns the absurdly
amusing antics of one Laura Mer-
rick and her attempts to recapture
an old flame of prenuptial days.
To the Merrick country home one
day come Max Lawrence, a famous
painter; Winifred, Laura's sister and
common law wife of Max, and
Leone, Lauras daughter, just home
from her first year in college.
Leone is pathetically passing
through her first crush on young
college fellow who has read a little
too much for his own good and is
bedeviling the poor child with his
theories concerning the necessity for
experience.
In desperation Leone turns to
Max in order to acquire the expert
ence she must have in order to
marry this young man.
But Laura herself has set her cap
for Max, believing him to be the
person who first taught her the
facts of life.
When Max actually falls in love
with Leone and decides to elope
with her, the plot not only thickens,
but almost coagulates. However,
Leone comes to her senses, her
flance turns up at the proper mo-
ment, Max returns to Winifred and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31

Can You Spare a Dime" 1t is very
near a sermon in modern rhythm.
This song reveals Miss Waters at
her very best.
OF course she has retained such
numbers as the famous wash tub
number, but she springs new ex-
pressions here and there, the Dance
Hall Hostess, whats Keeping My
Prince Charming?" and you Can't
Stop Me from Loving YOU"
1t is near the close of the show
when she does an Al JolSon with
such numbers as Am I Blue" and
Underneath a Harlem Moon"
which is the last word in modern
jazz strutting and expression.
There are nc cabins in these
lyrics but penthouses and the sent
of gin. All very modern and a
great nifty as put over by Miss
Waters.
Last night, Lew Leslie himself
the producer of the revue, directed
Pike Davis Continental orchestra.
And he kept that band unsteady
hot all the time. Come again, Mr..
Leslie.
The Cecil Mack choir again is in
splendid voice Here is harmony
that is harmony. A great singing
organization.
In this years cast there are sew
eral supporting names missing from
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31
STRANGE INTERLUDE"
is NOW AT PALACE

Strange Interlude," Metro
GoldWyn Mayors production of the
daring Eugene O'Neill play with
Norma Shearer and Clark Gable in
the principal roles, is now on view
at Loew's Palace for an exclusive IN
dianapolis engagement.
This drama, when produced as a
play, ran for more than a year on
Broadway. This is the first and alb
solutely only showing of Strange
Interlude" in this city at popular
prices.
Secret thoughts of the characters
are expressed for the first time on
the screen. These thoughts enable
you to see clearly into the minds of
those who guard them from one
another, to share secrets which are
sly, subtle revelations of motives and
actions.
Nina Leeds, the sweetheart and
wife, is played by Norma Shearer.
Clark Gable plays the role of Ned
Darrell, one Of the three men in
Nina's life.
Included in the supporting cast
are Alexander Kirkland, New York
stage star; Ralph Morgan, who re-
peats the role he played in the
original Theater Guild production of
Strange Interlude"; Robert Young,
who scored such a hit in "Un-
ashamed" May Robson, who scored
as the bitter mother in LEFTY Lyn-
tom" Maureen O'Sullivan of Tar
Fan, the Ape Man." fame; Henry
B. Walthall, Mary Alden and Tad
Alexander.
Robert 2. Leonard directed the
vehicle for Metro Goldwyn- Mayer.
Because Of the ultra-sophisticated
theme of the production it is sug-
gested by the management of the
Palace that you see the picture from
the very beginning.
A special late showing of Strange
Interlude' is to be held on both
the nights of Saturday, Dec. 81, and
Sunday, Jan. l, starting Immediately
after the last regular scheduled per-
Torrance.
The showing is continuous md
popular prices will prevail.
Short subjects comprising the bal
ance of the program include a
Charley Chase comedy entitled
Now Well Tell One" a Walt Dis
ney Mickey Mouse cartoon comic,
"Mickey's Good Deed" and the most
recent issue of the Hearst Metro
tone News.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31
MOVIE ABOUT A
PRESS AGENT is HERE

THE Half-NaHed Truth" R-K-O-
Radios comedy drama co+starring
Lee Tracy and Lupe Velez is the
current attraction on the screen of
the Apollo theater where it will re-
main through Thursday next.
incidentally, the new film will
also head the New Years eve per-
formances starting tonight at IL
o'clock.
Tracy will be remembered for his
portrayalS in Washington Merry
Go-Round" and Blessed Event"
while Miss Velez is known as a
seasoned star of both stage and
screen. In the new film, Tracy is
seen in the role of high-powered
publicity man, who makes a star
overnight of an obscure carnival
dancing girl.
Having been described as the
greatest carnival ballyhoo man
that ever lived Tracy, in the role
of Bates, proceeds to almost wreck
Colonel Mundays travelling show,
due to his unethical methods OF
gaining publicity.
However, he proceeds to New York
with his protege, Teresita, played
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31

by Miss Velez and Immediately
turns to ballyhoo in order to get
Teresita in one of the current
Broadway musical attractions. His
many tricks prove successful at
times, disastrous on other occasions.
however, amusing more often than
not.
After gaining fame for the girl
of his heart and mind, Bates
proposes, only to be refused. Te-
resita has gone high hat" due to
success. The publicity agent re-
solves to break her and the manner
in which he goes about his act of
breaking" is truly hilarious as well
as efficiently successful.
Others in the cast are Eugene
Palate, Frank Morgan, Robert
Mackenzie, James Donlon, Shirley
Chambers and Charles Dow Clark.
Gregory La Cava directed. Short
subjects appearing on the program
are Movietone News, an Organlogue
entitled Song of the Hill Country, y
and Harry Langdon in THE Big
Flash"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31

last seasons cast. The colored
dancing team this year does not ap-
proach that of last season.
But this year, Miss Waters has
more to do and so all is well. Here
is mighty safe entertainment buy
once more.
An English's this afternoon and
tonight. Vincent Burke, manager
of English's, tells me that a rumor
is current that this show is sold out
for tonight. At this writing, he
states that there are seats left for
the New Years Eve performance.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31
MARY EATON TOPS CAST OF SALLY ON INDIANA STAGE
Strange Inerude at the Palace, Has Services OF Norma
Shearer, Clark Gable, Ralph Morgan, Henry B.
WathaI, May Robson and Others

"CALLY" Of the late zegds most popular comedies
- this sixty-ve by Mary
Eaton the stage of the Indiana thea
attraction.
supported by leading women Carole Lombard and
Dorothy Mackail 0 own" the screen
He has the Of Babe Stewart sharp with
Mitchell George Barber
j. Farrell Macdonald and Elizabeth
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31
Added to Cast

James Gleason is the first
player to be cast for Metro
Goldwyn-My perturbation
of the Herman Shumlin stage
production, CLEAR All Wires"
George Hill, whose films in
cIude "The Secret Six" 1.-THE
Big House" and Hell Divers"
will direct the new picture, the
script of which is being pre-
pared by Bella and Samuel
Spewack, authors of the play.
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els, a singing duck and other ami
mails.
Use Marvenga, the original Kathie
of the Student Prince" and star
of Victor Herbert'S revival of
Naughty Marietta" offers Bits OF
Hits From Musical Comedies"
Other feature RKO vaudeville acts
which make up the remainder of the
stage show. include Stanton and
Dolores and Harry Hines.
The screen offers Zane Grey'S
Robbers Roost." George O'Brien is
! the star and Maureen O'Sullivan
plays opposite him.
This is an exciting page in the
history of Arizona, the plundering
Of vast cattle herd belonging to
wealthy British rancher, gives the
historical basis around which Zane
Grey wove this romance.
Movietone News and a comedy
complete the bill.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31
Singers Mdgets, With Dancers, MagCians Athletes
Comedians Elephants, CaneIS and Singing Duck
Heads New STAGE Show at lyric

CNGEs MDGETs long of vaudeve outstanding attractions
~ headlines the the starting
the dmnuve entertainers presented freaks but
tent performers
of proportions,
group people assembled constituting
major novelty
There are pma donnas and premiere dancers magcans and hoof
athletes and boxers comedians
Besides the little folk the act includes elephants
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31
ROUNDING ROUND
THEATERS " Win h1 T45TRS

L effective the
IL revealing artistry than Buddy
Dime the current issue of Lese Rhapsody
in Black"
Here depression blues which choir
acts breadne to give dramatic background the
This number added to this
last Here number that actually Miss the
acting class of Conea Otis Skinner and other shows
Miss Waters acualy brilliant emoonaly this Buddy
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31
Gets Rights to Novel

Metro-G oldwyn-May has &C
quired motion picture rights to
"Mortmain," the novel by Hugh
Cecil Asterly which Sears Company
published last April. No cast or di-
rector have yet been announced for
the new property.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31

Friday, Saturday and Sunday night,
according to Tom Devine.
New Years dances will be held
on the roof tomorrow and Monday
night, with dance music again pro-
vided by the Jazz Giant and his
orchestra.
The usual weekly waltz Night
policy will be observed on the roof
each Wednesday evening under the
new management.
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Here Is Some Strange TAX

Bernard Siegel, who played Flok
in Laugh, Clown Laugh" plays an
oriental gambler in Son augh-
ter" at the Metro Goldwyn Mayer
studios, attired in robes and a pig
tail. "Diss makes me vot you vouldt
call Cherman-Chinese," he COM
mented.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31
Laura becomes reconciled to old age
and her husband.
The cast is as follows.

The regular run of the play will
open Jan. 10 and will continue for
five performances.
The curtain for this New Years
eve performance has been scheduled
at 9 o'clock.
Evening star., 1932-08-27
REALTORS. CONTINUE
TAX RELIEF FIGHT
Intallment Plan Favored by Ala.
bama Association in State
Legislation.

The. campaign of members OF the
National Association of Real Estate
Boards for legislation designed to
tighten the burden of taxation on
owners Of real property is being con-
tinued.
The Alabama Real Estate Associa-
tion, in recent annual session, adopted
a program of proposed State legislation
which would provide that taxes be al
lowed to be paid in installments, that
tax redemptions be made in install
ments and that the fee system be
abolished where it exceeds what would
be the equivalent of reasonable fixed
compensation"
This proposal also would provide
that real estate, both city and county,
be relieved of both direct and ad va
loren taxes for paving.
The Alabama board also urges as
general proposals that the 81 counties
of the State be consolidated into a
number of districts not exceeding the
present number of congressional dis
tricts, and that real estate be made
subject only to local taxation. The
latter proposal calls for segregation of
various tax sources on the Virginia
plan into two classes, one subject to
State taxes only and those subject to
local taxes Only
Evening star., 1932-08-27
PLAN NEW MAGAZINE
Publication Will Be Devoted to
Real Estate Appraisal.

Publication Of new quarterly maga-
zine to be devoted exclusively to dis
cussion Of real estate appraisal is to
be started soon by the American Insti-
tute of Real Estate Appraisers of the
National Association of Real Estate
Boards. The new publication will fol-
low the general plan of journals in
engineering, law and other profess
sional fields. So far as known. it will
be the first periodical of any kind to
be concerned solely with valuation
theory and methods
The title of the new quarterly will
be the Journal of the American In
stitute of Real Estate Appraisers of the
National Association of Real Estate
Boards.
Mark Levy, Chicago, as hartman of
the Publications Committee of the in
Stitute, will be its editor in chief.
In carrying out the institutes purpose
OF opening a forum for presentation
OF present thought and procedure in
real estate appraisal the Journal will
contain actual appraisal reports illus
! trating points of method, and practical
discussions Of questions now acutely i'm
portant in the appraisal field. It will
carry also the official proceeding of
the institute.
Evening star., 1932-08-27
$9,833, CONTRACTS
AWARDED BY U, S.
Agencies of Government Grant
New Work in July for
Country as Whole.

Agencies of the United States Gov
ernment awarded contracts during July
for buildings to cost s9833,134. This
tabulation. by the United States Bu-
reau of Labor Statistics, was for the
country as whole. The total is
slightly greater than that for July,
1881, but is less than the value Of con-
tracts awarded for Federal buildings
during June of this year.
Contracts awarded for all classes of
construction in the Middle Atlantic
States during the period from August
/ to August Is, totaled $6,975,8O0, ac-
This compares with s8,269, 800 for the
corresponding period of last year.
In the Middle Atlantic States. the
survey shows, contracts were awarded
in July for $27,364,5 500 as compared
with S16.343,100 for June of this year
and with s40,464, 900 for July of last
year.
Non-residential building awards let
in July were higher than in either the
previous months of this year or July
of last year. Residential awards
showed declines from both comparative
periods. Contracts for public works
let in July were substantially greater
than those of either prior comparative
period. Public utilities undertakings
reported in July showed a large gain
over June awards but were materially
smaller than those of July, 1881.
For the elapsed months of 1882 con-
tracts for all classes Of construction
totaled sl48,5lo.2oo as against s232,-
0l2.000 during tie corresponding seven
months of 1881. Non-residential awards
were almost as large as those recorded
for the like Seven-month period OF
1881. Contracts for residential build
ing let since the beginning Of 1882
were somewhat more than SO per cent
as large: this compares with a ratio
Of only 80 per cent for the entire area
east of the Rocky Mountains
July awards for construction showed
gains over June totals in Maryland, the
District of Columbia and Virginia
Maryland and the District of Columbia
showed larger totals, likewise, than
were recorded in July, 1881.
Evening star., 1932-08-27
BUILDING MATERIALS
SHOW COST ADVANCE
Index FigV:e Goes to 69.6 on Au-
gust 20 as Compared to 69.4
on August 13.

The wholesale cost Of building ma
terial increased fractionally during
the week ending August 20, accord
ing to the latest report by the United
States Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The index figure for building materi-
ais stood at 696 for August 20, as COM
pared with 694 for August 13- and
sos for July %.
Metals and metal products also
showed a slight rise, the index being
80.1 for August 20 as compared with
1874 for August 13 and 70 for July %.
The index for housefurnishing goods
was 749 for the three weeks ending
August 20, as compared with 75.6 for
July %.
All the 784 commodities included In
the survey by the bureau, when con-
sidered together, showed a gain, the
index being 65.4 for August 20, as COM
pared with 65.2 for August 13 and 64.5
for July %.
The index numbers are based on
average prices of 1925 as 100.
Evening star., 1932-08-27
INQUIRIES
|. FOR FARMS MOUNT
Federal Land Bank Head
Says Sales Also Show In
crease Over 1881.

A considerable increase in the num-
Der of inquiries concerning purchase
OF farms in this region during the
first six months of this year is re-
ported by Charles S. Jackson, presi-
dent of the Federal Land Bank OF Bal
timore, which serves Maryland, Penn
sylvania. Delaware, Virginia, West Vir-
gina and the District of Columbia.
We sold 191 farms curing the first
six months of this year, as compared
with 1877 during the similar period OF
1881" Mr.. jackson reports.
I'VE received 1857 inquiries for farms
since January this year as compared
with 8O9 inquiries received during the
first six months of 1881.
Loans during the first half of this
wear were practically the same as dur
ing the first six months of 1881, or
somewhat more than 100000. We re-
ceived 1,031 applications in the first
half of this year as against 957 for
the same period of last year"
He reported also that in the banks
average cash down payment for farms
sold during the first six months OF
this year was little more than % per
cent, while the cash payments for all
sales made in the first half of last
year amounted to but II per cent OF
the sale values.
Evening star., 1932-08-27
S624,OO0 Considered.

In addition to the approved projects,
plans for additional work having an
estimated cost of $181, 900 were filed with
the building inspector this week with
applications for permits, bringing the
total Of the work officially considered
this week to more than $624,0o0.
The headquarters for the American
Pharmaceutical Association is to be a
one-story structure of stone, brick, steel
and concrete construction, to be erected
at 2215 Upper Water street, in the VIC
Unity of the Lincoln Memorial. 1t is to
be erected by the George A. Fuller Co.
from plans by John Russell Pope, archi-
tect.
Other projects for which permits were
issued this week include the following:
Federal Construction Co., owners and
builders; M. Mesrobian, architect; to
erect ten 2-Story brick dwellings, 5313
to 1891 Fourth street, to cost $50,000. )
Young & Oppenheimer, owners and
builders; George T. Santmyers, arch1-
tect; to erect four 2-story brick apart4
ments, 1000 to 1906 sherwood place
northeast, to cost 100000.
Plans Four Dwellings.
Paul T. Stone, Inc, owners and
builders; P. Gnoochiff and o. L.
Edwards, designers; to erect two 2-story
brick dwellings and two 2-story masonry
and frame dwellings, 6307 to 63l5
Thirty-third street, to cost $4,000.
w. C. g. A. N. Miller, owners and
builders; Gordon E. MacNeil, architect:
to erect one 2-story brick and frame
dwelling, 3645 Forty-ninth street, to cost
$14,500.
w. G. & A. N. Miller, owners and
builders; Gordon E. MacNeil, architect;
to erect one 2-story brick and frame
dwelling, 3641 Forty-ninth street, to cost
$4,000.
w. c. & A. N. Miller, owners ana
builders; G. E. MacNeil, architect; to
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