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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-09

Hollywood Revue Donald Burke,
his partner, has been recognized on
the RKO circuit as a single for
many years, and since making his
home on the west coast he has
been very much in demand for radio
broadcasting.
The Six AvalonS combine sing
ing, dancing and acrobatics in their
offering called "A Thrill a Second
Raymond and Ann, proteges Of
the late Great Lester, have a mod
ern ventriloquial offering in which
they use twentieth century dirig-
ible for a setting.
Rognan and Trigger promise a
number of thrills and laughs on the
opening position of the stage bill,
with their knock bout comedy
gymnastics.
Besides Tom Brown, a new screen
discovery, who visited indianapolis
some weeks ago while filming scenes
for Brown of Culver" the cast of
Fast Companions" includes James
Gleason, Maureen O'Sulnvan, little
Mickey Rooney and Andy Devine.
The story concerns the reforma-
ton of a crooked jockey, who has
always made his livelihood framing
races and gyping the villagers at
small town meets, by an ironic twist
in the friendship that he forms with
youngster whose knowledge of
race-track tactics almost equals the
Jockeys.
The picture, for the most part, is
said to have been filmed in Caliente,
famous southern California resort,
and also that it includes some Of
the most exciting horse racing ever
shown on the sound screen.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-09
SMART FARCE
is AT THE APOLLO

For ages, June brides have been
the kindly receivers of many jokes,
but in Bachelors Affairs" the roll
licking comedy appearing currently
at the Apollo theater, the bride
groom stands the brunt.
This role is characterized by
Adolphe Menjou, whose comedy
work equals, if it does not excel,
anything this distinguished actor
has accomplished in many months.
AS the middle-aged and wealthy
bachelor who finds himself wed to
a vivacious f1apper and as good as
married to her more sophisticated
sister, he enjoys a part in which he
is thought to rise to new heights
of rich comedy.
Menjou is supported by Minna
Gombell who appears as the mer-
cenary sister engineering the ro-
nance and one of the major con-
tribUtorS TO the merry making. Joan
Marsh is seen in the role of the
youthful wife, who sets her aged
husband such sizzling pace that
he is forced to take a rest cure.
Allan Dinehart portrays the busi-
ness partner of the unhappy bride
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-09


Some weeks ago, I was hopeful
that indianapolis would be treated
the same as Cincinnati, o. but that
city had the right to inherit the
shows of the new society, because it
has always subscribed to the Guild
and League plays.
Under the business management
of Frederick Donaghey, the taking
of subscriptions in Chicago will start
Aug. 2.
Nelson Trowbridge, manager of
the Shubert theater in Cincinnati,
states that the subscribed season in
his theater will open Oct. 26 with
"Cynara" with Philip Merivale and
Sir Guy Standing.
indianapolis is going to miss the
pick of the season plays if some
thing doesn't happen. What is
wrong? Why can't we get chance
to subscribe for the season?
Charles Collins in The Chicago
Tribune has this to say:
The new American Theater society born
of a union between the Theater Guild Of
New York and the DRAMATIC League Of
Chicago, issued its first announcement of
plans for the approaching season yester-
day. 1t revealed the fact that neither the
Harris. scene of the Dramatic Leagues
programs, nor the Blackstone which has
flown the Theater Guilds banner. will be
it's HEADQUARTERS. The Erlanger will be
the theater in which the merged subscrip-
ton audiences will assemble.
There will be reduction in ticket prices
both for the season BUYERS and the over
the-counter customers. The box office scale.
says the announcement. will be ZAP
preciably lower than those maintained
during the last season by the Guild and
the League.
The schedule will be arranged to give
each play on the societv's program three
weeks engagement in Chicago. This fol-
lows the Guilds custom and differs from
that of the League which favored bookings
Of four weeks.
The first play to be offered will be
"Cynara," by H. M. Harwood. with Philip
Merivale in the leading role. supported by
Sir Guy Standing and the complete New
York cast which had run of forty weeks
on Broadway. The premiere will take
place Oct. 3.
The second play will be Robert E. Sher-
woods Reunion in Vienna" with Alfred
Lunt and Lynn Fontanne leading the
Theater Guilds original cast. This pro-
duction recently ended long run in New
York.
other PLAYS promised are Autumn
Crocus." year long hit in London. and
Another Language" by Rose Franken-
The former play. written BY young novel
list who uses the pen name of C. L. An
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-09
OAKIE is
FEATURED AT CIRCLE

Currently showing at the Circle
theater is Paramounts Olympiad
farce, Million Dollar Legs" said to
be one Of the most insanely funny
pictures to be filmed this season.
This new comedy production is re-
ported to reach high pinnacle of
sheer nonSensical buffoonery as its
rather thin story thread is unfolded,
ore-or-leSss following the Marx
brothers style of gag, slapstick and
pantomime.
The story of Million Dollar Legs
is laid in the mythical Republic of
Klopstokia, where every girl goes by
the name of Angela, and all men
George; where it is a jail offense not
TO KISS a pretty girl; where the run
ners are so fast that they trip over
frightened rabbits and have IN
hurdle fleeing deer; where the wom-
en- are so beautiful that all the men
ind 1t totally impossible to keep their
minds on their work-except the
president, who is a woman-hater.
Jack Oakie, as the clown prince, -
Is the man who leads Klopstokia to
thrilling victory in the Olvrnpics
TO W. G. Fields, Andy Clyde, Ben
Iurpln, Hank Mann, George Bar
bier, Hugh Herbert and little Dickie
Moore-all tried and true farceurs-
has been. entrusted the rest of the
comedy.
oucn beauties as LYDIA Robert
susan Fleming, Geneva Mitchell and
Naolne Dore cheer on the noble
atnletes-and howl Edward Cline
whose comedy experience dates back
TO the days of the old keystone
hops, directed Million Dollar Legs >
Augmenting the Circles program
are several short reels and a current
paramount sound news.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-09
Circus to
Be in CITY
One Day
Stars of SawduSt Ring
Travel in Style on
Train.

Kings and queens of the circus
don't mind life on the road nova
days. Travelling with giant or
ganization like Ringing Brothers
and Barnum 81 Bailey combined,
that boasts four long trains of extra
length steel railroad cars, is a far
cry from the little wagon show that
bumped it's way over the rough
country roads a quarter of CEN
fury ago.
New comforts and added conven-
fences have been introduced with
each succeeding year. The stars
of the sawdust world do not envy
the railroad president his palatial
private car.
They almost pity the average
mortal who is forced to ride in an
ordinary Pullman, AS the perform
erS spend a considerable portion
of their time on the circus trains,
these special cars are fitted up to
their individual tastes
The stars have compartments or
suites, which include brass bed
steads and bathtubS or showers.
Behind the scenes on the circus
lot the leading performers are like
wise favored. If one is lucky enough
to be uShered behind the mysterious
red curtain, he will see almost a
dozen decorated little tents, or
tops as the circus people call
them.
These are the private dressing
and rest rooms Of the stars.
Among the most artistic and, at
the same time comfortable of these
private tents are those occupied by
the famous Condona family, the
Wallenda troupe and the Bradnas.
The tents contain wardrobe,
trunks, dressing table and chairs.
Dainty cretonne covering gives the
boudoir touch SO dear to the femi-
nine heart.
Under the marques in front are
steamer chairs and hammocks,
where the artists rest after their
strenuous performances.
The big circus with its scores of
new acts and features and its con-
gress of more than 300 performers,
including the stars with their pri-
vate dressing tops" will exhibit in
indianapolis Thursday, July 81.
Performances will be given at 2
and 8 p. M, the doors opening an
hour earlier to permit leisurely in
Spection of the mammoth menagerie.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-09

gate who has been nominated after
a deadlock at the state convention.
The candidate is so dumb that
the outlook seems hopeless. How
ever, Jne resource1ui manager makes
a public and popular figure out Of
him, even capitalizing on his dumb
ness by making him appeal to the
masses as "a man of the people"
THE Dark Horse" contains some
hilarious scenes as the candidate is
guided through such publicity VEN
lures as kissing babies, going trout
fishing, joining tribes, pinning blue
ribbons on prize bulls at fairs, and
resting at Rapidan.
Minor romantic notes and domes-
tic intrigue are complicating fea-
lures of the films story Failure Of
the campaign manager to pay ali
mony due his ex-wife menaces his
plans for a time. but solution is
forthcoming at the climax.
Besides Warren william. the cast
includes Bette Davis, Vivienne Os-
borne, Guy Kibbee lin the title role
as the candidate), Frank McHugh,
Sam Hardy. Robert Warwick and
Charles Sellon. Alfred Green, maker
of Union Depot" directed THE
Dark Horse Two former news
paper reporters, Courtenay Terrett
and Joseph Jackson. adapted the
anonymous story to the screen.
A news reel and short films COM
plete the Indiana's program.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-09

"Withers' Op'ry' is a travesty on
the old-time variety shows. 1t de-
picts the operation of the ancient
variety show from the humorous
placards on the exterior, the blatant
antics of the rural orchestra, the
presenting of the various acts. the
working Of the crude stage effects
and the mishaps that befall the pro-
vincial manager.
Withers, as the bewhiskered man.
ager, is in evidence throughout, Of
flciating in every position from band
leader to property man.
A car load of trick scenery, eff
fects and contraptions of various
descriptions are carried by the
"Withers' Op'ry" troupe, which in
cludes, besides Charles Withers, six
other able entertainers.
Among the other five RKO vaude-
vile acts on this stage bill are
Howard Kane and Jane Hazelton,
offering a rapid succession of songs
and quips.
Next in mention are James Bur-
roughs and Donald Burke Bur-
roughs has been featured tenor
for NBC on the Pacific coast for
five years. He was an artist on the
first coaSt-to-coast hookup ever at
tempted by NBC, and he and Elsie
Janis were the Pacific coasts only
representatives in the first interna-
tional hookup. He has also been in
many musical shows, including the
original New York production of
Blossom Time"
Pictures also claim this singer, for
he has appeared in the earlier mu-
steal screen productions Broadway
Melody" Putin on the Ritz" and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-09
A Real Technical Problem

The hoofbeats of a huge bull
provided a technical problem for
sound engineers during comedy
scene in Speak Easily" Buster
Keatcn's new Metro Goodwin
Mayer feature. The animal weighed
nearly a ton, which made it neces-
sary to insulate the floor with heavy
absorbent felt so that dialogue
could be heard above his steps.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-09
Gets Special Wedding Ring

Helen Barclay, who recently
signed a long-term contract with
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer, has a we'd
ding ring specially designed by her
famous artist husband, McClelland
Barclay. 1t is platinum engraved
with minute pine trees and a rip
pling lake, representing the scene
of their courtship and marriage, the
Maine woods.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-09
The Worlds Worst Cocktail

The worlds worst cocktail was
mixed by Buster Keaton during a
comedy scene with Thelma Todd in
Speak Easily" his new Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer feature. Twelve
different kinds of liquor" were
blended together with the juice of
six lemons to make the connection.
Ice tea, water and several varieties
of soda were used for the hard
drinks"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-09
"UNASHAMED" is
NOW AT PALACE

Foibles of modern youth, infat-
ration versus reality, and suspense
to the nth degree, figure in I'm
ashamed" in which Bayard WELLER,
famous author Of The Trial of
Mary Lugan" and The Thirteenth
Chair" has created another thriller
for the screen.
The new Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
picture opened Friday at Loew's
Palace.
The heroine is a millionaire's
daughter imbued with the modern
youths idea of freedom. She is
infatuated with a fortune hunter.
When their marriage is forbidden,
the two court disgrace, trying to
force consent. The brother, learn
ing that his sister has been ruined,
kills the lover and faces trial with
sealed lips to protect her reputa-
ton. The girl must choose-her
reputation or her brothers life.
Out Of this is woven an amazing
bit of dramatic writing
Helen Twelvetrees plays the lead
ing role
Robert Young is the brother,
while the fortune hunting lover is
played by Monroe OwSley.
Jean Hersholt is the old German
grocer and Lewis Stone and John
Milpan battle as opposing attorneys
in the trial scene.
Robert Warwick plays the father
and Gertrude Michal is the broth
er's sweetheart.
Features comprising the balance
of the program include Thelma
Todd and zasu Pitts in their new
est comedy riot, THE Old Bull" a
Metro Goldwyn- Mayer fisherman's
paradise subject. Color Scales" and
the latest issue of the Hearst Metro
tone News.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-09

groom and also assists in his at
tempt 10 get rid of his youthful
wife and her wise-cracking, money
mad sister. All in all, it is reputed
to be great fun.
Others appearing in the cast are
Herbert Mundin, Arthur Pierson,
Irene Purcell and Don Alvarado.
Alfred L. Worker directed from an
adaptation made from James
Forbes successful stage nit.
Short subjects appearing on the
program are Ripley's Believe 1t or
Not" Movietone News, Van Dimes
Pullman Murder Mystery" and
Babe Ruth in Just Pals"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-09
Charles Withers Howard Kanex and lane hazeIton Are
Featured on New Variety Bill Opening Today
for Week at Lyric.

THE Lyric is featuring for days starting today Laugh Week"
his traditional Whers
the vaudeville bill of six RKO acts
The holds Fast Companions Universal release with
Tom Brown, Mawen OSulivan and large supporting
Charlie WitherS Perhaps visiting
ehs the old He rated funniest
in The u-nrld
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-09
Helen Tweverees and Robert Young Are Featured in
'Unashamed,' New Thriller by Bayard WELLER,
Now at the Palace.

DOCKING political making comedians Of pberns
out of agents po
vdes entertainment in The Dark satire on
election Weaknesses presidential
Horse, which
by politician, ANONYMOUS
William prncipal
roles The Dark Horse William porras managing
political campaigns He enters the
an obscure
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-09
ROUNDING ROUND
" With h, T45TEE

there definite indication that
Society," brought existence
Iheater Guild the Dramatic will Indianapolis
bed ando nnedsea
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-09

anu UtI ringing, IIl6 IIIIy UTdIIl Is
a center of attraction at Riverside
these days.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-26
Noted Writer'S Appear
In Symposium In Sept.
Issue IF New Masses

Waldo Frank, Sherwood Anderson,
Edmund Wilson, Granville Hicks and
other well-known writer's contribute
articles to symposium on How I
Came To Communism" in the Sep
TENDER New Masses, just out. Mi
chael Gold contribute a piece on
why I Am A Communist"
Other features of the new issue
are: "Marxisn and the Crisis" by q
leading English economist, Maurice
Dobb; Engels on Goethe, hitherto
unpublished in English: two stories
by Moe Bragin and John L. Spivack,
and sketches from the scene Of action
in the farmers strike.
Book reviews, cartoons, and poems
by Langston Hughes and A. B. Magil,
round out the September number.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-26
BY GEORGE COOPER


NETROIT.-Willam Springer was
" hundred per cent American. 1t
was true that he had been out of
work for year, that his family
were going hungry, and that he
had been served with a notice of
dispossess. But he was going to
have nothing to do with the IN
employed Council.
When some workers from the
unemployed council heard he was
going to be evicted and came
around to offer their help to fight
the eviction, he cursed them and
chased them out Of the house.
"Why, I'm an American, he said
Indignantly. "I'll have nothing
to do with you Reds. If 1 was a
foreigner it might be different. But
I'm an American. The Welfare
Department is going to take care
of me-"
SO he quietly submitted to being
eyicted. And when the Welfare
Department, as usual, sent down a
truck to clear his furniture from
the sidewalk, Springer actually
helped the truckmen pile his be-
Iongings into the truck. For Sprin-
ger didn't know that the Detroit
Welfare Department was just going
to put his furniture in storage, the
expenses to be paid by Springer,
that taking away his furniture that
way was merely to prevent the I'm
employed Council from putting it
back into the house, in case Sprin-
ger changed his mind. SO the
truck drove away with Springer's
furniture, poor Springer fondly i'm
sgiriing they were taking it to q
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-26

office, 1 would say, even without
being concerned, that I would not
now sanction the efforts to enforce
the 14th and 18th amendments to
the constitution"
Said A.. F. Won Blon, socialist
candidate for Lieutenant-G Cover
nor of Texas in 1880: 1.-THE South
will not for at least so years toll
crate voting for a colored man."
And the courts? The N. A. A.
C.P.. and other organizations of this
type have made much of recent
decision of the U S. Supreme Court
voiding the Texas white primary
law. But what the court actually
did was to point out to the bosses
of Texas a better method of dis
reimbursement. Said the Supreme
Court: Whatever inherent power
a state political party has to deter
mine the content of its member
ship, resides in the state conven-
ton" And the democratic state
convention in Texas, quick to take
the hint, passed resolution bar
ring all but white citizens" from
its primaries.
THUS the lineup is complete.
L The Democratic Party dis
franchises the Negroes in It's prin-
aries (Which, in the South, are
virtually the elections,) The Re-
publican federal officials whitewash
this Acknowledgement, and the So
cialists condone it on the ground
that the time is not ripe" to make
a fight on this question. And the
ecourts take a hand only to point
out to the democrats how to dis
franchise in such a way that their
actions will stand the tests of le-
gality.
The conclusion is clear. Only
the Communist Party and the rev.
olutionary mass organizations will
fight for the elementary demo-
cratic rights of the Negroes. And
more clearly than ever is shown
the correctness of the Communist
slogan: The right of self determi-
nation for the Black Belt" How
futile is all talk of equality in this
section, without the right of self
determination, is shown by the
fact that the white rulers of this
territory have torn from the Ne
groes even that elementary right
granted to white workers-the right
of the ballot.
SOME OBJECTIONS
CONSIDERED.
Thus the strug Jle for the right
of the Negroes to vote is one of the
most important struggles that the
Communist Party must lead. But
here there will be objections from
those who underestimate the strug-
gle for elementary democratic
rights as part of the struggle of
the workers against the capitalist
offensive.
These say: eve cannot fight for
the Negroes right to vote in gen.
eral. Most of them, if enfranch-
Used, would vote for the republicans
or the democrats. We can fight
only for the right of the Negro
workers to vote for the Communist
ticket. We must be very careful
not to raise legalistic illusions"
This tendency to underestimate
the importance Of the fight for
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-26
A Neev Recruit in Detroit

new home to be furnished him by
the Welfare Department.
BY the time Springer had discov-
cred the true situation and YEARLY
made rounds of the Welfare De-
partment offices and got nothing
for his pains, it was already eve
ming. Springer and his wife had
no place to sleep. He had. how
ever, held onto a couple Of blank
cts and a great big American flag.
"They won't touch me while I
have this flag, said Springer; he
spread out his blankets in front OF
his late dwelling, covered himself
with the American flag, and went
to sleep.
The tattoo Of a policeman's club
against the soles Of his feet rudely
awakened Springer. An argument
with the cop concerning his inter-
ference with Springer followed,
with the result that Springer got
beating for his pains and spent
the night in Jail.
he spent Gne next Two days look
ing for his furniture and trying to
get the Welfare Department to give
him rent check for another flat.
With no results.
well" said Springer, IT guess
you fellows are right. No working
man can get break around here
if he tries to anything by himself.
If don't join with the rest of the
people like myself I'll just go to
hell by myself. I'm with you from
now on"
This happened last week. Now,
Springer is an active organizer on
the East Side of Detroit, building
the IInennlnYed Q1airXSA 81 $3.50.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-26
"The Negro Reds
| of Chicago" in
| Wednesday Issue
"The Negro Reds Of Chicago"

"The Negro Reds Of Chicago"
This is the title of the story
based on first-hand investigation
by Michael Gold, well-known
working class writer which begins
in Wednesdays issue of the Daily
Worker.
Appearing in four installments,
Colds story presents striking pic
ture of the struggles of the Chi
cago workers-particularly of the
Negro workers on the South Side
of the city.
Be sure to order your copy in
advanced
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-26
Hoav the Socialists SUPPORTED
Imberialist War of 1014>18

In Saturdays the Daily
from (Socalis
International in support of the mpeialt following
the Karl Kautsk Social
the Second International
Union the this unit
of the working
achieve.
The present shows the limitations for the influence of the
(Second) International We deceived thought
The International would be able
Socialist
attitude possible
forward The world has split the Socialists
for the most part various national The International
TO this
That in
'Neue Zet" Nov. 81, 1914
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-26

FOR many years DIR. Madzsar was
the editor of an organ of scien-
tific socialism which had consid-
cradle circulation Although by no
means a Communist organ, it
fought uncompromisingly against
Hungarian fascism, against the
imperialist war preparations and in
defense of the Soviet Union. With
the arrest of DR.. Madzsar and the
others the Horthy clique aimed at
intimidating the revolutionary in
telelctuals and robbing them of
their leaders. At the same time
the police wish the crush the revo-
lutionary trade union opposition
in Hungary, They declare that the
Communist Party organized and
directed the revolutionary trade
union movement through DR.. Madz-
Sar.