The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-30
LAST MINUTE
FILM ENTRIES
ARE SORTED
Semi : FinaIists Will Be
Named Tomorrow in
The Times.
The time is up!

At the stroke of midnight last
night the search for new screen
personalities sponsored by The In
dianapolis Times and Loew's Palace
theater on behalf of the Metro
Goldwyn- Mayer Company came to
a definite close, and with its pass
ing the curtain rang down on one
of the greatest opportunities for
crashing the movies ever offered
girls and children Of this city.
This morning the staggering vol
unne of eleventh hour mail which
lay heaped in a series of miniature
mountains across the broad surface
of the M-G-M Screen Test Editors
desk was being carefully sorted and
inspected, and all applications and
photographs which bore postmark
of later than midnight last night
were discarded.
This evening Edward Carrier,
M-G-M test director here to super
wise the filming of the screen and
voice tests of the fortunate girls
and children. and his staff Of
camera and soundmen and makeup
artists, will begin the intricate task
of selecting the more outstanding
girls and children. Those selected
on this occasion are to be deSig-
mated as semi -f1nalists, and will be
notified to report to Loew's Palace
theater for further consideration of
the Judges tomorrow night.
Examinations to Be Held
Elimination proceedings, at which
the girls and children to be awarded
screen and voice tests by the staff
of the M-G-M travelling motion
picture studio are to be selected,
will take place on the stage of
Loew's Palace theater tomorrow
night, and the filming of the actual
talking picture tests Of the winners
will occur on Friday night on the
stage of this same theater.
Arriving in indianapolis yester-
day morning, the travelling studio,
which is touring around the world
in search of new screen PERSONAL
ties, received tremendous ovation
Civic reception ceremonies. during
which Director Carrier was pre-
sented with the key to the city, took
place at city hall and was presided
over by Mayor Reginald Sullivan.
State reception ceremonies, in
which Governor Paul v. McNutt
commended M-G-M for its con-
struction of the travelling studio,
and officially welcomed the Holly
wood delegation to the state, fol-
lowed at the state capitol shortly
before noon.
Studio at Speedway
Throughout the day today the
travelling studio is on display at the
Speedway so that the many thou
sands attending the race may have
an opportunity of viewing the man.
moth studio and inspecting its in
tricate maze of sound motion pic
ture recording and projection equip
ment. The camera crew of the
studio on wheels at the same time
is filming pictures of the race
classic.
lIC u dNCA1AA6 SNONtAOs NAAAOAA FAoAVS
here under direct sponsorship of
The Times and the Palace, will visit
in Anderson tomorrow, and on Fri
day will return to Indianapolis to
be again placed on display in front
of Loew's Palace theater through
out the afternoon and early eve
ming. Then the equipment is to be
moved to the stage of the theater
for the filming of the talking pic
ture tests at the o'clock perform
ance.
A complete list of names of girls
and children selected tonight as
semi-fnalstS, together with in
structions for these fortunate con-
testants, will be published in full in
tomorrows editions of The Times.