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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-24
Two First Run Features
on Screen at the Indiana
Doug Fairbanks Jr Has Stellar Role in One Offering;
lean Arthur Of Little Women Fame Scores in Other

pictures being shown on the double
program which opened yesterday
Success at ANY Price"
Colleen Moore, Geneyieve Frank AIorgan.
It is said tell the young up
gutter stopped Doug plays
the role Of the Colleen
love with he
Beautiful
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-24
NewIyweds to Be Co starred

Following their Yuma elopement
pat Paterson and Charles Boyer
were agreeably surprised to find
themselves teamed in Boyer's first
American film by Royal Com
mand," the Erik Charel production.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-24
Tay Garnett Sells First Novel

Tay Garrett, Paramount director
currently working on Honor
Bright" has sold his first novel, "The
Great Gauna" to the Macauley
Publishing Company.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-24
Cook to Make Movie

Joe Cooks first film for Fox will
be titled "Scram" and will be placed
in production in the spring. Mr..
Cook is currently on tour with
Hold Your Horses" his musical
show.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-24
TunefuI Comedy Revue Is
Attraction at the Lyric
Lew AyreS Supported by Able Cast, Stars in Film Of
Young NeWIYWeds on Same PROGRAM.

Tomorrow afternoon Tibbett
baritone OF the Metropolitan appear the
accompanist
for piano as his individual of the program
prises that Mr.. Tbbett
will by singer
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-24
$50 Day Princess" in Production

Sylvia Sidney goes before the
camera this week in her starring
role Of Thirty Day Princess" the
B. U. Schulberg production which
will be released by Paramount. Cary
Grant is her leading man. Henry
Stephenson, Lucien Littlefeld and
Edward Arnold have been added to
the cast.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-24
"Springtime for Henry" Again

After testing titles on a preview
public, Jesse L. Lasky, Fox producer,
decided to resume the original title
of "Springtirne for Henry" over the
amended one Forbidden Lips"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-24
Peggy Wood to Sing

Peggy Wood will sing two songs
in her part in Merry Andrew in
which she will be seen opposite
Will Rogers.
Evening star., 1934-11-24
1.-THE MERRY WIDOW" is
WALTZING HERE AGAIN
Picture Comes Back to the Colum-
bia for a Second Down
town Run.

''The Merry Widow" who had good
reason to be gay since she owned a
controlling interest in all Marshovian
cows, came back to Washington yes
terday to visit another week at Loew's
Columbia. This is, of course, cheerful
news to patrons of the waltz wor-
shippers of Maurice Chevalier, ditto
Of Miss jeanette Mcdonald, and
those who relish the sly humours in
Ernest Lubitsch's direction of frothy
and tuneful tale
- Some profound observers OF an
| other generation may with justice
observe that the film version of THE
Widow is quite different from its
| original. They might object to the
polite injection of bed room farce, the
shifting of accent from moonlight,
roses and the costume waltz to such
| airy didoes as Mr.. Lubitsch has scat
tered all over the yarn. For all but
the purists, however, this treatment
will suffice nicely. There can be no
grousing about the waltz numbers or
! the music, even if you knew the score
backward and danced it forward in
the years before housemaid's knee
set in. Franz Lehar was at the studio
himself during the production, and
his sage advice in matters musical
guided the handling of all tuneful
sequences.
The plot, if you want to bring
that up amid so many more inter-
esting things, concerns handsome
Danilo and a very rich widow who
suspects her suitor- of being tickle
lady-killer, which he is. When not
embroiled in his occasional passion
for the widow, he prances about
chucking various minis and dodos
under the chin. We really make it
sound much worse than it is. He gets
the right girl at the end.
Mr.. Chevalier, Miss Mcdonald.
Una Merkle and Edward Everett Hor-
ton, who have the leads, keep gen.
orally within the bounds of probable
lty, II We know our Marshovia. Bet
ter yet, both Miss Merkle and Mr..
Horton get out of hand now and then
and are very funny. Miss Mcdonald
sings, and you know what that means.
Perhaps in honor of his classic role,
the great Maurice gives his lower lin
a sort OF half holiday, which helps
handsome performance.
The Columbia program this week
includes the customary assortment of
shorts, news photos and a comedy.
r. B. P, Jr,
Evening star., 1934-11-24
NEW STYLE
DU BARRY
ON SCREEN
Dolores Del Rio Has a
Good Time in Showing
Up Versailles Afairs/

Bursting with humor and lavish
ness, the new Madame Du Barry" the
Metropolitan's film fare for the week,
makes a jocose shambles of the Ver-
sailles goings-on that preceded the
Reign of Terror. While poking fun at
the French court and laughingly capi-
talizing On Louis XV's oddities, how
ever, it packs more than enough of an
entertainment wallop to be quickly
forgiven for any facetious liberties.
With Dolores Del Rio a vivacieus,
impetuous, harum-scarum Du Barry
and Reginald Owens a pouting, anus
ing Louis XIV, the Warner Bros.
| cinema surpasses all previous film at
tempts Of the same subject. Both
turn in flrSt-rate performances to
head large cast of capable lesser
| lights.
Du Barry hides in bed with 16 diff
ferent kinds Of pets, goes shedding in
June on a snow field that used up all
the sugar in Paris in the making, is
presented to court in her nightie
when jealous members of the royal
family have her gowns stolen, and
SCllCldl DCIdSCo AlhC d opOilcu CIlllu
instead Of the power behind the
throne.
Mr.. Owens, carrying his Louis in
depreciation along to heights where
he comes near stealing the picture,
delights in making dove omelets, sew
ing fancy work and ordering sugar
snow fields to please his minion, while
France is allowed to merrily 60 to
the dogs.
Everything sails along on such a
jolly plane that no one even feels
badly when Louis dies, Du Barry goes
to the convent near Meaux and puny-
faced Louis XVI takes the throne.
The historical farce ends without get
ting into the subsequent tragedies Of
the revolution and assassination of
Du Barry.
The extravagant and exact Ver-
SailleS settings, elaborate costumes
and splendid support from such lesser
characters as Veree Teasdale, the
scheming duchess; Osgood Perkins,
as Richelieu; lovely Anita Louise as
Marie of Austria and Victor Jory, all
combine to make Madame Du Barry"
as diverting and amusing a film as
could be asked for.
A comedy in which Ruth Etting
mostly sings, another short and the
usual newsreel complete the Metro
politan bill. M. w. B.
Evening star., 1934-11-24
SOPRANO is
PRESENTED
IN RECITAL
Ina Holtsscheiter, Color.
atura of Vide Range,
Wins Approval.
BY ALICE EVERSMAN.

Ina Holtzscheiter, soprano, was pre-
sented in recital last evening by Flor
ence Howard at her studios, 1408 New
Hampshire avenue. Margaret Tolson,
pianist, was the assisting artist, play
ing an "ntermezzo" and "Capriccio"
by Brahms and a "Sonatine" by Ra-
vel.
Miss Holtzscheiter possesses a voice
of rare purity and a wide range, which
retains an even quality throughout.
Her chief asset is a real coloratura
which in passages Of agility takes on
a certain luscious roundness of un-
usually pleasing aspect, but which also
places her definitely in this class of
singers. In the "Ah, fors luz aria
from Verdis La Traviata," and in a
dainty song by Jacques Dalcroz,
L'oiseau Blue" she demonstrated
particularly that this type of singing
was her especial genre and that in
this ample field of vocal display she
could make an outstanding place for
herself.
In the other numbers of her French
group, Debussys Beau Soir," Duparc's
"Chanson TriSte" and Vidals "Ari-
ette," she was less happy in her inter-
probation, many of the occasions for
subtle emphasis escaping her. In
three English songs, Love Unattain-
able" by the Washington composer,
Henry Gregor: Winter Watts The
Little Shepherds Song" Richard Hag-
eman's AT the Well" and Strauss
"Serenade," which she sang in English,
she found a finer understanding of
the text and sang them with delight
full ease and simplicity.
Miss Holtzscheiter is young singer
of great promise if she continues in
the way her special gifts indicate, for
already she has an excellently schooled
voice, which she uses without effort,
and the necessary poiSe for concert
artist. She was accompanied by Mar
jorie Davis at the piano
In the numbers Miss Tolson had
chosen for her part of the program,
she disclosed not only serious atti-
tude toward music, but we'll con-
trolled union of technique and senti-
ment. With two such contrasting
composers as Brahms and Ravel, it is
not easy to sustain the mood appro-
pirate to their individual style. Miss
Tolson succeeded in presenting true
Brahms and true Ravel, whose Son
atine," with its three movements,
"Modere," "Minuet" and Anime" is
charmingly representative, and in no
exaggerated manner of his power of
capturing atmosphere. A good sized
audience, which braved the stormy
weather. greeted the recitalists with
warm appreciation.
Evening star., 1934-11-24
Hollywood Sends New
Star in Ketti Gallian
Imported Actress Makes Her Debut in Marie
Calante" at the Fox This Week-Ceorge
Jessel Heads Good Stage Show.

stuffy looking fellow named Brogard,
who kept little shop in town and
talked as mysteriously as everybody
else.
Had Marie been bit less naive, she
might have sat up nights worrying
about her sundry connections with
the EngliShman, the American, the
japanese and Brogard. She might
have reflected accurately enough that
1t was becoming very popular IN
Panama to give a push in the face or
knife in the back to any one who
mixed in other peoples business. In
her carefree way, however, she cast
caution to the sultry breezes and
played tag and other games with any
one who appeared willing to help her
get back to France.
Along came the American fleet,
preparing to go through the Canal
locks. Marie was told to ask uues-
tions of the officers of the United
States Navy. She was told by some
one else to ask other people other
questions. There is a lot of excite
ment, suspense. more complications.
Marie Galante" boasts a splendid
cast Spencer Tracy remains our
favorite homely hero of the screen.
He plays the American. Ned Sparks
is likewise our choice Of all the sour
comedians in pictures. He plays the
cabaret proprietor and pal of Tracy.
Now that we think of it, nobody in
the film is especially handsome except
Miss KEITH Gallian, an imported act
ress, who is very pleasing with her
quaint Gaelic ways. She was Marie
Galante, and when somebody finally
shot her. she took it all in the right
spirit. If anything, she looked bet
ter afterward, major achievement
for any woman.
Leslie Fenton is the Nipponese of
mystery, who sinks around compla-
Gently, quoting ancient proverbs.
Others in the cast are Robert Lor-
raine, Siegfried Rumann, Arthur
Byron and Stepin Fetchit. All ex-
tremely satisfactory.
There are about 20 reasons why we
like George Jessel's stage show this
week. Jessel himself is reason No. l.
He has given up the Peg O. My
Heart" line of work, concentrated on
gags and the introduction of the acts
in his unit AS there is usually enough
to cry about around the house without
having some stage troubadour go SEN
timental on you, we liked the new
Jessel.
Shirley Ross ranks as reason No. 2
on the list. This young lady is hand
some. She sings well enough to send
shivers up the spine when there
should be shivers, and she owns a
splendid Diana VINEYARD smile. That
combination should give you an idea
The other causes of this Midwinter
madness are Kay Picture, brisk
dancer; the Bartell-Hurst foursome.
which leads to Miss Bartell getting
tossed around quite lot, and grace
fully; Raymond Baird who can toctle
horns; the 16 Danny Dare girls, and
Phil Lampkin's Orchestra, suddenly
transplanted to the stage.
We almost forgot to mention Eddie
Perkins, the melodious usher who
sings in the overture No reason for
forgetting Eddie. or the newsreel and
program filters either, for that mat
ter. r. B. P, Jr.
Evening star., 1934-11-24
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

National-"Macbeth." this afternoon
at 2;20. "Richelieu," tonight at $50.
Palace-"Painted Veil" at II am.
los, 3:l5, 5;25, 7:35 and GAS pm.
Earle Filtration Walk" at liam
f:40. 4:25, 7:O5 and $50 pm. Stage
shows at 1880, 3:35, $40 and 9 pm.
Loew's Fox-"Marie Galante," at
ii am, AS, 4:25. 7:1O and $50 pm.
Stage shows at 1910, 1925, 6:lO and
$50 pm.
Metropolitan-"Ma Du Barry"
at 1875 am, lao, $40, $40, 7:45
and GAS pm.
R-K-O-Keith's-"C at II "a
am, 1:34. 3:34 and 5:34 pm. Wed
nesday's Child" at 7:34, 9:01 and
1928 pm.
Columbia-"Merry Widow" at II
am, 1:20, 800, 5:25, 7:3O and 9::35
pm.
Tivoli-"Have Heart" at 2, 4:05,
sos, 7:50 and 9:35 pm.
Amhassador-"The Cats Paw" at
1:3O, $40, $50, TAO and 9:35 pm.
Evening star., 1934-11-24
PUPILS TO ENTERTAIN.

Ronnie Cunningham. pupil of the
Bekef-Deleporte Institute, wip do spe-
cialty numbers during the buffet sup-
per at the Thanksgiving dance at the
Arts Club on the evening of Tuesday.
November ~. The other performers
from the institute will be Marian
Abernathy, Virginia Barry, Margaret
M. Edmonston, Lila Zalipsky, Susan
Hall and Walter Doe. The dance is in
charge of Marjorie Lowe, Mrs. Robert
lie Fevre, Walter T. Studdiford and
Hugo linden.
Evening star., 1934-11-24

game Hawaiian hot spots. Although
there is one rare moment when Dick
Powell and Ruby Keeler make eyes at
each other as they sit on some sort of
Hawaiian blades of grass, the early
stages of this Walk" are fairly con-
ventional, and even Mr.. Connelly's
skirted Hawaiian maidens who jump
up and down in excited disarray stir
the pulse only family.
When, however, the camera hits the
Hudson, when Powell has said good-by
to his early private" days. when the
Stars and Stripes are lowered from
West Points front lawn, and the
Earle Theater extends the size of its
screen to the limit, then you will be-
gin to show real interest-and that
interest won't faulter until the picture
sounds its Taps"
This is due to some swell pictures
of West Point; to a story that is
amusing and way out OF the run OF
most musical films; to Frank Bor-
zage's direction of the thing-and the
way he puts that lump in your throat
during that final parade Chat line
spoken by the little boy-"look
mother, that mans crying''-is on
par with Noel Coward's reference
to Queen Victoria-"she must have
been a very little lady'D.
Mr.. Borzage knows how to mix
music with wit and sprightliness with
tears. And he has used all his talents
to their best advantage in this picture.
He has given Dick Powell his best
role, and proved that he is good
actor as well as popular singer; he
has dug up some new talent, and pro-
vided young Johnny Arledge with a
role that should start him on an up
path. He has photographed West
Point with all sincerity-and seen to
it that most of it's traditions are up
held 1--WE don't know what the Point
thinks of having Ruby Keeler in one of
its show). Still Miss Keeler is all
right, if you like her-and even if
you don't she doesn't spoil an other
wise excellent show. Pat O'Brien,
Ross Alexander and John Darrow help,
too.
The Earle's stage show this week is
a modest little affair, with Johnny
Woods carrying away possibly the
biggest hand with his Hollywood i'm
presentations: Irene Vermillion, who
ties herself in knots in those amazing
dances. doing it this week to the tune
and help of some extra cornet artists,
and Anthony Frome singing songs
you have heard him sing over the
ether"
Evening star., 1934-11-24

Fortunately, Garbo does snap out
of it before the end She finds that
her affection for Herbert Marshall
has been revived by some medical mis-
sionary work in one of Somerset
Maugham's dreariest bu-gs. And so,
instead of dragging herself on through
music machine records Zone of
Maugham's favorite near-East tricks
trying to forget the tickle George
Brent, she plunges herself into saving
others, and by that simple expedient
saves herself.
THE Painted Veil'' is not by any
means a light, happy, sophisticated
yarn of the sort of people you are
likely to meet either today or tomor-
row. To our way of thinking, it loses
its grip so soon as the characters
start for those Vaughan tropics.
However, before then you have been
treated to some of Garbo's rarest
magic-a magic which you either
recognize or have never been able and
never will be able to recognize.
If you like Garbo (and she is most
of the screen alphabet to us) you
won't be disappointed in her, in spite
of the fact that the films thesis is no
rose. In her early scenes she is all
that she has ever been-and more
and later on she keeps alive some of
those dreary sequences which with
anybody else working over them might
be as limp as butter.
Herbert Marshall, the best leading
man in Hollywood, plays his usual
role-that of being the loser and then
the winner. His gentlemanly orations
are the best of their kind and he does
all he can to make Garbo happy as
well as unhappy. George Brent as the
smiling interlude in Miss Garbo's
otherwise well-regulated life is pretty
nice about his escapade and Warner
GLAND walks in for few minutes Of
semi-def1ned villainy.
Not a good film-no. But a good
Garbo-and that's enough for any
mans land.
WEST POINT should be more CRATE
w full to Hollywood than Harvard,
Yale or some of the other major insti-
tutions of learning. For Filtration
Walk" presents it in some Of its better
moments. In fact, the film gives
West Point nice boost, Hollywood a
nice boost and the Warner Bros. a
nice boost.
The best of it comes when it has
freed itself from those early y-in-the-
Evening star., 1934-11-24
AT KEITH'S TONIGHT.

Wednesdays Child" will succeed
Caravan" at R-K-O Keith's tonight,
the first showing of the new feature
taking place at 7:30 o'clock. while
Caravan" will have its final showing
at $50 O'Clock. The days schedule
will be continuous without interrupt
ton, except for the substitution of the
new wednesdays Child" feature at
the first evening show.
Featured in the cast are Edward
Arnold, as the father, and Karen
Morley, as the mother.
Evening star., 1934-11-24
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band Orchestra, this evening. in
Stanley Hall, at $50 o'clock. John
S. M. Zimmerman, bandmaster;
Anton Pointner. associate leader.
March. "Lakesonian" Lake
Overture, "Our Glorious
Nation" Bergenholtz
Suite d'orchestre, American" .Thurban
sThe Tigers Tail" when Malinda
Sings" THE Serenade," THE
Watermelon Fete" and Finale. "
Scenes from comic opera, "Girofle
Girofla" .Lecoo
Tango, "The Belle of Mexico. Paige
Waltz suite, "Once Upon a Time"
les War EinmaD ........ .Knecht
Finale, Legion of Victory" Major PAUL
"The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1934-11-24
it from the film people,
and their research depart
ments certainly should know,
~ the Panama Canal Zone Is

L the Panama Canal Zone is
not lazy Winter resort, where
the population dawdles away Febru-
ary afternoons slipping rum punches
on the Union Club veranda. There
is shady business going on behind
those handsome palm trees you see
on the travel folders, and the best
way for a Panamanian to be sure
he will see the sun rise tomorrow is
to keep his mouth shut and ask nc
questions.
There was Marie Galante," fol
example. Or rather, there is Marie
Galante" at Loew's Fox this week
Marie was an innocent little French
girl who went skipping around the
seaport town where she lived, de-
livering kilograms and saying Hi
to everybody. One day she skipped
onto a ship that was about to sail
1t did and there she was, on the high
seas locked in state room. The
captain and the crew thought more
about getting rid of her than any,
thing else, as they had important
ideas at hand, so they dropped heI
at the next port of call
Perhaps Marie harkened to the tale
as told by travel agent, for she
headed straight for Panama. There
she decided to work her way back to
France by singing in a cabaret. The
night Of Marie's debut she stepped
forth to hum little native chantey
just as three gentlemen-an Ameri-
can, an Englishman and japanese
were settling down to have a drink
together. These three chaps were
casual acquaintances very busily en-
gagged in suSpecting one another of
being rogue named Ryner, who had
reputation for causing trouble
Wherever he went. AS they say in
Brittany Marie charmed the hearts of
all the men. She also enchanted a
Evening star., 1934-11-24
ARMY TESTS PASSED
A Medical Corps Candidates In
clude Washingtonians. y.

Three Washingtonians were among
"A candidates who passed competitive
examinations for appointment as first
Eeutenants in the Army Medical Corps.
The District residents are Drs.
Raphael A. Edmonston, 48l7 Conduit
road; William T. Sichi, 25l5 Thirteenth
street, and George w. Mccoy, jr., 2618
Garfield street.
Some SO vacancies in the Medical
Corps are to be filled about December l.
Evening star., 1934-11-24

Roxy will stage the second edition
of his "Operetta Cavalcade' during
the broadcast over WJSV from to
8:45. Frank Moulan, 60-year-old
operetta comedian, will take prom
inent part in the program.
Lanny Ross, radio and motion pic
ture tenor, will be the guest star on
the Radio City Party over WMAL
at 8.
Slaves of Passion" an old melo-
drama, will be presented during the
American Op'ry House" program on
VOL at 8.
"Sleighbells," new tune, will make
Evening star., 1934-11-24

ton he might be of service to his
fellow men in quite another fashion,
the law. Their penchant for behaving
as they pleased obviously was going to
make lawyers useful in their later
lives of his friends. Soon, however, he
abandoned the study Of law, sup
posedly for abstract ethical reasons.
Thereupon he turned to the minis
try, where his melodious and bland
speech stood him in good stead. 1t
is said his teachers sometimes allowed
him to lecture to classes, as an ex-
ample of the correctly benign manner.
Within a year after he left divinity
school he was established in New
York church. This would ordinarily
be considered a break for young
cleric, but Frome was not completely
satisfied. He thought the clustered
life rather confining for his evangel-
istic spirit
The departure therefrom came about
through an accident. On a house
party one week end about three years
ago somebody suggested his suave
voice should be especially adaptable
for singing. He tried it and was well
pleased. Immediately he began to
study-managed scholarship at the
Juillard Foundation. Later he went
to the American Conservatory at
Fontainbleau, France, resigning from
the pulpit before he left. His studies
there ended, he wandered over Europe
for a while and learned to sing the
music of various nationalities. He re-
turned to this country and picked up
work with small radio stations and
was heard by a shrewd manager, who
landed him the Poet Prince job. He
sings nothing but romantic songs,
overf1owing with love and sentiment.
Supposedly he is wandering through
the continent and his songs are in
various languages. Frome has had lit
tie vaudeville experience prior to his
appearance at the Earle here-noth-
ing to acquaint him with the fact the
four a-day is tougher than the pulpit,
pilgrimages through Europe and q
radio sustaining program all rolled
into one.
The Poet Prince is publicized by an
agent who practically swoons with ad-
jectives at the thought of the romance
of it all. He also seems one of the
most erudite of the ballyhoo gentry.
His remarks about the singer may in
clude references to characters in
Dickens, Conrad and Bulwer-Lytton,
all in a FIVE minute discourse. This,
of course, places us in the position
OF Eames, the Latin scholar in South
Wind" who read book five times
before he found out what it was about.
JTe was too fascinated with the Ian
Suage to notice. r. B. p, Jr.