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The Washington times., 1934-12-04
THE VOICE OF
Broadway
BY Louis SObOl
Snapshots at Random

Accustomed as have become to those not too
rare occasions when wire or telephone call or
newspaper advertisement informs me that Mr..
Rudy Vallee is to have an opening night, no longer
experience great inner throb of anticipation for
know almost exactly what will take place.
The Washington times., 1934-12-04

He began by asking questions
very personal questions -
about her life during the chorus
girl days. And he asked these
questions in a cutting way that
made Margie burn. He hadn't
been working on her more than
10 minutes when she was all
ready to take a punch at him.
But he merely smiled.
I'm sorry to have to ask you
all these questions, young
woman" he said smoothly. 'but
they are regretfully necessary"
"Now it has been stated here
that you spent many evenings
in Mr.. Smyth's office. That's
correct, isn't it?"
Margie Scowled.
"Sure it's correct" she re-
The Washington times., 1934-12-04
Ann Sheridan Gets
First Leading Role

Ann Sheridan, formerly known
as Clara Lou Sheridan, Dallas
(Tex.) beauty and one of the
Search for Beauty" winners, who
is under contract to Paramount,
has been given her most important
screen role. She will play the fem
inine lead in "The Vanishing Pho
neer," the next Zane Grey outdoor
romance in which Randolph Scott,
Charles "Chic" Sale, Mrs. Leslie
Carter, Kathleen Burke and
George Marion, sr, are featured,
Charles Barton will direct.
Joe Busy Actor
Joe Morrison, lyric tenor, is
working in two pictures at the
same time-in lone Hour Late"
and in Home on the Range"
The Washington times., 1934-12-04
ALL IN A DAY -

late into the night. But it was
all business and nothing more.
You see?...
EARLY Stages
The early stages of the trial
were very interesting to the
gossip lovers, which includes
practically all of us. To the
reporters, it looked as though
Mr.. Smyth would win his case.
There was no real evidence
against him. Still, as Winchell
or Shakespeare once pointed
out, you never know what a
judge will do.
Mrs. Smyth took the stand
and told Of her marriage. She
sighed when she spoke Of the
early days Of bliss-and she
cried as she told of the manner
in which the romance had gone
from bliss to blister. She ended
her testimony with a whitening
NNAAAAANA1bAOAL Vi OALC OU14C4
woman, Miss Margie Martin.
Then it was Smyth's turn to
keep the judge from falling
asleep. He denied everything
in complete fashion. And he
made the statement that the
entire case was just the wild
imagination of a very Jealous
woman.
Smyth stepped down. And 1t
was then that the attorney
summoned Miss Margie Martin
to the witness stand. The spec
tators leaned forward as the
beautiful girl seated herself and
smiled coyly at the judge.
Margie's story was very SIM
pie. But, then, so was Margie.
She had tired of the life that a
chorus girl must lead. She had
never been one to enjoy parties
and such things. So when the
kindly Mr.. Smyth had been
sweet enough to offer her a job
as his secretary, she had &C.
cepted it gratefully. There had
never been the slightest init
macy between them.
All of which was very in
teresting, and went very well.
Her attorney guided her skill
fully through the difficult spots.
But when Mrs. Smyth'S lawyer
went to work on Margie, the
girls position became much
tougher.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25
Hollywood Notes

Ginger Rogers STOPPING down to
give autographs to three tiny tots
waiting for her to come out of the
studio gate. little boy, selling
magazines, is left speechless when
Joel McCrea buys out his entire
supply and distributes them around
the Richest Girl in the World" set.
Jean Hersholt celebrating his
birthday by giving a party Erik
Rhodes, who has played his Italian
role in THE Gay Divorce" in New
York and abroad and is now play
ing it in the RKO Radio picturiza-
ton of the play, laughing because
an Italian film company offered him
a role in their picture. g. and he
can't speak a word of Italian. :.
but they didn't know that. . Marie
Osborne, the former famous baby
star, who is now "standin" for Gin
ger Rogers, resembles her very much
Dorothy Granger doing ma
rathon down the lot to the comedy
set where she is working. Julie
Hayden getting a great kick out Of
looking at the fashion pictures in
bound volume of a magazine OF
some fifty years ago. Edward
Everett Horton walking back and
forth behind some scenery say
ing his lines over to himself.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25
Named Director

George Nichols Jr. has been as
signed to direct Anne Shirley, the
new star he helped bring to screen
prominence, in RKO-Radio's pic
turization of the fiction classic
Ann of Green Gables"
Five years ago Nichols edited a
film in which Miss Shirley, then
known as Dawn O'Day. played an
important child part.
He was deeply impressed by her
work and has since followed her
career with interest. Recently, ne
suggested her for the important part
she played in his RKO-Radio pro-
duction, Finishing School"
Nichols also is credited with hav-
ing suggested the former child
actress as an ideal Anne Shirley fol
Anne of Green Gables"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25
LIoydMovie at Apollo

Abandoning the adolescent roles,
the stunts and paraphernalia which
helped to make him one of movie
doms favorite sons, Harold Lloyd is
appearing upon the screen of the
Apollo theater in The Cats Paw,
which is said to have afforded the
star a new field of production pos
sibilities.
In making THE Cats Paw" Mr..
LLOYD for the first time in his long
screen career worked from an orig
inal story. The new film is the
adaptation of the Clarence Bud
dington Kelland best seller novel
and magazine story.
Mr.. Lloyd depends more upon the
story. situation, Characterization and
dialogue. rather than on fast-run
ming gags.
He appears as the son Of an
American missionary, who has spent
virtually all his life with his father
in the interior of China. AT q his
father decides it is time for him to
return to his native land and seek
himself a wife.
He is thrown into the maelstrom
of life in an American city of 400 900
at first like a fish out of water. BY
q strange series of stunts he is
elected mayor of the city and the
fun really begins.
Helping the comedian in his
laugh-provoking efforts is sterling
cast of players. including Una Mer-
kel, George Barber. Nat Pendle-
ton, Grace Bradley, Alan Dinehart,
Grant Mitchell, Fred Warren. War
rem Hymer, j. Farrell Macdonald,
James Donlan, Edwin Maxwell,
Frank Sheridan, Fuzzy Knight and
Vince Barnett.
Sam Taylor directed The Cats
Paw" from the screen story pre-
pared by Lloyd himself. Dance
numbers were handled by Larry
Ceballos. The music was written
by Harry Akst and Roy Turk.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25
Rats Merry Go-ROund

The paternal grandfather OF
George Raft, soon to appear in
Paramount's "Limehouse Nights"
with Anna May Wong, introduced
the first merry-go-round into the
United States.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25
Gary Cooper
IS EnamOured
Of Baby Stars

Gary Cooper enjoys working in
pictures with children-the more
capable they are the better.
Il like having children around"
he says, land it's always pleas
ure working with one who does a
good job and doesn't speak his or
her lines like a parrot.
Some actors and actresses are
afraid to work with a child-they
fear it will steal the picture. But I
think that's the wrong viewpoint.
Children are the natural centers OF
interest for a film audience, and If
they turn out good jobs the audi
ence is completely satisfied with
every one else in the cast. But no
matter how good the child is, 1t
doesn't detract from the perform
ances of the adults a DIT. In fact
it puts them on their mettle.
Take Shirley Temple, for in
stance. She played with Carole
Lombard and me in Now and For
ever and proved herself surprising
ly able. She made it better pic
ture, and I think it really helped
the rest of us.
"Off the set Shirley was a con-
slant delight. She and I had a
grand time"
To which all the rest of the COM
pany can testify. Shirley and Gary
were together all the time. He
taught her to draw Che was once a
cartoonist), he frequently wheeled
her around the lot on camera
dollies, and when the cast went to
Lake Arrowhead for the filming of
location scenes, he taught her to
fish and ride a horse.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25
Unique Contract

Peggy Fears. whose first as
signment with Fox Film is
leading role in Lottery Low
err" with Pat" Paterson, Lew
Ayres. Ned Sparks and Ster-
ling Holloway. is the posses
sor OF a contract calling for
her services as writer. pro-
Queer. director and actress.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25
Hide Out on View

Second Of ''LOew's Greater Movie
Season Of Hits" is now on view at
Loew's Palace theater. under the
title Of "Hide-Out." starring Robert
Montgomery and MaTeen O'Sulli-
van.
Mr.. Montgomery's ability to play
a gay yet sincere part won him the
coveted star role. ''Hide-Out" is
said to be his happiest, gayest pic
ture.
Maureen O'SuIlivan plays oppo-
site Mr.. Montgomery and furnishes
the love interest, this being Miss
O'Sullivan's first picture since COM
pleting "Tarzan and His Mate"
Edward Arnold is said to give a
vivid Characterization of Mccarthy,
chief Of detectives. Mr.. Arnold will
be remembered from his recent sue
cess. Sadie Mckee" in which he
played the philandering millionaire
who married Joan Crawford.
Others in the notable cast in
clude Mickey Rooney, G. Henry
Gordon. Mluiel Evans and Eliza
beth Patterson.
w. S. Van Dyke, director for
Metro-G oldwyn-Mayer, is said to
have retained much the same type
snappy, witty dialogue as was prom
inent in The Thin Man"
Montgomery plays the part Of
self-assured Lucky Wilson" big
shot gambler, and press agent for
a big-town shakedown racket. While
forcing his gangs protection" on
one Of his victims. he is shot in the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25
THE SCARLET EMPRESS STARRING NARENE DIETRICH NOW AT CRCL
Life Of Catherine the Great
Is Brought to Screen Goers
Brings Stirring Pageant to Screen; Historical
Tale PLAYED by Beautiful Actress.

Empress spectacle
sweep pageany
production eighteenth Of the tyrannical
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25
Arts School Is
Formed Here

Two women prominent in Indi-
annapolis musical circles, Jane john
son Burroughs and Nellie Strain
Jackson, announce the establish
ment of the Burroughs-Jack
School of Fine Arts on the fourth
floor of the Marion building.
The new fine arts school will open
formally Sunday, Sept. 9, with tea
from 3 p. m. to 6 p. m. Registration
and enrolment for the first term
will open the following day.
In addition to the applied sub
jects, courses will be offered in the
oretical subjects. Play production
pantomime and pageantry will be
taught in a dramatic art course.
The school will be incorporated
with Mrs. Burroughs as president
and director; Mrs. Jackson as vice
president and treasurer; Eta
Thompson as secretary and registrar
and Fred w. Martin as business
manager.
Mrs. Jackson will head the chill
drens department of the Burroughs
Jackson school. She formerly was
educational director of Pearson Pr
ano Company and a member Of the
faculty at the Metropolitan School
of Music.
Her musical training was received
at Cincinnati Conservatory OF Music,
Northwestern university and the
Eastman School Of Music.
The school has obtained as artist
teacher of piano j. Russell Mc1nnls,
formerly of Toronto, who holds de-
gree from the Toronto conservatory,
which is affiliated with the Uni
versity of Toronto.
In addition to his teaching ex-
perience he has khad many sue
cessful seasons on the Lyceum and
Chautauqua concert platform, at
which time he toured thirty-siX
states and seven provinces OF
Canada.
Violin instruction will be given by
Herman c. Berg, who holds music
degrees 1TOI1 hdllodS EoUe1VO ACOSAA
ers college and the Eastman School,
of Music. Mr.. Berg is teaching vio-
lin at De PAW university, but will
come to indianapolis twice weekly
to give lessons. He is member OF
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and Kappa
Delta Pi fraternities.
Others on the faculty of the
school will be Alice McCauley Ray
burn, student of Laurence Good
man, Ward-Belmont college, in
structor in piano; Fred w. Martin
former student of Mme> Marguerite
B. Steinhart, also instructor in
piano; Helen Louise Titus, Mus. B
De PAW university, instructor in
voice; Joseph R. Ragains, A. B., In
diana Central college, instructor in
orchestral instruments; Bess Lar
cher McInnis, graduate pupil OF
Elias Day, Bush Conservatory, Chi
cago, and Elizabeth Carter Whetzel
graduate Of American Academy OF
Dramatic Arts, New York city, in
structors in dramatic art.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25
Warner Stars
Newest Film
Nearly Ready

By Times Special
HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Aug. 25.-
Riding high on the Well-known
cycle of musical pictures which be-
gan a year and a half ago with
And Street." Ruby Keeler, Dick
Powell, Joan Blondell, Guy Kibbee,
Hugh Herbert, Zazu Pitts and nu-
merous other screen players are
about to make their bows in Warner
Brothers latest, Danes"
OF the principals named, three
are veterans of "42nd Street" 1t
was that film that started the team
of Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell off
on the wave of popularity that has
made them the leaders in fan mail
at the Warner studios. Guy Kibbee
also was in "42nd Street." and he
has appeared in those other Sue
cessful musicals, Gold Diggers of
1885," "Footlight Parade" and
Wonder Bar"
"42nd Street" was Ruby Keeler's
first motion picture, with the ex-
ception of one-reel short subject
which she had done for Fox several
years previously. She wasn't ex-
tremely anxious to go on the screen,
and it was only the persistence of
Warner officials that finally per-
Suaded Ruby and her husband, Al
JolSon, that the experiment was
worth trying. In spite of her
career as dancer with Texas
Guinan and later as a musical
comedy star with Ziegfeld before
her marriage to Jolson, Ruby was
not at all self-confident when it
came to stepping into one of the
leading roles of a motion picture.
I'm not an actress" she ear
nestly explained over and over
again to studio representatives who
were dangling a contract before
her. Il can tap-dance, but that's
about all"
They refused to believe her, and
at last she signed the contract, and
what followed is an interesting
chapter of screen history.
Dick Powell, when "Forty-second
Street" started production, was one
Of the newest Warner recruits; he
had been a master of ceremonies,
and also a popular crooner in
Pittsburgh when he was discovered
by studio scout and summoned to
tn, coast.
One Of the big surprises of Gold
Diggers of 1888" was Joan Blondeu's
debut as a singer, her rendition of
Remember My Forgotten Man"
having been one Of the high spots
of the show. She sings again in
the new picture.
Guy Kibbee and Hugh Herbert
are among those who have borne
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25
Aerialists
TO Perform
at Riverside
Double Balloon Ascension to
Be Staged at City
Park.

The climax of the aerial shows
being staged at Riverside amuse-
ment park this summer will be
reached tomorrow afternoon, when
double balloon ascension will be
staged and five parachute leaps will
be attempted by the aeronauts.
Mack Thompson, an old stager
at the parachute game, will try to
cut three parachuteS, and his part
ner on the trip into the skies will
be a novice, Ray Wholrey, a young
farmer boy near Clermont, who
long has cherished an ambition to
ride a balloon"
The ascension will be under the
direction of Mile High" Ruth, who
has supervised the Riverside aerial
spectacleS for many years.
Today is Scent day at the park,
and the bargain rate will be in
force until midnight. The occasion
is the annual outing staged by the
Indianapolis Railways and the Tag
CART Baking Company.
Every ride and other fun conces-
sion in Riverside will be operated at
the Scent rate, and the manage
ment is stressing the fact that nona
of the rides is withheld on the pop
ular Scent days.
There is no charge to enter Riv-
erside at any time and there never
is any service charge in the two
beer gardens.
Tonight the Riverside roller rink
will open for the season with
brand new floor and many other
improvements made during the last
month. Public skating sessions will
be held, as in the past, on Tuesday,
Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
nights, and also on the afternoons
of these days.
The rink is available for private
parties on other nights, and many
of the leading clubs, fraternities, So
rorities and other organizations al
ready have booked the floor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25
Model Revue
New Feature
at Ripple Pool

indianapolis girls and women are
invited to attend Captain Kids
Model Revue" at Broad Ripple park
tomorrow afternoon, an added fea-
ture to the Treasure Hunt" amuse-
ment stunt at the big recreation
park along White river.
The revue" will be open to any
girl or woman who appears in a
bathing suit on the beach, and the
six best looking girls will be selected
by an anonymous "one-man" jury,
according to an announcement by
Ralph L. Bennett, park manager.
The judge in the novel contest
will make his way through the
crowd on the beach between the
hours Of 2 and 4 p. m, looking over
the girls and women who are pres
ent, and without making any an
nouncements until after the con-
test is over, he will make his own
decision regarding beach beauties"
Each girl selected for the Captain
Kidd Revue" will receive by mail an
appropriate award. Rules of the
contest require snappiness of cos
tune, personality and physical fig
ure excellence, according to Man
ager Bennett.
we shall make the winners in
this new contest honorary members
of our Treasure Hunt crew" ex-
planned Bennett.
The Treasure Hunt" will open its
third week at the park Sunday, with
another basketful of metal medal
lions buried in the sands of the big
concrete bathing pool to entice re-
mantle souls, who like to be sur
prised at what they find"
All persons who discover the me-
dallionS buried not more than six
inches beneath the surface of the
sand will be able to redeem them
for cash at the park Office beneath
fT,o rr,-ov,I eforI Dammit cfofod
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25


The story concerns the early
childhood and later marriage Of
Sophia Frederick. played by Mar
lene Dietrich. to the heir 70 the
Russian throne. Grand Duke Peter,
half-witted grandson Of Peter the
Great.
Sophia Frederick is taken into the
Russian court as a child filled with
the beautiful and whimsical thoughts
Of childhood as she contemplates
her coming union with the royal
family.
She is told that her future hus-
band is tall and handsome and the
envy OF all the men Of Russia.
OF course the story is quite diff
ferent as told from the diary Of
the real empress Of all the Russians,
Catherine II. whose life gave the
material for The Scarlet Empress. %
When she gets 70 the court, she
is given a new name. Her religion
IS changed and she receives in
marriage an abnormal man who
hates her with all the fury Of his
feeble mind.
How Catherine II, played by
Marlene Dietrich, becomes truly
Russian and bears the royal family
a son and finally seeks the power
Of the throne through court in
trigue and many lovers, is told IN
this spectacle.
The reproduction Of the Russian
court OF the eighteenth century
filed with grotesque figures repre-
senting the moods and fancies Of
those half barbaric people of the
far north and the musical accom-
paniment for the picture, brings
to the screen a stirring pageant.
The Scarlet Empress" is now on
view at the Circle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25

3. Harold Lloyd, George Barber
and j. Farrell Macdonald in a
scene from 1.-THE Cats Paw" now
at the Apollo.
4. Bing Crosby, Miriam Hop
kins and Edward Nugent all have
a problem to solve in this COM
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25
TaylOr Wears Mustache

Kent Taylor is one CT the few
leading men wearing mustaches to-
day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25

a generous part in the success of
musical pictures without singing a
note themselves, save perhaps now
and then in moments of exhilara-
ton demanded by the script, with
out orchestral accompaniment.
Herbert entered the musical series
with "Footlight Parade" and con-
tinued in Wonder Bar" and
Fashions of 1894" On the Shout
ders of these two comedians, to-
gether with those of Zasu Pitts, lies
much of the responsibility for the
comedy angles of Danes"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25

1. Marlene Dietrich is all
dressed up to vamp the soldiers
in THE Scarlet Empress" now at
the Circle.
2. Robert Montgomery and Maui
reen O'Suliivan in back-to-the-
soil scene in "Hide-Out," now on
at LOeW'S Palace.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25

shoulder and is forced to escape to
the country.
Quite by accident ne comes into
the Miller homestead and immedi-
ately is taken in by the country
people, who believe him to be a
victim of gangsters. Follows his love
affair with Pauline, the Miller
daughter, and his eventual reforma-
ton.
Also on the program is seen THE
First Roundup" an Our Gang COM
edy, a travel talk, and news.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-06
MINNEAPOLIS in
MUCH TROUBLE
Rioting Thousands Charge
on City Hall, Demanding
Some Work

Minneapolis. April 6-(UP) -
All Minneapolis police cars con-
verged on rioting thousands who
were storming the City Hall here
today demanding employment.
The mob surged for, more than
two blocks. 1t was thought the
leaders were the same who led q
smaller group in crashing the City
Hall three days ago. They demand
continuance of the CWA and pro-
tested against the relief work adj
ministration as substitute.
The leaders, who were turned
away then with promises that
something would be done" threat
ened to return with 5000 follow
ers and proclaimed they had been
fatty refused help In the council
chambers.
d. AS the crowds fury rose, gen.
cral alarm was sent out to all city
fire stations. Firemen rushed hose
trucks to the scene and turned
powerful streams Of water on the
crowd as police fought to prevent
daring individuals from slashing
the hoses with knives.
The riot was brought under con
troll here later. Police hurled tear
gas bombs. Streams of water were
turned on the mob by firemen.
Only after the city council agreed
to meet representatives, did the
mob cease its barrage of bricks
and other missiles which had been
crashing through windows and
doors of the courthouse.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-06
insult WATCHES
DWINDLINC CASH
Decision in His Contest
/: Will Come From Tur- /
!. key on Saturday

Istanbul. Turkey( April 6-(U.
P)-Judicial authorities were ex-
pec3ed to give final decision to-
morrow on the appeal of Samuel
insult. Chicago utilities magnate
against government order for his
surrender to the United States gov
eminent.
Insul, held in the Istanbul de-
tention house. depended on Turk
ish and British lawyers to free him
on the plea tht he was arrested
Illegally while seeking to pass
through the Bosporus from the Sea
of Marmora to the Black Sea in
search of refuge from American
extradition charges.
q american officials continued to
arrange for an escort to take In
sull back home for trial on the
charge of fraud in connection with
the collapse Of his utilities COM
panies
insult engaged co-prisoner az
u servant to-day. Carefully con-
Serving his dwindling cash, the
man who once controlled $780,
100000 drove a hard bargain and
arranged to pay 25 piasters daily
which Is equivalent Of 20 cents in
the United States.
insult. who insists on daily
shave, tipped the prison barber ten
drachmae. the equivalent of ten
cents. 1t was the last of his Greek
money. His health appeared to be
good. Six guards watch his room.