The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-31
Is CITY GIRLS
WILL VIE FOR
MOVIE HONORS
Semi-FinaIists in Times
MGM Search for Talent
to Appear at LoeW'S.

twenty-five outstanding Indian
apolis girls, their natural beauty
and charm enhanced by smart eve
mig gowns, will smile their pref
test tonight in eager hope of being
named among winners of screen
and voice tests, as they parade
across the brilliantly lighted stage
of Loew's Palace theater to make
their first personal appearance be-
fore the Hollywood motion picture
experts serving as judges in search
for new screen personalities con-
Quoted by The indianapolis Times
on behalf of the Metro-Goldwyn-
Mayer Company.
With them as they participate in
the elimination proceedings will be
eighteen children, named with the
girls as mi-fnaliSts following a
seven-hour session of the judges
Yesterday. The children aSpirantS
for an opportunity to star in the
Hal Roach "Our Gang" comedies,
will also compete for the privilege
of being awarded the coveted talk
ing motion picture tests.
Presentation of the seml-tlnallStS
of the screen personalities cam
paign on the stage of the theater
will occur at the o'clock perform
ance only, and will come as an
added attraction to the theater S
regular screen program which to-
night forms the final showing OF
Metro Goldwyn Mayors SADIE
Mckee" starring Joan Crawford,
Jack Flex, manager, announced this
morning.
Tests to Be Friday
AS the girls and children are pre-
sented on the stage, Edward Car
rier. Metro oldwyn-M Mayer test di-
rector from the California studios,
here to supervise the filming of the
indianapolis screen and voice tests,
will be seated with his staff of
technicianS in the theater audience.
BaSing their decisions upon the va
rious contestants personality, poiSe,
voice appeal and general appear
ance. the motion picture technicians
vii select the more outstanding for
tests. Filming of the tests, which
will be conducted just as they are in
the Hollywood studios, will take
place on the stage of Loew's Palace
Friday evening at the o'clock per-
Torrance.
The personnel of Director Car
rier's staff, the members of which
also served yesterday as judges in
the consideration of the thousands
of photographs submitted in The
Times campaign, is as follows:
Charles David, ace M-G-M camera
man; Stephen Jones, veteran sound
engineer; Ruth L. Webb, Max Fac
tor, makeup artist from the M-G-M
studios; Philip Greece, studio tech
nican.
Those selected as semi-finaliSts
who will appear on the stage Of
Loew's tonight for further conSid-
Grafton of the judges follow:
CHILDREN
suzan schlneter. Z. $50 w. D. Woodruff
Richard Robert Reeves. 4. 4s7l West
Thirteenth street.
june Farb, 5, / East Thirty-sixth street.
Joann Reed. 8. 146 North Sheffield ave-
Rosemary Robertson. 3. S26 West Mime
Leo V. Comiskey Jr.. 4. 12121a Oliver
Gloria Joan Metzler. 6, 1888 Napoleon
Nancy Lou whaley. 3. 1859 North Bosart
Jean Thompson. 4. 21S East Nineteenth
Barbara Jean Wolf. 6. GIT North Illinois
Buddy Copeland. 4. East seventy-fourth
Hub Hubbard. 3. 1903 Central avenue.
Dean Hinshaw. 5. 1884 North Tacoma
. Patsy Ruth Ferguson. 5. 1917 West Twen-
y Dorothy E. Driscon. Z. SIS North Addison
street.
Rose Marie Moynahan, 5, Ambassador
Jimmy Lee Prentice. 5. Gil North JEFF
Barbara Jean Heater. 3. 11O7 LinwoOd
street.
Mayrose Robinson, 10, of Shelbyville.
Leila Leon. 81. 1852 South Meridian
Leona Todd. 81. 1898 Sutherland avenue.
Mary Margaret Kohnle. 20. 1925 East
Kathryn King. 10. TIT North Noble
Ksthrwn Yagen. 10. SAB East Twenty
first street.
Anna Lascu. 10. 1924 North Belle vieu
Ruth Pauline Luckey. 10. 123 North Lin
Betty Lu Miller. 10. 5645 Guilford ave-
Lillian E. Hutts. 447 North Alabama
Emily Yuckmat. 20. 1888 Carrouton ave-
Melba schopp, 10, so5 Eugene street.
Mary Louise Krick, ID, 644 East Ninth
Audrey Foley. 20. 2s42 East New York
Dorothy Deubner, IS, 2175 Dexter street.
Jan Flowers. 10. 1874 Graham street.
Maude Margaret Platter, 20. 1928 North
Bancroft street.
Kathryn Murphy. 1s. 3645 Orchard
Dorothy Grader. 10. 1850 Northwestern
freane Biller. 81. AIS North Delaware
Fanchon Fattig. 20. lit North Drexel
Bessie Mikels. Il. 1922 South New
Jersey street.
Nettie E. Schneider, 20, 1928 North Della
ware street.
G, Mari de Schipper. 20, 821 Hampden
drive.
Dorothy Wiley. ID. of LaFontaine.
Many Photos Considered
All Of the above have been mott
fed to report to the manager of
Loew's Palace theater this evening
at 8 o'clock.
Selection of the semi-finalists was
made at the conclusion of a seven
hour session of the motion picture
technicians late yesterday. There
were thousands of photographs to
be considered, and each photograph
was carefully inspected by each