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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-06
Park Board Seeks PWA
Funds for City Opera
Municipal Project Would Establish Open Air Theater
Seatnq 10000 at Holiday

Municipal grand opera put
County the
plans open-air
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-06
SHERIFF SEXES
TWO SUSPECTED
AS BOOKMAKERS
Arrests at Playground Are
Believed Results of
Political Feud.

Subtle political ramifications were
assigned today to the arrests, as the
close of the Grand Circuit races
late yesterday, Of two alleged book
makers who had been operating
openly at the Indiana State Fair
ground since Monday.
Two operators were ordered ar
rested by Sheriff Otto Ray and were
released in $50 bail for arraignment
today before Municipal Judge Dewey
Myers on charges Of conducting a
gaming enterprise.
According to Sheriff Ray he or
dered the arrests after he had been
told the men-Sam Jordan. So,
Cleveland. o., and william c. Tay-
Tor. SO. Sandusky, Detained to
have a gambling concession for the
State Fair.
Indictment of Ray RumOred
Reports we're circulated today that
threats had been made Of an effort
to indict Sheriff Ray for failure to
halt the alleged bookmaking during
the races.
For the first time in years city
policemen we're not employed to DO
lice the Playground this year. In
stead Dick Heller, fair manager.
notified Chief Mike Morrissey that
Sheriff Rays deputies would be
used.
Upon receipt of the notice, Chief
Morrissey declared he had heard
gambling was TO be carried on at
the fair and that his men would
prevent it.
No gaming arrests we're made I'M
til the sheriff acted yesterday.
The political feud between Sheriff
Ray and Chief Morrissey boiled TO
the surface late in July when the
sheriff raided two alleged gaming
establishments in territory usually
reserved for city police supervision.
Otto and Nike Cooperate
The sheriff then said he was CO.
operating" with Chief Morrissey.
Yesterdays arrests came when
Deputy Earl Musgrove claimed to
have observed open betting. Sheriff
RAY declared.
Threats Of official action against
Sheriff Ray for alleged inaction at
the Playground are said to have been
traced to the Marion County Court
house.
Criminal Judge Frank P. Baker
has been an open critic of Sheriff
Rays administration.
Mr.. Heller, who also is secretary
to Lieut.. Gov. NJ. Clifford Townsend.
was active during the General As
sembly's consideration of pari-mu-
tuel betting bills last winter.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-04

RoNdy be constantly at his mistress heels You
can bet that ROcdys fororte oring picture stor is
other than little girl named Shirley Temple.
One of the funniest stories concerning Shrleys pets
is about giant rooster. The little orie star cd
about her rooster bu rOosters c he insisted on get
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-04

ting up in the mornings long before the neghbors. The
delegation cch ar7red at the Temple household met
aoh promise that Mr.. Rooster acould do his croOing
elsewhere.
This is the fourth Of series of picture pages
ing Shirley Temple You find page of pictures each
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-04

aceet IN The Times The fifth of the series H be published
sometime nect 1Ueek.
Being of the nCOrlds most famous moUie stars IS
especially handy 1Chen is little girl and like all other
little girls fond of pets Shirley Temple has been the
recipient of many gifts lots of them animals
Shirley for instance, is uery much IN love NTH Tie
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-04

Of THlamOok thoroughbred Jersey calf The children
of Tan0ok Ore decided that only aCas Shlev their
fdUorite movie star bit that she deserUed gift Title
the gift and Shirley CouIdnt trade her calf for
all the Cincinnati Zoo.
Another page Of Shirley Temple pictures .cu appear
IN The Times sometime merit aCeek.
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
Fats Waller at
The H oWard

He is all they say he is and then
some more-that fellow Thomas
"Fats" Waller, the radios harmful
little armful, who opened at the
Howard Theater yesterday with
his orchestra of jazz and melodi-
Gus tunes.
Seldom have Howard theater-
goers witnessed show so full of
mirthful tunes and witty bits as
the revue now being offered.
Waller, somewhat of a kitten on
the keys" is riot in many ways.
The piano is just his hobby and
that bit of hokum he gets off is
just about the last word in his in
comparable style of presentation.
Waller closes his part of the revue
with "Rockin' in Rhythm" his
theme song of the air.
The other members Of the revue
come in for some laurels also. The
Three Dukes, a trio of top-hat
tap-dance artists, get of fsome
classy steps and are followed by
Bill Bailey, a dapper tap dancer.
Then the Five Crackerjacks, who
do acrobatic stunts and dances.
Myra johnson, a Harlem sepia,
is the torch singer and draws a
glad hand from the audience.
The comedy is being handled by
John Mason, blackface we'll
known in this town; Pigmeat, also
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"Here Comes the Band" is not
just a film built around IA
nous orchestra, however. It is a
conglomerate mixture of a
Broadway revue and romantic
comedy and despite its lack Of
plausibility and faulty construc-
ton, manages to be decidedly en-
tertaining throughout.
Here Cones the Band" gets
off to a good start with an hilar-
ious amateur night" at a radio
studio. An aspiring young song
writer trying % crash Tin Pan
Alley meets here the daughter of
millionaire who also has as
pirations as a singer. The boy,
played by Harry Stockwell. wins
a medal while the girl virginia
Bruce) "gets the gong" but
romance is born.
A Broadway pirate steals the
youngsters song "Headin' Home" "
tuneful piece that sweeps the
country over night. A pair Of eX-
doughboys, played by Ted Healey
and Nat Pendleton. strive to set
things Alright to the accompani-
ment of many mirth provoking
situations.
In order to prove his authorship
of the piece, the boy charters a
great transport plane and brings
to New York for the trial bunch
of cowboys and Indians from the
Far West and gang of moaning
low" singers from the deep South.
The trial scene is a peach, with
good old Ted Lewis leading the
band.
The Casa Iona band, hailed as
the best of its kind in the country
today, won nothing less than ova-
tions at each performance yester-
day. Among their beSt-liked num-
bers were East of the Sun" and
"Bugle Call Rag" They are a very
nice looking bunch of players and
avoid some of the wilder manifes-
tations of most stage bands. pee
Wee" Hunt is called frequently to
the mike" for vocal selections and
Ken Sargent does a couple of bal
lads that go over big.
Paul Nolan, who opens the stage
program. can juggle three top hats
more easily than Ted Lewis
handles one. Bob Murphy, an old
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This role is now handled perfectly
by Frederick March. The added
attractions supplementing the fea-
ture are to the point and in good
form.
Timed to the late nineteenth
century, an era overstuffed, be-
tassled and red plushbound. the
story presents a strong indictment
of the so-called marriages of con-
venience and the stain of divorce.
Anna Karenina, an attractive,
though neurotic woman, married
and with growing son, on a
chance meeting with Cont Vron-
sky, dashing young guardsman,
finds herself in love. When her
husband refuses her plea for a di-
vorce and offers her the choice
between lover and son, Anna
chooses the latter. Her mistake
follows her until she brings about
her own tragic ending.
Metro has framed the picture
on a grand scale. Imperial Russia
is here in full splendor.
Director Brown slowly plots his
mood of underlying tragedy with
recurring flashes of the train
which hinges in Annals unfortu-
nate life. Carlo is superb and her
scenes with March tend to max
ing the film vivid and important.
Reginald owen as a pompous phil
anderer, Basil Rathbone as the
cold, hypocritical husband, and
young master Copperfield Bar
tholomew give the star meritorious
support.
In minor parts Maureen O'Sulli-
van, May Robson and Reginald
Denny acquit themselves. This is
essentially adult entertainment
not to be missed.
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
Bette Davis Generally Gets
In Exciting Features

Cinematically speaking, Bette
Davis has more adventures, hard
knocks and wild times than any
other screen beauty. Her film
"life" has been one rip-roaring
adventure after another. It's
really a wonder that the blonde
young Warner Brothers star does
not look as tough as a gun mol.
Her latest starring role is in
Special Agent" a Cosmopolitan
Production soon to be released by
Warner Brothers, and opening at
the Earle October 4.
In this exciting story of the
Treasury Department sleuthS, Miss
Davis is the unfortunate young
woman who has accepted job as
secretary to a crime czar without
any knowledge of her boss real
business. Then, when she learns
the truth, she is afraid to quit.
In Special Agent" she finally
contributes to the gangster's
downfall, but before this is &C.
complished the fair Miss Davis
has her usual thrilling time.
Ricardo Cortez, as the crime over
lord, gives her plenty of worry be-
fore George Brent and Bette
finally send him away for a
nice, long "stretch."
Bette Davis's film career has
been built upon her fine work in
such films as Bad Sister," "Of
Human Bondage" "Bordertown,' -
10000 Years In Sing Sing" "The
Big ShakedoWn," Fog Over
Frisco" "The Girl From 10th
Avenue" "Ex-Lady," parachute
Jumper" Bureau of Missing
Persons" "The Dark Horse" and
the recent Front Page Woman" I"
Only a few of those films have
been quiet" The fair Bette has
been kidnapped, slugged, thrown
out of a plane, victimized by
racketeers, and harassed by hard
boiled editors.
Now she's the innocent secre-
tary who is "in between" the law
and the mobsters. It's been long
while since Bette Davis dressed
up in her very best evening gown,
walked into the crowded drawing
room and devoted herself-for the
cameras-to Noel Coward epi.
grams.
I'm usually too busy being
chased by the police or the gang
sters," she laughs.
A large cast is featured in her
support in Special Agent" The
film was directed by William
Keighley.
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
Rogers
Held Over

Steamboat Round the Bend
presents Will Rogers in the ia
miliar type of role he so often
played on the screen-a kindly
lovable, self-sacrificing character
which will make his legion Of ad'
mirers realize with great regret
exists no longer in the flesh.
One could wax sentimental and
hail this film as the best Rogers
ever made. But that would not
be true. It is, however, entertain
ing in a leisurely, placid, amiable
sort of way and so typical of the
story background usually provided
for the late comedian that it is
bound to charm and captivate al.
most everyone who sees it.
Picturing life on the lazy Mis-
sissippi in the early COS, the plot
revolveS around Doctor John (Will
Rogers, a droll old fellow who
sells patent medicine to passen.
gers who travel in the river steam
boats. He eventually buys boat
of his own for his nephew to cap
tain. However, the nephew com
mits a murder in defense of his
sweetheart. How Doctor John goes
about saving the young man from
hanging for this crime, and at the
same time wins an exciting boat
race down the famous river to
Baton Rouge, form the main in
cidents of the story.
Irwin S. Cobb, who was a close
friend of Rogers in real life, is
humorous and outstanding as the
captain of a rival steamboat. He
could be classified pictorially as
male Marie Dressler. Anne
Shirley, Eugene Palette, John
Mcclure "a new hero type), Ber
ton Churchill, Francis Ford and
Stepin Fetchit are all worthy
of more than honorable mention
It's good, too, seeing the veteran
Hobart Bosworth in a minor role
but one which he succeeds in
making impressive by his reso'
nant diction.
The surrounding subjects are
for the most part very interest
ing, the best being the second OF
a series of Crime Does Not Pay
short subjects.
All are being held over for a
second week at Loew's Palace
M. B.
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Blonde Beauty Wins
Lead in First Film

To petite 1a-year-old Betty Bur
CESS, screen success was simpler
than falling off a log.
Betty, who two weeks ago had
never seen a movie camera, is to-
day the feminine lead in Para
mounts Coronado" A Los
Angeles girl, blonde MSS Burgess
has been singing and dancing in
movie theaterS, over the radio and
at women'S clubs since she was Z.
It was not until six years ago
that she began studying drama
seriously under Louis A. Fleisch-
mann. A Paramount scout visited
the studio one day and, impressed
with the girls work, brought her
to the studio. She was placed
under 1ong-term contract. With
Betty in the tune-film are Eddy
Duchin and his music, Johnny
Downs, Jack Haley. Leon Enrol
and Alice White.
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little windy and slow in the mid
die, slightly cuckoo at the finish,
but, on the whole, bang-up enter
tainment. Gregory La Cava pro-
vided neat direction.
High-CIass Band
Xavier Cugat has a rhumba
and tango band OH the stage
that's the last word in Latin
American rhythms. His primitive
time beats come from such doc
dads as the bongo and guiro, and
he backs up the music with tip
top specialties.
The Earle audience voted heav-
lily for George and Jalna, a dance
team of such sinuous and feat1'
cry grace they stopped the late
afternoon show. That pepper-pot
rhumba pair, Paul and Eva Reyes,
didn't give as much tabasco as
I have seen them offer before,
and scored but mildly late mat
inee. Carmen Castillo, in tango
song, Don Reed singing I'm In
the Mood for Love" and an unpro-
grammed soprano with good high
notes made the Cugat Pan-Ameri-
can concert q headline offering
that more than fills the bill.
For good measure there are the
Duponts, mixing comedy and jug
Cling, and Eddie Whites story
telling. Aubrey Seiber has some
smart-looking frocks and now
says, THANK you." Freddy Clark's
overture and two minutes of the
MacNamee news reel completes a
program I like all the way.
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
Sylvia Sidney
Is Star At
The Met

The cinema and the radio are
by very nature correlated, thus the
introduction of a popular feature
such as the Voice of Experience"
from air to screen, is interesting
and effective. The first release Of
this series appeared at the Metro
politan yesterday, an engrossing
human story of a crippled boy and
his dog, which is apt to appeal
to most every patron. Compile.
mentary short subjects are well.
chosen, too, making the whole
program one Of certain entertain
ment value.
Accent On Youth" went into
it's second week downtown. Per-
haps it is the slight deviation
in handling an age-old plot, or
perhaps Sylvia Sydney has gath
cred a following, at any rate, this
picture seems to be holding its
own.
Sylvia is a private secretary who
has found by experience that a
young girl sometimes falls desper.
ately in love with a man "old
enough to be her father" and a
playwright at that. Herbert Mar
shall is that man, though it would
be pretty hard to maintain that
old age formula if he didn't have
a pair of horn trimmed glasses to
resort to every so often. Never
.theless, the story packs quite an
array Of mildly amusing situations
and dialogue. which keeps it on
top. Ernest Cossart, as the but
ler, steals the show very def.
nitely and very thoroughly. and
the remainder of the players are
a bit above the average, all OF
which inSures satisfaction.
H. K.
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
M0VIE

FOX-Ted Lewis, Virginia Bruce
in Here Comes the Band"
1880 a. M; 1870, 4:20, ITO,
1905 p. m. Stage, 1925, 1920,
6:10, 9 p. m.
COLUMBIA-Greta Garbo, Fred
eric March in Anna Kare-
nina" 11:15 a. M; 1920, 1925,
$50, 7:S5. 9:40 p. m.
PALACE Will Rogers. Irwin
Cobb in Steamboat Round
the Bend" 11:4O a. M, 1:4O
$40. $40. TAO, 9:40 p. m.
BELASCO-Nova Pilbeam in
"The Man That Knew Too
Much; 1914, 2:03, 400.
6:05, 8:08 and 10:11 p. m.
EARLE-Claudette Colbert in
"She Married Her Boss" 10:30
am, 1870, 4:25, 7:15, 10 p. m.
stage-12:3O, S:2O. 6:1O, 9
p. m.
METROPOLITAN-Sylvia Sid
ney, Herbert Marshall in "Ac-
cent of Youth" II a. m;
12:45, 2:30, 4:20. 6:10, 1855,
$40 p. m.
RKO-KEITH'S - Fred Astair,
Ginger Rogers in TOP Hat"
1883 a. M; 1922. 4:46, ITO,
9:35 p. m.
HOWARD-May Clark in "Silk
Hat, Kid" 1890, 3. $50, 8,
1890 p. m. Stage, Fats" Wal
Ter and his orchestra, 1:45,
AIS, Gas. 9:1S p m.
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Inc ASCd1re- Ginger Rogers
Rogers footwork is displayed in
it's most graceful and intricate
phases in the "Piccolino," a dance
that has been beautifully pro-
duced and brilliantly executed.
Top Hat" white Ties and Tail"
"Cheek to Cheek" and isn't This
a Lovely Day?" are songs in
which Fred Astaire does some
effective solo work. with tops in
smart hoofing his machine gun
imitation.
"Top Hat" is classy entertain
ment with the stars assisted by
Eric Blore, Helen Broderick and
Edward Everett Horton in provid-
ing the laughs.
There is good bill Of supple
mentary shorts, including the
March of Time and the Pathe
news reel.
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under cork, and suave Jimmy
BaSkette, who is straight man
and master of ceremonies. Bask-
cite and the chorus get a big
hand from a patriotic drum num-
Der. Last but not least the
chorus is good and draws many
applauSes from the opening num-
ber to the finale.
On the screen Lew Ayers is fea-
tured in the "Silkhat Kid" sup
ported by Mae Clark. All in all
the house has a good show for
this week. w. II.
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
Clever Child

A Clever Child
Claudette Colbert radiates what
they conveniently describe as
glamour and in a fluffy light
comedy role turns in an excellent
score card. She happens to be
brilliantly supported by Melvyn
Douglas, who combines the gift Of
being the best looking leading man
in Hollywood with good knowl-
edge of acting. If Norma Shearer
is really looking for a Romeo, let
me nominate Mr.. Douglas. His
work as the department store
tycoon, too busy for orchids and
moonlight, is the best he has ever
done for pictures. Michael Bart
lett didn't seem to belong in a
role cut to order for somebody
like Jack Oakie.
I reserve a special paragraph
for little Edith Fellows, an eight
year-old kid playing a problem
child" Was this youngster a hell
cat. She faxed a hunger strike,
broke up all her toys, tells her
daddy he's a dumbell and is a
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settles itself at
Loew'S Colun-
b i a. T h i S
drama with its
glamorous star,
Greta Carlo, is
in the nature
Of an all around
revival for the
star and COM
pany. A silent
version under
the title of
"LoV Ve" W a S
made a few
years ago with
hn Gilbert
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Juvenile tyrant over the servants.
Claudette Colbert gives her STEP
child, Annabell, taste of the
hairbrush on the right spot.
eventually wins her around by
kindness and love which, it seems,
was all that the misunderstood
brat needed to become human.
Little Miss Fellows is such a
cracking good actress that she
helps Jane Dixon to the biggest
laugh in the picture by merely
saying, "scat" and shooing her
away like a mongrel pup. You
may see that old favorite of silent
days, Clara Kimball Young, doing
q small chore as a maid.
'She Married Her Boss" is a
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at RkO-kelChS S
Theater today.
Fred AStaire
a n d Gin g e r
Rogers are CO.
starred in the
Dwight Taylor
f arce or y
which is deli.
ciously trimmed
W i t h sprightly
dancing, has a
tuneful muSical
b a c k 70 u nd
W t h melodies
supplied by 1rv
ing Berlin.
nh A nkniNA
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Ted Lewis, Here Comes Band,
Casa Iona Band at Fox

Two of Americas besknown orchestras doing their
utmost to keep everybody happy Loews Fox this week
On the highhat Ted Lewis and his bandsmen
important adjunct the film Here Comes the Band" and
the stage Glen Gray famed Casa Iona orchestra evoke
in fashion that will delight all admirers
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
St. Louis Premiere

Barbara Stanwyck's new pic
ture, "Red Salute" will be given
its world premiere at the AmbaS-
sador Theater, st. Louis, during
the American Legion convention
there, it was announced by Ed
ward Small, production chief.
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Is TaIIest Lead

Fred MacMurray, who will
have the lead opposite Carole
Lombard in Hands Across the
Table," is the tallest, leading man
in pictures measuring six-feet-
three from head to heel.
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why bride likes to be carried across the
doorstep of her new home and pretties up
for a honeymoon.
In about six days Claudette Colbert dis
covered that her man was all business and
no time for romance. A playboy appeared.
near scandal, explana-
lions and happy days.
That's the nugget story Of "She Married
Her Boss" new picture at the Earle The
ater and darned good one. That is it's a
good one until the last 10 minutes when it
becomes slightly touched with Stiffness and
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
Peanut Fever

Ted Lewis, after working two
days in a set piled high with a
ton of peanuts, contracted hay
fever from the succulent goobers.
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Uses Her Head

Instead of dressing and coming
to the studio for interviews,
Grace Bradley, appearing in
Getting Smart" has all of her
appointments in the pool of her
Van Nuys home.
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GarbO al
Columbia

The film, anna Karenina,"
which stages it's third weeks
showing on F Street, returns and
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Top Hat Is On
Final Week

''Top Hat" which is breaking
records as a rowd-puller in all
key cities, begins a final week
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timer, concludes the program with
comedy act that is perhaps q
little too rough for Washington
tastes. He is assisted by a talented
son and daughter and an un-
named stooge. T. K.
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CLAUDETTE COLBERT STARS
Two Leading Men Help Out
In Romantic Movie Story,
Cuqat Band On Stage
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Caudette Colbert highly efficient executive secretary
in love with her boss for six years before she could bring
him around to the Even then he couldn't understand
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Andrew Kelley goes gaga to arrive at the love and kisses
finish What I'd call dubbed shot story dea having
whoopee makers picking department store window as
the spot little frivoly. This is dash of Mack Sennett
as out of place as pepper in the pudding.
The Washington times., 1935-09-21
Puzzle Bill

William Powell is the inventor
Of a new type of puzzle-a COM
bination of crossword puzzle and
acroStic.
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Marion Can Cook

Marion Talley always does the
cooking when she has guests for
meals. It's her hobby and she
can cook any kind Of dish known.