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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-12
Fans Questions Aid
Film Radio TaIker

Times Special
HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 12.-"Does
Jean Harlow really have blonde
hair? My boy friend and I had an
argument about it last night
MY husband and I have quar-
relied about Clark Gable. He says
he has children of his own. I say
he has not
1t is from such questions as these,
and he receives many of them, that
Jimmie Fidler, radio commentator
on Hollywood news, builds up his
weekly programs.
Fiddler is recognized as leading
authority on matters concerning
the motion picture colony, and it is
to him that families turn to settle
their quarrels over screen person.
alitieS.
The answers are prompt, some
times over the radio and more often
by mail.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-12

longer we can have the picture. "
With Charlie Chaplin's picture,
Modern Times" scheduled to open
Feb. %. three of Loew's outstand-
ing pictures will play Indianapolis
In one month.
Also in the wife Versus Secre-
tary' cast are May Robson, grand
old lady of the stage and screen,
last seen here in Three Kids And
A Queen" and James Stewart, here
this week at the Indiana in Next
Time We Love" and next week in
Rose Marie"
Other bookings include THE b.
hemian Girl" with Laurel and
Hardy; 1.-The Garden Murder Case, 3"
S. S. Van Dimes mystery story
starring Edmund Lowe and Virginia
Bruce; Small Town Girl" with
Janet Gaynor, and THE Great
ziegfeld," musical picture based on
the life of the famous Snowman.
All will be shown in the next three
months.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-12
Mustache Bar
to Movie Part
Professor Refuses to Shave
Just to Play Role.

Times Special
HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 12.-No movie
career for Prof. William Strunk Jr.,
if he must sacrifice his mustache
Prof. Strunk is Shakespearean adj
wiser on Irving G. Thalberg's pro-
duction of Romeo and Juliet
In Prof. Strunk, Director George
Cukor saw character he was seek
ing for scene in Verona.
How would you like to play the
part?" asked Mr.. Cukor.
81 think it might be interesting"
replied Prof. Strunk.
'Of course" said Mr.. Cukor, "you
will have to shave off your mus
tache for the role"
Prof. Strunk rubbed a finger over
the mustache, product of many
years.
I'm that case" he reflected, I'm
afraid I couldn't sacrifice an old
friend just to break into pictures"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-12

When the blond actress, who is
starred with Leslie Howard in the
picture which opens at the Indiana
Friday, was born in Boston hos
pital, raging storm beat against
the window. Her mother chris
tened her the Rain Girl"
Don't expect calm and placid
life she told the youngster, ut
will be as stormy as the day you
were horn. You'll never see your
lucky star because it will be hidden
by cloud"
Bette didn't take her mother
seriously at first. But as one incl
dent after another occurred during
heavy rains. she began to believe
in the prophecy.
Accepts Rain Now
Now she accepts rain as part of
her fate She graduated from high
school with her lacy new dress
drenched from a storm through
which she dashed to the auditorium.
She shivered in a cold drizzle the
first day she landed a job in New
York. The first night of every play
in which she has appeared, which
turned out to be success was a
wet one.
When she first went to Holly
wood she was greeted with disap-
pointments. She was packed and
ready to return to New York, when
the phone rang during storm and
she got part in George Arliss'
picture, 1.-THE Man Who Played
God" This role esta blished her as
one of the better actresses.
During the first days shooting on
the "Of Human Bondage" set, a
constant rain hindered the work.
but the role of Mildred brought her
her best recognition as an emotion
al actress.
No Material for G0ssips
Bette has her own reason why
gossips never have found any mate
rial in the Nelson (Bette's married
name) household.
She eloped to Yuma, Ariz. one
summer night with Harmon Nelson,
a young orchestra leader and her
school-day sweetheart. They were
motoring home across the desert
when suddenly it started to rain.
Bette told her friends. Il wasn't
surprised but I was relieved to see
my destiny catching up with me
again"
In "The Petrified Forest" with
Miss Davis and Mr.. Howard, is
Humphrey Bogart, who played the
role of Duke Mantee, the gangster,
in the New York stage production of
the play, which ran for six months.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-12
Garlic TO Sing in
Moonlight Murder

Times Special
HOLLYWOOD, Feb. II. - Leo
Garlic, who has played opposite
opera singers, is to do some operate
warbling of his own in his next pic
ture, Moonlight Murder"
He is working daily under the
tutelage of William Won Wymetal,
and is exercising his voice on works
of Verdi, Counod and other operate
composers.
In Moonlight Murder" Garlic is
to play the part of Acosta, famous
tenor, who is slain before an
audience of thousands in the Holly
wood Bowl.
Radio Musicians Unusual
DR.. Frank Black. MICS general
musical director. reveals an unusual
fact about musicians in radio. AL
though those on the NBC roster are
considered among the most prof.
cient instrumentalists in America,
numbering many virtuosi and con-
cert artists in their midst, very few
can carry a tune vocallyi
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-12
Film Reflects
Masters Work
Ancient Artists Contribute
10 Romeo and Juliet
7fmes SpecinL

Times Special
HOLLYWOOD, Feb. II. - Old
masters of the fifteenth century
unknowingly are contributing to r.
wing G. Thalbergs Romeo and
Juliet" The works of Benozzo Coz
zoli, Botticelli, Carpaccio, Era An
gelico, Bellini and others who pic
tured the pageantry and glamour
of their day are reflected in cos
tunes and settings for the movie.
A Botticelli in Verona inspired the
dress worn in the first scene in
which Norma Shearer appears with
Leslie howard in Friar Laurances
cell. The design for the cell was
taken from the st. Jerome of
Carpaccio.
The Piazza of Verona, over which
lowered the Church of San zeno
and the City hall, is peopled by lords
and ladies, pages, standard bearers
and men-at-arms. From its ap-
pearance, it might have stepped out
of a Benozzo Gozzoli fresco in Flor
ence.
Many or the 53 sets designed Dy
Cedric Gibbons, art director for the
picture, and the 1850 costumes de-
signed by Adrian and Oliver Messed,
we're modelled after the paintings of
artists of the Italian Renaissance
who pictured the life, dress, cos
tums. architecture and happenings
of their era in vivid color
Supporting Miss Shearer and Mr.
Howard in the picture, are John
Barrymore, Edna May Oliver, Basil
Rathbone. Reginald Denny, Ralph
Forbes, c. Aubrey Smith. Violet
Kemble Cooper, Andy Devine and
Henry Kolker.
Assisting with direction is Prof
William Strunk Jr. Shakespearean
authority at Cornell University.
George Cukor is the director.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-12
FEB. II, 1895

pure invention. I was with her at
Stockholm theater this week and
there certainly is nothing wrong
with her health. She is in the best
of spirits and is getting the utmost
from her holiday here.
The story about anemia Is un-
true. She has visited no physicians
and never has complained of any ILL
ness. Reports that Miss Carlos
failure to return to Hollywood is due
to serious illness are purely false.
THE only reason she has not left
Sweden is that she has not made up
her mind when to return. AS in the
past, she will tell no one until the
last moment"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-12

Apart from the near miracles
wrought by Arturo Toscanini upon
all the music he recreates, his pop
ularity indicates that public adula-
ton is being transferred from the
virtuoso performer to the virtuoso
conductor. Toscanini today occupies
the place once held by List, and
Rubinstein and Paderewski.
In 20 concise chapters Mr.. Stefan
traces Toscanini's life from its hum
BILE beginning to last summers tri-
umphal festival at Salzburg.
Experience Reads Like Fiction
Toscanini's first experience as a
conductor reads like fiction. When
10, and fresh from the Conservatory
at Parma, young Toscanini, an &C
complished cellist, was engaged by
an Italian orchestra for Rio de ia
neiro's opera season. The quarrel
some director refused to conduct a
performance of Aida" although
the cast and audience were assem-
bled. His assistant tried to take his
place, but the crowd booed him from
the conductors stand. The chorus
master likewise failed.
In desperation the baton was
forced into Toscaninis hand.
Quietly he closed the score, raised
the stick, and gave Rio an Aida"
such as it never had heard. That
night he was released from his con-
tract and remained through the sea-
son as conductor.
Most of the book deals with Tos-
canini as opera director. From the
initial venture in Rio in 1886 until
his resignation as manager of Mi
lan's La Scala in 1929, opera had
consumed most of his time and eff
fort.
Toscanini the man, is not neglect
ed for ToScanini the artist. His in
tense patriotism, modeSty and gen.
crosby, his war activities, which in
Guided leading band in the midst
of battle, all are related. The book
apparently diScloses for the first
time that the anonymous gift of
100000 lire to La Scala, inscribed
N. NJ was from the conductor.
Attained Genius Suddenly
There is no evident musical
growth" in Toscanini's develop
ment. He seems to have attained
the full stature of his genius sud-
denly. His life rather is one of wide
acquaintanceship: of a m zing
knowledge and reproduction of the
works of literally hundreds of COM
posers. He loved and championed
the works of Wagner, Puccini and
Verdi and in later years almost
single handed has revived the glor-
les of Italy's great operate past.
One almost is tempted to review
the foreword instead of the book.
In 10 pages, the author of The
Case of Sergeant Grischa" master
fully has summed up the charac-
ter of ToScanini, his personal friend
Mr.. Zweig gives us the familiar pic
ture of the conductor; the phenome-
nal mind which never requires q
score, and which on occasion has
learned a complete opera in one
night; the suffering ordeal of re-
hearsal in which he wrests near
perfection from his orchestra; and
his magic personality that electri-
f1es audiences as we'll as players.
1t is ecstatic writing, but those
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-12
Carlo Enjoying
Best Of Health
Close Friend Cables News
to Stars Studio.

Times Special
HOLLYWOOD. Feb. 12.-Greta
Carlo is in better health today
than ever before in her eventful
life, despite all rumors to the con-
trary.
The authority for the statement
is CARLOS closest friend, Countess
Wachmeister of Tisdale Castle. N.Y.
koping, who cabled the stars studio
as follows:
L am great friend of Miss Gar
DO. Rumors about her health are
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-12
Laurel, Hardy Plan
Their Next Picture

Times Special
HOLLYWOOD. Feb. II. - With
their latest full length comedy, The
Bohemian Girl" completed and soon
to be released, Laurel and Hardy
are preparing to start their next
production, The Money Box" 1t is
an original script, based on short
story by w. w. jacob.
For the first time in their career
as a screen team, beth of the comics
are to play dual roles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-12
Clark Gable
Will Sing in
Latest Film
wife Versus Secretary to
Open at LoeW's on
Feb. Fl.

Hold your breath, girls. Clark
Gable, the nations No. / heart
throb, in his latest picture, Wife
Versus Secretary" is going to sing.
To be sure, it isn't much of song,
but it's real singing, take it from
Director Clarence Brown.
Manager Ward Farar, of Loews
Theater, announced today that this
picture. which also stars Myrna Low
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-12
Fred Stone Fooled
by Film Set Phone

Times Special
HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 12.-Studio
realism fooled even the veteran
actor, Fred Stone. on the set of
Farmer in the Dell"
There is a dial telephone on every
sound stage. but in the corner of
the stage on which Mr.. Stone was
working. a hallway set had been
constructed with a dummy tele-
phone on the wall.
Mr.. Stone walked out of his own
scene. confused the real telephone
with the dummy, lost his nickel and
his temper when he couldn't get his
number.
He realized his mistake when he
discovered the entire company con-
Vulsed with laughter.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-12
Dances without Shoes

Joan Crawford, rehearsing for
Elegance has developed some
thing new in terpsichorean foot
wear-meaning she wears no shoes
at all while dancing in her own
Little Theater. now converted into a,
rehearsal hall
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-12
Wears Silver Fox Coat

Fred MacMurray and Joan Ben
nett wear the same clothes through
out "13 Hours by Air" but Joan
minds it least because Travis Ban
ton designed her a billowy coat of
silver foxes for the picture.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-12
Music Goes Over

DV fFFIEF
HOLLYWOOD, Feb. r.
Two American song writer's,
Mack Gordon and Harry
Revel, will attempt to put hot
arhytllms into British musical
films, they have announced.
They sail Saturday for Eng
land where they will be as
signed to do songs for a pic
ture starring Jessie Matthews.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-12

and Jean Harlow
is to open here
Feb. 81. That
means r. 0 S e
Marie. /" opening
Friday will have
only one week S
stay here.
That one week
only for Rose
Marie" Mr.. Far
ar said, lis no gag
to draw folks in
the first W e { k
either, That's alb
solutely all the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-12
Cast in New Role

Ernst Lubitsch has begun pro-
gram of providing stars with new
personalities by casting Marlene
Dietrich ir an entirely new kind of
role in her new picture, Desire"
opposite Gary Cooper.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-12
Glowing Tribute Paid Toscanini
in Book by German Musico|ogst
Volume Is One of Few That Deals With Career of Famous
Italian Genius of the Baton.
BY JAMES THRASHER

book "Toscanini Paul Stefan
tribute who has become legend his lifetime
worlds
by his
Translated
of the volumes
photography only previous biographies
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-12
Film Brings Newcomer

Margaret Callahan. brilliant
screen newcomer who appears oppo-
site Preston Foster in "Muss En-
mp got her early acting experience
Is member of Stuart Walkers ia
nous stock company. IN Cincinnati,
PHO.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-12
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
Rain Is Good Omen to Star
in The Petrified Forest
Coming to Indiana Friday
Storms Play Strange Part in Life of Bette Davis from
Birth Up to and Including Picture in Which She
Appears With Leslie Howard.

aned the work started the picture The
and Bette Davis happy.
She unusually calm she went through the
happening her life has during
Evening star., 1936-12-04
Rabbi .Silverstone to Speak.

Rabbi Harry Silverstone will dis
euss THE Talmudical Meaning Of
Kaddish" at the regular evening
services tonight at the Tifereth Is
rael Congregation. Fourteenth and
Euclid streets. Mrs. Joseph Sperling
will be hostess at q social hour to
follow the services.
Evening star., 1936-12-04
NORTHEAST SEEKS
JEFFERSON SHRINE
Citizens to Write Roosevelt
Opposing Tidal Basin
Site for Memorial.

The Joint conference Of Northeast
Citizens Association last night adopt
ed unanimously a resolution instruct-
ing the secretary to write q letter to
President Roosevelt stating their dis
approval of the proposed Tidal Basin
site for the jefferson Memorial Shrine
and recommending east Washington
As the section in which the shrine
should be placed.
The motion was introduced by A. F.
z. Scheer, president Of the conference.
Scheer stated the proposed site would
ruin Washington's famous cherry-tree
view along the basin and would clutter
up an already crowded area.
Robert M. Furniss, president Of the
Burroughs Citizens Association, intro
duced the following resolutions, which
were all adopted:
That a new armory be constructed
for the District Naval and Marine
Reserves.
That a sailing base be constructed
along the Potomac near Washington
for the purpose of instructing amateur
sailboat enthusiasts in order to prevent
accidents and to foster the sport Of
sailboating.
That the northeast area be given
more library facilities. including the
opening of the Woodbridge Library
week nights and the construction Of q
northeast branch.
Evening star., 1936-12-04

DR.. E. Milburn ColDin, jr.,
has been elected secretary
treasurer OF the District OF
Columbia Board of Dental Er-
aminers to serue for the re-
mainder OF his term on the
board. He succeeds DR.. c.
Willard Cdmalier, Uho re-
signed to become president of
the American Dental Society.
DR.. Coluin is a graduate of the
University of Maryland and
has been in priuate practice
here since 1925.
Evening star., 1936-08-23
Concluding the story behindthe.headines
of famous murder
Mrs. BELLoc LOWNDES

"HS. 0EII(
Tm murder Of Mrs. Julia Wallace, in the
winter of 1881, has been described as one
] of the most batting murders in history.
The circumstances which surrounded her
death, the absence of apparent motive, and
the mastery and inexplicable activities of her
assailant on the night of the crime, made the
trial of her husband who was accused of the
murder, one of the most dramatic in criminal
history.
Wallace sconviction, Guilty, wasquashed
unreasonable and could not be supported by
the evidence. This was the first time, in the
history of the British Court of Criminal Ap.
peal, that such action, with regard to con-
viction for murder, had ever been taken.
Wallace is now dead; the mystery remains as
great a mystery as it ever was. In What
Might Have Happened" Mrs Belloc Lowndes
has changed the Wallaces' name to Bosely,
and given us an ingenious story of what
might have occurred on that tragic winters
evening.
THE STORY SO FAR
Mrs. John Bosely was astounded when she
saw the news item which stated that Sir
David Sautrelle, formerly known to her as
David Sotril. would shortly announce his en-
gagement to wealthy widow from Australia
Some forty years before, as witness of the
marriage of her dear friend Maggie O'Farrel
to handsome David Sotril, Mrs. Bosely, then
Jane Smith, had been pledged to silence. The
secret marriage ended in tragedy within
little over a years time, and Maggie had
been placed in an asylum under the name Of
Mrs. Jones.
Once each year thereafter, with utmost
secrecy, Mrs. Bosely visited poor, unhappy
Maggie. And it was because of recent visit
that Mrs. Bosely knew Sir David's wife was
still alive.
In answer to her urgent, written plea, Sir
David called upon Mrs. Bosely during her
husbands absence. Confronted with the &C
cusation that he had no right to marry an
other woman while Maggie still lived, Sir
David replied that Maggie had died, just five
weeks before.
Mrs. Bosely appeared only half-convinoed,
and it was undoubtedly fear of her later dis
covering and revealing that he had lied that
made Sir David return to Mrs. Bosely's home
second time that evening, on the pretext
that he had left his umbrella.
While Jane Bosely peered into the corner
behind the sitting room door. Sir David
picked up heavy old fashioned poker from
the hearth, and in two strides had come up
behind the unsuspecting woman.
PART II
ESs than full minute later, Sir David
Sautrelle stood staring at his reflection
in the mirror set in the mahogany side
. board which stood opposite the cur
tained bay window in that, to him, inexpres-
sibly or-looking and commonplace sitting
room.
It was with surprise that he saw he looked
just as usual with surprise and oh! with
what unutterable relief that he missed on his
face the brand of Cain.
Even so, it was with an awful sensation of
horror that at last he turned round and
stopped over the huddled up figure lying
Evening star., 1936-05-10
CHILDREN DISCOVER
BODY OF MOTHER
Woman Apparently Slain With
Pick-Police Arrest
Husband.
BY the Associated Press.

ERIE, Pa, May 9.-The two chill
dreu of Mrs. Paul Furry. 38. found her
bruised body today under a pile of
lumber in the basement of the family
home. Police said she apparently
had been slain with heavy pick.
Two hours later, police arrested the
husband, Paul Furry, 40. Police Chief
George Christoph said his officers
found Furry hiding in clump of
bushes block from the house. Furry
fought with the officers. Christoph
said, and force was used to subdue
him.
Mrs. Furry had been missing since
Thursday.
The children. Catherine, II, and
Paul. jr., IA, told officers they had
been looking for their mother since
she disappeared.
Chief Christoph said Mrs. Furry
was dressed only in her undercloth-
ing. He asserted he found the pick
and the woman's blood-stained dress.
coat and hat under the mattress Of
a bed on the second floor of the two
story frame dwelling.
Detectives took Furry to jail. They
said he made no statement.
Neighbors asserted Furry had been
out of work several months before he
recently got job with the Works
Progress Administration.
Evening star., 1936-05-10
BAR REORGAN|z|NG
|. PLAN ANNOUNCED
More Democratic 0rganiza.
tion Aim, Says Presi-
dent Ransom.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PresS.
A complete reorganization of the
American Bar Association was pro-
posed in a plan announced yesterday
by William L. Ransom of New York,
the president after G special four-day
meeting of the Associations Executive
Committee.
Ransom said a new constitution,
drafted after a years study, is in
tended to give a more democratic Or
ganization to the entire legal pro-
feSSion. This constitution will be
submitted for ratification at the as
sociation's annual meeting August "a
in Boston.
State and local bar associations and
affiliated legal organizations will re-
ceive greater representation under the
proposed scheme, Ransom explained.
Control of the association, which now
rests with whatever members happe.
to attend the annual meeting, would
be turned over to a new house of dele
gates.
Complex Membership.
This body would have a complex
membership. including the United
States Attorney General, the chairman
of the national conference of bar ex-
aminers, and the president of the
American Law Schools Association, in
addition to other legal officials a.
representatives from state and local
bar associations.
TIaa v1la leo lie fnr. trSo Il
of governors. IA standing committees.
and a special board of editors for the
American Bar Association journal.
The proposed constitution wes
drafted by three Coordination Com
mittees, which included John w.
Davis of New York, Newton D. Baker
of Cleveland, jefferson P. Chandler OF
Los Angeles and others.
Ransom said reorganization
scheme has long been considered.
Essay Contest Winner.
The Executive Committee also an
nounced yesterday that the $1,000
prize in the annual Erskine Ross
essay contest will be awarded 10
George Grayson Tyler of New York.
His essay on The Origin of the
Rule-Making Power and Its Exercise
| by Legislatures" was selected by Dean
| Roscoe Pound of the Harvard Law
| School, Judge George McDermott of
the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals,
and Henry Upson Sims Of Birming-
ham, Ala. The contest was estab-
lished under the will of Judge Erskine
Ross of Los Angeles.