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DEC. 17, 1932_ MITZI GREEN BRINGS ‘LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE’ TO APOLLO ‘Payment Deferred’ Features Charles Laughton From the English Stage on the Screen at the Palace; ‘The Match King’ Is at the Circle. MITZI green s genius for mimicry is second only to her ability at memorizing, it is reputed, and these talents were much in evidence during the time she portrayed her part in the new Him, "Little Orphan t^ie current attraction at the Apollo, which heads the pre-holiday While other actors and actresses in the cast, young and old, are u C struggled as ordinary humans to memorize their lines. Mitzi absorbed hers with a nonchalance and an ease almost phenomenal. One quick reading of a page of the script of this R K O-Radio picture and she had it, word for word as it was written. Mitzi portrays the title role of the n w film, a human interest story inspired by the cartoon strip by Harold Gray. Gray, according to r.'ports adapted the work from James Whitcomb Riley’s original character. The plot, although sim ple carries forcefullness. Annie, left alone when Daddy V/arbucks, her quaint and kindly fester father, is called away, “rdopts” Mickey, another little or phan. Annie gives him the care he needs, but finally is forced to take him to an orphanage. How she succeeds in having Mackey adopted by Mrs. Stewart, an aged spinster, and how Annie herself wins happiness through rebuffs and heartaches, is a stdry tender and moving. John H. Robertson directed the fi : m and May Robson is co-fea tured. The remainder of the cast in c'udes Buster Phelps, Edgar Ken nedy, Matt Moore and Kate Lawson. Short subjects appearing on the program are Movietone News, an organlogue entitled "Memories” and a two-reel comedy. MYSTERY THRILLER NOW AT PALACE One of the outstanding mystery thrillers of the stage has reached the talking screen. "Payment Deferred,” featuring Charles Laughton, who scored in the original play both in London and in New York, is now on view at Lpew’s Palace for an exclusive engagement. Maureen O’Sullivan, the little girl who made a hit in “Tarzan, The Ape Man,” has the role of Laughton's daughter. Dorothy Peterson portrays the role of the wife. Verree Teasdale, who is mak ing her first screen appearance since her performance in “Sky scraper Souls,” is cast as a French milliner who at last brings a strange justice to Laughton. Others of the cast include Ray Milland, Billy Bevan, Halliwell Hobbs and William Stack. Asa pre-holiday added feature, “Isle of Desire,” a love story of the south seas, is offered. The story of the "Isle of Desire” unfolds the ro mance of Manea, a Tahitian youth, and Leilehua, the girl of his dreams, whom he wins after a series of thrilling adventures in which he battles with and kills a monster shark and an octopus in his search for offerings to present to his loved one at the great native festival of Luau. The climax of the feast comes when the natives walk barefooted across an inferno of white-hot stones. Laurel and Hardy are also in cluded on the program in their latest movie, "Their First Mistake.” The most recent issue of the Hearst Metrotone News rounds out the bill. tt n m “THE MATCH KING” IS NOW AT CIRCLE The old wheeeze about truth be ing stranger than Action is demon strated a thousand times daily in Hollywoood probably more than anywhere else. It remained for the First National picture, "The Match King,” a dramatization suggested by the life and career of a late match king to break all records, however, in verifying the truth of the ancient truism. The screen play is now on view at the Circle, with Warren William in the title role and Lili Damita as the feminine lead. No Actional character, not even the spectacular "Count of Monte Cristo,” has ever equaled the as tounding feats that are actually credited to their Anancial genius in this story. The supporting cast includes Glendar Farrell, Hardie Albright, Juliette Compton. Murray Kinnell and John Wray. Direction by How ard Bretherton. Short subjects on the program are a Paramount Sound News, Ramblin’ Round Radio Row No. 3 and Grant land Rice’s Sportlight—“‘Over the Jumps.”' m m m FOOTBALL MOVIE IS AT THE INDIANA The entire Notre Dame-Southern California football game in pic- Contract Bridge BY W. E. MKENNEY Secretary American Bridge League THE greatest array of bridge tal ent ever assembled under one roof met in New York City recently to compete in the sixth annual na tional championship tournament of the American Bridge League. During this tournament the new duplicate rules of the American Bridge League were introduced and while these included the new count recently published by the Whist Club, for rubber play, several impor tant changes were made in the du plicate code. The duplicate players retained the old grand slam bonus of 1 J)00 points when not vulnerable and 1.500 points when vulnerable. Anew feature was introduced into the gama which will become effec tive for both duplicate and pivot and progressive bridge. Pivot and progressive bridge is what is gener ally known as party bridge, and is played by thousands of people every afternoon and evening throughout the United States. u n THIS feature is the 100 points premium for making a less than-game contract. At contract bridge today, if you bid and make a slam, you receive an extra pre mium—for successfully bidding and making a game you receive a game premium—now we have this new feature of J.OO points for a par tial score. If your side bids one heart and makes either one, two or three hearts, you would score 30 each for the tricks bid and 30 for the over tricks. For example, let us say that you bid one heart and made two. You world rccre 61 fer tricks, and new as :'3U ’ V *.Y2 nrd? a ’orc-'hnn gapr fc c :*rj r.;o cni .led to a 10 -po --- 'A ccore, saving you a total of 160 on ihat har?d. Waters Is Star of Big Revue “Rhapsody in Black” Is Booked for Two Days Here. When Lew Leslie unfurls his “Rhapsody in Black,” aptly de scribed as "a symphony of blue notes and black rhythm,” at Eng lish’s on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 30-31, playgoers will see anew and original note struck in behalf of the perennial revue. The idea that has gone into "Rhapsody in Black” has long fer mented in the brain of Lew Leslie, concededly the greatest producer of Negro entertainment in the Broad way sector. It was t. # j same Leslie who start ed the colored invasion to the Great White Way immediately after the war. Leslie has since introduced us to “Dixie to Broadway,” and his mem orable editions of "Blackbirds.” Harlem owes much to the adven turous spirit of Lew Leslie. He not only has placed the Negro enter tainer on anew high plane, but he has brought to the Negro revue an inspired imagination that has kept pace with the steady rise of the Caucasian counterpart. Ethel Waters is the star and in the supporting company are Cecil Mack’s choir, Blue McAllister, Pike Davis’ Continental orchestra and others. “Rhapsody In Black” has lyrics and music by George Gershwin, Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh, Man Holiner, Alberta Nichols, Ken Macomber, Cecil Mack and W. C. Handy. Nat N. Dorfman wrote a special prologue for the show. Likes Spanish Music Ramon Novarro, playing the Chinese prince in “Son-Daughter,” at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer stu dios, sat on the side lines between scenes reading a Spanish book on music. Warner Oland had a Swed ish magazine. And a Chinese extras was seated nearby reading and chuckling over Ballyhoo. Which made it international. Cast of ‘King of the Jungle* "Pat” Farley, titian haired girl recently placed under contract by Paramount, and Nydia Westman, young character actress, will sup port Buster Crabbe and Frances Dee in "King of the Jungle.” H. Bruce Humberstone and Max Marcin direct .tures plus Carole Lombard in “No More Orchids’’ form the double fea ture bill now playing at the Indi ana theater as pre-Christmas Jubi lee Hit No. 3. complete film record has been made of the football classic of the year between Notre Dame and Southern California for the football fans. The photographers have caught many exciting moments in the game. “No More Orchids,’’ starring Car ole Lombard, is a modern drama taken from a serialized story by Grace Perkins. Others in the cast are Walter Connolly, Louise Closser Hale and Lyle Talbot. Miss Lombard plays the role of a beautiful, wealthy girl who falls in love with a young lawyer. A bank crisis makes Miss Lombard's father entirely dependent on her grand father, who insists that she marry into royalty. Both her father and grandmother are against the prince chosen by the grandfather and how they make it possible for her to marry the law yer she really loves forms the plot of the story. “No More Orchids” was directed for Columbia by Wal ter Lang. This 100-point premium tends to bring duplicate closer to rubber bridge. There is no question but that it will draw more people into ihe bidding—it will put more life and spirit into the auctioning. The expert players in the tourna ment seemed well pleased with this new feature. However, it will change bidding tactics slightly, and it puts an additional premium on accurate bidding. a e a TT is now profitable at times to -*• make what is known as a sac rifice bid against even a less-than game contract. For example, if your opponents have bid three hearts and you feel sure that they can make their contract, you know that they will receive a score of 190 points. If you are not vulnerable, or if you are vulnerable and don’t be lieve that your opponents will dou ble, even though you definitely know that you can not make three spades, but can make two, it now pays you to bid the three spades. If you go down, your minus score will be less than 190 points. For example, if you go down one trick not vulnerable undoubled, you would be minus only 50 points, and your opponents would be plus only~ 50 points; therefore you would win the hand by 140 points over allowing them to play the hand at three hearts. You can* no longer examine a quitted trick in either rubber play or tournament play. It is only habit that makes a player wish to lock at a quitted trick. Look at the cards before hey are turned—otherwise ycur op peronts c-i —* ce.-i a lead if you ~p‘*e U'-s rr’ ;~’ e of examining a quitted trick after it is turned. (Cody right. 1932. NEA Servise, lac.) I mßs, 4HK*X H H/ jf ;* r Haft. JL jHHBI jit 1— Mitzi Green is the young star of "Little Orphan Annie,” the comic page sweetheart, now showing on the screen of the Apollo theater. 2 Charles Laughton and Dorothy Peterson as they appear in Metro- Golaw.vn-Mayer’s dramatic production, "Payment Deferred,” now at the Palace, ' 1— Ethel Waters and Blue McAllister have leads in “Rhapsody in Black,” coming to English’s Friday and Saturday, Dec. 30-31. 2 Paul Brown is a member of Whispering Jack Wright’s orchestra now at the Lyric ballroom. ROUNDING ROUND T'WT? A HPITP Q with Walter 1 1 H/IVO and. HICKMAN WHEN the late Zicgfeld first presented his "Shew Boat” on Broad way, I missed it during its long run in New York. Last Saturday I went to the Shubert theater in Cincinnati to see the revival with Helen Morgan, Eva Puck and Sammy White and several hundred others. Here is one of the heaviest shows from a production and cast stand point I have ever seen in my experience in show going. There is no doubt that it is the heaviest production now on tour. It is my hope that “Show Boat” will stay on the road long enough to get to Indianapolis, if only for three days. There is a possibility that we will get ‘Showboat” at English’s in Jan uary, but the most severe time in theaters are the two or three weeks just before Christmas. Here is a most expensive cast headed by Helen Morgan, Eva Puck and Sammy White as the white leads and a large company of Negro singers and dancers. I had a splendid opportunity to study the Helen Morgan method of putting over a song number. Her strange nervous artistry is magni ficently revealed in “Bill.” There is no doubt that she is the greatest artist of her special type of singing that the stage has today. She *is a tremendous personality. Yes, she still sits on the top of a piano while singing her big num ber. And she stopped the show cold when I was present. Robert Raines also received an ovation that stopped the show when he sang “Old Man River." Never have I seen so many chorus girls, jubilee singers, Negro dancers and show girls in one production as I saw in “Shew Boat.” And all were beauty winners. Well, that was the Ziegfeld sys tem—just great beauty and vastness. a a u Nelscn Trowbridge, manager of the Shubcrt in Cincinnati, tells me that his January and February bookings includes: Mary Boland in “Face the Music;” “Blossom Time” and “The Student Prince,” “Paul Muni in “Counsellor at Law,” “Earl Carroll’s “Vanities” and “Os Thee I Sing.” And that is a splendid list of real attractions. n n # Was asked the other day what would make a fine Christmas gift “along music lines.” My answer is tickets for any or all of the remain ing concerts of Mrs. Nancy Martens at Keith’s. Tvro Added to Cast H. B. Warner, one of the screen’s leading actors, and Louise Carter, former stage star, have joined Sylvia Sidney in the cast of “Jennie Gerhardt” which B. P. Schulberg is oicturizing for Paramount from Theodore Dreiser’s famous novel. Marion Gering is to direct. DANCE V.ILLA VANESE 7800 Noblesville Road featuring Denny Dutton's Orchestra Cover Saturday, 50c; Sunday, ,15c Dance jp v v Free Sr.t. Dancing * Sun. Next Thur. HARBOR Drive ont W. Wash. St. to Ben Davis. Follow Municipal Airport Sign South. PENNY DANCING SUN. NITE. 8:00 TO 10:00. Danee Till Dawn New Tear's Eve. MUTUAL BURLESQUE show TONIGHT THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES New Events in Music On Thursday evening, Dec. 22, Miss Alberta Speicher, teacher of dramatic art at the Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music, will present the following pupils in recital at the Odeon, 106 East North street, at 8 o’clock. Ernestine Sutten, Phyllis Smith. Betty Agan, Sylvia Madiel. Marjorie Nathan, Jeanne Sacks, Betty Jane Mosimen, Mar jore Goldsmith. Betty Lou Harden, Kathryn Harris and Eleanor Graham The program will consist of Christmas read ings and plays. Miss Fairy Hendricks, piano teacher of the Arthur Jordan Con servatory of Music, will present the following pupils in a Christmas re cital on Friday evening, Dec. 23, at the north unit, 2411 North Penn sylvania street, at 8 o’clock. John Holmes, Max and Brooks Walters, Robert Wilson, Evelyn Jane Spencer, Walter Morgan. Mary Elizabeth Halter, Kathryn Jackson. Ethel Joan Mick. Bettv Jane Johnson, David Boyd, Virginia and Patrcia Keiser, Betty Walsh. Doris Tuttle, Dorothy Booth, Margery Clark. Nar.cy Wolfe. Cleire Bowden, Harriett Jane Holmes and Allan Lawson. They will be assisted by Sylvia Madiel. Betty Jane Mosimen and Margaret Nathan, students of Alberta Speicher also of the Con servatory. Fred Newell Morris has been en gaged to sing the bass solos in a production of Handel’s “Messiah” to be given by the Evansville Civic Choral Society at Evansville, Dec. 29. This -is a return engagement for Morris, he having sung for the society at their last production in February. Dr. Earl E. Harper, president of Evansville college, is conductor of the society. MOTION PICTURES tlffc J! PICTURE THAT HAS AN APPEAL FOP / “ EVERYONE FROM 6TO 60/ with . green IhHj . (Sort** P.M. AjjW ISSQPBUOS(S 3 Carol Lombard has the leading role in “No More Orchids,” now on the Indiana screen. 4 Here is a scene from “Men Are Such Fools.” which opens today at the Lyric. 5 Warren Williams plays the lead in “The Match King,” now at the Circle, 3 Kathryn Crawford is seen in her Sweet Little Alice blue gown in “Irene,” due on the Indiana stage next Friday. 4 Dorothy Ryan is with Joe Morris on the new stage bill opening today at the Lyric. ‘High Noon’ to Aid Times Drive Jhß& m H * - WwMKmBBm- • - JHR an si 4 ' . wIH Tcm Devine, manager of Indiana Roof ballroom, “High Noon,” and Vernon Willard, master of the dog. Even a dog, “High Noon,” is go ing to do his bit to make the Clothe A Child dance at the Indiana ball room next Tuesday night a great success. This highly trained dog will duplicate ihe difficult stunt shown above, but he w'l l be blindfolded when he does it at the great benefit ball. Tom Devine, manager of the roof, whose idea it was to help increase the funds for the Clothe a Child campaign which The Indianapolis Times conducts yearly, is seen hold ing one end of the brass pole and Vernon Willard, the dog’s master, is holding the other end as he quietly commands “High Noon” what to do. “High Noon” will be one of the great entertaining features on the Tuesday night program. Tickets may be obtained at all Haag drug stores and Standard Grocery Company stores of the city. MOTION PICTURES Pre-Holiday 8-Feature Show XCLUSIVE "SHOWING Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer’s ! thrilling dramatic production ot the famous stage triumph LAUGHTON Maureen O'Sullivan Verree Jeasdale Dorothy Peterson ■ ~i 8 LAUREL HARDY in their newest hilarity riot Their First Mistake An eyeful and an earful of a tropical Eden where romance is reality. The ISLE of DESIRE A Dream Paradise MOTION PICTURES Warner Bros. Exclusive Pictures of the Entire fT Notre Dame vs. So. Calif. tff Football Classic wS f CAROL LOMBARD in 1 “NO MORE ORCHIDS” | With Walter Connolly. Louise Clos- S ‘b ‘ 1 F M yarnim Now. The most fascinat- \vlvV V.\ ing rogue who ever dodged K.V. WARREN WILLIAM Kv •; in “The Match ‘King” By! with Lila Damita By! vl Glenda Farrell —Claire Uodd y.;y Added “Ramblin’ f '>yj Round Radio Row” /MSH .V Kv.\V with host of stars, f s ■jjjvpjjltews and Sports I I NEIGHBORHOOD THEATERS NORTH SIDE MJPWPOJIPJR Talbot at 22nd Bt. ■ will ”* -f iffi ITT l Marlene Dietrich BOmRHSMOHNI Herbert Marshall “BLONDE VENUS” Sun., Double Feaic-e —Phillios Holmes “10.0C0 WITNESSES” Norma Shearer—Frederic March Noble at Mass. l.'ißaMStfCM’l Double Feature ■iMkaNflißfll Regis Toomey “Midnight Patrol,” “Vanishing Men” Sun., “Two Against the World,” "Probation." -OHMMW hi. and tWKh St. MLm Warner Baxter Lupe Valex •THE SQUAW MAN" Sun.. Wallace Berry, “The Champ.” tatfuniHiuußina 15<Ml Roosevelt Ave. lIW M IfAVM'] *1 Double Feature HMiakUMtHBW Robt. Montgomery “FAITHLESS” AND "ÜBANGI” Sun., Double Feature, Lew Ayres “O KAY AMERICA” George Arliss. Mary Brian ”A SUCCESSFUL CALAMITY” WEST SIDE ■■!■■■■■■■■ W. Wash. A Belmont D °uble Feat are MEN” William Powell—Kay Francis "ONE WAY PASSAGE” Sun., Double Feature—Harold Lloyd "MOVIE CRAZY” Radio Pictures Broadcast Special “PHATOM OF CBESTWOOD” PRINCESS THEATRE West Tenth at Holmes Ave. Walter Bvron in “EXPOSURE,” Bill Codv “LAW OF THE WEST” Sun., Joan Blonde 11. Erie Linden “BIG CITY BLUES” ‘Sunkist Vanities,’ a Song and Dance Turn, Heads the New Vaudeville Bill Opening Today for the Week at the Lyric Theater. “OUNKIST VANITIES,” one of the headline attractions on the Lyric stage for the week starting today is said to be a speedy bit of hot syncopation, full of music, comedy, singing and dancing. Harry Berry, star of the unit, is comedian in the act. He dances, juggles, sings, plays several musical instruments and offers a line of chatter. Other featured members of the revue include Rosita and Perez, Miss Theo Keith and the Melody trio. Roy Rogers presents a routine of comedy in a skit called, "Show Me the Way to Go Home.” One of America's most, unique comedy novelties is offered by the versa- tile pantomime artists, the Novelle brothers. They are a late feature of Ed Wynn’s "Frolic” and supporting stars of Harry Lauder. Joe Morris and company, former ly Morris and Campbell, have re vised a skit, “It Might Happen to You,” and equipped it with new laughs. The screen attraction on the new bill is "Men Arc Such Fools.” star ring Leo Carrillo, Una Merkel, Vivienne Osborne and Joseph Caw thorne. The Aim revolves around the activities.of a musician—a sec ond violinist with classical ideas, who is forced to work in jazz bands for a living. Through trying love affairs, pris ons and frustrated desires, he Anal ly emerges a great director of his own great masterpiece. It is said to be thoroughly entertaining. m m m CHRISTMAS PLAY ANNOUNCED AT CIVIC One week from today the Civic theater of Indianapolis will open its special holiday production. "The Birds’ Christmas Carol,” by Kate Douglas Wiggin. It will be presented twice daily at 2:30 and 8 p. m. for seven days, beginning with next Saturday’s matinee. * This production is being staged particularly for the beneAt of the less fortunate children and those in institutions, who, through the gene rosity of gracious men and women of the city, will be able to witness this famous child classic without charge to them. Arrangements are also being made for their transportation to and from the theater. "The Birds’ C; ristmas Carol” is a story which appeals to children of all ages. It has human interest and pathos as well as mirth pro voking comedy which w'ill make the children shout with glee. Popular Civic Theater players have the leading parts, Sara Lauter is to have the role of Mrs. Ruggles, the mother of the "family in the rear.” Anna Schwenk Kalleen portrays AMUSEMENTS ENGLISH FRI. and SAT. ( mswyeabs )dec 3^ RETURN ENGAGEMENT BY PUBLIC DEMAND TRANS-CONTINENTAL TOUF Embracing Limited Number Cities From the Atlantic to the Pacific Coast. _ _ THE GREATEST . L T§(l I 9 II I'si 1 ' ¥n 1 r 9 11 \ 1 IW¥ m * ill 1 1111111 1 F lA. f k l II wfrM fcl AmwsiACKj WITH TMI, ORIGINAL NEW YORK CAST OF 10*. INOuJING Cecil Mack’s Choir Pike Davis’ Continental Orchestra U/ADUIIIP Owing to the enormous demand for seat* for this HnMKnlßu return engagement, patrons are urged to send mail orders early in order to serure choice locations and B avoid tile long lines nt the hex office. All mail orders must he me companled by rrmlftan-r and self-addressed envelope. DDPPETC* EVES.-Orc .52.75 * *3.30; bale., ti.t*. 5t.65, *1.10; gal., Me I itSLILIJ SAT MAT.—Ore., *1.68: bale.. *1.10; 83c; gal.. 55c * 33c. ■ ■■WbWa Including Tax. A SHOW NONE CAN AFFORD TO MISS—ALL CAN AFFORD TO SEE j ONE WEEK—NOW SHOWING Eli; \ I frjjjgS m HARRY BERRY OslSi® H "The One-Man Circus’* kEi■ ROSITA A PENEZ f“T ril . MELODY TRIO I • ‘he '• | ■ ROY ROGEPS Lr ££ . I K NOVELL* BROS I s T OCK*iA? pW t the ** r " n,en ‘ I ■ lOK MORRIS CO. PAGE 5 Mrs. Bird, mother of Carol, the lit tle invalid girl. George Lehman Jr., appears as Uncle Jack Bird and Scott Ging plays the rather grumpy and aristo cratic father of Carol, Mr. Bird. Other members of the cast in clude: Jeanne Dupre, Lois Jackson, James L. Kalleen Jr., Dick Hoover, Henry Reepmaker, James Bowling, Edwin Cavanaugh. Gloria Ann Grif fy and Helen Bonnell. Brennan Continues on Roof Dancing Lessons Will Be Taught on Monday Evenings. Morrey Brennan, "The Giant of Jazz,” and his orchestra continue asUhe feature attraction at the In diana Roof ballroom. Among the Brennan personnel are two comedians, Bob Jackson and Bob Gardner. Jackson, who is a drummer, traveled with his own dance or chestra and made three shorts for Warner Brothers before joining Brennan. Bob Gardner is an arranger as well as a pianist. Anew arrangement of an old tune, “Limehouse Blues,” appears among the Brennan orchestra’s cur rent offerings. It is the work of Kenneth Le Bon, saxophonist. The ballroom will offer the sec ond of a series of weekly dance in structions Monday evening at 8:30. Ivan Saranoff and Corinne Andre, dance exponents who are in charge of the dance lessons, are concen trating their efforts upon teaching the fundamental principles of the waltz and fox trot. Assisting Saranoff and Andre will be a group of twenty dance in structors who will personally su pervise each person attending the dance class. Knows How to Dress Myrna Loy wraps her fox-fur neckpiece in a manner that gives new interest to furs. In place of wearing them wrapped around the throat, this Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer actress arranges them so* they en circle the armholes, winding around again above the elbow in jacket effect. AMUSEMENTS WALToI BURLESKI THE BEST IN BURLESQUE ANU I TALKING PICTURES NEW SHOW TODAY I MIDMTE SHOW TO-MTE WE EMPLOY UNION HELP Balcony, 10c Main, 15c I