Evening Star Newspaper, March 19, 1928, Page 16

OPENING ATTRACTIONS IN WASHINGTON THEATERS | over because the audiences in the last | "S—“Within the Law.” D % become fed up on happy ieller's | year or so have BT e e Lonous | endings and _grotesque _twistings ecomted at Poli's 1ast night by & large | Provide & vapid amusement. The plc- P ncluding well recognized stars, In | ture is entertaining, but it is an out- the production there was much that and-out tragedy. It is almost entirely | was excellent and much that was just | devoid of light moments and is u(trl’h“ i s ¢ |lacking in comedy. Two years ago it ;fvx,‘::i",:mmmw" A ‘;oum not have lasted the ek out on | In 1913, or thereabouts, the Maxim F street. | crcer, the third degree and the idea |, The stage presentations are in of salesiadies’ reduced to sad bargain- | lghte! ‘“:i ; t;\!.’ 5 he price of a meal were things | course, predominate in the St ! rick’s da i Orchestra is fine. The Racket.” itement left to e and the idea of number, and Jan Garber There is plenty of & £ | Half the movictone numbers get over. | The Fort Myer Cavalry circus is all 5, i right, an eatrice Lillie might be, | e e I iabice | but maybe one can be spoiled for tiic ‘n the Law" continues to | Movietone after seeing the remainder of ¢ - the show. No one doubts, however, that he gets his money's worth at the Fox this weck. The crowds yester ndicated this clearly. EARLE—"Shepherd of the Hills.” The screen version the novel, ! “Shepherd of the Hills,” by Harold | Bell Wright, with Alec B. Francis in the titular role and Molly O'Day as the | re, is the attrac- | at the Earle this week. The ver-! Warrick vara, conductor and m th the Bowery | ter of ceremonies, made initial ap- god to be so | Pearance as successor to Whitey Kauf- act when man at the performance Saturday ht. The Edward L. Hyman produc- “Cabaret” is presented on the her fame was | s. Miss Hem- | e 100 genial for & is actress enough a crook who never | y | nigh ) | tion stage | The acting of principals and extras, even of Brave, the shepherd dog, and Maria, the Missouri mule; the direc- Uon, photography, pastoral and moun- | i and subtitles all combine he Shepherd of the Hills' as great a source of ie audiences X t Dustin Farnum he player w of Edward G: a disadvaniage hearsal. The comed hear! v minister of the gospel, the mountain regions of Mis- souri for a brief vacation, learns of the artist son has done to one 1l families, and then decides to remain and devote his life to the service of these people in order to atone or his son’s wrongdoing. He becomes |a sheepherder, schoolmaster and ama- | physician, and is addressed by all {as “Shepherd.” The villain in his greed for wealth and power shuts off the y water supply of the farmers, exagger- |ates the possible consequences of the k’s engagement | drought, succeeds in destroying their It did not seem POS- | fajth in the shepherd. and for a time | SO many persons he is the object of their hatred and | Nichols classic. abuse. this intense moment Francis | | avails himself of the opportunity to do some masterful work. A typical coun- ¥ |try barn dance is portrayed in one have | scene. | Romaine Fielding gives strong sup- | { port to the star in his characterization lof the rugged old mountaineer, “Old Matt”; Maurice Murphy plays the part | e f the hill boy, and John Boles, Otis ywright's art, has | Harlan, Mathew Betz, Joseph Bennett, | e repertoire of ofier- | Marion Douglas and John Westwood ver grow oid. The whole- |also appear in the cast. ‘Abje’s Irish! Leon Navara's 1 night would seem ' was rewarded not only flow crowd. but an e proving one as we conducting he gives a brief program of piano selections, tr both classical appearance osen a very capa- the C rsion of ber s Kathleen Robinson, ne”; T Nov the upside-down dancer,” jus the zppeliation and scores big Emily Fitzgerald pleases in jnumber; the “Six Night CI vely stepping, and Blackface | Tom Brown, with his grotesque make- vokes much laughter and applause. Herbert Glass makes & very capable 1 15 supported by a clown saxophone | | charmed lives. and their v Sclomon Levy and Mark Adams and Afiicred Bev serve well the parts o: | Mz and Mrs. Isaac Cohen. i Guy Hitner is a realistic rabbl and L. Jackson is happily cast in the | the Catholic priest. George | 4 does well a5 Abraham Levy and | ok Raffael is & truly tempestuous | & Murphy. { EEITH'S — Babe Egan and Her Red- 3 beads. has selected an ex- the final week of | traight vaudevile at his popular house. He has illian band. The orchestra offers an overture of Irish airs, and the Newsreel shows the first details of the St. Prancis Dam dis- aster and other events, to complete a very good program. | PALACE—"Doomsday.” e mind of a lover agog - from the novel by War- | wick Deeping. Audiences at Loew’s Pal- | ace Theater this week seem captivated by it { woman and set | withstanding. A picture to thrill the heart of alQ ‘The story concerns the daughter of a + + | retired English officer who is taken frox ot B umble cottage by the weal the landiord to his mansion as his bride ‘dance | The World War n, turned farmer, | one ¥ho aspired to her hand and heart in | vain, b}":!r.n her word of her fathers Babe Hollyw ebbing life, while she 1s preparing for a | et e e et oy Bed: | brilliant social reception upon her re- | ors. Made nine pretty gir clever :.u‘:‘zn‘:f M’mrz:; jed her tees the folly of her barren marriage companions ibrough popular airs with |and turns from luxury to seek the lo tne precision and @eftness of a veteran Of the farmer again. This is not 80 big | easily dome, however. for he puts her v a critical six-months’ test. in which, Tarewels satisfied manage her lover ce Vidor 2nd Gary Cooper appear e leading ) “Galloping On” is the stage presenta- tion and Wesley Eddy is there as master | of ceremonies, with the Palace Bynco- | musical honors, Alfred | Blacksmiths,” with their variation of noe had ©yes | the Anvile Chorus” present an effective | Herry Prankel and Joe Dunlevy' “dead-r lor Oc! g rise the production, through which runs the spir he bunt, “Topics of the Day,” Aesop's Fables current events and the Palace Concert 8¢ | Orchestra complete o bill. COLUMBIA—"The Gaucho.” have been expected, “Th Douglas Pairvanks' laust pic- trated drawing power week 8t Loew's Co- & new type es 10 pack th s 2 nt his zudiences sory. & b more serious than nas already Coubtiess re fan. It 1 Doug t bulk of 4s, all | WD from 8 loveless honeymoon. She ! p! and turns. He has an excellent sup- porting cast, and with his gaucho band -m}’ l‘ usurper's army supplies many a thrill. A new “Our Gang" comedy and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Newsreel supple- ment the excellent entertainment of the feature picture, “The Legion of the “Condemned.” This thrilling melodrama of aerial The Legion of the Con- hom life had driven to ex- tremes, is being shown again this week at the Metropolitan, starring Fay Wray and Gary Cooper. Others are Lane , Francis McDonald and Barry War is not a pretty thing, but it af- fords an outlet for surplus energy, and each of these boys, recruited from ell parts of the world—Texas, Buenos Aires, Monte Carlo, s and Ne! York—has offended society in some way and feels that life is no longer worth living and that a death certificate alone will give him honorable discharge and repay, in a measure, his debt to the world. But, as is often the case, those most anxious to die n to bear y reckless- nes them through many dan- gerous exploits. ‘The young reporter of the picture, Gale Price. had not murdered anybody. nor gambled away a fortune, but at the embassy ball, which he was reporting, he finds the girl he loves in the arms | of the enemy, and straightway love and life become hes. He joins the ill- fated Legion of the Condemned and wins, the much-desired ace in the gam- | ble for almost sure death. When he | finds that Christine (Fay Wray) is to be sent on a dangerous mis- | the scene becomes fraught th high-tension emotion. Hé then | 's that she has been true to him, | and his desire to live and love revives. | e orchestra played the well re- membered tuncs, “Over There,” “Made- | lon y Budd. There was a | noticeable proportion of men in uniform | in the audience, and doubtless many | others who had worn the uniform were | . | recalling events now 10 years past. The Kinograms expressed regret lhat! nothing had been heard from the un- fortunate British fiyers; showed N ] Segal as the French checker cham Frank Kirkland, 9, and Alice Farley 5.1 precocious young ‘“‘Charlestoners,” ‘and President Hindenburg of Germany re- viewing his veterans. he comic strip shows Larry Semon | helping a quack doctor sell his nostrum, | which * cures colds, flat tires, fallen | arches, etc. ‘A picture showing two ! pups on a holiday and an educational | " complete the bill. | Rialto—“Buck Privates” and | “Grandma's Boy.” | Two rollicking comedies bring a breezy la to the Rialto Theater this week, “Buck Privates,” the feature | film. being supplemented by a revival | of Harold Lloyds “Grandma's Boy." | Lya De Putti and Malcolm MacGreg- | or star in “Buck Privates,” an after- | the-Armistice picture laid in Luxem- | burg, which is highly amusing despite | its rather thread-bare theme. ! American doughboys are quartered | in the homes of the first citizens of | Luxemburg, many of whom belong to a | pacifist society which is hostile to ai i this so- | he town to th the doughboys. Orders are issued by the colonel in charge of the Americans that soldiers must avoid “frat ng* the women of the tow -martial as! the penalty for Th gins. Soldiers who had been beaming upon the town belles | tions are not easy, the yor nzuage of love. Johnny | Smith, (MacGregor) is billeted in the| home of the president of the paci-| fist group, and has the misfortune to lost his heart completely to his| unwilling host's daughter. Complica- | tions result ing in a double wed- | ing, regulations to the contrary Zasu n her role as lad; bride when the f y to be to the wrong man. | 's . performance in is too well known to t, except to say presents an | hology in this film which adds to valu Harold | is ably supported by Mildred Davis as | the girl in the case and Anna Town- | send, who makes the wholly lovable | grandma. Led by the Ampico in a novelty over- t the Rialto orchestra gives a| leasing 7 am of musical numbers directed by a “phantom guest con- ductor.” | An International newsreel completes the program. LITTLE THEATER—"Light of Asia.” One of the most Intriguing and color- ful of pictures, “The Light of Asia”™ is shown by the Motion Picture Guild at the Little Theater this week. The first idea it suggests is the line from “The Road to Mandalay” that we sang in our coliege giee club days: “Bloomin' idol made of mud “Which they call the great Budd—" | god | | the life story | of the “great g !U’l where he once trod the earth in their atmosphere. It is the story | of Prince Gautama Buddha, founder of | the religion of some 300,000,000 or more, cluding Nancy Ann Miller, | The picture is realistic in every sense. The two men who made it took the, n India, using vast amounts of film and energy. The only actors were | the nat! , untutored in the sclen of Hollywood. The result “mother | but without the girl herself. The has ne been been edited the little years ol It s jucky these ama- | { the mountains lina or some of | on the Pacific | e W act for a WY other films on t d_sort of | A DOCTOR’S ADVICE GO LIGHT ON il LAXATIVES! v v e eyed & wondertul Instead CASCARETS They Work While You Sleep! howels are THEIR than ed o move OF CCORD. 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