Evening Star Newspaper, January 7, 1929, Page 32

AUCTION SALES, FUTURE DAYS. linued.) ‘THOS. J. OWE! SON, AUCT! 1431 Eye Sireet Northwest. TRUSTEES' SALE OF TWO_ VALUABLE TWO-STORY 'WELLINGS, KNOWN AS PREMISES 504 AND 506 K STREET SOUTHWEST. By virtue of a certain deed of trust dated ember 31, 1937, and recorded January 8, 1928, as Darer No. 261, among the land Tecords of the District of Columbia, and at the request of the party secured thereby, the undersigned trustees will sell at public auc- on. in front of the premises, on TUES- DAY. THE FIFIEENTH DAY OF JANUARY. A.D. 1929, AT TWO-THIRTY O'CLOCK P.M.. the following-described land and premises, situate in tne District of Columbia, and designated as d being lots 56 and 57 in James F. Shea's subdivision of lots 1 square 500, a: folio 130, of the records of the office of the surveyor for the District of Columbia. Sub- Ject w0 right of way for alley purposes over the rear 3 feet of said lots for the use and beneit of said lots and lot 53 in said sub- diyision. Terms: Scld subject to a prior deed of trust for $2.500.00. further particulars of which will be_announced at time of sale: the purchase price above sald trust to be d in cash. A deposit of $200.00 required. veyuncing, recording, etc.. at purchaser's cost. Terms to be complied with within thirty days. otherwise deposit forfeited and the property may be advertised and resold at the discretion of the trustees. RICHARD_E. HARRIS, NATHAN DUVALL, ONEERS, r plat recorded in Liber 68, Jagzo111204 ustees. K (fioan & Co., Inc. Aucts, 715 13th St. Regular Mid-Week REGISTERED Sale of Housekold Goods, Office Furmture, Personal Efiects, Etc. At Public Auction At Sloan’s 715 13th St. Wednesday January 9th, 1929 At 10 AM. Terms: Cash. G. sloan & Co., Inc., Aucts. TRADE MARK THOS. J. OWEN & SON. AUCTIONEERS, 1431 Eve Street Northwest. TRUSTEES' SALE OF VALUABLE BRICK RESIDENCE CONTAINING NINE ROOMS AND _BATH. ELECTRICITY, LOCATED RST COMMERCIAL ZONE, BEING _P] E: NEW JERSEY AVENUE NORTHWEST. By virtue of a certain deed of trust duly recorded in Liber No. 6193, folio 497 et sed. of the land records of the District of Co- lumbia, and at the request of the party secured thereby. the f{indersigned trustees will sell at public auction, in front of the premises, IDAY. THE ELEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY, AD. 1929, AT FOUR- THIRTY O'CLOCK P.M.. the following- described land and premises, situate in the District of Columbia, and designated as and being lot 70 in Walter C. Johnson's sub- division of lofs in square 626, as per piat e office of the surveyor of 21, at Columbia. Terms: Sold subject to a prior deed of trust for $4,500.00, further particulars of which will be announced at time of sale; the purchase price above sald trust to be paid in cash. A deposit of $300.00 required. Con- veyancing, recording, etc., at the purchaser's cost. Terms to be complied with within thirty days. otherwise deposit forfeited and the property may be advertised and resold at the discretion of the trustees. FRANK M. DOYLE, ARTHUR J. BRIDGETT, 382.4.7.9.11 Trus Automobiles By Auction At Weschler's 920 Penna. Ave. N.W. WEDNESDAY Jan. 9th, 10 AM. Ja7,8 THOS. J. OWEN & SON. AUCTIONEERS, 1431 Eye Street Northwest. TRUSTEES' SALE OF TWELVE SEMI.DE- TACHED BRICK RESIDENCES, BEING TESMISE 180 10 N NS N 1441’ WHITTIER STREET NOI By virtue of four certain deeds duly recorded in Liber No. 8673, fol t the land trust lios 149, records e premises on THURSD DAY OF JANUARY, A.D. 1929, % -THIR' CLOCK 4 ber an ng 57, 88, 60 and 5t iton's sybdivision of knowi? as “Girl's nounced at time of sale; the purchase pri above suid trust to be Dald 15 cash A des of ROBT. E. P. R. REITER. THOMAS ROBINSON. -aads, t:hol _ Trustees. THOS. J. OWEN & SON, AUCTIONEERS, 1431 Eve Street Northwest. Detached Frame Bungalow Con- tairing Five Rooms and Bath, Electricity, Furnace Heat and Sleeping Porch, Large Lot with Oak Shade Trees, Being Premises No. 44 Woodland Avenue, Takoma Park, Md. By authority vested in the undersigned, we will gell at public auction in front of ‘the W] ._THE NINTH OF JA! O'CLOCK P.M., Takoma Park, Md. _This property is loacted near Carroll 'and’ Ethan Allan_aves. about blocks from the Capital Traction car ine. Terms of sale: This property will be sold subject to a deed of trust for $3,000.00, inter- est at six per cant due June. 1930: balance $500.00 cash and the remainder $60.00 per month, including interest. A deposit of $200.00. Conveyancing, recording, etc.. At Rusbaser's cost | Salo to be closed within rty days or deposit forfeited. sa4 G, J- OWEN & SON, Auctioneers. ADAM A. WESCHLER & SON AUCTIONEERS Household Furniture Pianos, Rugs, Automobiles, Etc. Including Bedroom. Dining, ort and Bed - Davenport Breakfast Suites, Lamps, Machines. Refrigerating Case, Box, Radio Sets, etc. BY PUBLIC AUCTION At Weschler’s 920 Pa. Ave. NW. WEDNESDAY January 9, 1929 Furniture, 9 2.m. Automobiles, 10 a.m. 3a7.8 Daven- Suites, Talking Tee ADAM A WESCHLER & SON, Auctioneers. TRUSTEES' SALE VALUABLE _IM- PROVED REAL ESTATE, 2117 E STREET & certein deed of trust date May 18, 1928, and recorded May 22, 1928, as {nstrument No. 114, of the land records of the District of Columbia, end at the re- quest of the partles secured thereby, the undersigned trustees will offer for sale by ublic_auction. in front of the premises. on BUESDAY . THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JAN- 1929. AT THREE O'CLOCK P.M. or's office records. Terms of sale: The above property will be i1 subject to a prior deed of for 00 at six (6%) per ce before May 18, 1931, terms to be snnounced at time of sale. deposit of £3,00000 required of purchaser at time of sale. All conveyancing, recording, revenue stanips and notarial fees at cost of Terms of sale to be complied with within ten days from day of sale, otherwise the trustecs reserve the right to resell the property at the risk and cost of the defeulting purchaser. after five days' advertisement of such resale in some news- paper published i the City of Washing- o SPOTTSWOOD WHITE. THEODORE D. PEVSER. ‘VALJ!US 1. FEYLSIERXZ‘J 14 f th ‘Trustees. arney for the holder of the nges. et didnexs W 4 ‘ Open at 8:30 A.M. Daily 3% on Savings Accounts % A Growing EveryDay New members are enter- ing our 1929 Christmas Savings Club every day. Why not “sign up” now? {[Four classes—50c, $1, $2 or $5 weekly deposits. Franklin National Bank Penna. Ave. at 10th St. N.W, 1111 Connecticut Avenue JOHN B. COCHRAN, THOS. P. HICKMAN, President V.'P. and Cashier U AR T AUCTION SALES. FUTURE DAYS. = 8ON, AUCTIONEERS. TR‘]’)S}:‘FK‘E.ECSAE%ALEB R(}P VALUABLE Blél‘lzlé STREET NOR"‘A‘?{?V%{:T.AS S8 TINIEN By virtue of a certain deed of trust d‘]‘qed September 30, 26 being _inst 365, Tecorded December 3. 15254";"“‘ . A.D. 1929, AT R O'CLOCK P.M. the following-described land and prem- ises, situate in the District of Columbia and designated as and being lot numbered thirty-six (36) in Harry T. Jones' subdivision of lots in olock numbered one (1) “Fern- wood Helghts,” as per plat recorded in Liber County No. 21, folio 131, of th ords of the office of the surveyor of the District of Columbia, being now destgnated for the purpose of taxation and assessment as lot numbered thirty-six (36) in square numbered twenty-two hundred and thirty- five (2235); subject to covenants and re- strictions of record. Terms: Sold subject to a prior deed of trust ~ for ~$5.500, further particulars of which will be announced at time of sale; the purchase price above sald trust to be pald h. A deposit of $300.00 required. Con- . recording, etc. at purchaser's Terms to be compiled with witnin 5 proopneyrs".’ctherwése ddennil‘t ;m'leldlefl l";g at the discretion of the trustees, Ja5-d&ds.exSu ‘Trustees. ADAM .A WESCHLER & SON, Auctioneors. TRUSTEES' SALE OF NO. 1135 NINTH ST. virtue of a deed of trust duly recorded ber No. 6536, follo 360 et seq. of the land records of the District of Columbia, and at request of party secured thereby. undersigned trustees will offer for sale by public auction, in front of the premises, on Wi E SIXT] DAY OF NESDAY. JANUARY, 1929, AT E P.M., the fol- lowing-described land and premises, situate in the District of Columbia, to wit: Lot 15 in square 401, as per plat recorded in Liber W. B. M., folio 5, of the surveyor's office of 'said District, excepting the rear 2 inches by ‘the width ‘of said lot and subject to right of way over the north 1 foot 8 inches front by 33 feet for alley privilege in favor of ‘the owners of property adjoining said lot on the north. . .a e ale: One-third of purchese me be paid in cash, balance in two equal_installments, represented by promis- sory notes of purchaser, payable in one and two years, with interest at 6 per cent per annum from day of sale. payable semi-an- nually, secured by deed of trust upon prop- erty .old. or all cash, at option of purchaser. t urchaser at recording_and no- i 5 t cost. thirts e trustees reserve broperty at risk and cost, of de- Tishea tn" Washington, B. G, o ooooer PUo £OTiER W LINKiNg, $a5-d&ds.exSu © " “rustees. EDUCATIONAL. SPECIAL EVENING CLASS IN GREGG Bltnian ShOYMARL. 1V, EnRs leiier WHIEINE, SaEn Week . The. Glvil ‘Sersice Ereparaiory . The_ Civi School: see. cor. 12th and F hew. 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If Don Caesar found an earthly reward of melodious tribute in Maritana, as once more reincarnated in new realms of romance, he is here re- warded not only by the triumph of affection, simple and intense; he is transported to the lavish luxury and the bewildering beauty of a Moham- medan paradise. In case Mussolini is really serious about reviving old Italian glories, he need hardly go so far as the statuary and colonnades of anclent Rome. He might at least pause on the backward trip along the corridors of time and study this idealization of Venetian magnificence, as gondolas are revealed with silver oars and boats have silken sails, while speech is turned always either into witty phrase or else set to irresistible melody. The music of “Floretta” is one of its most prominent elements of endear- ment. It succeeds often in asserting itself to admiring attention even above and beyond the pictorial pageantry that makes_the proscenium arch the frame for a ficture where some Pygmalion, by his prayers, breathes life into a wilder- ness of Galateas. A theatrical program takes on deli- cate distinctions. The ‘“cast” is an- nounced and then a final “e” is added, and the word “caste” appears to the imagination. Leon Erroll, Fannie Brice and Lionel Atwill are big typed. George Houston, Dorothy Knapp. Theo Karl and Jay Brennan find honor in achievement though announced by less conspicuous display. A half dozen other performers are abundantly entitled to admiring rec- ognition in comedy or songfulness. So many names are mentioned in giving credit for incidental service per- taining to costumes, scenery and “direc- tion” of one kind or another that the work begins to resemble a demonstra- tion of the theory of “efficiency,” with “head men,” “key men,” “contact men” and all the rest of the functionists who figure in a large enterprise. The production is not permitted to remain only a mechanism of appeal to love of beauty. Leon Erroll finds, when he first appears, a complicated set of lofty stairs which threaten to claim co- star recognition. His comedy, improv- ing every season, becomes more and more humanly vital as well as irre- sistibly absurd. Positive as she is in her chosen ways of fun-making, Fanny Brice manages to keep from stepping entirely out of the picture, and in addition to the characteristic chatter which never fails compel laughter, establishes a climax as she holds her center of the stage in a really comic “comic song.” Just how Lionel Atwill could make himself at home in such rollicking and tuneful company seemed a matter for question, since most of this Ehyer's career has been devoted to work com- manding serious and often thoughtful effort. He does not venture the mis- take of trying to excel in travesty, but makes his role of a cold and calculating master of court intrigue a kind of dignified “safety. zone” amid a maze of reckless driving along highways of comedy. His abilities are finely favored in a soliloquy on human love; poem of genuine excellence which should arouse curiosity as to its authorship. The stage pictures are revelations of creative imagination fortified by un- limited resources. At times they seem to threaten almost a superfluity of splendor. As a revelation of feminine beauty them tacle is lmnscm El’lflfl.l'l'r—u’lflc cosf , gorgeous as they are, cannof put into the background the physical of those who wear them. “Floretta,” with its assemblage of artists of all kinds, is sure to rank as one of the atest musical mergers of the year. 'HILANDER JOHNSON. BELASCO—“Hit the Deck.” A large audience and liberal applause registered the public's approval last night of musical comedy at stock prices. “Hit the Deck,” by the Savoy company, received a highly complimentary wel- come at the Belasco, Kate Smith win- ning several curatin calls as Lavinia, coffee house cook at the Newport docks, where Reene Hamilton, as Loo Loo Martin, falls in love with a sailor. How woman'’s love clings to a fickle, care- free sailor and triumphs over many hardships is the thread of romance that makes it a sentimental as well as hilari- ous performance. Frank Gallaher, as “Biige” Smith, the sailor-lover, makes himself amusing for his foolishness as well as lovable for the sturdy char~ acter he portrays—that of a man who would not marry a rich girl to live on her money. The coffee house girl be- comes rich through the sale of an heirloom and buys a freighter in order to provide a place to be with her sallor boy, but he didn’t want no rich Jane,” and how she follows him the world round and rids herself of the money taint, brings in Oriental and fantastic color to contrast with the plainness of her coffee house life. The pompous colored woman, guardian angel of Loo Loo, mixes Southern mami with jin- rickisha rides and sailor objurations in a way that Kate Smith’s avoirdupois enhances. Rosa Snowden as Charlotte Payne, Thelma Parker as Teddy Gale, James McKay as Ensign Alan Clark and the three comical gobs—Robert Capron, Robert Burton and Billy Kelly—provide some outstanding examples of char- arter work. Edward Metcalf as the mandarin, Norman Travers, Eileen Mc- Evoy and Edward Metcalf, a large chorus and the sailors, officers and coolles in general leave the play noth- ing to be desired in personnel. ‘“Hal- lelujah,” the hit song of the show, dominates the second act, and Miss Smith does full justice to air, “Sometimes I'm Happy' Loo” win much fn&l:;.h:nmtss s!rc::h's specialty songs, * Y ' a e,” “St. Louis Blues” and “I've Got a Boy Friend menf for Me,” as well as a talking piece, in which she ridicules a ot carrled about in its cage, keep er so promiscously occupled as to give her more work to do than an ordinary comedienne could scarcely take care of. The performance was congenial for all the mmebers of the company, who may now be regarded as having es- tablished themselves as Washington favorites. POLI'S—“One Mile Up.” “One Mile Up,” a thriller in three acts by McElbert Moore, Earl Crooker and Lowell Brentano, presented by Jimmie Cooper, opened and ended with an “air disaster” at Poli’s Theater last night, with the members of the audience in various stages of mnervous prostration. But according to the latest information available, the Zeppelin that-started from New York last night for Berlin, and which made such a mess of things en route, will start again tonight. Do not let the disaster mentioned above keep you from being aboard. “One Mile Up” was evidently written before the Graf Zeppelin came to the United States last year. But according to some of the interviews given by peevish passengers at Lakehurst when |’ 4o the Graf Zeppelin landed, about the only things lacking aboard that famous ship to make the voyage a nightmare were a stowaway with leprosy and a mysterlous series of murders and sudden death. 2 The authors of “One Mile Up” have sought to remedy such deficiencies, and they have succeeded admirably. At Polf"s, with the assistance of ingenious stage settings which leave nothing to the imagination, they have undertaken to show what might happen if a ship of the air had on its passepger list the inventor of a mysterious fsrmula that would destroy the world, at least five persons who wanted to get this formula, one wild-eyed newspaper reporter and a very fine and up-to-date leper, work- ing under the impression that he ought to share his leprosy with others. What would happen? Well, there’s no telling, but “One Mile Up” offers fascinating suggestions. And before any member of the audiences which witness “One Mile Up” this week steps aboard a Zep- pelin in the future you may be sure that he is going to ask the captain if there are any lepers on board. If there are, he will go byethe old-fashioned route and stick to the steamboats. To describe what takes place during “One Mile Up” would be unfair. But there are certain statements which must be made. One is that “One Mile Up” ought to start on time, although it does require time to build as fine & Zeppelin as there is at Poli’s. Another is that if the public wants thrillers, and the pro- ducers seem to think that that is what the public wants, there's a fine one, well done, at Poli’s. The cast is large and generally ca- pable. The work of Rose Hobart as ‘Wynne Madison is well done, and Wallis Clark gets away well with the rather difficult business of impersonating a hard-boiled captain of a Zeppelin with a lot of trouble on board. Edwards ‘Wood may be too excitable as Del Rod- man, the reporter, but—what a lot there was to get excited about! STRAND—“Step Along.” Burlesque shows are generally pretty much alike in the ingredients relled upon for entertainment, and one bur- lesque show is a sort of twin brother or twin sister to the other, except that sometimes a leader like Lena Daley comes along, an< although the costumes of her show, perhaps, are no more at- tractive, the settings no more magnificent and the girls run about the same in good looks, singing and dancing ability, one finds something different. “Step Along” has a homely name that doesn’t mean a great deal, but Lena Daley and her comedian, Lew Lewis, manage to work into the show that something which tells. In consequence the patrons of the Strand Theater at yesterday's performances seemed to find what they liked and they let the world, at least the Strand world, know it. But the show is not all furnished by Lena Daley and Lew Lewis. Charley Smith, Florence Trotman, Loretta Lee, Harry Harrison, Dave Gardner and many others contribute their bits in song, dance or merry comedy, that, combined, make a breezy and attractive entertain- ment. “Step Along” is likely to hold its own without question along with its predecessors in Mutual circuit burlesque. FOX—"Sunrise.” Not since the “Cabinet of Dr. Cali- gari” and the “Last Laugh,” those two European products of cinema art, has the screen offered anything that is even remotely comparable to “Sunrise,” from any or all angles. It is overwhelming, masterful and deflant of criticism save the most laudatory; and what is more, it is an American gem of which one may justly be proud. Although we would want to call this wonder picture wholly our own, we must admit that if it had not been for the genius of F. W. Murnau, who was im- ported by Willilam Fox from Germany to direct, the chances are that the great American picture would be still in the offing. Murnau took one of the stories of Suderman, peopled it with living characters, and subtly wove it into a pictorially vivid epic of human emo- tions that moves in lyric beauty to the pulsing rhythm of genuine heart throbs. 0 him, therefore, must go the major credit. ‘The lovely Janet Gaynor, made pur- posely to look rather old-fashioned, acts superbly as the wife of George O'Brien, who, incidentally, blossoms into a real artist. We have come to expect much from Miss Gaynor, but O'Brien springs the most delightful surprise with his remarkable delineation. Both are charmingly natural, and one feels that they, too, were inspired. Margaret Livingston as the city siren, is always convincing. The supporting cast is ex- cellent, especially Bodil Rosing. Few directors get much out of their yhowgrnphy or tell so much with so ew subtitles as Murnau, but there is perhaps only one Murnau in the world. Sound effects are synchronized with the film and although the sheer force of drama and artistry would make “Sun- rise” a masterpiece, even in silence, the so\mm d accompaniments seem to enhance “Sunrise” needs no co-attraction to gain your attention, but the very light- ness and freshness of the stage presen- tation, “Dr. Jazz,” lends a decidedly jovial note, thereby nicely balancing the somber tone of the feature picture. Fred Berrens, in the name role of the revue, returns with his violin to master the gay ceremonies. Miss Theo Penn- ington and Lawrence Downey, the latter being the invisible master of ceremonies of the entire program, sing Irving Ber- lin’s latest hit, “How About Me,” assist- ed by a dancing chorus of 10 clever girls. Aileen Hamilton steps around in weird contortionistic fashion in her ec- centric dance. Two young men, Harm and Nee, warble in pleasing harmony; Madeline Klein dances gracefully in solo, while Mill and Shea bring the festivities to a close in a gale of laugh- ter with their clever comedy acrobatics. The Fox Movietone, featuring Presi- dent Coolidge riding in an ox cart while on vacation in the South, and selections by the concert orchestra under Leon Brusiloff from Saint-Saens’ “Samson and Delilah” help to make this an un- forgettable show. PALACE—“Three Week Ends.” Clara Bow has deserted her recent attempts at “heavy drama” and has come back as her fans like her, to score in Elinor Glyn's latest, “Three ‘Week Ends.” Another of those inconsequential, but, nevertheless, amusing comedies, with Bow and a good subtitle writer tied for honors, “Three Week Ends” is Mme. Glyn in her less hectic moments. For, while the plot is one of those an- clent things built on rather unplausi- ble coincidents, it is well enough done. To go into the story would be only a rehash of an oft-told movie plot, and yet with several new angles and Clara Bow to flirt through the old ones, the icture is “top-hole” for those on a ight dlet. Harrison Ford in a harassed bache- lor bit uses his bag of facial expres- sions to make his last fling before matrimony an exciting one. The man who makes good (this time it's insur- ance), with the “misunderstood” aid of anl:tt‘le cabs;ertt utl‘rxk is played with a or “smart-stufl” col 1l HATflt‘ol;& FEa s “Just Kids” brings the comic strip of that name to life in a gay and solr)ne- what different revue, with the cartoon- ist himself vying with the little Anna Chang to make it go. Al Carter, crea- tor of the funny little child characters, 2o%int;'ome n:ipid wlnrk lx:\m.h the aid of on and a pleasing line. Petite Anna Chang is a versatile entertainer with lots of personality, a “cute” voice and a penchant for real dancing. Other members of the cast play the characters Carter has made famous, and the Gould girls give the necessary chorous background with no little skili. Wesley Eddy comes forth for a few moments and the Syncopators keep up their enviable reputation. ‘The first sound novelty in color fea- tures Gus Edwards, “the star maker,” in w:':e g{ his ocl‘\:lossuwessex. and this a_retrospective but varied mood. The Fox Movietone news reel continues to lead in novelty and in- terest, the M. G. M. news is full of unusual “slants,” and the interpreta- tlge torch&st{‘ll}u number, “The En- chantress,” uf S Lty all the colored lights EARLE—“Synthetic Sin.” An amusing picture, “Synthetic Sin,” from the play by Frederick and Fanny Hatton, starring Colleen Moore and An- tonio+Moreno, is showing at the Earle Theater this week. Betty, who lives in Magnolia Gap, | Va., has become stage struck and is de- | termined to make acting her career. With this end in view, she has taken a home course complete in 10 lessons. She believes opportunity has arrived when Donald Anthony, & playwright, who formerly lived in Magnolia Gap, pays the family a visit and persists in acting her parts much to the annoyance of mother and sister who have other plans for the young man's entertainment. However, persistency and self-advertis- ing win out and she is given her chance, but fails dismally in the role of an adventuress. She decides that the only way to get the right atmosphere is to sin and suffer, and acting on the impulse she starts for New York City to get it over with, taking Mammy along. Anthony, who is in love with the little madcap, learns from Sheila, an actress, that Betty has probably gone to “The Tiger Lily Arms,” in a tough neighborhood, conducted by Sheila's friend, Brandy Mullane, and they ar- rive in time to save Betty from utter collapse after witnessing a gang battle. Her stage aspirations died a quick nat- ural death and her remaining ambition is to marry and play the part of Mrs. Donald Anthony. Gil Wells, a breeze from the South, vocalizes the biographies of “Trusting Joe” and “International Dan” with piano accompaniment through the me- dium of the synchronized film. “Give Us a Lift,” another Vitaphone produc- tion, shows the comical difficulties en- countered by Flo Lewis in getting a ride. The animated sound cartoon is full of whistles and shrieks. Topical News shows President Ibanez of Chile welcoming Hoover to Santiago, Pope Pius XI receiving the homage of diplomats on his fiftieth jubilee, millions of flowers used in decorating beautiful floats in the fortieth tournament o roses at Pasadena, Calif.; refueling the Question Mark high up in the air, and Italy's superb horsemsn from the Tor- di-Quinto School of Horsemanship per- forming before the King. An organlogue completes the entertainment. COLUMBIA—“Interference.” When “Interference,” the all-talking sound film at Lowe’s Columbia Theater was first announced, much discussion arose as to its prospective success. Certainly, the manner of presentatior is different from the general plot de- velopment of a silent drama. ‘“Inter- ference” holds the audience and satis- fies the desire for the dramatic as no soundless film could have done in pre- senting a silver sheet version of this story of a woman'’s jealousy and a dead man come to life. Voices are pleasing and settings lack nothing of the elegance characterizing the ultra-modern settings of the silent drama. Willlam Powell, as Phillip Voaze, the officially.dead war veteran, whose reappearance in the land of the living leaves his former girl wife in a whose life had been spent largely in satisfylng his own appetities and desires, war excesses, realizes his hopeless love for the girl he had married in his heyday—a love which makes of his final act a redeeming gesture of self-sacri- fice. Clive Brook’s personality is even more magnetic when the iich tones of his voice are added to the performance. Evelyn Brent and Doris Kenyon in the feminine roles present a striking contrast. Miss Brent’s interpretation of the jealous sweetheart of Voaze, bent on revenge, is especially noteworthy. A Tiffany-Stahl sound color picture, “Lover's Paradise,” shows some beauti- ful scenes in_Honolulu. Eddie Cantor amuses in a Paramount sound picture, offering some of his hits from “Whoopee.” Ruth Etting, another Zieg- fleld star, also sings before the micro- phone. M-G-M and Fox movietone news reels round out the bill, with, of course, the usual house orchestral num- bers. METROPOLITAN—“On Trial.” . ‘The continuous consumption of tear- ful scenes is the lot of Metropolitan pa- trons who see “On Trial,” a Warner Brothers Vitaphone production, now, in its second week. The picture, woven about a murder trial, furnishes a me- dium to bring before the public Pauline PFrederick, Bert Lytell and Lois Wilson. The major scenes are those transpiring in a courtroom in New York, where Robert Strickland, self-confessed mur- derer, is being tried. Other scenes aid the director in presenting the testi- mony of witnesses. Pauline Frederick, as the wife of a rich but unfaithful husband, is given the opportunity to display her talents as an actress. Bert Lytell, the self-confessed mur- derer, with but a few exceptions, has nothing more entertaining to occupy his time through the progress of his trial than sit in silent virtuosity. He appears to advantage in those few scenes in which testimony of witnesses depict him as the stunned husband who has unex- pectedly discovered a possible moral flaw in his beloved wife. Lois Wilson, wife of Robert Strick- .and, has a pleasing Vitaphone voice. This constitutes her most important ad- dition to the picture. Her testimony in behalf of her husband carries her back rrian%r years, to the time she was a girl of 17. The picture, part-mystery, semi- drama and near-tragedy, has a very strong emotional appeal. Despite its defects, it remains a powerful presen- tation of that side of life which many desire to witness, but few desire to ex- perience. A Pathe Sound News featuring Miss Hazel C. Arth, Washington contralto, precedes the feature. An Aesop's Fable, synchronized with sound, completes the program. LITTLE—"Berlin.” The feature picture this week is one of the most unusual on the theater's long list of unusual films. It is styled “A Symphony of a Big City” and is re- markable in that the clty itself plays the leading role. There are no stars but the metropolis itself. It reminds one of the story O. Henry wrote some 20 years ago about a re- porter working in New York who was assigned to put into type the voice of the city. His efforts were fruitless be- cause he asked man after man, and while each gave his one note to the general voice, the note was individual. In this picture at the Little Theater this week the director fares better. He From Beef HEN you order a steak or beef cooked in any manner at the Olmsted Grill this week your order will be cut from the first prize Angus steer at the International Livestock Show at Chicago. the best meat ever reaches the table at the Olmsted Grill. That is why our steaks and roasts of beef are ever so much more tender apd juicy. 1336 G Olmsted Grill distressing predicament, does a magni- | | ficent piece of acting. A reckless roue, || Voaze, dying from the effects of post- [} - A Prize Meal is able to place in the shadow of a film the voice of Berlin with all the notes worked carefully together into a symphonic whole. Accompanying the feature is a biog- raphy of Hindenburg, the only au- thorized story of the German Presi- dent’s life. It is a colorful and inter- esting picture, made more so by the claim to authenticity. ‘The comedy is not food for thought. But for those who insist on making their brains work at a movie show it is an ex- cellent “brain bath.” . TODAY’S AMUSEMENTS. National—"Fioretta,” musical comedy, at 8:20 p.m. Poli’'s—“One Mile Up,” melodrama, at 8:30 p.m. Belasco—“Hit the Deck,"” comedy, at 8:30 p.m. Strand—“Step Along,” burlesque, at 2:15 and-8:15 p.m. Little Theater—"Berlin, Symphony of a Big City,” photoplay, at 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 p.m. Fox—"“Sunrise,” at 11:50 a.m., 2:25, 4:40, 0 and 9:50 p.m. Columbia—“Interference,” at 10:45 am., 12:30, 2:20, 4:05, 5:55, 7:45 and 9:35 pm. Palace—‘Three Week Ends,” 11:20 a.m., 1:45, 3:55, 5:30, 7:45 and 10 p.m. Earle—“Synthetic Sin,” at 11:40 a.m., 1:35, 3:45, 5:40, 7:40 and 9:45 p.m. Metropolitan—"“On Trial,” (second week), at 11:25 am., 1:20, 3:20, 5:20, 7:25 and 9:25 pm. Ambassador—“‘Synthetic Sin,” at 6:10, 8 and 9:50 p.m. Tivoli—“The Outcast,” at 2, 4, 5:55, 7:55 and 9:55 p.m. Central—“The Night Bird, at 12:30, 2, 3:30, 5, 6:30, 8 and 9:30 p.m. musical AMUSEMENTS. COMPANY THEATI *Ihe Hourer of w%fi'n DAILY 11 A. M. TO 11 P. M. SUNDAY 3 TO 11 P. M. COLLEEN MOORE Supported by Antonio Moreno in a Happy Comedy “SYNTHETIC SIN’ METROPOLITAN DAILY 11 A. M. TO 11 P. M. SUNDAY 3 TO 11 P. NOW PLAYING— . WARNER BROS.' ALL-TALKIE “ON TRIAL” With a Perfect Cast PAULINE FREDERICK BERT LYTELL LOIS WILSON HAZEL RTH PATHE SOUND NEWS AMBASSADOR ¢t *¥w. TODAY and TOMORROW—COLLEEN MOORE in “SYNTHETIC SIN.” APOLLO 624 H St. N.E. Canadian Official Dies. MONTREAL, Quebec, January 7 (#)—George H. 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