Evening Star Newspaper, March 3, 1929, Page 34

AMU SEMENTS. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MARCH 3. 1929—PART 4. AMU QT'\T Flashes From the Screen By C. E. Nelson. WNERSHIP of the photo- play palaces, through gradual purchase by the chain ‘oncerns, forms an interesting little topic, at least to the outsider looking in upon the fiicture industry It was only a ew years ago that the exhibition hcuses were owned by thousands of individuals, but the “small men” of the game have been hought out by the chains, until there are few privately owned theaters today. This followed the purchase_of the legitimate theaters by New York organizations. The chain organizations are enabled to simplify their bookings and buy mmures for all their theaters, but they have not (which is a very | rcod thing) beer able to eliminate | * film committee of the parents’ ex- position, recently held at Grand Central Palace, New York, showed the rapid strides made by motion pictures as an important adjunct to child study. ‘The Caplt'\] City has been espeetally fortunate in special showings for children, various| community organizations con- | tributing toward excellent pro- | grams, with the aid of local film | distributors and exhibitors. The National Board of Review, by the way, lists the following pic- tures in a “selected gulde": “The | Canary Murder Case,” with Wil- llam Powell, Louise Brooks and | James Hall; “Cheyenne,” a West- ern, starring Ken Maynard: ‘Desert Nights,” vmh John Gilbert “The Leather- WIEK Ol Apollo P MARCH 3 Ambassad’ S Ave. Grand " ENTST Photoplays at Washington Theaters This Week Sunday Monday [char *'Redskin (synchronized). Cameo_comedy. r (syrenronised) Cameo_comedy. nm‘r‘m Tuesday ermetl Doris Kenyon “The Hometouners* (all-t; Wednesday chard Bennett ant Doris Kenvon in Tlumdny fl_“nn e Saturday Junior Coghls Serial, o Chrlstie Variety oarl Christie comedy. Variety reel. omedy. reel Ard'!lnr'h_ mess 18 RIC husrflnnh_rmfls T~ Norma shurer In, A Lady of Chance.” Charles Chase comedy. T Jannings In “Sins of the Cai mes comedy. tmfl J-nnhc I——norom &I‘Mc “Thie Red Dance " Krazy_Kat_cartoon. v o Ghanes Crnse comedy. Dolores Del Rlo — Patsy Rith Millers in Lawrence Grav “The Red Dance.” “Marr Krazy Kat_cartoon, Torhlan atles Murray in ~ Kennedy “Bo Your Duty i Boy comed Sportlight reel. Seri Junior Corhlan and Tom Kennedr in’ Janor Tom Marked Monev. Sennett_comedv. Lewis Bfone in b Frrn‘dflw of the Carolina Milton 8ills and Betty Compson n “The Barker. Milton 81 Beity Com in “The Barker." “Greta Garbo and John_Gilvert in Woman of Affairs.” Audrey Farris william_ Collier Beware B “Throu, Dolores Del Rio in “The Red Dance." Topics of the Day Dolores Del Rio in he Red Dance.” Topics of the Dav. Tma Shearer in A Lady of Chance.” Variety reel. Jack Duffy_comedy. Circle Chevy Cha. Greta Nissen and Jack Muihall in “The Butter and Ees Don Terry and June Collyer in Me Gangster nett comedr. Patsy Ruth Miller and Lawrence Gray in “Marriage by Con- Norma Shearer in “A Ladr of Chance.” Variety reel o he Fathers Krazy Kat cartoon. Pathe Allsen Pricle and Tew Cody i1 e Fathers " “A Singls Man Conedy " Soort! at cartoon Teview! i Red Dance.’ Charies Chase comeds. Jack’ ot “Court Nartinl - Jlln Herahnk. an He Marian Nixon and Marian Nix Georse Lewls in George Lew! 2 Mad."! Jazz M Audrev Fm T and Civde Cook in fon Davies and lliam Haines in Show People Natural color reel | Colony Dumbarton mlh-m l-mnn aRd Willam Marion Davies M « shn- Beopte.” Alic and Jarx Muthall 1, “Naughty Baby." Biliv_Dooley_comedy. Trene Rich in “Bewarg of Married Bessie Love and Allan Forrest in David Rnhm‘nn! “Win That ~ Jacaueline Lt Grrtide Astar and Skeets Gallagher in, Stocks and Blondes Girl Gonrad Nagel and g Adoree fn | Martial. comedy Mary Asto Dry Martinl.” News IN THE SPOTLIGHT Notes of the Stage and Its People. “Two and Twenty." & comedy by Thomas Louen, 18 announced to open in New York some time this month, with- | out any preliminary road tour. Marion Gering, according to an- nouncement, has acquired the rights to a play by Martin Flavin, which he plans to produce this Spring. “Conflict” 18 the mew name of the Warren F. Lawrence play, which, having been rewritten with the aid of Mr. Law- rence’'s brother, Vincent Lawrenc expected to have an early openin | New York. Gilbert Miller has accepted the Amer- |ican rights to “Journey’s End." tl British war play by R. C. Shirrifl, which is something of a sensation on the Lon don stage at present. It is to open in New York in May. There are no we in the cast. is | in| |nslud Laurence Wolfe for the leading | __Doris Keane will return to the New | York stage in the near future in a play entitled “The Pirate.” It is the work of a new playwright, William Du Bo, and is understood to be the play for- merly known as “C in which Jeanne Eagels once expected to appear. The chief character is & woman pirate who dons male clothes. Miss Keane has been off the stage for four years. It is Irnrnrd that Grace George w p 1y appear in an English play e titled “Men and_Angels.” written Fred Whitney. The play is being pi duced by Willlam A. Brady, M George's husband, and opens in Atlan' City March 18. Henri Gaumont, described as the only Yiddish pmdm‘r‘r in France, has boulht the rights of “A Galician Wedding. “Sally of the Scan- als.””_Comedy. s and Cnesl"' * Conklin r«n*pttmon The variqus bxg,’alld Mary Nolan: chains compete against each|neck,” with Wllham Boyd; “The other, so that no single organiza- | Redeeming Sin,” with Dolores | {ion can claim a monopoly in the 1S Costello, Conrad Nagel and Lionel exhibition of pictures. Barrymore; “Seven Footprints to| One of the real romances of (Satan,” with Creighton Hale and the screen world is the Fox or-|Thelma Todd, and “Strange| ganization. William Fox is the|Cargo,” with Lee Patrick and foremost theater operator of the|Andre Beranger. | world today. Figures just com- o kh piled show him to have 619 photo- play theaters in his control—and CO:]}}HAD“EV::IVDJEO ?}efiifim‘}fi Con‘rdr T Winfam Haines .ner" WL Marion Davies Mar “Show Fefl)“le News._Comed. Miliap Sills “The Crash.” Anhur Lake cnmmv Irving Berlin and E. Ray Goetz w collaborate as producers of musical com edies next Fall. Their first offe be a Plu‘e called “Fifty Milllon F men,” with book by Herbert Music and lyrics for this attraction h been written by Cole Porter. A si ceeding presentation of the new pro- du](f’ln‘ unit is to employ Berlin him- self. man Wohl's musical comedy, v\hk‘h been doing well in New York, and will produce it this month a Comedie. DaradiLy Reward.” Serial Comady. Hob_ Steels 10 “Heading for Danger.” Variety reel Al St._John comedy. Rex, Bl “The Co‘nnv Kid." Elite T es Delaney in e Stool Pigeon.” Charles Ghase comedy Charles Murray and Jack Mulhall in “The_Paor Nut." Comedy. “Courage.” with Janet Beecher in the star_role, which has recorded a success on Broadway, will be presented in Lon- d'n about the end of Spring. Emma Dunn, who has been playing the lead- part out on the coast, will be the star of the London production. in “Crimson Canvon." medy | Empire Hip’odrome e Sennett: comedy. Charles I;’o’lcu and Chan weer of znnllblr." Mary Comeay. Color_reel ‘Willlam Fowell s and “Some Hodns Podee. Comeds. William Powell and Jack Mulhall and D Evelyn Trent in Greta Nissen in erference Interference.’ “The Bitter and Esg Bobby Vernon comedy. _Bobbs Ve omedsy, Man."_Com war e Gre: Lthel narr{'more’r:ul l:’ppel[\; nl\ h{;r ction, e ve uel al S B P, s Mty Lok | . The Theater Guild of New York has Calhern has been definitely chosen by | decided to postpone the production of nan T'r"y and June Collver in . Me Gangster.” Lauretoard “Colleglans.” No. Variety reel. Vil Rogers in, Dolores Dl Rio 1y Home ‘'The Red Dance. erial war enne. oeorn Bancroft in this policy of owning and opera- |« ting me theaters gives immediate The Man Who mughs. considers sway over more houses than any cther chain. The expansion of the Fox in- | terests has taken place within the past two years, aad it came as the | result, in 1927, of an np&)roprla- tion of $100,000,000 for a five-year program of picture production. Opposition by various competing theaters to booking the features scheduled on this list resulted in Fox going out for theaters of his own, where the showings would be assured. The first big purchase was the Roxy Theater, in New York, and a short time later 250 theaters were added to the chain through purchases in the Midwest and Far West. Another move was the purchase of the Poli circuit, in New England; the opening of theaters in Washington, Philadel- phia, Brooklyn, Detroit, St. Louls‘ Seattle, Los Angeles and Newark, Sites have also been purchased for theaters in Atlanta, Boston, Cleveland and Pm.sburgh and the | Fox organization recently pur- chased 200 theaters in the New York area. This great movie chain, the largest and the most powerful in the world, has a history which is really a business romance. Wil- liam Fox started his movie career a quarter of a century ago with a savings account of $1,666. LY 'HE following communication comes from Frank J. Wilstach | cf the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, Inc., the organization of which Will H. I Hays is president: “There is, it appears, consider- able misunderstanding as to the renaming of books and plays found unsuitable for the screen. Here and there it has been hinted, rather broadly, that the Hollywood studios, dn order to deceive their own organizations, have been screening, surreptitiously, various objectianable books and plays under the disguise of new names. The imlpucauon of double dealing is wholly unwarranted. Those who have made these innuendoes are not acqu..inted, evidently, with an agreement entered into in De- cember, 1927, with the Authors’ League of America and the Motion Picture Producers and Distribu- tors of America. This a{mment. given wide publicity at the time, ‘was made at the suggestion of the Authors’ League, and it permits the author of a play or book, which has been rejected on ac- count of unsuitable matter, to submit a new story under a new title. This formula .has been in operation for more than a year, and it has proved highly beneficial to novelists and dramatists. “I take pleasure in enclosing the full text of the agreement refer- red to, and ho very much that you will find it worthy of your attention.” Section 5 of the agreement makes the matter quite plain. It * reads: “After a story has been re- jected the author may prepare a new story, with the unsuitable material removed and with a new title (written notice of which shall be given to the association by the author) and which title does not in any way suggest the old title, but using such dramatic incidents and interest as may be used and making certain elimination of the unsuitable material. Then the :uthor may submit such new story & ducing companies for pic- tur ation, as in the original in- stance, with the distinct under- stlndml that it shall not be pub- licized nor advertised in any way that will connect the new story wlth the old, and that it shall not resented in any way that woud mislead the theatergoers.” * ¥ ¥ % ‘VILTON A. BARRETT, executive secretary of the National Board of Review of Motion Pic- tures, says that the motion pic- ture, through the socially-minded community groups throughout the country, has come to mean some- thing more than entertainment. And, illustrating this point, the JOBEPHINE JA« single lesson. $1; nighta, 9 to 12 |ua l!!)) MISS GIRARDEAU E 35, single, 3125 Fox v Class instr'n Friday, 8 2038 B st 5w, 1 block @ N~ ALL 8T %AUZ ntl 05“ Ailidio. 1134 Conn. ave._ Phone N FOX STUDIOQ sieom um N i Fasy by Pupils placed. 811 13th 50 DAVISON' our method Fox' Trots: Hop: taught correctly of. Mrs. ew lessons, nilvate 128 W R, Clags Bt Naglonal 3341 fnstrn ai'8 Dar 127 SRl Eved" i New Dances. Tnl\uo THE TCHERNIKOFF-GARDINER SCHOOL OF DANCING Clamses for CA HEfiINE BATLE €e and baliroom. rythm, poise. limbi ping, tap. un('a hop. Prlvate, 3 Conn. ave. n.w. N COLUMBIA STUDIO where you learn to DANCE .5 in seven lessons ot P TE P TGt Translents hum u- One Day 3 Open 9:00 AM. | M nlN(‘lN‘ that dialogue has nothing to doj with the film drama, but that music has everything to do with |it. “Music helps to set the tempo | of the film,” he says, “and the dia- logue disrupts it. You go to the Riclure theater to see, and your earing is only incidental. I do not think that the film is the proper medium for the human voice. Soon, I am certain, we shall have better silent pictures than the world has ever dreamed of. Soon we shall have better sound pictures than we now imagine are possible, but, except for musical comedy stuff, we will probably have very little dialogue. It just does not fit in.” e HEN it comes right down to entertainment value, the Broadway critics say the new pic- ture, “Broadway Melody,” ‘is the first example on record to threaten the legmmate stage attractions. This picture is the first to give a real musical comedy by wa; the screen—or, at least, to any relation to its stage counter- | part. It has an entertainment value, according to the critics which was thought to belong ex- | clusively to the speaking stage. And, again like a stage attrac-| tion, the ticket speculators of the Great White Way are cornering | the pasteboards for “Broadwa Melody.” The New York public is paylng a bonus for a screen at- | traction. of * ok k¥ T is estimated that $500,000,000 have been invested in talking| pictures since Al Jolson made his| remarkable success with “The Jazz Singer.” This picture started off the fireworks in the studios, and “Broadway Melody” and “In Old Arizona” have added to the piw;ro- technics. Wall Street, from where most of the movie production money comes, is, however, now taking up a policy of watchful wamn wamng to see whether the public wants silent or talking pictures. Wall Street likes only three noisy wictures—“The Jazz| Singer,” “Broadway Melody” and | “In Old Arizona.” EEE A Flash or Two. HARRY JOLSON—one Wi Jolsons brother of the famous Al signed a the Universal organization, ac- cording to announcement by Carl Laemmle. The {:\mger Jolson’s first picture will written espe- cially for him, and it will be one of the singing-talking stories. Lionel Barrymore is directing “Madame X at Culver City. “Personally,” says Carl Laem- mle, head o niversal Co., “I prefer the silent pictures. How- ever, we are making sound pic- tures because the public seems to want them. I work hard durin, the day, and when I want rest and recreation, the silent pictures ive it to me. Also, I have trouble earing the nlues for I am a little deaf.” After eliminating the dialogue from “This Is Heaven,” the new Vilma Banky picture, Samuel Goldwyn has decided to restore it, with the most dramatic scenes in full dialogue. Movie fans are reported to have requested the change. Next Week's Photoplays METROPOLITAN — Corinne Grifith, in “The Divine Lady,” a First National production (Vitaphone). PALACE—Ronald Colman, in “The Rescue,” synchron- ized. A United Artists’ production. EAR!“E‘-—anph‘onea llll- talking mystery ay, “Stark Mag o COLUMBIA — Metro-Gold- wyn-! M l)qm"u dialogue pic- ture, “The Bellamy Trial,” with Leatrice Joy, Betty Bronson and Edward Nu- KEITH’S | In_GEORGE M. COHAN'S l.\l__l_‘cl COHAN DA&;“II COHAN LavGHS (Original Sot Fa NEW PRICES! 2°All former subscribers w! NEW SUBSCRIBERS INVITE ORCH. MEZ. Fow Rows, $1.50 (Entire) 500 Seats | 400 Seats 75¢ $1.00 1l find their D. five-year contract with Squiss, Great war o “Qver Cosmedy. Sport m| Leader Liberty Bow, rires Week, ‘Ends.” chaplin comeds. “over Comedy. There." Serial. "The_ 8how 170, omedice Snapstots. Ford Sterline in “Chicken a la Kine." n Man Head- arters. romeds. serre el Comedy.” Variety. Mm?n 5 s «The Grash." New Snookums comedy. Snookums comedy. Madge Bellamy anc Louise Dresser in “Mother Knows Besf Krazy Kat_cartoon. \mmn Foh “The Crash." Ba: !mu Jmmnns Jean Hersholt Lew Cody Amen Sineled Bingle Man. Comedy. “dazz Mad. Comedy. rceline “Dav an Don_Alvarado_ in Driftwood.” rnev Gongle comedy. rne e Hou Variety reel. _Com hester Co?"klm -ni-' Sammy Conen in “A Texas Steer." Paramount News, ““Companio: Marriaze. Adventure.” Come . Serial._Comedy. “Plastered in Paria" M "x'h- lu<h Ranger." Let George Do It m on- Savoy comedy ““Tropic Mi Fawsy uuuflnuer S nd Leatrice Jov Tn, o B3 Let George Do 1t Don Terry and .)unl Cullyer in ter edy. AEGuGe Comedy, Shiriey Mason and kin Farrell MacDonald in “Riley the Cop." Billy_Dooley comedy. :-&"flon n “Court Martial" Lupino Lane comedy. in “Plastered Seco Dark. ATy Coher, T Douslas Faitbanks T ek CRinas “Power of the Pres Comedy. _News. Rich in_ "Ned McCohp's Daughter.” Comedy. “Napoleon." Comedy. News. oo Wrown T Hit of the Sho avnehmnmd n;\:lc. (S\-w‘xmmnd music, o Joe Brown, .varx Fickford “and Jack Pickford and ‘snow." Wt fTects. dialogue.) 'flym‘hrnmnd ) Oliye Borden in ar. (8vnehronized ) rien in 170d.) N or and s wnd Frankle Darro Bebe Daniels 1, “What a Nieh George O'Brien in "The Cireus Kid nrise.” (8yne) Ken Maynard, | (8ynchronized.) “Canyon of Advent're” | Takoma Tivoli 5 Rnur and Ch h Clara Bow in ng! (synchronized). « arles | Rogers and _ Charles Rogers an Bow in Clara Bow, in "R ey g8’ synchronized) (synchronized). Ling Basauette n Truxton " Celebrity.” — v telyn Bre York fterference.’ Arthur Lake comedy. Arth “gaiy's Shoulacrs. ois Wilson in Sally Phipps 1 “None But the Brave.” i Charles Rogers and Clara Bow in n “Beware of Marrled “Wing (aynehronieed.) Vita Shott subjects. clmesy, ‘_R—hnrdnnrllheln\_f—r_n o Milign 8ils in | (3yn.) "Srovietone News. Serial (synchronized) rox Vita_ short subjects. _ Variety reel. rene Rich on Gilpert in S of o “M e Devil.” 8 in Flhv Ru “gins of the Fathers.” & Krazy Kat cartoon. it Lake comedy. Dolores Del Rio n “The Red Dance.' “Contract."” Inkwell Imp cartoon. Adolphe Menjou in Johnnle Hins tn “His Private Life.” “Chinatown le." Charles Murray Jack Mulhall Tn in “The Butter and Esg “Do Your Duty." Sorial. an Comedy: " Serial, Current Attractions (Continued From First Page.) Clifton streets northwest, Wednesday evening at 8:13 o'clock. Dr. Shapley, who is ranked as one of the three leading astronomers of the day, was born at Nashville, Miss, 33 Y | years ago and received his education at the University of Missouri, taking his Ph. D. at Princeton. His lecture will be illustrated wlth many views. It is said of him that “he figuratively qu‘ v.he planets from the heavens, an terprets the amazing wonders of the un.veru in hngune that can be read- ily understood by a! Tickets may be had at the Willard Hotel Newsstand, the American Auto- mobile Association and at the door, CENTRAL HIGH SPRING PLAY. Fini touches are being put on Cemm School's annual Gg;lnl y, “Take My Advice," which is in ‘the auditorium of the ny March 8, 9 and 15 and 16. Advice" is an American comedy in three acts by Elot Lester. It has just been released for amateur performance with- in the last year. The action takes place in the living room of the suburban of Joseph Wuver, a middle-aged cial magnate. The cast includes Betty Coon, Hugh Snuth. ¢ Stevens, Virginia Rand, , Betty Monroe, Carl Carl- Cook, Ruth Leon, Fral ohnson, Ma: son Culverwell, V! utty, Margaret Gilligan and Jose ‘The faculty committee is compoud of Miss Clem 1. Orr, chairman; Mrs. Julie | Gill and A. S. H. Trappey. Acc:dema] Realism. AN interesting, if acciden‘al, touch of | realism was to be found on the lot during the filming of “Weary River," the new First National Vitaphone pic- ture starring Richard Barthelmess, which is playing this week at the Met~ ropolitan Theater. It consisted of the scores of extras in prison uniform waiting between scenes, usually in silent groups, such as are al- ways to be found in real prisons when rest periods are being enjoved. There was the somber makeup and authentic uniforms, the blank walls of the stages | and the general lack of conversation, all vividly reminiseent of the original scene. “Weary River” is the first picture in which Richard Barthelmess will be heard as well as seen, In the Vita- phone sequences me convict he portrays will speak and nl:y the piano, A Winged Camera. CAMI:!LA! that record sound are no novelty in these days of Fox Movietone pictures, but Conrad Wells, Fox Flms clnemnn;rlrher has 3 cam- era that flies. At least that is t.l’u im- ssion given the spectators at the x Theater, where the Fox production “New Year's Eve” i3 now being shown. In the elaborate gambling hall se- quence Wells' camera appears to float at random about the room, go up and down stalrways, negotiate narrow turns into adjacent rooms and in general act as thouih 1t possessed wings. How this novel effect is produced must remain a studio secret, buz the results add a great deal of interest to the film, er{ co-featured in “New Year's NELLIE KELLY NEW POLICIES! a story of 12 busy hours on the mnul of the underworld. | ! To Washington's Most Popular Playhouse! RE-OPENING WITH GALA INAUGURAL PRODUCTION! CHARLES EMERSON COOK'S Fopular || NEW SAVOY MUSICAL COMEDY CO. Mat. Today Best Sonz and Dance Thrill 3 MATS, TODAY THURS, SAT. herd Covran, Frank Gallagher. l--n nwalon, ALl the O1d AIDI! In our NEW HOME! ative reservations fully p one for Reaervations—MA! PAL. All Mats. 450 Seats S0c 50¢ 5¢ same rel T 0k | essibility will not only please the regular - | theater goers who are not yet weekly | Astor and chlrlel Morton are | “Carnival Cocktail” is the title of this this week. The Keith's Open Again. N moving his popular Savoy Musical Comedy Co. to Keith's this week, Charles Emerson Cook believes that the central location of Keith's and its ac- subscribers, but will interest many other patrons, With the greater seating capacity of Keith's and the fact that from each seat in that beautiful playhouse one | | can see and hear perfectly, the theater- | going public who have generously | patronized the musical comedy offerings | of the Savoy musicomedians for the | past 15 weeks, will be able to secure not unly better seats, but ulls at even lower prices than in the pa: The revised prlccs il retain only the | first 11 rows of the orchestra at $1.50. All the other orchestra seats—over 400 in number—will be $1.00. The low, pular price of 73 cents is all that will E: rged for the entire mezaanine— 450 un&—lnd only 50 cents will be charged for the entire baleony—over 400 scats. And for the mid-week matinee on Thursday, so as not to conflict with the National Players, the charge will be 75 cents and 50 cents. ‘This will be the charge also for the regular Saturday matinee. ‘The new Savoy Flnytn will present Patti Harrold as ima_ donna in the title role of tlll ellie Kelley," Robert Capron, k Gallagher, Thel- ma Parker, Rosa Snowden, Beatrice Lee, George Shields, Harold Kennedy and the Gorgeous Garden of Girls, as the attractive churul is called. Aarons and Freedley will present “gpring Is Here" the musical comedy which will initiate Glenn Hunter into a musical comedy role in New York one week from tomorrow night. The libretto for the piece is by Owen Davis and the music and lyrics by Richard Rodgers and Lorena Hart. Charles Ruggles, Lillan Taiz, Inea Courme¥ and Joyce Barbour are also in the cast SEE THE WORLD A $4000 Trip for 50c mm— WORLD with J. Elbert Tune Special March 4th Performance starting 10 A.M. See the Show Hear Hoover's Inaugural Speech By Special Radio in the Theatre Then Step Out Front and See the Parade AT THIA PERFORMANCE Orchestra, 83¢c Balcony, 50c 0 HI Il-.u .II!:“I ) Bl Orchestra 850c, Balcony 35¢ THE STAGE PALACE rticular sketch at the Palace Theater r is Joe Besser. Dogs Present Danger. NAVAJO dogs, slinking through the night, presented the greatest “wild | animal” menace to the company from the Paramount studio in Hollywood during the filming of “Redskins,” | News From New Orleans. ATRONS of the National Theater Players doubtless will be interest- ed to know that the Powers-Miller Players, at the Tulane Theater, New Orleans, are keeping step with the excellent reputation already won in ‘Washington by Manager Cochran's 1929 aggregation. The stars of the Powers-Miller Play- ers aré none other than Miss Leona Powers and her talented husband, How- ard Miller, who headed the National Theater Players last season, but this | season have made a venture on their own account in New Orleans. | Their company opened with “This Thing Called Love," last week's at- traction at the National Theater here, | and this was fallowed by “The Big Pond” and “Duley.” ! man, and Dorothy Hall, | operetta by Miss Barrymore as her new leading | recently seen | in “Precious,” is to have an important role, Laura D. Wilck, who is at present re- hearsing on Broadway with her produc- | tion of “Flight” will give two plays a | tryout this Spring. One is mlled The Silver Sllgpel‘ and is the work of Susan | Meriweather and the’ second is a play :w Victor Victor, “The Laughing Cava- jer.” “The Silver Swan,” a new Viennes» Maurice Jacquet, which | Herman Gantvoort will produce, has en- ATIONAL . | “The Game of Love and Death" from | tomorrow_night until the Monday fol- | lowing. Delays in the elaborate stage settings is given as the cause. Delores Farris sailed from New York on the Leviathan last Thursday to ap- | pear in the London production of “The | New Moon.” She will have the rale which is now being played in thc New York company by Marie Callahan. Dallas Anderson, Linda Watkins, Ed- | ward Fielding, Pat Cullins and John Daly Murphy will be in Blanche Yurka's | supporting cast for the forthcoming ' production of “The Lady From the Sea. TO- | WED. MAT. IGHT | ALL SEATS 50 $1.00, 75¢ & 50c | sa. Mt 15¢, s0c NATIONAL TH %TRE PLAYERS Earl Carroll's Wallack Theatre NY. Comedy Hit MARYS OTRIER HUSBAND <A SCREAMINGLY FUNNY FARCE BY LARRY_E. JOHNSON AUTHOR. OF “WHAT ANNE cdnother New York Suceess which we fur the first time in Washington =~ ou | “MADAME X" SEATS NOW The New Orleans Times-Picayune states: “The attractive little auburn- | haired leading woman of the Tulane is at_her best in a role of abandon. and Duley is just that role. Howard | Miller, who has firmly intrenched him- | | self in the hearts nl local audtenus\ in ‘This Thing Called and in | ‘The Big Pond,' has anol triking | role in ‘Duley.’" 53 Of Miss Powers, it is" also said, “ ‘Duley’ is not new to New Orleanians. | Miss Powers has played it here before, | and it has been declared to be her! greatest comedy role.” Both Miss Powers and Mr. Miller, it will be recalled, sent Manager Steve Cochran and the National Theater Play- ers kcordm greetings by telegram last week, Richard Dix's new picture, almost en- tirely filmed in technicolor and com- plete with sound. Most of “Redskin,” was filmed in the heart of the Navajo reservation in Northern Arizona, in and about the Canyon de Chelly, about 100 miles from the ncarest raiiroad. The Navajos own many dogs and the animals are never fed. Food for man is scarce and ‘water is scarcer. | Consequently, when the moving pic- ture troupe established its kitchens, the | dogs within 50 miles learned the good | news and they came like a pack of | wolves each night. The watchman was | forced to bulld fires to keep the dogs away, for, in packs, they are utterly | wild and would not hesitate to attack | a man, although, during the day, they are cowards and quietly herd the little | flocks of sheep from which the Navajos get the wool for their well known | BOSTON SYWPHORY ORCHESTRA - SERGE Kousszvn‘zn, Conductor . u‘n’ir Hlll P‘R'ESIDENT' 11th and Penn. Ave. NOW PLAYING Showings 1.3-3-7.and 9 P, Pllcfill o Xira Midnighy Showing Sunday ) . b — MARGARET ANGLIN ‘SECURITY’ A new play by LSM her husband...her children ... her home. [ ndless A staunch sympathy. for happiness for h& self sacrifices all for SECU Quest and hex PAISINTED BY A SELICT EASY SHUBERT BELASCO THEATER At 3:30 Nightly, 800 to $2.50, Wed. & Sat. Mata,, §0o to §1.50, NEXT WEEK, HEG, SUNDAY EVE., MARCH 10TH DOROTHY GISH The Celebrated Muvie “YOUNG New COSMOS Theatre 921 Ponn. Ave. N.W. A SOPHISTICATED COMEDY OF Samson R aphaelson (Aut TONIGH. Janet Richards Tuesday Morning at 10:45 Vital Issues of the Hour Masenie Temple, 13th St. and N. Y. Ave. "OFFICIAL Inaugural Entertainment Rialto Theatre 9th St., between G and H Sun, and Mon,, March 3 and ¢ " 8:18 =~Mv S. L. ‘Roxy’ Rothafel Master of Ceremonies ARTISTS Eleanor Painter, Soprano Sylvia Lent, Violinist Miss Hazel Arth, Soprane Republican Glee Club, Columbus, Ohio Hamilton Glee Club, Chi Media Gronn Chnnn Charles Colfcx-l.an. s Uniaue Pleturisation of Washington “The Enchanted City from Dawn to Dusk” 10.Piece Orchestra Admission $1.50 and $1 Rialto Box Office Now O AND ALL WEEK LEE SHUBERT presents 11 WYNNE-TYSON A STORY OF a woman Star (In Person), in LOVE” hor of “The Ja SEATS ON SALE THURSDAY STRA BROUGHT HOME present The World’s Most Powerful Drama 9that D MUTUAL BURLESQUE “PEACHES"’ wirer “BIG SHOW” with JOE VAN EXTRA--TWO BIG MIDNITE SHOWS--EXTRA TONITE at 12:01 SHARP and MONDAY NITE at 11:30 Added Feature POLY’S Every Thurs. a solid year York, ted as lbo ottielal lnuml Week ‘Attraction AL JONES EVENINGS $1.00 to $3.85, ) I¥'s the |Big Show xm: Recause e e Serid's Foroment Mesical Shor 0 77 lATEST //flnmm MUSICAL OF MIRTN WRESTLIN Be.TONIGHT MATINEE SAT. 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