Evening Star Newspaper, April 15, 1929, Page 31

FOX~—“Strong Boy.” A light comedy of the with Victor McLaglen as “Strong Boy” baggage smasher is the headline feature at the Fox Theater this week, On the stage, where “Jagz 8 la Carte” holds sway, the one distinctive feature is Almira Sessions, character singer, | A who is a real comedian. McLaglen is supported by Leatrice Joy, Clyde Cook and a good comedy cast. There are a number of laughs in the film, but a flat ending spoils the effect of the rather thrilling climax wherein Strong Boy and his girl's dad rescue a queen's family jewels during an attempted train robbery and bring the special home “on time,” after dumping the highwaymen unceremo- niously along the wayside. Incidentally, Strong Boy cures his flancee of her ambition to see him in & white collar job, and they all live happlly ever after—or so we are led to believe. John Irving Fisher's “Foxettes pre- sent a dainty parasol dance as the cur- tain raiser of the stage show, and are seen later in the batterfly ballet made famous in Roxie's Theater, New York. The ballet is original and effective. Miss Sessionis, introduced by Mr. Fisher as the “former hostess in the gold room at Thompson's” sings a little | bac ditty about Springtime with accom- panying gestures and an occasional swish of her black velvet train which is an art in itself. Others in the stage show are Miss Bobby Gorman, soloist; Prank Bokay, tap dancer; Grace De Fay, contortionist, and “Jim Jam Jems,” three juggling acrobatic clowns. Fox Movietone news features include scenes and sounds of far-away Biskra in the Arablan desert, and the orchestra ofl!ers as an overture number, “Robes- plere.” A drum and bugle corps from the Veterans of Foreign Wars, uniformed in rich blue and gold with white trousers, glves a first-rate performance of Army songs and bugle calls. PALACE—"The Flying Fleet.” Whoever first discovered the movie value of the various branches of the TUnited States’ military and naval serv- ices started something. The Marines provided Lon Chaney and William Haines with_a good vehicle;” Wallace Beery and Raymond Hatton clowned through a series in uniform; we had the fiying picture “Wings”; there were oth- ers of the same genre. Now comes & solid and diverting picture, “The Flying Fleet,” at the Palace this week, with Ramon Novarro and & supporting cast ably propagandizing the Navy's flying forces. ‘There still remain, however, a few units, such as the cavalry and the cooking outfits, for example, as yet un- ified. he Flying Fleet,” with a story as shallow as that of “Tell It to the M ,” makes excellent use of real fi: inf atmosphere. The air sequences a! splendidly photographed, and the acting is capable. The narrative, prepared by Lieut. Comdr. Frank Reid, U. 8. N, con- cerns a sextet of classmates at An- napolis, who determine to go into flying together, are weeded out one by one until only two, who become enamored with the same girl, are left to carry on. Novarro wins the lady, played by Anita Page, and saves his pal, finely portrayed by Ralph Graves, from a ry death. ‘The picture is full of pranks, heroisms, disappointments, and _expiations. In- teresting phases of the film are centered about the Pensacola and San Diego fly- ing bases, and aboard the airplane car~ rier Langley. A San Diego-Honoluls flight climaxes the story. . On the stage, in “Laces and Graces,” John Murray Anderson provides a spec- tacular and pleasing revue. Wesley Eddy steps through an engaging waitz with Thelma Parker and the Palace Syncopators play even better than usual. Contributing features include .k“lx}: dance work by the Six Tommy: Ati Boys with Nell O'Day, a delicate and provocative blonde; songs by Llora Hoff- man, & smooth acrobatic bit by Cirillino and Fortunello-and especially well ex- guted dance routines by the Gamby- ale girls. News reels, an overture, and a collec- tion for the beneficiaries of the N. V. A. coffers complete the Palace's current program. EARLE—“The Wild Party.” Clara Bow appears in her first falk- ing picture, “The Wfl:l Party,” at the Earle Theater-this week. It has been sald that Washington sudiences are cold and unresponsive, but during the presentation of this pic- ture last evening many exclamations of approval could be heard from various parts of the building. The picture is based upon a story by ‘Warner Fabian, in which Clara is cast as the leader of & group of fun-loving, irresponsible young co-eds. She has a roommate, however, who grinds day and night in an effort to win the an- nual alumnae award so that it will be possible for her to continue her college education. Also, there'is the young pro- fessor of nnr.hrofolm. who has the highest ideals of scholarship, personal responsibility and devotion to duty\ One exceedingly wild' party gef and her pals into a lot of trouble, and only the unexpected - appearance and physical courage of young Prof. Gilman saves her from a real calamity. An- other party, perhaps a little wilder than the first, involves Helen, the staid little roommate, and causes the facuity to withhold the honor of the alumnae award, although she has passed the ex- aminations with the highest grades. Clara learns of her friend’s loss, uses a little strategy and goes to the facult; and clears Helen by inculpating herself. Clara leaves the institution, but not alone, for Prof. Gilmore leaves, too, for research work in the “Malayas,” where there is plenty of work for both of them, where there are no morons, but plenty of savages.” Motion picture audiences are well ac- quainted with Miss Bow’s vivacity, per- sonal magnetism, facial expression and athletic prowess, but it may be said here that never has she appeared to better advantage than in her first talk- ing picture, “The Wild Party.” Fred- eric March's characterization ‘of Prof. Gilmore is superb and he possesses & yoice that records with striking clarity and force. sk The Earle Orchestrs, conducted by Daniel Breeskin, plays selections from George White's “ dals” as its over- ture and appropriately preludes the feature with & brilliant rendition of “Tiger Rag.” Supplementary vitaphone offerings are Julia Sanderson and Frank Crumit in “Words of Love,” in which Miss Sanderson makes a real hit as a vocalist and actress, and “Bedtime.” a noisy comedy enacted by Harry Hol- lingsworth and Nan Crawford. Fox News and the Earle Topical Review complete & very enjoyable program. METROPOLITAN—“The Canary Murder Case.” Philo Vance, modern ~ gentleman sleuth, walks nonchalantly from his _popular estate between the book covers of “The Canary Murder Case," where 8. 5. Van Dine, his delineator, so clev- erly and originally placed him, to cavort on the audible screen this week at the Metropolitan. But, in the change, he i g.l‘kle"l, and of Lionel OPENING ATTRACTIONS IN WASHINGTON, THEATERS : | with narrative beyond the bare record ‘| active, ‘both in song and dance en- 1, had steady employruent since his work in-“Lights of New York.” ‘There are several others, less familiar, whose names were not ht as the list of players flickered past, whq de- serve mention; namely, the boy's father, two of the suspects and the district attorney. 2 You lymy have some difficulty in ac- cepting Mr. Vance's deductions, but we strongly advise that the picture should be seen and heard and, if for no other reason, for Mr. Powell. “Ask Dad” an audible comedy “short,” proves an excellent companion to the rather heavy feature, in that it evokes more than the usual number of laughs, due primarily to the work of Edward erett Horton, the leading s&mr. Mr. Horton has been in the ims some time now (remember the “Beggar on Hoyseback,” which he made k in the days when Esther Ralston was little more than a Wampas baby star?), but the talkies have remade him. Pathe's sound news reel, featuring a selection of whom are perhaps the 10 most_interesting national figures, jour- nalistically speaking, with President Hoover, King George, Prince of Wales and Lindbergh as the first four, com- pletes the bill with an interesting, synchronized traller of “Close Har- mony” offered by Charles Rogers, its star. COLUMBIA—"The Broadway Melody.” To analyze the “selling qualities” of “The Broadway Melody” or to com- ment on the reasons for its success is useless, For the public has come across with the big comment that is packing 'em in for “‘standing room" Yor a third week at the Columbia, and has attested to the fact that naturalness, above all things, is the password to picture success, “The Broadway Melody” is from any angle a rather commonplace story, but the situation is nevertheless true, and the development of it wpaffected and real. Full of heart bs,. with a featuring of the ‘“renunciation” theme and a frequent skating on the thin ice of sentiment, the thing never slips=nto hopeless sentimentality. And with a | plot that, # not compelling, is certain- ly genuine, the picture is embellished with gorgeous zrnp:lncs, enlivened with gun& comedy, and sustained by real acting. In it Bessie Love scores not only a ccome-back, but & triumph. Surely the Bessie of a rather wishy-washy past never hinted at the talent she brings to this film. She throws herself into the work with an energy and a verve that would have left an ordinary ac-| tress in complete exhaustion, and she talks and acts dike the plucky trouper she partrays. Anits Page, blond of hair and personality, gets the most out of her big chance to date, by acting the type that nature made her. As for Charles King, it is evident that he was recruited from the musical com- edy ranks, where classic profiles tre‘ not as essential as good hoofing. As a type King does excellent work. & spectacular revue, a das- “The Dance ,” that stands well above the other mediocre melodies of the plece. For those who are a bit weary of storles of love's renunciation, however convincingly told, there are color and lavishness to compensate. “Confession,” & grim and mo- | ment of war days, is & short subject | of really great dramatic power. The Elcture was intelligently directed by donel Barrymore and has a cast of four excellent player: LITTLE THEATER—"Simba.” Martin and Osa Johnson's African picture, “Simba,” at the Little Theater this ‘week, in the variety of its portrayal of wild life, in hte quality of its photog- nfhy. and in its eapture of the natu- ral atmosphere of the veldt and the jungle, must rank as the best film of its sort thus far produced. In “Chang” it has its nearest rival; “Chang,” in the sense of dramatic narraiive, was su- perior; “Simba” does not concern itself of t_h:d four years which its making uired. 'markable scenes of lion stalking d l'mnm:{l in Tanganyika form the climax of the picture, and give it its name. There are many preceding se- quences, however, treating of elephants, rhinoceroses, hippopotamuses, zebras, an- telopes, giraffes and birds, which are nearly as exciteing as the lion scenes. It 1s obviously of the latter, tI h, that the Johnsons are most prou view of the peculiar difficulties and danger connected with photographing lions. ‘The picture is replete with Inelnmng lncdlden'.s‘ eElxlz:les ’olf“thfi ruthlessness an gflmo y of life in that section of Africa. It is some! of a relief to see native hunters brandishing spears and shields, dancing medicine men with weirdiy ted faces, all the ritual and mm%h‘ltemflvnn {eo les, and to re are not, after all, mere hlxlnlues lo( !slcfi early Harold Lioyd comedy, “S Lively,” is a supplement on th‘:, Mll.wh‘: addition to “Bimba,” & pallid attempt at wit prepared by the mi ement to m the h:n:ln rntfire, which fails to alize wl are really good satiric - | sibilities, news reel and the orchm;::': overture. STRAND—“Red Hots.” . Wava White, & dashing and it might also be added a daring dancer, wllg 8 wide repertory of steps and itions. probably suggested the tit ‘Red Hots” of the Mutual bur! e show at the Strand Theater this week, for Wava appears to be all that the term warm implies, when it comes to her terpsi- chorean efforts; and that she is em- inently successful cannot be doubted after the enthusiastic reception she re- celved from last night's audience. Wava sails in at the start and never lets up i until the show is over, evidently that she has & large bit of werk cut out for her and she doesn't mean to leave any of it neglected. ‘The show is & !ood burlesque show, s such shows go. It has lots of comedy that is well taken care of by Billy m lmlt Mlut Pr;nkrord: an un- ui sweet singer es McCor- mick, and Bert Scott m:momon Ry- deem contribute not a little to the humor which makes for laughter and fun. 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