Evening Star Newspaper, April 29, 1929, Page 23

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1929. > ATTRACTIONS IN WASHINGTON | | THEATERS {(Continusd From Twenty-sécond Page.) abducted by the cohorts of the malevo- lent, twin, but is restored through the Ppyrotechnical chivalry of D'Artagnan, Who wins his death in the act, as do his faithful friends, Athos, - Porthos and Aramis, called to his side after years of separation. It is an energetic picture, gay, but not 00 gay and with moments of genuine dignity. As some one has pointed out, the film shows pointedly that Dougias | Fairbanks has still a good many years of cinema life, assuming as he does so gracofully the character of middle age, mbining with it the agility and s of youth. e i FOX—“True Heaven.” “Wee Willic” Robyn on the stage and “True Heaven” on the screen vie for headline honors in this week’s bill at the Fox Theater. Wee Willle sings some catchy songs in his magnificent tenor voice, which has made him famous as a member of Roxie’s “gang,” and he was applauded at each appearance as he deserves to be. George O'Brien and Lois Moran bring another story of war days to the screen in “True Heaven,” the name referring entirely to their young dreams of life after the war clouds have passed away It is a tale of espionage and a woman's struggle between love and duty, won by duty. It may be the war type which has been served up rather often in the past decade, but is so well done and with such engrossing action that there's {cently in that dramatic Vitaphone short, “Confession,” which is said w0 have been his first “talkie” attempt. Others in the cast worthy of mention |are Sylvia Flelds, Clarke Marshall, Duane Thompson and Beatrice Ban- yard. All of these should enjoy pros- perity in the dialogue films. “Pearls of Bagdad,” the stage offer- ing, strikes a new motif as far as Palace presentations go, in that a singing en- | semble and ballet are inserted, giving an almost operatic effect. What it | seems to need most is a master of cere- | monies to give it smoothness. | The famous dancer, Jacques Cartier. | tops the visiting artists with one of his | most sensational numbers. Then, there is the contortionist, Idrena, who takes | the audience by storm. Murray and | Alan furnish the laughs with their | comic songs. The ballet is very colorful | and well trained. The usual silent and {molsy news recls and orchestral prelude | complete the program. EARLE—“Nothing But the Truth.” | | Helen Kane alone would make “Noth- | ing But the Truth” a riot. But there is a good story, a perfect cast and excel- | lent dialogue to put the picture at the | very top of the fan list. | For Richard Dix's first “talkie” is | perhaps the best “talkie” comedy to | date. The star himself has an excellent voice and a decided penchant for com- | edy, to which we welcome him after a try ‘or two at more serious if less suc- | cessful vehicles, The play has long been a stage favorite. It has frequently been | used in amateur theatricals, and it has made a successful musical comedy. But kraut in the leading roles, has opened | sobs recorded as Miss La Plante and its second week at the Rialto Theater. | Joseph Schildkraut move to the climax The prelude gives a group of song hits | of their domestic tragedy give a mclo- from the musical comedy version sung | dramatic effect which is not entirely by the original Ziegfeld cast, the most | pleasing. U effective of which is the singing of | Miss La Plante rises to, emotional “Ol" Man River.? | heights in portraying Magnolia Hawks, An engrossing tale of the Mississippi | while Schildkraut is very near perfec- River is superbly interpreted by the 'tion in his portrayal of the gentleman Universal cast under the able direction ; gambler, hot-headed lover and ne'er-do- of Harry Pollard. But the introduction of dialogue at the particular time when the principal sound registered is hys- terical sobbing does not add to the ef- fectiveness of the piece. The song |Harlan gives another of his delightful sound effects in the distance and on | characterizations in the role of Mag- the show boat are splendid, but since | nolia’s father, the good-natured “skip- for the most part it is a silent drama, | per” of the show boat, who loses his the few remarks and the heart-rending | life in a storm. Owing to the length life. The original story is changed somewhat with regard to Gaylord Rav- enal, sparing his life at the last. Otis LEADERS IN QUALITY | well whose habits well-night wreck his | film auxiliary features are Imost certainly correct; in its devotion to the spirit and tradition of the origi~ nal gesture, it has as its finest message. What_slight embellishment there may be of the facts of history for movie turization of the story of the Taj purposes Is entirely legliimate _here. ¢ ever ere_undue empl upon Mahal is now on view at the Little| o g "highlights. The one fault IThelwr under the title of “Shiraz.” gpien might be, and has been, found | The tale of the building of this ex-| with the work is that it is a little quisite memorial is an interesting chap- | legarthic in spots. For one, at least, ter of Hindu history, intriguing the of its early viewers Sunday, “Shiraz” Western mind, largely, one supposes, |loses nothing by this placid, unim- because it immortalizes a great mar- | petuous treatment of its theme. Dra- riage as well as a great love. | matic moments are not lacking, but This reviewer cannot vouch the ab- | the gripping throb of its poetry. iragic solute accuracy of the version of this|as most great poetry is, carries the epic gallantry now showing at the | picture's thrall Little Theater. In its essentials it is| ‘“Shiraz” was directed |of the omitted. BITTLE THEATER—“Shiraz.” A sincere, poetic and stirring pic- in India by ESTABLISHED 1859 Franz Osten with the co-operation of UFA and British Instructional Films. Himansu Rai, who plays the title role with splendid sincerity, is an Oxford graduate, and the leading woman, Enakshi Rama Rao, is a doctor of philosophy of the University of Madras. | The investiture of the film is magni~ | ficent, both as to costume and the Hindu settings. The photography at all times is clear and strong. Arti- ficial light was never used. The supplementary features on the bill, such as Charlie Chaplin's early prank, “The Vagabond.” and.the news reels, are diverting. The musical ac- companiments and the Cesar Cul over- ture by the Little Theater's trio are in the mood of the picture. SHEARMAN IS HONORED. ‘Thomas G. Shearman yesterday was elected president of the Past Presidents’ Club of the Federal Bar Association at a meeting of the past presidents of the organization at the Hay-Adams House. Upon organization, the club passed a resolution indorsing Willlam R. Val- lance of the State Department for re- election as Fresldenv. of the Federal Bar Association. Other officers elected were: David G. Caldwell, vice president; F. C. Bag- garly, treasurer; James W. Witten, secretary. The governing board will be chosen later. AND LOW PRICES / not a dull minute in it. “Nothing But the Truth” in this new George O'Brien makes a stalwart | Yeung officer of the British Army whose duties carry him, in German uniform, 1o the village of Hautecroix, where he finds the gl he had loved on sight when he first met her in a little Bel- glan town and had subsequently sought in vain. He declares his love and asks her to marry him “after the show fis | over,” not realizing that she is doing the same work for her Fatherland that he has been sent to do for his country. There is a dramatic climax, with the mean facing the firing squad, the girl'’s pleas for his life having failed. Then he is released, as the armistice is signéd. . In addition to Robyn, there is an | unusually good stage bill this week, with John Irving Fisher presiding as master | of ‘cercmonies. Incidentally, Mr. Fisher | . s the central figure in a musical trio | which “brings down the house” with an impromptu performance. His fellow artists are Sigmund Ziebel, violinist, and Eli Emmanuel,. cellist, both of the Fox Orchestra. Something new in ac- robatic dancing is offered by Paul Kirk- | land, who climbs the ladder which is| attached to nothing but thin air and| keeps it dancing a merry jig all the| while. Miller and Kilo, comedy gymnasts, are good, as are the jugglers with their | dog. Harry Stevens entertains royally | with his ukulele and the O'Connor Sis- | ters provide anotier vocal number. O!I coucse, the Foxettes are there in origi- | nal costumes and some new steps. Mr, Brusiloff and his orchestra favor with | 2 lively medley of pre-war airs given a modern interpretation. Fox Movie- tone news is featured by a picture showing the desert sheiks on parade. | METROPOLITAN—“Close Harmony.” Charles Rogers and Nancy Carroll are featured in “Close Harmony,” Para- mount’s 100 per cent talking and sing- ing picture of back stage life, at the Metropolitan Theater this week. The story was written by Elsie Janis and Gene Markey. Rogers is cast as an im nious young aspirant to the glories of & vaudeville career, who is ejected from his boarding house because of the noise resulting from an orchestral rehearsal his inability to pay his rent. indignity has its compensation, for a former roomer, the now successful stage star, Marjorie Merwin, appears on the scene, pays Al's bills and takes a friend- | 1y interest in his ambitions. Friendly interest on one side and heartfelt gratitude on the other develop into a deeper feeling whose course, we are told, never runs smooth. Certainly not in this case, thanks to Al's three ri- vals, Max Mindil, very excitable and wheezy voiced manager of the Baby- lon Theater, and the two comedians, Barney and May, rivals in business as well as in affairs of the heart. It is ap- m;:nt that Mindil will employ Al and orchestra at a high figure if the Harmony team of Barney and Bay are not available, so Marjorie concocts a plan by which Barney and Bay quarrel and refuse to speak to each other. Al refuses to accept a position gained by such methods and repudiates the girl. . Spurred on by Marjorie’s taunts about his lack of courage, Al makes such a howling success of his act that he gets the contract on his own terms, the Har- mony Boys become harmonious again and strains of the “Wedding March” from “Lohengrin” can be heard in the distance. “Buddy” Rogers and Nancy Carroll fill their roles remarkably well. Harry | Green, formerly with Keith's, almost | runs away with the show with his char- acterization of the manager, and Jack Oakie and “Skeets” Gallagher, as Bar- ney and Bay, furnish hilarious comedy. | Two short reels, Ben Bard in “The Golf Champion,” and Charlie Grapewin and Anna Chance in “Jed's Vacation,” a Vitaphone number featuring Miss Marcelle, a clever and gifted singer and impersonator, and Pathe Sound News are supplemental attractions. PALACE—“The Voice of the City.” Willard Mack, one of Broadway's most_prolific actor-authors, has goi “movie” in an exceedingly auspicio fashion. He not only adapts his own | story to the screen, but he directs and stars in it as well, turning out a first- | rate “talkie” melodrama, “The Voice of | the City.” Despite Mr. Mack’s made-to-order | role, which he fills convincingly, the | play calls for a very capable cast, and it | is here that the director displays ex- cellent judgment. With the exception | of John Miljan, the supporting array | is ‘made up of comparative unknowns, from the screen angle, but who were , doubtless recruited from New York's footlights. Robert Ames has had a| successful stage career and his work in | the present opus is almost flawless, his voice particularly. He was seen re. L & PALE DRY The Champagne of Ireland all-talkie version bids well to be the biggest success of all. The lines are clever, most of them being taken from the original play, and the cast is one of hose rare combinations of perfect “fits,” which occur seldom in even the best of films. And yet, in a cast in which every members comes in for indi- vidual handshaking, and in which Dix is at the top-notch of the game. Helen Kane steps up with a pout, a sad story and a song and steals all the honors in sight as long as she is around. She has a personality and a face to match her voice. Her singing partner in the play, Sable of the Mable-Sable duo, is played by another clever new actress, and with Dorothy Hall and Berton Churchill in the cast, the picture looks like the big- gest array of “discoveries” brought to- gether this year. Louis John Bartles, another “unknown” just a few months back, is also importantly cast. There is an animated cartoon which is a clever demonstration of trick syn- chronization. A vitaphone short-sub- Jject features a group of singing firemen and the house orchestra plays the “Countess Maritza” selections, a little too blaringly in spots. " RIALTO—“Show Boat.” Edna Ferber's novel, “Show Boat," translaici to the silver sheet, with Laura La Plante and Joseph Schild- Graduate McCormick Medlea) Glasses Fittea College Eyes Examined DR. CLAUDE S. SEMONES Eyesight Specialist Phone Main 721 McLachlen Bidg. nd G Sts. NW. 'EXQUISITE DRY CLEANING Corner 11th & H Sts. N.W. Phone National 2704 HEART ATTACKS caused byaccumulation ofgasaredan. gerous. 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