Evening Star Newspaper, May 29, 1929, Page 10

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTOX, D. €, WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 192%" e Attractions in Washington Theaters NATIONAL PLAYERS — “Smilin’ Through.” One of the sweetest love stories ever | fold, “Smilin’ Through,” the play that $0 many call the first stage success of Jane Cowl. will be the attraction at the National Theater next week, beginning Monday. with matinces Wednesday and Baturday. | When the National Theater Players tevived “Smilin’ Through” a season or £0 ago, all attendance records at the famcus old playhouse on E street were ghattered. It was necessary at tha time to play an extra matinee in ord: to take care of the overflow. So great an impression was made by the play that requests have been fairly showered upon the management for its reproduc- tiol Smilin’ Through" “the classic love story day American tk It deals with an old-fashicned love story that is sup- posed to be re-enacted in a mod getting for the specific benefit of ung couple about to be married 2 beautiful example of true love. As a climax there is a beautiful scene vision of real loveliness, " one of the first theme sor accompany a play. This is the melody known the length and breadth of the 1and as the title of the drama, “Smilin Through.” | PIERCE HALL—“Crimson St The Washington Comic Of will present a new comic op “The Crimson Star.” at Pierce All Souls’ Unitarian Church, at teenth and Harvard streets, next Mon- day evening at 8:15 o'clock. A cast of | 40 singers, accompanied by an orches- tra, will be directed by Paul D. Gable. Howard Moore, Gladys Marks, Eugene Swygert, Marian Mitchell, Elmer Gorn and Dudley Heath will have the lead- ing roles. Tickets may be had at the church or at the door has been termed | of the present- GLEN ECHO PARK. | Special preparations have been madc to take care of the large number of fun seckers expected at Glen Echo Decoration day, always a red letter Bt the popular amusement park. Stree car setvice, it is assumed, is ample for all needs, with parking space for automo- biles. All the amusement devices—the coaster dip, the whip, aeroplane swing, | carrousel, old mill, skooter, midway, | ete—will be in_operation, and in the | baliroom dance lovers will be served by the able McWilliams Orchestra from 8:30 until 11:30 p.m. | Admission to the park on Decoration day, as on other davs, will be free, | MARSHALL HALL. Marshall Hall, the Washington river resort, 17 miles down the Potomac, will be opened for the season Thursday, May 30, when the steamer Charles Macalester makes its first trip in the morning. For the Memorial day open- ing many new fun devices have been added and there will be free dancing at _the hall. | ‘The steamer Charles Macalester will leave the Seventh street wharf ever day at 10 am.. 2:30 and 6:45 p.m., ex cept that on Sunday morning the boat | will leave at 10:30 o'clock. METROPOLITAN—“Noah's Ark.” | “Noah's Ark” comes to the Metropoli~ tan theater next Saturday for an in- definite stay. Its Washington engage- | ment at the Metropolitan Theater announced as the first engagement i the country at popular prices, for al- | though presented on the Metropolitan screen exactly as it was presented in New York, $2 prices were charged in‘| New York. Its sound effects will aug- | ment the Vitaphone musical score of | the production. This spectacle, which is said to in- | elude more than 10,000 in the cast, was over three years in the making. Vita- | phone is used for symphonic accom- paniment, for sounds and for the voices | of players. The play covers dramatic moments in the span of 50 centuries— the modern story having to do with the period of the World War, the ancient sequences portraying scenes of the building of the Tower of Babel, orgies before heathen gods the world-dav tating flood and the building of the ark Michael Curtiz, internationally fa- mous as director of spectacles, directed this epic of the screen. Dolores Costello is starred with George O'Brien. Noah Beery, Louise Fazenda, Guinn Williams, Paul McAllister, Nigel De Brulier, An- ders Randolf, Armand_Kaliz, Myrna Loy, William V. Mong. Malcolm Waite, Noble Johnson, Otto Hoffman and Joe Bonomo. The story for © Joah's Ark” was writ- ten by Darryl Franci Zanuck. COLUMBIA—AlibL." Roland Wes rod “Alibi,” from the fa- will be the Loew’s Columbia next weel [ g Saturday week. The cast includes many a of the legitimate stage, and the leading feminine role is played by a Washing- ton girl, Eleanor Griffith, libi” is the story of a girl who be- lieved that, given a chance, most crooks would go straight. Her father, man, wants her to ma Instead she sec m: leader, whom si formed pangster i a alibi with the aid his wife, who hinks the police are framing him. A young detective, who becomes a member of the gang, in pursuit of the criminal, is discovered by the leader, who shoots him in cold blood. Another detective, his friend, avowing that he is going to ave the « h of the young detec- tive ts the gangster as he begs for mercy But when the police e r it is aisclosed that he only shot off a blank and that the crook s fainted ht. The girl wife, coming to her senses, ultimately finds the way to happiness, Metro Movietone acts, the Fox Moviet News, the M-G-M News, short subjects and the Columbia Of chestra under Claude Burrows will com- plete the program. tion, a mous screen ies 1e has and ti proves of FOX—"Girls Gone Wild.” With Sue Carol, who is scoring cur- rently in “Fox Movietone Follies,” as the featured player, the Fox next week will offer as its screen attraction “Girls Gone Wild.” It is a story of the modern flapper, her ways, her doings, her boy friends, her parties and her final “set- tling down” as a “regular girl.” Featured with- Miss Carol is Nick Stuart, who has not been seen on the Fox screen since “The News Parade” last Ju Others in the cast include Roy D'Arcy, Hedda Hopper and William Russell. Miss Hopper is the well known stage star. Edmund Breese, the dis- tinguished actor, is also seen in the picture. John Irving Fisher will do som brating next week, as it will » tenth week as master of ceremol the Fox. In addition to the For Jazzmanians, who will offer a B he Soloist,” and the Four- teen Gorgeous Foxettes in new dance routines, the program will include a number of Broadway entertainers, and Fox Movietone News, which “speaks for itself,” will complete the new program. PALACE—"The Pagan.” Ramon Novarro will be featured at Loew's Palace Saturday in the Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer sound production, Pagan,” a story written and directed by the author of “White Shadows in the South Seas.” 1In the cast are Renee Adoree, Dorothy Janis and Donald Crisp. ‘The piciure is set in gorgeou: tropical scenery, and presents a ro- mance between an island b6y and girl | alier it is not alone the animation of | play the stellar roles. which is interspersed with thrills and sensations. Novarro plays a young half-caste .islander, heir to a fortune and practically chief of a tribe, who is' the feet, that marks genius born of | Canary. at the Breyer-leaf if you enjoy extra-fine ice eream No matter where you buy Breyers — or how you buy Breyers—you’re certain of getting the same delicious, extra-fine ice cream. And the reason is quite simple. Every spoonful a Breyers plant rich cream, real of ice cream that leaves is a pure blend of real cane sugar, a real natural flavoring—and nothing else! That’s why more dealers s ell Breyers —and more people enjoy Breyers —than any other ice cream in the world. Patronize the Breyer Dealer [ The | Photoplays at Washington Theaters Next Week WEEK | oF JUNE 2 Sunday T Maurice Chevalier i A;nbassnd’r Apollo Ave. Grand - “The Innocents of Ressie Love, Charles King and Anita dway Page in Melody." “Voice of the City. __Cameo_comedy Dark. | Cameo Mt. Rainier. Md. _ Carolina wil Central Chevy Georze arbo in Orchids.” “Desert. Niehts. kaill_and tiils in > Woma “Behind _the Lines New serial. Doro M Home Leader | Liberty German Ramo “The Fly o Princess Savoy Stiver spring, Md. Seco he Innncents of Bessi Charles King and (s Alice _White “Naughty Babv." b Ramon “Restless Wednesday Corinne Griffith in “The Divine Lady.” Vitaphone short subject Tuesday “Maurice Chevalier “The Innocents of Bessie Love, Charles King and Anita Page in “Brondway Melody." Texas Guinan in “Queen of the Night Clubs. Vitaphone. ~ Comed. Monday Paris.” Love. Page in ‘Melody." Texas Guinan_in “Queen of the Night Clubs. __Vitaphone. _ Comedy. “Simba." Comedy, Desert.” act “Love in th Vitaph e ~ T Edmund Lowe and Lois Moran i “Making the @ Todd and xhton Hale in Footprints to Satan lard Ma “The Toves of Casanova < and n Trvon in. Glenn Tivor < in 1t Be Done 1t Can Bu I pinieds Bix Boy con Yeel tapho e Fuiri Yazz A: subject ro_and Bov dy phon: s Guinan in pho; Noy s Mo Tom Ka n in " “Yellow Back." Lots Mo-an in Joy_Street e Dur at § Anna Q. Nil The Bloc Chorus Girl ¢ Vitapnone udrey Forrs e Litt Co i pe S Trene Rich in “women They Talk About Colleginn Comed Mazka Ca “Loopine the Loop." Comedy. Broadway Fever The Lust Expedi- tior in diary reels Novart Fannie Brice My Mxu. Fanuie Brice in in ¢ Fleet.” My Man Foreign cast in “Loopink the Loon Hal Roach comedy el cast in e Loop " nd Doris Kevyon and Richard_Bernett “The Homtowners.” Richard Bert Lyt»ll Lois Wik Youth.” Comeas. News, 'Enknml ® Y vgnno\fin | Tso ol NEBEY Satmony | Tivoli Vituhone Subiect. i Comeds; News | Charles Kine and it Page m | York rondnay Melods | Inkwell cartoo Nancy Carroll | Vitaphone subject. harles King and Ramon Novarro Ramon Novarro in “The Flving in, “The Flying Fleet.” ot et Comcdy. Thursday Friday Saturday “The TVictor McLaglen in Kri “The Home Coming Ramon Novarro and “A Man_in Corinne Griffith in Divine Lady.” taphone short subect. Belle Bennett in “Molly and Me" ¥ Kat_cartoon 7 Lars Hansen in Buddy Rogers and Nancy Carroll in “Close ‘mony.” Comedy. _Vitaphone. Lina Basquette and Eddie Quillan in “Show Folks Comeds. _Vitaphone. “The Home Coming.” Vitaphone short Lars Hansen in Vitaphone snort o tects. “Divine Lady. VRaphone Rt Tim McCo Dorothy_Janis in The Oierland Voice Anita Page in “The Flving Fleet Comeds’ Lina Basquette in Show Folks." Victor McLaglen in “Strong Boy." Roach_comedy. ita. short_subject Belle Bennett in “Molly_and Me.” ___Krazy Kat_cartoon. Mat.. Tom Mix ‘Divine Lady." 'Son of Golden W Vitaphone act +._ Night & ___“Strong Bov." __ David Rollins and Helene Costello and Nancy_Drexel Frankie Darrow in in oud Pep” ___“The Circus Kid." Buster_Keaton in Spite Marriage " Mermaid harles Chase comedy. Vitaphone reel im McCoy erland v i B Belle Bennett aglen in in trong Boy." “Molly_and Me." Vitaphone reel Krazy Kat cartoon. _Laurel-Hardy_comeds. pne e Davidson comedy. Georse Siiney and Jean iersholt Bell in ng a Chance.’ omedy. Serial “Simba.” Subsidiary reels, “Conauest.” Comedy. Lols Moran in e F i Dolores_Costello in Hcbbles.” he Tenderloin.” ~ Audiey Ferris in Women Little Wildeat.” Comedy. Glenn Tiyon i How. to Handle Vaudeville, Vitaphe _Comedy. Monte Blue Al_Jolson in Comrd. Tevon in 1 Be Doue.” Davey Lee and Rin-Tin-Tin_in Frozen Eiver.” __Comedy. _Serial Nancy Carroll and Buddy Rogers in “Abie's_Trish Rose.” May McAvoy in The_Terror.” News. Comedies. Rin-Tin-Tin . BTINE Victor MoLagien n “Capt. Lash.” 2 __News. b “Lights of*New York. Comedy. Vitaphone act. in “The Land of the Silver Fox.” Livis of New York Davey Tee in “Sonny Boy.’ . Rex Bell in « Chance. Naney “The S Anc Comedy. News. “Uncle Tom's Cabin.” “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” ‘Sunset Pass.” Lewis Stone in “Thie Trial of Mary Dugan.”_ Topics. Margaret Livinuston iarlatan. se Hermon: News| Lars Hansen in “The Homecomine." Vitaphore reel. Fage 1 Melody.” artoon, iter Huston in ntlemen of the Comedy. phone _rcel Texas Guinan in “Queen of the Night Clubs.” Comedy. Waiter Huston in “Gentlemen of the Press.” Comedy. Vitaphone_reel. Willard Mack and Sylvia Fields in “Voice of the City." Cameo comedy. Davey Lee in “Frozen River.”” Our Gang comedy. Vitaphone _reel Tom_Moore in “The Yellc whack. Our Gang comedy, Vitaphone reel. | pitted against an itinerant trader in a | struggle for the love of a native sweet- | | heart. She in turn is the rival of a white adventuress for the love of the | youth. Novarvo's swimming through a | shark-filled Jagoon and his battle with one of the “tigers of the sea” are among | | the high lights of the picture. | "On the stage Herbert Rawlinson, | “Hollywood’s Ambassador of Joy," takes | the Palace Syncopators for a walk in Jack Partington’s production, “Fifth | Avenue,” which features some artists | well known to Washington, the Novelle | ddling Dolores, | Eddy and Douglas; the Flying Dance Hector and Pals, Robert Cloy, a golden | voiced singer, and the Albertina Rasch Ballet, with' Eleanor Verande, Fifth avenue's finest. Harry Borjes, with the | Palace Orchestra; Charles Gaige at the | organ, the Fox Movietone News, the | | M-G-M News and short subjects will complete the program. EARLE—“Innocents of Paris.” When Maurice Chevalier, soldier of France and lion of the continental stage,” comes marching ohto the silver sheet at the Friday midnight perform- | ance, the management announces, the Earle audience will get a great big | thrill, and be enthralled, for with Chev- | vocal tone which “gets” people, young | and old—but it is also that tempera- | mental language of the hands, the face, | spiritual inspiration, T burst. In’ his current, and first, movie— “Innocents of Paris,” at the Earle The- ater, Chevalier plays the part of a happy-go-lucky push-car singer of the Flea Market district of Paris who gets a chance to go on the stage with his songs and pantomime. The plot af- fords him_opportunity to present the values of his full repertoire of songs— rics and ballads which have estab- shed him in actual life as a reign- ing king of entertainment in Europe. The picture is a talkie and also presents Sylvia Beecher, a beautiful young actress recruited from the stage. as the purveyor of the love interest with Maurice Chevalier. Many other features are promised to complete the program for the new week, RIALTO—"The Last Warning.” “The Last Warning,” Universal's mystery picture with dialogue and sound effects, will be the feature at the Rialto for a week, starting Saturday. Laura La Plante, whose excellent por- trayal of Magnoiia in “Show Boat" is recalled, and John Boles, the “golden- voiced singer” in “The Desert Song,” The sto! The photoplay was directed by Paul Leni, who won renown by his clever handling of “The Cat and the It is an adaptation of the Special attention is given to private orders of 1 quarts or more — for parties, out- ings, church affairs, etc. Delivered in Breyers “Wonder Box"— packed in dry ice. \ THE BREYER CUP is a conveni- f buying Breyers Ice Cream—especially for picnics and holiday outings. Each contains a generous, individual serving. ent and aitractive way altways 1 | play of the same name which has|house which has been closed ever since been seen in Washington. v is set in a theater, & show the murder and disappearance of the body of the star during a performance. R N’"‘“h»\‘ “The Singing Feol.” After five years the spooky old theater is reopened for rehearsals of the same play, with the same cast. Strange | star begins to walk and warn the | players against re-enacting the play. The last warning, from which the pic- ture gets its title, is given just before | the big gala opening. The play goes| on, but with startling results. LITTLE THEATER—“The Weavers.” Depicting the struggles and upheavals | of the Silesian peasants in their fight | for higher wages and social recogni- | | tion, the German-made motion picture, “The Weavers.” based on the famous play by Gerhardt Hauptmann, will be | seen at the Little Theater for an in-| definite run, under the auspices of the | Film Arts Guild, beginning Saturday | of this week. | The Weavers” was directed by Fred- h Zelnick, who will be remembered his “Dancing Vienna” and “Beau- 1 Blue Danube” productions. Zel- incidentally, is an intimate friend of Gerhardt Hauptmann, the author of “Weavers,” who is said to have heartily indorsed the film after having viewed it. The cast includes some of the best known German film stars, including Paul Wegener, star of “Golem;” Wil- helm Dieterle, George John, Albert Steinruck, Rina De Liguore and Her- mann Picha. Harold Lloyd, in a Pathe revival of “Captain Kidd's Kid.” will provide the comedy relief in the st | | plementary program, with the weefly | | news reel and the Little Trio Overtie, | under Mrs. Conway. | er for tif ni STRAND—“The Pace That Kills.” “The Pace That Kills,” announced as a Willis Kent picture made in the Metropolitan studios at Los Angeles, will be shown at the Strand Theater, commencing tomorrow, from 11 a.m. to 11_p.m. daily. 1t is apparently designed to show the pitfalls of life that threaten in- nocent youth, in the hope that it may prove a lesson in morals, Virginia Roye and Owen Gorin are the featured | players. There are both thrills and tragedy in the story. ENGINEER IS KILLED. Watchman _Shoou Apartment | House Engineer After Quarrel. CHICAGO, May 29 (#).—The watch, man, Thomas Scarborough, and the engineer, Arthur Vanderpaelt, of the 5240 Sheridan Road Apartment Hotel | were arguing Monday night, the watch- man finally shooting the engineer dead. 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