Evening Star Newspaper, June 10, 1929, Page 23

THEA' COLUMBIA—"The Rainbow Man.” Eddle Dowling, trailing the path of THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. ./ MONDAY JUNE 10, 1929. e e e e e ————— OPENING ATTRACTIONS IN WASHINGTON © poolroom brawl, in which at one fell | swoop he avenges 2 slur upon his wife's honor, wipes out the sting of the vil- TERS lain’s ofl stock swindle and compen- cates his own inferiority complex. Sam | Hardy plays the swarthy menace and | Maes Busch is his girl friend. jand the actress' manager to pay court | Upon the stage show must fall the |to the wife. All of this is presumably | main burden of the Palace's bid for in Paris and, of course, Very, Very | entertainment, Whether by accident or I other stage celebrities, “goes talkie” | prencn in fecling. The actress and | design, the management has combined in exactly the way one might expect him, via his own story, “The Rainbow Man”; his own songs. and pleasingly. This clever Broadwayite brings himself 10 the audible screen in a simple, sen- timental love theme. Mr. Dowling. as might have been an- her manager take things into their| the picture with an unusually good bill | own hands and collude in the 1ady's| of features under Herbert Rawlinson's | Louise Quinze boudoir to make some | guidance. Various singers, dancers and | money by blackmall. The affair reaches | gther performers make of the -Circus the divorce court. but Nature has al- | Cabaret” an interlude of pleasant color, | ready circumvented even the most| sound and motion. The smart costumes malevolent human doing in the melee, | and’ graceful writhings of the Foster Yicipated, wrote himseif into the meati- | and after considerable coy Whisperings | Giirls Sespacially. tn 1o trapeze routine e ar thag of mame 1ead, which en- | in ears there s an amicable adjustment. | Gt the. cua) takea. wood Bit of revie, =bles him to put over his song numbers, and which, after all, is what the cu Vtomers want. However, he has sur- | rounded himself with an excellent cast | which serves to balance the piece and 10 save it from becoming altogether a onc-man show. Frai Darro. the | ' =olendid child actor rly steals the <iar's laurels, keeping step throughout. The veteran. Sam Hardy, well cast and convincing. and Marian Nixon. more appealing than ever and just as beauti- 1ul. complete the principal roles. Although Mr. Dowling must be well along in vears, judging from his com- paratively long reign on the Bright Way. his charm it just as vouthful and e: uberant as if he were indeed still a ju- venile. The “talkies” could well profit by persuading him to remain with them, | 0 give 1s some more of his inimitable talent. It remained, and fittingly so, for Towell Sherman, that veteran stage star, who went “movie” while the cin- ema was still young and silent. to bring about what is perhaps the cleverest | audible “comedy short” so far. He ap- pears in a subtly, hilaricus satire with an English drawing room setting as a | background, with two clever artists in | supporting parts. | The length of the bill requires that | the other subsidiaries be limited to the | usual nofsy and silent news reels. which | in this case are international and inter- _esting, for which the orchestra,’ under ! Claude Burroughs, furnishes the inci- dental music. ! FOX—"Stolen Kisses. | Broad farce and low comedy char- acterization in a Paris atmosphere are on view at the Fox this week in “Stolen Kisses,” starring May McAvoy. The picture is synchronized with music and has about 50 per cent Vitaphone dialogue, recorded and reproduced with excellent emphasis and inflection. The plot drags interminably and never really gets anywhere: what there 118 of it concerns an irascible old gen- tleman who desires grandchildren and | he sets about to make his son and his son's obstinate wife jealous of one an- other. To do this he hires a French actress from Chicago to vamp the son | trating a considerable degree of T | bines trick roping with dance steps. Claude Gillingwater plays the terse | apore ) pith ey duad Walaer and Dyer. Evans and Wolf, Fink wife and o] S| er [allam Cooley 7 < e e and Ayers and Vera Van. The Fox divertissement on the stage is bright this week in a number of spots, notably in the work of the Fox- | ettes. Their routine clicks nicely, illu: EARLE—“Careers.” There should be an injunction against | the audible weeping of women—even hearsal and finesse. John Irving Fisher | beautiful women—before the micro- is chief of the stage bill and does a | phone until some means can be devised | plano turn which Sunday_afternoon’s " P once mioyed. The ta Celise brothe | for softening and sweetening the effect ers have a burlesque gymnastic bit, | upon the ultimate listeners. Billy Dove ! which intrigued many; Doris Vinton. | all but ruins her career as a talking film auite recently of “Lucky Girl” gives |star in “Careers,” story of French diplo- freshness to a song and dance solo bit: | matic intrigue featured at the Earle this Mario and Lazarin are a pair of singers | week, by her long, heart-rending sobs held over from last week, melodious and | coming across with such an over- popularly styled: Don Cummings com- " emphasized, melodramatic effect that e el mdent b lverting |y EyoxsURUBHISHNE o S o2 S n 52 Movietone feature on Lloyd George, one | ncerest. o Sloud have of serles that the Fox people have | Even had Miss Love's performance made with various celebrities | been perfection itself, however, she would have had a serious handicap in PALACE—“A Man's Man.” | the subject matter of her latest r\'ehk’h’, Given one youth, endowed by nature | “CAreers,” a rather trite story of young with @ vivacious personality, but an | 8itorneys sent to the Far East by the incorribly puerile brain, and one maiden | f1€0C B B s pesiand Lo With a Greta Garbo complex and a | thelr careers, whose high hopes a dislike for domestic routine, and you | PIORS €8 B SO% CCELL o le the x};‘fl\‘:‘:‘s;flilfleg:hanco for a successful union | m‘"}?er of l"h' resident, the ynuém :‘"{, “ e S " o of the particular barrister around whom DI e L ow “‘Kn“h',"“'c‘;'l‘::‘; | ihe story cerfters, confesses that she had m‘_;‘m:f' & ‘%flv' e “‘;}mm ?'wu"m | been atiempting to check lme ;‘csm;nts Haines, as one of them, might ordinarlly | S¥Ou6d intention of TWiieg HEE M be considered an inducement ‘efi ;e‘fl":,"he unexpected third figure enters the scene film, he plays in a half-hearted fashion. | angq commits the murder of which the { Even the most ardent admirers of his | 5ydjence has been led to believe she is characteristic filppancy will find diffl- | guilty. Her story of the actual killing | culty in accepting this current portraval | joaves one in & confused state of mind | of the gullible young husband. Sym- | on some points, but since husband and pathy, both actual and cinematic, is all | wife are reunited, and a promise of pro- with Josephine Dunn, an appealing in- | motion seems about to materialize, just | genue, who plays the wife. To while | how the villain was killed is of little away the patrons’ time the picture | consequence. offers divers scenes in which the young | An amusing short Vitaphone feature, housewife burns the roast, yearns to “The Ninety-ninth Amendment,” clears g0 neing and otherwise expresses | the atmosphere of the last lingering discontent with her conjugal lot. | echo of sobs, and, together with some ex- | Haines, the waggish spouse, in the | cellent music rendered by the house or- | meanwhile is engaged in a sequence | chestra, furnishes the best part of the showing him as the too-bibulous guest | program. There's a good cartoon com- at & wet party, and another sequence, | edy with sound effects, designed to en- Woobpwarp & LoTHROP DOWN STAIRS STORE Tomorrow—A Clearance Lamps and Shades First time we have shown them at these prices. 50 Pottery Boudoir Bases, $1.45 25 Console Lamp Bases, $2.60 12 Torchieres, Shades of Printed Parchmentized Paper Bridge Size, 65¢ Were $1.50 Such important reductions that you will surely want to take ad- vantage of these prices while the selection is complete. Summer Draperies Cretonne, 25¢ yard Your Summer cottage or apartment will surely be even more attractive ar colored draperies. And tt pensive. A wide variety tonne, 35 inches wide, fror Crash, 28 34-inch crash in all the bri 50 Bridge and Junior Bases, $3.45 Were 34.95 50 Table Bases, 2-light, $4.45 Were $3.50 Were $5.95 English finish with mica top, $6.75 Were $9 Were $1.95 Junior Size, 95¢ Were $2.25 Table Size, 75¢ Were $2 DOWN STAIRS STORE d cozy with bright- hey need not be ex- of gay printed cre- m which to choose. ¢ yard ght Summer designs, modernistic and floral. An opportunity for those who are considering new draperies. DOWN STAIRS STORE New Dresses Misses Undies, °1 For girls 7 to 14 Because of their real “grown-up” air, they will appeal to the vounger girl. Because of their attractive price, they will appeal to mothers. COMBINATIONS with French or bloomer leg, JOWNS that are daintily trim- e GO s 50 Sned i ' ) BLLOOMERS that are full cut. Sleeveless Flesh, pink, green, peach and white. DOWN STAIRS STORE Laros Glove Silk re e 1 I Underthings lustrated— One-piece” dress with white top, made on voke; pleated skirt of pink, also made on voke and thercfore well fitting. A soft pink bow finishes the Vee neck. One-piece white dress with pleated skirt, sun-back, colored applique and shoulder bow. And ‘there are man which to choose, in pastels, white and com- Sizes 16 to 42, DOWN STAIRS STORE binations. Vests, $1.65 Pants, $1.95 Non-Run Weave Vests have camisole top or sun-back. Pants are made with yoke front. In flesh, peach and dark suntan, Costume Slips, $3.95 Heavy crepe de chine; hem- stitched top or lace trimmed. White, flesh and eggshell. DOWN STAIRS STORE y more models from courage a little community singing on | Theater Gulld's “Faust” last seasonm, the part of the audience. The usual | doesn't add considerably to her reputa- news reels round out the bill. tion in a RIALTO—“Mother’s Boy.” Boy" at the Rialto this week. o ,This is e story of e y who hat ts. the odds against him. but who made | NCAvier moments “just to show the folks.” The emotionalize, and the heart break is piled on to the limit, only to have it dis- and an apartment on Park avenue. Downey, with a voice that wavers sweet- ly between a high tenor and a pleasing falsetto, and who has a wide vocal fol- | other acts that “go over big.” cellently cast. ‘While Helen CI and a comedy. dler, the star of the ing exhibitios WoopwARD & LoTHROP 10" 11™ F anp G STREETS #The Hundred and One”’ NOTIONS that efficient home seamstresses need B & A Spool Silk 10c and 18c Satin Blanket English Twill Binding, three- Tape; 4 yards inch fold, yard 6¢ to 25c 25¢ Twelve yards 18¢ to 35c Mercerized Twill Washable Silk Bias Fold, 3 yards Sewing Machine Needles, 2 to paper . 00l Tape. In colors. ; Leather Sewing .S ya}'ds 2 Machine Belts Slip Tape, 12 25¢ yards W & B Hem Hook - and - Eye Gauges; 20-inch Tape, yard. .25c rule; metal Satin Snap Tape, yard . 40c Yard Sticks, Foot Coat Collar Rules and Tape Frames, two Lines in cases styles $1 Spring Tape Titite Mending Measures Fluid, for mil- 10c and 25¢ linery and lamp- Button Looping, making ....25¢ yard ... .. +15¢ Mending Tissue, Organdy Inch Package ....7c Pleating; picot Dozen Pack- edge, yard..20c “Ap-li-kay” Fast- color Cambric Trimming, yard ... Lingerie Shoulder Tape. White and colors, yd...10c Stainless Machine 0Oil +ios 290 Machine Oil Cans 10c Sterling Thimbles 25¢ Tailor's Nickel Thimbles ..10c Tremy Skirt Gauges 25c and 50c Silk Seam Bind- ing, 7 yards to Wit . ....0800 Narrow Lingerie Tape, 3 yds., 10c Wilsnap Garter Buckles; require no sewing, pair .. “Miada” Lingerie Guards; pink, white, black, tan. Card...10c Seco (silk-and- cotton) Dress Linings. Long- waisted, cami- sole or built-up tops. Sizes 34 Tailor's Revers- ible Tape ‘Meas- ures, 10c and 15¢ Silk-covered Dress Shields; regular andcrescent shapes, pair, 25¢ Detachable Shoulder Straps; ribbon, elastic insert, buttons and but- ton holes. ..25¢c Detachable Elastic Should- er Straps, with buttons and but- Wilsnap Lingerie ton holes. Flesh. Guards, pair, .. 38¢ A 25¢ Wright's Bias - Safety Pin Cases; Fold. Size 5. fitted with gilt 6-yard piece, 15¢ pins .......15¢ Cotton Braided Darning = Silk in Elastic. 74-inch leather case, 12 width. 6-yard shades .....50c belt" .....-.20c Robert’s Gold-eye Wilsnaps; all Needles, all sizes. Card, 10c sizes, paper 10c Dozen ...$1.10 NorIons, AISLEs 21-22, First FLOOR. Mirelle-Kleinert’s New Deodorant Dress Shield Fastidious women find these new shields a distinct improvement, for they are antisep- tic, highly absorbent and deodorized. Sim- ply sprinkle the Mirelle powder (a small can comes with each pair of shields) after laun- dering, to renew their deodorant properties. Mirelle shields also have an extra sewing edge under the curve. Sizes 2, 3 and 4. Shields Mirelle 50c pair Powder, 50c ‘Norions, AisLe 21, First FLOOR. Smart Trimmings that complete_ smart frocks *Pearl Bead . White and Col- ?:lidels I.Sl.Sg % ored *Crystal oral-colore i Slides, 38c; and Slides .......50c Pins ..iwe....50¢ *Pearl Bead Or- . naments $1 and $1.50 Coral - colored Rhinestone Pins $1.25 to $5.50 Washable Colored Buckles .....:.$1 *Pearl Buttons, * Simulated. dozen, 50c to $1.25 ‘TRIMMINGS, AISLE 20, PIasT FLOOR. METROPOLITAN—“Noah's Ark.” As might have been expected, Wash- part that offers her little |ington moviegoers have reacted to the chance, her debit to the talkies IS an | spectacular production of “Noah's Ark” mkre;um( one. She 8 :eigpg,d:,fédfi‘,"s{‘""h sufficient pnthusla.sm“lnd _?_:‘tron- e e o new e screen. e to justify the Metroj tan eater Several new songs strung on & time- | ;re chosen with an eye to types rather 4 hu]d’!ng (v for e sotn AN waek worn plot, with Morton Downey, | than ability, and there is no little exag- [ The management reports a gratifying ‘Broadway's golden-voiced tenor,” 0| geration in several of the characters.| boxoffice, as have the impresarios of croon them in his own sweet and sentl- | Bery] Mercer, who plays the mother, | this Warner Bros. film in every large mental way, are featured in “Mother’s | goes well enough in the earlier se-| American city where it has been ex- quences, but is unable to cope with the | hibited. Indeed the producers, having spent ‘fl':c story xuell!1 is dg\'al\oxzeg w:ll‘;‘:n :.hrr-e Jears and o vast sum of money | jnoiude vehicle is decidedly Jolsonesque in plot | émphasis on sentiment that goes - |in making “Noah's Ark," are reaping | . gerously near the maudlin, but the songs | now the harvest of their labors. It is o and sentiment; no opportunity fs lost to | SCTOURN TCAT LEE TP D g1 the st | proving wise Shewmamenip 1o have pro | EAUL McAllister, Louise Fazenda, Nigel important part :(g‘ 21l and these are | vided the public with a picture which %5 | well done. The night clul 0 eminently satisfies the human desire persed by the glad sunshine of success | 1", ddition to Downey, a sensational | for spectacularism. Michael Cnrtiz, in dance team, some eccentric hoofing and | directing the film, spared mnothing to | make it cataclysmic; the giant sets were There is a lengthy but varied news built only to be destroyed in a mad Jowing, exhibits no little personal charm | reel, with every item of special interest: | chaos of Nature’s wrath; thousands of in the leading role, for which he is ex- | a “Sportlight,” in which the country's people scurry about in hysterical con- leading swimming stars put on a thrill- | fusion; & . heighten the illusion. ‘wickedness. there are sound effects to ' consideration at the Little Theater, It is upon this' where a film adaptation of Gerhart ' now to be seen. achievement of disorder on a mon- strous scale that the picture's interest | ing mu:fixfi’rluen& rfi 3 mllu su‘iry eonunt‘ is negligible, the handling of its narrative & weakness Tather than strengih. As bellious play exhibited a remarkable known by now mong ithe funs: ) y of scenes and incidents, drawn a parallel significance between the flood of waters in the Biblical story of the ark and the deluge of blood in the late war, both sent, so the movie moral goes, 'to cleanse’ the earth of {of his manuseript ‘The principal players in “Noah's Ark” Dolores Costello, O’Brien, Noah Berry, Guinn Williams, de Brulier and many others. LITTLE THEATER—"The Weavers.” One of the few instances in which | jzation. To Hauptmann himself it may be said that the screen demon- strates an unequivocal superiority to the stage in the presentation of a spe- [ man. cific dramatic work is presently open to | agencies, working Where the s the producers have | b et Bad he George You can easily make Summer’s sleeveless frocks and ensembles The simple ease with which sleeveless frocks may be made will doubtless suggest their fashioning to many, who ordinarily do not attempt sewing. The sports and daytime frocks scarcely require any time to make—the small yardage and the inexpensiveness of fabrics make them most economical. Two Si:orts Frocks and ihe smart fabrics * that may fashion them White and Colorful Cotton Piques e o850 Printed Cotton Pique...85c Fine-quality Washable Ray- on Flat Crepe.........$2 White and Colorful Linens Printed Linens ..$1.50 Sheer Printed Linens..$1.50 English Prints ... CoTTON DRESS GoODs Seconp FLOOR. Silk Piques Silk Tussahs ... Sill¥Porigeer. . ... ... Silk Shantung . Silk Broadcloth. . SiLKs, SECOND FLOOR. Two Daytime Frocks and the smart fabrics that may fashion them Handkerchief Linens Colorful Linens. ... Celanese Prints. . Svelda Chiffons.$1.75 and $2 CorToN DrEss Goops SECOND FLOOR. Chinese Damask, Special’ .......500. 9598 Crepe Meteor, Special, $1.95 Flat Crepes $1.95 to $3 Crepe de Chines. .$1.95 to $3 Plain and Striped Silk Broadcloths $1.65 Printed Silks; wide variety of prints and color combi- nations $1.95 to $4.50 Mallinson’s Pussy Willow Printss..... SILKS, SECOND FLOOR. Two Evening Frocks and the smart fabrics that may fashion them Plain-color Chiffons; every smart shade. . .$1.75 to $2.50 Printed Chiffons $1.75 to $4.50 Satin Georgettes ......$1.95 StLxs, SECOND FLOOR. White and Ecru Cotton Net ....81 to $2.25 Tulle; lovely pastel and eve- ning shades ........$1.75 Wide Laces; eggshell, pastel shades and ecru, $2.50 to $6 ‘WiDE LAcEs, A1sLE 19, Frst FLOOR. Paris 1038 concentration upon a 23 the The camera, with its inquisitive eye, goes deeply into the details of misery and luxury. To Frederick Zelnick, director of “The Weavers,” must go most of the credit for its intelligence and To such actors as Paul Wegener. Wil- helm Dieterle and Herrmann Picha go the honors for outstanding character- the honor for the original spirit, the impassioned plea for man's justice to The combination of all these in & mood of flaming sincerity, created this picture as it is force. Hauptmann's, “The Weavers,” is show4 its second week. version of this re+ limited number the camera greater poignancy the drama of the suffering human f closely seen, as well as the wider p: orama of woe brought by Hauptmann from the weavers' lives to