Evening Star Newspaper, February 19, 1930, Page 20

NATIONAL—Ziegfeld's “Show Boat.” “The most brilliant cast ever as- gembled by Florenz Ziegfeld,” according in Ziegfeld's production of “Show Boat,” 8n American musical play founded on Edna Ferber's famous story. The music is by Jerome Kern, who ¥rote the score for “Oh, Boy!” “Sally,” “Sunny,” “Leave it to Jane” and other Successes. The book and lyrics are by r Hammerstein, 2d, who rated on “Wildflower,” “Sunny,” Marie,” “The Desert Song” and “The New Moon.” The settings are by Joseph Urban. The dances were staged by Sammy Lee and the costumes designed by John W. Harkrider. A brilliant cast includes Charles Win- Dinger, Howard Marsh, Eva Puck, Sammy White, Edna May Oliver, Aunt Jemima, Jules Bledsoe, Charles Ellis, Jack Daley, Robert Faricy, Annie Hart, Francis X. Mahoney and the famous Jubilee Singers and scores of Glorified Ziegfeld Girls. POLI'S—Ethel Barrymore, “The Love Duel.” Ethel Barrymore appears in Poli's Theater next week, beginning Monday night, with matinees Thursday and Saturday, in “The Love Duel,” a new | modern play by Lili Hatvany, adapted | from the Hungarian by Zoe Akins. This is the first work of Baroness Hat- yany to be seen in America, though she has had many dramatic. works produced in Budapest, Vienna and Berlin. Miss Barrymore first acted “The Love Duel” last Spring ‘and following its resentation in the Ethel Barrymore eater, New York City, she has played {t on ;Aer ]5#00}?“;3‘§{;nmuntin2nta] our. It reaches its performance in Washington next week. As worldly as “The Kingdom of God,” in which the actress was seen in Wash- ington last season, is unworldly, “The Love Duel” pictures histicated conti- nental society. It Miss Barry- more back to the drawing room in a play of the genre of | Wife” and “Declasee.” Zoe Akins, who made the version for this country, is herself a dramatist of Tepute. She wrote” “Declasee,” “The Varying ingale.” James Meighan, Malcolm Soltan, Mar- cel Dill and Joan Carvel. Miss Barry- more directed the production. Edward A. McHugh is stage manager. Watson Barratt designed the three settings. The seat sale is now open. GAYETY—“Girls From the Follies.” A brilliant cast'of principals-is prom- ised in E. J. Rn‘gxt_ Mutual Bur?uque attraction of last ‘séason, “Girls From the Follies,” at the Gayety Theater Dext week. Among the leads are Gladys Youth” Clark, blond dancing ingenue: Bernie Green, fresh. from vaudeville Griumphs, as eccentric comedian; John- 1y Crosby. “wop” co ; Prank M Conville, juvenile with a pair of rest- | less feet:” Lester Mack, straight man with a fine singing voice; Pat White, ties: Zona Duval, ingenue: Betty val, soubrette. and Bessie Davies, ac- Tobatic soubrette and number leader. | :”m;ppy chorus also will be seen and | rd. Wednesday and Frida; his - clal features will be ldde{i.m‘ = ALL-LISZT PROGRAM TOMORROW. | Miss Julia Schelling, lecturer, and | Miksa \lerson, pianist, will give & pro- | gram entirely’ devoted to the life and | music of Franz Liszt in_the Italian garden of the Mayflower Hotel tomor- m-_;_hn 4 h 30 p.l;L | e _three sketches to be given Miss Schelling are ent.iued""!a't:! “Death” and “Immortality.” Mr. Merson will pla)"’ the famous and other shorter compositions written for the by master. JUNIOR THEATER—Saturday. In celebration of ‘Washington's birth- day the Junior Theater will contribute a matinee and evening performance Saturday, at the Belasco Theater, of the stirring, romantic Revolutionary drama “Janice Meredith,” from the m.\g: krt:y Paul Leicester Ford. Yy ago this story first thrilled old and young alike and inter- | est in it has followed with each suc- {reding generation. Its scenes are laid | and around Trenton, N. J. and| cover the period from the beginning of | the Revolutionary War to the surrender | of Cornwallis. All through the 21:‘1‘:’ l.!:g little reb?l, Janice Me: hearts of royal ;nd t):‘onu.ncnnu Mg er heart remains true to her first love, the dashing young Charles Brere- ton, who an officer in Gen. ‘Washington Army. Intrigue and treach- ery. sword play, captures and escapes, with the pretty love story running through four fascinating acts, are out- | standing features of the play. | Junior Theater productions are de- | l:n‘;\e-d l'l'mmlvt fl;l'!;h! entertainment imusement of e younger genera- | tion, but Miss Katherine Srnlr"n and | Mrs. Glenna Smith Tinnin, its man- agers, state that many adults found them lntervsunx ind entertaining. liam S. Johnstone and Betty Bee- | man will play the leads. Tickets are on sale at the Junior Theater office, 807 Seventeenth street: at all hotels, at T. Arthur Smith's and | at the theater, beginning Thussday. THE ROSARY—Sunday. For the benefit of St. Mary's Indus- trial School of Baltimore the St. Mary's | Players. composed of the best of the | semi-professional talent of that city, will present at the National Theater Sunday afternoon only the comedy- Constant | by Shore™ and “"The Texas Night- | Ne | under the experienced guiding hand of not long after his graduation that the Russian musical public, ever eager to recognize genius, acclaimed Haito- witsch as one of the rising stars in the musical firmament. Then came the war to interrupt Mr. | Haitowitsch's career. The struggle for existence in Russia under war condi- tions proved too much for him and he determined to seek his fortune in America. With characteristic pluck, he undertook the long journey to America to make a name for himself in this land of promise. A stranger in a strange land, unknown and almost friendless, Mr. Haitowitsch underwent many vicis- situdes in seeking recognition. At length opportunity came to him and he secured a warm reception at his first New York concert, e critics gave lhlm favorable notices and success fol- lowed. ROBIN HOOD PLAYERS, Feb. 24-25. ‘The Robin Hood Players have an- nounced that they will present ‘“The Dead of Night,” a mystery play, Febru- ary 24 and 25. The aim of the organization is to produce plays of popular appeal with the best available cast from local talent. Paul Messink, director and organizer, has selected a cast composed mostly of veteran members of the group, with one addition, Edith San Fellipo, from the St. Peter's Players. Peggy Schneider will carry the lead- ing role, supported by James Ferraro, Frank Mannarino, Stella Nicro, Helen Scheckells, Emmett Robinson, Paul Messink and Gino Simi. “OLD NOBODY"—Central High, Feb- ruary 26. A play unique in form and feeling will have its initial appearance in Washington when Edith Wynne Mathi- son, Charles Rann Kennedy and Mar- garet Gage play “Old Nobody” in the Central High School auditorium Wed- nesday evening, February 26. The drama is one of the repertory of 'short plays for three players written Mr. Kennedy and produced in New York and London about a year ago. Each play in the miniature repertory, which includes. “The Chastening,” “The A 1.” “The Salutation” and “Old obody,” is written around a climactic moment in the lives of three characters. “Old Nobody” is the most recent of these and Mr, Kennedy cells it a “play for malefactors.” The cast of “Old Nobody” will be; as unique as the form in which it is written. Edith Wynne Mathison and Charles Rann Kennedy have already become a part of the theater tradition of the country, while ret Gage, their young associate neit School, and fellow-trouper, X Greek tragic roles to her credit, as well as Shakespearean roles and important parts in Mr, Kennedy's plays. GIGLI—February 28. Benjiamino Gigli, leading tenor of the Metropolitan Opera Co., will be heard in concert at Poli's Theater Friday afternoon of next week, Febru- ary 28, at 4:30 o'clock. This is the fifth and final attraction in Mrs. Wil- son-Greene’s artists’ course of after- noon concerts at that theater, Margaret Shotwell, planist, will be Gigli’s assisting artist, and the tenor will be accompanied at the piano by Miquel Sandoval. Gigli's program will include arias from “L'Elisir D'Amore,” “Don Gilo- vanni” and “Luisa Miller,” as well as the narrative from act 3 of “Lohen- grin.” He also will sing selections by Donaudy, Liszt, Grieg, Balfe, De Cur- tis, Curci and Mozart. Miss Shotwell’s program will consist of selections by Albeniz, Chopin, Schubert-Taussig, Liszt and Strauss. NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA, March 1. ‘The National High School Orchestra, composed of boy and girl musicians from high schools all over the country, and conducted by Prof. J, E. Maddy, organizer and musical director of the National High School Orchestra and Band camp at Interlochen, Mich., will make its first appearance in concert in ‘Washington at Constitution Hall Satur- day evening, March 1, at 8:30 o'clock, under the management of Mrs. Wilson- Greene. Elizabeth _Vandenberg, daughter of THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1930. Sunday WEEK 0P FEBRUARY 23 - Photoplays at Washington Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Theaters Next Week Friday iw. Everett in “The Aviator.” Vitaphone variety Ambassad’r 18th & Col. R4 Vitaphone Forion Edw. Everett Horton Edw. Everett Horion ator.” n The Avis variety. “The Aviator.” Vitaphone veriety. an O Ameg Smedy. Faton in Mty Eaton Meiorifying the Gloritying. the trl- American Girl." Somesi - George Banerofi, in ““Fhe Mights. Vitaphone varieties. Vitaphove varlety. ohone v ters #Pollo R_St. N.B. Duncan_Sisters Dus i v » “Iv's a Great Life. s » Oreat Life et Norma 8| “Their Own Desire- Vitaphone variety. Comedy. Norma_Shesrer in " “Their Own Vitaphone variety. edy. Billle Dove I “The Pllnledv.Ann Vitaphone varief Comedy. 1 Com Billie Dove in “The Painted Ane Vitaphone variety. Comedy. nte Blue in Makin Do Warner Broe’ “Show of Shows “Show of Shows.” ‘Warner Bros.' John Barrymore in ack.” “Gen. Ori Jobp, Barzymere in Lon Ch: 1 -‘pmmr«:'m"ffl the oy Vitapho, Hety. Cracl Fred Kohler n in b ¥ Sl “His it Command.” e ey hanhe one_variety. Rudy Vailee in *The Vagabond 645 Pa. Av. B.E. __Vitaphane. variets Rudy Vallee “The Vagabo: Lo e Vitaphone n Duncan Sisters nd Anc-‘meo n “Playing Around.” for 0 Lon Chaney in “Phantom of the Opera. Vitaphone variety. William Boyd 1 “His First Comedy. Cameo o etn G o he ORI ‘Act Act. News reel News reel. "Marion Davies in Marion Davies in “Marianpe.” “Marianne.” Comedy. ‘Comedy: Alleen Pringle in “Wall Street.” Comeds. Fox Players. Geopge Bancroft and Fotner Raiston in ““The Mighty." ‘William Bovd 105 11th st. S.B. Central 425 9th 8t N.W. George Bancroft and E T “ » ois Pirst Command.” His Pirst Command.” “His Figs o Morton Downe in Ralston e “Lucky n Love. ' Ne Bally O Nell and in ““The_Sophomore." Joan Crawo Robert Mr.:‘nt:gm.e?g “Untamed.” Jeane! William Haines and Anits Pare “Navy Blues. ' Tom Mix in “The Drifter.” i@' Barrymore 1o e Mysterioiis sland.” Vitaphone_variety. Tignel Barrymore in “The M: Tsland. Vitaphone varfety. Gerirude 1. “Battle of Bari " ysterious » Vitaphona variety, Comed: Rod La Rocaue Locked Door." phone y. Fdward E. Horton In rh Vitaphone variety. Vit Comedy. Duncan_Sisters in, Circle “It's & Great Life. can_Sisters in D Great Lite Janet Gi nd Charles Morton n “Christina.” eil. X Sewven: vde ) Heaven Lois Moran and i Ken Maynard in LBy “Senor Americano.” 2105 Pa. Ave. Colony John Barrymore in “'Gen. Cra . 4935 _Ga._Ave ck. John Barrymore in d k. Warner Bros. Cr: “Show of Shows."” Rod t Rocque in Warner Bros." ““Th " show of Shows.” Rl rariety. hone hariety Jick Eagan in “Ife Broadway ‘Hoofe: Vitaphone variety. Hugh Trevor and Aileen Pringle in Dumbarton “High Trevor and Alleen * “The Oliye Borden and Noah Beery in “Love in_the Desert Pringle in Night Parade. _ Comedy. fl“fifi'nloy'g e n “Welcome_Danger."__ Harold Liovd and !ll’hl:; Kent and arbara Kent Ernest Torrence a Dorotns eonstian. SCORES PROSPERITY REPORTS IN PRESS Oberlin College Dean Deplores Con- ditions in Round-Table Address. Printed reports of prosperity in the press of the Nation in the face of a vast amount of unemployment was de- plored by Dr. Thomas W. Graham, dean of the Graduate School of Theology at Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, in an address at & luncheon of the Washing- ton Round Table in the University Club yesterday, Choosing Cleveland, Ohio, the city with which he sald he is most familia to illustrate conditions, Dr. Graham said the landlords who read the news- papers are putting out tenants who are unable to pay rent because of unem- ployment. In so doing the landlords tell tenants they can obtain employment it they want it. “It is an ugly house that makes that sort of thing possible,” Dr. Graham continued. ';he speaker also deplored the many petty issues which rate the people of the Christian rel dEon. stating, in effect, that the petty er- MEXICAN PEASANT PARTY EXPELS COMMUNIST WING Red Method of Distribution of Land Is Opposed by Govern- ment, Secretary Says. By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, February 10.—The National Peasants’ League Monday night expelled from its meeting an -Llnt:d Communist element. The Communists accepted the expulsion peacefully, con- fining their protest to a di tion at_the various newspaper offices. Luis Leon, secretary of industry, ad- dressing the remaining delegates, de- clared the government did not favor n’ml co:‘namunmk: method of distribution of lands. g He said the Soviet method was im- practicable in Mexico and that the gov- ernment preferred to continue the plan followed g; the Calles and Portes Gil administration: ences have continued despite the fact hich used them have long since disap- peared. “It is necessary for us to scan the house in which we itve” in order do away with such conditions, the E r indicated. William A. Aitchison, president of the Round Table, presided at the meeting. “The Night Parade 1843 Wis. Ave. Comeds. Madge Bellamy in Mt “Tonight at Twelve adge Bellamy in “Tonight at Twelve Ruth Chatterton in * “Charming Sinners.” ' Conrad Nagel in “The Idle elcome_Danger." onrad N ien." el . “Unholy” Mght.”_ Lionel Barrymore in lenn Tryon in “Mysterious ~ Island.” 1 “Skinner Steps Oul Victor McLagien in “Hot_{or Paris. Comedy. classic. John, Barrymore Tn “Gen. Crack: Vitaphove variety. Victor McLaglen In Victor McLaglen in VIEGT 155 Paris “Hot_for en. Crack. Vitaphone variety. Paris.” Comeds. omedy. Color_classic Color_classic. Morton Downey in Love." Lucky in Comedy. News. John Barryme Warner Bros." “Show of Shows." “Show of Show: Norma_Shearer T “Their Own Desire.” Vitaphone variety. Comedy: Warner Bros. roft 1 1 T T T, Sound_act. T Vl':whon: it L Comedy. Douglag_Fairbanks in “Don_Q." Cgmedy. Ronald Golman in *The Folniaaen Tove.” Rescue. rhidden | Comedies. s Janet Gaynos T Devils." medy. Cartoon. e Coprag Nagel Tn he_Thirteenth Chair.” Comedi Tt ek watch: ‘Soul of Fr Comedy. Gang’ comeds: PO Harold Liovd “Welcome Danger." 1419 N. Capitel __Screen snapshots " “Welcome Danger.” Screen_snapshots. Janet Gaynor in “Christina." Comedies. Harold Liovd in Tionel ore 1n oBE) Barym: Llog}#;lu;r'yem?n [0 erious Talan”” Gang_comeds. e Mysterious ne. " Gang_comedy. t_Gibson In Tisen Pringle in “King of he Rodeo.” VWAL Sireat Serial Someds. Richmond Alexandria, Va. Dark. Jack Oakie and Nancy Carroll in “Sweette.” Oskie and 3, Carroll in weetle. Comedy. Comedy. Vietor McLaglen in “Hot,_for Fa Victor McLaglen T g Toryen. ™ Comedy _ News ‘reel aris.” medy. News_reel. Anl’% Pennini tnn.‘ln Savoy VithBRepe variety. Comedy. 3030_1ith N.W. Anpy Pennington T “Tannes Vitaphone variet: Comedy. Sam Hardy in “‘Mexicall Rose." y. Vitaphoue variety. Comedy. “Mex! Vitaphone variety, Comedy. Sam Hardy in i B Billle Dove in ks ited Angel.” Comedy. Joe Was Takoma . o%5 Yeaftudgy - Joe Wagstaff in ““A'Song of “Brosdway.” entucky.” “Broadway.” Gar: 'y Cooper in “The Virgintan." Gary Cooper in “The Virginian." Tak. Pk D. C. = s Jack Fagan i The Tivoli Fitarhone Yariets. 14th & Pk. Rd. Comedy. Vil Jack Eagan in “The ‘Bro: Conrad Nagel in “The Sacred Flame Vitaphone variety. adway Hoofer " taphone variety. ‘omedy. Conrad Nagel In ., James Hall & !\:mfl am: 1 Vitaphone variet: Cartoon. in Kibi‘zer." hone_variety. James Hall Kibitzer. Vitaphone variety. Warner Bros! “Show of Shows.' York Ga. & Quebeo dancing, music and a grand parade of burnt cork artists. The story deals with a minstrel singer who is constantly fighting his craving for drink. He falls in love with a beau. tiful wanton, who encourages his weak. ness until he finds himself in the gutter. Then a slavey comes to care for him and makes a man of him. This accom- plished, the other woman again appears, and to save himself the minstrel mar- ries the slavey. But blow after blow strikes the adoring wife, until finally— well, there comes an amazing climax. Al G. Field’s minstrel shows will recog- nize many old-time black-face artists in this picture, in addition to a great cast of singers and actors. EARLE—“Believe It or Not.” Robert L. Ripley, artist-author of “Be- lieve It or Not,' 1l occupy the stage at the Earle Theater next week, begin- ning with the midnight show the com- ing Friday, in an amazing demonstra. tion of the strangest things in the world. If that statement seems vague. the blame may be attributed to the fact that Ripley has built his reputation on an uncanny knack of bringing to light queer verities and illustrating them to bewilder and amuse the public. On the Earle stage he will show ‘Washington collection of his latest “‘queeriosities,” speaking and drawing in the course of his act. “The Aviator,” a Warner Bros. and Vitaphone picture, described as the funniset flying thriller ever filmed, will have the place of honor on the Earle screen. It features Edward Everett Horton, with Patsy Ruth Miller, Johnny Arthur and Lee Moran, in a comedy about an author who is mistakenly iden- tified as a great aviator and is forced Senator A. H. Vandenberg of Michigan and Mrs. Vandenberg, will appear as piano soloist with the orchestra, while | three Washington High School musi- cians will appear with the orchestra at this concert. The orchestra is making a tour of Eastern cities in connection with its appearance in concert before Atlantic City late this month. “THE HONEY-MOON,” Tech High, February 28. “The Honey-Moon,” John ‘Tobin's sparkling comedy of old Spain, filled to brim with amusing episodes and lilting laughter—a plav of hundreds of years ago—has been revived by the Drama Guild of Washington and will be pre- sented at McKinley Auditorium Priday and Saturday nights, February 28 and March 1. It was first presented in London at the Drury Lane Theater in 1805, and lar stock pieces of the famous play- mfluse From IY?I.I‘HQ to time disti shed actors and actresses of England and America have appeared in the delight- ful roles, which now are in the hands of a group of young Washington players, Miss Alma Kruger, loaned for the time being to the Drama Guild by the cour- tesy of the New York Civic Repertory Theater, of which Miss Eva LeGallienne is the director. The Washington cast includes Mrs. Ida Garrett Mattingly, Mrs. Yvonne Kushner, Miss Dorothy Crosby, tte Seiler, Orme drama “The Rosary,” direction of Edward J. Meehan. | The play attracted widespread atten- | tion and ‘achleved success when pro- duced in Baltimore. Its wealth of | pathos and heart throbs are well bal- | anced with the lighter vein of clean | comedy and, while there are tense mo- | ments, none are so lengthy as to cause a Joss of interest. The scenic effects produced by elaborate electrical devices and the appropriate costuming are said 1o appeal to the lover of the spoken In Father Brian Kelly, impersonated by Joseph Flynn, the Father Letherby | of “My New Curate” fame, again is | shown sympathy for human weakness and sincere confidence in mankind. With him in the cast are Margaret Kelly, Bernadine Kraus, Francis Mc- Cormick and Frank Roberto, all of “My New Curate” company, and Lilyan | Murphy, Frank Marlyn and Frank | Saunders, who will make their initial bow to a’ Washington audience. Music will be furnished by St. Mary's | Orchestra, composed of members of St. Mary's Industrial School Band, an or- ganization that has attained champion- ship honors in the past. ALEXANDER WOLLCOTT—Monday. Under the sponsorship of and for one of the most important lectures an- nounced by the Junior League of Wash- ington, Alexander Wollcott, the well known dramatic eritic and columnist, ‘will give a talk at the Willard Hotel next Monday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, his theme being “Confessions of a Dying Newspaper Man.” HAITOWITSCH—Monday. hAbnhm: Hnm;n:’{:h a bnn: l:wlrl’rlx- t, possessing gif of scholarship apd technique, will be heard for the first time this season in the Mayflower Hotel ball room next Monday afternoon .in a joint with Alfredo Os- wald, Brazill planist. The career of Mr. Haitowitsch is an exemplification of the will to succeed. Blinded at the age of 2 and thrown almost accidentally into the world of music, this young man devoted his life to'the development of the gift he pos- sesses. Mr. Haltowitsch received his musical education in Russia, first in the music school of his native province and g E special decree of the late at the Imperial Con- was Libbey, Mart] age, Charles Far- rar, Paul Graves, Ivan Liljeroot, George Odell and Walter Thorne, with other players as rustics, servants, soldiers and what not. Incidental dances will bel staged by the Tchernikoff dancers, di- rected by Lisa Gardiner, to music by the ‘Walter Holt Studios. 'The settings were designed by William F. Baker, who di- rected “The Adventurers” in the 1930, Bal Boheme. Tickets may be had at T. Arthur Smith's. COLUMBIA—“Anna Christie.” Greta Garbo, in her first talking role, traction at Loew’s Columbia sf Saturday. It is a Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer production adapted from the famous Theater Guild play by Eugene O'Neill. Marie Dressler, Charles Bick- ford and George F. Marion display their histronic abilities in this picture also. Chris, a character of the East Side docks and captain of a coal barge, ex- pects his daughter from the country, where he sent her at the age of 5. He sends Marthy away for fear his inno- cent daughter might be contaminated. Marthy sees Anna before Chris and at a glance she knows that the daughter is the opposite to what her father be- lieves. Anna, broken in health and spirit, lives aboard the barge. During a voyage they pick up Matt and several other men who have been shipwrecked. Matt falls in love with Anna and she returns his love. However, she dares { Dot marry him because of her past. Finally, tortured by her father on one side end the impatient Matt on the other, she tells the truth. Matt leaves her with his course to fill himself with lquor and forget. His love, however, ultimately brings him back. The Hearst Metrotbne News, short subjects and the Columbia Orchestra will complete the program. R-K-O KEITH'S—"The Grand Parade.” Starting with a special midnight show at 11:30 o'clock Priday, R-K-O Keith's will show “The Grand Parade,” featur- ing Helen Twelvetrees and Fred Scott. |1t is acclaimed one of the outstanding | screen’ productions of the dialogue and sound season. “The Grand Parade” is described as the National Educational Association at wil for fully half a century was one of the | fhpe, “ » the screen at- ‘Anna Christie,” will be Ho to make good the unintended boasts in his book on end happily and with few major in- juries, FOX—"Lone Star Ranger.” New heights in the flield of romance, th accompanying thrills, are promised in “Lone Star Ranger,” adapted from Zane Grey's story, which comes to the Fox Theater next week. The cast is headed by George O'Brien and Sue Carol. This picture is an epic of the South- west dealing with the adventures of daring Texas rangers in the days when outlaws and cattle thieves. O'Brien portrays the character of Buck Duane, an outlaw by force of circumstance, who eventually joins the Texas Rangers and becomes a dominant factor in breaking up & gang of cattle rustlers and bank Miss Carol enacts the role of Mary Aldridge. Others are Warren Elizabeth Patterson and Walter McGrall. A. H. Van Buren, former ‘Washington stock company star, di- rected the story and the camera was under the direction of A. F. Erickson. The stage attraction will be Fanchon and Marco's “*Gardens” idea, with a cast including the Three Slate Brothers, shortly to be seen on the screen in “Happy Days”; Cliff Nazarro, Lee Hall, Charline Essley, Vina Zolle Mae and a bevy of “sunkist beauties, with Alexander Callam, master of cere- monies, in a prominent role. METROPOLITAN—"“Son of the Gods.” Richard Barthelmess comes to the Metropolitan Theater for a week, be- ginning Friday, in a Pirst National and Vitaphone picturization of “Son of the Gods,” based on Rex Beach's drama of love and of social barriers. Cast as the supposed son of a wealthy Chinese merchant and philosopher, Bar- thelmess is said to enact his greatest role since “Broken Blossoms. In his support are Constance Bennett, Mildred Van Dorn, Amders Randolf, Dorothy Matthews, E. Alyn Warren and King 00 Chang. The story traces the career of the supposed Chinese boy through college youth discovered the cruelty of race discrimination. .Insulted by the girl he agreeable to the most sensitive distinctly a new type of entertainment, for in addition ,to forceful drama it presents a compifte minstrel show, all its glittering pageantry, songs, jokes, | il Resinol Warner Bros.' “Show of Shows.” Those who remember Dockstader’s and | i . It is a fast-moving | series of laughable complications which | the Lone Star State was infested with | and certain social affairs, wherein the | the complexions you admire are using just this that Resinol Soap not only helps to overcome pimples, blackheads, oiliness, ‘etc., but its daily use tonds to prevent those conditions. Its clean tonic odor is delightful and its action is so gentle it is They use Resinol Ointment too becau ‘minor skin irritations which everyone has sometimes, and they find ita um dressing for burns, sore corns, chafing, blisters, ete. Love Vitaphone varieties. | | | loved, the quest of the boy for happiness seems doomed to faflure until a chance | discovery, leading to exciting conse- | | quences and a happy ending. | Many of the scenes in “Son of Lhet | Gods” are flimed in technicolor.: The | production is lavishly mounted, con-| trasting Occidental eiegance with Ori- | ental splendor in alternate scenes. PALACE—“The Ship From Shlnlllll-"‘ | “The Ship From Shanghal,” the first | | 5ca adventure and romance reproduced | | in sound, will be the screen attraction | at Loew’s Palace Saturday. It is a | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer talking produc- | tion, with a cast that includes Conrad | Nagel, Louis Wolheim, Kay Johnson, .Carmel Myers and Holmes Herbert, Briefly, the story concerns Paul Thorpe and his wife, who meet Lady | Daley and her daughter Dorothy along | with Howard Vazey, and they decide to | take a trip on a friend’s sailing schooner cross the Pacific to America. The ship | becomes becalmed, and there is a short- | age of water and food. | crafty Ted, however, secures all the| firearms and makes the rich folks serve | him. Howard, in love with Dorothy, | proves a man in the crisis, and finall after an exciting climax all ends well. |: On the stage a Loew unit, “Gypsy Love,” direct from the Capitol Theater, | New York, will be presented, with Leon Navara, the Vitaphone star, as master | | of ceremonies, and a cast that includes | the Gypsy Daredevils, musical revelers; Six White Lilies, comedy pantomimists; Sammy Krevoff, Russian whirlwind dancer; Carlton Saxton, vocalist, and the Chester Hale ballet. The Hearst Metrotone News, the Palace Orchestra, Charles Gaige at the organ and short | subjects will complete the ‘program. RIALTO—"“Undertow.” Under the direction of Harry Pollard, who directed “Show Boat,” beautiful | Mary Nolan, starred in an unusual drama, “Undertow,” in which sound has 25 background in bullding up the ik as a backgroun up the dramatic moments, will be the attrac- tion for a week at the Rialto Theater, starting Friday. Those who recall the storm in “Show Boat,” when the floating e breaks |its moorings, will have some idea of | what Pollard can do in this respect. “Undertow” is the story of a girl who is caught in the undertow of life and carried relentlessly into a destiny she cannot avoid. It is the story of a young and beautiful girl married to a man of | many misfortunes—a girl who loves gayety and life, but who is almost car- ried into exile by her unfortunate hus- band. Romance finds her almost at the ends of the earth, but she cannot accept it unless she cares more for love than honor. She chooses the way of honor, after all, and finds then both love and romang John Mack Brown is seen as Miss Nolan's leading man. Others in the cast are Audrey Ferris, Robert Ellis and Churchill Ross. In_ addition to the feature picture, the Rialto will offer a novelty atmo- spheric introduction under the title of ‘Glorjous Vamj produced by United Artists; an olor singing reel, a talking comedy, cartoon and The Eve- ning Star-Universal News Reel, with Graham McNamee announcing. Ray Hart and the Rialto Orchestra will offer a special overture. LITTLE—"Cyrano de Bergerac.” The glitter of flashing swords, the pomp and pageantry of WAT, S0Nnorous words of love breathed under the nn] moonlight, 2 man's heart being eaten out by e which is forever doomed to remain unuttered, romance and chiv- alry—such is the fare to be served af the Little Theater when “Cyrano de) Bergerac” is shown, beginning Satur- ; day, for a run of one week. The story, an adaptation of Edmond Rostand’s famous dramatic romance, revolves around the hopeless love which e _poet, warrior and lant de Bergeiac bears for his cousin, the beauteous Roxane. “Marie, How Do You Keep Your Skin so Lovely?” “ AT'S easy. Ijust use Resinol Soap as my regular toilet soap every day, and if I have a pimple or any sug- gestion of a rash or roughness, I put on a little Resinol Ointment and it clears it right up.” Many women whose treatment. They find skins., it so quickly heals those FREE Sample of each, for b e Frgge Loy LA ) Dept. 97, Baltimore, Md. Lover. Vitaphone varieties. Alice White in ‘Playing Around. itaphone variety. Comed: bond Miss McCormick Il NEW YORK, February 19 (#).—Miss Gwendolyn McCormack, daughter of John McCormack, the singer, was oper- ated on Sunday for appendicitis at the rbor Sanitarfum. Physicians there said she is resting comfortab! in “Hell's Heroes." Comedy. Catholic Leader Dies. 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