Evening Star Newspaper, October 8, 1930, Page 22

PHOTOPLAYS AT WASHINGTON THEATERS NEXT WEEK [ OTROBER 12 . Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Tharsday Friday Saturday Ambassador A8th & Columbia Rd. Rujh Roland R = edy. Vitaphone varlety. T Comedy. Vitaphone variety. Ruth,_Roland fn “'Reno.” Comedy. Vitaphone variety, Greta_Garbo in “Romance,” Comedy. Grets, Garbo n “Romance."* Comedy. Tter_Huston in Buster Keaton in “The Rad Man." Doush Boys. Vitaphone variet; Serial. e Vitaphone variety. Comed: Bebe Daniels in “Dixiana.” Vitaphone variety. Greta_Garbo be Daniels 1 in “Romance.” Comedy in “Dixiana.’ Vitaphone variety. Gret Sarbe “Romance.” Comedy ank Fay i e W_&efin Comedy. Vitaphone. Bernice Claire and Alexander Gray' in “‘Spring Is Here. omedy Bebe Daniels n Bebe Daniels Ton Chaney “Dixiana. “The Unholy Three.” ‘artoon. Comedy. Ton Chaney “The Unboly Three.” Comedy. rnice Clai (R ere 3 i Vitaphone. Comedy. Janet Gaynor and Charles rrell in arTick in . “High Soclety Blues.” Comedy. Sky Ha Comed: Mt Rainfer, Md. Greta, (Garbo “Romance." Vitaphone varlety. Greta Garbo ___Ton Chane; W “The Uancly Three.” ince.” itaphone variety. ‘Comedy. “Romance Vitaphone variety. Ton Chaney in “rhe’ Unnoly Three.” Buster, Keaton Vitaphone variety, nOomed!. n ““Dough Bo; Vitaphone vari ety. !us(ir‘ Keaton n “Dough_Boys." vit Dark. Clara Bow in ¥Love Among Millionas Review. . Nes T “Love Among the Millionaires.” Review. News. Ja Buchanton in “Monte Carlo,” Comedy. Jeanette Mi and Jas. Buc Jeanctte Ma onte Cor acDon hannor in an Carlo.” itaphone _variety. Lois Moran and Robe Carolina (1th & N.C. Ave. 8.E. Frank Albertson and H. B. Warner in “Wild_Company." Bessie Love and and H. B. W Hush Trevor * Frank Albertson ‘arner “wild_CSmpany.” “Consplracy.” Don Jose Mojica and Mona Maris fose Mollca ps Maris “One Mad Kiss.” Don Je and iMona in “One Mad Kiss.” nd Noah y in “Bright_Lights.” Central 435 9th 81 N.W. George O'Brien in ““Th L of Duanes. Vitaphone. Comedy. George O'Brien In Dorothy M T in “The Last of the ““The Office Wife.” Dusnes.”” Vitaphone variety. Vitaphone. Comedy. Comedy. DRng A il John McGormick Vitaphone variety. T Comedy. “Song o' My Heart.” Vitaphons. _Cartoori John McCormick Heart." Dou, Fairbanks, Jr., in"vone Night'at n “Song o' My u Vitaphone. Ci Comedy. Colony Constance Bennett n “Common Clay.* Vitaphone ety. Constance Bennett n “Common Clay." Vitaphono_varlety. Joe Cook in “Rain or fhine’ Vitaphone variety. Joe Cook “Rain or Sbine” Vitaphone variety. Alexander d Bernice: Siaire I ‘Spring Is Here " Comedy. Walter_Huston in Will Pogers in “So This Is London.” “The Bed Man." Vitaphone variety. Ga. Ave. & Farragut Dumbarton 1343 Wisconsin Ave. Claudette Colbert and Frederic March in" “Manslsughter.” Billle Dove and Basil Rathbone n “A Notorlous Affatr.” Claudette Colbert and Frederic March in “Manslaughter.” Comedy. Two Black Crows, Moran u‘nd Mack, in “Anybody's War." “Two Black Crows, Moran and Mack, “Anybody’s War." Jack Mulhall and Betty Compson and ae Clark in Lowell Sherman in “The Fall Guy.” “Midnight Mystery.” News. Comedy. ows Fairlawn Asacostis. D. C. Glaud, and, Frederic March in *Manslaughter. Comeds. Clauds William_ Powell n fax “For the Defense.” Comedies. e Colbert and, Erederic M Moran and Mack an Moran and Mack “Anybody’s War.” Comed: i “Anybody's War." Gomeds. Ruth Chatterton and ©ua,Clive Brook in in, ‘Anybody’s Woman.” “Shooting Straight.” Comed: Comeds. Family Hippodrome G Sts. S.E. Afleen Pringle and Grant Withers in “Sol- diers and Women.” Gomedy. Ann Harding and Edw. Everett Horton in “Holiday." Ann Harding and ‘Edw. Everett Horton Th “Holiday.” Comedy. “Jesse Jam version. Comedy. Cartoon. and in Willlam Haines and Leila Hyams in “Way Out West.” 88 K 8. N.W, __Comedy. Meiro .Home 13th & O Sts. N.E. Claudette Colbert and Frederic March in “Manslaughter.” Comedy. William Haines and Leila Hyams in, “Way Out West. Comedy. Metro_act. Glaudette Golbert and Prederic March in John Gilbert “Mansiaughter.’ Comedy. “Redemption.” Comedy. Moran and Mack n “Anybody's War."” Comedy. Constanc~ Bennett i “Common_Cla: Cartoon. tv Dous, Fairbanks, Ir., Constance Bemnats Dyue, Favanky juste’s. Vitaphone. Comedy. Dous, Fairbanks, Jr., ln'"%n‘u'mqh:' o usie’s.”” lexander ?Y “Sorioe St Vitaphone. Gomedy. Gomedy. ®ddle Foy, ir. “Leathernecking.” Comedy. Jesse 1th_st. Mack, n and ‘Anybody’s ne. X, Charles Bickford, Morsnpd Wack AURDEoNd Vivienne Segal ne Vivietine Segal s “Bride of Bride of the Jack Holt. Doug Fairbanks, Jr., B n “Hell's Island.” in “Way of All Men."” " Serial Laurel Laurel, Md. Dark. Bickford, ster and Torres in Charles Ruggles and Ginger Rogers in “‘Queen High.” Comedy. Charles Nils A Racauel “The Sea B: “Bride of Regime: Touis Mann and R Nov Leila Hyams, in A “Sing of the Chil- I in “Call of the Flesh.” omed: Comedy. Ali-Indlan cast in & true story of the North “Silent Enemy.” Comedy. Chester Morris and la_Hy: Wil Rogers and Ma! guerite Churchill in “So This Is London.” Comedy. Dixie Lee and T Arthur Lake in “Cheer Up and Smile.” Comedy. Will Rogers and Mar- Victor McLaglen and guerite Churenill in Fifl Dorsay in 80 This 1s London.” “Good Intentlons.” omedy. Comeds. Rul Ali-Indian cast In trie North, Comedy. Norma Shearer Torma, Shearer n “Divorcee.” medy. n “Divorcee.” Comedy. Ramon Novafro n “In Gay Madrid.” Comedy. Ramon Novarro “In Gay Madrid.” Comedy. William_Boyd Dorothy Sebast! “Officer O'Brie: Comedy. ound Jack_Oskie in “The Social Lion." ok Cartogn._ Scenic. 3 “The Social Lion.” Eartopn. "Beenie. News. Bm-l Garbo n “Romance." Comedy. News. Greta _Garbo in ‘‘Romance. Comedy. News. William_Haihes “Way Out West.” Serial. ‘William Haines in “Way Out West."” Serial. Rod La Rocque and Doris Kenyon in “Beau Bandit.” Comedy. “Jesse Ja in & new thrilling sound version. Comedy. “Jesse James” in & mew thrilling sound version. Comedy. Betty Comp Betty Compson in in “Street Girl." Comedy. “Street Gl Comeds. Wil Rogers in Had to See Bebe Daniels and John Boles in ‘Rio Rita.’ Comedy. Ginger Rogers in “'Queen High.” lden_onie variety. Frederick March and idette Colbert “Manslaughter.” Ginger Rogers in “Queen High.” Frederick March and Claudette Colbert “Manslaughter.” Marian Davies in “Floradora Girl.” Jack Buchani Janette McDo Hoot Gibson in n “Trigger Tricks.” Dorothy, Mackaill n “His Office Wife.” T Gomedy: is Moran “The Golden Calt “Not Damaged.” Vitaphone variets. Comedy Jolson in ‘Big_Boy.” Comedy. Act. A _Joison “Big_ Boy. Comedy. Act. Ann Harding and i Bo: +Comedy. Act. Moran Norma (Shearer n in “Not_Damaged.” “Let Us Be Gi Comedy. Vitaphoue variety. Kenneth Harlan in ““Under e Varfety. Gomedy. State Bethesda, Md. Dark. Stanley Smith and e Bgers' s ' Ginger, Rosers n, in “Queen_High." “Queen_Hieh." ibli nengpieen DeTve Sylvan 104 B. L ave. nw. Takoma kie 1 D fFom Byracuse.” Grant_Withers M *Boldis S plomen. "™ Billle Dove in “Notorious Affair.” Mackail In Doug. Pairbanks. Jr, Bow C Dorothy ay of All Men.’ “PFlirting Widow.” Buck Jones in e or in Lone, “Bordg ion.” et far? o ege Ronald Colman “Bulld Drummone.” Jeanette MacDonal in “Monte Carlo.” Ronald ‘Onl.ll.n Norma Shearer and Norma Shearer and Marle ’Dnuur “Bulldog in Drummond.” “Let Us Be Gay." Marie Dressler “Let Us g‘ Gay.” Takoms Park. D. C. Vitaphone variety. Comedy. Al _joison in “Dorothy Mackaill | s Boy." Vitaphone variety. Comedy. Dorothy M O'Brien Mnckalll— Gearee, € Cemedy: ariety. Gomeds.' iiaphome. Doroth: "Troopers Three." “Land o? Missing Men.” BT : n Comedy. Serial. George O'Brien , “Last of the Duanes.” Comedy._Vitaphone. Greta_GArbo n *“Romance.” Comedy. Greta, Garbo : n “Romance.” Common Olay." Comedy. Vitaphone varieiy. one. Constance Benneti Janet Gaynor o n ries Pareel® ‘Common Clay.” Vitaphone varieiy. in “Happy Days.” Lon Onhaney Joe Oool e Unholy Three” “Rain of Shine” Itaphone variets. Boorubint reel. Attractions Soon to Be Seen in Washington Theaters Ethel Barrymore In “Scarlet Sister Mary. THEL BARRYMORE will appear as the Gullah Negress, Si May-e, E night. from Lee Shubert’s production = Mary” in “Scarlet Shubert-Belasco aniel julia Peterkin, who rkin, the novel by Ji o RN sam———— of the Theater for ing next Monday the play Sister q The Nationally Famed They talk crisply and retain many Af- rican words and their language is dis- tinct. 51 May-e appealed to Miss Barry- more because of her unusual attitude toward life. To see the Barrymore of the elegant drawing room as a cotton- picking Negress, the mother of 10 pica- ninnies. may have a sensational aspect, but it was not for this reason that the star selected “Scarlet Sister Mary” for her first production this season. It was because she considered the play and the part among the finest she has found in modern literature. Mendum, Antia Colt, Walter Gil- bert. Horace Brahan, Willlam B. Mack, John Roseleigh and Leo Kennedy. Wat- son Barratt designed the settings and Maurice Nitke composed the music from Gullah themes, “Scarlet Sister Mary” also will mark the stage debut of Miss Barrymore's daughter, Ethel Barrymore Colt, the fifth ration of the famous Ba: in the theater. “Lincoln” ional Sunday. BRAHAM LINCOLN,” D. W. Grif- fith’s first talking feature, will have its Washington premiere at the National Theater Sunday evening, Oc- tober 12. Walter Huston plays the name role, covering the career of the G Emancipator 'zm’;l‘l‘ youth in the Griffith’s At the rgoing re- Una Merkel is featur as Ann Rutledge, Lincoln’s boyhood sweetheart, whose death so moves him that he flings himself upon her grave to protect it from a downpour of rain. Action and human qualities char- poet author, Stephen Vincent Benet, Who expresses himself through the me- al;;l]m of the motion picture for the first e. As the distinguished author of “John Brown’s Body” interprets Lincoln, he en; in a hand-to-hand battle with a b and beats him. He wears out- lans «clothes and dances badly at a ball. He suffers in silence defeat at the hands of Douglas and regards him- self a fallure. He defles his entire cabinet when he becomes President, and send: Union to the relief of Fort Sumter, precipitating the Civil ‘War., He contends with a peppery- tongued wife, who complains about the | White House servants and similar trivi- alities while the fate of a nation hangs in the balance. He engages in amusing Jokes and stories, including the classic concerning Gen. Grant’s brand of liquor. Henry B. Walthall has & part s & acterize the Lincoln envisioned by the member of Gen. Lee's staff, strongly reminiscent of his immortal role of the | Little Colonel in “The Birth of a Nation.” | Hobart Bosworth plays Lee in & man- | ner that has aroused enthusiasm among | the admirers of that great soldier. Kay Hammond has the part of the sharp- witted, acid-tongued Mary Todd Lin- coln. Ian Keith is John Wilkes Booth. Jason Robards is Herndon, Lincoln’s law partner. Frank Campeau is cast for Gen, Phil Sheridan. The latter's dash from Win- chester to stem the rout at the battle of Cedar Creek, famed in story and song, is one of the spectacular inci- dents of the production. Twelve hun- dred ex-soldiers and Legionnaires were EmPlayed in the episode. “Abraham Lincoln” had its world | premiere at the Central Theater, New York, August 25, and was hailed with praise by press, clergy, educators and the public. At least a third of the action is lald in or near Washington, with scenes in the White House, the military telegraph headquarters, the Surratt home, and, of course, the final y in Ford's Theater. i e picture will be shown twice dally, at 2:30 and 8:30 p.m., at the National, starting Sunday. G = o one. onch Powde l: ¢ teed ROACH DEATH | CRACK-SHOT A Lucky Break for 25 Persons Who Have Direct Current in Their Homes RADIOLA “33” An Actual Photograph of the Complete Set Complete A $115. With Tubes 00 Value '$69.50 So many calls have come in for DIRECT- CURRENT sets priced less than a hundred dollars. Our answer is this fine Radiola *33,” but we could get only 25. Made by the Radio Corporation of Amer- ica. Illuminated, single-dial control, 7 tubes, selective and graceful in appearance. Beau- tiful walnut veneered console Radiola, with elongated grill which houses Speaker. $10 Down the 100-A Remainder payable in 12 monthly installments, plus small carrying charge. Radle Salon—Fourth Fieer LANSBURGH'’S 7th, 8th and E Sts.—National 9800 No Connection With Any Other Store WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1930. New Week at Earle Picture and Stage Show. TARTING Saturday with the pres- entation of Ann Harding, star of “Holiday,” in her latest’ pic- ture, the screen version of Be- lascos “The Girl of the Golden West” and the appearance of Ted Healy and His Rascals and other per- sonalities “on the stage, Warner's Earle will open its week Saturday in- stead of Friday, as 1n the past. The Earle also has now definitely decided to present stage entertain- ment in conjunc- tion with its photo- plays. Some of the outstanding per- sonalities to be presented in the n future are Nick Lucas, Horace Heldt and his Californians, Lil- lian Roth, the screen star Tom Patricola, Borrah Minnevitch and his Rascals, Rae Samuels, Irving Aaronson and Com- manders, and Benny Davis and his Gang. All these will be surrounded with appropriate support and programs Will be created for quality of the enter- tllll;xmel:lh or the week starting next Satur- day, besides Ted Healy ngd his kmutu;( merrymakers, there will be Bobby Fol- som, the Ziegfeld and Vitaphone star; and Falls, Reading and Boyce, dancers and close harmony singers. The sur- rounding program will include a Vita- ggflen\;:(eg‘!; ‘;JThe gubst".ute', the s Events, and an ove; the Earle orchestr: il “Follow Thru” At Palace Saturday. INANCY CARROLL, with the new title of “Queen of the Fairways,” will be seen at Loe 's Palace the new week, beginning Saturday, in the comedy- romance “Follow Thru,” with Charles IZBluddy)o_T?fi]gesz ;l;(la{‘i:g opposite and elma , Jacl ey and Pa'}!;tte a;:rythebguh ” s e sl , about golf and girls, with lots of giggles, ends up with ttlhe hero- ine winning the golf championship and her man. On the stage Ted Claire, “the human dynamo,” returns as master of cere- monies, with the Capitol Theater, New York, revue, “Bye, Bye Blues.” Gold and Raye, “18-karat komedian: Max and his gang, “a dogged funny act”; Lafayette and La Verne, famous Apache dancers; the Palace Syncopators and the Chester Hale Girls comprise the cast. Short subjects, the Hearst Metr= tone News and the Palace Orchestra will complete the program. Ann Harding. “Her Man® To Stir Keith's. HERALDHJ as one of the imposing dramatic pictures, “Her Man” comes to R-K-O Keith's for the new week beginning Saturday. It features Helen Twelvetrees, Mar- Jorle Rambeau, Phillips Holmes, Ricar- do Cortez and James Gleason, support- ed by 1,000 extra players, and is said to be one of the really big dialogue film productions. The scenes are laid in Havana, and the action in a dance hall where Miss ‘Twelvetrees as Frankie, Mr. Cortezs as Johnnie, and Mr. Holmes as Dan, a sai- lor, are said to keep popular interest at fever heat. The regeneration of Frankie through her love for Dan, the Jjealousy of Johnnie, who halts at noth- ing to gain his ends, and the hair-rais- ing tragedy that follows and which brings freedom to Frankie and ‘“her man” Dan, all contribute to make the production’ memorable. Metropolitan - Will Have. “Reno” Friday. **RENO,” described as an expose of the divorce mill, as set down Y Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr. in his novel of the same name, will be the screen attraction for the new week, starting Friday, at Warnet's Metropoli . Thi picture is said to bring for the first time to the talking screen the inside doings of the American city where the famous indoor game of “change hus-| on bands” is Reno itsel porated into this production. The story concerns & young girl married by an ambitious mother to a man of wealth. The girl, faithful to her husband, really loves another man, but because of a )y boy, whom she idolizes, refuses to divorce her husband. ‘The husband, however, determines to destroy his own wife's reputation. This leads to an intense climax. Ruth Roland, missing from the screen since the silent days, returns in her first talking picture as the girl-mother. Montagu Love, Kenneth Thomson, Doris Lloyd, Judith Vasselll and Sam Hardy appear in the supporting cast. A Mack Sennett comedy, “Grandma’s Girl,” with Andy Clyde; a Vitaphone Variety, “Putting It On,” and the Gra- ham McNamee talking reporter news. :fel will furnish supplementary attrac ons. tp]-y-d. Much of the city of “Liliom” At the Fox, Friday. *],ILIOM,” which comes to the Fox Friday, will present Charles Far- rell in the title role, in which he is said is Chico in “Seventh Heav- Frank Borzage, who directed Far- rell in five of his previous successes, including “Seventh Heaven” and “Street Angel,” directed “Liliom,” which was adapted from Franz Molnar's famous - Anniversary Savings on the Popular Capitol Brand Mattresses! —Because we sell thousands of “Capitol Brand” mattresses in the course of a year, The Capltol Bedding Co. has co-operated with us in offering for our Anniversary some of the best values of the year in these popular mattresses. ,Here is the happy result— $16.95 Layer-Felt MATTRESSES $9.95 —A thoroughly diamond tufted, mattress. comfortable layer - felt Covered with an ex- cellent grade of art ticking. Guaranteed to *your satisfac- tion. 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Al Lyons, guest conductor, will lead the orchestra in the overture, and Ron and Don will be at the console for a popular organlogue. “All Quiet”™ Remains at Rialto. | NTERING its third week, Universal's | picturization of Erich Maria Re-| marque’s book, “All Quiet on the West- ern Front,” continues to draw capacity crowds at the Rialto Theater. | “All Quiet on the Western Front” is | a magnificent picturization of the fate of youth in war. Its hero, young Paul Baumer, a Gierman, stands for the youth | i8| of all nations. The picture portrays the effects of war upon young Baumer and his companions. It is the poignant story of youth that has been denied its ce at life, of youth hurled into a | ceaseless hell of body and soul before it | as begun to live, There are many scenes which will remain permanently | etched upon the memory of the be- holder—scenes terrific in their tragedy | —scenes sublime in their heroism— | scenes touching in their simple pathos. And always in the background is the tremendous panorama of the world’s greatest conflict. Lewis Ayres, in the central role, Louls Wolheim and John Wray give. per- formances that have not been surpassed on the motion picture screen. Others in the large cast who stand out promi- | nently are Slim Summerville, Russell Gleason, William Bakewell, Scott Kolk, Walter Browne Rogers, Ben Alexander, Owen Davis, jr., and Zasu Pitts. Lewis Milestone was the director. Gloria Swanson Film Held Over at Columbia. GIDR!A' SWANSON'S picture “What | & Widow!” will remain at Loew’ wardrobe of more than a dogen and & half costumes designed for the picture and presenting the last word in “smartness.” A Hal Roach “Boy Friend” comedy, “Doctor's Orders,” and the Hearst Metrotone News complete the program. “Novelties of 1930” Coming to the Gayety. 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