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NATIONAL—“It's a Wise Child.” the National Theater tomorrow night for one week only, with 24 Wednesday, Thursday and Sat- uiday matinees, takes a minor “'T'S A WISE CHILD,” coming to fncident in the life of a nice American family and makes lé the storm De‘enter a group of cir- cumstances cide- splitting in effect on the onlooker, but disastrous to the family circle. Little by little the plight of an ‘employe swee) Sweeps over . the gamily, drawing in & lawyer, a capital- ist and others from the outside, until it appears that nothing can_pre- vent a terrible so- cial upheaval. the trouble makes matters worse, and, g‘ust when it seems that everything is opeless, light begins to dawn. All the troubles are ironed out, but their re- péiring brings new and _hilariously funny comedy situations until the last moment before the final curtain. There's a pretty love interest through- out, however, and at last there's a hint of wedding chimes. Mr. David -Belasco has assembled a noteworthy company to interpret the play, for it 15 a Belasco production. Minor Watsen. Among its members are Minor Watson, | Wi Sidney Toler, Harlan Briggs, Joseph ‘Striker, Porter , George wucm. Mildred McCoy, Bennett and Olgo Kralow. - John Hobble, the well known New York critic, said of “A Wise Child”: “We would run out of adjectives trying to do justice to all the members of a perfectly flawless cast, and they have proved one thing at least—that all the good players are not doing their stuff before the cameras in Hollywood. Laurence E. Johnson, the author of “A Wise Child,” is to be congratulated for having his play produced by Mr. Be- lasco.” The comedy situations under Mr. Belasco's delicate handling. are said to be laughingly naughty without over- stepping the bounds. BELASCO—“Bird in Hand.” “BmD IN HAND,” the John Drink- water comedy, will continue all this week at the Shubert-Belasco. Brought over from London and pre- sented here by Lee Shubert, it is good comedy of the highest type and suits both young and old. The story is simple and deals with the reluctance of an old innkeeper to change with the times. His ancestors have kept the “Bird in Hand" for over 300 years. He has an only daughter ‘who is admired by the son of the neigh- boring batonet, and the old-fashioned innkeeper is averse to her keeping com- any with a man above her station in fe. His indomitable will asserts itself and causes a lot of trouble in his house- hold. A visit from the baronet himself eventually convinces him that he stands alone in his insistence that his daugh- | ter shall not marry out of her station. When his guests depart the next day, all is smoothed out and peace once again rules in his household. “THE OTHER WISE MAN"—Today. HUNDRED church players from all sections of the city will appear in the annual presentation of Dr. Henry Van Dyke's dream legend, “The Other Wise Man,” at Luther Place Memorial Church, Fourteenth and N streets, with fn afternoon and an evening W ta- tion today, Sunday, at 5 o'clock and Each effort to mend again at 8:30 o'clock. The drams will be repeated tomorrow and Tuesday nights at 8:30 o'clock. The church doors at Fourteenth and N streets and at Vermont avenue and N street will be op'n one hour prior to each presenta- tion. A half hour before the drama opens there will be an grgan recital of Yuletide music by Margaret Sykes. Hammzrnm and a brief welcome from tor of t.he church, Rev. Dr. Carl All { tions Artaban, Man”; Dr. Clifton P. Clbfk as Abdus; George W. Gates, as Rhodaspes; John Keister, jr, as Tigranes; Frank Bur- ger, as a Persian; Irving L. Koch, as bg: ph Keister, as & Hebrew exile; Richard Millbrook, as & messen- ger_from the “Three Wise Men”; Nina L. Norman, as & young Hebrew ‘mother Edward Eberly, as a Roman captain George Eberly, as a Hebrew rabbi Esther Cloyd, as a beggar at the Tem- ple gates, and Judy Lyeth, as a Par- thian slave girl. Groups of players from many churches and denominations will take |part in the two big ensemble scenes, “The Massacre of the Innocents” and “The Crucifixion.” A male quartet from the young people’s unit of Na- tional City Christian Church will sing the Hebrew temple music in the final scene. The Production Committee for the “The Other Bess Davis Helen Gardner, ‘Koch, personnel; Rebecca L. Koch, ushm Leila Eberly, supper for the cast between afternoon and evening performances on Sunday. These chairmen are assisted by a com- plete staff of 20 persons experienced in ‘lh‘~ annual production of “The Other Wise Man.” GAYETY—“Girls From the Follies.” IRLS FROM THE FOLLIES" will i play at the Gayety Theater this week. ‘While this show has held past audi- ences in gales of laughter, its claims for this season, backed by authority, are even more inviting. “Girls From the Follies” is intended for laughing purposes. It also introduces specialties in singing and dancing of a unique character. In its two biggest scenes, “Jewels of the World” and ‘“Congo.” some very original creations in scenic effects and costumes are features. At the head of the company are Wal. ter Brown, Dutch eccentric, and Tan- gara, a well known songstress and tress. Others are Johnny Crosby, Frank Mallahan, Chick Hunter, Betty Coulton, Ruth Peeler, Anna Smith and Three :1;:: with a chorus of good-looking JANET RICHARDS, Tomorrow. MISS JANET RICHARDS at her weekly review tomorrow morning of “Public Questions, Home and For- ign,” will touch upon the high lights in the world’s work for the year 1930, and under “Home Affairs” will speak especially of the rift in the ranks of the Republican party over the Norris- Lucas controversy. ‘The rumor cone the formation THE SUNDAY ‘STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, DECEMBER 28, 1930—PART FOUR. Sunday WEER OF, DECEMBER 28 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Otis Skinner in “Kismet.” Otis Skinner in “Kismet.” Norma Talmads Otis Skinner in n “Kismet.” “Madame Du Barry.” Comedsy. William Haines in “Remote Control.” Vitaphone variety. Cflmedy. Chester Morris “The Bat Whispers.” Comedy. in Bessie Lovi “See America Thirst. Eddie Cantor in "Whoo) Vitaphone variety. Eddie Cantor in ‘Whoopee.” Vitaphone variety. Robt. Monteomery in “Love in the Rough." Vitaphone variety. RobE. Montsomery n “Love in the Rough.” Vitaphone variety. El Brendel in “The Big Trail Vitarhone varie! Vitaphone varie! AMUSEMERTS® PHILIP BARRY'S NEW PLAY. PHILH’ BARRY, whose newest play, ‘Hail and Farewell,” Gilbert Miller will present at the Shubert-Belasco Monday, January 5, is—despite the fact that he is only in the early thirties—| the author of| close to a dozen| Edgle Cantor S ““Whool 0opee. 8612 Conn. Ave. Vitapnons watiety. Eddie Cantor opee. Vitaphone variety. Robz. Monteomery Robt. Montgomery n n “Love in the Rough.” Vitaphone variety. El Brendel and Marguerite Churchill n ““The Big Trail" Brendel and uerite Churchill a The Bie Trau” ‘Wallace Beery and rie Dressler i El Brendel and Mereen "0 Bullivas in “Just Imagine.” Mariyn Miller “Sunny. junny. Vitabhone vai Vitaphone variet: Marilyn Miller in “The James Hall in Third Alarm.*” Vitaphone variety. Comedy. Torvite Youne 0 “The Tru fouth: Vitaphone tety. plays which rank as representative | pieces of “American | ‘{dramatic literature | of our day. It is more or less | ainfer, Md. tapitol Capitol Hts., Md. All-star cast ““The Big Trail.” ‘omedsy. Screen Snapshots. Tois Moran in “The Dancers.” Comedy. edy. Screen Snapshots Cartoon. Helen Kane in aul Whitm; serous Nen ucouw " vimg of o1 the . Jazz. Novelty act. v Super_production, “Ingagl.” Comedy. Serial. Bob Bteele in Miss- ing rarial: Johnny Mack Brown in “Billy the Kid.” Comedy. Song reel. Jack Oakie in “Bea Legs. Comed: ity Marle Dressler and Willlam Haines in Wallace Beery in “Min and Bill edy. _Act. Prederi ¥ Brendel and Marguerite Churchill in “The Big Trai Htaphone variets. Central 425 9th St N.W. El Brendel a Marguerite churcnlll in “The Big Trail.” Vitaphone variety. William Haines in “Remote Control.” Vitaphone variety. Comedy. ‘William Haines 1 “Remote Control. Vitaphone variety. Comedy. Richard Cromwell n “Tol'able David. Cartoon. Luv\ ell Sherman “The Piy o Comedy. Jack Oskie and Lillian Roth in “Sea Lei Circle 2106_Pa. Ave. N.W. Jack Oskie and Lillian Roth in Edmund_Lowe and Reginald Denny and Joan Bennett in Jobyna Ralston in ~Scotland Yard " “A Lady's Morals.” __Sele es. Grace Moore, Taurel and Hardy in “The Murder Case.” Louise Fazenda in to Handle* Cyril Maude and Phillips Holmes in ‘Grump: Wallace Beery and Marie Dressler in “'Min and Bill, Varm_v Comedy. Colony Ga. Ave. & Farragut E m tor 1 n “Whoopee." itaphone variety. EI Brendel and Maureen O'Sullivan n “Just Imagine.” El_Brendel ai Maureen O'Sullivan “Just Tmagine e Bancroft and Oete Royce Landis DerRict. Dumbarton 1313 Wisconsin Ave. George Bancroft and Jessie Royce Landis in AL Jolson _and Claudia Dill n Ramon Novarro end loree Nancy Cl"nll and ic March in *Follow Thru Comedy. Song reel Helen T’we]velrten n “The Cat Creep: Vitaphone varie! Bolis Moran ‘Remote Control." I and Robt. m;nmamery in “Love in the Rough. vluphone v nely Barry's. is one of the few playwrights who uses the stage as a_ sort of kiecmre Phili Ty, platform ex- P BarTy. Dress his point of view upon various phases of current-day American life. Mostly his viewpoint is that of the rare and infinitesimal mi- | nority of truly adult, civilized and cul- | tured human _beings. Barry was born in Rochester in 1896, and after elementary education f his Jack Oakie and Harry Green in “Sea Legs." Fairlawn Anscostia, D.C. Helen Kane and mes Hall in S Revue. Travelogue. “Billy the Kid» _ ‘Renegades. Comedy. _Cartoon. went to Yale. Although he spent two Summers on the Rochester Post- doing general reporting and al- B Comedy. Cartoon. $th & G Sts. 8.6 Fox Players on stage. Nancy Carroll and Prederic March in “Laughte: Comedy. Cartoo Jack_Oakle in ~The Sap From Syracuse. Comeds, Certoon. Hippodrome 13th & C Sts. NE. Jack_Oakie in - New Miller in ny Super, production oduct) und Lowe snd Josn Bennett in “Scotland_Yard." cemay i mw Tace )nm meuler T “Min ‘BilL in ‘and Bill. Vatisty Comedy. vty Gomedy. John Garrick and Helen Chandler in “The Sky Haw Rex Lease and Dorothy Sebastian in ‘The Utah Kid." Comeny. fes. _Am: ert.’ Jack Perrin and Eva Novak in Fhantom of the Des- ways had the idel that it would be nice to be a writer, his serious intention was rt. | to be a physiclan. Clar ‘Her Weddias Nint " Comedy. Colortone Review. n ver's End.’ Vitaphone v-flely. Ted l!uly and hn oteer: Ingomar o . Vs, ‘Alice White and Lloyd Hughes in weethearts on Parade.”” Comedy. Jack_Oakie Jack_Oakie n “Sea Lel Comed: Doug, Fairbanks 7r. rothy Revier t Poe Way of All ‘Com. Serial. __Men." Com. Serial. 3 N Amos and Andy in Je”e “Check nnd Double 3100_18th_st. News. ne. __ Comedics Amos and Andy in “Check and Double Comelflex _ News. Billie Dove in "On Night at Susle’s. Comedy. cnnoon n Joan Pennett and Grant Withers in Joe E. Brown in vMaybe Ive Love: 0on. Dark. Laurel Laurel, Md. wn in, .mua Pncn 2] Paramount News, ‘Hershol Eleanor Boardman in “Mamba." Comedy. Come: Cartoon. n “Renesades.” C-rtrmn. Comedy. Richard Arlen and Leader . h & E Sts. N.W. _Comedy. Serial. News. Spencer Tracy “Up_the River.” Comedi Robert Montgomery and Leila Hyams in “8ips of the Chil- Comedy. Bn;ntr‘r Tracy n “Up_the River.” Comedies. dren.” “Journey's End.” “ 's End.” ‘Journey's Ent Comedies. Comedies. Ken Meynard *'Sons of the Saddle. Comedy. Short subjects 2 Bl“y ’hl Kid.” Defender Bflh “Bteele and Louise Lfl"’lina in "Nell’ the Ra End it Cnflper and y_Brian in ~Xhe vireinian Comedy. Serial. = Joan Crawford and Liberty 3 1419 N. Capitel 8. Comedy. _Snapshot: Dark. Dark. Robt. Montgomery and Leila Hyams in “Sins of the Chil Comedy. Dark. dren.” Dark. Palace 303 9th st. n.w. Gary Gooper fn Albert Albertson snd _ Albert Albertson and Sharon Lyan in, =~ ““Wild ‘Com Comedy. Cartoon. ~Dixie Le ALbene Alpextdon 1 ““The Big Party.” Comedy. Cartoon. Sharon Lynn in “wild comn-ny 7 Comed; 100 a George O’Brlen in sorge O’Brien in “The_Last of the 255 Lnt Lo the Dusanes. Comeds: " Cirtoon. Comedy.. Cartoon. Gary Cooper in “The Spoilers.” Comedies - | about John the When America entered the war he went to London and served on the staff of the American Embassy. In the Spring of 1919 he returned to Yale and that Spring was graduated. That Fall he went to Harvard, where Prof. George | Pierce Baker was still conducting his | 47 Workshop, with the idea of devotm‘ | himself to playwriting, but his family advised the advertising business. Ultimately he convinced his family he really was cut out for playwriting and so they consented to his returning to Harvard. Here he wrote several plays. Some have never been produced. He wrote, however, a play called “You and It was this play which in 1921 took the Harvard prize. His next was “In & Garde with Laurette Taylor. . | Then - came two plays, which, while they received critical acclaim, were not box-office triumphs. They were “White Wings,” a fantasy, and “John,” a drama aptist. However, the subsequent production. “Paris Bound,” proved that Barry could Jack Oakie and Harry Green Princess % “Sea Legs.” 1119 B 8t. N.E. Jack Oakie and Harry Green “Sea 'Togs. on Sills_and um Tothy Mackalll “Man_Trouble.” Inn; ch S H. B. Warner “On Your Back.” Jack Peirin and john Barrymore, 1 “Escape.” ohn ey B ' te Moirison in ”?h-nwm of the Dark. Richmond Alexandris, Va. Savoy 3030_14th St. N.W. State Bethesds. Md. Wil Rogers in “They Had to Ses Paris.” Dark. Elsie Ferguson and Movietone News. Eisie Ferguson and Marian Nixon in Short_subjects. Movietone News. Eisie Ferguson and Merian Nixon in Short subjects. Movietone Ne!'x Bert Wheeler andRob. Shot 8t Bunris Com._Short uub]uu Bert Wheeler and Rob- ert Woolsey in Shot at Sunrise. Com._Short subjects. Lupe Velu and 3 Wes Com- Shott subjects. public and " made money. “Paris Bound” was followed by “Holiday.” Mr. Barry’s last play, which nurncted wide notice, was “Hotel Universe,” done by the Theater Guild last season. Rogers “They x.a o Beo Kay -Yohnnn and Reginald Denny “Madame Satan.' Amos and Andy in “Check and Double eck. Vitaphone variety. Amos and Andy “Check snd Dflublu eck. Ches Vitaphone variety. Buck _Jones nen” Without Law” Vitaphone variety. “The Midnight Special. Comedy. Vitaphone variety. Jos E, Brown in “Top Speed.” Comedy. Kay Johnson ant Charles “Buddy” Reginald Denny Rogers in in ‘Madame Satan.” “Follow _Thru." ““The Sea Wolf." Comeds. News. Sylvan 104 B L ave. n. Milton SIs M ton fih 5 fim“d Deony and . W d P he Be: C 2y Johnsor H. B Warner in dame uun A “On Your Bacl e arson Vitaphone variety. Trene Rich and John Mack Brown Charles “Buddy” Rogers. in Song Writers' “Follow_Thru.” “The Matrimonial , Jack Muihall in 5 “Murder Will Out. “Children of Pleasure.”” R “Bill Kid." Piec Serial._Comedy. {he Charlie Chase comeds. ack na!: an E Helen Twelveirees France. because he is one and because he con- siders them a dramatic people. But by going abroad he believes he can get a better perspective upon his countrymen than when living among them. The cast of “Hail and Farewell” is headed by Zita Johann, last seen in New York in “Uncle Vanya,” and by Herbert Marshall, young London lead- Tiveh William Haines o “Remote Control.” Comedy. 14th & Park Bd. Willlam, Haines “Remote Control.” " Comedy. Chester Morris n “The Bat Whispers.” Vitaphone variety. Chester Morris in “The Bat Whispers.” Vitaphone variety. Marilyn Miller Marilyn Miller James Hall in “The Third Alarm.” Vitaphove variety. ‘Comedy. Takoma Takoms Park, D. C. George Bancroft in “Derelict. George Bancroft in “Derelict.” Bert Lytell | Bert Lytell in “Brothers. in “Brothers.” l(mo-n il Milten, “Aills n Jack Tondon's “'Sea_ Wolf Jack Londo s = olf. Geo. O'Brien John Mack Brown ing man who was seen on these shores in 1928 in Frederick Lonsdale’s comedy. “The High Road.” Others are Pat O'Brien. John T. Doy]! Adele Schuyler, Drew Price, Mary Elizabeth Forbes, Eileen Byron and Marie Bruce. Bl Brendel of an “anti-power” party, to be led by Gov. Pinchot in 1932, and the heated debate aroused by the Sinclair Lewis award also will be touched upon. These lectures are given every Monday morn- ln¢ at 10:45 in the Masonic Temple, Thirteenth street and New York avenue. Screen’s Leading Cat. Tmsulmo{twohtflemflfl& who battered at the extra line in vain on their quest for a chance in the movies, only to have studio portals close the more tightly until they found @ dying kitten in a vacant lot, nursed it to health and taught it to be the screen’s leading cat actor. Nadine and Katherine Dennis are the girls. They arrived in Hollywood | from San Jose seven years ago to be- come film stars. They are still trying wvaliantly and. occasionally they get a day’s extra work at $3 per day. But their cat Pussums earns $50 a day and works regularly. On her way home one night Nadine heard a kitten’s faint mewing in the woods beside the sidewalk. Thus was Pussums discovered. For days his life hung in the balance. Then he began to grow strong, nnd the girls pused idle hours in teaching him tricks. Their mother was away from home one day when they were both called for extra work by a studio. Th Pussums along. An assistant saw the cat, And after he had wuu:hed it perform a series of complicated stunts recommended it to the director. | Pussums had scaled the first rung of ‘the ladder to film fame. One of the girls’ best friends in Hollywood. is Clara Bow, Paramount star, who herself rose from the ranks of the $3-a-day extras. seven years ago that she was through the most dhwur-zlnx d.?,:“;‘( her career, | . The girls have worked in several of Miss Bow's recent pictures, including “No Limit,” her latest, and all three are hoping that an opportunity soon will arrive for Pussums to appear in the supporting cast of one of Clara's productions. Ruth on Modern Love. 'ODERN women understand love, ticket’ scourge from the marital and there is more real romance | in their lives than in those of their over-publicized, pressed-flower fore- | bears.” Ruth Chatterton is credited with making this sage remark. If she did, it ¢ be that Ryth is becoming very lit- | ‘ “Those who bewail the passing of the days of romance have miscalculated | the advantages of modern amour,” | Miss Chatterton, as quoted, runs. “With | the economic necessity of husband- hunting shelved, women are free to| sift materialism from their heart af-| fairs. \ “The majority of women today are fully capable of, and willing, to fend | for themselves after marriage as well | 8s before, thus eliminating the ‘meal- horizon. “A typical union of the pre-mauve era included such details as substan- tial doweries for the bride, and the at- tribute of _‘good-provider’ for the bridegroom. It was a foremost paternal duty to inquire into the intentions and prospects of a daughter's casual callers.” Romance flourished despite such un- spiritual surroundings, and Miss Chat- terton is willing to belieye as much— but that today women are dwelling in the Elysian fields of love is her firm conviction. Also she believes that dur- ing the ensuing decade, divorce will decrease and marriage will increase, provided, however, “commercialism has | been entirely removed from romance.” And yet the movies complain of the lack of material for good screen drama. Qakie’s Three Websters. JAS a “wisecracker” Jack Oakie is) merely a modern version of an an-| eient character. { This was the information handed the nung comedian during his work in the “~ -amount picture, “The Gang Buster." | Director Edward Sutherland is said to have made the discovery in the research department and brought Oakie proof that, Blang term had the same significance as #t present. Sutherland carried & copy of Shake- speare’s “King John" to show that the latter called talkative persons by this name. The line from this play reads: “What cracker is this same that deafs <uT ears With this abundance of superfiuou: breath?” Refusing to be crushed to earth, Oakic gave reply, to wit: re me with the fellow they refer to haven't superfluous breath. If I had, my best lr\!nd& would tell me, Besides, 1 eat sen sen.” “Further proof that you are a back number,” replied Sutherland, “lies in the fact uut. ‘Webster tells us the word ‘cracker’ is of old English and Scotch origin, and can be trlud to the Anglo- Saxon ‘cracian,’ which is translated a: Manager Schreiber Now ONI of the Christmas gifts that fell b into an unexpectant, even if hope- #u), stocking made C. Harry Schreiber, forg a faithful and em:unt -uuuxl: B e Reniing Gorota Shell, even in Shakespeare’s day, the | “But you can't com- | “Which of the three Websters says tht"' “There were only two Websters—Dan- iel and Noah.” “Yeah? How about this Unabridged | Webster you hear of?” Three shots broke the stillness of the soundproof stage. 9TH AT GEE — STHATGEE | § ¥ YOURE HUMAN IT WILL GET YOU el an Maureen O Buillhan “Just Imsgine.” York Ga. Ave. & Quebes War on the Wounded. HELLING a war hospital and stag- ing an airplane attack on a column of trucks and ambulances were two of | the main technical problems in “War | Nurse,” M-G-M’s production now on view at Loew's Palace. ‘The scenes showing the shelling of a | hospital, both exteriors and interiors, are said to be inroads of accomplish- ment involving an enormous amount of advance preparation by powder ex- perts, construction men and electricans. The preparation for the setting of the hospital interior required over six ;vseks, just in mere planning and build- n g. The problem was accentuated by the fact that women were to be put in places of peril and there could be no doubles. Anita Page, for example, ap- pears in scenes in which she is but three feet away from a section of wall that is hit by a high explosive shell. Beams actually fall on the cot where ously wounded. A machine gun attack by German airplanes occurs while a group of young American aviators of a French squad- ron are taking nurses to a party, and later an ambulance containing June Walker, Marie Prevost and Helen Je- rome Eddy crosses a battlefield under shell fire. the much discussed realistic novel that ran serially in a national magazine this year. The director of the was Edgar Selwyn, the note York stage producer. . Three Wise Kids. MERICA’'S great trio of child actors were all born to the stage. Evi. dences of their apparent in “Tom Sawyer,” Paramount filmization of the Mark Twain classic, now at the Fox, with Jackie Coogan as Tom, Mitzi Green as New the Huckleberry Finn. Jackie's parents are both stage folk. His father, Jack Cou was a fameus soft-shoe, eccentric dancer; his mother, Lillian Dolliver, who at the age of five was known as Baby Lillian in “Littie Lord Fauntleroy,” was later in vaude- ville with Rena Rogers. Mitzi's father and mother are Joe Keno and Rosie Green, well known vaudeville team. Her mother was once a Ziegfeld specialty dancer featured with Fannie Brice and Mse Murray. Mitzi’s father began with an Arab troupe of acrobats at the age of 13 and later traveled with a comedy act of his own through America and Europe, making appearances before King George and King Alfonso. Junior Durkin's mother was Florence Edwards, well known stock and New WHEELER WOOISEY MAD WAGS OF ““CUCKOO0S” AND “HALF SHOT.” IN THE SEASON'S RIB CRUSHER CHARLIE MURRAY VERA GORDON KATE PRICE i A RADIO PICTURE, WITH DOROTHY LEE SPECIAL MIDNIGHT SHOW NEW YEAR'S EVE WORLD PREMIERE PREVIEW THE CRIMINAL CODE All Seats Reserved Now on Bale her lover (Robert Ames) lies danger- | “War Nurse” is an adaptation tmm’ icture | inherited gifts are | Becky Thatcher and Junior Durkin as | El Brendel and Maureen O'Sullivan n “Just Imgagine.” | El_Brendel and Marguerite harenin “The Bi§ Trat ¥l Brendel and Marguerite Churchill in “The Bis Trail HER PICTURES ARE OUTSTANDING ‘Wallace Beery and Marie Dressler in “Min and -Bill" Variety. Comedsy. Wall !ezl’y and uma “Dressier in in and Bill." Variety. Comedy. “Billy the ‘Vitaphone variety. e Kid." Holl; dred Paramount New York, nor films Man” nlnety-fllth Ill-bllkll’g in Hollywood directing. at_Loew marks the ’H‘mh pictur y Paramount. Paramount's 700th Film. Wn..LlAM POWELL'S new picture, “Ladies’ Man,” now in producfinn e film made in ywood b} ‘This number includes all {umru made in Hollywood only since Jesse L. Lasky sent Cecil B. DeMille Wut in 1913 to produce “The Squaw Man” with Dustin Farnum. The list does not comprise the several hun- ictures produced in it “include those for Paramount release, such as, the Hnrold Ll\)yd plctures Paramount’s production made e cast are Kay Francis, Carole Lombard, Olive Tell, Martin Burton, John Holland, Gilbert Emery, Frank Atkinson and Maude Turner Gordon. Lothar Mendes is Diigers B BRI ON‘! of the two men responsible for introducing the “Chauve Souris,” or Russian vaudeville, to America appears in the cast of “War Nurse,” now playing “PHILIP GOES FORTH.” WHEN Laurence Rivers presents Geol Kelly's new play “Philip Goes Forth” at the National Theater for four days only, commencing Wed: nesday night, January 7, with a Sat- urday matinee, it will be the first new play by the dramatist on the local stage after ‘an absence of several years. Kelly's record in the theater is as well known as that of any American play- wright. widely d “The Torch-Bearers,” his first full- length play, produced in 1922, followed a series of one-act plays which ap- peared on the Keith-Orpheum circuit. “The Torch-Bearers” was a comic thrust at the little theater movement. Audiences everywhere were delighted to see either themselves or their friends satirized on the stage. The play became a vogue and enjoys lasting po&)ullmy “The Show Off,” the next Kelly play. was produced in 1924 and ran for nearly two years. It was developed from the central character: of his earlier vaudeville sketch, “Poor Aubrey.” Although it was pronounced to be the best comedy which had as yet been written by an American, narrowly missed the Pulitzer prlze Mr Kelly, however, was awarded prize honors for 1925 for hu next play, “Craig’s Wife.” Laurence Rivers, the theatrical firm His plays have always been home town, for the higher learning he| write gbod plays that also attracted the | His most recent plays were written in | He likes to write of Americans | 's Palace. Mlchnel Vavitch, the stern war sur- geon of the picture, was full partner presenting “Philip Goes Forth, is also with Nikita Balieff when the “Chauve Souris” first came to America in 1920. Vavitch, however, was caught by lure of motion pictures and sold his Care and ol GRETA GARBO, Whose two pictures, “Anna Christie” and “Romance,” are included in a list of the past year's best photoplays. Hollywood persists in sending out rumors that | | she contemplates leaving motion picture work and returning to her homeland. The first multi-million dollar talking picture with JEAN HARLOW Bon Lyon—James Hall A $2.00 Hit at Regular Columbia Prices Doors Opn Daily 10 A. M= Sunday 1:30 Midnite Show New Years Eve United Artists Picture Interests. MARK. TWAIN'S SOL GOULD & €O LATHROP BROS. “Yow Shov” Alohday Sl}gfl"\ai : 0715 SKINNER KISMET Midnite Show—New Y METROPOLITAN LAST 3 DAYS GOIIS'I’AIIGE BENNETT “SIN TAKES A HOLIDAY.” NOW PLAYING THEY ONLY ASK FOR LOVE...these the producer of the much discussed ';rh: Green Pastures,” now in New ork. “THE BLUE GHOST,” January 11 IDNIGHT' Si® men and one woman trapped in a mystery house on & wild California cliff overlooking the sea . . . all at the mercy of an unknown menace . . . something half human peering at them in the ghostly dark- ness. There is no music in this situa- | tion. Only chills and thrills, in Jimmie Cooper’s production of “The Blue Ghost,” by Bernard J. McOwen and John P. Riewerts, that comes to tha Shubert Belasco theater for a weel engagement starting Sunday, Jan ary 11. The playgoer who loves action, color and incident in the theater and the clash of interesting human beings in realistic conflict, will like this thrilling mystery play that ran for six months at the Forrest Theater, New York Cil with long runs in Los Angeles, San Francisco and four weeks at the Wal- nut Theater. “The Blue Ghost” is pure melo- drama, swift and exciting, but it car- ries with it a “punch.” Intermingled with the unexpected twists and nerve- tingling episodes there is an effective | mixture of side-splitting comedy. ‘The cast includes Seena Owen, Nate Busby, Leslie King, Bernard J. Mc- Owen, Douglas Cosgrove, Allen Frank- lin and Frank Du Frane. orders now. “AMERICA’'S SWEETHEART,” January 26. MONDAY evening, January 26, at the National Theater, Washington will | be privileged to see the first perform- ance on any stage of a new musical | comedy produced by Schwab and Man- del, and called “America’s Sweetheart.” After its local showing it will go direct to New York to the Broadhurst ‘Theater. Some four years ago Schwab and Mandel opened another of their shows in Washington. It was called “The Desert Song” and Washington theater- goers were quick to realize its impor- tance. When it arrived in New York it stayed there for 18 months! That is why Schwab and Mandel decided to | open their new show in this city. Of course, there is nothing experi- mental about a Schwab and Mandel opening. Producers who can turn out one musical hit after another withoul full, such as “Good News," “Queen High” “The Desert Song,” /“Follow Through” and “The New Moon” can be depended upon to give theatergoers just what they want. They have been particularly careful in the production of “America’s Sweet- heart,” as it is their first new offering in two years. The new musical comedy is the work of Herbert Fields, Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. It will be staged by Bobby Connolly with a spe- cial orchestn under the direction of “FRIVOLITIES.” ‘*ERIVOLITIES,” Mutual burlesque and vaudeville production, comes to the Gayety Theater next week. This attraction is said to be one of the best of the entire output. In the cast are Billy Pields, tramp comedian, and Violet Buckley, singing and dancing soubrette, sharing stellar honors. Others include Charles Smith, eccentric come- dian; Murray Leonard, singing straight | man: Bob Rogers, a lyric tenor of dis- tinction; Billle Holmes, singing and dancing ingenue; Jolly Joy, blues singer, |and Gladys Clark, singer, dancer and ixmrumenuuat . A Peey From Gloria. GwRIA SWANSON is not dead, down and out, or in despur Miss Swanson, according to au- | thenticated reports, is “living happily ever after” in Beverly Hills, considering stories for her next film, to follow “The Trespasser” and “What a Widow!” These films are among the most success- ful talking pictures yet produced. Norma's Newest Picture. 'HE Greeks had a word for it" Zoe Akins' comedy, and one of the current New York stage hits, will become Norma Talmadge’s next talking picture for United Artists. Miss Talmadge attended the play when she was in New York and ex- pressed her keen desire to play the role of Polaire in"a film version. FAIRIAWN ANACOSTIA, D. C. FAIRLAWN G’X:‘:fi"%"“ ®; IRECTION smwl mn?onnoma e mo; Jack Onkie in “Sap from Syracuser Rainier, Md. Tomorrow thru Tuesday "BIG TRALL." ALEXANDRIA, Tomorrow thru' Wi Eisle Perguson in_‘“Scarlet P DUMBARTON 1343 Wluonlln Ave. BANCROFT _and .'!:ssm ROYU! LANDIS in “DERELICT." JESSE THEATER ™% ¥ R. C. A. 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