Evening Star Newspaper, January 4, 1931, Page 49

FRANCINE LARRIMORE—*“Storm Song.” RANCINE LARRIMORE, in “Storm Song,” a new play by Sidney R. Buchman, comes to the National Theater next week, opening Monday night, January 12. ‘The production is presented by Robert V. Newman with a cast which includes Edgar Stehl Charles Starrett, Walter Vaughn, John Hamilton, Frank Shannon, Charles McClelland, _Clar- ence Redd, Barton MacLane, Albert Ve es, Binedict MacQuarrie and J. Lewis Johnso “Storm Song was enthusiastical- ly acclaimed at its Philadelphia pre- miere as a yigorous drama of°* some- thing ‘llko epie roportions, a vivi iy A i Emm of Beugete Francine Larrimor in a setting,of wind and wavz, Play wright Buchman has drawn a graphic etching of the rough life at sea. making his people entirely natural, entirely un- idealized with his writing characterized by a beautiful and <ffccuve restraint, The story pivots about Mmiller’ daughter of a s protected by his dea men on the windjammor and th> ac is both exciting and fraught v interest. ‘Sweet Adelin Morgan, which wa H-len booked featuring originally for the National next week. has made, such a striking hit in Philadelphia that its sponsors have decided Lo proloag its engagement in the City of Brotherly Love. Washington will have the attrac- tion later, howev.r, at the Nationdl, for the week of February “THE BLUEL GHOST.” "THE BLUE GHOST,” the latest superthrilling mystery play by Bernard J. McOwen, author of “The skull,” and John P. Riewerts, that drew thousands and theatergocrs during its long run at'the Forrest Theater, New York City, will be the attraction next week, commencing Sunday, January 11, at the Shubert-Belasco Theater. Pre- sented under the producing banner ‘of Jimmie Cooper, it is said to contan all the thrills, the mystery, the tingling sus- pense, the electrifying surprises that have made melodrama of this sort one of the most popular forms of enter- tainment. % It is said to be a play of intense in- terest, dealing with what happened to | seven persons, six men and a girl. The action takes place in the home of a doctor, situated on the edge “of the sea, The only other ocgupant of the houee is his servant, Jasper, a Negro valet. A desperate criminal, known as “the Blue Ghost,” wants something that is in the house and will stop at nothing to get it. The doctor calls in a police inspector to get at the bottom of the affair and then the fun commences. The entire original production and cast, which includes Seena Owen, Nate ‘Busby, Leslie King, Bernard J. McOwen, Douglas Cosgrove, Allen Franklin, Stephen Clark and Frank du Frane, are promised direct from His Majesty’s | Theater, Montreal. “GREEN GROW THE LMLACS.” HEN “Green Grow the, Lilacs” is presented by the Theater Guild at the National Monday, January 19, a Washington sudience will sée for the first time & production staged by a young man who gives every promise of becoming one of the foremost men, in his particular line, of the American stage. His name is Herbert J. Biber- man, and he but lately achieved dis- tinction in New York by his strikingly original and picturesque staging of the Guild_production “Roar China!"—an mumfi?flflcm in pictorial display and the W cient of itself to make the reputation of any man. 3 Mr. Biberman's accomplishments with the Oklahoma scene and people of “Green Grow the Lilacs” are yet to be shown to Washington. However the roduction may impress the beholder, e may Be sure, at least, that the director has very definite knowledge of the matter in hand and a sound artistic reagon for every detail of his direction. In order to gain the requisite first-hand knowledge of the life represented in the play, Mr. Biberman went last Spring to Okiahoma. He found there a new civil- ization quite different from the Okla- | homa of Mr. Riggs’ drama, which is dated 30 or 40 years ago. The height of modernity had quite obliterated the older and finer conditions of life that existed before the discovery of oil. So the director went further in quest of the frontier, and in the Southwest, chiefly | inArizona and New Mexico, he fourld the atmosphere he sought.. Purther- more, he engaged for many of the minor roles men and women whose lives have been spent on the piains. Mr. Biberman, a Philadelphian, gradu- sted from the University of Pennsyl- vania and then took a course in of stage groupings suffi- | 1 i PHOTOPLAYS AT WASHINGTON THEATERS THIS WEEK playwriting_and direction under Prof. | Baker at Yale. To acquaint himself | with the modern Europesn stage and its methods he spent months in Moscow, | Prague, Berlin and Vienna. Upon his return to America he was engaged by the Guild as assistant stage manager. His advancement with the organization has been rapid and well merited. He is now the production stage manager of the Guild. “RADIUM QUEENS. EXT week’s attraction at the Gayety, beinningg Sunday, January 11, will be “Radium Queens,” 'a burlesque and | vaudeville attraction, featuring Max | Coleman and Ina Thomas. Others in the cast are George Murray, Bobby | Birch, Larry Amon, Billy Neil, Wava White and _Cecil 'Seitz. The usual .of 20 girls accompanies the EWMAN TRAVEL TALKS. | people would turn down an invi- tation to see Europe if all expenses were paid, yet any one may take the | trip with less outlay than the charge | for a single vise to certain countries. | How? i | "'You can easily do it by traveling vicarious with E. M. Newman.| Seated comfortably in an easy chair at the National Theater, you may enjoy | | nis_twenty-sepond series of travel talks | and see the “high spots” of Europe at a | minimum of co: | He will guide you through Italy frem | Naples to the Alps. You may visit with him for the first time the recently cre- ated Vatican City, where in still_and motion pictures you may see the Pope, | view the art treasures and obtain com- prehensive views of the new city. | You will b2 conducted to Oberam- | mergau, be introduced to the people | | who' play the principal parts in the Passion Play and you may view important_scenes: on the s of the | theate mpses of the Eavarian Alp: and the City of Munich are also a part of the itinerary. The tour leads into Switzerland, | where the grandeur and majesty of the Alps brings thrills and exclamations of delight. A’ climax is reached when the journey terminates in Paris with a new view o La vie de Paris. Thi series will be shown at the National Theater on the five consecutive | Sunday afternoons, beginning Janu- | ary 25. 1 BELASCH | THE New Year comes in with a most | interesting calendar of theatrical scheduled for the Shubert- 1 events Belasco Theater. | __The long anticipated “Street Scene”- | Elmer Rice's Pulitzer prize play, which William A. Brady produced with great success—is due the latter part of January, although no definite date is ‘ as_yet forthcoming. During February, still more note- | worthy _-productions a promised: | Marcel Pagnol's “Topaze,” with Frank Morgan in the title role; “Dr. Harmer’s | Holiday,” by Arthur Wing Pinero, with Philip Merivale, and possibly an entire week devoted to Ruth Draper, whose | consummate art has placed her in the irflnk of the great geniuses of the present-day theater. | “AMERICA’S SWEETHEART.” |** AMERICA’S SWEETHEART,” the new Schwab & Mandel musical comedy, will be given its pre-New York unveiling in_this city at the Natlonal Theater on January 26. Five years ago Schwab & Mandel gave Bobby Connolly his first oppor- | tunity to stage a Broadway show, “The Desert Song.” The results were o sat- isfactory that he also staged for them | such hits as “Good News,” “New Moon” and “Follow Thru.” During those four | years Connolly became the most expert | director of musical shows in New York and his services netted him a fortune— at least, one large enough to produce for himself “Sons o' Guns,” which was an immediate success, . This was fol- lowed by the beautiful operetta “Prin-| cess Charming. COLUMBIA PLAYERS—Janthry 16. i“ "HE VEGETABLE,” P. Scott Fitz- | { gerald's well known comedy, will be the next presentation of the Colum- | bia Players, scheduled for Friday, Jan- | uary 16, at the Wardman Park Theater. { It is the fantastic story of a man who | wanted to be a postman and became | president, en route. Much clever satire | and many an amusing line will be found | in this three-act comedy, with a boot- legger-ambassador, an expatriated Sen- ator and a merry crew of other char- acters. For the past two years the Columbia Players have won the annual tourna- | ment of the Community Drama Guild | | of Washington. Since their incorpora- | tion they have put on several “first-| | timers.” | This groupof players is making a| | serious effort to present to Washington | audiences the works of authors whose | stagecraft and genius have gon for | them a lasting place in the admiration | of theatergoers. | “The Vegetable” is under the direc- tion of Mrs. Phil D. Poston, and is being | sponsored by Mrs. James J, Davis and Mrs. Clyde Kelly, who are helping to| | stage a ‘“congressional” night. :Axn Actrgss With a Record MARXON S. BARNEY, who will ap-| pear here in George Kelly's new play, “Philip Goes Forth,” had pract cally retired from the stage, and it was only the unusual possibilities that are presented in Kelly's plays that tempted er to come back. George Kelly first became familiar with her work in the old Orpheum Stock Company in Phila- delphia, where she played for five years. Miss Barney is a graduate of the Uni- versity of California and made her debut in San Francisco in the Frawley stock, of which Blanche Bates was a member. She remained tk three years. It was on the advice of Wilton Lackaye that she came to New York and was engaged to play the, lead in a w company in which were such_distin- guished players as. Theodore Roberts, live May, Louise Closser Hale, Edgar | Selwyn and Vincent Serrano. The play was “Arizona.” ‘This was the. begin- ning of a brilliant cayeer. Miss Barney appeared under the man- agement of Daniel Frohman for seven years. She was featured by Belasco in he Woman” for two seasons and played with George Arliss in “Hamil- ton” for two seasons. Miss Barney supported Margaret Anglin in “Thi Woman of Bronze,” later playing Mis Anglin's part in this piece. She also played the part of the Queen of France in Miss Anglin’s production of “Joan of HOLIDAYS Jarnuar its | Hi 13th & C Sts o THE SUNDAY S7AR. WASHINGTON, D. €,¢JANUARY 4, 1931 —PART FOUR, WEEK_OF JANUARY 4 Sunday . Thursday Friday Saturday Ambassador 18th & Columbia Rd. Richard !}'u'?ti-e'lmeu Richard I;-rmini ss n n “The Lash.” “The Lash.” Vitaphone subject. __ Vitaphone subject. le Dressler and Marie Dressler and ce Beery in Wallace Beery in “Min_and BIIL" “Min_and Bill __Comedy _____Comedy. . Henry B. Waithail El Brendel in “Just Imagine." Vitaphone short 620 A St. NE. subject. Dark. n “Phantom of the House."” Vitaphone subject. __ Comedy. Vit El Brendel In Marie Dressier and Wallace, Beery in “Min and Bill." omedy. Vit Lew Ayres and Lupe Velez in “East Is West.” Comedy. Vita. subject. Evelyn Brent T~ “Slightly Searlet.” ‘Serial, Wallace Beery “Min and Bill “Just Imagine.” Vitaphone short subject® Sue Carol and Grant Withers in “Dancing_Sweeties.” subject. " Stafford Pemberton James Hall in “The Third Alarm.” Comedy. Serial. i Charles Bickford i n “River's End." ] Comedy. N Helen Twelvetrees Will Rogers in “Lightnin’." Vitaphone short subject. oretta_Young in “The Truth About Youth. Comedy. Vita. subject. Dancers. Marguerite Churchill in “Swing_High." in "Harmony at Home’ ol Sertal Marilyn Miller Sunny Vitaphone short _ subject. Bl Brendel and Marzuerite Churchill in ‘The Big Trafl." Mau “P) 7 Marilyn Miller in “Sunny." hort Doug. Fairbanks. Jjr.. and Helen Chandler in ‘Outward Bound."” Vitaphone subject. Robt. “Love in the Rough.” * Visphone short 'S subject. ice Chevalier in Maurice Chevalier yboy of Parls.” ““‘Playboy of Paris.” edy. Cartoon. Comedy. Cartoon. amount News. ___ Paramount News. Maurice Chevalief and Fronces Dee Vitaphone subject ~ £l Brendel and Marzuerite Churchill 5612 Conn. Ave. Ave. Grand 615 Pa. Ave. SE Cameo Mt. Rainfer, Md. Carolina th & N.C. Ave. SE. Central 425 9th St N.W. Circle 2105 Pa. Ave, N.W Colony u. Ave, & Farrarnt Dumbarton Fairlawn Anacostia, D.C. Family $th & G Sts. SE Hlppodromer Frederic March in Laughter. %08 K _St. N.W. T Maurice CI Wi Fiances Dee Gegre Artis \ n ol 12h. “Playboy of Paris." 5 Fay Wray and Victor, Varconi in “Captain Thunder.” Vitaphone subject Warner Baxter, MStna. Loy and Noah serry’ in Renezades “Playboy of Paris.” _ Fay wWray and Victor, Va “Captain Vitaphone subject. ~ warner Baxter, Myrna Loy and Noah Rerrs in Rencgades Haines in ote Control Comedy Vitaphone subject Winnie Ligh! Jack Whit Marilyn Miller in Sunny.” Comedy. Cartoon! Evelyn Brent. Jean Arthur and Blanche Sweet in Silver Horce.” Chester Morris in “The Bat Whispers.” Vitaphone short b subject. Walter Huston and Kay_Francis in “The Virtuous Sin.” Comedy All-comedy night. slim Summerville “We. We. Marie. L e Melodies." Clara Bow in “Her Wedding Night. * Comedy. Cartoon. Spencer Traey Winni Jack W Life of the Party.” Comedy Eddie Cuntor Whoopee Introduction of 1r. Gibbs. in in roducti Gibbs welvetrees e 1 M Helen Nancy Carroil and Frederic March in Lavghter. Comedr. News in “Up the River.” _ Comedy. Doug. Fairbanks. Jr.. and Helen Chandier in Montzomery in Robt. Lew Ayres and Lupe Velez in “East Is West.'" _Comedy Grace Moore in “Outward Bound." Vitaphone subject. Montgomery in "Love in the Rough.” “A Lady's Morals.” Vitaphone short Cartoon subject. ___ Vitaphone subject. _ Walter Huston and Walter Huston and Kay Francis in y_Francis in Virtuous Sin.” rtuous Sin." Comedy. _Act Comedy. _Act ‘Genevieve Tobin Marilyn Miller in unny.” Loretta Young in “The Truth About Youth." Vitaphone subject. John Wayne. Maigurits Churchill and Ei_Srendel _“The Bix_Trail. Ben Lyon in *A Soldier's Pla; thing, T Comedy. _ Ray Jobnson and Reginald Denny in “Madam Satan.” Comeds. Glorta_ Swanson Cartoon. Evelyn Brent, Jean Avthur and Blanche Sweet n Silver Hoide.” Chester Morris in “The Bet Whispers. Vitaphone short subject. Johnson and nald Denny in “Madam Satan Comedy Gloria Swanson “Ra: R in “What & Widow." Jomedy. Walter Huston and Kay Francis in Virtuous Sin.” Comedy. Cartoon, Charles Farrell iny “Lftiom Clmedy. Act. n “What a Widow."” _ Comedy. Cyril Maude in Grumpy." Comedy. Cartoon. Act. Spencer Tracy in “Up the River.” _ Comedy. “Kay Johnson and Conrad Nagel and “A Lady Surrenders.” n LT Joe Frisco and Lila Lee in “The Gorilla " Comedy. Vita. subject Ben Lyon in “A Soldier's Play~ thing Comedy. Vita. subject Lew Ayres and Lupe Velez in “East Is West."” Comedy._Serial Bessie Love in _ “See America Thirst.” Comedy._Vita. subject. Serial Victor McLaglen in “Devil*With Women." Comedy. ~ Cartoon. Seral.- Smith and McCoy n “Soup_13 Nuts.” Eddie Quillan in Big Money." Vitaphone short subject. " Shester, Canklin_and Ronald Coiman in Condemned.” Helen Kane in “Dangerous Nan Mc- Grew." Comedy. John Wavne. Margurite Churchill and EI Svendel in e Trail ", Richard Cromwell i 3 n “Tol'able David.” Comedy. Bert_ Lytell and Patsy Ruth Milier in “Last of the Lone Wolf Nunce O'Nell and John Holland in of the World." Comedy, Bob Steely in “Oklahoma GCyclone." Comedy. _Cartoon, Serial, Helen Twelvetrees and Philip Holmes in “Her Man." Comeds. _ Cartoon. Grace Moore and Reginald Denny in “A Lady’s Moral: bis News. Buck Jones in ‘Shadow_Ranely “Baby Follies Our Gang_comedy, Walter Huston and Kay Francis in Virtuous Sin." Comedy. _Cartoon, Helen Twelvetrees and Philip Holmes in “Her Man." Cowedy. Cartoon. Chester Morris “The Bat Whispers.” Vitaphone short subject Eddie Cantor Whoopee Vitaphone short ubject Eddie Cantor in Whoopee. Vitapione short e News, ome NE Grace Moore in dy’s Morals.’ 2ommeay. Ingomar Evelyn Brent in “The Silver Horde.” Comedy subject. n Chester Morris in “The Bat Whispers.” Vitaphone short subject Girace Moore in “A Lady's Morals." Comedy. Cartoon. Vit Cyril Maude, Grampy Comedy. Tarzan_serial Lew Ayres in “F IS West.” v phone short subject Cyril Maude Grumpy Comedy. Joe Frisco and Lila L The ___ Comedy Alexandria. Va. Jesse 3100_18th Charles Farr Rose Huba:t in Liliom Comedy, ___ Clara Bow in “Her Wedding Nite." Comedy Comedy, ParamountNews. Paramount Nancy Carroll and N Buddy Rogers in “Follow Thru,"” Comedy. Comedy. News. Clara Bow in “Her Weddink Nite, st News Gary Cooper Mary_ Brian in “The Virginian. . Comedy. Serial. News ‘Follow Thru.” Comedy. John Gilbert and Leila Hyams in “Way for & Sailor. Comedy.News. Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell in “On, for a Man.” Comedy. _Act. Ted Healy in “Boup to Nuts.” George Arliss i ‘Old ¥nglish.” Vitaphone Janet Gayner and Charles Farrell in Oh, for a Man.” Comeds._Act dmund Lowe in “Scotland Yard." Comedy. Act. ariety. Edmund Lowe in Tarzan_serial Meriap - Nixon n “College Lovers __Indians, Comedy. Lois Moran in “The Dancers.” Comedy. Snapshots “George Bancroft iy “Derelict. _ Comedy. News. Hoot Gibson in “Concentratin’ Kid.” Comedy. Cartoon. Serial. 5 Walter Huston and ay Franeis in “Virtuous Sin." Comedy. Serial. News, “Scotland Yard.” Comedy, Act. Claudette Colbert in “Manslaughter.” Rodeo_comedy. Claudette Colbert in ‘Manslaughter.” Comedy, Ne " Milton Sills “The Sea Woll. Comedy, “Eve's Fall ews. “Eve’s Fall Gaithersbure, M. Palace 307 9th st Princess 119 B 8t NE. Betty Compson In “The Spoilers.” Comedy. __Cartoo T ®pencer Tracy and Warren Hymer n “Up the River.” George Bancroft George Bancroft in~ “Derelict.” in “Derelict.” William Powell “Por the Defense.” Comedy. _Act Wiillam Poweil in “For the Defense.” Comedy. g S Spencer Tracy and Warren Hymer in “Up_the_River.” Ronal, d Colman in "R affles.” Bessie Love in “Good News. Serial.” Oswald cartoon., George Jessel in “Love, Tive and Laugh.” Comeds. Bessie Love in “Good News.” Serial.” Oswald cartoon. Richard Arlen and Fay Wray in “The Sea God.” __Comedy Buck TJones in Joe Cook in 8h “Men Witrout Law." “Rain ine.” Dark. Marilyn Miller in “Sunny.” Short subJects. ___ Comedy. News. Edmund Lowe in “Scotland Yard.” Comedy. Marilyn Miller in Sunny Short_sybjects. Comeds. News. Lew Ayres and Lupe Velez in “East Ig West." Richmol‘;fl Lew Ayres and Lupe Velez in “East Is West." Vita. subject. Comedy. Marilyn ‘Miller in “Sunny."" Short_subjects. Comedy. _News. Ralph Forb “Her Wedding Night." __Com. Short subjects. Charles Farrell and Helen Twelvetregs in Janet Gaynor “Swing High." Gigrl Fow and Ralph Forbes in “Her Wedding Night." Com._Short subjects. Bab Steele in "Oklahoma Cyclone.” vi Grant Withers and Evelyn Knapp in “Sinners' Holiday." _ Com._Short subjecis. Joan Bennett n “Maybe It's Love.” 3030_14ih_St. N.W. Vita. subject. Comedsy. % Joe B Brown and Joan Bennett in “Maybe It's Love." Vitaphone subject. _ Stafiord_Pemberton Dancers. Ted Healy in “Soup_to_Nuts.” Dark. in S __“High Society Blues.” Alice D in “Ladies in Love. " | comics,” Winnie Lightner in “Life of the Party.” Winnie Jightner 1 N “Life of the Party.” John Gilbert and Leila Hyams in Way for a Sailor.” Our Gang. News. Wheeler 2nd Woolsey in “Halt Shot at __Sunrise.” Will Rogers in ““Lightnin’.” Vitaphone short subject. Eddie Cantor in “Whoopee. Vitaphone short subject. Dark. Charles Rogers and Helen Kane in ‘Hedds Up.” n.w. __ Comedy. News._ Wheeler #nd Woolse Rese Hobart in “Litiom."” Cartoon. “Up tbe River.” “Sunny." Vits aphone short. Comedy. Ga. Ave. & Quebes subjact. Charles Parreli and i-url’ée;cfi‘z\-u& n “Playboy of Paris.” et Joan Bennett and Joe Brown in “Maybe s Love." Vitaphone. News. _ 'ulfiric?‘é}\?,lller n “Playbow et aris, “Up the River.” Constance Bennett Constance Benneit Dorothy Peterson in Dorgthy Peterson in in “‘Mothers Cry." Vitaphone short subject. Twelvetrees in Her Man.” Vitaphone short Comedy. subject. Eiste” Ferguson i Doug. Falrbanks, ir. Ann_Harding in i “Holiday." ‘Way of All Men." Buck Jones in ‘Shadow Ranch “Lone Defende: Novelty. New: “Grant Withers n “ginners’ Hol‘day.” __Indians. Comedy “The Big Trail. __“Bright_Light: Eddie Quillan n “Big Money."” Serial. Will Rogers in “They_Had 1o See Paris.” Cartogn. ““Mothers Cry.” Vitaphone short Helen Kane in Vitaphone WASHINGTONIANS MARY WIGMA! The German dancer, who gives a performance at the National Theater on the afternoon of Friday, January 9. NOW PLAYING GARY COOPER, 4 MARLENE DIETRICH Nel ADOLPHE MENJOU ;o»t.of Wen inlo dan: A ravamouwr picrooe ALLAN ROGERS ~Odds and Ends’ JULES BLEDSOE “OLD MAN RIER* iye. penron WALTER WAUL IVAN TRIESAULT JIMMY RAY ~ DOROTHY & ROLANDE CAESTER, HALE GIALS Vi PALACE SYNCOPATORS HOLLYWOOD, from the standpoint of the screen player, is a social and professional structure of five clearly defined divisions. The boundary bar- riers between them are as boldly marked as a streak of chocolate across the face of a lemon cream pie. In the upper bracket are the stars, Next in importance are the featured players. Then, in order, come the bit players, the extras, -and lastly tbe at mosphere, or mob. To the lay-public the differentiation is vague. In Hollywood the rules are generally understood. A star, according to the film tow unwritten code, is an actor or actre: whose name is of more box office im portance than the title of any picture in which he or she may appear. Thus Clara Bow's new featured comedy will be billed as: Clara Bow in “Her Wed- Night.” Her name, be it noted, precedes the title of her story. With a featured player, the next step downward in the Hollywood scale, the obverse is true. Main titles list fea- tured players as second in importance to the title of their production. For “Monte Carlo,” Director Ernst Lubitsch’s new production, as example, the billing is: “Monte Carle with Jack Buch- anan and Jeannette MacDonald. Miss MacDonald and Buchanan are featured players in the cast. Bit players generally are those not un- der contract to a studio; free-lance character actors and actresses who are called in for small parts, or “bits.” ‘Thus does Wilson Benge, the butler in Clara Bow's new picture, play a “bit” Castq 1p Hollyjyood. : angd earn his right to be called a “bit player.” ollywood's extras, fourth from the top in professional standing, still are to be classed as professionals. Thev are the men, women and children listed at Central Casting Bureau, and called in by studios whenevergtrained film work- ers are wanted in numbers. The cafe | diners, 60 or 70 of them, in Maurice Chevalier’s piciure, “Playboy of Paris,” > extras. Extras are hired, and peid, . or “mob” players, at the i"» heap, are unregistered. never known as in- Atmosphere boticm of fore tiy , but as re hired thro through Lbeav run in : extras always mosphere pecp ¢ at the end of each Thus does Hollywood di.ii: its pro- fessional castes. . Nancy Carroll's Sister. FOR the first time in their profession- al careers, the two Carroll sisters, Nancy and Térry, are playing in a pic- ture together. It is “Stolen Heaven,” now being filmed at Paramount’s New York studio. Terry, who has been working in several Broadway produc- tions recently, bears a marked resem- blance to her famous sister. She is a blond and known for a disposition paralleling Nancy's. P KEITH'S UL WHAT BROUGHT THIS BOY . . . FROM THIS... Yesterday a clean brimming with am to make his nan: among men. To name a memory known only by He committed an impassioned gallantry detend & woman . . Just as you hope your son would do. He might be your boy. An ‘eloquent lawyer mi, have made him a hero . but the blocdless | mill that weaves red pe pointed a finger £ the luw, From that day forth he sought his riends among other nu bered me When white flame of r touched him, he hope for -happiness . until _he came to t branded men the _clutch puth tion orad hin is number. act of to The woman wil out honor Wh honor he avenged The prosec riven by public craving for convictions The girl who proved “that love is mightier tha the criminal code WALTER HUSTON Phillips Holm 1 emnloyment | AMUSEMENTS. | RIALTO—"Those Three French Girls.” (COWS. pigs, donkeys and roosters are all right in barnyards, but . they don’t win any medals as sound ‘stage “props,” according to Harry Beaumont, who directed “Those Three French Girls,” now at the Rialto Theater, with Reginald Denny and Fifi Dorsay in the | featured roles. When_he began filming the farce~ comedy Beaumont instrycted the Metro- Goldwin-Mayer property department ta exeréise care to preserve authentic | detail in the French settings. When he | reached the barn scenes he found the place alive with fowl znd cattle, with a scattering of cats, dogs and bigs. In the middle of a scéne a hen began cele- bration of the birth of an egg, the donkey brayed for food and the cow moced an nccompaniment for the pigs’ grunts. Beaumont congratulated the | “prop” man on his fidelity to detail, but was obliged to wait for quiet moments | to record the dialogue, | Included in the cast of this cosmo- politan farce-comedy are CHff (Ukulele Ige) Edwards, Yola d’Avril, Sandra | Ravel, Edward Brophy, George Gross- | mith and Peter Gawthorne. The story, | with dialogue by P. G. Wodehouse, the | well known humorist, presents the ad- ventures in Paris of the nephew of a | | British_earl, whose boisterous attempts | at having a good. time lands him in jail, | where he finds himself in ccmpany with | two slightly incbriated Americans and | three charming French damsels, who | have been put behind the bars for | throwing flower pots at their landlord, The. ingenious manner in which the | frolicsome nephew gets the entire group | out of jail and, their reception by his utterly bewildered uncle are the nucleus | of a series of Rilarious incidents, which | ends in romance and happiness’ for all | concerned. « The Universal News reel, with Gra- ham MacNamee; short subjects and Otto F. Beck at the organ complete the | bill of ‘entertainment. | | e . | FOX—“The Princess and the Plumber.” 'HARLIE FARRELL at the Fox has a role that particularly fits his typ€! | of acting in “The Princess and the | | Plumber,” adapted from the famous magazine serial by Alice Duer Miller. | Maureen O'Sullivan, the talented Irish | lass who Won favor in “So This is| London,” “Song o' My Heart,” and | ust Imagine,” plays opposite Farrell, The story deals with a young Ameri- | can plumbing engineer, Who is sent | to a small country in Europe for the | purpose of supervising the overhauling of the heating plant of the ruler’s castle. | There he meets the closely-guarded | princess. | H. B. Warner is cast as the prince, and Bert Roach as the wealthy Ameri- can who later buys the castle. An out- standing comedy performance is given iby Joseph Cawthorn, who plays the | part of the village mayor, postmaster, (l;hulch organist, band leader and game- seper, The stage program is the Fanchon and Marco “Cadet's Idea,” featyring |Born and Lawrence, ‘“numb - faced along _with Johnny Dunn, Mille 'Sisters, Rognan and Trigger, Mable and Marcia, Wallin and Barnes 'nnd the Sunkist Ensemble. Leon Brusi- | loff and the Fox Music Master present |a pleasing overture/and Ron and Don are heard at the mighty Wurlitzer. | The latest issue of Fox Movietone News and selected short subjects round out the program. EARLE—“The Lash.” THE sixth anniversary of Wamers' Earle is being celebrated this week by the presentation of Richard Barthel- mess’ latest romance, “The Lash,” on | e screen and with the appearance of | Dave Apollon, international favorite, on | the stage. | “The Lash” is a First National and Vitaphone attraction that shows Bar- | thelmess as a young who falls in | love with Mary Astor. An insult to| his family pride makes him forget love | in order to avenge the wrong done his | family. Marian Nixon appears as the sister. Others in support are Fred Kohler, Arthur Stone, Barbara Bed- | ford and Robert Edeson. Dave Apollon, noted Russian star, one of the speediest entertainers on the | stage, will offer a round of melody, mirth and dancing in his presentation, that includes performers such as Danzi | Goodell, Apollon’s international orches- | tra and Agnes and Adeline. The com- edy on the program is supplied by :Ed- die Pardo, Broadway jester, who, with | his company, cispels the gloom. Con | Colleano, “Spain's sensational mid-air | artist”; “Maxine Doyle, the “Thank You” girl, mistress of ceremonies, and cther attracticns round out the anni- | versary program. | R-K-0 KEITH'S—“The Criminal Code.” VERY few people 'realize with what rapidity and accuracy the prisoners in all State penitentiaries flash impor- tant news to their fellow conviets. They are said ‘o have a method which enables them immediately to commu- nicate information over the entire | prison. This system consists of “tap- ping” with a m-tallic object against the wall of the ‘cell or the framework of cots. Practical employment of the method hown in Calumbia_Pictures’ epic of RIALT 9TH AT GEE You must come o 1 GIRLS” Featuring FIFI DORSAY, YOLA D'AVRIL, A SANDRA RAVEL Whoopee is great in any language, but in French— oh, me! oh, my! ! EDUCATORS-CHURCH- MEN-MEN and WOMEN EVERYWHERE ARE whe warden's Photoplay Attractions prison life, “The Criminal \® Bow at the R-K-O Keith's Theater, this picture a new and despised warden comes into power. Every one in the prison knows of his presence within 15 minutes of his arrival, even those in the inclosed basement dungeons, “The Criminal Code” is declared replete with romance and thrills. It has a poignant love story—the seeming hopeless love of a thtul conviet for ter, Two riots, a Jjail break and many other startling scenes are featured. Walter Huston is starred, supported by a cast which in- cludes Phillips Holmes, Constance Cum- mings, Boris Karloff, Arthur Hoyt, | Mary Doran and others. Howard Hawks, director of *The Criminal Code,” is credited with one of the great directorial triumphs of the year in the picture. A SENSATION of Europe, Marlen Dietrich, makes her first bow to Washington 'theatergoers this week at Loew's Palace in “Morocco,” in the chief supporting Tole to Gary Cooper. “Morocco” is a Paramount production whose story concerns the doings of the PALACE—"Morocco.” | French Foreign Legion and. the adven- tures of a young outcast and the woman who follows him through the dangers of the desert for love’s sake. Adolphe Menjou makes his return to the screen in this picture. For a long time this versatile actor has not been seen in talking pictures. On the stage Allan Rogers holds sway for another week in a revie titled “Odds and Ends.” The versatile master of ceremonies is supported by Jules Bled- soe, Old Man River himeelf; Walter Wahl, Ivan, Triesault, Jimmy Ray, Doro- thy and Rolande and other acts. Har Borjes plays a special orchestral a rangement for the week. COLUMBIA—"Hell's Angels.” *‘HELL'S ANGELS," Howard Hughes' eplc of the air, remains a second week at Loew's Columbia. Many thou- sands have seen this picture during its first week at the Columbia. It is one of the great productions of war in the clouds. Jean Harlow, Ben Lyon and James Hall have the leading roles. Jean Harlow, who makes her first bow to Washington movie goers in this produc- tion, is the daughter of a Kansas City banker, and went into the movies onl: at Howard Hughes' insistence. M+G-M’s “Soup Song,” an animatec cartoon, and the Metrotone News roun- | out the program. METROPOLITAN—“The Bat Whispers.” 'HE two attractions for the currc week at Warner's Metropolitar which is now presenting two photoplay. weekly, are “The Bat Whispers” and “Qutward Bound.” Roland West's “The Bat Whispers" will be shown until Tuesday, January 6. It is a mystery drama, based on tr« novel by Mary Roberts Rinehart. It cast includes Chester Morris and Unz Merkel. “Outward Bound,” which was firs' presented here at advanced aimission:, will be screened from Wednesday to PFriday, January 7-9, inclusive. This ‘Warner Bros. and Vitaphone speci: based on the famous play by Suttor Vane, was highly reczived by all eritics dfirjng its recent engagement. The cast includes Douglas Fairbanks, jr.. Helen Chandler, Leslie Howard, ‘Montagu’ Love, Beryl Mercer and Dudley Digge: Appropriate shorts and the Grahar McNamee talking newsreel complete th NOW SHOWING ‘BAT WHISPERS’ With Chester Morris DIRECTIO! EY LUST. K near ith HIPPODROME _ ., NANCY CARROLL #%n “LAUGHTER.” CAMEO Mt Raipier. Md Tomorrow thru Tues. Maurice Chevalier in “Playboy of Paris.” RICHMON:* ALEXANDRIA. Tomorrow _thri 15th and Col. Rd. N.W. TOMORROW—RI __ nesday—Marilyn_Miller_in_“SU DUMBARTON "Wiwvi “Tigss: NER and JACK WHITNEY in 'L CF_THE PARTY. COMEDY, _A_WILD WOMAN." T JESSE THEATER ™%« B and TERE"kErTH tn I SEA WoLF COMEDY. NEWS: SYLVAN &f.%iss "rocers “ana HELEN KANE in “HEADS UP." CoMEDY NEWR . 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