Evening Star Newspaper, May 10, 1931, Page 47

'"AMUSEMENTS RIALTO—"Mother’s Millions.” OTHER'S MILLIONS,” fea- [ turing that grand old lady of the legitimate stage, May v Robson, is the current offer- ing at the Rialto Theater, having opened its engagement with a ‘world premiere. Miss Robson has proved to the movie and excitement, but laughter, talent, human interest and cleanliness as well, and Carl Laemmle secured it for re- lease on the Uni- versal Pictures program. As the penurious spe might well be the motto by which her life has been pat- terned. How the son, portrayed by Lawrence Gray, overcomes the difficul- ties of “Mother's Millions” forms an in- teresting story. Frances Dad> is the obedient daughter who has never known life beyond the reach of her mother’s May Robson. Miss Robsin has made a spectacular debut on the screen. Otton F: Beck at the organ, Graham McNamee with the Universal News Reel and selected short subjects complete the program. FOX—“Tarnished Lady.” 'AN ultra-modern story of a soclety girl who forsakes the man sne loves to marry & man with money gerves as the introduction of Tallulah Bankhead to the screen in “Tarnished Lady,” now current at the Fox Theater. The story was written by Donald Ogden Stewart expressly for this daughter of the South, wjo now comes to American audiences afier sevéral years of stardom and popular favor in London. , Clive Brook, Perkins and Phoebe Foster are also in the cast. In “Tarnished Lady” Miss Bankhead s saidl to present a vibrant personality to the screen, & personality sometimesy suggestive of Jeanne Eagels' warmth|B and dynamic strength, and at other times the aloof mystery and fascination of Marlene Dietrich or Greta Garbo. As a matter of fact. Miss Bankhead has rsonality of her own, and of interest to Washington of the many friends she and ished family have in this city. Her father is §enator-elect from Alabama, and her grandfather also was & Senator from that State. On the Fox stage Fanchon and #Marco’s “Moonlight Revels” Idea, fea- turing Joe Weston and Collette Lyons, #musical comedy and recording artists; les Brugge, the Three Melvin Brothers, Preda Sullivan, Curry and Brown, Plerce and Lazelle, and the Sunkist Ensemble. Bob Hamilton has devised another eriginal organ number, and Brusilofl's Music Masters again occupy the Fox it after giving way last week to Wash- Taton giee citibs and orchestras in the theater’s observance of National Music PALACE—"“Shipmates.” “SmAm," the production that lifts Robert Montgomery from the ranks of leading men to screen star- dom, is the feature attraction this week at Loew's Palace Theater. Reports have it that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer officials were fortunate in their selection of “Shipmates” for this new star. A pleasing romance is the malor theme, of which Dorothy Jordon as the admiral’s daughter is the center. The comedy is left to Ernest Torrence and Cliff Edwards, and the character role 1s assumed by Hobart Bosworth as the girl's father. The story concerns s young sallor who poses as a South American mil- lionaire and gets away with it unt# he is transferred to the admiral’s flag- ship, where the girl, who has fallen in love with him, discovers he is only a gob. The scenes were all laid aboard the U. 8. 8. Colorado and are said to be the best naval shots yet offered on the screen. The force-firing of the Col- orado was screened especially for this production for the first time, it is said, in the history of the Navy. On the Palace stage “Loew’s New Vaudeville Revue,” comprising many | clal rendition of “The Flying Dutch- man.” R-K-O KEITH'S—“Gun Smoke.” SOME'( HING new in motion pictures, exciting entertainment in new form, with Eastern gunmen matched against Western cowboys, “gats” versus six-shooters, 18 promised in Para- mount’s “Gun Smoke,” the featured screen attraction at R-K-O Keith's Theater this week. It is a story of big city gangsters who, forced to leave their usual haunts, tle and horse trading center. Gold is discovered and the gangsters inaugurate a reign of terror, which is broken up only after a series of thrilling episodes in which the hard-riding, straight- shoeting cowboys stage a ' finish fight that wipes out the gangsters. Richard Arlen is the star, Mary Brian the heroine, Willlam (Stage) Boyd the racketeer king and Louise Fazenda and Jjovias Eugene Pallette chief comedians. The story is by Grover Jones and william Slavens McNutt. Edward Sio- man directed the picture. Added attractions making a two-hour program are Toby the Pup, “Down South, animated cartoon; Benny Rubin in “Talking Turkey,” a “‘differ- ent” comedy; the current issue of Pathe News and the organ spgclalty of ‘William R. Bishop. EARLE—"Public Enemy.” “pUBLIC ENEMY,” a picture of start- ling drama, is the announced scresn feature this week at Warner's Earle, where it is offered in conjunction with a stage show. ‘Warner Bros. and Vitaphone are said to have made “Public Ezemy,” a photo- play, in which there is no attempt to glorify ghngdom, but which “uncompro- misingly presents the real facts in the life of & hoodium.” It concerns the life of Tom Dugan, how he enters the rackets, and his re- lstionship to his mother and his sweet- heart. 4 James Cagney, & new ‘discovery, is claimed to have created a characteriza- tion that will place him at the head of the newer leading men. Others in the cast inclyde Jean Harlow, Joan Blon- dell, Mae Clark, Edward Wood and Rita Flynn. The stage show brings Bob Hope and his “Antics of 1931”; Meyers, Lubow and Rice in a dance presentation; James d Eleanor Durkin in songs and the Three Lordens in athletic feats, and Maxine Doyle. The second lesscn of Bobby Jones' series, Play Golf,” entitled “Chip Shots" Earle orchestral prelude and Graham McNamee's talking newsreel complete the entertainment. COLUMBIA—"Trader Horn.” **T'RADER HORN" remains at Loew's Columbia Theater. This produc- tion, which to screen with sound ef- fects, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures sent a safarl into the African jungles, 1s & weird tale of the love of & trader’s assistant for a ‘“beautiful white god- dess” who was the daughter of a mis- slonary friend of Trader Horn. Into this romance of the Dark Con- tinent is woven some of the most pke- nomenal motion picture shots ever made with sound. Many pictures have come out of Africa, but “Trader Horn” is the first ever to have the sound that emanates from the jungle itself. In making the film the safari traveled over 25,000 miles of country, including the dreaded Murchinson Falls area, where sleeping sickness makes the ter- ritory almost impossible to live in. Harry Carey has the title role, with Edwina Booth playing the part of Nina T and Duncan Renaldo s Peru. Olive Golden also is in’ the cast that went to Africa, 8s the missionary. Selected short subjects round out the Columbia program. METROPOLITA! God’s Gift to Women.” **(J0D'S GIFT TO WOMEN" a laugh-a-minute farce of a Don Juan who is forced to abstain from kiss- ing beautiful women because of a weak heart, is the attraction at Warner's Metropolitan, which will be shown until Tuesday only, in order to prepare the theater for the “road show” opening of “Dirigible” on Thursday. Frank Blondell, Louise Brooks, Yola D'Avril, Margaret Livingston, Char'es Winninger, Arthur Edmund Carewe, Alan Mowbray and Armand Kaliz are in the cast, ‘The third episode of “Adventures in Africa,” entitled “The Lion Hunt,” said to contain one of the most thrilling captures ever recorded by the camera; Helen Broderick in the comedy “Spirit w2ll known Loew acts, g;ovuu the en- tertainment. Harry rjes conducts te Palace Concert Orchestra in a spe- of Seventy-sixth Street,” and the Gr: ham McNamee newsreel complete the entertainment. Nancy’s Lucky Number. THI‘RTD:N. as every one knows, is an unlucky number. There isn't a chance on earth for anything with its tag. It simply means bad luck how- | ever you spell it, and no mascot can | offset the evil that follows in its wake. | And with this preface we begin the | v Steve Cochran, manager of Washing- 1\ ton’s famous local stock company, on | never bet except upon a favorite hunch | one of his most turbulent days turned | his back on things theatrical to lose his | troubles at Havre de Grace. His trou- bles were many, however, for the ladies of his family insisted that they wanted t00. _And then his new leading | Miss Nancy Sheridan, thought if | ent, she also would like to go, and | did, and they did, and Steve did, | * not'in a happler frame of mind. | ‘There are few perplexed gentlemen | visit Hevre de Grace “in the sea- | son” who care to be hampered with | ladies, even the sweetest, especially | those who like to know about this and | that and want to be to'd this and that, and, saddest of all, insist upon making wagers early and often on the ponies. Steve, however, equal to the emergency, seated his feminine crowd in the | grandstand and wandered off to follow up an “inside tip” on Equipoise. or maybe it was some other name. How- , whatever it was, it didn't come in and so he strolled back to his his 'surpr{.v on bohf»lfifl} AW Vicki Baum [CK!1 BAUM, the celebrated German | T V authoress of “Grand Hotel” the outstanding dramatic hit of the season in New York, has realized a desire of long standing. At last she has seen the American production of her interna- tionally successful play. She eaw the play performed for the first time, it is true, more than a year | ago at the Nollendorf Theater in Ber- ' lin, under the original title of “Men- schen im Hotel.” when it was produced | by Max Reinhardt, and then again at | the Deutsches Theater in Vienna, where | ahe once played the harp in the orches- | tra. But a trip to Russia and the open- | ing of & new drama in Berlin kept her | from coming to America until six months after the memorable first night | of “Grand Hotel” on Broadway last | November. | his new blonde leading lady very busi- | ly engaged with her lead pencil in “doping 'em out.” With a grin not untempered by his own experience, he gaily shot his dart. “I hope you are not betting, Miss Sheridan. It takes & wise head to win at this game.” “Oh, just & little, Mr. Cochran. I of mine.” “Hunch?” ‘Well, you see, Mr. Cochran,” replied the blonde leading lady, “I never really want to bet unless my hunch detects a 13 somewhere, It may be in the let- ters that make up the name of a horse or his jockey or the number of the race, but, any way, it must have a 13 somewhere. Oh, I suppose it is very foolish.” “Yeah!"” came back a grim rejoinder. “I'll say it's foolish. How much have you lost? Who did you bet on?" “Oh, I haven't lost anything yet. T put $2 on Anchors Aweigh and the $2 you told me on Equipoise for second. I think both won, although I want especially to thank you for suggesting Equipoise, because his name only has nine letters, and I would never have bet on him. But he won for me, didn't iy Steve didn’t win with Equipoise, and some :‘”’hb”x" xr;]ean enough to sug- sest that that is why he was so grym that week. jid ;nd Hér Play. could not find words with which to ex- press her feelings. In Eugenie Leontovich, Sam Jaffe, Henry Hull, Hortense Alden, Ziegfried Rumann and Romaine Callender, she said later, she had found the living in- carnations of Grusinskaia, the waning Russian ballet dancer; Kringeleln, the alling bookkeeper from the country; Baron von Gaigern, the improvident aristocrat turned hotel thief; Flaemm- chen, the pretty stenographer; Preysing, the blustering capitalist, and Dr. Ot- ternschlag, the sinister The author met ber characters face to face in the lobby of the Grand Hotel. Vicki Baum will be drawing royalties from “Grand Hotel” for a long time to come. Its sensational New York en- gagement is expected to last for at least two years, after which a Nation-wide ur ‘with tbe original cast is planned hide out in a small Idaho town, a cat- | Fay, Laura La Plante, qunl philosopher. | WFEK OF Sunday Thursday Monday Tuesday MAY 1v_ Ambassador | 18th & Columbia R4 James Cagney and Jean Herlow in “The Public Enem: fes Chaplin in City Lishts." Vitaphone short sqbiect James Cagney and Jean Harlow in “Tne Public Enem: James Cagney and Jean Harlow in “The Public Enemy.” Churles Chaplin in “City Lights.” vitaphone short subect. old Lioyd in eet First.” Vitaphone short biect. Charies Chanlin in Gity Lights.” Vitaphone short subject. Apollo 24 B St NE. McCrea snd ckaill in ands.” dy. Charles Chaplin in on T “City Lights.” Vitaphone short subect. Marion In In ts 8 Wise Chila." Lew Cody and YVictor McLaglen in “The Three Rogues." Sh't subject. Com Arcade Hyattsville, Md. Dark. Jackie Coover an Jackie Cooper and d Rotert Coozan in Robert Coogan in ;! . foy. Comeds. News “Hel ippY Comedy. Comedy. News. ther's' Son Comedy. - Serial. Dark. Ashton Claréndon. Va. Gonrad, Nasel and “Ann Harding Johnny Mack Brow: Genevieve Tobin MErent Meado n “Girl of the Golden “Free Love Went William Haires . Jack Oakie “Remote Cantrol Serial v “Bea Tegs. _ Serinl Fam | Avalon | 5612 Conn._ | Ave. Gran | 645 Pa. Ave. S.E. Chprles Chaplin in “City Lights.” ““Ten Cents a Dance. Vitaphone Short subect Charles Chaplin in “City Lights.” Marion fes i “It's a Wise Child.” Vitanhone short biest Horton i lante in wives." bject b hort. ul Tawrence Tibbett and Everct Esther Ralston in ““The Snutherner.' Com. _Sh't subject ar! Stanwyck 1 Ten Cents a Dance. Vitaphone Short subject Esther Ralston {n ““The Southerner. Com. _Sh't suhiect Brddy Rocers ani Nancy, Carroll n “Follow Thr." El Brendel in Lemon of Men on Ci Short_subject Ovr Gane comeds. Edmund Lowe in Dark. | | Cameo | Mt. Rainier. Ma. Helen Twelyetrees n T 1 end Nancy Carroll end and James Hall in P) Millle, . ney” Carrol 1llips Holmes in ips Holmes in “Stolen Hearen.” z tolen Heaven. Comedr. t medv. Comedy. _Ac! Buck Jones in ‘Shadow Ranch.” “Finn and v Comedy om: Ronald_Colman n “The_Deyll to Pay. \ | Carolina 11th & N.C. Ave. 8.] Helen Twelvetrees Helen Tw, and Robt. Ames n and Robt. n Millie. Bor Vivian Segel Walter, Pidgeon n fer Ronald Colman R x “ThtpDrvfl to Mary Nolan and Owen, Moore In “‘Outsid 1. ack ary “Astor_in Bill_Boyd and Helen Twelvetrees 1n “The Painted Desert.” Central mund Lowe 1o Men on Cail.” Comedy. _Short_subject. Charles_Chaplin n “Citr Liehts. " Comeds. Bill_Boyd and “Charles Chaplin Helen Twelvetrees in i Painted Desert.” “City Lights.” ThEhort subject. ‘Comedy. Edmund Lowe in “Men on Call.” Comedy. ort subiect “Behind Office 00rs.” Short_subject 425 oth St N.w. Circle 2105 Pa. Ave. N.W. ‘Short_subject Ralph_Forbe: Loretta Young and Trene Rich in “Boau_1deal.” be Douglas Fairbanks Astor and and Bebe Daniels in “Reacning for the Ralph_Forbes. air retta Young and Dant Lo Rich In Trene Rich in v Dnug ks and Bebe Daniels in “Reaching for the Mary Artor and Robert Ames in “Behind Office Doors.” Oisen and Johnson in © Fifty Milli Frenchmen ot Nanev Carrol Phillip} Holmes n “Stolen_Heave: dette C Frederic March in “Honor,, Among, Lov= ers.” Comedy. 1 and N ibert and Claudette Marion_Davies in “It's & Wise Child." Vitaphone short subject’ n and Johnson in Fifty Million Frenchmen.” Oise} Bill_Bo: nd Helen Twelvetrees in » Painted Desert.” (i “Antrral Cra » Bhort £ubiect. " Comeds. our’ Gang comeds. c nd 3 ancy Carroll Cha Farrell and Lot Lecter Vail and Phillips_Hoime: Elissa_Landl Ralph, Forbes es in n “Bean_Ideal n tolen_Heaven. “Body_and_Soul Edmund Lowe and Claude | “and eanette McDonald Bouaigs Beoft"® in “Don’t Bet on Women.”" Colbert and Lowell Sherman end arch in Mary_ Astor in g lov- “The Roval Bed. ed: Comeds. Helen Twelvetrees Frederic M in “Honor Amon era.__ Com “millie. Comeds. Eddle Quillan and Eally Star 808 K St. N. Home 13th & C Sts. N.E Ingomar Alexandria, Va. Dark. Warner oland in “Charlfe Chan Car- Ties On." Comed. Charles Farrell fissa Landi in “Body_ and. Soul Comedy Dorothy Mackaill and Joel McCrea in +“Kept Husbands. Comedy. _Ac Richard Barthelmess n in ““The Finger Points." “Tha Pinger Point 8hort_subject Short_subject Douglat an! and Bebe Daniels in “Reaching for the Marion_Dav t's ‘Wise Child.’ e e short Vitaphon: “Warrer Oland o Felen Twelvetrees - Cha; d James Hall in Comedy. News. Bill_Boyd and Helen Twelvetrees in “The Painted Desert.” Short_sublect Ovr Gane comed Rubject. John_Holliday and Mary Brian in ., «camtain Appleiack. Cemedy. Berial,___Com Tila Lee and Fred Kohler in “Woman Hungry. Sh't subs. S Richard Arlen and Richard_ Arlen and Fay Wray In Fay Wray in “Conauering Horde " “Conquering Hc % subj 8i't subjects. “Tnspiration " Greta Garbo, Robert Montgomery. ‘Comedy. Cartoon. ' Ne Jesse 18th nr. RLAV.N.E. ubject ather's Son.” t. Appleiack Janney, Lewis . Mar: Comeds. Com Cartoon. Talkartoon ing_and Ralph Forbes a “East_Lynne. Ann_ Harding. Conrad Nagel. “Across the World.” _Cartoon. Ralph Forbes and L Lewis Leon dy. Stone. Novelts. Novelty. Dark. Laurel Laurel, Md. Ann Harding and Ann Har Nagel in Conrad Nasel in Loretta Young in Loretta Young in East Lynne G Youns, t Comedy. _Act. ean Tdeal. Comedy. Act. Lila Lee and Fred Kohler in “Woman Hungrv."" Com. Sh't subs. Ser. ody and So inn and_Hattie ™ Leon Errol. Zasu Pitts. Mitzl Green. Comedy. ck Perrin in omance of the West. Comedy. Ser!: Landi. *“Fingerprints Comedy. v. Act. News. Bert Wheeler and Jack Oakle in Charles Farrell and Blissa Landni in, . ul. Com. gerial. News. Leader #th & E Sts. N.W. Robert Woolsey in “The C00k00s.” Comedy. “Hit_the Deck.” Comedy. Act. hard Dix in . Charles and tihe Slenisht.” Coaner Garnar thC ‘Comeds: e Man Who came News. Ric “8hoof Cartoon. George O'Brien in Lyric Dark. Galthersburg, Md. “Last of the Duane: Bong Writers' Revue. Comedy. Cartoon, orge fen st of the Duane: Song Writers' Revue. Comedy. _Cartoon. ina Cl: "The Royal ~‘ summenil in ' le c: e Ne Famil mily: omeds. John Gilbert in “A Gentleman s Fa o Novel It Jackle Coogan and Mitzt Green “Tom B Comedy. Palace Lupe Velez and William _Bovd in “The. “The Storm. Comedsy. Doroth: 5 Mackalll and o oot and Buper.produrfion: Rathbone i i i Comedy. Seril, Ronald_Colman Marion Davies 307 9th 8t. N.W. = Gary Gooper Princess n “Pighting Ca: Vans Gary Cooper n Helen Tuelvetrees in “Pighting Cara- “Millle. ““The_Deyll to Pay.” Bert lLn‘eu n “The Last of Lone Wolf." James Murray in “Under Suspicion.” 1119 H St. N.E. Richmond _Alexandris, Va. Savoy Dark. Bow 1n S wedding o short subject. Conrad Nagel and ToRard BarihFimess o p: Genevieve Tobin in in “Finger Foint Comeds Short_si Tchard Barihelmess AR plser Pomts. Comeds Marion Davies and oy LeSter Vail in T Wise onild. Com._Sh't subects. Short subects. Clara Bow in SHeE" wedaing Night.' ' Richard Dix and Bela Lugosi ichard Dix and R(I‘ Irene Dunne rene Dunne n “Dracula n “Ctmarron.” Comedy. nette MacDonald — Barl Tt SR DR s t's Go Native.’ Dance."” Short_subject. Comedy.” 3030 14th St. N.W. Seco Dark. Ivefrees Conrad Nagel and o Cortes Genevieve Tobin n Love.” Helen T and Ricard in “Her Man.* Greta Garbo and George O'Brien in wis Stone “The Last of the ! Duaner.” n iration.” - Serial. _ Silver Spring. Md. Stanton vell and ‘ombard. in wnu‘m fan of the Werld.” William Powell and o Lugosi and elen Chandler in Carole Lombard in, g Man of the Wo News. Comedy. George O Brien and Louise Huntingtol in “Fair Warning.’ ed omeds. Ronald Colman and Norman Foster and Kay, Francls in Carole Lombard in a e It Pavs to Adver- tise." Ber! News. 6th & O Sts. N.E. News. Comedy. State Dark. E. “Rango.” Joe, E. Brown in “igit : Joe. E. Brown in Brows “git Tisht.” Richard Arlen in Bethesds. Md. Sylvan “Gimarron llehfiv{:‘ Bix. 1rene Cartoon and News. “Woman Hungry.” Lila Lee, Sidney Vitaphone ews, “Woman Hungry." Lila Le Blagkmer Bei on wom- Edmund Lowe. ette McDonald. Comedy. “Cimaron T Don't 2 1Ire Richarg, o Jean PleghTe Cartoon_and_Ne: ned: ot e MacDonald 104 R. I Ave. N.W. - Douslas Fairbanks Dougla: in E. Brown “Reaching for the _Moon.” Nancy €arroll in “Stolen Heaven.” in “Lottery Bride." “Lottery Bride." Naner carroll tn _OFRl Purnine ° "icien Heaven.” s es ol the World." Takoma “Reaching for the tet ‘Moon flvohhy‘—“" ; Charles Chaplin in *Gity Lisnts.” 14th & Park R4, Bert Wheeler and Robert Wooisey n “Cracked Nuts.” Short subject. Ruth Chal n n in “The Right to Love. uth erto “THe Right to Love Charles Chaplin in 08 Tiekes. P Bert Wheeler and Gi Robert Woolse e Cootiers ‘The Spoilers.” Short_subject. Cartoon. Mary Astor_in Tk in wyck in Jackie Coosan and Mitzt Green in ‘Tom Bvwyer.” Short_subject. York Jackie Coogan and Mitzi Green “Tom Bawyer Short subject. Barpara Stan ““Ten Cen! Dance."" Comedy. arbara Stanw BATRHR Conts Dance.” Comeds. s “Behind_Office 00rs. Short subject. Tawrence Tibbett and Esther Ralston in “The Southerner.” Short subject. AMUSEM What Various Dramatic EXCIREMENT is sald to be running wild at Business High School, for the Spring festival is romantic with a “trysting place” for lovers: and the fire engines have to be called out for the "lug-tc-Dlte Grand Opera” of the glee clubs, St>nley Payne, from a luxurious ink I Sm:1l Smoke,” while the janitor, Spatcs, in a deep baritone, Mrs. Taylor that it will be “dre2cful to burn, and fry, and sizz." 1t is all a part of the annual Spring frolic of the combined glee and dra- ! matic clubs, and this year the talent is said to be unusually good in voice and acting ability. The whole school is working on this popular production end seats for May 19 are already much in demand. The glee clubs are usually in charge of Miss Emma Louise Thompscn, and | the Hilarodes Dramatie Club is di- Thi Charles ENTS. Washington’s Players Organizations Are Doing and Propose to Do. | rected by Miss Galbraith; but this 18 |to be entirely a student-directed - | duction under Richard Bird, a sel “HELL BENT FOR HEAVEN,” ‘Thursda; Y. HELL BENT FOR HEAVEN" will | be Priday n presented on Thursday and ights of this week by the Co- Mml»"m_ |apartment, sings in a tender tenor “I|lymbia Players at the Wilson audito- | rium, Eleventh and Harvard streets ! northwest. The play is under the di- | rection of Orris Holland, a newcomer to i"he Columbia Players, who is said to {have had a long Ernfeulflnll experience |and who has taken part in this par- | ticular play in stock companies in New York and New Orleans. Some of the best known talent of the ‘P'lnyers will be found in the cast, in- cluding Aurora Poston, Wilma Wright, | Robert’ Chase, Robert Barnett, Willard | Miller and Phillip Cole. Mr. Holland | also plays an important role as well a directs the play. EVERY director and author engaged by Charles R. Rogers, vice presi- dent in charge of production for the staff of R-K-O Pathe, is a box office specialist. This announcement comes direct and officially and indicates the influence of the box office in making movies. The list of directors includes Edward H. Griffith, Paul L. Stein, Robert Mil- ton, Tay Garnett, Al Rogell, Wallace Fox, Harry Sweet, Fred Guiol, Charles Lament and Harry Joz2 Brown, who also is associate producer. Harry Joe Brown was in charge of the making of “Millie” for Charles R. | Rogers. Edward H. Griffith has “Holi- | day,” starring Ann Harding, to his | credit. _Paul L. Stein directed Con stance Bennett in “Sin Takes a Holl- Box Office Influence. | day” and “Born to Love.” Robert Mil- | ton was co-author of the story of “Sin ;T-kea a Holiday” and his latest pic- | ture, “Outward Bound.” Tay Garnett | made the Helen Twelvetrees picture, “Her Man.” These records are said to be typical of those of the other direc- ‘ tors of the R-K-O Pathe staff. The writing staff is supervised and | assisted by Horace Liveright, the New | York publisher, and James Seymour, | former dramatic critic for the Bost'n | Traveler, who are in charge of the | literary research department. | Among the writers are Horave Jack- son, Harold Shumate, Thomas Bucking- | ham, who also directs; Edward H. Grif- fith, likewise a_director; Tay Garnett. Harry Fraser, Ernest Pascal and Lew Lipton. BY MARK BARRON. NEW YORK, May 9 (#)—With the crown of the Pulitzer prize, for its production of “Alison’s House,” placed among the many other trophies won in its first five years, the Civic Repertory ‘Theater ended the first era of its ca- reer last night. Not again. until September, 1932, will Eva Galllenne offer a new play in the sprawling, anclent theater which she controls in Fourteenth street. During the next 15 months she will go away to visit state theaters in Europe and, as she puts it, “to think over.” Before her farewell Miss Le Gal- lienne, looking to the future, announced her plans for 1932 and 1933. She hopes to produce five new productions for that season. These will be “L'Aiglon,” by Rostand, with Le Gallienne as the Duke of Reichstadt; “Alice in Wender- land,” w a musical score, and “Gruach,” a new play by Gordon Bot- tomley. Thne other two plays will be an American ccmedy and a Greek tragedy. LENN HUNTER replaced Dennis King in the leading role of “Peter Ibbetson” last week, the latter having to go to Chicago to fulfill an operatic engagement contracted some time ago. This new appearance of Hunter re- Ga. Ave. & Quebeo “DIRIGIBLE” Starts Thursday. IRIGIBLE,” “epic love story of the air,” will be presented at Warner's Metropolitan Theater, starting Thursday of this week, as a “road show” feature. The Metropolitan will [13 Thursday after- noon. All seats will be reserved, with two_ shcws daily, at 2:30 and 8:30 o'clock. Ralph Graves in it, appear as friends who come to the parting of the ways because of a woman. The stars of “Flight” and “Submarine” again scrap, but cnly to help each other when assist- ance is necessary. Fay Wray is the girl. *“Dirigible” was made by Prank Capra, it is an- nounced, with the co-operation of the Navy Department. and is said to con- Jack Holt. that have hitherto never been photo- graphed. “Subway Express,” Columbia Pictures mystery story, featuring Jack Holt, is announced for R-K-O Keith's for the new week starting Friday. This picture c-mes with an advance reputation for being “the most baffiing and exciting murder mystery story of the year” and, consequently, very thrilling entertain- m ent. Following the May Robson picture, “Mother's Millions,” the Rialto an- ncunces “Seed,” the dramatization of Charles G. Norris' “best seller,” with John Boles in the featured role. Loew's Palace for its new week starting Saturday will bring Gary Cooper’s latest stellar offering, “City Streets,” with Paul Lukas in the chief supporting role, while cn the stage “Riviera Revels” will provide the living entertainment “Dishonored” is the sad title of the feature for the new week, beginning Saturday, at Loew's Columbia. It is & spy story and, of course, “of the late war,” with Victor McLaglen as its hero. The Fcx Theater, beginning next HAVE HEARD cap pistols. .. WAVE HEARD airrifles . WAVE HEARD cannons . .. WAVE SEEN skyrockets. . be closed Wednesday and the flnt| showing of “Dirigible” will be made | Jack Holt and| tain’ scenes of lighter-than-air ships | Stars to Be Featured. 1G stars are to play in every role, from leads to atmosphbere, in every one of the six Masquers two-reel comedies to be filmed at the R-K-O Pathe studios and distributed by R-K-O | Pathe. The series is being produced by | the Masquers’ Club of Hollywood, | which is said to have the industry's first stars at its call. Significant proof is presented 1in | A NIGHT CLUB in miniature is one | “Strong Hearts and Willing Hands,” | of the features cf “Moonlight |the first of the series. Frank Fay is| Revels” idea, the Fanchon and Marco | the hero of this burlesque melodrama, entertainment on the Fox stage this Laura La Plante is the heroine and Lew week. George Broadhurst is the sole | Cody the villain. Jack Holt, Matt night club customer, while Madeleine, |Owen and Tim Moore; Mary Carr, his partner, is the lone entertainer. | Alec Prancis, Frank Campeau, Tommy The whole thing is a burlesque of |Dugan, George Cooper, Maurice Black, | night club life. Matthéw Betz, Bobby Vernon and the | The weird shadowgraph finale to the | original Keystone cops are others hav- | | “Moonlight Revels” idea is declared to |ing parts. ~ Among the Keystcners in | be one of the most interesting devices | the production are Ford Sterling, Mal | |seen on that stage in quite a while. St. Clair, Chester Conklin, Mack Swain, | | Audiences are mystified by the illusion, | Jimmy Finlayson, Hank Mann and |in which members cf the company ap- Clyde Cock. Some 60 other “names” | pear to jump right from the stage into | compose the atmosphere. | | the 1aps of the people in the front rows. | Al Austin and Walter Weems wrote It's one of those things that give you | the story and Bryan Foy is directing. | a HORIZON' Priday, will offer “Young Sinners,” fea- turing’ Thcmas Meighan and Dorothy | Jordan, on its screen and “Soclety Cir- cus” for its stage sho Night Club Satire. thrill, e gl Ll Fills Arliss’ Shoes (?). UNIV!RSAL has found the rajah for “White Slave,” soon to go into pro- duction. Georges Renavent is the man. Long ago Charles Bickford was se- |lected for the part of the doctor, who |lives in the palace of the Rajah in In- dia; Rcse Hobart was chosen for the white woman held prisoner in the pal- ace, but no one suitable for the rajah could be found. Tests were made of | many finished actors, but in vain. At |last, some one suggested Renavent in | cne of his many stage plays. | _Tests were made one afternoon, and the following morning the Frenchman | went to work on costumes, rehearsals, | etc. Shocting begins at once, Renavent has appeared in several Flctdu!\e,a notably “Rio Rita” and “Scot- o . 1 'TILL YOU CRY... THEN YOUu’LL LAUGH AGAIN/ Washington's Adopted 2 Daughter Who Is a Smash on the Screen! TALLULAH BANKHEZ Ty cuveBROOK | ©One of the Most Powerful Dramas | ©of the Whole Year STAGE Fanchon & Marco's MOONLIGHT REVELS Screen ON! of the earliest idols of screen fandom was Maurice Costello, | brusque and deboniar. Ask mother how feminine hearts fltty-pllted when | the handsome idol of the hour shone | upon the silver screen. Costello was the Greek god type of hero, who gloried in saving the lady at any cost. Next rose the name of Francis X. Bushman, who moved ladies of sensi- bility to high degrees of emotion. F. X. rtrayed the then current great lover a gent who invariably proved faithful ‘\gwo death, whatever the odds against m. Then along came William 8. Hart, hard - riding, Slrll%hl-shooflm, keen- | eyed—who before the final fadeout for- | sook his evil ways for the love of a good woman. The vogue of the sheik | then ushered in Rudolph Valentino, | masterful, brooding, fiery—who kid- naped fair maidens with true desert technique, galloping away with them over burning desert sands on “a stal- iion shod with fire.” ‘The very latest fashion in screen pas- | slon is said to be exemplified in Frank | l) l;o:w_'scE HOW PLAYING | SANEST TORRENCE-DOROTHY JOADAN HOBART BOFWORTH-CLIFF EDWARDS M'g onTue sTAGE CHRIS CHARLTON Sleld TRADE! HOR b 70 igu 77 ar prices ARRY CAREY ~ EDWINA BOOFH DUNCAN RENALDO o Mevro-Goldingn-Mayer metuas Heroes. Fay, starring in Warner Bros’ French farce, “God's Cift to Women,” now th etropolitan. Fay's specialties are not faithfulness, reformation or cave-men tactics. He is the gay Don Juan who kisses and for- gets, trifles and travels on. And thus s man, created in the | imag> and llk>n=:s of his Maker, mon- | keyed with in the movie: | Mouse Feeds 70 People. 'OLUMBIA'S “Mickey Mouse” affords | 70 people & living at the Disney Studios. things | Late New York News. vives his problem of finding roles. As a juvenile he established himse!f as one of the finest actors on the Ameri- can stage .with is performances in “Merton of the Movies” and “Young Woodley.” Now he is at that half-way point where he is too old to play ju- veniles and still too young to be a lead- ing man. Hence here is a world-re- nowned actor unable to find parts be- cause there simply are no roles of his type written into plays. He was given enthuslastic critical appraisal for his work in “Ibbetson. ESIDES the revival of Gilbert and | Sullivan’s “The Mikado,” the only | otker premier of the week worth re- porting is that of “Rhapsody in Black.” | This is a sort of musical evening of | Negro songs and tunes arranged by Lew ‘Lcshe. FEthel Waters and Araida, & | newcomer, ish themselves in cinging the modern congs. Cecil Mack’s choir sings & number of spirituals. The choir and orchestra do splendidly with arrangements of “St. Louis Blues” and “Rhapsody in Blue.” I N the two recent instances when Clara Ecw suffered nervous break- {downs, she was rep'aced in her new | pictures by PBrcadway lttg'lctr-fl. Sylvia Sidney took over Tole in “City Streets,” and now Peggy Shan- non has succeeded the Bow in “The Secret Call.” - These two ingenues, the Misses Sid- | ney an nnon, seem tra | d Sha: to be parallel careers. Both are native New | Yorkers and both played most | distinguished roles in the same drama. This was Martin Flavin's “Cross Reads,” which appeared on Broadway three seasons ago. “Cress Roads” turned up not only the very capable Misses Sidney and Shannon, but also two cther players who since have become outstanding be- cause of their excellent performances in the Flavin piece. One was Irene Purcell. who became a Belasco star last season, and the other PFranchot Tone, who was signed as leading man for the Theater Guild, Forty of these are artists who are re- | quired to draw from 5,000 to 6,000 sepa- | rate drawings to make six minutes of | “Mickey Mouse” entertainment cn the screen. Walt Disney originated the | series in the backyard garage. METQITAN GOD'S GIFT-\WoMeN FRANK FAY — LAURA LAPLANTE LSO---EPISODE NO. 2-~LION HUNT* C} 0 AFRICA™ PUBLIC ENEMY WARNER BROS. & VITAPHONE SMASH! | | | oemdkere dnthal out of their seats! All acclaimed it the most devastating drama ever screened .. .uiuan BURKE_& DURKIN MEYERS, LUBOW a RICE THREE_LORDENS MAXINE DOYLE BOBRBY JONES «HOW | PLAY GOLFa Lemon 3.—+Chip Shotia [DOORS OPEN TODAY AT L:30 SEATS NOW The Love Triangle of the Clouds COLUMBIA “DIRIGIBLE” With Jack Holt, Ralph Craves, Fay Wray PRICES PICTURES' Premiere Showing " Warner Bros.” AMBASSADOR TODAY _and _TOMO] CAGNEY and JEAN “THE_PUBLIC ENEMY." APOLLO” TODAY and TOMO! CHAPLIN in_“CI 15th and Col. R4. N.W. RROW—JAMES HARLOW in 62 B St NE —CHARLES LIGHTS.” Warner Bros.” AVALON Conn. Ave. snd McKiniey 8t. D. C. TODAY and TOMORROW- CHAPLIN in “CITY LIGHTS.” 5. «AVENUE GRAND % TODAY and TOMORROW — BARA_STANWYCK in ___CENTS A DANCE.” 5% 2 CENTR 'i'l'_' oth St. Bet. D and B TODAY. TOMORROW. RAT, T oM RO e s in_THE PAINTED DESERT. Warner Bros." COLONY 6 Ave- & Farrasut st TODAY and TOMORROW_OLSEN and JOHNSON in “FIFTY MIL- LION FRENCHMEN." Peon’ Warner Bros” L NE TOMORROW—MARION " TP R WiSE GAILD ¢ Wi B AVOY s & cou ma nw. d__TOMORROW- n""HER WEDDING sl Warner Bros.’ TIVOLI 1® & Parx 2. N.W. TODAY and TOMORROW. CH. “CITY LIGHTS." Bro: Gs. Ave. & Quebes St. N.W. Y snd TOMORROW-_JACKIE TR AN and MTTZ1 GREEN in “TOM SAWYER.” CIRCLE some ¢ shehuirer RAREN ’norrglfi!?fi BEAU IDEAL. FAIRLAWN _ “38885 " RiBxG LOVERS.” FREDERIC MARCH. LUST, Bear 9th mo “REA TODAY_a! DAVIES TODAY BOW 1 mer CAMEQ omortor ., T ‘Twelvetrees in “'Milll ARCADE romoriow.™ TrOw. Lyon James Hall in * in “Hell's Angels RICHMOND 25700 hasday— Richard Barthelmess in “Finger Prints.” DUMBARTON 5838 aRRotL - TLLIP HOLMES in “STOLEN HEAVEN. JESSE THEATER ™45 ¥o Photo; mvsprraTIgR ™ TERERA o ROBT MONTGOMERY. Comedy. s 4id XOU ovr el Beeing “Grand Hotel” at the National | to Theater in New York was a thrilling | for it. Washington, it is said, will be experience for Vicki, not only because | one of the first cities to see it after the | its American production has brought end of the Broadway run. ‘her more fame and fortune than all her i nove’s put together, but also for another | and far more potent reason. It was. | she has ccnfided, the first time she had | ever scen her play performed exactly | s she had imagined it when she wrote | it. This is the highest compliment she IDEA JOE WESTON AND COLLETTE LYONS Musical Comedy Stars and Recording Artists CHARLES BRUGGE THREE MELVIN BROS. FREDA SULLIVAN CURRY AND BROWN PIERCE AND LAZELLE SUNKIST ENSEMBLE Beb Hamiiton at the Ors: Fox Movietons ¥ews MATINEES A Balcony - - 50c Orchestra - 50c-75¢ Loges - - $1.00 EVENINGS Balcony - - 50c-75¢ Orchestra - $1.00 Loges - - - $1.50 Sundays and Holidays Same as Evening THURSDAY, MAY 14th TWICE DAILY 2:30—8:30 P. M. ALL SEATS RESERVED Seats at Box-office (phone N Ational 0454 and by mail with remittance and self-addressed enveloes. WARNER BRO METROPOLITAN . “Bathingjamas.” BY merging the bathing suit and th> beach pyjama into a single convertible garment, new costume could possibly have paid to its Ameri- | called the “bathingjama” has been cre- ¢an producers, Herman Shumiin and |ated. PFrances Dee, in Paramount's Harey Moses. Her sincerity was beyond | “An American Tragedy.” introduccs th estion to those who saw her come up | iatest whim in a suit of blue crepe wit' the stoge after the performance with | trousers of pongee outlined with bor tenrs in hor eyes and embrace the actors | of blue. The waist of the ing s ® who interpreted the characters she had | becomes part of the ou when the sisnied. Sba was so moyed that abe |trousers are added, Then SEE the pictare. o oon 0, Qow KEITH’S Rkl ANKS “Reaching for the M PRINCESS ne. 3600 GARY COOPER in “FIGHTING CARA- VANS." 6ih and C Bis. STCAN:‘ION ('llll‘ Sound Equipment orsERE M RS W POWELL in _“MAN OF THE W(