Evening Star Newspaper, December 21, 1932, Page 11

What's What and Where Afl{ncfions Soon to Be Seen in Washington Theaters “The Student Prince” Comes to the National. €é HE STUDENT PRINCE" comes to the National Thea- | ter for three days, beginning | tomorrow, with a matinee on | Wednesday. A large cast and chorus present such familiar Broadway figures as Allan Jones, George Hassell, Gertrude Lang, Charles Chesney, * Clarence Harvey, Loraine Wymer, Manila Powers, Joseph Toner, Jahn Goldsworthy and others. For this engagement there will be orchestra of people, ~ together with the famous student male cho- rus of 40 stirring voices. Based on the story of “Old Hei- ¢ delberg.” this fa- mous Sigmund Romberg operctta was first staged in New York by the Mess: December, 1924, when sational business for a d a half. Of further interest music lovers is the fact that the forthcoming | engagement here will bz at “popular prices.” “Madame Butterfly,” At Locw's Palace. €N\/JADAME BUTTERFLY the most trecsured rc all time, now done into ture, comes to Loew's Palace Theater Friday, with a cast headed by Sylvia Sidney, Cary Grant, Charlie Ruggles, Irving Pichel and Helen Jerome Eddy. | Miss Sidney, eyebrows and eyes | slanted, hair lacquered, her steps mine- ing, draped from head to foot in.color- | ful Oriental robes, is anything but the American girl of “City Streets,” “An American Tragedy,” “The Miracle | Man,” “Merrily We Go to Hell,” or| other of her recent screen successes. ‘This is the story of a Japanese girl's ro- mance with the American naval officer. Cary Grant plays opposite Miss Sidney. As a special Christmas offering Loew's Palace will present Walt Disney's latest cartoon, * ta’'s Workshop.” Tom Howard will seen in his latest com- edy, “A Vest With a Tale,” and news of the world will complete the offering. Allan Jones, . Shubert in | d to sen- “Sport Parade” Tomorrow: Tracy Fiim Sunday at Kel . 1 booking arrangement The Sport Parade.” fea- arian Marsh, Joel McCrea, Robert Benchley, Walter Catlett and Skeets Gallagher, into R-K-O Kelth' tomorrow. In turn, “The Sport Pa rade” will give way to Lee Tracy in “The Half Naked Truth” on Sunday, continuing through the entire holiday week. | Boxing, wrestling, skiing, foot ball, | all of these, with constitute th backgrou! e Sport Parade,” | which is from a script by the noted | humorists, Rcbert Benchley and Corey ' Ford. As' to the holiday week attraction, “The Half Naked Truth,” Lee Tracy is| supported in this by Lupe Valez, Prank | Morgan, Eugene Pallette and a long list of other prominent players. As an add- | ed attraction, R-K-O Keith's will pre- | sent Wwilliamson's “At the Bottom of the Se: J | Colman’s first picture The p “The Mummy” Christmas Day at Rialto. ORIS KARLOFF, in “The Mum- my,” said to be the greatest pic- ture of its kind since “Franken- stein,” comes to the Rialto The- ater, opening on Christmas day. Here is the newest of uncanny, weird, bizarre screen attractions, surpassing even “Dracula” and the many studies in the grotesque that Karloff has played in the past. Nina Wilcox Put- nam, the popular novelist, and Rich- ard Schayer de- vised the story, which was directed by Karl Freund from a screen treatment by John L. Balderston. In the cast are Zita Johann, Ed- ward Van Sloan, David Manners, Arthur Byron, Bramwell Fletcher, Noble Johnson and Leonard Mudie. “The Mummy” recounts the uncanny coming to life of an Egyptian high priest after 3,700 years. Theréeupon fol- lows a drama that is tinctured with the mystery of the Nile, the occult, the melodramatic and at the finish a pagan ritual that provides for s hair-raising chimax. The Rialto's holiday program Zits Johann, also includes & list of selected novelty | subjects including the last Universal News, with Graham McNamee 88 the Talking Reporter. “Cynara” at Fox, With Colman and Kay Francis. ¢(CYNARA,” taken from the play, which in turn was adapted from the Gore-Brown novel, “The “Imperfect Lover,” will be the screen feature at Loew's Fox Theater this Friday. Ronald Colman plays the starring role, and he is assisted by Kay Francis and Phyllis Barry, newcomer to the movies. The stage show is headlined by Lina Basquette of the films, supported by & company of entertainers. “Also of the movies are Arthur and Florence Lake. In the next “spot” are Buck and Bub- bles, recent stars of a Ziegfeld Follles. Bert Frohman is also on the program, supported by a clever little artist, Made- Iyn Kileen. Gautier's Toy Shop, an act | consisting of trained ponies and dogs, opens the show. “Cynara” is e story of a rising young English barrister who, against his bet- ter judgment. permits his best friend to dray him into an innocent flirtation whith turns out very disastrously fo | all concerned. It was directed by Kin?; idor and was produced by Samucl Goldwyn for United .gcists. ~This is ice his success in “Arrowsmith.” THE EVENING STAR. WASHIICTON, D. buys & college and selects his own stu- dents. Boxers, - thelvas ana gunmen taxs theit hand & the art of foot ball. ] honors in the Greta Nissen shares com( scenes with Nell O'Qny. Mar- Wit lady” also have amusing roles. Others include Arthur Plerson, Allan Dinehart, Allen Jenkins, Vince Barnett, Stanley Flelds, Evan Linow, Ward Bond, Eric Mayne, Joe Brown and John Keyes. The program will also have an *“Our Gang” comedy. “Silver Dollar,” Friday at Metropolitan. Fma'r NATIONAL'S epic picture, based on historical events of the early West in the making, “Silver Dol- lar,” will be the attraction for the holl- day week, starting Friday, at Warner Bros. Metropolitan Theater. Based on the novel of the same name by David Karsner, it tells of the adventurers who swarmed into Colorado during the rich- est_silver strike in history. The mad scramble for wealth by eager prospectors, their adventurous life in the lawlecs mining camps, their struggle to wrest riches from the soll, their days of starvation and untold hardships, their nights of wild revels in the gambling dens and dance halls, thelr subsequent building of cities, their romances, their loves and scandals in their gradual evolution of some sem- blance of law and order, forms one of the most vivid and picturesque settings ever presented on the screen. The famous mining camps around Leadville, Aspen, Creede, Silver Clff and Central City, with their frame shacks and tents, their mud holes for streets, saloons, gambling houses and dance halls, mule pack trains and stage- coaches during the period of 1870 form the settings for the earlier days when Yates Martin and his wife searched in vain for gold, only to become enor- mously wealthy later with the lucky silver strike. Edward G. Robinson has the title role, with Bebe Daniels and Aline MacMahon in the feminine leads. Others in the cast of thousands are Jobyna Howland, DeWwitt Jennings, Harry Holman, Rob- ert Warwick, Russell Simpson, Marjorie QGateson, John Marston and Charles Middleton. “Lawyer Man” At Warner's Earle. WAR.NIR BROS.’ Christmas offering for the week starting Friday at the Earle will be the new comedy romance, “Lawyer Man,” starring Willlam Powell and Joan Blondell. Powell appears as a brilllant young lawyer who works his way to a partnership in a Park avenue lawyer firm, only to have a blonde give him the setback of his life. With the help of his secretary he avenges him- zelf on his enemies. and ends by marry- ing the wise-cracking little blonde sec- retary who has stuck with him through his up-an-down career. Joan Blondell is seen in the role of the faithful sec- el , and others in the cast are Claire Dodd, Helen Vinson, David Landau, Allen Jenkins, Allan Dinehart and Ken- neth Thompson. The stage show will be headed by the Tasty Yeast Jesters, N. B. C. radio fa- vorites, who are familiarly known to As an extra screen attraction tiac Fox il ol & Mitkey Bcuse’ subject—| Lrseners 8 Bep, Vinand Vigor. Othi ‘Wayward Mickey." 'Rackety Rax” Coming to the Columbia. I OEW'S COLUMBIA THEATER will < offer, starting Friday, “Rackety Rax,” the latest Fox film satire, starring Victor McLaglen. In this picture Mc- Laglen is shown as a big-time racketeer. He sees possibilities of making money in the foot ball racket. Thousands of dollars are spent in one day to see & game and he is determined to collect his share of the proceeds. l)ecause | r America's intimate composer, Neville Fleeson in a tuneful fantasy, “Musical isodes” with Helen Denison and arlotte Murrie; Collette Lyons and Qeorge Bnyder in a fun-fun offering; Violet, May and Norman, famous Euro- pean athletic entertainers, and Maxine Doyle, mistress of ceremonies. “Christmas Cuties,” Sunday at the Gayely. PATRONA of burlesque will have s portunity to get their fill of good op) He then | laughter when “Christmas Cuties” opent crfcct Cllristmas PRIV P at the Gayety Theater Christmas mati- neaurn.we&m"n fight, December 31, special New Year Eve per- formance will be given with spe- cial features for this one ormance only. performance will _start promptly at 11:30 pm. Tickets are now on sale at the box office. “The Other Wise Man” Next Week, Starting Monday. A\ NOTABLE group of local church- drama players will appear in the leading roles in Washington’s Christmas legend tation, “The Other Wise Man,” at Luther Place Memorial Church, Fourteenth and N streets, four evenings immediately after Christmas, December 26 _to December 29, inclusive. With Maurice Jarvis as Artaban and Katherine Riggs as the Minstrel, other leading M. Cahill and Arthur Bradley White, aliernating as the Hebrew Rabbi; Mary Apple as the Hebrew Mother, Christine Irish as the Beggar at the Temple Gates, Judy Lyeth as the Parthian Slave Girl, Ralph Kelster as the Hebrew Exile, Edward Eberly as the Roman Captain, Irving L. Koch as , the father of Artaban; Herman P. Relss, Dr. Clif- ton P. Clark, Frank A. Burger and George W. Gates as Artaban's friends; Helen Burton as Mara, a Woman of Jerusalem; Charles Whitten as the cantor of the Temple and Eugene Kres- sin, Edwin Singer and Henry Magnus- son_as the Three Kings. The drama is under the personal di- rection of Bess Davis Schreiner, with Arthur Bradley White as associate di- rector. l Waslfington‘s players. I COLUMBIA GROUP. [ Have the Honor,” a comedy which bears the distinctive earmarks of the author, A. A. Milne, was presented last evening by the Columbia Players at the Wardman Park Theater, and will be repeated this evening. With opportunity for the traditional practice of this or- ganization in the development of good character roles, it furnished en- tertainment for the friends of the players, with an evening of plot and personality, while the accompanying uncertainty as to the outcome of an involved situation provided abundant dramatic interest. It is the story of man and wife, separated for a time, and brought together through their respective capacities for humbug, when pre- tended royalty is entertained by the pretended widow of & war hero. The contribution of the dramatic com- pany is well done, with a cast which Srows better as the incidents become more involved. The lighter interest centers around the attempt of & household and guests to prepare for the coming of the “prince.” Dorothea Lewis and Aurora Poston are among those who show excellent drafnatic ability and originality, with styles of acting in contrast; but equally effec- tive. 8. Allen Foster has the difficult part of democratic royalty, and he does it in & way that gives force to the playboy of & supposed European principality. Prank E. Jamison con- tinues the good work that he has done in successive productions of the compeny, while the effect of the gift 15 cents 2 for 25 cents ph{h-“ & whole owes considerpble conscientious and convincing ‘work of Joe Bourne, Philip Cole, May Cole, Dorothy White and Mary Ellen Cato. There are minor parts n.;r.nm:;:m:muu-mf. Costuming are credit- to the technical Dus. t1=lr DOCTOR ESCAPES HURT Physician’s Operating Room Blown Up in Charleston Mystery Blast. By the Associated Press. CHARLESTON, W. 21.—As Dr. E. J. Stahl last night an explosion shattered operating room and damaged two buildings. The physician narrowly esca) in- fury in the explosion, which police said tl red was caused by dynamite. Va., December sat in his Mm hey believe Dr. Stahl said he had no known ene- | mies. He sald that on several occa- sions rocks had been thrown at the windows and paint smeared on the | rts will be enacted by Thomas | 400! T8, Police said a note was found near the building, but declined to anhounce the contents. TURKEY COMING BY AIR President to Receive Gift From Head of Aviation Company. President Hoover is to receive one of a ton of Kansas turkeys which will be shipped by air express from their native prairies to the or_more of the Nation's dignitaries. The turkeys, raised on the ranch of Richard ‘W. 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