Evening star., 1928-10-28

Tashman, Joe E. Brown and others.
The story concerns a country boy
who is befriended by an actress, the
understudy to the leading lady in
shoH . After she has taught him some
steps she secures small part for MN
in the show. Here the leading lady
takes more than lively interest In him
and sees that he gets better role. She
tries to win his love and quarrel en-
sues between the two actresses. The
lead is unable to go on and Bebe as the
understudy scores a hit in her place.
She repulses the boy. believing that
he loves the leading lady.
Their affairs are Strengthened out by
the manager, however, and they both
are featured together. Several years
later finds them living happily with
their children on their farm.
On the stage Wesley Eddy and his
Palace Syncopators are presented In
Charles A. Niggemeyer's Loew-Publix
presentation. Bars and Stripes" with
King and King, LAMBERT, the Dennis
Sisters, Roy CLANCY and the Gould
Girls.
Added attractions include the Fox
Movietone News, the M-G-M News, the
Palace Orchestra under Harry Bortes,
short subjects and a political organ
logue into which the audience casts its
musical vote.
KEITH'S-"Gang War;" MOsconi Bros.
A new F. B. o. special, Gang War;"
is the screen feature at B. F. Keith's
Theater this week. This thrilling story
stars Olive Borden and Jack Pickford,
with a supporting cast which includes
Eddie Gribbon, Walter Long and Frank
Chew, Chinese actor. Bert Glennon,
director of THE Perfect Crime" recent
ly seen at Keith's, directed the film.
In the headquarters Of San Fran
cisco's Bridge Street Gang" of rum
runners and bootleggers, camouiaged
as a chambers shop, Mike Luego. cruel
and INSCRIPTIONS leader of the gang,
is advised by his henchmen that a
truckload of their liquor has been hi
lacked and run off by the gang Of
his bitter rival, Blackjack Connel.
Luego swears vengeance. In this way
starts the story of Gang War"
The stage presentation headlines "The
Dancing Fools" Louis and Charles Mos
conf, who bring company replete
with talent to present their 1928-29
Dance Revue. They are assisted oy
Miss Dorothy Van Alst, Miss Berne
Doyle and the aida kaufman Girls"
Others on the bill are Lester Craw-
ford and Helen Broderick in "A Smile
or Two; Eddie Parks and Gene Ford
in "Show You How to Open Your Own
Home; company of Is who present
THE Sad Case of Mary Dugan," and
Ora and Company in their gylnnastic
revue.
Harold Lloyd in "Grandmas Boy"
and other supplementary features will
complete the bill.
The performances will be continuous.
showing four times daily, 1880 am. to
! IL pm, except Sunday, when the first
performance begins at 2 pm.
A special midnight performance will
be given on election night, November
6, with a special vaudeville show. Re-
served seats are now on sale.
FOX-"WOmen They Talk About"
Women They Talk About" is to be
the screen attraction at the Fox this
week. With Irene Rich and Audrey
Ferris starred this picture has d1a-
| logue. sound effects and orchestral ac-
Compartment via the Vitaphone It
| is tale of women in politics and its
theme just now is considered particu-
| larly timely.
| On the stage syncopation will reign
with seven star acts, all aiming to
create laughter. joy and pep. This
marks a return to the series Of syn
copating revues as stage offerings
which proved popular during the Sum-
mer months.
Added features will include the Fox
Movietone News, a Fox Movietone ap-
character delineator. in THE Star
Witness" and the Fox Grand Orches-
ira, Leon Brusiloh conducting, offering
| a selected overture
Today will mark the third Of the
| synnphonic-jaz concerts by the theater
orchestra, augmented to so solo artists,
with Meyer Davis as guest conductor.
The concerts are from 2 to pm, with
those attending invited to remain for
| the stage and screen program inn1e-
diately following.
METROPOLITAN-"LiIac Time"
Colleen Moore in what is called her
greatest role that overshadows any pre-
vious performance is seen again in
Lilac Time" screen epic of the air,
this time at Crandall's Metropolitan
Theater, where it is being shown this
week
Lilac Time" which recently broke
all attendance records at the Earle
Theater, Is a First National attraction
and has been synchronized with or
chestral musical accompaniment and
sound effects.
The star portrays the role of jean
nine. the little French girl. who lives
within hearing of the rumble of the
big guns, hiding her tears behind a
smile as she watches the youth of the
land marching forward to the most ter
rible conflict in history.
Lilac Time" is not a war picture.
It is a picture of the effects of war
and like all great pictures it is realistic,
simple. Miss Moore is seen as a
pathetic little figure caught In the
maelstrom of the conflict. while the
war is revived somewhere in the back
ground, ominous and foreboding, but
forgotten in the charming love story
that is unfolded.
Lilac Time" was produced for First
National by John Mccormick and was
directed by George Fitzmaurice. 1t IS
based on the play by Jane Cowl ana
Jane Murfin and in its transformation
has gained a poignant, gripping realism.
Gary Cooper, remembered for his por-
trayals in Beau Sabreur" and THE
Legion Of the Condemned" appears as
Jeannine's sweetheart, and others in
the supporting cast are Burr Mcintosh.
George Cooper, Eugene BeSserer, Emile
Chautard, Cleve Moor, Jack Stone and
Lieut. Richard Grace.
Owing to the length of the feature
there will be offered only one Vitaphone
short subject featuring Chaz Chase. re-
Gently seen on the stage at the Earle
Theater.
LITTLE THEATER-"Nature and
Love-"
Mature and Love-" a new production
which the Motion Picture Guild brings
tn the Little Theater beginning today,