Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11
COLUMBIA-"White Shadows Of the
South Seas"


South Seas"
White Shadows of the South Seas"
now current at Loews Columbia. is an
M-G-M sound production, featuring
Monte Blue and Raquel Torres
The story opens with Monte Blue
as DR.. Lloyd beachcomber physician,
salvaging the lives of the native pearl
divers on South Sea island LLOYD
finds in his own manned heart a great
pity for these simple islanders who are
being exploited b. white traders. He
earns the enmity of the latter and is
shanghaied aboard a pest ship After
all others except himself have died the
ship Is wrecked on an uncharted atoll
and Lloyd is cast ashore.
After many hardships he finds him.
self in native village which has never
seen a white man. He marries the
pretty daughter of the chief. but when
he finds pearls his cupidity is aroused
and he desires to go back to civiliza-
ton.
He lights beacon fire which brings
his old enemy. the trader. to the island.
Later he is killed defending his wife,
and the island becomes the prey of
the white man like others in the
South Seas.
The Metro Movietone acts present
Fuzzy Knight. singing comedian. and
the Ponce Sisters, singers of popular
songs and harmony duets. In addition,
there are the Fox Movietone News, the
M-G-M News and an orchestral feature
with film effects by the Columbia Or
chestra, Claude Burrows conducting.
RiaIto-"THE MAGNIFICENT FLIRT."
Florence Vidor in her new Paramount
/ 1trf ie
| the screen feature at the Rialto this
| week.
| It presents the star as an out-and-
out flirt, a resident of Paris a lover
| of the gayeties and frivolities that mark
high life in the French capital. who
| has accumulated a horde of male ad-
mirers. Finally she succumbs to the
attractions of Count DEstranges. She
is seen by the count kissing another
man and he accuses her of inf1delity.
building the story up to a dramatic
climax
The gowns worn by Miss Vidor are
| said to form a striking style display.
The supporting cast includes Loretta
Young, Albert CONT Marietta Millner.
Matty Kemp and Ned Sparks.
The added stage feature is Birdie
Reeve. the worlds fastest typist and
in person, in demonstration of her
skill and mental powers.
| Her speedy work on the typewriter
is said to be a revelation as she types
sheet after sheet Of perfect copy and
carries on conversation with the
audience, all at the same time.
Johnny Slaughter and his Rialto
| Revelers also are featured IN a new
program of jazz selections, both vocal
and instrumental.
Vitaphone acts, International News
reel and other short subjects complete
the program.
LITTLE THEATER-"Q-Sh Ships"
Something new in the way Of war
| pictures comes to the Little Theater
this week, beginning today 1t is %
| Ships" which is said to deal with a
side of the war not yet touched by
| the movies.
The picture concerns that epochsl
| passage Of heroism that tells of the
mysterious British tramp ships that,
| camouf1aged as harmless merchant YES
sells, waged relentless warfare against the
German U-boatS in the last few DAYS
of the World War. How one of these
tramp craft, torpedoed by an unsuspi-
cious submarine. would suddenly turn
out to be a fighting ship, with decks
cleared for action and a picked crew
of British sailors manning the guns,
Is described
There are shown the ravages of the
German submersibles, the Intellectual
attempts to down them by ordinary
means, a meeting of the British adj
miralty in which Admiral Lord Jellicoe
appears in person. and the eventual
coming OF the Q-Ships and the Ameri-
can destroyers, which together ridded
the seas of the underwater menaces.
Comdr. Harold Auten, said to be the
only Wearer of the Victoria Cross now
IN this country, commanded a squadron
OF the Q-Ships during the war. and ap-
pears in the film with many of his
original crew. Comdr. Auten will make
two personal appearances today.
The program will be completed by an
ancient screen relic, Trapped by Blood
hounds" made in 1904; comedy and
other short reels.
TIVOLI-"Our Dancing Daughters"
This week. beginning today, the Tivoli
Theater offers. today and tomorrow,
Joan Crawford in a Metro Goodwin
Mayer sound production, Our Dancing
Daughters" together with Vitaphone
short reels. a Krazy Kat cartoon and
Pathe Review.
Tuesday and Wednesday Madge Bel
larny and Louise Dressler appear as the
feature stars in the Fox Movietone pro-
duction, Mother Knows Best" with
Vitaphone short reels added. Buster
Keaton is the star Thursday and Fri
day in feature length comedy, "The
Cameraman," with a technicolor reel.
news events and Vitaphone short reels
as added attractions.
For Saturday. Charlie Murray will Re
seen in a hilarious comedy, Flying
7omeas," with news events. Cameo
comedy and Vitanhnre short reals cor,