The Washington times., 1928-12-13
PROGRAMS FOR
NEW WEEK TN
THEATERS

uEAlENO
NATIONAL - The first Players
Club production to tour comes to
the National on Monday night
with an all-star cast. lit is The
Beaux Strategem. : the George
Farquhar comedy with cast
which includes James r. Powers.
Frances starr, Raymond Hitch
cock. wallace Eddinger, FRITZ
Scheff, Henry E. Bixey. Brandon
Tynan. Marie Carroll, Minnie Du-
press. Wilfrid Sea gram, Jo-h a
WestIey and Percy Ames The
production Is under the supervision
OF George G. Tyler.
BELASCO' Irene, known az
the sweetheart OF musical come
dies, will be presented by the Savoy
Company at the Belasco beginning
SUNDAY night. The Cinderella story
Of the little East Side shop girl y
studded with tfnkIing tunes, such
az Alice Blue Gown. My Castle
al Dreams ITO Be Worthy" and
.The Talk of the Town. Renee
Hamilton II the irene" and other
featured principals win include
Robert Capron. Carrie Reynolds,
Frank Gallagher. Lew Christy,
,rhelna Parker. Beatrice Lee and
Rosa gnowderl. A large chorus
win be seen in new fashion crea.
tions.
STRAND Record Breakers ~
the title OF the new Mutual pur-
ies0ie show which opens q week
engagement beginning Sunday
matinee. Featured players IN
clude Elsie Rayner. sgd Burke,
Juanita Evans, David Burt, Ed
Jordan and Bert Fay. The come
dians are fed" by Harry Clark,
suave master Of ceremonies.
Jack Reid is seen In an entertain
ing speciality and there il chorus
Of 16 active young misses.
FOX--An all screen talking pro-
gram Is listed for the week Pc
ginning Saturday. The main
screen attraction is The MldnlgaI
Taxi a Warner Brothers dlar
log picture which features Helene
Costello and Antonio Moreno. The
sllppIementary screen feature ~
Forget Me-Not, a short hOhday
novelty from the Fox studios
which is credited with being un-
usually entertaining. VIII Ma
honey in Movietone nonsense that
includes his dancing is also fea-
tured. The Fox Moyietone News,
selected short subjects and an
overture by the Fox Grand Or
chestra, complete the program.
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PAIIACE--Jack Holt in Ava
Ianche,n a Zane Grey story. will
be the feature screen attraction
beginning Saturday. This is
Paramount Western with Bac-
lanova, Doris Hill and Guy
oliver as main aids to the star.
Wesley Eddy returns to lead the
Palace Syncopators in a Charles
Niggemeyer production, Bub-
bles.' Featured principals in the
stage show are Ross and Ed
wards. the Three Gatanos, Gene
Sheldon, Ruth Petty and the
Golfld Girls. The M.-G.-M. News
reel. Movietone, and tire Palace
concert orchestra, Harry Bories
directing, complete the program.
EARLE-"Manhatta Cocktail, I"
a Paramount production with
Nancy Carroll and Richard Arlen
featured is the before Xmas
feature. beginning with the mid
night premiere Friday. 1t is
story of New York backstage life
and Marion Morgan's Dancers are
injected into the action of
thrilling tale that has real mo.
ments of meledrama. The sup
Elementary screen program will
consist of a news reel and
selected short Vitaphone acts.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Dove.
the American beauty, in her
latest First National picture.
Alteration" will be the main
screen attraction beginning Satur-
day. The story is by Lajos BRO
and has been directed by Frank
Lloyd. 1t deals with the plight
of Russian royalty and aristocracy
following the revolution. The
added features will include a
Ch ar ley G e synchronized
comedy, THE Booster" a Vita
phone presentation, and concert
overture with interpretative score
for the feature by the Metro
politan Orchestra, Alex Podnos.
directing,
COLUMBIA--Karl Dane and
Charles J. Arthur. the popular
Metro comedy team. in their
latest feature. "Brotherly Love-"
will be the main screen attrac.
ton beginning Saturday. The
story is a broad satire on ere.
form" prisons, and the comic pair
behind the bars find plenty of
opportunity for side-splitting
stunts. Metro Movietone screen
acts. the M.-G..M. News, short
subjects and selections by the
Columbia Concert Orchestra.
Claude Burrows conducting, COM
plete~the program.