The Washington times., 1928-10-06
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For New
Week

BELASCO-A brilliant opening
night is scheduled for the new
Ferenc Molnar play. Olympia,
which will have its American de.
but on Monday night. This play
was imported by Gilbert Miller
after it had scored sensational
success abroad. Fay Compton Is
one of the stellar English
actresses imported for the Ameri-
can performances and Laura
Hope Crews, Ian Hunter. Arnold
korff, Richie Ling and Grant
Stewart are others included in
what appears an exceptional cast.
NATIONAL - Wings holds
over for a fourth and final week
at the National Theater beginning
with the Sunday matinee. This
Paramount special has broken all
records for receipts for films
shown in Washington legitimate
theaters. The war story Of the
air enlists Clara Bow, Gary
Cooper. Richard Arlen, Jobyna
Ralston. FL Brendel and others
and the exciting aerial combats
are made more thrilling by syn
chronized sound effects. There
are udlIy ma1nees.
KEITH'S-Contin perform.
Ances will be the policy at Keith's
Theater beginning Sunday. Lower
prices, matinee and evening, will
prevail with what Manager Rob-
bins describes as the best show
value ever given. On the stage
will be the unit K-A-O production,
Morocco Bound, heralded as a
musical travelogue in nine scenes
and presented with cast OF rs
people. The screen feature viii
be Pathe's latest feature, Tenth
Avenue" with Phyllis Haver,
Joseph Schildkraut and Victor
Varconi featured. It is. William
De Mile production.
FOx-Madge Bellamy in the
latest Fox feature, Mother
Knows Best" is the screen spe-
cial, beginning today. This is q
talking picture with the little
star injecting some clever imita-
tons of Al Jolson, Harry Lauder
and others, all Of which are heard
in Movietone sound. Louise
Dresser and Barry Norton assist
the star In this Edna Ferber
story. The film is now showing
in New York at 50 prices. Fox
Movietone news, an atmospheric
prologue, and a colorfnl overture
employing the Fox grand orches-
ira, Leon Brusiloff conducting, and
Rubinoff, eccentric violinist, COM
pletes the program.
EARLE-Eric Won Stroheim,s
The Wedding March," described
as a Paramount special produc-
ton. bows in at the Earle for the
new week beginning today. Be
sides directing his own story,
Won Stroheim plays the leading
role. that of Prince Nick cad
and darling of Vienna. In the
leading feminine role is seen Fay
Wray. recently seen on Washing
ton screens in The First kiss"
The Wedding March, a story OF
gay Vienna and its royal families,
has been accorded Paranaount's
quality synchronizati ton Including
musical accompaniment and sound
effects.
COLUMBIA - Our Dancing
daughters, AeIrO-NJOlQgyEI pic
ture in sound will inaugurate the
audible movies at the Columbia,
beginning today. Joan Crawford
plays the leading role in an alb
gorbing story OF the periIs lurking
in gin and jazz. Others in a
notable cast of youthful actors In
clude Anita Page. John Mack
Brown. Nils Asther, and Dorothy
Sebastian. Two new Metro.Gold-
wyn short sound subjects will in
troduce Marion Harriss and Leo
Beers. In addition there will be
the M-G.M news and selections
by the Columbia concert opches-
ira.
p PALACE-Buster keaton in.
''The Camera Man." his latest
picture, will provide the main
screen attraction beginning today.
In this comedy Buster is seen as
q news reel cameraman ami his
adventures are exciting. dangerous
and comical In the end he wines
the girl, played by Marcel,ns Day.