Evening star., 1928-10-14

With its Inauguration of sound and
talking pictures, a new policy will be
initiated, with an orchestra, Johnny
Slaughters' Rialto Revelers, on the
stage, the members of the ensemble
being special entertainers as well as l.
inStrumentalistS. Bailey and Barnum
also are featured in the sound pictures,
and the International News Reel is
among the added attractions. >.-
METROPOLITAN-AI JOIson In "The
Singing Fool"
"The Singing Fool" which has been
shown to approximately $4,000 people
of Washington in the past two weeks,
will be held over at Crandall's Metro
politan for the third week.
Vitaphone provides medium for the
voice of Al Jolson and he sings songs,
new and old. His speaking voice, too,
is amazingly effective. Two leading
women, Betty Bronson and Josephine
Dunn, play contrasting types. and "a
year-old Davey Lee is adorable as the
little feller" to whom the Singing
Fool devotes his life and songs.
"The Singing Fool is AL Jolsons
most magnificent gesture. 1t is ten
der and impressive impersonation. Nor
is blackface Characterization left out.
1t presents the Jolson the world knows
and also a new Jolson-more sincere
and more moving than ever before.
EARLE-"State Street Sadie"
tVitaphOne.)
The Earle Theater this week present
Warner Bros. Vitaphone talking pic
ture, "State Street Sadie" featuring
Conrad Nagel and Myras Ley, who are
said to fit their parts like the proverbial
glove.
Others in the cast include Pat Harti-
gan, George Stone, and William Russell
The story? But why spoil the fun
and the thrill by attempting to describe
this arresting mystery picture? There's
a murder to be cleared, a twin brother
of suicide who impersonates his
brother in order to get a gang leader,
and the daughter of slain police officer
who goes right into den of crooks to
get her revenge, and incidentally the
man she loves.
The program for the week includes
a specially arranged overture by the
augmented Earle Concert Orchestra
under Daniel Breeskin, shorter Vita
phone subjects and other house features.
LITTLE THEATER-"The End Of st.
Petersburg"
Direct from its record-breaking en-
gagement at the Hammerstein Theat6
in New York, there comes to the Little
Theater today THE End of st. Peters
burg" described as a Russian film
classic. The Motion Picture Guild is
presenting this dramatic record Of the
Russian revolution for the first times
in the United States at popular prices.
"The End Of st. Petersburg" comes
heralded as remarkable example of
the last word in film art, displaying
new technique and direction. At
least, says the Motion Picture Guild,
such is the opinion of critics.
Directed by w. j. Pudowkin, noted
for his direction of Mechanics of the
Brain" the new film tells of the spirit
OF peasant Russia at the time of the
revolution of 1917. The overthrow of
Kerensky and the establishment Of
provisional government mark the end
Of the picture.
Featured in the cast are Katrina Kaja
and Alexis Davor.
Charlie Chaplin's celebrated opus,
THE Count" and other unusual sub
jects from the vaults of the Motion
Picture Guild will be added attractions
OOAUMb1A-"Our Dancing Oaugh-
terS."
The picture that has been breaking
all records at Loew's Columbia, "Our
Dancing Daughters" an M-G-M sound
production, remains for a second week.
Joan Crawford and an all-star cast are
featured in this production Of jazz
mad youth.
Johnny Mack Brown plays the part
OF young man whose affections arc
sought by Joan Crawford and Anita
Page. Anita wins the man by pre-
tending to be what she is not. Brown
nnds this out later in their married
life, and when Anita, while intoxi-
Gated, falls and is killed he goes back
to Joan, who has been herself all along.
The cast. in addition to those already
mentioned, included Dorothy Sebas-
tian, Nils Asther, Edward Nugent and
others of note.
The picture introduces three types
OF g1rls-the jazz-mad girl, the girl
strictly reared, and the girl who pre-
tends th1ngs-and it aims to tell what
kind men marry.
There will be other sound attrac-
tlonS, including two Metro Movietone
acts, Marion Harris, the songbird of
Jazz, and Leo Beers, the famous wi1is-
Ting songster. and the Fox Movietone
News. The M-G-M, q color classic.
Gold; the Columbia Concert Orches-
ira, under Claude Burrows, with an
organlogue. round out the bill.