Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-07
THE Wedding March.

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In 1.-THE Wedding March," which
npened a weeks engagement at the mid
night showing Friday night at the Earle
Theater Erie Won Stroheim not only
heads the cast as the featured male
star. but also he directed the production
and Is the author of the story. Others
in the cast are Fay Wray, Maude
George, George Fawcett, Zasu Pitts,
George Nichols, Mathew Beta and
CeSare Gravina.
All the splendor of European court
life. it is announced, is shown in The
Wedding March" and many OF me
scenes have been produced in technical
or. The glittering pageantry OF the
Austrian court at Vienna is shown In
contrast to the simple life of the peas
ants. The display at the world-famous
Corpus Christi services in Vienna, with
the Emperor Franz Josef, the mobiles,
the large military retinue and the &C.
clesiastical dignitaries in coloretul cos
tunes and trappings Is described as
truly magnificent.
THE Wedding March" Is also nota-
BILE for its sound accompaniment,
through which is heard the mnrmur OF
thousands of persons gathered In the
great square before the Cathedral or st.
Stephan in Vienna; the hoofbeats OF
military horses; the commands OF the
officers: the pealing of the great chimes
in the cathedral towers and the Sono-
rous strains of the organ as the church
service opens.
AS the scene changes to the little
wine garden on the outskirts of the
city, the spirit of the picture becomes
CAV, and here. too, the sound effects
are said to heighten the tempo.
Owing to the unusual length OF the
feature, IL reels, short reel Vitaphone
presentations will be omitted.
RIALTO-"LOnesome
The Rialto reopens next Friday with
a new and, it is announced, more elabo-
rate policy than it has pursued in the
past. The theater has been completely
renovated and equipped with latest in
sound and taking picture devices, both
Vitaphone and Movietone.
r. G. Wood, the newly appointed
managing director, has announced as
his slogan 1.-THE Home of Perfect Talk
les" offering only outstanding sound
productions.
The feature selected as the opening
attraction will be Carl Laemmle's first
movietone sound and talking picture,
Lonesome" which is now being shown
on Broadway to capacity audiences.
Lonesome" is the story Of boy and
. girl, workers IN a big city, who feel
Che grip of loneSomeness amid the mil
lions among whom they live. Their
paths cross one hot Saturday afternoon
at the beach. Romance and tragedy,
but eventual happiness follow in dra-
Matic sequence.
The dialogue, the elaborate sound
effects and the musical setting are said
to make the picture ideal entertain
inent.
Glenn Tryon and Barbara Kent are
featured In the leading roles.
PALACE-"The Cameraman."
Buster Keaton In. 1.-THE Cameraman,"
his new Metro Goldwyn Mayer feature,
is the current attraction at Loews
Palace Theater
Keaton plays the part of an appren-
eice cameranar-a young boy trying
to get along in the business in New
York. The action starts with his get
ting trampled on by parade for his
pains and from then on he manages
TO blunder into every possible form OF
snishap and trouble imaginable.
Buster gets almost drowned in a
swimming pool, then gets in trouble at
RLle NSWpOTb pOaI races. his doFcH-
Eures with the Chinese highbinders and
the traf1c jam in the rain are declared
20 be among the funniest scenes in
which the comedian has been seen.
Marceline Day appears opposite Buster
rs his sweetheart.
On the stage Wesley Eddy and his
Palace Syncopators are presented In
Joseph Sankey's latest production for
Loew-Publix, House Boat" In which
Dave Apollon is featured. Other mem
bers of the cast include Miss Danzi,
Dave Apollon's Manila Orchestra, Nell
Jewell and the Felicia Sorel Girls.
The Fox Movietone News, the NJ. O. M.
News, other short subjects and novel;
ties, Charles Gaige at the organ and
the Palace Orchestra. under Harry
Borjes, augment the bill.