The Washington times., 1928-11-08

Macbeth" with settings designed
by Gordon Craig opens at the
National theater next Monday
night. Miss Florence Reed win be
seen as Lady Macbeth" william
Farnum as Banquo, Lyn Hard.
ing as Macbeth, and Bas il Gill as
Macduff. Others in the notable
cast are William p. Varleston,
Buford Hampden, George Mac.
Ready, Leonard Nude. Parcival
Vivian, Miss Olive Oliver, Gloria
Kelly, Harold Hartsell, Douglas
Ross, Thomas Tracy, Gerald Lin.
ard, Arthur Barry, Miss Evelyn
Ross, Mary Rose, Clayton Fielding.
Berna ard Savage and Harold
Thomas. Macbeth will be presented
in four acts and 90 scenes.
BELASCO:--One Of the import
ant theatrical events of the season
is "The Sacred Flame" sched-
led for the BeIasco Theatre begin-
ming Monday night. This win be
the first presentation on any stage
of the latest play from the pen
of w. Somerset Vaughan, author
of many successes, the best known
of which possibly is Rain. The
production Is made by Messmore
Kendall and Gilbert Miller. Clare
Eames heads q notable cast.
Mr.. Miller Is attached to Mr..
Vaughan as playwright through
the fact that he is the author of
The Constant Wife" in which
Miss Ethel Barrymore starred for
two years under the producers
direction.
EARLE-First Nationals epic
of jazz, Show Grip adapted from
]. p. McAvoy's story Of q
Broadway chorus girl comes as
the main screen attraction be-
ginning Friday midnight. Alice
White, elevated recently to star
dom plays Dixie Dugan. Charles
Delaney, Donald Reed, Gwen Lee,
Kate Price, James Finlayson, and
Lee Moran are others in the cast.
The added attractions will be
Vitaphone playIet, Sharp Tools"
with Ethel Grey Terry in the
star role and Hal Roach
comedy. 'The Boy FRIEND in
which Max Davidson Is featured.
PALACE George Bancroft, in
his latest picture, Docks of New
York, will provide the main
screen attraction beginning Satur
day. Betty Compson and Bacla-
nova will be seen in strong roles
with the supporting cast. The
story, as the name implies, con-
Germs the doings OF strong men
along the Gotham water front
Wesley Eddy and his Syncopators
will back up a new presentation
unit called the Blue Revue"
This is Boris Petroff unit com
prising Bobbie "Uke'' Henshaw,
Irene Taylor, Frank Stever. Pelle
and Cola, Small brothers and the
Gamby-Hale girls. Added attrac-
tions are the M.-G.-M. and Movie
tone news and select short sub
jects.
FOX-The latest Warner
brothers talking picture story
of the sea and ships called
Caught in the Fog provides /
the main screen attraction begin.
ming Saturday. Conrad Nage1
and May McAvoy play the lead
ing roles and in the supporting
cast are Ruth Cherrington, Charles
Gerard and Hugh Herbert. On
the stage will be many musical
comedy and revue stars in
program directed by Joseph La
Rose, production manager. Movie
tone News, short screen subjects
with Leon Brusiloff and the Fox
grand orchestra complete the
program.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Tully's
famous story of tramp life, called
"Beggars of Life with Wal.
lace Beery and a distinguished
cast of screen players comes to
the Metropolitan for a weeks
engagement beginning today.
Louis Brooks and Richard Arlen
are prominent in the action Of
this exciting story. This is a
synchronized film with special
Paramount sound accompaniment.
The added Vitaphone attractions
include Shaw and Lee, late
features OF the Five O'Clock
Grip and Jane Green, a gifted
singer of topical songs.
COLUMBIA-The great M.G-M
production, white Shadows Of
the South Seas" opens at Loew's
Columbia Saturday. Although
the picture is now playing the
Astor Theater in New York city
for the fourth month at So adj
mission. it will be seen at Loew's
Columbia at the usual "Loew"
prices. Monte Blue and Raquel
Torres have the leading roles in