Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11
FOX-"Caught in the Fog"

FOX-"Caught in the Fog
The second in a series of Vitaphone
talking pictures booked for the Fox
Theater will be shown the current week,
when Conrad Nagel and May McAvoy
are presented in Caught in the Fog"
Conrad Nagel is said to be at his best
in a light comedy role, and Miss Nc
Avoy, too, is said to be happily cast.
The story is built around the disap-
pearance of set of pearls, all of which
is stated to create much laughter and
with a goodly share of thrills thrown
in. Mack Swain, the rotund comedian.
who scored with Charlie Chaplin in sew
eral of his pictures, has an important
role.
The stage portion of the program will
be an elaborate presentation, with sew
eral entertaining stars featured.
The Fox Orchestra, with Leon Brush
loft conducting, will offer a special
overture, while the Fox Movietone News
and other subsidiary features will round
out the program.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Life"
Paramount's production of "Beggars
of Life" by Jim Tully, rover, hobo and
tramp, who has risen to be one OF
Americas best known authors, will be
the screen attraction at Crandalis
Metropolitan Theater this week.
1t is a story of Hobohemia, revealing
the secret of wanderlust, story OF men
fighting an environment.
Wallace Berry. seen once more in the
dramatic type of roles in which he first
attained success, appears as Oklahoma
Red, a dominating figure of trampdom
Louise Brooks and Richard Arlen are
seen in leading Juvenile roles.
The picture is accompanied by music
and effects and Wallace Berry is heard
for the first time on the talking screen
in vocal rendition during one of the
anti-climaxes of the story.
The added attractions include the
Metropolitan Topical News and two
short reel Vitaphone presentations;
Shaw and Lee, comedians formerly
with the Five O'Clock Girl" and Ed
Wynn's Grab Bag" will be featured in
THE Beau Brummels" and Jane Green
in Singing the Blues"
PALACE-"The Docks Of New York"
George Bancroft in THE Docks of
New York" is the picture shown at
Loews Palace this week, with a sup
porting cast headed by Betty Comp
son and Baclanova.
1.-The Docks of New York" revolves
around the lives and loves of little
herd of people; those who live in the
dark pits of steamships and find their
social life when they reach port.
Bancroft portrays the role of ship
stoker-the rough. virile type that he so
eXcels in. How he is brought to real
ize the finer points of life is the CHI
max of the story. The story is by
John Monk Saunders, author Of
Wings"
On the stage Loew-Publix presents
a syncopated production staged by
Doris Petroff, featuring Wesley Eddy
and the Palace Syncopators, Bobbie
luke" Henshaw. Irene Taylor, Frank
Stever, Pelle and Cola, the Small Broth
erS and the Candy Hale Girls.
Added attractions include The Sex
tette From Lucia" with sound and voice
effects by the Palace Orchestra, Har-
ry Borjes conducting; an organ fam
TASTE, Memories of France" with SOLO
list and special efforts; the M-G-M
News, and the Fox Movietone News.
EARLE-"Show Girl"
The Earle Theater offers for this
week Show Girl First Nationals pic
turization, with synchronized sound and
music, of the Broadway satire by j. P.
McEvoy.
Alfred Santell directed the picture,
which features Alice White as Dixie
Dugan, the sophisticated little heroine
who is type distinctly Broadway. She
wins by sheer pluck and a refusal to
be downed. She is a salamander,
romping through the flames, yet never
being singed. True. she begins humbly
as stenographer, but she reaches mu-
steal comedy heights, passing through
the night clubs en- route and in the
end wins the reporter and, it is as
sumed, future martial happiness.
Donald Reed. Charles Delaney, Lee
Moran, Kate Price, Jimmie Finlayson
and Richard Tucker play the chief sup
porting roles. The settings are elab-
crate. 1t is described as a picture that
begins and ends in blaze of color.
Besides synchroniZed musical accom-
paniment. "Show Girl" offers all of the
music of Broadway show and several
vocal numbers.
Ethel Grey Terry will be featured
in a two-reel Vitaphone playet, Sharp
Tools" by Willard Mack. A Hal
Roach Max Davidson comedy, THE
Boy Friend; the Earle Topical News
and a miniature concert by the Earle
Orchestra, under Daniel Breeskin, COM
plete the program.