The Washington times., 1928-12-15
PROGRAMS FOR
NEW WEEK IN
THEATERS


Club production to tour comes to
the National on Mondax night
with an all-star cast. It Is "The
Beaux Strategern," the George
Faruuhar comedy with q cast
which includes James 7. Powers,
Frances Starr, Raymond Hitch.
cock. wallace Eddinger, FRITZ
gcheff. Henry E. Dixey. Brandon
: Tynan. Marie Carroll. Minnie Du-
press. Wilfrid Seagrana, J Q n n
Westley and Percy Anaes. The
production is under the supervision
Of George c. Tyler.
RELASCO-''Irene," known az
the sweetheart OF musical come
dies. win be presented by the Savoy
Company at the Belasco beginning
sunday night. The Cinderella story
81 fhA little East Side shop girl -
studded with tinkiing tunes, sucn
&c alice Blue Gown, My Castle
t~,f Dreams" ITO Be Worthy ana
saTha Talk of the Town" Renee
re y,oittoy, is the Irene" and other
Saatnred principals will include
Pohert Capron, Carrie Reynolds,
Trank Gallagher Lew Chrlsty,
T,he1,naI Parker, Beatrice Lee ana
pnsa Snowden. A large chorus
1-i1I ba seen in new fashion crea-
tions.
sTRAND-"Record Breakers y
4hs title of the new Mutual pur-
iaso11e show which opens Wees
.snra cement beginning SUNDAY
.s,,,atinee. Featured players IN
,rIY,de Elsie Rayner, sgd BurKe,
Tnanita, Evans, David Burt Eu
'Tordan and Bert Fay. The come
dtans are sfed" by Harry Clark
! sIave master of ceremonies.
TacL Reid is seen in an entertain.
sne specially and there is a cnorus
OF is active young misses.
Enx-An all screen talking pro-
.ra, - is listed for the week De
sinnine today. The main
scraan ~ attraction is ''The Midnigat
Tarin 4 Warner Brothers dla.
Ioe ricture which features Helene
Costello and Antonio Moreno. Inc
s1nnlementary screen feature ls
ssEtnrpet- -Me-Not, a short holiday
roveltv from the Fox studios
which is credited with being un-
usually entertaining. VIII Ma
honey in Movietone nonsense tnal
includes his dancing is also Tea
4ured. The Fox Movietone News
selected short subjects ana an
overture by the Fox Grand Or.
chestra, complete the program.
PALACE-Jack Holt in Ava
1anche.0 a Zane Grey story. Will
he the feature screen attraction
beginning today. This is
Paramount Western with Bac-
Ianova. Doris Hill and Guy
oliver as main aids to the star.
Wesley EDDY returns to lead the
Palace Syncopators in a Charies
Niggemeyer production, 'Bub-
bles.' Featured principals IN Lne
stage show are Ross and Ed
wards. the Three Gatanos. Gene
Sheldon, Ruth Petty and the
Gould Girls. The M.-G.-M. News
reel Movietone, and the Palace
concert orchestra. Harry Bor]es
directing. complete the program.
EARLE-hManhattan Cocktail,
q Paramount production with
Nancy Carroll and Richard Arlen
featured is the before Xmas
feature. beginning today. 1t IS a
story OF New York backstage life
and Marion Morgan's Dancers are
injected into the action OF
thrilling tale that has real mo-
nents of nelodrama. The sup
Elementary screen program VIII
consist OF a news reel and
selected short Vitaphone acts.
METROPOLITAN-Billie Dove,
the American beauty, in her
latest First National picture,
Alteration. will be the main
screen attraction beginning TO-
day. The story is by Lajos Bro
and has been directed by Frank
Lloyd. It deals with the plight
of Russian royalty and aristocracy
following the revolution. The
added features will include a
harley Chase synchronized
comedy, THE Booster" a Vita.
phone presentation, and concert
overture with interpretative score
for the feature by the Metro
politan Orchestra, Alex Podnos,
directing.
COLUMBIA-Karl Dane and
Charles j. Arthur, the popular
Metro comedy team. in their
latest feature. "Brotherly Love-"
will be the main screen attrac.
tion beginning today. The
story is a broad satire on ''re-
form" prisons. and the comic pair
behind the bars find plenty of
opportunity for side-splitting
stunts. Metro Movietone screen
acts, the M..G.-M. News. short
subjects and selections by the
Columbia Concert Orchestra,
Claude Burrows conducting. com.
plete the program.