The Washington times., 1928-10-13
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POLl'S-That famous old black
face team, Mcintyre and Heath
In a brand-new musical comedy,
''Headin South" begins weeks
engagement Sunday night. The
book of their new musical is by
Edgar B. Smith. with lyrics and
tunes by Alfred Bryan and Jean
Swartz. In a great cast of sup
porting principals are frankie
James. Jane Taylor. Bert Swor.
Eric Titus, Vivian Holt Beth
Miller. Lillian Rosedale. Allene
May, Pattie Dobbs. w. L. Thorne.
Harry Stockwell. Bud William
son and a large cast of dancing
beauties.
BELASCO-A new play by Ar
thur Somers Roche. THE Crooks
Convention" will debut at the
Belasco on Monday night. The
production is offered by Lyle ID.
Andrews and is said to be a bril-
liant satire on the American crime
wave. 1t pictures what might
happen If the master criminals
organized and operated on a bust.
hesslike scale. Thrills and laughs
are promised. In a large cast will
be Leo Donnelly, Joseph Kilgour.
Frank Monroe, King Calder. Her
man Lieb. Burke Clarke. Frank
Charlton. William Corbett. lgnacio
Martinetti, Marcia Byron. Maidel
Turner. Gladys Feldman, Kate
Pier Roemer and Josephine Morse.
Alexander Leftwich staged the pro-
duction.
NATIONALS imba," the wild
animal picture filmed by Mr..
and Mrs. Martin Johnson during
their trip into the widest part
of British East Africa, comes
for a weeks engagement opening
Sunday night. "Simba" abounds
In some of the most thrilling
shots ever caught by the camera.
The jungle beasts are trailed to
their lair and there. is a most
exciting hunt for the King of
the Jungle.
FOX-The Fox opens the new
week today with another of the
Fox Movietone talking pictures,
''The Air Circus"
The picture has to do with two
boys that have gone "Lindbergh'
with vengeance. They finally
get an opportunity to enter a
commercial flying school and
then the laughs, the love story
and the thrills commence.
On the stage will be featured
Lillian Bernard and Florence
Henri. two beautiful singers of
popular songs; the Adams Sis
tiers, three graceful. opponents of
the dance. and John Griffen,
tenor playing return engage
ment. A novelty highlight of the
program is the first Fox all /
Movietone comedy. 1.-THE Family
Picnic" This is described as one
continuous any joyous laugh. To-
morrow the first OF the series Of
four symphonic jazz concerts will
be launched with Meyer Davis as
guest-conductor.
EARLE-tState Street Sadie, .
the latest Warner Brothers sound
picture comes for a weeks en-
gagement beginning today. Conrad
Nagle and Myrna 10y have the
leading roles, playing the part of
avengers in spine shivering
thriller involving a gang of bandits
who terrorize the police. The main
sequences of the film are delivered
in sound dialogue and there is a
synchronized score. The Earle
news and selected short subjects
will complete the program.
KEITH'S-Mel Klee, widely
known blackface comic comes
with his own revue as the stage
feature of the new bill, opening
Sunday matinee. Rosalie Stewart
presents the production which has
Klee as an impromptu master Of
ceremonies presiding over the
singing and dancing features and
wandering all over the theater.
Barton and Young. Al Borde, Kay
Mckay, Grace and Coley Worth
are prominent principals. The
screen offering will be Rod La
Rogue in Captain Swagger," in
which the star is seen as an