The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-07
Movie Prospects
Are Brighter
ItSeeIlls
COTUMBIA Douglas FAIRBANKS

ful shrine city whose wealth Is
coveted both BY q bandit chief
and 4 scheming dictator. So
once again we have Doug In
tha r1Iise of vi rover. Conflict
reipns throughout the story.
conf4icf between saints and cut
thrnats between hundreds of ilard
risiinp ulaislaan and the soldiers
Df an ,Isurpirig General between
fhe ambitions and hopes Of fair
herofnes. OF hilly stTines and
robbers lairs. Never before,
according to all accounts. mas
there been utilized in q Fair.
hanks picture SO great d n1EIlb Der
of people and animals: and the
scenes De the panapas country
nf the Argentina are said TO
Be of surprising ioveliness
EARLE After two comedy.
dramas and four consecutive
meIodranas Richard Dix returns
Is the fields Of pure sarce tfl
his newest starring picture
Sporting Goods which will se
AZ the Earle for the new week.
Whitley Kaufman and his pr
cl1estra win be seen on the stage
for the sixth and positively final
Tn sporting Goods Dix plays
the role OF a happy-go-l lucky golh
suit salesman. who is mistaken
for young multi-milllonalre
and Is forced to make good 70
win the girl he loves. Dix is
surrounded by a cast which I'M
cludes Gertrude Olmstead, Ford
Sterling. Phillip Strange Myrtle
Stedman, Maude Gordon Glands
King, Made Boteler and Ned
Sparks.
PAL ID Rose Marie. the
Metro GOldWyn- Mayer screen YER
sion Of the famous musical play,
opens at LoeW's Palace Saturda Y.
1t Is one OF the most Iavisniy
produced out Of doors pictures
filmed III many years. advance
notices say III viii bs shown to
the full musical score Of the origi-
nal and successful play. The
story deals with life and romance
in the Canadian NorthWoods at
the time the Hudson Bay Com.
many had & chain of posts
throughout North America. There
are many scenes Of beauty ia the
production which were filmed I'M
naturally scenic locales
On the stage viii be another q
Jack PartfngtO i productions with
the grace and grandeur Of the
Pacific Isle. Hula Blues. Wes-
lev Eddy will Introduce one Of
his own COMPOSITIONS and win be
supported By the Palace Synco-
majors. Chief Tui Poll and his
ROYAL Samoans: Drena Beach,
sensational acrobatic dance
Francis Luther and the Felicia
Sorel Girls; Anna Chang. the Chi
nese syncopist: Moore and Powell
III Grooming and BaloOning. and
Fritz and Jean Hubert as 4 couple
OF swaIIow-tailed cocktails will
complete the stage presentation.
METROPOLITAN-- 81 : g inning
SATURDAY. Crandall's Metropolitan
win present another Paramount
nfotoplay, The Legion of the
Condemned. " a drama OF the air.
The picture was produced follow
ing an 18-month schedule In film
ing wings, with many valuable
lessons and experiences gained
from that big road show attrac
ton. The story is entirely diff
ferent from Wings, although
with q war background. Through
the employment Of air photogra-
ply, an exclusive development of
Paramount, you will literally be
swept into the sky, fighting side
by side with the pilots With
this picture, Paramount intro
duces to the screen b new team
which shows promise of being
heard from. Fay Wray and Gary
Cooper. The supporting cast In
cludes Lane Chandler, Barry Bor-
ton. Francis Macdonald, yoya
George, Freeman Wood and Char
lot Bird.
FOX-Dolores Del Rio, whose
rise to stardom in the motion pic
lures has been exceptional in its
achievement, is to be the featured
player in the Fox Theater screen
production next week, Gateway
to the Moon"
The story is an exotic romance
of the Amazon wherein the beauty
who won fame ii What Price
AIIDEJ III lHG GEIltEE Ols pFIt1llI1NS
passions and white mans greed.
Miss Del Rio portrays half-caste.
The supporting cast includes
Walter Pidgeon, Andre Randolf,
Ted Mcnamara and Noble john
son.
The stage presentation will again
be produced by Managing Director.
S. j. Stebbins. who promises color
full stage pictures utilizing the
vocal ensemble and ballet crops
with the highIights Of these fea-
lures. including several well-known
musical comedy and reveue stars.
RTALTO-"Buck Privates,"
joyous comedy of the American
Army of Occupation, will be the
feature picture at the Riaito for.
the new week.
Lya de Putt and Malcolm
McGregor are the co-featured
stars. The story opens with The
doughboys is sent to Germany
with the American Army of DC
cupation They speak no German
and the Germans speak no Eng
lish. Yet romance flourishes
WA1SH Lie uttlS t1SIItldA 5UI WHOSS
heart has been won by an Ameri
can sergeant saves him from
falling into trap prepared for
him by her own stern parent. In
a spirit Of self sacrifice, she
steals to his billet and tells him
never to see her again. making
him believe she has only been 70
mancing File goes away with his
troops. crestfallen. Vigilance com.
mittee spies report the girl for
talking to the soldier at his
billet. Her father orders her out
Of the house. The daughter of
kultur has suddenly become a