The Washington times., 1928-08-18

NATIONAL-George M. Cohan's
comedy, THE Home Towners,"
will be the new attraction at the
National beginning Monday night.
In this drama of laughs Conan
contrasts the big town boy and
the small city fellow with the
lighter side OF his stage pictures
mingled here and there with
tear.
Miss Leona Powers, the leading
lady of the National Theater
Players; Howard Miller. the lead
ing man; Mrs. Hubbard, Helen
Wallace, Robert Brister, Edward
Arnold, Charles Hampton, and
the new ingenue, Mary Loane,
all have form-fitting parts in
1.-THE Home Towners"
EARLE-wiIliam Boyd viii be
the featured screen star for the
new week, beginning today,
in 1.-THE Cop" stirring film
drama with the underworld as q
background. The story was writ
ten by Elliott Clawson and the
screen version by Tay Garnett.
Not a dull moment, is the adj
vance announcement. On the
stage will be George Choos pre-
sentation bearing the title THE
Freeborn Frolic," with a cast of
10 entertainers. Baby Dorothy
Johnson, 8-year-old musical mar
vel is prominently featured. The
added attractions include short
screen subjects including the
Earle topical review and an over
ture by the Daniel Breeskin con-
cert orchestra.
PALACE-Ramon Novarro in
his latest picture, Forbidden
Hours" comes to provide the main
screen attraction beginning to-
ds5. Novarro plays a young king
in a modern kingdom in Europe.
On the stage Wesley Eddy and his
Syncopators will preside for one
of the new presentations. Bitter
Sweet Blues" devised by Charles
Niggemeyer. Featured entertain
ers are Dezzo, Grace DuFaye,
Wells and Winthrop, Wilson and
Washburn, the Gould Boys and
Girls and Ginger" Rogers. The
Fox Movietone news makes its de-
but on the Palace screen and sup
plementeal short features with an
M. G.. M. news reel complete the
program.
FOX-The Fox Theater screen
attraction beginning today is
a William Fox production starring
Lionel Barrymore, Road House"
The picture is described as an
EXPOSE of the snares In the WAY
of dancing feet. The greater part
of its action takes place in road
house from which the title is
taken.
The supporting cast includes the
new Spanish beauty, Maria Alba,
Julia Swayne Gordon, Joe Brown
and Warren Burke, new Juvenile
find"
The stage attraction for the COM
ing Fox program has been titled a
CAV dance and song revel. 1t will
have as its principal feature the
So Fox Melody Masters with
another program of symphonic
svncopating melodies and a group
of notable stage entertainers.
A new Fox Movietone News,
short screen subjects ana lhe over
ture of the Fox Grand Orchestra
complete the program.
METROPOLITAN--A story of
the fighting Marines will occupy
the screen beginning today. IL
is UNITED States Smith ana
featured roles go to kenneth
Harlan and Eddie Cribbon. The
girl in the exciting story Is
PLAYED by Lila Lee.
The Vitaphone presentations
for the new week will be an
Eddie Peabody presentation. In
a Music Shop" in which this SEN
sational banjo player, assisted by
Jimmy Maisel, gives a great les
son on what can be done with
common stringed instruments.
Another Vitaphone subject will be
Lieut.. Gitz.Rice, the popular
composer and singer. The pro-
gram will be completed by the
latest issue Of the Metropolitan
News and music Ivy the Metro
politan Concert Orchestra, under
the direction Of Alex PodnoS.