Evening star., 1928-11-14

The Vitaphone unit which nLmeo
"The Home Towners" is practically the
same group of men that produced
Lights of New York" including Bryan
elaborated on Lights of New York"
with Hugh Herbert and also prepared
the Vitaphone adaptation of THE Home
TOWERS" as co-author with Addison
Burkhart.
1.-THE Home Towners" has a cast Of
players experienced on both stage and
screen, including Richard Bennett,
Doris Kenyon, Robert McWade, GLADYS
Brockwell, Robert Edeson. Vera Lewis,
Stanley Taylor. John MILAN, James T,
Mack and Patricia Caron.
Charlie Chase in a new comedy, All
Parts" will complete the program.
EARLE-"Varsity."
Varsity" the attraction ct the Earle
Theater, beginning with the Friday mid
night premiere, is said 60 change from
| the usual Slapstick variety of college
picture to a dignified story with COL
lege background, in which Charles
C'Buddy') Rogers reaches stardom.
1t is tale of the love of father
for his son. The father, Che ster Conk-
lin, is the janitor of one Of the build
ings at Princeton University and a
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aware of his parentage, is student at
| the university. The son is beset by
dangers from which the father, with
heroic -effacement, rescues him. Tho
son completes his college course with
| honors and wins a pretty girl, played
| by Mary Brian, for his wife.
The story is described as one of vital
| human emotions and the background
one of beauty and dignity, many scenes
having been taken on the campus of
Princeton University.
The film has a musical score with
| sound effects and talking sequences.
Several Princeton students, including
| Phillips R. Holmes, are in the support
| ing cast.
Dora Maughan, in her second Vita
phone act, Song Impressions" and
Harry Deli, supported by Hedda Hop
per, in a two-reel Vitaphone playlet,
will complete the program.
PALACE-"The Battle of the Sexes"
D. W. Griff1th's twentieth anniversarr
as producer is marked by the picture
entitled THE Battle of the Sexes"
which comes to Loew's Palace Saturday
with a cast which includes Jean Her.
sholt, Phyllis Haver, Belle Bennett Don
Alvarado and Sally O'Neill.
The story concerns Judson, who has
become rich and is happy and con-
tented with his wife, son and daughter.
Marie Skinner sees him as easy pick
ings, and moves into the apartment
next to his She manages to meet Jud-
son, and finally has him well under her
influence.
How his wife discovers him with
Marie and how he finally sees the
truth and is restored to his family is
said to make an absorbing story.
On the stage Paul Oscard's produc-
ton, Volcano will be presented, fea-
turing Wesley Eddy and the Palace
SynccpatorS and cast including Frank
Melino and company, Gil Wray, Gogo
De Lys, Ted and Jack Dale and the
Foster Girls.
RIALTO-"The Scarlet Lady,"
Starting Saturday, the Rialto an
nounces the first Washington showing of
The Scarlet Lady," with Lya de Putti.
supported by Don Alvarado and Warner
Gland
The story revolves around a girl of
the Russian lower classes, who. in order
to escape from the Cossack guard. hides
In the rooms of prince. Her quaint
ways and fiery nature amuse the prince.
but when she insults his fiancee he or
ders her to leave.
While the girl is heSitating, her for
mer lover slips into the palace and i'm
plores her to return to her people.
They are still talking when the Cos
sack guard arrives, and though her lover
escapes, the girl again seeks refuge in
the princes quarters. When he dis
covers her, the prince realizes his love
for the girl and for several DAYS they
continue happily, until a valet informs
the prince that Lya came to him from
the arms of her lover.
The prince then renounces the girl
and thrilling climax ensues
Vltaphone subjects and other short
reels are added attractions Johnny
Slaughter and his Rialto Revelers will
furnish the stage entertainment.
FOX-"ROmance of the Underworld"
The William Fox perturbation in
modcrnized form Of Paul Arnlstrong's
pay, "A Romance of the Underworld"
Will be the feature at the Fox Theater
next week.
1t will be presented with cast headed
by Mary Astor, recently seen in DRY
Martini" and Ben Bard, whose rise
in the silent drama has been sudden,
but deserved. Mr.. Bard was a musical
comedy favorite for many years: also
known in vaudeville as the principal
member OF the team of Bard and Pearl.
Others are Robert Elliott, John" Boles,
Oscar APPEL and Helen Lynch.
The title accurately describes the
story, a romantic drama of the under
world with many thrills interviewer into
an absorbing plot, relieved by flashes
of comedy and humor.
The stage program will be similar to
these that have attracted favorable
response heretofore. 1t will present the
Mary Read Precision Dancers, the IS
Fox Tillerettes and others from musical
comedies and revues Leon Brusiloff's
overture. will appeal to the music
lovers, and many interesting shots" in
the talking newsreel, the Fox Movie
tone News, are promised
Subsidiary features will round out the
program.
COLUMBIA-"White Shadows of the
South Seas.
Continuing at Loew's Columbia for
the second week will be white Shad-
| ows of the South Seas"
The picture opens with Monte Blue
as DR.. Lloyd on a South Sea island
with a great pity in his heart for the
natives, who are being exploited by the
white men. DR.. Lloyd gains the enmity
to the wheel of a pest ship and set
adrift. He is wrecked and cast upon
the shore of an island that has never
seen white men before.
Here he marries the chiefs daughter
and lives happily until he finds pearls
and then he lights a beacon fire to
bring aid. He is soon sorry, but 1t is
too late, for the white men arrive
"the white shadows" The Ccctor is
killed, and in the end the island be-
co4le3 like others of the South Seas.
The scenery and Photographic work
under water are said to be remarkable
as we'll as the music
In addition. there are two Metro
Movietone actS-the Ponce Sisters