Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-06
Opera VS.. Jazz" and the Fox Movie
tone News completes the bill.


"The Spotlight" film version of
Rita Wciman's story. "Footlights," star
ring Esther Ralston. Is the screen at
traction ut the Rialto this week. The.
stage attraction is the Harry Krivit
production OF the condensed version
of George NJ. Cohan's musical comedy,
Mary"
Esther Ralston is seen first Ms n girl
whose appearance Is as suggestive of
Lizzie Stokes But time, discipline and
stage directors imagination and de-
termination work great changes and
Lizzie Stokes disappears. and, like most
ugly duCklings. Is not missed. However,
before many months have passed Broad
way enthusiastically acclaimS the new
foreign actress. Olga Rastova "a new
Esther RalSton), who speaks English
with charming Russian accent and is
attended by Russian servants In native
costume. Russian immigrants crowd
around the stage door to congratulate
their famous countrywoman and rich
young American Neil Hamilton) falls
in love with her. Then begins the
rebellion of the woman. Lizzie Stokes,
against the successful artist and the
unbending director, Nicholas Soussanin.
Arthur Housemann and Arlette Marchal
also appear In the cast.
The melody of 1.-THE Love Nest"
played at frequent intervals by the
Ratio Orchestra throughout the pres
entation of Mary" and attractive
stage settings form an appropriate
background for the romance of a sweet,
old-fashioned grill who is employed as
secretary to the mother of the young
man. Edith Davis shakes pair Of
wicked hoofs" in clog dances and Joe
Evans gives an eccentric dance num-
Der so good that one resents its brevity.
The International News Service
shows pictures of our Marines in Mica
ragua and other recent events.
PALACE-"Two Flaming Youths"
Comedy and color prevail at the Pal
ace Theater this week
Bernice and Emily, two female
devotees Of Terpsichore. dance as we'll
as any who appear before the footlights
and perhaps just little better than
many. and two screen comedies keep
the audience In continual roar--the
feature photoplay, Two Flaming
Youths" headl.ning w. c. Fields and
Chester Conklin. and short offering
titled The Way Of All Pants" The
stage presentation is termed "Miladys
Fan" and watts cares away with its
wealth of color
A circus owner. down at the heels and
forced to play side shcw for the yokels'
benefit. but with very pretty daugh-
ter in the person OF Mary Brian. is the
hilarious Fields in Two Flaming
Youths" Conkiin Is the sheriff and
rival for the hand of the former bur-
lesque queen, who now is the owner of
a much -fnortpaped country hotel Fields
as an entertainer and wooer Is at his
best, and the antics Of the rival RomeoS
is circus In itself. After many adven-
lures with 1.-The law alias Conklin."
Fields Is content to find that dark
horse" in the person of the mortgage
has married the burlesque queen. and
the fade-out finds the erstwhile rivals
happy thta they lost at love.
Wesley Eddy, guest conductor, puts
his youthful pep into the stage pres
entation. Rae Eleanor Ball. violinist.
for q space turns into that rara avis
a woman conductor~-and In Eddy's brief
absence leads the Palace syncopators
through their PAGES. Harry Burns Is a
scream with his Italian act. and Doro-
thy Neville was we'll received with her
songs. Some OF the vim OF Sunny Spain
Is translated into the dance OF Oieda
and Imbert. The Ada Kaufman girls
are part and parcel OF the production,
but the greatest of them all ar Ber-
nice and Emily. dancers extraordinary.
with their variety Of novel steps and
perfect timing
An educational feature OF the screen
Is Secrets Of the Sea" The Palace or
chestra, under Harry Borjes. rounds out
an appealing BILL