Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18
RARLE-DoIOreS Costello in madonna
Of Avenue A."

BARLE-DoIores Costello in Madonna
Of Avenue A."
Dolores Costello, lovely as ever, in
her latest Warner Bros. vitaphone pic
tllre. Madonna of Avenue A." is the
featured attraction at the Earle Theater
this week.
1t is described as highly dramatic
and often very exciting story of young
girl who has been kept at boarding
School by her mother and never allowed
to visit her in New York. When the
girl Is expelled from school for hav-
ing been found on board rum runner
(she had tnnocently accepted chance
acquaintance'S invitation to board it,
she goes to her mother to find that
she Is q hostess in an East Side night
club and gambling den. Believing she
mother. the girl tries to lead fast life
with the youth who had enticed her
on board the rum-runner. They get
married and he agrees to go straight.
but her mother frames the boy for
stretch in Sing Sing, ignorant OF the
marriage, In order to protect the girl
from this member of the bootleg
racket. How the mother saves the boy
when she learns the truth creates
highly dramatic and emotional climax.
Miss Costello has a dramatic and col
orful role as the daughter, while Louise
Dresser appears in q fascinating and
powerful Characterization as the moth
er. Grant Withers is the hkable young
leading man and good actor, too.
Others are Douglas Gerard, Otto Hon-
man and Lee Moran. Michael Curtiz
directed the picture.
PALACE-Greta Carlo in THE Single
standard"
Greta Carlo, perhaps the screens
most fascinating woman, will be seen
this week at Loew's Palace IN the Metro
CSoldwyn.Mayer synchroniZed screen
production THE Single Standard" In
her latest triumph Miss Carlo Is sur
rounded by a cast which includes Nils
Aster, John Mack Brown, Dorothy Sc
bastian, Lane Chandler and Kathlyn
williams.
The picture is an adaptation Of the
story of a woman who dared to live as
men live, by Adele Rogers st. John. Ar
den Stuart, an impetuous society debu-
tante. weary of the life she is leading,
and Of the people with whom she comes
in contact, meets Packy Cannon in an
obscure art gallery. Packy is an ex-
navy heavyweight champion. idealist,
artist, sea ron1er and heartbreaker.
Fascinated with him, Arden accom-
panies him, the next morning, aboard
until Packy receives a business letter
which requires his presence in Paris,
and he tells Arden she must go back
home. She finds herself a social out
cast at home with the exception OF
Tommy, who wants to marry her. After
much persuasion she finally consents,
and three years later Packy comes back.
Arden is again prepared to run off with
him, but is deferred by the thought of
hnF hahu T0nnnnu had nnntennn1a tpd
suicide, but Arden remains at home to
put the baby to sleep and Packy moves
on.
On the stage is a Boris Petroff pro-
duction, Garden of Love-" bouquet
of beauties" in which also are featured
BayeS and Speck, yagabond lovers; Re-
non and Remove, premier dancers; Fee
licia Sorel's Daisy Ballet; Miriam Lax,
soprano; Jules Barron, tuneful tenor, and
the Dorothy Berg Girls. The M-G-M
International News, the Fox Movietone
News, short subjects, the Palace Orches-
ira and Charles Cage at the organ
complete the program.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Moore in
Smiling Irish Eyes"
The well heralded First National
vitaphone production, Smiling Irish
Eyes" in which Colleen Moore makes
her nrSC appearance IN screen dialogue,
is now having its Washington premiere
at Crandall's Metropolitan. Fresh
from It's New York run, where 1t was
exhibited for weeks at 50, 1t is be-
ing shown at the Metropolitan Theater
at no advance In prices.
This picture, talking and singing
special, has ben acclaimed Miss Moore S
finest production, and in view Of the
fact that 1t offers the opportunity for
her followers to hear her voice for the
first time, 1t should command wide In
terest, for Colleen Moore has always
been unusually popular in washington.
James Hall Is Miss Moore's leading
man In this Irish romance, most OF
which was filmed In exterior settings.
The background for the greater portion
Of the story is the Killarney district OF
Ireland, but there are brief episodes IN
New York as well.
The popular song hits Smiling
Irish Eyes" and "A Wee Bit o. Love
are introduced, and Miss Moore Is said
10 reveal unexpected talent as o vo-
calist In singing them. These melo-
dies have m important part also IN the