Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-29

complain about the menu
handed out to them during
the past week. The list of pic
lures contained some of the most
entertaining products of the
Hollywood studios, and there was
not dull moment along the Ca. :
1tal'S White Way. For instance.
this musical comedy thing at the
Metropolitan just about reaches
the limit in entertainment value,
with the probable exception that
the music does not come up tc
other pictures. THE Broadwa.
Melody and Fox Movieton':
FollieS" set records with Snappy
tunes, and the following photo
plays of that character have high
marks to shoot at. However, this
broadway Gold DiggerS," an
adaptation from an old BelaSco
success, is worth seeing a couple
of times.
Advance notices concerning
''The Dance of Life" prepared
Washington theatergoers for :.
good picture, and they were not
disappointed. The story, taken
from the stage success Bur
lesque," made a real hit in New
York before it reached the Cap
ital. It will be found among the
best pictures of the year-unleSS
we guess Wrong-When time for
the annual selections comes
around. Salute" is a corking
good picture Of its type. And it
is wonder that the Negro
comedian Stepin Fetchit is not
starred in picture of his own.
He has entirely too little to do in
Salute" THE Constant Nymph, "
while one may have expected
something entirely different. sue
ceedS in being entertaining with
out noise. The Jeanne Eagles eff
fort came up to the best work of
this excellent actress, and THE
Lady Lies" at the Earle, crowded
the laughs too close together. And,
for real thrills, there was THE
Drake Case, at the Rialto
Both The Dance of Life" and
Gold Diggers of Broadway" are
hold-overS for a second week.
Dolores Costello comes into the
Earle with Hearts in Exile;
mo Defense" is the bic attraction
n,
Ghosts" replaces the Jealousy
film and records at the Palace,
The Little Theater is showing
scenes from the life of that well
known character of French fic-
ton, Mana" The Rialto brings
cut something entirely new in
Tonight at Twelve"
X * x x
IF there is one type of picture
which will be materially i'm
proved by the wide screens and
Magnafilm, it is the screen-stage
production-and it is quite likely
musical affairs during the year to
come. Certain scenes from such
pictures as THE BroadW way
Melody" and THE Gold Diggers
of Broadway" are almost lost with
the small screen. With 100 play
ers masSed into a small picture,
it is natural that much of. the
beauty and the action is lost.
Only the color and general move
ment remains. The wide film and
wide screen will give real stage
presentation, if things work out
properly.
A FEW nights ago Grandeur,
the new wide-filmlarge-pic-
ture process sponsored by Fox
Case, was given its first COM
mercial demonstration at the
Gaiety Theater. New York, with
a special edition of THE Fox
Movietone Fcllies." Width and
illusion of depth are added to
talkieS by the new process, which
uses special camera and utilities
an especially constructed pro-
jector and screen It is announced
that revolutionary studio changes
are necessary for making the
Grandeur pictures. Studios must
be larger and depth must be
required for backgrounds. due to
the declared properties of the
camera in photographing in de-
tail objects at distance. 1t is
also stated that new lighting
technique will be required, so that
great changes will be made in the
producing plants.
WARNER BROIHERS announce
wv that they have gathered in
goodly supply of the stage talent
which has signed contracts with
the movie producers. For instance,
they say that in II of their IS
picture schedule for the season
they have signed players we'll
known to the musical stage. 1.-THE
Show of Shows" has 100 stars;
"The Song of the West" will star
Vivienne Segal End John Boles,
Golden Dawn will feature
Walter Woolf, Nanny" of
course, stars AL Jolson; Ted Lewis
makes things merry in "Is Every
body Happy?";; Frank Fay stars
in Under Texas Moon" Hold
Everything" and $50 Long, Lefty"
will have all-star casts, but the
players have not been announced.
HERE are a few of the new pic
lures on the way:
John Loder will play opposite
Corinne Griffith in Lilies of the
Field" Edmund Lowe and Con-
stance Bennett have the leading
parts in the Pathe picture This
Thing Called Love-" Ramon
Novarro is to be the star of Devil
May Care" while others in the
cast are Dorothy Jordan, John