Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-31
EXTRAORDINARY Diyin. Lady.

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THE Divine Lady," First Nationals
vitaphone production, Is the current at
traction at the Metropolitan Theater.
usual opportunity in the character of
Lady Hamilton, after whom the pic
ture is titled and about whom the plot
reyolves.
There is no more fascinating person
In either history or literature than the
beautiful Lady Hamilton. without too
frequent tampering with history The
Divine Lady" is the dramatic story Of
Ledy Hamilton's life, from her obscure
smith,, through her eventual rise to fame
and prominence as the wife Of Lord
Hamilton. Her idealistic romance with
Lord Nelson, England's great naval hero,
and her final years Of oblivion and OBJ
security when she sent Nelson back to
command the British feet make q dra-
matte tale from history which no novel;
list has surpassed.
Frank Lloyd was the director and his
scenes Of Nelson's feet at grips with
Napoleon and forcing the combined
enemy of Cape Trafalgar are declared
spectacular and colorful as any Of this
type ever attempted.
Splendid support is given by Victor
Varconi as Lord Nelson and H. B. War
ner as Hamilton. Tan Keith has a
striking though unsympathetic role in
Charles Greville, whom Emma loved be-
fore she met Lord Hamilton, and Marie
Dressler as the bourgeoise mother Of
Lady Hamilton adds lighter moments to
the picture; Dorothy Cummings,
Michael Vavitch, Helen Jerome Eddy,
Montagu Love and at least q dozen
other players complete the brilliant cast
The Divine Lady" Is based on e.
Barringtons novel.
COLUMBIA-"The Broadway Melody
1.-THE Broadway Melody" Metro-Gold-
wyn-Mayer's talking. singing, dancing
and dramatic sensation. Is the feature
at Loew's Columbia for the current
week. This IS the picture now being
shown to capacity at the Astor Theater
IN New York City at 50 prices. 1t comes
in the cast are Anita Page, Bessie Love
and Charles King Of musical comedy
Miss Love and Miss Page appear as
two sisters who have Just come from
sn1all-time vaudeville to show Broad
way how 1t should be done. Miss Love
plays the Older sister and the business
manager of the team, who Is going to
land 1t in big time" through the in
fiuence Of her boy friend. Charles King.
However, after being given a tryout,
they fail to make the grade. The
younger girl Is put In the show as O
model and makes good. King falls In
love with the younger girl. Both girls
sense the situation. The younger dis
courages King by going out with the
stage door Johnnies," while the older
girl. seeing that King really loves the
younger, pretends she never cared for
him. with her heart breaking she
takes another partner and goes back to
the sticks.
Robert Ames and Carroll Nye are
presented IN a Metro Movietone cne-act
drama Of the World War, Confession"
which was directed by Lionel Barry
more. The Fox Movietone News, the
cnestra, under Claude Burrows, COM
plete the program.
F0X-"Hearts in Dixie"
Hearts In Dixie" talking, singing,
dancing motion picture of the old
Southland, IS this weeks feature at the
Fox Theaters 1t Is also an outstanding
current success ats the Gaiety Theater
in New York City.
The story opens In the period Just
following the Civil War, when the
newly born Negro of that period, freed
from slavery. has not yet discovered
juss how to find himself. But with it
come the old-time parties, the barbe-
cue. the wedding Of Caroline Day, the
shiftiess Stepin Fetchit, and the Bill
brew Chorus Of so voices singing total
Of 38 Negro spirituals during the
progress Of the story. The cast Of 200
characters was recruited from vaude-
vile and musical comedy. All are ex-
perienced players, guided by the skill
ful hand Of Paul Sloane, the director.
new master OF ceremonies, John Irving
Fisher, and will include the Happy-Go-
Lucky Boys. Bobby Pincus, Allyn Reese,
Florence Forman. Shelton and Ginns