Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07
FOX-"Kid Gloves"

Conrad Nagel, among the first Of
the silent" picture stars to score in
the newer field of the "talkie," heads
the cast of kid Gloves" the screen
feature at the Fox this week. Playing
opposite is Lois Wilson. The cast also
includes Edward Earle, Edna Murphy,
Cramer, Tommy Dugan and John
Davidson. Fred Myton did the story.
Robert Lord prepared the scenario and
Ray Enright directed the picture,
which is faSt-moving underworld
romance with symphonic accompani-
ment, sounds and the voices Of the
players.
The story concerns a society girl
who, because of slight indiScretion.
finds herself taxi-bound in the heat OF
a gang street fight. The taxi driver
alarm-carries the unconscious beauty
into the home of Lou, shoplifting
friend of his, where the three are soon
Joined by Kid Gloves himself. who
jauntily hops over the window sill and
proceeds to help in reviving the
stranger. What follows is promised to
be intensely interesting.
For the stage a Spring setting will
enhance the offering of many enter
tanning stars especially recruited for
the week Many surprises are prom
ised in diversified program.
The Fox Orchestra will play the
"Slavonic Rhapsody" and Fox Movie
tone News will present world events in
sound and picture.
COLUMBIA-"The Broadway Melody"
The Broadway Melody" Metro
Goodwin Mayer's talking, singing and
dancing hit, remains at Loew's Column
bia for a second week. This picture
brings to the screen the combination Of
a talking picture and Broadway pro-
duction. 1t takes you behind the scenes
and bares the sorrows and joys Of those
behind the footlights.
THE Broadway Melody" concerns a
sister team from small-time vaudeville
who come to New York to show the
main stem" how it should be done.
The older sister, played by Bessie Love,
knows one of the principals in Broad
way production, and he has promised
to help them get located. The younger
sister, played by Anita Page, falls In
love with her sisters boy friend, Charles
King He also finds himself in love
with the younger sister. Anita tries to
discourage him by going out with other
men. The older sister sees the situation
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sister, so she pretends she never cared
for him and scolds him for allowing her
sister to be out with these men. King
is happy in the belief that the elder
sister never cared for him, and he mar
ries the younger, and the elder, with a
new partner, hies to the sticks" once
more. The production is synchronized
and the dialogue and songs records are
claimed to be fawless. One scene in
technicolor shows Broadway stage
production.
A Metro Movietone act of the World
War, directed by Lionel Barrymore,
Confession; the Fox Movietone News,
the M-G-M News, short subjects and
the Columbia Orchestra, under Claude
Burrows, round cut the program.
TROPOLITAN-"The Divine Lady"
THE Divine Lady" the First National
Vitaphone production which for the
past week has been attracting overflow
crowds to the Metropolitan Theater, Will
be held over for the second and maj
week. the engagement positively ending
on Friday.
One of the greatest and romantic love
stories of history, that of Lady Hamil.
ton and Lord Nelson, Britains naval