Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-19
Attractions in Washington Theaters


procedure is daring and sensational and
provides the screen some Of the most
impassioned scenes in recent years.
Others in the cast are Alice Joyce
Loretta Young, Richard Tucker, Zszu
Pitts, Nicholas Soussanin and others.
PALACE-"The Idle Rich"
THE Idle Rich" an M-G-M talking
production adapted from the famous
play OF the stage, will be the feature
screen attraction at Loew's Palace the
coming week The cast is headed by
Conrad Maggie, Bessie Love and Leila
Hyams. While the picture is essentially
a comedy. it is filled with love interest.
heart throbs and here and there tense
drama blended under the direction OF
William de Mile Conrad Maggie, who
has to his credit many hits on the, talk
ing screen. plays the part Of the yo ing
millionaire who mar1'ies his pretty ste
noerapher and thus Is thrown into her
family a stranger who has to win his
way into their confidence. Leila Hyanls
is the pretty and extremely clever bride
who can write shorthand but can't bake
biscuits, and Bessie Love of The Broad
way Melody" fame has the part Of the
fiapper sister who, despite the million
iceman sweetheart.
On the stage, Herbert Rawlinson,
"Holywoods Ambassador of JOY" will
be presented in Wall Street Blues"
bull and bear revue with a group Of
talented entertainers headed by Jack
Osterman. Barnett and Clark, Kay Nc
Kay. Josephine Lewis and the Gluck-
Sorel Girls. The Palace Syncopators
provide the music. The Palace OrcheS-
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subjects. the Fox Movietone News and
the M-G-M News will complete the
program.
FOX-"Father and Son."
Jack Holt and his second talking pic
ture, Father and Son" is to be the
screen attraction at the Fox Theater
next week, beginning Saturday OF this
week.
Fox patrons will recall the success of
Mr. Holt in The Donovan Affair" That
success is responsible for the booking of
this second picture, in which Mr.. Holt
is again supported by Dorothy Revier.
Mickey McBan, the talented youngSter
of many screen successes, has the piv-
otal part of the son.
Stories of the supreme sacrificing ten
dency of mother love have long been
theme for motion pictures as well as for
fiction writer's. Stories of paternal de-
votion have somehow been neglected
Often writer's become conscience stricken
when the ingloriouS reputation sur
rounding the male parent is brought to
their attention. Rarely is father heard
of as a glorified person in spiritual
struggle which will allow him to make
martyr of himself for the sake of a
child It is just this situation, however
that is presented in Father and Son."
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Fisher as master of ceremonies. The
Ia gorgeous Foxettes will offer new
dance routines and Leon Brusiloff and
the 40 Fox Jazzmanians will have spe
cial Offering in addition to furnishing the
accompaniments Fox Movietone News,
which speaks for itself, will complete
the bill.
METROPOLITAN Gamblers"
Warner Brothers recently completed
picture. THE Gamblers" declared the
most powerfully dramatic Vitaphone
production ever filmed. based on the
famous play by Charles Klein, comes
to the Metropolitan Theater Saturday.
It concerns the active head of Wall
Street financial company who CANDLES
not only with the money of his deposit
ors, but with the love of his friends
wife. The friend is Government
prosecutor, out TO get the laW-Dreak-
ing financial crowd and intent upon
sending them to the penitentiary. Much
of the action takes place in the palatial
nome of New York millionaire.
The three points of the love triangle
are played by H. B. Warner, Lois Wilson
and Jason Robards. Other important
roles are enacted by George Fawcett.
Frank Campeau, Johnny Arthur, Paul
inc Garon and Charles Sellon. Michael
Curtiz. director of "Noah's Ark" pro-
duced this picture.
RIALTO-"ScaBd aI"
Scandal" the talking picture coming
to the Rialto for a week, starting Sstur-
day. features John Boles and Laura La
Plante. It is based on THE Haunted
Lady, gripping society story by Adela
Rogers st. Johns. which appeared in a
popular magazine. The plot concerns
q girl in moderate circumstances who
rises above her position and marries a
wealthy society favorite. Then comes
hand from the past to drag her back
and she is finally forced to risk her
husbands respect by barring a scandal
Gus situation, or see third party 60 to
prison unjustly. How she faces this
decision makes a situation Of tremend-
Gus suspense. During the dialogue Sc
uierceS of the picture John BOles is