The Washington times., 1929-10-24

s. Ilae premiere
OF the RKo policy Ia the National
Capital occurs Saturday when
Keith's relights with Betty Comp
son In Street Girl This Radio
picture ID now being shown in
New York at q So scale. Miss
.Compscn Is seen as girl of the
streets who obtains employment
as violin player and entertainer
IN q small Hungarian cafe on
New FORKS East Side. John
Harron, Jack Oakie. New Sparks.
and Joseph Cawthorn are proIni.
nent in supporting roles. The
picture boasts q number Of song
hits written by Sidney Claire
end Oscar LeYant. Added attrac.
tons include music by Fred
Clarl1s RyK.Olians Orchestra, the
Broadway Bimited.s d Pennsyl.
vania railroad special, an inaugu.
ration talkie by Richard Dix. and
selected short subjects.
BEL4ASCO Leslie Howard ana
Margalo Gilmore in a new play
BY John u. Balderston, Bsrke.
Icy Square" opens Monday night
prior to going to New York. In
London where It ran ali last
season, Berkeley Square vas
rated the most unusual play Of
the modern stage containing d
love scene called by critics the {
most extraordinary of heart cpl
godes. The plot is founded on a
startling major premise, that OF !
the ability OF its hero to pass
through time. Gilbert Miller and !
Leslie Howard are co-producers
OF Berkeley Square" and 4 conn
petent supporting cast win assist
the featured principals.
NATIONAI4-Brocl Pemberton,
producer OF Strictly Dishonor-
able the seasons biggest drama
tic hit. brings his second produc-
ton to Washington Seven Year
Love- opening Monday night.
Written by John d. Haggart, Ii
is described as d gay, sophisticated
comedy with a universal appeal.
Antoinette Perry and Mr.. Penn
berton staged the play and the
settings are by Robert Edmond
Jones. In the cast are Catherine
Willard, Edwin Nicander, Frank
Elliott, Guido Nadzo, Walter Pet.
rie, Theresa Maxwell Conover,
Carlotta Irwin. Audrey Ridgweil.
Horace Pollock. Julie Sutton.
Kirk Ames, John Robb and Natalie
BoisclaiE. 6
POITS- Anne Nichols latest
play. ..She Walked Home, q
comedy, will be given q world
premiere beginning Sunday night.
IA glance at the cast shows Pro.
Queer Nichols has been discrilni.
mating In her choice of players.
It includes May VoIes, Minnie
Dupree, Anne Sutherland, Clyde
Fillmore, Elsa Lee, Edward Jeph.
son, Ted w. Gibson, Robert
Cummings, Stanley Price, August
Arimini, Alfred Won Ronkel,
George Offerman, Don Hunt and
Frank Beaston. The play has
been directed by Clifford Brooke,
former director OF the National
Players. "She Walks Home" de-
butts on Broadway directly after
washington and Baltimore per-
formances.
EARLE-Big Picture Month win
be inaugurated at the Earle with
the Friday night showing Of Clara
Bow III her latest feature, "The
Saturday Night Kid. Clara Is
seen as department store clerk
who has her ups and downs with
floor walkers, boy friends and
feIIoW-sales girls, but out of It
all emerges happily, James Hall
is seen in the chief supporting
role. The supplemental program
: viii include q number Of Vita
phone short features, an inter-
pretative overture by Daniel
BreeslIin's musicians and a news.
reel in sound.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
THE -Four Feathers" holds over
for q second week beginning Sat
prday. ''ThO FouP Feathers" d