The Washington times., 1929-05-02

pictures "And So To Bed" the
James B. Fagan comedy with the
immortal Samuel Pepys as its
hero, opening on Monday night.
The comedy ran for two years in
London before it was presented
in America. Eugene LeontoVich,
the distinguished Russian star,
plays Mrs. Pepys, with Roberta
Beatty and Walter Kingsford in
featured roles. The plot is fic-
titious, but the characters step,
as it might be said. right out of
the famous chronicle. -
BEI.ASCO-Blanche Yurka. in
Ibsen's wild Duck" an absorb.
ing drama, which presents the
great dramatist in one of his
few writings where comedy in.
trudes, will be the attraction open
ing Monday night. The perform.
ance of Miss Yurka in this play
was extravag gantly praised by New
York critics. In the supporting
cast are Dallas Anderson. Frank
Monroe, John Daily Murphy, Ed.
ward Fielding. Florida Friebus,
Pat Collins, and others of promi'
nence.
NATIONAL-An American COM
edy with a. universal theme, It's
a Boy" the work of William An
thony Mcguire, win be presented
beginning Monday night. The
play, as its title implies, has to
do with the first born, the son
and heir of a typical young Amer.
lean husband and father. In this
play the new leading lady and the
new leading man, Edith King and
Roger Prior, will be seen playing
opposite each other for the first
time. There are laughs through
out, and with the customary
writing skill Playwright Mcguire
manages to inject "a tear or two
for the emotional.
RIALTO - Universafs special
production of the Edna Ferber
novel, Show Boat" has broken
every box office record and is
being held over for third week.
This story has been deftly and
entertainingly transferred to the
silver sheet and with the as
sistance of the Florenz Ziegfeld
principals makes a corking movie.
Jules Bledsoe singing "Ol' Man
River" Helen Morgan with Cant
Help Lovin' That Nam and
Aunt Jemima,' are among those
supporting Laura La Plante and
Joseph Schildkraut in the absorb
ing screen tale.
EARIE-Baclanov in "A Dam
gerOuS Woman" ParamOunt's lat
est all-talker, opens with a Friday
midnight premiere. What Africa's
strange and mystic spell can do
to a white woman who goes to
live in the jungle region is graph
ically portrayed with Give Brook,
Neil Hamilton and Leslie FentOn
prominent in the action. Through
the medium of sound the genuine
language of the jungle tribes
SwahiIi--is' brought to the ears
of an audience for the first time.
METROPOLITAN Charles.
Buddy Rogers and Nancy Car.
roll in the Paramount all.talking,
singing and dancing feature,
CLOSE Harmony" will be retained
for second week beginning Sat
urday. Elsie Janis wrote the film
story with dialogue by John V. A.
Weaver. Buddy Rogers sings and
plays many instruments in jazz
band and Nancy. CarrolPs so.
prano, is heard for the first time
in this story of back stage life
involving dramatic and comedy
moments. A supplementary offer.
ing of Vitaphone shorts completes
the program.
FOX-"The Donovan Affair" an
all talking picture which comes
fresh from a triumphant week at
the Roxy Theater, will be the
main screen attraction, opening
Saturday. This all-talking mys:
terry drama is made from the
owen Davis play and enlists a
cast which includes Jack Holt,
Dorothy Revier, William Collier,
jr.; Agnes Ayres, Hank. Mann,
Alphonse Either and Frank Capra.
Patti Moore and Sammy Lewis
head a revue program which will
be backed up by the Fox Jazz
manians and John Irving Fisher,
for loud outlaws, although they
were conceived as heart-tearing
in emotion when set down for
the scenario, Writer'S have