Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-21
ATTRACTIONS in WASHINGTON HEAIERS

Vitaphone talking picture, he plays the
role of a famous detective, who solves
| battling murder mystery, untangllng
skein of evidence which places sew
eral persons under suspicion. The de-
nouement results in a startling sur
prise Howard Bretherton directed this
talking picture.
PALACE-Norma Shearer in "The Last
Of Mrs. Cheyney."
Norma Shearer will appear at Loew'S
Palace Saturday in her latest Metro
Goldwyn- Mayer talking production, an
adaptation for the screen OF THE Last
of Mrs. Cheyney." Basil Rathbone, well
known legitimate star: plays opposite
Miss Shearer in this thrilling story OF
the lady "RaffleS."
While she is a house gust at the
home Of one Of the nobility, Mrs. Chey-
news underworld connections are acci-
dentally discovered by Lord Dilling, VINO
already has lost his heart to her. Shock
ed. but still enamored. he uses his In
formation to force his attentions upon
her. Then comes the surprising de-
| nouement of the play in which Mrs.
Cheyney proves that pride and honor
sometimes rank very high as attributes
of lady crooks. The tables are turned
and Mrs. Cheyney comes out the victor
Of the situation.
On the stage, the new master of cere-
monies, Al Evans. "the prince OF good
fellows" as he has been labeled, will be
presented with the Palace Syncopators
in vacation Days" which features in
its cast many we'll known Broadway
favorites, including Senator" Francis
Murphy, well known monologtst; Zas.
tro and White, with Bernice Marshall
and Sunny Schuck; Frank Hamilton.
the wisner Sisters and the Dave Gould
Girls.
Fox Movietone News. the Palace Or
chestra, organ selections ana snort SUD-
jects will complete the bill.
EARLE-BiIlie Dove in "The Man
and the Moment"
Billie Doves latest picture, "The Man
and the Moment" which comes to the
Earle Theater for Friday midnight
performance, is a perturbation OF Elinor
GYMS story Of love, with the dialogue
and sound effects produced by vita,
phone. George Fitzmaurice directeo
this jaszy opus OF the cockte a. u ans
and Rod LaRocque plays his frSt role
at First National opposite Miss Dove.
The story opens with aviation scenes,
and then goes to water stuff" with
Yachts, bathing girls and all the trim
i11inps. It is a faSt-moving story OF nee
tic love and is the first OF Mime. GYMS
heart throbbers to be d1alogueo LOT
the screen.
Rec, are said to be more beautlful IMAM
ever. and the cast includes some OF
the best known young players In Holly
wood. .,
This is the second time that beauti-
full Billie has ever spoken her lines Tor
the Vitaphone. She appeared Tor many
seasons in George Whites Scandals;
Her legitimate stage experience Is SAID
to be reflected In the Vitaphone.
FOX-"Why Leave Home"
The Fox Movietone singing, dancing
production, "Why Leave Home" Will
come to the Fox Theater Saturday.
This is the musical version of the stage
comedy. "The Cradle Snatchers." Wal
ter Catlett, recent star Of Ziegfeld's
"Rio Rita" heads the cast, which In
cludes also Sue Carol, Nick Stuart.
David Rollins, Richard Keene, Dixie
Lee and Jean Barry. Music and lyrics
are by Conrad, Mitchell and Gottler,
writers of the Fox Movietone Follies
Of 1929"
The story concerns three chorus girls
of a touring show who land IN col,
Iepe town, meet and conquer three Staid
h,isi,ess men, and then the fun begins,
for those three men are married ana
supposedly very much settled down.
.John irving Fisher will continue as
master of ceremony for the stage show,
which will present the 16 Foxettes, Leon
Brusiloff's 40 Fox jaZzmanians and
musical comedy and revue favorites
new to Washington. The Fox Movie-
tone News, giving world events IN SOUND
and picture, and several subsidiary
motion picture shorts will round cut
the program. .-
COLUMBIA-Ruth Chatterton In
MADAME X"
Madame X" one Of the worlds Ia
nous melodramas. comes 70 LoeW
Columbia Saturday of this week as q
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer talking produce
ton. with Ruth Chatterton, Lewis Stone
and RAYMOND Hackett in the principal
roles and John p. Eddington, Mitchell
Lewis, Uric Haupt, Carroll Nye and
Claude King in the supporting cast
The picture was directed by Lionel Bar
rymore and was adapted for the screen
by Willard Mack.
The story Of Madame x" concerns
Q young and beautiful French woman,
who, through her husbands self
absorption and neglect, decides to leave
him and her small son. Going steadily
down the social scale and passing
through years Of misadventureS, she
finally becomes the prey Of rogue,
who attempts to utilize his knowledge
Of her past for the purpose Of black
mailing her former husband. Desiring
to shield her son, now young attorney,
from the realization of his mothers OBJ
loquy, she is driven to murder the man