The Washington times., 1929-06-01
PROGRAMS FOR
NEW WEEK In
THEATERS

one of the sweetest love stories
ever told and a sensational sue
cess for Jane Cowl. will be the
next attraction Of the Players,
opening Monday night. 1t gives
Edith King the finest emotional
role Of her career, and congenial
, Characterization are noted in the
cast for the other principals.
"Smilin' Through" broke the
house record when presented here
three seasons ago. 1t Is expected
70 duplicate its success next week.
The usual matinees on Wednes-
day and Saturday are listed.
EARLE -- Maurice Chevalier,,
soldier OF France and the idol of
the Paris music halls, In his first
starring picture for Paramount.
"1nnocents OF Paris" will provide
the main screen attraction, be-
ginning with the performances
today. Chevalier plays the part
OF singing push-cart peddler
and offers a full repertoire of
the songs and ballads with which
he has earned European fame.
Sylvia Beecher plays the chief
supporting role. A program OF
supplementary Vitaphone. with a
news reel. will complete the bill
METROPOLITAN "Noah's
Ark" the sensational film spectacle
which has been running at 81
prices in the New York Win
ter Garden opens today for
short engagement. This Warner
Brothers special uses Vitaphone
for symphonic, accompaniment
sounds, and the voices of the
players. also employing some ex-
ceptional stage effects to heighten
the realism. Dolores Costello AND
George O'Brlen are the featured
players. Michael Curtiz directed.
Noah Beery. Louise Fazenda.
Quinn Williams. Paul McAllister'
Nigel de Brulier. Anders Randolf.
Armand Kailiz, Myrna 10y, viii.
liam v, Mong, Malcolm Waite,
Noble johnson, otto Hoffman, and
Joe Bonomo are prominent In the
supporting cast.
FOX - Sue Carol and Nick
Stuart are the featured players in
"Girls Gone Wild" It is described
as the story of the modern flap.
per, her ways, her doings, her
boy friends, her parties. and her
final settling down" as a regu.
lar girl. Roy Darcy. Hedda
Hopper, Edmund Breese, and Will
liam Russell are in the support
ing cast. John Irving Fisher
will round out his tenth week on
the Fox stage by introducing q
number of revue stars, the Fox
Jazzma mans. and the Foxettes
in a snappy stage show. pro-
gram Of short features, with the
Movietone News. rounds out.
COLUM Vests.
"Alibi." an all talking picture
adapted from the stage success
might Stick" will be the prin'
cipaI screen attraction starting
today. Chester Morris cou''
tributes a startling performance
as the young detective of this
underworld drama and Eleanor
Griffith, Washington girl, is
given her great film opportunity
ss the daughter of the policeman
who weds a crook Metro Movie
tone acts, the Fox Movietone news,
selected short subjects and the
Columbia concert orchestra selec-
tions will complete the program.
PALACE-Ramon Novarro comes
to Loews Palace today in the
Metro-Goldwyn sound production,
s"The Pagan" w. s. Van Dyke,
author and director of White
shadows of the South Seas, wrote
and directed this Novarro feature.
Renee Adoree. Dorothy Janis and
Donald Crisp are prominent in the
aunnortine cast. On the stage
will be a Loew unit revue, Fifth
Avenue" featuring the NoVeEe
brothers, Dolores. Eddy ana
Douglas, Hector and Pals. Robert
Cloy. the Albertina Rasche ballet
and Eleanor Verande. This pro-
gram will be introduced by Her.
bert Rawlinson, master Of cere.
monies, leading the Palace Synco'
rators, Selected shorts and an
overture by the Palace concert
orchegtra, Harry Borjes conduct
ing, will complete the program
R1AI,TO-'"rhe Last Warning"
rTniyersals mystery thriller with
dialogue and sound effects. will
he the main screen attraction
starting today. Laura La Plante,
Of "Show Boat" fame, and
John Boles. recently starred in
"The Desert Song" are the fea-
tured players. The story OF THE
last Warning il set in theater
"a pIay house which has been
closed ever since the murder and
disappearance Of the body OF the
afar in the midst of q perform
ance. A program OF sound shorts
with q news reel will complete
the program.
LE-Depic ing the
struggles and upheavals OF the
SNesian peasants in their fight
for higher wages and social recog-
rition, the German.made motion
nicture. 1.-THE Weavers," based on
the world.famous play Of the same
name by Gergardt Hauptmann,
will grace the screen at the Little
Theater for an indefinite engage.
n4eft beginning today. The cast
includes some of the great Ger
.many's film stars including Paul
wegener. Wilhelm Dieterle (the
Teuton name for Mary Nolan),
George John, Albert Steinruck,
Rina de 'Ligoure and Herman
Picha. Harold Lloyd in a re.
vival comedy. a news reel, and
chamber music by the Little Trio
will complete the program.
STRAND-Express trains, auto.