Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-11
coLUMRGA--"HalleIhiaIa.o


production, "Eallelujah," that stirred
New York deeply, opens at Goew's Co
lunnbiA on Saturday. It 10 q talking,
singing and dancing picture, with an
all-colored cast, by the creator Of THE
Big Parade" and its songs were written
by Irving Berlin.
The story concerns Zeke. hard
family, who goes to town with his
brother to sell the cotton crop, which
viii give them enough money TO live
another year. He meets Chick, a dance
hail girl, Is induced to gamble, and
loses all his money. In a fight that
follows, his brother Is killed. In SEEK
ing revenge the remaining brother kills
man and is sent to prison, where
he gets religion" On his return from
q plantation girl, helps him in his great
work. Finally at q great camp meet
ing, the charIner Chick, who lured him
to ruin, and who has discovered that
she really loves him, comes to the
n1ourner's bench. A vivid dramatic
climax solves their strange problem.
The great baptisnal scene on the river,
the camp meeting, the strange Negro
choruses and spirituals make the pro-
duct1on unique in the Aims.
The Hearst Metrotor1e News, short
subjects and usual house features will
complete the program.
R-K-o KEITH'S--"Ths Great Gabbo."
Betty Compson, co.stArred with Eric
Won Stroheim in THE Great Gabbo," a
lavish screen spectacle, comes to R-K-O
Keith's Saturday for week. This dia-
logue, singing, dancing and dramatic
spectacle has been hailed in New York
as the greatest picture ever directed by
James Cruze.
The story concerns a ventriloquist
with dual personality. He is arrogant.
eonceited and self-satisf1ed. but when
he speaks through his dummy" he be-
comes lovable and very human. II is
because of these latter traits that the
dummy plays significant role in an
unusual story. When Gabbo has kind
Otto.
More than 500 singing and dancing
boys and girls and an ensemble of 125
tnstrumentalists from the musical back
ground of THE Great Gabbo." The
song hits include THE Web of Love-"
every Now and Then" I'm in Love
With YOU" THE New Step" I'm
Laughing" "Icky' ana THE Ga-Ga
Bird"
EARLE---"The Love Racket"
"The Love Racket" described as a
drama Of "present-day love-" comes to
the Earle Theater for the new week, be-
ginning with the Friday midnight pre-
naiere. Starring Dorothy Mackaill, this
First National and Vitaphone picture Is
the story of a modern girl, tricked by
ph1landerer who turns her back upon
the past and devotes herself to business
She ID called upon, however, to serve
on jury in murder trial involving a
GIRL rphn kilIeS 1Ar allaoaS lovap The
great climax of the play occurs In the
jury room.
Miss Mackaill is supported by a fine
cast which includes Sidney Blackmer
Edmund Burns, Myrtle Stedman, Alice
Day and Edith Yorke.
Vttaphone Varieties, The Evening
Star Universal and Pathe news reels
and other excellent house features, in
GLIDING music by the Earle Symphony
Orchestra, under Daniel Breesktn, will
complete the bill.
FOX-"The River"
The long awaited Frank Borzage pro-
duction Of THE River" with Charles
Farrell and Mary Duncan, which was
one Of Broadway's outstanding successes
last season, Is the next attraction at the
Fox Theater. 1t Is Fox talking pic
tJre. Others in the cast are Margaret
Mann and Ivan Linow, the Russian
actor.
''The River" tale Of primitive pas
sions Of the river, Is from the novel
Of Tristram Upper. Dialogue was
written for the feature by John Hunter
Booth, while A. H. Van Buren,, formerly
8 Poll stock company favor1te In Wash
1ngton, directed the production.
On the stage win be presented o
Fanchon and Marco idea, Contrasts"
featuring Mel Klee, Nan Blackstone,
Gypsy Burne, Bud and Eleanor Coll,
Gerge and Robert TENOR, Buddy EN-
NETT, the Old Timers, 16 new Sunkist
beauties and Master Of Ceremonies
John Irving Fisher. The Fox Orchestra
wiz play LISTS Second Hungarian
Rhapsody and with the Fox Movie
tone News viii round out the program.
R1ALTO-"Red Hot Rhythm"
A typical musical comedy Of the
screen, with pretty girls, gorgeous stage
settings and gay comedians, will be fea-
tured ct the Rialto Theater. starting
presents Alan Hale, Josephine Dunn,
Kathryn Crawford ana walter O'Keefe
and other stars of the stage and screen
In one OF the outstanding color pictures
OF the year. MY idea Of Heaven" sung
by Miss Crawford, Is one Of the big song
hits.
Walter O'Keefe, remembered as the
radio announcer in THE Sophomore"
this time plays the part Of a young
juvenile In a story Of "T1npan Alley"
where the music Of the Nation enaa-
mates.
Graham McNamee, the great radio
announcer, as the star In one Of Grant