Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-03
ROBERT RoNe and CUPID ANswopT 1BoSS and Bes1>
N}a/]o %
Variety of Attractions in
The Capital Playhouses
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Murder
Case"

METROPOLITAN" Murder
Case"
1.-THE greatest detective story ever
filmed goes on the screen" is an
rounced by the management for the
Metropolitan Theater next Saturday,
for one week only, in THE Greene
Murder Case" from the novel by S. S.
Van Dine, master writer of mystery
stories. 1t Is shown in its talking YER
sion and stars william Powell in the
role of Philo Vance, who will be re-
called for his great work in 1.-THE
Canary Murder Case" by the same
author.
As Philo Vance, dilettante detective
and suave criminologist, Powell is given
"the greatest murder mystery in his
career" to solve. While city authorities
stand helplessly by, in the story of the
pictures, of course, death strikes at one
after another Of the members of the
doomed Greene family. Vance enters
the case in time to prevent the eX-
termination of all of the Greenes and
In the end discloses the identity of the
mysterious flend, whose hidden trail he
discovered through scientific means.
THE Greene Murder Case boasts
great supporting cast. including Ullrich
Haupt, Jean Arthur, Florence Eldridge
and Eugene Palette.
Selected short subjects and house
features will complete the bill.
PALACE-"SO This Is ColIege?"
80 This Is College" the feature pic
tlIre current at Loew's Palace. Is de-
scribed as a story of campus capers and
cut-ups, an epic of foot ball, f1ivvers,
frolic and fun, Of parking, petting and
parties.
The cast is made UP of younger set
Of poppy actors, including Elliott Nu-
gent, Robert Montgomery Cliff Ed
wards. Sally Star and Phyllis Crane.
Max Davidson and Polly Moran are the
comedians in the talking production.
The story revolves about the friend
ship of two boys who share whatever
they have with each other, including
their dates" At their last term IN
school they meet Babs, the college
vamp. Playing both ends against the
middle, Babs manages to break up the
friendship between the two pals, Bif
and Eddie. On the eve of the big game
they are no longer on talking terms and
the result of their sentiments is visible
in the opening half of the gridiron
| classic. Between halves they hear Babs
talking to her flance, telling him that
Bif and Eddie mean nothing to her,
and the boys then go into the second
half of the game, take out their anger
on the opposing team and in the last
80 seconds of play win the game by
| two points. The foot ball game is said
to be one of the finest ever filmed, and
shows at least 10000 fans in the sta
dunn. Their cheering is recorded as
well as their songs
On the stage Al Evans and the Pal
ace Syncopators are presented in me-
lange of mirth, Shanghai testers,
which features Seed and Austin In
Success" The Williams sisters OF
musical comedy fame appear, as dc
BemiS and Brown, Electa Havel ano
the Nine. Serova Chinese Rosebuds
The Hearst Metrotone News, the Palace
Orchestra, Charles Gaige at the organ
short subjects and comedies complete
the program.
FOX-Lee Tracy in big Time"
Eddie Burns is a hoofer in small-tims
vaudeville he is ambitious to reach big
time" BY his side as his dancing
partner is his wife. She shares his
desire to get on Big time" but 1dd!e
thinks h2~ contribution to the act is
nothing-that he is "it." That Is the
beginning of Big Time" the William
Fox talking comedy. the new feature at
the Fox Theater this week. The story
is that of the back stage. but added In
terest is created in the fact that Eddie
and his dancing partner win admission
into the studios Of Hollywood.
The featured player, Lee Tracy, In
two brief years gained stardorn on the
speaking stage through broadway
and The Front Page" Appearing witt
him in Big Time" are Mae Clarke
Daphne Pollard of headlining vaude-
vile fame, Josephine Dunn and the
Negro comedian, Stepin Fetchit.
/ The dialogue was written by william
K. Wells, A. H. Van Buren,, former
Poll stock star, directed the stage por'
ton of the picture, while Kenneth
Hawks handled the production.
Bows and Beaus'' is the Fanchof
and Marco idea for the stage program
and 1t features Coscia and Verdi
Shapiro and O'Malley, Gale Quadruplets
Eight Dancing Feet, California Warblers
Stephen Moroni, Betty Wayne and tn
Hsrmony Sweethearts, with John Irvine
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