The Washington times., 1929-12-05


beauty brigade is headed by
Dorothy Britton as chief
charmer of Sc famous fair ones.
Busy Berkely staged the dances,
which employ a huge chorus,
and the customary skits and
eye-filling spectacles are prom
iSed for this revue. Ben Blue,
the Bennett boys, joey Ray,
Grace Wells, Dorothy Lull,
Paul Russell, Theodore Novello
and Enrico, Patrick Henry,
Vivian Wilson and Elsie Conner
figure actively in the comedy,
music and dancing. The only
matinee Of the Vanities will be
given on Saturday.
FOX-Belle Baker, interna.
tionally-known singing come.
dienne, is the star of Song OF
Love" the talking, singing,
dancing feature which provides
the main screen attraction be-
ginning Saturday. 1t gives in
interesting narrative the ups
and downs of 1.-THE Three
~Gibsons," a vaudeville team, and
there is a congenial atmosphere
for the introduction of typical
Belle Baker songs. On the
stage will be a new Fanchon
and Marco idea called Beach
Nights" and featuring the
Kitaros, Davis and Larue.
Maxine Doyle, Art Hadley and
a chorus of Sunkist beauties.
John Irving Fisher will preside
as M. C. The Brusiloff Or.
cheStra, Fox Movietone news
reel and selected shorts will
complete the program.
COLUMBIA-Gary Cooper in
the film adaptation of Owen
Wister's THE Virginian" will
provide the main screen at
traction for a second week.
This virile tale of the rugged
West is Paramount's first out.
door talking picture and en-
lists as support for the star
Richard Arlen, Walter Huston
Chester Conklin and Mary
Brian. The Hearst Metrotone
News, Roche's Rascals in an
M-G-M all-talking picture,
Yvette Rugel in screen songs
and other selected shorts with
music by the Columbia Con
cert Orchestra, Claude Burrows
conducting, will complete the
program.
R-K.O KEITH'S-Sally O'Neil
in jazz Heaven" a new radio
picture, will provide the main
screen attraction, opening Satur-
day. Sally O'Neil sings for the
first time in this story of stage
life and she has the assistance
of John Mack Brown, Joseph
Cawthorn, Clyde Cook, Albert
Cont, Blanche Frederick and
J. Barney Sherry. The lifting
love lyric, Someone" composed
by Oscar Levant and Sidney
Clare, is woven into the screen
tale as an integral part of the
production. The feature will
be supplemented by a program
of short subjects including a
newsreel and comedy and there
will be orchestral music by
Fred Clark'S R-K-Olians.
PALACE-Greta Carlo in
THE Kiss" will be the main
screen attraction beginning Sat
urday. 1t is a silent picture.
Conrad Nagel, Holmes Herbert
and Lew Ayers assist the
Metro-Goldwyn star, who plays
the role Of Nine. Quarry, wife
Of cruel, suspicious and some
what older husband. On the
stage, Allen Rogers appears
with the Palace SyncopatorS
in the Palace fall festival, fea-
turing A. Robins in a musical
novelty, the Stone Vernon Four
some, Helen Yorke and Virginia
Johnson. Vivian Fay and the
Fred Evans beauties. The
Hearst Metrotone news, Harry
BorjeS and the Palace Concert
Orchestra, Charles Gaige in an
organlogue and selected short
subjects complete the program.
METR OPOLITAN-''Paris,"
starring Irene Bordoni in a
spectacular production which
lays heavy stress upon singing.
dancing, comedy, romance and
feminine beauty, opens at the
Metropolitan Theater Saturday.
In a realistic Technicolor cpl
Sode, Paris" displays one of
the famous muSic-hallS of the
French capital. The support
ing cast includes Jack Blu
chanan, famous English coined
ian; Louise Closer Hale, Jason
Robards, Margaret Fielding and
Zazu Pitts. The story tells of
a revue actress who falls in
love with an American boy of
Puritan ancestry. The supple
mental program will include a
number OF VitaphOne shorts
and a news reel.
RIALTO- Morton Downey,
the Broadway night club tenor,
is featured in the latest Pathe
singing and talking special,
Lucky in Love-" which opens
with the performances Friday.
Mr.. Downey has the role of an
Irish stable boy in this screen
story. He loves dainty Lady
Mary Cardigan, played by Betty
Wawford. and how he wins her
makes highly enjoyable enter
tainment. Others in the cast
include j. M. Kerrigan, Nc
Kenie Ward, Elizabeth Murray