The Washington times., 1929-04-06
PROGRAMS FOR
NEW WEEK IN
THEATERS

Sam h Harris for one week, open.
ing Sunday night. "Congai' is a
dramatization Of the well-known
novel by Harry Hervey and was
dramatized by Carleton Hildreth.
In the supporting cast are Felix
krembs. Ara Gerald. Valerie
Bergere, Jerome Lawlor, Maurice
Burke. Theodore Hecht and Is
others.
NATIONAL-Beginning Monday
night the National Players will
present Porter Emerson Brownies
comedy, The Bad Man" in which
Holbrook Blinn won fame for
many seasons. Robert Brister
will have the featured role. This
play has to do with a proverbial
bad man Pancho Lopez, a MeM-
can. Underneath the surface he
has many good qualities, in fact
before the final curtain his noble
nature wins out. Mary Newton
will have a choice romantic role
and the other players will be con-
genially cast.
POLI'S-Musical comedy as 1t is
understood and enjoyed in the
chic circles of Paris will occupy
the Poll stage beginning tomor-
row night. The modern French
musical comedy opens a weeks en-
gagement, presenting TIA Bouce,
comedy set to music by Maurice
YVain. 1t is emphasized that
knowledge of the French tongue
is not necessary for complete en-
joyment of these musical produc'
tions. The cast consists of 22
Partisan artists. headed by Serva.
thus, Sonia Alny. Georges FOLK
Ginia Barty, Jean de Poumayrac.
CASTOR Garch5ry and Andre Fa'
deuilhe. The company comes III
rest from the Al Jolson Theater
and sails for France Immediately
after the Washington engage
ment.
STRAND-'Nite Life in Paris,
will be next weeks opening with
a Sunday matinee. The principals
are Charles Tramp" McNally,
La Villa Maye, Mary Lee Tucker,
Zella Stevens. Jack Goodman,
Jack Wright and Joseph Delano,
"Rock of Ages" an allegorl2al
scene employing the full chorus
of pretty girls is said to be the
most pretentious number staged
in burIesuue. Or Thursday night
the regular program will be supple.
mented by a wrestling match.
PALACE-''The Dummy" Para
mounts 100 per cent all talkie
melodrama with Ruth Chatterton
featured will provide the main
screen attraction, opening today.
The movie is made from the
play of the same name and in
cludes in it's talking cast Jack
Oakie, John Cromwell, ZaZu Pitts,
Frederick March and John Crom'
we'll. On the stage will be Wesley
Eddy and his syncopators backing
up a Boris Petroff country club
revue called, Fore" Featured
entertainers are Alex Morrison,
Brian Macdonald, Alma Faye,
Cliff Crane and the Albertina
Rasch girls Added attractions
will be the Fox Movietone news
and short screen features with
the Palace Concert Orchestra.
FOX-Conrad Nagel Is featured
in a Warner Brothers talking
feature, kid Gloves, provides
the main attraction beginning
today. 1t is modern story
having to do with crooks, rum
hi-jacking and underworld actiVi-
ties, but interviewer is strong
love theme with Lois Wilson.
Edna Murphy. Maude Turner Cor.
don, Richard Cramer, Tommy
Dugan and John Davidson cast
in the major roles. The stage
portion of the program will pro-
vide a new revue enlisting a long
cast of Broadway entertainers.
Leon Brusiloff's Fox grand orches-
ira. the Movietone News. selected
shorts and a fashion special will
complete the program.
COLUMBIA - The Broadway
Melody" MetroGoIdwyn' special
au-talking all-singins, all-dancing
story of footlight folks has been
attracting such crowds it has been
held over for a second week. In
this picture Bessie Love does the
finest work of her screen career
and superla!ive performances are
King, Jed ProutY. Kenneth
Thompson and Hanlan Mack.
"Broadway Melody" "You Were
Meant for Me and the spectacu,
lar "Wedding Of the Painted Doll
are three or the lingering tunes.
Standardization and sound effets
are rated perfection. A short sup
Elementary feature completes the
program.
EARLE-Little Davy Lee. four
vear-old Warner Brothers star.
will be seen in his first feature.
Sonny Boy" opening with the
performances today. The tiny
leading man of the films is sup
ported by Edward Everett Hor.
ton, Betty Bronson. Gertrude Ohm
stead. John T. Murray. Edmund
Breese, Lucy Beaumont and Jed
Prouty in a story which gives
him an opportunity to exhibit his
Juvenile winsomeness and appeal
ing baby ways. Sonny Boy" will
be shown for one week only and
will be backed up by a short
program of supplementary Vita
phone features.
METROPOLITAN N-Corin g
Griffiths finest picture, The Di-
vine Lady" holds over for a sec
ond week at the Metropolitan be-
ginning today. In this feature
the star is seen first as Emma.
the alluring daughter of a cook
who eventually becomes Lady
Hamilton and the sweetheart Of
Admiral Nelson, lord of the Brit.
isk fleet There are soma ma