Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-03

ceeds In getting kidnapped by q des-
perate gang, discovers the girl and lets
his chief know about It through Sc
ries Of signals. Then follow several reels
Of exciting action.
On the stage, Wesley Eddy will be
presented in the Loew-Publix produc-
ton, staged by Boris Petroff. Fore"
In this galaxy Of gorgeous girls. gig
giles and golf are featured the Palace
Syncopators, Alex Morrison, trick golf
professional; Brian Macdonald, tenor;
Alma Fave, singer and dancer; Cliff
Crane, a blackface comedian, and the
Albertina Rasch Girls. Added attrac-
tions will include the Fox Movietone.
the M-G-M News, short subjects, COM
edy, Charles Gaige at the organ ana
the Palace Orchestra.
FOX-"Kid Gloves"
Conrad Nagel, first Of the regular
pict,Ire stars to gain recognition in the
field of the talkie, heads the cast OF
kid Gloves" the new screen feature
that comes to the Fox next week, COM
mencing Saturday of this week. Sup
porting the star Is Lois Wilson, who
has not been seen on washington
screen In many months.
kid Gloves is a story with very
modern twist, having to do with crooks,
hiiackers, etc, and with colortul love
story. In the cast also are Edna Muir
ply, Maude Turner Gordon, Richard
Cramer. Tommy Dugan and John
Davidson.
The stage program will have the
usual gathering Of new faces who have
proved their worth both in the motion
picture theaters as well Is In vaude-
vile, musical comedy and revue. Leon
Brusiloff and his orchestra, with an
overture In the spirit Of Spring, and
the Fox Movietone News viii be other
attractions.
COLUMBIA-"The Broadway Melody"
Every record at Loew's Columbia Is
reported rs shattered by the attendance
at 1.-THE Broadway Melody" and there
being still demand to see this talk
ing, singing, dancing dramatic sensa-
ton, the picture will be held over for
second week. Bessie Love, Anita Page
and Charles King are featured in this
Metro Goldwyn-Mayer epic OF back
stage Broadway.
The story concerns the Mahoney sis
tiers, who come to New York from "the
sticks" to show Broadway how 1t Is
done. They succeed in getting q part
in Zanfield's production, where the
younger sister Is the great attraction.
Charles King as the lover Of the older
sister finds his affections gradually slip
ping to the younger. Each sister real
lies what is happening, and the younger
tries to discourage him by going out
with other men. The older sister, how
ever. makes the sacrifice that sends
them on their honeymoon, while she
takes another partner and goes back
to the sticks. The production Is Law
ish spectacle, . part Of It III technicolor
-METROPOLITAN-"The Divine Lady"
One of the great romances Of history
Is the theme Of "The Divine Lady,
First Nationals epic production. star
ring Corinne Griffith, which has been
attracting enormous crowds to the
Metropolitan Theater for the past week
and which will again be the featured
screen attraction for one more week
only.
Lady Hamilton, the role played by
Miss Grif1th, rose from obscure birth
her father was q blacksmith-to be-
/ come q world-famous beauty, the wife
Of great diplomat, and real power
to be reckoned with In international
affairs. Lord Nelson, at the same time
WAS becoming Englands great naval
hero, the savior Of his nation and the