The Washington times., 1929-05-04
FOR
NEW WEEK TN
THEATERS

POLHS-SMerrte Hngland IS IN
pictures "And So To Bed" the
James B. Pagan comedy with the
immortal Samuel Pepys as its
hero. opening on Monday night.
The comedy ran for two years In
London before 1t was presented
in America. Eugene LeOntovich,
the distinguished Russian star,
plays Mrs. Pepys, with Roberta
Beatty and Walter Kingsford In
featured roles. The plot is fic.
titious, but the characters step,
as II might be said, right out Of
the famous chronicle.
BELASCO-Blapcne Yurka. In
Ibsen's wild Duck" an absorb
ing drama, which presents the
great dramatist in ,one Of bis
few writings where comedy In
trudes. will be the attraction open
ing Monday night. The perform
ance of Miss Yurka, in this play
was extravagantly praised by New
York critics. In the supporting
cast are Dallas Anderson. Frank
Monroe, John Daily Murphy, Ed
ward Fielding. Florida F'riebus.
Pat Collins, and others OF promi'
nence.
NATIONAL-An American COM
edy with a universal theme. IT'S
a Boy" the work Of William An.
thony Mcguire, viii be presented
beginning Monday night. The
play, as It's title implies, has to
do with the first born, the son
and heir of a typical young Amer.
ican husband and father. In this
nlay the new leading lady and the
new leading man. Edith King and
Roger Prior, will be seen playing
oDposite each other for the first
time. There are laughs through
out and with the customary
writing skill Playwright Mcguire
manages to inject a tear or two
for the emotional.
RIAIITO Universal's special
nroduction of the Edna Ferber
novel "Show Boat" has broken
every box office record and 10
being held over Tor a third week.
This story has been deftly and
entertainingly transferred to the
silver sheet and with the as.
sistance of the FforenZ Ziegfeld
principals makes a corking movie.
Jules Bledsoe singing "OP Man
River" Helen Morgan with Cant
Help Lovin' That Man." and
Aunt Jemima," are among those
supporting Laura La Plante and
Joseph Schildkraut in the absorb
ing screen tale.
EARLE-Baclanov in "A Dan
Eerous Woman" Paramount's lat.
est all-talker. opens with the per-
formances today. What Africa 8
strange and mystic spell can do
to a white woman who goes to
live in the jungle region is graph.
ically portrayed with Give Brook.
Neil Hamilton and Leslie Fenton
prominent in the action. Through
the medium Of sound the genuine
language Of the jungle tribes
Swahili-is brought to the ears
of an audience for the first time.
METROPOLITAN -Char1es
Buddy Rogers and Nancy Car
roll in the Paramount alTEtalking,
singing and dancing feature,
"Close Harmony" will be retained
for a second week, beginning to-
day. Elsie Janis wrote the film
story with dialogue by John v. A.
Weaver. Buddy Rogers sings and
plays many instruments in a jazz
band and Nancy Carroll's So
prano, is heard for the first time
in this story of back stage life
involving dramatic and comedy
moments.
FOX-"The Donovan Affair." an
all talking picture which comes
fresh from a triumphant week at
the Roxy Theater, will be the
main screen attraction, opening
today. The all-talking Rys,
terry drama is made from the
Owen Davis play and enlists a
cast which includes Jack Holt,
Dorothy Revier, William Collier,
jr.; Agnes Ayres, Hank Mann,
Alphonse Either and Frank Capra.
Patti Moore and Sammy Lewis
head a revue program which will
be backed up by the Fox Jazz
manians and John Irving Fisher.
master Of ceremonies The latter
will introduce new piano nov
city.
STRAND-Next weeks attrac.
ton at the Strand, beginning Sun.
day, Is called "Darktown Affairs, I"
formerly known as I'LL" The
show features Hot Stuff" Jackson
Speedy Smith and Mae Brown.
There are So sepia entertainers,
and the majority Of them are
worked into comedy skits and a
two act entertainment which
abounds in singing, dancing and
fun.
PALACE-"Gentlemen of the
Press" a Paramount all-talking
picture of newspaper life, made
from Ward Warehouses; play, is
the new screen attraction, open.
ing today. Walter Huston, famed
for his stage performance in
THE Barker" plays the fea-
tured role with Charles Ruggles
and other Broadway actors promi-
nent in the action. Monta Bell
supervised the production. 1t will
be farewell week for Wesley
Eddy on the stage. The John
Murray Anderson unit, "Say It
With Music" will be backed up
by the syncopators and introduce
Charles Irwin. Stadler and Rose,
Henry Garden, Krevoff, the three
Wainwright Sisters and the Foster
Gfrls.
COL UMBIA-Douglas Fair.
banks production of THE Iron
Mask" the continuation Of the
Three Musketeers" has drawn