The Washington times., 1929-07-11
FOR
NEW WEEK TN
THE THATERS

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one OF the screens greatest per-
sonallties and one OF the worlds
best.dressed women, comes to
Loew'a Columbia In person start
ing Saturday, In conjunction with
the showing of her latest picture,
s'Evangeline. This Is the first
time that Miss del Rio has ever
appeared in Washington.
The picture In which Miss del
Rio appears along with her per.
sonal appearance, which she will
make four times daily, Is an
adaptation OF LongfeIlow's classic
of the Acadians who were driven
from their native home and trans
planted in strange places to begin
life anew. The men OF the vil.
lage are captured by the British
on the day OF Evangeline's be-
throthal to one Of the youths OF
the village. In the confusion OF
embarking for foreign ports she
and her betrOthed are separated.
She spends years looking for
him and several times is close
upon his trail, but destiny seems
to prevent them from meeting.
Finally, while nursing the sick,
she finds him an old and broken
man. She sings for him the
songs Of their old days and he
dies in her arms.
FOX Earl Derr Biggers' sue
cessful mystery novel, Behind
That Curtain" comes to the Fox
next week in a Fox Movietone
ali-talIxing presentation. Warner
Baxter Lois Moran and Gilbert
Emery are the featured players.
The story liz OF q girl, niece of
man OF wealth. rank and power
who defied the will OF her proud
uncle and married a man OF ques-
tionable character. Scotland Yard
was interested in the groom. One
OF its chiefs was slain, myste-
riously, while investigating mat.
ters.
Al trail of circumstances leads
from London to India, TO San
Francisco, and through 1t all the
pursuit Of the murderer is inter-
twined with q most unusual love
story.
EARLE Richard Dix fans who
have been yearning to see their
favorite dressed In natty uniforms
and wearing a mustache should
see "The Wheel OF Life" the new
Dix release, which comes to the
Earle Theater for one week be-
ginning with the Friday midnight
premiere tomorrow.
'sThe Wheel of Life" Is Para
mounts perturbation of the success-
full stage play by James Bernard
Fagan which played two seasons
j in London. 1t is q romantic
drama whose setting Is a British
military post in India, where Dix,
as the dashing captain at the
post, falls in love with the beautt-
ful wife of his superior officer.
The pair forswear their romance
for the honor of the regiment, but
they meet later during an engage.
nnent with wild mountain tribes
men, and love Is rekindled.
Esther Ralston Is the feminine
lead, and o. r. Heggie is the faith
erly colonel.
PALAC E-Douglas MacLean,
Marie Provost and Johnny Ar
thur come to Loew's Paaace Sat.
urday in the all-talking comedy,
divorce Made Easy" 1t provides
humorous episodes, gags ana
dialogue. all funny in themselves,
but vastly funnier in the hands
Of this capable youth with the
eyer-ready smile.
The story is based on q scheme
whereby a young married couple
hope to secure a divorce in order
to get a large part Of the for
tune OF the maiden aunt Of the
husband. Doug obligingly con-
sents to take part in the project.
offering his services as co-respon-
dent. Their plans go all hay
wiren amid flock of fast.flying
and uproariousIy funny situations.
On the stage, Herbert Rawlin-
son is presented with the Palace
Syncopators in a Boris Petroff
production, ..Honeymoon Cruise"
The Palace Concert Orchestra
under the direction of Harry
Borjes, Charles Gaige at the or
gan, Fox Movietone News, M-G-M
News and usual house features
viii augment the program.
METROPOLITAN--Last weeks
audiences at the Metropolitan
Theater uproariously acclaimed
"On With the Show" the first
100 per cent natural color, talk
ing, singing, and dancing picture,
a Warner Brothers VitapEone pro-
duction fin Technicolor). It is,
announcer az the screen attrac.
ton for the second week.
The story has to do with q
company OF stranded troupers,
who. while their amusing advent
ures go on, are playing musical
fantacy, The Phantom Lover
The cast includes Betty Comp.
son, Arthur Lake. Sally O'NeiIl,
Joe e. Brown, Louise Fazenda,
Ethel Waters, William Bakewell.
Fairbanks Twins. Sam Hardy, Lee
Moran, Wheeler Oakman, Harry
Gribbon. Thomas Jefferson, Har-
mony Emperors' Quartet, and q
dancing beauty chorus of 100.
The story is by Humphrey
Pearson, the scenario by Robert
Lord. and Alan Crosland directed,
Grant Clarke and Harry Akst did
words and music and the dance
and stage presentations are by
Larry Ceballoa.
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