Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18

! story. which was scenarized by Tom
j. Geraghty.
FOX-Tom Patricola in words and
| Music"
The second Fox Movietone musical
production is announced for the Fox
Theater this week in Words and MI
sics' musical comedy with college life
as its atmosphere.
The music Is the work Of Dave
Stamper, q name familiar to musical
comedy and revue devoteeS everywhere,
and Mr.. Stamper is said to have made
flne job Of his score. For the ensem-
bles Mr.. Fox selected Edward Royce,
with a Broadway reputation that in
cludes Irene"
The cast includes Tom PATRICIA. for
years q star of George Whites Scan
dals"; David Percy whose baritone will
be remembered from the Fox Follies":
Lois Moran, who has switched to the
screen musical productions and scored
as effectively as in her dramatic work:
Helen Twelvetrees of THE Ghost
Talks: Frank AlbertSon and Elizabeth
Patterson, known to theatergoers any
where.
James Tingling, veteran Fox director
directed the story, and Frank Merlin,
Broadway producer, staged the dialogue.
A chorus Of more than 100 singing and
dancing beauties lends zeSt to q color
full production.
John Irving Fisher will have . piano
speciality in the new stage revue and
also will introduce an excellent list Of
entertainers. The gorgeous Foxettes
will offer new dance routines: Masters
& Grace, with songs and dances. will
make their Washington debut; Gerald
q Hoad. two clever comedians; the Fox
JazZmanains and others will complete
the program.
COLUMBIA-Ronald Colman In Bull
dog DrummOnd."
Ronald Colman in the role Of Bull
dog Drummond will still continue 10
stir I'D excitement and thrills this
version of the famous stage play, Bull
dog Drummond." It Is Colman'S first
talking picture and it is agreed the
picture is his. Joan Bennett, Montagu
Love and Lawrence Grant appear in
the supporting cast.
Hugh Drummond, demobilized Brit
ish army officer, bored with the after
war quiet and London club life, is in
duced by q friend to insert an adver-
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any dangerous or thrilling enterprise.
He receives many answers, but decides
to accept the summons of a young lady
who would like to meet him at rather
disreputable roadhouse. He meets the
girl and she tells him a wild story Of
her American millionaire uncle, who is
being kept q prisoner in a sanitarium
by a group of underworld characters
and an insane surgeon, whose chief de-
light in life is to torture people. Drum
mond enters DR.. Lakington'S Sanitarium
and succeeds in escaping with the
uncle. The crooks follow him and at
the inn demand the uncle. Drummond,
in the uncle's clothes, perpetrates a
hoax. In the meantime the gang re-
captures the girl. At the sanitarium
they realize they have Drummond in
stead of the uncle. Drummond, having
lost his gun, is helpless. The doctor
| is about to torture him, when the girl,
who has been In coma, gets out Of 1t,
, and releases him and he turns the tables
on the crooks, who, by clever ruse,
! escape, but Drummond and the girl are
happy ever after.
Added attractions include a Metro
Movietone presentation of Van. and
| Schenck, famous vaudeville team Of
| comedy singers; the Tiffany Color
| Classic in. sound. "a Song of Spain:
the M-G-M International News, the
Fox Movietone News and the Column
bia Orchestra.