The Washington times., 1929-11-16
FOR
NEW. WEEK in
THEATERS

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duction that win have its Amer
lean premiere Monday night, is
Death Takes . Holiday" q
stage fantasy which has en-
joyed unusual success in Italy,
Warsaw, Budapest, London and
Paris, not to mention South
America. It Is sponsored BY
the Professional Players. a new
producing organization, and fea-
lures Philip Merivala with the
supporting cast including James
Dale, Roland Bottomley, Viva
Birkett, Ann Orr, Martin Burton,
Wallace Erskine, Lorna Lau-
renee, Florence Golden, Kath-
crime Hepburn, Olga Birkbeck,
Frank Greene and others. Law
renee Marion staged the play.
POLPS-Thurston, the magi-
elan, with his daughter, Jane,
co-starred, brings his new magic
show for o weeks engagement,
opening Sunday night. Thurs
ton promises q number Of start
ling new feats to mystify and
arnuse, among them the Mil
lion Dollar Mystery" "Iasia"
and the Mystery Of the Whip
pet" In the latter trick an
auto loaded with pretty girls Is
vanished on a fully lighted
stage. "IaSia" sees a charming
young girl mySteriously disap-
pear from a cabinet suspended
over the dome Of the theater.
Another new illusion Is the
Magic Box Revue" Jane
Thurston has her part in all Of
these SpecialtieS and is an at
tractive first aide to her maya
elan daddy. She also offers q
singing and dancing interlude
in which MY Daddy'S a HocuS-
Pocts Man" Is featured.
NATIONAL - Comdr. G. M.
Doytt's sensational animal pic
ture. Hunting Wild Tigers In
India" opens q weeks engage
ment with matinee and evening
performances daily, commenc-
Ing Sunday night. This sound
feature, made under the auspices
Of the American Museum Of
National History films exciting
moments while the king Of the
jungle cats is trailed to the
death. There are some marvel
Gus pictures Of elephants, snakes
and the various denizenS Of the
tropical India SwampS and
wooded country. The story Of
the hunt is graphically recited
by Commander Dyott and there
is q background Of interpreta-
tive music which makes the
10 reels Q continually engroSS-
ing feature. The film has the
Endorsement Of the District Of
Columbus Board Of Education.
FOx-Janet Gaynor and
Charles Farrell In Sunny Side
Up" their latest co-starring fea-
ture, comes as the main screen
attraction beginning today.
It is a musical comedy cinema
with story and tunes provided
by De sylvia, Brown and Hender-
son. Dance numbers directed
by Seymour Felix include the
sensational number, Turn on
on the Heat" credited with be-
ing the most elaborate and ef-
fectiye terpSichorean bit ever
produced in Hollywood. On the
stage will be another Fanchon
and Maroon idea called Cali
fornia CaperS," with John Irving
Fisher presiding as master Of
ceremonies. The overture by
the Brusiloff band will include
q medley Of the Sunny Side
Up" hits and Fox Movietone
will complete the program.
EARLE-Richard Dix in THE
Love Doctor" a screen play
made from the David Belasco
success THE B o o m e r an g."
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traction, opening with the per
formanceS today. The dia-
logue sparkleS with comedy and
June Collier IN the chief support
ing role Is happily cast. Sub
sidiary features will include
Vitaphone Varieties, a news reel
and orchestral interludeS by
Daniel Breeskin and the Earle
Symphony orchestra.
R-K.O-KEITH'S Bebe Dan
ielS in Rio Rita" has been at
tracing record-breaking bust
ness and has been held over for
a second week, beginning to-
day. This film version of Zieg-
fields glamorouS "Rio Rita" is