The Washington times., 1929-09-05
. HATS JUST
AHEAD IN
THEATERS

musical comedy Of the new Wash.
ington legitimate season, bows in
at Polls next Monday night. This
is the New York Casino success
which has Billy House az ace come
dian and a funster who was among
last seasons 8 Broadway sensa tions,
In the large supporting cast OF
principals are Doris Vinton, Lou
Powers, Helen LaVonne, Bob
Lively, Frank Gallagher, Maude
Allan. Helen Fables, Isabelle Yer
non, Marie Pittman, McGushion
Twins. Clarence Harvey. Bill Nc.
Kinley, the IL Kelly dancers, the
Four Musical Diplomats, besides a
dancing chorus OF 40 pretty girls.
GAYETY-"Broadway Scandals"
il the title OF the new Mutual bur.
lesque attraction which arrives
Sunday afternoon. Chief of the
comedy makers Is Charles Wesson,
known as the Don Barclay of bur-
lesque. Featured ingenues are
Joan Lee and Joan Collette, in other
words pair of Joans to entertain
the Jacks. Supporting members
of the company include Charles
Cole, tramp comedian; Ray King,
straight; Paul Morokopf. Alyce
jay, the De Latour sisters and
Birdie MackIey. A large chorus Of
peppery dancers serve as lively
background for q score of musical
numbers.
LITTLE-The Little Theater on
Ninth Street. between F and G,
opens its doors this afternoon. be
ginning the second season under
the auspices of the Film Arts
Guild. Of Washington. Joseph r.
F'liesler, director.
THE Passion of Joan Of Arc"
heads q program Of outstanding
merit, arranged for the premiere.
This French film masterpiece was
previewed In Washington at q
private showing before the Press
Club.
"The Fall of the House of
Usher" based on Edgar Allen
Poe's novel: Hidden Death
Traps" UFA production; Para.
mount News, and Chaplin in
The Champion make up the
balance of the program.
METROPOLITAN - AL Jolson's
latest screen feature, Say 1t With
Songs" begins a limited engage
ment Saturday. Lloyd Bacon d.
rected this feature. made from
story by Daryl Francis Zanuck
and Harvey Gates. 1t Is a senti.
mental story in which the singing
minstrel again has the competent
assistance Of Davy Lee. the clever
: Pal" Used to You" I'm in Sew
''Just One Sweet Kiss" I'm
K-a.r-a.z-y For You" and Back in
Your Own Back Yard" Marion
Nixon Is the leading woman and
other principals are Holmes Her
bert, Fred Kohler and John
Bowers.
EARLE-Dorothy Mackaill in
her new First National Nitaphone
production, Hard To Get" comes
for the new week beginning with
a Friday midnight screening. This
new feature shows the popular
blonde screen star as Il model and
surrounded by bevy of other
beauties. 1t Is the first independ'
ent starring picture for Miss
Mackaill and in the supporting
cast are Jack Oakie, Charles DE.
laney and Edmund Burns: The
added short reel attraction for the
week In the Eddie Cantor tabloid.
"Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic" in
which the pop-eyed comic offers
a number of songs in his individ.
ual manner. A newsEeel and or
chestrai selections will complete
the program.
FOX - Since THE Cockeyed
World broke all existing box
office records at the Fox Theater
1t has been held over for q second
week beginning Saturday. Victor
MacLaglen and Edmund Lowe are
seen as a couple of tough Ma
rines, two sturdy OATS who are
bOisterous, vulgar but human in
their quest for romance. Audi
ences have responded TO the screen
doings with gales of laughter, and
Lily Damita aids nightly in the
comedy. Raoul Walsh directed
the story by Laurence Stallings
and Maxwell Anderson. On the
stage the interpretative prologue
will be continued and new issue
Of the Fox mOvietone news will
be shown.
RIALTO-"B Broadway" Iiuiver-
sails big singing, talking and dane.
ing screen production made from
the successful play. will be- con.
tfnued for q second week begin
ming Saturday. The picture was
directed by Paul Fejos and enlists
In q long cast Of principals Glenn
Tryon' Myrna Kennedy, Evelyn
Brent. Thomas E. Jackson, Otis
Harlan, Robert Ellis, Paul Forecast,
Grace Lee and a score Of other
Broadway actors. There is a grip.
ping underworld. plot set In night
club atmosphere and some of the
most imposing sets ever built for
a motion picture are seen in
broadway" A dozen songs and
many dances are interpolated in
the action.
PAI.ACE-The long.awaited &c.
Quel to Our Dancing Daughters"
comes saturday. 1t Is called
Our Modern Maidens" and intro
duces Joan Crawford, of the
earliet triumph. Anita Page.
Douglas Fairbanks, jr., Edward
Nugent, Josephine Dunn, and Al:
bert Gran. The story is set in
glittering jazz palaces and gorgeous
modernistic locales, depicting the
spirit Of modern youth. On the
stage. AL Evans and the Palace
Syncopators in a new revue unit,
Creole Nights" which will pre-.
sent Lang and Haley; the Three