The Washington times., 1929-02-28


comedy success Rain or Shine"
will be the Inaugural week attrac-
ton, opening Sunday night. The
large supporting company will in
clude Tom Howard, Nell Roy,
Warren Hull. Ethel Norris, Dave
Chasen, Joe Lyons, Elsa Petersen
Ernest Lambart. I'll Sixteen
American Rockets, the 80 Tom Nip
dancers, the Roustabout chorus
and the. New Workers. Quartette.
There will be only the Saturday
matinee.
REL LASCO-Margare Anglin will
present her new play, security,
at the Shubert. Belasco Theat9r
for one week, beginning Sunday,
directly prior to its opening In
New York. Security" by Esme
Gwynn Tyson, is a story of a
woman who sacrifices her own
happiness for the security Of her
children's happiness. Miss Anglin
has a strong supporting cast. in
cluding Thurston Hall, Marjorie
.Gateson, Ethel Critics, Anita
Kerry, Edward Cooper. Hope
Drown, Robert Harrigan, Mes
senger Bells. Eva Leonard BoNne
and Howard Benton. The play
: has been staged by Stanley Logan
NATIONAL ''Mary's o h r
Husband" described as furiously
funny farce will be the Inaugural
week attraction, opening on Sun.
cay night, instead of the usual
Monday premiere. 1t concerns a
dutiful wife whose fault is a prone
ness for boasting of her husbands
material position. When her rela-
tives arrive she has to maintain
the bluff and the fun starts. Mary
Newton, leading woman Of the Ia
tional Player has choice role
and Wilfred Lytell, Freddy Sher.
man, Nancy Baker, Charles Hamp-
den, Helen Wallace and Mrs.
Adelaide Hibbard haNs cOngenial
assignments. The usual Wednes.
day and Saturday matinees will be
given.
KEITH H'S-Charles Emerson Cook
will repoen KCith's Sunday after.
noon, presenting his IN " $ / C !
comedy company, headed by Patti
Harold, guest star. in Little Nellie
Kelly" Frank Gallagher, Thelma
Parker and Rosa Snowden and the
augmented chorus of the Savoy
Players. In CT formity with his
popular price policy, Producer
Cook has set aside big block of
orchestra seats which viii be avail
able for 81 nightly. The usual bar
gain matinees will be given on
Wednesday and Saturday.
INSTRUMENTATION Bar
thelmess in Weary River" his
first talking and singing picture,
will be the main screen attraction
opening Saturday. Weary River"
Is described as a spectacularly
modern story in which underworld
life is combined with radio. II
is the tale of singing convict
whose radio voice wins him pa
role and the love of q girl. Betty
Compson plays opposite Barthal-
mass. A special midnight per-
formance Is scheduled for 1908
a. m. Monday morning.
EARLE-"Redskin.'' the new
Paramount epic of the West,
which stars Richard Dix. will be
the main screen attraction begin
ming with the Friday midnight
showing. ''Redsxin" has some
magnificent photography depicting
the grand natural beauty of the
wide open spaces and these have
been heightened in effect by ex-
quisite coIoring. Dix has a great
role as primitive American and
the music and sound effects are
said to add materially to the real
ism. There will be al special mid.
night performance at 1901 Mon,
day morning for which tickets are
now on sale.
FOX -M Mary Astor in New
Years Eve" is the star of tae
main screen attraction opening
Saturday. In the supporting cast
for this film comedy drama will
be Charles Morton. Earle Foxe,
Florence Lake, and Helen Ware.
The picture is described as full of
thrilling action, love interest and
drama backing up an underlying
comedy theme. On the stage
will be Johnny Marvin, recording
star, who will be heard in the
grooming melodies which have won
him fame; Muriel LaFrance. King,
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