The Washington times., 1929-01-03

NATIONALr-Earl Carroll's latest
production, "Fioretta" with a
three-star cast, which includes
Leon Enrol, Lionel Atwill and Fan
ME Brice, opens at the National
Sunday night for a weeks engage
ment. Tessa Kosta is the prima-
donna lead. Mr.. Carroll promises
Sc of the most gorgeous girls in
captivity, male chorus and
symphony orchestra. Other fea-
tured principals are Dorothp
Knapp, George Houston, the Lp-
Gust Sisters, the three Demon
Dancers, Snow and Columbus,
Theodore Karle and Giovanni
Guerri.
BELASC0-"Hit The De c X"
with Washington's own Kate
Smith will be the attraction be-
ginning Sunday night. This is
the first time the musical has
been offered at popular prices.
Renee Hamilton, Robert Capron,
Thelma Parker, Edward Metcalfe,
Jack Closson, Rosl Snowden will
play the principal roles. Kate
Smith will sing the famous
"Hallelujah" song and the other
hits of the Vincent Youmans
and Herbert Fields score inciGd-
ing, Sometimes I'm Happy"
will be heard assisted by the big
Belasco chorus of beauties.
POLIS-Washington will have
a closeup of the interior mys-
4or;os oe q Vn,,nolia Gov tho lataSt
thriller, zone Mile Up" is con.
cerned with happenings in the in.
terror of a huge air bag of the
dirigible type. The "Barbarossa
is said to be a marvel of stage
craft and a novel scenic embellish-
ment. Peopling the airship and
concerned with the mystery drama
are professors. crew, school teach.
ers, passengers, statesmen, and a
leper. In the large cast of prin.
eipals are Charles Able. Rose Ho-
bart, Wallis Clark, Alfred A.
Hesse. Julian Noa. Joan Marion,
Raymond Walburn, Zelya Talma,
Priscilla Knowles, and Paul Gull,
foyle.
PRESIDENT-'UnwelcomeC Chill
dren," the problem screen feature,
has registered SO successfully it
Is being held over for second
week, beginning Saturday. In this
picture an age-old discussion is
presented as the groundwork of a
most entertaining picture 1t is
provocative, but none the 1ess in
teresting, in its graphic delinea-
ton of moot problem. Conrad
Veidt. Mary Ellis and Werner
Kraus play the leads with remark
able work by some clever child ac-
tors. There are daily matinees.
STRAND-"Step Along" is the
title of the new Mutual burlesque
show which bows into the Strand,
beginning Sunday matinee. Lena
DAILY known the length and
breadth of the land by burlesque
patrons. heads this new attrac-
tion. She is abetted in comedy
and melody by Lew Lewis, Flor
ence Trotman, Charles Smith,
Harry Harrison and Dave Gard.
ner. There is a large chorus and
step Along" promises to surpass
any show on the Mutual wheel
in the number of laughs provided.
Colleen Moore in her
latest First National comedy,
synthetic Sin, comes to the
Earle beginning with the Friday
night premiere. 1t is the story
of little Virginia girl who Eas
an ambition to be great actress
but fails because she is unac-
quainted with real life. She de.
cides to get acquainted and there
in lies the fun. Synthetic Sin
is adapted from the stage play.
Antonio Moreno is Miss Moore's
leading man and Montagu Love,
Gertrude Astor. Edythe Chapman
and Kathryn Mcguire are seen
in support of the star.
METROPOLITAN-"On Trial"
the Warner Brothers all.talking
picture, made from Elmer Rice's
stage play, has scored SO EN-.