The Washington times., 1929-09-07
w JUST
AHEAD IN
THEATEPS

POLLS =. 'Luckee Girl, first
q musical comedy Of the new Wash
ington legitimate season. bows in
III Poii's next Monday night. This
Ii the New York Casino success
Z which has Billy House as ace come.
dian nd a funstef who was among
last seasons Broadway sensations.
In the large supporting cast Of
principals are Doris Vinton, Lou
Powers, Helen LaVonne, Bob
Lively, Frank Gallagher, Maude
Allan. Helen Fables, Isabelle Ver-
4 non, Marie Pittman, McGushion
Twins, Clarence Harvey. Bill Nc
y kinley, the II Kelly dancers, the
Four Musical Diplomats, besides
dancing chorus of 40 pretty girls.
tSAYETY-"Broadway Scandals"
is 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-
lesques Featured ingenues are
Joan Lee and Joan Collette, In other
n words a pair Of Joans to entertain
the Jacks Supporting members
3 of the company include Charles
Cole, tramp comedian; Ray King,
straight; Paul Morokopf, Alycess
4 Jay, the De Latour sisters and
Birdie Mackley. A large chorus of
q peppery dancers serve as lively
background for score of musical
numbers.
LITTLE-The Little Theater on
Ninth Street. between r and g,
opens its doors this afternoon, be.
ginning the second season under
the auspices of the Film Arts
Guild, Of Washington. Joseph r.
. Fliesler, director.
The Passion of Joan of Arc"
heads a program of outstanding
merit, arranged for the premiere.
This French film masterpiece was
previewed in Washington at
private showing before the Press
Club.
The Fall of the House of
Usher based on Edgar Allen
Poe's novel: Hidden Death
Traps" a 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 limited engage
ment today. Lloyd Bacon di.
tsrected 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
child actor. Jolson will sing Little
Pal" USED to YOU" I'm in Sew
enth Heaven" why Cant You,"
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 Maekaill in
sfler new First National Vitaphone
production, Hard To Get, comes
a7for the new week beginning with
the performances of today This
new feature shows the popular
blonde screen star as a model and
surrounded by a 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 is the Eddie Cantor tabloid,
"Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic" in
which the pop-eyed comic offers
4 d number of songs in his individ.
6 nal manner. A newsreel and orr
chestral selections will conp1ets
the program.
FOX - Since "The Cockeyed
world broke all existing box
Z office records at the Fox Theater
. II has been held over for second
week beginning Saturday. Victor
MacLaglen and Edmund Lowe are
u seen as couple of tough Ma
q TiEies, two sturdy OATS who are
q boisterous, vulgar but human in
y their quest for romance. Audi.
ences have responded TO the screen
dOings with gales of laughter, and
Lily Damita aids nightly in the
4 comedy. Raoui Walsh directed
the story by Laurence Stallings
and Maxwell Anderson. On the
stage the interpretativs prologue
will be continued and new Issue
of the Fox movietone news will
be shown.
". RIALTO-"B Broadway" Univer.
sails big singing, talking and dane.
ing screen production made from
1.-THE successful play, will be con.
#tinued for a second week begin.
ming today. The picture was
directed by Paul Fejos and enlists
lin long cast of principals Glenn
= Tryon, Myrna Kennedy, Evelyn
Brent, Thomas f. Jackson, Otis
= Harlan, Robert Ellis. Paul Porcasi,
Grace Lee and score of other
Broadway actors. There Is a grip
J. ping underworld plot set in night
club atmosphere and some of the
most imposing sets ever built for
y, n motion picture are seen in
Broadway" A dozen songs and
many dances are interpolated in
the action.
PALACE-The long.awaited ne.
quel to "Our Dancing Daughters''
comes today. It Is called Our
Modern Maidens" and intro.
!. tiuces Joan Crawford, Of the
1 earlier triumph; Anita Page,
L Douglas Fairbanks, jr.. Edward
4 Nugeflt, Josephine Dunn, and AL
III bert Gran. The story Is set in
/. glittering jazz palaces and gorgeous
naodernistic locales, depicting the
ssepirit of modern youth. On the
stage, Al Evans and the Palace
y aSYncnnafnrs in q new reuIla 1lnit