The Washington times., 1929-12-14
PROGRAMS FOR
NEW WEEK IN
THEATERS

ing Sinners" q film picturiza-
ton Of w. Somerset Maug-
hams stage hit, provides the
main screen attraction opening
today. william Powell, Ruth
Chatterton, Give Brook and
Mary Nolan are co-featured in
this sparkling story Of modern
marital mishaps. Laura Hope
Crews, Montagu Love, Florence
Eldridge, Claude Allister and
Juliette Crosby are also in the
cast. The story Is said to be
genuinely human and intimate
and made Thoroughly entertain
ing by the capable cast.
Charming Sinners" will be sup
plemented by the usual short
Vitaphone films and a news
reel.
EARLE Dorothy Mackaill In
'The Love Racket" described
as the story of a girl with Q
past, comes as the main screen
attraction opening with the
performances today. In this
First National feature the star
has the assistance Of Sidney
Blackmer and Wheeler Oak
man. It Is the story of girl
whose thoughtless error Of the
past comes back to confront
her with tremendous force
while she is q member Of the
Jury In a desperately contested
criminal case. "The Love
Racket" viii be supplemented
by the popular Vitaphone Vari-
eties, the Universal and Pathe
news reels and selections by
the Earle concert orchestra,
Daniel Breeskin conducting.
FOx-The Frank Borzage
production Of '"The River" with
Charles Farrell and Mary Dun
can co-starred comes as the
main screen attraction begin
ming today. 1.-THE River" Is o
tale Of primitive passion taken
from the Tristan Tupper novel.
Dialogue was written by John
Hunter Booth. while A. II. Van
Buren,. formerly Of the Poll
stock company, directed the
presentation Of the stage por-
tion Of the story. On the Fox
stage viii be q new Fanchon
and Marco revue unit, "Con.
traStS," featuring Mel Klee,
Nan Blackstone, Gypsy Burne,
Bud and Eleanor Coll, George
and Robert Temoff, Buddy Enc
NETT, the old-timers, and 16
Sunkist beauties. with John
Irving Fisher presiding as mas
ter OF ceremonies. The Fox
grand orchestra win present
Lists Second Hungarian Rhap-
sody and the Fox Movietone
News will round out the bill.
COLUMBIA King Vidor's
production Of tHallelujah, !" with
an all-colored Harlem cast.
comes as the main screen at
traction opening today. King
Vidor wrote the story and
Irving Berlin supplied the
songs, with the cast recruited
by the director among the Har-
lem night clubs and the Broad
way sepia shows. Negro
cnoruses and spirituals make
the feature among the most
unique In film history. It tells
the story Of Zeke, q Mississippi
negro who comes to New York
to sell the cotton crop and en-
counters adventure. The Hearst
Metrotone News, selected short
comedy subjects and the usual
house features will complete
the program.
PALACE Charming Pollock's
stage success, The Locked
Door," made into an exciting
feature by United Artists, comes
as the main screen attraction
opening today. Betty Bronson,
Rod LaRccque, Barbara Stan
wyck and William Boyd are the
featured members of the cast
with ZaSlI Pitts, Mack Swain
and Harry StubbS others In i'm
portant roles. On the stage
Allan Rogers, the new master
Of ceremonies, viii introduce
the first Loew unit, Dresden
China which viii feature Col
Inns and Peterson, Patti Spears,
RodiOn Trio, jolly and Smith,
Chester HaIe's Dresden dolls,
and the Palace Syncopa ..ors.
selected short subjects with the
Hearst Metrotone News win
complete the program.
RIALTO Red Hot Rhythm, =
3 talking and singing feature
with q Tin Pan Alley back.
ground, was the main screen
attraction opening yesterday.
waiter O'Keefe, Well.known
song writer and q Broadway
master Oe ceremonies, plays, an
1U1k08 wNeAAS AO3Gs Will JOcGp61l1lO
Dunn, 3Ika Chase and Anita
Marvin prominent In the cast.
s'Red Hot Rhythm" Is an origi-
nal story by william Consel-
man and Leo McCarey, the
former supervised 1t and the
latter directed. It Is said to be
packed with drama, thrills and
huYaOE. The supplemental bill
win provide comedy shorts, q
neWsreel and selections by the
RialtO concert orchestra.
RK.O KETTH'S- Betty Comp
son, who scored In Street
Girl" Is co-Starred with Eric
Won Stroheim In THE Great
rSahi,n % an aIi-dialop1Ia singing