The Washington times., 1929-04-18
PROGRAMS FOR
NEXT WEEK
TN THEATERS

PALACE Buster Keaton In
Spite Marriage" will be the main
screen attraction opening Satur-
day. 1t is a. sound picture in
which the sober-faced comedian is
supported by Dorothy Sebastian
and Leila Hyams On the stage
will be Wesley Eddy and his
Syncapators packing up a Charles
Niggemeyer revue, Say 1t with
Flowers" Featured entertainers
are Sammy Cohen, of What
Price Glory" fame. and the Dave
Gould girls. The M-G-M, Movie-
tone news, selected shorts and an
overture by the Palace concert
orchestra completes the program.
FOX-"Speakeasy," a Fox pic
ture which is said to graphically
record all the sounds of the big
city, such as subway roars, the
Madison Square Garden fight
thrills, Belmont racing ana night
club whoopee, comes to the FOX
screen Saturday. Lola Lane and
Paul Page are the featured play
ers. The Fox musicians become
the "Jazzmanians" beginning this
week bringing their melodies to
the stage proper where they will
support revue program OF
Broadway entertainers. Jonn
Irving Fisher remains as master
of ceremonies. Fox Movietone
news, a Joseph LaRose stage set
ting and selected shorts will com.
plete the program.
METROPOI.lTAN-"The Canary
Murdey Case" Paramount's all.
talking mystery thriller which
provides William Powell with his
first starring role, holds over for
a second week beginning Saturday.
This is the LOWE version of 5. ).
Van Dimes famous detective story
with Powell cast as the renowned
crime detector. Philo Vance, Louis
John Bartels, Louise Brooks, Jean
Arthur and Gustav Won Seyferrtiz
are in the supporting cast, a bill
of supplementary short Vitapho1e
subjects completes the program.
POLPS-Helen Hayes in Co
quette," begins an engagement
limited to one week and opening
Monday night. "Coquette" is an
emotional drama written by Ann
Preston Bridgers and George Alb
bott. 1t gives the Washington
star the most effective role of her
career. In the supporting COM
pany are Charles Waldron, An
drew LawlOr, jr., Una Merkel,
Bryant Sells, G. Albert Smith,
Frederick Burton, Gaylord Pendie-
ton, Carmen Miller, Abbie Mitchell
and Dan Pennell.
NATIONAL-James M. Barrie's
clever comedy, What Every
i Woman Knows" will be the new
attraction, opening Monday night.
Mary Newton will have the role
of Maggie Wylie, first made ia
nous by Maude Adams and later
played by Helen Hayes. Wilfred
Lytell will be the John Shand of
the Barrie revival and the other
members of the company will find
congenial roles. The love affair
of Maggie Wylie and John Shand
is one that appeals through its
very charm and logic. 1t Is an
nounced that the regular matinees
will be given on Wednesday and
Saturday.
RIALTO-Universa big super
special, "Show Boat" will have a
brilliant 81 opening on Monday
night. The Edna Ferber film
story enlists the services of Laura,
LaPlante and Joseph Schildkraut
and the atmospheric prologue has
Helen Morgan. Jules Bledsoe,
Aunt Jemima and others Of the
Ziegfeld stars singing "Ol Man
River" Cant Help Loving That
Man" and the big musical hits of
the Ziegfeld production. After the
premiere SHOW Boat" will begin
an indefinite run at the regular
Rialto Theater box office scale.
IA-"Broadway Nel-
ody," Metro-Goldwvn's singing,
dancing and talking special, has
been held over for a fourth week
after breaking all Tendance rec
ords. Charles King, Bessie Love
and Anita Page are the stars of
this back stage story which fea-
lures melody and dialogue and
some musical comedy interludes
that mark Melody" as the most
advanced of the talking pictures.
A short supplementary screen pro-
gram with orchestral selections
completes the bill.
= EARLE-"His Captive Woman"
a new First National dialogue pic
ture featuring Milton Sills and
Dorothy MackaiIl opens with the
Friday midnight premiere. 1t is a
highly dramatic narrative with a
positive guarantee of more than
the usual number of thrills. The
story is an adaptation of the
novel, "Changeling,' written by
Dom Byrne. Selected short sub
jects and Breeskin overture
complete the program.
STRAND-The "Radium Queens"
is the title of the new Mutual
burlesque attraction which bows
in Sunday matinee. They are re.
ported to have created something
of a sensation on the burlesque
wheel with a snappy entertain.
ment which includes Gaby Fields,
Ina Thomas, Marie Collins, Bill
Mccoy. Sidney Fields, Ralph
Smith, and Bert Rose. On Thurs.
day night the regular program
will be supplemented by wrest.
ling match.
LITTLE-'"Ten Days That Shook
the World" the UFA film story
directed by Ell Reisenstein. who is
famed for his "Potemkin," will be
the main screen attraction begin.
ming Saturday. Ten Days" is
pictorial story of the final days
of the Russian reUOlution uyher