The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-21
PROGRAMS FOR
NEXT w EEK
TN THEATERS

The grooming singer Of love
songs and band conductor,
epens Christmas Day in his first
radio talking and singing fear
ture, "The Yagabond Lover"
The story. written BY James
Creelman. jr. parallels the
actual life Of Rudy valee. Songs
offered by the star are "A Lie
tie kiss Each Morning" Il Love
You, Believe Me, I Love YOU"
Ell You We're the Only Cir"
and "I'lI Be Reminded Of YOU
The Connecticut Yankees Band
backs UP the singer. and scores
Of dancing girls are seen IN the
layishIy staged numbers.
Eric Won StroheiIia and Betty
Compson Ia The Great Gabbo
win continue to provide the
main screen attraction at
Keith's until Christmas day.
COLUMBIA - Jules Verne's
famous story, 1.-THE Mysterious
Island. filmed in Technicolor
and with sound and dialogue
sequences. will provide the main
screen attraction. opening To-
day. Lionel Barrymore, Jane
DAILY and Lloyd Hughes play
the leading roles III this spec
tacular perturbation Of an
IMAGINATIVE story. Montagu
Love. Snitz Edwards. Harry
Cribbon and Dolores BrinkmaIl
are Ia the supporting cast.
The Hearst Metrotone News,
Moyietone acts and the Column.
bia concert orchestra under the
direction Of Claude Burrows
win supply the incidental fear
lures Of the program.
PALACE-Gertrude Lawrence
in her first talking and sing
ing picture, THE Battle Of
Paris. comes as the main
screen attraction, opening 20
day Ia what is described IS 9
war of wf1oopee, the English
singing Charles Ruggles, who
viii be recalled by movie audi
ences for his drolI fumor IN
both ssCentleman Of the Press
and 1.-THE Lady Lies. On the
stage. Allan Rogers and the
Palace Syncopators viii back
up new Loew unit, Fan
Fancies, !, featuring Sunshine
Sammy, johnny Berkes, Olive
Hihley, Dorothy Dodd and Ger
trlide Sheffield and the CheS.
ter Hale girls. The Hearst
Metrotone News and the Pal
ace concert orchestra under
Harry Borjes viii complete the
program.
RTALTO - Laura L,aPlante
seeks romance in Paris in Told
your Man, the new Universal
farce comedy, now playing as
the main screen attraction. IN
the story Miss LaPlaI1te goes TO
paris to study art. and Is fas-
cinated BY her romantic foreign
model. who inlperSonateS both
an Apache and q I1oblenlaIl
and turns out to be neither,
Wn1ter Scott Kolk, Washing.
ton boy discovered by Marion
Davies, plays the lead opposite
Miss Taplante. The picture was
directed by Emmett Flynn from
story BY Maxine Alton. The
subsidiary attractions will -.
Glide i comedy, Universal news
reel and music BY the Rialto
Orchestra.
FOX George Jessen In his
nlovietone singing feature,
Love. Live and Laugh" comes
rs the main screen attraction
Opening today. The star pOr-
trays an Italian boy, marred by
the world war who returns To
his home in Italy Seeking sue
cess Ia America he migrateS 70
New York with q hurdy gtlrdy
and q golden voice. The mar
rative then provides congenial
settings for the introduction OF
group 81 typical Jessel songs,
composed by Abel Baer and
walter Gilbert. Fanchon and
Marcos Jazz Buccaneers viii
provide the stage attraction and
features Emile and Romano.
Charles Brugge, Helen Warner.
Eddie Roy, La Petite Marie and
the Sunkist dancing beauties.
FOX grand orchestra will be
heard In B Christmas carol over
ttire. and the MOviet0ne News
will complete the program.
EARLE Charles (Buddy)
Rogers In his latest Paramount
feature, Half Way to Heaven, !"
comes as the main screen at
traction. opening with regu-
lar performances today. The
story Is described as q breath
taking, startling and human
melodrama of carnival life in
which the star is assisted BY
Jean Arthur, Helen Ware, LII
ellie Williams. Oscar APPEL,
Irwin Bacon and Edna West.
The supplemental program viii
include 8 number 81 Vitaphone
varieties, the Universal and
pathe News reels, with music
81 the Earle Orchestra. Daniel
Brees1in conducting,
METROP OLET Al M Ted
Lewis, premiere exponent Of
classical jazz, comes as the main
screen attraction. beginning to
day. In is Everybody Happy?p
his first Vitaphone feature.