The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-06-08
PROGRAMS FOR
NEW WEEKIN
THEATERS

Belasco's "Girl of the Golden
West" will mark the 1OOth'Week
anniversary Of the National Play
ers,, opening Monday night IL
was last seen in Washington In
1907 with Blanche Bates as the
featured star. Edith King Will
have the role of the girl" and
Roger Pryor will be seen as Ram
merez, the road agent. The cast
will be augmented for this spe-
cI.. n. AKagement, and some lmpos.
insT scenic effects are promised
fb'the four acts of exciting west
eIIa drama. There will be the
y bsual matinees.
" EARLE-Billie Dove, supported
by an all.star cast. will be aeen
in her first all.talking picture
when Careers" begins a weeks
engagement on the screen, open
ing with the performances to-
day. Antonio Moreno, Thelma
Todd, Noah BeeIy and Carmel
Myers have important roles. The
story Is laid in the tropical Indo-
China country. John Francis
Dillon is the director. On the
supplementary program will be
a number of Vitaphone shorts
with a news reel and music by
the Earle concert orchestra, Dan
lei Breeskin conducting.
METROPOLITAN "Noah's
Ark" the gigantic Warner Broth
ers' film spectacle with Dolores
Costello and George oBrien fea-
tured. holds over for a second
week, beginning today. Stu.
pendous in conception, the pro-
ductiOn was over three years in
the making. Besides dialogue, 1t
Is accompanied by highly effective
sound EXPERIMENTATION, and the
scenes OF the great deluge are
sweeping in grandeur and tragic
horror and are said to surpass
anything hitherto filmed. Michael
Curtiz directed. A supplementary
screen program of shorts COM
pletes the bill.
COL u M B l A-Eddie Bowling,
stage star Of Honeymoon Lane"
and "Sallie, Irene and Mary"
makes his debut in the talking and
singing pictures in The Rainbow
Man." which will be the screen
attraction beginning today. 1t
Is a sentimental story Of stage
life In which Marion Frankie
Darrow and Sam Hardy, assist
the Broadway actor, in his sing
ing and comedy. The supple
mentary screen program will
include Metro.Movietone acts, the
M.G-M news reel and selections
by the Columbia concert orchestra,
Claude Burrows conducting.
FOX-May McAvoy comes to
the Fox screen beginning to.
day in a Vitaphone talking
picture. "stolen Kisses" The
picture is described as a pleas
ing comedy with the atmospheric
action taking the characters to
Paris and the Folies Bergere.
On the stage will be John Irving
Fisher as master Of ceremonies
introducing revue program
which will include the Jazzma.
mans and the dancing Foxettes.
Fox MoVietone news and selected
shorts complete the program
PALACE - William Haine
comes to the Palace screen to-
day in "A Mans Man." his
latest Metro Goldwyn feature.
Haines holds the Palace record
for box office business. and his
new picture. made from the
stage play. introduces Josephine
Dunn in her greatest film role.
1t Is Hollywood story with
laughter the domin ting note,
although there are emotional Sc.
quences. On the stage will he
Herbert Rawlinson. master of
ceremonies. introducing the Pal.
ace SyncopatorS and a LoeW.
Publix revue unit called Cir
Gus Cabaret" Supplementary
short film features and music
by the Palace concert orchetra.
marry BOrJeS conducting. Will
complete the program.
RlALTO-Morton Downey. the
singing star. in his Pathe fea.
ture. Mothers Boy" comes to
the Rialto today. with mel.
ody, dialogue and dancing. the
main ingredients Of a Broadway
story. The supporting cast is
composed Of stage players and
includes Helen Chandler. Osgood
Perkins. Beryl Mercer. Barbara
Bennett. Brian Donlevey, Lorrin
Baker and Jennie MoskovitZ. Dur
ing the course Of the action. Mr..
Downey's voice Is heard in a
number OF tuneful ballads.
Mothers Boy" Is the story Of
lad who Justified the ma.