The Washington times., 1929-02-16
FOR
NEW WEEK IN
THEATERS


POLI's--Arthur Hammerstein's
Rose Marie" the tIlneful musi-
cal operetta returns for . weeks
engagement beginning Sunday
night. The INDIAN Love Call"
ana all the haunting melodies OF
the Rudolf FrimI score win be
heard and the Totem pole dance
will again delight. In the large
cast are Virginia Fox, Paul
Donah, Peggy Pates, Charles
Meakins. Mira Nirska, Houston
Richards, Daisy Gibson, Sano
Marco, Ross Gibson. The sing.
ing chorus and the S6 dancing
girls complete . company OF 30.
BELASCO-Cecil Lean and Cleo
Mayfield, joining the Belasco com
pany as guest stars will head .
revival of mo No. Nannette,"
opening Sunday night. The stars
had two fun seasons in the Frazee
company OF this musical and
they win be backed up by the
fun strength Of the Savoy COM
pany including Robert Capron.
Virginia Marvin. Renee Hamilton,
Beatrice Lee, Rosa Snowden.
Thelrna Parker and Gladys Hunt
ington. There will be no in-
crease in prices. An extra matt.
nee Ii scheduled for George
Washington's birthday.
NATIONALr-The National Play.
ers open their fifth successive sea-
son next Monday night with the
presentation of This Thing Called
Love- from the pen Of Edwin
Burke. Wilfred LytelI will be the
new leading man, and Mary New
ton, another player new to Wash.
ington, the leading woman. In the
supporting cast will be found
Charles Hampden, Helen Wallace,
Robert Brister, Mrs. Adelaide Hib.
bard, Nancy Baker and Freddy
Sherman. The theme Of the play
provides q contrast between the
conventional marriage and the
companionate kind. 1t is packed
with laughs, and has a few mo.
ments that will mist your eyes if
you are at all emotional.
FOX-Victor MaeLaglen, in one
of his rough-and-ready characteri-
cations, Captain Lash" will be
the main screen attraction begin.
ming today. The horny.handed
MacLaglen is seen as an ocean
liner stoker drawn into a net Of
mystery that requires some two.
fisted scrapping to iron out his ro-
nance. Claire Windsor is his lead.
ing woman. Supplementary screen
attractions will include Clark and
Mccullough with Lois Moran in a
condensed musical comedy in
movietone. The stage will have a
revue presentation called Broad
way Frolics," introducing we'll
known entertainers. Short sub
jects and Dance of the Hours" BY
the Fox grand orchestra complete
the program. 4&
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Brice
Broadway songstress and com
edienne will be seen and heard II
her first talking picture, ny
Man." beginning today. Tht
film story introduces the song o
the same name. and Miss Brio,
will not only sing it but sever
other ditties Of the kind which
have brought her fame and riches
Edna Murphy is said to be excel
lent In the chief supporting role
and Quinn Williams, Andre d,
Segurola. Richard Tucker, Bill,
Seay. Arthur Hoyt. Ann Brod!
and Clarissa Selfynne are other
who have important parts. TIL,
supplementary program will in
clude Vitaphone shorts.
PALACE-Greta Garbo In hel
latest Metro Goldwyn-Mayer sounC
production, "Wild Orchids" viii
be the main screen attraction
beginning today. In this latesl
release she is supported by Nils
Asther and Lewis Stone. The
story concerns an American bust
ness man and his wife and THEN
adventures on a plantation In
Java. On the stage Wesley Eddy
and the syncopatOrs will back uT
a Loew-Publix unit called iva
rieties Of 1929" and introducing
Johnny Perkins. the Six Lucky
Boys, Cunningham and Clements
Florence Lewis and the Goult
Girls. An organaiogue. M-G-M
news. Movietone news. and se
lections by the Palace orchestra
complete the program.
EARLE-"Annapolis," q story
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