Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-30
The Weeks Attractions in Local Thedters
Reviews of New Photoplays and Stage Productions

| In addition, there is a bang-up stage
program headed by Horace Heidi and
his Californians. The Fox Orchestra
is at its best in a special New Year
offering. An interesting Fox Movietone
News completes the bill. j. G.
PALACE William Haines and
Navy Blues" Dane, are teamed in
another wise-cracking
comedy hit, Navy Blues" at the Palace
Gn1s week. Certainly, it Is guaranteed
to drive the blues away. Haines, Of
course, is the main attraction, but the
tall, lanky Swede makes the most Of
the secondary role in this story of two
bluejacketS on shore leave. There
nothing new in the plot, and it's not
overburdened with plausibility, but it is
full Of laughs, thus fulfilling its sole
mission as a vehicle for Bill HaineS.
The story concerns young Jack Kelly,
sailor on one of the deStroyers of the
Pacific fleet-and these destroyers are
the real article, by the way-or we miss
our guess. The scenes at sea were
taken through the courtesy Of the Navy
and include some interesting shots Of
target practice. But, to get on with
the tale. Kelly, on shore leave, meets
a girl, Alice Brown, and, after she has
reckleSSly discarded parents and home
in his favor (after about "a hours &C
quaintance), he breaks the news that
he's not marrying man and, after
telling her to 60 back to mother until
he has another shore leave, he departs,
sailorlike, for other chimes.
Alice, however, doesn't go back, and
when the handsome jack tar returns,
having decided that he must claim her
as his own after all, he finds himself in
an awkward situation, her parents hav-
ing imagined all this while that the two
we're married and had sailed away to-
gether (Which, unfortunately for the
plot, no sailor and his wife could do
the ships just aren't built that way.
OF course, after a wild search Of the
town, Jack finds Alice, on the road to
destruction, and brings her home,
where everything is Strengthened out
nicely.
Anita Page, as Alice, acquits herself
well. The supporting cast includes
Wade Boteler in the role of a hard
boiled petty officer; Edythe Chapman
as the high-strung Mrs. Brown, and j.
G. Nugent as Mr.. Brown, mild and
mellowed by 20-odd years Of married
life.
Allan Rogers bids a temporary fare
well to Palace fans with his offering Of
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ture with the usual artistic costuming
and scenic effects. Mr.. Rogers sings
several popular favorites by request,
among them, my Fate Is in Your
Hands," which he does exceptionally
well.
Burns and Kissen, comedy team, steal
the spotlight on the stage with their
parody song numbers. Horton Spur
gives an amusing slow motion inter-
probation of a novice golfer taking his
first swing: the Chester Hall girls sing
and serve as a colorful background fol-
the finale. An adagio quartet has q
feminine member who misses death by
inches in their breathtaking demonstra-
ton of their art. Metrotone and M-G-N
newsreel and a New Year greeting
complete the program. Entr'acte or
gan interludeS by Charles Gaige are
pleasing. c. r. r.
EAKLE Costello is at TOP form IN
Second Warner Brothers talkie
Choice" Second Choice" which Is
featured at the Ear
Theater. She Is supported by Jack
Mulhall and Chester Morris.
Second Choice" Is a delightful pic
ture, which depends for its success on
the charm and ability of the leading
player. A happier choice than Miss
Costello could hardly have been made
She sings, but none too well. Nor does