Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-21

Johnny Burke, erstwhile movie star
and vaudeville headliner. with Doris
Roche and Bernie Brothers in new
dance routines, and Dan Rowan, the
Tiffany Singers and the Palace Synco-
pators in the cast. The Palace Or
cnestra, Charles Gaise at the organ.
the Fox Mov!etone News, the M-G-M
News and short subjects complete the
program.
NTETROPOLITAN-Betty Compson in
"On With the Show"
"On With the Show" the first natural
color, talking, singing and dancing pic
ture, as Warner Bros. have produced
it, which has been characterized as AN
outstanding hit for anybodys money,
will continue at the Metropolitan
Theater another week.
If 1t were possible to stop q motion
picture with outbursts of applause, as
has sometimes happened with a stage
performance, "On With the Show
would have been stopped many times
during its premiere at the Metropol1-
tan Theater two weeks ago. The story
is of back stage life, but in its de-
velopment there is presented one OF
the best and biggest Of musical comedy
revues Photographed against a gor-
geous background Of stage settings en-
tirely in technieolor, the production
has beauty that delights the eye.
Magnitude is only one OF its allurements.
It is entertainment for the eye, the ear
and perhaps the mind.
The Warmers have filled 1t with talent.
There are no less than 10 specialists fig-
uring in the picture, among them Ethel
Waters, the Four Covans, the Fair
banks Twins, Joe E. Brown, Josephine
Houston and Henry Fink. The cast, it
self impressive, includes Betty Comp
son, Louise Fazenda, Sam Hardy, Lee
Moran, Henry Gribbon, Wheeler Oak
man, Sally O'Neil, Arthur Lake, Purnell
Pratt, Thomas Jefferson, William Bake
well, Otto Hoffman and Tom O'Brten.
The dance ensembles originated by
Larry Ceballos are one Of the features,
and there are girls and girls and then
more girls. Alan CroSland gave 1t
artistic direction and it presents many
individual hits. Warner Bros. have
given faded public something new and
worthwhile for its edification and en-
tertainment in the theater.
COLUMBIA-DoIOres Del Rio IN
"Evangeline."
Dolores Del Rio will be the feature
attraction at Loew'S Columbia in her
latest screen triumph, "Evangeline," for
another week. The picture Is an adap-
tation of Henry WadSworth Longfel-
lows famous poem. Roland Drew
plays opposite Miss Del Rio. The pic
ture is notable for scenic beauty, pho
Biography, the close manner in which
it follows the story of the poem and
the acting Of the cast. Miss Del Rio
is heard singing for the first time on
the screen.
The story, well known, deals with
the deportation of the Acadians to
| various parts of the new world because
they would not take up arms against
their native land, France, for the Eng
1ish. In the confusion Of embarkine
| families were separated, and Evangeline
| had the misfortune of being separated
| from her betrothed. She had promised
| him to be his as long as water flows
| and so she starts to search for him
He also looks for her. and, though their
| paths cross several times. she is just
| behind him and does not succeed In
meeting him until, as a sister of mercy
| she finds him old and broken in q
hospital. There she sings for him the
! love songs they sang In their youth
| and he dies in her arms.
There is no announcement that Miss
Del Rio will make personal appearances
with her picture this week.
Metrotone acts will include Al Wolll-
man and the Revelers. The Fox Movie
| tone News, the M-G-M News and the
| Columbia Orchestra complete the pro-
| gram. :