Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04
PALACE-Lewis Stone in 1.-THE Wonder
of Women"


PALACE-Lewis Stone in 1.-THE Wonder
of Women"
1.-THE Wonder of Women" Metro
Goodwin Mayer production, with talk
ing sequences, Is the feature picture at
Loew's Palace this week. Its cast is
headed by Lewis Stone with Leila
Hyams, Peggy Wood and George FaW-
cett
Stone portrays the part of German
composer who has just attained fame
and who also Is noted for his f1irtationS.
On the train he meets a pretty WIDOW,
the mother of two children, falls in love
with and marries her. In order to pro-
vide for the family he writes popular
music under an assumed name. HIS
Bohemian friends miss him and insist
that he Join them at a party In Berlin.
He does, and there meets an old flame,
Leila Hyams, for whom an old infatua-
ton is renewed. His wife follows him
to Berlin and while there her baby dies.
He takes her home, but a letter from
Leila convinces him he will leave his
wife for the other woman. When ne
goes to tell his wife he Is leaving her,
he finds her dying, and 1t is only then
he realizes his love for her is the only
loye-but 1t is too late. However, he
"carries on" inspired by her memory.
On the stage Herbert Rawlinson Is
presented in Radio Romance" with the
Palace SyncopatorS. Heading the radio
rambles are Ross and Edwards, WASH
ington favorites; Paul and Ferral, Laura
Lane, Alan Lowe, Lawrence Adler and
the Dave Gould Girls. The Fox Movie
tone News. the M-G-M News, snort
subjects, the Palace Orchestra and
Charles Gaige at the organ complete
the program.
EARLE-Grant Withers in "The Time,
The Place and The Girl"
A comedy adapted from a famous
stage play, THE Time, the Place ana
the Girl" by Frank r. Adams, Wu
Hourh and Joseph Howard, Is TINS
weeks screen feature at the Earle
sTheater. It is a Warner Bros. talking
picture, with cast of noted principals,
and added and greater scenic enects
and settings than are possible 10 tne
stage. Howard Bretherton mas Deen ~
highly commended for his direction OF
the picture.
Grant Withers as Jim Crane, college
Vridiron hero, becomes bond salesman
and Is used as catspaw by a New YORK
broker to sell worthless stock to q num-
Der of society women who are crazy
about the young man. Betty CompSon
is the wife of the broker, in love with
Jim Crane, who threatens for time 10
steal him away from his college friend,
Mae Ellis. Gertrude Olmstead, a pretty,
sympathetic college friend OF the grlo-
iron hero, whose devoted love he over
looks In favor of the adulation OF the
wealthy Long Island matrons. But When
Jim gets into trouble in both love ana
finance, it Is Mae who helps MN OUT
and in the end he sees where happiness
lies.
ciety women who pursue Jim are acted
hv Vivian Oakland, Gretchen Hartman
and Irene HaiSman. John Davloson Is
the broker. James r. Kirkwood the col.
iere professor. and Gerald King ana
Bert Roach complete the cast.
FOX-Myrna 10y in lizard Boiled
Rose"
Myrna 10y in Hard Boiled Rose Is
the screen attraction at the FOX tn.S
self in the field of talking pictures
During recent months with such pro.
auctions as 1.-THE Desert Song ana
more recently with Victor McLaglen III
''The Black Watch"
In lizard Boiled Rose Miss 10y APP
nears as a girl of New orleans. TINS
is a Warner Bros Vitaphone taxing
picture. To save ner latner anu nel
lover, she becomes a vamp OF the
gambling houses for which the old New
Orleans was famed.
In the supporting cast VIII be lou found q
William Collier, jr.; John MhJan'
GLADYS Brockwell. Edward Martindel.
IIicy Beaumont, Ralph Emerson, Floyd
schackeIford and Otto Hoffman.
The stage show Will feature the Sly
teen Gorgeous Foxettes," BrusilonS 40
Fox ,JazEnnanians and the master OF
Ceremonies, John Irving Fisher. In
the contingent Of other entertainers
Will be found Toots Novello and his
Company Of wtistling stars, Katherine
Irwin. soprano; Clifton and Durex,
DANCING comedians; viii Lacey, with his
urlicycie, and the radio star, Chic Ken
fiedy. In q return engagement. Fox
Movietone News and the Fox Silent
News are included among other fea-
lures.
METROPOLITAN - Edward Everett
Horton In 1.-THE HottentOt."
The first talking picture to feature 9
horse as the menace" Warner Bros:
Vitapione production, the eHottentot,Y
viii be shown at the Metropolitan
.Theater this week. In this emuSinG
screen comedy. Hottentct 9 race horse,
r.