The Washington times., 1929-03-02
PROGRAMS FOR
NEW WEEK TN
THE EATERS

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large supporting company viii In
cIude Tom Howard, Nell Roy,
Warren Hull, Ethel Norris, Dave
Chasen, Joe Lyons, Elsa Petersen,
Ernest Lambart. the Sixteen
American Rockets, the 50 Tom Nip
dancers, the Roustabout chorus
and the New Workers. Quartette.
There win be only the Saturday
matinee.
BEI4ASCO Margaret Anglin viii
present her new play, security"
at the Slfubert Belasco Theater
for one week, beginning Sunday,
directly prior to its opening in
New York. Security" by Esme
Gwynn Tyson, is a story of a
woman who sacrifices her own
happiness for the security Of her
children's happiness. Miss Anglin
has q strong supporting cast. in
cluding Thurston Hall. Marjorie
Gateson, Ethel Critics, Anita
Kerry, Edward Cooper. Hope
Drown, Robert Harrigan. Mes
senger BELTS. Eva Leonard Boyne
and Howard Benton. The play
has been staged by Stanley Logan.
NATIONAL, .Marys other
Husband" described as furiously
funny farce will be the Inaugural
week attraction. opening on sun
Ray night, instead Of the usual
Monday premiere. 1t concerns a
dutiful wife whose fault Is prone.
ness for boasting of her husbands
material position. When her rela-
tives arrive she has to maintain
the bluff and the fun starts. Mary
Newton. leading woman OF the Ia
fionai Player has a choice role
and Wilfred Lytell, Freddy Sher.
man, Nancy Baker, Charles Hamp.
den, Helen Wallace and Mrs.
Adelaide Hubbard haa congenial
assignments The usual Wednes-
day and Saturday matinees will be
given.
KEITH'S Charles Emerson Cook
will repoen Keith's Sunday after
noon, presenting his music al
comedy company. headed by Patti
Harold, guest star. in Little Nellie
Kelly" Frank Gallagher, Thelma
Parker and Rosa Snowden and the
augmented chorus of the Savoy
Players. In CT formity with his
popular price policy, Producer
Cook has set aside a big block of
orchestra seats which will be avail.
able for 81 nightly. The usual bar
gain n1atinees will be given on
Wednesday and Saturday.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bar.
thelmess in Weary River" his
first talking and singing picture,
will be the main screen attraction
opening today. Weary River
is described as a spectacularly
modern story in which underworld
life is combined with radio. 1t
is the tale of a singing convict
whose radio voice wins him a pa.
role and the love of a girl. Betty
Compson plays opposite Barthal.
mass. A special midnight per-
formance Is scheduled for 1903
am. Monday morning.
EARLE-''Redskin . the, new
Paramount epic of the West,
which stars Richard Dix, will be
the main screen attraction begin
ming with the a, m. performance
today. 'Redskin" has some
magnificent photography depicting
the grand natural beauty Of the
wide open spaces and these have
been heightened in effect by ex.
Quisite coloring. Dix has a great
role as a primitive American and
the music. and sound effects are
said to add materially to the real
ism. There will be a special mid.
night performance at 1901 Mon
day morning for which tickets are
now on sale.
FOX - Mary Astor in New
Years Eve" is the star of the
main screen attraction opening
today. In the supporting cast
for this film comedy drama will
be Charles Morton, Earle Foxe,
Fiorence Lake, and Helen Ware.
The picture is described as fun OF
thrilling action, love interest and
drama backing up an underlying
comedy theme. On the stage
will be Johnny Marvin, recording
star, who will be heard in the
grooming melodies which have won
him fame; Muriel LaFranee, King,
King and King. Betty Rees, Ruth
Hamilton and John Irving Fisher
-the latter composer pianist act
Ing as master of ceremonies.
PALACE-John Gilbert's latest
Metro-G Guldwyn release. Desert
Nights, Is the main screen at.
traction beginning today. The
supporting cast comprises Ernest
Terrence and Mary Nolan. The
locale of the story is darkest
Africa and Gilbert has the op-
portunity to offer some of his
torrid romance. On the stage will
be Wesley Eddy and the Palace
Syncopators backing up q Loew.
pnblix unit presentation, "Garni.
val Cocktail with Frances wills,
Val and Marion Vestoff, Charles
March. Joe Besser, Ethel DaIlon
and the Foster Girls as featured
entertainers. A program of sup.
Elementary short features and
the Palace concert orchestra,
Harry Borjes conducting, com.
pletes the bill.
COLUMBIA Paramount's all.
talking picture, "The Doctors
Secret will be the feature at.
traction, beginning today. The
cast for this dialogue film con.
sists of H. B. Warner Ruth
Chatterton. John Loder and
Robert Edeson in the principal
speaking roles. It is an ada ption
OF Sir James NJ. Barrie's Half
an Hour" A Metro.G Goldwyn
Movietone win present Jack Pep
per acting as master OF cere-
monies for a musical revue in.
PRODUCING Frances White the
Ponce sisters. the Reynolds sis.
ters and Joseph Regan. There