The Washington times., 1929-04-27

BELASCO - Morris GesI win
bring Nikita Balieff and his ever
popular "Chauve Souris" to the
Belasco for one week. opening
Sunday night. Gay, bright and
cheerful as ever, there is not a
single number--except the Pa
rade OF the Wooden Soldiers"--
ever given here before. Moon
x, led, droll Balien will introduce
the score of novelty and original
musical and dramatic features.
"The Silent Talking Pictures of
1929" an impressionistic drop cur.
tain devised by Morris Gest, Is a
between acts advertisement.
POLPS-"BIossOm Time" the
m1sicalized operetta based on the
life of Franz Schubert, cones for
= return engagement opening Sun.
dav night. The production Is new
and the company which will offer
the sensationally successful musi-
cal includes Genevieve Naegele,
Ivan Seryais, Nancy Sheridan,
Elsa Lang, Frbr T.obeson and Jo.
seph wilkins. Miss Naegele, Allen
and Gilbert have been with Bios.
som Time" for three years and
Nils Robson and Servais were in
the original company and have
been playing their roles for eight
years. There will be the usual
Thursday and Saturday matinees.
NATIONAL-The National Play.
ers will next week delve into a
new kind of crook comedy, with
Square Crooks" being listed for
presentation beginning Monday
night, The play has to do with
two young men formerly engaged
One is married, the other is in love
One is married, theother is in love
with a beautiful girl. A bounding
detective, on the trail of the two,
brings about their arrest when q
valuable string Of pearls is stolen
from their employers home. Al.
ter that events move quick and
fast and a whirlwind finish makes
Square Crooks" one Of the most
unusual plays to be presented here
this season.
STRAND-"The Merry WhirI"
is the title of the new Mutual
burlesque attraction which bows
into the Strand Theater Sunday
afternoon. It is said to provide
corking good fun, interspersed
with plenty Of catchy songs and
nifty dancing. Featured perform.
ers include Marie Breen, Art Gard
ner, Billy Kavanaugh. Jack La.
mont. Loretta Bayes, Bonnie and
Joe Mack and Elwood Parker. A
fast working chorus assist in the
presentation of musical numbers.
FOX-George O'Brien and Lois
Moran in TRUE Heaven" will pro-
vide the main screen attrac-
ton opening today. 1t is de-
scribed as a human drama, hav-
ing as a background the World
War, although there are no &C.
tual fighting scenes. On the
stage will be the 40 Fox Jazz
manians. under the baton of Leon
Brusiloff and backing up a pro.
gram of entertainment that will
enlist Broadway revue stars. John
Irving Fisher continues as master
of ceremonies. The Foxettes will
be seen in a new dancing routine.
The Fox Movietone News and Sc
lected shorts completes the pro-
gram.
RIALTO-"Show Boat" Uni.
versal's special sound and dialogue
film of Edna Ferber's novel, has
attracted sensational business and
will be held over for a second
week, beginning Sunday. All of
the Ziegfeld stars in the stage
production of. Show Boat" are
both seen and heard. These in.
clude Helen Morgan. Jules Bled.
soc and Aunt Jemina singing
"Op Man River Cant Help
Lovin' That Man" and other hit
melodies. Laura LaPlante and
Joseph Schildkraut have the lead.
ing roles in the main screen
story. which is both colorful. ex-
citing and picturesque with q
great synchroniZed score. Regular
RiaIto Theater prices with SO
cents top prevail.
COLUMBIA-Douglas Fairbanks
In his latest United Artists spe-
cial, 1.-THE Iron Mask" opens a
short engagement today. This
Is a thoroughly modern sequel
to "The Three Musketeers." por.
traying the carer of the adven-
turous DArtagnan and the voice
of Douglas Fairbanks is heard
for the first time, although THE
T.o,a Mo ulyp fS mt an all.d1a lOQ1lA
picture. There is too much action
for that. A synchronized score
Is also a feature. Selected short
subjects. including an M'G-M