The Washington times., 1929-09-28
NEW PROGRAMS
In THE D. c.
THEATERS

RELASCO-William Faversharn,
recently seen in the all-star re-
vivals of Diplomacy" and Jim,
the Penman," opens a weeks en-
gagement Monday night in a
new modern comedy by A. E.
Thomas and Harrison Rhodes
called Her Friend, the King"
i. Lawrence Weber is the pro-
Queer and in the supporting cast
are Ara Gerald, Hugh. Sinclair.
Katherine Kohler, Henry Morrell,
Daisy Atherton, Charles Esdale,
William Dorbin. Edmund Daily
and Peggy Hovenden.
NATIONAL-A return engage
ment OF the highly successful
musical comedy, "A Connecticut
Yankee" is announced to open
Sunday night. Fields, Rodgers
and Hart wrote the music for
this melodious version of Mark
Twain, including MY Heart
Stood Still" and Thou Swell"
among other hit tunes. The cast
Is headed by Mary Adams and
Richard Lane, and the company
includes a big chorus of pretty
girls. The entire production has
been done by permission of the
estate of Mark Twain and is gen.
orally regarded by critics as a
real musical stage novelty.
POLIS-Producer Charles X.
Gordon will open his latest play,
'The Ghost Parade" Monday
night. This drama, dealing with
love and intrigue as factors with
British diplomacy in India, was
written by Hadley Waters, author
of the Hollywood success, Little
Orchid Annie The cast of
principals is headed by Clarence
Derwent and Evan Thomas, and
includes Joan Blaine, Ann John
son. Catherine Proctor, Oswald
Marshall and Donald Blackwell.
The settings for the play were
designed by Clarke Robinson.
PALACE-"Three Live Ghosts"
United Artists sound and dia-
logue feature, will be the main
screen attraction beginning today
with a. cast which includes Beryl
Mercer. Hilda Vaughn, Harry
Stubs, Joan Bennett, Nancy
Price, Charles McNaughton, Robert
Montgomery and Tenen Holtz. 1t
is made from the highly success
full stage play. On the stage AL
Evans and his Syncopators will
back UP a new Publix unit revue.
Five and Ten Follies," with Roy
Sedley, June Carr, Phil Arnold, La
Granna and the Soreu Steppers
featured. A program of supple
mentary shorts with music by the
Palace concert orchestra com.
pletes the bill.
COLUMBIA-"The Dance of
Life featuring Hal Sicily and
Nancy Carroll, will continue for
\ second week beginning today.
Yin this feature, made from the
stage play, "Burlesque," Nancy
Carroll offers the greatest perfor-
nance of her career She plays
Bonnie. the heart. of gold trouper
who sticks to Skid johnson, a
dissipated hokum comedian, played
by Hal Sicily. Singing and dam
cling sequences are filmed in color.
The supplementary screen features
include Cliff Edwards ukelele
and singing specially, the Fox
reel. Music by the Columbia or
chestra Claude Burrows conduct
ing. completes the program.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Dig
gers Of Broadway" the Warner
Brothers all-singing. sil-dancing,
all-talking special, filmed through.
out in technicolor, holds over for
q second week, beginning today.
Made from the David Belasco pro-
duction of Avery Hopwoods play.
the picture features Winnie Light
ner, Ann Pennington, Nick Lucas,
Conway Tearle, Lilyan Eastman,
Albert Gran, Lee Moran, and many
others. Some of the most beauti-
full film spectacles are screened
in the stage scenes. A supplement
tary screen program including a
Pathe sound news reel and Sc.
lected shorts completes the pro-
gram.
EARLE - Dolores Costello in
"Hearts in Exile" wherein the
glamorous Warner Brothers star
appears as a Russian peasant girl
comes as the main screen attrac-
ton, beginning with the per-
formances today. Grant Withers,
James kirkwood, George Fawcett.
David Terrence, Olive Tell, Tom
Dugan, William Irving and Rose
Dione are featured in the support
Ing cast. A program of short