Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-20
Variety of Attractions in
The Capital Playhouses

, up with ideas and fancies which, not
so long ago, were considered only possi-
BILE in the most expensive productions.
Its two most important skits are "A
Modern Bluebeard" and lover the Hills
to Utah. Those mainly responsible for
putting them over with laugh feast
are George Buttons" Fares, q real
comic, and Helen Morgan. jolliest of
soubrettes, who are featured, along with
Bert Marks, Cora Starke, Lou Harris,
Peggy Delmar, Gladys Gilbert, Joe
West. Frank Mckay and q chorus Of
beauties.
COLUMBIA-Gloria Swanson in "The
Trespasser."
Gloria Swanson in the role of Marion
Donnel in THE Trespasser" appears
at Loew's Columbia this week, after an
absence of over 20 months. She was
Rain" under the title Of Sadie Thomp-
SON" Her newest picture. 1.-THE Tres
passer." marks her debut in a speaking
role. Not only does she add a rich and
vibrant voice to the screen but she sur
prises her audience with her singing.
The picture concerns a successful busi-
ness girl who loves the son of Chicago
millionaire. His father persuades him
TO give the girl up, allow the family to
take her up and then marry her later,
II he still cares for her. The son fol-
lows his fathers advice. He then mar
ries woman of his fathers choice who
Is subsequently crippled for life. Ats
several years in Europe he finds that
the girl Is the mother Of his son and
he determines to leave his wife and 20
back to her so that his boy may have
name. The invalid wife goes to the
girl and pleads that she take her hus-
band, knowing that she will not. The
son then is taken to live with his grand
father until several years later when
the muddle is Strengthened out.
Robert Ames, Purnell Pratt and
Henry B. Walthall support Miss Swan
son.
The Columbia Orchestra. the Hearst
Metrotone News. short subjects and
house features complete the program.
METROPOLITAN-"The Four
Feathers"
Paramount's epic picture of the wild
African Sudan country, The Four
Stanley Crandall's Metropolitan Thea
ter.
There is not word of dialogue In
its entire footage. This alone in a day
when takers are rapidly establishing a
new show world, should be worthy of
note.
The story is based on the famous
novel of British soldier life in the SUI
dan, ''The Four Feathers" written by
A. z. w. Mason and often referred to
as the British Bihle of courage"
Richard Arlen, as a young of1cer is
branded as q coward by his comrades.
He swears he viii come back and he
does How the youth conquers the
stigma of cowardice forms the theme
for the story which carries him and
his three comrades, Give Brook,
William Powell and Theodor Won Eltz,
through the kind Of herman adventures
made famous IN Beau Geste."
Merriam G, Cooper and Ernest B.
Schoedsack, the two wonder men Of pic
turedom, whose rowing cameras were re-
sponsible for the remarkable adventure
films Chang and Grass" spent nearI-,
two years In Africa. taking the shot"
which make up The -Four Feathers.
They faced unbelievable dangers. Tn,
interior scenes were shot at HOLLYWOOD.
with Lothian Mendes assisting Cooper
and Schoedsack In the direction,
1t would be an idle waste Of words
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