The Washington times., 1929-02-14
PROGRAMS FOR
NEW WEEK In
THEATERS


cal operetta returns for weeks
engagement beginning Sunday
night. The Indian Love Call"
and all the haunting melodies of
the Rudolf Friml score will be
heard and the Totem pole dance
will again delight. In the large
cast are Virginia Fox. Paul
Donah. Peggy Pates, Charles
Meakins. Mira Nirska, Houston
Richards, Daisy Gibson, Sano
Marco. Ross Gibson. The sing.
ing chorus and the SO dancing
girls complete company Of 80.
BELASCO-Cecil Lean and Cleo
Mayfield, joining the Belasco com
pany as guest stars will head a
revival of mo No, Nannette," :"
opening Sunday night. The stars
had two full seasons in the Frazee
company of this musical and
they will be backed up by the
fun strength of the Savoy COM
pany including Robert Capron,
Virginia Marvin. Renee Hamilton,
Beatrice Lee, Rosa Snowden,
Thelma Parker and Gladys Hunt
ington. There will be no in
crease in prices. An extra matt
nee is scheduled for George
Washington's birthday.
NATIONAI1-The National Play
ers open their fifth successive sea-
son next Monday night with the
presentation of This Thing Called
Love" from the pen of Edwin
Burke. Wilfred Lytell will be the
new leading man, and Mary New
ton, another player new to Wash
ington, the leading woman. In the
supporting cast will be found
Charles Hampden, Helen Wallace,
Robert Brister, Mrs. Adelaide Hib.
bard, Nancy Baker and Freddy
Sherman. The theme of the play
provides a contrast between the
conventional marriage and the
companionate kind. 1t is packed
with laughs, and has a few mo-
ments that will mist your eyes if
you are at all emotional.
FOX-Victor MacLaglen, in one
of his rough.and-ready characteri-
zations, Captain Lash" will be
the main screen attraction begin,
ming Saturday. The horny.handed
MacLaglen is seen as an ocean
liner stoker drawn into a net of
mystery that requires some two
fisted scrapping to iron out his ro-
nance. Claire Windsor is his lead
ing woman. Supplementary screen
attractions will include Clark and
Mccullough with Lois Moran in a
condensed musical comedy in
movietone. The stage will have a
revue presentation called Broad
way FroIics," introducing well.
known entertainers. Short SUBJ
jects and Dance of the Hours" by
the Fox grand orchestra complete
the program.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Brice,
Broadway songstress and COM
edienne will be seen and heard in
her first talking picture, my
Man." beginning Saturday. The
film story introduces the song of
the same name, and Miss Brice
viii not only sing ii but seven
other dlttfes of the kind which
have brought her fame and riches.
Edna Murphy is said to be excel
lent in the chief supporting role,
and Quinn Williams. Andre de
Segurola, Richard Tucker. Billy
Seay. Arthur HUyt. Ann Brody
and Clarissa Selfynne are others
who have important parts. The
supplementary program win in
clude Vitaphone shorts.
PALACE-Greta Garbo in her
latest Metro GoIdwvn-M Mayer sound
production, 'Wild Orchids" will
be the main screen attraction
beginning Saturday. In this latest
release she is supported by Nils
Asther and Lewis Stone. The
story concerns an American bust.
ness man and his wife and their
adventures on a plantation in
Java. On the stage Wesley Eddy
and the syncopators will back up
a Loew-Publix unit called wa
rieties Of 1929" and introducing
Johnny Perkins, the six Lucky
Boys, Cunningham and Clements,
Florence Lewis and the Gould
Girls. An organaiogue. M-G-AG
news, Movietone news. and se-
lectioRs by the Palace orchestra
complete the program.
EARLE--"A Annapolis" !" q story
built around the famous Naval
Academy and filmed in and
around the historic Maryland city,
win be the main screen attraction
beginning with the Friday mid.
night premiere. Christy Cabanne
Is the director of a cast which in
cludes John Mack Brown. Hugh
Allan, Jeanette Loft and William
Bakewell The story was written
by Prof. Tease, of the Naval AcaCl-
envy. The added short reel sub.
5ects will include the two.reeI talk
ing comedy, THE Joy Ride 4
Curiosity reel and the Topical Re-
view.
C0LUMBTA'T The Trail OF 'ss." !"
Robert Services epic Of the North
country transferred to. the screen
by Director Clarence Brown, Is the
main screen attraction, beginning
Saturday. Dolores del Rio heads
great cast. which includes Ralph
Forbes, TulIy Marshall, Harry
Carey. Tenen Holtz. Karl Dane,
George Cooper and others. The
4dded attractions will include a
Metro movietone act by Johnny
Marvin, the M.C-M and Fox Movie
tone News. and selections by the
Columbia concert orchestra, under
the direction of Claude Burrows.
STRAND-TIarry Strouse brings
his new edition OF "Frivolities"
to the Strand, opening Sunday
matinee. The cast is headed by
Bimbo Davis. Adeline Parks,
James Hall. johnny Cook, Jean
Fox and the much-discussed
Tangara, : who will be seen in
her sensational dancing speciality.
A large chorus, attractively cos
tuned will he seen In the dane