The Washington times., 1929-10-26
FOR
NEW WEEK IN
THEATERS

son in Street Girl" This Radio
picture Is now being shown in
New York at 81 scale. Miss
Comrscn is seen as a girl OF the
streets who obtains employment
as a violin player and entertainer
in a small Hungarian cafe on
New York's East Side. John
Harron, Jack Oakie, New Sparks,
and Joseph Cawthorn are promi-
nent in supporting roles. The
picture boasts a number of song
hits written by Sidney Claire
and Oscar Levant. Added attrac-
tions include music by Fred
Clark's R-K-Olians Orchestra, the
{ Broadway Limited, Pennsyl.
! vania railroad special. an inaugu.
ration talkie by Richard Dix, and
selected short subjects.
1 BELASCO-Leslie Howard and
! Marga1o Gilmore in a new play
! by John L. Balderston, "Berke-
ley Square" opens Monday night
prior to going to New York. In
| London, where 1t ran, all last
. season, Berkeley Square" was
J rated the most unusual play Of
the modern stage containing q
! love scene called by critics the
most extraordinary OF heart cpl.
codes. The plot is founded on a
startling major premise, that Of
the ability of it's hero to pass
through time. Gilbert Miller and
Leslie Howard are co-producers
of Berkeley Square" and a COM
petent supporting cast will assist
! the featured principals.
I NATIONAI-Brock Pemberton,
producer of Strictly Dishonor-
able" the seasons biggest drama
| tic hit, brings his second produc-
[ ton to Washington Seven Year
/ Love" opening Monday night.
| Written by John D. Haggart, 1t
| is described as a gay, sophisticated
comedy with a universal appeal.
| Antoinette Perry and Mr.. Penn
[ berton staged the play and the
I settings are by Robert Edmond
| Jones. In the cast are Catherine
| Willard, Edwin Nicander, Frank
! Elliott, Guido Nadzo, Walter Pet
rie, Theresa Maxwell Conover,
Carlotta Irwin, Audrey Ridgwell,
J. Horace Pollock, Julie Sutton,
Kirk Ames, John Robb and Natalie
Boisclair.
POLLS Anne Nichols latest
play, "She Walked Home" q
comedy, will be given world
premiere beginning Sunday night.
A glance at the cast shows Pro
ducer Nichols has been discritnt-
mating in her choice Of players.
1t includes May Vokes, Minnie
Dupree, Anne Sutherland, Clyde
Fillmore, Elsa Lee, Edward Jeph.
son, Ted w. Gibson, Robert
Cummings, Stanley Price, August
Arimini, Alfred Won Ronkel,
George Offerman, Don Hunt and
Frank Beaston. The play has
been directed by Clifford Brooke,
former director Of the National
Players. "She Walks Home" de-
butts on Broadway directly after
Washington and Baltimore per-
formances.
+ EARLE-Big Picture Month will
i be inaugurated at the Earle with
the performances today of Clara
Bow in her latest feature. 1.-THE
Saturday Night Kid" Clara Is
seen as a department store clerk
| who has her ups and downs with
| floor walkers, boy friends and
/ fellow-sales girls, but out Of it
all emerges happily. James Hall
| is seen in the chief supporting
| role. The supplemental program
! will include a number Of Vita
| phone short features, an inter.
| pretative overture by Daniel
/ Breeskin's musicians and q news.
| reel in sound.
( METROPOLITAN-Param
p*The Four Feathers" holds over
sfor a second week beginning
Etoday. "The -Four Feathers" is
called a sequel to Beau Geste"
| and tells an emotional story OF
courage and gallantry. An impos-
ing cast includes Richard Arlen,
Fay Wray, Noah Beery, George
Fawcett, William Powell, and
aClive Brook. Lothar Mendes di-
I rected. There are jungle scenes
actually taken at great risk in the
African wilderness in which a
horde OF monkeys and hippo
potami furnish pictured thrills.
The supplemental program will
include Vitaphone shorts and a
sound news reel.
| COLUMBIA-Gloria Swanson in
her first talking picture, "The
Trespasser." will be held over for
a second week beginning to-
sday. In this feature made from
a. story by Edmund GouldinE and
also directed by him, Gloria Swan
son does the greatest emotional
work of her career. In addition
the star sings, one theme song,
Love, Your Magic Voice. Il
, Everywhere" written by Mr..
Goulding. In the supporting cast
are Robert Ames and Henry Walt
hill. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy
in a brew comedy, the Hearst
Metrotone news, a new reel, and
an overture by Claude Burrows
and his orchestra will complete
the program.
PALACE-Sherlock Holmes, the
famous fiction character OF A.
Conan Doyle, comes to life on the
screen with Give Brook playing
the famous detective in The Re-
turn of Sherlock Holmes" The
: story presents Holmes in clash
with the master criminal, Mori-
arty. played by Harry Morey. On
the stage will be a new Public
revue, Believe 1t Or Not" in
which AL Evans and the Palace
Syncopators will back up a show
in which Leon, Earl La We're.
Mary and BOBBY, Olive May, Wal
ter Powell and the Fred Evans