The Washington times., 1929-03-30

del musical comedy, Good News,
opens a return engagement at
Polls Sunday night. First Of the
fast.stepping collegiate shows,
Good News" has met with record.
company which presents the musi
cal are Don tanning, John Grant,
William Sully, Anthony Hughes,
John Philbrick. Maurice Darcy,
Evelyn Kinder, Dorothy Fitz-'
Gibbon. Dorothy Daw. Edwin
Michaels, Holly Hall, Neil Col
Inns, William Russell. Dorothea
James. and George Blossoms
Good News" Band. Lucky in
Love" varsity Drag" and Best
Things in Life Are Free" are
some of the tuneful hits.
BELASCO-Theodor Dresier's
absorbing novel, AN American
Tragedy" transformed into a play
by Patrick kearney, will lie the
Easter Week attraction, opening
Sunday night. Howard Phillips
heads the company which comes
from Baltimore after four weeks
of runaway business. The story
of the play follows the tragic
chapters in the life Of Clyde
Griffiths. who pays for indis.
criminate romance and folly with
his death in the electric chair
The incidents are graphically
shown in three acts of compelling
drama.
NATIONM-E,aster week in
National Theater will mark the
revival Of a celebrated classic OF
the stage, Kate Douglas Virgins
and Charlotte Thompson's New
England idyl. "Rebecca Of Sunny
brook Farm" 1t is clever
blend of pathos and comedy with
the New England rigid discipline
and stern realities overcome by A
girl of charming mood and man.
ner. Betty Kent will be the Re-
becca, and there will he other
appropriate roles handled by me
National favortes. The opening
performance will take place Mon
dav night. Regular matinees Will
occur on Wednesday and Satur-
day.
STRAND-"The Rohemians" is
the title of the Strand Theater
Mutual burlpsque attraction open
ing with the Sunday matinee.
Art MAYER, eccentric comedian
and frankie (Red) Moore hold the
place of honor as top liners
Of the cast. Other featured en-
tertainers include Dolly Lewis.
E.melie Billings, Johnny Gilmore
Paul RYAN, Mickey Kane. Belle
Greeley and big chorus of sing
ing and dancing beauties, On
Thursday night the regular pro-
gram is supplemented by finish
wrestling bouts.
PALACE-Willlam Haines and
Joan Crawford. in the latest
Metro-G oldwyn release. The Duke
Steps Out" is the Easter week at
traction opening today. Featured
in the supporting cast are Kari
Dane, Tenen HoItZ, Eddie Nigent
and Jack Roper. The picture
blends the life Of the ring and
college campus. with a rapid-fire
mixture Of comedy. On the stage
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Svncopators, backing up a Loew-
Publix revue. Rainbow Trail. y
Featured performers are Jean
Boydell, Bud Cariell. Marie White,
Ossman and Schepp. Bachelor
Four, and the Gould. Sorrell girls.
Short screen features and the
Palace concert orchestra COM
plete the program.
COLUMBIA - Metro Goldwyn's
Super-special "Broadway Melody"
will he the main screen attraction
beginning today. This film which
is now being shown at the Aster
Theater, in New York, at 81
prices. has set the motion picture
industry on musical comedy
spree. In it Bessie Love does
the greatest work Of her cinema
career, ably assisted by Anita
Page, Charles King. Jed Prouty,
and a big cast. Singing. dancing.
fast comedy and spectacle feature
the action of a fast moving back
stage story. A one-act drama. d.
rected by Lionel Barrymore. THE
Confession" supplements the main
screen attraction.
EARLE Jack Mulhall and
Dorothy Mackaill are co-starred
in "Children of the Ritz" The
First National feature made from
a 10000 prize contest story. 1t
opens today. 1t starts with the
familiar theme Of the wealthy
girl in love with the family
chauffeur. but it develops entirely
new angles when she loses her
money and he becomes rich
James Ford. Katheryn Mcclure.
Doris Dawson, Edward Burns and
Lee Moran are in the supporting
cast. A surrounding program of
short Vitaphone features. news
reel and the Earle orchestra COM
pletes the program.
METROPOLITAN-Corinne Crit
fith'S latest feature and heroI5ed