The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-05-25
PROGRAMS FOR
NEW WEEK TN
THEATERS

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RIALTO"s yncopation. feat
urinr warnings Pennsylvanians,
win Be held over for q second
week At the Rialto Theater begin
ming today. This last.minute de-
cision Is made by the manage
ment by reason OF the vast pa
tronage attracted by the picture
near the end Of the engagement.
The popularity of "Syncopation"
Il attributed to the famed Penn
sylvanians who play nine song
numbers ranging from Victor
Herbertss Sweet Mystery Of
I.ife, 20 sammy Stept's latest
song hit. one Of the five especial
ly written for the picture ana en-.
titled "I'll Always Be In Love
With You" In addition to these
there are In this all-talker two
NUMBER BY the Melody Boys,
three songs BY Morton DoWney,
songs by Dorthy Lee, CANA zie.
1enska and two numbers by 9
string orchestra
NATIONALr-For the week be-
ginning Monday night. the National
Players win present the highly
hilarious coni.tragic, mystery
melodrama. THE Spider. This
play has thrills, surprises and
guessing elements which maintain
interest at fever heat until the
final curtain. 1t starts a. q con-
yentionaI vaudeville show but soon
evolves into q deep-dyed murder
mystery. An augmented cast IL
required for its presentation.
"The Spider will be given for
only one week with the usual
matinees.
FOX-The long heralded Fox
Movietone Follies will furnish the
main screen attraction begin
ming today. This aIl.talhngs all
singing, alI.dancing production -
said to follow the regulation stage
revue entertainment in technique.
There are songs, comedy siSits,
dancing ensembles. spectacular
scenic effects and small regiment
Of beautiful girls. The Fox Follies
Il said to have cost million TO
produce and Introduces as featured
principals Sue Carol, David Rol.
Inns. Stepin Fetchit and q host OF
the Fox contract players On the
stage viii be q revue entertain
ment headed by John Irving
Fisher, the Foxettes and the 10
Jazzmanians.
EARLE--Alics White, First
Nationals 1T" star. will provide
the main screen attraction be-
ginning with the regular show
ings today when her latest
feature, "EIot Stuff" will be
shown. It 10 adapted from
Robert s. Cars college story,
Buffers. Merry Leroy d.
rected. "Hot Stuff deals with
the adventures Of a gay group
Of college students. and particu-
larly Of . boy and girl who pre-
tend they are worse than they
actually are. Ben Hall, Doris
Dawson. Charles Sellon. Buddy
Messenger. Andy Devine and
Larry Banthim. A program OF
Vitaphone shorts. news reel and
orchestral selections complete the
bill.
METROPOLITAN-"The Desert
Song" the first operetta bought
to the motion picture screen, has
Deen turning away crowds and
has been held over for third
week. beginning Saturday. Warner
Brothers have made an effective
singing musicale out Of this
Echwab and Mandel production.
the Sigmund Romberg score being
finely sung by John Boles and
Carlotta King, az principals.
Louise Fazenda and Johnny
Arthur provide comedy. The
Marching Song Of the Riffs, BE
Ny Own" and 1.-THE Desert Song"
are three Of the smash hits which
are delivered for melodious eft.
fectiveness in this screen musical.
PALACE-Lon CLANCY comes
Where East Is East" his latest
sound feature from the Metro
Goldwyn studio Grim jungle
wilderness. desperate adventures
and battles with wild beasts and
the exotic and bizarre surround.
ings Of an Oriental para disc, are
listed az the backgrounds for this
CLANCY feature. Estelle Taylor.
Lupe Velez and Lloyd Hughes
are assisting artists. On the
stage will be Herbert Rawlinson
md fhA pnl0nn CxnnnTya fnpa
backing up a unit revue. sea
Shore Follies." comprising Ed
and Morton Beck. the Darling
Twins, Prosper and Moret and
the Dave Gould Boys and Girls.
The M-G-M news reel. Movietone
and selected shorts complies the
program.
COLUMBIA - .'Couuette, = fea.
turing Mary Pickford In her first
talking picture, remains for a
second week beginning Saturday.
Adapted from the jed Harris
play, it shows the charming little
Mary as gay Southern flirt
whose first touch of serious
romance ends tragically. The role
offers fine opportunity for
emotional acting. John Mack
Brown Is featured in the sup
porting cast. supplementary
screen features include Ukulele
Ike Edwards. the Ponce sisters.
the Fox Moviet0ne news and the