The Washington times., 1930-11-22
FOR
NEW WEEK In
THEATERS


judith Anderson in Pirandello's
latest drama, "As You Desire
Me-" under the auspices OF the
Professional Players.
Gas You Desire Me-" already
presented in numerous European
capitals with great success, has
been adapted from the Italian
by Dmitri Ostrov, who has also
directed the production. He has
provided for Miss Anderson q
cast among the prominent mem
bers Of which should be men
toned Charles Dalton, Charles
Trowbridge, Jose Ruben, Philip
Leigh, Jeanne Beggs, Katherine
Warren, Mortimer H. Weldon,
Vera Hurst, Amy Jonap, John
OMara, Elizabeth Johnson, Emil
Hoch, Salo Douday, Maurice
Ramon, Hugh Cairns, jr, Ivan
Ramer, Charlotte Ore and Goo
Chong. During the engagement
at the Shubert- -Belasco there will
be matinees on Thanksgiving Day
and Saturday.
NATIONAL-"A Kiss of I'm
portance," the Partisan comedy
which Arthur Hornblow, jrp
adapted from the French Of An
DIRE Picard and H. M. Harwood,
will open a weeks engagement at
the National Theater beginning
next Monday night with three
matinees, Wednesday, Thursday
Thanksgiving Day. and Satur-
day.
The play is sponsored by Arch
Selwyn in association with the
Erlanger Productions, Inc, and
goes directly to the Fulton Thea
ter, New York, after the week in
Washington.
Basil Rathbone, of stage and
screen fame, heads the cast,
which includes Frederick Kerr,
Montagu Love, Ann Andrews, A.
p. Kaye, Johnnie Brewer, Frank
Henderson, Marjorie Hollis, Alice
Burrage and George Wright, Sr.
R-K-O.Keiths-"Tolabl able David" /"
Joseph Hergesheimer's story mas
been made into an alltalking
film feature and opens at RK-O-
Keith's today.
Richard Cromwell, a newcomer
to the silver screen, selected from
172 applications to play the title
role of the film, endows David
with a delicious adolescent mai
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courage which will win the heart
Of all those who see him in the
role. Cromwell is destined for
big things on the screen. Others
who enhance the film with SUI
perb acting are Joan Peers, Noah
Beery, Henry 3. Walthall and
George Duryea. John Blystone
directed.
Short subsidiary features round
out. "Tol'ab David" was made
famous on the silent screen by
Richard Barthelmess.
RIALTO-Universal's all-talking
screen version of the successful
stage play, East Is West" fea.
turing Lupe Velez, Lewis Ayres
and Edward G.. Robinson, is the
next screen attraction, opening
today. Lewis Ayres, who leaped
to fame overnight as Paul Bau.
n1er in "All Quiet on the Western
Front" plays his first romantic
role as Billy Benson. Edward G.
Robinson, noted stage star, plays
his first Chinese character, that
Of Charlie Young, ruler of San
Francisco's Chinatown, in the
new production. A comedy, Sc.
lected short reels, Universal News
and Otto F. Beck at the organ
round out the program.
FOX cast, including El
Brendel, Maureen O'Sulllvan
John Garrick, Marjorie White
Frank Albertson, Kenneth Thorn
son, Hobart Bosworth and Ivan
Linow, is featured in "Just I'M
agine," now playing at the Fox
Theater. This is billed as DeSylva
Brown and Henderson's successor
to Sunny Side Up." and boasts
David Butler, the director, who
made that musical hit. ".Tust I'm
4aine" is regarded as the answer
10 amusement seekers prayor for
something new in entertainment
The story deals with the period of
1880, yet nothing of a fantastical
nature is introduced. The stage
show is the Fanchon and Marco
Smiles" Idea. featuring Mel Klee.
Leon Brusiloff and the Fox Music
Masters, Ron and Don at the or
gan, and the latest issue of Fox
Movietone News rounds out the
program.
METROPOLITAN -- Beginning
Thanksgiving eve, the Metropoli-
tan Theater will inaugurate a
new policy, calling for the show
ing of feature pictures twice daily
with reserved seats. The theater
will be closed from Sunday to
Wednesday for renovation. out
ward Bound" the Warner Broth
ers film made from Sutton Vane's
delightful play, Outward Bound"
will be the attraction. It has a
distinguished cast, including Les
lie Howard, Douglas Fairbanks,
jr., Beryly Mercer, Helen Chand-