Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23

men one night. Matt, one of these,
| falls in love with her, but because Of
| her past life refuses to marry him.
Her father is pleased. because he would
not have his daughter marry sailor.
Finally, unable to stand the strain, she
tells the truth about herself. Matt goes
! OF, cursing her, to fill himself full Of
| liquor and forget, and the father, blam-
1 ing himself, asks the daughters forgive
! ness, because he has been responsible
/ for Annals life. Matt ultimately returns
! TO claim the girl for his wife.
The Hearst Metrotone News, short
subjects, a comedy and the Columbia
Orchestra complete the program.
R-K-O KEITH'S-"The Grand
Parade"
1.-THE Grand Parade" featuring Helen
| Twelvetrees and Fred Scott, is the cur
rent feature at R-K-O Keitn's. It is
announced as a distinctly new type of
entertainment on the screen, for in adj
dition to its drama 1t presents COM
plete minstrel show. Wonderful music,
catchy songs, spicy Jokes and the gilt
tering black-face minstrel entertain
ment makes a new departure in screen
entertainment.
Helen Twelveetrees and Fred Scott
are players of signal ability. Miss
Twelvetrees is q Broadway stage favor
lite. while Mr. Scott is famous as a con-
cert singer, and his fine tenor voice is
said to register beautifully. The sup
porting cast includes Richard earle, IA
nous musical comedy star; Marie
Astaire, Russell Powell, Bud Jameson,
Jimmy Adams, Lillian Leighton, Spec
O'Donnell, Sam Blum, Tom Malone and
Jimmy Aubrey.
Edmund Goulding famous novelist
and playwright, wrote the story and is
the producer of The Grand Parade"
He also wrote and directed Gloria
Swanson's dialogue picture, THE Tres
paSser.'
The story deals with a minstrel singer
who wins success, but through the in
f1uence of an evil woman. sinks to the
dregs. He is salvaged by a boarding
house slavey who succeeds in making
man of him. There Is tremendous
drama in the development of the theme
and the climax Is most impressive.
The supplementary features include
THE Setting Son." comedy based upon
q Witwer story; Radio News Of cur
rent events and Freddy Clark and his
R-K-O-lians.
METROPOLITAN-"SOn of the Gods"
Richard Barthelmess is the picture
star at the Metropolitan Theater this
week in romantic drama Of the twen-
tieth century, Son Of the Gods" from
the novel Of the same title by Rex
Beach. 1t is a Warner Brothers and
Vitaphone picture, with many lavish
scenes photographed in technicolor. 1t
combines the sophisticated splendor Of
New York and Cannes with q profusion
of brilliant Oriental settings.
Barthelmess is supported by Con-
stance Bonnet, Mildred Van Dorm, An
ders Randolf, E. Allyn Warren, Dorothy
Matthews, Barbara Leonard and King
Hoo Chang.
The story concerns Sam Lee, supposed
son of Lee Ying, a wealthy Chinese
merchant and, philosopher. Through
his excellence in study and sports at COLI
lege, Sam was popular-to certain ex-
tent. The barrier of his reputed par
entage stood between him and happi-
ness. Travelling in Europe, Sam fell in
love with beautiful American girl, who
returned his affection, until she was told
he had yellow blood. Sans romance
seemed doomed, but chance discovery
led to exciting consequences.
Selected short films, including Vita
phone Varieties and the Metropolitan
News Review, complete the bill.
PALACE-"ship From Shanghai"
Conrad Naeel, Louis Wolheim. Kay
johnson, Carmel Myers and Herbert
Holmes, a formidable array Of stars,
adorn the screen 1t Loewss Palace this
week in the Metro Goldwyn-May
talking production, Ship From Shang-
hal" the first adventure Of the sea to
be recorded with sound.
The story concerns party OF the
upper strata of society which embarks
aboard q schooner to sail across the
Pacific. The party comprises Paul
Thorpe and his wife. Lady Daley and
her daughter, Dorothy, and Howard
Vazey. Ted, the ship steward, hates the
rich whom he is obliged to serve and
plots revenge. When the ship is be-
Gained in the midst Of the Pacific he
instigates the crew to mutiny and seizes
control Of the ship, along with firearms,
food and water. THE idle rich" then
ind the tables reversed, and are forced
to cater to the crew. Howard, however,
wins the love of Dorothy, and it is their
courage which finally downs Ted in a
dramatic episode
On the stage Leon Navarro, 'Vitaphone
star and guest master of ceremonies,
heads the Loew production, Gypsy
Dreams" Others in the romance of
Romany include the Gypsy Daredevils,
musical jewellers; Sammy Krevoff, whirl-
VIM RuSslaH uaIlcer1 CArlUOn SaXCOn,
vocalist. and the Chester Hale Girls.
The Hearst Metrotone News, the Palace
Orchestra. Charles Gaige at the organ
and short subjects complete the pro-
grant
FOX-"The Lone Star Ranger"
Zane Grey's first talking production,
THE Lone Star Ranger" Is the new
screen attraction at the Fox Theater.
with George O'Brien and Sue Carol in