The Washington times., 1930-03-20
"ROGUE SONG
TOPS NEW
MOVIES

COLuSQyp JOuICd OpcI1S SuQQhy
night. Dorothy Hayward and
Moss Hart are responsible for the
book, Joseph Meyer, William Mol
and william B. Friedlander wrote
the music. A company OF go in
cludes as featured principals
Joyce Barbour, Earle s. Dewey,
Jerry Norris, Nell Roy, Madeline
Gray, Bert Matthews. Ruth Good
win, Charles Doyle. Julia Baron
June O'Dea, George s. Schiller,
Irene Swor, Larry Beck. the Wal.
lace sisters and the BrandeauX
Ballet. william B. Friedlander,
who presents the musical is .spon'
sor for such previous successes
as Little Jessie James" and
"Mercenary Mary"
POLTS-Donald Brian and Bep.
pie de Vries in revival Of the
famed Merry Widow" open on
Monday night. Mr.. Brian was
the original Prince Danilo, Of the
Franz LeHar operetta, gaining
overnight a national fame and
stardom IN the theater. He is said
to be distinguished il this most
imposing of the Shuber5 revivals
Beppie De Vrles is a Holland i'm
portation who was an European
favorite in Madame 2ompa.
dour." The supporting cast in
cludes Craig Campbell, Ethel Jane
Walker, oscar Figmar Charles
Angle, Frances Tyler, Joseph Bar.
low, Harry LeweIlyn, Mildred New
man and Edward Orchard.
= RK-O KEITH'S-"Framed," ar
all-talking screen drama of the
underworld, featuring Evelyn
Brent, comes as the main screen
attraction Saturday. Produced by
Radio Pictures, Framed" is sale
to be of the Underworld" and
"Alibi" type of feature, which
means exciting incident and in
teresting glimpses Of the notorl
Gus figures Of the demi-monde
Miss Brent is supported by a cast
which includes Regis Toomey and
Ralfe Haholde in outstanding
characterizationS. A program OF
supplementary shorts will include
a news reel. short talking comedy
and a novelty overture by Freddy
Clark's RcK-Olians.
EARLE-Helen Kane, the boon
boopa doop songstresS, will be tbs
headline stage attraction under
the new policy which provides an
opening performance at 1890 a
m. on Friday. She will be hearc
in a program of the type songs
which have won her fame in
radio, musical comedy, vaudeville
and pictures. The main screen
attraction will be Olive Borden
in Hello, Sister. described as a
merry and impudent comedy
drama Of modern youth with
Lloyd Hughes in the feature role.
On the supplementary program
will be a news reel, Vitaphone
Varieties and music by the Earle
concert orchestra, Daniel Breeskin
conducting.
METROPOLITAN-"Honey," a
screen musical comedy which of.
ferS Nancy Carroll full opportun.
ity as a Paramount star, comes
as the main screen attraction,
opening Friday. The feature is
an adaptation Of A. E. Th h1mas'
play, Come Out of the Kitchen, ~
in which Ruth Chatterton once
starred. A notable cast Of fun.
makers assists the star, including
Skeets Gallagher, Lillian Roth,
Harry Green, MitZi Green, zazu
Pitts and Joyna Rowland. On
the supplementary program will
be a Pathe news reel, Vitaphone
varities and other selected short
features.
GAYETY-Jimmy Lake will de.
sert the front office at the Gayety
next week to become the stage
headliner. This veteran of the
burlesque and variety stages will
offer Jimmy Lakes Big Revue.
a two act melange which will,
says the promise, be chuck full
of comedy, snappy dancing and
tunes melodious and whistly. Sup
porting principals include Lillian
Dixon, Fred Reeb, Phil Hart,
Clair Devine, Jane Vital, Peggy
Hart, Lew Price. Jack Kelly and
as an extra added attraction,
"Cheri." A large chorus will
assist.
COLUMBIA-Lawrence Tibbett,
Metropolitan opera star, in his
first talking and singing picture
The Rogue Song" opens Satur-
day. This Metro-G Goldwyn special
is now regaling Broadway at So
prices. The story is based upon
the famous operetta Gypsy Love"
and offers a. congenial setting
for the magnificent baritone voice
of Tibbett. Catherine Dale Owen,
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy
are in the chief supporting roles.
The Hearst Metrotone News, short
subjects and the Columbia con-