The Washington times., 1930-12-24
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BELASCO-John Drinkwater's
play, Bird in Hand" opens
Christmas night. It treats Of a
gay. theme. the marriage between
the gentry and the yeomanry. The
author-playwright directed Bird
In Hand" and personally selected
the cast which includes, Walter
Edwin, Daphe Warren Wilson,
Olga Slade, Frank Petley, Eliot
Makeham, John Warburton, Ro-
land Dare and Arthur Ridley. The
engagement is through New Years
week, ending January 3.
NATIONAL-David Belasco's
production of "It's a Wise Child
opens weeks engagement, Mon
day night. This Lauren Johnson
comedy comes here after a sea-
sons run on Broadway with the
original cast which includes
Minor Watson, Sidney Toler, Har-
Ian Briggs, Mildred Mccoy, Helen
Lowell and others. There will
be three matineeS on Wednes-
day. Thursday (New Year Day.
and Saturday.
METROPOLITAN-Eddie Can
Cor in the United Artists feature
''Whoopee" inauguratss the new
film policy with new programs
twice weekly. "Whoopee" opens
Christmas Day. From Saturday
to Tuesday the program will be
Constance Bennett in "Sin Takes
. Holiday" will be the main
screen attraction There will be
q supplementary program of
short features. New pictures will
be shown at the Metropolitan on
Wednesday and Saturday.
EARLE-OtiS Skinner in the
Warner Brothers screen produc-
ton Of "KiSrnet" comes as the
main attraction opening Satur-
day. The star has the assistance
Of a notable cast comprising
Loretta Young, David Manners,
Mary Duncan, Sidney Blackmer,
Edmund Breese and Ford Sterl-
ing. On the stage the headliner
will be the Charles Withers
"Opry" which is hilarious
burleSque Of the small town
show. other attractions are Sol
Gould and Helen Kay Booth,
George Shafter and AL Gould,
the Betty Jane Cooper revue and
Maxine Boyle. Selected shorts
and music by Freddy Clark's
band rounds out the program.
FOX-Mark Twain's juvenile
epic, Tom Sawyer" comes as
the main screen attraction opens
Friday. The picture marks the
re-entry Of Jackie Coogan to pic
lures and he has the assistance
OF Mitzi Green and Junior Dur
kin, two Of Hollywood's most
precious young actors. The stage
snow Is the Fanchon and Marco
Hollywood CollegianS" with
Dorothy Crooker and Guy Buck
featured. Leon BruSiloff and the
Fox band win have a special T1oli-
DAY overture introducing Helen
kearney. Ron and Don at the
organ, the Fox Movietone news
and selected shorts round out the
program.
R-K-O-KEITH'S-Bert Wheeler
and Robert Woolsey in "Hook,
Line and Sinker," will open to-
night with a special showing at
8 p. m. In this feature the come
d1anS revert to straight comedy
having the assistance of Dorothy
Lee, who has appeared in their
earlier releases, Jobyna Howland
and other favoriteS, including Ma
talie Moorehead, Stanley Fields
and George Marion. On the sup
Elemental program will be a short
screen comedy, a new reel and
subsidiary features appropriate to
the holiday season.
COLUMBIA - "Hells Angels"
the spectacular United Artists pro-
duction which took four years to
complete comes as the main
screen attraction opening Satur-
day. It has the most astounding
air sequences ever filmed and in
PRODUCES cast headed by Jean
Harlow, Ben Lyon, and James
Hall. This is the first time "Hell's
Angels" has been released in other
than two-a-day theaters. On the
supplemental program will be the
HearSt-Metrotone news reel and
selected short subjects.
PALACE-"War Nurse" a story
that appeared in Cosmopolitan
magazine written anonymously,
comes as the mair. screen attrac-
tlon opening Saturday. It treats
Of women's Sufferings in the World
War and offers some exciting and
gripping pictures of drama behind
the lines. June Walker, Anita
Page, Robert Ames, Zazu Pitts,
and Hedda Hopper play the lead
roles. On the stage Allan Rogers
heads a new revue, "Mexicana,"
introducing Barto and Mann, re-
cent stars Of the Earl Carroll Van.
titles. The Palace SyncopatorS and |
selected short subjects complete |
the program.
GAYETY-"Girls from the |
FOllieS" will he Y1ext wnek'S offer