The Washington times., 1930-08-09

PROGRAMS FOR
NEW WEEK In
THEATERS

RK.O kEITH'S - Joe COOK
first talking picture, Rain or
Shine" has been attracting such
heavy patronage 1t is held over
for q second week, beginning
today. This film version Of
the stage success Is crammed
with action and the versatile
comic is assisted by q cast which
includes Louise Fazenda, Joan
Peers, William Collier, jr., Alan
Roscoe, Tom Howard. Dave. Cha
sen and Adolph Milar. Frank
Capra directed. On the supple.
mental program are :, selected
short features, a news reel and
music by Freddy Clark's RK-
Olians.
FOX-"Hell's Island" a Co
lumbia picture featuring Ralph
Graves, Jack Holt and Dorothy
Sebastian, is the main screen
attraction now playing. "Helps
Island" is the story Of two
hard-fisted Americans in the
French Foreign Legion. The new
program on the stage will be in.
troduced by Frank jerks, a
master Of ceremony from the
West who makes his Washington
debut. In the Fanchon and
Marco revue, Coral Idea" he
will introduce Maurice and Vim
cent, Royal Samoans. Sidney
Page and Peggy, Petite Marie,
Oscar Taylor and the Sunkist
beauties. Ron and Don will have
an organologue and Leon Brusi-
loof's orchestra will offer "Minia-
ture Recital as an overture.
Fox Moyietone news completes
the program.
PALACE-"Sins of the Child
ren," "a picture which features
Louis Mann, star Of the legiti.
mate stage, and with a cast
that includes Robert Mont
gomery, Elliott Nugent and Leila
Hyams, Is the main screen attrac-
ton opening today. It is de-
scribed as the life Of an immi-
grant family. their joys and
sorrows and the sacrifices which
the father makes to hold them
together. On the stage Jack
Pepper, former washington, M.
c.. will be featured in Capitol
Theater revue unit Get Happy" !"
which will present Bobby Gillette,
Jack Wolf, Paul Garner, Gordon
and King. May Joyce and the
Chester Hale girls:s Dick Leibert
will have a new organologue.
The Hearst Metrotone News and
the Palace concert orchestra,
Harty Borjes conducting, will
complete the program.
COLUMBIA-Norn1a Shearer in
her latest Metro Goldwyn picture,
LET Us Be Gay" adapted from
the Rachel Crothers stage play,
comes as the main screen attrac-
ton opening today. Several
well-known players are featured
in this comedy drama, including
Marie Dressler, Rod LaRoque,
Raymond Hackett. On the sup
Elemental program will be the
Hearst Metrotone news reel,
selected short subjects and music
by the Columbia concert orches-
ira, Claude Burrows conducting
EARLE-Richard Barthelmess'
enic nf tho air "Th0 Dawn
Patrol" is the main screen
attraction now playing. THE
Dawn Patrol is the tense and
thrilling story Of a British air
squadron in the world war.
Undermined, poorly equipped,
the squadron fought gamely on.
commanded by a man whose
nerves were at the breaking point.
Douglas Fairbanks, jr., Neil Ham.
ilton, William Jannay, James Fin
laySon, Clyde Cook, Gardner
James, Edmund Breese, Frank
McHigh, Jack Acroyd and Harry
Allen. Added features will in.
clude the new Vitaphone varie-
ties, the Earle topical news and
music by the Earle Symphony
Orchestra, Daniel BreSkin con-
Quoting.
METROPOLITAN - William
Powell in his latest Paramount
feature, For the Defense" is
now playing. In this picture
Powell is seen as a brilliant New
York criminal lawyer. He is
supported in a dramatic story by
Kay Francis, Thomas E. Jackson,
Scott Kolk, William B. Davidson,
James FinlaySon, Charles West
and others. On the supplemental
program will be Vitaphone Varie
ties, the Universal news reel with
Graham McNamee l1ewScaSting,