The Washington times., 1930-08-23
PROGRAMS FOR
NEW WEEK In
THEATERS

leSQue Association has retained
! the title Broadway Scandals" for
one Of its attractions this season,
but when the piece opens a weeks
engagement at the Gayety
this afternoon local fans will
see a brand new production.
Featured among the feminine
leads is Joan Lee, blonde dancer
Of unique methods. Two eccen-
trio merrymakers, Harry pep"
Pearce and Jack Erickson have
been entrusted with the bulk Of
the comedy burden, and other
, principals include Ray King,
straight man; Buddy Wood, &C.
centric juvenile; Dolores Greene,
ingenue; Navarro Halo, SOU
brette; Louise Miller. prjma
donna, and the headlining variety
turn, the Four Life Boys, eccen-
trio Steppers.
COLIMBIA-Lon Chaney's first
talking picture, "The Unholy
Three" comes as the main screen
attraction opening today. In
this weird drama, which contains
more than the average quota OF
thrills, CLANCY plays a number OF
characters in ventriloqual guise,
and chang his voice to fit the
role. Lila Lee, Elliott Nugent,
Harry Earles, Ivan Linow and
Clarence Burton are in the sup
porting cast. On the supplement
tai program are the Hearst Metro
tone News, the Gems of the M-G-
M, an organ comedy, Papa Is
Papa" and music by the Columbia
concert orchestra, Claude Burrows
conducting.
PALACE-Jack Oakie and jean
cite Mcdonald in Let's Go Ma
tive" will provide the main screen
attraction opening today. The
story revolves about a group who
ara shipwrecked on a lonely island
rich in oil and pearls. With Mr..
Oakie there is plenty OF laughter
promised and the Macdonald
voice will be heard in song. Skeets
Gallagher and Kay Francis are
} prominent in the supporting cast.
On the stage will be THE Under
sea Ballet" a new Loew revue unit
presenting Ray Ellis and Larue,
Ray Collins, C. j. Lindeman and
the Capitol ballet corps Of 81. The
Palace concert orchestra and the
Hearst Metrotone News reel will
complete the program.
EARLE-Clara Bow in her lat
est Paramount production, Love
Among the Millionaires" Is
the main screen attraction now
playing. It is described as a
musical romance with Clara given
opportunity to sing and dance.
Mischievous Mitzi Green, the juve-
nile star, will be prominent in a
supporting cast, which includes
"Skeets" Gallagher and Stuart
Erwin. On the supplementary
program will be short dramatic
subject, 1.-The New Racket" with
Gardner James, James Bradbury
and Irene Homer in the leading
roles. A novelty short reel, news
events and music by the Earle
concert orchestra, Daniel Breeskin
conducting, will complete the pro-
gram.
Observation-Disclosures Hus.
ton in Porter Emerson Brownies
stage success as transcribed for
the talking screen. "The Bad
Man" is the main attrac.
ton now playing. Huston, Of
course, plays the colorful role
enacted on the stage by Holbrook
Blinn. Supporting players include
Dorothy REVERE, James Rennie,
O. p. Heggie, Gwinn Williams,
Arthur Stone and Johnny Arthur.
The supplemental program in.
cludes a two-reel comedy. "The
Bosses Orders; a Vitaphone Var
iety, yacht Club Boys" and the
Graham McNamee talking re-
porter news reel.
R-K.O KEITH'S - "Dixiana,"
Radio Pictures musical spectacle,
will continue for a second week
beginning today. Bebe Dan
iels has the lead role in this col
orful drama of the South and
her singing voice is heard fire.
quently during the action. Ever
EFT Marshall, the grand opera
baritone, has a congenial role and
the comic pair, Bert Wheeler and
Robert WoolSey, have the chance
to punctuate this picture with
high clowning. Bill Robinson,
king Of tap dancers; Jobyna How
land, Dorothy Lee, Joseph Cav.
thorne and Ralf Harolde also
have prominent roles. "Dixiana"
has a number of whistly tunes.
8 news reel, short comedy and
music by Freddy Clark's R-K-Ol-
ians complete the program.
sFOX-"Common Clay" the film
dramatization Of the Harvard
prize play, will continue as the
main screen attraction beginning
the second and final week today.
Constance Bennett and Lew Ayers
have the lead roles in this emo
tional story Of a girl whose Of
forts to go straight are con-
fronted with many difficulties
Tully Marshall, Hale Hamilton
and Purnell Pratt have the chief
supporting roles. On the stage
the Fanchon and Marco revue
INIT ''TPeeS" holds over with