Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-06
The Weeks attractions in Local Theaters
Reviews of New Photoplays and Stage Productions
Love Com e S
ALONG tho Y1pXy

X hO-kEI L III Along" the new
Love Comes Along" feature at Keith.
this week. is a song-picture- dialogue
based on an ancient theme-the rescue
OF the beautiful damosel by the bold
knight.
In this case the enthralled lady hap
pens 10 be a stranded chorus girl in a
Latin American port, the cruel giant, a
local magnate, and the rescuing hero
an american sailor. The role of the
heroine is played by Bebe Daniels, who
contributes to the production its out
standing features, two very pretty
songs
1t is, on the whole, a very enter
tanning picture. Miss Daniels saucy
dialogue seldom cuts loose from the
limits OF realism. Lloyd Hughes, in
the character of the American sailor,
does what would be expected of one of
cur brave boys thwarting the nefarious
designs of the wicked foreigner. And
the audience finally has the satisfac-
ton of seeing the scoundrel-dark
haired and speaking with an accent
spraying on the floor from a good,
healthy, patriotic American smack in
the jaw while the hero and the rescued
maiden flee to the protection of the
good old Stars and Stripes.
The picture has some very good
scenic effects, brought in especially in
the fiesta scene But the two songs,
Love Comes Along" and "Nightwinds"
are the high spots of the entertain
ment, and the audience leaves hum
ming them. Miss Daniels is making a
real place for herself in the sound
films.
One OF the auxiliary pictures depicts
a Journey from Barcelona to Valencia
through the romantic Spanish country
side. One Is impressed by the majesty
and modernness of the Spanish Chi
cago," where the journey starts. The
comedy note comes from a village school
scene where the pupils are putting on
an entertainment, with the irrepresible
"Mickie Mcguire" in the leading role
The antics of the children are really
amusing.
On the whole there is a well rounded,
entertaining show at Keith's this week.
PALACE Although drawing heavily
.Y.,. go on the stunts that made
Sreat them top-liners on the
Ae stage, the Duncan Sis
tiers fall short of a triumph in ITS a
Great Life" the Metro-G oldwyn- Mayer
feature at the Palace Theater this
week. They are supported by Law
renee Gray and Jed Prouty.
The failure OF the picture to register
Is not due to any particular fault of
Rosetta and Vivian, for, while they per-
haps have slowed down bit, they are
stu capable entertainers and could
furnish c.nple amusement If given half
a chance. But they are cast in an
other of these back-stage stories, and
they seem to be forced to grow pro-
greSSively worse.
When the first of these pictures came
out, which was not recently, the public
snapped it up and approval was re-
hected at the box Office. Since then,
however, the material has been bled
carrying the back stage banners for
ward. Why, nobody knows.
The show is not a complete loss, how
ever, and largely because Of the efforts
OF the Duncan Sisters, some exceptional
ly good work by Lawrence Gray, as
the small-time pianist, and few dra-
matte moments. 1t might also be said
the ending is pleasing, If not original.
There are the usual chorus scenes in
color, the struggle for arts sake and the
triumph of real love, for the remainder.
Al Evans is back on the stage, sing
ing and leading Loew's Oddities" He
conducts the Palace Syncopators in the
Poet and the Peasant" overture and
does little piano playing of his own.
Other entertainers are the three Dennis
Sisters, the Chester Hale ensemble and
completes the bill.
EARLE Lots of night club stuff;
Billie Dove-and more
The Painted Billie Dove-thats THE
anger Painted Angel" fea-
tured at the Earle Theater this week,
with Miss Dove in the role of Rodeo
West, giving us a headline night CLUB
performance that almost DISCUSSES the
throaAhara nQtfpTn nf a lO0CPlV woven
plot.
To those of us-and that's most of
us-who enjoy looking at the lovely
Billie in all sorts of costumes and all
stages of dress and undress, THE
Painted Angel fulfills its mission. Here
we have Billie at her best. And there's
no mistaking the quality of the show
within the show. Rodeo West, bring
ing her West to Boardway," haunted
by rumors of lurid past, which fol-
low her East, to add just the right spice
to her personality as night club host
ess, has something Superflne to otfer
her guests of the evening in the group
of song and dance girlies gathered
about her own vivid figure. And Texas
Guinan herself could not out-charm
the charming Billie when she does her
own stuff Not that she has voice.
She hasn't. But neither has the great
Guinan. Billie talks her songs.
Edmund Lowe, stepping out OF COM
edy into the role of heroic martyr,
ADULTS himself well as the manager OF
Rodeo Vests show, who hides secret
passion for the hostess under a mask
of repression because he doesn't want
to stand in the way Of her marriage
to a wealthy man who can give her
everything her feminine heart could
desire-or so he thinks until the young
lady corrects his error in most con-
yincing fashion after he has revealed
his love to her unwittingly.
Supporting members of the cast in
clude Cissy Fitzgerald, George McFar-
lane, j. Farrell Macdonald, Norman
Selby, Nelly BLY, Baker and a score OF
others in the night club show.
Kitty and Fanny Watson head the
Vitaphone Varieties in a singing num-
Der. Bigger and Better" while George
Ratoff adds a bit of comedy in his
sketch, For Sale"
Orchestra chair No. FLOP proved the
lucky number yesterday afternoon IN
Milton Davis organ advertisement
which proved extremely popular. Who
ever it was who occupied that seat re-
ceiyed as a souvenir record made
right on the spot on "Speak-o-phone,
which recorded the singing (by the
entire audience) of IF I Had Talking
Picture of You" accompanied by Mr.
Davis on his organ.
Daniel Breeskin's orchestral feature
"The Evolution of Dixie was re-
ceived enthusiastically. The usual news
reels rounded out the program.
j. w. c., Jr.
rNv "Hot for Paris" was hell
EOA over at the Fox for seconC
''Hot for week at the eleventh hour
Paris with its lively humor, bubblini
over with fun from that trio
Victor McIaglen, Fiji DorSay and E