The Washington times., 1930-09-11


ing" a film musical adapted from
the stage hit Present Arms" viii
be the main screen attraction
opening Saturday. This Radio
picture enlists o distinguished cast
of principals headed by Ken Muir.
ray, of vaudeville fame; Irene
Dunn last seen here in Ziegfeld's
"Show Boat" Benny Rubin, Ned
Sparks, Eddie Foy, jr., Louise Pa
zenda, Lilyan Tashman, Rita La.
Roy and Fred Santley. Seven
songs are sprinkled through the
action. On the supplementary
program will be q news reel, Sc
lected short comedy and music by
Freddy Clark's R-K-Olians.
RIALTO~-The Rialto Theater
will reopen Monday with Little
Accident" a fast-moving film
drama made from Floyd Dell and
Thomas Mitchell's stage hit,
Little Accident" It deals with
the plight of a young man who on
the eve of his wedding receives
word he has become q father.
Douglas Fairbanks, jr., will have
the lead role and an imposing sup
porting cast includes Anita Page,
Slim Sumerville, Sally Bale, Ga2u
Pitts, Roscoe Karns, Myrtle Stead
man and Albert Gran. William
James Craft directed. On the sup
Elementary program win be Sc
lected short features including o
comedy and the Universal news
reel.
FOX-Ruth Chatterton In ANY.
body's Woman" comes as the
main screen attraction Friday. the
first Paramount picture to play
this theater. Goyerneur Morris
is the author of the film story
and Zoe Atkins made the adoption.
Give Brooke has the chief sup
porting role. On the stage Eddie
Peabody and his banjo remain for
a third week and Bob West also
holds over. The Fanchon and
Marco revue Skirts will intro
duce Neil Castagnoli, Julia Curtis.
Ruth Silver, Daisy and the Sun
kist Beauties. Fox Moviet0ne
News and an overture by the
Brusiloff band will complete the
program.
PALACE-Moran and Mack, the
two black crows, In "Anybody's
War;" will provide the main screen
attraction beginning Saturday.
The black-faced comics will be
assisted. by Neil Hamilton and
Joan Peers in q highly amusing
film tale, with the war as q
background. On the stage will
be q new LoeW unit, Navajo"
featuring Chief Eagle Feather, the
ap-dancing Indian: Capperton
and Biddle, Frank Shields, and
the Chester Hale dancers. The
Hearst Metrotone News, short
subjects, and selections by the
Palace Syncopators, under the di-
Eection Of Harry Bories, will com.
plete the program.
COLUNFBTA-The Four Marx
Brothers in their hilarious non
sense, Animal Crackers" which
Is adapted from their recent stage
hit. come as the main screen al
traction opening aturday.
Groucho, Harpo, Cleo, and zeppo
are said to keep the fun flowing
fast and furious in this drOn epic,
which is without rhyme or reason.
Lillian Roth il the chief feminine
decoration. On the supplementary
program will be the Hearst Metro
tone News, short subjects, and Sc
lections by the Columbia Concert
Orchestra, under the direction of
Claude Burrows.
EARLE -- John Barrymore in
"Moby Dick" comes as the main
screen attraction openin, Sctur-
day, This is the talking version
of THE Sea Beast" and the ex.
citing incidents of the earlier
Barrymore success are said to be
accentuated by the addition of
sound and dialogue. A monster
whale plays a prominent part in
the thrilling drama Of the sea.
Joan Bennett will be "the girl"
and May Boley, Walter Long. Tom
OBrien. Negel DeBrulier, Nobel
Johnson, Virginia Sale, and Jack
Curtis have roles In this Lloyd
Bacon directed feature. On the
supplementary program will be
the tWo-reel comedy, "The Fresh