The Washington times., 1930-03-29
PROGRAMS FOR
NEW WEEKIN
THEATERS

told Of what it was like "out
Gnere." In the cast are Richard
Bird, Henry Stephenson, Fred
erick Catling, Norman Pierce, G.
3. Huntley, jr.: Charles Esdale,
Ftonert Noble, John Parrish and
Arthur Stenning.
NATIONAL-The sixth season
Of the. National Players opens
Monday night with the presenta-
ton OF Philip Barry's Holiday"
IL is q romantic comedy and will
serve to introduce to Washington
Marion Wells, new leading woman;
Walter Gilbert. new leading man,
and Marion Sterly, attractive in
genue. Romaine Calender, Mrs.
ADELAIDE Hibbard and Freddy
sherman are old favorites who
VIII be welcomed. The theme of
Holiday" is that gold is Elusive
unless 1t is hooked up with an
objective in life, . subject with
which the playwright is said TO
nave conjured much smart COM
edy.
Best Show In
Town" comes to the Gayety open.
ing with the Sunday matinee.
This Mutual burlesquc attraction
enlists such favorites as Rob
startsman, Lou Costello, Ed Lalor,
Sammy Rice. Jack Stab, Evelyn
Dubois, Boots Rush and Marie
Miller. Reggie White offers q
shlmmy speciality and two acts of
lively comedy well trimmed with
songs and peppy dancing Is said
TO make BEST Show In Town"
stand with the Mutual leaders.
Recommendations Dix
In his latest Radio pictures fea-
ture, "Lovin' the Ladies'" arrives
aS the main screen attraction
opening today. In this talk
ing comedy Dix has the oppor-
tunity of playing a role he origi-
nally created on the stage. It
was in William LIE Baron's play,
II Love YOU" that Dix acted and
from which the adoption has
been made. Prominent in the
supporting cast will be Allan
Kearns. Rita LaRoy,. Renee Mac
ready and Anthony Bushnell. The
supplementary program will in
clude a number of selected short
features, news reel a-.d music by
the R-K-Olians.
FOX-Lenore Uric, former
Belasco stage star, in South Sea
Rose" comes as the main scresa
attraction opening today. Two
leading men support Miss Uric
in this South Sea Island story,
Charles Bickford and Kenneth
McKenna. The stage will offer
another Fanchon and Marco re.
Vue unit with Buddy Walker,
Rose Valyda, Brandies, Carol
and Mann, Alene and Evans,
Pearl Hoff, Caroline Ruth and
the SunkiSt Beauties. Alexander
Callam will serve as master of
ceremonies. A Movietone news,
and a special overture by the Fox
grand orchestra, Leon Brusiloff
conducting, will complete the p;o-
gram.
METROPOLITAN - G gorge
Arliss in "The Green Goddess"
O talking screen adoption of his
greatest stage success is the main
screen attraction now play
ing. In this feature Arliss
is, seen In an amazing character
tzation that of the suave and
sinister Rajah and Rukh in the
little known Kingdom where The
Green Goddess is worshiped.
Ralph Forbes, H. B. Warner and
Alice Joyce head the distinuished
supporting company which also
includes Betty Boyd, Nigel de-
Brulier, Ivan Simpson, David
Tearle and Reggy Sheffield. Tive
supplementary program will in
clude Vitaphone varities and a
news reel.
COLUMBIA-Lawrence Tibbett
in "The Rogue Song" has been
held over for a second week as
the main screen attraction. The
METROPOLITAN opera star has
great chance to display his gor-
reous baritone voice in the screen
version of this Franz Lehar Oper-
eta in which he has the assist
ance of Catherine Dale Owen, Stan
Laurel and Oliver Hardy, Uric
Haupt and other good actors. On
the supplementary program will
be O Hearst Metrotone News Reel,
selected short subjects and music
by the Columbia Concert Orches-
ira, Claude Burrows conducting.
PALACE-Ruth Chatterton in
the Paramount feature, Sarah
and Son." comes as the main
screen attraction opening to-
day. Frederick March and Philip
de Lacy are prominent in the sup
porting cast of this story, which
tells a gripping narrative OF
mother love. The stage presenta-
ton Is a Loew revue unit with
thres masters of ceremony-the
Ritz brothers. Featured are Paul
Remos and his Midgets. "Mitey,"
Olive Fay, Gloria Lee and the
Chester Hale girls. The Hearst
Metrophone News, short subjects
and music by the Palace Synco-
patorS completes the program.
EARLE - Give Brook and
Evelyn Brent are featured in
Slightly Scarlet" the Paramount