Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26
Variety of Attractions in
3: &: The Capital. Playhouses

assisted by Mary Brian, Neil Hamilton,
Tenen Holtz,. Guy Oliver and Albert
Gran. -
Being a kibitzer. /. Lazarus assumes
the responsibility Of giving unaSked adj
vice on love, horses, cards, operations,
business, the stock market and in fact
any thing which might be brought up
and others besides. He saves the life
of q famous f1nancier, who presents him
with block Of steel stock. Then fol-
lows perhaps the funniest motion pic.
ture sequence ever filmed. Paper
profits mount up faster than the
kibitzer and his friends can figure
them, but just before the market closes
he Is wiped out. That Is, he believes
he Is, until the financier arrives with a
check for $3o, 900. But the kibitzer
should tell you himself how he put it
over;
On the stage Louis K. sidney pre-
sents Chester Hale's latest Loew novel;
ty Toy Town., which. features For+
tunello and Cirillino, European acroe
bats; Carlton Emmy and his mad ways,
just themselves; Ivan Triesault, pam
tomime artist; Aileen Clark, soprano;
Mile. Pavla, ballet dancer: Gus Alex
ander: Enoch Light, musical conductor,
and Chester Hale'S Baby Dolls.
The Hearst Metrotone News. the
Palace Orchestra, Charles Cage at the
organ, and short subjects complete the
program.
FOx-"Romance of Rio Gfande."
Warner Baxter is back on the Fox
screen this week, in talking produc-
ton with music, entitled Romance of
Rio Grande. !" from the famous story Of
Katherine Fullerton Gerould, The
Conquistador. -
william Fox, the producer, has sur.
rounded him with what they call an
"all-Star cast" which includes the new
screen "find," Mona MariS, Antonio
Moreno, Mary Duncan and Robert
Edeson. Alfred Santell was the d.
rector, and the story is described as fast
moving with the action conferred around
q youth lMr. Baxter who is ostracized
By . wealthy grandfather and forced to
make his own way In dangerous zones
The musical part Of the production is
considered Of Importance, several song
chorus.
Alexander Callam, the new master of
ceremonies, will introduce another
Fanchon and Marco idea, watermelon
Blues" its featured players being ChaZ
Chase. Hunter and Percival, Nanny
and Her Picks, Louise and Mitchell,
Ted Ledford, Vera. knight and George
jaeger. the rs Southern Shoppers and
the SunkiSt Beauties. Mr.. Callam viii
sing several numbers. Is
The overture is special arrange
ment Of Victor Herbert melodies by
Leon Brusiloff, which viii introduce the
individual members Of the orchestra.
INSTRUMENTATION Of the Opera"
Operagoers and music lovers gen.
orally win ind 1.-THE Phantom of the
Opera" now being shown at the Rialto
Theater, OF unusual interest, as Uni
versal has remade this remarkable pro-.
duction into . talking, singing and
The story, laid in and around the
famous Paris Opera House, includes
among its many big scenes q produc-
ton OF GounodS "Faust" In exactly the
style this opera was presented in 1880.
The songs, duets, trios and choruses, as
well as the ballet numbers Of the opera,
have been recorded by expert singers
and . 90-piece orchestra. This Is said
plete opera by the talking screen.
Lon CLANCY, is again seen as the
Phantom" and while he is heard to
rave in this latest production, Universal
officials state that it is not the voice
OF CLANCY. Mary Philbin and Norman
Kerry, who appeared in, the original
version, again play their identical roles
and speak every line Of the new -dia-
logue. As the picture. ~ shown today,
Many Of the beautiful ballet numbers
are in natural color, and q symphony
orchestra renders the musical score.
The picture was made from the
famous mystery story by CASTOR Laroux,
originally directed by Rupert Julian.
The present sound and dialogue version
was directed by Ernest Laemmle, with
c. Roy Hunter supervising the sound
recording.
EARLE-"Piaying Around"
Alice White, queen bee Of American
flapperdom, is pictured at the Earle
Theater this week IN her latest First
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. talking picture.
Playing Around" adapted from VIVA
Delmar's story, "Sheba."
Song and dance specialties galore are
woven into this thrilling tale, Of alittle
stenogfapher who yearned for Injuries
that her modest means could not COM
mand. Rejecting q poor sutton for
suave gangSter, the central character
Of the play finds herself in q predica-
ment which is solved In thrilling sue
ceSSion of exciting incidents.
Chester Morris, a dramatic sensation
Of talking pictures, is cast In the role
Of the pseudo millionaire, while William
Blackwell plays the part of the boy who
saved his money for Sheba. Others are
Marian Byron, Richard Carlyle, Maurice
Black, Lionel Belmere, Ann Brody,
Shep Camp and Nellie v. Nichols.
The program also includes The Eve
ming STAR Universal and Pathe News
reels Vitaphone varieties and music by
the Earle Orchestra.
COLUAEBIA-"The Love Parade"
Maurice Chevalier in THE Love
Parade" continues the big attraction
at Loew's Columbia, where he appears
for the second week in the Ernst
Lubitsch production. In the supporting
cast jeanette Macdonald, Lupino Lane
and Lillian Roth help make the picture
an outstanding musical comedy hit. It
Is the third superproduction for Loew's
January festival.
The scene of action takes place in
the mythical but modern kingdom of
! Sylvania. Count Alfred at the time
| the story opens Is recalled to Eylvania
| because Of his indiscreet affairs with
the ladies. The Queen of Sylvania asks
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