The Washington times., 1930-12-06
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Passion Flower" with Kay
Francis, Kay johnson, Charles
Bickford, Lewis Stone, Zazu Pitts
and others, is the next attrac-
ton to be booked into Loew's
Palace Theater. The production
was directed by William DeMille
for Metro Goldwyn-Mayer from
the story by the same name
authored by Kathleen Norris.
Martin Flavin wrote the adap-
tion and dialogue.
Cyril Maude's Grumpy" is the
next production slated for Loew's
Columbia Theater. In this pro-
duction the aged English actor
has made his farewell appear
ance to both screen and stage.
It was with no little difficulty
that Paramount coaxed him out
of retirement and he now de.
clares that he is finished with
all theatrical endeavors and viii
retire to what he thinks o well
earned rest.
John Drinkwater's BIRD in
Hand" comes as an appropriate
gift from old st. Nick, marked
ITO BE OPENED ON CHRIST
MAS NIGHT, DECEMBER 25.
AT THE SHUBERT BELASCO
THEATRE" however, the Pro-
fessional Players sponsorship viii
include only the New Years week
engagement.
jeanette Macdonald in "Oh,
For q Man" Is the next attrac.
ton coming to the Fox. Reginald
Denny, Marjorie White and War.
rem Hymer play important parts
in the supporting cast.
In "Oh, For o Man." the beauti.
full Miss Macdonald is cast as
an opera singer, abounding with
temperament. She Is having
things very much her own way
until one night, when q burglar
enters her bedroom. This bur
glar proved not an ordinary bur-
glar, and the result IL q rapid
turn Of events In the singers
life.
Laurence E. Johnson's notably
successful comedy, "It's Wise
Child" opens an engagement Of
one week only at the National The
ater Monday night, December 90,
with matinees Wednesday and Sat
urday.
The production comes here ur-
der the assertive banner Of David
BelaSco. Hence welltrained and
responsive cast and convincing
stage appointments may be antici-
pated. The texture Of the piece
has been heralded as light and ir.
reSiStibly amusing, the story built
around q minor incident In the
daily lives Of a nice American fam
lily which has unexpected and hu.
morouS complications.
Among the chief interpreters
are Minor Watson, Sidney Toler,
Harlan Briggs, Porter Hall, 10.
seph Striker, Mildred Lowell, Olga
Kralow and other popular players.
TITS Wise Child" has the Stimu-
lating record Of q seasons run on
Broadway.
Winnie Lightner, who was sly.
rocketed to screen fame as q re.
suit Of her performance In "Gold
Diggers Of Broadway and added
to her following by her work In
life Of the Party" viii be seen in
person ON the stage Of Warmers
Earle for the week commencing
Saturday, December 13. wild"
Winnie recently completed her
newest pictures, Red Hot HeireSS"
and "Sit Tight and has consented
to appear for several weeks in the
ters before taking q vacation and
returning to the coast to start
work on new photo plays.
The photoplay attraction that
week is Divorce Among Friends"
a Warner Bros. and Vitaphone
production, with Lew Cody. Irene
Delroy, James Hall and Natalie
Moorhead.
Miriam Hopkins, in the Para
mount picture, Fast and Loose,'
will be the next screen feature at
R-K-O-Keith's. It is made from
the Avery Hopwood stage play,
''The Best People,"