Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26


tory Lightnin', Amos N Andy bring
into real life the characters that before
this were represented in voices only
over the radio, leaving the rest to
imagination. Humor there is, and
much of it; the kindly sympathetic stuff
you've come to recognize from Amos n
Andy over the air. And pathos, heart
warming simplicity and drama, with q
little music as well-all thoughtfully
produced to give genuine pleasure.
There is also a white" story, per-
formed by well known favorites, such
as Irene Rich. Sue Carol, Charles Nor
ton, Ralfe Harolds and others. Duke
Ellington and his Negro Jazz Orchestra
dispense hot tunes" among them
Three Little Words as a musical
something to tickle the melodic fancies.
FOX-Nancy Carroll in Laughter"
NANCY CARROLL in a new dramatic
production, Laughter" is now to
be seen at the Fox Theater.
Laughter" is said to give full OPP
portunity to Miss Carroll to display her
emotional capabilities. She portrays
an ex-Follies girl, who, as the wife in
q mismated marriage, tries to be loyal,
and Is, but always seems to be victim
lied by the irony of circumstances.
Frederic March, as q young pianist
composer who had been in love with
her prior to her marriage to a rich
broker, pops into the picture as ro-
mantle menace, a sort Of Bohemian
heart thief and trouble maker. Others
in the cast are Frank Morgan, Diane
Ellis and Glenn Anders.
The Fanchon & Marco Good Eel
lows" idea is the stage Offering. 1t is
set in a Heidelberg background, and is
made up of male choruSeS, a talented
quartet, beautiful girl dancer and a
comedy pair, Included in the cast is
Lucille Page, Fanchon-Marco star; Bud
Averill and male chorus, the M-G-M
Quartet, Seben and Eleben. two boys
from Cork" and Helen Burke, dancer.
The Ron and Don organ novelty and
the latest Fox Movietone News COM
plete the program.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Lovers"
"COLLEGE LOVERS" a new First
National and Vitaphone comedy,
based on campus caperS and foot ball
fun, is the feature this week at Warner
Bros Metropolitan. 1t is heralded as q
departure from the usual run Of college
stories and foot ball antics, in that it
concerns two young men who fall in
love with the same girl, each believing
on the gridiron that the girl loves only
one of them, and then each thinks the
other Is the lucky one. During the
last two minutes of play in the big
game, instead of seeing the hero dash
across the line with the winning touch
down, the audience finds the two
chunps arguing about the girl. The
ending is said to be most unusual.
The leading roles are played by
Tztrin
Whiting. Russell Hopton and Frank
McHugh.
The surrounding program includes
Johnny Hines comedy, "Johnnys Week
End; "The Wanderer," a Vitaphone
variety, with Douglas Stanbury, well
known singing star Of Roxy's Gang;
give Minutes From the Station" with
Lynn Overman, Sylvia Sidney and Bur-
ton Churchill, md the Graham McNa-
NEE Talking Reporter Newsreel.
PALACE-"Way for a Sailor"
DLAYING "low-brow" roles in talkies
is said to be much harder than
accomplishing similar characterizations
i. silent films. John Gilbert and Wal
lace Berry discovered this during re-
hearsals of their roles in Way for a
Sailor" Gilbert's latest starring vehicle,
which now celebrates the twelfth ami
versary week at Loew'S Palace.
Not only did they have toAearn their
dialogue for this production, but they
had to be taught to speak with a cock
ney accent, in keeping with the nature
of their characterizations, that OF two
hard-boiled sailors on an English
freighter. The actors were assisted in
learning the Limehouse dialect by Jim
Tllly, the hobo-author, who makes his
initial screen appearance in this pic
ture and who picked up his cockney
accent while living in Liverpool.
Polly Moran of Caught Short" fame
also is in the cast. Leila Hyams has
leading role, while Doris Lloyd is seen
as one Of the girls in every port"
"Way for a Sailor" a new Metro
Goldwyn- Mayer production, was adapt
ed from Albert Richard Wetjens two
listed sea yarn by Lawrence Stallings.
who wrote THE Big Parade" Sam
Wood directed.
A SYMPTOMS feast for the eye and
ear in Birthday Party Revue" the
stage attraction, specially prepared
has been brought to Loew's Palace to
celebrate the twelfth anniversary this
week. Montrose and Reynolds, come
dams; May Joyce, a petite mistress OF
song: Mordecae, Wells and Taylor,
dancers, and the 10 Chester Hale Girls
comprise the cast. The production was
devised and staged by Chester Hale un-