Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28

20 to see Bert wheeelr and Robert Wool
ssy in Radio Pictures wartime comedy,
Half Shot at Sunrise" at R-K-O
keith's this week. 1t is declared fun
nier than THE Cuckoos."
Wheeler and WoolSey, cast as dough-
boys, go AW.O.L in Paris and raise
well--everything but the dead. They
Impersonate officers-poSe as heroes
elope with their colonel's daughter
steal his car-draw down the wrath Of
the whole Army on their recks-make
M. P.s wonder about themselves in con-
rection with the Darwin theory-and
emerge heroes!
The cast includes Hugh Trevor and
Dorothy Lee. Edna May Oliver, the
Partly Ann Hawks of "Showboat." "Ro-
rerta Robinson" cinderella Girl of
the movies; George MacFarlane John
Rutherford and the famous Tiller Sun
shine Girls, who do two unusual num-
berS.
There are five song hits by Harry
Tierney, who wrote the music for Rio
Rita" Riviera Moon Nothing But
Love, "Whistling the Blues Away" "On
Parade" and kiss Me Cleric" The
Tiller Sunshine Girls we're brought from
London for the dancing nun bers. Ro-
mantle interest is furnished by Hugh
Trevor and Roberta Robinson, and Paul
Sloane, who made 1.-THE Cuckoos," di-
rected the production.
EARLE-"Man Trouble"
DOROTHY MACKAILL is screen star
at Warmers Earle this week
in Man Trouble" which concerns a
girl, at the end of her rope. who is
saved from a watery grave by Mac"
a racketeer night club owner, who gives
her chance in his club and assumes
all sort of rights over her While she
appreciates the change the clothes and
the jewels bestowed upon her, she does
not love the gtver but newspaper
man. The racketeer discovers this and
the girl is forced to make quick de-
cision. She pays her debt of honor
to the racketeer and also holds the
love OF the man she loves in thrilling
climax.
Milton Stills is shown as the racketeer,
Kenneth MacKenna, as the young re-
porter. and other players include
Sharon Lynn, James Bradbury, jr., and
Roscoe Harms.
FRANKLIN Pangborn's latest comedy,
THE Doctors Wife," with Gertrude
Astor and Geneve Mitchell in humorous
roles; the Vitaphone Variety, college
Capers," done all in Technical, and
the Earle News Events, complete the
pIOSIdUl.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in "Old
English"
GEORGE ARLISS' fine characteri-
- cation in "Old English remains
for a second and final week at Warmers
Metropolitan.
odd English" one of Arliss' great
stage successes, concerns a crochety
ship-owning roue of Liverpool, whose
youth has been spent in philandering
and who finds himself in his old age
with a set of grandchildren on his
hands and at the point of bankruptcy
To provide for his grandchildren he en-
tiers into shady deal, which, if known,
would incriminate him, but "Old Eng
lish" finds way out of it ALL
The supporting cast includes Betty
Lawford, Leon Janney, Doris Lloyd,
Ivan Simpson, Reginald Sheffield, Muir
ray Kinen and Joan McLain.
Ruth Fitting in Vitaphone variety.
''Roseland"; a Mickey Mouse Cartoon
comedy, THE Firefighters," and the
Graham McNamee Talking Reporter
Newsreel will complete the entertain
ment.
COLUMBIA-"AnimaI Crackers"
THE Marx Brothers in Animal
GTAckeTS, winch cOnt1nueS to con-
vulse patrons with laughter, will be
held for a second week at Loews CO.
lumbia. Groucho plays the part of an
African explorer, with zeppo as his
secretary. Chico and Harpo appear as
two wandering musicians, who are to
provide the musical entertainment at
q social gathering at which the big
game hunter, Capt. Spaulding, is guest
of honor. Another feature of the af-
fair is the unwilling of famous paint
ing. jealous matron substitutes a
copy for the original, and the daughter
of the hostess does likewise with a
copy made by her sweetheart. This is
the setting for tn ridiculously funny
episodes which follow. Groucho, in a
generous mood, wants to marry at least
two or three of the women present,
while Harpo makes merry chasing a
beautiful blond all over the set. While
Groucho goes into a Strange Inter
lude," Chico and Harpo play a game
of bridge with the hostess, in which
Harpo holds a hand of Is aces. These
are just few of the highlights of the
farce, which has been evoking side
splitting laughter the past week.
Added attractions include a United
Artistic Featurette, "A Silly Symphony /;
Hearst Metrotone News and the Column
bia Orchestra.