The Washington times., 1930-09-13
PROGRAMS FOR
NEW WEEK In
THEATERS

h-M-O-hEIIHS - 'LeaLnernecK-
Ing" film musical adapted from
the stage hit Present Arms" will
be the main screen attraction
opening Saturday. This Radio
picture enlists distinguished cast
Of principals headed by Ken Muir
ray, of vaudeville fame; Irene
Dunn last seen here in ziegfeld's
"Show Boat" Benny Rubin, Ned
Sparks, Eddie Foy, jr., Louise Fa-
zenda, Lilyan Tashman, Rita La.
Roy and Fred Santley. Seven
songs are sprinkled through the
action. On the supplementary
program will be a news reel, Sc
lected short comedy and music by
Freddy Clark's RK-Olians.
RIALTO-The Rialto Theater
will reopen Monday with Little
Accident" a fast-moving film
drama made from Floyd Dell and
Thomas Mitchell's stage hit.
Little Accident" It deals with
the plight of a young man who on
the eve of his wedding receives
word he has become a father
Douglas Fairbanks, jr., will have
the lead role and an imposing sup
porting cast includes Anita Page,
Slim Sumerville, Sally Bale, Iazu
Pitts, Roscoe Karns, Myrtle Stead
man and Albert Gran. William
James Craft directed. On the sup
Elementary program will be Sc
lected short features including a
comedy and the Universal news
reel.
FOX-Ruth Chatterton in Any
body's Woman comes as the
main screen attraction Friday, the
first Paramount picture to play |
this theater. Governeur Morris |
is the author of the film story
and Zoe Atkins made the adoption.
Give Brooke has the chief sup
porting role. On the stage Eddie |
Peabody and his banjo remain for
a third week and Bob West also
holds over. The Fanchon and |
Marco revue Skirts" will intro
duce Neil Castagnoli, Julia Curtis,
Ruth Silver, Daisy and the Sun
kiSt Beauties. Fox Movietone
News and an overture by the
Brusiloff band will complete the
program.
PALACE-Moran and Mack, the
two black crows, in "Anybody's
War;" will provide the main screen
attraction beginning Saturday.
The black-faced comics will be
assisted by Neil Hamilton and
Joan Peers in a highly amusing
film tale, with the war as a
background. On the stage will
be a new Loew unit, Navajo"
featuring Chief Eagle Feather, the
tap-dancing Indian; Capperton
and Biddle, Frank Shields, and
the Chester Hale dancers. The
Hearst Metrotone News, short
subjects, and selections by the
Palace Syncopators, under the di-
rection of Harry Bories, will COM
plete the program.
COLUMBIA-"Romance," the |
Metro Goldwyn-Mayer production
featuring Greta Garbo, proved to
be as great success in Wash
ington as it has been elsewhere,
and it has been held over for a
third week at LoeW's Columbia.
Lewis Stone and Gavin Gordon
appear in support of the star.
The story is Of young clergy
man who becomes madly infatu-
ated with a famous opera singer.
The comedy of the program is
supplied by Charley Chase in a
M-G-M comedy, Dollar Dizzy"
A Fitzpatrick travelogue. the |
Hearst Metrotone news and the |
Columbia Concert Orchestra COM
plete the bill.
EARLE - John Barrymore in |
''Moby Dick" comes as the main |
screen attraction opening Satur
day. This is the talking version |
of THE Sea Beast" and the ex-
citing incidents Of the carler
Barrymore success are said toNbe
accentuated by the addition of |
sound and dialogue, A monster /
whale plays a prominent part in
the thrilling drama of the sea-
Joan Bennett will be "the girl"
and May Boley, Walter Long, Tom
O'Brien, Negel DeBrulier. Nobel
johnson. Virginia Sale, and Jack
Curtis have roles in. this Lloyd |
Bacon directed feature. On the
supplementary program will be |
the two-reel comedy, THE Fresh
mans Goat" the Vitaphone
Variety, Dining Out" and the
Earle neWsreel.
METROP OLITAN-E Elsie
ferguson in Scarlet Pages" will
be the main screen attraction
opening Friday. This, the talk
ing picture debut for the stage
star al l the Samuel Shipman
emotion | drama, is one in which
she maze a footlight tour last
season. Grant Withers, Marion
Nixon, Charlotte Walker and John
Halliday are prominent in the
supporting cast. On the supple
mentary program will be Giovanni
Martinelli's rendition of the
temple scene from Aida" as,
sisted by Ina Bourskaya of the
Metropolitan opera, the two-reel
comedy, Isl, 81, Senor," and the
Universal talking newsreel.