The Washington times., 1930-01-16

NATIONALI-A popular-price
engagement Of Rudolf Friml's
tuneful production. THE Vaga-
bond King" opens Monday
night. Paul Keist will be the
Francois Villon and Vida Hanna
has the prima donna role.
Song Of the Vagabonds" and
the other stirring ensemble
numbers will be offered by
cast of so. including principals
and chorus. An augmented
orchestra will render the melo-
dious hits Of the Frinl score.
R-K-O KEITHS Slit the
Deck" Radios stupen dous
screen pageant of song and
dance, with myriad scenes in
color, starring jack Oakie and
Polly Walker, will drop anchor
as the main screen attraction
Saturday. In tho supporting
cast will be found Margaret
Padula, June Clyde. Ethel Clay
ton, Dell Henderson, Wallace
Mcdonald, Frankel Woods and
Harry Sweet. Eighteen songs
are included in the picture and
Pearl Eaton has directed a num-
Der of gorgeous dancing scenes.
Luther Reed directed. The pic
ture will be supplemented by
house features.
RIALTO-WIliam Boyd's stel-
lar vehicle, His First Com
mand," will present this favorite
Pathe player as a United States
cavalryman in stirring tale.
Army life and military tradi.
tion form the background of
this screen. fiction. It opens
Friday. The supplemental fea-
lures will include a short
comedy starring Pat Rooney
and the talented members of
his family, in which the dane
ing comic exemplifies how the
latest steps are executed. The
Universal news reel will offer
a novelty in the voice of Ora
ham MacNamee describing the
pictured incidents of current
happenings. House features,
with the Rialto Orchestra
music, will complete the pro-
gram.
COLUMBIA-Maurice Cheva-
lier, the French musical hall
idol in his second Paramount
starring feature, "The Love
Parade" comes as the main
screen attraction Saturday. It
deals with the love of royalty
in the mythical kingdom Of
Sylvania, and is seasoned with
tuneful songs rendered by Mr..
Chevalier and jeanette Mac
Donald, chief of the supporting
cast. The Hearst Metrotone
News, selected short movietone
comedies and music by the Co
lumbia concert orchestra will
complete the program.
PALACE-The return of Wes-
ley Eddy as guest master of
ceremony to the Palace stage is
the big feature this week. The
popular M. c. will offer a spe.
cialty and introduce the enter
ta1ners In a new Loew produc-
ton, Les Parfums." Featured
are Adler and Bradford, Mills
and Shea, Charlotte Woodruff
and the Chester Hale girls. On
the screen will be Norma
Shearer in the M-G-M produc-
ton, Their Own Desire" sup
ported by Belle Bennett, Lewis
Stone and Robert Montgomery
Supplemental features will in.
clude the HearSt-Metrotone
News, a comedy and music by
the Palace orchestra, Harry
Borjes conducting.
GAYETY-"Girls From Hap
pyland" is the new Mutual
sburlesque attraction opening
Sunday matinee. Two humor-
ous sketches, Trial on Trials
and China Breaking are said
to be highly diverting and in.
troduce cast Of featured prin-
cipals which includes Charles
Marshall, Victor Buckley, Ben
Lerner, Henry Kellar, Tim Ben
son, Tenny Hilson, Millie Ken
nedy and Rae LIE AnSe. There
viii be a whoopee chorus and
10 song numbers are heard
through the two acts.
s T r AND - Mysteries of
Love-" q special attraction which
has been playing to audiences
for men only this week, will re-
main over for a second week
with women patronage exclu-
sively for the final week. DR..
I. M. Gordon lectures with his
health talk, illustrated by living
models.
METROPOLITAN-John Bar
rymore in General Crack" his
first talking picture has been
attracting big crowds to the
Metropolitan and has been held
over for a second week begin
ming Saturday. Supporting
Barrymore in this colorful me
diaeval romance are Lowell
Sherman, Hobart Bosworth,
Marion Nixon, Armida and q
roster Of minor principals,
mostly stage actors. Barrymore
is seen as Prince Christian of
Kurland and a gypsy warrior
who becomes involved in vivid
romance.
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