Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-03
Al JoIson in "Big Boy
At the Metropolitan Theater.

4 L JOLSON returns to comedy in
I Big Boy the Warner Bros.
and Vitaphone special production that
Uehers In the new greater show sea-
son at Warmers Metropolitan, also
the new week beginning Friday
big Boy" which was Jolson's great
est stage success, brings to the screen
the Al Jolson that created such an i'm
rnense popularity on the speaking
stage. He appears in black face and
sings, jests, tells stories and generally
entertains in his own inimitable man.
ner. In this story he appears as a
jockey who has for years taken care of
and has been building up Big Boy
for the Kentucky Derby. The young
sters of the household, however, bring
home some Fasteners. who make the
young Southerner replace Jolson as the
Jockey in order to throw the race. Jol-
son, however, goes out and gets the
goods" on the Fasteners, rides Big
Boy and wins the race.
New numbers that Jolson sings are
Liza Lee" Tomorrow Is Another
Day" "Hooray of Baby and Me" and
Little Sunshine" He also is heard in
The love interest in big Boy" which
ran on the stage for three years, is
taken care OF by Claudia Dell and
Johnny Harron. Lloyd Hughes APP
pears as the weak brother. Others in
the cast include Louise Closer Hale,
Noah Berry, Eddie Phillips, Lew Harver
and Franklin Bate. The production
wss made by Alan Crosland, who d.
rected Jolson's THE Jazz Singers"
'Last Of the Duanes,"
Zane Grey Story, for the Fox.
ZANE GREY'S Last Of the Duanes'
will reach the local screen at the
Fox, starting Friday. George OBrien
is the star and the supporting cast in
cludes Lucille Brown a pretty blonde:
Myrna 10y, Frank Campeau and Wal
ter MacGrail
O'Brien portrays the role of Buck"
Duane. the last of a staunch family of
Western pioneers, and Frank Campeau
sterling actor Of the stage, will be seen
in the part of hunted outlaw.
Bob West will be back again at the
console of the Wurlitzer with an or
ganloglie entitled School Days" and
Eddie Peabody, the banjo boy, will be
the master of ceremonies
The Fanchon and Marco Marble"
idea will provide the stage entertain
ment Featured In 1t are Roy Smoot,
dramatic tenor, with Francia. Al and
Jack Rand, Hector and His Gang, Har-
ris Trio, Georgene and Henry, Flobelle
and Charles ard new array Of Sun
kist Beauties.
The finale of the "Marbelle idea"
presents the girls In a dance and
march routine on marble balls over 2
feet in diameter The Fox Movietone
News will round out the program.
"CaH VI the Flesh"
with Novarro at Palace.
I OEWS Pail opening al the Palace
- brings Ramon Novarro in Call of
the Flesh" a Metro= Goldwyn- Mayer
picture. The stage will feature Wesley
Eddy in person. in "Rubes and Dudes -
n Capitol Theater, New York, presen-
tation.
Call of the Flesh" presents Novarro
aS a young singer. who sings number
of songs in the production. Dorothy
Jordon, Renee Adoree, Ernest Terrence
and Nance O'Neil are in the supporting
cast. The story deals with the love Of
q convent girl for a singer in the can
tina across the way, and how they are
brought together.
Wesley Eddy's one-nnan circus brings,
in "Rubes and Dudes" Sylvester and
MidRets, little men who do big things;
the Crackerjacks, who put tho heat in
"Hot Chocolates: Blanche Bow, rival
Of Helen Kane: Geraldine, acrobauc
lancer the Chester Hale girls and
Lcew's Palace Gvncopators.
Short subjects, the Hearst Metrotone