The Washington times., 1930-06-21
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FOX-Will Rogers Is appearing
ct the Fox Theater in his seconc
all-talking Fox Movietone produc
ton, $50 This Is London" taker
from the stage play that so sue
cessfully served George M. Cohan
It is q story Of an American
who goes to London and he has
q series Of laughable experiences
in trying to adjust himself ia
the way the BritiShers do things
and to convince the BritiShers
the Americans are not wild In
dianS." In the supporting cast
will be found Irene Rich, who
again portrays Will Rogers very
understanding wife as Sne did
in his first talking picture; Mau.
reen Sullivan, Frank AlbertSon,
Lumsden Hare and Mary Forbes.
On the. stage Sam Jack Kauf-
man enters his second week
as master Of ceremonies introduc-
ing Fanchon and Marcos Hot
Dominoess idea which is. every
thing that the name implies.
METROPOLITAN-"The Social
Lion" with Jack Oakie, is the
attraction at the Metropolitan
Theater to convulse washington
audiences with the hilarious story
Of a dub prize-fighter who aspired
to social prominence.
Oakie Is pictured as an ex.
garage mechanic whose success
In the prize ring is little less
than nil.
The fighter becomes infatuated
with a society girl and is induced
to. take part IN the country clubs
polo tournament. There follow
surprises galore, as the story
marches swiftly to its amusing
end.
In the cast are Mary Brian,
Skeets Gallagher, Olive Borden,
Charles Sellon, Cyril Ring, E. II.
Calvert, James Gibson and many
others.
EARLE-A stage-and-screen fea-
ture bill of noteworthy import
ance is presented at Warner
Bros. Earle Theater the coming
week.
Armida, the beautiful little
Mexican screen star, who danced
into fame from obScurity over-
night, is to appear in person, as
the center of stage presenta-
tion in which also will appear
Gus Edwards, famous composer
and maker of stars.
On the screen will be seen the
popular romantic comedian, Regln-
aid Denny, in What Man." the
love story of a ragged Romeo.
Additional film features will in
clude Vitaphone Varieties.
RK-O KEITH'S-The all-talk-
ing, all-technicolor production OF
'.Mamba," featuring Jean Her
sholt, Eleanor Boardman and
Ralph Forbes, comes to R-K-O
Keith's for the week starting to
day. .s.
This picture has been widely
heralded as an outstanding pro-
duction- outstanding in It's drar
matte tenSity, it's thrilling action
and it's spectacular beauty
The time is that fateful year OF
1914, but the place is Africa, in
the little settlement Of New
PoSen,, a German possession but
& few miles from the English bor-
derline. There a warm friendship
exists between the officers of the
two military posts. for their com
mon enemy is the native.
"Mamba" unfolds the story OF
q girls love for a handsome Ger
man officer, her terror Cf her
husband. driven to even greater
cruelties because he cannot win
the love OF his beautiful posses
sion. 1t depicts a native uprising,
the mobilization of troops, and q
well deserved vengeance upon
Bo1ta-a poisonous. mamba in
human form.
COLUMBIA-"With Byrd at
the South Pole" is the name OF
the full,length feature which
comes to Loew's Columbia to-
day The picture was actually
filmed on the bottom Of the
world, in the trackless wastes of
the antarctic. The story reveals
with pathos and humor the
struggle of the group of men
headed by Rear Admiral Richard
Byrd from the time they left on
the City of New York in 1928
until they recently returned.
Never before has such a colorful
and pictorial record been spread
on the screen.
Short subjects, the Hearst II
Metrotone News and the Column !,
bia Concert Orchestra complete Ii
the program.
PALACE-Marion Davies in a
story Of the gay nineties The
Floradora Girl. comes to Loew's
Palace today. The support Il
Ing cast includes Lawrence Grey.
Walter Catlett, Jed Prouty, Sam
Hardy and others of note. The
plot concerns Daisy. one Of the
noted beauties Of the famous
Floradora Sextette who were the
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