The Washington times., 1930-01-09
FOR
(. NEW WEEK IN
THEATERS

Is SeAAASS
Polls. opening Monday night,
/ In her latest play. Jenny" q
comedy from the pen Of Mar
garet Aver Barnes and Edward
Sheldon. The play has been
staged by Frederick Stanhope.
Guy Standing heads q dis
tinguiShed supporting cast and
the play comes direct from a
New York engagement at the
Booth Theater.
NATIONAL--George NJ. Cohan
In Gambling" g play which
has been running on Broadway
for six months, opens O brief
road tour on Monday night,
The original supporting com.
pany viii be seen. It includes
Mary Phillips. Harold Healy,
Robert Middlemas, Isabel Bar.
ing, Kathleen Niday, Jack Les
lie. Edward Nannary, and Doug.
las and MACPHERSON. Sam
Forest directed the play which
includes In Its four acts a set
ting showing q gambling house
in full operation.
: RIALTO-Edmund Lowe and
Constance Bennett In the talk
ing-picture version Of the noted
stage play, This Thing Called
Love-" The story, adapted BY
Paul Stein, deals with an i'm
usual phase Of married life and
has plenty Of laughs. The SUP.
porting cast includes Zazu
Pitts, Carmelita Geragnty.
Ruth Taylor, John Roche, and
Stuart Erwin. supplementary
subjects viii include q comedy,
the Universal Newsreel, with
Graham MacNamee as an
nouncer, and there will be
music by the Rialto Orchestra,
FOX-Janet Gaynor and
Charles Farrell in Christina"
will be the main screen attrac.
, tion opening Saturday. It is a
story Of romance, with Miss
GayE10r cast as a little girl who
finds her Prince Charming.
William K. Howard directed.
The stage show will be q Fan.
chon and Marco revue, Jazz
Buccaneers" introducing Alex.
ander Callam, a new master of
ceremonies. Emiles and ,Ro.
mainel, Charles Brugge, Helen
Warner, Eddie Rey, and Ia
Petite Marie, with the Sunkist
Beauties, are featured. The
Bruslioff Orchestra and Fox
Movietone Newsreel complete
the program.
METROPOLITAN-Johri Bar.
rymore and his first all-talking
feature, General Crack, !" comes
as the main screen attraction
opening Saturday. In the dra-
matte story he is seen as the
mad Prince Christian of Kur-
land in q tenSely dramatic tale
fun OF action. Marion Nixon.
Lowell Sherman. Armida, Ho-
barth BOSworth and Jacaue.
line Logan are in the support
ing cast. The supplementary
features will include a sound
newSreel and a Vitaphone com.
edys
COLUMBIA'-Cecil b. De
Miles first talking picture.
Dynamite" comes as the main
screen attraction opening sat.
urday. Conrad Nagel heads the
cast, which includes KAY John.
son, Charles Bickford, Robert
Edeson, Julia Faye and Scott
kolk. The Hearst Metrotone
news, q comedy M-G-M snort
Him embroidery and music by
the Columbia concert orchestra
Claude Burrows CONDUCTING, viii
complete the program.
PALACE-Norma Talmadge's
first talking picture, New Yurk
Nights" has its first showing
mere as the main screen Al.
traction opening Saturday 9;iI.
bert Roland, John Griffith Wrav
and Lilyan Tashmaif are in tI1e
supporting cast. On the stage
Dave Schooler comes as hcad
OF q new revue unit. "Eator
Days" which introduces ,Johr
Maxwell, Marguerite and oill
carlton and Mack and the
Chester Hale girls. The Hearst
Metrotone news, short subjects
and music by the Palace orcheS.
ira Harry Borjes conducting
completes the program.
EARLE-Paramount's "point.
60 Heels" thrilling drama of
the show world with William
FoWell. Fay Wray, Helen Kane
and SkeetS Gallagher featured
Is the new attraction openinC
with the Friday midnight Der.
Iormance. The story is that or
the varied fortunes Of two young
married couples in the show
business with Mr.. Powell, In 4
delicately shaded semi-villlan
role. presiding suavely over
their destinies. The bill will be
supplemented by the Universal
iewsreel, Vitaphone varieties
and music by the Earle Orches.
ira. Daniel Breeskin conduct.
ing.