Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
In Capital Theaters

supporting cast of this Metro-G Goodwin
Mayer talking production.
| Haines Is seen as q fresh college
boy, who has just graduated and IS
| looking for a future. He goes to WORK
| for a brokerage house, because the girl
he loves is employed there as secretary
| to one of the executives. He loses his
| job because of a prank he plays on the
senior member of the firm. His father
| dies and he is forced to go to work
seriously to support the family. Months
! pass and the brokerage house decides
to give him another chance. His rival
| for the hand Of the pretty secretary Is
now general manager, and he sends the
boy on a wild goose chase to sell TO
woman who won't buy. but by thinking
quickly he is able to return with the
woman's check for the entire issue OF
bonds. He finds, however, that his rival
is going to marry the Girl that very
afternoon. He has police detain ms
rival, while he goes out and kidnaps the
girl, and the final shot In the picture
shows them both happy.
The Metro Goldwyn- Mayer color
classic in sound, "A Night In a Shooting
Gallery; the Hearst Metrotone News
and the Columbia Orchestra In selec-
lions from THE Rogue Song" complete
the program.
JANET RICHARDS, Tomorrow.
Miss Janet Richards announces that
in response to numerous requests, she
will give an extra talk tomorrow morn
ing on Political History in the Making,
when she will briefly summarize the
most critical situations in world affairs.
both home and foreign, for the past
four months. This will include an
attempted analysis of the basic causes
of some of the most serious problems
of the hour. A large map Of modern
Europe will contribute to q clearer
understanding of affairs European and
their relation to affairs American
The talk will be given in the Masonic
Temple, Thirteenth street and New
York avenue. at 10:45 o'clock.
LINDSAY ROGERS LECTURE, To-
morrow.
Under the auspices of the Junior
League of washington. Lindsay Rogers,
professor of public law and jurispru-
dence at Columbia University, will give
a lecture in the small ball room at the
Willard tomorrow afternoon at 4:30
o'clock His subject will be anglo
American Relations and the Politicians. p"
An authority on international sub
jectS, Prof. Rogers talk may be Of inter-
est to Washingtonians whose attention
is focused on the efforts Of the Naval
Conference In London. Mr.. Rogers was
formerly member Of the faculty at the
University of Virginia, later at Harvard,
then chief consultant to the subcom-
mittee on finance Of the New York City
committee on plan and survey. Presi-
dent Coolidge, in 1928. appointed him
commissioner to investigate the admin
istration of the Department OF Labor.
This Is the nth in the series of lee
lures given by the Junior League to
raise funds with which to carry on its
work In the child welfare department at
the Children's Hospital.
Tickets are available at the Willard
Social Bureau.
BURTON HOLMES-Thursday.
Burton Holmes viii come to the Ma
tional Theater Thursday afternoon to
begin his t1irty-seventh season Of pic
ttIred travel revues. The opening theme
In his new series will be London"
To enlarge upon his screen presenta-
ton of this, the greatest city OF the
older world. Mr.. Holmes will offer sug-
9esttve observations for those who in
tend visiting London this Summer and
he promises, as well, lot OF valuable
information for those who do not. To
an American returning to London after
an absence of only two or three years,
it is said, the city will present an anaz-
ing change of face. In contrast with
the London of 10 years ago the trans
formation is startling.
/ Mr.. Holmes London" will not be
wholly familiar, even to the seasoned
traveller for the. reason that he gets
away from Trafalgar Square and the
Strand to show bits of the city that are
not mentioned in the guide books. He
has also some interesting motion pic
lures he took 80 years ago. long be-
fore petrol BUSES Numbered through
he streets and when women all dressed
Ike the pictures shown in Godey's Lady
Book. There are also to be shown NOV
ng scenes of historic events in White
lall and at the famous Cenotaph, with
his majesty himself conducting the ex-
,rcises; sporting events Of the London
season, including the boat races at Hen
ey and Oxford, and day viii be spent
1t EPSON Downs to witness the last
great Derby.
other topics in the Holmes course
will be Motoring Through France"
'Present-day Travel in Germany" "A
New Mediterranean Cruise" and, finally,
Venice and North Italy"
COLUMBIA PLAYERS, Friday.
1.-THE Great Catherine" Bernard
Shaw's rollicking comedy, will be pre-
;ented by the Columbia Players, the
local group which has won for the |
second time the washington play tour
Friday evening In the Central
High School Auditorium.
The Columbia Players have made a
name for themselves in their produc-.
ton Of "Ten Nights in Bar Room"
being the prize winning play Of the
Drama League last year, and this sea-
son when the Ship Goes Down" being
the prize winning play OF this seasons
tournament. Now they are trying their
skill at satire, to raise funds for the
purpose Of sending the players, In
when the Ship Goes Down." to New
York for the Nationwide tournament
IN May.
The Russian life seen in this Shaw
comedy is a far cry from the present
day Soviet regime. The court has
strange imitation Of Versailles with
powdered wigs amid the startling bar
barism of the Tartar and Kalmuck
melange of the early Tsars. Potemkin,
or Patiomkin, as Shaw calls him, one
Of the most bizarre characters of history,
IS much in evidence in the action, and
provides much Of the broad comedy
Shaw effectively presents. That role
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