Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
NATIONAL--George M. Conan in
"Gambling."

NATIONAL1-George M. Conan I'm
Gambling"
George NJ. Cohan, whom Percy Ham,
mond calls Americas first actor, is to
appear in his own play, Gambling
with the original Fulton Theater, New
York, company intact at the National
Theater for a, week, beginning tomor-
row, night. This production comes di-
rect from Broadway after more than
100 successful performances Of Mr..
Cohan's play. The usual matinees are
to be played here.
Gambling" is said to be O genuine
Cohanesque story, moving with the dash
and American humor that has marked
some 800 Conan songs and more than
find the slayer of his foster daughter.
He CANDLES everything to run down the
culprit, thereby bringing into the tale
q good girl. a bad girl, pals and police
men. All genuinely human. The third
act depicts gambling house In full
operation that Is said to be one OF the
most realistic scenes OF the season.
Prominent in the cast are Mary
Philips, Isabel Barring, Robert Middle
mass, Jack Leslie, Harold Healy. Kath-
leen Midday, Edward Nannary, Douglas
MACPHERSON, Mark Sullivan and LYDIA
Macmillan. Sam Forrest. who has
staged many Conan productions, d.
rected the play.
An interesting feature Of this engage
ment is that washington is the FIRST
city to get the production on Mr..
Cohan's first transcontinental tour in
20 years. Mr.. Conan is on his way to
direct and write his first talking pic
ture for AL Jolson In Hollywood in
April. Upon completing the Jolson pic
ture Mr. Conan is to tour back to New
York and to return again to active
stage work.
sGAYETY--"Dimpled Darlings."
The Gayety Theater this week offers
''Dimpled Darlings," q new edition OF
the Mutual Burfesque piece that has
won many friends on previous appear
ances around the circuit. Almost
everything is declared new in this sea-
sons version, including the principal
players. = book fun OF comedy and q
Producer All Golden has peopled his
piece with some Of the best players
popular in burlesque, including Ruth
Bradley. heading the list with fine
soprano voice, and holding down the
featured feminine role: Bert Carr. who
is toplining the comedy, in Hebrew
roles, with Instrumentation added to
his list of accomplishments; Happy
Hyatt humorous 28O-pound fun-cre-
ator; Tereta Sheaffer, q pretty singing
and dancing star; Ruby May. one OF
the best Of the new school dancers;
James Marsh, who shines In eight or
nile lead, with Producer Al Golden do
ing light comedy and q dope" char
acterization.
Matinees are given for ladies on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Crack"
Washingtonians who acclaimed George
Arliss' characterization Of "Disraeli," as
presented In the Warner Brothers and
Vitaphone production, as the highest
artistic achievement OF talking pictures,
in the Warner Brothers and Vitaphone
masterpiece General Crack" starring
John BARRYMORE which is the current
feature ct the Metropolitan Theater.
Barrymore has been given splendid
vehicle In this story, from the novel
by George n. Preedy, in which he por-
trays the intriguing Prince Christian.
swordsman and patriot Of Europe in
the early eighteenth century. Scenes
flash swiftly from warfare to gypsy
romance, then to love in the regal
splendor Of q European court OF two
centuries ago.
General CRACK also introduces the
piquant and charming new Mexican
star. Armida, as the Gypsy girl, while
Marian Nixon has. the role of Q royal
parsonage. Lowell Sherman, Jacqueline
Logan and Hobart Bosvorth also are In
the large cast.
PALACE--sNew York Nights"
Norma Taimadge, with her first talk
ing role in New York Nights" Is the
current screen attraction at Loews
Palace and the third Of the productions
scheduled for Loew's january festival.
The story was adapted from the stage
rlav Tin Pan Alley" The supporting
cast includes Gilbert Roland, John
Wray and Lilyan. Tashman.
Jill. q pretty chorus girl, according to
the story, is married 70 o hard-drtnking
but good nstured song writer, who ar
rives home early one morning after
Snree with his partner and writes o
song which Is q potential hit. jill agrees
to submit IL to Joe Prtvidi, o racketeer-
ing producer Of the show In which she
is working. Joe agrees to buy, but not
for the song so much Is because ne has
his mind set on Jill. He gets Fred
drunk purposely, and then frames him
with another woman. Resenting this
SORT of treatment. Jill leaves Fred. At a
party some time later, because Of the
iInvelcome attentions of o drunken
guest to Jill, Joe shoots him. The police
arrive, and Joe and Jill are both ar
rested. At the police station she meets
Fred, who has been arrested for
vagrancy. She pays his nne, feeds him
forrives him and decides to 60 with him
to some other city. Prividi learns OF
their plan and attempts to have Fred
killed, but only succeeds in having him
self arrested for murder, while the hus-
band and wife are happily reunited.
Dave Schooier, master OF ceremonies
from the Capitol Theater, In New York
comes here with the Loew production
''Eton Days." for one week. In thii
tured John Maxwell, impersonator
Marguerite 4 Gill. dancers de luxe
Castleton & Mack, whirlwind steppers
and ballet Of Chester Hale's Etonettes
The Hearst Metrotone News, the PAlAc
Orchestra, Charles Gaige ct the organ
and short subjects will be other attrac
tons
FOx-"Christina."
Janet Gaynor in Christina" is an
i1otnced as this weeks screen attraction
at the Fox Theater. Based on a stor
by Tristan Upper, with Holland as
background, 1t presents Miss Gaynor
a young girl who thinks she has wol
her sweetheart. only to see anothe
woman take him away. Miss Gayno
has ample opportunity to demonstrat
her histrionic ability. Charles Morton
recently one Of the -Four Devils, play
opposite the star. Rudolph Schildkrau
veteran character actor, Is also IN tn
cast William K Howard directed.
On the stage will be another Fancho
and Marco idea" entitled Jazz Buc
cancers" 1t will introduce Alexandt
Callam who recently was in the cast
my Maryland" In addition there wi
be Emillie and Romano, Charlt