Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09
JUNIOR CIVIC THEATER.

Genuine fancy and real art meet in
happy combination In Eleanor Gates
''Poor Little Rich Girl" which win be
the twenty-sixth Offering Of the Junior
matinee and evening performances.
The play revolves about Gwendolyn,
the poor little girl" rich in the trap
pings and material advantages Of
wealth, but Door indeed In the express
sion of happy childhood, because OF
dancing, French, German and music
teachers, nurse and governess, butler
and footman, who carefully guard each
moment OF her life.
Through 1t all she longs to dance on
the pavement outside to the merry
tunes Of the old organ-grtnder, to run
through the woods and kick the leaves,
to scun the dirt with her "dress-up"
shoes just O. that ragged little boy,
Johnny Blake, did in the country. But
the flrtive, watchful Miss Royle and
strict decorurn prevent any such cataS-
trophies, and so her life is made up with
pretend games" which her childish
imagination build In loneliness and
longing.
me cast Of the Junior Civic Players
viii tell and show much more about
s"rhe Poor Little Rich Girl" In the play
itself Saturday at 1880 and $3.50 O'Clock,
respectively.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of Chance"
A story Of romance and thrills in the
half-world Of Broadway Is pictured at
the Metropolitan Theater this week in
street of Chance" William Powen's
FIRST starring picture.
It is described as q thrilling account,
told on the talking screen for the first
time, Of the real hfe Of the big gamblers
on the Great White Way, governed by
n a<aAa that kyAANfya - va rI1aat-
ing, no sentimentality of any kind.
Powell Is said to contribute his great
est screen characterization as Natural"
Davis, the king Of the gamblers, who,
after having made fortune at cards,
Is shown on the verge of quitting his
mode Of living at the behest of his
beautiful wife. To save his younger
brother from disaster, however, Nat
uraI" decides to sit in one last game.
1t Is at this thrilling battle of wits and
luck that the smashing climax Of the
picture occurs. In the cast are Kay
Francis, Regis Toomey, Jean Arthur
and others well known to Washington
audiences
Street of Chance" was directed by
John Cromwell. The original story
was written by Oliver H. P. Garrett,
former New York reporter.
Selected short subjects also, includ-
S1S SSAS PvHuAoA V1eoShOAC NalACIAeo,
PALACE-"NOt So Dumb
Marion Davies as the girl who man
ages to say the wrong thing at the
wrong time Is featured In the Metro
Goldwyn- Mayer adaptation Of the stage
play "Dulcy' at Loew's Palace this
week, under the title mot So Dumb"
Elliott Nugent, Raymond Hackett, Sally
starr ana Julia Faye appear in the
supporting cast.
Dulcy, In an attempt to facilitate the
merger Of the large jewelry firm Of c.
Rogers Forbes with the obscure one Of
her nance, invites the Forbes family
20 visit her for q week end. To amuse
the captain Of industry she also invites
. scenario writer, golf fiend. To COM
plieate matters further she has an eX-
convict for butler. Dulcy's tactful at
tempts to effect the merger result in a
number Of blunders, which reach a cli-
max when Forbes finds his wife spoon
ing With the golf flend and his daugh-
Ter running OF with the scenario writer
At the end everything comes out all
right ana Dulcy proves she is mot so
On the stage Trixie Friganza, "the
grand duchess of comedy" appears in
the Loew production Gym JAMS" pro-
0uced under the supervision OF Louis K.
Sidney by Chester Hale. The presen-
tation comes direct from the Capitol
Theater, New York, with Davey White
"a the guest master of ceremonies.
Bobby Walthour, jr., race track speed
king; Prosper and Maret, acrobatic
dancers; Flo Mayo, areial artist; Jean
Spence, vocalist and ballet of Chester
Hales athletes are featured in the pro-
auction. The Hearst Metrotone, short
subjects, Charles Gaige at the organ
and the Palace Orchestra complete the
program.
EARLE-"LOOse Ankles"