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also includes Paul Page, Farrell Mac
Donald, Warmer Hymer, Walter Nc
= Grail and Stuart Irwin. With the ex-
ception of the opening "shots" in a
Shanghai "bund" there are no women
: in the cast.
Hollywood Studio Girls of 1890" Is
the Fanchon and Marco Idea presented
on the stage. It comprises q bevy of
alluring dancing misses that have APP
peared in many Of the recent melody
films. The Fox Orchestra and Fox
Movietone News complete the bill.
METROPOLITAN--"Song Of the west
Filmed entirely in natural color
against the majestic setting of the
Sierrss, Song of the West" q roman
tic operetta of the covered wagon days,
a Warner Brothers and Vitaphone
classic. Is featured at the Metropolitan
Theater, with a cast headed by John
Boles, Vivienne Segal and Joe e. Brown.
Its story describes the love of an
Army colonel's daughter for a daring
Western scout. Rapid changes in their
fortune whisk them from the Midwest
ern frontier along the covered wagon
trails to California of the Forty-niner
period.
Song of the West" has many new
song hits. The music was composed by
Vincent Youmans. The production is
massive adaptation of the operetta
Rainbow" by Lawrence Stallings and
Oscar Hammerstein, I'd. Also in the
cast are Eddie Gribbon. Sam Hardy,
Marion Byron, Marie Wells, Ed Martin
del and Rudolph Cameron, with a
chorus of 100 voices. The picture is
claimed to be the first talking, color
spectacle to be made principally in the
open.
PALACE-"A Lady to Love-"
Wilma Banky in "A Lady to Love-" her
first complete talking picture, is the
current screen feature at Loew's Palace
Robert Ames and Edward G. Robinson
appear in the supporting cast.
The story concerns young waitress,
who is wooed by correspondence by an
italian grape grower. She receives a
photo of the ranch foreman, which the
Italian has substituted for his own, and
decides to go to the ranch, only to find
she has been fooled, but to avoid drudg-
cry she marries the Italian. Because of
an indiscretion however. the husband
leaves her the following day. The
foreman makes advances to Lena, but
she spurns him, and from there on con-
tinues an interesting romance to q
pleasing climax
On the stage, Loew production from
the Capitol Theater, N. Y, Venetian
Carnival" features Ted Claire, master
of ceremonies and the shah of synco-
patton, and Don Alphonzo zelaya, phil
osophical pianist and an old Wash
ington favorite, with the Tommy At
kins SeXtet; Peg-Leg Bates, one-legged
wonder; Kathryn Lewis, operate So
prano; Nina Oginska, Russian ballerina,
and a ballet of Chester Hale Girls.
The Hearst Metrophone News, short
subjects, Charles Gaige at the organ
and the Palace Orchestra complete the
program.
R-K-O KEITHS-"The Cohens and
KelIys In Scotland"
The famous Jewish-Irish comedy
team, George Sidney and Charlie Muir
ray, are making their annual fun-mak-
ing excursion at R-K-O Keith's this
week on the screen in 1.-THE Cohens and
Kelleys in Scotland" George Sidney,
Charlie Murray, Vera Gordon and Kate
PEice all are together. again in this up
rQarious Cohen and Kelly comedy. All
eye seasoned actors Of stage and screen,
end they work together admirably.
As for the story, slIffice it to say that
the Collens and Kellys, unknown to
each other, start out for Scotland with
the idea of making fortune on the
natives, only to ind that they have been
exceedingly overoptimistic. Indeed. so
tough is the situation in which they |
find themselves that they sink their an |
cient enmity and decide to become part |
ners again. The picture is studded with |
hilarious bits Of business, including sad |
attempts of both Cohen and Kelly to |
play golf. Their antics at the horse
races and Cohen's efforts to talk Scotch
all are exceedingly comical.
Tn rOyT,ranyanFnfiny7 m CT pQfFfrksG |
anniversary, special attraction will be
the screen showing Of the Land Of st.
Patrick" all the scenes of which were
taken in Ireland. with the big punch
an actual scene Of the kissing Of the
Barney stone.
subsidiary short reels round out the
program.
EARLE-"She Couldn't Say No."
Winnie Lightner, singing Coincidence
of the screen, is currently featured in
''She Couldn't Say No." Warner Bros.
and Vitaphone picture, at the Earle
Theater. Chester Morris, young dra-
matte actor, is co-featured. This Is an
unusual story of New York theatrical
life. There is no principal villain, but
there is strong love interest, an ever
present suspense and new group OF |
fine songs by the inimitable Miss Light |
ner. who is cast as a blues singer In |
cheap cabaret. She falls in love with
a racketeer and tries to reform him. |
But he is also loved by society girl, |
and travelling in her company runs him |
into debt forcing him of the straight !
and narrow path. Arrested and jailed, |
the racketeer is freed by the women |
who love him, although neither is aware |
the other is working for his freedom. !
Liberated, the man is forced to make |
a choice between the women, and this |
is the groundwork for dramatic eli
max.
In the cast are pretty Sally Eilers, |
Johnny Arthur, Tully Marshall and |
Louise Beavers. In addition, Vitaphone |
Varieties and The Evening STAR Uni |
versal Newsreels, with music by the |
Earle Orchestra, complete the program. |
COLUMBIA-"The Girl Said No."
william Haines in 1.-THE Girl Said No.
one of the funniest pictures Washington
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