Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-27

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IA comes with an unusual program at
Loew's Palace, and brings Wesley Eddy
to share honors with the Metro-G Gold
wyn-Mayer production "Free and Easy,
a story of the studios which features a
brilliant array Of stars, including Anita
Page, .TTixie FriganZa, Robert Mont
gomery, william Haines, Lionel Barry
more, Fred Niblo, Karl Dane and Cecil
b. DeMille, talking, singing, dancing or
playing some important part, ana, last
but not least, with Buster Keaton sing
ing and talking for the first time on the
screen. Other actors and directors also
appear In the picture as 1t unfolds the
romance Of picture making.
- The plot revolves around little girl
: from Gopher City, Kan, who Is sent to
HOLLYWOOD by the Chamber OF Com
rinerce along with her mother and man
, azer. In spite of the efforts OF the
mother and manager to secure work Tor
the girl, they do not succeed. How
|. ever, they are given parts In picture
that Is being made at the studio. the
girl, who Is loved by her manager, falls
In love with the leading man and, on,
what happens then. The picture Is ful
wesley Eddy, master Of ceremonies, Is
. back for a week In Days o. Yore," the
Loew presentation from the Capitol
Theater, New York, and with 1t also
are King, King g. King. nonarchs OF
dance. rhythm; Chevalier Brothers, in
stunts of strength: Ten Tiny Tots" q
ton of beauty and fun; Edna Howard,
Nat-Spira and ballet Of Chester Hale
Girls. Wesley Eddy also VIII have
something special, and the Hearst
Metrotone News, short subjects. Charles
Gaige at the organ and the Palace
N-.L -r,aIl anraY1afa tina Y1r0OfaYn.
EARLE-'Tadies Love Brutes."
GEORGE BANCROFT. the mighty
~ herman of filmdom, II is said, was
forced to turn In one Of the finest
characterizations of his career In
Ladies Love Brutes," the screen feature
honors OF the picture from being stolen
by the movies latest picture grabber,
Stanley Fields.
Cast in the type Of o role Of which
he Is q master-that Of q racketeer-
Fields presses the star hard for the
laurels In Ladies Love Brutes." Ban
croft encounters just such opposition
from Fields as did the suave William
Powell In Street Of Chance" IN which
Fields was cast as Dorgan, the hard-
boiled Detroit bootlegger. As result.
finest screen portrayal.
Bancroft plays the part Of Joe ForA-
ati, an Italian immigrant, who takes
up steel craftsmanship In New York
and fights his way to q fortune as q
contractor and the title Of the "sky-
scraper king" In order to enhance his
prestige, the contractor attempts TO
crash the gate of society's 400, but his
hopes are blasted when his racketeer
enemy, played by Fields, deviSeS q plot
q ruin him. Before the picture comes
70 O happy ending, the contractor en-
cages in thrilling fist fight with the
Tacketeer and his mob"
Eary Astor portrays the part OF Q
sosAety matron, unhappily wed, whom
Tim contractor meets and learns to love
IA his social climb. other members Of
the supporting cast include Frederic
March, Ben Hendricks, jr.,- Lawforc
Davidson, Ferike Beros, David Durand
Claud Allister, Craufurd Kent and Z. H
Calvert.
The vitaphone Varieties, The Eve
ming Star Universal Newsreel, witt
Graham MacNamee announcing the
news events, and the Pathe Newsreel
viii be added attractions.
R-K-O KEITHS-"Ingag7."
! FROM the days Of Barnum and lont
\. before there has been 0 long recort