Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-19

SuaQeS ner 10 give MIN up. one goes OUT
in his motor boat with him to say good
by and they are overtaken by storm.
Their boat Is found overturned. The
distracted parents are brought together
in the search for their children, and
with the rescue all ends well.
On the stage Wesley Eddy is featured
with his bag of tricks IN the exquisite
Loew presentation, Lies Parfums."
Adler and Bradford, a sensational
adagio group: Mills and Shea, q unique
dance team; Charlotte Woodruff, prima
donna, and Chester Hales' Charmers
are also featured in the unit. The Hearst
Metrotone News, the Palace Orchestra,
under Harry Borjes: Charles Gaige at
the organ and short subjects will be
other attractions.
EARLE-"So Long Lefty"
80 Long Lefty" brimful of laughs
and boasting the unusual comedy
talents of Charlotte Greenwood, who
starred in this famous musical comedy
on the speaking stage, has taken up
a weeks residence at the Earle Theater
It is a Warner Brothers and Vitaphone
talking picture.
The unique abilities of Miss Green
wood in singing, dancing and general
cutting-up were never utilized to bet
ter advantage than in this famous play
of the stage. She is supported by a cast
of past masters in farce, including Bert
Roach, Harry Gribbon, Hallam Cooley
and Grant Withers, together with the
clever Patsy Ruth Miller, Helen Foster,
Marian Byron and Claude Gillingwater.
so Long Lefty" is a sparkling pa
rade of comedy complications, song
hits and dancing. 1t concerns the
efforts of the heirs to considerable
fortune to convince their wealthy uncle,
summering at a beach resort, OF their
love for the old-fashioned life which
he champions.
In addition to this outstanding COM
edy hit the bill includes The Evening
STAR Universal and Pathe Newsreels
Vitaphone Varieties and music by the
Earle Orchestra.
RIALTO-"His First Command"
Containing all the romance and color
of the United States Cavalry and that
can surround historic Fort Riley, the
background Of its action, His First
Command" starring William Boyd, Is
this weeks attraction at the Ratio
Theater.
Dealing with millionaire's son who
is sent West to escape the wild life he
has been living, the story is full OF ad-
venture from the moment that Boyd
meets the daughter of Cavalry OIL
Ger to the very end. There are many
fine "shots" of outdoor Skirmishes In the
picture, both in sound and color.
The cast includes Dorothy Sebastian,
Gavin Gordon and Mabel Van Buren,.
A screen comedy featuring Pat ROO
ney and his family, famous vaudevn-
lians. and The Evening Star-Universal
Newsreel will add to the program.
COLUMBIA-"The Love Parade"
The third superprogram announced
for Loew's January festival brings to
Loew's Columbia the international idol,
Maurice Chevalier, in the musical come
dy THE Love Parade" supporting
Chevalier are Jeanette Macdonald, LII
Ian Roth and Lupino Lane.
The locale of the story is the mythical
but modern kingdom of Sylvania, where
Queen Louise reigns in a peaceful land,
happy and contented with the exception
of the Queens cabinet. These wise old
men desire their Queen to be married.
Reports come from Paris that their
emissary Count Alfred, has become en-
| tangled in numerous affairs OF heart
and has earned the name OF being quite
| a Romeo with the ladies. The Queen
| orders Alfred home, and then asks MN
| to demonstrate his ability as lover. He
succeeds so well that soon they are mar
ried. Taking orders from his royal wife,
however, bores Alfred and he threatens
tiating for loan, the Queen begs him
to wait SO there will be no scandal. The
time comes, however, when the count
can no longer suffer the indignity OF
taking orders, and he goes to say good
by forever to the Queen. At the last
moment she has him crowned King and
what would you?
The Hearst Metrotone News, the CO.
| lun1bia Orchestra and short subjects
will c0Ynpleta the DrOPram
METROPOLITAN Crack"
Laughing. loving, fighting, John
| Barrymore, in his first talking picture,
General Crack" a Warner Brothers
| Vitaphone production, is continuing his
success at the Metropolitan Theater
| through second week.
The first appearance Of this emf
nent stage and screen star in talk
| ing picture has created considerable in
| terest in Washington, as evidenced by
record business at the Metropolitan.
The title role of General Crack" fits
Barrymore like glove. The character
is that of Prince Christian Of Kurland,
a noteworthy lover and fighter in Gen.
trail Europe Of the eighteenth century.
| Son Of the Duke Of Kurland and gypsy
| girl, Christian aspires to the hand Of
| the beautiful Princess Maria Louisa OF
! Austria. His battle for royal recogni-
! ton and the heart of the girl he loves
make story that has few equals for
suspense, action, romance and grim
hun1or.
Barrymore has two charming leading
women in this picture-the pretty Mex
lean find" Armida, and Marian Nixon,
who is well known to Washington film
fans. In the cast also are Lowell Sher-
man. Hobart Bosworth, Andre de Segu-
rola and others.
Due to the length Of the feature pic
ture, many sequences Of which are filmed
in Technicolor, the shorter films of the
Metropolitan program have been omitted
NEWMAN TRAVELTALK-Today.
Argentina" is the topic of interest
chosen by Z. M Newman for his first
traveltalk this season at the National
Theater this afternoon. With new
group of beautiful color views and rare
motion pictures, the famous traveller
will introduce South America and bring
his audience into intimate contact with
the Argentine from the wealthiest
ranchero in the camp" to the men,
bers of the smart set in the Newport OF
the country, Mar de Plata, with Its
clubs, famous beach and promenade
known as the Rambla.
Few countries are said to have pro.
crossed more in recent years than Ar
gentina, and the influence OF the United
States on living conditions is declared
very noticeable. Modern skyScraperS
have risen, the streets are filled with
American-made motor cars Hollywood
: contributes most of the pictures in the
cinemas. Jazz is a craze and pep" II
. business methods is a symbol OF tn,
| times, while thousands of our repre-.
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