The Washington times., 1930-10-11
FOR
NEW WEEK I'm
THEATERS

/ HEA1 ENO
NATIONAL-D. w. Griffith's
abraham Lincoln" q feature
picture made from the Stephen
Vincent Benet story Of the Eman-
cipator's life comes Sunday night
TO occupy the National screen for
q limited engagement, twice daily.
walter Huston plays the role Of
abraham Lincoln" with Una
Merkel cast as Ann Rutledge, his
youthful sweetheart. The picture
accentuates the human incidents
In the life of Lincoln although
much of the exciting civil war ac-
ton has been retained, Including
Sthe assassination at Ford
Theater.
BELASCO-Ethel Barrymore in
o. -dramatization of Julia Peter
kin's Pulitzer prize novel Scarlet
sister Mary" comes for weeks
engagement opening Monday
night. In this play Of primitive
Gulah negroes, Miss Barrymore
plays the free loving Scarlet
Sister Mary" Her 18.year-old
daughter Ethel Barrymore Colt,
makes her stage debut playing
the role of Seraphine. A CON-
pany Of IS are seen in this novel
play which goes directly to
Broadway.
FOX-Ferene Molnar's 'Lil-
lioHn," made into q motion pic
ture with Charles Farrell as the
carnival roustabout who is re-
generated by the fires Of the
hereafter, opened here yesterday.
Frank Borsaze directed and Rose
Hobart, rated as one Of Holly
woods "findS," has the principal
supporting role. H. B. Warner,
Lee Tracy and Estelle Taylor
have important roles. On the
stage is the Fanchon and Marco
s|Milky Way idea with AL Lyons
Ns master Of ceremonies, and Ron
and Don at the Fox organ.
PALACE-Nancy Carroll and
Charles Rogers in "Follo' True"
provide the main screen attrac-
tion opening today. This is a
comedy version Of the Broadway
hit with Jack Haley, Eugene Pal
lette and zelma O'Neill in fea-
tllred roles. On the stage will be
Ted Claire as master Of cere-
monies with the Bye Bye Blues"
revue unit. Entertainers include
Gold and Ray, Max and His
Gang, Lafayette and Laverne, the
Chester Hale Girls and Palace
Syncopators.
METROPOLITAN-"Reno," de-
ecribed as an expose Of the .dl"
Yorce mill, written by Cornelius
Vanderbilt, jr., is the main screen
attraction which opened yesterday.
Much of the city Of Reno Is said
to have been incorporated In the
scenes wherein the story revolveS
about the divorce" city. Ruth
Roland returns to the screen to
play the lead, and, Montagu Love,
Kenneth Thompson, Doris Lloyd,
Judith VaSseh and Sam Hardy are
In the supporting cast.
COLUMBIA-Gloria Swanson's
comedy, what a Widow" has
been held over for a second week.
In this picture the glamorouS star
goes SlapStick and in hilarious ad-
ventures in London and Paris
keeps the laugh pot boiling. She
Is assisted by Owen Moore and
Lew Cody.
R-K.O.KEITH'S-"Pathe's "Her
Man" comes as the main screen
attraction opening today. This
picture which has plot evolving
around the frankie and Johnnie
theme features Helen Twelve
trees, Marjorie Rambeau, Phillips
Holmes, Ricardo Cortez, James
Gleason and presents a huge
cast of bit players. The scenes OF
the screen play are laid in Havana
and lurid and exciting drama
marks the action. On the supple
mentary program will be a news
reel, and selected shorts including
q comedy.
EARLE-The Earle Theater in
augurateS q new policy beginning
today when headline acts from
Broadway stages will augment the
screen program. Ted Healey and
his gang Of 35 stage racketeerS
furnish the headline act; supple
1nented by Bobby Folsom and
Falls, Reading and Boyce. On
the screen will be Ann Harding,
who scored recently in "Holi.
day." in the film version Of Belas-
co.'s great stage success, Girl Of
the Golden West" James Rennie,
Harry Bannister, George Cooper,
Johnny Walker, Arthur Stone and
j. Francis Mcdonald are in the
supporting cast.
GAYETY-"Novelties Of 1890"
Is the new burlesque-vaudeville
shows which opens at the Gayety
this afternoon. In the cast of
principals will be Harry Clex
and Harry Myers, Jan Boline, the
Kayton sisters, Helen Carlson,
Millard and Anita and a locally
trained chorus of pretty girls will
assist in the song and dancing
numbers. Dance of the Rose"
and Garden Of Girls" are two
OF the spectacular features