The Washington times., 1930-11-01
FOR
NEW WEEK TN
THEATERS

BELASCO--David Belasco's la
test production. Tonight Or
Never" will have It's premiere per.
formance opening Monday night.
Helen Gahagan is the star Of this
Lin Hatvany play which tells OF
0 romantic opera singer. In the
supporting cast viii be Melvyn
Douglas, Ferdinand Gotschalk,
Warburton Gamble, Robert Craig,
katherine Stewart. Greta Meyer
and Edmund Loewe. Mr.. Belasco
will be here for the opening
week of Tonight Or Never"
which is booked to go to Broad
way directly after the Washing
ton performances.
NATIONAL-"Subway Express"
called the outstanding detective
play of last season opens a weeks
engagement Monday night. 1t was
written by Eva Kay Flint and Mar
tina Madison and staged by Ches-
ter Erskin. The action OF the
drama all takes place on a moving
subway train in New York. AS
the train pulls out of Times
Square a scuffle starts, shot is
fired and a Wall Street broker is
found dead. The police hold eV'
eryone in the car and summon
sort of super-sleuth who solves the
mystery but not until some exclt-
ing episodes have been enacted.
Leo Curley plays the role Of the
detective and there are 40 actors
in the big cast Of Subway Ex'
press"
RIALTO-The United Artists
production Of Harold Bell Wright's
''Eyes Of the World" comes as
the main screen attraction open
ing today. Henry King di'
rected this outdoor romance
which stars Una Merkel, and has
q cast which includes John Hol-
land, Nance O'Neill and Brandon
Hurst. The story Is placed in
the mountain country Of Cal1tor-
mia and tells of a maiden OF the
hills who falls in love with a
young artist from the city. Uni
versal News Reel and selected
short subjects will complete the
program.
EARLE-Loretta Young in "The
Truth About Youth" comes as
the main screen attraction open
Ing today. It is described as
q gripping story about adventu-
rous members of the growing gen
Grafton with excitement and
thrills promised as the story un'
folds. David Manners, Conway
Tearle, Myrna 10y and Myrtle
Steadman have prominent roles.
On the stage will be Borrah
Minevitch and His Harmonica
Gang, Aunt Jernima, Kay, Hamlin
and Kay and other high class
vaudeville acts. The Earle band,
news reel and selected short sub
jects will complete the program.
FOX-Edmund Lowe. in "Scot-
land Yard" comes as the main
screen attraction now playing.
This picture offers Lowe in q dual
role, that Of an English gentleman
and a suave crook. Joan Bennett
has the leading feminine role and
others in this exciting drama are
Barbara Leonard, Ronald Crisp,
Lumsden Hare and David Tor
renee. On the stage will be the
Fancl1on & Marco BOX o Candy
idea. It will introduce Lynn
Cowan, Jones & Hull, Reeves &
Lou; Marie, Lucy q Irene, and
the Sunkist Beauties. Ron & Don
at the organ, the Brusiloff band
and the Fox Movietone newSreel
will complete the program.
R-K.O KEITHS-Amos n Andy,
in CHECK and Double Check"
have broken all records for box
office receipts and are held oysr
for a second week beginning
today. In creating the popular
radio characters for the screen,
Messrs. Correll and GoSden have
borne in mind the interest in their
nightly continuity and the King
fish appears at a meeting Of the
Mystic Knights Of the Sea and
other episodes which listeners-in
will readily recognize. Sue Carol,
Irene Rich and others Of Holly"
wood also appear in this comedy.
The supplemental program con-
sists of selected screen shorts. a
news reel and house features.
PALACE-Norma Talmadge in
ssDubarry, Woman Of Passion"
comes as the main screen at
traction opening today. This
United Artists feature concerns the
life Of the famous French adven-
turess. In the supporting cast are
Conrad Nagel, William Farnum,
Hobart BoSworth, Ullric Haupt, Al
lison Skipworth. Edgar Norton and
Cissy Fitzgerald. Sam Taylor dl'
rected. On the stage will be Henry
Santrey and his Soldiers Of For
tune" q tabloid revue introducing
many Broadway entertainers. The
Palace Syncopators, Hearst Metro
tone News and selected shorts
complete the program.
CoLUMBIA-Eddie Cantor in
''Whoopee" comes as the main
screen attraction, opening to-