The Washington times., 1930-02-08
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Eleanor RAINIER, VINO returns
to the stage after an absence
Of several years In Victor Her
bert's "The Fortune Teller" at
Polls Theater the week Of
February II, is, quite naturally,
especially pleased with the vocal
opportunities given her In the
lovely Herbert operetta.
Miss Painters last appear
ance on the American stage
was in the leading role Of
"The Nightingale" several sea
sons ago. Since then she has
been with the Berlin Opera,
singing, Faust" Carmen"
Madame Butterfly" and other
roles in the German capital
and on tour, and, last season,
appeared at the Paris Opera
in THE Light From st.
Agnes"
Mary Duncan and Charles
Farrell in "City Girl" will be
the next attraction at the Fox
Theater. This will make the
second co-starring vehicle for
these two Fox players. they
having been recently seen here
in 'The River" "City Girl"
was directed by r. w. Murneu,
who developed Sunrise"
Little Jack Little, far-famed
radio entertainer and known the
world over as creator Of "the
night club o: the air." will be a
Speu. / attraction on the stage
of the Earle Theater, for the
neA, week beginning with the
Friday midnight show.
On the screen will be Dorothy
Mackaill's latest and most thrill
ing First National Vitaphone
picture, "The Great Divide"
with Ian Keith, Myrna 10y,
George Fawcett and many
other favoriIeS.
"No, No, Nanette," sparkling,
zeStful, musical love story,
adapted from the phenomenal
stage musica. comedy hit, comes
to the Metropolitan Theater
next Friday, following the en-
gagement Of The Sacred
Flame"
BerniCe Claire and Alexander
Gray, the new singing lovers Of
First National Vitaphone pic
lures, are co-starred In this
spectacular production. They
are supported by q large cast Of
singing and dancing principals,
and by scores of beautiful girls.
mo, No, Nanette" features
many Of the song hits Of the
stage version, and some new
numbers, too. Technicolor Is
employed to enhance the Splen-
dor of n1Sny Of the lavish
scenes.
Richard Arlen and Mary
Brian in q rifle a minute racing
romance, Burning Up," will be
the next screen attraction at
Loew's Palace. On the stage AL
Ian Rogers, a Washington favor
ite, will return for a limited en-
gagement of one week in Loew
production Blue Garden"
Direct from an engagement
at the Liberty Theater, New
York, Mitzi in a revival Of her
greatest success, "Sari," win play
a weeks engagement at the
National Theater, beginning
Monday night, February II.
"Sari," it will be remembered
by old-timers of the theater, is
the musical work Of Emmerich
Kalman and was the vehicle
that introduced to stardom in
America one Of the most pril.
liant personalities Of the stage
of q past decade-Mitzi.
Just two months ago "Sari"
was revived in Philadelphia for
an engagement of two weeks
which, with capacity audiences
which greeted the little star, had
to be extended to three weeks.
One hundred dancers, singers
and gypsy musicians accom-
pany Mitzi on tour, the Alber-
tina Rasch dancers contributing
a number of bailetS.
There will be the usual matt
nees on Wednesday and Satur-
day.
Ethel Barrymore, foremost
of English-speaking actresses,
will be seen under the man
agement of Lee Schubert In
Polls Theater the week of
Monday, February "a, with
matinees on Thursday and
Saturday, in Lili Hatvany's
new, modern drama, "The Love
Duel" adapted from the Hun
garian by Zoe Atkins, who wrote
"Declasse," in which the ac-
treSS starred several years ago.
Louis Calhern is leading man.
Miss Barrymore directed the
production and Watson Bar
ratt designed the settings. Mail
orders will now be received.
Hinda Wausau and her
Hindu Bellies" Is the Mutual
Burlesque attraction playing the
popular Gayety Theater next
week.