The Washington times., 1930-05-31

thrill producer.
EARLE-Billie Dove in "Sweet.
hearts md Wives" with Will
Osborne.
A double stage and screen bill
Is offered at the Earle. with
the film feature Billie Dove in
SWeetheartS and Wives" and
Will Osborne, radio crooner. with
a company of II opening today:
Give Brook and Sidney Blackmer
support the star in a piquant
mystery romance, with Leila
Hyams, Fletcher Norton, John
Loder and Crawford Kent fea-
tured. Additional attractions will
be the Universal newsreel, Vita
phone Varieties and music by the
Earle Concert Orchestra.
METROPOLITAN-BeIle Bennett
in Courage"
Belle Bennett in Courage"
talking photoplay made from the
Broadway stage success, is now
playing. It is said to give Miss
Bennett the greatest role of her
career, with excellent characteri-
cations contributed by Marion
Nixon, Richard Tucker, Pex Bell,
Blanche 4.rederici, Carter De Ha.
ven, jr.. and Charlotte Henry
Leon Janney, a boy actor. was
signed to a lorg-term Warner
Bros. contract because of his
work in this appealing feature.
The supplementary program will
include the talking newsreel and
a selection Of Vitaphone Varieties.
PALACE
"The Young Man of Manhattan"
With Norman Foster
"The Young Man of Manhat-
tan" adapted from Katherine
Brush's best seller novel. will be
the main screen attraction open"
ing today. This story of the
romance between a baseball writer
and a movie scribbler is packed
with action and thrills with
exciting scenes of big sporting
events. Charles B. Ruggles, Clau-
dette Colbert and Ginger"
Rogers have the chief supporting
roles. On the stage, Jack Sidney
and the Frolickers of 1880 will
be the attraction. Featured are
Erner and Fisher, La Salice
Brothers. Marie and Antoinette,
Freddy Byron, Doris Robbins and
the Blue Rhythm Kings. The
Hearst Metrotone news reel and
Syncopators complete the pro
gram
COLUMBIA
Marie DressIer and Polly Moran
in Caught Short"
Marie Dressler and Polly Mo
ran go into second week be-
ginning today with Caught
Short" a rollicking comedy made
from Eddie Cantor's book. This
stock market tale is packed with
fun as the old cronies try to
beat Wall Street. The supple
mentary program includes Benny
Rubin in a Metro-G -GoldWyn Mayer
revue, "The General; the Hun.
garian Rhapsody interpreted in
music and action on the screen,
the Hearst Metrotone News and
the Columbia concert orchestra
under the direction of Claude
Burrows.
FOX
Warner Baxter in "The Arizona
Kid"
Warner Baxter recently award
ad the gold medal for the best
screen performance of 1929
comes to the Fox screen begin
ming today with THE Arizona
Kid" Again is Baxter the gay
bandit with Mona Maris. Carol
Lombard, Mrs. Jiminez, Arthur
Stone, Wilfred Lucas, Theodor
Won Eltz and, Walter P. Lewis
in this exciting outdoor drama
On the stage will be the Fan
chon and Marco idea, Let's
Pretend" Featured entertainers
are Alfred Lytell, Tilyou and
Rogers, Bobby Gilbert, Florence
Forman, Ed Cheney. Jimmy MO
ran and the Sunkist Beauties
KEITH'S-
Journeys End"
The screen version of r. c.
Sheriff's great war play, Jour
ney's End" has been attracting
huge crowds and is held over for
a second week beginning to-
day. The play concerns a brief
period in the lives Of certain
group of officers in a dugout in
a British trench before st.
Quentin. 1t is beautifully written
and acted with Colin Give, Ian
MacLaren, Anthony BuShell,
David Manners. Billy Bevan,
Charles Gerard, Jack Pitcairn
and Robert A'Dair contributing
stellar performances. Because of
the length of the feature only
an interpretative overture by the
R-K-Olians is offered on the sup
Elementary bill.
GAYETY-
Ann COriO with Girls in Blue"
Next weeks attraction at the
Gayety beginning Sunday matinee
brings Ann Corio, who will offer
her Girls in Blue" with the as
sistance of others of stellar cali
Der. a chorus noted for you'll
and beauty and proficient in sonP