The Washington times., 1930-11-15
PROGRAMS FOR
NEW WEEK In
THEATERS

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"Sketch Book" with Will Ma.
honey, the Three Sailors and
other stars of the revue which
ran a year on Broadway comes
for 9 weeks engagement open
ing tomorrow night. There are
more than 100 people in the
production including S. OF what
are described as "the most beautl,
full girls in the world" Eddie
Cantor is the author of the book.
Featured entertainers include
Grace Du Fay and Ormana. Will
Mahoney besides his highly comic
interludes offers his brand-new
xylophone dance executed on a
specially constructed instrument
BELASCO Katherine Cornell,
one of the most distinguished
actresses of the American stage,
will begin an engagement of one
week Monday night in "Dishon'
ored Lady" a drama by Mar
garet Aver Barnes and Edward
Sheldon. It is said to give Miss
Cornell her best role since she
played the romantic lady of
Michael Arlen's "The Green Hat. "
The story deals with the indis-
cretions of a well-born young
woman and her desperate efforts
to live them down-especiany
with her method of dispoSing OF
a South American gigolo who
tries to retain his hold on her.
"Dishonored Lady, is stirring
vehicle for the glamorous Cornell,
New York liked it last winter.
EARLE-James Oliver Curwood's S
greatest novel, Rivers End" and
Lillian Roth, noted footlight and
stage show that opens today.
Rivers End" the first Cur
wood novel to reach the talking
screen, concerns a young man,
sought by the Royal Northwest
Mounted, for murder. Charles
Bickford, star of Anna Christie" /"
portrays the leading masculine
role. Evalyn Knapp Is the girl.
Others in the cast include j.
Fagrell Macdonald, David Tor
rerec and Junior Coghlan.
Lillian Roth, well-known screen
star. will be recalled as the girl
who popularized Sing You Sin
nersH in Honey" Miss Roth will
be heard in a repertoire of songs.
Long Tack Sam and company,
said to be the most clever of all
Chinese presentations, will pre-
sent an entirely new offering
Artie Lewis and Peggy Ames,
comedians, and Wilson, Keppel
and Betty, dazzling dancers, COM
prise the rest of the stage fes-
tivities. The surrounding program
includes a Vitaphone variety, and
Earle Orchestral prelude, con
Quoted by Daniel Breeskin, and
the Earle News.
PALACE-"Derelict" is the title
of the screen attraction at Loew S
Palace. George Bancroft has the
starring role in this production.
based on life at sea.
William (Stage) Boyd h&s the
chief supporting role as a rival
sea captain, who battles Bancroft
for the affections of Margaret
Lands, who supplies the love
interest.
Wesley Eddie makes his return
to the Palace stage as guest mas
ter of ceremonies. Eddy has been
developing lot of new stuff.
COLUMBIA-"Min and Bill"
the long-awaited comedy drama
starring Marie Dressler and Wal
lace Beery, is now showing at
Loew's Columbia Theater. Doro-
thy Jordan, Majorie Rambeau
and Donald Dillaway are also in
the cast.
The photoplay is based on the
novel, Dark Star" by Lorna
Doone. George Hill was the di-
rector with scenario and dialogue
by Frances Marion and Marion
jackson.
RIALTO-With the beautecus
Helen Twelvetrees carrying the
feminine lead, audiences at the
Rialto are alternately screaming
with fear and shouting with glee
at the antics tranSpiring IN "The
Cat Creeps," talkie version CT the
noted stage play, 1.-The Cat and
the Canary" It is held for a Sec
ond week, beginning today.
Raymond Hackett and Neil
Hamilton are in support Of the
fair Helen, and there is a support
ing cast which the most critical
would not dare to sneeze at. The
piece is mysterious and creepy,
albeit the crucial moments for
susceptible spines are always i'm
mediately relieved by comedic
situations.
R-K-O KEITH'S-Maurice Chew
elier in his latest Paramount
talking picture, "Playboy of Paris"
is the main screen attraction
opening today. In this picture
the star is offered a role which
provides some of his roguish love
making and he will be supported
by a cast which includes o. P.
Heggie, Stuart Erwin, Eugene
Palette and Dorothy Christy.
Frances Dee, a newcomer to the
screen, has the important lead