Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-28

Gated girl who prefers single liberty to
domestic tribulation. She fears that
marriage kills romance and refuses to
marry the man she loves. The cast in
cludes James Rennie, Natalie Morehead,
Ricardo Cortez, Charles Butterworth.
Claude Gill1ngwater and Joan Blondell.
Benny Rubin, who heads the stage
show, has appeared as featured come
dian In such pictures as Love in the
Rough" and Montana Moon" His
dialectic drolleries are well known. He
presents an act said to be reple.c With
laughter and fun. Other stage person.
alltles include Youngsters of Yester-
day" Sextet of grandad's favorites
Dave Genaro, Josephine Sabel, Lizzie
Wilson, Danny Simmons, Tom Harries
ana Annie Hart, headliners of a former
era. The Dance AriStocratS, Jones and
Hull, comedians; the Thank You" girl,
Maxine Doyle, as mistress of ceremonies !;
the Earle Orchestra, directed by Fred
die Clark; the Earle News and the
usual short subjects will complete the
program.
"Aloah"
At the RialtO Saturday.
"ALoAH." a South Sea Island
romance, will begin the week at
the Rialto Theater Saturday. "Oloah'
is described as a bright and tingling
story, which brings to the screen all
any one can desire in the way of en-
tertainment and emotion. It is the
story of a well-to-do young man who
goes to the South Sea Islands to look
after his fathers business interests,
becomes lonely, and falls madly in love
with native girl.
Romance, tragedy and humor are
said to be artfully blended in this story,
which was directed by AL Rogell. Its
stars are Ben Lyon and Raouel Tor
rez. There are IA others in the cast,
including Robert Edeson, Alan Hale,
Marian Douglas, Otis Harlan, T. Roy
Barnes, AL st. John, Robert Ellis and
Donald Reid.
In addition there will be the Univer-
sal newsreel, with Graham McNamee
announcing; short reels, and Otto r.
Beck at the organ.
THE Easiest Way"
Comes to the Palace Saturday.
U' HE EASIEST Way" a Constance
Bennett M-G-M picture, which
comes to LoewS Palace Theater Sat-
urday, is the first talking picture adap-
ton OF one of the greatest of stage
plays by an American author, Eugene
Walters. The first play at the end of
the Victorian Age to remotely suggest
that there could be double standard
Of morality, that a man could forgive
a woman who had made a mistake,
THE Easiest Way" literally took the
world by storm. It made Frances Starr
one Of the leading lights of the stage
when she introduced It in New York in
1910. 1t was taken to England in 1912
and became equally popular there. Bor-
rowed from Pathe for the stellar role
of Laura Murdoch is Constance Ben
nett and Director Jack Conway chose
an exceptional cast to present this
talkie, including Adolphe Menjou, Rob-
Rambeau, Hedda Hopper, Clark Gable
and Johnny Harron.
Reducing
Held Over at Columbia.
MARIE DRESSLER and Polly Mo-
rams screen sensation, "Reduring, {"
remains a second week at Loew's
Columbia, where 1t is attracting ca
pacity audiences. Many of those who
have witnessed the side-splitting COM
edy declare 1t to be even funnier than
brought both Miss Dressler and Miss
Moran up to the top of the moving
picture industry. Chuck Riesner, who
directed Caught Short" also directed
this picture. 1t has for its background
the doings Of beauty parlor operated
by Miss Moran. Miss DresSler plays
the part of the small-town sister who
comes to live in the city and work in
the sisters shop. When she starts oper-
ating the reducing machines, electric
belts and other beauty parlor equip
ment, many things begin happening.
so Quiet On the Canine Front" a
Dogville comedy short feature, rounds
out the Columbia program.