The Washington times., 1931-06-25
Monta Bells
Fe ature
Coming

~OIunuS
After Sunday the motion-pic,
Cure theaters will have the down
town amusement field exclusively,
both the National and the Gayety
fTheaters winding up an extended
season.
OF the new pictures arriving,
beginning tomorrow at Keith's
and the Fox, much interest at
Itaches to Monta Bells story and
direction in up For Murder"
at the R-K-O house and in the
further adventures Of Charlie
Chan as revealed in The Black
Camel" Here's the lineup:
NATIONAL - Eugene O'NeillS
Strange Interlude" will wind up
the seventh season of the Ma
tional Players on Sunday night.
No play in years has attracted
the attention and patronage ac-
corded O'Neill's marathon drama.
The local production is a bril-.
liant success through the sterling
performance of Nancy Sheridan,
Raymond ,Bramley. Stanley
Ridges and Forrest Orr in the
important roles. The play begins
nightly at $50 with an 80-min-
Nte intermission at $40, resum-
Ang at p. m.
COLUMBIA - "The Lawyers
Secret" will hold over for a Sec
ond week beginning Saturday.
This dramatic story enlists a
notable cast including Give Brook,
Buddy Rogers, Richard Arlen, Fay
Wray and Jean Arthur. It pre-
SentS Buddy Rogers in his first
strictly dramatic role and critics
agree he handles it ably. On
the supplementary program will
be selected short subjects and
the latest issue of the Paramount
news reel.
PALACE-Joan Crawford. in
her latest starring picture. Laugh
ing Sinners" comes as the main
screen attraction opening Satur-
day. 1t is made from Kenyon
Nicholson's stage success. Torch
Song" and in it Miss Crawford
has the assistance of Clark Gable
and Neil Hamilton in the chief
supporting roles. On the stage
will be Fred Waring and his
Pennsylvanians band. with a
number of singing and dancing
stars taking part in the musical
program. The Hearst-Metroton
news and selected short subjects
will complete the program.
FOX-That fascinating Oriental
Reflective, Charlie Chan, continues
his adventures as a crime detec-
tor in THE Black Camel" which
comes as the main screen attrac-
ton opening Friday. AS in the
previous Earl Der Biggers story,
Warner GLAND will play the prin-
Cipal role. Fanchon and Marco
will present top O. the World"
revue idea, with Gene Morgan.
Fawn and Jardon. Russell and
johnson, and a new battery OF
Sunkist beauties. AL Mitchell will
nave a new line as master of
ceremonies. Bob Hamilton in an
organ interlude, Brusiloff's Band
and the Movietone news reel will
complete the program.
R.K.O KEITH'S-Lew Ayres, in
his latest picture, up From
Murder" story written by
. Monta Bell and directed by the
author, comes as the main screen
attraction opening Friday. 1t is
characterized as great love
STORY against a newspaper back
ground. GeneVieve Tobin, Doro-
thy Peterson, Purnell Pratt, Frank
McHugh, Richard Tucker and
Frederick Burt are in the sup
porting cast. Supplementary at
fractions are Screen Snapshots"
the R-K-O-Pathe news, Fisher
mans Luck" and a Sportlight,
"Blue Grass Kings"
METROPOLITAN - Stepping
Out" a film dramatization OF
the Broadway stage hit, comes as
the main screen attraction open
ing Saturday, with cast which
includes Charlotte Greenwood,
Leila Hyams, Reginald Denny. Lii
lian Bond and Cliff Edwards. 1t
is the story of two oil million
aires who decide to produce mo-
ton pictures and fall into the
hands of two gold diggers."
= Richard Tucker, Harry Stubbs,
Kane Richmond and Wilson
Benge are in the supporting cast.
The supplementary program in
cludes Vitaphone shorts, another