The Washington times., 1931-04-23
PROGRAMS FOR
NEW WEEK in
THEATERS

i LILA i LINZ
BELASCO-Roger Pryor and
Sally Bates are featured in up
Pops the Devil" the riotous COM
edy hit by Albert Hackett and
Frances Goodrich which opens
weeks engagement Monday night.
The story of the play concerns
the method adopted by modern
young couple to enable the huS-
band attaining his object as
fiction writer. A large cast in
cludeS Walter Glass, John Mars
ton, Brian Donlevy, Isabel Jewell,
Florence Auer, Florence Golden,
Henry Howard. Mabel Montgom-
cry. George w. Callahan. James
G. Morton, Jack Klendon, Harry
Murray and Spencer Barnes.
Worthington Miner directed.
NATIONAL - David Belasco'S
sensational comedy success, Its
a Wise Child will be the next
attraction of the National Players,
opening Monday night. Laurence
E. Johnson'S comedy was one Of
the greatest hits in Belasco his
tory and offers fine opportunity
for the diversified talent in The
Clifford Brooke Cochran acting
troupe. It's theme is snappy but
is kept within the realm of good
taste by the expert pen Of a mas
ter playwright. The Washington
engagement marks the first pres
entation of the play in stock.
R-K-O KEITH'S-Lowell Sner-
man and Irene Dunn are CO.
starred in Bachelor Apartment,
in which Mae Murray, Claudia
Dell, Noel Francis and Kitty
Kelly are featured. This sophiSti-
Gated farce is said to be crowded
with fast action, snappy dialogue,
fascinating romance and secrets
of colorful society people. Lowell
Sherman directed. On the supple
mentary program will be the sixth
and final of the Johnny Farrell
golf series, Pathe news reel, a
short comedy starring Walter Cat
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liam Bishops organ music.
EARLE-"It Pays to Advertise"
a picture play based upon the
George M. Cohan stage comedy,
will be the main screen attraction
opening Saturday. Carole Lom-
bard, Skeets Gallagher, Norman
Foster and Eugene Palette are
featured in this story of business
and romance. A supplementary
screen attraction will be the first |
of the Bobby Jones golf pictures.
On the stage Frank and Milt Brit
tons gang headlines with Ray
and Harrison, Annie, Judy and |
Zeke, the three Hillbillies, the
Andrensens and Maxine Doyleo
Selected short subjects and Freddy
Clark's music will complete the
program.
METROPOLITAN-"Ten Nights
in a Bar-Room" will be the main
screen attraction opening Satur-
day. A supplementary featured
attraction is the second episode of
Adventures in Africa" a thrilling
representation of life on the Dark
Continent. William Farnum has
the lead in the film version Of the
famous stage thriller with cast
which includes Tom Santschi,
Robert Frazer, Phyllis Darlington
and John Darrow. Selected short !
subjects and the Graham Mac
Nance news reel complete the pro-
gram.
PALACE-William HaineS in
his latest laugh getter, "A Tailor
Made Man." comes Saturday.
In this Characterization Haines
embcdies the spirit of the man
who rises from poverty and OBJ
scurity to fame and financial sue
cess. He starts out as an inno-
cent little pants presSer but ends
up as a wolf of the commercial
world. The picture is based on
the play of the same name.
Dorothy Jordan, who scored as
the waterfront waif of Min and
Bill has the leading feminine
role. Joseph Cawthorn, Marjorie
Rambeau, William Austin and |
Hedda Hopper have promin~.lt
roles. On the Palace stage Ches-
ter Fredericks holds sway in a
revue titled Lets Go Cole
giate."
FOX-Frank Borzage who di.
rected Seventh Heaven" is re-
sponsible for the direction of !
Doctors Wives" the new screen
attraction which opens Friday.
Warner Baxter and Joan Bennett
are featured in a story which has
comedy we'll mingled with the
tender romance. On the stage
will be the Roxy Gang, consist
ing of four talented entertainers
who were on the opening bill of
the Fox theater. The Fanchon
and Marco revue "Gondoliers