The Washington times., 1931-04-16
PROGRAMS FOR
NEW WEEKIN
THEATERS

"bOAoCJ, Ill CllClI luOCSb ACoIuA I
Cracked Nuts" comes as the
main screen attraction opening
Friday. In addition to Dorothy
Lee, their co-worker in previous
comedies, the cast includes Edna
May Oliver, Leni Stengel, Stanley
Fields, Harvey Clark and Boris
Karloff. The fifth of Johnny
Farrell's golf series. Aesop's Fa
bles, the Pathe News and Vaga.
bond travel short, with William R.
Bishops music completes the
program.
EARLE-"June Moon" the hila.
rious stage hit written by Ring
Lardner and George S. Kaufman,
has been adapted for the screen
and will provide the main screen
attraction beginning Saturday,
with Jack Oakie in the role Of
song writer. Francis Dee. Wynn
Gibson and June McCloy are
prominent in the supporting cast.
On the stage will be Dora
Maughan, singing comedienne;
Mr.. WI and his Chinese Col
legianS; Frank Hunter and May
Percival, the Five MaXellos, and
Maxine Doyle. Selected short sub
jects and Freddy Clark's music
will complete the program.
METROPOLITAN-"The Single
Sin" described as a drama of a
woman who wins Self-respect in
spite of shady past, will be the
new screen attraction beginning
Saturday. 1t features Bert Ly.
tell and Kay Johnson, with
Holmes Herbert, Paul Hurst, &C.
.11eva Mitchell and Sandra Ravel
prominent in the cast. The Vita
phone short, Lost and Found" a
comedy drama, and the Graham
MacNamee talking newsreel COM
plete the program.
NATIONAL - "Coquette," the
appealing comedy drama which
served Helen Hayes for two sea-
sons, will be the next attraction
of the National Players, opening
Monday night. "Coquette" offers
a fine opportunity for congenial
casting of the E Street favorites,
including Leneta Lane, Stanley
Ridges, Mrs. Adelaide Hiobard,
Roberta Beatty, John Warbur
ton, Daphne Warren-Wilson, Ray
nond Bramley and others. 1t is
the story of a little southern girl
whose romance went amiss
through parental interference
and ends with a poignant note
Of tragedy.
FOX-Will Rogers in his latest
picture, "A Connecticut Yankee"
comes as the main screen attrac-
ton opening tomorrow. This fea-
ture has been shattering box Of
flee records everywhere. Maureen
O'Sullivan, Myrna 10y, Frank Al
bertson and William Farnum are
in the supporting cast. On the
stage will be the Fanchon and
Marco Seasons Idea" with Frank
Melino and company Lottie Lo-
der, Ada Broadbent, Russell and
Marconi and the Mark Bissett
dancers. Fox Movietone news,
Brusiloff's band and Bob Hamil-
ton round out.
GAYET Y-Billy Fields and
Chuck Callahan are featured in
palm Beach Beauties" the new
vaudevllle-burlesque-revue attrac-
t1on opening Sunday matinee. In
the supporting cast are Larry
Clark, Holly Leslie, Ann Meyers
and Charlotte LaBurr. Bebe Al
n1ong, blonde soubrette, is an
added attraction. There will be
a large dancing chorus.
PALACE" "Skippy," inspired by
The comic strip by Percy L.
Crosby, is the screen attraction to
arrive Saturday. In this produc-
tion, it is reported, everything is
incorporated to make the vehicle
one that will appeal to both old
and young 1t is story of typi-
cal boyhood through which every
one has lived or wanted to live.
The fights, loves and troubles
that come with the trials of
youth are all said to be done in a
manner that makes "Skippy" one
Of the few successful trans
planted" characteriZations. On
the stage Al Wohlman leads a bill
that boasts of no less than eight
Loew acts with enough variety to
satisfy the most faStidiouS.
RIALTO:-John Gilbert in
"Gentleman's Fate" will be the
next screen attraction opening
Saturday. In this picture Gilbert
plays a rough and ready "ole
with Louis Wolheim prominent in
support. 1t is a gangster film
from a story by Ursula Parrott
with Leila Hyams. Anita Page,
Marie Provost, John MILAN and
George Cooper in featured roles.
The picture is said to abound
with exciting action with a fight
sequence that is memorable. On
the supplementary program will
be the Universal talking news
reel, a short comedy and otto
Beck organ music.
COLUMBIA-Ruth Chatterton's
latest vehicle for Paramount,
'Unfaithful, will be the attrac-
ton beginning Saturday. In
"Unfaithful" Miss Chatterton is
reported as being in an entirely
new characterization. Her role is
that of a 'OllnP waman Who