Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-05
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good time. That's the beginning.
Then other things happen-and In
plenty.
mfr. Lemon Of Orange" has gang
sters in it, but it isn't a grim picture.
On the contrary, it's more what up
the River was to The Big House.
an exceedingly funny take-off on the
gang "mellers" that have been with us
during recent months. Its dialogue was
written by none other than Eddie Can
tor and Edwin Burke.
In the cast. besides Brendel and Fiji
Dorsey are William Collier, ST.; Ruth
Warren, Joan Castle, Donald Dillaway,
Eddie Gribbon and Not Pendleton.
On the stage this week is Fanchon e.
Marcos Doll Follies" idea, In which
some OF the habits and styles OF other
years are satirized. A new edition of
Les Kicks electrical marionettes is
featured in the production, and the
program also includes La Sale and
Mack, Doyle and Donnelly, Ramon and
virginia and the Roy LOOMS Dancers.
Bob Hamilton, the new organist who
has scored heavily. is again presented
with Wilfred Smith, operate lyric
tenor, and Brusiloff's Music Masters.
R-K-O KEITHS-"Laugh and Get
Rich"
a TRIO Of stars head a uniformly
fine cast in Radio Pictures
Laugh and Get Rich" the featured
attraction at r. K 0. Keith's Theater
for Easter week. 1t is described as "a
drama, real as life ITSELF carrying a
heart punch. with comedy and pathos
so blending that tears and laughter in
termingle in portraying lovable char
acterS true to life"
Built about the fortunes Of a typical
Main street family whose imaginary
fortune serves as vehicle for an osten-
tatious display that makes possible the
exploitation OF seemingly worthless
invention, the story is plentifully sprin-
Killed. with fun-provoking situations.
Three comedy stars are featured
Edna May Oliver, whose droll imperson-
alton in "Cimarron" will be readily re-
called; Hugh Herbert and Dorothy Lee.
In addition to the feature, the Easter
week program will be unusually varied,
Stolen Jcols," the 55-star comedy. a
feature of Players and Patrons Jubilee
Week, the third golf series, starring
Johnny Farrell; the current issue Of
Pathe News and a special organ num-
Der by William r. Bishop, Keith's "Or-
ganist Of the Air" completing the
program.
PALACE-"Dance, Fools, Dance"
nance, FOOLS, DANCE" Joan
Crawford'S latest picture, was
picked to celebrate Players and Patrons
Jubilee week this week at Loew's Pal
ace Theater. Aurania Rouverol au-
thored the story that has as its back
ground gang-ridden Chicago.
Miss Crawford has the role as o so
ciety girl who finds herself penniless
after the stock market crash and forced
to turn to the business world for an in
come. As cub reporter she proves to be
an immediate success and is assigned to
help discover who killed her newspa-
pers leading scribe. The road toward
the climax Of the picture is a fast one
for the young lady TO travel, and many
times she is in extreme difficulty. In the
end, however, everything turns out al
most all right.
Lester Vail is the leading male sup
port, with Cliff Edwards, William
Blackwell, william Holden, Clarke
Gable and Purnen Pratt also In the
cast.
On the Palace stage a unit titled
Novelties" is reported as being one of
the most novel presentations of the
current run. Castleton, Mack and Owen
headline the bill, with the Kemmeys
and Eva Ivey and Cecil Graham and
other acts in support
METROPOLITAN-"The Painted
Desert"