The Washington times., 1931-01-22
ATTRACTIONS
COMING TO
THEATERS

NATIONAL-"America' Sweet
heart" a new Schwab and Malde
musical, opens Monday night
Fields, Rogers and Hart wrote thu
book. Dances staged by Bobby
Connolly. 1t is all about Holly
wood and the cast includes Gu,
Shy, Jean ALBERT, Harriet Lake
9nez Courtney, John Sheehan
Jack Whiting, Three Foreman Sis
ters, Cheer Leaders Quartet, E
huge chorus and an augmented
orchestra under the direction o.
Alfred Goodman. Matinee,
"Wednesday and Saturday.
BELASCO-Ruth Draper, with
her monologues, comes Monda5
night for a weeks engagement
her only booking outside of New
York. A great variety of her ia
NOUS character studies will be pre-
Sented with the opening night
program, Opening Bazaar
(new); a Dalmatian peasant in
the hall of a New York hospital
"Three Women and Mr.. Clifford
fenew), and In a Church in Italy.
Matinees will be given on Thurs
day and Saturday. Miss Draper
comes heralded as an artist who
gives the most amazing and lin.
usual entertainment offered in the
modern thaater
FOX - Emil Jannings in his
Sirst talking picture, The Blue
Angel" in which he has the
exotic Marlene Dietrich as first
aid, comes as the main screen
attraction Friday. Joseph Won
Sternberg directed this German
made feature, which is said to
give both artists unusually diff
cult emotional roles. The Victor
Herbert Idea" will be the new
Fanchon and Marco Revue, with
Buddy Howe, Walter Powell, Elec-
trio Duo, the Victor Herbert Trio,
and the Ernest Belcher dancers.
Bob West at the organ, the Leon
Brusiloff Melody Masters, and
Fox Movietone News rounds out
the program.
COLUMBIA - Marie DreSSler
and Polly Moran in their latest
Metro-Goldwyn comedy, Re
ducing," comes as the main screen
attraction opening Saturday. The
tale concerns itself with beauty
shops and the national feminine
problem of surplus weight. Laugh
ter is the watchword. In the sup
porting cast are Anita Page, Sally
Eilers, William Blackwell, and
William Collier, jr. Short fea-
lures, with the Hearst-Metrotone
News, will complete the program.
PALACE-Marion Davies in 'The
Bachelor Father" comes as the
main screen attraction, opening
Saturday. The picture is hailed
as the outstanding feature of the
active Davies career. It is made
from David Belasco's smashing
stage hit, with rollicking comedy
the keynote. In the supporting
cast are Ralph Forbes, C. Aubrey
Smith, Gwinn Williams, and
David Terrence. Harry Rose heads
the stage show entitled white
Lights" The Hearst-Metrotcae
News, selected short subjects. and
music by Harry Borjes' Palace
syncopators complete the pro-
gram.
THE Birth of Ma
ton" the D. w. Griffith master
piece, which has been re-issued
with Synchronized sound effects,
comes as the main screen attrac-
ton, opening Saturday. This
brilliant story of the Civil War
era has unforgettable per
formances by Lillian Gish, Mae
Marsh, Henry Walthall, and
Miriam Cooper. On the supple
mental program will be an Otto
Beck organlogue, selected short |
subjects, and the Universal News |
Reel with Graham MacNamee
broadcasting.
EARLE-A talking picture of |
failroad life and romance, "Other
Mems Women" comes as the |
main screen attraction Saturday. |
Mary AStor, Regis Toomey, Grant
WitherS, James Gagney, Joan
Blondell, j. Farrell Mcdonald and