The Washington times., 1931-03-05
PROGRAMS FOR
NEW WEEK In
THEATERS


Africa by w. S. Van Dyke and
heralded as one of the greatest
achievements of talking pictures,
opens a two-a-day engagement
Sunday night. 1t cost a total Of
$4,000 900 to make this feature
based upon the best seller book
of q quaint figure but Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer promise an alb
sorbing story, vivid jungle scenes,
amazing shotS of savage tribes
and ferocious animals. The daily
matineeS will begin at 2:3O p. m.
with night showings at $50 p. m.
FOX-EliSsa Landi. newest OF
the Fox stars makes her Wash
ington debut in the screen tea-
ture Body and Soul" in which
Charles Farrell is co-starred. 1t
opens Friday. Miss Landi is a
recruit from Broadway having
played in Farewell to Arms
when called to Hollywood. A ro-
mantle story with a soldier back.
ground is told in Body and
Soul" On the stage will be the
Fanchon and Marco New YORKER
idea with Callahan and Jackson,
Whitley Roberts, Marjorie Burke,
Dorothy Barton, Phyllis Du Barry
and others. Brusiloff's Music
Masters. Bob West at the organ
and the Fox Movietone newsreel
will complete the program.
EARLE-"Father's Son." pic
ture made from Booth TarKlng-
toms novel and featuring Lewis
stone and the boy actor, Leon
.Janney. comes as the main screen
attraction opening Saturday
irene Rich plays the mother role
and a talented group OF young
Sters assist. On the stage Ruth
Etting. late Ziegfeld star. Will
headline in a group of the songs
she has made famous. Sammy
Cohen, screen comedian; the
wallace sisters, assisted by the
Cohen brothers, Whitley and Ed
Ford, Maxine Doyle and otherS'
will entertain. Freddy Clark
band and the Universal neWsreel
with Vitaphone shorts round OUT.
PALACE-Clara Bows latest
Paramount release, mo Limit
comes as the main screen attrac-
ton opening Saturday. In TINS
picture Clara is seen in a ORA
matte role with Norman roster
Stuart Erwin and Harry Green IN
the supporting cast. Frank Tut,
tie directed. On the stage Will
be a new Loew vaudeville-revue
unit with Joes Howard, Vic
Laurie. King, King and King and
Bob Hall featured. The Palace
Syncopators, with Charlie Galge
at the organ, will complete the
program.
COLUMBIA Douglas Fair
banks in Reaching for the
Moon," comes as the main screen
attraction opening Saturday. For
the first time since he began
career in pictures. Fairbanks Will
be seen in a modern role. The
story is that of young man IN
the battle of Wall Street with not
q lot of money. but plenty OF
nerve and a yearning for GER
tain girl. Bebe Daniels Is the
girl. Edward Everett Horton,
Jack MuIhan, Clyde Allister and
others. Edmund Goulding wrote
and directed the story. Elsie
Janis wrote the dialogue and Ir-
vim Berlin, the music. Selected
short subjects and the Hearst
Metrotone newSreel complete the
program.
RIALTO-Joe E. Brown and
jeanette Macdonald are teamed
for the first time in Arthur Ham
nersteins screen production of
"The Lottery Bride" which pro
vides the main attraction opening
today. There is a fine love story
and Rudolf Priml music to dis
tinguish the Lottery Bride"
John Garrick, ZaSu Pitts, Carroll
Nye, Max Davidson and Harry
Gribbon have the principal sup
porting roles. On the supple
mental program will be selected
short subjects. an organologue by
Otto Beck, cartoon comedy and
the Universal newsreel, with Ora
ham McNamee broadcasting.
RK-O KEITH'S-"The Last
Parade" a thrilling gangster pic
ture, will open in a double bill
program at 9 tonight. Those
attending the o'clock last show
ing of "Millie" can remain and
see the first screening of this
Columbia feature which is acted
by a Superlative cast, including
Jack Holt. Owen Moore and Con-
sta Ice Cummings. Exciting action
and a gripping story are prom
iSed in THE Last Parade" On
the supplemental program will be
selected short subjects and a
Pathe newSreel.
GAYETY-"Step Lively Girls
will be the next attraction open
ing Sunday matinee. This vaude-
Ville-burleSque-revue show features
Harry Bentley, Charles CBimbo)
Davis. Evelyn Whitney, George
Levey. Jack Lamont Paul Catrel,
Evelyn Murray. Hoover and Camp
and a bevy of singing and dane
ing girls. The Pirates Den" is
programmed as the most preten-
tious and colorful number of the
production. Monday is gift night,
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