Evening star., 1932-09-18
Autumn Brings Splendid
Array of Feature Films
Grand Hotel" Returns for Second Run-Rialto
Opens Again Next day-Edmund Lowe on
the Stage and Screen-Vaudeville Bills.

man who hates her. She Is surrounded
by capable and well chosen cast.
headed by George Brent and composed
of Lyle Talbot, David Landau, Hardis
Albright. Leila Bennett, Snub Pollard.
Crawford Kent and many others.
The stage portion of the program
topped by whispering Jack Smith also
presents another popular radio celeb,
rity, Welcome Lewis, radios 5 feet OF
melody. Other acts are Medley and
Dupree in a concoction of fun, Wilma
and Earlyne Wallace, a lively dance re,
vue, and Maxine Doyle, mistress OF
ceremonies.
The screen feature and stage show
are augmented by program Of short
reel subjects, the Graham MacNames
newsreel and the Earle orchestral pre-.
lude.
KEITHS-"Bird Of Paradise"
r Ado PICTURES production o
~ Richard Walton TuIly's famous
stage play, The Bird of Paradise" il
being held for an additional week at
R-K-O Keith's Theater. Featurink
Dolores De Rio and Joel McCrea, thc
picture Is piling up an attendance rec
ord that few preceding pictures have
been able to equal
The picture was produced in Hawaii
with King Vidor. famous for THE Big
Parade" directing. The cast. In addi-
ton to Miss Del Rio and Mr.. McCrea
including John Halliday, Richard
"Skeets" Gallagher and Creighton
CLANCY. son of the late Lon Chaney
were transported to Hawaii, where they
spent several months in the making of
the picture. An entire village, in
habitants, houses, domestic animals,
etc. were engaged by King Vidor for
this production.
The subsidiary features Of the first
weeks program are being continued
also. These include THE Ice Man'5
Ball" with Clark and Mccullough; an
Aesop Fable and the new issues OF
Pathe News.
POLITAN-"Blessed Event."
| THAT there will be many limitations
of Blessed Event" the second certi-
fed hit of Pledged Entertainment Sea-
son" at Warner Bros. Metropolitan
Theater, is expected. For such a pro-
duction as Blessed Event" the pictur-
iZation Of the sensational Broadway
| long-run success, brings forth many
quickly produced limitations.
In this film the screen tells all of
the secrets of the newspaper colunnists
who have been hiding behind their by
lines while telling the world everybody
else's secrets. 1t also exposes their
methods of collecting news and spills
| the dirt about their private lives.
| Adapted from the stage play of the
same name it has been hailed as one
OF the outstanding screen attractions of
the year because of its rapid-flre comedy,
tic LOT ite CT Ey,4 otiv,
/ by a cast composed of Lee Tracy, Mary
Erian, Ruth Donnelly, Dick Powell, Ned
! Sparks, Emma Dunn and others.
| The screen feature is augmented b.
program Of short-reel subjects whicn
include the latest issue Of the Para
mount Sound News.
LOEWS FOX-"Chandu the Magician. "
EDMUND LOWE dominates the bill
= at Loew's Fox Theater this week
with his newest Fox production,
"Chandu the Magician" and his in
person act Along with Loew's personal
appearances are four other acts, includ-
ing Comedian Billy Gleason, the -Four
Casting Stars, international acrobats,
Belle Blanche in songs and impersona-
tiions of the stage and screen great and
Billy Wells and the Four Fays, q musi-
cal. dancing. comedy act As a special
| feature of this weeks show, Phil Lamp
kin. leading the Loew's Fox Concert
Orchestra, introduces a novel and
| highly modernestic arrangement OF
Dark Eyes"
"Chandu the Magician" is taken from
the great radio character, Chandu,
which is one of radios biggest name
presentations. Edmund Lowe Is sup
/ taI . In, Al l%rr al h.
Hungarian performer who made name
for himself in this country with "Drac-
ula" and White Zombie." Irene Ware,
from the ninth edition Of Earl CAROLS
"Vanities," has the female lead. This
is her first picture after signing a Fox
contract. Herbert Mundin plays the
role of Chandu's comical cockney valet
and Henry B. Walthall, Weldon Hey
burn, Virginia Hammond, June Vlasek
and Nestor Aber are all prominently
cast.
GAYETY-"Girls A La Carte"
/ WHAT is said to be one of the best
" of the burlesque circuits presente
tions, Girls A La Carte" will be Offered
| for the coming week at the Gayety
starting with todays matinee. Featured
in this Is the well known tramp com.
edian. Joss Moss. Others who are
prominently cast are Kitty Ellis, blonde
singing and dancing ingenue; Chuck
Chandler, juvenile; Lola Bartram, de.
scribed as "rolicking soubrette";; Jacl
Ryan, crooner; Marion La Mar anC
Marty and Nancy, sensational acrobat
and ballet dancers. Matinees will b
given every afternoon. Next weeks ~
TRACTION win be French Frolics."t