Evening star., 1932-09-04

len Earle Hamp- IN
ton, Caryl Berg
man, Charles Mast, Jackie Cooper.
Charles Pittinger,
Dora Zomme-owna, Frank Pandol1,
Leonard Beery and Clark Butler.
Twelve voices make up the ranger"
chorus, one OF the musical features of
the production. The scenes were de-
signed by Arthur Knorr, the ensembles
and dances are under the direction of
Sammy Lee, the orchestra is under the
direction of William Lorraine, the bal
lets by Chester Hale and the costumes
by Robert Stevenson. Gene Ford of
the Loew production department ham
died the dialogue and staging. Kitty
Carlisle has the title role, and with it
is making her American debut.
AS for the picture. Divorce in the
Family is Jackie Cooper's latest effort
Featured with him are Lewis Stone,
Conrad Nagel and Lois Wilson. The
cinema was made by Metro Goldwyn-
Mayer, written by Maurice Rapf and
Delmer Dawes and directed by Charles
E. Riesner.
Divorce in the Family" is a drama
of divorce and its effect upon children
of disrupted families and wrecked
homes. Jackie is boy who, through
in the care of a stepfather he cannot
understand and who does not under
stand him. There are many pathetic
moments, some tense dramatic ones,
and comedy galore through Jackies
blunders in reorganizing his life.
METROPOLITAN-"H Feathers"
WARNER BROTHERS Metropolitan
Theater is back again among the
de luxe theaters CT washington with the
-Four Marx Brothers in Horse Feath-
ers," the current attraction, as the first
of a parade Of certified attractions to
be presented during Pledged Enter
tainnent Season
In this Paramount release the Marx
maniacs. Groucho, Chico, Harpo and
zeppo, go cellegiate-and with VEN
geance. Groucho becomes the new presi-
dent of Huxley College. Harpo is work.
ing his way through college as the dog
catcher. Chico is an icenlan with
speakeasy as a side line. They caper
all over the college campus and make
the picture lcng laugn from begin
ming to end
In ADDITION to the Marxians, the card
includes Tnelnla Todd as the college
widow: David Landau, James Pierce
and Nat Fendleton.
Completing the first program of
Pledged Entertainment Season" is
Cest Farce" the first of Vitaphones
Iecnnlcolor musical comedy shorts
which features Paul Gregory, Richard
Powell, Sonny Lamont, Alice Ardelle
and Virginia Sale, with speciality songs
ano dances by vaudeville fayorites:
Esamoiing Around Radio RsW With
Jerry Wald, featuring the Boswell Sis
ters, Kate Smith, Ssoornagie ana Bud.
Abe Lyman ana other big-5inre radio
stars, and the latest issue of the Para
mount Sound News.
PALACE-"Dewn to Earth"
WILL ROGERS newest comedy.
Down to Earth" is the feature Of
tering at Loew's Palace Theater this
week While in a sense the picture is
continuation OF his first talIie, and
incidentally one of his most successful
one, They Had to See Paris" It's theme
and locale are completely different
The story opens with Rogers as Pike
Peters, the Oklahoma millionaire, back
home again with his family after their
Paris iaunt The stock market is shot
to pieces and Peters is greatly worried,
but his wife has an Unsuitable desire for
social honors and his sen aids her in
extravag2nt. spending The failure Of
bank forces Peters to apply for a
local loan, and that failing rs a result
of Mrs. Peters love for elegance and
display, he goes to Chicago with the
same result. How he gets his family
down to earth ferns the basis of the
situation.
Down to Earth" is called the most
important picture of Rogers career. 1t
was written by Homer Croy author of
''They Had to See Paris" and is de-
signed especially to fit the stars talents.
irene Rich, who appeared in Rogers
first two talking pictures as his wife,
again portrays the socially ambitious
spouse vino brings about moEt of his
hilarious troubles. Matty Kemp, whose
work on the first few days Of the pro-
duction won him c lcng-term contract,
enacts the role of the irresponsible SON,
and Dorothy Jordan that of the boys
childhood sweetheart. who steps aside
in favor of her wealthy rival Theodore
Lodi, the Grand Duke Mike" Of the
earlier picture. re-creates the role IN this
new flm, and Mary Carlisle plays the
part of the spoiled debutante who sets
her cap for young Peters. Clarence
Wilson. Brandon Hurst. Louise Mackin-
tosh and other noted character players
are in the supporting cast.
COLUMBIA-"Tke Sign of Four"
AN elaborate perturbation of Sir
~ Arthur Conan Doyle's The Sign
of Four" starring one of the greatest
characters in fction-Sherlock Holmes
--ic the feature offering at Loew's Co
hInnbia Theater this week. This pro-
duction was prepared in answer 10
revived interest in detective thrillers,
and for the leading role Arthur Mont
ner was selected. The picture was
made with an English cast, chosen
from among the best performers In
Great Britain.
''The Sign of -Four" is one Of the
most celebrated of the long and inter-
esting numbers of mystery tales written
by Sir Conan Doyle. The locale Is
convict settlement in the Andaman
Islands and London, with the course OF
action shifting from the scene of in
trigue, in which Jonathan Small forms
a pact with Mai. Sholto, officer in COM
mand of the prison. and his chief aide,
Capt. Morstan. There is hidden treas
ure, double-crpss. murder and the re-
venge-seeker pitted against Holmes, DR..
Watson and Mary Morstan.
Londons fog, nights on the river, the
celebrated apartments Of Sherlock
Holmes on Baker street, his long stem
pipe, his weird violin playing-an OF
the elements that make Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle's tales the great pieces of
fiction that they are, have bean incor-
porated into, this screen adaptation Of
one Of his hveliest stories.
KEfrHS-"HcId EN-, jail"
RERT WHEELER and Robert Woolsey,
IL screen comics, with a long list of