Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-09-25
EARLE-"The Night Mayor"

EARLE-"The Night Mayor"
OLSEN and johnson, radiolands new
est favorites. dispensing nonsense
in a jamboree of fun, Atrocities OF
1882" headline the current Earle Thea
ter stage program. The Night Mayor"
Columbia picture, with Lee Tracy and
Evelyn Knapp, is the major screen Of
fering
Olsen and Johnson are supported by
a company of 80 we'll known entertain
ers, which include the Sisters Kapelle.
Harry Adler. Happy Moore, Henrietta
Dunn. George Moore, HoltZ-Holtz Ford,
Marshall and Jones, Speedy Patterson.
Sidney Gibson and many others. In
addition to the Olsen and johnson
revue, there are acts with Oracle
Barrie, Sid Tracy and Betty Hay, ver-
satile dancers, and Maxine Doyle, mis-
tresS OF ceremonies.
The Night Mayor" tells of a play
boy mayor of a large city. He is young
goodlooking. magnetic and wit = but
is constantly arousing the ire the
reform element because Of / gay
parties and fun-loving private lif,. His
grilling by the governors and the reform
commission is said to furnish the plot
for one Of the merriest, punchiest,
laughinest comedy dramas seen on the
screen in many months. The cast is
composed Of Lee Tracy. Evelyn Knapp
bara Weeks and Gloria Shea.
The Graham McNamee newsreel and
the Earle orchestral prelude round out
the bill.
COLUMBIA-"Driftin Souls
7 OBS WILSON'S latest movie, Drift
- ing Souls" is playing at Loew's Co.
lumbia Theater. Her leading man is
Theodor Won Eltz. In addition to those
two stars, the picture has in its cast
Raymond Hatton. Bryant Washburn,
Shirley Gray and Gene Gowing
Drifting Souls" was adopted from
the novel by Barbara Hunter and is
based on the story of beautiful girl
and what happens to her when she be-
comes desperately in need of money
unusual story angles in her novel and
none Of these has been lost in the
screen adaptation.
A Paramount newsreel two comedies,
cartoon comedy and other short fea-
lures make up the program.
METROPOLITAN Event."
WITH both the press and local movie
w fans shouting its praises, Blessed
Event" Warner Bros picture version Of
the stage play of the same name, goes
into its second and final week at War
ner Bros Metropolitan Theater.
Patterned on the character of a IA
nous columnist, whose name Is house.
hold word, the film also paints vivid
picture of the life in which he moves
and from which he is able to CLEAN
many choice tidbits of gossip From one
pithy incident to another goes this COL
umnist, with his Slangy, cracking wise
cracks which bid fair to set new
standard of fast-moving mirth in Holly
wood picture making. The cast is COM
posed of Lee Tracy, Mary Brian, Ruth
Donnelly, Frank McHugh, Ned Sparks,
Emma Dunn and others.
The program is completed by Burns
and Allen comedy. A Newman Travel
talk. Oriental Cocktail" and the new
est issue of the Paramount Sound News.
KEITH'S "HeIIs Highway
MANACLED men, bloodhounds and
~ clanking chains play an impor-
tant part in the new Richard Dix
starring vehicle, ''Hells Highway" now
showing at R-K-O Keith's. following
special opening on Thursday last
This Is q spectacular drama. grimly
realistic in its starkness. of life in the
chain gangs building roadways under
contract. The sweat box, the targets
on the backs of the convicts so that
they will be easy prey for the guards
in case of any attempted escapes; the
plotting to escape, the hopelessness of
it ell, is wildly told in this Radio
Picture.
Supporting Dix are Tom Brown, re-
Gently seen at Keith's in Tom Brown
Of Culver; Rochelle Hudson, one of
the younger generation of coming stars,
and C. Henry Gordon, Oscar APPEL.
Warner Richmond and Stanley Fields.
Supplementary attractions include
Strange AS It Seems" from the car
toon Of that name; a Slim Summer
vile comedy, kid Gloves Kisses; an
Aesop Fable Catfish Romance" and
the newest issues Of Pathe News.
GAYETY-"French Frolics."
BRIGHTER, breezier and better bur-
- lesque Is said to be featured this
week at the Gayety Theater, where a
new revue. French Frolics," is being
shown twice daily. starting with the
matinee today. A cast including Irving
Selig, Harry Harrigan, the Pacific Four.
Evelyn Cushway, Betty Cotton and
Mitzie Parks do much toward making
this one of Ninth streets most colorful
presentations Sixteen chorus girls are
also featured. Special performances
during the week include gift night on
Monday. amateur night on Wednesday
and novelty night on Friday.
The ettre ction next week will b
"Facts and Figures" :.