Evening star., 1932-04-10

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phony Orchestra has provided novel
seasonal musical arrangement.
FOX-"Amateur Daddy" Vaudeville.
THE Fox is presenting as its feature
l. picture this week "the daddy OF
Daddy Long Legs" Warner Baxter, in
what Is said to be an even more lovable
role in Amateur Daddy" Opposite
Baxter, in the feminine lead, Is Mar
ian Nixon.
The story concerns q construction en-
gineer, who suddenly finds himself car
ing for four orphans after a promise
to their dying father. He finds himself
falling in love with the Oldest OF the
waits marian Nixon and incurring
the enmity OF the neighboring family,
who had attempted to rob the children
of their ranch The plot has strange
and stirring climax. The story Is from
the novel Scotch Valley" by Mildred
Cram, and was directed by John Bly,
stone.
The supporting cast includes Rita La
Roy Lucille Powers, William PaWley,
David Landau, Clarence Wilson and
frankie Darro.
On the stage Fanchon ds Marco are
presenting their Gay Vienna" Idea,
staged by Leonidoff. The cast includes
Duci de Karekiarto, Gaudsmith
Brothers, Rena and Rathburn, Marion
Fields, Roy Smoot and the Carla Tor
ney Dancers. Phil Lampkin is provid-
ing an overture of popular tunes Of the
day and with Fox Movietone News,
completes the program.
KEITHS-"Carnival Boat"--yaudeville.
CHARLEY CHASE, the versatile
~ screen comic. who heads the R-K-O
vaudeville program at Keith's this week,
is the famous comedian Of the Hal
Roach comedies, who has appeared in
many pictures, his most successful
probably being one he wrote, directed
and starred in himself-a perturbation
of his experiences during an operation.
On the same bill will be Anne, Judy
and Zeke, three Georgia Crackers; /;
Hal Sherman, Mr.. st. Vitas, Himself; /;
The DeToregos, Allan and Jean Corelli,
and Kluting's Animal Stars.
The screen will present Bill Boyd.
Ginger Rogers, Hobart Bosworth, Edgar
Kennedy and Fred Kohler in Carnival
Boat" a love story in the colorful
atmosphere Of logging camp and a
Showboat
METROPOLITAN Affair"
nOROTHY MACKAILL has the fea-
tured role in Love Affair" this
weeks attraction at Warner Bros. Met
ropolitan Theater. The picture is an
adaptation of a story by Ursula Par
rott authoreSs Of Strangers May Kiss"
and Divorce"
In Love Affair" which originally
appeared in College Humor,. Miss Mack
all plays the part of a courageous
young lady, who tries to play the love
game mans way and as a result al
most comes to a disastrous end. She
discovers that a woman's emotions are
not as flckle as a mans and that it is
not easy for a woman ito kiss and for
get" When she falls in love it is a
pretty serious matter.
Supporting Miss Mackaill are Humph-
rey Bogart, Hale Hamilton, Bradley
Page, Astrid Allwyn and Jack Kennedy.
Benny Meroff, with his band who will
be heard and seen in a new Vitaphone
short, ITS Panic; a screen song
reel, new Screen Souvenir and the
latest issue. of the Paramount Sound
News complete the program.
COLUMBIA-"The Wet Parade"
HE Eastern premier Of The Wet
Parade" the screen version of Up
ton Sinclair's novel. is now on at Loew's
Columbia Theater Opening in Cali
fornia two weeks ago, at special top
prices, the movie has been shown at no
other place. Washington was selected
for its first showing away from the
coast
The Wet Parade" is described as one
of the most powerful screen dramas of
a decade. It has romance, a touch of
politics, virile fighting and punch, and
1T lays bare the regime of the dry law
in America" 1t takes no sides, and 1t
is not an argument for or against pro-
hibition. Rather. it is cross-section
view of modern America
The cast Of the picture includes WAL
ter Huston. In one of the most impor-
tant parts; Dorothy Jordan. Lewis
Stone, Neil Hamilton, and the comedian,
Jimmy Durante. in addition to Myrna
Loy young Wallace Ford, Robert Young,
Joan Marsh, John MILAN and Forester
Harvey.
The producers have explained that
THE Wet Parade" is In no way pic
ture that has liquor for its central
theme 1t is, instead, great drama Of
humanity, full Of passion and pathos