Evening star., 1933-01-22
NATIONAL-Walter Hampden,
Thursday.

w YALTER HAMPDEN will bring
\A/ to Washington audiences
wv two of his greatest successes,
"Caponsacchi" and Hamlet
beginning next Thursday
night at the National Theater. Ham
let Is to be presented at the Satur-
day matinee, and "Caponsacchi' the
three nights.
Mr.. Hampden has had many success
full engagements in Eastern cities in the
role of "Caponsacchi," and has played
times, establishing a world record for
wright.
"CaponSacchi," based on Robert
Browning's dramatic poem, The Ring
and the Book" and written by Arthur
Goodrich and Rose A. Palmer, deals
with a celebrated historical murder
trial which took place in Rome in the
seventeenth century. The chief char
acter of the play is Caponsacchi, second
warrior priest" of AreZzo who bravely
attempted to save the beautiful child
wife, Pompilia, from the savage bru-
tality of her husband, Guico Frances
chini The role of Caponsacchi pre-
sents three phases of characterizations.
those Of mountebank, cavalier and
priest, and affords Mr.. Hampden one
of the most varied parts of his career.
The players Of Mr.. Hampdens COM
pany include Esther Mitchell, Ernest
Rowan, Whitford Kane, William Sau-
ter, Reynolds Evans, C. Norman Ham,
mond, Mabel Moore and Edwin Cush-
man.
LOEW'S FOX-"Tonight Is Ours"
7 OEW's FOX THEATER is presenting
- Mary Garden, famous grand opera
and concert artist, in her first motion
picture house appearance this week.
The screen play is Tonight Is Ours,
with Fredric March and Claudette Col
bert. Other stage acts include the
Radio Rubes, featuring Rufe Davis,
Arty Hall, John and Neal Laby; Bits
of Musical Comedy by Sidney Marion
with Marie Duval assisting; Hits OF
Personality" by Ethel Parker and
Sandino, with the O'Connor sisters and
Bob Davis, and Janet May, "aerlallst
supreme" complete the stage presenta-
ton. Phil Lampkin is conducting the
orchestra
The film is a story of clever, amusing
people, outwardly giddy but actually
devoted and tender toward each otfer
Miss Colbert Is cast as girl who has
thrown aside the responsibilities OF a
| kingdom for fling at Paris, and March
Is seen as young wealthy Partisan VINO
insists on taking the fling with her.
Alison Skipworth, veteran stage act
ress, heads the supporting cast, which
includes Arthur Byron and Paul
Cavanapgh.
RIALTO-"Daring Daughters"
THE blond star Marian Marsh is at
the Rialto this week in Daring
Daughters" a modern dramatic pro-
duction which was directed by Christy
Cabanne, recalled for his work in con-
nection with many of the D. w. Grit
nth screen successes. Miss Marsh Is
supported by Kenneth Thomson. Bert
Roach. Joan Marsh. Allen Vincent,
Richard Tucker, Arthur Hoyt and
Bryant Washburn, jr.
The Rialto also offers the first screen
treatment of that famous and very
much discussed word "technocracy."
The film feature attempts to bring the
battling theory to the layman SO that
its significance will be understood. Con-
cluding the Rialto program are several
| selected shorter subjects and Graham
McNamee in his popular role of Talk
ing Reporter.
PALACE-"Hot Pepper"
I OEW'S Palace Theater is presenting
Hot Pepper" with those two fa-
nous comedians of the Cock Eyed
World" What Price Glory?" and "Wom-
en- of All Nations" Edmund Lowe and
Victor McLaglen. Lupe Velez is carry
ing the leading feminine role, with El
Brendel and many others in the cast. (
Hot Pepper" brings Lowe and NC.
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