Evening star., 1933-07-16
Current Attractions.


Mae West In "She Done Him Wrong"
So great have been the requests for this
picture, which has proved to be one of
the most popular of the year, that the
Metropolitan management was forced
to secure the picture for the current
weeks showing. In this film Mae West
is cast as Lady Lou, famous beer
hall entertainer. with deadly effect
on unwary males. Her suitors flock
around her, practically in swarms, but
she deals with them in a matter ot-fact
fashion Into this scene comes Cary
Grant, a mission worker without dla-
mond to his name His appearance Cd
the scene leads to a startling, highly
dramatic climax. In addition to Mae
West and Cary Grant the cast includes
Noah Beery, Owen Moore, David Landau
and Gilbert Roland.
THE current weeks program at War
ner Bros Earle Theater brings to
the screen and stage two Of Washing
tons greatest favorites in the person OF
James Cagney on the screen in The
Mayor Of He'll and Joe Penner, Wash
ington's adopted comic, as the stage
headliner Other acts include the
Pickens Sisters. Carl Shaw and three
Emerald Sisters A Bobby Jones golf
Aim is also on the screen program. In
The Mayor of He'll" James Cagrey Is
seen as a ward politician, who. despite
his own shortcomings, has sympthetic
understanding of the boys who have
been reared in the same environment
as himself. The cast includes, besides
learning
lady; Allen jenkins Dudley Digges. Ar
thur Byron. "Farina." Frankie Darro
and 500 great juvenile actors.
EDDIE CANTOR. star Of stage, screen
- and radio. returns to IoeW's Co.
lumbia Theater tomorrow in "Whoopee." -"
a gay musical comedy, filled with beau
tiful girls. love story. and, above every
thing else, comedy. Sam Goldwyn, who
produced the picture for United Artists,
spent in the neighborhood Of two mil
lion dollars to make this all-techni-
color production. Walter Donaldson.
noted Tin Pan Alley writer. furnished
the music while Gus Kahn contributed
the lyrics. Busby Berkeley. who staged
the dances for "Forty-second Street"
and other late musical films created
the dances for this picture. The story
is based on the novel Nervous
Wreck written by Owen Davis. Sup
porting Mr. Cantor are Eleanor Hunt,
Paul Gregory. John Rutherford. Ethel
Shutta. Spencer Charters. Chief Cau-
pelican. Albert Hackett. Walter Law
Marilyn Morgan and 100 of the most
beautiful girls that could be found in
this country
KAY FRANCIS. supported by Nils
~ ASther and Walter Huston appears
at Loew's Palace Theater this week IN
Storm at Daybreak." a Metro-G Gold
Wyn- Mayer picture directed by Richard
Bole slavsky. In this modern story OF
love and drama strong supporting
cast composed of Jean Parker Phillips
Holmes. Eugene Palette. c. Henry Cor
don and Louise Closer Hale has been
drafted to make what critics declare Is
one Of the strongest pictures of the
year Supplementing the feature is
new Mickey Mouse cartoon, "Mickey'S
Gala Premiere; Zasu Pitts and
Thelma Todd comedy and the Hearst
Metrotone News.
TWO stellar attractions are to- be seen
at Loew's Fox Theater this week
The first is Preston Foster and Zita
Johann on the screen in The Man
Who Dared" The second is the pres
entation for the first time at popular
prices Of Vitorrio Podrecca's interna-
tional puppet show. The Teatro Del
Piccoli." on the stage The Man Who
Dared" is the story of the rise of a Bo-
hemian immigrant who overcomes dis
appointments to become a political
power of great city. Supporting Fos-
ter and Miss Johann in this Fox pic
ture are Joan Marsh. Irene Biller. Cliff
ford Jones, Douglas Cosgrove, Matt Nc
Hugh and June Vlasek
Podrecca's "Teatro Del Piccoli" is
New York Theater Guild attraction. last
seen in Washington about eight months
ago as a legitimate theater attraction.
1t is continental variety show pre-
senting comic opera. fantasies ana
singers parodies. ballets and a circus
compartment Of full-strength or
chestra.
Phil Lampkin has arranged special
overture for this weeks presentation.
As its second attraction of the R-K-O
4 Midsummer festival of hits R-K-O
Keith'S is presenting for its first show
ing anywhere Double Harness" starring
Ann Harding. The wedding of an
earnestly marriage minded maiden to
love 'em and leave 'em playboy and its
resultant conflict are the subjects OF
this film. which gives Ann Harding a
role equal to her first sensational sue
cess in Holiday" In addition to Miss
Harding and Mr.. Powell the cast in
cludes Henry Stephenson. Lillian Bond,
Reginald Owen. George Meeker, Lucille
Browne. Kay Hammond. Leigh Allen.
Hugh Huntley and Wallis Clark. Sup
Elementary features include an Edgar
Kennedy comedy. House Wrecker";;
Pathe News and Tom and Jerry car
foCy, sYp tho