Evening star., 1933-05-21

The cast includes all OF the National
Players-Leona Powers, Donald Woods,
Ona Munson. Adelaide Hibbard, etc.
EARLE-"The Little Giant"
THE current stage and screen program
- at Warner Bros Earle Theater
features Edward G. Robinson in "The
Little Giant" and stage bill head
lined by Nancy Garner, musical COM
edy and radio favorite.
When an underworld big shot de-
cides to turn gentleman, gives up rum
running for tea dances, exchanges his
machine gun for books on philosophy
and futuristic paintings, trades his
liquor trucks for polo ponies; when he
begins to talk with broad a." laps
ing into a bit of French now and
then, and when he makes up his mind
to "nuscle in" On society, the result
is likely to be hilariously funny. Mary
Astor and Helen Vinson have the lead
ing feminine roles in this Robinson
film and the cast includes Russell
Hopton, Donald Dilloway, Kenneth
Thomson, Berton Churchill and many
others.
The stage portion Of the program,
headlined by Nancy Garner, also in
cludes Walter (Mouse) Powell and his
orchestra, assisted by Rudy Bundy, In
a fun and melody offering; Forsythe,
Seamon and Farrell In "For Heavens
Sake, Dance" and the Twelve Aristo-
Gratis. who recently scored Tremendous
success, in a return engagement.
Short reels, the Graham MacNamee
newsreeI and the Earle Orchestral pre-
Jude will complete the program.
METRoPoLITAN-"The Working
Man"
GEORGE ARLISS, in "The Working
NJ Man" Is now playing q repeat en-
gagement at Warner Bros. Metropoh-
tan Theater, where 1t moved following
a record breaking week at the Earle.
Arliss plays the part Of a shoe manu-
facturer whose biggest Joy Is his bust-
ness fight with his old rival, NHartland.
After Hartland's death Arliss loses his
will to fight and goes on fishing trip
incognito. He meets Hartland's son
the loose. Arliss looks upon these chill
dren as his own and proceeds to help
them salvage the Hartland business,
that is being wilfully mismanaged by
q man who Is attempting to gain con-
troll of the factory. The complications
that ensue give the master actor plenty
Of opportunity to display his talent for
comedy. T..
Arliss Is capably supported by Bette
Davis, j. Farrell Macdonald, Theodore
Newton. Hardie Albright and many
others.
The supplementary program consists
of new Rambling Round Radio Row"
with Jerry Wald, which features Buddy
Rogers, the Three Keys, Harry Rose
and Uncle Don; Lowell Thomas in
''Inklings," and new issue Of the Para
mount Sound News.
RIALTo-"King of jazz"
"KING OF JAZZ" starring Paul
n Whiteman and his famous or
chestra, is now playing at the Rialto
Theater, brought back by genuine pop
1Ilar demand. Thousands did not see
the picture when it was produced sew
eral years ago and since then White
man and the revue artists associated
with him in "King of Jazz" have as
cended in radio popularity. John Boles,
the star Of Back Street." Is the fea-
tured player. John Murray Anderson
conceived the entire production and d.
rected 1t for Universal.
In the myriad scenes are Jeanette
Loft, Sisters G., the Rhythm Boys, the
Brox Sisters, Grace Hayes. who Is now
an outstanding National Broadcasting
Co. star; Billy Kent Stanley Smith, the
Russell Markert dancers, Jacques Car
tier, the Voodoo dancer; AL Norman,
Charles Irwin, Kathryn Crawford, Laura
La Plante, Glenn Tryon, Merna Ken
nedy, Slim Summerville, George Chiles