Evening star., 1933-09-03

THE internationally famous Duncan
Sisters, Rosetta and Vivian, head
the stage offering this week at
Joew's Fox for presentation OF mod
ernized "Topsy and Eva" the stage
success which had a long run on
Broadway and subsequently in Chi
eago Forty singers, dancers and
comedians and the same settings ana
melodies are being presented with it.
"Three-Cornered Moon" the comedy
success that had New Workers laughing
mount and supplements the stage pres
entation. Featuring Claudette Colbert,
Richard Arlen and Mary Boland, it
presents a hilarious story of family
of nit-wits 1t tells all about a typical
American family, idle and wealthy,
which is suddenly impoverished by the
depression The cavorting Of this mad
cap family keeps the story on a high
plane of rollicking comedy.
In addition to the stars listed
above, this picture, produced by B. P.
Schulberg, includes Wallace Ford,
LYDIA Roberti, Joan Marsh, Tom
Albright It was directed by Elliott
Nugent. The play was written by
Gertrude Tonkonogy.
"RROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD IS
II the current film attraction at
Loews Palace Theater. In its cast are
such stars as Alice Brady, Frank Nor
gan, Jackie Cooper, Jimmie (SchnozZle)
Durante, Madge Evans, Eddie Quillan,
Hardie, the Albertina Rash dancing
ballet and a host of others. The film
concerns three generations Of actors.
It is story Of theatrical family. 1t
traces the loves joys, hopes, achieve
ments and diSapointmentS of vaude-
vile family, through the intimate drama
played behind the scenes in the theater,
and the brilliant spectacles on the en-
acted stage. The action Of the story
runs from the turbulent, colorfuI days
of Tony Pastor to the more modern
Hollywood. The picture is based on an
original story by Edgar Allen Woolf and
Willard Mack, who also directed the
production.
Midnight Patrol" an amusing COM
edy with Laurel and Hardy, q screen
oddity cartoon, news features and short
subjects augment the Palace feature
attraction.
S stage play, "Good-by Again" en-
"A joyed one of the most successful
runs on Broadway during the past sea-
son. In screen form at Warner Bros.
Earle Theater this week it is said to
be equally successful, with Joan Blon-
dell, Warren William and GenevievG
Tobin in the featured roles. The film
concerns an author of best sellers who
finds one of his popular heroines COM
ing to life suddenly In the person Of
an old sweetheart who has tired of her
husband.
Heading the stage portion of the bill
Is Song Writers on Parade" six IA
nous composers, Charlie Tobias, Sidney
Clare, Al Sherman, Murray Mencher,
Al Lewis and Gerald Marks, singing
their own song hits. Other acts are
Sammy Lewis and Patti Moore in Love
in the Rough" laugh skit; Barney
Grant, THAT Feller from Missouri"
and Manning and Class in "Yippeeee,
the Cowboys Are Coming
The supplementary program consists
of Cab Ca1loway's "Old Man of the
Mountain" Paramount song cartoon;
Grantland Rioe's sport reel, What
Makes Champion: the Graham Mac
Nance news reel and special over
ture by the Earle Concert Orchestra
under the direction of Freddie Clark.
"TUGBoAT ANNIE" the Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer picture in which
Marie Dressler and Wallace Beery are
starred, Is being revived at Loew's CO.
lumbia Theater where it is playing its
third weeks run in Washington. Re-
united for the first time since their
memorable Min and Bill" these popu-
lar stars have shattered two records
during their two weeks tenure at