Evening star., 1933-11-26

BRINGING back to life the characters
- that. for IS years. through the
power of the written word, have been the
ideal of American girlhood. Radio Pic
lures dramatiZatiOn of Louisa M. Al
colts celebrated classic. Little Women"
is now showing at R-KO Keith's.
Made strictly in accordance with the
authors original story and involving an
enormous amount of research work and
the employment of large cast OF play
ers, Little Women" stars Katharine
Hepburn as 10.
JOS three sisters are portrayed by
Joan Bennett as Amy, Frances Dee as
Meg and Jean Parker as Beth. Their
SuitorS, who supply the romance around
which the beautiful story revolves. are
portrayed by Paul LukaS as Fritz Bhaer.
Douglass Montgomery as Laurie and
John David Lodge as Brooke.
Marmee, the l0Vable, idealistic mother,
is enacted by Spring Byington. The
incompatible Edna May Oliver appears
as the grumpy old Aunt March and
Henry Stephenson enacts the role of the
irascible old Mr.. Laurence, whose bark
is worse than his bite and whose heart
is as big as all outdoors.
The picture was directed by George
Cukor.
As a special added attraction Keith's
Is continuing the famous Walt Disney
animated cartoon, 'Three Little Pigs
TOAN CRAWFORD and Clark Gable
- are brought together currently in
Dancing Lady" at Loew's Palace. ThlS
Metro -GoldWyn-M Mayer production mas
ore of the finest casts. including Fran
chot Tone, May Robson. Winnie Light
ner, Fred Astaire, Robert Benchley, leo
Healy and his stooges, Art Jarrett ana
Grant Mitchell 1t also has tenSely
dramatic story with musical pack-
ground that presents pretentious pro-
duction numbers, 300 beauties en-
hancing the settings. Robert z. Leon
ard directed the film. from the adapta-
tior of James Warner Bellah's novel by
Allen Rivkin and P. j. Wolfson. Sammy
and the songs we're written by three
noted song writing teams.
CALLY EILERS, with Norman Foster
- cast in the leading masculine role
opposite her. is now playing at Loew's
Columbia Theater in Walls of Gold"
In Walls of Gold" taken from the
famous authors best-selling novel OF
the same name, Mrs. Norris EXHIBITS hef
usual insight into the character OF the
younger generation and here presents
a problem and solution that should
find a familiar spot in the heart of
every one.
Others in the cast are Ralph Morgan,
Rosita Morena. famous Spanish actress
and dancer; Rochelle Hudson, Frederic
Santley Mary Mason and Others Ken
meth McKenna directed.
7 OEW's Fox Theater is currently pre-
- senting Kate Smith. radio favorlte,
L.
Revue, and white Woman" bringing
Charles Laughton, Carol Lombard,
Charles Bickford and Kent Taylor to-
gether in a powerful. vengeful drama
on the screen. Washington is the sec
ond city to be favored with the engag-
ing personality and the captivating
songs of this local girl who made good, y
in her current tour of vaudeville that Is
taking her to eight Of Americas key
cities In addition to Miss Smiths rem
dition of popular songs, the Swanee
Bowers, the novel dances of the four
Franks and the mellow way down
South" melodies of Jack Miller and his
Swanee Band.
Phil Lampkin returns to his direc-
torial duties with the Fox Orchestra
ana wields the baton for specially ar
ranged Dark Eyes overture.
DAUL MUM, Americas foremost
young character actor, in his latest
Warner Bros vehicle. "The World
Changes" is the current screen attrac-
ton at Warner Bros Metropolitan The
ater.
THE World Changes covers a span
Of some rs years in the history and de-
veiopment Of America. Between its
opening scene and closing fadeout the
crisis and the triumphs Of our national
life figure as background for the saga
Of 20 American family. It-tells the