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made to the fact that M. Bourdet
Is also the author Of "The Captive"
which. when produced q few years ago
excited theater-goers as nothing has
done In years. Now BEST Seller," ex-
cept for its almost perfect construction,
originally Of plot and literate dialogue
Is far removed from the other play.
It Is said to be pure comedy.
LOEW'S FOx-"Looking Forward"
7 OEW'S Fox Theater is presenting an
~ elaborate stage and screen offering
this week. The screen attraction Is
Lionel Barrymore in the Metro-Gold-
wyn- Mayer dramatization Of the famous
London stage success Service" now
called Looking Forward" And the
stage bill is headlined by Isham Jones
and his orchestra with Ben Alley as
sisting and with Al Trahan as an added
attraction.
Looking Forward" has cast that
includes Lewis Stone, Elizabeth Allen,
English stage and screen star; Bonita
Hume also from London, and Phillips
Holmes. Clarence Brown directed this
production.
The play Is by c. L. Anthony. author
of Autumn Crocus" and many other
famous stage hits. Elaborate settings
reproduce a great London store in its
entirety. and also a palatial home of a
great London merchant. Interesting
details of London and its life, abound
in the production.
France and La Pen open the stage
program, two acrobats in up in the
Air" George Weist and Ray Stanton
appear in song and dance in Little
Rhythm and Less Reason" The inter-
nationally known comedian AL Trahan,
The American Paderoughski," with
Lady Ykona Cameron and Isham Jones
and his orchestra complete the stage
RIALTO-"Be Mine Tonight"
"RE MINE TONIGHT" which has
- been hailed as the picture that
ushers in q brand-new era and tech
nique in musical screen productions, is
currently playing At the Rialto Theater.
Melody plays an integral part in the
making of the film, for it is adroitly
interviewer into the entire action.
Kiepura, the great Polish singer; Son.
ME Hale, the English comedian: Magda
Schneider the German beauty, and
Edmund Gwenn, Athene Seyler, Betty
Chester and Aubrey Mather are In the
international cast.
PALACE-"The White Sister"
T OEW'S Palace Theater is offering as
II its current attraction, the Metro
Qoldwyn- Mayer production. THE White
Sister," with Helen Hayes and Clark
Gable co-starred The picture was
adapted by Donald Ogden Stewart from
the famous F. Marion Crawford novel
and the Walter Hacket dramatization,
and was directed by Victor Fleming.
Miss Hayes, who recently scored an
outstanding portrayal in "A Farewell to
Arms" plays the part of Angela
Chiriomonte. daughter Of an italian
prince. Gable has the role of Giovanni
Severi a lieutenant in the italian
army. The part Of Angela's father is
enacted by Lewis Stone and important
roles are filled by Louise Closer Hale,
May Robson, Edward Arnold and Alan
Edwards.
The White Sister" was selected by
Metro Goldwyn- Mayer as an ideal We
hicle for the co-starrring talents Of Miss
Hayes and Mr. Gable The period Of the
story was moderni1ed to that Of the
World War, with aerial bombardments
and disasters of the conflict over the
Italian Alps, taking the place Of the
more luridly melodramatic volcanic
eruption Of the original narrative.
COLUMBIA-"Huma
D ALPH MORGAN, Alexander Kirk
N land. Boots Mallory and Irene Ware
are carrying the leading roles in the
Fox Films romantic feature attraction,
Humanity" which opens tomorrow at
Loew's Columbia Theater. The film
was directed by John Francis Dillon.