Evening star., 1933-08-20
NEXT WEEKS FILMS

R-K-O Keith's h announcing the
coming Of Morning Glory" starring
Katharine Hepburn and featuring
Douglas Fairbanks, jr.: Adolphe Men
jou, Mary Duncan and G. Aubrey
Smith.
This is the third Radio picture star
ring the youthful player, who actually
burst into the stardom firmanent fol-
lowing her sensational success with
John Barrymore In "A Bill OF Divorce
ment'' At the moment there Is no
other player in Hollywood demanding
the attention of the producing COM
panies as Is Katharine Hepburn.
A new Marlene Dietrich portraying
role that departs completely from
anything she ever has done on the
screen. is seen in Song Of Songs" the
Paramount picture coming to Loews
Palace Theater the week starting FIJI
day, August Is.
Song Of Songs" is perturbation Of
Hermann Sudermann's great literary
classic which was directed by Rouen
Mamoulian, noted product OF the
Broadway stage. Departing from her
usual role of glamorouS worldly figure
Miss Dietrich Is seen as the ravishingly
beautiful country girl who Is Tilted by
a handsome sculptor who she deeply
loves. She weds a rich baron for whom
she has utter contempt and ultimately
is divorced in disgrace and gains
notoriety as famous woman In Ber-
Inns night life.
Lee Tracy in Turn Back the Clock"
Is the screen attraction booked to start
the week of Friday. August rs. at
Loew's Fox Theater. This attraction
will be augmented on the stage with
Joe Laurie, jr., and his Memory Lane
company of famous stars OF yesterday.
and Everett Marshall. star Of George
Whites Melody" as well as other fea-
ture performers.
Reviving memories Of glittering names
of yesterday, Joe Laurie, famed for his
portrayal of the noted Chinatown char
acter. Chuck Conners," presents IA
famous stars of the past, all over IS
years of age Among some OF the stars
are the Maxwell trio, Harry Brooks.
famous minstrel and oldest living ban
joist; William c. Handy, who composed
st Louis Blues: Dave Genaro who
originated the celebrated Cake Walk;
]. Rosamond johnson. composer OF
songs for Bert Williams; Emma Francis.
musical comedy star of hits Of 1900,
and a host Of others who entertained
a past generate I in fast-moving en-
tertainment.
Everett Marshall, star Of George
Whites Scandals" and heard on sew
eral nationally prominent radio pro-
grams, is presented as an extra attrac-
ton in songs that have capapulted him
to fame. Joe May and Dotty In
comedy sketch, and Harry Roye and
Billy Maye, songsters, complete the
stage bill.
For the week starting Friday, August
25. Warner Bros. Metropolitan Theater
will present as its screen attraction
repeat engagement of Ann Harding and
William Powell in Double Harness"
one of the seasons outstanding screen
dramas.
In this R-K-O Radio comedy drama
of love intrigues and matrimonial COM
plications. Miss Harding is seen as
girl who intends to make marriage her
career, and calmly sets out to snare
her prospective life partner. Powell
po-trays a debonair Lothario who Is
enthusiastic about love, but distinctly
shy Of marriage.
The new program at Warner Bros
Earle Theater for the week commenc-
ing Friday. August 25. will bring to
Washington preseason release OF
Captured" with Leslie Howard, Doug
Fairbanks, jr; Paul Lukas and Mar
garet Lindsay in Warner Bros new
screen drama and stageful Ct Wash
ington favorites headed by Hal LIE Roy
and his revue and Sylvia Froos.
Captured" tells the love story Of two
men, comrades in both war and peace.
for the same English girl, who is the
wife of one though she is In love with
the other, precipitating crisis in the
lives and fortunes Of the hundreds Of
prisoners herded into a prison camp.
Hal LIE Roy returns to headline the
stage show with his own revue. AS
sisting the dancing star Of "Ziegfeld
Follies" and Strike Me Pink" are Bar
bara Mcdonald and Dorothy Dare and
Raymond Baird. Other acts are Sylvia
Froos. Little Princess of Song; Barry
and Whitledge, nit-wits Of fun, and
Violet-Ray and Norman, novelty enter
tainers.
Short reels, the Graham MacNamee
news and the Earle orchestral prelude
will complete the program.
Laughing at Life" the story of a
daring, rollicking soldier of fortune, pre-
sents Victor McLaglen, William Boyd,
Conchita Montegegro and host Of
other stars in an all-laugh picture
which comes to Loew's Columbia Thea
ter for a week starting Monday, Au-
gust 28
In this mad whirl around the world,
Capt. Flagg has changed his name to
Capt. Easter, but not his amor,is and
mad adventurous spirit. Capt. Easter
is soldier of fortune. A brilliant en-
gineer he passes up q career of rare
promise, because his love Of dangerous
adventure makes it impossible for him
to resist the thrill gun-running, revolu-
tions and general lawlessness.
Ford Beebe not only directed this
attraction, but authored the story Also
A complete schedule Of short SUBJ
jects and news features is added.