Evening star., 1933-08-10
Starting Tomorrow Down
town Theaters Make
Unusual Offerings.
"TUGBOAT ANNIE"
HAS OLD FAVORITES
Somerset Maughams S Story
of South Seas at the
Metropolitan.

A N entire new schedule for all the
~ on sss change Il e. a5t5ss'iSas T5ss Sas
been announced by local the
ater managers, giving washington pa
irons a wide choice OF films for the
week. The following are the new one
ing listed to begin tomorrow: :,
R-K-O KETTH'S-Richard Dix ana
the beauteous young English eftpass,
Elizabeth Allan, appear togetfNf IN
mo Marriage Ties" the romance OF
young man who picks up girl and a
job in speakeasy, succeeds at the Zoo
and then deserts the girl when ne pc
comes interested in svelte and socially
prominent young lady. Everybody
breaks off with everybody else to dis
solve the triangle in unhappiness. the
hero loses his hold on his business ana
becomes a derelict. and IS fortunately
brought to the surface again by re-
union with his first love. Others IN
the cast include Doris Kenyon ana
Alan Dinehart.
ALACE-"Tugboat Annie" about
which much has been said here alreaoy,
brings Marie DresSler and wallace
Beery together again on the screen in
rough and tumble story Of the water
front. Marie Dressler is the master OF
the tugboat Narcissus and one OF the
best men in the business" Beery plays
the role of her drunken. amiable and
useless husband who eventually be-
comes the hero of the tale. Maureen
O'Sullivan and Robert Young supply
the love interest. The direction Is by
Mervyn Leroy, who made Il Am
Fugitive"
FOX-The melodies of Harold Arlen.
composer of Stormy Weather" and
Minnie the Moocher," and the antics
of Jimmie Dunn in film called "Arl-
zona to Broadway top the two sides OF
the bill at Loew's Fox this week.
Joan Bennett is the heroine OF the
time gambler in Western carnival
show whose adventures as confidence
man meet with reverses because of the
fair Joan. In the comedy cast are Her.
bert Mundin. Sammy Cohen, Merna
Kennedy and others.
Ben Blue. screen and stage comedian
Stratford and Mayberry and -Four
Casting Pearls" round out the vaude-
vile bill.
EARLE-Although William Powell
has exhibited his proWesS as sleuth
in his impersonations of Philo Vance,
he finds new type Of role in Private
Detective g." His ignoble task in this
film is to spy on erring wives and way
ward husbands, an occupation which
eventually leads him to a love affair
with one of his victims. Margaret Lind
say has the feminine lead. with a sup
porting cast of Gordon Westcott. James
Bell. Ruth Connolly, Sheila Terry and
Arthur Hohl
The stage portion of the new program
presents Vaughn de Leath. radio song
stress: Walter Dare Wahl and En-
NETT Oldfeld. comedians. Frank Gaby.
and Johnny Pastine and his Dancing
SweetheartS."
POLITAN-Romance in the
Dutch East Indies. done up with all the
Somerset Vaughan touches, is depicted
in The Narrow Corner" at the Met
ropolitan this week. Douglas Fairbanks,
jr.: Arthur Hohl. Dudley Digges, Pat
ricia Ellis and others are cast in the
story of an Australian youth who es-
capes from his home after he has acci-
dentally killed the husband OF his lady
love. goes to the Indies and there be-
comes enamored of the daughter OF
an outcaSt.
COLUMBIA-On Monday the ghoul-
ish episodes of Sherlock Holmes exist
ence will give way to another thriller at
the Columbia. Haunted Gold" West
ern tale featuring John Wayne and his
trick horse, Duke. A hunt for buried
treasure supplies the background for
the eerie and bold incidents OF this
story.