Evening star., 1934-01-21

~ UDDY ROGERS is currently
- featured on the stage of Loew's
Fox Theater in an entertaining
revue headed by Buddy's own
orchestra the California Cava-
liers Supplementing this attraction is
the current picture, Eight Girls in a
Boat" presenting Betty Gray, Wash
ington girl who was selected especially
for this film: Dorothy Wilson, Douglas
Montgomery and others. MISS Gray,
who has Just returned from Hollywood
following completion of this Paramount
production, will appear in person at
every performance this week.
Eight Girls in Boat describes a
delightful and refreshing story OF
youth-youth caught in the meshes OF
ignorance of life. 1t is vivid romance
depicting life and love in girls school
where no men are allowed. One girl
falls in love with medical student out
side this school wall. Tragedy is In
evitable. She tries to keep the affair
a secret, but fails. 1t is only through
the sympathy and understanding OF one
of the teachers in the school that the
girl finds happiness for when sne
yearns. Eight Girls in Boat not
only has absorbing drama. but is inter
spersed with delightful comedy and has
had brilliant direction by Richard
Wallace, who keeps the delicate illusion
OF youth of the story from ever losing
interest.
Buddy Rogers, known to millions as
Americas boy friend, has had a sue
cessfully varied career. Following
stardom in pictures he organized his
own band and with this aggregation has
gained added popularity as stage and
radiO attraction
In his current revue. which is con-
sidered one of the brightest OF the
season. Buddy presents talented ar
ray of stars that includes Neila GOD,
dele Jean Goodner, Raymond Balro
and Jack Douglas, as well as his Call
fornia Cavaliers, who specialize IN
novelty melody arrangements.
Phil Lampkin wields the baton on tSs for
another of the weekly oVertufes ny 'iie
Fox concert orchestra
Fox Movietone News, a comedy ana
entertaining short subjects complete the
latest of Loew's thirtieth anniversary
festival programs.
D-K-O Keith's is now presenting the
IN latest Irene Dunno starring picture,
"If I Were Free" described as ro-
mantle drama, and which Is the pic
turization of the successful stage play
Behold, We Live" IF I Were Free
Is woven around the broken codes OF
marriage and gives Miss Dunno an ex-
cellent vehicle. in which Give Brook,
last seen in Washington in "Cavalcade,"
plavs opposite the star Others in the
cast include Nils Asther, Henry
Stephenson and Laura Hope Crews.
The picture, an R-K-O Radio produc-
ton. was directed by Elliot Nugent:
Keith's subsidiary program includes
an unusual subject. killers OF Chap
paral." a camera study that has created
q great deal of interest: Mickey
Mouse cartoon, "Giantland." and an
other in the series of revivaS OF the
old-time movies taken when 1t was
first discovered that pictures could &C
tually be made to move. 1t is the old
timer, Helen of the Chorus" Patne
News winds out the current program.
WARNER BROS Earle IheateT ,ois Is
w presenting Cecil B. De Miles
"Four Frightened People" as the screen
attraction. and Ken Murray, stage ana
screen comedian, and Fiji Dorsay,
HOLLYWOOD sit" girl heading the stage
show this week The film, adapted
from the best-selling novel by E. Arnot
Robertson, tells the story of four h1ghly-
ouIt,1red people who are forced 10
sbandon q Dutch steamer. one Is q
young, prudish school teacher, another
a woman's club lecturer, another q
blatant newspaper correspondent, ana
The fourth a rubber chemist. Wnen
they discover bubonic plague on board,
they manage to escape ashore lnto 2