Evening star., 1934-05-06
CURRENT
ATTRACTIONS

i The story, which Nunnally
johnson based on a play by
George Humbert Wesley, Is an ideal
subject for George Arliss, tracing as
it does the history of the Rothschild
family, whose devotion and unity re-
suited in their sensational rise to
wealth and power, and providing for
Arliss the role of Mayer. the founder
and the head Of the family.
Although the film focuses on the
manner in which Nathan enabled the
Allies to conquer Napoleon, and gives
a splendid picture Of that period, 1t
happily follows the recent trend to
stress the intimate, human side of
epoch making events and the joys
and heartaches of the people who
were the leading actors and actresses
in them.
The cast Is imposing and includes
Boris Karloff, Loretta Young, Robert
Young, Mrs. Florence Arliss, Helen
Westiey, c. Aubrey Smith, Reginald
Owen, Alan Mowbray, Ivan Simpson
and half hundred others.
FAvoRITE radio stars in person IN
one giant stage show and hilari-
GUS comedy, You're Telling Me-" with
w. c. Fields as head laugh provoker,
| is the entertainment current on the
stage and screen Of Loew's Fox
Theater. The Fox stage has drafted
| Tony Wons with his scrapbook, Peggy
keenan, and Sandra Phillips, key
board artists; George Hall and his
rhythmic dance orchestra, featuring
Loretta Lee; the dark-eyed singing
beauty and accordonist, Gypsy MIN;
Tito Guizar, radios romantic trouba-
dor; Ruthie Barnes, Miss Pep" and
rs an extra added attraction, Phil
| Cook.
w. C. Fields appears as a full
fledged star in You're Telling Me"
which is a fsst-moving. frolicsome
comedy drama and featuring Larry
Buster" Crabbe, Joan Marsh and
Adrienne Ames.
An overture by Phil Lampkins or
/ chestra and short features are added.
"COMIN UT PARTY" with
Frances Dee and Gene Ray
mond portraying the romantic leads
| in a picture that endeavors to reveal
what actually happens behind the
scenes of a debutante's presentation
to society is currently showing at
Loew's Columbia Theater. The film
lays bare the tribulations OF the social
! neophyte.
The cast includes Alison Skipworth,
| Harry Green, Gilbert Emery and
! others. John Blystone directed from
the screen play by Gladys Unger and
Jesse L. Lasky, jr.
! WHEN a wife finds q competitor
w who intends making of with the
! husband in question, the usual end Is
| a divorce attended by no uncertain
| bitterness. But in Uncertain Lady,
the novel mind Of the wife concocts
such an amazing way OUT OF the
| dificulty that this feature produc-
ton. with Edward Everett Horton
and Genevieve Tobin in the featured
roles, now playing at the Rialto
/ Theater, is surely unique as COM
| edy. Uncertain Lady" was directed
BY Karl Freund, and the supporting
cast includes Herbert Corthell, Mary
Nash. Renee Gadd. Paul Cavanagh,
George Meeker, Dorothy Peterson.
| Arthur Hoyt, Gay Seabrook and
James Durkin. Harry Segall wrote
the original play from which the
screenplay was written by George
! O,Neil and Doris Anderson.
WARNER BROS Earle Theater for
w this week offers on its stage and
|
of neglected husbands, Upper World,
| in which Ginger Rogers, Warren VIII
liam and Mary Astor are featured.
The Warner Bros picture is based
on the story of "how the other hall
lives" Hecht has shown in this story
that the two worlds are not so FAR
separated, as far as human charac-
teristics are concerned. and that ad-
venture and philandering are as
likely to be found in high society as
in the other world.
On the stage is Emile Boreo, the
| comedian and composer, who made
famous THE Parade of the Wooden
Soldiers" His offering is l5-minute
melange of music, comedy and nov
| elty. Other acts are Donatella Bros
and Carmen, a quartet OF musicians
and dancers; Violet Carolson Of STU
dent Prince" fame, and the Honey
Family, gymnasts.
Completing the program are
i Merrie Melody cartoon, the latest
newsreel and the Earle orchestral
prelude.
WARNER BROS Metropolitan The
ater for the current week again
offers to downtown Washington the
musical comedy. Flying Down to
Rio" The Complementary short-reel
program consists of news, Culbert-
son bridge reel, Newman traveltalk
and an Aesop Fable cartoon. R-K-O-
Radios musical extravaganza, Fly
ing Down to Rio" supplies. besides
novel entertainment. scenic spectacles
worthy of admiration on their own
merits. The distinguished cast in
cludes Fred Astaire, musical comedy
idol Of Broadway and London; Dolores
Del Rio, a Latin girl, in part that
fits her like a glove; Ginger Rogers.
the peppery little red-head; Gene
Raymond. one of the most popular
leading men in talkies today. and
Raul Roulien, who was celebrated in
South America and Spain before CON-
ing to America The story, leading
up to the novelty climax, deals with
an American jazz band leader (Gene
Raymond who goes to Rio de Janeiro
to open up big new hotel.
TOHN BARRYMORE is currently
= appearing on the R-K-O Keith
screen in goth Century" a screen
adaptation of the famous stage play
by Ben Hecht and Charles Macarthur.
The picture tells the story of famous
and egotistical stage producer who
takes an unknown girl and makes a
star out of her. In the supporting
cast are Carcle Lombard. lovelier than
ever: Walter Connolly, who has never
turned in a bad performance; Roscoe
Karns and Ralph Forbes.