Evening star., 1934-06-03

%HUNDERING across the screen
of Loew's Fox Theater with
epic sweep is the picture viva
4 Villa which this week pre-
Sents Washington theatergoers
with one of the screens most mag
nificent spectacles. Wallace Beery
scores his greatest triumph in this
picture, depicting the life and loves
Of Pancho Villa, the colorful figure in
Mexican history who rose from peon-
age to the presidency of the turbu-
lent republic.
Sharing the spotlight with this
screen magnet is the current stage
show at the Fox that presents Abe
Lyman and his Californians in per-
son, with his own merry revue. In
cluded in the Lyman presentation are
Wilma and Buddy Ebsen, late stars
of the new Ziegfeld Follies; Gene
Harvey, romantic tenor; Eleanor Lo-
gan, pert personality songstress; Ray
Covert and his musketeers; Phil
Neeley, in modern dances, and the
always-inviting melodies of Abe Ly-
mans band.
ITS a happy show on stage and
screen this week at Warner Bros.
Earle Theater, with Merry Wives Of
Reno as the featured screen atttac-
ton and a stage bill headed by RoS-
cite and Luttman. with Paul Tisen
and his gypsy girl orchestra. and
Oracle Barrie as a special added at
traction. Merry Wives of Reno"
gives a humorous slant on the doings
In, ha fat
Margaret Lindsay, Glenda Farrell and
Ruth Donnelly go to Reno-Miss
Lindsay and Miss Donnelly to seek
divorces. Miss Farrell to find a new
world Of men to flirt with. Donald
Woods, Guy Kibbee and Hugh Her
bert are the three husbands involved
the two former framing their wives
into compromising situation with
the latter, Woods with the idea of
effecting a reconciliation with his
bride and Kibbee with the idea of
reducing his wife's demands for ali
mony.
CLARK GABLE, William Powell and
Myrna 10y continue for a second
week in Manhattan Melodrama."
Loew's Palace Theater. This is pic
turization of an original story by
Arthur Caesar and is a vivid tale
of New York night life concerning a
gambler. district attorney and a
beautiful woman whom they both
love. 1t is the first time that Gable
and Powell have appeared together
and brings about a reunion of Gable
and Miss 10y, who were hailed as a
new romantic team in their recent
hit, Men in White" Leo Garlic.
Nat Pendleton, George Sydney, Isabel
Jewell and Murial Evans are in sup
porting roles.
p ODNEY," produced at Fort Myer,
Va, with the cooperation of the
War Department, is the current screen
attraction at Warner Bros. Metro
politan Theater. A Radio picture,
featuring Frances Dee in the femi-
nine lead. Rodney" traces the hectic
career of Benny Walsh. Belligerent
and rowdy. his temperament is curbed
when an ordinary Cavalry plug, Rod
ney, enters his life. The two become
fast friends and Benny settles down
to the life of an orderly soldier.
Minna Gombel, Frank Conroy, G. Pat
Collins, Ralph Remley and Frank
Shayne, well known locally, are also
in the cast
The supplementary program con-
sists of a new reissue of one Of Joe
Penner's funniest comedies, You
Nasty Man; big City Fantasy" a
Vitaphone musical novelty reel fea-
turing Phil Spitalny and his orches-
ira; Murder at the Bridge Table"
new Culbertson bridge reel; March
of Years." one-reel novelty, and IS
minutes Of world news events.