Evening star., 1934-04-22

TARzAN, greatest of all fiction
heroes, returns to Washington
in the current screen attrac-
Il tion at loves Palace Theater,
"TarZan and His Mate" With
Johnny Weissmuller, swimming cham
pion as the original TarZan, and Maui
reen O'Sullivan enacting the principal
characters, this Metro Goldwyn- Mayer
production unfolds one of the most
astonishing romanceS of all time Par
ticularly amazing are those sequences
showing a mad herd of animals in
wild stampede; 100 roaring-man-ea
ing lions; an army of gorillas with
handful of humans at their mercy;
the charge of the roaring rhino; Tar
zan, himself, facing death in the jaws
of one of the many crocodiles he bat
ties, and beyond all these episodes is
the exciting honeymoon of Tarzan
and his mate on a trail of peril
Cedric Gibbons directed "Tarzan
and His Mate" The picture is based
on the characters created by Edgar
Rice Burroughs. Neil Hamilton, Paul
CaVanagh, FirreSter Harver Doris
Lloyd, Desmond Roberts and others
are cast in supporting roles.
A comedy, news events and short
subjects are added.
FORGING still another link in her
chain of outstanding successes
Katherine Hepburn is to be seen cur
rently at R-K-O Keith's in "Spitfire !"
a perturbation of the Broadway stage
success, Trigger" In this she ap-
pears as Trigger Hicks, an elemental
girl from the Carolina mountains,
blend of mysticism, combativeness and
loving sentiment. 1t is a character
of the most vivid contrasts, and offers
a splendid opportunity for the dis
play of the talent and genius that Is
Katherine Hepburn's.
7 OEWS Fox Theater currently is
l. presenting Sylvia Sidney and
Frederic March in the comedy Good
Dame" and Spices of 1884, on the
stage. Good Dame" tells the ro-
nance of a good girl" and a bad
boy" Marion Gering directed the pic
ture from an original story by William
I1DJIIld11 OdI1l 11C144IIo4l, llOGCo
morist, wrote the dialogue. Jack
LaRue, Noel Frances, Russell Hopton,
Bradley Page, Kathleen Burke, Will
liam Farnum, Helen Chadwick, Ed
ward Gargan and host of others are
listed in support.
Fifty artists are assembled in the
many and varied scenes of Spices of
1884, Among the more prominent
artists are Count Berni Vici and his
Is symphonists; Harriet Cruise, sing
ing star OF the Columbia network;
Bobby "Uke" HenShaW, vaudeville
headliner; Joe Besser, comic of the
Passing Show of 1882; Bordine and
Carroll, dancers; Mary and Bobby, &C.
centric stepping stars; Paul Sutton;
Mile Caroline, fan dancer; the Sam
Critcherson Artists and Models and a
chorus of dancing beauties.
An overture by Phil Lampkin and
the Fox Orchestra, news, a comedy
and short subjects are added features.
CMALL-TIME married life is pic
- tured amid laughs and surprises in
Lets Be Ritzy," the new Lew AyreS
starring production which is playing
at the Rialto Theatre. William An
thony Mcclure, author of "The Three
Musketeers" and other Broadway sue
cesses, wrote the story, which was
brought to the screen by Edward Lud-
wig. director, after screen treatment
by Harry Sauber and Earle Smell Uni
versal Pictures produced Let's Be
Ritzy," and Mr.. Ludwig has made an
amusing comedy that has in its sup
porting cast Betty Lawford, Frank
McHugh. Patricia Ellis Berton