Evening star., 1934-12-05
Additional Throngs to Vie,u
Stars Santa Claus Picture
Ambassador Theater Tonight Joins List
of Houses Aiding Plan to Gather
Gifts for City's Children.

TINE moving picture feature
Search for Santa Claus" a
complete film record Of The
Evening Stars expedition by
air to the Far North, showing
the first scenes ever taken within
Santa's home and toy workshops,
which has been drawing record crowds
all this week at the Metropolitan
Theater, will also be shown beginning
tonight at the Ambassador Theater.
Because Of the great demand by
children and grownups to see this un-
usual motion picture, the Warner
Bros. management, which is cooper
ating with The Star in placing it on
exhibition. has prepared an additional
print in order that it may be shown
in more than one theater simulta-
neously.
Schedule Of Showings.
"The Search for Santa Claus" will
continue to be shown at the Metro
politan today and tomorrow. and will
be presented at the Ambassador to-
night, tomorrow night and Friday
night. Also on Friday night Decem-
Der y the picture will be shown at
the Colony Theater. And thereafter
1t will follow this schedule: Tivoli,
Saturday, December 8, and Avalon on
the same date: Avenue Grand, Sunday,
Monday and Tuesday. December 9.
10 and IL; Apollo, Wednesday and
Thursday, December IL and 49, Home,
Friday, December IA, and York, on
the same date.
As no afternoon performances are
held at the Ambassador Theater on
week days. The Stars film will only be
shown at night. on the three days
scheduled. The theater doors open at
Sis pm.
The movie follows the entire journey
Of The Star party under the leadership
Of Capt. Kleinschmidt, whose daily
wirelessed stories from Santa Claus
land appeared in The Star last week
and the week before Beginning with
the take-ofi at the Minneola Airport
in Long Island, it records every step
made by the expedition on its mission
of discovery in the frozen North. re-
vealing many thrilling and exciting
scenes through snowstorm and blizzard,
with interesting shots" of Eskimo
land and Arctic animals in their native
haunts.
Makes Kiddies Happy.
The theme upon which the photo
play Is based IS the hope that every
boy and girl in Washington be made
happy this Christmas and that none
be forgotten. 1t appeals in conclusion
to the generous Washingtonians to
help make this possible, by calling at
tention to the fourth annual Star
Warner Brothers Christmas toy mat
inees to be held in IL theaters on
Saturday, December Is.
The plan OF these matinees affords
an easy and simple method to provide
news gifts and needed articles of cloth
ing to children in the poorer families
of the District of Columbia who might
otherwise be left neglected on Christ
mas morning.
Those who are willing to help are
asked to bring new toy or some new
and useful article of children's cloth
ing to any one Of the theaters at which
the matinees are held. This is the
sole price Of admission to an outstand-
ing program of entertainment, which
aside from the satisfaction any one
who contributes would have in know
ing that they are helping to afford
happiness to some poor boy or girl.
will more than recompense the cost Of
the gift.
Success Noted in Past.
The success of the matinees In the
past. which last year provided 10000
new toys and gifts to needy children
in Washington, has Influenced The
Star and Warner Bros. to repeat the
plan again this year on an even larger
scale than previously. Programs have
been carefully planned and selected,
and it is felt that the unusual feature
pictures, and supplementary short sub
jects and comedies to be presented are
the finest that have ever been offered
A glance at the list Of scheduled per-
formances at the end Of this article
will bear this out
While one single small new gift or
new article Of clothing will admit any