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amusements^ Bread" AMUSEMENTS· "Our Daily Goes; A Bundling Comedy Is Transferred to the Screen ,t 1100-1 30-470-71S100S "Student Tour" Comes in S## i! lllllf JAIAE Ctmtdl r4 f i/ ^ «.loom we Keith Methods and Takes w Columbia Follows n»»om tTSIWT c... iodic Off Fil With Little A ppeal—Jean T^onw » THi UIB*SSAOO*_ Picture in 10D*V Harlow England. •ST ·ηιιι<ί Kip· CMKlSOBttttH BY E. de S. MELCHER. TOOK a wedding to get Jean Harlow into England. Not to -*··3θ P.M. TODAY many people are perhaps aware that Hollywood's favorite Now W up molasses-colored kid is not a frequent visitor to Britain's ITscreen—that the censors have long since seen fit to shake WHEELS their fingers at her. However, it became known either yesterday M WAGON α ·« 11.0012 ί0 2.40-4 30 or the day before that the world's favorite honeymoon couple, the Duke and Duchess of Kent, not only chose "The Merry Widow" as one of the cinema diversions which was to be revealed to them in the Earl of Dudley's squash court, but that in the frolicsome of their new hey-day they chose Jean Harlow in "The spirit β:30 o'clock Red Headed Woman" as well. I TONIGHT It would thus seem that if Jean can called blase Broadway Doaros nave Gala Performance get Into the Earl of Dudley's squash heeded the gentle melodies oi another Special M-G-M to be able to year and laughed uproariously at its court. ought fi*sT imiw «ομμι wangle her into the somewhat broader quaint humor Is a sure Index that the ^scmrs territories of London By now we. at theater is as yet not headed for perdi- least, have learned that Jean doesn't tion. mean everything she says—on the The date for the National opening FLIRTATION screen. is not set. Probably late in January. * * * * (By the way. when do we get "As WALK MuikoI 'T'HE of book-'em-and-leave- Thousands Cheer," Steve?) WW*» spirit * * * * 'em is upon us. A week ago W 0 from a recent letter: ■ Keith's set the fashion, yanking in I^XCERPT nifK POWELL RUBYTKEELER B^N "Anent as to I» "S1 and yanking out pictures by the pound j your suggestion MKT M«M the of other Dickens turn and leaving the average customer not possibilities for the movies, X recall to certain whether he was going to see novels may that when reels flick- •Caravan." "Wednesday's Child'' or you years ago M or 15 when ad- ''Great Expectations." Now the local ered for 10 minutes, 5 when blar- < ^3^™"""_ P#fiwtterf Loew brotherhood, conscious of the mission was cents, and «WW StnohiOQ forth in the lob- that more ing phonographs held fact Keith's grabbed "space" Frances Lederer and Boland. Miss Bennett Mr. Lederer Mêt.'lSc- bies, the late Nat Goodwin lent his "The Pursuit of Happiness," which flourished this Summer at the nett, Mary and than was perhaps becoming (although 25c 6- «oc of Oliver National, has been made into a Paramount film and will be shown at the are the "bunûiers." £,*. Maestro Meakin is do-do) genius to a brief version nobody's Left to the chief are Joan Ben- Twist," giving a superb impersona- Earle starting Friday. right, participants metoopoutan has decided to follow in the genial of Mohamet of Fifteenth street's tracks. tion, within the limits of the time, when the had With the result that if you go to the Fagin. Later, pictures Door· a foothold on F street in the Open It Columbia today you will not see King pre- 11: J· Vidor's "Our Daily Bread" at all. but cincts of the Columbia, Marie Doro, Don Cossack Male Chorus Fefttsrc the she of the melting eyes, again gave long-lost film in which Maxine TODAY! of c,Mmowu»'·_·_· Oliver as Doyle crashed the M-G-M portals— •Oliver Twist'—emphasizing "Student Tour." a small child in his teens ... As to other novels, what a it was a DOYLEmmitL * * * * the pity Heard in Fine Program «·**<· in their LIMITED TIME ! that Lillian and Dorothy Gish MAX1JE ND of "Student Tour" iikAKAY w TV speaking hevdey could not have played the sis- nURANTE reminds us (as it should you) that ters in 'Little Dorrit'?" Right. This ''Flirtation Walk" comes back to town was written by James W. Berry. Russian Singers Win Hearty Approval of Large the then de- tonight, replacing by * * * * DOUBLE ALLOWANCE . parted at the Metropolitan "Wagon ALL OTHERS." with Audience—Fantasy, Depth of Color and ITUMMTTOUII Wheels." And of "PORSAKING speaking "Wagon Joan Crawford. Clark Gable and Wheels." when "Student Tour" leaves ALL "C" Bob Montgomery will come to the Marvelous Sonority of Voices. FOR CLASS OLD the Columbia Thursday it will night Palace in the near future. be replaced by M. Cohan in Toaifbt George And Mady Christians in "Wicked CLEANERS TRADED IN ON NATIONAL "Gambling"—which ought to please 1™ Nirbti. .Vic te t« 'S. at Woman" is on the way, too. Rumor BY ALICE EVERSMAV. Mat». Wed ( Sat.. Sam Wheeler and other loyal and lo- "120 " has it that Mady is swell. At least 551 U «ΐ.ϊβ. The Search for cal Fox hearts. the Don Cossack Male Chorus has a special following she's to look at and is easier to The Powerful New DeLuxe Model "K" MAX GORDON Now figure all that out! Pretty easy of genuinely interested listeners was again evidenced by the pretent· talk to than even such a "wit" as Tul- Santa Claus soon the will be crowd that came near testing the capacity of Con- boys changing pic- lulah Bankhead. large tures on the hour—and you'll be able THATstitution Hall afternoon. When one considers WALTER CONNOLLY * * * * yesterday to see Garbo at 11. Wheeler and Wool- that this chorus has no female voices to add and that Λ HIBBARD'S wire saying variety Exclusive Pictures of sey at 12, Cagney at 1, Stanwyck (if the men sing in a foreign language and music for the most part »< ERREST TRUEXi. that she is as happy as anything you want to at 2. Gable at 3, and so little known, it is a double to their that so to be coming to Washington is one of compliment artistry on down until you strike Mae West their The Star s the around. It many non-compatriots enjoy programs with real enthusiasm. Evening at midnight all for that same quarter. nicest was received by ûatherYe Rosebuds' this department with shouts and The Don Cossacks are an unique organization for, try as we will, * * * » By Sidney Howard h Robert Liltell Expedition to the Far North huzzas. no Western group can equal the beauty of their singing. 'THANKS are due Chief Barker Burton Holmes did another sell-out fart οι tnis is aue to tne marvel- usea ιο gain enccLs were sucn as no Berger for his courtesy in switch- Next Week Brl Mob. Seat· Than. on Russia last night, and so will re- ous sonority and depth of color with other choral group has been able to SEE SANTA our Club for a with New Brush for Hair and Threads GILBERT MILLER present! CLAUS IN HIS ing Variety "King Day" peat that famed lecture next Sunday which only Russians seem to be en- attain, let alone visualize. The use Type Lint, celebration, in with Bill OWN HOME conjunction night again. dowed, but aside from this native gift, of faisetto gave the needed soprano America'« Foremott Ewing. from next week until late This is a record that fan- Comedienne hasn't been they possessed an inexhaustible quality to many of the numbers, al- This Current Week January. duplicated by any lecturer—ever. tasy which imbues their interpreta- though a tendency to overuse this * * * * Mr. and Mrs. Carter Barron went tions with constant variety. It is delicate mechanism was apparent. INA CLAIRE at 'THE D'Oyly Carte Co. is coming to to the Army-Navy game and got back remarkable enough that their ener- However, the tenor section gained in Washington. This should be the safely. getic leader, Serge Jaroff. has at his beauty through this restrained singing ODE TO LIBERTY The Metropolitan best news that local Gilbert and Sulli- Col. Angelo Ratto will attend the command a rich source of ideas, but and was able to match more nearly Adapted bv Sidney Howard irom van fans have had in the last decade. in that this than ever before the Kentucky Derby May. still more remarkable group fuU resonant sfiche! Duran t Libert· Provisoire" Good news to one else, too— * * * * of 36 men can them with color of the other timbers. The tonal every reproduce Nifhti, 55c to $?. «5î Wed. tad Sat. , since there must be at least one G. & £?DMUND GWENN and Melville such accurate artistry. From a mere range of this grotip is enormous, yet Matt.. 55e to $2 20 S. follower in every home. This Cooper of the original London mechanical standpoint, the gradations in reaching its extremes, rarely was world renowned London troupe has company of "Laburnum Grove," the J. of effects, the attack and release of j the velvety bloom of the natural voice been the sensation of the current New B. Priestley play which will come to tone and the ease of execution were sacrificed. FILMS York on its initial appearance in this the National New Year eve, will play a sheer delight to hear. Again, the To the long and varied program Mr.