2 AMUSEMENTS, THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MAY 4, 1930—PART FOUR. AMUSEMENTS. Ethel's Great Tour. CTHEL BARRYMOIUS on Saturday, FOR A ONE-NIGHT STAND COMING ¦*-' May 10. in the Wilbur Theater. Bos- Photoplay Attractions ton, will complete her tour of the coun- ATTRACTIONS In Capital Theaters try in O. Martinez Sierra’s "The King- dom of God” and Lilli Hatvany’s “The Revival of "The Rivals" the Mutual Jan.” ductions; Henry B. Walthall, Ivan Love Duel,” which has been running NATIONAL—"Wooden Kimono.” by outstanding talent of RIALTO—"King of ’ continuously, Journeys Next Sunday Only at National. Players. wheel. They Include Hap Frejrer, i* Llnow and Cyril Chadwick. save for railroad National 'THE Rialto Theater, at Ninth and G Donahue and His Pal,” in a and unavoidable occurrences, since Oc- revival of Sheridan’* comedy, beyond the grasp of Charlie Goldie. Charles Robinson. Lrr • 4 atreeta. "Red Rivals," which Patel, Harry Ryan. Pierce. Babe is offering this week what la comedy of errors, are featured come- table 4, 1925. It Is probably the most "The a notable Imagination Is resorted to by Lola claimed to the most expensive 1 remarkable theatrical ever made, company, headed by Mrs. Fiske, Almond, Svd Burke. Charles Le Ro/ be dians in the Fanchon and Marco Idea, tour Author John Floyd In “Wooden composed motion picture ever made, the in Taps,” a sort of merry-go-round extending, es it will have done, over is now offering on a flying tour, Kimono,” which the National and Elsie Huff, with a chorus Paul Whiteman "Art 82 Vi weeks and travel of THEwill be presented for one per- of 20 beauties who sing, dance and act entertainment. Others are Rodney and involving TRICKERYPlayers will present this week, picture, "King of Gould, Knapp, McDonald, 14,236 miles. Miss Barrymore gave 335 formance only at the National Theater piece merry generally, adding much to the Earl Jean Al beginning tomorrow night. Tne show, Jazz," directed by and Hal. and Eddie Lewis, with Alexan- performances of "The Kingdom of God” next Sunday night, May 11. which presents any number of John Murray An- and 282 performances of "The Love It is a restoration of the play script Is of tlist pattern clever and situations. der Call am introducing as usual. The whore every char- laugh-papvoklng derson. The pro- and the Fox Movietone Duel,” a total of 617 performances. It virtually as Sheridan wrote it. and has 100 per Fox Orchestra been compiled by Harrison Grey Fiske acter Is believed duction is News will complete the program. has been estimated that the audiences until proved RYLAND DRAMATIC CLUB—Friday. technicolor numbered 800,000 people and she from. standard published versions and guilty cent over otherwise, and not 'THE Ryland Dram ad c Club, undav and has a roster of has appeared in most of the major from the prompt A EARLE—"The Light of Western Stars.” | the least of the au- the auspices of tiki Pairbrother- stage and screen cities from the Atlantic to the Pacific. books of various jrri, enjoyment «THE LIGHT OF WESTERN a to spent dience’s Russell Parent-Teacher Association, will stars that look 4 | I After vacation be off the celebrated actors ./’W* 7% like the original STARS,” Zane Grey’s great action coast of Florida in deep-sea fishing. It and managers who 1 comes from mak- present “The Surprise Plas'" in the Jef- romance, 1s featured at Warner Bros.’ ing deductions as ferson Junior High School Auditorium Holly wood and is announced. Miss Barrymore Intends did Broadway blue Earle Theater this week. It has been J ! to take the chief members of her com- to Just who Friday evening at S o’clock. a powerful outdoor what. books combined. adapted into pany to Julia Peterkln’s plantation In are "THE SURPRISE PLAlT—Friday. "King of Jazz” Western drama, with Richard Arlen at South Carolina to study the Oullah Ne- by the Players Club Mystery plays the hardest form of “THE Surprise Play” will Be presented Is described as a the head of a fine cast. groes around whom Miss Peterkin wrote A in This is the first Zane Grey has been Players a few years \ theatrical enter- I Friday evening at 8 o’clock the history of the produc- "Scarlet Sister Mary,” which de- Jefferson Junior High audi- origin of jazz, with tion to be made Into a talking picture, dramatized by Daniel A. Reed and In ago was based on 'MjBW tainment to | School with two great themes of love ven- Fall. vise, as every mo- torium by the Ryland Dramdtte Club. comedy, drama and I and which she will appear next This performance under the music Loss. geance. It moves rapidly from .climax tive must be “dou- is given colorful Jeanette rangement ble checked," and auspices of the Falrbrothea-Russell thrown In for good to climax and Is filled with thrills and was Parent-Teacher The outstanding number Is suspense. in Radio made by Francis the spectators’ at- Association. measure. s Stars Shorts. Having tention, while Bsmalne Callender. the dramatization of George Gershwin With Arlen in prominent roles are six Wilson. ik Blue." Other Mary Brian, Kohler, D ADIO PICTURES will release played with JefTer- riveted on one set famous "Rhapsody in Fred Regis Toomey. starring gently diverted Doing Way. demand attention are Harry Green, William Le Malre, George 2-reel comedies Karl Dane of characters, must be Things a New numbers that George Arthur, and six with his feeling that the "The Bridal Veil” and the "Bench in Chandler and Guy Oliver. and K. used that great ac- i to another, without has built up its story depart- sweep Louise Fazenda, according to recent tor’s author is Imposing on him. John Floyd pATHE staged with a The story concerns a young rancher adaptation, * . the Park,” both announcement. Jame T Fower*. masterly piece of ment by signing more than a score of imagination and creative genius. who sought out the slayer of his best but restored much has encompassed a and, many "Exhibitors have indicated their will- that Jefferson had eliminated. Mr. mystery writing in this play while of screen writers and playwrights, and Whiteman’s Band is heard in friend and brought him to Justice, at of number of grisly and compelling numbers, with the same time winning the love of the ingness to meet the enlarged cost Fiske has reclaimed even more of the he has contrived a further announces that an entirely new beautiful directing. At the killer’s better short features with stars who original. sequences, he has not been forgetful the famous Paul himself sister of victim In a decid- definite box-office draw,” of any play, which method of handling all story material 10 big new song hits are intro- edly unusual romance. A stampede of have a says; As originally performed at Covent of the first function least Park, the Radio authority, “and it is on this 1 Garden in play contained Is to Thus, while maintain- has been evolved. duced, including "Bench In the wild horses Is one of the many big signing 1775, the entertain. injected enough Happened in features, and there are fights account that we are justified In twice as much as has been ing suspense he has The new plan runs as follows; "My Bridal Veil” "It galore, stars.” This marks the first step material the piece almost The story or play is first turned over Monterey," "Happy Peet," "My Raga- with not a little cowboy comedy. these used in later productions, and the role broad humor to make of the Dawn, Also on the Earle bill will be toward the elimination of that view- of Julia was the leading feminine role. farcical to an experienced narrative writer, who muffin Romeo,” “Song Vita- point regarded company being a approxi- Things for You,’ "Music phone varieties, the Earle Orchestra which has hitherto the ' 'w It was considered of such importance, The talents of the are prepares treatment of it in "I Like to Do short feature as a mere filler for the indeed, make “Wooden Kimono” the mately 2,000 words. This treatment is Has Charms” and “My Lover.” and the Pathe Newsreel and The Eve- that at one time it was played enlisted to ning Newsreel, program, to be made as cheaply as by Mrs. Siddons. The great English mystery hit of the season. then turned over to a playwright and Stars in this great spectacle are John Star-Universal with a picture writer, Loss, Stanley Smith, Graham McNamee newscasting for possible. tragedian, William C. Macready, once motion scenario who Boles, Jeanette the work together in preparing the Billie Kent, Mema Kennedy, Grace latter. appeared as Faulkland. POLl’S—"Abie’s Irish Rose.” Crawford, the Sisters It is interesting to note that on the with scenarion. Kathryn ¦ - - laughter, an Hayes, production play A WEEK of hilarious When they are satisfied with their O, Norman, Charles Irwin, Brox COLUMBIA—“The Divorcee.” first of the before the ** Al Opens His Park favorite, Is announced for Poll’s job the director and the narrative writer Sisters, Jeanie Lang, the Rythm Boys, public, with which highly sentimental old XTORMA SHEARER in “The Divorcee,” BETTY LINLEY AND PEDRO DE CORDOBA plays were preferred, Faulkland and evening are called in, and the four work out a Hollywood Beauties, Paul Howard, a story Theater beginning this when the Jaques of ex-wives and ex-hus- In “The Rivals,” coming to the Nathmal Theater for one night, Sunday, May 11. Julia were enthusiastically approved, script which must satisfy the director.