William Haines and "Broadway Melody" Comes Joan Crawford Star to Norshore Sat., June 8 7 "Broadway MC!ody," that much in J arsity Picture h<.:ralded talking picture. come:; to the \Villiam Haines and Joan Crawford, popular young stars, have the leading roles in "The Duke Step Out," motion picture to be presentt.:d at the \ar. ity theater in Evanston this ~aturdaY. ] une 8. The film, which is :-;ynchronized but is not an all-talker, \\'d S scrl:!enized fron'l a serial by Lucian ca~·y that appeared sometime ago in a \\'eck ]y periodical. "The Duke Steps Out" has a collegl' hackground. Du.ke.._l\rcllington (\\'il Iiam Haines). prize- tlghter. boa rd s a train with his trainer and lo:-e: hi:-~ heart to Su ie Corbin (] oan Cra\dord) one of a gay group on their way t0 Sierra cotlege. T ·.e fighter, who has heen ton bus,· for college up tn thi~ time. ~hanges - his mind. He succeeds in dating Susie quite heaYil,y for a time. Then Jimmy gets turned dmn1. \\'it h re . ults that arc ,·aried. Ul1lbttal ancl cntertaining. Featuring Laura La P lante '·~candal." featuring Laura LaPiantl·. \\·ith H unth· Gordon. John Bolt :- . Jan \." \\"inton, a11'd others in the suppMting cast. \\·ill hr the \rarsit~· attractinn ~ f onclaY and Tuesrla~·. June 10 and 11 · ~liss LaPia·~~c i:; seen as .a ).Jrs. Burk\.· Innes. \Yiie 0f a \\'ealthy and popular ~ociet\· man and !)01o player. "·hn find-.. herself facing a terrible proldcm. S!J·: can save a man from liie im~1 ri~.nnment. hut to d0 s0 im·oh·e -.. a conte.;;~n 111 · th:1t quite probably ,,·ill ·Jock fler happtlH'~~ :l\\·a,· from hrr forever and thr0w the ke,· awa~·. The film ,,. :11 t··ll you wh;J.t she does. Blue. ~fay ~Ie:\,·o~·. ;J.!Hl ).fontc Kathrvn Carver have important r~les in "Ko Defense." the \.,.arsity offenng for next \Ycclnescla~- and T.hursda~·. ~f onte ·n l a~·s a bridge constructiOn foreman. Miss Carver has thr role ~f wife 0f John Harper (0nr of ).{r. Blur ..~ hosse . ) \vho is 0ttt for her ~lushancl :-; 111011C\' and a l!ood time \Yt~h other men . . construrti0n f0reman Included. Thr scener'· 0f the film has he en d scribed ~s .gorgeous. Xorshore this Saturday, ) une H, for one m.:e k. One leading- Chicago critic calls it the best talkie thu s far and adds: .. we ha\'c no hesitati on in statin~ now that we are going place it amrJllg the ten best films oi llJ29." :\nuthtT critic in the same cit\· sa\'S it i:-. "one o f the most eff cctivc ail -taikers th at has come to the screen." Be s:-; ie Lon~. \rho has one oi the important role s. is given credit fur the lllllst astounding emotion a 1 JH.: riormann· in many month s. \\'hile Charles King- i:; prajsecl as a first rate s\ngingactor. \\' hile the work oi Anita Page is 0\·ershadowcd 1)\· that oi Bessie L <JH', ~fi:;s Page is. also gi,·eu credit i1·r :-.Ullll' sple ndid acting. The :-tun is an odd 1\\·i:-.t ui the !e we triangle-a little siste r kalll irom the ,·a ud e,·ille honk\·-tonks (}i the ~1 iddk \\'e:;t in Jon· ,,·ith the succes~ful :-.llng ancl dan ce man oi a great ~cw York girl shO\\'. Three current song l1its-" Broad\\'d\' \1eloch·." "You \\'ere ~feant iur ~tc.'" ancl .:The \\'edding of the Paintl'cl DlJIIs"-add much t1) the production. The last bcautiiul tunc is the lllttsiral background for a laYi sh re\·ue numb ·~ r cll1nc in color. \rhich:· according to a leading critic. "could teach an~· Broad\\·a~· p_roducer a thing or t\\'o." The stage sho\\· at the :\orshorc for thl' coming \veck will he "Hi-Hats." \\'ith Lou Kosloff as master of ceremonies. Bill-o-Fare Saturtlay, J u ne 8 "The Dul<e Steps Out" ......... Yarsity "Behind the G1:rman Linel-i" ..... Teatro "Broadway M lody" . . . . . . . . . Xurshore LBgo in _,No M ·n-, Lllnd·- Shttid·n R011d Bttwten W ilmett1 11nd Kenilworth Ph. Kenilworth 3980-3981 "Syncopati o n" .... .. . 'l'eatro "J :roadway M Indy" . ... .. Xnn;hort' .. , , lUo ndur, Junt· 10 Scandal ............... . .. Yandty "SpeakeaRy" . . . . . . . ....... Teatro "11roaclway l\felody" .... . . Xorshore 'fllt'~tl uy, J UIH' SmHlay, Junt> 9 MATINEES SATURDAY. SUNDAY SATURDAY a SUNDAY Doors Optn r :3 o Show Starts at 2 11 p . m., Continuous "The Danger Hirler" .. Community J loUS l' 'l{roarlway 1\Te lndy" . ... . . Xorshm·e "Spea k f'nsy " ........... . .. Tf:':ttl'l' ":-)ean(lal" . Yarsit~ Eveninga During Week Doora Open 6 : 3 o Show Starta 7 p . m. ' Vetltu·sday, ,J n nf· 1:! "Tilf' \Yild Party" . . . . . . . . . . . Tt>atro "Bmadway Melody" ..... . . Xorshore "Xo Defense" , . . ....... Yal'sity T h'u r ~ tluy, .J u nt· 13 "Drnadwav l\Telc,<ly". . . Xo1·shore "X(· Dt·ft>nse" .... . . Y:usity "The \\'ild Party" ...... Tt.'atro Sa tu rday, June 8 Oilh·lnl Gf'rmun (S ync hronized ) War P icture Hot SpC'f·d" ...... Communit:--· Hou:·H' "Th e \\.ild 1 'art v" . . . Tt>atro "Hmadway :\J0lrHly" ... . ... ::\'orshore "f~t-d FritlnJ-, .J un e l-l ""BEHIND THE GERMAN LINES" "A (' Jo ~e S hnYe" IA·t (;t.·o rge D o It Com edy ) I ill..r und Ly lf' Sin g in g At.· t J·at he Ue,·lew in Sound FINISHES FIRST TALKIE Paul if uni, former Broadway actor, has comp leted his initial ta lking picture, "The Valiant." and Fox has nurc haserl a new story for him. "Life's a· Gamble." ~luni appe-ar.ed on Broad\\'ay in "Four \Yall!'>... "\ \' e Americans." and other plays. Tune 111 on \ \ ' MAQ a t 5 :45 P. }.,f.for ~ v Book house Ston·t ime. Fun and stories for the Chi ldren-a lso an import ant secret. Adv. S unday, Jun e 9 (T al kin g und Sing in g an d nundng) F ltl~ D W A RI NG 'S l,l~ X :XSYJ, VANL\ XS ··SYNCOPATION" "T hf' r nkisst.· d ~J a n " All Sta r Comed y Top lf· !!1 of t ht> Day in So un d null )- ~ 1' \\' S JIDII Kinogr a m New s J l onthl )' n n·l Tut>!>i da y, June 10·11 (All 1'alkif' ) U. ll. W AL T HALL & L OL A L .\ XE 'iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiilliiilliiilliiilliiilliii. IIi; ""SPEAKEASY" J .tH'flllf'f ) l t·tro Otltlit)· In StHIIltl Ucltw rt . .\Jn t·s an ti (' nrro l S lngin ~ ,\t·t and Pt arl ~ Pa ram ount Ne w s " ' ·· tl., 'rlmr., and :F ri., Jun t> l:!-13 · lt ('l'ulldng RIHI Singin g) C I~ A R A ROW z----NOW PLAYING---. "'THE WILD PARTY" "Fa ,·orft.e l'lelodles" Ruth E ttlng Singin g A ct G rantlnnd Rice Srtortlight In Sountl Kfnogrnm Ne ws Wedn esday Pnrnmount Ne w s Thur. and :F ri. Saturday, June Ia (Sfnglng and Sound) U.\llOX N OV.\ RRO, DOROTHY J ANIS Rn (l RE N EE ADORE E A POPULAR BOY Da,·ey Lee, that popular litt le actor fr0tn Hollywood, has spent _t l~e l a~t. two weeks in Chicago enterta111 11lg hts fans at two th eaters where he made · Dave\' 1 appearanc es persona -. . . also spoke o\·er the radio wh.i le ,:nT Ch l cag~; and. incidentally, met hts ~ncle :\1, w it h whom he wi ll appear 111 a nother p ictur e in a few months. Lila Lee has successfully t?assed the t ests fo r the femini~le leac~ m" CC?I u m ~ bia's forthcoming ftlm eptc, F ltght, after thirty- th ree other act r esses had t r ied and fa iled. on " F;ozen ] ustice': a t t he F ox studi os in Hollywood. Com fortably cool, always JEANN~ EAGLES in Saturday, Only June 8 "THE LETTER" No Children Admitted Lou Kosloff and Band William . Haines m ··THE PAGAN" "De llnrlng the Good s" Buster Brown Com edy Pathe Rel·lew and Ae sop's Fablt's In Sound · S unday, June U Wlllfa·m Hulnt>s and ·J oan Crawford "THE DUKE STEPS OUT" Talk and Sound · ~Jonday a.nd Tuesday, June 17·1 ~ "THE DUKE SATURDAY ~~td w~~ A If- Ta/king-A ll-Singing A ll-Dancing-All-Thrilling STEPS o·uT· " with Joan Crawford ----------------1 enor e U lric has started work Mon. Tues. June 10-11 COMMUNITY HOUSE Tof' S. June 11 F'rl. June H Laura La Plante in "Broadway . Melody" CHARLES KING BESSIE LOVE- ANITA PAGE - On The Stage- "THE C HARLATAN"-Holmes Herbert-Talkie and Sound Wed., Thur., and Fri., June lt·!O·!l "NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH" Rl~hard Dlx-Talkle Silturday, June !! "STRANGE CARGO" June Nash-AI' Talkie Sunday, June !I Lon Chaney and Lupe Velez "WHERE EAST IS E AST" Talkie and Sound -COMING SOON"The Dangerous Woman"-Bac· Janova; "The Leatherneck"-WII· Ham Boyd; "Sclandai"-Laura La· Plan&e; "Come Aeross"--Jean Her·' sholt and Charles Chase; "The Man I Lon"-Mary Brian and Richard Arlen; "Spite ~farrfag e" Baster K eaton; "Coquette"-llury Plektord. "SCANDAL" Wed. Thurs. June. 12-13 Hoot Gibson "' King of Westun Stars Reginald Denny With Alire Day In 'LQU KOSLOFF and Jazz Colleaiana in "The Danger Rider" "Red Hot Speed" "No Defense" i'HI HATS"