Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1923, Page 70

4 Costume Pictures and Cowt| HAP some aspiring young play wright, no longer than three Years ago, wandered into Hellywood with a manuseript of the “costume” | in all probability been nonchalantly variety for sale, B¢ would have shown the gate. Today. three vears later, however, the screen Is in a veritable satur- nalia of “costume” drama, with all hars down on production costs and cach producer vying with the others fo ses who can produce the most gorgeous, vivid and resplendent ple- tures When one considers the enormous cost of labor and materials entering into photon production in vear of grace, one can readily un- derstand that Herbert Brenon was not talking altogether wildly Tie sald that the imitation § tles that Paramount bullt egri’s new production, Spanish_ Dancer,” probably cost much, if not more. than the original castles in Spain Brenon, the man into fame with his Daughter who first burst Anjette Keller- of the Emerson Covered point s the or- of the I\ the picturization of Hough's story. “The Wagon." an interesting brought forward regarding ganization and government wagon trains in the pioneer diys. Mr. Wingate is the cuptain of the train concerned in “The Covered Wagon” #nd in many of the pictured narrative the fact is clearly revealed that he s in su- preme command und that his word is law ‘f'o many persons who have thought of the great migration to the «s simply a mad, unorganized rush of settiers and goldseekers, varent despotiem of Capt. Wingate may not be understandable. et g~ in all de 1s of his story, to historical fact wagon tralns that made f the Missouri river coast in the '40s and "50s were command of & FILMOGRAMS. Lvelyn Brent genue rolo in the English Pickford and covered in who plays an in- “Held to Answer.” is film beauty that Mary Doug Pairbanks dis- England und persuaded to come to Americ She suffered an attack of nervous prostration trying to fill all her engagements, ni d 900 mecting ture, whi Falace today to rise and ctor Har: tra” pl ene haw s for Metro's & a in new pie- He called on ing “Onward Soldiers € you dom’t know sing it anyway.” shouted Shaw, to his astonishment, practically entire congregation knew the words as well as the music. “So this is Hollywood!" ejaculated Grace Car- Iyle, who had just arrived from New orle Percy Marment, who rose to star- dom because of his work in "It Win- ter Comes,” is playing the part of an ardent young missionary preaching salvation to the unclad natives of routh seas, in "Against the Rules.” “The Throwback,” written by William of the University of the 800 it but, a five-reel story liwell Oliver ifornta, wi Veterans in “Thundergate” I has veen said that the average life of a screen star's popularity i® from three to five years. Certainly a great many more of the early luminarles of the silver sheet have passed from public view than have remained. Some, however, went of thelr ewn volition. Those few who began with the beginning of pictures and are still going strong in publie cstimation include some Interesting figures. A palr of these will be found in “Thunderg: First Na- tional's picturc of Sidney Herschel Small's story, “The Lord of Thunder- gute Owen Mo who has a dual role, has been in pfetures ever sinee pic- turey became a factor in American amugements. Like his brothers, Tom fnd Matt, Owen was born in Meath, this | episodes in the course | west | this up- | in | thered up | revivai ! i will be shown at Loew's | Christian | the | AMUSEMENTS. Sea,” was assigned the task of di- recting the Continental star in her third ~ American ~prodyction, ‘“The Spanish Dancer.” and he probably knew how to be lavish, for he scored |a surprise record with ‘the Keller- man picture. Brenon has_dec! of building Spanish the cost duirng ared that castles udged by present- s nothing startling, di etandards, and this he consid: no_ reflection on the Spanish cast Having ussumed the task of muk ing a story of medieval Spain. he went the 1lmit_to assure its medieval atmosphere. For example, he served & banquet menu that hadn't used for more than 400 vear product of his own research int morals and manners of the time Then he garbed Pola in a Spanish costume of the period that required sixty yards of material. and for a group of ladles-in-waiting on the &hantun queen he had costumes which Dntained twelve yurds of . velvet | each, with all kinds of gold lace thrown in for the sake of realism { Under the cireumstances, it isn't any great wonder that "A Spanish Dancer” was a costly picture, and merely for entertainment the | elected captain and to him was given as complete authority as that exer- cised by the captain of a ship on the high seas. This was absolutely | necessary because of the perils of | the enterprise, which could be met g evercome onty by concerted ef- fort Bach wagon train was, for the time consumed in making the journey— suully about six months—a little world entirely cut off from estab- lished law, and it was, therefore, necessary that each train should have a government and a ruler of its own. The Mormon pilgrimage, in | 1846, was successful because of fts organization and the leadership of Brighum Young, who had the ad- vantuge of possessing spiritual as| | well as temporal authority So important was this matter of | | @overnment of the wagon trains that a book ae written on the subject | by Capt. Randoiph B. Marcy of the |United States Army and is to be |found In the library of the Chicago Historical Soelety ner of the college scenario coniest will go into production at Universal City within & fortnight | W. B Frank, un executive, has been president of the Hal ch Com- pany _and will be in charge of the! ew York office. | recently a Pathe vice | Am at Crandal four days Thompson, will intro ful Tour. al novelty will he presented 's Central Theater the first | of this week. W. E the concert pipe organist. | uce hix own original “Tune- The audience will be taken on a transeontinental trip. musically speaking, during whieh stops will be made in all states about which pep- ular songs have been written, the tour ending in New York in time to catch the latest jazz hit. Mr. Thompson has aiso written a rhymed lyric that accompanies the melodies and it is sal dto be extremely clever. The first player of the Crandall solo artists, who will comprise a fixed program feature for the WRC broad- casting station of the Radio Corpo- ration of America each Wednesday night, was Senor Jose De La_ Huarte, Spanish violin virtuose, who Wednes- | day night plaved “La Jota Arago nean,’ by Sarasate; “Romance.” by Svendson, and “Mazurka,” by Wieni- aski When “Ponjola,” first National's photoplay of Cynthia Stockley's novel of the South African veldt, is pre- sented at Crandall's Metropolitan Theater in the near future Washing- tonlans will have an_opportunity to observe why Anna Q. Nilsson was paid @ bonus of something over $17,- 000 for assuming the principal rofe. It was necessary for Miss Nilsson to wear her hair man-fashlen, so she sacrificed her beautiful blonde tresses that had much to do with her rise to fanie. And she makes a good-look- ing boy at that I. W. Irving. who plans a series of four melodramatic features for the United I'roducers and Distributors re lease, savs he has kept accurate count the reign of Philip 1V of Spain was | been | {new two-reeler, “Kidding Katle.” Wagon-Train Government| fof Rea THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. Next Week's photoplaya PALACE—Mary Pickford. in “Rosita,” directed by Ernest Lubitsch. ROPOLITAN — Booth Tarkington’s “Boy of Mine.” RIALTO — Kathleen Norris' “Lucretia Lombard.” !'| COLUMBIA — Arthur Train's “His Children's Children.” AMBASSADOR “Boy Mine CENTRAL—"The Spider the Rose CRANDALL'S—Harold Lloyd’s “Why Worry PHOTOPLAYS THIS WEEK _(Continued from Third of and Thundergate, also at Cr ater with which will be shown ndall's Ambassador The- today and tomorrow, together Dorothy Devore in Christie's and a new {ssue of the world events, em- bellished by an orchestral score and overture from “The Mikado.” by the Ambassadar orchestra: under Railey F. Alart. Doyglas Fairbanks in “Robin Hood” will be the offering Tuesday and Wednesd, with showings 30 and 9:30 p.m.. with the pre- lude from De Koven's “Robin Hood." Thursday and Friday “The Spider and the Rose.” a drama of southern Cali- fornia, rich in beauty and strong in and c’imax, together with Bobhy on in “A Perfect 36" his latest tle comedy. and the overture. “The Land of Joy.” Spanish zarzuela, by Valverde, will be the attractions, and Douglas Fairbanks, ir., will fol- low Saturday in “Stephen Steps Out,” his first pleture Central—"Broken Hearts of Brofldw.y." “Broken Hearts of Broadway,” drama of humor and pathes, will be shown for the first time here at Cran- dall’s Central Theater the first four days of this week, boginning this af- terneon. The central characters are played by Colleen Moore and Walker. Mack Sennett's tw maker, “One Cylinder Love.” Kinogram elty, “Tho be added fea Thursday and the week will he shown a film verslon of Jumes Oliver Cur wood's “The Man From Ten Strike, a high-voltage melodrama, featuring Grace Darmond, Cleo Madison, Mich- ell ewls and Guy Bates Post in Johuny reel fun and the with a special organ nov Tuneful Four.” will remainder of the “Gold Madness, {the story a fight for control of a gold mine.- whose action leads finally Alaska. thus permitting the introd on of senle backgrou of bea i _grandeur: also Larry Seny © Vitagraph two-reel faree ning Love: the kinogram: Thompsen's pipe organ rec to e in Lixh with Mr. als ! Crandall’s—"Shifting Sands™ ‘Shifting Sands,” which will be of- fered at Crandall's Theater the first three days of this week. beginning this afternoon, is a story of great dramatic possibillties, enacted by a notable cast, and the comedy will be Hal Roa production of “Jack Frost.” featuring Harry Pollard. Wed- nesday and Thursday Seena Owen and Martha Mansfield are pictured in Vitagraph's production of “The venworth Case.” one of the great- mystery thrillers ever wr {and Milire | Wednesday, {Dana and Joe Rock in the comedy, PUL" while Matt Moore, Leatrice Joy, | Ernest Torrence and I e Dresser will be seen In the I’ t photo- play of Harry Leon Wilson's "Ruggles Gap' Friday and Saturday together with the Aesop Fable, * Dark Horse.” Apollo. Today and tomorrow, ace of the King,” in “Fully Wednesday, Bennett, in “In the Fal-| and Harry Pollard, | Tneured”; Tuesday and | Holbrook Blinn and Enld | *“The Bad Man, and Larry Semon. in “Lightning Love’;| Thursday. onel Barrymore, in “Un sesing Eyes”; Friday Kfnnflh Har- lan and Mildred Harris, in “Tempo- rary Marriage.” and the 0 in “Heavy Seas” of the number of manuscripts eub mitted to him by unknown \\rllers during the last vear, the total bein, 4.387, every one of which was rea ireland, and came here in his teens. ilo went upon the stage and was uccessfyl, but encountercd an off- season, s all players do. The old Biograph dlo_was then in opera- tion down on 14th street in New York, and Owen, shamefacedly and urreptitiouely, sought employment here, found it—at $5 per day, the then 'standard pay for appearances. «tellar or otherwise, and played in s many as two and sometimes three one and two reelers a week As the industry grew and pro- gressed, Mr. Moore kept pace with it, sarving under the 1. M P, Majestic, elznick, Famous Players, ‘and other amiliar trade-marke. This pxpe- rience is now bearing fruit. and in “Thundergate” he plays a young \merican and a Chinese mandarin of equal age, with equal skill. Tully Marshall, another sterling ac- tor, drifted into pictures after ha ing achieved fame on the boards. He created the leading male role in Fugene Walters play, “Paid in Full,” which he was followed by Guy ates P He also appeared with sreat st s as the dope flend in the fate Clyde Fitch's play of “The City." \ master of make-up and acting, Mr. Marshall won glory in “The Covered Wagon,” and now plays the part of the aged Chinese plotter of the eld regime in_ “Thundergate,” in which g looks as Chiness as Ching Ling '90. Realism in a Riot. :drelll"\ and not one of which offer- ed enough merit to warrant a pur- chase. Helena D'Algy, a young Spanish beauty, plays the opera singer beloved by Lou Tellegen, “the great lover,” in “Let Not Man Put Asunder.” Pauline Frederick has the leading role and Leslie Austen plays the fourth in this quartet of mixed mar- riages and divorce. Tuesday, January 1, at 8:15! The Auditorium, 13th & N.Y. Av. | HARVARD GLEE CLUB Dr, Archibald T. Davison CONDUOTOR Cencert Bureaw, T. Arthur Smith, Inc. ___1308 G Street ning a Dance? Have Your Guests Dance to the Best Music In Town At the Most Ressomable Rates The Occidentals ,2hers Adams “Yhe Corcoran Gallery of Art UMPS, bruiges and broken bones are frequently the portion of mo- tion picture actors in their efforts o attain realism. The participants in he riot scene, in “The Rapids” were not disappeinted in this respect. In additien to several hundred men whe took part in the riot, there was an mtire ea‘rny of Canadian seldiers, together with & eompany of the pic- turesque hlmd-m or “Ladies from Hell,” tlll in their kilts. The l\lh(. |ah i8 the outcome eof a strike, is eng ef the high spots in the pieture. Clubs are used as well aa the weapons provided 3\ nature, and the vesult is & fight which for Intensity and realism has rarely been equale . Hartford, the direotor, many of the fighters becam: and entered o earnestly into th Jmt Wf the affsir, that several wants carry the fight on to a nn sh, and it re- quired a great deal of diplomacy on the part of the director and his staff to re- rein them from pummeling each other after the scene was shot. AND MRS_ACHER'S STUDIO, 1127 w. Class lfflzdl! apd Friday, 8 t o, lessons by appolatment PIOI' Franklin 8567, Established Im 16* krntlln 11!5' LADYSE WIL%GIR irele, Dupent Btudie. ¥aney, Toe Ballet. Baliroom, Children's Clagses Catherine Balle, 719 9th §t. N.W. Pravk. 0c. We | Privaty and cluss. ”!“ iy H:l;;.. lu.h:uv atur- &y M"’“‘.. 1 Ninth Exhibition of Contemporary American Oil Paintings To remain on public view unti] January 20th Hours ef Opening: 1:30 to 4:30 P.M. ays M. to 4:30 P.M N ATIONAL VHNATER M- OWISI SALE OPENS DEC. 24 8 8 ey NEWMAN TRAVELTALK! Asimel Ilfi. _ 5 M SOUTH AMERICA IMPRABASIONS OF 1088 “The Word and the wayn Community Christmes Pageant—Drama. CENTRAL HiGH "SCHOOL Sat., Dec. n, -mi Tlmr-. Dec. 27 Tiokets, B0, and 3100, __At New Willard News Btand, PRESIDENT THEATER Wed.. Dec. 19, 8:15 p.m. KATHERINI: TINGLEV “THE AROMA ¢ OF ATHENS” Toe Gresk Drame of 431 B.0. The Young Raja-Yoga Players From Paiat Lema, Cal. FEODOR KOLIN Composer, Conductor 4 Planist 'Artist Students Music_and FPolk Sangs 4 Violin Solos oir | | i rio Box Beats, $2.06 | hgiey’'s PREE Lecture on lon, for_the Youth, Prevident 18, see tomorrow's - PRESIDENT Thursdsy Evening, Decamber 20 “COTTON STOCKINGS” THE MIMES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN UNION Anagunce Their Eighteenth Amausl Ofering Beventy-f in the Cast—, Men— Sho's & Ho Box Office Sule Monday. December 17 Mail Orders Now PRESIDENT THEATER Sunday Eve. December 16 THOMASHEFSKY Direct from Broadway Yiddish Theater, Presents His Raging Succassful Comedy With Music “ONLY YOU AND I” TICKETS ON SALE AT THEATER. National, Thursday, Jan. 10, 4: 30 ZlMBALlST Eminent Violinist T. Arthur Smith, Inc., 1306 G St. MARCEL DUPRE World’s Greatest Organist Three Monday Eve: 7. 38, Feb. 25 o rnz UREAT i jxoor’. fius ard & Bte oM. Orb, 008 cad 00 NUBEY Sty SL0 01 & e, Mot Ohrist- | = GannickK &2 and Syturtey, Mo ® 0. Mext Weeb—foats Thursdog. MAIL ORDERS RECEIVED NOW A LOVE SGAHDAL NORMAN_TREVOR EDITH TALIAFERRO bor Jon e Johnny “The Bxile in Big o Avenue Grand. Today and tomorrow In the the King.' und Harry Pollurd, Tnaured”; Tuesday and , Mae Marsh, in Grimth's “The Whits Jtose’; Thuradmy, Ken- neth Harlun and Mildred Hurris, in “Temporary = Marria and Stun Laurel, in "Roughest Africa”; Friday, Gaston Glass und Ruth Cliftord. in "qlllhzrl n W and | George O Hara, in ing Blood.” round T; Batnrds nel Barrymore, In fneging The and Clr Limit." Carolina. Today and t in "The Cheat” the Rogks; Wednesda day “To the lLast Vllln Frida Wallace Reid, In “Human Wreck- age’” and Swfurday, Viola Duna, in “The Soclal Code.’ Chevy Chase. morrow and Tuesday, To oft Boiled”; Assop's Fubles, Fifteen.” and Fox New esduy, George Walsh and Myers, in “Slave of Desire,” and Dan Muxwon in “Pop Tuttle’s Russian Rumor”; Thursday, Agnes Ayres, In “The Marriage Maker” and Larry in ‘“The Stage Hand": Friday. Blackwell, in “Bulldeg Drum and Our Gang. \n "The Cob- Raturda; Jack Tolt. an Siceps”; (‘harles rav. In “So_This Is Hamlot? "“The Santa Fe Trail” Ne. & Aix, “The Wed- wrmel Circle. Today and Tomarrow, Mas in “Her Reputatien”: Tuesday, Hope Hampton and Conrad Nagel, in "Taw- ful Larceny”; Wednesday, Clara Kim- hall Yeung, in A Wife's Romance"; and Friday, Glorla Swan- aza,” at 7 and 9 p.m., and Kenneth Tiarlan and Miriam “The Broken Wing" MeAvoy, Hlppndmmc morrow. “Man Tuesday. Thomas Proof’; Wed- Roy Stewart. in “Love Thursday, fum Caoper. in Accider The Ragged Clara Kimball the Magnificent and 3 Melghan, nesday Srund Ter Young, in Olympic. and tomarrow, Lila Lee, in Proaf’: 1 Ruggles Hertha M : Friday, Charles Harris. in “The and “Fighting RBloos (new and Saturday. Jae London’s the Wild” and 1 Toda han and “Woman Wednesday Thomas Meig- AT pesday of Red Clay's Gap Wife i Muek aring Years, ies Princess. and tomorrow “Tess of the Storn “Tha Miduight ale and Thursday, “Quicksand”; Friday Danger Point” and Saturd in “The Soctal Code.” Raphael. Today and tomorrow, the Night”: Tuesday Came Back"; Wednesday 4 Wom Failure? and Saturday, 3y Regent. Today and tomorrow. Lionel Barry- ma Rubens, in “Enemies Tuesduy, Gloria Swan- Bluebeard's Eighth Wife Leatrice Joy and Owen he Silent Partner” Hollvywo. iday. Hel M Pk untry Today tord, in Tuesday. Strangers o he Girl Whe ust Like u a ave of Desire’ ul of the Beast.” son, In Wednesday Moore, in Thursda; , Cap. and P CALHOUN “PIONEER LIBERTY PR LB EMPIRE CALICE LANDIS, 911 H Street N.E. JACK TOX “WOLF Also COM! MARY PICKPORD. in “TESS OF THE STORM COUNTRY ™ HlPI‘ODROME A CAROUNA o TR - HE GHEAT NEW STANTON %, €55 e CORINNE GRIPFITH, FRANK MAYO, in ELINOR GLYN'S deliciously daring and “SIX DAYS” DUMBARTON %1075 " “ROUGED LIPS." of this unique “TWO AUCTIONEERS." ELITE 18t» Strect and R 1. Ave. TODAY —RICHARD DIX, in “TO THE LAST MAN. CT'IWYCHASE Conn, Avenue & MeKinley t.,D.C, TOMORROW AND TUESDAY—TOM MIX in “SOFT HOILED esop's Fables, “THE_FIVE FIFTEE! RANDALL’S METROPOLITAN F_Street at 10th S WEEK—ALLSTAR ~ CAST. o NhERGATE ‘And DOROTHY DEVORE. in BING iE." ADDED HITS. _ CRANDALL'S fraszzinon 18th 8t & Col. RA. N.W. TODAY AND TOMORROW — ALL-STAR CAST. in “THUNDERGAT DOROTHY DEVORE., in 'K RATIE." ADDED FEATURES. CRANDALL'S $RV01%, Sth Bet. D TODAY O0RE and IOH: and ia "IN THE PALACE OF cRANDAII’ AVENUE GRAND MATS., 2 P.M. DAILY: 645 Pa. A 3P D TOMORROW- ,"IDWAIYEI'ANHOBAIT BOSWORTH. STAR CAST, in "IN THE PALACE OF __THE KING.” COMEDY. CRANDALL'S Agotiy Thester™ H St. N.E. TODAY AND TOMORROW_BLANCHE Wvever H T BOSWORTH _and STAR CAST, in "IN THE PALACE O THE_KING. COMEDY. CRANDALL’S YORK THEATER g Toflfln‘l‘m &QuebecSt. TODAY 4 oW AROLD LLO’ in “WHY LN ‘RrmrvacHMIDTE TCRES 1IN THE PAR NORTH. %k at O St N,w. MEV it o’é‘r nu') ::»‘;Yon “unnns $'OF Tein NS Wil B and ENID BENNETT. 15tk and Cal. 8t. N.W BLASCO IBANEZ'S “ENE- uime or WOMEN' Wik LIONEL BARRTMORE ALMA ENS. ras Tq lifleen of lfll" loves isurpassed lnxur! ia “’, s, Mohte Ca o *ad Nice. \D_TOMORROW— 1CE JOY and OW) R SIERAT PARTNER MOORE, in m %, Kve. Phons W, 953, A-)h Parking Space. MAY MeAVOY reat cast, “HER REPUTATION E'auuu co! “BACK _FIRE. NRE. et. 14th & 15th THOMAS MEIGHAN and g S, z o “THE GOWN SHOP." il C.. DECEMBER 16, 1923 -PART In the Spotlight. al 3. Picturing Insects. OUIS 1. YOLHURST, inventor who is. making the fa “Secrets of Life” Inse which Louiis | 1% being produced by Prinsipal Pic- i< In three sets and is & |tures Corporation. has been invited tion by Gertrude Purcell |ty speak hefore the members of the Y avgstutt Gribble of GUYe | American Museum fn New York city, not appeared on aged und to address several of the eastern ; | universities on the subject of his discoveries and expericnces in his oscopic motlon picture work Thurst 1y rushing to compici the seventh of his series, which \\l]\ reveal wome interesting informatig regarding the life and habits | house-fly. The other six :wl ve to do with the aut, bee, | the scientist- i series, “dog town” vs for Dallas.” which 1 :;r wi will be the next Lunt, with the Shubert- as his favorite footlight pusturs appes there In th “Bunco,” later with * and fx due again in the new Willjam Hurris, ~ jr production, “Outward Bound,” New Year eve Higg] ter of rraly will begin abou which means a produc- v in January ember tion of the 15, Mrs. | play « two week 3 fore tak »l will I only out-of-town bookings he her new play, “Stella| Dallus,” to Broudway. One of these | opp two will be i Washing t the | Way Shubert-Belusco. beginning the night of Junuary 7 W will Wash perfor Carte the male lead in "The Mav by om Neshitt will play te Katherine Cornell Things Happen,” a new Clemence Tmne O Reilly,” the ul dy, will Christmas night Rise of | Cohan m New York v, Thurston, asic to il the at the regular t open in ton Herbert Gropper und ( smerstein, jr., entitled 3 t Truex will be fea e H. Harr production a for Mil- i has accepted early The Selwyns are casting comedy by , whose comedy, “The opens in New York has heen engaged by act in “Stella Dallas,” ter's new starring ve- Anne Morrison, Wild Westeotts, ! Christmas eve, ! the Selwyns ta Mrs. Leslie ¢ hicle Wednesday Mildred age Kenneth Harlun Marris, in “Temporury 2 and con Front!”; Thur Gaston G gnd Ruth Clifford Mothers in 1 und Al 8 “The Tadlc iday, Johu The Ixiles,” and 1 nele s Saturday, Norman Ke foney Everything Roughest Afri " und the Last dy w Savoy. ¥ wnd tomorrow of the King,” and Harry “Fully Insured Tuesda Inesday, M, Marsh, in White Hose”; Thursd; neth Harlan and Mild Toduy . Empire. nd | Glass und Ruth Clifford 1 i {rottara “Temporary Marringe,” van, In “Unele Sam Hoxie. in B Larkin, Tuesday indsor and Eternul | Pauper Suturday GAr of the 1°ri tamorrow Devil's Vartr Wednesday, Claire rt Hosworth, in Thursda; rid the in Mot 8 O Hara turday Law," wnd “ighting Blood.” onel Harrymor o and CUI Bowes. George round |ana The £rA . Allens Sunset’ in “The Tonatre rtners of | Juanita Ha | West Takoma. the onened Beginning toduy, ater will he with showings af § The attructions (ollow morrow., Normu Talmadi of V 5 Tuesda day, Lionel Barrsmore Su A 9 Wy and Lo- in “Axhes Elite. and tomorrow nd Wednes- » the Last Man and Alma [ei- | Stonehouse ‘Light hens, in “Enemie Thurs- | \ Kirkwood. in “The day and Kriday | Fagies Thursday, Lon Cha comedy and K Saturdas 1 “All the Brothers Were Val matinee q eve jan(". Friday, Dorothy Mackill, in comedy, Kinogram “The Cheat”™; Saturday. Cullen Landis, biex o “Tn th in York. and tomorrow, Harold Lioye Worry?” and “Ca Adventures H Tuesday, Clu in A Wifels Re n Pully Inau Howe's “The Richard Dix Tuesday, Ruth Out - Acsop s of Ta [ Dumbarton. PROD! Viala Dana i arrow Rouged Murray, in and Wed Today in Wi schr Nor Youn rday, William Russell i Night Wind.” Climaxes, Irresistible TOMORROW NIGHT ONLY The Greatest Production of BUTTERFLY Ever Sung in Washington PRESIDENT THEATER, 8:15 P. M. Edith Mason, Chicago Opera Co.; Paul Althouse, Metro. Opera Co.: Elizabeth Bonner, Fred Patton BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT CHOPINIANA Paul Tchernikoft, Elizabeth Gardiner and Washington Opera Company Ballet Washington Opera Company EDOUARD ALBION, General Director SEATS—Box Office, President Theater Sy TODAY I:SO—RIALTO—BIH.Y nron FEATURE STARTS-3:15-4:50—6:20-7:55-AND 9:35 P.M. TM Bt DL k] Y":L'A awu-ll B Finds o K Mysterions Shadow of ‘the Yell Ul!llfll‘fil‘l SELECT PIOTURES PRESENT BETTY COMPSO AS A PARISIAN GILDA GRAY Dorothy Devore Selsctions—"The Tues.-Wed.—Douglas Prelude—"Redin Thur.-Fri.—Star Cast, flflmunflmmmnilfllilfllllflmnmflmfllfl“lfllflIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|I|I|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIfllllflllilllfllll"lIIlllIfllll“IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIII!IHIIl"lllllllllllll"llllllHlIIIIHIIIIE CENTRAL | INTH BET.D & B Todey—~Mon.—Tuss —Wed. COLLEEN MOORE JOHNNY WALKER m v f‘z“‘/ n- | femse 4D eavened Wi ’"t«fil l €. :I Delight- 1 Comi BROKEN HEARTS OF BROADWAY MACK SENNETT'S ‘ONE CYLINDER LOVE' KINOGRAMS “Tasmposn's Tunohul Tour” Thurs.—Pri—Bet. STAR CAST ity i B ¢ Adaptatio Gliver Cypoog's” J{- F" 2 GOLD MADNESS ADDED LARRY SEMON “LIGHTNING LOVE” “KINOGRAMS DT | IN A ROMANCE OF LIFE, LOVE AND LUXURY WOMAN ~--TO-- WOMAN CONCERT FEATURE RAY HART--SAXOPHONE SOLOIST AMOUS RIALTO ORGHESTRA I OPOLITAN One of the Most Novel and Most Enthrall Melodramatic Romamces Ever Brought to 1h Screen, Skilifully Adapted From Sidney Her- schel Small's Fascinating Novel of “The Lord of Thundergate,” and Abounding Suspenze. THUNDERGATE imeorioan Masquerading as x-b—wandedn’ White Gir) so—Unascon Dangere—~Rirange Seorcis ‘ntold Horrors—All Reveale ©of Romance and Adventurs OWEN MOORE--VIRGINIA BROWN FAIRE SYLVIA BREAMER TULLY MARSHALL QOROTHY DEVORE in “KIDDING KATIE” wolu- SUBVEY INEST ORCHESTRA T zbingtomr= et emmsicss rmemeer I NIITHIIINT [ AMBASSADOR 18TH ST. AND COL. RD. MATINEES SUNDAY AND SATURDAY — _SUNDAY—MONDAY. First National Presents AN ALL-STAR CAST Led by Owen Moore, Sylvis Breomer, Tully Morshall, Virginia Browne Faire end Robert McKim in O Piim Plays Boer Presented in Washingtor. THUNDERGATE ~EXTRA— Ambassader Grand Orchestrs, Balley F. Alart, Conductar. Hood” DOORS OPEN §:15—SHOWING 5:36—7:30—9:30 P. M. Bobdy Vernom in “4 Porfeot 36" Bolections—“The Land of Joy" {Vatverds) Sat.—Doug ’l'l'rbd.nsa, jr., “Stephen Steps | oid Juvenile Comedy, Belactlona—"Swest Sizteen” (Herdert) ] I e e v smeee AMUSEMENTS., . 7w oen Thank You" Cosing. John Golden will send tha, Wineb mith and Tom Thank You" to ater the ek | ntght. 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