Evening Star Newspaper, September 28, 1924, Page 50

74 Abdut TALTHOUGH the Charlot type of “intimate” entertainment has been the vogue in London for the| yast eight years, American producers who visited the Prince of Wales Thea- ter in London. where the Charlot shows are staged. did not want any ©f it—absolutely not. It might be all right for the “limies,”” and they admitted it was “jolly good” enter- tainment. but Charlots would never &0 in this land of jazz, where each revane is more spectacular than the preceding one. “It hasn't a ghost of a charce” chorused these keen pur- veyors of entertainment—with one cxception. Archibald Selwyn, leading member of a well known firm of producer. Lowever, saw it in London. liked it « whole lot, and felt convinced that ihere were a great many others in America who would feel the way he | did about it He promptly interviewed Andre Charlot, the leading producer of mu- sical entertainment in the British | capital. and within a day or two had contracted with him to prepare onc | of his “intimate” revues for presen- ation in America by the Selwyn| firm—an entertainment the outstand features of which are simplicit d charm; and Broadway has sur- | ised itself and every one else by heing enchanted with the naivety, freshness and cleverness of this im-| portation from merrie England. Arriving in America practically un- known, Beatrice Lillie and Gertrude lawrence, feminine stars of the re- vue, have endeared themselves to | they had mothers. AMUSEMENTS. the Charlot Revue When Jack Buchanan. who played the male lead in the revue, had to fulfill a London contract after play- ing 10 New York four months, Nelson Keys, a London favorite for many years, was_brought over to take his place, and the diminutive comic made good with a vengeance. But the real surprise of the show was furnished by Herbert Murdin, who was brought from London as a mere member of the company. - The day after the opening most of the critics mentioned him in their notices, and with each performance his popularity increased until he re- ceived as much applause as the fea- tured members of the company. In- stead of his original two appeararces he is now prominent in 11 of tk scenes that constitute the revue. As a reward for his work the Selwyns recently announced that he was to be starred along with Beatrice Lillic and Gertrude lawrence And what of the much imported chorus. 30 royal beauties brought from London? The Charlot girls proved to be a distinct type. and because they, too. were delightfully different New York approved. They | are peppy. tty and polite. As one| eritic put it. “although the chorus went barefoot, they all looked as if heralded | noteworthy achievement | Charlot Revue is that | time America gone for jazz. The popular “Limehouse Blues.” which has been the outstanding dance tune of the year, was first introduced to America | n the Charlot K and was writ- ten by Douslas ber, who came Another scored by the for the first ngland playgoers and crities alike. Miss Lillie is a beautiful girl who indulges | in knockabout comedy without losing | for a moment her gracetuiness and | cnarm. Gertrude Lawrence is equally | dept 4t singing, dancing and acting. | Talks on Laughter JOHN role in ARTELS, who has| The Showoff,” | by George Kell ignor- | popular topics of conversation, as presidential elections and tl\r\} d serie in base ball found | to discuss the topic taughter, i ghs” he savs, “are as varied| whooping cough or Mexican | beans. ~ No two are alike.| three are alike | I have made a study of laughter, cver since I looked at a comic strip| and it got a rise out of me. The lowest form of laugh is a sickly| You know the kind. You tell| a joke and he looks dumb- | “'at you as if you were talk- r.” Then you discover he bhas a eracked lip as well a a Cr; ed! sense of humor. A snicker is sure to follow “The grin. to my real laugh is born. Tellow to rin he's a for a real ugh. The guffaw on h the grin to be i Tirother. Right after that comes the smile “You meet smiles everywhere. talk about the ping Peo- the weather and you smile. Push you in the street and vou smile. Your wife says is going downtown to buy a new and you—well. do vou smi “People smile at anvthing and everything. After they've success-| fully passed this stage they laugh. | may be a hyphenated laugh, or a smile-laugh, but it is nevertheless a 'augh just as genuine as any 100 per cent laugh can be. “Of course, the hearty laugh is a| step further up the ladder of genuine laughter, but it isn't often you can €voke the hearty laugh. That comes only when the grocer slips on a banana peel or the guy in the big car can’t make the hill while you zotiate it with apparent ease in dilapidated flivver. “People seldom. except on r casions, Leyond the heart bur the next stop is the rc roar starts somewhere in the depths, gathers momentum as it reaches the throat and then takes on the rumble | of a crash of thunder as it leaves the | system. Some confuse this with the| wow, but a lot of folks who are ad » Filmograms. (Continued from Third Page.) production from 1 starring ther Reed's sicester Ford Vigno! s nove Cosmopolitan Marion Davies, ript of the Paul and Robert G ATamor. from the Joseph Vance Lois W on. while on the joi. em ploys every spare moment in study- ing French She can general be found in some secluded corner witl I'rench grammar in her hands. She even took some of her French books o Texas with her for use while in «amp during the filming of Emerson Hough's story, “North of 36." The Lasky ranch near Hollywood is a particularly lovely spot, and every one likes it except Noah Beery. Noah has been killed nine times, has com- anitted suicide twice, and been wounded 17 times in that vicinity. In his latest effort he was supposed to be shot for a s~ene in “The Female™ There's a guggestion of trouble in the anncuncement that Warner Broe., larg- | of the so-called independent | est pro- | ducors of photopiays. are about 1o launch a $10.000,000 theater-building | project, in the prosecution of which | they Wil invade many of the largest cities in the country with their own first-class photoplay houses, in which their product will .be given preference over all-othere. Percy Marmont has an entirely new rgle in the First National picture, ~ldle Tongues” which is to-be re- In this photoplay, from Doctor Nye.” by: Joseph <. Lincoln. Marmont. in the role of the heroic doctor. is the victim of a mob. is beaten and dragged about the 9 for dead DANCING. " MR. STAFFORD PEMBERTON Ex-partner to Mac Murray, Gertrude Hoffman. Lessons in all styles of dancing. wrudion 1R Biltmore St Phone Col. 2802, 708 GLADYSE WILBUR and Stage Danc Child Dupont Stod; leased soon. he novel 1141 Conn. Ave. Fr. 8119. Tallroom and stage dancing correctly taught. tudio for rent for private parties and dances. 5 THE STUDIO OF DANCE Cor. 14th and L sts. n.w. Learn to dance. pecial_course for beginners. Fr. 4335. 1° DAVISONISFR e idmmcn | PROF MR: Strictly private: acy hour, ss and dance Satur. with orchestra iMPERIAL RUSSIAN (MPERIAL RUSSIAN KATHRYIV M. KOGILER 1228 CONN. AUE NLW. - CLASTES NOW | Bartels. over with the show ember of | the cast. The song was written es pecially for Gertrude Lawrence, whos singing of the polgnant melody one of the high spots of the per-| formance, dicted to the attain the roar. “The wow hus the same effect on people as the roar, with this excep- tion: The wow never becomes ob- noxious to others. 1t is a meek roar, with the thunder reduced to a mini- mum. Society people seldom carry roars in their system. They are pos- sessed of wows and use them when the occasion arises. “The final the hvsterical laugh. Quite often this precedes mel- ancholia or murder. When it doesn't| precede ther it produce: sensation. Hence the phrase out of his seat laughing sce. ther the importance of hav- ing the seats in theaters divided by 4 wooden or iron bar. You nev tell when the hysterical laugh willl come and when the ushers will have! h down the aisle pick up <sions | It is quite evident,” conciudes Mr.| “that laughter a study, 2s much a study as is the making of home brew. One can't succeed as a| comedian unless one is gifted with this knowledge—or has press agent who has the gift:” wow rarely. if ever. step s DUMBARTON /262 ieronsin & UNG 1D CRANDALL'S METROFOLITA Street at 101! THIS WEEK ALEXANDER CAR EORGE SIDNEY ard RETTY BLYTHE in “IN HOLLYWOOD WITH POTAS AND PERIMUTTER And WIL TRUTHETT. L1AT & Park rd. n.w, BUTH MILLFY 001 'IN THE. RANDALL'S X St&Col R4 N, TODAY AND TOMORROW. NDEE CARR. GRORGE, SYDNEY and BETTY BLYTHE, io "IN HOLLYWOOD WITH POTASH AND PERLMUTTER.™ And WILL ROGEBS, in “A TRUTHFUL LIAR. CENTRAL CRANDALL’S 9th Bet. D and E TODAY AND TOMORROW. K. LIN PN MEN MARRY Y. in A SOCIETY CRAI 1G SAVOY TH CRANDALL'S 33307 1 Matineo Sunday 3 P.M. AND © TOMORROW. in CLITTLE COMEDY. CRANIiALL’S AVENUE GRAND 645 Pa. Ave. S.E MATS. 2 P.M. DAILY: 3 P.M. SUNDAY, TODAY “LITTLE ROBINSON CRANDALL'S Azgiie maesser 624 H St. N.E. TODAY AND TOMORROW- And LLOYD HAMILTO! in NG BAST." ALL’S YORK THEATER Ga. Ave. & Quebec St. TODAY AND TOMORROW. SWANSON, in JACKIE ROBINSON T COMMAND. Patbe News I RE P!l W Street N. EMPIRE ['s 5, 2 CHAHCOS. ELENDS N HOME 7 ANITA STEWART and ROY RARNES, in “THE GREAT WHITE WAY. Scheer Bros. RAPHAEL Oth at O St. N.W. N. 9550 TODAY AND TOMORROW — RAR- BARA TA MARR and CONWAY TEARLE, in “THE WHITE MOTH Also Mack Senpett Comedy. HARR LANGDON. in “HIS NEW SMAMBMA. PRINCESS 119 H St N.J L. 2600 TODAY AND TOMORROW-LILLIAN d DOROTHY GISH, in “ORPHANS * THE STORM.” Also Comedy. Avenue & ley St., D.C. ks ; of"Ameri “GATEWAY TO THE WEST": Fat News Events. 1st and R. L. Awe K HOLT, KATH- NOAH BEERY and VANDERERS OF N.C.Ave.SE. NGLE WIVES, GRIFFITH CORRINE and MILTON SILIR. EL“T“" Street and R. 1. Ave. LENORE ULRICH, TIGER ROS Evenings. 6:45, Continnous Sats. 2 P. TODAY AND TOMO) COMPSON._in “THE CLIPF BOWES, in PATHE_NEWS. The Tchernikoff-Gardiner . School of Dancing g emmeet Tnstraction 270875, Btreet . AUTHENTIC RUSSIAN METHOD Imperial Rusian Ballet, Petrograd Mme. Vassilieft For particalars of Scbolarship: Wens de Sayn School United Aris 1106 Conneeticut. Ave. Tel. Mal TRUXTON HAROLD LLOYD, in “GIRL SHY. NEW STANTON ¢ Contin. from 3 P.M. HARRISON FORD. UTHEL SHANN And Hollywood's Most Beautifal Girls, In “MAYTIME” 6Lm| You St. Bet. 14th & 156k TODAY _ONLY — FRANK LYN BRENT. TOM SANT- 5 T THE “ARTISTS AND MODELS” FLORENCE R One of the beauties of the famous Shubert Re: Based on the English prize novel by CLIVE ARDEN DIRECTED BY ALAN CROSLAND Bebe Daniels Richard Dix Love and thrills in a tropic, South Seas setting! The amazing romance of a man and woman, marooned on a desert island, without hope of rescue—she a lover of convention and he a hater of women! Can you imagine a more thrilling climax or a more alluring theme? ADDED PROGRAN HITS e SENNETT LATEST COMEDY— “WANDERING WAISTLINES" PATHE NEWS — SCREEN ALMANAC — QANNON'S MUSIO AT 13TH DOORS OPEN TODAY AT 2:30 P. M. Enthusiastic thousands, packing this theater to capacity, have forced a second week’s engage- ment of this, the might- iest drama of the Old West ever brought to the silversheet. Cast in- cludes: J. Warren Kerrigan Lois Wilsen—Taily Marshall Ernest Torronce and WITH A SPECIAL MUSICAL SCORE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SEPTEMBER 28, e 1924 —PART 3. the revue, “Keep Cool,” from E.|Claire appeared in “Grounds for Di- K. Nadel. The production remains in | vorce” and the musical comedy “Dear New York this week and will then be sent on the road Firmin Gemier, the disinguished French actor, and his company, who will present a series of plays this season in New York, expect to sail from Cherbourg for this ¢ountry Oc- tober 20. FLORENZ ZIEGFELD has purchuedldut‘zd to New York last week. Ina Sir” featuring Walter Catlett, vieve Tobin and Oscar Shaw. The announcement has been made that “Primrose,” a Bolton and Gersh- win musical comedy, now in London, will reach New York later in the sea- son under the management of Aaron and Freedley. Byron Beasley and Minna Gombel will play the principal roles in “Al- ley,” the new play which Lee Kugel is now leading into action. “Great Music,” a play by Martin Brown, will open in New York Thurs- day, (under the direction of George Backer. The play in which Roberta Arnold is starred and which opened under the name ‘“The Tantrum” now is called “The Third Year.” “Rain” was announced to run only four weeks at the start of this sea- son in New York, but its success has been so pronounced, it is now report- ed. that it will continue indefinitely. i ler tour “Little Mi City last Gilbert Miller London with the Irene Bordoni opened in her last season’s success, Bluebeard,” at Atlan week. In February will send her to plece. Ruth Shepley will have the leading role in “Judy O'Grady,” by Myron C. Fagin, to be presented for the first time at Atlantic City next month. “Ashes.” by Reginald Goode, will be produced by Walter C. Jordon this soason, with Florence Reed heading the cast. Miss Reed tried out the play in stock during the past Sum- mer. Dudley Digges is back in New York to take up his duties as chief of pro- duction and to stage the Equity Play- ers’ five plays, the first of which will be placed in rehearsal in November. — |Mr. Digges will continue with the Arnold Daly and Justin Johnstone | Theater Guild in the part of the will appear this week at Keith's [Critic in e Guardsman,” by Mol Palace, in New York, in Shaw's “How | nar He Lied to Her Husband. - Last Tuesday night 1,000th performance of Rose” in New York play, “Lightnin’’ arke “Abie’s 1 i the Raymond Walburn will play the leading role in “The Show Off," when that play opens in London, October 20. It will be presented by an Amer- ican cast. has such a record Walter Whiteside will begin a tour under the direction of Lee Shubert in “Sheep,” by L. H. Johnson, in this city, the latter part of October. “Tiger Cats,” David Belasco's first production of the season, will open in New York, Tuesday night, October 21, Charles Meredith will Keane's leading man for * which Edith is An_ operetta, entitled ‘“The Green Peach,” will be presented this season by Arthur Hammerstein, with Edith May as the star. Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein will furnish the book and lyrics and Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart the score. to pres Advance orders for A I “Hassan,” opening tomor New York, totaled £17,000 Eva Tanguay, the well vaudeville actress, is quoted that « cataract is impairing Two new productions were intro- COSMOPOLITEVIC I XTI MARIOND):\Y {3} INHER GREATEST DEFIED THE SECRL WORK~ THE ROLE OF POWERS OF EVILTO A PRINCESS WHO WNIN HER LOVER ADAPTED FROM THE NGVEL BY CHAS-#4 /0P MORE SPECTACULAR THAN KNIGHTHOOD MORE ROMANTIC THAN LITTLE- OLDNEW YORK HOLBROOK BLINN JOHNNY DOOLEY RALPH GRAVES /AN MacLAREN LYN HARDING LEON ERROL I P A g Beeaes| TN CRANDALL’S CRANDALL'S [AMBASSADOR ||| CENTRAL | 18th AND COL. ~—NINTH, BET. D AND E — 8UN.-MON.-TUES SUNDAY-MONDAY STAR CAST STAR CAST In Fwst Notionals Oomedy | In a Moders Morital Drama N HoLLrwooD wiTh | #ON% MEN MARRY PERLMUTTER W Bogers tn "4 Truriul WND.-THUBS. RAMON NOVARRO With Alioe T n_Ingram's THE ARAB Bpat Family in “Suffering FMkflwt" FRIDAY JACK HOLT With Norma Shearer in EMPTY HANDS Waiter Hiers in ~Short Change’” BATURDAY GEO. ARLISS ‘eylor Holmes and Edith o Roberts n $20 A WEEK Pl it T A 0NN T Home of Perfece Ensertainment [ ~ [ LINCOLN THEATER U STREET AT 12TH SUN~—~MON.—~TUES. FIRST NATIONAL PRESENTS MAY McAVOY MARIE PREVOST Supported by Romald Colman and Albert Gran, in First National Film Version of the Stage Hit TARNISH JIMMIE ADAMS, IN “AGGRAVATING PAPA™ i T 0000 TUES.-WED. ELEANOR BOARDMAN WHA Stellor Support s WINE OF YOUTH Jimmie Adame in “Nerve Tomic™ " — THURS.-FRI. JACKIE COOGAN I'n His Willard Mack Speciat LITTLE ROBINSON CRUSOE “8pat Pamily Hita the High Spots”—Rsnograms SATURDAY DERELYS PERDUE Lloyd H s ond Great aat in UNTAMED YOUTH L Hamton u . loyd dton tu “Kilkng i l 5 = I i QL WED~—~THURS. ANNA Q. NILSSON ‘With Stwart Holmes ond Wyndham Standing, in VANITY’S PRICE Harry Langdon, in “FLICKERING YOUTH"” * = T Wfllflflfllfllllflfllflllfllfllfilfllflliflflflflfi SATURDAY IRENE RICH and Eileen Percy, in YESTERDAY’S WIFE Our Gang. in “SEEING THINGS" il sh | Only one other | | | | i | | vision | pathetically adds, “I'm going i that shall rope Pan A to 2 SN T2 rempieoFTHE_ARTs THEATER 14th ST. AND PARK RD.—/—— g T | Basil Dean nnounced for Billie Shaw of her one eve. I do. Julia Hoyt will play the lerne role in the Chicago com Ixpressing Willie last week for Charles I revue, entitled “Oh, & production t It will reach about the middie of Novemic rron, s, ha he C: comedy from Paris, which he expects | tant have ready b, next month H. Woods An operation is a who returned | has_acquired a new | site M AMUSEMENTS. right eye. She | play blind in | actor-dramatist what 1|it right after the risk.” | has a second play James Beaury don’t know has Crystal | pany of | Barry T production city, October from Bu- | inciden stage “Peter | o) nihan nley will Dil booking powers to | portant to warran jout, and so New York importer of many just placed in omedicnne,” Bainter role in formed by the S Dream Girl © W Woolt's understugy s Moffat e Moffat wi new v the latter part .‘rL from the pen of Cr: “Princess April.” and aio w road holidays. under way purchased Wilbur, the and hopes to produce Wil which will open his fir d - Series musical Tuled for ‘ennsylvania personnel of the cast, h T large was m | understudy play an company huberts for m O'Neal will play A _HC Woodaihass acauiseal ainaw|sits Mlss Momat A 1 T I o ez Premmmemee NN [METROPOLITAN F ST. AT TENTH Today—Doors Open at 2:30 p.m. Daily, 10:30 a.m. te 11 p.m. INF THIS WEEK®a First National presents the greatest laughing hit of the decade perfectly enacted by a group of erceptionally versatile artists. ood Samuel Goldwyn's picturization of the world-famous stage hit, “Busi ness Before Pleasure,” by Montague Glass and Jules Eckert Goodman, in which the celebrated cloak-and-suit partners become movie-makers in Hollywood with screamimgly funny but almost disastrous results. Subtitles by Montague Glass—The Portrayals by ALEXANDER CARR GEORGE SIDNEY VERA GORDON-BETTY BLYTHE Supported by Anders Randolf, Belle Benmett, Peggy Shaw, Damid Butler and two surprise stars. EMBROIDERY WILL ROGERS IN “A TRUTHFUL LIAR" SPECIAL WORLD SURVEY Overture— “OBERON™ (Weber) DANIEL BREESKIN CONDUCTING WASHINGTON’S FINEST ORCHESTRA | ———CRANDALL’S | TIVOLI T Suanday, 3 to 11 p. m. Daily, 1:30 to 11 p. m. MATT MOORE Supported by Tom Dick Sutherland, Bertram Grassby and many more in the most amusing, most ixtense and most thrilling love mystery ever recorded by a camera. 8 THIS WEEK —au AN F. B. O. SPECIAL The Co-Stars Wil Prove a Revelation Wilson, Charles Belcher, FOOLS INTHE DARK SPECIALLY SELECTED COMEDY DE LUXE Tivoli Wanderings—Tivoli World Mirror “Thry OVERTURE, “ZAMPA i THE ABBEY TRIO Charming Vocal ELIAS BREESKIN, CONDUCTOR in an Interval of Song —TIVOLI SYMPHONY LR AL O in th comen alid eit fliciently ad Fas impe bein } Wa oppo IR PR RO T TR e T T T T