Evening Star Newspaper, January 12, 1925, Page 12

AMUSE Poli's—"Mr. Battling Buttler." Rich in its whole weet in its cleanlines in its artistic develop tling Buttler,” a George sical comedy, came to night as effective that depressive fecling which sleet and rain engender in a storm-sur- ed populace. The audience divided the two and a alf hours between overture and nale as follows: Some 15 25 minutes of the slow-moving nto wondering just why had so long a tenu tfeet in New York. our in realizing vagrant little musical tinkled in petite little voyages the very fabric of the come period, divided b n. the discover vresentation wh singing with real {llful and, best of effortles: During the concluding the third, there comes with § sistible conviction the understand- & that here is a well knit musical comedy, smacking of Gilbert S ivan comic opera at times and lea ng a spectator on that high p where he hums “Two Little Pal: Jie, walks in an aura of satisfied con tentment towards an exit. The opening d be ctive. It se. t viewer to be the latter periods P for it. In notes, which a reviewer makes on the side of his program, to ald a calrecitrant memory contain such an ome nonsense, and dalnty Mr. Bat- mu- last hoos Poll's or start this show y-second next half there were real light, ne fact, those scribbled by Getting to point nd of the first act. ations are pr ched out. The rede fc is killed a and 1 words * ed by tuted “nifty Beyond th of d to jump is wife, the ortunity for puris nable points In shorus is well d Voices, however, are 2 bit Polly Walker and Marion Hamilto: supply feminine allure of the highest ype and Esther Muir also is easy on the eyes. Charles Ruggles in the lead is very wcceptable, and Helen Eley as who poses as welter Alfred Buttler, wife of a gentle ehampion of the world to his sorrow, 1as lost little of her charm since he days she played with Al Jolson in “Sinbad.” A few songs in the play are rather above the ordinary n cal comedy standard, notably “Ap Bananas and You,” “Two Little Pals, and “As We Leave the Years hind.” Guy Bragdon gets a vote of apprecia- tion for his stage effects; Dave Ben- nett for his arrangement of dances, 2nd George Choos, producer, may well consider that New York showed justi- fiable discrimination in indorsing this productio The whole family can be taken to this show—even Uncle Abner may torget his gout at it. Kcith‘s—“Anatol's AHB‘XYS of 1925.” A bill of rare excellence, including a earnival of fun, song and dance, is offered this week at Keith's. There is not an act on the long program that does not carry novelty and or{gi- nality. Anatol Friedland is the big headiiner, with his “Anatol's Affairs of 1825 a tabloid revue filled with pleasing songs, clever dancing and prétty girls. Mr. Friedlander features his latest song, “One Hour of Love,” with the wise crack “that is a is substi- fact that the theme i J one who objec- the play. The plenty,” through Bert Douglas, who | has a rich, beautiful baratone voice, and Lilllan Wagner, a soprano of unusual excellence. all the directing of the little revue while at the plano, even to the prin- cipals, so that everybody displays a great deal of “pep,” thereby adding to the enjoyment of the which applauded unceasingly. While Mr. Douglas sings the songs of the producer, the large-company of girls dance to the airs, dressed in hand- | some costumes. The work of Edna Tyatt, as “My Own Jona" and Georgla Ingram, in “Who Belleved in You,” is especially good. The scenery also is worthy of pralse. Mary Haynes, a newcomer, carries a pleasing personality into character | songs that score one of the bls hits of the entertainment. She calls her act “Among Us Mortals,” and im- personates in song and gesture mar people of prominence. Radio fans have a treat store in a little sketch entitled “Statlc, depicting a man and wife putting up in a tube set for thelr child and then | shoving the “kid" to the background while they enjoy locating distant points and dance to muslc over the PHEIIIIEIILIILIIILIIIIIIGIIGTSY SHIRTS $2.50 Shirts Re- duced to E $3.00 Shirts re- duced to. P $3.50 Shirts re- duced to $].65 19 Odd Lot of HATS Reduced to $7-$8 Hats ..84.95 $5 Hats $2.50-83.50 Capes... .51 N R ey ey antitdote for| melodies that | into ently | dancing. | raspy. | Friedlander does | audience, | i i ; i 1 i $ i | : % Half-Yearl y MENS FURNISHINGS Reductions! T T T T T AT House of Kuppenheimer Good Clothes PP It r I Tttt s et ttttetetstttttsteetsss MENTS ,loud speaker. Everybody scemed to | understand as well ‘as to enjoy the | tribulations of the trio, C. . O'Don- mell, Julla Nash and little Ela | Houghton. Nonette, the singing vio- | linist, offers new songs and instru- mental selections. Robert Benchley, well known critic of Life, scored a | hit with his original talk and man- nerisms in “The Treasurer's Report Goleman’s police dogs and animal | show, which opens the program, in- | troduces a trained fox as a novelty; Boba, the Esthonian boy musician, plays selections on the violln, accord- jon and xylophone, and Choy Ling Hee troupe mystify and please with unique tricks, excellent juggling and tumbling, the boy being a wonder. | House attractions complete the pro- | gram Earlefls;:tfey:e “Lattle ! Revue. | Versatliity, flavored with ginger, marks this week's bill at the Earle | Theater, in which Joseph Santley’s “Little Revue” is the ‘most scintilat- {ing of a number of bright sparklers. The “Little Revue” is not quite so pretentious as George White's “Scan- | dals,” but it is more than amply en- teftaining during the half hour or so that {t holds the calclum lights. Betty | Parker and Jay Dillon co-star in it {and they are well supported by a | very pretty chorus. It is replete with |enticing songs and clever numbers. ‘A Radio Episode” is an excellent bit of satire on the modern wireless cra: nd in the end the radlo 1s accused of allenating the affections of both |« wife and her husband. “Book Lov- ers” presents an old but pretty idea, {wherein the Illving and charming characiers step from tne pages ot the | volum, | Harry Mayo, in typical vaudeville type, the mend! |cant tramp, is a success as an old- fashioned “knight of the road.” Fun |and music are offered by Franklfu |und Vincent, who advertise selves as amous Writers ous Songs,” and as no good e is complete without an a son furnishes a good one. Oliver and Georgle Opp are very | good in a one-act playlet, “Wire Col- | To make sure eviry ome has 1 luugh, the managemen’. e Stringing and lovers of nimals find plen to love in “The | Bricklayers,” wherein a pack of pup- ¥ demonstrate that they are quite capable of bullding their onn homes d managing thelr own city. e bl -does not end here, how the motion plcture, “Lo | Doors,” which is shown here for the 1 t time, features three well known | favorites,” Betty ~Compson, .Robert | Edeson and Theodore Roberts. Kino- with which the program s | srams, | opencd, must not be overlooked either. s character aude- bat, Strand—Bob Nelson. Bob Nelson proved to the audience |at the Strand Theater last night that he is just as good in vaudeville as he [ was in “Artists and Models,” in which | he recently appeared. Mr. Nelson, with his song and humor, accompanied by Wright at the plano, won plause per cubic minute than any other headilner at this fun fac- tory the present season. A musical revue entitled Krooks,” featuring Billy Barns and Jack Barton, with a company of elght. scored a hit, The act was pleasingly staged and costumed and replete with tuneful songs. Redford and Wallace open the pro- gram with “Versatile Moments,” and the comedy costuming of one of the team supplied the audience with a distraction from the old clown's jug- | sling performances. It was refresh- z to the see the many costumes of which the former dlvested himself, and the audience was Kept in & round of laughter. A superb musical number, “A |Gypsy Spanish Revnue,” featuring {Lola Brava and company, with Julita Comin and Jose Trujillio, is an out- standing feature of the bill. The photoplay, “Daughters of Pleasure,” is a pattern of modern so- |clal events. I#8 cast includes Marie | Prevost, Monte Blue, Clara Bow, | Edyth Chapman and Wilfred Lucas. “Kandy Newman's Traveltalk— India. | E. M. Newman opened his sixteenth | season at the National Theater yes- terday afternoon and evening with'a traveltalk on “India and the Vale of | Kashmir.” | _From 4n introductory panorama | Bombay to the closing visit to A | Taj Mahal, the journey was rich with scenic variety,” and of oriental ex-| tremes of 1lifc they portrayed fairy | palaces in contrast to barest extremes ! of existence. Bombay, beafing its i print of British domination, was de- | scribed and pictured with a realiza- | tion that India's finest port,-a metrop- olis of European progress, still wears | the glamour of the Orient, and & mo- | tion-survey of the city, with its be- | | wildering “crush of nutives in their | NECKWEAR $1.00 Ties re- 55(3 duced to eahen gold LG Wool Union Suits $3.50 to §4.50. ,952.95 000 000000000000 000000000004000000080000.000300000000000000000000000000000008 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1925 bazaars and gatherings, reveals the fact that a teeming tide of humanity represents the power of the Orlent in its more Intimate situations. A briet glimpse is given of “the Towers of Stlence,” with sinister vultures for- ever on guard, and & following visit to the Cave of the Llephants at the magnificent ruins of Chitor. After that a film survey of “Lake Pichols, with more than a mile of marblc Palaces of unbellevable beauty.” A taxi around the pink city of Jaipur discloses jts quaint and picturesque | street life, and on an elephant ride to Amber, in Lahore, the lecturer| meets “signs of trouble” in the pro- cession of the Stkhs, with “evidences of unrest in the Punjab.” At Simla, the Summer capital, the Earl and Countess of Readlng 'are shown at tea in a place of gorgeous blossoms, followed by & tiger hunt with the viceroy, and the downing of a king of the jungle. A scene of | Oriental pomp and splendor depiets | the receiving of the Maharajah of | Scindia, and & number of views are | shown of its temples and priests. In | the Khyber Pass a meeting h | tribesmen from Afghanistan gives a compelling touch of native force, and | the lecturer pau. to accent the y of Kashmir—*a floral para- with views of individual roses of unchallenged size and splendor. A houseboat party gives a view of the Indian Switzerland, the Vale of Kushmir, and the lecturer later hob- nobs with rovalty at the palace of the maharajah, and s an intimate spectator when the DBritlsh resident greets the native potentate. Arriv- Ing at Agra, there {s “a vision of beauty in marble lacework; the tomb of Akbar, with its cenotaph of the warrior emperor,” and following sumptuous array of Mogu! palices the lecturer gives for his climax In- timate views of *“the world's most wonderful monument,” the Taj Ma- hal—'a mausoleum, 'a falry palace and & jewel casket, in one. Mr. Newman's travelogue for n afternoon and evening w be “Burma, Land of Golden Pagodas. Rialto—"The Narrow Street’ Washington should applaud with genutne pride, “The Narrow Stree which is featured this week at the Rialto Theater, for the story was adapted from a successtul novel writ- | ten by w Washington author, Edwin Bateman | “The Narrow Street” is one of t best, t Dhumanly hunorous p tures Washinzton has seen this Win- ter. Clvic pride does not prompt this | approving statement. It Is merit's | just reward, for Mr. Morris combined in a most ingenuous and dellghtful manner in his novel pathos, romance and humor. And fortunately the screen version has lost none of the original charm. No attempt will be made here to tell the story. To do so would be to spoll the picture, for the development of some of the situations constitutes e of its outstanding virtues. It deals, however, with a comparatively young man, whom bachelorhood and spinster aunts have made premature- ly old. One ralny morning he awakes to find a winsome young lady stretch- ing in comfort on his library couch As he attempts to explain to some | friends later, everything is quite prop- er; it was quite by accident that she roamed into his home while attempt- ing to evade two detectives. In fact, everything In the story is quite with- in the bounds of propriety, but there are moments when you could fairly scream with the fear that things might turn out not quite so good. Matt Moore, as the bachelor, is above criticism; his work i3 excelient. Dorothy Devore is a wonderful little actress. She also is cute and attractive, and a worthy co-star with Mr. Moore. | The comedy picture shows Stan Laurel, in “Short Kilts," this week. It ts very slap-stick. Alice Mackensie and J. Humbird Duffy offer a singing | and dancing act, there s the usual or- chestral entertainment, and the bill is completed with the International News | reel and a fllm novelty, “Cross-word Puzzle Movies.” *The Narrow Street,” however, s the notable feature and stands by itself. Palace—"Greed." , stark, at times almost loath- ric von Strohelm’s “Greed.’ t Be Sure ToVisit Our Exhibit at the Food Show IN THE NEW AUDITORIUM rting Saturday the 17th Inst. Tickets Can Be Obtained At All Qur Stores Sta CORN Monocacy Valley, extra fancy, Maine style corn. 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In' “Greed” three human lives are made worthless because of lust for gold. The miserly wife, who becomes even more miserly after winning a rich lottery stake; the husband, with the one-track mind, and the outcast lover pay the penalty of greed. Mur- der follows murder, but the dual| slayer unwittingly delivers himsell into the bands of retributive justice. | At the conclusion of the story, with | his ill-gotten rold, he finds himself ! death. | Two comparatively unknown screen | artlsts handle important roles in| “Greed” and handle them wéll. Gib- | son Gowland, as McTeague, is excel- lent, and so is Jean Hersholt in the role of Marcus. Zazu Pitts, as Trina McTeague, makes herself a most despicable, miserly housewife. The feature picture is so lengthy | that only a Pathe News reel and an orchestra selection are added to the program. | Metropolitan—"So Big." | Colleen Moore reveals, at Crandall's | Metropolitan this week, that she is| endowed with histeionic ability far beyond the youthful predilection whic prompted her rise to stardom as the great American flapper. So Big, adapted from Ednu TFerber's novel, Miss Moore plays an appealing role as the beauty-loving girl of continental education who be- Comes the wife of a High Prairie, 11, slaving farmer and the mother of a little lad, So Blg, whom she wor- | ships, and for whom she not only| work but fights. It is an affecting story of mother love, splendldly adapted to the screen, but with homc' s from the original novel ive, deiicate and beauty-lov- Sellna goes to the farm o teuch, and custs he farmer husband, who s her to struggle, wit wking her Loy great. modern methods ing communi lot with h cs, and leav ireams of = introdueing and | | through great sacrifice on the truck tarm, she educates the boy, paints the | house, and he achieves recognition us | an architect. A vamplng wife of lhb’ nelghborhood, ‘however, almost suc- ceeds in getting the boy to run aw with her to New York. The climax, | in which Miss Moore, as the mothe goes to fight for her boy, and win Sick? Upset? You’re Bilious! Take a Laxative! For Constipation, Biliousness, Headache TOMATOES Virginia packed, best quality, No. 2 size. Can 11c Ib. 7c 0 lbs. 67c MILK - Can Now Be Obtained at All Our Stores 51b. Sack, 3§¢ 12b Pan American Matches, 3 Pamunky Mills Meal, 2-lb. 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He !s not only setting feminine hearts aflutter, but, stfange to say, Is constantly gaining in favor also among the mas- culine contingent. Wallace Beery, as the father of the Dutch home into which Selina goes, provides & hearty comic touch well relished in the highly dramatic story, full of wistful tenderness. It would have been good to see him more. There is much local color of the small town of the not far distant past, and the auction party where the girls'! boxes of lunch are sold to the highest bidder provolkes many a chuckle. There are also a_ Christle comedy. a mews reel and overture, “Berceuse, from “Jocelyn,” by the Metropolitan Orchestra. E Columbia—"Wages of | Virtue. i “Wages of Virtue,” the engrossing | and romantic story of the Irench Loyal Legion, featuring Glor'a Swan- son, began its second week’'s run at | Loew's Columbla Theater yesterday and continues to hold its grip on Washington's movie patrons. Capacity audiences filled the theater at all per- formances yesterday afternoon and last night—a good testimonial to the merits of the plcture. As Carmalita, the Neapolitan, Miss anson is {rresistible. Her role ranges from a travellng show comed!- enne to an Algerian barmald and is punctuated with a series of alluring Oriental dances. The characteri: A~‘ tions offered by Ben Lyon as the lead- ing man and Ivan Linow as the strong man are exceptionally note- | worthy. i A clever juvenile comedy and a| news reel complete the bill. Tivoli—"Hot Water.” | Harold Lloyd, the clever screen come- dlan, in his newest picture, “Hot Water,” was featured at the Tivoli Theater yesterda 'and continue: day. The story ccncerns the s gles of a young taarried both his meddling mother- his new automobile. It is sald that those who own machines high preciate this picture, which ha: equally strong appeal to those not so | fortunate. Although it has been| shown previously in Washington it is one of those fllms that casily Lear seeing a second time. Central—"One Glorious Night." ‘ Elaine Hammerstein is the pic- t two days of this| Dizzy? Breath Bad? 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Colleen Moore in “So Big,” her latest plcture, i3 featured at Cran- dall's Ambassador Theater also today and tomorrow, tures complete the bill. The news reel and other short fea- Women now are being employed as detéctives on the police force in Con- stantinople and will be intrusted with reporting on the moral conduct of members of their sex. $600 GEMS STOLEN. Mrs. Paul Sweeney Reports Her Home Robbed. Theft of two pleces of jewelry val- ued at $600 was reported to the police by Mrs. Paul Sweeney, 2854 Conneet!- cut avenue. The jewelry disappeared | from her home recertly. — A gas meter which will measure 00,000 cubic feet a day—enough for a city of 250,000 inhabitants—is tn- stalled at the British Empire exhibi- tion. 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