Evening Star Newspaper, May 10, 1925, Page 57

AMUSEMENTS. In the Spotlight RS, PARTRIDGE PRESENTS, in which Blanche Bates was starsed, closed its season last night in New York. Preparations ars being made to open the Le Paradis Roof Garden early in May, with souvenirs und en- tertainment features appropriate to & gala event. “Taps,” in which Lionel Barrymore recently opened in this city, failed tc please the New Yorkers and cl down last night. Dooley and Morton, big favorites in vaudeville, have been engaged for this year's edition of George White's “Scandals.” Julia Sanderson and Frank Crumit have been engaged for the Boston compapy of “No, No, Nanette,” in which, they will be co-starred with Donald Brian. “Blood,” a_play by Harry Sturgis, will be tried out by Mack Hilllard next month with & cast of notable actors. “The Witch Doctor,” instead of closing last week in New York, as had been planned, will be continued indefl- nitely. Carl Reed's announcement of the engagement of Henry Hull for next season is denied by Kilbourn Gordon. Mr. Hull, according to Mr. Gordon, will be seen under his management in a play entitled “Trouble Island.” “Cousin Sonia,” from the French of Louis Vernuil, went into rehearsal last week with Marguerita Sylva in the leading role. Another musical show by Willlam B. Friedlander and Con Conrad fis planned for early production by L. Lawrence Weber, who is said to be rounding up a strong group of singers and comedians. Chrystal Herne has been engaged for Galsworthy’s “A Bit of Love,” to be presented this month by the Actors’ Theater in a series of special mati- nees, David Belasco announced last week that he has taken Fannie Brice under his management and will star her in Next Week's Photoplays METROPOLITAN—Corinne Griffith, in “Declasse,” by Zoe Akins. PALACE—Alice Joyce and Mary Brian, in “That French Girl,” from Anne Douglas Sedgwick’s novel. COLUMBIA—Adolphe Men - jou, in “A Kiss in the Dark,” irl?m the play, “Aren’t We A RIALTO—Dorothy Mackail, in “The Bridge of Sighs,” by Charles K. Harris, author of the song, “After the Ball” TIVOLI—Norma Talmadge, in “The Lad; “The Price of a play without music at the end of her contract with the “Music Box Revue.” No definite plans have yet been made, but it is understood that Miss Brice will be -seen in a semi- gerlous play with emotional possibil- ties. Owing to a typographer's error, it was announced in New York that “The Dunce Boy” was to close this week, . but the management is out with the announcement that the play is to be continued indefinitely. ‘The Theater Guild announces that one American play will be included among its productions next season. foreign plays. Roland Oliver, sauthor of “Night Hawig” ‘has péti ed to New York from Atlantic ty with the com- pleted script of his new play, “The Fountain of Youth.” Hazel Romaine, the ‘“‘blues” singer, at the Gayety Theater this week, was prominent in vaudeville circles last season, and is making her inital tour n Columbia Burlesque. Michael Mindlin, tha producer, has engaged Cleo Throckmorton to de- sign the sets and costumes for a new play by George Tilton and Paul Fox, which Mr. Mindlin will produce at an early date. It is ad yet unv.med but went into reheurul last week. John Russell, ln.'! ot the funny team of Russell Brothers, whose sketch, “The Irish Servant Girls,” was a famous laughmaker, died in California last week, aged 70 years. Sidney Howard, author of “They Knew Not What They Wanted,” which recently was awarded the Pulitzer prize, has written another play, called “Lucky Sam McCarver,” in which his wife, Clare Eames, will appear next season. It will be a Theater Guild show probably. George Abbott, co-author of “The Fall G has written a new play, called 'he Brass Rail,” in collabo- ration with Paul Dickey. Lionel Barrymore and Irene Fen- wick will be seen in a new play by the iEnglish playwright, Jerome K. Jerome, entitled “Man or Devil,” the presentation befng made by the Messrs. Shubert. The premiere will take place next Thursday at the Broadhurst Theater, New York. John Galsworthy’s play, “A Bit o' Love,” is to be produced for a series of special matinees at the Forty-eighth Street Theater, New York, in early May, and is now in rehearsal under Robert Milton’s direction. The cast will be headed by O. P. Heggle and Chrystal Hearne. Donald Oenslager will design the settings. He attract- ed attention with settings he design- ed for a series of Harvard Dramatic Club plays. Two of the remarkable things about the dramatic season in New York are the records established by “Can- dida” and “The Wild Duck.” The Pleasure,” “The Mirage” and “Frivolous Sal.” - AMBASSADOR — “Declasse,” “Lady of the Night,” “The Beauty Price” and “The De- nial.” TRAL—“Geared “Isn’t Life “Lady of the “The Denial.” to Go,” Wonderful?” Night” and P STREET of Alphense Daudet’s noted novel, “Kings LOEW’S PALACE AT ISh e—— Shaw comedy is now on tour after 152 performances on Broadway. “The Wild Duck” is nearing the century mark, and shows no signs of losing 1ts popularity. Kathleen French and Dorothy Bar- rett, “The Aeroplane Girls" of the circus world, in ‘‘Bathing Beauties," at the Gayety Theater, perform as- tonishing and hazardous feats, includ- g a_ “butterfly whirl,” while sus- pended by their teeth from a dizay height. Presents Victor Seastrom’s magnificent adaptation for Metro-Goldwyn WIT WONDK! CAST FEATURING O~ AUICE TERRY LEWIS STONE A recent announcement listed only STARTING TODAY, SUNDAY, Scene from “The Nervous Wreck," tional Thesiter Monday night, . " " Discovered “Baby Peggy. ARIE HART, who divides sou- bretting honors with Kitty Madi- son in Rube Bernstein's burlesque, “Bathing Beauties,” claims that she was the first to discover the historic abilities of Baby Peggy, the diminu- tive motion picture star. The Hart family and the Montgomerys—that's Baby Peggy's family name—were neighbors in Sacramento, Calif. The tiny youngster was wont to romp and play around the Hart home, and Marie taught her to recite “Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight,” with the accent on the “not.” At a church soclal a moving picture director's assistant was in the audience. History doesn’t state what he was doing at the church affair, but at any rate he saw and heard the cute little Pegey “‘do her stuff.” He wired his chief that he had a find. That was the real beginning of Baby Peggy's cinema career, accord- ing to Miss Hart. Filmograms. OHN GRIFFITH WRAY has been selected by Willlam Fox to direct “Marriage,” by H. G. Wells, the first story from the pen of this author which he has allowed to be screened. Marion Davies has apparently dis- proved the idea that costume drama is her only proper screen metler. In | “Zander the Great,” the first modern comedy the star of “Janice Meredith' H RFUL / which May 18. and “When Knighthood Was in Flower” has made, Miss Davies ha: success sufficient for the hold- ing kav-r of the picture for a second ‘week. Alice Terry's new picture, “Any ‘Woman,” directed by Henry King, shows for the first time a Joung Mex- ican leading man, Ernest Gillen. Photo Plays This Week (Continued from Third Page.) in “Hot Water,” educational comedy, “Rough and Ready"; Sunday (only), Episode 14, “Riders of the Plains,” International News Reel; Tuesday and ednesday, Corinne Griffith, in Loveu Wilderness,” Will Rogers, in “Don’t_Park There"; Tuesday (only). PA. AVE. AT NINTH BEGINNING TODAY The Greatest of Them All PAT WHITE Film Features CRANDALL'S MEYROPOLITAN THIS WEEK _ATLERY PRINGLE. ‘AN TONIO MOBRENOC snd DOBOTH C: in nfl'm JEAR TO 1 HANILTON, ING TODAY = AND monmw_ 3,2 SORB¢ VERNGN in BoR A tfin th TODAY. (AND TOMORROW — SHOES A e ’LLO CON s lln R CRANDALL'S 570Y '..m.."“ and Col. Rd. Mats—2 pm. Sat. 3 pm. TODAY W Fu'nn&g’ and FEARLES® LEARLE FOXE. in o BE P..Avm!-fi > Bl Hod BBOw TOMO! I and Farl Féxe, in “The Burglar”; tot| morrow, Buck Jones, in “The Trail Rider”; Sunshine comedy, “Head Over Heels,” and Pathe Review: Tuesday, &= Cecil B. De Miile's “The Golden Bed,” d m-i"l’w- Girls,” in N Ratsing Cain”; | Thursday, Elaine Ham- *“The Foollsh Virgin," , Wesley Barry, in F:at Steppers, in “H ry Semon, in Stoiors Saturday, Richa in “Laughing at Dange “The Great Circus Gang comedy, g Bpe- ‘Mutts and RAPHAEL. Today and tomorrow, Alice Terry, in The Great Divide”; comedy, Aesop Jfable; Tuesday, Norma Shearer and Conrad Nagel, in “Excuse Me"”; Fox News, also amateur contest at § o'clock; Wednesday, Priscilla Dean, in “The Siren of Seville comedy, Charlie Chl.l. in “Are Husbands Hu- O'Brien, in B Mo Who Carse Back”; comedy; Friday, “Darwin Was Right”; Spat Family comedy, “Radio Mad"; Satur- day, “Wolves of the Night? featuring Wnuun Farnum; Mack SBennett com- y, “Riders of the Purple Cows' “Gullonln‘ Hoofs,” No. Today, Eva Novak and Willlam Fairbanks, in “The Fearless Lover,” ! Lightning! A Rist of Thursday, Lewis ' ‘Stone, Frorence | Vidor sad lnw Cody,’ in’ “Husbands | d CIift Bowes, in “The | lay, Johnny Hines, in Saturday, a_ Hitting 1ton’ “Dog " and, "Hodl’& Podge. TAKOMA. - Today and tomorrow, Thomas Melg- han, in “Coming Through,” Pathe ““Three. Foolish ‘Tuesday, George Arliss, ln “‘l'lw Ruling Passion’ omedy, *Wid ", ‘Wednesday, Eunor Hour,” with Afleen Prin- High me and John'Gilbert, m in Days, Lew Cody, in “Thyec Fable, serial, “The Go Getters,” No. edy, A Hardbolled Tender~ Saturday, matinee -2:15 p.m., and evening, . Charlie Chapiin and Jackle ‘Coogan, in “The KId¥; Aesop Fable, 1al, of the Plaine," N come: lloping Bunga- low Night shows, 7, 9 g’clock. YORK. Today, Claire Windsor Lytell, in “Born Rich,” Bowes, in “High Hope: and Bert and Clfr tomorrow, Sunshine Tuesday, Painted in “The Bur- v, May_ MecAvoy, in and Lloyd Hamil- ton, in “Half a Hero”; Thursday, “Pampered Youth,” and Stan Laurel, in “West of the Hot Dog'; Friday, William Russell and Marguerite De La Motte, in “The Beloved Brute,” Aesop Fable and color fantasy, “The Voice of the Nightingale: Saturday, arey, in “Soft Shoes,” Sen- vater Wagons" und *‘Idaho,” Dorothy Mackaill, in Lady,” and Earle Fox r'; Wednes: ALLSTAR CAST Walter Wynn Benefit Auspices €ostello Post American Legion X."lli At“:"llfi P.M. M the Hunter imball, Rog 1=1. hernikof Gudlnerxsm‘ Be Notner, Kurt Moo let, Licia De Nunez, Kurt Hetsel salem Masonic Lodge Tieket TOR! HOTEL. AMUSEMENTS. gunmumlmmmflm ¥ [METROPOLITAN romr—n.m Open 2 P. M. sw-THIS White and Sam de Grasse MARY LUCIA IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!IIIllIIIIIIIIlIIIlIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIflIIllllIIIIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIllIllllllllllmlIIIIIIHIIIIIIIlIIllIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIII A New Two-Reeler DANIEL ———CRANDALL'S | TIvoul JACKIE First Netional Presents the Major Photodramatic Feature »/ a Diversified Bill That W-Il Be Recognized As THE MASTER PROGRAM = Brilliantly Suppmad by Rosemary Theby, Joseph Kilgour, Leo Engrossingly Interesting Romance of the Glittering Parisian Stage STE SUPREME. Direct From Fowur Years of European Triumphs LLOYD HAMILTON “KING COTTOY” “ZOWIE” A NEW STEREOSCOPIC Get the Red and Green Specs For This One EMBROIDERY WORLD-SURVEY—ADDED AUXILIARIES OVERTURE—“CREME DE LA CREME" (Tobanl) CONDUCTING WASHINGTON'S FINEST ORCHESTRA =TT e e o e T Sunday, 3 to 11 p. m. Daily, 1 SUNDAY—MONDAY. Metro Presents Maz Davidson, Robert Edeson and a Great Cast in Willard Mack’s Highly Diverting Comedy-Drama THE RAG MAN Il IIlII|||l|||||l|||l||Ill ———————— ST, AT TENTH— ~Daily 10:30 A. M. te 11 P. M. IlIllllmlllmIH||IIIWI]IIHIHWHIIIIIIMIIIIII I = |muu|un|umrmil{uumuummmm THE STARS AILEEN PRINGLE ANTONIO MORENO DOROTAY MACKAILL in a Gorgeously Mounted and FISH, SOPRANO .COMEDY with Dorothy Seastrom BREESKIN s HHEIHL THEATER 14th ST. AND PARK RD. :30 to 11 p. m. e COOGAN 'l M b M A drama of enchanting power and &‘Tfl' Bk h beauty, written about the lives of royalty and frankly revealing the passions, foibles and heroisms of a court assailed by debauchery and revolution. Produced by the man who made “He Who Gets Slapped.” Bobby Vernon, in “Don’t Pinch”—Pathe Review Otto F. Beck, Concert Organist—Harold T. Pease, Asst. —_— e Tues.-Wed—NORMA SHEARER in “Lady of the Night” Al St. John, in “Red Pepper”—Sportlight—Bruce Scenic Y Thars.-Fri—LON CHANEY, Great as “The Monster” lack Sennett's Two-Reel Comedy, “Giddap.” Satarday—VIOLA DANA in “The Beaaty Prize” Will Rogers, in “Gee Whiz, Genevieve”—"Idako,” No. § 7 DOUGLAS MacLEAN A Hilarious Comedy of Gay Pares and the Letty Alps with an Astenishing Ending “INTRODUCE ME” AND ON THE STAGE SYNCOPATION WEEK A Melodious Melange of Jarz, Syncopation, Pep and Joy MISCHA GUTERSON, Conducting RIALTO CONCERT ORCHESTRA Offer A Snappy, Jasxy, Syncopated Overture. TODAY_ AND, gg}bm 5 ’&‘&‘B" WHIR AL And A 00000000 O AR 1'0 D = Av- Afinfin—, IETRHATOEE R glllllllllllllllIIIIII|III|IIII1HI|II|II!IIIIII]IIIIIII|Illlllll]llllllllllllllllflllllmllflmlllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII il = At —— CRANDALL’S ~——CRANDALL’'S | AMBASSADOR || | CENTRAL | 18th AND COL. RD.—— | ——NINTH, BET. D AND E SUN.-MON.-TUES. SUN.-MON. MLEEN PRINGLE | HARRY CAREY .~ ANTONIO MOREND | uon mis o« ficiy st (g Drama of the Wut BOROTHY MACKAILL and 's Underworld, A8 Great Cast in Firet National's SOFT SHOES ONE YEAR T0 LIVE Lige ouflh "xeuo. mu,. Lioyd Hamilton in “King o Cotton” IO i SECOND TRIUMPHANT WEEK—IEGINNING TODAY MARION DAVIES Once again, the great star of “Janice Meredith” and “Little Old New York” scores a won- derful success! This time in-a modern comedy, based on the famous Alice Brady stage play that enchanted the country! Conceded by press and public to be one of the season’s great- est photoplay classics! WITH THE FOLLOWING STARS - HOLBROOK BLINN — HARRISON FORD EORGE SEIGMANN -- HOBART BOSWORTH mmmm “THE glEAT DIVIDE. u—n-ln S D c. 'flm‘i‘“ iy CO erfect Entertainment g TUII WED. "&%::,!:lg!‘;'!"?“ - e 4!“" fiapm L3 oo ISNTLIFE -~ |, BRO l‘E‘! Lans WONDERFUL Sl - e B, in “Merry- cug Bowes in “Merry Smlplc Romanu of Love Starring Carol Dempster, Lupino Lane and Nesl Hamilton, Isn’t Life Wonderful EARL HURD’S “BROADWAY CASTING” KINOGRAMS MARION DAVIES " HARRISON FORD, HOLBROOE BLINY, -.umlce n'l'ekennw- Yfi 8¢t. Bet. 14th & g R CIRCLE *1% P». Ave. Ph. W. 868 b L) PRINCESS 111* H & NE. ,LLOYD. 1 THURS.-FRI. CHARLIE CHAPLIN JACKIE COOGAN in the Mwvival of the Gflfl‘ Comedy Ever piad THE KID Jimmie Adams in *Love Goolv.” SATURDAY. MARGARET LIVINGSTON and_an Ezceptional Cast in The THE. GIOIIS LADY . Mack Seynet ome; Hardshipess U FRIDAY Adesop Fadie, “Permanent Waves”? SATURDAY VIRGINIA VALLI NORMAN KERRY ‘Wonderfully Supported in THE PRIGE OF PLEASURE “High So- I“M"V‘gllo FRI—SAT. VIOLA DANA’ In Nina Wilcox Putman’s “THE BEAUTY PRIZE” Our Gang tn “Dog Days” Beroe " WED.—THURS. NORMA SHEARER In Monta Bell’s Romance “Our w - EJ]IJlllllIIIIIIIlIllIIIIIIlIlIIllIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIlIIIllIII“llllIlllllIIlllllllllIIllllllljllllllllijufllllIlI__I_lIIIIIIllII!IIIIIlI