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4 AMUSEMENTS THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, DECEMBER 20, 1925—PART 3. Photoplays This \‘.7eel<‘ (Continued from rollickin hampe about. Wives seriousl the schemes of the “play mates” and a supposed private secre- tary, who turns out to be the un- known daughter-in-law of her em- nlover. Added short reels and pipe organ selections will round out the prozram Wednesday and Thursday of next week, Claire Windsor, ne O'Brien, Jdith Yorke and Ge Fawcette in uls for Sables,” suggested by David Graham Phillip wel, “Gar- lun & Co.,” together with CIliff Bowes d Pretty” Buster Brown 1s0 sta Rev in o in “Sw mas day) West,” with Keaton in “Go Eyes,” a new Mack Sennett” ing Alice Day w: Saturd hts of Old ta Bell production ortlight and chapter rte the program for 1 the Marion Tw Pathe Davies Play to comp « “Wha Cares two days of Central to be this we Th v, b 1 version of Cosmo Hamilton's 1 includes in its cast Dor- Willtam_Haines, Wanda iy Bayne, ~Charlie L, Lewis, Lloyd tilph Lewis. The sup- s include shown the first k at Crandall’ ining toda De Wd Lyon, th in fola First National's the Amo: Mu Somewher Review Fri “Black Cyclone,” starring Rex together with Mack and Monte Blue ir Al St. John ¢ 1 v Chs Somewhere in Pathe ay) -{in “Three Women,” comedy, Conscience” and Charlie Puffy in Westward, Ho"; Thursday, Elaine Hammerstein in “The Unwritten Law" and Neal Burns in “Soup to Nuts'; riday, Reginald Denny in “California aight Ahead” and Aesop Fable; Matt Moore in “How Baxter Felix cartoon, Sportlight and “The Ace of Spades No. 7. ARK. Today and tomorrow, Claire Wind- sor and Eugene O'Brien in ‘Souls for Sables”; comedy, “A Cloudy Romance’ and Park View Events; Tuesday, Marie Prevost and Monte Blue in Her Marriage Vow,” Arthur Stone in “Change the Model,” Pathe colored review and Gift Shoppe; Wednesday and Thursday, Dorothy Dalton and Juck Holt in “The Lone Wolf,” Larry Semon_in “The Fall Guy” and Park News Events; Friday, Betty Bronson and Nell Hamilton in “The Golden Princess,” Johnny Arthur in “The Touris local talent and juvenile vaudeville; Saturday, Adolphe Menjou, Greta Nissen and Bessie Love in “The King on Main Street,” Al John in “Fair Warning” and chapter 8, “Perils of the Wild" (continuous Sat- urday, 2 to 11 p.m.; Sunday, 3 to 11 p.m.; special matinee, Christias day, 8 p.m.). PRINCESS. Today and tomorrow, James Cruze's “The Pony Express”: Tuesday and Wednesday, Corme Griffith in “De- se'’; Th y, Alice Joyee in “The Homemaker"; Friday, Anita Stewart, in “Baree, Son of K aturd: Art Accord in “The lone. RAPHA Today, Douglas Mcl “Seven K. Balpate,” “Adventures of M No. 4. and Aesop Fable; to- morrow, Marie Prevost and Lew Cody “Lame Board- n in Brains”; Tuesday, Eleanor man in “Exchange of Wives,” Semon in “The Rent Collector, amateur night; Wednesday, in “That French Lady, ng Lion also cartoon, Thursday, Edmond ge in Transit,” an Jimmie Aubrey in “Saving a Safe” ‘riday, holiday matinee at 2:30 p.m ve red- sible the days today, with _von heading udes Holbrook Dorothy Cum- doba. Mack rsion of C\ ind edro de ¢ Tea f Two,” starring Alice and other short reels will also | be shown | nd Thursday the offer- Wife Who Wasn't Irene Rich, with » Johnny Sennet's Day, Satur- | ning | * produc- | featuring Sennett’s he Review last instail " and the | and ner APOLLO. ; d tomorrow and Madge Bell nd_Aesop Fabl ¥ I : | George in Tuesday mewhere “Red Hot in “Fire x, the Cyclone Goes th Ace of Spades, 1 1ere NUE GRAND. tomorrow, Reginald | rnia Straight Ahead” | : Tuesday and Wed- | O'Brie 1d Madge and Aesop | Reynolds_ in | Laurel | Rex | Today Denny in Yables; Thursda “Without Mercy n “Navy Blue Da the wild horse, in and Walter Hiers in Ature Hoot Gibse rv Stampede,” ( Should Sailors Mar of Spades.” No. &, and “Hot 1 in “Th CAROLINA Ten Joy and inson_in ! iy, *“The Wind ind Lowe and y. “Going Moore and , Lionel Barry- anore in “A Man of Iron”; Friday mati- », 2 p.m., Mix in “The Lucky lorseshoe™ urday, “The Lost World, h Lloyd Hughes, Bessie Love, Wallace 1 ¢ and Lewis Stone. CHEVY CHASE. T'od: and tomorrow, Betty Bronson and Ricardo « Vot So Long Ago, Hal = Sverythin News [ver Harriet Madd™ 1 ArC and the o nsients wdin Stone, New 30), Hoot Pathe com. ils of the Peters in “The apter, : Saturday, House ? nds"; Bull's-Eye comedy s Whiskers CIRCLE Tomorrow, Johnnie Walker, Hulette, 1 derers tein Wedne Nissen in “one Glorious Night sday, Adolph rou. Greta Bessie Love in King on Main Street wrsday and 1rida bW Griffit ally of the Sawdust | Trail.” with W. . Fields, Carol Demp. ster: Saturday, Jick Dempsey, Estelie “Manhattan Madness™: Sun any in Towe DUMBARTON. Aileen Prin “The Mys arrymore in “Man of Iron Mary Carr in “Drusilla With a Million”; Wednesday, Elaine Uammerstein and Lou Tellegen in “Parisian_Night”: Thursday, Madge Pitts and Otis Harlan Mou iday, Con- stance Talmaduze arning to Lov Saturda eart, the dog, in “White Fang EMP| W tom in *"The Sportin comedy “By the Wednesday Anita Lytell in 1 and Lewis Stone in tomorrow, Lionel Stror Phil- and and Stewart and Bert ang” and com- The Par Thursday, Clara nd Alyce Mills in “My Ladv and comedy, “S struck'; Friday, with matinee at 2 p.m., Pete Morrison in “West of Arizona,” and comedy, “Oh Buster”; Saturday, Wil Ham (BU' Mix in “Let Him Buck,” comedy, “A Ton of Fun in Tailoring, and Wild West No. | HOME. | the wild horse, in and Our Gang in tomorrow, Vera Rey- nolds Without M 3 nd Cliff What's Up Tuesday, Lio- more and Hope Hampton in “eifty-Fifty” and Charlie Chase in *“The Caretaker's Daughter”; Wednes- < ok in “The Man Without oday i “Ask Grandm t comedy. | chapter No. 1 of the | Ricardo | Marr {and Bil g, | nd Griffith in “He's Mr. und M Haven in “Hot Sheil Service Sanders,"” George Walsh in “Bl Laurel in “Dr. Pickel and Mr. Prid >erils of the Wiid,” No. 19, and ‘Ace of Spades.” Prince,’ Carter de Satur SAVOY. roday, Elaine Hammerstein in “The Unwritten Law,” Stan Laurel in “The Sleuth” and Bruce scenic; tomorrow, Cortez in “In the Name of LoV juvenile comedy and “Fuable: in Color”; Tuesday. Vera Reynolds in “Without M nd Edna Marion in “N Trouble Wednesday Ish in “American Pluck” Heirs in “A Rarin’ Ro- . Buck Jones in “Du- " Spat Family Poland’ Dooley in Pathe Revie Satur- or and Jack Dempsey Madn: Sennett's and Sportlight TAKOMA. Today and tomorrow, Larry Semon in “The Wizard of Oz Our Gang comedy and Pathe News ( tinuous from 3 p.m at 3:30); Eleanor nd “Letty Handsome"™ . Barbara La in_*Th Monk Thursday, return sho Pan,” with Retty Brons, evening show at 8 o'clock) Harold Bell Wright's “A Son of His 3 Aesop’s Fable; novelty, “Good 1nd twelfth episode of “Secret > unders” (cantinuous from & p.m.); Saturday. AL Christie’s Days.” with Lillian_ Rich and C; ton Hale: Aesop's Fable, comedy (continuous from 5 p.m.). YORK. Moore and Walt, meo™; Thurs rand of the F comedy and s “Who Cares, fit Sailor da; in 1 anhattan “The Iron Nag Circle “‘High comed Tod: Vidor in * v Dooley In tomorrow, Rod La ' : of Amos” y Tuesday “Without Merc) and “A M Rocque in ind Spat F Y Reynolds n Staniey Co. of America —— CRANDALL'S, METROPOLITAN | F AT 10TH TODAY—3 TO 11 P. M. Exhibitors’ Film Ex. Presents FORD STERLING DOROTHY REVIER Robt. Agmew. Tom Ricketts and Clsay Fitegerald in a Rollicking Farce STEPPIN OUT EXTRA SANTA CLAUS A Marvelous Xmas Fantasy Filmed by Capt. asd Mrs. F. E. Kleinschmidt in Northern Alaska 13th St.—Below F TODAY—3 TO 11 P. M. Pictures and_Keith Popular Price Vaudeville SPECTAL ENGAGEMENT ELIZABETH M. MURRAY Famous Comedlenne in New Dialect, Songs and Staries < OTHER GREAT 9 ACTS ON THE SCREEN JACK HOLT Billie Dove And an Exeep- tional Cast In Paramount’s Film Version of Jes. Oliver Curwood's Story of the ANCIENT HIGHWAY Orchestra—Pipe Organ— suinmmmy LTI = “Secret and | | . ® | ny in “California Straight Ahead MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY STARS Daniel “Tambourine,” coming to the Washington Auditorium December 31. Warner, “leading lady” and Stanley Dewey as Johann, In|ginas o Fllmog‘ia:ms (Continued fron est single close-up scene ever photo- phed for the screen was made in ackie Coogan “Old Clothes,” with y zan himself : subject registered exactly film, and called for some t acting the boy star has ever done, in order to sustain interest. ive total 0. | :hus far this year with apitalization of $450,000 “Madame Cherie,” an Assoclated hibitors’ production. will be Hopkins Joyce's next William Fox_has faith in Marg Livingston and has signed her o a new contract. ahead of time, at a reatly increased sal: , it is said. et| Lilllan Elliott, who appears fr Jackie Coogan's picture “Old Clothes,” once plaved in stock with Jackle's mother in the days when Miss Elliott his | V&S known as “Baby Lillan.” Incl- dentally, Miss Elliott and Max David- son, who also appears with Jackie in | “Old Clothes,” created the roles of the Jewish fathe «d mother in Anne ichol's now mous “Able's Irish 20se.” Rudolph Valentino, elated at manager's acquisition of the screen | righ of Martin Brown's “obra, had the silver image of « and erect cobra mounted on the radiator | cap of his town car, which ted | 7 much attention around New Christinas day the tirst perform in eve Crandall house will b pam.. us is customarily the )| Sunday. This is to facilitate Christ for | Mas celebrations at home for both the he {public and the theater staffs and at- taches William Cameron Menzic | signed the sets for ““The | Bagdad,” has also designed | for *Cobra. | designed the {“The Music Box Revue,” created gowns worn by Nita Naldi and ot woman players in “Coh 2 s, who de Thief of the An, mes Owing to the uni performance 1l nature of the t the Strand Theater this eek und its length, the doors will be open for the public at 2 p.m., and the management urg of attending early performances in order to avold the late afternoon and evening crowds, expected to see Loew’s Wild Animal Show and Big Top Arena attractions What is said to be probubly the long. amy and and Aesop rey in “Th nd St Ty, Reginald Den Vel One of the productions « screen will be Metropolit h € II|II!IIIIIIIIIlIllIIIIIlIIlIdiIIIIIIII|HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!IHH& atu st unu 1 short-reel brought to a local presented at Crandall's Theater this Rex, the wilc | Our Gang " Puthe Spade i | distributed s the advisability | Next Week's Photoplays COLUMBIA—“A Kiss for Cinderella,” with Betty Bronson. METROPOLITAN—Colleen Moore 1 “We Moderns.” RIALTO—Reginald Denny in “Where Was 17" TIVOLI—“The Merry Widow " “Classified,” “Red-Hot Tires,” and “New Brooms.” AMBASSADOR—"“We Mod- erns,” “The Merry Widow.” “The Mystic” and “Tke Everlasting Whisper.” CENTRAL~“The Man .Red Gulch,” “The Lost World,” “New Brooms,” “Cal- ifornia Straight Ahead” and “Without Mercy.” From produced by Capt. and Mrs. F. E. Kleinschmidt at the very rim of the Arctic. Packed with clever scenes to intrigue the Yuletide mind of the juvenile audiences, this subject still is sufficiently informative to enlist the close interest of the adult. It actually was filmed for the greater part in northern Alaska—the real reindeer country—and some of its pictures were shown in The Star recently. Kate Smith's success as a featured member of the group of Crandall Saturday Nighters who appeared at Crandall's Metropolitan Theater in the “Miniature Radio Revue” was 8o pro- nounced that she has been engaged for & week’s individual appearance at the Earle Theater. Miss Smith is a ‘Washington product widely known in the East for the clarity of her volce and her rare abllity to sing ballads as effectively as “hot numbers."” Applications for tickets of admission to the specinl Cran 1 Children’s Com munity hristmas celebrations have been so heavy in all the Crandall resi dential theaters that it was found necessary last week to purchase new supplies of candy and toys. Approxl- | mately five tons of candy and thou- toys are distributed annually at the: Christmas morning merry- makings. In connection with this week's o traction at the Gayety Theater, Bill Arlington, “The Beloved Vagabond™ and “Golden Crook,” the management announces that f tekets will by me balloons re leased to the air ginning to- row, in differ ‘tion of the Thousands of balloons will eased and each will have i to it two tickets entitling to see the show free of charge. Manager Ira J. La Motte announc at the next midnight show at the Gayety will be New Year e De . when the attraction wi be ““Fashion Parade” with I. B. Hamp. The show will begin promptly at 1 o'clock midnight and patrons may watch “the old year out.” The Warner pi . “The [Film Features| {ITAKOMA Takoma Pack. D. C. TODAY TOMOR| SEMON, THE WIZ MEDY STANLEY-CRANDALL (0. Direction Stanley Co. of America ICRANDALL’S METROPoLITANIf F Rtrset at 100 FORD STERL o REVIES TODAY AND TO: DAVIES “in BROADWAY " RAINY KX DAY in SR SWEET PICKLE DIVERSITY UST as variety is the spice of life, se is diversity the keynote of succescful purvey- ance of theatrical entertainment. A pro- gram that includes a wide range of diverting D& AND TOMORROW — W HAINES ‘and DOROTHY DEVORE in “WHO CAR¥: LLOYD HAM ILTON 'in “MOVIES™ SCRE. SNAPSHQT and TOPIC "RA 1’C SAVOY THEATEK CRANDALL' ~14th and Columbia Rd PM. SAT.: 3 PM_STNDAY ELATSE e ‘ARDO CORTEZ in OF LOVE." Il subjects, obvieusly, ia the superior of ome that does not. It would be difficult to find = more diversified list of divertissements than is offered daily at the EARLE, Washington’s handsomest, mest comfort- able and most commedious playhouse. Added to KEITH popular priced vawdeville of superior merit are photo-dramatic features of the highest grade, short-reel zttractions of uniform excellence, orchestral overtures and de luxe pipe organ recitals. o ’S AVENUE G CRANDALLPS BN MAT: ILE COMEDY add FABLES TODAY. AXD 3 DE: ] 'S Apolio Theater TODAY AND TOMORR¢ O'BRIEN and MADG in "HAVOC. And . e ’S YORK THEATE CRANDALL'’S YORK THEATER TODA TOM MOORE_and FLOR- ENCE VIDOR in “THF TROUBLE WITH WIVES" _And BILLY DOO- EY in “A MTSFIT SATLOR. SPAT FAMILY COMEDY Augment thess auriculsy and visual delights with the spaclousness, beatty and luxurious splen- dor of the EARLE'S ample promenades, lounges and rest rooms, and you will have s remote approximation of the extraordinary provision which this theater embodies for your complete enjoyment. HARRY M. CRANDALL S 0 O O N TN TREET AT 12th SUN.—MON.—TUES., PARAMOUNT PRESENTS BEN LYON BLANCH SWEET Supported by Holbrook Blinn, in a Superbly fic Shannon and Others Acted Drama, The New Commandment ALICE DAY IN SENNETT’S “TEE FOR TWO"” FRI. AND SAT. MONTE BLUE Vera Reynolds, Willard Louts and Otis Harlan in a Tin- gling Melodrama of the Rails, LIMITED MAIL First Chapter "The Green Archer” Pathe's New Wonder Serial WED AND THUR! IRENE RICH Huntley Gordon and Others in a Drama of Mother Love, The WIFE WHO WASN'T WANTED Johnny Arthur in “The Tourist” CRANDALL’S Home Theater JOR (ITHOUT MERCY Ave. S.E OMMAND LEATRICF| LA ROCQUE 1119 H S§t. NE. PRINCESS e B "PONY EXPRESS.” —~~ CIRCLE 2105 Pa. Ave. Ph. W. 933 Amnie Porkine Space Q. NILSSOX. BEN L1ON, VIOLA TCTOR McLAGLEN, HOBAK VORTH, ' S_OF CHANC 4618 14th N.w CLAIRE WIND or, TOME N IND: BLES" St. Bet. 14th. PUBLIC RE 215th [UEST H Street N.E. Py, IEMPIRE 1! Matinee at_3 ) B NAZIMOVA 10U TELLEGEN, OTIS HARLAN in_“THE_REDEEMING SIN, DER THEATER o335 LON CHANEY IN “TOWER OF LIE! CHAPLIN COMEDY, SCENIC. Sth&N.Y.Av.] HIPPODROME *x a s GHTS OF OLD BROADWAY.! | 14th St d R. I. Ave. ELITE wl an ve. VARNER ' DAXTER in “THE SON OF HIS FATHER." ERICAN 15t St. and R. 1. Ave. | RAMON RRO inf| ______THE MIDSHIPMAN.' orth Cap. and P Sts.}i _ BETTY COMP = Column,” from Earl Derr Biggers' story, has had its title changed to “The Man Upstairs.” Dorothy De- vore and Monte Blue are featured in it. It will have silhouette sequences, a novelty. Mary Astor f “seventh heaven John Barrymor - in her at being chosen as s uling woman for his film version of “Don Juan.” She played with him in “Beau Brummel” und thought him heavenly. eldest of Eddie’s “'seven little Foys,” who has arrived as a #ag man and director in the movies, has been signed by Warner Brothers to work out situations in Syd lin’s new picture, “Nightle Nurse.” Byron o Monte Blue and Marfe Prevost to be starred together in Women's Husbands,” a story b: Lowe, jr.. who is credited with being responsible for *“The Hunchhack of Notre Dame.” Lubitsch’s ambition to Americ as big as since coming to muke rnother picture sion,” but In an Amerl- an scttin to he realized through the Warners after he has finished a comedy on this vear's program. An average featurelength pleture, it is from 400 to 600 scene: AMUSEMENTS. : e i atte s il R R R A necessitating a change of location for the camera as many or more times. As a camera and tripod weigh ahout 75 pounds, the raw film about 40 pounds and an accessory case of about 50 pounds, it will be perceived at once that the camera man has not a soft Job. Mrs. Louisette Blue, who died re- cently in Indianapolis st “he age of 71, was the mother of the screen star, Monte Blue. Carl Laemmle’s agreement with Ufa insures to his corporation, Universal, entree to 150 German theaters owned or controlled by Ufa, 2+ well as se- lections of the best Ufu pictures for release in this country. Laura Jean Libbey's once femi ninely popular “A Poor Girl's Ro- mance,” 18 to be made into a modern romantic drama for ¥. Il. O. “The man who listens” is what they call King Vidor in Hollywood. His latest achievement, “The Big Parade," an epic screen drama of the World War, is being hatled us @ masterpiece. George A. Billings title role in the screen production. “Abraham Lincoln,” and who is re- garded generally us the greatest por- trayor of the historical figure in re- has been signed to play , who played the the part of the Emancipator in “Hands Up,” Raymond Griflith’s new Paramount picture. Not only is Ab ham Lincoln an important character in “Hands Up,” but the entire Lincoln cabinet as well. A previous showing of “Joanna,” Eddie Carcw's latest First National production, is said to reveal Dorothry Mackaill as a comedienne of high rank. “Joanna” will be released the latter part of December. Five years ago Dorothy made her first picture, “Mighty Lak' a Rose,” under the ai rection of Carewe, for First Natioral A short time ago First National sizy ed her to a five-year contract. Pat O'Malley will be starred with Virginie Valll in “Wives for Rent,” which Svend Gade will direct from a novel by Goesta Segercrantz, which has been Americanized and adapted to the screen by Charles Whittaker and Svend Gade Anita Stewart has signed a contract with Sebastian-Belasco Froductions her first picture to be the screen ver sion of the musi d Prince of Pilsen,” adapted Anthon, Coldewey, which, it is said, will strike a new note in screen entertainment in that it will he an uproar comedy, but will still be an expensive: production, the total cost amountir to $300,00 ,u 1 NINTII@Nffi - = ¥ TODAY AT £ a00Rs_open £ Co ™ AT FRAZER, CLARA BOW ARD ALYCE MILLS Vital drama—unconquerable courage—the bravery of a world war hero, doomed to die, and of a shame-garbed girl, condemned to live. A picture preserving all the charm of Mrs. Porter’s greatest novel. SPECIAL PROLOGUE AND PRESENTATION ARRANGED AND DIRECTED B MISCHA GUTERSON, Conductor RIALTO CONCERT ORCHESTRA OURRTTIRE, CTRE AN 3 RUDC Y A CHRISTMAS WEEK-—STARTING TODAY-SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20 e it SRS SR B SRR B SRS AL SR SR SR SR 2SS PREAM.” RURINRTRIV NFWR—COMED COLUM THE SCORBSN'B GREAT IOVER! ¥ STREET AT 18TH TINO § ¥ i i i i %? i : i i i i i

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