Evening Star Newspaper, May 12, 1926, Page 22

AMUSEMENTS NATIONAL PLAYERS—"The Last Warning.” A novel comedy mystery play, “The Iast Warning,” s announced for presentation ut the National Theater riext week. It is distinct and apart from the ordinary style of thrillers, and so constructed that thrills tumble on the heels of the laughs amid sus- pense ana t s seldom crowded into two hours on the stage. “The Last Warning” originated in one of the Satu Fvening Post's best-likea sert: “The House of Fear,” by Wadsworth Camp. The pince is primarily a comedy, though ‘it has all the ihrills of the us s tery play. It doesn't, howeve people to death.” There are no blood- thirsty murd nd there is abso- lately no gun j The plot of the play si based upon @ suspiclous death in which the body of the victim was und. The supposed murder 0 a {:rru( many before the action of the play begi How c¢rooks \l.\_(‘d the phantom victim to esploit their own ends supplies the idew arou the action winds. ind which | PALACE—"Wet Paint.” Raymond Griffith, In “Wet Paint,” an original story by Reginald Morris, who also wrote two of Griffith's previ- ous piciures, is announced as the attraction at Loew's Palace next week. Directed by Arthur Rosson, and with a cast inciuding Bryant Wash- surn, Helene Costello, Natalie King- s on and Henry Kolker, “Wet Paint" sparkling comedy wealthy young bachelor whose honest »roposal to a beautiful girl proves to « the butt of a joke on her part and cads him into making a vow that ie’ll marry the first woman he meets o spite her. A Sennett he Pathe Nes nd _orchestr: cound out the medy, “Circus Toda s, Toplcs of the I embelishment will he Bat.” Beginning Sunilay, the comedy mystery drama, ““The Bat,” by Mur: Roberts Rinehart and wood, will be presented for four days Str Cheater. riday and Saturday of orals for Men.” fe Tearle and Agnes A; - | lier, in THE The story portrays the battle waged by a woman, who, leaving her old life behind, takes her piace in so- clety, only to be hounded by an un- scrupulous man, the partner of her shady days. MUTUAL—*Tumbleweeds.” ‘William S. Hart will be the attrac- tion at the Mutual Theater next week, commencing Sunday, when he will be seen in his latest United Ar- tists production, “Tumbleweeds.” In “Tumbleweeds,” which was writ- ten by Hal G. Evarts, adapted for the screen by C. Gardner Sullivan and directed by King Baggot, the Western star appears in the char acter famillarly known to all movie Sunday and Monday, Rudolph Val- entino in “The Eagle”; Tuesday, “The Song and Dance Man”; Wednesday, Thomas Melghan tn “The New Klon: dike”; Thursday, Gloria Swanson in he ‘Untamed Lady"; Friday, “Bride n,” with Dolores Costello; Sen Horses,” Jack Holt, CHEVY CHASE. Sunday and Monday, Ernest Tor- rence, Greta Nissen and Willlam Col- 'he Wanderer"; Aesop's Fables and News Events, Tuesday. Mae McAvoy.and Rockliffe l"ellum! in “The Road to Glory”; Hal Roach comedy, “Somewhere in Somewhere' Fox varlety, “The Iron Trail Around | the World.” Wednesday and Thurs. | day, Lew Cody, Gertrude Olmstead | and Zazu Pitts in_ ‘“Monte Carlo™: Charles Chase comedy, “The Uneasy Three”; News Events. Friday, Rin Tin-Tin in “Below the Line’; Ralph: Graves, “Hurry, Doctor.” Saturday,' Charles Ray, “Dynamite Smith"; Unl versal comedy,, “A Dumb Friend";: Fox varfety, “The Whirlpool of Europe.” - CIRCLE. Sunday and Monday, Thomas Meighan and Lila Lee, in “The New Klondike”; Tuesday, Lew Cody and Gertrude Olmsted, in *‘Monte Carlo”; Wednesday, Laura La Plante, Harry Myers and ‘Alexander Carr, in’ “Beau- tiful Cheat"; Thursday and Friday, 7 and 9 p.m., Richard Barthelmess, in “Just Suppose,” Gang comedy, “Mary Queen of Tots”: Saturday, Jack Hoxle, in “Two-Fisted Jones.” DUMBARTON. Sunday, Clara Bow and Rober: | Frazer in “Keeper of the Bees"; Mon ' day, Pat O'Malley and Dorothy Mac- | kaill in “The Mine With the Iron' Door”; Tuesday, Thomas Meighan in “The New Klondike”; Wednesday and Thursday. Greta Ni: ‘William Col- " (Continued on Twenty-third Page.) EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1926. 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