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NATIONAL—"The Last Warning. With people being turned away in| droves at the National Theater this week, where Last Warning” is being shown, the fixed policy of the Dlayers' managenient of restricting engagements to one week has been forced by the hoards and “The Last Warning™ will be retained for a sec ond week, b nning next Monday night The fact that adherence to a fixed policy may sometimes injure service, caused the National management to decide on a_fortnight's run for thi thrilling and hilarious mystery play Seats for the new week are now on s they are also for the current t Warning” tells of a exciting and eerie events nspire when an intrepid series of which tr manager ed theater. “The Mascot,” Sunday. “The Washingtonians,” under direction of Rollin Bond, in re to public demands will repeat its formance of the French comic he Mascot,” next Sunday at p.m. at the new Jewish Community nter, Sixteenth and Q streets north; west, with a_wealth of elabo; tuming of the fifteenth centur: riod, a cast of clever comedians nd chorus and orches- | nsidered the »nians have their sixt Washir ever presented and this i first pre KEiTH'S—Pat Rooney-Marion Bent Heading the bill at B. F. Keith's Theater next week will be Pat Roone: nd Pat Rooney, | 3d. s company of dancer Si Layman and 1 stryker, Anita Nieto, Burns and Pat | Rooney’s Club Orchestra, under the direction of Andy Byrne. Featured will be the famous French ventriloquist, Leo Bill, who will in- troduce new tricks. Others will include Al Dare and Walter Wahl, “two ambitious i late of the Ziegfeld *“Folli phine Harmon and Georgia S their kit, “We and Us”; Kate Smith ashington’s own blues singer,” and Julius Fuerst and com- pany in equilibristic feats called *“The Man on the Blocks."” The usual screen features will com- plete the bill. EARLE—"The Test.” Maddock, one of vaudeville's slific produce is responsible for ie Test,” which is to be presented as headline attraction at the Earle Theater next week. with Glenn and Richards Barry and Dunn featurec t of eight. Tt is a novelty arted after the manner of a y-comedy. and then re solves itself into—here the press agent is at a loss to express the remainder. The added attraction will be and Dot Dean Ray, a “wise ci ing” rube, and Dot, who sings well and acts as foil for his clownin Other | will include Bobbie B nd’ C. B. P ok ttempts to reopen a haunt- | ve- | Louise Phillips, with “Turc” Duncan, in a melange of melody and mirth: Louis Brems, Dan Fitz and the Mur v brothers in “Just in Fun,” and Lillian Morton, the two-pocket edition comedienne. The film attraction will be Frank Lloyd's production for First National of “The Splendid Road.” featuring Anna Q. Nilsson, Robert Lionel Barrymore and others. Lloyd, whe made this picture, alsc produced “The Sea Hawk.” The program will include also short films of varied interest and a pipe organ recital by Alexander Arons. Glen Echo’s Amplifier. Glea Echo's innovations this Sum- mer include one that is said never be- fore to have been installed in an out. door amusement park. This is the de- vice which amplifies the music from the new military organ in the car- rousel, carrying it by wires into the | Midway and to the Old Mill. The = Midway an entire amuse. { ment center in itself, with 25-0dd dif- | ferent features, principally for the youngsters v Walker's new dance or- of nine men has struck a re- sponsive chord with the patrons of the Glen Echo ballroom. As in previous years, admission to the grounds is free. METROPOLITAN he Volga Boat- | “The Volga Boatman,” heralded as | the latest and greatest of all the Cecll B. de Mille personally directed special | productions, is announced as the fea- ture of mext week’s bill at Crandall’s Metropolitan Theater, beginning Sun- day afternoon. Into a tremendous drama of soclal unrest, great loves and angry passions, it is declared, has been poured all of the De Mille genius for massive scenes, crashing action and tense human emotion. The plot was | derived by Lenore | novel by Konrad Bercovici and trace: developments in the lives of a princ of the royal blood and @ struggling | laborer on the towpath. These roles | are plaved by William Boyd in the title part and Elinor Fair, as Princess Vera. Julia Faye, Theodore Kosloff, Roberf{ FEdeson, Victor Varconi Charles Clary and Arthur comprise the supporting ensemble. “The Volga Boatman” will be ac- a special 1 interpretation by the Metro- n Symphony Orchestra, under Daniel Breeskin, who made a special trip to New York to view this picture and who since has screened it private- 1y five times to perfect the synchroni- zation to the minutest degree human- 1y possible. Doors will be open Sunday after- noon at 2 o'clock. PALACE—“The Crown of Lies.” Pola i announced as the featured Palace next week in of Lie Dimitri Buchow production ramount from nest Vajda, the wright. author of *The Harem' and * vorce. The ¢ is for arian pl: Morgana Di- ta ounds for b. Coffee from lht‘l Rankin | presentation and a | 1 original story by | ¥ EVENING S 1) I'AR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1926. __THK_EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19 1% ert Ames, Charles Post, Arthur Hoyt, Cissy Fitzgerald, Frankie Bailey and May Fister. Hope Loring and Louis D. Lighton adapted the story to the screen and Dimitri Buchowetski rected the production. Pola Negri has the role of a board- ing house maid whose dreams of being a great actress never come true, but she is suddenly singled out by a giant foreigner, who declares’ she is the Queen of Sylvania, who was supposed to have been killed in a revolt. Persuaded to assume the throne, she' goes to the Kuropean kingdom and, after numerous dra- matic adventures, installed . as queen only to desert the throne to marry a motor c esman from America who accompanied her to vania and whom she cannot forget. RIALTO—"“The Night Cray.” “The Night Cry,” starring the ca- nine actor Rin-Tin-Ting will be the at- traction at the Riao next week, starting Sunday afternoon. Rinty appears as the watchdog of a flock of sheep. Other ranchers find dead lambs and he is suspected, al- though a giant condor is the culprit. The dog’s absence from his flock point so strongly to his guilt that his owner is ordered to shoot him, but has not the heart to do so and hides him. The condor then seizes thé baby daughter of Rin‘Tin‘Tin's owner, Rinty rushes to the rescue and in a terrific fight kills the giant bird. The supporting cast includes June Marlowe, John Harron, Gayne Whit- man, Don_Alvarado, Heinie Conklin and Mary Louise Miller. The stage presentations include, Ed- die Jahrl, concert accordionist, and Mitchell and Devine in pianologue and | popular_songs. The short reel comedy marks the | return to the screen of Theda Bara is re t COLUMBIA—"“Paris. A gorgeous drama of Apache love, featuring Joan Crawford and Charles nmounced for Loewds Co- t week, peginning Sunday, i ri sdmund Goulding's pro- duction for Metro-Goldwyn of his own L v, with a ¢ that includes Doug- |1as Gilmore, Michael Vasaroff, Rose Dione and Jean Galeron. Supple- mental fe: will include a Tuxedo come: Mr. Cinderella,” the Inter- natlonal newsreel and embellishment Iby the " Columbia Orchestra under | Leon Brusilof. “Paris” is described as a re . nd highly dramatic story, not ed with comedy, of the adven- of a young American tourist i wnd “good-time Charlie” in the P i\nul(‘r\\‘nl'](l which eventually con vince him that there is really such 1+ thing as Apache love. ' The haunts of the Paris Apaches, the gay revels of upper-world Paris and a glittering pageant of the French capital at play are pictured. | I TIVOLI—"The Sea Beast." John Barrymore will be the | at Crandall's Tivoli Theater th j two days of next week, | Sunday afternoon. in Warner Broth ers' production, “The Sea Beast,” a vigorous melodrama of whaling days \dapted from the story “Moby Dicl by Herman Melville. events that bristle with action, and some of the scenes are desperately frank in their depiction of tne rough life of th | first GROSVENOR 3 Piece Tea Set $60.00 NOW COMMUNITY is making fo It deals with | supported by a large cast, including Dolores Costello, George O'Hara. Mike Donlin and James Barrows and scores more. Tuesday and Wednesday will b shown’ “Other Women's Husband a comedy of married life, with Marie Prevost, Monte Blue, Huntley Gordon and Phyllis Haver, augmented by Iiamilton in “Nobody's and the Pathe Review; Thurs- day and Friday, Norma Talmadge in “Kiki,” First National's film version ol the Belasco play, with a support- Ing cast led by Ronald Colman, George K. Arthur, Marc MeDermott and Gertrude Astor, supplemented by an Aesop Fable and Topics of the' Day; Saturday, George O'Brien in ling for Cupid,” supplemented n “Our Gang” comedy, ‘‘Sport- and new chapter play. DOR—"The Volga Boat- man.” William Boyd, Elinor Fair, Julia Faye, Theodore Kosloff, Robert Ede- son, Victor Varconi, Charles Clary and others will be seen in the leading roles of Cecil De Mille's special produc- Volga Boatman,” at dor Theater, the first three days of next week, begin- ning Sunday afternoon. It is said te be an intensely human drama, dealing with events of staggering import, and s artistic to the last degree. The love interest attaches to the lives of a struggling youth on the Volga tow- path and a princess of the royal blood. The bill will be completed by added | short reels and pipe organ musi Wednesday and Thursday will be shown Marion Davies in George Barr McCutheon's “Beverly of Graustark,” [ with Antonio Moreno opposite; Bobby Me"” and | ligh AMBAS! S “Sandy. | with Madge Bellamy in the name part, supplemented by Jimmie Adams in | “For Sadie's Sake"; Saturday, Johnny | Hines in an adaptation of Thompson | | Buchanan’s Cub,” entitled Mack Sennett and the last in- “Rainbow Riley"; comedy, “Sportlight stallment of “Casey | | CENTRAL—"Perils of the Sea."” | “Perils of the thrilling ocean tale, will be shown' for the first time | lin the Capital the first two days of | | next week at Crandall’s Central Thea ter, beginning Sunday afternoon, with | Elaine Hammerstein in the leading role, supported by Robert Ellis and Pat’ Harmon, and supplemented by | Bobby Vernon in “Page Me," the Pathe Review and pipe organ music. Tuesday and_Wednesday, H. B.| Warner, Lilyan Tashman, Lillian Rich and John Bowers in George Melford’s | production, “Whispering Smith,” a | Harvard,” news events; Mawruss as automobile distributers who never distributed a car. Commencing Thursday of this week, *“Brown of Harvard” will be shown, featuring Jack Pickford and Mary Brian. It has been called the greatest foot ball picture ever made. Supplementary features will round out the program. 5 Monte Blue ‘Other Wom- APOLLO. Sunday and Monday, and Marie Prevost in en's Husbands” and Lloyd Hamilton in “Nobody's Business’; Tuesday and Wednesday, John Barrymore in “The Sea Beast”; Thursday, Lloyd Hughes and Mary Astor in ‘“The Scarlet Saint” and Walter Hiers in *Wireless Lizzie”; Friday, Johnny Hines in “Rainbow Riley” and Glenn Tryon in “The Hug Bug"; Saturday, H. B. Warner and Lilyan Tashman in “Whispering Smith,” “Our Gang” in “Better Movies” and “The Radio De- tective,” installment No. 1. AVENUE GRAND. Sunday and Monday, John Barry. more in “The Sea Beast"; Tuesday and Wednesday, Marion Davies in ‘“Bev- rly of Graustark’ and Bobby Vernon in “‘Page Me'; Thursday, Marie Pre- vost and Monte Blue in “Other Wom- en’s Husbands” and Glenn Tryon in “The Hug Bug"; Friday, Elaine Ham- merstein in “The Checkered Flag" and Lige Conley in *“Cheap Skates’ Saturday, Johnny Hines in “Rainbow Riley,” Cliff Bowes in *“Somebody's Wrong" and ““ ey of the Coast Guard,” No. 10. CAROLINA. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, Bat,” with Jack Pickford and Louise Fazenda; Wednesday, ‘“Hell's Four Hundred,” with Margaret Livingston and Harrison Ford; Thursday, “Dancing Mothers,” with Alice Joyce and Conway Tearl necticut Yanke in King Arthur's Court”; Saturday, “The with Jack Holt and Billie CHEVY CHASE. Sunday and Monday, Jack Holt and Florence Vidor in “Sea Horses,” Aesop's Fables and news events; Tuesday, Edmund Lowe and Alma Rubens in_“East Lynne” comedy, Phoney Express’ Wednesday and Thursday, Jack Pickford, Mary Brian and Willlam Haines in “Brown of Friday, Hoot of the Flying U Gibson in “Chip Imperial comedy, “A Flaming Affai Saturday, “Sally, Irene and Mary, with Sally O'Neill, Constance Bennett and Joan Crawford; Buster Brown comedy, “Buster's se Dive.” melodrama _of the underworld, aug- mented by the Hallroom Boys in “Bri- | dle Grooms” and added short sheel rhursday and Fri “The Phangm utler, _also | ering Whi Satu version supple- comedy, | 1 Madge Bellan of the serial stor 3 mented by a Johnny Arthur beginning | “Home Cured,” added short reels and | Stone | musical contributions. “ STRAND—“Pardners Again.” A surprise of romance and thrills, generously spiced h laughter, is | promised at the Strand Theater next | week, commencing Sunday, in “Pard- ners gain With Potash and Perl COLONY. Sunday Joyce in “Dancing Mother: Pathe Review: Monday Barthelmess in “Just and Lloyd Hamilton in , Please’ Tuesday, “The Dixie Merchant” and Johnny Arthur in “My Stars”; Wednesday, Lewis §. nd Anna Q. Nilsson in “Too Much Money" Thursday, Rudolph Schildkraut in “His People” and Felix cartoon: Fri day, Fannie Hurst's “Mannequin” and Cliff Bowes in “Quick Service' t- urday, David Butler in “The Phantom Express,” Alice Day in Sennett's “Hotsy Totsy” and “Screen Snap- Aesop SERVICE FOR SIX Knives, Forks and Spoons fot Six Covers IN ANY OF THESE DESIGNS \AE VL GRO BIRD of TARALISE Brend Tray N{i] - r you in the finest” plate, lovely silver services to match their knives, forks and spoons. Distinctive, patrician--- Friday, “A Con- | Ancient | Conway Tearle and Alice and Aesop Fable; | MPIRE. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, Lew Cody and Gertrude Olmsted in “Monte Carlo” and comedy; Wednesday and Thursday, Blanche Sweet in Lady From Hell” and comedy day, Jack Hoxle in “Bustin’ Throug and Fighting Hearts, No. 4, “Sock Me to Sleep”; Saturday, Fred Thomp- son in “Hands Across the Border,” comedy, Flame Fighters, No. 6; In- ternational News and matinee kid- dies’ surprise party. Tuesday is Sul prise night and Thursday Profes- sional night. ELITE. Sunfiay and Monday, Carol Demp- ster and W. C. Fields in D. W. Grif-| fith’s \"That Royle Girl,” “Casey of the Coast Guard,” No. 6; Tuesday and Wednesday, Adolphe Menjou in Girand Duchess and the Walter,” comedv; Wednesday and Thar Colleen Moore in “We Modern: comedy; Friday, “The Barrier Norman Kerry; Saturday, Charles| Ray, in “Bright Lights,” episode 1,| “Fighting Hearts,” topics and fables. | HOME. Sunday, Marion Davies in “Bevelly of Graustark” and Clff Bowes in| “Who's Boss?"; Monday, Madge Bel- lamy in “Sandy” and Aesop Fable: | Tuesday, “Dollar Down” and Lige Conley in “Cheap Skates"; Wednes- day, “Siberia” and Neele: dwards | in ““The College Yell”; Thursday, Dor- | othy Devore in “The Gilded Highway" and Arthur Lake in “Bedtime Stories"; Friday, Ralph Lewis in “The Last Editiow’ and comedy; Saturday, Buck Jones in “The Cowboy and the Countess,” Charlie Chase in “Charlle, | My Boy,” and “Casey of the Coast Guard,” No. 9. 8 HIPPODROME. | sunday and Monday, Marion Davies | in “Beverly of Graustark,” comedy: Tuesday and Wednesday, Ronald Cole man in ‘“The Dark Angle’ Pathe | comedy; Thursday and Friday, Co- | rinne Griffith in “Classified,” Larry | Semon _comedy; Saturday x in | he Bverlasting W hisper,’ v | of the Coast Guard," episode No. 6, | and comedy and Pathe News 1LEADER. Saturday, Sunday and Monday, Carol Dempster and Neil Hamilto D. W. Griffith’ merica,” Flame Fighter.” episode No comedy; Tuesduy and \Wedne: lian Gish in “The White Rose’ comedy; Thursday and Friday, Adolphe Menjfou in “A Woman of Parls,” com- edy and Fox News chaptér Country Alberta 2, “Fighting Hi Park ne Menjou Woman and Edna Purv Wedne nd Brian, Pickfor A double William xander in “All son in “The Tough Gu Mary Pickford in “Tess of Archer ing Idol” with (matinee only’ William PRINCESS. thelmess in *“The Beautiful Gang comedy, “Offic day and Wednesday, a “The Big Gane Hunter’: Hoxle in “The episode No. Guard,” and “The Iron Pickford In 10 of “Battling Bres 1sey RAPHAEL. Sunda: Wanderer, edy. Beginning Monday, Theater wili be closed for f th ive da; with “Behind the Front, ment. SAVOY Sunday, Marie Prevost oore in “The Cave M: OLYMPIC. | Sunday and Monday, Eleanor Board- | man in “Memory Lane,” with Conrad | Nagel, comedy, news; Tuesday, Jac- queline Logan and Lou Tellegen in “The Outsider,” comedy; Wednes- | day, “The Road to Glory.” with May McAvoy, Leslle Fenton and Ford Sterling, comedy; Thursday and Fri day, Ibanez’s “Torrent,” featuring Ricardo Cortez and Greta Garbot, | comedy, news; Saturday, Norma | Shearer in “The Devil's Circu: | comedy, “Fighting Hearts.” | PARK. | and Monday, George Sid- rlie Murray and Vera Go Sunday You'll laugh, really! It and doesn’t hurt one bit! Drop “Freezone” bothersome corn. 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