Evening Star Newspaper, December 15, 1926, Page 45

Sunday Monday | NTNG _STAR, WASHINGTON, D. Wednesday Aun. Q Nilsson DECTBr R 19 | —_—— Ambassador ‘ “Midntgh{. Lovers" —— and News. Anua Q. fn “Midnixht_Lovers"” N Anna Q _Nilsson ‘ and_News. n “Midnight Lovers" And Newe “The Waning Se: Norma_Shearer | o " | “The Waning Sonnett ¢ | Miiton Sills in | Apolle | Bl | e Rod La Rocaue n Jigolo.” o comeds " Alma Reubens Ave. Grand |+ as.’ Fable | Fin o) q e “South{“Aloma of the South . Gilda Gray in Sea an_ Fahle. — Cameo I Dark on Sunday. Dourlas Fairhanks in | Doula P News. Smith_Family_comedy. athe Carolina Corinne Grifth in “Syncopating Sue. net_Gavnor. in Srinne Sapp Midnishi Kiss.” | Jar *‘Syncopating Sue. “The “Dame T Central i niTton comedy, Sno 1. Rev ew. | Ranger_In Hinb_Valentino “Flamine Fury."” ir = d 0] .|"“The Fo orsemen. [ Rudol 6\..\ alenting n “The Four Horgemen.” Mac P “Perch of Greta_Garby in “The Temntrees.” Aasan Fatle Mi'on Sille in | 5 b s “The Country Bevond. oo, Neal Burns comeay. Mo Pt in “Ma w | rriage Ljcense.” | Alma Reubens | Blanche Sweel in “The Far Cry. “Viola _Dana in “Rosher Kitty Kelly" Upstatrs.” comedy V’,v‘\} g ] e Without a Ke ) Raymond Griffith in “You'd Be Surprised. Teagrice Jov 1n ‘Fot Alimony Only. Hal Roach comedy. “Perch of the Devil." 2 Cartoon Mary Astor in | “Forever After. Greta Garbo o Helen and Warren comedy. “The Temntress." ‘The Temntres Neelv Flwnmle' nmade | Pauline Frederick in Roubens “Devil' Taland.* -} Viola Dana in “Bred in Old Kentucky." Tie (hase Com Ro? La Rocque 1n “Gixolo. Afeon Fabie - = Rocaue 1 Teai i Jov in RO LRI 1 | e rineing Vin News and, “Andy Takes a Flyer. Comedy. “Girolo. comedy. W jal-ors,” Lonise Fazenda in A Butter. med *Nire_Monke; Ko Mavnar® in ‘The Demon Rider" and_comedy. . Pathe's “Motor_Trouble." “Sea_of Gallllee. Evelyn Brent n “Flpme of the Areentine.” 1 Ma [“The Passionate Quest." Fields in v M w. C. Hsaie Obeet.[#8o's Your Old Man. ~laine Hammerstein {n “Paint and Powder." 4 ~ | George O'Hare in Ranger, the dok.,, “The Timid Terror.” | in " ‘Flaming Fury.’ n Bardely's rent ToLnGitertTn nrflgy'p Tovi Harold Liovd In “The Freshman. Righard Barthelmess, in “R-nsom’e_Follv. he Maenificent Fables and com- Tt's a Gift." n “The_Snlendid Road." Pat . Anna O_ Nilssen he News. RivmonT Grifeh {n | Wiltgn Siie 1o " Pup- You'd Be Surprised.”| nets.” N comedy A and Pathe's "Jarusa- comedly. 2 cian_Knieht" | lem: the Holv City. |“TheFlamine Frontier."] | Rews Joan Hersholt | Alma Reubers in “The Old Soak.” Apann Fan “Marrioze License.” omady. William Fairbanks I “A Fieht to Fin “Collarians" No. nish." Ranzer in “ Fury. ek Sinett. Comedvs Eleanor” Boardman n “Memory_Lane." lix_Cartoon. “Georee, O'B |+ “Fie Leaves | Wews and_comedy. Chplie Pty “The, ot o "Brs Ceana Owers 11 SeaRs D Flame of the Yukon. “Fig Teaves. ¥ News and comeds. Comedy = N0 ST, in “Pupets Comons ‘‘At the Beach ' Jack Holt n W C. Fields, "S0'8 Your Born o the Weat” | Man.' No 6. Bl x News and Grimm's, Trocrass. Pathe's Rathiaham. Tiert Lytell in The Model From Paris. Gump comedy Bor " | Model From Pari Lytell hat Gump comedy News | ' n “The Marriage Clause"| Marzare and News | Billie Dove Patey Ruth Mill “The Wis» Virei Livines e (home T Doulas MacLean in “Hol? That Lion. Dolo: o in “Bride of the Storm."| " Gene. Tonaay_sarin] “Tha Seoret Sneine | nd_News Bert_Lvtell in “That Mode] From Paris in, “Dancing Mothers." Panline Frederick in “Her Honor the overnor. Art_Lake comedy. Conway Tearle Aeson_Farle “The Northern Code.” Comedy. “Don't Kid Mn Monk ™ Eva Novak in William Collier. jr.. | Jane Novak in “The Border Sheriff." Raloh Graves i My Girl.’ Jean Hersholt in “Tha OI4 Soak." Felix_Cartoon Laura La Plante in “The Mi‘night Sun. Lt La Plante in “The. Midnient Sun." Dorothy Mackaill, in “Subway Sadie.” w. “So's ‘Your OId Man."| C. Fielde in W._C. Fields in “So's 'Your Old Man.' Richard Talmadee in Llova Hughee in “The Merry Cavalier."| “Forever After. Rudolph, Valentino n ! ‘“The Four Leatrice Joy. “For_ Alimony Rudolph Valentino 5 An “The_Jellvfish.” “The Four, Horseman." in Only.” | “F Blanche Sweet in “The Far Cry." nd Sennett_comedy Teatrice Joy_in 'or Alimony Only." Ard “The Jeilvfish." Raymond Grifith in, “You'd Be Surprised. Charles Chase comedy. News and Tonics. Horsemen. “Carinet of Dr. Caligari,” WardmanPk. ' With “Cahinet of Dr. *Caligan.” With Werner_Krauss. “Cahinet of Dr. Caligari,” “Capinet of Dr. “Cahinet o Caligari,” Wi Werner Krauss. “Cahinet of Dr. “Calieari.” ith Wit Werner_Krauss. Werner_Kraugs. o arterback.” TReey Eiwards Richard Dix in l comedy'. “The Quarterback.” Werner_Krauss. Richard Dix in Jean Hersholt n “The Old Soak." Felix_cnrtoon. Neeley Edwards comedy. Pauline Frederick | in *‘Her Honor the Governor Greta® Garbo n “The Temptress." Alma Reubens Marceline Day Aeson Fable Comedv “Tellvfish.” | “College Days." in “Marriage License' “'No. 3. [Buster Rrown comedy. “Collagians Attractions in Washington Theaters Next NATIONAL—Ziegfeld's “Betsy.” A dehghiful score is promised for egfeld’s newest musical comedy. “Betsy,” with Belle Baker in the title role, which opens at the Na- tional Theater, nex! Tuesday evening. Numbers for It were written by Lorenz Hart and hichard Rodgers, h’!: cluding “Sing*_ " 8 My Girl Renned,” “Stonewal’ Moskowitz March, “Bugle Blow.” “The Ladies’ Home Companior” ane a novelty number, “Rocked. in the Cradle of the Deep, with a svncopated melody. The story by Irving Caesar and Pavid Fresdman, concers life on the Fast Side of New York, with contrast- ing .scenes at an exclusive country lub. % No mis'ea) comedy in the history of the present-day stage, it is claimed, has a® many comedians as “Betsy.” For, in addition to Belle Baker. there are “immy Hussey, delineator of ¥id- dish and Irish types: Allen Kearns, Just ~eturr @ from London, where he starred in ¢Tip Toes and Al Shean of the fan ous team of Gallaygher and Shean Als. amo. a the principals are Eve- iyn T.aw highe + kicker in the world; Madelin~ Camerer Bobby Perkins, Ralph Whitehea® Barbara Newberry, Dan Healy, Ph' Ry'ey, Vanita La Nier. Edward Hickey, Jack White and Paul'ne He'.mar KEITH'S--Fddle Leonard. Many special stunts have been ar- ranged by Manager Robbins for the Christmas week bill at B. F. Keith's, beginning next Sunday afternoon. At every matinee from December 20 te 24, inclusive, Santa Claus will meet all the kidides at the close of the per- formance, and from a huge Christmas tree will distribute hundgeds of toys. Heading the bill will' be Edai Leonard, “Our’ Singing Minstrel,” with his soft shoes and a new band of musicians, singers and dancers. “The Birdseed Couple,” Frank Davis and Delle Darnell, also will be featured in a comic skit, “Birdseed.” Others will include Oscar Loraine, “Tne Vol inNltufilluLeo eta shr cmf “The Violin Nuttist”; Zelda Santley, “Little Miss Everybody,” who gives impressions of stage celebrities: the Pasquali Brbthers in spectacular hand balancing; Sc.. shtl's Royal Wonder* ettes; Jane and ger Rogers, sing ers, “Just Out of College”’; Wilfred Du Boils, juggler, and thé usual screen features completing the bill. EARLE—Eddie Foy. The Christmas week bill at the Earle Theater, beginning next Sun- day aftegioon, will have as headline atunction Eddie Foy, comedian, star of vaudeville. musical comedy and revue. The photoplay will be “West of Broadway,” starring Priscilla Dean. Eddie Foy, who for many years has been a favorite on the Washington stages, brings an act which is sure to ada to the enlivenment of amusement seexers Another featured offerin; wiil be Lottie Mayer's Diving Girls, described as the ori 1 Hippodrome Disappearing \ Ballet, with 10 fem:nine aquatic stars performing in & tank. Others will include Bob Hi who weuves current topics rhymed lyric and sings them and Stewart, und Les Klick's Enchanted Forest,” described as wonder act of electrical novelty. STRAND—"Steppin’ in Society.” Victor liyde's musical _comedy preseutation, “Steppin’ in Socety,” which is the stage attraction at the Strand The. ter next week, beginning Sunday, is said to offer peppy tunes snappy ® some fun-making. Irvin B. Hamp sti'l tops the cast of 22, with Larl Root and Lew Lewis ajding him, and Elizabeth Gorman, a talented local ¢rl, held over a second week; Florence Drake and Bilis La Monte have been added to the aggre- gation und they will be heard in solo numbers, ard the Follles Bergere Girls will offer new steps and clever acrobutics Norma hearer will be seen on the soresn in S ¥ u Monta Bell productiun o1 e life on the vaudeville circuit. the cast are Qscar Shaw, Dorothy Phillips, Ward Crane and Gwen Lee. GAYETY- Wh'te Cacgo.” Leon Gordon’s play, “White Cargo,” founded on liiss Simonton’s book, “Hell's Playg.ound,” will be next week's uttraction at the Gayety The- ater. Lewis Talbot, its producer, an- nounces that this production of “White Cargo” has been chosen by ' the Columbia Amusement Co. to as- certaiu whether or not Gayety patrons wish .. sce great New York successes at poj ular prices. Christine Cooper, Robert Burns, Joseph Forte, Maurie Morris, Ed- ward Hudson, William Marble, Denny Mullea, John C. Louden, Tom G. ps and plenty of whole: Week Jones and Punghi Bunda comprise the exceptional cast chosen for the experiment. The ,story of the play should be familiar to Washington theatergoers. MUTUAL~—"Stone and Pillard.” At the Mutual Theater, next week beginning Sunday matinee, the newly organized Stone and Pillard company will be the attraction. The stars themselves, George Stone and Etta Pillard, are well known players, not only in burlesque but in the ranks of vaudeville and musical comedy. Their supporting company includes Sylvia Pearl, Margie Austin, Minerva Marsh, Bert Bernard, Tom Phillips and Jimmie Burns, and a large chorus selected for their graces and talent. YALE GLEE CLUB—FRIDAY. ‘The Yale University Glee and Banjo clubs, who are to sing at the Masonic Auditorium Friday evening at 8:15, scored a distinct triumph at their New York copcert Sunday. It was not a part of the Christmas tour, which opens in Washington, but was a spe- cial New York engagement, for which the undergraduate chorus was rein- forced in certain numbers by the Uni- versity Glee Club of New Haven and by graduate soloists from New York. Marshall Bartholomew, who will direct the club in its concert here, conducted. There are many university glee clubs touring the country during the Christmas and Easter holidays, but the Yale Club, now singing its 60th consecutive season, holds a place with a few of the very best. Its concert here will be managed by T. Arthur Smith’s Concert Bureau. JOHN McCORMACK TONIGHT. John McCormack, celebrated Irish tenor, will sing at the Washington Auditorium this evening at 8:30 o'clock. This i{s the second in the Wilson-Greene series of évening con- certs. Edwin Schneider will assist at the piano. The program will include not only a group of the Irish folk songs for which Mr. McCormack is famous, but also two numbers reminiscent of the singer’s recent Oriental tour. Se- .ections from Peri, Bach, Respighi, Eigar and other well known com- posers will be presented. BURTON HOLMES' LAST. When Jules Verne dreamed of a wonderful voyage “Around the World in Eighty Days” it was thought to be the extreme romance of predic- tion. Today the trip is made in two | hours and this without leaving home. | This new record for a complete cir- | cumnavigation of the globe has been | established by Burton Holmes In his | new travelogue. “The Great World Cruise” which will be presented at the National Theater tomorrow aft- ernoon at 4:30, True enough, all of the world is not | shown. But by a wonderful system of compression Mr. Holmes has ar- runged his pictures in such a way as to give his followers a quick compre- | hension of the chief sights of this | epic voyage, Including places little known, where aboriginal tribes and customs still persist, with a glimpse of Bermuda, Cuba, Panama, Cali- fornia, Japan, Korea, China, Philip- pine Islands, New Zealand, Australia, Java, Settlement Straits, India, Egypt and Italy. “The Great World Cruise” will be the last in Mr. Holmes’ current series. “ CHILDREN’S SELECTED | PROGRAMS, In response to many requests that certain pictures be shown on the se- lected programs for children, big re- sponses are to be made in December and January. At the Tivoli Theater Saturday, De- cember 18, Douglas Fairbanks will be screened in “Robin Hood.” The Mount Pleasant Library will have an exhibit | in the foyer of the theater of rare | editlons of “Robin Hood” and other stories relating to the period, to bring to the attention of the children the wealth of delightful story books avail- lc un the shelves of their own public 1 mber 18, at the Chevy Chase will be shown “Brown of | H o story filled with the | thrills incident to college life, includ- | | ing the annual Harvard-Yale foot ball | game, a stirring regatta and other | sports Indigenous to college life. | \ METROPOLITAN—"Midnight Lovers.” | Crandall's Metropolitan Theater an- nounces for next week, beginning Sunday afternoon, First National's release of ““Midnight Lovers,” featur- ing Lewis S. Stone and Anna Q Nils- son, and on the stage Misses Con- stance Mering and Muriel Pollock, Duo-Art and Columbla’ recording artists, in a novel two 0 act, to- gether with the World Survey, a selected two-reel comedy, short subjects and contributions b: the Metropolitan Symphony Orches- tra, under Daniel Breeskin. “‘Midnight Lovers” is a comedy- drama, in which Stone is cast as an ace whose life is wrapped up in flying on the French front and who marries a beautiful English girl, whom he takes on an aerial honeymoon much to her discomfort and distress. When he is returned to the front she entirely rebuilds the warlike apartment to which she has been taken as a bride and seems to fall in love with the young interior decorator. When her husband returns, he proceeds to put things in order. PALACF—"Everybody’s Acting.” For Christmas week, Loew’s Palace ‘Theater announces, starting Sunday afternoon, Paramount’s new Marshall Neilan production, *‘Everybody’s Act- ing,” with a cast that includes Betty Bronson and Ford Sterling; the Cali- fornia Nighthawks Revue, with a cast of 18, and program novelties staged by Colby Harriman, including Loew's Palace Magazine, Dick Leibert’s Organlogues, Aesop's Fables and selections by the Palace Concert Orchestra, under David Armandi, guest conductor and concert pianist. “Everybody's Acting” is described &s a colorful panorama of back-stage life service as a background for the story of a girl waif of the theater who is raised by five foster daddies. RIALTO—“The Mystery Club.” Starting Saturday of this week and continuing until Saturday of next week, the photoplay feature at the Rialto will be “The Mystery Club,” starring Edith Roberts, Mildred Har- ris and Matt Moore. It is based on one of Arthur Somers Rothe's popu- lar stories, “Crimes of the Armchair Club,” and concerns a group of mil- lionaires who call their organization ““The Armchair Club,” one of whom fosters an institution for reformed criminals. An argument arises as to whether or not it is easy to commit crimes without detection, and where- by each member of the organization is to err in one “gentlemanly crime” which can be fixed up when the game is over. The stage presentation will be *“The Atlantic Four,” one of the crack quar- tets of the country, “Six Foot Four” lgarrlleu executes a dance for a snappy nale. COLUMBIA—“The Magician.” “The Magiclan,” a Metro-Goldwyn picture, will be given its first showing in- Washington at Loew's Columbia for the week starting next Sunday afternoon. 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