Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1926, Page 24

OPENING ATTRACTIONS IN WASHINGTON THEATERS KEITH'S—Eddie Leonard. A regular holiday bill s the offering this week at Kelth’s. It is headed by Bddie Leonard and his minstrel boys, one of the biggest attractlons on the vaudetille circuit. This was demon- strated last night. Eddie is a re- markable entertainer, when his age is considered. He dances and sings as well today as he did 30 years ago. In answer to many encores, he sang “Rose Marie” and astonished his hear- ers. Eddle carries a company of 17, musicians and dancers, and for 40 minutes kept the audience applaud- ing. Fhe remainder of the bill is enter- taining. A newcomer, Zelda Santley deserves special mention. Her imita- tions of stage favorites, under the heading of “Little Mis& Everybody,” are very good. Several encores re- warded her efforts. That fast-working and laughable team, Davis and Darnell, although they have nothing new to offer, make their usual hit. Oscar Loraine, the viollnist, registered with his foolish ness, and made his act prominent through the efforts of a pretty miss ‘in one of the boxes helping him_out with songs. Jane and “Ginger” Rod- two girls from the West, sing The Pasquali Brothers display .and-hand balancing and remark able tumbling stunts. Wilfred Du Bois has a neat juggling act. Schichtl's Royal Wonderettes will prove inter- esting to the children this week, as the little figures perform almost im- possible feats. Aesop Fables, Pathe News .and other house attractions complete the bill. EARLE—Eddie Foy. ‘The Earle's Christmas week bill is headlined by Iddie Ft that well known comedian of musical comedy and vaudev Although getting along in years and not quite so spry, lsddie hands out & good many laughs He brings an entertaining little pl let of night life on Broadway, and supporting company is good. Headlining with Foy is Lottie Mayer and her disappearing water ballet, featuring the Jantzen girl, original wmodel for the bathing girl poster. The act, outside of the mystifying disap- pearing ballet girls, embraces some iancy diving. This is about the best of the water acts seen here in a long time. A novelty act is presented by Lee Klicks, “The Enchanted Forest.” The stage and house are darkened and srotesque figures, beautifully lighted, caper about the stage. There are box- ing frogs, dancing ostriches and nu- merous other figures. Bob Hall, billed as “that extemporaneous chap,” scores quite a hit with the audience with his made-to-order songs. He com- poses his songs as he goes along, sing- ing_about the audience and different national topics. Lester and Stuart present “Bound for Nowhere,” an act of comedy, song and dance. The best of their offering is the dances. The feature photoplay this week is ‘West of Broadway,” a_comedy ro- mance starring Priscilla Dean, with a zood supporting cast. It is a typical Dean picture, full of action and comedy. STRAND—"Steppin’ in Society.”, The eight-scened production, “Step- pin’ in Society,” the feature of this week’s bill at the Strand Theater, be- sides a host of pretty girls, handsome costumes and attractive settings, has a little bit of everything needed to make an interesting and enjoyable at- traction. There is a bit of comedy and a bit of pathos, with songs, dances and breezy dialogue, as well as a brace of busy comedians. It is a toss-up as to the merits of the sketch, “The General,” and its companion piece, “The Apartment House.” In the former a beautiful spy vamps a general and his staff, and in the latter a wife and a victrola get sick at the same time different apartments, but the man®to fix the musical instrument gets into the other apartment, with comical consequences. “Upstage,” with Norma Shearer as its star, is the photoplay attraction. It is all about a small town girl who goes to New York, makes a hit on the stage, gets the swelled head and runs wild until she is awakened by a tragedy. “The Evolution of Dixie” by the orchestra shows what can be done with that ever popular melody. All in all, the Strand provides a pleasant week entertainment. GAYETY—“White Cargo.” Earl Carroll's “White Cargo” has returned here for a week's engage- ment at the Gayety Theater. The story 18 the well known one of a white man in the hot, merciless gouthern land. Christine Cooper is Tondeleyo and Joseph Forte, the man who comes out to the coast with the intention of staying “white.” But he marries the half-breed girl. Maurie Morris plays the part of the doctor. Willlam Mar- ble is the missiomary and Robert Burns is Witzel. Others in the cast include Tom Jones, Denny Mullen, John C. Louden, Edward Hudson and Punghi Bunda. The play has but one scene, the curtain being lowered to denote the passing of time. The act- ing is especially good, the company well selected and the staging above the ordinary. - PALACE—“Everybody’s Acting.” A diverting holiday program, with the Christmas spirit strongly em- vhasized in music and on the screen, is being offered at Loew's Columbia this week. David Armandi, guest conduc: tor, has been held over for another week, and he leads the orchestra in a beautiful_overture, “The Message of Yuletide,” in which a few of the age- old, universally known Christmas carols are played. The spiritual theme of the selections is enhanced by ornate lighting and stage effects. These em- bellishments have become, in effect, a distinct artistic feature of the theater’s programs. There is also a short film, in which the most popular man of the hour, old Santa h.mself, shows how he visits the homes of good chil- | dren to ill their little hearts with joy. This is an interpretation of Clement C. Moore’s immortal “The Night Be- fore Christmas.” The screen feature is Marshall Neflan’s production of his own story, “Everybody's Actifg,” featuring Betty Bronson and Lawrence Gray and sup- ported by an excellent cast, which in cludes Loulse Dresser and Ford Sterling. Miss Bronson is cast in a role delightfully befitting her maive charm. She is the central figure in vervhody’s Acting.” 'The story is light one, exceptionally well done. Its simple plot concerns a little orphan girl, who is “adopted” by five mem- bers of a threatrical troupe, who form an “Assocation of Five Fathers.” to look after her welfare and training for the stage. Of course, there must be a romance for the little one when grown up, and that is provided by Retty and Lawrence Gray. Dancing, syncopation, “singing and comedy are included in the stage presentation of Joe Rea and his Cali- fornia Nighthawks. Their performance might be classed a miniature revue. One of the liveliest dancing acts ever seen on Jocal movie stages i done by Jim McNamara, “dancing fool.” Marie Le Vinnes, soprano, and Matt Walker, baritone, are featured in several songs. The boys also offered some lively featuring Ralph Jackson METROPOLIT, 'Midnight “Midnight Lovers,” the film produc- tion being shown this week at the Metropolitan Theater, with Lewis tone and Anna Q. Nilsson in the star roles, has a story dealing with a fight- ing “ace” on the French front who marries an English girl and upsets things from the beginning by taking his wife on a honeymoon which in- cludes a trip in an airplane. Follow- ing his return to war the wife em- ploys an interior decorator to do over the apartment which the husband had provided and had decorated with nu- merous war trophles. In course of time the wife bestows her affections upon the decorator. A divorce is planned. The husband returns home at the close of the war to find the change that has taken place. Ma complications arise before the h band is again established in his home. Bobby Vernon in “Wife Shy” has a good comedy. Constance Mering and Muriel Poliock give several pis duets, while the Metropolitan Sy phony Orchestra, conducted by D: Breeskin, renders an entertaining concert petite. A news events reel completes the program. COLUMBIA—“The Magician.” To those who like to delve into the occult, enjoy eerle episodes and weird scenes and revel in the sheerest sort of melodrama, used in the popular sense of the word, “The Magician,"” the principal offering at the Colum- bia this week, will exercise a distinct appeal. Others may not find it quite o appealing, although interesting, for it falls technically short of many pictures dealing with the same gen- eral theme, and the parts the actors is the “Watch word” in Washington F YOU are giving a Watch — give one backed by Karr's service. The finer the Watch the more im- portant skilled regu- lating and adjusting— and twenty-five years of specializing have made us experts. Naturally, you’ll choose here from a se- lective assortment of the world’s best Watches. Not high priced — but VERY high grade. Longines— Gruen — Ham- ilton — Elgin— in beautiful mountings. Henry C. Karr Watch Specialist 1409 H Stree't N.w. STAR, WASHINGTON, D. (., MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1926. 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