Evening Star Newspaper, January 31, 1927, Page 22

OPENING TTRACI‘lONS IN WASHINGTON THEATERS f_(Continued from Page Twenty-one) _ Rhe necessary plot element for the ‘pntics and verbiage, peculiar to their face. . Ludwig Satz as Abe Potash is billed r Robert Leonard, who portrs Mawruss Perimutter, but his rea fine interpretation doesn’t compl hmerge Mr. Leonard by any mea L s convincing last night in but the occasional spots of staginess which affected the whole cast. His comedy was good, but his pathos was In this element, however, 3 was aidedy probab! tegue Glass and Jules E who wrote the sentiments fnto a bit of ridiculous comedy. ard did very well with his part of buffer for his little His exasperation ind indeed it might well have Satz was at his best in Rifficult yartner genuine been when Mr his arguments. Other roles include Jean McAdams | by the lovely Hope Sutherland, and ¥Hal Mason by Robert Willlams, both ©of whom have little to do and do it moderately well. Babette Imerglick by nnette Hoffman and Rose Potash by athilde Cottrelly, who carry the fem- nine lead roles, and Hedges, a butler, ¥ Robert Vivian, do fairly well. PALACE—“A Little Journey A diversified and smooth-running program, exce interruptions caused by s for encores of Vi opened this week's Palace | Theater yest There's kbout the overture. Tom ¢ mrranged compositions by man and Nevin in “An Ode to Dawn and provided for a vast, fullstage effect of passing clouds on the whole length and br f the curtain Outstanding are Al and | Jack Rand, ] 8id Hall and These two chaps have f post-graduates in the t @rt. They move in unison, staccato_and tapple with g and | speed. Folk t night seemed well pleased with this number. And al- most the same situation in the mmatter of appreciation bestowed upon Lillan Bernard and Flo Henrie, who can sing and make one understand what they’re singing When they put over “Hello, Bluehird” and other gongs and had given three bows, the epplause ran well into the Aesop’s ¥Fable, which followed. “A Little Journe; Mayer production, Windsor and William Haines, is fair | enough to entertain for an hour or 0, but does not come up to the point where telegraph companies . should get rich with wires sent home about it. The story runs along nicely enough, but there's too much space in film used to tell how easily a young girl can prefer a young man to an older millionaire as a result of @ transcontinental acquaintanceship. Claire and William hold up the in. terest nicely and Harry Carey, well remembered as a wild West idol some time back, handles a supporting role and presision. " attuned to is a beautiful thing as presented by Urieva and Svoboda, formerly of the San Carlos Opera and Imperial Opera, Moscow. METROUOLITAN—"The leg in Ermine.” Two good features, a drama’and Zomedy, are on the bill at Crandall's Metropolitan Theater. In the first Corinne Griffith appears in hep lat- st picture, “The Lady in Ermine,” ‘which is adapted from the opefet: “The Lady in Ermine” deals wit] @ dramatic episode in the Autrian dnvasion of Maly in 1810, withgut at @&ny time becoming a ‘“war play” in the usual sense. It is romance, de- wold of frenzied action. Miss Griffith Bas never appeared more ‘beautiful an in the role of the Countess ariana, taken prisoner by the gen- @ral of the invading hosts, .who has de her castle his billet. Her per- rmance offers the opportunity to appear in a dual impersonation, since the dream scenes upon which the @limax of the story hinges permit the Portrayal of the vivified oil painting her great:grandmother, whom. she losely resembles. Harry Langdon appears in the com- @®dy number, “Saturday Afternoon,” which he represents a henpecked usband who takes it upon_himself %o “step out” with the girls. There Wre three reels of many laughs in this Presentation. News events and color pictu Creater Lake, together with ope: Jections by the Metropolitan Symph- ony Orchestra, complete a good pro- gram. RIALTO—“The Canadian.” Thomas Meighan crowded the Rislto Theater to its capacity yester~ y fop the first showing of his latest unt picture, “The Canadian,” production which shows the usually rrect society 1dol in the role of a rking son of the soil, In- entally, it 18 a role which gives Loew's dancers. his~ Melo Metro-Goldwyn- featuring = Claire Chopin’s seemed | f £ | week's run {and Henry h| Pathe Review which is more than can be said for some of his past vehicles. The plot itself might be stronger or more original, but is rendered highly interesting by the ‘work of Meighan and his supporting cast. In addition, the author has painted | faithful port of farm life in the isolated districts of Canada, where homesteaders dwell It is left to Mona Palma to &trug- glo with the only unsympathetic role | in the piece-—that of the girl whose ning social butterfly has so warped her vision that she cannot see underlying worth when confronted with a rough exterior. The character of Nora is the weak link in the plot. Themy Georgi, tenor of the Cincin- nati Opera Co. and Paris Opera Comique, is the stage attraction, and he proves very popular in his song oup, the chief numbers of which are “Appari” fram the opera “Marth e love theme to * composed by Rox Rialto's pianoforte Rommell appears Wwith the sing ng a_pl Dowell" Another episode of “The Colle 'he Fighti Spirit,” a o and an entertaining orchest ture complete the program. COLUMBIA—The Scarlet Letter.” The wide divergence between Puri- tan New England and the flapper age joyed last night by a theater ns who were enabled to see “The Scarlet Letter” on inaugurating second at the Columbia. With an Gish in the title role, supported by Lars Hanson, Karl Dane B. Walthall, the oft-read story of the love between the young puritanical minister and the " little amstress brings back memories. But humor threads in and out of the pic turization of the theocr: and_adds o the pict Ji events, glin cation and the bill. WARDMAN PARK — “Rupert of | Hentzau. ! Since the revivals of the finest c'd pictures, and many not so old, has been in progress the Wardman Park | Theater has made a name for itself among those who artistic and lasting films. A long series of master- pieces, from “The Last Laugh"” to two of Wallace Reid's best, have been shown at the little playhouse in cent months and “Rupert of Hentzau there this week, is a fitting com- panion. Anthony Hope’s romantic drama, sequel to “The Prisoner of Zenda,” concerns the plots, intrigues and amours of the colorful type of Euro- pean kingdom which dropped from sight some time between 1914 and 1920. * The- characters -are now prob- waiting table in New York night s, but that has nothing at all to do with the picture. The cast is the impressive thing, it seems, about the production, and in- cludes Adolph Menjou, Claire Windsor, Elaine Hammerstein, Lew Cody, Ho- bart Bosworth, Bert Lytell and Bryant Washburn. TIVOLI—“We're in the Navy Now.” ‘Wallate Beery and Raymond Hat- ton are the stars of the bill at Cran- dall's Tivoli Theatet the first two days of the present week in Para- mount’s comedy sequel to “Behind the Front,” another laughmaker bearing the title “We're in the Navy Now.” Hailed as one of the hits of the year, this subject sterday re- peated its earlier successes. The auxiliary attractions are a new Aesop Fable, the latest release of the and an interesting camera compilation of the week's news.events. The pipe organ contri- butjons of George Emmans, concert organist; and Ida V. Clarke, associate, are the musical features. AMBASSADOR—"“The Lady in Ermine.” was e full of Hawtk the s een, beautiful Li cartoon gomedy complete enjoy Corinne Griffith in “The Lady in Ermine” and Harry Langdon in “Sat- urday -Afternoon” are the stars of the bill being presented the first three days of the week at Crandall’s Am- sador Theater. This double-feature bill \served to attract overflow crowds yesterday. .A complete review of ‘these offerings will be found in con- Jjunction with Crandall’s Metropolitan Theater. Added short reels and pipe organ music by Mirabel J. Lindsay rounded out the entertainment. CENTRAL~—“The Thrill Hunter.” Crandal Céntral Theater offers an attractive array of screen subjects the first two days of this week. The prin- cipal feature:of the bill is “The Thrill Hunter,” in which Willlam Haines is the pictured star. The companion attraction is Mack Sennett’s hilarious comedy, ‘“Love’s Last Laugh,” and the program also embraces 4 new issue of “Screen Snapshots.” ~ Added short _reels, »pipe organ stcompani- T and solo interludes complete tie —_ Out of the 100,000 dogs vaocinated in Toklo and Yokohama. between 1919 and 1924, only 41 have developed 'om a real opportunity for acting, S22223388 83888288888 8883 3 rabies. NG STAR, ) THE CURTIS STRING QUARTET. The Curtis String Quartet, composed of Carl Flesch, first violin; Emanuel Zetlin, second vi Loufs Bailly, viola, and Felix , violoncello, gave its second concert in the cham- ber music auditorium of the Library of Congress since its organization as a quartet terday afternoon before the usual capacity plus audie! This quartet of excellent soloists, who come from Mary Bok's Institute of N phia, where they their respective instruments, seems to ince Although Mr. Salmond till .don slightly ever 50 often with the uosity of thefr art, there is a much finer co-ordin: tion in the ensemble than was ev deni at first—a natural enough state of affairs, The two compositions chosen to make yesterday's program were excel lent contrasts both in melodious con tent and musical construction the Reethoven centenary most in the musi especlally ever {ore al mind this yea March draws neare ties. A sale of $6-95 With | that composer’s “String Quartet in E flat, opus 127, was placed first on the program. It is a dignified and lofty work. The intricacles of its contra- puntal effects, the elusive subtletics of its melodies are fascinating and were most satisfylngly presented by the group. There were moments | he ensemble seemed to have the | fulsomeness and power of organ | volces. Especially. inspiring was the second movement—ad: troppo—when the viol sang a rich duet of plzzicat the lovely pattern for the violins then, with a hymn-like effect, the first violin seemed a veritable soprano solo The ease with which the four instru- ments made attack and varied shading in unison was admirable. Antonin Dvorak provided a particu- larly happy vehicle for musical reflec- tion of human joy in his “String Quar- tet in F, opus 96.” This music sets the feet tapping, the volce humming and generally emanates a spirit of easy good will. The Curtis String Quartet members seemed to especially enjoy playing the Dvorak work with more seemingly car air than h prevailed during the more re Beethoven. There is the allur mplicity of negro melodies music and also the fascinating | rhythms of the Bohemian musie. It ——continu to the bqrgain eonette Buffet at Lans- burgh’s, greatly crowd- ed now, is to be in- creased by the addition of a new buffet and complete equipment which will almost dou- ble the present facili- In the middle of the day, government peo- ple have been compelled to stand: three and four deep. We.are proud of this popularity and are speeding ‘up facilities for bringing the serv- ice up to the popularity. proved a most happy choice.—H. I A848 8482888444 RAAAAAASRAAARAALAR Annual February es »‘Tuesd RITES FOR PROFESSOR. Father Farrell Buried at George- town Faculty Cemetery. Funeral services for the Rev. Ed. ward T, J., professor of English wn College, who died of a heart attack Saturday, were held this morning in Dahlgren Cha- pel Charles W. Lyons, 8. J., president of the university, officiated at the mass, which was attended by ind members of the faculty. Farrell left no survivors, r the last of his family. Burlal tn the faculty cemetery at George- town. H. T. WILLIAMS DIES. Retired Government Printing Office Employe Expires. Howell T. Williams, 75, retir ernment Printing Office emplo; » of his daught G street northeast, He had been il 1 Gov- osiden: Saturdiy about two weeks. Williams was a native of aving lived here all his Government employe for 47 y ving retired about i ay, wi t‘h-’: = lisis, R s e L4884 the National Union Assurance Soclety. Mrs. Mills, and two small grandchil- dren. Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning, with mass at St. Aloysius Church at 10 o'clock. Rev. Owen 8. Murphy will officlate. Inter- ;vmnt will be In Mount Olivet Ceme- ory. MRS. MARY ELIOT DEAD. Active for Many Years in Church Work Here. Mrs. Mary John Llewellyn Eliot, 64 vears old, for many years active in church organizations here, died at her residence, 1417 N street, Saturday atter a long fliness. She 18 survived by a sister, Mrs. Valentine McNally, widow of Col. Val- entine McNally, U. S. A., and a brother, Dr. Llewllyn Eliot of Minne- {apolis. 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