Evening Star Newspaper, February 2, 1927, Page 30

Attractions in Washington Theaters Next NATIONAL—"“The Donovan Affair.” Albert Lewis, starting next Monday, will present “The Donovan Affair,” Owen Davis' mystery thriller, at the National Theater. It is heralded as one of the unique plays of the stage, and comes direct from a six-month en- gagment at the Fulton Theater in New York, with the original cast The odd feature of the play, firs regarding a mysterious Jack Donovan, around whom evolves a mystery mur- der. This character {8 never seen on the stage yet he s talked about from the rise of the curtain until the end of the play. Another odd feature is the fact that there are 17 people in the cast. When the curtain rises they are all on the stage and never once dur- ing the performance, excepting during .. the intermissions, does any of them leave the stage. “The Donovan Affair” is declared a most ghsorbing, tense and thrilling story, and the mystery is of a nature | to keep one guessing every minute. In the cast will be seen Paul Har- Miriam _Doyle, Niles Welch, nor Woodruff, Dodson Mitchell Joseph Robison, Charles C. Wil Renita _Randolph, Phoebe Foster, Robert Hudson, George Drury Hart, Ray Collins, Georgie Lee Hall, Edwin Maxwell, Merle Stanton, Frank Tay- lor and Jefferson Hall. The play was staged by Albert Lexwi KEITH'S — \lll Hllperin — Charles ‘Withers. Keith’s Theuler for mext ommencing Sunday, announces two "headliners, Nan Halperin, the “half pint comedian,” who will appear 1n a new offering, “Satires of Famous and Charles Withers, unique with his famous ‘‘Withers travesty on the old-time va- 3 atured also will be George Choos’ “Ballet Caprice,” _including Broderick and Felsen, with W. Wania and a large supporting cast. Others will include the musical com- edy star, Carl McCullough, in “Bright Bits of Travesty”; the Ziegfeld Follies, Shadowgraph”; Boyle and Della in Who's That?"; the Meyakos, “From Cherryland to Broadway,” and Efleen and Marjorie in “Tumbles.” EARLE—Co & Co. and Nick " Altrock. Next week, beginning Sunday after- noon, will- be “laugh week” at the FEarle Theater. The headline attrac- fon will be Ha"f' J. Conley, in Wil- ard Mack's amusing sketch, “Slick as The added feature will bring ington’s famous base ball clowns, to the Farle stage in an amusing trav- jesty of a prize fight, “The Kid's Last Fight.” Others will be the Five Mounters, #n organization of three men and two Wwinsome young women who have brought the science of equilibrium to & point that is declared amazing; Moore and Freed in *“Crooning and Ballooning,” and Harry Steppe and Richard Knowles in “A Debate.” The photoplay. will be *Jim, the Conqueror,” featuring Willlam Boyd end Eleanor Fair, remembered for their sterling work in ‘The Volga Boatman.” ‘The supporting cast in this Peter B. Kyne story includes NWalter Long, Tully Marshall and Tom Bantschi. The customary house features will Anclude short reels of varfed interest, mccompanied by Alexander Arons on “the Kimball grand organ. GAYETY—"Red Kisses.” “Red Kisses,” & drama of tropical “‘fove, will be the attraction next week |t the Gayety Theater. Laid'in the heart of South- America, R T e f L e T O R SR S S R P SR A R o < RS T T S B R ~/—/ T T T T e e e e Week “Red Kisses” is said to picture a life that is & parody on civilization. Scenes of revelry interrupt the tensely dra- matic episodes and a large ensemble of dancing girls will depict tropical dances. Cecil_Spooner, Willis Clare, Robert Law, Walton De Cardo, Gene B. Claréndon, Eugene La Rue, Martin Noble, Louise Kirtlant, Georgia Clark, Silga Sable and Myrtle Theobald are NEWMAN—“Venice and the Ttalian Lakes.” Next Sunday afternoon and evening, M. Newman will close his Wash: ington season at the Natonal Theater, with a Traveltalk on “Venice and the Italian Lakes.” In 2 new group of motion pletures and gorgeous color views he promises a gondola ride along the Venetian | Canals with visits to the Doges’ Pal | ace, the Bridge of Sighs and the | Rialto, and to gay scenes at the Lido, where the Summer seashore girl | parades in tractive pajamas. full of interest will be made to the home of D'Annunzio, where an inti- mate glimpse of the poet is afforded All of the fascinating lakes are in- |cluded in this ‘jnun '—Como, . Maggiore, Garda and Orta. timate “cl " of Mussolini lalso will be shown RAPOL IG SYMPHONY se-ups” | | The Minneapolis Symphony Orches. | tra, with Henri Verbrugghen, Belgian | conductor, |of the Minneapolis Orchestra is vir- | tually the record of the development | of musical appr ion and culture | throughout the Middle West. During [ the 23 vears of its life the orchestra | has been one of the most powerful | factors in the musical growth of the Midwest and adjacent territories. Its annual concerts in many widely sep- arated cities have been the chief stim- ulus to musical interest in these com- munittes. The orchestra, which has alway: been composed of the highest type artists obtainable, brought to a fine state of excellent and popularity by its former_conductor, Emil Ober- hoffer, Henrl' Verbrugghen, conductor for the past two years, has led the players to neéw heights of achieve- ment. The orchestra's local appearance Sunday is under the ausvices of T. Aurthur Smith’s Concert Bureai, 1330 G street, FRITZ KREISLER, TUESDAY. Fritz Krelsler, - violinist, is an- nounced for his only Washington con- cert appearance of the current sea- son at Theater Tuesday after- noon at 4:30 o'clock, in Mrs. Wilson- Greene’s artists’ series. The program emphasizes Kreisler's genius not only as a great violinist, but as composer also, for his repertory for the after- noon will include four Kreislef adapta- tions of themes by Tschaikowsky, Cyril Scott, Franz Lehar and Manuel de Falla. Mozart's “Sonata in B Major,’ in the program, “‘Adagio and Fugue in violin. GALLI-CURCI, WEDNESDAY. Mme. ‘Amelita Galil-Curei, famor coloratura soprano, will appear in Washington at the Washington Audi- torium Wednesday -vonlng February 9, at 8:30 o'clock as the fitth attraction in Mrs. Wilson-Greene's series of eve- ning concerts, Mme. Galli-Curol wfl.l be assisted by Homer .Samuel and Manuel G Minor” for chassis that is virtually Easy t0 pay on the among the leading players in the cast. | A visit | will come to the Belasco | | Theater Sunday evening. The history | HERE. for the first time, is a motor car vibrationless v ¢+ ¢ a chassis that rune with a velvety smoothness and quietness never before attained ¢ ¢+ ¢+ Oakland hasachieveéd this amazing performance by introducing an entirely new and exclusive engineering ; principle,wherebythe Oakland Sixengine rides on rubber and drives through rubber. Rubber engine supports absorb any vibra- tion in the frame due to the torque re- action of the engine, while an exclusive rubber-silenced drive erases body rumbles and vibrations transmitted from the rear wheels,drive shaft and transmission « ¢ - Mommlhmhbdnm—-pb Wlfi.wflh&d‘u Fisher, THE EVENING Photoplays at Washington Theaters Next Week n‘;fib‘il“; 6 Snnduy _._| STAR, - WASHINGTON, D. Monday Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday ., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1927 is an epic dramatio romance of the desert and its reclamation, in which Miss Banky has the role of the daugh ter of a desert capitalist,, whose scheme to reclaim the desert Has been almost ruined by the avarice of an Easterner and his adopted son, the latter played by Ronald Colman. COLUMBIA—"“The Winning of Bar- bara Worth.” “The Winning of Barbara Worth,” Henry King's production for Samuel Goldwyn of the novel by Harold Bell Wright, with Ronald Colman and Vilma Banky featured, is announced at Loew's Columbia Theater for next Friday | Saturday “The White Wy Em.u. toa'" “The White, Biack “Wise Guye Prefer "The White Biack “Wie Buiss Preter Brunettes” rinettes’ Olive Borden in “The Country Beyond.” Ygra, Beynoige tn ¥ &innyalde Up. Priscilla Dean in “The Dice Woman." Raygond Hation an “Wa n o o Much Money.” Reymond Hatton and Wallace Beery in We're In_(he Navy " Acsop Falile Now. Mermald co Sty ang coriosity reels week, beginning Sunday afternoon. The cast includes Paul McAllister and Clyde Cook, under the direction Tom Mix in WARDMAN PARK—"Peter the ot Pirate Gantor fa Boe . van. The Film Guild at Wardman Park Aesop_Fable. | Stope in ola_Dana in wiid Oats Lane.” reat K. & A n ‘gm%'”z Ralvh Inceln | “Ben Wolt. Theater announces for next week “Peler the Pirate,” the first melo- drama produced by the Ufa Co., in its of the man_ who made ‘“Tol'able David,” “The White Sister” and other great pictures. Tom Mix in “Tony Runs Wild." Eddie, Cantor “Kid Boots.” Eddie Cantor n “Kid Boots.” Dorgthy Mackall in ugt Another Dlonde mmmv Mackalll in lm»- Peters I woners of the torm, " Johany t Another Sennett_comedy. Raymond Hatton and Vlllace Beery \n “We're In the Navy Sennett_comed: ntor Kid nmn- t en omedy, 75 tol Daga m I ‘ ‘:«”F‘l: . “Col ns. 6.1, “The Winning of Barbara Worth" | premier showing in Washington. J: k D 5 '&‘L’.’.‘.’-’:'u‘“ \comedy. | Sitent Vera. Gordon *“The Mijlionai al_coms Fat N A Departmental Invest- Gov't Now.” Aesop ] Dark on Sunday. ___Imper] cl ment $75 to $450 —not only gives you the finan- Bow in aE‘.‘J:“g“:.:;,. Workers “’flle Q y Decel ameo Mt. Rainier, Md. Carolina Dorls Kenyon tn, “Ladies at Play.” ,Dori; “Ladies at Play s Kenyon in, “You Xever Know “The r.muy Unstairs cial help you need mow. At the end of a year, when repaid, Emil Jannings i “Abraham Lincold.” LA Central Janet Gaynor “Christige of lhe "hie Sennett Comedy Janet Gay Sanne Vicla Dana “The Tce Flood.” Bobh Vamon comedy Bobhy Varnon comady. ! Challe Viola Dana “The_Ire Flood."" Phyliis Haver in he Neryous Chevy Cha. Cameo_comedy. House “*Prisgne Storm,” Walter Hicrs com Norma, Shearer in ‘Upstage."” __Sennett comedy. Emtl, Jannings in “Faust.! Dorulhv Ravier rSealed l,(p . Emil Jaunings 0 Circle Emil Janniogs in Edw. Berstt, Horfon Taxi, o Alice Terry in lhe Tarn m o Maician.” "M 0 T‘M h“ J!lfl!__m. hase mmmv lorence Vidor in, Walier Mcarall R Loans for help now— and next year, too! you automatically have also ac- quired a paid-up Savings Bal- ance of $50 for every $100 you borrow. Come-ing ask us! Jagk m“;nmy in Rin.Tin - ".';Dhlmy Aflh\l sige Windeor o L B, Gatiess”Moore Colony “Twinkletoes'" ‘ameo_comedy. Colleen Moore “Twinkletoes " Qpmeo _comedy. ra_Gordon in The Milllonaires. Buster Brown “come: Dumbarton g 0'Brien in Nilseon in 1o Bagle.” fllam;—m Lovers.” orge O'Hara ‘(‘uH(()rnn or nl “Colleglan Chartes Pufty_gonied DEPARTMENTAL BANK 1 R _m_'flnfnm " No. 3. Claire Windsor in R ate “The Bank for Departmental People” Hom 1714 PA. AVE. N.W. “Home Btru Nmmllmn"m o B, Fran i g1 Teter imm.! Pathe News. Cotnedy 3 fiu«n Francis in o )an of Peter Pathe \»-- Frederick R as fonor. the +Governor." Grim Comedy, (‘nmrdv Bejle Be?nt(l o mcnu-d Taimadee Geores 0B bilne Wit “The m:‘:fi.‘."'- ' . Co Gilds Gray in of the qnumr Seas.” ey, Scenic. Mady Christian in in South “The Waitz Dream." Comedy. i A he Sea Scenie, %nuer Keaton in. attling Butler.” Hodre-Podge. medy. Buster Keaton in “Battling_Butler.” Hodge-Podge. Comeds. ovw;; |l('|(‘:%' Snort_téel. &‘Fm:g s Engm' Wiv Co Harrison Foj b Neros Wrede." Cameo comeds. Blanche Sweat in “The Far Crv." Imperial comedy. Fiorenge Vidor n “The Pobular Sin." Jimmy_Adame_comedy romzm- Talmadge in “The Duchs, ese_of Buffalo. Snaos “Dorathy Revier “Séaled Liva.” sle Lizzle comedy n ““The Thrill Hugter.' ennett comedy. William Haines jun Charlie “'Silent_Flyet" Variety_peel ! “Douslae )'nmmnu in Mug! r| Madge Bellapy in “The Golden & Madee y in “The Gol Fox il Comedy, frain." 1-!) Hops | oot egg;;‘;‘wmy." Pola, Negri “Good and Neughty." | Comedv, Pola Negr l— ot Alios, Torry """’cugm‘f‘"’” Alleen Pringle, l .- John Ollberl “Bardelss | xm Magnifi- n “Bardelys the Magnifi- fent. R T Lewis 8tons in “Too Much Money." | * Priscilla Dean n Foroidden Waters. Emil Jannings o Beasie Lave i1 Hoot Gibson “Young April." “The Buckaroo o Torothy. \m{ml in “Subway_Sadle. Pathe News. Dorothy “8uby Kentucky." b Comedy. Gomedy ‘Weet of Brrmdv\ ay. Touise Dresser in ting. Pris '\)wn‘ . ’ v, Buck Jonen in “The Fiing, Horse- Comedy" Snort reel, Johnny Hines n “Stevping Along." #{em | cdian Rich_in Bobby Toulse Fazenda ront Wilder- ‘God's Sotot ",'%ntlnnunwm w aneo o o7 comedy. (.ma Garhv “The Tem Aewop. tress,” Midn e “Faust Pathe News. Gl ——:——fi’{mfig—fl.- Fmil Jannings “Faugt. opanrives B Pathe “Tne J’nlranp,fln‘;nr, Williag Eddie, Cantor Johnny Angur ‘Yomedy. | Dorothy, mmfll Eddie_ Cantor ihy, er Blonde,” “Kid Boots." Johnny_ Johnny Hines 10 Berenguer, flutist, in a program which Wi ihclude two numbers with flute accompaniment by Mr. Berenguer; Benedict's “The Gypsy and "‘.4 Bird and the “Shadow Song" from “Dino- rah,” by Meyerbeer, as well as | Deh vieni no tardar,” from “Figaro,” and selections from Stradella, Laparra, Fourdrain, Massenet, Novello, Seppiili and Besley, with a Spanish folk son, and a number from the seventeent century French. Mr. Samuels will offer a group.of selections from Schumann, Debussy and Carpenter. RIALTO—Talking Plctures — “Sensa- tlon Seekers.” Starting Saturday of this week the Rialto promises something entirely new for next week. The noveity -will be the famous “Club Alabam’ of New York, by the | De Forest Phonofiim, which will be seen and heard here for the first time, 1t {9 stated that the music and the volce, being recorded at the same in- mntvythummmam.u- and now being adopted ~practically : Six—from two sixty—to know what 1025 to $1295 atfactory. ‘Time Payment Plan. “The Greater Yo OAKLAND? Norma_Shearer o Dogothy, lutely synchronized, the enunciation of the performers on the screen being clear as the proverbial bell, while the harmony singing and dancing are said to be particularly notable. “Fhe Sensation Seekers,” a Univer sal production, directed by Lois Weber and featuring Billle Dove, Huntley Gordon and Raymond Bloomer, is the Roao pleture feature. The story is based on Ernest Pas- cal's novel “E " and deals with the gay Long Isiand set. The cast in- cludes Peggy Montgomery, Will Greg- ury Helen Gilmore, Phillips Smalley, Edith Yorke, Cora Wiillams, Sidney Arundal, Clarence Thompson, Nora Cecil, Frances Dale, Ldilian Lawrence, Fanchon Frankel and Hazel Howell. METROPOLITAN = “The White Black " eliminates sional vibration at all engine speeds + ¢ - In addition, all rotating parts from engine to tear axle—including clutch, emergency brake drum, cushion hub, propeller shaft and joints—gre balanced with the same scrupulous care, as in the world’s highest priced cars ¢ ¢ ¢ Previous standards of smoothness fall before the brilliant new results attained by Oak- land. You must drive the Greater Oakland Richard Barthelmess will be the plc- ture star at Crandall's Metropolitan Theatsf next week, beginning Sun- day afternoon, in his latest First Na- tional release, “The White Black Sheep,” supported by Patsy Ruth Mil. Oakland_ mtmduces he first and only car with neered more than a year ago by Oakland by other builders crankshaft tor- miles to above gmooth, quiet motor car performonca means 7 7’ P A0 ®» Vv ¢ T8 v = =S~/ ADAMS MOTOR CO., 2015 14th Street N.W. W. D. WQODFIELD,_ Gaithersburg, Md. TEMPLE MOTOR CO., Alexandria, V. STEINER’S GARAGE, Annapol 4 BLUE AND WHITE SERVICE, Cottage City, Md. , Md. POTOMAC MOTOR CO., Quantico, Va. Doroghy, Mackaill in dust yon adies at Play. o] Pahe Fews. BN @rimm’s Progress.” Wuuam r;m,uk. William H\‘! in A “The Thrill Hunter.” Charles King com rd.v ~Hoot GIb n “The Buckaroo Kid." Fm-. f‘nmmv Lew, Cody O o Wi The, S Recyiver.” | Sannett comedy. “The Inlleetang” 0.0 Silent_Fiver' Low, Coty “Patring flam‘& ler, Constance Howard, Willlam H. Tooker, Albert Prisco and Templar Baxe. It is described as a romantic adventure drama in which its star im- gsrmntu first & handsome young nglishman and then a tribesman of the desert. Patsy Ruth Miller is classed as a desert dancing girl. The companion feature will be Hal ch comedy starring Helene Chad- wick, and mmkd “Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes.” Supplementary attractionsc will em- brace a new issue gf the Metropolitan World Survey, & natural color scenic and a miniature concert by the Met- rapolitan Symphony Orchestra, Danfel Breeskin conducting.. The ‘Concert Petite,” arranged by Mr. Breeskin will afford opportunity for s solo debut as a member of the symphony of Durward Bowersox, as- itant concertmaster, in two violin solos, “‘Hejre Kati,” by Jeno Hubay, and “The World 1s Waiting for the Sunrise.” The interpretative score embodies two recurrent themes, “That Night in Araby” signalizing the love motit of the drama and the beggar theme, “An Indian Legend, Ba RinTinTin o “While ! Mparan Nixon 1 Char- Taxy, Tzt enady. A PALACE—"Blonde _or Brunette” and Wendell !lll Loew's Palace Theater, for next week, beginning Sunday afternoon, &n- nounces as the principal photoplay &t- traction “Blonde or Brunette,” with Adolphe Menjou, supported by Greta Nissen, Arlette Marchal and Mary Carr. It is a hilarious farce of the eternal triangle, in which humor and captivating charm are mingled against & background. of Parisian atmosphere. Arthur Rosson directed it, and Henrl Menjou, the star’s brolher, has a prominent role. Two stage attractions will include ‘Wendell Hall, Victor record artist, popular radlo star and composer of the whirlwind song hit, “It Ain't Gonna Rain No More,” in a group of songs, including his own composi- tions; also the Ford Revue, with Ernie and Lottie Ford, the Crisp nlslurs‘ Herbert Leslie, Eve Wendt and Ben | Bergman in a miniature musical com- | edy, handsomely staged. 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