Evening Star Newspaper, February 21, 1927, Page 11

| OPENING ATTRACTIONS IN WASHINGTON 1 THEATERS POLI'S—Greenwich Village Follies. | fully up to the high standard of the | The Greenwich Viilage Follies, | house, the different acts embracing | staged by A. L..Jones and Morris | everything pieasing to patrons of | Green, opened its seventh season in | vaudeville. Down at the bottom of | Washington last night at Poli's Thea- | the program un exceptionally enter- | ter. The revue has much to commend | taining dancing act is presented by | it, some things that are mediocre and | “Miss Hasoutra,” under the titie of considerable that should be con-| “High Art” and a cupporting com- | demned. pany of good quality put the offering Staged lavishly, beautifully cos-|Over with a triumphant bang that tumed, well peopled with periormers | kept the audience In the seats until | of great ability, the revue at times | the final curtan. Walter and Fliza- sinks to rather low levels in its search L‘;"‘D P;(efldlvk”s'.a!:;t"; ol e 4 for @ laugh. Perhaps the contrast | 9Uppo raight danc| 18 s R R s the dancing of Mile, Ma ABav accol ving songs and chorus o R o e eaaslova and Bay. | dancing, the six Adelaide and Huyhes impression produced by the ,_;‘flr‘ln completing a most pretentious “Then, Now and Sometime,” which at- | & . u-llnjps o make gDt of one of the fow ‘,y,mxm':“’;z‘;_’:’:}":iafi:‘:‘:flh;‘é“;"fi""[ subjects in which by no stretch of the | M/ 0t o imagination can there, be found any | JiS SYonnE and, although battling t 0 ! 3 5 kee Sl R the audience in good humor through ., iy . out the turn. froll fun of Tom Howard and the at | "Bert Ford and Pauline Price opened AWt by Jos Penmor loft o shade of | the bill with a clever tight-wire act disappointuent. | At s Joe Banor | thht “was well received; Brooks and as funny, in fact much of the time it | oosy f"“\'-‘[,‘,‘",‘}a:”;"’"‘ffl{g’:}ffl":;if,(f, was possible to smle at him, but if | enticled “The Fourth Form of St scene 8§ of the second part were elimi- | Michael's” that was crowded wiih nated, “it never would be missed. | 1aughs; Henry Regal and O. Henry lc of the present edition of | presented a burlesque acrobatic act which is by Owen Mur-| Bert Errol, the female impersonator, s hy and two or three of the | with Ray Hartley, the damcer. were tunes are of the sort that sends the | well received, and the regular house audience away whistling. Vocally the | attractions filled out the big bill, honors go to Irene Delroy, who com- EARLE—"Toot Sweet.” bines a clear soprano with a beautiful face and figure and a single, bewitch-| The Earle this week offers a well ing dimple. Arnold Gluck, the tenor, | balanced bill of vaudeville and pic- | tures, headlined by Janet of France is thoroughly capable, and his voice though not overly strong, has a pleas- | in a little act of war memories, en- ant quality and he sings and dances | titled “Toot Sweet” The s his way through to a successful con- | personality carried the act across, clusion. Evelyh Hoey, another head-|and =he has the assistance of Byron iiner, also makes a pleasing impression | Hawkins, William Rand, Mack Ruber as a singer of jazzy songs, which she | and Miki Martine. puls over with snap. Kendall Capps| The offermg of Kathicen O'Hanlon proved a highly accomplished dancer.|and Theoaor® Zambun! some- Seldom can a finer ensemble than| What handicapped by the absence of the sixteen American Rockets be| Miss O'Hanlon, who, it was announced found. These young dancers carry on|by the management, collapsed in through meny difficult and novel steps | Baltimore Saturday night. She will with a fine precision. Pleasing to the | be With the act during the remainder eve, graceful and supple, their every | of the week, however, her place being | appearance marks a high spot in the | taken yesterday by Palmira Lopez, | revue, a talented miss, who carries the dance | Perhaps the outstanding features|numbers capably. Music is furnished of the performance were the two|by the Argentine orchestra, a group | scenes “White Cargo” and “The Fire.| of boys, who lend color with their | fly Ballet” in which Mlle. Maslova | music. 2 ¢ | and Rauth presented two of the finest| Harry Jolson, Washington's own | and most difficult dances that have|oDeratic blackface comedian, assisted been seen in this city in meny months. by a pretty girl billed as Lillian, The fun-making revue lay largely made a hit with his singing of oper- with Tom Howard and Sam Hearn, |atic numbers and popular songs.Eddie Whenever this pair or either of them | Jerome and Bill Ryan, “Those Red was on the stage, the audience was|Hot Boys” keep things going with convulsed. A number of funny skits, | their singing and playing. Their including “‘Efficiency,” a burlesque of | best number was an Italian, Scotch, “The Three Trees” by Joe Penner,|French and English version of that | | between the | | | Conklin, a Scotch barber, A travesty, “The Spy,” “Go Ahead, 8ing,” and its companion piece in the second act “Go Ahead, Sat,” and “The Trickster” were well plaved and heartily applauded. “Cinderella” and “The Lady of the Snow” divided with ‘The Firefly Bal- let” and ‘“White Cargo” the honors for beautiful speetacle. { NATIONAL~~“Beau Geste." Some of the finer motion pictures de- | pend upon the vast and spectacular scenes for at least half of their re- spective successes, while the actual interpretation of the various roles an: the stories themset together com- | prise the other half. In “Beau Gests however, characterization and story give the picture its greatest right to its classification as one of the finest | photoplays of the season and at the same time its license to play three weeks at the National Theater. Through the preceding week the picturization of Maj. Wren's story of the French Foreign Legion has filled the National Theater, and when the second week was begun last night the audience gave no indication of diminishing. . One peculiar quality may be respon sible for “Beau Gest's” popularity. ‘When the picture is done, the audi- ence is left with a complete content- ment for each of the characters who make the st The glorified heroes who found triumph in the expression of the biblical “greater love hath no man than he lay down his life for his iriend,” and the despised officer of the Foreign Legion, who redeemed him- self in this fashion, share the plaudits. Hugo Risenfeld's music is undoubtedly another reason for the popularity of * “Beau Geste” in Washington. KEITH'S—Elliott Dexter. Carrying a pleasing personality with aeting ability of known worth, Elliott Dexter had little trouble vecording a success in a little playlet entitled, “Gentlemen Prefer 2" at Kelth's last night, where he has been assigned the top-line honors for the week. Mr. Dexter's fame in the movies stood him in good stead. His tabloid play does not make much demand as to situations or lines. It serves chiefly as an excuse for his appearance on the speaking stage. Iris West is a “red head,” but pleas ing enough to the eye to make the star forget more conventional blondes for the time being. In unswer to a half-dozen curtain calls at the end of | the .act, Mr. Dexter thanked the popular hit, “Thanks for the Buggy Ride.” Don Valerio and company open the bill with an exhibition of | wire-walking. e The feature photoplay attraction this week 1s “Nobody's Widow,” a picture taken from Avery Hopwood's | stage play of the same name. Lea- | trice Joy is cast in the stellar role, | with Charles Ray, Phyllis Haver and David Butler giving good support. | The regular house short-reel features complete the program. GAYETY—"Sporting Widows.” “Sporting Widows,” which undoubt- edly ranks among the foremost bur- lesque shows of the season, is the at- traction at the Gayety this week. The | piece is concocted with Xylophone se- lections and part of a side show fea- ture. George Shelton as stellar come- | dian, assisted by the clever Harry | Martini, brings back the James McCul- | lough cigar stunt, It is difficult to se-, lect an outstanding individual in the | female cast. Mabel Reflow, the prima | donna; Dorothy Fuller, the soubrette, | and Irene Collette are versatile. Miss Reflow in the last scene sings “How Many Times” and pleases the lower | boxes and the first row in the orche: tra. Rosa Ray plays several Xyl phone numbers. The feature scenes are %Just Mar- " “The Shooting of the Spy™ and | the = “Photographic Studio.” ~ “The Chinese Honeymoon” also might be mentioned for its beautiful scenery. costumes and lighting effects. Warren Boyd and Billy Schuler fill the other | male roles. The chorus is far above the average of those seen in burlesque | shows. | STRAND—“In Funland.” The Strand’ permanent musical comedy company, with Leo Stevens producer, presents “In Funland,” a | revue with 12 scene this week. Heading the cast age Irvin B. Hamp and Lew Lewis, two bill-toppers well know to Washington audiences. They are ably assisted by Earl Root, | Rush and Butler, Florence Drake, Bil- lie La Monte and Rene Vincent, and a | new chorus of 12 dancers. | "The big number is & musical satire on “Uncle Tom's Cabin,” the princi- | pals playing the parts of the old-time | melodrama. The Fox Novelty Jazz | Bgnd and Wooding's Jubilee Singers have prominent parts in the sketch. The feature screen a “The Black Pirate, ring | las Fairbanks. Manvell's music and | hort subjects complete one of the | | respect, but the feature that will prob- | way Gatsby did. audience in a neat speech. best bills of the season at this play- | The remainder of the program was house. forboys and girls Ralston You can use ¥ this one fine flour for everything you bake | Pillsburys for Pastry, Biscuits and Bread THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY. FEBRUARY 21, PALACE—"Hotel Imperial.” War scenes in which Austrians and Russis ay the leading r the b 2 a% in the screen version of Lajos Riro v “Hotel Imperial,” featured at Loew s Palace Theater this week. Pola Negri In the role of Anna Sedlak, maid of all work at the Hotel Imperial, displays her ability as an emotional actress and her versatility in playing the part with the nai of an ingenue. James Hall make dashing officer and a convineing lover. The story centers around the efforts of Anna to save the life of a young Austrian leutenant who s shot down while attempting to penetrate the Russian lines and drags himself to the Hotel Imperfal, in Gallefa, which is occupied by Russlan troops. Dis- guising him as a waiter, she saves him from one critical sfiuation, but later he is accused of killing Petroff Russian secret service agent who has information which would lead to the uestruction of thousands of Austrlans it s only through Anna's resource fulness and wit that the young lieu tenant 1s enabled to escape from this situation And carry Informati Austrian headquarters which leads to the frustration of the Russian plan of attack, and incidentally to a happy ending of the romance. M. de roll's Adler, stage att and Herman, ctions. The Ame prove popular with their up-to-ds song hits and accompanying stunts, but it is left to M. de Jari to add the artistic touch with his unusual song group augmented by picturesque tab- leaux. A histor! musical phantasy, “Americana,” is the feature selection, of the overture played by Loew's Con- cert Orchestra under the direction of J. Gannon. The usual news features complete the program. METROPOLITAN—"McFadden's e “Mcladden's which for yvears p afforded amuse- ment to theater-goers, has been filmed and is the feature attraction at the Metropolitan Theater this week. The story deals with one Dan Me- Fadden, played by Charlle Murray, a contractor who has undertaken to erect a row of flats, but just when they are* about complete the bank, which has given him financial sup- port, withdraws from the project and Jock McTavish, played by Chester unknown to the Irish contractor, makes the loan that the contract can be com- pleted, despite the fact that the two are not speaking The son of the Scotch love with the daughter of the Irish contractor, but when her father be- gins to rise in the world she is sent 10 a finfshing school. Then love cools. A number of complications arise be- fore McFadden and McTav be- come friends again and the young couple are united. The other picture presentation is “Not Too Madl.” News events are also shown. The Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Danied Bree- skin, renders' several selections and Louis L. Annis, a tenor, gives a group of Irish songs, RIALTO—"“The Great Gatsby The big picture at the Rialto this| week is remarkable in more than one comedy ably appeal to most of those who go| to see it is that, regardless of the con- sequences, it follows the book of the | same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Being originally by Fitzgerald, it is hardly necessary to say the plot dea with the frivolity of certain elemen of “modern civilization” in an exa gerated manner, but this is not in_the | least to the detriment of the film. The | ends are obscure most of the time, but | a sufficient moral is dragged in tol make up for the lack. The story is impossible, of course, | but who cares for possible tales? No | bootlegger could get away with it the| The story is worth | while seeing merely as an interesting | picture, played by good actors, set in| magnificent scenes and well photo-| graphed. The comedy deserves favorable ! Extra Dry and Pale . | llam Haines barber is in ! comment. For a long time movie audiences have heen affiicted with col- lege pictures. They are all alike and | have little plot. But the Collegians, in thelr short film. put out as good a story in better style than most of the “great college sensations,” and do nat take a whole evening ‘to do it. Kreiselman, in a plano on the stage, receives well deserved applause, but her number 18 too short. The orchestra has done it self proud before and makes the grade to popular favor again this week. A news reel and scenic feature complete the program. | COLUMBIA—"Tell It to the Marines.” | Lon Chaney abandons the style of | | krotesque make-up, to which the pub- | lie ix accustomed, and becomes | hard-botled Marine sergeant In a pic ture which merits the trite word “gripping.” “Tell It to the Marines" | | smack of propaganda fo corps,” but it I8 manly propaganda | | and deplets the lights and shadows of { the life of a Marine In a manner which pleased audiences at the (o {lumbia yesterday. Pt “Tell Tt to the Murines” Is a re markable photoplay pictovially, de- | pleting bona fido scenes on land and | afloat, and containing a plot which is sufficient in itself to make a thor. | oughly entertatning production. Wil 8 the rookle who “does nd becomes a “‘Marine and a man' plays admirably opposite Sleanor Boardman, who is the sort of | Navy nurse calculated to make even confirmed bachelors join our sea forces. Lon Chaney portrays hig“part in so sympathetic a manner that under- neath the hardboiled exterior of the sergeant may be detected the warm heart and pride of corps that enable | him to make men out of mollycoddles. | Some of the scenes in the picture are his stretch” ¢ Jaid tn China and there is a thrilling encount with h The picture is remarkably free from “hokum” and ranks as one of the | really worth-while efforts of the sea- son. The usu bles and supple- | | ment reels round out a diverting | program. ndits | WARDMAN PARK—“The Gold | Rush.” The Motion Picture Guild at Ward- | man Park Is reviving as its offering | this week Charlie Chaplin’s dramatic | comedy, “The Gold Rush.” The story | is laid in Alaska in the davs of the | Klondike gold rush and was written and directed by Chaplin himself, who also portrays the central c pathetic little tenderfoot pr | Some of the funniest most_thrilling scenes ever | Chaplin appear in this picture, and in | | his role of the lone figure out to seek his fortune he alternately causes tears and laugter. An excellent cast sup- ports Chaplin, If Dublin is dear it shall not be dirty, i the slogan of the commis- sloners, who have ordered Rub vour throbbing forehead with comforte ing, refreshing BAUME BENGUE (Ben- Gay). Ttremoves the congestion and brings ‘soothing rellef at once. There's nothing like it for every ache and pain of nerves or mus- «eles. 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Onions .......4lbs,19 Celery . . . . . ... bunch, 10c Iceberg Lettuce . . . . head, 10c Spinach . ... ... 3lbs,20c R . . o v e T Texas Carrots . . . . . bunch, 5¢ Fresh Tomatoes . . . . . lb., 20c Western Winesaps . . 3 lbs., 25¢ York Imperials . . . . 51Ibs., 14¢ Florida Oranges, doz., 35¢, 45¢, 55¢ Grapefruit . . ... . 3for 25¢ SPECIA we will sell all this week HOSTESS CHERRY CAKE A 14-0z. size 2 2 C Layer Cake, GREEN BASKET SPECIALS TODAY—Crystal White Soap— 5for 19c TUESDAY — Succotash, can, 10c WEDNESDAY—White House Rice, 3 pkgs., 25¢ THURSDAY—Olives. FRIDAY—Another Peter-Pan Special—Be prepared for it Another Carload Just Received NATIONAL BISCUIT CO.’s Raspberry Sandwich Per Lb. our stores now—straight through from the ovens. c Two Carloads of ~ Boxed Cakes For this special sale we ordered in two carloads. We have found these cakes to be of good quality, both pure and wholesome, and we have no hesitancy in offering them to you as real big value—good mer- chandise and low price. FIG BARS—GINGER SNAPS Now you can satisfy the children’s hunger for cakes—a whole pound for'a dime. All this week— i specia;,perlb....._..... 10c i Our first carload sold out so quickly that we instructed the N. B. C. to hurry forward another car. They are here; in Extra Special This Week Asparagus Tips Just received about a thousand cases of LIBDY'S picnic size tins asparagus tips. This is the small, round tin. 50c 20¢ Special All This Week— Cans for Proctor & Gamble's Laundry Flakes—large Chipso Altex Figs These are those very fine preserved Texas figs. This is the preserved fig you will like. Please ask to see this big jar—you cannot appreciate this value until you see it. 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