Evening Star Newspaper, August 3, 1927, Page 22

22 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ©., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8 '[!ZFT —_— e e ———— — — — COMING ATTRACTIONS IN WASHINGTON THEATERS e—————————————————————————————————————————— ' NATIONAL—"Sign on the Door.” “The Sign on the Door,” Channing Pollock’s mystery v, will be the coming week’s attraction at the Na- tional Theater. The piece is melo- drama, relieved by a romantic theme, ‘but complicated by a mysterious mur- der in which a p innocent oc- currence stign blameless woman. The man In the case left a sign on his door asking that he be not dis- turbed. Later his body is found, and & group of people in the room when the police arrive are positive in their assertions that they saw no such placard on the victim's portal. is accusation and finally exoneration v these events happen the atizes a joy-ride of thrill | Marjorie Ra which Leona the I playes KEITH'S—Lenore Ulrie. The headline act of next week's bill at B. F. Keith's Theater will pre sent Miss Leonore Ulrich, the famous star, who has brought to t ican theater, nd *“Lulu_Belle,” ial arrankement with David B n a new playet, “The Wolf’s Cub,” written and staged by Wi Har “An Dakin, will present, for a satire rd on and Operetta coloratura of Dane- | w_and at John- W Mary showing what Aesop’s Fables, Topics of the Day and the Pathe News Pictorial will com- Plete the bill. EARLE—"The Passi “Broadway “The Passing Parade,” a musical revue produced for vaudeville on such magnitude and div as to take the place of five ordinary variety acts, is announced as the chief attraction rle Theater next week, ginning Sunday afternoon. It presents an exceptional group of principals a & clever ensemble. It is divided into nine spectacular scenes, with Walter McManus, Richard Knowles and Hel- en Moretti, in roles of primary_inter- est. In addition there are the Broad- way Four and the 12 Sunbeam Giris in the dance, who suggest the Tiller girls or the Albertina Rasch ballet. Pietro, probably the world's most Kgpuhr piano-accordionist, also will an outstand®ng feature. The photoplay_will be First Nation- al's “Broadway Nights,” starring Lois Wilson and Sam Hard !'L\rmll’"— METROPOLITAN—"“Manpower.” Richard Dix will be pictured at Cran- dall's Metropolitan Theater next week in “Manpower,” his latest Paramount picture, supported by Mary Brian and others, including Philip Strange, Charles Clary and Oscar Smith. The theme of “Manpower” is the rower of man to overcome seemingly nsuperable obstacles and achieve eommercial success, as well as roman- tic triumph. Dix as an ex-officer of the tank corps launches himself into big business and upsets care- fully laid plans of a group of pro- moters. A strong vein of love in- terest runs throughout the narrative. Janpower” was written by Byron Morgan and adapted by Ray Harris and Sam Mintz. PALACE—“Service For Ladies”—Jan Garber Orchestra. Adolphe Menjou in “Service For Ladies” will be the photoplay fea- ture at Loew’'s Palace next week, beginning Sunday. On the stage Jan Garber will bring his Victor Re- cording Orchestra and merry-makers There | . ns peau played the role| Powers will handle for | |edy = | picture be- | and Dorothy Wilson Halbach will ap- pear in_an elaborately staged and lighted Colby Harriman creation en- titled “Moon Magic,” described as an Amerfcan Indian idyl, with musical setting by Charles Wakefield Cad- man. “Service For Ladies” is an Ernest | Vajda story of the romance of a head waiter and shows Menjou as being in love with an American heiress who | does not at first know of his position as maitre d'hotel in Paris. His big moment of renunciation comes when he appears to her for the first time city as a waiter. But be- denouement the two have together in many del episodes in the mountains of vitzerland. RIALTO—"The Lunatic at Leon Errol, the great musicak com- -, now a full-fledged motion ‘tar, will be pictured at the| Rialto Theafer for a week, beginning | Saturday, in “The Lunatic at Large.” the story of a hobo who is put in| an insane asylum by a millionaire, un- der the impression that he is to be a guest at a_country home. There he | meets the Napoleons, the cowboys, and | all the other inmates, among them one | Bill Carroll, as sane as he, who, like | himself, has been put in the madhouse | trickery. Bill's twin brother, men- y deranged, i of the way so he witching blonde, portrayed by Dorothy And so on. T includes Kenneth Mac- Kenna, Jack Raymond, Warren Cook, Tom Blanke and Charles Slattery. | The presentation feature on the| tage will be Kerenoff and Maree, sen- ational dancers. arg COLUMBIA—"Adam and Evil.” | A new comedy team, Lew Cody and | Alleen Pringle, makes its screen de- | but at Loew’s Columbia Theater next | week, beginning Sunda 4 and Evil,” a Robert Z. duction for Metro-Goldwyn-May based on an original screen pla y F. Hugh Herbert and nce Ryer- son. It is declared full of fast fun, rendered doubly delectable by the ac- complished artistry of Lew Cody and by Miss Pringle’'s great charm and talent. Cody has the role of a philandering | husband who accounts for such of | his escapades as reach his wife's ears by inventing a twin brother. “Adam and Evil” is announced as one of the season’s most hilarious comedies. LITTLE THEATER—“Manon Lescaut.” A new UFA production based on the famous love story, “Manon Les- caut,” by the Abbe Prevost, with Lya de Putti in the title role, comes to the Little Theater next Sunday. Miss de Putti, the star of “Variety"” and “The Sorrows of Satan,” plays the part of a charming young French girl who elopes to Paris with a penniless lover and wavers in the face of temp- tation and poverty. The direction is by Arthur Robison. Paul Leni, of “Cabinet of Doctor Caligari” fame, designed the settings and costume: The feature will be accompanied by short subjects selected by the Motion Picture Guild and the music of the Little Theatre Trio. WARDMAN PARK—“A Woman of Paris. Adolphe Menjou and Edna Purvi- ance will appear at the Wardman Park Theater next week in the only serious drama ever made by Charles Chaplin, “A Woman of Paris.” Al- though written and directed by the famous comedian, he does not appear in the cast. Menjou has the role of the richest bachelor of Paris. He becomes the lover of Marie St. Clair, a young country girl who has blos- somed overnight into one of the shrewdest of the city’s courtesans. ‘The program will include short Ambassad’r Apollo Monday Tuesday Wednesda Photoplays at Washington Theaters Next Week Thursday Friday Saturday n Telephone Girl." John Gilbert n, “Monte Christo." Mad “The e & s Taura La Plante in “Heware ‘of Widows. Neal Burns comed: Topics. _Review John Gilbert n “Monte Christo.” Collier, Jr.. 1n Sunset Derby.” Comed, y in Bellamy lephone GIrl." omedy r_Sports. Animal_comed, Naige Rl Ave. Grand ! oy “Monte Blue in “The Brute. Mermitd_comedy Central Chevy Cha. Mermaid_comedy. e Hollay Aesop Fabie Rev in Laura La Plante in “Beware of Widows. Sennett_comedy. adise Juvenile comedy. Monte Blue m “The Brute." e rin “The World at Her * Snub Fi comedy. _Hodg Reginald Denny in “Fast and Furious. Animal comedy. Sportlight. Bebo Danicls in_ “A Kiss in a Taxi." Tzzie and _Lizzie comedy, _ Scenie Vidor Lois_Moran in “The Whitlwind of Pollard uth. Podge.__Come: Bobby Vern: r. W Charlca Pufty y. Snaps! comedy Richard Dix_in “Paradise for Two." eds. Clara Bow in " “Rough House Rosie." Sennett_com Agnes Ayres ble cdy. comedy. Circle “Captal Salvation. Colony it v Crooks.” Blue in Brute. ariew Puffy comedy. Milton Siljs in amed. Bobby Vernon comedy. W Anna Q. Nilsson in Greater Glory. Harold Lloyd_ Alma Rubens in “The . Nilsson = ally O'Nefl in ] Harry Langdon in S “Long P: “Frisco Saily Levy." I ‘The Greater Glory." Pants. Rin-Tin-Tin in *“Tracked hy the Police, Buster Brown_comedy. Ben Yyon in “The Perfect Sap,"” Sennett_comedy. our_G: medy Irene Rich in “The Climbers.” Dumbarton Behe Danlels in “A Kiss in a Taxi® “The Better Way." Dorothy Rivier in Ramon_Novarro in “Lovers.” Mary Carr in Ramon Novarro in 3 “Lovers.” “Payng the Price.” Ranger in “The Outlaw Dok “K Jetta Goudal in “Fightin; Comedy’ Marle Prevost n “The Night Bride." Comedy. Richard Dix i “Quick Comedy. Florence Vidor in Mary, Pickford in “The World at Her “Suds.” Feet.! Sport. reel. Feet. Pathe news. Comedy. “Wise Cracker, ' No, 9. Betty Bronson n in nock-out Reilly." " Comeds. Coggedy Anna Q. Nilsson n “The Greater Glory." Pathe news. C Madge Bellam: n “The Telephone Girl.” “The Telephone Girl." Comedy. _Scenic, Comedy. _Scenic. AxnRQEN Madge Bellamy in in “The Greater Glory Comedy. Pathe news. Comedy. “W ather L. Hamilton Warner O hat_Hap Tarry_Semon n “Spuds.” “Alaskan Ad Bellamy _In— Phyllis Haver in leplione Girl," “No_ Control.” Bibber Sennett. comedy, comedy. Sportlight. Joan Crawford In meg‘:f “The Taxi Dancer,” “The Andy Vi 5 ump, ntures comedy. Johnny Hines in “Stepping Along." Lomedy. Johnny Hines in “Stepping Along." Comedy. Not scheduled. Not scheduled. Not scheduled. Trzte Lizzie comedy. George K. Arthur n uty § Come: 3 “'Rookies." 1 Excuse.” Sennett_comedy. “Snow Bound." Bobby Ray comedy. Jack Mulhall in “See You in Jail" Imperial _comedy. Tim_McCoy in e Frontiersman. Imperial comedy. Sportlight. Bow in dren. of “What_an T in “See You in Jail'* Comedy._Cartoon. Jack STathal n “Seo You in Jail" G n Cartoon, ~ Colleen Moore ht, "l'lul ug! e Cha “The Suns Nice: Van Bibber com an Bibber comedy comedy. i Topics, Screen_Star_Sports. Y. M. C. A. CAMP BOYS FORM STAGE TROUPE Washingtonians Give Weekly Per- formances of Plays Written by Local Youth. Boys who are vacationing at Camp Letts, the Y. M. C. A. resort for boys on the Rhode River have pooled their histrionic talents and organized a camp theatrical troupe of creditable ability. Not only do they improvise their own stage settings and make all ar- rangements for the whole production. but they write their own plays. Hall Hopper, a Washington boy, is the camp playwright and, so far, the stage manager and producer, also. e has gathered around him a group of outhful actors with more than ordi- nary attainments and the troupe has mapped out a series of Monday eve- ning plays for the duration of the camp. “The House on Vampire Hill.” Hop- per wrote and directed the production, which was announced as a ‘“mystery thriller.” There were weird lighting effects, ghosts, blood-curdling noises and everything. Murder, romance and revenge were woven into the play. Among the boys taking part in this play were Charlie Graves, Page Corn- well, Pat Rooney, J. Lopez, John Shaw, Dan Partridge, Warren Moore and Hopper. The amateur “stock” productions are in addition to the regular enter- tainment schedule, which includes mo- tion pictures, nature lectures and subjects, and the customary music. L7 4 7, 17 7 campfire stories. 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