Evening Star Newspaper, September 12, 1927, Page 6

OPENING ATTRACTIONS IN WASHINGTON E THEATERS NATIONAL “Old Tronsides.” % If the flame of patriotism has burned sings fairly well and dances better. Tierney is also a finished *hoofer” and the lights had to be lowered several |§ during the past decade, the spark | times to get the pair away. £ it will be rekindled, in all probab ty, by “Old Ironsides,” now being &creened at the tional T Margaret Stewart opens the bill i\\'l(l an offering entitled “Parisian Art,” the pusing being good and the S'he picture is a glorius tale—an epic | pictures beautiful. Stan Kavanagh fol- ans who have al E{ the sea and of the vho alwa heir couner rave cre g and histo: ry It i:mnm ship, the Constitution, and a | tied battle in the Bay of tles of | | comes a little comedy of the '70s, enti- g Amer- | lows with a splendid juggling act, his & fought, and | comedy patter putting over his num ber with an emphatic punch. Then | “As We Were,” Almira Sessions climaxed with the thrill-| and a company of 10 winning many langhs with their old-fashioned gowns &ripoli. Through it all is woven a |and hearty applause for good singing. ] rl‘lh({ul love fiction—a dainty bit of | W ]llnlfr"fl Byrd plays the piano artisti- 3 ¥ which tak action i men. 7 for all of Youn o could be old, with such | before one’s very that when the e dirctor pat th the first plann to to employ the s Jeery, a character i avas supposegl to play one of the minor Yoles. But this man Beery cannot play @ minor role, and this “act is cle: gflmrnhn ated in “Old Irons “rom the first reel to the he #steals” the picture. upon harles | ston | orge Bancroft as the | plendid screen this and a later | 3:1~ 3 enth Heaven.” wins | is place en headliner. He ' of the season, and his| 3s the Swork opposite Jsther Ralston marl fim for even more important parts n pictures of the future. George Ban- | scroft who plays the part of a gunner | 30t the Constitution, is a pioneer in the <phot field and an actor whose fefforts are al appreciated by an saudience. Cha Hill Mailes as the Scommander of e Constitution and Johnny Walker as Stephen Decatur | shandle their parts like the old-time ses Sfighters, Sthose ancient hooks of American his- “tor 2 “01d Tronsides” tells the story athe yvoung Republic’s determination | Sto wipe out the crews of pirates in | sthe vicinity of Tripoli. The powers | #of the world had been losing ships | Zand men and had been paying tribute | +to the thieves for hundreds of | 2The opeaing screen picture “meeting of in Ph *trom which c: ringing cry, ) Slions for defense, but not one penn: <for tribute!” The fighting ships, Phil- 2adelphia and Constitution, were built sand equipped, then ‘manned with fyoung crew: nt tot Tripoli. | SAfter the Phi a captured | wand later blown up by Stephen De-! 2catu 2 comes the fa- a screen ation with | f Laurence Stalling: sWho also wrote “What Price Glory. #Adoiph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky are Sthe producers, and James Cruze direct- w#d the battles and love scenes. Robert sHughes, the novelist, is credited with Sthe titles. H £ KEITH'S—Cissie Loftus £, A well balar 2 this week at ! s 3 § wonderful mimic, Cissie Loftus. The Sclever actress has been battling with $8 keavy cold for the past week, mak- £ing it difficult for her to sing, but £ she struggled through the different # impersonations o successfully as to < Eain several recalls and unstinted ap- Miss Loftus’ act is entitled * and while all were very S Bood. the take-off on Fannie Brice « stands out. Another good one is that =of Florence Reed in “The Shanghai Gesture,” the voice of the dramatic tar being mimicked almost to' perfec- n. The splendid dancing act of Harry Roye and Billie Maye made such a last week as to cause Manager Robbins to hold it over for another week. He must have known the ver- & matility of the duo, as an entirely new Sect was forthcoming last night. Miss « Maye is one of the stage's best 3 dancers, and the same goes for Mr. ZRove. The former's “dance of the & waitress” is an extraordinary effort « in the realm of Terpsechore, while the J acrobatic work of the latter in the Indian number is graceful and dis- # tinctive, * 3. A couple of newcomers to this cit: Marjorie White and Ed Tierne; ored the laughing hit of the evening < with their singing, dancing and funny ® patter. Miss White has a smatter- | musical comedy, which is mostly de- | ¢ one is to look back upon | — « ing of Ray Dooley’s eccentricities, AR AR EYIRCATTSERTRI VPRV VI IRUR NS ORY e milk, but nearest R L L e T e e e 1 — UST as milk comes to you, the only product of nature ready to serve without preparation, so too, is this institution equipped to serve you on the shortest of notice, not only in well. We are as close to you as the emergency you may meet, a part of the real service back of every bottle of FJhom an:s‘ PDai 1 2012 ELEVENTH STREET, N. W. Phone Decatur 1400 and Jed Dooley and Audree offer patter and clever dancing. he regular house attractions fill in the few ant spots, and Pearl Magley. tures the stage bill this week, with Guy and Pearl Magley | furnishing the most attractive num.- | bers. They are ably supported by the Melvin sisters, whose song and | dance duets prove especially popular, ! and an eight-piece string orchestra. Four acrobats open the stage pro- gram with some thrilling work on | the swings. Ann Francis and Wally | tor who | present something new in sonj edy and dance, and Bobby and company contribute the miniature voted to comedy. Polly and Oz, an-| other song and dance team, prove popular in some ‘“wild and weird" | numbers. “Broadway Nights,” starring Louis . . makes its ance on a Washi of New York hos than the | own. 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