Evening Star Newspaper, March 7, 1928, Page 24

THE EVENT Photoplays at Washington Theaters Next Week Tuesday Wednesday ___ Thursday r Richard Dix Gloria Swanson “Sporting Goo Telephone. re Come n “Sadie Thompson.! Aesop_ Fable. A;: Grand @ m Qudity Billie Billia Dove in Dark on Suniay. W Senpett eirl Pathe N s 1 13 v < Point SMme Pon I 1 e, Collven Moo Coll i Carolina Cfioen Noore ! S { Central : Chevy Cha. en Moore in ce Vidor in “One Wild Oat 2 e Vidor in -0 vo-ien Lyon, fender Hour, May i ity Rellamy in Wl K Legs, 1 liam T A o 5 (9 [ Wild." Thom: “The Cit ae Meighan in Ralston fn Gone Wild." ; th Figuies Don't Lie Doris \alie: 2, on! : Drmbarton - Warner_and mn Your Man." Comedy L Olive Rorden in The Secret Studio.” iTTer m ver. ' Empire * Hip'odrome W Swanson NG STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 0., WEDYfiSDAY. MARCH 7, 1928. ture so great a number of people and animals; and the scenes representing the pampas country of Argentina are sald to be of surprising beauty. In all his late photoplays, Doug has made use of some curlous missiles, such as the stock whip of the Australian ranchman in “Don Q" In the current plcture he introduces the bolas, em- ployed with marvelous effectiveness by the “Gaucho.” EARLE—“Sporting Goods.” Richard Dix in his new picture, | “Sporting Goods” will be the screen | attraction at the Earle Theater for the week beginning Saturday, while Whitey Kaufman and his orchestra will be | held over in a new stage presentation, “College Days,” offering new ideas, new melodies and new fun. | In “Sporting Goods" Richard Dix plays the role of a happy suit salesman, who is m voung multi-millionaire and is forced to make good to win the girl he loves. The cast includes Gertrude Olmstead, who has the leading feminine role; Ford Sterling, comedian; Phillip Strange,, Myrtle Steadman, Maude Gordon Claude King, Wade Boteler and Ned | Sparks. | Short reels and orchestral music omplete the program. RIALTO—“Buck Privates.” | “Buck Privates,’ pation, will be the feature picture at | the Rialto for the week starting Satur- | day. Lya De Putti and Malcom McGreagor are co-stars of the story, which opens with the end of the war. mai Acson Fahle. Jotn Gilbert Richand Dix i “America Comedy, in “The Big Pa _Felix_carta wneth Harian an “hadwick in R " Bow in Wine ase comeds. Wilson and K. Arthur in Mary Pickfond n “My Best Girl" News. na Q. Nilssd B Warner 1 1 Son" Barbara Kent A regiment | " ! of doughboys is sent to Germany with | ropolitan will present Paramount’s pro- beauty in the production, including glimpses of the American River in Yosemite National Park, the Feather River canyon and Las Turas Lake in the lap of the Santa Monica Moun- talns, On the stage is another of Jack Partington's productions, ~with the grace and grandeur of the Pacific isles, entitled “Hula Blues.” Wesley Eddy will introduce one of his own compo- sitions and will be supported by the Palace Syncopators. Chief Tul Poi and his Royal Samoans; Drena Beach, sensational " acrobatic dancer; Francis Luther and Felicia Sorel Girls; Anna Chang, the Chinese syncopist; Moore and Powell In “Crooning and Balloon- ing” and Fritz and Jean Hubert will complete the entertainment. The Palace Orchestra, under Harry Borjes, and short subjects will round out the bill. FOX—“Gateway to The Moon.” Dolores Del Rio is the featured player in the Fox Theater screen production, entitled “Gateway to The Moon,” start- ing_Saturday. The story 15 an exotic romance of the Amazon wherein, as the center of prim- itive passions and white man's greed, Miss Del Rio portrays a half-caste. Pidgeon, Andre Randolf, mara and Noble Johnson. The stage presentation will again be | | produced by S. J. Stebbins who prom- | a comedy WOVEN | {ses a series of colorf: around the American Army of Occu- | utilizing the vocal e mble and ballet | corps with several featured artists. METROPOLITAN—"The Legion of the Condemned.” Beginning Saturday, Crandall's Met- duction, “The the Con- | the American Army of Occupation. mans speak no English. Yet romance | American sergeant | by her own stern parent, hearts, and_incidentally, the terrific and happiness. Jamison and Les Bates. PALACI “Rose Marie, Mayer screen version of the popular| musical play, opens at Loew's Palace | Saturday, and will be shown to the | Attractions in Washington Theaters NATIONAL—“Tommy “Tommy, making in & modern % produced by George | full musical score of the original play. | | The story deals with life and ro- at 75 cents each, at all Y. W. C. A.|bitions and hopes of fair heroines, of | mance in the Canadian merth. wonds centers in the cit K street building. COLUMBIA—"The Gaucho.” Douglas Fairbanks as “The Gaucho” Seventeenth and K streets, under the | gpeng at the Columbia Theatre next i ve-, direction of Imogene B. Ireland, music v . hfl"wui;:?-fi,: {h]:,‘,f,. | secretary of the local association. Miss DAY C. Tyler, comes | Ireland. who was formerly director of | Gaucho of the pampas of the Argen- The story deals with the picturesque | % %o the National Theater next week, with | music for the national convention of ' tine, a type corresponding, in a meas- ! the original cast . Brown, intact, Including | the association in Milwaukee in 1926, Regina Sidney Toler, Lloyd Will again this year direct the music at | peautiful shrine city of wealth is cov- Neal. Maidel Turner, Alan Bunce, Ben the Sacremento convention. ure, with the American cowboy. A eted both by a bandit chief and a| Johnson, William Janney and Florence | Marion Holmes, soprano, of New York | scheming dictator, and once again Doug | » Walcott. cess has been aseribed to its appeal and | s strict integrity to clean American | club fund for choir robes, and the riding plainsmen and the soldiers of comestic ideals. It is one of those rare, committee in charge has placed tickets ! plays that revive happy memories in/ the hearts of all who see it. The young { are interested in its story of puppy I love, because it is their problem of today, ¢ while the old are taken back to mem- ories of their youthful experiences. ‘The tale revolves around a pretty girl and two rivals for her hand. The girl’s | parents attempt to dictate a choice for | their daughter, but the latter, being a very modern girl, revolts and turns to the other suitor, whereupon an uncle, who is a politician and knows some- tning of the psychology of courting, | pulls some wires and everything turns out just as it should in the end. KEITH'S—Arthur Byron. Arthur Byron, who will be remem-! bered for his success in Roi Cooper Megrue’s “Tea for Three,” will headline the bill at B. F. Keith's Theater next week, with his wife and daughters, in a playlet entitled “A Family Affair.” Edward J. Lambert will be featured, assisted by James Clark. He styles himself “the fashion plate of vaude- wille ™ “ Serge Flash, Occidental expert in ; Japanese juggling, will appear on his first American tour, | Paul Yocan will offer his latest dance creation, “Artistic Moments.” H Other features will be lnnoum:cd‘ later. Aesop Fables, Topics of the Day and | the Pathe News Pictorial will complete the bill. GAYETY—*Red-Headed Blonds.” Next week’s United Burlesque offer- | ing at the Gayety Theater will be Car-| rie FPinnell and her "M-chkd‘ Blonds,” featuring Miss Finnell and Moore, “wop” comedian. 1 In addition the cast includes Billy Gordon, Pear! Henderson. Ted Lester, Bea Moore, Mickey Dale, Russell Smith, Peggy Smith and a chorus of 16 red- headed girls. The attraction is said 10 promise real burlesque, with dozens ©f musical and dancing numbers, spe- cial scenic features and new comedy | sity SYLVIA LENT—FRIDAY. What promises 1o be an outstanding attraction for the local music calendar ! will be presented at 4:30 Friday after- | noon, when Evivia Lent, violinist, fresh from’ wensational triumphs &s guest ar- tist with the Minneapolis Symphony. | returns W Washington for one concert | 8! the National Theater | Miss lent, a native Washingtonlan, | s earned for hersel! & high place | t artists of America this | nces, in & Nation- have been acclaimed number the “Sonata | Tartinl. Pollowing this the celebrated Castelnuovo- “Coneerys Italiano” in three T the intermission Miss ay Ernest Chausson's Following this, in order, will ort numbers: “Old Bruin” . “Piece en forme de Haba- © Ravel); “Sumare” (Mil- “Bamoan Lullaby” (Boyd). | numinr will be the Henri Rondo” ert is given under the man- Arthur Bmith, 1330 G i G Minor” . A, CONCERT—TUESDAY. first public concert of the Y. W A. Glee Club of Washington will taks place next Tuesday st 8 in; Jarker Hall, in the main bullding, | ) i{'lmily Service ~lowas 12+1b MANHATTAN LAUNDRY Decatur | City. will be the guest artist Tuesday, : Written by Howard Lindsay and Ber- | singing as one of her numbers, “The ! trand Robinson, “Tommy's” great suc- Jewel Song” from “Faust.” ! is seen in the guise of a rover. Conflict reigns throughout the story —conflict between saints and cut The concert is for the benefit of the | throats, between hundreds of hard- | n usurping general, between the am- The Lenten Season —has been observed from the inception of Chris- (, tianity. It was primarily set apart in order that i people might make it a time of spiritual contempla- tion-inventory. This custom of Lenten observation has endured because 1t is permeated with wisdom. What a splendid thing to do physically as well spiritually—take inventory. Begin with the eyes. They sometimes wait for a long time before show- ing gvidences of a strain. When the signs appear a serious weakness may have developed. Avoid this now by consulting Etz, w 1 expert in detect- ing and correcting defective visior i :fee Etz and See Better® M ST 1217 G Streets T T P v, as well as at the holy shrines and robbers’ lairs. | before, according to all accounts, has | there been utilized in a Fairbanks pic- Never at the time the Hudson Bay Co. had a chain of posts throughout North America. There are many scenes of | flourishes when the litfle German girl | produ whose heart has been won by an | ing the filming of “Wing : saves him from |story is entirely different, although with | pepsin. In | falling into a trap prepared for him |a war background. calamity opens the way to laughter |literally swept into the sky, Legion of They speak no German and the Ger- | demned.” a drama of the air. “The Legion of the Condemned™” was ed by Willlam Well . follow- and the It brings to the |sceen the trials and hair-raising ex- | “There is a devastaling flood that | ploits of the nirmen in the time of | carries away bridges, houses and human | the war, and through the employment | audience is fighting of air photography the side by side with the pilots. Francls MacDonald, Voya A splendid musical score has been 'Rose Marie.” | arranged for the production by Alex/'" the Metro-Goldwyn- | F04nos, conductor of the Metropolitan | WOF Concert Orchestra. LITTLE THEATER—“Power of Darkness.” The Washington premier of Count | Leo Tolstoy's classic, “Power of Dark- ness” will start Saturday at the Little Theater, for one wi showing. The roles of principals and subordi- The supporting_cast includes Walter | Ted McNa- | stage pictures, | The pic- | More than 500 World War veterans, | ture also introduces a new screen team, | it is said, were cast as soldiers in the Fay Wray and Gary Cooper, and others | as great a success in the drug stores picture, and other important roles are | in the cast are Lane Chandler, Barry played by Zasu Pitts, James Marcus, | Borton, Eddle Gribbon, Capt. Ted Duncan, Bud Geore. Freeman Wood and Charlot | Bird. nates are enacted by the Moscow Art Theater Players under the direction of | Robert Weine, who made the “Cabinet of Dr, Caligarl.” Though this work of ‘Tolstoy's achieved marked popularity in Europe, it 1s not widely known in| {)I\mc-rlrm. as the play was never staged | | here, | | The story is said to be written with | netrating insight into the soclal and phvsical life of Peter Ignatich, a rich moujik; his wife, Anissia; their two! daughters Akoulina and Anna, and the | | family valet, Nikita. The life of these | Russian peasants, thelr hardships, joys | ard griefs is sald to present an engross- |Ing drama. i Added features will finclude “The | | Floor-Walker,” with Charlie Chaplin, | and an Alpine film, “Flirting Wl!h‘ Death.” | Doctor Found What is Best for Thin, Constipated People As a family doctor at u..micenn,x/_fi nois, the whole human body, not v vy small part of it, was Dr. Cald-| 7 I's practice. 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