Evening Star Newspaper, March 14, 1928, Page 42

D. C. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 14. 19 METROPOLITAN—"The Legion of the a serics of adventures leading to the Condemned.” capture and the escape of Doug and the Willlam Wellman and John Monk | Wild ride of his dusky hordes, led by Saunders are the director and author, ' the madcap girl, and the saving of the respectively, of the picture, centering |Shrine girl and her padre protector from around our heroes of the air, entitled | the scaffold all contribute toward thrili- “The Leglon of the Condemned,” which | Ing entertainment. Saturday will continue a second week at Cran- | An “Our Gang” comedy, M-G-M ~emmeifariwrTe | d8ll's Metropolitan beginning Saturday. | News Reel and the Columbia Orchestra, e . The story concerns the activities of a under Claude Burrows, complete the small group of French airmen who, hav- | bill. __THE_BVENING STAR. WASHINGTON Attractions in Washington Theaters Photoplays at Washington Theaters Next Week NATIONAL—"She Stoops to Conquer.” | tions in the famous Penn siow for this “She Stoops to Conquer,” Oliver Gold- | Season, in which several hundred WEER § . aspirants took part. Fourteen scniors, | MARCH smith's famous comedy. coming in & |7 yuniors, 18 sophomores and 6 fresh- | B or 18 Thursday Bmil_Jannings in “The Last Command." y. Friday Genn Stratton Porter's ““The Harveste Tuesday Wednesday Harold Bell Wright's G hepherd of the LI Monday i Tell Wright's Sunday Bell Wright's e notable all-star revival under the ban- {men will cavort before the footlights | Ambassad’r “The 8 "wl\;m of the ner of George C. Tyler, will be secn at the National Theater Monday. March 19, The cast that Mr. Tyler has assem- bled for the Goldsmith comedy classic again demonstrates that he is a past master in the art of lavish casting Fay Bainter, Glenn Hunter, Mrs. Les- lie Carter, Lyn Harding, O. P. Heggie, Patricia Collinge, are only a few of the famous names that will adorn_the pro- vam of “She Stoops to Conquer.” §luhne Lord, recognized as one of America's leading actresses, will recite the prologue, written by David Garrick, Except for the New York Playe: Club revival of the old farce in 1924, George C. Tyler has been responsible jor its only two appearances in the United States since the beginning of | the century. Twenty-two vears ago he revived it triumphantly with Mrs. Cal- Kyrle Bellew, Eleanor Robson and Sicney Drew, and two vears later sent W. H Crane and Ellis Jeffries to the coast with 1t for another successful tour. It has not been seen since in commer- cial production on this side of the At- lantic. The last English production of in the Sicilian plece, written by Francis | | I Curtis, 28, and directed by Charles | { Morgan, jr. Curtis will himself appear in a lead- | Al“'"fl ing comedy role, and William R. Scott. | who hails from Washington, D. and | Manila, P. I, will also have a promi- | nent part. | leading _ role | vouisville, | chief of the Punch Bowl, and a member {of the Pennsylvanian, and the Red and Blue: H. A. Edlund, Charles W. Boeck- ler and T. A. Palmer. Tickets are now to be had at Mrs. Grscgc-'s Bureau in Droop'’s Thirteenth | |and G. GIOVANNT MARTINELLI—Friday. Giovanni Martinelli, famous tenor of the Metropolitan Opera Co., who ap- | peared here with that organization last are: Norman Roche of | Ave. Grand "mie Jirst Comn ‘Other senfors who have | —____ Comed Riehard Bartheime and Mollie 0'Dayin SThe P Leather K. W Jannines Command.” cartoon Bohby Ve Richard T 1 i dan “The Last Co Krazy Kat eartoon Mt ‘Bo” Brown, editor in | Cameo Dark _on Sunday. Comed Pathe N Fox News Comedy. Sport reel Ar g ' Wi Poney Tslan | Carolina Anna ilsson in “Easy Pickings.” Monte Banka in Marion Flying Luck.” Quall T is Music Pola Negri in ! Woman on the Ti Touise Fazenia v “A Sailor's Sweet- heart Tom Mix in “The Circiis Ac Central Comedy o= R )] '3 Chevy Cha, ™ifnii | season and was enthusiastically receiv- | Circle i(‘d. will not be with the company when | it comes here next month, but will | | make his only local appearance this| | year Friday at 4:30 p.m. in concert at | Poli's Theater. He constitutes the fifth | Zane Grev's Hillie Do: TEHIE Tillie Dove in e Love Mart, Blinn_and Anna Q. Nilsson “The Masked Woman omedy Tather Ralston Lova and 1 Colony TMadse Tl Dolorcs Del R ing tasted everything in life but death, {are now willing to try that. In this group s Gary Cooper, who, jilted in a | love "affair, has become disinterested | with life and seeks solace in “The Le- | gion of the Condemned,” where the only honorable discharge is a death certifi- |cate. Engaged in_the dangerous occu- | pation of safely landing spies behind | | the enemy lines, Cooper finds himself | face to face with his former love and the outcome of this situation leads to a dramatic climax. Teamed with Cooper is Fay Wray, a new film discovery. +7in | Others in the cast are Barry Norton, | Lane Chandler, Francis McDonald and | E_H. Calvert. The balance of the bill includes a Larry Semon comedy, “Dummies”; Met- | ropolitan News and orchestral prelude and other numbers by the Metropoli- Alex Podnos |tan Concert Orchestra, conducting. COLUMBIA—"The Gaucho.” Douglas Fairbanks as the Gaucho will_continue at Loew's Columbia for another week. There is a rich flavor of romance in LITTLE THEATER—“The Light of Asfa.” “The Light of Asia,” an fmpres:ive drama based on the life of Prince Gautama. the founder of Buddhism, will be the altraction at the Little Theater | for the week starting Saturday. This work produced, directed and enacted entirely by members of the Brahmin nobility, is the first film to come out of India and has been re- leased to the Motion Picture Guild by the Maharajah of Jalpur, who per-on- ally contributed largely to the aut ticity and lavishness of the produc | The life story of the Aryan pr his romance with Gopa, who hec Princess Gautama, his renunciat! idle splendor. and his search after dom are said to make an engro:ai narrative. Supplementary features are. light,” a briet character study de, the thwarted life of a spinster witi u Pitts in the leading role onomical subject entitied “He Bodies” and a Pathe News Reel. “She Stoops to Conquer” was headed | 1°0'S fhcater, b 7 = 2 | ction in the Artists' s &1’“5&?‘&.‘:\5.‘2:’."“&2:;‘9;\‘-;“,,,,, | Course and his concert closes Mrs. wu-1 Dumbarton Seymour, the veteran _director, who | son-Greene's serles this vear, e will staged the Players' Club revival and D¢ assisted by Ads Peggl mezo” | pry both of Mr. Tyler's previous productions :olgmnn. and by Salvatore Fucito at the Elite - ‘Sto r no. O e RS resirement The ope | Mr. Martinellis program will include | v " | the arias “Celeste Aida" and “O, Para- portunity to play Mrs Hardcastle. @ |gio He also will sing with Ada Pagel | role made famous by innumerable great | the duet “Al Nostri Monti.” from “I Actresses of the past, has also brought | the duet = | Mrs. Leslie Carter from California, | 1YOvatore.” Songs by Tosti, Debus SAOrNia: | Leoncavello, Toselli, Treharne and Van- ehere she has spent the last four YeaTs Gerpool will be added and Mme. Pagsi | tively. will offer a group of songs. | s e RECITAL, MARCH 28. | “Loves of Carmen, noLC this picture and one gets a vivid im- — pression of adventurous pampas life o 2 The story is one if rivalry between a | AUTOMOBILE, LIABILITY, FIRE, BURGLARY AND TORNADO bandit chief and a dictator, both of INSURANCE bt B whom try to seize the riches of a city u & A | grown about a shrine where miracies of Thos. E. Jarrell Co. %21 10th Street in “Her Wild Oat." Comedy. d Evil" > y. William Haines n in nd Comnd: nte in ;I(Av. Do put ' the o arian e Whiniient Rose healing occur. medy. The bandit, played by Douglas Fair- banks, falls under the spell of a wild | village girl and later a fair pilgrim of the shrine. His treacherous lieutena Empire s Infewell w or Main 66 “Ginaberz the Great.” Bobby Vernon comedy erial C Baneroft in Fworld U recl. I and Raymond Hatton in “Wife Save BERE AR | HARP-SONG Babe Egan and her Hollywood Red-| g anne Savoy, concert harpist, and Leader LA endline e D A P.im:| Juanita_Froehlich, Ivric soprano, will ot Tt and Yhythm, each mem. | 8ive 8 foint recital in the small ball- ber of the organization being an ex. | Foom of the Willard Hotel next Wednes- Dt T e ot (hstraments. it i | 8y evening, March 28, at 8:30. | New faid. Al of the musical arrangements | _Mme. Savoy will not onlv be hary| __ have been done by Miss Egan. | soloist, but will also play the accom- Tex Mcleod, known as the Will| paniments for Miss Froehlich, present- | Rogers of the European stage, will be |in€ & program that includes some of the | seen spinning ropes and yams. assisted | MOst delicate and atmospheric of the | o Muriorie STHIbE: and bther will in. | Modern composers, Debussy and a touch | pron cagg clude Gilbert and French. English per- | 0f the East in Harriet Cady. with songs ol e e Al ntroduce " them. | of oid England and Modern France, 8 | ———— o e e el e s et e | maCIiAi and several American » Silent L Selected comedics Ranger. th e Swift ' Prescription He Wrote in 1892 is the World’s o Most Popular Laxative “The Greater Glory.” Buck Jones 1 e “Blood Wl Tell.” foria Swatson 3 T Ken Maynard in Gioria Swanson y rta Vaughn in “The Land Beyond hadow die Thompson." ‘omedy News. W comedy. fTurl‘rw et Mack 0 Love. € e i hown 1pon the ’ & o er.” Swaneo River Stagn nrolos *“Sadie Thompson." . Virginia i e 1 10 Van Ribie ¥ “Paid to Love. ark Van Bibber comeds. Fox News. Hero Arthur Lake comedy. Jotta Gou “Slaves of Beaut i “White Goli.” arge O'Brier in Sharpshooters When Dr. tice medicine, back in 18 for a laxative were not as grea they are today. People ted to prac- Frankie Darro i ittle Mickey Grogan. oot Gibaon in “The Rawhide Kid' Impe T “Jonn Bowers o ot Girl.” omedy announced. The screen features, Aesop's Fab! Topics of th ¥ will complete the bill GAYETY—"Pretty Babies.” A new United Burlesque production, romposcrs» Miss Froehlich is well known 1n Washington, where she has sung for " | the leading clubs, churches and has been soloist mai | Washington times for the George | Glee Club, Mme. | Tol “Her Wil C Comedy "™ quict lives, ate plain, wh and got plenty of iresh air : shine. But even that carly th | savoy, who was born in Paris, comes | Takoma | from the atelier of the famous French DTk 7 o Four Fiushers. Comedy G.M,_C O Brien i ArpsnoOters. drastic physics and purg relief of constipation whic : well did not believe were good “Pretty Bables,” will be next week’s at- harpist, Henriette Renie, and also has | — traction at the Gayety Theater. This| been an associate and pupil of Mildrea |m. 1o show, said to be one of the most preten- | Dilling in New York. Tivoli tious of the season, features Maurice Tickets may be‘obtained at the Will- | _ ___ Cash, Hebrew comedian, "and Peggy|ard and the Carlton Hotels. | o Mayo, prima donna, at the head of the ! i York PALACE—"Doomsday.” | cast. The company also includes Benny! «poomsday.” by Warwick Deeping | 3 Platt, George L. Clark, Jack Baker.|author of “Sorrell and Son” is the | way's dancing comedian; Alfred Latell |read by millions. The lovers of the Francine LaRocque, Bobbie La Lerne | DUCe otiraction at the Palace start- | “Bonzo.* in -Leading a Dog's Life,” and | story, “Sammy” Lane and Young Matt, | It is & story of strong i the Bachelor octette and dancing en- | are portraved by Molly O'Day and John and 16 “pretty bables” that form the | g Saturday. chorus. ‘Io\'es‘ and sdt'rt;ntmtemx;gu%ns. plom?v- semble contribute to the per(ormln:e ‘lBolu. Albert Rogell directed the plc- “y . ing in vivid fashion the despair of a h lace Concert Orchestra, under | ture. Mask and Wig"—Monday. w51 o faces the continuation of | parry DA ond short subjeets round | _ Added _attractions including varled The fortieth annual production of drudgery that has made life drab and | oug the, bill. short reels and music by the Earle Con- the Mask and Wig Club of the Uni- | hopeless to her. i il cert Orchestra, under Daniel Breeskin, versity of Pennsylvania called “Taran- Florence Vidor has the role of the | EARLE—“The Shepherd of the Hills." will complete the bill. tella,” which 1s the story of a band of | ;cfl-weury girl “rhon(;e:l nu; csxg ‘An appealing love story, told with the | | e, f bandits and bloodthirsty mutineers, ) from drudgery is wor y price €0 | peautital Ozark Moun & aiba I |tem. So he wrote a*prescription for {a laxative to be used by his patie: | The prescription for constipation that he used early in his practice |and which he put in drug stores in | who marries one hrother only to win | German village, who falls in love with | }f{"fi.(“{.‘(.’".‘;"'}’fi et D'*, Gl e o of the other, both officers in | Anne, daughter of the proud Maj. von Wi, 8 “¥'IR FCPEn, 18 @ /duid ¥egee e o oy vy “The locale of the | Hartmann, in whose home he is bil-* able remedy, intended for women Story 5 both Morocco and France, with | leted. The town authorities publish an children and’ elderly people, and they | 'memmmfl for highly colorful scenes | edict to discourage the fraternizing of | need just such a mild, safe, gentlc an Garber has made several ap- | Soldiers with town girls. On the night bowcl stimulant as Syrup Pepsin ramces in Washington, and returns, | breceding the departure of the troops| Under successful management this pe L as LT o, % | Anne disobeys and meets John and they | o ool ! & it is sald, with @ new and greater ag- | Anne disoheys anc mecls JORR 404, A | prescription has proven its worth gregation of talented musicians. e .. Updl . land w the largest selling liquid | | lover will be sent to prison for his of : | ""A”colorful stage plcture in conjunc- | OKC Y PG demies that John was|laxative in the world. The fact that| It is particularly pleasing to know millions of bottles are used a year | that the most of it is bought by FOX—“The Fnrhl:drn Woman."” | tion with the concert orchestra’s over- | the man and accuses the top sergeant. who encounter a party of American | the sacrifice of love. Then comes { rt Jetta Goudal, in “The Forbidden ture doing honor to St. Patrick’s day The following sequences are full of sur- | proves that it has won the confidence | ; s hemselv movie folk “on location” in Sicily, will | realizaton of her mistake and an eflort | st so st ; | 9ENEe 4R SN Sre. prise, excitement and finally a happy 'of people who needed it to Rc(l relief | “lm'lh—c«{n) tir;:..:xzP:“;Yrucxl\;’ip:ai:es from headaches. biliousness, flatu- |as valuable for ciderly people. Al oremier s happiness she has cast | which will be the screen feature at the | woman,” supported by Joseph Schild- | gl :‘lfl‘;‘i“:‘ The Belasco Theater :f‘?‘n‘“filz‘d::n Gary Cooper Jakes the part of | 5;{;: et b;fl{“’,mmz‘;“’;"‘,flf | kraut, will be the screen feature at the RIALTO—"Buck Privates.” “‘;‘l:‘f'rm S LR : : ! then go on its annual Spring tour of | the former army officer who almos 'R h ’ " Saturday, “Buck Privates,” a humorous story ~ . ~d - " C: n, loss of appetite | drug stores have the generous bottles v .| audiences Leon Navara, planist and Fox Theatef commencing ¥, 3 Marcus, Eddie Gribbon, Capt. Ted Dun- ' 4 sles 2 2 e W biatt the East, terminating in a run of two| lost his grip on life in the World War. | &% of the American Army of Occupation in | can, Bud Jamison and Les Bates, as e lZ."Fn'Cli' s G prn\: a‘:mhd = ghdhm h“eh br U i well as 500 war veterans. | St v our expense how much Dr Germany, co-starring Lya De Putti and “An added sttrection will be a revivall Millions of families are now never | Caldwell's Svrup Pepsin can mean Malcolm McGregor, will be the feature | of “farold Lioyd in ~Grandma's Boy. | Without Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsi at the Rialto starting Saturday. |the first feature length production and if you will once start using it The story concerns the adventures of made by Lioyd and which marked his| you will also always have a bottle John Smith, a buck private, in a little | debut as a full-fledged star. ‘handy for emergencies. Helen of Troy Roach K K. on hnicotor_reel. Rich 1 i Gianta."* G . Jimmie Adams comedy. 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