Evening Star Newspaper, August 20, 1928, Page 19

s THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. €., MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1 ATTRACTIONS IN WASHINGTON THEATERS | FEARLE—"The Cop.” “Enjoyable” is the word that best deseribes the bill at_the Farie this week, featuring little Dorothy Johnson en the stage and Willlam Bovd on the screen. It fsn’t a “marvelous” bill nor ® “zensational” one—iust “enjoyable.’ And what more could a theatergoer ack® Even the conventional features such as the overture and newsreel, ‘enjoyable But by far the most entertaining item on this completely enjoyable bill is the B-vear-old child prodigy. introduced as *“Raby Dorothy Johnson. the most ver- satile gir] in the world.” Dorothy plays \e saxophone. leads the orchestra and sings jazz songs with equal charm and dexterity. Dorothy's act is one of five Freeborn's Frol the others ng of dance numt ad_comic all of which are up to the le standard portrayal of how tred f crooks pulls one o big hold-ups one reads about is shown in “The Cop.” the film feature. Wil Mam Bovd as Pete Smith, “the Cop. ¥ introd tender who in his hour of g decamps with overcoat the latter on, and the good offices of his best lice sergeant, joins the New orce of course, 1 mind” of a b trying to “clean up.” and r Rookie Smith has a good €eal to do with the cleaning-up process In so doing he meets “the girl.” plaved by Jacqueline Logan. who is employved d." The two go an o and out to be gang the of the story, but the film is re- freshingly free from passionate love- making scenes. the cop's interest in the girl is kept secondary to his deter- mination “to get his man” and make good on the force PALACE—"Forbidden Hours." " & _tempestuou nce in the mythical land of Ba a. on the screen and Wesley Eddy Bittersweet Blues.” a comedy produced by Charles mever, as the leading Stage feat supplemented with a Fox Movietone news issue and an Our Gang comedy of local talent production Ramx Nov ro is a voung king the photoplay. “Forbidden Hours.” and Renee Adoree his sweetheart and ter of his prime minister, while v. as the king's cousin. con- the third party to the love “Bittersweet Blues” introduces W and Washburn in song selections that zeem to please highly: solos by a mem- ber of the Syncopators, in one of which two trumpets are employed: Dezzo Ret- ter, 3 comedian of the nut species, and Grace Dy Faye in a fine bit of acro- batic dancing. A song by Wesley Eddy his ukulele. and the Gould boys and girls complete this part of the en- tertainment The short comedy = short, and the Movietone ne: troduces manv subjects of interest. in 21l the bill is an entertaining is as good as it in- Al one. FOX—"Road House.” Lione! Barrymore on the screen in ®Road House” and Adolphe S. Korn- span appearing for a limited engage- ment e< guest conductor of the Grand Orchestra ish the principal _at- tactions Fox this week. Fred Berrens and the Melodv Masters top “Dance and Song Kornsnan scores a personal tri- in his return to the theater he helped to such an auspicious . He deftly leads his musicians h the difficu’t overture from O7enbach's opera. “Orpheus.” in which Conrert Master Korman figures prom- fn~r*lv in a violin soio 24 House” is another storv be- il modern youth and at the same L3 everely eriticising the over-in- ¢y'z~n~e of the paren's and blaming the latter for much of the so-called €avnward trend of the younger genera- tion Tt should not be taken to seri- oucly, for, after all. some of the children pre not helf bad: besides. a little exag- geration speeds up the action of a film. 2nd most producers seem to think that that is what the public wants Mr. Barvmore. cast as the father Warren Burke and Maria Alba, two newcomers, as the wayward son and the girl who leads him astray. carry the bulk of the acting and do credibly under the handicap of a not altogsther origina’ story On the stage, Fred Berrens. co-oper- ates with his electric piano. Fred ncidentally. plays the violin and sings # little for good measure. The Melody Masters, which as you probably know are the concert musicians turned jazzv help to put over the presentation with some pep. Leon Brusilo appears as eonductor of the Masters and puts them through two good numbers Mariatta. siim and graceful. tricks ont tome excellent contortionistic move- ments along dance lines. Olive Fav @i-ides her attention between singing en1 dancing. The Two Aces skate maaly around in the spotlight. while the ohters, including Lyons and Lor- House & Roof Paints The Very ke Reills Specially —always Low obtain here , raine, Leonard Barr and Rankin, and Lester, all dance in one fashion or another A short organ selection and Movie- tone Newsreel complete the program. presided over, as usual, by the invisible master of ceremonies. COLUMBIA—"The Garden of Fden." | There is no serpent in “The Garden of Eden.” at the Columbia this week. | and no apples, but just an artificial lake. A marble bench and a few falling blossoms to give atmosphere. For this | Garden of Eden is not some strange. | gt lost spot in the East. but a 1928 version of what a garden of a smart Monte Carlo hotel should be, and it offers a pretty setting for lovemaking. Corinne Grifith comes back as a United Artist in this. the first picture of her recent contract. and she displays in_ the role of ai, the pretzel- maker's daughter. a new pose. a wind- blown bob and a taste for light comedy | that is delightful. Gone is the old angour of this star, but she has sup- | planted it with an air of amused bore- | dom which is, strangely enough. quite | lively | The story of (he little Viennese with grand opera ambitions is tvpical “rags to riches” stuff, but it's lightly done and has =0 menv situations that it is fairlv spa ing in spots. bovish appeal intact. Charles Ray turns up for a change. this time as the suitor for the hand of the charm- ing Baroness Antoinette. who is really Corinne, who is really Toni—and but that's the plot | But the excellent thing in the pie- ture is the work of Louise Dresser, first | as the wardrobe lady in a cabaret and then as the charming baroness. who is | at the bottom of the complications. | The rest of the cast is above par. with Lowell Sherman’s suavity at its best in | a role that is atmospheric, to say the | least “This is essentially a picture of ex- | cellent touches rather than a story | of particular note and it is the startiing | I3 originality of several of the sequences | {of consequence in the early scenes of | prominently. |tes. Florence Moore. comedy sdng and loyal United States Smith tossing out Conrad Nagel precedes the program the cues from the background {with a brief talk on Vitaphone programs, Lila Lee is the gitl in question, and | requesting that the public make known she makes a very charming sweetheart with & merry Irish twinkle in her eye.|sach performance so t} which keeps her two suitors guessing | know what type of until she consoles the loser of the fight There is a by a sudden surrender. Outside of be- stress. ing lovely to look upon, she Ands little | give us a glimpse of native forms of | yunaway, he | to test her abilities in the part assigned amusement in Hawail her, however, for there is little action the picture in which she figures most | gram. The brightest spot. preceding the fight, is the “frame-up” voung Smith manipulates to get his Marine pal into a stage ring for some easy money, U. 8. having a need for the cash to make good his promise to a playmate that he would buy him a brace for an injured leg, “it there was any money in the Marine Corps.” There was, and he Love Memories of James are vividly rekindled i tists' productio=. “Th being featured this w Theater. Kinogram news features and several and. Vitaphone numbers head the auxiliar- is nart of the poet's monologue _ artist. ted by Licut Gitz Rice at the piano. gives an enter- taining program. while Eddie Peabody and Jimmie Maisel perform on the guitar and banjo to the delight of the audience. old Indiana family is adopted an the boy does not care the years roll by, how and at first plays jokes upon her its choice of subjects by applause at hat managers may entertainment_ to Grantland Rice Sportlight, “South Sea Sagas.” which |down with a broken leg. incurred in a A well played overture by the concert orchestra and | fer. a Felix the Cat film round out the pro- |eye to assuage = | LITTLE THEATER—"The Girl I | Whitcomb Riley n the United Ar- e Girl I Loved, cek at the Little Charles Ray and Patsy Ruth Miller are statred in the film version of | the poem written by the Hoosier author, in truth, it is said, that the story own biography. | It is a tale throbbing with love and | romance and all the picturesqueness of Into & gentle country orphan girl, but for this newcomer As ever, he discovers that he is in love with her. Mean while, she has promised her heart and hand to another and during an old- fashioned barn dance—delightfully por- trayed—the engagement is announced. Charlie Ray poignantly depicts the | storm that is raging in his heart when. sees his_rival with the girl he secretly loves—hiz adopted sis- Murder looms up in his mind's his feelings. but he never puts this sinister thought into action. Instead. he informs his rival that should he ever need a friend, he can b depended on. S0 he goes through the torturous church wedding and sees the girl of his heart wed to another One of Charlie Chaplin's early comedies, with a decidedly pre-Ve steadan twist, supplies the program'’s fun-making. This it titled '“The Cure.” and it brings new laughs at the antics of the “Sultan of Slapstick.” An entertaining educational feature i« the microscopie film showing the lution of the butterfly. 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