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What’s What and Where Attractions Soon to Be Seen in Washington Theaters Pinere's “Dr. Harmer” Ceming o the Belasco Monday. HILIP MERIVALE, suave and brilliant dramatic star, will be by Lee Shubert at the Zn"Js'.‘rc Theater - next mencinl Monday !lv:- ning, l.n Dl\ Harmer,” a new play that has the distinction of being authored by Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, the famous British to be as firm in its ~! construction as his earlier works. Al- ‘ways credited with an nmmflmry sense of the theater, Pinero has again poured forth all his skill and vl:or Inw this, his latest play. ibed contrast in nine parallels to some extent. the story of “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.” Its plot centers around & yuunl physician, whose success as & medical man is all that could be desired. Be- loved by his many patients and friends and Jool upon as a son by the elderly ‘widow with whom he lodges. he never- theless is obsessed by a terrible and ir- resistible longing for certain things that causes him during three weeks of every year to abandon his practice to @ substitute and disappear completely from all. Upon his equally mysterious return, it is evident that he is the vic- tim of some unwholesome Philip Morivale. play, racing on to & startling and gripping climax. surrmmdmulr Merlvale is a com- pany of excellent artists of the English and American stage, including Hll J. “Dr. Harmer” Stanley , Logan. " » Held Over at the National. NTRADRR HORN” is held over at the National. Everybody seems to be discussing its remarkable scenes, and capacity crowds attend the twice-daily showing of the picture. Washington of & huge lion about to make a deadly attack, the unf table beat ot the tomtoms, and hun of wild crea! in the jungle, with the beauty of '-g; ical sunsets; astounding shots of mammoth waterfalls, never before seen by white men, all are adventures not to be missed. Junior Theater Saturday “Alice in Wonderland.” Tm ‘week's offering of the Junior ‘Theater will be the much lond , “Alice in Wonderland,” in_two et Wardman Park in the erything happens . a crazy world indeed, one in which the Mad Hatter, the March Hare and the Dormouse have the perpetual tea puty and where the King and Queen Hearts, together with the Duchess, bhy croquet with the wickets and with long-neck flamingo mallets. Alice is put through a dflll of instruction in the lobster quadrille by the Or,pm and the Mock Turtle on the of the szea to the tune of the well k!W'I! “Will you walk & little farther, said the whiting to the snail.” “Thy day to the Rialto Theater. It is said to be a picture as vivid in its contrasts a8 it is breath-taking in its emotional climaxes, as real and as beautiful in theme as anything } ever seen on the Ay talking screen. E u"flhflen Heaven"” a large city, both seeking death as an outlet. Police _ are looking for the Naney Carrell. they pl wild fling on the money he has stolert and then death together. — Florida, Palm Beach and a frenzied rush to crowd as much happiness as possible into their last few months of life. The their money nearly gone, the boy la: plans for the final scene. The gi however, gambles on their last few dol- Jars and wins enough money to pay back the sum the hoy had stolen. Po- llce, however. overfake them, and they to Cuba, assisted by a millionaire 'hn wants to marry the girl. Taced with the necessity for a declllon. she persuades the boy to return to the city and pay his debt to society, promising to wait for him and their life together until the law releases him. ‘The Universal News Reel, selected comedies and short reels and Otto F. the organ will round out the program. “Three Rogues” Coming te the Fox. ICTOR MCLAGLEN, hard-boiled lover of “The Cockeyed World” ,| and other m hits, will appear on the screen ning Priday in “Three 5 mantic story bullt around the exploits by of three bad men in search of women w “They loved the women and work. Lew Cody is seen as “Ace” Beaudry, a gambler; Fay Wray as Lee Carleton, From the Front Row Reviews and News of Wnlhiniton's Theaters. Two Plays Well Done By the Aris Club of Washington. OME folks of the Arts Club of ‘Washington recognized the vic- tory of their players in the tourna- ment of the Community Drama Guild by gathering in the audi- torium of the club house last eve- ning, and giving evidence of their enthusiasm. The Dramatic Committee of the act drama, but also because of the attention to details and the conscien- tious reading of a somewhat emo- tional 3 on of the outstanding merit of “The House Cat” has players, a matter of interest be- the ity of m interpreta eause of Eseelndm that the wider m.e where appeared at the McKinley At . All the well known friends of chil- dm and grown-ups appear in the play. ‘White Rabbit, the March Hare, W‘hlu Queen, who pins her clothes on awry and leaves her hair M\Ilh tangled in her hair; the de Dum and Tweedle de Dee “Belles of Beluu Row"” Next Attraction at Gayety. “TH! BELLES OF BEAUTY ROW,” next week’s attraction at the Gayety Theater, is said to be fine en- tertainment. ‘Three players known and liked for previous efforts are starred, Johnny Rags Ragland, a funny comedian, a penchant for shuffiing dancing steps; Charles Bimbo Davis, comedian with & singing volce und cmun M a uditorium, it had #s first public presentation, -fi Dbetter owummm for & part ldahurmbmn"!mee"nn'm. t‘hlrhnn takes on modern dress to cattle rustier, and Robert plly"fil.mn'fllll'fllm" \m.n-vuw«m, cannot at anything, mmm.mn-mm:- -venvh'n-mlnmulmflut TOles. he cannot win her with his ant ‘The suj hc‘udu man; ipporting cast y mw lands. ‘They join gentlemen for a time, drift back to_their old jels, Edward Horton, Jack uulhAll and June McCoy head the cast in the story, with music by Irving Berlin. Many of Berlin's re- cent' musical creations form the back- for scenes in the picture. On the Columbia screen will be added Our Phone Number NAtional 5220 Heiress™ At the Earle Saturday. “HOT HEIRESS,” described as a fast-moving comedy of a hand- some iron worker who crashes the upper crust of society, and Gus Edwards’ proteges, & dozen of the newest dis- coveries of the star maker, will be the screen and stage attractions for the week starting Saturday, at Warner's Earle Theater. Ben Lyon and Ona Munson head the cast in “The Hot Heiress,” a First Na- tional and Vitaphone comedy of a husky young riveter who falls in love with a society bud, woos her by his wise aracks and eventually wins her in ;pac of his bad manners and etiquette. ‘'om Dugan will be seen as Lyon’ rlv- eting partner, Inez Courtney as gan’s girl friend and Walter Pndnon as a‘staid, man-about-town. Gus Edwards' Proteges is the newest presentation of the well known pro- ducer vho discovered Eddie Cantor, G ie Jessel, Georgie Prixe, Armida, Lila , the Duncan Sisters, and Ona Munson, the star of the picture “Hot Heiress.” Although Gus Edwards does not participate in the presentation, he conceived and staged it with a group of a dozen talented young entertainers said to contain some of the finest per- formers that Edwards ever had. The act is in two scenes and has been lav- ishly staged. Others who contribute to the fun making on the auze include Charles “Slim” Timblin, “the Southern com- edian,” assisted by Billy Raymond and Val Russell; Lillian Barnard and Flo Henrie, “i &mlllnd! Pennant Winners”; the Six De Cardos, famous novelty per- formers, and Maxine Doyle, mistress of ceremonies. Short subjects, the Earle Orchestral prelude and the Graham McNamee News Reel complete the en- tertainment. FREE Parking Space —for our Customers. “lmhl.l‘ the Moon” Held Another Week at Columbia. DDUGLAB FAIRBANKS' latest pic- ture, “Reaching for the Moon,” remains a second week at Loew's Co- lumbia Theater. In this production Specials! WE WILL GLADLY FILL MAIL AND PHONE ORDERS! Phone NAtional 5220. 79c Hand-Finished Batiste Dresses Many retcy little sty es— 56 with hand-scal- loped necks and bottoms, or wee collars and hems. 39¢ Flannelette Garments for the new baby. Gowris, kimonos andnx e ra trudes, soft an fleecy 29C $1.49 Birdseye Diapers— twelve of them, all rndy hemmed, in sanitary 1 package ........ 25¢ Rubber Pants in pink or white. Medium 10¢ and large sizes...... 36x50 Crib Quilts in dainty rose or scalloped edges. Cot- ton filled 59¢ Crib Bllnldh, size 30x 40 inches, in pink or blue, with ecunning nursery designs . 25¢ Crib Pads, size 17x18 e Bpautly washable. Specially priced ....... 19¢ “Vanta” Shirts, of fine combed cotton. Button- front or double-breasted style. Sizes to 3 SOC :&mu:‘ Blndenm of soft cotton; tle-on-side styte 7o S ", back to an early affair of the heart. ‘The role was one which required fine discrimination, which was achieved on the stage of the Arts Club. An excellent setting ' was provided by James Otis Porter, and the assisting actors were Miss Dorothea Paull, Mr. Porter and Mrs. Otto Wuzgnc ‘There’s no excuse for letting yourself get run down. No reason | |why you shouldn’t be 100 pen |cent fit. The man or woman who feels tired and sickly most | of the time won't ever get along |in business or social life. The way to keep fit, doctors tell us, is to take cod liver ofl. ‘ But don’t try to take cod liver| |otl the old-fashioned liquid way. | |Don't overload your stomach | ,vmh a lot of fatty, nasty-| tasting oil. Take it the modern| way—in tiny tasteless tablets! | These tablets, called McCoy's | Cod Liver Oil Tablets, are made ‘Xrom the vitamins of purm‘ | Norwegian cod liver oil. 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