The Washington herald., 1922-08-06
Comedy Rules in
Footlight Plays
OF Current Week
"Cappy Kicks" and "Up in Mabel.
Room" Announced as Latest
Stock Offerings.

vival of Mr.. wise's former success.
"A Gentleman From Mississippi" has
impelled the management of the Garrick COM
pany to offer another of Mr. wises stage
cesses. "Cappy Ricks." which will constitute
the Garrick offering for the week beginning
tonight
The Belasco Players announce that up in
Mabers Room" the farce presented at the
Belasco last week. will be held for
other week The nnal week of up in Mabers
Room" will also mark the hnal week of the
Belasco Players stock
strong vaudeville array IL noted At
Keith's while the screen theaters offer a novel
and interesting array Of films the week
beginning this afternoon.
GARRICK-Tom Wise, the man who created
the role Cappy Kicks In Peter B. Kynes
play of that name, will again appear in that
role when the Garrick Players revive "Cappy
Ricks' as their offering for the week beginning
tonight. "Cappy Kicks" is a character-romance
of the and Mr. Wise will be supported by
cast of Garrick Players that includes Foster
Williams. Ada Meade. John Kline. Ruth Hon-
man and others. The play scored an enviable
when first presented q legitimate
attraction.
BELASCO-"Up in MabePs Room" the farce
that was offered at the Belasco during the
past week. will be held over for q second week
at the Belasco beginning tonight, as the cur
rent Offering of the Belasco Players Kay
Laurell. Eleanor Griffith, Gerald Oliver Smith
and others in prominent roles. The play Is
a stirring portrayal of the difficulties
countered by young men who indiscreet
enough to have their names embroidered on
apparel intended as gifts to young women of
their acquaintance.
B. F. KEITHS-Irene Franklin. in a series of
character and topical songs. will headline the
vaudeville bill at B. F. Keith's this week, be-
ginning tomorrow. Other offerings the pro-
gram include Margaret Severn with Antonio
and Pace Cansno and Ruben BecKwith in "A
Maid OF Moods" Moran and Mack, the Two
Black Crows; George Moore and Mary Jayne in
"A Little o. This and a Little o. That" Geirs
Musical Ten in "A Jazz Fantasy: Ofhcer vokes
and Don. the dog; Maud Earl in Songs q la
Roulette; Raymond wilbert Aesop's Fables
and other house additions
COLUMBIA-Loew's Columbia will inaugurate
its photoplay season of 1929 this afternoon
by presenting. for the first time in Washington,
THE Loves of Pharaoh" the latest screen con-
ception of Ernest Lubitsch. producer of PAS
sion" and Deception" The production IL nota-
BILE for its mammoth cast of 112.ooo persons
and 1t Is interpreted by Emil Jannings. the
Henry VIII of Deception" Harry Liedtke.
Dagny Servaes. a new continental screen beauty.
and others 1t is story Of ancient Egypt
METRoPOLITAN-Kat Macdonald. 'ths
politan today for weeks engagement In the
first Washington presentations of Heroes and
Husbands" her latest starring production. in
which she is supported by distinguished cast
that includes Nigel Barrie Charles Gerard
Charles Clary, Mona Kingsley, Ethel Kay and
others. Although famed for her beauty, Miss
Macdonald, in the role of q young authoress
sscrihces a purely visual appeal to more
dramatic effects.
PALACE-wailace Reid will be the star of the
program with which Loew's Palace today opens
It's photoplay of 1s22-23. He will be
supported by Lila Lee and a distinguished cast
in James Cruces adaptation of Richard Harding
Davis famous story of tropical America, The
Dictator" in which he appears cdven-
but loses his heart. The supporting cast in
cludes Theodore Kosloff, Walter Long, Alan
Hale. Sidney Bracey. Fred Butler and many
others.
CRANDALL'S-Jack Holt and Bebe Daniels
will be seen as the stars of the bill at Gran
dalIs for the first three days of this week, be-
ginning today, when they appear in North Of
the Rio Grande," with Cold Feet" the added
attraction of the bill. On Wenesday and Thurs
day "Other womens Clothes" gripping drama
of fashionable New York. win be shown For
the dnal two days Of this week. Crandalrs
will present Thomas Meighan In George AIDES
nrst original story for the screen. Our Leading
Citizen"