The Washington times., 1922-11-23
Bright assortment Offered ON Screen
and Stage Coming Week
Valentino Held Over at loew's'
Columbia Late Releases
Feature at Other Houses.
Strand and oayety Are
Strong contenders.

Strong contenders.
STRAND-A vaudeville and pic
ture program. with a headline
feature for the former. In an
nounced by Manager Sparrow for
showing at the Strand Theater for
the week beginning Sunday.
The feature act Ii the presents
ton by that king OF syncopation,
Paul Whiteman. OF his Romance
OF Rhythm Orchestra" an organ.
ization of nine musicians under
the direction OF Alex. Hyde, Il
NJ. Y. 8. N. An extra added at,
traction will be the appearance az
William and Dorothy Morley In
their latest hit. High Browns
In High Tones" Others appear
ing will be the La Toy Brothers,
versatile humorous pantomimists
in unique eccentricities. and Bir-
die Kraemer. 1.-THE Cute Little
Mocking Bird"
The photodramatic offering will
present Miss Shirley Mason.
GAYETY-Headed by Billy Wat
son In person. the Beef Trust
Beauties" will provide broad
comedy entertainment at the Gay
ETY. next week with the new version
of "Krousemeyer's Alley" Clar-
ence Wilbur will be the foil as
"Grogan," and Jules Jacobs will
play the comedy policeman who
settles disputes with his willow
club. Dot Leighton, prima donna;
Morette Sisters. instrumentalists,
and Sweeney and Rooney, &C.
centric dancers. will furnish vaude.
vile interludes. Twenty examples
Of plump pulchritude will form the
chorus.
METROPOLITAN - Thanksgiv-
ing week will be made joyous
at Crandalls Metropolitan by
premiere presentations, beginning
next Sunday afternoon, of
twin-tar bill. The major Offering
will be Katherine MacDonald's
latest. white Shoulders" while
the companion attraction IL
Buster Keaton's new two.reel
comedy. THE Electric House"
white Shoulders" is a screen
adaptation of the story of the
same name by George kibbe
Turner and affords the Ameri.
can beauty" an unusually inter-
esting role as Virginia Pitman,
a young woman whose mother
looked upon her beauty as a
marketable commodity to be
knocked down to the highest bid
der.
Miss Macdonald is supported by
an exceptional cast in this subject.
her two leading men being Bryant
Washburn, star In his own
right, and Nigel Barrie.
In 1.-THE Electric House." Buster
Keaton is mistaken for an cleo
trician and ordered to wire a hand
some residence by it's millionaire
owner. AS matter of fact, Bus
ter has just received correspon-
dence school diploma as botanist.
ming Sunday, Loew's Palace an
nounces the premiere Washington
engagement of Metros photoplav
production of Quincy Adams Saw
yer" the famous novel OF New
England life by Charles FELTON,
Pidgin. The cast Is notable and
includes Blanche Sweet, John
Bowers. Lon CLANCY. Barbara La
MARI, Elmo Lincoln, Louise Fa-
zenda. Joseph Bowling. Claire Nc
Dowell and many others.
Quincy Adams Sawyer" is de-
scribed as the greatest story OF
home folks ever written. 1t re-
veals the love affairs OF Quincy
Adams Sawyer, a young Boston
attorney, who is suddenly trans
planted to a small New England
town where he comes into conflict
with villainy, romance, self
sacrifice and the most vivid
adventure.
Powerful and dramatic episodes
punctuate the action of the piece.
Among them is the leap Of n
horse and rider from an S0-foot