The Washington times., 1923-12-20
Pickford in tR0SitA
for Christmas Week

PALACE-Loew's Palace has
prepared splendid theatrical
Christmas gift for It's patrons
in the presentation, beginning
Sunday, Of Mary Pickford in
the superb production, "Rosita,"
which was directed by Ernest
LubitSch.
In this picture Miss Pickford
lays aside the childish roles
to assume the role of a beau
tiful Spanish street singer whose
affection for a Spanish noble
man, which is generously re-
turned, brings her into a mael.
strom of court intrigue, The
story has been ADAPTED from
an original by Norbert Fall bv
Edward Knoblock.
Supplemented by a. snlendid
array Of added hits, "Rosita"
promises to become one of the
finest photoplays of Miss Pick.
ford's career.
INTERCOLLEGIATE specially
assembled holiday program will
be presented at Crandalls Metro
politan next week. The foremost
feature will be First Nationals
perturbation Of Booth Tarking-
tons stony Of boy of Nine" a
particularly appropriate subject
for a week during which the
schools will be dismissed. boy
of Mine" was made by j. K.
Mcdonald, maker of "Penrod and
SAM, and enlists the talents of
Ben Alexander, Henry B. Wal
thall, Irene Rich and Rockliffe
Fellowes as foremost members
Of the excellent cast. Ben Alex
ander Is cast as q youngster
whose mother is in perfect SYM
pathy with him but whose father
hopelessly misunderstanding him.
The comedy selected for Christ.
mas week is the greatest laugh
maker of the year-"No Loafing,"
In which "Poodles" Hanneford,
the famous clown, disports him.
self as a plano mover who gets
all the worst of it. A gem Of
wholesome fun, this.
RIALTO-"Lucretia Lombard"
the screen adaptation Of the novel
by the same title by Kathleen
Norris. is scheduled for showing
Christmas week at Moore's Rialto
Theater, with Monte Blue and
Irene Rich heading the players.
The story deals with a young
and pretty woman tied down to
an ENJOYABLE curmudgeon, who Is
an invalid and needs constant
race. AS a result the woman is
deprived of all the joys and
riches held by life and feels
youth slipping down the retro
grade till she meets the man Of
her heart.
How two women battle for the
love of a man, and how fate
steps in at the eleventh hour,
staging a spectacular forest fire
to settle the drama is shown in
this Warner Brothers classic.
"Roughing It." the latest OF
Hal Reaches "Spat Family"
comedies, an exclusive news reel,
and special orchestral music and
concert features will complete.
COLUMBIA-Loew Columbia
Theater, which is now offering
second week of Pola Negri's THE
Spanish Dancer" will present a
Christmas treat to it's patrons
next week in ParamOunt's story Of
modern New York, His Children'S
Children"
His Children's Children" offers
under the direction Of Sam Wood,
one of the finest casts, including
such stars as Bebe Daniels, Mary
Eaton, Dorothy Mackaill, James
Rennie. George Fawcett, Hale
Hamilton, Mahlon Hamilton, War
ner GLAND, Lawrence D'Orsay, H.
Cooper-Cliffe and many others of
equal prominence.
The production advances the
theme that in the American race
for the almighty dollar, ideals are
going by the board and the dollar
sign has become Of paramount in
terest.
Mary Eaton, the Washington
girl seen this week in kid Boots"
at the National, has a prominent
role.