The Washington times., 1923-02-11
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AMUSEMENT WEEK

nLALTO-What more moving human drama
has ever been recorded than that Of
man on the ebb tide of lne-one who has
"made success Of faiure'-who suddenly and
unexpectedly, even to himself, rebels against the
well nigh overwhelming poison Of life's dark
est waters, the drug Of the ebb tide, and fights
back on the new tide to the beach of regenera-
ton?
That is the motif in "Ebb Tide" new and
gripping Paramount picture produced by George
Melford and adapted from Robert Louis Steven
sons well-known story of the same title, which:
will be presented at Moores Rialto beginning
today OF course there is an inducenent for the
regeneration of the Oxford scholar, played BY
James Kirkwood. It is love, in the dainty form
OF Lila Lee and it is doubtful if cinema patrons,
will soon again be treated to a stranger or more
dramatic story
The subsidiary offerings will include COM.
cry, entitled 'eThe Pirate" with Lupino Lane;i
the latest Fox News and "Fun From the Press q
The musical numbers will include an overture
by the Rialto orchestra and popular hits by the
Rialto Melody Boys.
COLUMBIA-The latest b. w. Griffith
romance entitled Zone Exciting Night vii
De presented as the de luxe attraction at Loew 81
Columbia this afternoon.
One Exciting Night is tingling story Of
excitement, thrills, laughter and love that has
proven one of the sensational offerings of the
season OF 1929. It comes direct to Loew's
York engagement, where it was shown con-
tnuously for months at the Liberty Theater
as $3.50 attraction. Despite its merit as i
cinema offering, regular Columbia prices will
obtain throughout the engagement.
Mr. Griffith has especially requested the
management ma OF Loew's Columbia not to reveal
said, however, that Zone Exciting Night deals
with the gripping and nerve-racking events
tnat transplred in q spooky house in the course
OF single night-events which conspired to
turn aside the destiny of young girl from the
love and faith.
2:SO o'clock with the performance beginning
at o'clock sharp.
CRANDALL'S-"Clarenc Booth Tarkinrtonsx
comedy of American family life, will be shown
the first three days of this week at CrandaIrs
Theater, with Wallace Reid in the title role sup
ported by Agnes Ayres, May McAvoy and others.
AS is familiar to lovers of both the stage and
4 the screen, Clarence" depicts the manner in
winch an ef fs employed By the head Of
aDlllty as a saxophonist brings tranquility to 81
family at skies and sevens. The added short-reel
attraction will be Lyman H. Howe's "The Sea-
On Wednesday and Thursday, Alma Rubens
and Lew Cody, supported by q proficient cast,
will be screened in the stellar roles Of Para
woods intensely dramatic story of "The Valley
OF Silent Men," tale of strong who fought
for life and love in ''the big country
THE Face IN the Fog" starring Lionel Barry
more and enlisting the services of surprising
number of Broadway stars, will be the Friday
and Saturday attraction.
CENTRAL-"The Ninety and Nine" one Of
the worthier melodrames of the American thea
ter, will be presented for the first time in Wash
lngton in photoplay form at Crandall's Central
Theater the first four days of the present week,
with Colleen Moore, Warner Baxter, Lloyd Whit
lock, Gertrude Astor, Aggie Herring and others
of note. In this survival of an earlier day in
the theater, written by Ramsey Morris and per-
fectly picturized by David Smith, is related
story of regeneration brought about by willing
ness to sacrifice his own life to save whole
village from destruction by forest fire, on the,
part of derelict. When the fire sweeps nearer
apparently is cut off, and the, high official of
the railway refuses to let his engineer risk the
run through the flames with his engine and pri-
vate car, the outcast leaps into the cab and sue
cessfully takes the chance without moments
hesitation.
Beginning Thursday, and continuing the chief
offering throughout the balance of the week, will
be shown Thomas Meghan's latest Paramount
release, "Back Home and Broke" written by
George AIDE, especially for Mr.. Meighan's screen
use.
PALACE-A charming program will be pre-
SenC0Q at LOeW'S FalaCe COHDlHAASf ASHES gxAyTGS
in her latest Paramount starring production, "a
Daughter of Luxury" with Stan Laurels
hilarious appearance in burlesque of Ibanezs
recent success "BIood and Sand" The burlesque
is appropriately titled "Mud and Sand" In add-
ton thereto, the program will offer diversified
array of short-length cinema and musical attrac-
lions that will round out one of the best bills of
the winter.
:. Agnes Ayres, who will be remembered for her
performance in 'The Sheik" and other recent
successes, finds role of the utmost charm in
oic IS Do,1
for Paramount of the famous stage play, "The
s~Imposter,' by Leonard Merrick and Michael Nor
ton, which achieved a footlight triumph with
, Annie Russell in the leading role.
In, the burlesque of Valentines performance IN
"Blood and Sand" Stan Laurel, described as "the
worlds champion matador of melancholy" con-