The Washington times., 1924-03-20
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METROPOLITAN - Fun week
will be celebrated at Crandalls
Metropolitan Theater beginning
next Sunday afternoon at 3.
Rarely has a more diverting pro-
gram been assembled than Is
scheduled following the current
madge. The chief feature will be
Thomas II. Ince's unique produce
ton Of 1.-THE Galloping Fish," in
which the stellar roles are played
in their best vein by sydney
Chaplin, Louise Fazenda, Ford
Sterling, Chester ConkIin and
Lucille RicksOn, supported by a
numerous and competent cast.
The companion feature will be
Jan CARRIERS CARRIER Davis Or
chestra brought back for a special
return engagement Immediately
i following triumph at B. F.
keith's New York Hippodrome.
In addition to these two major Of
ferings the bill will include a new
Christie comedy bearing the title
OF Busy Buddies," and starring
Neal Burne and Vera Stedman,
the latest issue of the Metropoli-
tan World Survey, a scenic sub
ject Children of Holland" con-
cert overture by the Metropolitan
Symphony under the conductor
ship Of Daniel Breeskin and in
terpretative orchestral score for
the principal films.
COLUMBIA-Glori Swanson
has transferred her talents to a
high social level in "A Society
Scandal" the new Paramount
production that will be seen at
Loew's Columbia next week.
Miss Swanson's new production
is a screen adaptation Of Ethel
Barrymore's Broadway success.
THE Laughing Lady," by Alfred
Sutro, in which she is supported
by Rod La ROGUE. Ricardo Cor
tez, Allan Simpson, and many
others. The production has been
directed by Allan Dwan.
The gay and enhancing social
background of modern, fashion
able New York serves as the
locale for Miss SwansOn's latest
picture, in which she is seen as
a young society matron whose
marriage to a war hero has de6-
cended to a drab, boresome affair
that drives her for diversion to
the company of scoundrel whose
social graces are deceptive but
who shortly reveals his colors by
gaining access to the girls room
and Immediately walking out in
unconventional attire before his
host and hostess.
RIALTO-A double feature bill
that promises to be one Of the
hits OF the 1924 season is an
nounced for Moore's Rialto. be-
ginning Sunday. the features be-
ing the premier showing in this
city of Daughters of Today"
and the return to this city after
an absence Of two years Of the
California Ramblers, one of the
foremost jazz orchestras.
Has the present generation. de-
spite it's jazz, its cocktails and
cigarettes. its new women and
old young mon, a manhood and
Womanhood creditable to the best
American ideals? Such is the
question in Daughters of To,
day"
Patsey Ruth Miller. Zazu Pitts,
Edna Murphy. Ralph Graves,
Phillips Smalley. Philo McCul-
Tough, Edward Hearne and George
Nichols appear in the cast.
The California Ramblers stand
out as distinct organization and
not as the mere instrument Of a
leader. Paul Whiteman, Art
Hickman and Arthur Hand with
his Ramblers all originally came
from California and the three
bands are usually mentioned in
the same breath as among the
finest now in the East.
PALACE-An the romantic and
picturesque charm Of old Missis-
sfppi steamboat days of 1850,
when cavalier aristocracy
reigned in the South and the code
duello reigned unchecked has
been brought forth in a romantic
comedy called, "The Fighting
Coward" that Paramount will pre-
sent for the first time locally at
Loew's Palace Theater next week,