The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-17

; it concerns the problems, trials,
and temptations of the modern
women in business and the author
Is said to present his discussion Of
Woman's charm versus woman's
wit in a highly original and en-
tertaining manner in "True AS
Steel" the feature attraction at
Moore's Rialto Theater, beginning
tomorrow.
Aileen Pringle, the queen in
"Three Weeks" plays the CEN
trail figure OF the story with
HNntly Gordon an0se handsome
Norman Kerry playing opposite.
Others appearing include Louise
Fazenda, Cleo Madison, Eleanor
Boardman, Raymond Hatton, Will
liam H. Crane and William
Haines.
Subsidiary film features win in
clude Hal Roach's latest Spat
Family scream, "The Darkest
Hour" and the exclusive Rialto
Magazine.
COLUMBIA Pola Negri, in
her latest American production,
Men," begins an engagement
Sunday at Loew's Columbia. In
this production, Miss Negri has
a story especially written for her
by Dimitri BuchowetslIi, the ia
nous continental director, who
also was brought to America
especially to direct her.
The cast includes Robert w
Frazer, one Of the most popular
leading men of the day; Robert
Edeson, Josef Swickard, Monti
Collins, Edgar Norton and others.
Pola Negri has the role OF
Cleo, first discovered as q cafe
waitress in Marseilles, France,
who has tremendous ambition
to dance. Brought to Paris by
an acquaintance who fancies her,
the girl is accidentally directed
into the clutches Of an elderly
roue with the usual results and
when she does achieve fame as
dancer, she lives to help girls
who have been similarly be-
trayed. There will be film sup
plements, including the Interna-
tional Newsreel.
PALACE-William s. Hart win
bring his latest Paramount pro-
duction, Singer Jim McKee," to
Loew's Palace for the week be.
ginning tomorrow.
In Singer Jim McKee," Mr..
Hart has spectacular love-dramn
OF the modern West, in which he
not only appears as the star but
which he also wrote and pro.
duced. The cast in support in.
cludes Phyllis Haver, Ruth Mil
Ter, George Seigmann and others.
Hart appears as Singer Jim
Mckee, a rough but whole hearted
western miner who, with his
partner, Buck Holden, spends two
years in fruitless search for
gold and, in an effort to obtain
funds to bring up Bucks mother
less daughter, they resort to
banditry that results in Bucks
death and Singers guardianship
of the child. A Mack Sennett
comedy, 1.-THE Kid From Holly
wood" will supply the comedy.
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METROPOLITAN-For the first
time in many months a double
feature bill win be presented at
Crandall's Metropolitan next week
beginning Sunday. The chief at
traction will be First Nationals
film version Of Sir Arthur Wing
Pinero's stage success, 1.-THE I'm
chanted Cottage" starring Rich
ard Barthelmess, supported by
May McAvoy. The companion Of
fering will be Larry Semon's
sharply contrasted two-reel Vita.
graph comedy, Trouble Brew.
ing"
The customary abbreviated
camera subjects will comprise the
supplementary features OF the
program and Daniel Breeslxin has
compiled another concert over
ture number for the metropolitan
symphony that includes six Of
the greatest arias from an equal
number Of the most popular OF
the grand operas.
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CENTRAL James Kirkwood