The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-05
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the Metropolitan, theater-
goerS will witness an aggre-
cation of talented players
who, under the name Of the !
Seattle Theater Guild, Inc,
are endesvoring 10 give this
city a repertoire of first-elass
plays Of the popular variety.
The new policy OF eombin-
ing a picture feature with
vaudeville continues at tie
PantageS, and the viii King
company, at the Palace Hip,
have a particularly lively and
tuneful offering.
METROPOLITAN
NTIrH a cast headed by Miss
w Cecil Kern. Ivan Miller and
Howard Russell. the Seattle Guild
company win give tie initial per,
Torrance Sunday evening az the
Metropolitan. I'm Love With
Love" will be tho opening Offering.
This play won great success In the
East and this is the first time u
has been played In this part o.
the country,
The new TheAter guild. backed
by u group Of prominent business
men. promises 20 be one OF tho
most popular repertoire companies
this city has ever had. Mlss Kern
Is an unusually talented actress
and the company Is under her d.
reetion.
Howard Russell and Ivan Miller
already have large following
among Seattle theaier lovers and
no doubt viii be given rouslns
ovation upon their initial appear
aneo with the new company.
PALACE HIP
The newest VIII King musical
farce, staged at the Palace Hip
teater entitled "on the Quiet" Is an.
other typical King production. rival
ing any OF his ras; comedy reyuos.
The plot centers around two hoooA
who. after aiightlng from the rods
OF a railroad train, are taken for doc
tors and pass as such. Tho parts
are portrayed by the two leading
comedians VIII King and Mike
Dooley. The two laugh.nakers are
ably supported BY the talented King
cast. Honora Hamilton. Bess Hill.
Reece Gardner. Billy bingham. Ar.
thur Belasco and Harry Davis.
Beautiful new eostumery and stage
sets enhance the production. together
with a clever dialogue and musical
interludes.
The musical program opens with
Two Made Up MY Mind 20 Marry
Girl Like You" by the King star
trio, Don Smith. Jimmy Ellard and
Casey Jones, with the entire chorus
Of runway beauties. This IL followed
BY "On Windy Day In walkiki."
By Casey Jones and the ehorustsrs.
Ruby Adams and Mile Marklo pre-.
sen, clever little duet entitled II,
Had 10 De YOU with the girls and
tho trio. Don SINH, popular tenor,
sings THE Girl on a Book Cover"
while versatile Bess Hill renders
''Oh. Ernest" n novel hocum mum.
Der with the trio and the girls. Other
interesting and clever dance special
ties are introduced together with ap.
probate encores.
Hernie King and bis masters OF
syncopatlon offer a choice series OF
orchestral selections as prelude 10
each performance. Souvenir photos
Of Honorn Hamilton win be given to
ladies' attending all matinses.
PASTACES
The current bili at the Pantages
theatsr this week. opening Monday
matinee, includes some snappy mum.
bers. Thrills OF the ring performers.
melody aud patter. with girls stunts
on bicycles are also booked.
The principal attraction is tho
Andre Sherri revue Of 1874. an Amer
lean salad with French dressing. with
Melvin Stokes, late star Of May.
time" supported by Metropolitan
cast. including laurel Lee. Donna
Soule. Al and Ella cronin and
chorus OF typical sherri Partisan
models.
There will also be Joe Fanton.
known as the most daring ring per.
former in the world. Ho will give q
lot OF thrills.
Dan Downing and Buddy, the
cheerful pessirnist and his pal, win
appear in a lively and entertaining
program Of melody songs, a snappy
line Of patter and little dancing
interpreted with music.
Theirna Cannon aud Ethel lee. two
pretty and talented artists, are down
for a speedy and somewhat thrilling
performance on bicycles which they
term a bicycle whiri.
Madeline Patrick and Joseph Sui.
Ivan. well known In music land. win
present their latest hit, entitled AN
Interiude Of Melody"
Jarrow. a Jolly trickster, does his
stuff with humorous card manipuia-
lions and he also introduces a lemon.
out OF which he gets hearty laugh.
Glenn Goff will offer another Of
his popular songiosues. The Pan.
tagescops will show a feature photo.
play. Held to Answer" . comedy
and Pathe News.
Held to Answer Is q Metro
screen version Of the gripping
story Of tho same nano from
the pen Of Peter Clark MacFarlane.
House Peters, recently seen In Tho
Storm, I" Human Hearts' and Lost
and Found" has tho leading role
as a fighting parson. Others In tho
cast are John SainpolIs. James Nor.
rison, Evelyn Brent and Grace Car.
lyle,