The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-16

comedy opera in three acts. book
by Arthur Haurbach, music by
Rudolph Friml. The music of
FREELY IS said to be OF a very
catchy nature. The entire Hop
per company will be seen and
iii addition Olivetti has been ,en-
gagged to play the part In which
Madame Tren&ilai was the original
when this opera was produced In
New York by Arthur Hammer
3 stein. Olivetti has appeared in
this opera many times.
BELAsCo 'seventeen.i tine
dramatization Of Booth Tarkine-
tons delightful story of youth
and the ways of youth, which
treats Of the comparative import.
ance Of life and its completes in
the s'teen'' age, is announced as
I next weeks bill on the. program
of summer plays being presented
by the Belasco Theater players.
The locale OF the story Is a
small town and the characters
are taken from its younger
III juvenile, set, telling of the eff
forts Of youthful swain to
win the favor of a popular and
giggling visitor from the city
who handles him with all the
innate sophistry of her sex.
Donald Galleher has a. par
ticularly suitable role In Sew
enteen.'' Butterfield, an old Ia
vorite here. will, too. have q
prominent part.
KEITH S--Ben Bernie and, his
famous band win headline the
bill at B. F. Keith's next week.
beginning Monday, and As nm
added attraction Dolly Connolly
and Percy Wenrich will present
new songs. Charles TrowbFidge
j Tittnan, Wasnington's noted
basso, will appear, and Fred Ar
oath returns to vaudeville in a
comedy skit. Harry Holman in
Hard Boiled Hampton Shriner
and Fitzsimons, 'Danse Varie-
ties" ana the Kitaros are also
scheduled.
STRAND-At the Strand for the
week beginning tomorrow the
vaudeville half of the bill will
be headed by Jean BarrioS, who
needs no introduction. to Wash
ington playgoers. Miss Barrios
will appear in a series of AR
tistic Song Impressions reported
from New York to be one of the
most. delightful offerings of it's
kind now on the vaudeville stage.
Others to appear will include
Murrey Stutz and Octayia Bling
ham in a clever and mirthful
skit entitled "Who Is He?" Or
balla and Adrienne in Twists,
Turns and Tumbling" and other
stellar acts to be announced later.
The picture program will be
marked by the premier showing
in Washington of John Gilbert
in his latest William Fox produc-
ton, 1.-THE Last Chance" u dra-
matte story depicting life's tri-
angle with a new twist.
GAYETY-The Gayety Theater,
redecorated and made beautiful,
viii open for the 1924-1925 season
with a Sunday matinee tomorrow,
presenting Jack Reid's Record
Breakers" a new show with a
new company and new scenery,
but with the ever funny Jack
Reid, 1.-THE Information Kid"
With Jack Reid is Kitty Warren,
sauciest of soubrettes, a re-
ninder of sVeSta TiIley; Helen
Kay Booth, the Cameo GIRL"
with beautiful soprano voice;
Helena Myles and Rose Sharon,
pretty girls who sing and dance;
Joe Lang, the valentino of
Columbia Burlesque;" Sid Rogers;
"anything but a sheik;' Joe
other talented specialists.
~
PALACE-Blanche Sweet has
been invested with the chief
feminine role Of "Tess Of the
d'Urbervilles, the Marshall Neil
an production for Metro-G oldwyn,
which will be presented at Loew's
Palace beginning tomorrow.
In bringing to the screen this
famous story, which formed one
of the greatest stage successes of
Mrs. Fiske's career and which
continues to be one of the classics
of modern English fiction, Mr..
Neilan has abandoned the nine
teenth century setting of the story
in order to invest 1t with a great
err degree of realism, but in so
far as the theme and subject mat
ter of the story itself are con-
cerned, Neilan has adhered close
ly to the text.
The cast that Mr.. Neilan has
brought to the support of Miss
Sweet includes Conrad Nagel,
Stuart Holmes, George Fawcetr.
Victory Bateman, Courtenay
Foote. Joseph j. Bowling and
There will be supplementary
films and music.
$50
COLUMBIA -" "Manhandled. -,
starring Gloria Swanson, will be
held for second week, beginning
tomorrow, at Loew's Columbia.
The popularity of the star. com.
bined with one of the best stories
she has eyer been favored with.
mas made this a record attraction
Tor the Loew house. Tom Moore,
Brooke Johns. Ann Pennington
and many others are associated
with the star.
The attraction following MAN
handled" win be Rex Ingram's
The Arab" filmed abroad, and
featuring Ramon Novarro and
Alice Terry.
An Andy Gump comedy, Inter.
national Newsreel OF current
events and special. music viii
complete the bin.
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METROPOLITAN - swine of
Youth" Metro.Goldwyh pic
ture, from the stage hit, Mary
The Third" will be the major Of
fering at Crandail's METROPOLITAN