The Washington times., 1925-01-24
GOINGS-ON
At the The0ters

and others.
MUTUAL-An exciting excur-
sion in two acts and seven scenes.
describes, via the press agent,
the "Whiz Bang Babies" attrac-
ton opening tomorrow afternoon
at the Mutual on Pennsylvania
avenue. Billy Gilbert, a much
better comedian than he used to
be a boxer, according to report,
tops the fun-making list, and fea
Jack Guth, Alice Carman, Harry
Guth, Belle Barron, Steve Mills,
Sambo Cohen and Jack Leonard.
Mills has funny feet; the Guths
are musical folk, and to top it all,
there Is. the Whiz Bang synco-
pated orchestra, first feature Of
its kind to appear at the Mutual
this season. The WEiz Bang
Babies, of course, are the fifteen
or tweny youngsters who comprise
the singing and dancing chorus.
INSTRUMENTATION Ken.
yon, with five screen notables in
principal support, will be seen
at the Metropolitan. beginning
Sunday at o'clock in "If I
Marry Again" as co-feature OF an
exceptional bill which features
on the audible side, Warnings Penn
sylvAnians, PROBABLY the most
popular band ever TO appear in
the larger film houses here, with
Fred Waring con~ucting, and his
brother, Tom, retained his role
Of pianist and vocalist. Short
features and Metropolitan music
features will round out. IF I
Marry Again" tells a rather odd
story; the disowning OF son by
his wealthy father for his mar
riage to the proprietress Of a no.
torious resort ans or woman's
successful fight to defeat this
groundless antipathy.
,RIALTO-A story whose ro-
nance is Of emphatic appeal to
Washington and nearby cities, is
that Of Barbara Frie.chie," COM
ing to the RiaIto tomorrow in
film form with Florence Vidor,
Edmund Lowe, George Billings
and others in the principal roles.
One might expect to see in
Barbara Frietchie" great deal
of the civil war fought all over
again, with the spectacle Of
marching men and flashing mus
kets leaving but a slight footAge
for anything else. But such is
not the case. The real empnasle
is placed on the story Of Barbara
Frietchie herself and her remark
able love for Captain Will TRIM
bull, Of the enemy forces, that
meant more to her than North,
South, family or. even life itself.
Subsidiaries include a comedy,
"Crowning the Count" vocal Of
fering by Josephine RochlitZ and
Sylvan Levin; International News
reel and special symphony music.
COLUMBIA-That Douglas Fair
banks has outdone every previous
screen effort, is confirmed by the
public's steady siege at the
Columbia's gates to see his gil
? gantic effort, THE Thief of Bag
dad" which enters it's second
week tomorrow afternoon. The
fascinating fantasy and beauty
of this picture, combined with
it's tricky and breath-taking cpl
sodes reflects tremendous credit
on Fairbanks for choosing the
subject and for his directors and
technicians who transformed it
to the screen. 1t is an intensely
intriguing chapter from Arabian
Nights. AS the Audacious thief,
determined to win the hand of
an oriental princess, Fairbanks
achieves wondrous feats Of magic
and courage; Swimming the skies
on a winged horse; laughing at
space on his magic carpet, chal-
longing the stars and Drawing
fer6cious beasts. A special must
cal score is played by the Column
bia Symphony.
PALACE-Agnes Ayres in ITO
morrOw's Love" is the new fea-
ture at the Palace, commencing
tomorrow; a story adapted to the
screen from the Saturday Even
ing Post story, introductory"
and boasting a nice romantic
strain, relieved by rollickingly
humorous, touches. The story de-
srives it's title from a wife's discov-
cry that her husband is a mat
rimonial frost; her winning Of
conditional decree Of divorce; her
pique at discovering he is ready
to marry another and Of the
climaXing race to win back his
love; a race which exhibits speed
and dangerous sequences. The
reason for all the speed is that
she inValidates her decree unless
she remains away from his roof
for a year and she invalidates
it with a vengeance. Shorter
features will show a Mack SEN
nett comedy, Honeymoon Hard
ships" Pathe news, Topics and
special music.
TIVOLI-House Peters will be
the pictured star tomorrow and
Monday at Crandall's Tivoli, in
1.-The Tornado" the story Of q
man whose life was ruined by the
\ falsity Of supposed friend who
wanted the girl he loved. Neal
Burns will supply the comedy in
Easy Pickin's" and a Lyman H.
Howe Hodge Podge" will be
shown. On Tuesday and Wednes-
day Paramount's Worldly Goods"
starring Agnes Ayres, is the feat
ure. with Lloyd Hamilton as the
comic in Crushed, a two-reel
comedy A Bruce scenic, Just
Waiting" will be an added feat
ure. Thursday and Friday Lou
CLANCY will be screened in HE
Who Gets Slapped" the tragedy
of a clown. Others in the cast
are Norma Shearer and John
Gilbert. The bill will be aug
mentej by abbreviated camera
Subiepfs and nine organ accom-