The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-14
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: known Broadway stage play,
) Merry Wives of Gotham. 10
the fact that it offers Miss Davies
Fascinating dual role. in winch
she nlays the part of two sisters,
orphaned on the high seas en-
roi1te TO America, one OF WnoIn
is adopted by a wealthy fanny
in the first cabin as a sister Tor
their little son, while the other -
a1opted by an Irish Immigrant
and his wife. -
Set down in the New York OF
the late seventies, when the city
was swiftly emerging from
country town into q real metrop-
oils. the story reveals, against a
turbulent political and economic
BACKGROUND. the story of how the
scion of wealth, ignoring the
adopted sister he was expected
to marry, fell madly in love with
the other girl who had become
a dancer at Tony Pastors Tnea-
ter, despite his own status as
Beau Brummel of New forkSs
original 400.
The climax of the picture comes
when the dancer. having invested
in the foolish electrical devices IN
vented by a young man named
Edison, comes to the rescue, at
a time of financial crisis, OF tne
bank headed by her sweetheart
naughty father and, with TINS
stock, averts the ruin that hangs
over him.
The program viii be made ad-
ditionally attractive by the pre-
sentation of new Al st. John
comedy, the Pathe neWsreel pic
lures of world events, Topics OF
the Day and scintillant orches-
trail overture.
METROPOLITAN = The Lost
World. First Nationals special
production of the adventure story
of the same name by Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle, has proved so sen.
safional an attraction at Crandalfs
Metropolitan Theater during the
past week that the engagement has
been extended through q second
week. beginning tomorrow after
noon at 8, for the benefit Of those
so far who have been unable to
gain adInittance to the theater.
Here il q picture that has never
had a counterpart in the history
of silent drama. In 1t has been
reproduced and animated with
astounding realism the terrifying
animal life that is reputed TO have
existed on this earth one hundred
thousands centuries -ago-ptero-
dactyls, brontosauri, diplodoci,
trachdoTis, triceratops, allosauri,
Il. al - tRA Aft
horrendotis creatures that measure
hundreds OF feet in length and
lowered into the air like our
preseEit-day skyscrapersl
The auxiliary features Of the
bill. which has scored so UNI
equivocally at the Metropolitan.
ond week OF the record breaking
and exceptional quality Of cThe
Lost World" necessarily entail the
intimidation OF the supplementary
offerings There are shown, how
ever, q new issue Of the Metro
Terry,s clever Aesop Fable come
dies and other brief subjects
oOLEAIBF.AlEEri Won stro.
helms electric film version Of
the gorgeous Viennese operetta.
THE Merry widow opens at
Loew's Columbia Sunday after
noon with Mae Murray and
John Gilbert in the leading roles.
Hundreds of screen players back
up this duet in an unfolding Of this
screen narrative based on the
Henry W. Savage stage produc-
ton. One of these, for whom a
great future is claimed, is Roy
Darcy, not yet wel1-known but
who does q wonderful piece of
acting here. Tully Marshall,
George Fawcett and many others
well.known are among the more
important players. Aside from
its story Of a little American ac-
tress, stranded in Europe, pur-
sued by princely attentions and
widowed by rich and elderly
roue. the story abounds in that
CONTINENTAL atmosphere with
which Won Stroheim is infinitely
familiar. THE. Merry Widow is
now in its fourth month at the
Embassy Theater in New York.
playing to 50 prices. Here it
Will be seen at the usual Loew
standard of admission. Though
the short film features are cur
tailed, owing 10 the length of the
feature, special music, including
excerpts from the operetta, will
be played.
RIALT O-Though not alto
rether a war picture, Havoc"
which opens tomorrow at the
Rialto, contains enough Of the
martial atmosphere to interest
the youngest and oldest patron
who knew there was a war
seven years back. The war
theme is contrasted with a So
called civilized one. to shoW that
the hazards of war are not nearly
so dangerous as those engendered
by INSCRIPTIONS men and women.
The story moves through the gay
night clubs and homes of Lon
don onto the battlefield where q
series of thrilling scenes work up
to the climax. George OBrien,
Margaret Livingston, Madge
BelIamy. Eulalie Jensen and
Leslie Fenton have the leading
roles. The Orpheus Quartet will
accompany a special short film,
Memories. The Rialto crches-
ira will be heard in special pro-
gram. international News reel
will complete the program.
CENTRAI-In addition to
splendid cast Of human actors,
kentucky Pride the photoplay
feature Sunday and Monday at
CrandalPs Central, presents MANY
Of the best-known race horses in