The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-24
GOINGS-ON
At the TheGterS.

The photOplay, THE Girl VINO
Wouldn't Work." is story of
a young girl who wanted to be
rich, and a rich man who wanted
to be young, with Lionel Barry
more. Margaret De LaMotte and
others.
GAYETY-George Noble and
Helen Spencer head the cast of
E. M. Rosenthal's step On 1t, "
coming to the Gayety tomorrow.
Mr.. Noble plays an eccentric
tramp character, while Miss Spen-
Ger is an ingenue prima donna.
Both are excellent dancers. Mar
lie Seamon is the second comic,
Art Kavanaugh and Ruth Ra-
mon, singers and dancers. Nav
garet Hastings is the prinla
donna, and Phoebe Hilson is a
pretty and petite young lady
with a big voice. The California
trio, also with step On It. last
season, is popular with Columbia
burlesque patrons And there is
a fast stepping chorus of youth
and beauty to complete the cast.
MUTUAL-Miss Stella Morris
sey will bring her own company
to the Mutual Theater next week,
opening Sunday. Chick Chick"
is the title Miss 'Morrissey has
given her show, and she selected
every member of the cast and
chorus. George r. letters is the
eccentric character and comedian
and other principals include Flor
ence De We're, Frank Anderson,
Tiny Nelson, Tex Burch and
Harry Morrissey. Pretty girls
who can really sing and dance
constitute the chorus and they
have been provided with complete
and beautiful costume changes
for the musical numbers. On
Thursday night the Mutual also
offers wrestling and on Friday
amateurs get their chance.
COLUMBIA-Charlie Chaplin's
long-heralded picture which took
him year to make, opens at
Loew's Columbia for the new
week commencing at 8 Sunday.
THE Gold Rush" combines laughs
with tears in its story of the ad-
venture of a dilapidated little
man during the historic Alaskan
gold rush.
Drawing fate. the little tender
foot makes a bid for fortune with
the rest and by q veritable prank
of Fate he is swept into a series
of dramatic adventures that bring
him, almost against his will, into
possession of fortune that means
nothing without the girl he
adores. Fate, however, is deter
mined to be kind and even here
the little tenderfoot triumphs and
comes home with the girl whose
love is essential to his happiness.
The beautiful Georgia Hale is
Chaplin's leading lady and other
principals are Mack Swain and
Tom Murray. An appropriate
musical Establishment has been
arranged by Director Brusiloff.
Doors open at 2 p. m,
PALACE-Pola Negri's latest
gesheimer, comes to the Palace
Flower of the Night" a story
fornia. Her support includes
OOoCp1 1O"Atn6s uCd 1IOuDSlZ-
koy, Warner GLAND, Eulalie Jen-
sen, Gustav Won Seyffertitz and
Helen Lee Worthing. The film
is called romantic drama Of
the Vigilante days in California
when law and order were loosely
applied and only then by yolun-
teers. Miss Negri is cast as
descendant of old Spanish dons
-
coming hordes of adventures.
She finds herself caught in a
whirlpool of revelry, verging on
degradation, is repulsed by her
sweetheart, but brought to sud
of events which offer thrilling
entertainment. Supplementary fea-
lures include comedy, THE
Caretaker's Daughter" Pathe
News, Topics and special music.
RIALTO-Universa startling
picture THE Phantom of the
OPERA" with Lon CLANCY, Mary
Philbin and Norman Kerry in
the featured roles, continues an
other week at the Rialto after
breaking the house record for
attendance, previously held by
Rudolph Valentino in "The
Sheik."
1t shows CLANCY in a new type
of playa thriller told in terms
of utter magnificance. Gorgeous
ballets, brilliant Partisan fetes.
filmed in original colors. Its
mystery allures and it's spectacles
amaze. Lon CLANCY plays THE
Phantom" a strange creature
of darkness, with the gifts of a
god and the face of a monster
and a hate-warpeG soul Mary
Philbin plays the opera singer
for whom the Phantom launches
a reign of terror that shakes
all Paris, and Norman Kerry
is seen as her lover and rescuer.
A special overture has been
arranged by Mischa Guterson in
addition to vocal trio which
offers selections from Faust" in
the prologue.
METRO OLITAN-Ha Harold
Lloyd in his latest eight-reel com
edy, THE Freshman" has landed
with such emphasis in Washing
ton that a second week of his
hilarity is offered at Crandalps
Metropolitan, beginning tomOr-
row afternoon. For thrills and
comedy, Lloyd followers are rank
ing THE Freshman" alongside
Lloyd's greatest previous effort,
Safety Last" Lloyd has not
only supplied rare comedy in
this newewst film but he has pic
tured a keen insight into human
nature that the man in the
street will instantly recognize.
There is a touch of poignant pity
in tho orapdiOca arfortG of tho